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Res 039-2020 4B Funds The Forum 2120 Speedway 4/7/2020Resolution No. 39-2020 Resolution approving the programs and expenditures of the Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corporation Board of Directors and amending the budget to include funding up to $100,000 to Arts Council, Wichita Falls Area, Inc. to renovate the existing entertainment venue at 2120 Speedway Avenue otherwise known as "The Forum". WHEREAS, Texas Local Gov't. Code § 501.073(a) provides "The corporation's authorizing unit will approve all programs and expenditures of a corporation and annually review any financial statements of the corporation;" and, WHEREAS, on March 10, 2020, the Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corporation (413STC) approved the project listed below and as stated in its agenda. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: 1. The Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corporation's approval and funding of the following programs and expenditures, in a total amount not to exceed $100,000 as described below and in said corporation's agenda, is approved: An amount up to $100,000 to Arts Council, Wichita Falls Area, Inc. to renovate the existing entertainment venue at 2120 Speedway Avenue otherwise known as "The Forum". 2. The current fiscal year budget of the 4B Sales Tax Corporation is amended to provide for the aforementioned expenditures and changes thereto. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7t" day of April, 2020. ATTEST: " Arts Council rrr��yyy Wichita Falls Area, Inc, 1300 Lamar Street Wichita Falls, TX 76301-7031 T� The Kemp 940-7&7-2787 + The FVri 940-766-3347 �IKEMr0 Carol Sales, CEO • ArtsCounciNF.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS October 17, 2019 Bed Huff Charr Mr. Paul Menzies Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation Elaine Geary McKinney 1300 71 Street Treasurer Wichita Falls, TX 76301 Sandy Hay 8-rOary Dear Board Members: Tracy Barrells R,cndan Bell The Arts Council is embarking on a major renovation plan known as the Acoustic Rick Bel, Performance & Space Utilization Improvements Project for the Forum located at 2120 Merrill coin Speedway. The proposal entails safety upgrades and improvements to the varying Dr. Martincamacho performance spaces. At the completion of this project, the Forum will provide a refined JesSca Contreras location for students from the Region IX Education Service Center area, and the greater Gary Cook Wichita Falls Community. The Forum is an art venue with educational opportunities for Logan rte Eub Miadclinc ntranks students to experience and to present live concerts, plays, and other special theatrical and Parn Featherston musical programs. This will bring an excellence of programing and performance that Fo,geson would enhance the quality of life for the youth, citizens, and visitors of the Wichita Falls Dr Hlchard Chess community as well as to the daily workforce population. Oohle Kosud vir:, Kjnkle The Arts Council has requested grant opportunities to update: I.McKecnrie "rir,. • Electrical Upgrades I i"d, Pnenuzsch • Acoustical Enhancements to Auditorium Tyla, Sales Kr Scheele • HVAC System and Plumbing ch: si,,e scregge • Room Dividers/Moveable Wall System Dar Shores • Fees and permits Sarah Swanson Mary Beth Waggcnar The total budget for this project is $675,000 and to fulfill these plans the Arts Council Dr. Sheldon Wang Board is requesting $120,000.00 of the 4-B Board to make these improvements to the ounce❑ wood Forum. For additional funds we have also made this request of the Priddy, Bridwell, DIRECTORS EMERITUS Bryant Edwards, Perkins -Prothro, Meadows, Sun Club, and Fain Foundations. Martha Fain John I rrschi The Arts Council in 2013 initiated a 2.4-million-dollar remodeling project to bring the Gail Key" Forum up to current codes as well as to refurbish and renovate it to make it more Carolyn Sanders accessible for all. The Arts Council Board prioritized critical needs such as asbestos Bob T7otnpscn* abatement, ADA compliance, a complete renovation of the interior, electrical David white improvements, replacing primary HVAC systems, replacement of the roof, new interior a9otl lighting, ceilings and flooring, an outdoor