CITY OF COLLEGE STATION

PARKS AND RECREATION

Veteran’s Park and Athletic Complex Build-Out

March 26, 2015

Overall Build-out Plan

VETERAN’S PARK BUILD-OUT

Championship Field – seating for 1,710 with ability to expand

to 2,856; locker rooms, press box, concessions, storage

3 additional full-size athletic fields – all synthetic turf

750 parking spaces

Lighting, shade, playgrounds and splash pads

CITY OF COLLEGE STATION PARKS AND RECREATIONVETERAN’S PARK AND ATHLETIC COMPLEX BUILD-OUT

HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS

The intent for funding of this project is to utilize Hotel Occupancy Tax funds. The use of the HOT funds, Chapter 351 of the Tax Code, require that the project meet a two part test.

First Part of Test: Every expenditure must directly enhance and promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry.

Second Part of Test: Every expenditure of the hotel occupancy tax must clearly fit into one of nine statutorily provided categories for expenditure of local hotel occupancy tax revenues. We meet this under section #7.

*NOTE: The amount of “area hotel revenue” that is generated by activity from sports events at the facility must equal or exceed the amount spent to upgrade the facility within five years or the hotel occupancy tax fund will need to be reimbursed the difference.

VETERAN’S PARK BUILD-OUT

Events

Prior to 2014 = 35/yr. average

Economic Impact (estimate) = $5,000,000

2014 (with new fields and focus on Athletic Tourism) = 58

Economic Impact (estimate) = $16,600,000

Build-Out expected increase in activity = 70/yr.

Economic Impact (estimate) = $23,000,000

Collateral benefit to local groups:

Use of the facilities when not being used for events

Host tournaments currently not offered in this area

Will help address field use/availability issues

True year-round facility

6 synthetic fields to host tournaments, even during the wet/cold

season

Add to our event total with the flexibility to host larger tournaments

that we are not currently large enough to handle.

High Return on Investment (ROI) and economic impact to the community.

Events that have expressed strong interest in coming to town with

addition of new Fields, with one being a Championship field:

-2017 US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championship

-2017-2019 US Youth Soccer Region III Soccer Camps (Boys/Girls)

-2018 US Lacrosse State Championship

-2019 US Lacrosse Regional Championship

-2017 Aloha Tournament’s Texas Two-Step Lacrosse Tournament

-2018 US Youth Soccer National Championship

-2018 SuperCopa Soccer Week

-2017 International Quidditch Association Southern Regional Championship

-2018 International Quidditch Association National Championship

-2017, 2018, 2019, etc. State Football 7v7 (They may rotate years with us and Frisco)

-2017 and 2019 National Football 7v7

-2017 and 2018 USA Ultimate College Championship (Ultimate Frisbee)

-2017 Premiere Soccer Services North America vs South America

-2017, 2018, 2019, etc. USA Football International Bowl

Veteran’s Park Build-Out Master Plan

Baker-Aicklen & Associates, Inc.

Brian Binkowski

Director of Planning and Landscape Architecture

Tim Bargainer

Vice President, CEO

Overall Build-out Plan

Championship Field Site

Championship Field

Plaza Entry

Plaza EntryPlaza Entry

Pavilion Terrace

Terrace Seating

Concourse

Media Deck

Press Box

Play Plaza

Concourse Transition

DISCUSSION / DIRECTION

Staff is looking for approval to move forward

with securing a firm to fully design and engineer

the Veteran’s Park Build-Out.

Overall Build-out Plan | Questions ?