Save ECPACMeeting Report 25 Jun 2012

• Had several reporters at the event.
• UT Reporter is following, will release a story when we do a presentation (Is on vacation).
• Spent 1.5 hours with the City Manager after scheduling a 15 minute meeting.
• Not enough people have contacted him about the theater.
• Said there is some opportunity to improve the house lighting with help from SDG&E.
• He says the city needs to have some skin in the game -- a set subsidy that is not a surprise at the end of the year.
  • Maybe have a set maintenance subsidy
• Made a clear statement that many of the renters would have a hard time making the commitment to come back to the theater given the history of shaky support and commitment by the City.
• We haven't tried the HVAC
• GCCA: Live On Stage says GCCA is rebranding themselves.
  • Lost 50% of their membership when they moved to Joan Kroc
  • They don't trust the city council. City first said that GCCA would have to sue Art Beat Management.
  • Executive Board is leery of actual commitment of the city council. The don't have a good history of supporting the arts.
  • Changed a performance date due to "Emergency Repairs" and forced the GCCA to change their date in September in 2007.

• La Jolla Chamber Orchestra has always wanted to play at ECPAC.

• Followup:
  • Should reach out to Tony Ambrose -- He is the scheduler.
  • Need to generate a power point presentation for a future workshop with the City.

• July 9 is a meeting at the Ronald Reagan Center to review the activities for the centennial.
  • Two weeks from now will not be able to have our meeting.

• Ray looked into theatrical lights. $25K for hardware / $25K to install.
  • He can come back and look into the lights in more detail.
  • Cyc lights can be LED.
• Piano review
  • did not bring piano up to the stage.
  • Gaffers tape all over it.
  • Probably very humid down in the basement.

• Fire Marshall can tour the theater.

• City Council 3pm Tuesday June 26 -- Tomorrow.
• Corporate Sponsorship? -- Wait until we have some agreement with the city.
  • Conversations with Borona, Viejas, Sycuan, etc.
  • Taylor Guitar / Deering Banjo.

• Send out request for people to communicate with the City Manager and City Council to save the ECPAC Theater and that the ECPAC Foundation is the right way to go.
• Need to talk to Tony Ambrose and invite him to the meeting & find out about the schedule -- contact through Williford.
• Ivars is meeting with the sign company, making a proposal for a sign to be placed near the freeway.
• Ivars just got the report from the piano people.
• Meet with rep from California Center for the Arts -- subsidy is a difficulty.
  • Would not be able to present the same sort of mix we are thinking of.
  • Ivars has already had a long conversation with him.
• Need to have a letter from the GCCA that they are interested in the theater, but they are concerned about commitment, etc.
• Contact Clayton Anderson again about referral to an attorney that can help.
• CPA -- need to have one on the board.