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What's the Buzz on the Green Music Center Complex?
Last week, the SSU student newspaper, the STAR, published a story entitled
Green Music Center Re-envisions Completion. The story highlighted the
changes of the project from the Green Music Center, (GMC) to the Green
Music Center Complex. For the past couple of years, the GMC consisted
primarily of a 1400 seat concert hall a lobby, and appropriate back-of-house
support space. Donor contributions have generously provided the funds
for this part of the project.
Proposition 55 (the Public Education Facilities Bond of 2004) will provide
SSU with just over $16 million for the campus capital outlay program during
the 2005-2006 fiscal year. These dollars will be used to construct a Music
and Faculty Office Building adjacent to the GMC and part of the Green
Music Center Complex. The Music and Faculty Office Building satisfies
current facility deficits in the University’s music program, adds
campus-wide lecture space and partially addresses the campus need for
additional faculty offices. The donor-funded Green Music Center will be
combined with the Music and Faculty Office building to enhance the University’s
Performing Arts Program and engage the community in a shared resource
for the performance of the musical arts.
While the STAR article was generally accurate, further information with
respect to the third aspect of the Green Music Center Complex, the Conference
Center, is needed. The $7,000,000 for this project will not be borrowed
by the Sonoma State Enterprises but rather by the CSU via the System-Wide
Revenue Bond program. General Fund appropriations are not a source of
repayment for this bond. Funds to repay this loan will come from a special
fee included in every ticket sold for all non-student events held at the
donor-funded Green Music Center as well as revenue generated via non-campus
rentals of the donor-funded Green Music Center including conferences,
lectures, special events, weddings, banquets, etc. In accordance with
CSU policy, Sonoma State Enterprises will pay rent for space it utilizes
in the Complex for retail and dining activities.
slk,10/11/04