patio, new privacy fencing and partial parking lot renovations, landscaping and electrical system. Funds simply ran out to complete the entire project. These upgrades would provide safe and quality performance accommodations at the Forum. This project would replace three HVAC systems and repair one, add and update stage/performance lighting and electrical panels, install acoustical room dividers to The mission of the Arts Council is to nurture and strengthen the artistic, cultural, and educational quality of the cnmmunity arui surrounding areas. ['lease consider J. Ans Council in yuurestate planning. replace an aging partially functional, hazardous moveable walls. Acoustic panels and drapes to the auditorium area will complete the project. Wichita Falls has become a hub of activity for the region. Currently we have a partnership with Region IX and Wichita Falls I.S.D: through our virtual tours and distance learning lab classes. This program has been in existence for five years, beginning the sixth in 2019-2020. With the improvements to the Forum, we hope to serve as a venue of choice for the regional schools to host UIL drama activities, stage their concerts or plays, and for students to attend performances. For the past twenty-five years the Arts Council has connected with art organizations of all genres to bring the community together with its venues serving as performance locations. Now, with this history of success for preservation and finding successful adaptive reuse of two historical buildings, it is time to expand our vision to have a setting that can accommodate all types of performances. The Arts Council Board feels it is our responsibility to create a safe and elegant performance center for the benefit of all generations so that many may come to Wichita Falls to appreciate the amenities that are offered by living in North Texas. Thank you for your consideration of our request. Sincerely, Arts Council Wichita Falls Area, Inc. Carol S les, CEO B�elff,Arts .until Board Chair The m ssion of the Arts Council is to nurture and strengthen the artistic, cultural, and educational quality of the community and surrounding areas. Please consider the Arts Council in your escare planning. July 31, 2019 BYSf AcousticParfarmat a& . Space Utilizationfru mavetnents 'THE FORUM 2 120 sr•renwnv WIGHITA FALL$. TEMS 76300 Acoustic Perfermanee & Spare 1.1111itatlan Improvements PROJECT BUDGET Auili inc Interior 1. Replace Moveable Wall System (see attached $ 490,000.00 2, u ical Enhancement�to Au_oitorium S 3 0 0.0 Subtotal $ 513,000.00 euUdine 5vsterns HVAC & PiumhIMILIM attached) -- S 90 OOo 00 Sub -total $ 9o,ono0 Sub -total $ 603,000.0a S.Anii.q& enc .(;tS%l S 30.000.00 Sub -total $ 633,000.00 k cWI [lees. o2rmit5l $ 4 000 Profed Budget Total_ $ 67S,000,0o WF Forvm Amstk/sja Q fmpmuemenfs— BMSP #16059 FERGUSON-VERESH, INC. 703 EAST SCOT1- 1NICHRA FALLS, TEXAS 76301 (940) 6924600 Dick Bundy Bundy Young Sims & pntter 1005 9"' St #200 Wichita Falls, TX 76301 RE: The Kemp at the Forum Budget for five years: $70,000.00-$80,000.00. Year (1) 3 ton 1994 $5,00.00 (replace) (1) 5 tan 1994 $6,00.00 (repinee) (1) 10 ton 1994 $11,000.00 (:replace) (1) 25 ton 2007 $12,000.00 (repairs only) Total: $34,9w.Oo Heating Air Conditioning 1ACLA001516C CUNIOM Sheetmetal Plumbing M-3631u MR10tenanee Agreements Kitchen plumbing, —remove and repair cracked cast iron leading to grease trap, RO;)1 teo grease trap, Total: $26,000.00 Maintenance and repairs --approximately $3,000.60 per year for 5 years. 79%4 + Michael Verush, President Total: $15,00,00 inflated 3%lyr @ 4 yrs = $90,000.00 MAKING YOUR LIFE COMFORTABLEI q// ,�, ANTHONY INMAN l,�^r CONSTRUCTION, INC. October26, 2016 Arts Council Wichita Falls Area, Inc 1300 Lamar Wichita Falls, TX 76301 c/o Dick Bundy, BYSP Architects Mr, Bundy, Several years ago we reviewed the possibility of replacing the floor mounted folding partitions for the Forum. We retained the services of Mr. Frank Fischer, P.E. for a brief structural analysis of the existing steel framing and truss girders. The existing partition system is supported mainlyfrom a roller bearing wheel system guided on a track imbedded flush with the Terrazzo flooring. Modern folding partitions are supported from above and glide right over the