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exiting the Plaza one can view the garage with its very welcoming elements such as a bike transit station, showers, and bathrooms welcoming bikers, drivers and transients. Vince further explained that "Theater StreeY' will be a place of movement and activities, i.e. stage or amphitheater, historical matkers, art and sculpture, lighting and celebratory elements such as special events, farmer's events, or even jazz festivals. A sectional view of the street shows that only pedestrians will be allowed, even though emergency vehicles will have access. "Theater Street" will be located along what is now Winslow Street running and dead ending into Middlefield. Vince continued by stating that along the corner of Jefferson and Middlefield (immediately opposite to City Hall), the proposal is to have a curved office building with a civic window that looks at City Hall. In the center is the retail building with the major tenant. The office building has a lower segment that is along the street. Vince also explained that when considering the project as it goes along Jefferson, and since it is . a very long farade, the experts opted to make the facades as varied as possible. So a series of buildings is visible, with different heights, e.g. small shops, restaurants, etc. This project is supposed to simultaneously serve the daytime and nighttime customers. Mazk Fehlman, architect for the Century Theater, showed slides about possible looks for the proposed cinema. Century lobbies and show rooms samples were shown, namely from: Albuquerque, Reno, and Las Vegas. Mark Fehlman, explained that part of his job is to try and pick up the local culture, which will be reflected in the theater. Marc Fehlman elaborated on each of the theater elements: entrance, seating, walls, sound, decor and accessibility. He further explained that Century Theater meets and exceeds all AVA standazds as well as Title 24. Marc Fehlman, also mentioned that theaters have always been a strong element in downtown areas, and it has been found that mixing the downtown experience with theater going can be very � positive. This combination brings people to the downtovm at night, and over the weekend creating positive partnerships between theaters and cities. Mayor Ruskin reite�ated the fact that the drawings and elevations shown had not been reviewed or approved by the Architectural Review Committee, Redevelopment Agency, or the City Council. Council Member Jordan, inquired about when answers would be given to questions posed on the first public meeting. Mayor Ruskin's suggestion was to give the public the opportunity to speak versus going into answering the myriad of questions posed. Chair Gazcia from Planning Commission concurred with Council Member Jordan, and suggested that if some answers are given it might eliminate some of the speakers present. Ed Everett, City Manager explained that questions were split into areas of interest. Everett, also stated that as point of clarification the city staff was asked by the Council to provide the facts surrounding the viability of this project, and indeed that is what is being accomplished. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 4, 2000 MINUTES PAGE 6