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University of Missouri, Kansas CityDowntown Arts Campus

Programming and Planning StudyVolume 1: Executive SummaryFinal Report: July 2012

UMKC Project Number #K586101

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Table of Contents

VOLUME 1 - Executive Summary

STUDY PARTICIPANTS 5

1. INTRODUCTION 7

2. UMKC CONSTITUENTS AND PROGRAMS 11

3. SITE SELECTION 33

4. SITE STRATEGIES 41

5. IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK 61

VOLUME 2 - Appendix (UNDER SEPARATE COVER)

1. TWELVE SITES ANALYSIS

2. COST ESTIMATE SUMMARIES

3. PRECEDENT REFERENCES

4. MEETING PRESENTATIONS

5. SITE SELECTION, ASSEMBLAGE AND ACQUISITION REPORT

Final Report: July 2012��

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Provost Gail Hackett, Committee Chair

Eric Rosen, Kansas City Repertory Theatre (KC Rep)

Dean Wayne Vaught, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Dean Peter Witte, Conservatory of Music and Dance (Conservatory)

Barry Anderson, CAS Art and Art History

Bob Beck, Conservatory

Murray Blackwelder, UMKC Foundation

Bill Blessing, KC Rep Board of Directors

Scott Boswell, KC Rep Board of Directors

Curt Crespino, Alumni and Constituent Relations

Jennifer DeHaemers, Student Affairs

Troy Lillebo, External Affairs/Advancement

Sharon Lindenbaum, Finance and Administration

Tom Mardikes, CAS Theatre Department

Sarah Morris, University Communications/KCUR

Gary Shadid, KC Rep Board of Directors

Bob Simmons, Campus Facilities Management

Anne Spenner, University Communications

Joy Swallow, CAS Architecture, Urban Planning and Design Department

Mel Tyler, Student Affairs

CONSERVATORY OF

MUSIC AND DANCE PROGRAM

Dean Peter Witte

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

THEATRE DEPARTMENT

Tom Mardikes

KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE

Bill Blessing, Board of DirectorsScott Boswell, Board of DirectorsJerry Genochio, Producing DirectorCynthia Rider, Managing DirectorEric Rosen, Artistic DirectorGary Shadid, Board of Directors

KCUR PUBLIC RADIO

Patty Cahill, General ManagerRobin Cross, Chief EngineerSarah Morris, AVC University Communications


ART AND ART HISTORY

DEPARTMENT

Dr. Raymond Coveney, Interim ChairBarry Anderson, Faculty


COMMUNICATION STUDIES

DEPARTMENT

Dr. Tom Poe, Interim ChairCaitlin Horsmon, Faculty

STUDY PARTICIPANTS

Kevin Mullen, Staff


ARCHITECTURE, URBAN PLANNING

AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT

Joy Swallow, Chair

CAMPUS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Karen Lavendusky, Space ManagementBob Simmons, AVC AdministrationJeff Vandel, Planning, Design and Construction

HELIX/HGA/INTEGRA DESIGN TEAM

Tim Carl, HGA Rebecca Celis, HGASteven Dwyer, HGABryan Gross, HelixKen Jaggers, IntegraMatt Kleinmann, HelixJamie Milne Rojek, HGAGary Reetz, HGAJoe Tarlizzo, HGAJay Tomlinson, Helix

DOWNTOWN CAMPUS FOR THE

ARTS STEERING COMMITTEE

PARTICIPANTS


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1. INTRODUCTION��


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The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) has long been at the heart of nurturing culture in Kansas City through its renowned programs in music, dance, theater and visual arts. But now it’s con-sidering a bold move that could take the university literally into the heart of our great city – by building a new Downtown Campus for the Arts in Kansas City.

UMKC leadership, in conjunction with Kansas City civic leaders, are exploring a concept to develop a UMKC arts campus in downtown Kansas City. Local lead-ers saw the potential when they named a downtown arts campus to the Greater Kansas City Area Chamber of Commerce list of the “Big Five Ideas,” - an idea that received strong support from the Down-town Council.

Just as the UMKC Hospital Hill campus creates proximity and synergy between the University and prominent community medical facilities, a downtown arts cam-pus would enrich an already flourishing arts district.

Downtown Kansas City is undergoing an arts renaissance with the grand openings of the Kauffman Center for the Perform-ing Arts and the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity. Both have helped transform the local arts landscape, ener-gized arts patrons and catapulted the city to national attention.

INTRODUCTION

A campus close to the emerging cultural district could be mutually beneficial for UMKC and the entire region. Downtown Kansas City would gain added vibrancy with a constant population of 18- to 35-year-olds ready to learn, live and per-form there, while UMKC’s heralded arts programs would gain great opportunities to offer much-needed improvements to their facilities.

That’s not all. UMKC leaders believe a downtown arts campus could offer new and creative ways to integrate culture into the curriculum of every student, enhanc-ing their education and creating the next generation of arts lovers in our region.

A downtown UMKC arts campus would emulate the programs, physical facili-ties and creativity of some of the coun-try’s most prestigious arts education institutions. Julliard is on the footprint of Lincoln Center. The New England Conservatory is across the street from Orchestra Hall in Boston. The Colburn School Conservatory of Music is across from Disney Hall in Los Angeles. Leading public institutions, including the University of Cincinnati, the University of Houston, Georgia State University and Columbus State University nest their arts programs in urban settings as well. A similar campus here in Kansas City would differentiate UMKC from its regional peers, elevate its already stellar performing arts programs to an even higher level of excellence and create unprecedented opportunities and visibility for UMKC.

Equally important: it would contribute to Kansas City’s ongoing urban renais-sance by adding a critical mass of 700+ students, faculty and staff living and/or working downtown.

The arts campus concept supports UMKC’s mission and strategic goals to “advance urban engagement” and “excel in the visual and performing arts” -and provides an ideal platform for UMKC’s stated objective to “demonstrate the relationships between artistic creativity, entrepreneurial innovation and economic development.”

