Item 20 Additional Material posted 6-11-201 of 2June 16, 2020, Item #20MEMQRANDLJM CityofPoway ADDITIONAL MATERIALS (Agenda Related Writings/Documents provided to City Council or Staff after distribution of the Agenda Packet for the June 16, 2020 Council Meeting) DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: June 11, 2020 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Faviola Medina, CMC ~ (858) 668-4535 or fmedina@poway.org Item #20 -Proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program Attached please find correspondence received after the agenda posting deadline. Reviewed/Approved By: Assistant City Manager Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Approved By: City Manager
2 of 2June 16, 2020, Item #20From: To: Subject: Date: Carol Legg Ana Alarcon FW: PCPA ownership ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Thursday, June 11, 2020 J:n2:43 PM From: Dana Hamson <dana.hamson@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 1:52 PM To: Steve Vaus <SVaus@poway.org>; Caylin Frank <CFrank@poway.org>; Dave Grosch <DGrosch@poway.org>; Barry Leonard <BLeonard@poway.org>; John Mullin <JMullin@poway.org> Subject: PCPA ownership To our Poway City Council Members: I have lived in Poway for 22 years, and absolutely love it here. It has been such a great place to raise a family. We appreciate the service of public servants who have helped make Poway great. I would like to express concern about the ownership of the PCPA being passed to PUSD. I strongly oppose this move. I understand that financial concerns are the driving force behind trying to find a solution, and honor efforts to keep city budgets solvent. However ... The PCPA is part of what makes Poway special. Having a professional theater venue is a big bonus for a community. I have attended many events at the PCPA over the years, some school sponsored and some professional, and have always been impressed by the venue and the professional way it is run. It would be a travesty to turn the fate of one of our community's jewels over to the school district, which has a terrible history of facility maintenance. They could not possibly hope to meet the expenses of the PCPA, especially since PUSD already has tens of millions of dollars of unmet facility needs in the district. It seems to me that having PUSD take over the PCPA is not only a very poor fit, but will doom Poway's Performing Art Center to slide into disrepair. It would no longer be the asset to Poway that it is now. Please do all that is possible to keep the PCPA as a community facility. Thank you for your time and attention. Respectfully, Dana Hamson