A Centennial Authority committee began consideration of more than 70 potential enhancements to PNC Arena on Friday. The process of creating the final list of projects is expected to take at least a month.
DOWNLOAD THE APP FROM THE APPLE AND GOOGLE APP STORES. IT IS FREE WHEREVER YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR APPS. >> RENOVATIONS AT THE PNC ARENA COULD BE A STEP CLOSER TO HAPPENING THIS MORNING. THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS RENOVATIONS TO THE 24 YEAR-OLD VENUE. WRAL, SHELLEY JACKSON JOINS US LIVE FROM PNC ARENA SHELLEY. THERE ARE A LOT OF PROPOSED CHANGES HERE. >> THERE CERTAINLY ARE. MICHELLE, THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 PROPOSALS IN THIS MORNING'S 117 PAGE PRESENTATION. OF COURSE, NOT. ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS WILL MAKE THE FINAL CUT. IT SOME OF THE PROPOSALS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT INCLUDE A SPORTSBOOK BARS IN THE UPPER LEVEL THAT FACE THE PLAYING SURFACE, REFRESHING REST ROOMS AND SUITES REPURPOSING THE BOX OFFICE CONCOURSE CREATING MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS, IMPROVING BEHIND THE SCENES INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS. IT'S JUST A FEW OF THE PROPOSALS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT NOW. EACH PROJECT IS TIED TO ONE OF 5 PILLARS ACETIC IMPROVEMENT. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION GUEST EXPERIENCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND REVENUE ENHANCEMENT. AND RIGHT NOW, IRENE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE FOCUS MORE ON RENOVATING THE SPACE. THEY HAVE A SET OF EXPANSION. >> BUILDING ITSELF IS A WE KNOW THE ENHANCEMENT AND LAUBER FOSSILS THAT WERE GETTING READY TO UNDERTAKE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS KNOWING RIGHT FROM WRONG >> SO THE NEXT STEP WILL BE NEXT WEEK WHEN ARENA STAKEHOLDERS NEED TO TALK ABOUT THEIR NEEDS, THEIR WANTS AND THE REQUIREMENTS SO FAR, THERE'S NO PRICE TAG FOR THIS PROJECT. THEY HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH PROPOSALS THEY WILL ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT. BUT IF THERE IS WHEN THEY DECIDE THEY WILL RAISE THE MONEY THROUGH THE TAX HOSPITALITY TAX AND IF THINGS GET DECIDED IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 2 TO 5 YEARS TO COMPLETE THE RENOVATIONS, WE'LL