top of the floor system. Mr. Fischer concluded the existing steel framing could support the weight of a new overhead braced system with minor modifications. Scope of work and Opinion of Probable cost forthe work: Dust partitions and protection of existing work $g 000 Demolition of existing partitions $12,000 Demolition of existing plater fur downs and framing $15,000 Relocation of Electrical and Mechanical work as required $15,000 Minor steel bracing as required $15,000 New steel plate with threaded holes to support new O.H. braced system $20,000 Light Gauge framing, drywall, and acoustical ceiling work $2%000 Painting and Finishing $10,000 New Folding Partition System $225,000 Overhead, Margin, General Conditions, Supervision $68,000 Contingency and/or Inflation $25,000 Total Projected Project Cost $433,000 Respectfully Submitted, Anthony Inflated 3%lyr @4 yrs = $4901000 �``ryr.Srvu"k� F E-t „ t From: Bill Johnson m II usuc e ' n r ink,n Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:38 AM To: Dick Bundy <dbundy(albvso comma Subject: RE: The Forum - Wichita Falls Dick, I have spoken with Jana and also with Jason Mayfield, who runs the sound for their shows. They were very helpful in describing the problems and concerns - The biggest problem is that they are bringing in loud, energetic acts that fill up a small room like this with a lot of energy. Even the "acoustic" performers are mic'ed and amplified, but they are less of a problem than a rock band. The audience is still, by and large, an older crowd, not as receptive perhaps to the loud music. The room will be improved by doing some or all of the things listed in our earlier report, by adding low - frequency sound absorption, and by helping diffuse the energy so that it does not create "hot" spots. It will still be too small a room for some of the louder acts, however. I believe that Jason is doing everything he can to control the amplified sound — he knows and understands the quirks of the room, and he thought that the described treatments would help. Here are my current recommendations and approximate prices Remove and replace the existing acoustical panels in the upper rear wall corners. This will be faster and easier than trying to reuse them, and probably won't cost any more. Approximate cost — 12 panels each 4'x5' x4" thick; remove existing panels: $6,000.00 Add operable drapes on the upper rear wall. These would be hand -drawn from the main floor level (adding a motor would be complicated and add at least $5,000.00 plus electrical, controls, etc.). Approximate cost — 2 drapery panels at 100%fullness, heavy velour (22 oz/sq.yd.) on curtain rod — each panel area about 10' x 15'. Pulleys and pull cords mounted at floor level. $6,000.00 AS AN ALTERNATIVE, USE FIXED PANELS INSTEAD OF THE DRAPES —THE WINDOWS WOULD STILL REFLECT SOUNDS. Add upper wall panels on either side of and below windows: 4 panels [ 3'x4'x4" on either side of the Windows; 3 panels at 3'x4'x2" under the windows. Approximate cost - 3,60D.00 Fixed acoustical panels on the upper side walls. These would both absorb and diffuse low frequency energy by using a wedge shape (3-3/16"' thick to 5-3/16" thick). Approximate cost — S evenly spaced panels each side, Perdue "Megawedge panels - 4'x4' $4,000.00- see httu://Q�rdUedCQtIStICS.cor71lassetsHmrt/nrodULtS na pr/r ucMont�/EcORUMeeaW i{r�t ncl! Since the drapes are often closed on the lower windows, we do not see the need to add the dead hung drapes there (item u5 in our earlier report) —these would be a handling, storage and mamtena ice problem Future consideration might be g'ven to adding fixed panels at the rear corners just past the windows/doors on the side walls. SUMMARY The so utions using draperies would total approximately 516,000.00 if all done at the same t me. The solutions using fixed panels on the upper rear wall around the windows woul�- totat approximately $13.600.00 if all done at the same time. �n order of preference of treatments, I recommend the following. Add the fixed acoustical panels on the upper side wal s (Item R4 above) Cost $4,000,00 Add ether the drapes (item #2 above) or the fixed panels (Item 93 above) to the upper rear wall. Cost $6,000 00 or $3,600 00, Note that the drapes would offer more flexobility in