BOD moving on?

I'm sorry but they did things ass-backwords! One of the very first things they should have done was an engineering study on the existing building to see if it could in fact even be renovated or were there structural problems or fire code issues.
Once they knew that they would have at least established a starting point!

 

It's a pain to have to keep bumping up our local posts!

 

Somebody made a procedural blunder when the process was halted at the time SAC was created. That was the right move; however, that was the appropriate time to take a breath and determine IF a renovation was even possible. We could conceivably have wasted another six months of wrangling. If this building isn't worth a $27M we should have known that months ago.

 

Oh! and at what meeting did the board actually establish the SAC committee?

They never did!

 

Errors are compounded. The Board is going to get blamed for more delays; however, I believe there are professionals on the staff that have critical information about all RCSC buildings. Their input and advice should always be sought. It seems illogical that there aren't building condition reports for all of our facilities: asbestos, structural deficiencies, code deficiencies, etc. And if there are, this should have been on the table when the project was halted and renovation became a likely possibility.

 

Seems some of this info should be available in reports done by previous architect company. We paid them enough money!

 

No doubt about it. If the committee was properly established with a motion its members could have required certain things and requirements while the motion was being debated.

They also could have provided a method to select the committees membership!

I wonder who made all those decisions?

 

Well with motion to hire an engineer to study MV structures withdrawn(why?), WTH is next? Wait, wait, and more wait?

 

I was surprised at the decision to pull the motion. It will be a good question for after the first of the year at the exchange meeting.

 

There is some speculation about revisiting the cost of building a newer scaled down version of the PAC rather than the over-priced renovation. I think many of us thought is made no sense not to get a bid for a free-standing theater at the same time as the remodel of the old. That would have been the prudent process to follow but the SAC voted not to do that.

 

I'm really hopeful the new board will act quickly with input from the general manager. Strong leadership by the board, working n concert with the management and the input from the community was how Sun City was built and how it will be revived.

 

Marlene said numerous times a stand alone PAC would cost twice a renovated facility. Believe this is why it was not pursued. Has a new committee taken over? Wish us members would be let in on these decisions!

What has happened to the transparency? Come on now board and management, please let us know! I asked this question at last exchange.

 

No decisions will be made until the new board is seated and looking back at what SAC accomplished and then moving forward with what fits. The problem with a new venue and the pricing was, the mindset was bigger is better, while i think some have come to understand smaller is more practical and what we can best afford. Ultimately there's just so much money available to spend on a piece of property that size (6.5 acres).

 

Understood. Not sure why at least one of the board members wouldn’t have stated this at the last exchange meeting. Though I guess they were not aware of the motion to proceed with Marlene on an engineering study for MV. Of course this motion was subsequently withdrawn with little explanation. What is on second!

I do believe much of Plan M can be toned down to decrease cost, allow for indoor pb, and still create a “wow” factor. Just my opinion!

 

Looking forward to the turning of the calendar, and hopefully the RCSC board will become a more cohesive body. That doesn't mean they have to agree with one another, but they need to learn to work in unison to find solutions. There's always answers, finding them through a collaborative process takes work and commitment.

 

2024 is going to be one kick-ass year for all of us. Sun City is on the cusp of an explosive rebirth.