FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE GP REGIONAL PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS CENTRE March 3, 2017 GRANDE PRAIRIE REGIONAL PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS CENTRE FEASIBILITY STUDY GP REGIONAL PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS CENTRE FEASIBILITY STUDY Prepared for: City of Grande Prairie Karen McGriskin Culture and Heritage Manager Culture & Heritage Department Prepared by: Stantec Architecture Ltd. 200, 325 – 25 Street SE Calgary, Alberta T2A 7H8 Project No.: 144204015 March 3, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.2.4 PROPOSED SPACE .......................................... 6.11 6.2.5 DEFINE STAKEHOLDERS .................................. 6.13 6.2.6 SHARED SPACES ............................................. 6.13 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................... I 6.2.7 BENEFITS AND CONCERNS ............................ 6.14 6.2.8 “MUST HAVES”, “SHOULD HAVES”, AND 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................... 1.1 “NICE TO HAVES” ........................................... 6.15 6.3 IMPACT OF EXISTING FACILITIES .......................................... 6.16 2.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 2.1 6.4 CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................... 6.16 2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ...................................................... 2.1 6.5 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................... 6.16 2.2 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT .................................................... 2.2 6.6 GROSS UP FACTOR ............................................................... 6.17 2.3 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS ......................................................... 2.2 2.4 PRELIMINARY SCOPE DESCRIPTIONS AND MILESTONES ... 2.3 7.0 CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 7.1 2.4.1 NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PROJECTIONS ...... 2.3 2.4.2 CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT REPORT ................ 2.3 7.1 PLANNING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES ............................. 7.1 2.4.3 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS REPORT FOR 7.1.1 Land Use Bylaw C-1260 ................................... 7.1 RECOMMENDED OPTION ............................... 2.4 7.1.2 South Montrose Master Plan (2016) .............. 7.1 7.1.3 2004 Downtown Enhancement Area 2.4.4 FEASIBILITY STUDY ............................................. 2.4 Redevelopment Plan ...................................... 7.1 7.1.4 The South Montrose Green Concourse 3.0 TRENDS IN ARTS PARTICIPATION ................................................. 3.1 (2012) ................................................................. 7.2 3.1 CONSUMER SPENDING ON CULTURE .................................. 3.1 7.1.5 Downtown Infrastructure Assessment, 3.2 ARTS CULTURE AND HERITAGE ACTIVITY IN 2010 ............... 3.1 Streetscape Enhancement, and Rehabilitation Project (DIASERP; 2015) ......... 7.2 4.0 AUDIENCE FOR PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS FACILITY ...... 4.1 7.2 SITE ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 7.3 4.1 COMMUNITY PROFILE ............................................................ 4.1 7.2.1 Site Location and Context ............................. 7.3 4.1.1 Methodology ................................................... 4.1 7.2.2 Site Boundaries ................................................. 7.9 4.1.2 Demographics ................................................. 4.1 7.2.3 Site Parking ...................................................... 7.10 4.1.3 Age Cohort ....................................................... 4.5 7.2.4 Site Servicing and Parking Access .............. 7.12 4.1.4 Municipal Comparators ................................. 4.7 7.2.5 Site Environmental Conditions ..................... 7.14 4.1.5 Facility Benchmarking .................................... 4.9 7.3 FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM ..................................................... 7.16 4.2 SUMMARY .............................................................................. 4.13 7.3.1 Methodology .................................................. 7.16 7.3.2 Space Standards and Gross up Factors .... 7.16 7.3.3 Requirements .................................................. 7.17 5.0 EXISTING FACILITIES ...................................................................... 5.1 7.3.4 Program Description...................................... 7.23 7.3.5 Adjacency Diagrams .................................... 7.30 6.0 NEEDS ASSESSMENT ...................................................................... 6.1 7.3.6 Blocking Plans ................................................. 7.32 6.1 STAKEHOLDER LIST - WHO WILL USE THIS FACILITY ............. 6.1 7.4 CONCEPT DESIGN ................................................................ 7.38 6.2 SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................... 