In addition to creating innovative state-of-the-art educational and living facilities downtown, the plan also helps to utilize an abundance of commercial real estate in the downtown loop, and also frees up significant space on the UMKC Volker campus which can be re-imagined to address the university’s critical need for physical expansion.

Funding for the downtown project re-lies almost exclusively on local revenue streams, rather than dwindling state support — and civic leaders are embrac-ing the idea because it addresses multiple opportunities for both the university and the city. In short, it is a “win-win.”

As noted in the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation 2005 publication Time to Get It Right: A Strategy for Higher Education in Kansas City: “Excellence in the arts sends a powerful message of academic and civic vitality. The arts will be of increasing importance in attracting and keeping in Kansas City the young talented professionals the city needs to flourish.” The recommendations included a call to “Enhance UMKC’s stature as a top 20 university in the arts.” This potential project can serve a critical role in this ground-breaking opportunity to fulfill this dream and help brand Kansas City as “America’s Creative Crossroads.”

VISION

“The question is what Kansas Citizens of the future will think of us. When they look back, 50 or 100 years from now, they might wonder if we knew

we were living in a golden age. The answer is a resounding yes.”

- Hampton Stevens, Contributing Columnist to The Kansas City Star

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INTRODUCTION

A commitment to the performing and visual arts has been a constant in the UMKC Mission Statement and Strategic Plan for over a decade. A commitment to urban engagement has also been a part of these plans, which are reinforced by the Kansas City Comprehensive Plan FOCUS. This exploration builds on the foundations of the UMKC and Kansas City plans, while harnessing the momentum of the signifi-cant investments in the cultural arts in the greater downtown area. This is highlighted by the 2011 opening of the world-class Kauffman Performing Arts Center, the Kansas City Economic Development Council launch of the “America’s Creative Crossroads” initiative and the potential arts-related focus of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce “Big 5 Ideas” initiative announced September 13, 2011. These foundational and emerging contex-tual elements are summarized herein.

UMKC MISSION STATEMENT

UMKC’s mission is to lead in life and health sciences; to deepen and expand strength in the visual and performing arts; to develop a professional workforce and collaborate in urban issues and education; and to create a vibrant learning and campus life experience.

UMKC STRATEGIC PLAN

The downtown arts campus plan supports 5 of the 6 Goals in UMKC’s Strategic Goals and Objectives as outlined by the Chancellor:

• Goal 1 Place Student Success at the Center

• Goal 2 Lead in Life and Health Sciences (NA)

• Goal 3 Advance Urban Engagement

• Goal 4 Excel in the Visual and Performing Arts

• Goal 5 Embrace Diversity

• Goal 6 Promote Research and Economic Development

KANSAS CITY

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

In addition to supporting UMKC’s goals, the downtown arts campus plan supports Kansas City’s Comprehensive Plan FOCUS (Forging Our Comprehensive Urban Strategy). FOCUS is Kansas City’s Comprehensive Plan.

As described in the plan, “It provides a new set of tools, a new spirit of cooperation and a new commitment to future generations. The City of Kansas City, Missouri and its residents partnered to develop an action plan our entire community can support. Its goal is to make our city a thriving, people-centered community and a successful model for other American cities to follow in the future.”

The following are 2 of the 14 essential FOCUS Comprehensive Plan principles/ statements of philosophy that most ex-

emplify the vision of the Downtown Arts Campus.

“These are the foundation of our City’s character. All City actions are measured against these fourteen principles. They were derived from the wealth of citizen ideas generated in the Phase I Perspective Group process.”

Reaffirm and Revitalize the Urban Core

“Central to the city’s vitality is the Urban Core, with its diverse population; historic neighborhoods; cultural, recreational, and sports attractions; central business corridor; and its revival as a pleasant and sought-after place to live, work, do business and learn.”

Advance Education, Culture and Arts

“Learning is fundamental to citizenship, self-enrichment and employment. A strong, vibrant cultural and arts environment takes citizens beyond everyday concerns, adds to their quality of life and supports the city’s economic base.”

AMERICA’S CREATIVE

CROSSROADS

This is a national positioning campaign to elevate the KC region in the minds of po-tential visitors, residents, and businesses. It is both a visitor/convention attraction and economic development effort that is raising the KC region’s profile nationally.

STUDY CONTEXT

This campaign involves an unprecedented regional collaboration among the area’s largest civic leadership and arts organiza-tions:

Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association

Kansas City Area Development Council

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City

Downtown Council of Kansas City

Arts Council of Johnson County

Central Exchange

THE “BIG 5”

The downtown arts campus plan is inte-gral to the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s “Big 5” ideas. The Chamber’s “Big 5” list seeks to elevate the Kansas City region “onto the world stage and makes the area one of Ameri-ca’s best places to work, live, start a busi-ness, and grow a business. These commu-nity-based projects take advantage of the area’s world-class organizations and the spirit of our citizens to inspire innovation in our region. Accomplishing the “Big 5” initiatives promises to bring better health, improved education, more jobs, increased investment and a better quality of life to everyone in the region, thus creating a Greater Kansas City.”


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The planning study for the development of a UMKC downtown arts campus has three primary objectives:

1. Propose for UMKC’s arts programs the right spaces that technically, functionally and artistically serve their mission for excellence in arts education.

• The program of spaces created reflects a vision for both quality and growth in each discipline that is scalable and can be achieved through a flexible combination of new construction, adaptive reuse and better utilization of existing facilities over a period of time.

2. Communicate and visualize the benefit and impact a downtown arts campus will have for both UMKC and Downtown Kansas City by identifying sites that represent both a physical fit and cultural catalyst.

• Site locations illustrate the importance of both the identity of the institutions and their proximity to downtown amenities.• Site organization diagrams illustrate the potential for the campus to foster community within and across disciplines and be a conduit for interaction with the downtown community.

3. Create a framework for implementation that provides flexible alternatives for project bundling and scope with conceptual costs identified for each.

