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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
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For Meeting of: September 11, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Discussion regarding 4th Street
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To: City Manager
From: Steve Caffery
Date: August 29, 2012
Subject: Plaza Background
The concept of a plaza completing the Capitol Theatre Campus has always been fundamental to the CTC's
goal of engaging our community by using the arts as the tool to create a defined community center for
Yakima. Specifically, recognizing that half of our population has roots in Mexico, the majority coming from
the state of Michoacan with its own distinctive heritage and that the CTC has not been successful attracting
this community to the Theatre (although we have had some success with outdoor performances and
festivals.)
The social center for any town in Mexico is their central square or plaza where every night, the community
gathers. Some are open squares surrounded by buildings, restaurants, government offices, etc. Some look
like they are right out of New England complete with a traditional bandstand that Souza would feel at
home performing. Central plaza's are called Zocalo's and are surrounded by government buildings.
(Perhaps the most famous is the central Zocalo in Mexico City. In Morelia, the capital of Michoacan, there
are two: One is the style of New England bordered by government buildings, restaurants and hotels; the
other is a simple open square in front of a cathedral — where I once saw dancing horses perform in front of a
full orchestra.)
To expand community engagement in the Capitol Theatre, we developed a strategy to create an
environment and downtown destination that would be universally appealing including inviting Hispanic
participation by first honoring heritage. Thus a plaza or Zocalo designed in the Colonial /Mediterranean
influence of Morelia. This is a concept we commissioned as an example of what 4t Street could look like
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This concept is designed as an extension of the 4 Street Theatre and its patio. It includes open water
features, space and support for outdoor performances and festivals (conduits for power were laid when we
paved the alley), shade and sitting so parents can watch their children run through the water. The idea was
to put retractable bollards at both ends so it could allow for traffic and access by the Courthouse and
Capitol Theatre. The cost estimate was $3m but that was 5 -years ago.