CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Page 1 of 3 Item #5 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT August 20, 2024 City Manager TITLE: APPROVE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF THE AMADOR THEATER TO THE PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUMMARY The City has owned the Amador Theater, located on the Amador Valley High School campus, since 1988. During this time, the City has provided the Pleasanton Unified School District (the District) with free access to the facility to support school needs and also provided rental access to community groups. The theater is in need of major renovations, and PUSD recently passed a bond measure to fund the work. The District intends to expand the use of the theater, and the City intends to focus its resources and efforts on the Firehouse Arts Center. Therefore, staff recommends transferring ownership of the theater to the District, per the terms of the 1988 agreement. RECOMMENDATION Approve transfer ownership of the Amador Theater to the Pleasanton Unified School District. BACKGROUND On January 19, 1988, the Pleasanton Unified School District (the District) and the City entered into an Agreement to Convey the Amador Theater to the City (the Agreement) as a benefit to the community (Attachment 1). Under the Agreement, the District retained a right to repurchase the Amador Theater (the Theater) for $100 "if the City should ever cease management and operation of a City theater on the property" or fifty years from the date of the agreement (2038), whichever comes first. The deed to the Amador Theater was granted to the City from the District on April 21, 1988 (Attachment 2 – Exhibit A). Since that time, the District has received 60 days of rent-free use of the Theater each year and the City has programmed the remaining days through both in-house programs and rentals. As part of the Agreement, the City was responsible for ongoing facility repair and maintenance, fire insurance, liability insurance, and custodial services. The District was responsible for maintaining the exterior grounds (hardscaped and landscaped areas); providing liability insurance to cover the theater, exterior grounds and parking; and reimbursing the City 50 percent of the annual cost for utilities including gas, electricity, sewer, water and trash. Currently, the upper balcony is not used due to fire access issues, limiting the use of the theater. Additionally, a facility assessment, conducted in April of 2022, showed the need for extensive repairs and renovations of the theater (Attachment 3). With the passing of the Measure I infrastructure bond, the District has shown interest in repurchasing the property for $100 prior to the end of the 50-year agreement in 2038, per the Agreement. The District intends to complete the renovations and expand the uses at the Page 36 of 454