adjusting the sound, and would cover the windows when needed. Remove and replace the existing panels (Item #1 above). Cost $6,000 Oo Pease let me know if you need any additional information. & REG1QN1sEEDRvclAcTE1ON W I CHITR Fau.S a--A5 CENTER EVERY Learner EVERY Opportunity EVERY Day Arts Respond Evaluators Texas Commission on the Arts P. O. Box 13406 Austin, TX 78711 July 8, 2019 This letter is in support of the Arts Council application for a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts for projects that use an to promote innovations in K-12 education. The Region 9 Education Service Center has worked in partnership with the Arts Council on many occasions for events such as Texas Living History Day but another extremely beneficial collaboration has been the Distance Learning Labs and Virtual Tours which has celebrated 5 years. The Distance Learning Labs and Virtual Tours have provided opportunities to have artistic tours in K-12 schools and enrich the lives of the students in the region without leaving the classroom. Often there is not an art teacher or the experience is uniquely provided by another trained professional who brings their expertise and passion to the students via the distance platform in which students are still able to participate interactively. The students have the opportunity to listen to experts on many different topics and are given the chance to ask questions in real time. Indeed, the partnership has atTorded students in Region 9 school districts exposure to experiences they would not have had otherwise and greatly impacted regional education. Ours records indicate that in the last school year, 1,117 students from 23 campuses, including all grade levels Kindergarten-12", participated in the Distance Learning Nabs! Region 9 is extremely pleased to he able to continue this unique partnership we have had with the Wichita Falls Arts Council and look forward to many more opportunities for connections. Sincerely, Pat Page Director of Teaching and Learning Region 9 Education Service Center 301 Loop 11 • Wichita Falls. TX 76306-3706 • Phone 940.322.6928 • Fax: 940.767.3836 • Website, www.esc9.net WICHITA FALLS AV INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Kelly Strenski, M.Ed. Director of Fine Arts July 8, 2019 Arts Respond Evaluators Texas Commission on the Arts P.O. Box 13406 Austin, TX 78711 Dear Arts Respond Evaluators, 1104 Broad • PO. Box 97533 Wichita Falls, Texas 76307-7533 Phone (940) 235-1021 ext 15015 • Fax (940) 235-1321 kstrenski@wfisd net It is my pleasure to write you on behalf of The Kemp Center for the Arts. This wonderful organization is a terrific supporter and facilitator for art education in Wichita Falls and the surrounding areas through several innovative K-12 programs. As Fine Arts Director for Wichita Falls ISD, I've been witness to these programs inaction over the past four years, and very much look forward to continuing this partnership for the continued well-rounded education of our student learners. One such program offered by The Kemp Center for the Arts is elementary art Distance Learning Labs. In this program, any art teacher at one of sixteen elementary schools in WFISD is able to sign up to have a professional artist and/or trained teaching artist, teach an art lesson via computer -based distance learning software. The teaching artist is presented in real-time, allowing him/her to pace the lesson according to students' needs, and interact with the students. Lessons are varied throughout history, world regions, and mediums. one of the biggest perks for our schools is that the materials for the lesson are provided to the teacher through the distance learning program. Not only does this program aid teachers with limited budgets in providing additional learning opportunities with mediums we may not typically be able to provide our students, but it is also provides professional development for our art teachers as they observe another teaching artist in action, These live lessons are also recorded and may be played for other classes, or reviewed by a teacher in preparation for him/her to teach the same lesson independently to other classes. Another program provided to our students and teachers is the Virtual Tour program. This program coordinates many