The Huntsville Amphitheater. City of Huntsville - ITS Department

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1 The Huntsville Amphitheater City of Huntsville - ITS Department

2 Why Build an Amphitheater? Quality of Life Matters: Growing population seeking increasing leisure opportunities Increased QoL facilities identified as need throughout various plans going back to the 90s and reinforced during BIG Picture Access to art and recreation is a critical quality-of-life metric Only option for many entertainment preferences is out-of-town; making this live music inaccessible to many of our citizens Investment in arts and cultural infrastructure is an economic development driver; growing QoL = workforce development

3 Why Build an Amphitheater? Economic Development: Leisure spending & Tourism = Jobs: Can grow the Huntsville & North Alabama music industry; serving as a regional anchor within the industry with connection to the Americana Music Triangle Worldwide, $28.8 B industry by 2020; already $126M in HSV with capacity to grow (already approx. 1,270 jobs) Elevates our arts scene providing spin-off to other public and private venues Can serve as an immediate activity driver around its location preserving and growing jobs critical to City revenue streams 59% of concert-goers plan pre- and/or post-event activities driving business to surrounding restaurants Keeps our travel dollars home and attracts travelers to our community Tourists spend 4 times as much as local residents on retail/f&b

4 Site considerations Concept of Operations Projected cost & timeline Due diligence to date Architectural team review Building concept review

5 Site Recommendation City-owned Public Park adjacent to MidCity Adjacent to walkable, retail, entertainment, and cultural development. Wooded site allowing unique design characteristics and integration into the City park. Oriented SW minimizing impact to existing residential areas. Opportunities for shared parking throughout the private development in addition to ~1500 space Cityowned lot to be constructed. Direct access from US 72 and new entrance ramp from Research Park Blvd (SR-255). Easy access to/from I-565.

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9 Lease to third party Critical elements of lease: - Lessee responsible for operations and maintenance - Rent or revenue-share to City (debt service/capital investment) - Minimum performance standards (quantity and quality of shows) - Mandated diversity of genres represented each season - Mandated maintenance standards and reinvestment schedules - Community use of facility - Must be operated as an open venue - Coordination with arena schedule at VBC City generates revenue at parking facility

10 Estimated total project budget: $35M - 40M Funded thru 2014 CIP (~50/50 current revenues & debt) Anticipated timeline: - Design: Jan Sep Construction: Oct 2019 Jan Operational readiness: Jan Mar First show: Apr 2021

11 Venue site visits: Nashville; Southaven, MS; Tuscaloosa; Raleigh, NC; New York City; Orange Beach Feasibility Study (RCLCO; January 2019) Geotechnical Engineering Study (OMI; October 2018) Tree Survey (September 2018) Preliminary design charrette (November 2018)

12 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A NEW OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER January 23, 2019 Council Work Session City of Huntsville General Services

13 Design Team Responsibility Matheny Goldmon Architecture + Interiors David M. Schwarz Architects EMC Structural Engineers Mims Engineering The EE Group Garver Hawkins Partners Domingo Gonzalez Associates Madison House Schuler Shook Talaske Tolleson McCoy Camacho USA Architect of Record Design Architect Structural Engineer Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer Civil Engineer Landscape Architect Lighting Design Production Consultant Theater Planners Site Acoustics & A/V Graphics & Wayfinding Food & Beverage

14 Matheny Goldmon Fee Proposal Breakdown: Matheny Goldmon Architecture + Interiors $ 390,000 David M. Schwarz Architects (Design) $ 1,000,000 EMC Structural Engineers $ 187,500 Mims Engineering (MEP) $ 292,500 The EE Group (Electrical) $ 292,500 Garver (Civil) $ 225,000 Hawkins Partners (Landscape) $ 387,500 Domingo Gonzalez (Lighting) $ 133,650 Madison House (Production) $ 195,000 Schuler Shook (Theater) $ 198,500 Talaske (Sound) $ 314,800 Tolleson McCoy (Signage) $ 25,000 Camacho USA (Food Service) $ 58,750 Basic Services $ 2,775,000 Specialty Consultants $ 925,700 $ 3,700,700 Not to exceed reimburseable expenses $ 270,450 $ 3,971,150

