Meeting Agenda
1. Open Meeting
2. Roll Call
3. Items of Business
3.A. Consider a recommendation to the City Council on a sports complex project. 
4. Officers' Reports
5. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: July 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting
Subject:
1. Open Meeting
Rationale:
  • In accordance with Nebraska law, a copy of the Open Meetings Act can be found in the back of the Council Chambers.
  • Items listed on the agenda may be considered in any order.
Subject:
2. Roll Call
Rationale:
  • Attendance of members will be recorded to determine the presence of a quorum for official actions.
Subject:
3. Items of Business
Rationale:
  • The Committee may discuss or limit discussion on, hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to, or take action to provide a recommendation to the City Council on any matter presented under this title.
Subject:
3.A. Consider a recommendation to the City Council on a sports complex project. 
Discussion:
City Administrator Tom Ourada provided a presentation on a New Sports and Recreation Complex-Why Do This vs. Why Not 
- Investing in the community has made a difference.
- Various concepts have been proposed 
- Expanding Tuxedo Park would not address many needs or provide opportunities for the youth 
- Building new fields and amenities (at least 6 softball fields) (4 regulation-sized soccer fields) (2 baseball fields) (Recreation area - playground, picnic, trial, etc.) 
- The property the City is looking at purchasing is south of town and totals 59+ acres. (includes one well but excludes a large well and pivot.) (costs a little over $20,000 per acre) 
- The City has a 71 acre farm that the other owner is interested in. (Could be used to help offset the cost of acquisition) (Balance of the purchase would be funded with utility reserve funds) 
- Parks & Rec budget will at least double (But it will not occur for several years) 
- Can transition from Tuxedo Park to South Park with old and new infrastructure in a deliberate and organized manner without deficit spending and without programs suffering. 
- The General fund will grow with the increase in property and sales tax that is the beneficiary of the increases in travel and traffic coming from this project. 
- •Start tonight - Park & Rec Committee•Then Council - •Move some fields over•Construct new•New soccer on limited budget - low cost participation•Rock road and small parking areas•Infrastructure is in place with a well and water, sewer, and power in the vicinity.


 
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Recommend to the City Council a sports complex project. Carried with a motion by Dan Papik and a second by Kyle Frans.
  • Kyle Frans: Aye
  • Ashley Newmyer: Aye
  • Dan Papik: Aye
Subject:
4. Officers' Reports
Rationale:
  • Reports may be given by the Mayor, Officers, Departments, or Councilmembers concerning the current operations of the City.
  • No action can be taken on matters presented under this title except to answer any questions or to refer the matter for further action.
Subject:
5. Adjournment

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