community resources such as our local regional education service center, local television studios, teaching artists, and schools to bring the outside community to our classrooms in grades kindergarten through grade 12. These tours have included things like the science of music featuring a professional symphony musician, recording studio technology, tours of art galleries, introduction to art therapy, the art of literary writing, cowboy art, etc and relate to all subject areas found in a school. The Kemp Center for the Arts' staff is very creative and collaborative, showing students that 'art' really has a broad definition and is woven into every fiber of our being. I consider our school district extremely fortunate to be We to partner with The Kemp Center for the Arts, as the value they provide in enriching our students' lives Is immeasurable. It is my hope that our students will continue to benefit from these innovative and supportive programs for years to come. Sincerely, Kelly Strenski, M, Ed. 1 � The Spirit of rIe._oma Texas Commission on the Arts P.O. Box 13406 Austin, TX 78711 Dear Arts Respond Evaluators I am so looking forward to the 5th season of the Distance Learning Labs and Virtual Tours presented by the Kemp Center for the Arts, Region 9 and KFDX-TV. I have been serving as host for many of the episodes and have been delighted by the programs developed by the Kemp Center. Personally I have learned a great deal on each episode. The guests have always proven to be experts in their topic areas which makes hosting the programs easy and actually fun. The Kemp Center staff brings extra effort to make sure I, and the television station staff, are well prepared. The topics they have selected have been very interesting. The "virtual' tour aspect of the programs effectively compresses the time and distance hurdles associated with visiting some of our subject matter. It has also created a great partnership between students and the television station. Our team worked with Region 9 to set up the system and many of the episodes have included pre -production executed by our staff, which they have enjoyed. I regularly see staff members watching the tours in our studio out of the corner of my eye. The benefit for students is obvious as they get to see and learn about highlights in our region they might not otherwise see due to time and travel difficulties. Dinosaur bones, blacksmithing and local art installations are just a few. The Kemp Center has always reminded me to look for the "art" in our topics. Who have thought to look for art in geologic formations, but we did! Thank you very much for your consideration. Am looking forward to our next episodes! Si_nlcerely, isC )a-GCc_ Kevin Selle, Chief Meteorologist KFDX-TV P. O. Box 4888 (76308) • 4500 Seymour Hwy. (76309) - Wichita Falls, TX • (940) 691-0003 • Fax (940) 691-0330 WICHITA I-ALLS INDEPENDENT 'Vr,�l' LSD ? SCHOOL D131rRICT July 8, 2019 Arts Respond Evaluators Texas Commission on the Arts P,O. Box 13406 Austin, TX 78711 Dear Arts Respond Evaluators, 1104 Broad • P.O, Box 97533 Wichita Palls, Texas 76307.7533 Phone (940) 235-1001 • FAX (940) 720-3228 www.wfisd.net I would like to take a minute to thank the Kemp Center for the Arts for providing my art students with amazing teaching artists, wonderful supplies, and the ability to create on a b!-weekiy basis through the distance learning program. t teach elementary art at Fain Elementary in Wichita Falls, TX to approximately 450 students ages kindergarten through 5th grade. For the past four years, I have had the privilege of exposing my students to amazing artists with different viewpoints through the distance learning program provided by The Kemp Center for the Arts. White my 3rd grade students are allowed the opportunity to participate via Skype, my entire school is allowed to learn through this program! Videos are made available for the entire school, and I am constantly learning and able to relay that learning to the rest of my students. Growth mindset and the arts go hand in hand! As the only art teacher at my school, it is refreshing and exciting to learn from the artists that teach my students via Sli I feel as if I am a student also. My students are able to hear about the experiences these artists have