INTRODUCTION

The Downtown UMKC Arts Campus Fea-sibility Study process will involve four related efforts. The first three efforts will be conducted in parallel and ultimately provide the information to advise the Fundraising Study.

1. Program Planning Study 2. Economic Impact Study3. Campus and Urban Area Impact Study4. Fundraising Study

In December 2011, UMKC retained the team of Helix Architecture + Design/HGA Architects and Engineers/Integra Realty Services to undertake the Program Planning Study. This study focuses on the preliminary building program and budget, a conceptual site development plan, and a real estate/site assessment.

The study scope includes the following:

BUILDING PROGRAM

Using plans and square foot data from UMKC, the team:

• Reviewed existing space uses and benchmark space standards for the potential programs outlined in the project statement;• Met with key academic and depart-ment leaders to establish goals and objectives for new facilities;• Established an order of magnitude construction cost estimate based upon the preliminary programs.

SITE ANALYSIS

The intent is to create the new UMKC downtown arts campus in close proximity to the multitude of arts and entertainment focused venues in this area. Some of the venues are:

- Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts- Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity- The Copaken Stage (operated by Kansas City Repertory Theatre)- The Folly Theatre- The Power & Light District- The Crossroad Arts District

The study team:• Identified total development cost esti-mates for alternative sites that include new site development and renovation/retrofitting of existing buildings; identi-fied opportunities and constraints of renovation versus new construction; explored potential mutually beneficial relationships among the project and neighboring entities.• Developed conceptual level site development plans and aerial rendering based upon the building program for the alternative sites.

PROJECT BUDGET

The study also includes preliminary estimates of probable cost for various building and site scenarios.

REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS

& TIMELINE

As part of the development cost assess-ment, the study: • Explored potential mutually beneficial relationships between the project and busi-nesses and institutional partners; • Assessed feasibility of alternative development strategies (such as outright purchase, build-to-suit lease-back or other real estate models) to leverage project’s financing and other potential local, state, regional and federal public/private part-nerships; • Identified potential developers and their interest;• Developed a project time line as it relates to real estate and financing criteria including potential long-term phased implementation of programs.

IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK

Recognizing the scope of the project in terms of breadth and cost, the team devel-oped alternative scenarios that allow for a long-term (i.e. 20-plus years) implementa-tion of the downtown arts campus. The scenarios evaluate both programmatic and real estate impacts of the phasing.

STUDY SCOPESTUDY OBJECTIVES

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UMKC CONSTITUENTS AND PROGRAMS

DISCIPLINES AND DEPARTMENTS

This planning and programming study included input regarding the following UMKC programs and constituents.

• CONSERVATORY OF

MUSIC AND DANCE

• UMKC COLLEGE OF ARTS AND

SCIENCES THEATRE DEPART-

MENT

• KANSAS CITY

REPERTORY THEATRE

• KCUR PUBLIC RADIO


SCIENCES ART AND ART HIS-

TORY DEPARTMENT


SCIENCES COMMUNICATION

STUDIES DEPARTMENT


SCIENCES ARCHITECTURE

URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN

DEPARTMENT

An overview of the program for each discipline is presented here. For complete building space programs for each discipline, please see the Appendix.

Early discussions anticipated that the Downtown Arts Campus would include teaching, studio, office and support spaces for the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, (Conservatory). In addition, this study assesses other programs for inclu-sion in the UMKC downtown arts campus.

These include program space for the UMKC College of Arts & Sciences Departments of Theatre, Art & Art History, Communication Studies, and Architecture, Urban Planning and Design.

The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, which is the professional theatre in residence at UMKC, and KCUR Public Radio may also consider program space within the campus.

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CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND DANCE

The Conservatory is internationally recognized as a center for artistic excellence, innovation and engagement with our communities. In rehearsals, in class and on stage, its students interact with an exceptionally gifted faculty and with leading visiting artists in ways that are supportive, yet rigorous. Faculty and students recognize that arts careers in the 21st century will blend new works with masterpieces; unite performance, engagement and education; and above all will pulse with a sense of adventure and creativity. A community of artists, educators and scholars, the Conservatory enrolls more than 600 students in a comprehensive array of liberal arts and professional degree programs in Composition, MusicTheory and Musicology; Dance; Instrumental Studies, Keyboard Studies; Music Education/Music Therapy; and Vocal Studies. CONSERVATORY

MISSION STATEMENT

“The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is an educational community that advances creativity, performance, scholar-ship, and learning in the arts. We are a vital partner in Kansas City’s rich cultural environment, providing the highest level of professional instruction and an extensive array of performances. As a community we collaborate to balance tradition and innovation, diversity and unity, as we seek to serve art and humanity.”

ACCREDITATION

UMKC is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (1933), the National Association of Schools of Dance (2008), the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (1961), and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

CURRENT FACILITIES

Conservatory programs use approximately 28,000 SF in the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center (PAC), 25,000 SF in Grant Hall, as well as space in two other buildings.

The PAC is shared with UMKC Theatre and The Rep and is located on the north end of campus at 4949 Cherry. It includes three performance spaces, offices, a scene shop, a costume shop, rehearsal studios and classrooms.

Grant Hall is located on the south end of campus and houses a theatre, costume shop, scene shop, faculty offices and class-rooms.

Other facilities used include:5301 Charlotte – Graduate and Teaching assistants, practice rooms and storage

51st St. Annex – Dance studio, music practice, classroom, labs and studios

Performances are held on campus, and at several off-campus sites.

