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Commission endorses Historic Civic Center operations plan and asks staff to flag construction-era risks
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Commission accepted the Historic Civic Center (HCC) operations plan, asking staff and Council to document potential unknowns — including seismic, asbestos and lead-based paint issues — before committing to capital work. Commissioners approved forwarding the plan with the requested risk list by a 5–0 vote.
The Corona City Parks and Recreation Commission voted 5–0 to accept an operations plan to reposition the city's Historic Civic Center (HCC) as Corona's center for the arts, and asked staff to present the plan to City Council with a clear list of potential construction-era risks for further study.
Staff presentation and proposal: Community Services staff outlined a multi-year plan to expand arts programming and refurbish the 1923 HCC campus, which the city acquired and repurposed after it served as a high school and later as City Hall. The plan proposes programming growth (visual arts, culinary, music and theater), five major categories of capital work (campus improvements, building repairs, theater systems, furniture & equipment) and an implementation timetable that phases programming and capital work over several years.
High-level costs and operating outlook: Staff presented an initial, high-level capital estimate of roughly $7.7 million:…
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