had in different countries and be exposed to different artwork. I feel that this type of exposure is what creates a growth miridset, and allows my students to see the world from a broader view. It teaches them to celebrate multiple perspectives, and that there are many ways to see and interpret the world. My students are able to see that small difference in art can have a large effect. It leaches them to embrace diversity, preserve, have an opinion, appreciate beauty, break away from stereotypes, see other viewpoints, and find multiple ways to solve a problem, The arts teach students how to see life! My students were allowed the opportunity to work with terracotta clay this year, and learn about pots from ancient Greece. They were also allowed to create monsters by collaging beautiful paper, and create cards with their own artistic design for people they admire! These are only a few on the projects and experiences they were able to take part in because of the distance learning program. I must take the time to thank the distance learning program for providing new and different materials. As student artists, the ability to experience new and different supplies is an amazing experience in itself) "Art has the role In education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else!" -Sydney Gurewitz Clemens Thank you for providing these opportunities for my students, Sincerely, RVA'.- V r\.z ibex+- Audra Miller Art Teacher K-Sth Grade Fain Elementary Wichita Falls Independent School District CART COUNCIL EDUCATION Kemp Center: • Youth After School: o Youth Drawing —Kelly Land o Elementary Art —Cindy Thomas o Beginning Anime- Kelly Land o Advanced Anime—Kelly Land o Advanced Youth Art —Kelly Land o Anime for Everyone- Kelly Land • Youth Camps —On -Site o Camp Creativity 1 & 2—Jennifer and Della Pool o Drawing Camp —Shawn Ramos o Watercolor Camp- Ginger Boller o Anime Art Camp — Beginner —Kelly Land and Amanda Wynn o Anime Art Camp- Advanced --Kelly Land and Amanda Wynn o Fine Art of Writing by Hand- Catherine Chastain o Painting Camp —Jason Bly • Youth Camps- Off -Site (Camp on the Go) o Seymour Art & Enrichment Council o YMCA —Childcare Branch o ARC -Camp Harmony o CampFire NTX o Girl Scouts- Younger Ages o Child Care Inc o Hospice- Camp Grin Again o Girl Scouts - Older Ages o Burkburnett Boys & Girls Club o Wichita Falls Housing Authority o Riverbend Nature Center • Free Family Activities o Studio Saturday- monthly o Discovery Carts • School Outreach o Choirs are invited to perform their concerts in the Great Hall o Burkburnett STEM night o Cunningham STEAM night o Art Relay with Southern Hills Elementary o Communities in Schools Expo o Project Back to School o Region 9 Math & Science Conference • Other Outreach o YMCA Healthy Kids Day o Stroll n Roll tables o Special Olympics o Sheppard Air Force Base- Travel Expo • Distance Learning (art lesson twice a month) o Schools Serviced: • Southern Hills Elementary • Scotland Park Elementary ■ Seymour ISD (4 classrooms) • Kate Burgess • City View (2 classrooms) • Henrietta ISD (2 classrooms) • Petrolia ISD • Booker Washington • Fain Elementary • Ben Franklin ■ Throckmorton • Cunningham • Fowler • Crockett Elementary • Lamar Elementary ■ Nocona • Newcastle ISD • Virtual Tours (once a month exploration of local artistic opportunity tied to history 2018-2019) o Humanities Texas and TAMI o Fort Richardson o Arts Council Wichita Falls Area, Inc. o Red River Valley Museum o St. Benedict's Orthodox Church o Grand Theatre- Electra, TX o Blacksmithing at MSU o Architecture with BYSP n Society for Creative Anachronism • Adult Classes o All About Acrylics --Rachel Liles o Kaye Franklin- Oil- Monthly —Kaye Franklin o Stoneware Mosaic Tile — Beginner and Advanced —Carol Castro o Beginner Jewelry —Kelly Land o Prismacolor— Pat Wearth o Hand Lettering- Catherine Chastain o Beginning Knitting -Emerald Stitches o Beading —Vanishing Pearl a Cold Wax painting a Fabric arts with Sherry Searcy • Bus Tours o Fall- Jesuit Dallas Museum and Museum of Biblical Art o Spring- Dallas Museum of Art The Forum • Youth Camps o Super Hero Camp —Shelly Proctor o Drama Camp -Jennifer and Della Pool • Youth Outreach o Fain Elementary Art Expo • Adult Classes o Memories in the Making- Christine Heidebrecht