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Conservatory of Music and Dance - Program Space Needs

Full Program Core Program SF SF1 Libraries/Shops 26,300 21,300 2 Common Space 6,000 5,500 3 Classrooms 15,000 14,000 4 Faculty Studios 16,000 16,000 5 Administration 6,430 6,430 6 Rehearsal &Practice Rooms 30,750 27,750 7 Storage 3,500 3,500 8 Recital Hall 2,760 0

Net Assignable SF 106,500 94,500 Unassignable Gross SF 86,500 76,500

TOTAL GSF 193,000 171,000

BUILDING SPACE PROGRAM


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FULL PROGRAM: 193,000 SF

CORE PROGRAM: 171,000 SF


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UMKC THEATRE

ACADEMIC PROGRAM


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UMKC THEATRE

UMKC Theatre has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top graduate theatre training programs in the country. For 34 years, the theatre depart-ment has trained and developed some of the finest theatre artisans working in the industry today. From its humble beginnings in 1964 as an offshoot of the Speech department, UMKC Theatre has grown and expanded to include a well-respected, world-renowned faculty who continue as working theatre professionals as well as other famed theatre artists who act as visiting professors.

UMKC Theatre not only trains a select group of highly talented actors, designers, stage managers, technicians and drama-turges for careers in the performing arts, it also produces numerous plays each season - a valued benefit to Kansas City residents. Dynamic co-productions with local professional theatres provide a sense of the real world for students and even more enriching experiences for Kansas City theater-lovers. In fact, UMKC Theatre has been called “Kansas City’s Best Kept Secret.”

The UMKC Department of Theatre offers undergraduate students the opportunity to integrate classroom studies with produc-tion experience. The Bachelor of Arts degree focuses on encouraging undergrad-uates to obtain a liberal understanding of the world while learning the basics of theatre in a professionally oriented setting.

Students in the undergraduate program explore theatre in varied ways. By way of a rigorous curriculum, production experi-ence, internships, an excellent faculty, and our connection to the Kansas City Rep, our students are equipped to pursue a life in the profession or to continue training at the graduate level.

The degree requirements for the B.A. in Theatre furnish our majors with a well-rounded education in all aspects of theatre. While the program is broad in its scope it still allows a student to develop specific areas of interest such as acting or design. The general degree requirements, combined with the core major require-ments, provide a rigorous and well-round-ed educational experience for our students.

Production experience as well as intern-ship opportunities give undergraduate the-atre majors the chance to apply classroom theory to practical situations. Taking part as a crew member or performer in one of the departmental productions or intern-ing at a professional theatre are integral aspects of the undergraduate education.

The centerpiece of the Department is the MFA professional training program. The program is routinely recognized as one of the best in the nation. Our undergraduates have the advantage of working closely with our graduate faculty and students. This relationship encourages our students to have higher standards in their work while preparing them for the profession or graduate school. Undergraduates design

and perform for graduate shows and have their own production season as well.

CURRENT FACILITIES

The Department uses space in several buildings.

The PAC is shared with The Rep and the Conservatory, and is located on the north end of campus at 4949 Cherry. It includes three performance spaces, offices, a scene shop, a costume shop, rehearsal studios and classrooms. The Department of Theatre uses the Spencer Theatre and the Black Box for performance space.

Grant Hall is located on the south end of campus and houses a theatre, costume shop, scene shop, faculty offices and classrooms.

The administration offices are located on the first floor of 5317/5319 Holmes.

Another off-campus facility exists at 4501 Genessee/1615 W. 45th St. and includes an open studio theatre/lab with modest tech support, as well as a costume shop.

ACCREDITATION

UMKC Theatre is an accredited institu-tional member of the National Associa-tion of Schools of Theatre (NAST) and is a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA).

ACADEMIC PROGRAM


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UMKC THEATRE

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UMKC THEATRE


UMKC Theatre - Downtown Arts Campus -Program Space Needs

Full Program Core Program SF SF1 Common Space 3,400 03 Classrooms/Labs 20,150 9,5004 Faculty Offices/Administration 6,260 05 Flexible Theatre 6,700 0 6 Rehearsal 7,000 07 Audio & Video Production 7,400 7,400 8 Storage 2,000 0


TOTAL GSF 98,000 31,000




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PROGRAMS

Images : Courtesy of University of Missouri Kansas City The Rep


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PROGRAMS

The Kansas City Repertory Theatre is Kansas City’s premiere professional theatre company and one of the nation’s leading regional theaters. Actors, directors and designers are drawn from across the nation and around the world. The Rep and the Theatre department are tied together in a unique integral structure. The existence of a professional theatre in association with the campus and the department enhances undergraduate education in significant ways.

The Rep was founded in 1964 by Dr. Pa-tricia McIlrath, a tireless crusader for ex-cellent theatre. Her vision was to establish a training program where theatre students could work side by side with professional actors, designers and directors. Within a few years of its founding, the Rep became affiliated with Actors’ Equity Associa-tion and formally took the name Missouri Repertory Theatre.

James Costin also played a vital role in the growth and success of the theatre and served as its longtime administrator from its founding until his retirement in 2000. George Keathley was appointed artistic director after Dr. McIlrath’s retirement in 1985 and served until 2000.

That same year, Peter Altman joined the Rep as producing artistic director and he served for seven years. Eric Rosen was appointed artistic director in November 2007 and 2008-09 was his inaugural season.

The Rep moved into the Helen F. Spencer Theatre in the new UMKC Performing Arts Center (now designated the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center) in 1979; that same year marked the not-for-profit incorporation of Missouri Repertory Theatre.

In 2004, the Rep’s Board of Directors voted to rename the company Kansas City Repertory Theatre to better reflect its identity, location and audience. The Rep’s long-held dream to establish a second, smaller theatre was realized in 2007 when Copaken Stage opened in downtown Kansas City, expanding the theatre’s per-formance options to further establish the Rep as a leader in the Kansas City’s arts community.

CURRENT FACILITIES

Currently The Rep operates in three buildings.

The James C. Olson Performing Arts Center (PAC) located on the north end of campus (4949 Cherry) includes some of the Rep’s offices, a scene shop, a costume shop, rehearsal studios, classrooms and performance spaces.

The Rep administrative offices and cultur-al events staff are at 4825 Troost, located within a mile northeast of campus.

The caves provide 24,350 SF of storage at 1501 W. 31st street, 4 miles northwest of campus.


