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At a distance of 8 kpc, the center of our Galaxy is the nearest galacticnucleus, and has been the subject of numerous key projects undertaken by greatobservatories such as Chandra, Spitzer, and Herschel. However, there are stillno surveys of molecular gas properties in the Galactic center with less than30" (1 pc) resolution. There is also no sensitive polarization survey of thisregion, despite numerous nonthermal magnetic features apparently unique to thecentral 300 parsecs. In this paper, we outline the potential the VLASS has tofill this gap. We assess multiple considerations in observing the Galacticcenter, and recommend a C-band survey with 10 micro-Jy continuum RMS andsensitive to molecular gas with densities greater than 10^4 cm^{-3}, covering17 square degrees in both DnC and CnB configurations ( resolution ~5"),totaling 750 hours of observing time. Ultimately, we wish to note that theupgraded VLA is not just optimized for fast continuum surveys, but has apowerful correlator capable of simultaneously observing continuum emission anddozens of molecular and recombination lines. This is an enormous strength thatshould be fully exploited and highlighted by the VLASS, and which is ideallysuited for surveying the center of our Galaxy.

VLASSICK: The VLA Sky Survey in the Central Kiloparsec