15 Project Team Members Architect of Record: Matheny Goldmon Architecture + Interiors Huntsville Botanical Garden Guest Welcome Center; Garage at Clinton Row; Times Plaza; VBC Music Hall; Greene Street Parking Deck Mechanical Engineer: Mims Engineering Huntsville Aquatic Center, Grissom High School, HSV HS Freshman Academy Electrical Engineer: The EE Group Huntsville Aquatic Center; Greene Street Parking Deck; Councill Parking Deck Civil Engineer: Garver Engineering Top 500 Design Firms nationwide; Mid City Development Design

16 Structural Engineer: EMC Structural 30+ year award-winning engineering firm with project in 50 states. Projects include: Ascend Amphitheater: Nashville Vanderbilt University Various Buildings Country Music Hall of Fame Tennessee State Museum Tennessee Bicentennial Capitol Mall Bellevue Library

17 Landscape Architect: Hawkins Partners Based in Nashville, TN with 30+ years of experience in landscape architecture, planning and design. Projects include: Ascend Amphitheater & Riverfront Park Cumberland Park: Nashville Public Square: Nashville Schermerhorn Symphony: Nashville The Pinnacle: Nashville Johnston Medical Center: Nashville

18 Design Architect: David M. Schwarz Established in 1978 in Washington, D.C., the firm employs a staff of 35. Schwarz is chairman of the Yale School of Architecture Dean s Council. Smith Center for Performing Arts Las Vegas Rangers Ballpark Master Plan Texas Frisco Square Frisco, TX

19 David M. Schwarz, cont. Schermerhorn Symphony: Nashville Texas Rangers Ballpark: Arlington Gaillard Center: Charleston The Carnegie Building: Fort Worth Severance Hall: Cleveland Dickies Arena: Fort Worth, TX American Airlines Center: Dallas

20 Lighting: Domingo Gonzalez Associates This award-winning New York firm has been in the lighting design business more than 30 years. Projects include: Second Avenue Subway: New York NY State Capitol Skylights: Albany Ascend Amphitheater: Nashville Apollo Theater: New York City

21 Production Consultant: Madison House Presents Produces live music events including festivals and tours. Operates the Forest Hills Stadium Amphitheater. Offices in Boulder, Colorado, NYC & Chicago. Work includes: Fare Thee Well Concert Soldier Field Gentlemen of the Road Festival Tour Vertex Festival Colorado Magnificent Coloring Day Festival Electric Forest Festival Forest Hills Stadium Amphitheater

22 Theater Planners: Schuler Shook Internationally recognized for theater planning and architectural lighting design with offices in Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, San Francisco and Melbourne, Australia. Projects include: Ascend Amphitheater: Nashville Panasonic Theatre: Toronto Sydney Lyric Theatre: Australia Millennium Park Pavilion: Chicago Palace Theatre: St. Paul, MN Bunjil Place: near Melbourne Walton Arts Center: Fayetteville, AR Robinson Center: Little Rock Midtown Arts & Theater Center: Houston A.D. Players: Houston

23 Schuler Shook, cont. Hilde Amphitheatre: Plymouth, MN Saenger Theatre: New Orleans Target Field Station: Minneapolis Maple Grove Town Green Bandshell: Maple Grove MN

24 Site acoustics and A/V: Talaske Chicago firm specializes in acoustic and A/V consulting. The Aurora Riveredge Park: Aurora, Ill. Forum at the University of Illinois Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Ford Amphitheater: NY Mahaffey Theater: St Petersburg Sundance Square Plaza: Fort Worth ESPN s Wide World of Sports: Orlando Schermerhorn Symphony Center: Nashville

25 Graphics and Wayfinding: Tolleson McCoy The Nashville firm has worked on a variety of projects, including: Country Music Hall of Fame: Nashville Riverfront Park and Amphitheater: Nashville Warner Music Group: Nashville

26 Food & Beverage: Camacho USA Founded in 1962, this minority-owned business has offices in Atlanta, Charlotte and Eufaula. Projects include: Seabrook Island Club: South Carolina Chick-fil-A Corporate HQs: Atlanta Navy Federal Credit Union: Pensacola Gateway Village: Charlotte Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Zion, Illinois

27 Concept for the Building City of Huntsville - ITS Department