In order to fulfill the voters' expectations associated with their approval of the May 10, 2008, bond proposition that authorizes the expenditure by the Austin Independent School District of $40M to construct a district-wide student performing arts center, the Board of Trustees and the Administration jointly created the AISD Student Performing Arts Center (PAC) Task Force.

The "charge" of the PAC task force includes:

1. Review the needs assessment, basis for recommendations and the AISD Performing Arts Advisory Committee recommendations to determine if all assumptions that were used to develop the design concept are still appropriate to develop site and building design specifications given the 2008 Bond Program Performing Arts Center budget and schedule. Make recommendations for modifications to the design concept and specifications as appropriate;
2. Review criteria for the selection of the best possible site for the location of the PAC (e.g. district-wide access, cost, environmental and neighborhood considerations, parking, joint use opportunities, etc.);

3. Review the Board selected site for the PAC;
4. Review and provide input on the design concept for the PAC prior to the presentations of the proposed design concept to the Board of Trustees and the Community Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC);
5. Continue to provide input to staff during the design and construction phases of the project, serving the role similar to the Campus Task Force for a campus project;
6. Report, at least quarterly, to the CBOC on the progress of the PAC project.

PAC Task Force Members:

• Nathaniel Brickens
• Tommy Cowan*
• Marc Erck
• Vera Givens
• Elizabeth Gonzales
• Amy Wong Mok*
• Geronimo Rodriguez*
• Dale Sump
• Mollie Tower
• Jim Walker
• Eddie Zamora

MEETING SCHEDULE These meetings are scheduled from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM in the AISD Board Auditorium of the Carruth Administration Center unless specified otherwise.

• Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A public hearing was held on Thursday, October 30, 2008

The members of the Performing Arts Center have developed a list of recommended site selection criteria that will be presented to the Board of Trustees on Monday, November 10, 2 008. Please click on the link below to view the list
Recommended Site Selection Criteria

The District has released a Request For Proposals (RFP) from land owners and developers for a site for the Performing Arts Center. The RFP incororates the criteria established by the Performing Arts Center Task Force who were charged with reviewing the criteria for the selection of the best possible site for the location of the PAC (see link above).

• PAC RFP
• PAC RFP Addendum

The deadline for submittals is 2:00 p.m. February 2, 2009 and the District will hold a pre-proposal meeting on January 26, 2009 in the conference room of the Delco Center, 4601 Pecan Brook Dr.