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Kansas City Repertory Theatre - Program Space Needs

Full Program Core Program SF SF

1 Common Space 5,000 2,000 2 Education 1,010 1,010 3 Administration/Offices 14,150 14,1504 Rehearsal 5,500 5,5006 Shops 28,480 28,4807 500-seat Theatre 10,000 08 Performer/Production Support 3,950 0


TOTAL GSF 126,000 95,000




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KCUR PUBLIC RADIO

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KCUR PUBLIC RADIO

Award winning KCUR – 89.3 FM - Kansas City Public Media – is a high quality news, information and entertainment service, created and presented in a non-commer-cial environment. KCUR signed on the air October 21, 1957. KCUR currently broad-casts 24 hours per day, with 21 hours of news and information each weekday. Many programs are also streamed live at KCUR.org. Much of the Kansas City Public Media-produced content is available in archives and podcasts.

MISSION

It is the responsibility of Kansas City Public Media to provide an audience of significant size with a program service which informs, entertains and enriches the community.

KCUR is affiliated with National Public Radio (NPR), American Public Media, Public Radio International, BBC, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Harvest Public Media, Public Radio Program Directors Association, Public Radio in Mid-America, and is licensed to the Curators of the University of Missouri.

CURRENT FACILITIES

Currently KCUR is in a suite of rooms housed at 4825 Troost along with several other programs.

PROGRAMS BUILDING SPACE PROGRAM

This building program assumes all facilities will be in one location.

Academic programs are not conducted in KCUR facilities, except for particular project work.

SHARED SPACE

It is hoped that there is the ability to record and broadcast from other facilities on the Arts Campus, including the recital hall.

The building program for KCUR 89.3 includes professional facilities to support the fine programs that exist, plus allow for growth.

KCUR Radio - Program Space Needs

Program SF1 Studio Suite 2,5102 Office Suite 5,760

Net Assignable SF 8,270 Unassignable Gross SF 6,730

TOTAL GSF 15,000



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VISUAL ARTS

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Images : University of Missouri Kansas City Department of Visual Arts


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VISUAL ARTS

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

STUDIO ARTS PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Degree programs in Studio Arts are offered in the Department of Art and Art History at UMKC and include the B.A. and the M.A. The programs provide an exciting educational experience in a liberal arts setting. The Studio Arts faculty is comprised of accomplished and actively exhibiting artists. Small class sizes combined with interactive teaching methods offer a comprehensive learning environment for the aspiring arts professional.

Along with a wide array of Art History courses, the Studio Art program provides a solid foundation upon which students build a program of study from a selection of disciplines: drawing, painting, graphic design, printmaking, digital imaging, motion design and photography. Teaching laboratories and studios are equipped with advanced technologies as well as traditional tools. Individual advising appointments each semester ensure regular contact with faculty and personalized educational guidance.

Outside of the classroom, physical proximity and close professional connections to the museums, studios and art organizations in the Kansas City art community offer students additional opportunities for exposure to new ideas, media, and lectures. Visiting artists, gallery exhibits and enrichment programs supplement course work.

Career opportunities in Studio Art include education, arts administration and practicing art and design in fields of graphic design, interactive design, video arts, motion graphics, photography, digital arts and illustration.

ACCREDITATION

The program is not yet accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

VISION

Nearly five decades after the Kansas City campus joined the University of Missouri system, the UMKC Department of Art and Art History has a relatively small faculty (12 full-time tenure-track) to support close to 200 undergraduate majors. This is surprising, especially in view of the fact that in the early 1970s, UMKC was designated as the campus for visual and performing arts, which was again emphasized in the most recent Strategic Plan.

Having enough specialized space is a limiting factor for our department, preventing the department from growing its student population and doing justice to its research and creative activities missions. Currently, the number of undergraduate majors is 197. Future growth of enrollment of the department is limited by the lack of available space on the Volker campus. Growth for our department would be most easily and effectively accomplished by moving studio classrooms and offices to join the UMKC downtown arts campus.

Enrollment growth of the Department of Art and Art History could be substantial, especially if the department were to offer the MFA degree, which is long overdue, and expand its offerings by adding a studio area in Sculpture as well as being able to offer special topic classes in areas like fibers/textile design, game design, performance art, etc.

The collaboration opportunities with the other departments that are being considered for the Downtown Arts Campus are also an important part of our desire to be included. Our students and faculty are regularly asked to participate in projects for dance, theatre, film production and music (and vice versa) and students in these other areas often take classes in our department in order to enhance their visual art skills. By creating an unabridged creative Arts Campus, these connections would be made through peer relationship and classes that could benefit all these students would be more accessible.

The Department of Art and Art History is looking forward to being a part of this important venture in creating a Downtown Arts Campus and in finally fulfilling the mission of the university to be a national leader in artistic excellence.

CURRENT FACILITIES

The majority of the Visual Arts programs are currently in the Fine Arts Building, with some individual studios at 5301 Harrison.


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VISUAL ARTS


The long term vision for the Visual Arts foresees receiving NASAD accreditation.

Visual Arts - Downtown Arts Campus -Program Space Needs

Full Program Core Program SF SF1 Common Space 6,200 2,1003 Classrooms/Studios 23,000 2,5004 Faculty Studios/Administration 5,960 640 5 Shops 2,930 200 8 Storage 1,700 200


TOTAL GSF 70,000 10,000




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DIGITAL, FILM, MEDIA ARTS

ACADEMIC PROGRAM BUILDING SPACE PROGRAM

The Department of Communications Studies offers courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts or minor in Communication Studies. The department’s program reflects practical and theoretical aspects of human communication behavior, journalism, media studies and media production within the context of liberal arts and sciences.

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies combines study in three emphasis areas: Interpersonal & Public Communications, Journalism & Mass Media, and Film & Media Arts. This combination includes the study of public speaking, interpersonal and intercultural communications, contemporary communication theory, cinema studies, radio and video production, TV and film, media writing and advertising.

