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INFORMATIONAL REPORT ON SPACE USE AT 11th ALICE ARTS CENTER, INCLUDING PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS, RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AND THE OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR TilE ARTS
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CITY OF OAKLANAWFICEOF'!@_' ,
THE CITY CLERK,
A GEAFDA REPOR T - " ".,- ,, @; 1,
TO: Office of the City Manager 2093 MA Y 2 9 PH 8: 1 6
ATTN: Robert C. Bobb
FROM: Life Enrichment Agency
DATE: June 10, 2003
RE:. INFORMATIONAL REPORT ON SPACE USE AT THE ALICE ARTS CENTER,
INCLUDING PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS, RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AND
THE OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
SUMMARY
At the request of Councilmember Nadel, this report summarizes space use at the Alice Arts Center.
There are 10 performing arts groups using offices and/or studios. There are 74 single-occupant
residences, of which 50 are occupied and four used for other purposes such as storage and community
shower rooms. The Oakland School for the Arts has at the Center its first freshman class of about 95
students and occupies the basement, a first-floor mezzanine office, and certain studios. The school
will admit its second class of approximately 100 students in September 2003 and has not asked to
occupy additional space. In the fall of 2004, however, the school in order to accept intended
enrollment will exceed the space it has. The school is seeking an alternate site.
FISCAL IMPACT
This is an informational report and there is no fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND
The Alice Arts Center has been home to a variety of nonprofit performing arts and educational arts
organizations since 1987. The facility was originally set up to help new and established community
performing arts groups provide services to the people of Oakland and enrich the cultural base of the
city. The Center serves over 50,000 people per year and is home to up to 70 residential tenants. Arts
groups and the now Oakland School for the Arts presently lease office space and studios.
In 2001, City Council approved approximately $1.6 millio...
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