Monday, January 27, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5
feasibility of events center discussed
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By MONA L. PALMER
Staff Writer
8 Bie need to replace G. Rollie
Be Coliseum as an events center
«xists, Francis R. Deering told
ETexas A&M Board of Regents
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i'^^Wering, of the Francis R. Deer-
l „‘■onsuhant firm in Houston, up-
a his August 1982 marketing/e-
" as: iomic study on the feasibility of a
pal events center in College Sta-
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e bvliB . , \ o \ t
) or9iiB s P ecia ^ events center at A&M
Sid draw from an estimated pop-
Bn of 300,000, Deering said,
vain r forty-eight percent of patrons at
po| iddei Auditorium are from the
? rs ac Bnmity, and a special events cen-
■ould attract visitors from other
s an ies such as Huntsville and Bren-
ler/'iBhe said.
■pendt® 6 main source of income in an
if h L |nts center is concerts followed by
sutyjftball, arena events (rodeos, ice
es) and other sports, Deering
funding, he said, but the need will
decrease as the center stablizes.
The bottom line, Deering said, is a
$468,000 deficit in the first five
years of operation but a profession
ally managed center would generate
70 percent of its own operating costs
after stabilizing.
Dr. Eddie J. Davis, vice president
derson, Inc. architectural firm in
Houston, presented plans for a dou
ble tier and a single tier events cen
ter.
The two buildings have the same
general appearance, floor space and
sound quality, he said.
Regent Henry Cisneros, mayor of
San Antonio, said that patrons of the
A special events center at A&M would draw from an es
timated population of300,000.
— Francis R. Deering of the Francis R. Deering Consul
tant Firm.
During the first few years an
Bs center may require additional
for fiscal affairs, said the University
doesn’t run a deficit at G. Rollie
White Coliseum because a percent
age of the cost is paid by physical ed
ucation fees. The coliseum would be
run on a deficit if the University
fully paid the cost, he said.
Davis said he hopes physical edu
cation fees will pay for 30 percent of
the proposed special events center.
Ralph Anderson, of the Crain/An-
Hemisphere Arena in San Antonio
complained about the second level
saying they felt like second class citi
zens if they weren’t in the first tier.
The board also tabled a resolution
to adopt a five-year financial plan
until the March meeting.
The resolution, designed to main
tain flexibility in the budget, recog
nizes that major changes in the fi
nancial environment may require
changes in budget priorities.
Chancellor Arthur G. Hansen
said the University must have a flexi
ble budget in case something unex
pected happens like a building burn
ing down. If that happens then
replacing the building becomes the
number one budget priority, he said.
In other action:
• A representative from Di
amond Circle Associates presented a
proposal to construct north end
zone sky boxes at Kyle Field. 4 he
building would include private spec
tator suites, a lodge club section and
a 15,000 square foot multi-purpose
facility. The board voted to take no
action until more information was
available.
• The title of division head eme
ritus was granted to Chief Henry D.
Smith, division head of the fire pro
tection training division.
• The title of associate deputy
chancellor for agriculture and pro
fessor of animal science emeritus
was granted to Dr. O.D. Butler.
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