Components of the program considered for the Downtown Campus include radio and video production.

Digital Media - Program Space Needs

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM BUILDING SPACE PROGRAM

The department offers programs of study in Architectural Studies, Urban Planning and Design, and Urban Studies.

MISSION

The Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design offers educational excellence for students who seek a career in the professions of architecture, urban planning and design, historic preservation, landscape architecture and interior architecture/product design.

The department seeks to produce planning and design professionals who will bring a fresh approach to the spatial problems of the 21st century. This requires teaching students to question standard assumptions and to reconsider old solutions - to produce innovators who will address the challenges of an urbanizing world.

The department builds partnerships with neighborhoods, communities and municipalities in the Kansas City region and beyond to engage in applied research and give students experience in their chosen field of study. The department is guided by the highest academic standards as well as national professional standards, and values equal opportunity, hard work, entrepreneurship and creativity. Students are expected to maintain high ethical standards, while building critical skills in listening, reasoning and leadership.

Components of the program considered for the Downtown Campus include one design studio and its corresponding support space.

Urban Design - Program Space Needs SF1 Studio 1,2002 Office/ Support 300

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12. FREIGHT HOUSE DISTRICT

Forbes Magazine has rated Downtown Kansas City among its top 10 downtowns in the U.S. Forbes pointed to our commit-ment to the arts and to the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, (KCPA) along with being a walkable and livable downtown. Downtown Kansas City has, indeed, been transformed into the region’s most desirable, efficient and convenient place to live, work and play — complete with vibrant, diverse neighborhoods in a clean, safe and walkable community.

A key directive of this feasibility study was to analyze potential sites in the general downtown Kansas City, MO area. Criteria for analysis were established that were considered critical in the possible creation of a Downtown Arts Campus for UMKC. Perhaps most critical in this study of possible sites was proximity to existing performance venues that UMKC’s user groups might incorporate into their program calendars.

The venues that were earmarked by UMKC leadership for possible use were the Folly Theater, the Copaken Stage at the H&R Block headquarters, the Midland Theater, the former Lyric Opera building, and the event spaces within the Municipal Auditorium. Also, the potential use of Helzberg Hall and the Muriel Kauffman Theater within the new KCPA was a key factor in this site analysis.

To begin our work, we considered all

DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY

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FEASIBILITY CRITERIA

available real estate possibilities that exist within a relatively tight geographic circle around the aforementioned performance venues. The concept of creating a walkable relationship between elements of this downtown arts campus and the existing performance venues was a key component in this analysis.

As the diagrams show, initiially 12 sites were studied for their general viability. Upon review of the 12 sites, UMKC leadership and the Helix/HGA team narrowed the field to 4 for a more thorough analysis and concept study.

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• Create a framework that integrates the campus with the neighborhood. Building placement, organization and transparency strongly connect programs with an active street life and enhance the pedestrian experience.

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• Provide proximity and pedestrian connections to downtown cultural amenities.

• Provide gathering spaces and venues such as a library and café that bring campus and neighborhood communities together.

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• Provide exterior and interior public space as well as programmatic adjacencies that connect disciplines and foster collaboration.

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A downtown UMKC arts campus would emulate the programs, physical facilities and creativity of some of the country’s most prestigious arts education institutions.

Juilliard is part of Lincoln Center, the New England Conservatory is near Orchestra Hall in Boston and the Colburn School of Music faces Disney Hall in Los Angeles. The University of Cincinnati, the Univer-sity of Houston, Georgia State University, and Columbus State University nest their arts programs in urban settings as well.

A similar campus in downtown Kansas City would differentiate UMKC from its regional peers, elevate its already stellar performing arts programs to an even higher level of excellence and create unprecedented opportunities and visibility for UMKC.

Four urban campuses were looked at as benchmarks for this study. Each campus exhibits most or all of the desired urban campus objectives.

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URBAN CAMPUS OBJECTIVES URBAN CAMPUS PRECEDENTS

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The Juilliard School benefits from its proximity to Lincoln Center both in terms of its connection to world-class professional programs and its identity as part of the Lincoln Center landmark.

Founded on the principle of community engagement, Eastman School of Music is re-nowned for both its world class academics and its community education programs. The School is in the heart of downtown Rochester, New York. By attracting both students and arts patrons of all ages, Eastman has become an economic engine for the city.


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URBAN CAMPUS PRECEDENT 4: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

ASU made a bold move to connect its academic programs with the real world. In a short period of time period, ASU placed the Colleges of Engineering, Journalism, Public Programs and Nursing into new and existing buildings in downtown Phoenix.

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Columbus State moved its performing arts programs to downtown Columbus, Georgia, with the goal of recharging its arts programs through the vitality of an urban location. The campus facilities are a combination of adaptive reuse and new construction, and the resulting music, dance, theatre and visual arts attractions have revitalized the downtown.

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Three sites were selected to represent sites that meet the feasibility criteria and to demonstrate how the downtown campus could would both impact and benefit from its urban location.

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Barney Allis Plaza is an outdoor space located in the heart of the downtown loop and built on top of a 900-car parking structure. This underutilized amenity could benefit from redevelopment. The location is near a number of downtown arts venues including the Folly Theatre, Municipal Auditorium and the Copaken Stage.

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This site is suited to a wide range of implementation strategies. The concept diagram locates the Conservatory, UMKC Theatre, KC Rep (including a 500-seat theatre), Visual Arts, Film and Media and KCUR in a 3- 5-story complex. The diagram organizes the program components around a central arts commons with strong physical connections to the surrounding streets.

Varying building heights, setbacks and green spaces create a pedestrian-friendly environment, with outdoor gathering spaces linked to the interior arts common. A southwest corner entrance creates synergy with the convention center and Municipal Auditorium. A smaller northwest green space entry is across from the Folly Theatre.

One major advantage of building on a three-acre block is bringing the disciplines into a shared gathering space. Phased construction of the campus on one block over a period of time is more complex and more costly; and using the one-block plan will push construction over five stories and make interior connections more difficult.

