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Council directs engineering to craft a Plaza Theater restoration plan matched to budget
Summary
After hearing a staff estimate that a full multiuse renovation could cost about $17 million, council directed engineering to produce a restoration plan sized to the $8.7 million currently budgeted and to return with a timeline and funding gaps.
Council received a phased update on the Plaza Theater (Plazatito) and directed staff to return with a restoration plan that matches currently budgeted funds.
City engineers outlined three phases: roof replacement (awarded and HUD-funded), façade/envelope enhancements (construction awarded) and a full interior renovation and expansion, estimated by consultants at roughly $17 million for a multiuse scheme. Staff and council discussed scope creep that had expanded the project from an initial restoration concept into a larger multiuse design with retractable floors and banquet capability.
Council members emphasized prudence given limited funds and directed engineering to prepare a plan that accomplishes maximum restoration and safe public use within the $8.7 million available from HUD and capital-improvement balances. Staff will also provide a project timeline, a breakdown of what can and cannot be completed with existing funds, and recommendations for next steps or additional funding sources.
The council motion to proceed with an engineering plan limited to budgeted funds passed; staff will return with designs and a schedule for bidding and construction.