6.4 7.4.1 Conceptual Site Plan .................................... 7.38 6.2.1 PUBLIC SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS ........................... 6.4 7.4.2 Conceptual Floor Plans Option 1 ................ 7.39 6.2.2 REGION OF GRANDE PRAIRIE ARTS 7.4.3 Conceptual Floor Plans Option 2 ................ 7.41 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY 7.4.4 Conceptual Site Program Massing ............ 7.43 HIGHLIGHTS ....................................................... 6.6 6.2.3 WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS ................................. 6.8 8.0 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS ..................................................................... 8.1 i. 8.1 COSTING ANALYSIS (QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS) ................. 8.1 LIST OF APPENDICES 8.1.1 Capital Cost Projections ................................. 8.1 8.1.2 Operating Costs............................................... 8.9 APPENDIX A. CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE COMPARATIVE 8.1.3 Life-Cycle Costing and 5-Year Operating POPULATION, PROJECTIONS, AND GROWTH Proforma ......................................................... 8.17 RATES DATA TABLE ........................................................ A 8.2 SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS .................................. 8.19 APPENDIX B. CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE COMPARATIVE 9.0 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ....................................................... 9.1 AVERAGE ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT INCOME DATA 9.1 COMPETITOR IMPACTS .......................................................... 9.1 TABLE ............................................................................... B 9.2 ECONOMIC IMPACT .............................................................. 9.3 9.3 PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ............................................... 9.4 APPENDIX C. FUNDING OPTION ......................................................... C 9.4 REGIONAL FUNDING MODEL ................................................ 9.5 9.5 GOVERNANCE MODEL ......................................................... 9.7 10.0 DOCUMENTS REVIEWED .............................................................. 10.1 11.0 LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ................................................... 11.1 i. Acknowledgements City of Grande Prairie STANTEC Karen McGriskin Enzo Vicenzino Culture and Heritage Manager Senior Principal Culture and Heritage Department Stantec Architecture Ltd. Pam Trerice Hemna Marwah Marketing & Development Project Architect & Planner Culture and Heritage Department Stantec Architecture Ltd Lindsay Andreas Planner DWD Theatre Design Stantec Architecture Ltd Scott Miller Glynis Middleton Theatre Consultant Project Economics Stantec Consulting Ltd John McLaughlin Project Economics Stantec Consulting Ltd i. Feasibility Study GP REGIONAL PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS CENTRE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Project No.: 144204015 March 3, 2017 Stantec has provided the following updated needs 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY assessment, functional program, concept drawings along with siting, and financial assessments to inform the difficult decision of whether to proceed with building an exciting This report is intended to assist the City in its long term new performing and media arts facility at the South strategic planning for performing and media arts. Montrose Site. In March 2016, the City of Grande Prairie issued a Request for Proposals to conduct a Feasibility Study for the Grande Prairie Performing and Media Arts Centre. Stantec was invited to perform the study and a wide range of stakeholders including the citizens of Grande Prairie and Region, Arts Community, City of Grande Prairie, School Boards and Educational Institutions, and Neighboring fea·si·bil·i·ty stud·y Municipalities: County of Grande Prairie; Municipal District noun of Greenview; Town of Beaverlodge; Town of Sexsmith; 1. An assessment of the practicality of Town of Wembley; and the Village of Hythe. a proposed plan or method The opportunities for this facility already identified for this facility include: 1. To provide more arts and cultural opportunities for the region 2. To strengthen relationships and build new opportunities with the arts community 3. To generate economic and social benefits for region 4. To foster the development of children and youth through active involvement in the arts 5. To enhance the Montrose site with a modern, esthetically, and available resource for the community 1.1 Feasibility Study GP REGIONAL PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS CENTRE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Project No.: 144204015 March 3, 2017 When we are performing a feasibility study, Stantec uses a The options presented in this report were determined, in capital planning model that allows for ever increasing part, through Class ‘C’ order of magnitude construction