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Sites within the Crossroads Arts District near the Kauffman Performing Arts Center offer many opportunities to achieve the goals and desired outcomes of a UMKC downtown arts campus. A number of sites immediately east, south and west of the Kauffman PAC have the following advantages:

• The influence of the Kauffman PAC fosters artistic relationships with professional programs and gives UMKC’s artistic programs high visibility and identity in Kansas City’s artistic community.

• UMKC’s arts would benefit from the cultural synergy of the Crossroads Arts District.

• The Crossroads would benefit cultur-ally and economically from the influx of students and faculty.

• This combination of sites that are ideal for new construction and adaptive reuse offers great flexibility. Moreover, this approach is more sustainable and integrated with the neighborhood.

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Site 2 utilizes two blocks directly east of Kauffman – one between Wyandotte and Baltimore (Kauffman east) and another between Baltimore and Main, north of 17th Street (Kauffman east/Main Street).

The Kauffman east site gives UMKC a strong connection to the Kauffman PAC. The Main Street site puts UMKC’s campus along a primary transit route from the Volker Campus to downtown. Note the proximity to the Power and Light District. Two existing buildings, 120 W. 17th Street and 1640 Baltimore Avenue are ideal for adaptive re-use. A third existing building, 1600 Baltimore Avenue, could be adapted and incorporated into new construction.

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The conceptual massing diagram assumes a mix of full and core programs for the Conservatory, UMKC Theatre, KC Rep (in-cluding a 500-seat theatre), Visual Arts, Film and Media and KCUR in a complex that would range from 2 to 3 stories in height. Varying building heights, setbacks and green spaces create a pedestrian scaled environment, with outdoor gather-ing spaces linked to the interior gathering spaces.

The Conservatory program is shown on the north end of the Kauffman east block and is organized around an interior gathering space that connects Wyandotte to Baltimore Avenue. This interior street is a community gathering space for students, faculty and the neighborhood. It would foster interdisciplinary interaction through its design and programming. In addition, the Conservatory interior space is connected to exterior green space to the west and south. The arts inside, consisting of rehearsal and practice areas for dance and music, would be visible from the exterior and interior streets.

The Conservatory would have a very prominent visibility within the Crossroads Arts District and from the lobby of the Kauffman PAC.

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Two existing buildings on the south end of the Kauffman east block, 120 W. 17th Street and 1640 Baltimore Avenue, can accommodate both the initial core and full programs for Visual Arts and Film and Media, as well as the full program for KCUR. The open space to the north of these buildings is ideal for future expansion.

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Throughout the Feasibility Study process, the concept of a downtown arts campus has received enthusiastic support from the UMKC leadership, the faculty of the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, the UMKC College of Arts & Sciences’ Departments of Theatre, Art & Art History, Communication Studies, and Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre and KCUR Public Radio. It is recognized that the land and financial resources to implement the full program is not likely to be available in the long or short term.

Therefore, the implementation framework that follows looks at various options that would allow for the creation of a downtown arts campus on an incremental basis over a 20-year period. Scenarios were evaluated that look at vertical divisions of phases between units (shown herein as the recommended scenario) and horizontal divisions of phases across units (shown herein as the alternative scenarios 1, 2 and 3).

RECOMMENDED SCENARIO

The recommended scenario suggests moving all units to the downtown arts campus over a long period of time. In phase one, the Conservatory of Music and Dance would move. The College of Arts and Sciences’ Theatre Department and the Kansas City Repertory Theatre would be joined and moved in phase two. The balance of the units are identified in phase three, although there is less programmatic linkage between those programs. They could potentially move independent of each other and of phase two.


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CORE PROGRAM ACROSS UNITS

Scenario 1 includes relocating the ‘core programs,’ (as defined in this study), of all disciplines to the downtown campus.

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- The Conservatory program moves downtown in its entirety, but without a performance space.- Conservatory performs concerts at Helzberg Hall when possible.- Conservatory may continue to use White Recital Hall on campus, and other venues around the city.

THEATRE DEPARTMENT

- UMKC Theatre expands into space vacated by the Conservatory and KC Rep in the existing J. Olson PAC.- Theatre vacates other spaces currently used on the Volker campus.- Audio/Video Production Suite (7,400 ASF) moves downtown.- Projections lab, 1 rehearsal room, design computer lab and design studio (9,500 ASF) move downtown.

KC REPERTORY THEATRE

- All artistic program spaces move downtown. This includes the program spaces noted in the 2/13/2012 program developed by KC Rep (49,140 ASF).- KC Rep continues to use the Spencer Theatre, Copaken and others TBD.- KC Rep vacates the PAC and other spaces currently used on the Volker campus.- The storage space at the caves is still available for KC Rep.

KCUR RADIO

- KCUR vacates its spaces on campus and moves into dedicated space in the downtown arts campus district.

ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Visual Arts - The Department of Art and Art History gains an art gallery on the downtown arts campus.- Studio arts are accommodated in the form of several faculty and student studios.

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Scenario 2 is similar to Scenario 1, as it includes relocating the ‘core programs’ to the downtown campus, but with alternative approaches for Theatre and KC Rep.

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- Same as Scenario 1.- The Conservatory program moves downtown in its entirety, but without a performance space.- Conservatory performs concerts at Helzberg Hall when possible.- Conservatory also continues to use White Recital Hall on campus, and other venues around the city.

THEATRE DEPARTMENT

- UMKC Theatre program spaces remain on Volker Campus in PAC. - UMKC Theatre expands into spaces vacated by the Conservatory in the existing PAC.- Audio/video production suite (7,400 ASF) moves downtown.


- New 500-seat theatre with performance support spaces moves downtown.- Rep artistic ‘core’ program spaces remain on Volker Campus in PAC and other space as needed.- Rep may expand into space vacated by the Conservatory in the existing PAC.- The storage space at the caves is still available for KC Rep.

KCUR RADIO

- Same as Scenario 1.- KCUR vacates its spaces on campus and moves into dedicated space in the downtown arts campus district.


Visual Arts- Same as Scenario 1.- The Department of Art and Art History gains an art gallery on the downtown arts campus.- Studio arts are accommodated in the form of several faculty and student studios.

Urban Design - Same as Scenario 1.- An urban design studio provides a presence for the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, and an opportunity for collaboration with arts disciplines.

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Scenario 3 includes relocating the ‘core programs’ to the downtown campus.

CONSERVATORY OF

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- Conservatory moves downtown in its entirety, with additional growth capacity for library, rehearsal, and classrooms.- A new 100-seat recital hall accommo-dates student recitals and other perfor-mances. - Conservatory performs concerts at Helzberg Hall when possible.- Conservatory may use White Recital Hall, and other venues around the city.

THEATRE DEPARTMENT

- All UMKC Theatre ‘core’ program spaces move downtown. These are the program spaces identified in Tom Mardikes’ 2/13/2012 email (52,700 ASF) and include the audio/video production, projections, rehearsal, design lab and studio spaces noted above.- Theatre vacates much of the space currently used on the Volker campus, but continues to use Spencer Theatre for performances, PAC 116 as Black Box, and the PAC Scene Shop.


- All artistic ‘core’ program spaces move downtown. This includes the program spaces noted in the 2/13/2012 program developed by KC Rep (49,140 ASF).- New 500-seat theatre with performance support spaces moves downtown.- KC Rep vacates spaces currently used on the Volker campus.- The storage space at the caves is still available for KC Rep.

KCUR RADIO

- Same as Scenario 1 and 2.- KCUR vacates its spaces on campus and moves into dedicated space in the downtown arts campus district.


Visual Arts- The Studio Arts programs of the Department of Art and Art History move downtown in their entirety.- An art gallery is provided on the downtown arts campus.- Art History courses remain on the Volker campus.

Urban Design - Same as Scenarios 1 and 2.- An urban design studio provides a presence for the Department of Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, and an opportunity for collaboration with arts disciplines.

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The appendix includes the full Site Selection, Assemblage and Acquisition Study conducted by Integra Realty Resources. This realty consulting service and report has been completed in conformity with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and the Code of Professional Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute.

Three primary sites are being considered for the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) downtown arts campus. Two of the proposed sites are adjacent to and border the newly completed Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to the east, south,and west. The third site is the single parcel, Barney Allis Plaza and parking garage, an entire city block owned by the City of Kansas City, Missouri.

The combined study areas contain more than 40 parcels and are divided into east, west, and auxiliary study areas and a north study area. The combined area is comprised of surface parking, underground parking, and building improvements. The improvements situated upon these parcels range in age from 25 to 100 years old and represent a mixture of uses and occupancy, from vacant to leased to owner-occupied as of spring 2012.

The scope of the detailed Integra Realty Resources report is outlined below:

• Compile and analyze relevant sale comparables in aggregate. • Identify representative prices for tracts by land use.• Provide a range of acquisition prices that UMKC might expect to acquire properties, in aggregate, within the two Kauffman Performing Arts study areas. An analysis of comparable transactions for the Barney Allis site is not within the scope of this assignment.• Provide a high level general analysis of development incentives available to the project and surrounding areas.• Examine the built environment to determine the potential for private participation on the site options and on parcels adjacent the site options.• Identify where existing land use appears to be most conducive to generating economic development incentives.• Provide an overview of preferable incentives based on availability and potential benefit to UMKC and to possible private investment.

The analysis presented in the consulting report is intended to assist UMKC and the design team in identifying a site or sites that provide the most efficiency and economic opportunity to the proposed downtown arts campus.

There are advantages and difficulties with each of the three sites and the peripheral areas identified. The Integra findings are as follows:

• Each study area and peripheral area is well represented by ownerships that are known to support the Kansas City community.• Private or City ownership of some component of the UMKC downtown arts campus is likely as a means of implementing new development incentives or extending those from peripheral areas.• The periphery to the Performing Arts Center study areas is, in our opinion, more conducive to ground-up development. The periphery to the Barney Allis site has significant square footage in Class C buildings that could be redeveloped for other uses such as student housing.• There are properties for sale in each of the peripheral areas that may be considered important in presenting the most functional and economical project areas.• There are underutilized properties within each of the study areas and peripheries.


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NEXT STEPS

This program planning study is one important step among many in making the downtown arts campus a reality. Many people will be involved in making it happen. Some of the upcoming activities are listed here below. ADDITIONAL STUDIES

The University of Missouri – Kansas City is concurrently undertaking additional feasibility studies including:- An economic impact study being conducted by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).- A campus and urban area impact study being prepared by Duke Reiter and campus resources.- A fundraising study to be conducted by the UMKC Foundation.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

As a vital partner in Kansas City’s rich cultural environment, UMKC has continued to inform and engage the civic community in this feasibility study process. This engagement has included updates to the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and well as key community and UMKC constituent and stakeholder groups. This engagement will continue as the various studies are finalized.

FUNDING PLAN

UMKC will be evaluating the support for the downtown arts campus through discus-sions with private donors and foundations, as well as potential public/public and pub-lic/private partners. The potential State of Missouri Legislative Initiative, which could provide matching funds to private donations, is a significant funding develop-ment which will be closely watched.

TIMELINE

UMKC anticipates that the conversations around the funding plan will be complete by the end of summer 2012. Dependent upon the result of the conversations, UMKC could decide to pursue one or more of the scenarios described herein, with a project schedule being highly dependent upon the scope of the project and real es-tate and development options. For a first phase implementation, minimal time frame for project implementation would involve no less than one year for planning and two years for construction.

ONGOING UPDATES

Refer to the following UMKC web site for ongoing updates on the downtown arts campus project:

http://info.umkc.edu/artscampus/

REALIZING THE

DOWNTOWN ARTS CAMPUS


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