Amateur Sports 121907

Amateur Sports Committee: 

Amateur Sports Committee Marco Barros, Chair George Block, Vice-Chair

Committee Charge: 

Committee Charge August, 2007 - Commissioners Court appointed citizens committee to: Evaluate the potential for amateur sports facilities in Bexar County Set guidelines, evaluate projects and create a list of prioritized recommendations for Commissioners Court Projects should be evaluated based on: Compatibility with Texas statute Established partnerships within the project Impact on tourism and return on investment Geographically/proportionality sensitive Sustainability

Committee Members: 

Committee Members David Arevalo Gary Arthur Bill Avila Marco Barros, Chair George Becknell Susan Blackwood George Block, Vice-Chair Stephanie Bocanegra Joe Bueno Laura Cabanilla-Cruz David Carpenter Gene Dawson Fred Gonzales Chip Haass Lynn Hickey Rob Kellen Kelli Larsen Joe Linson David Mellinger JoAnn Ramon Carla Vela Reverend Thurmond Walker Duane Wilson

Committee Meetings: 

Committee Meetings Meetings Held: 8 - all open to the public Total Hours: Over 20; Committee co-chairs spent well over 18 hours planning and organizing committee meetings

Committee Process: 

Committee Process The Committee established the following criteria: Tourism impact Partnership/investment Plan in place Economic impact/Return on investment Needed facility (unduplicated effort) Over the course of four months, committee members heard 19 presentations Each Committee member prioritized all 19 projects and recommended funding up to $75 million total The Committee unanimously approved a prioritized list of projects and funding recommendations based on the average of the Committee member’s recommendations

Recommended Projects: 

Recommended Projects UTSA Hartman Soccer and Special Needs Park National Swimming Center Brooks City Park Soccer Concepcion Park Complex Culebra Creek Soccer Wheatley Heights Classics Elite Soccer Southeast Skyline St. Mary’s University McAllister Little League Center Texas Fencing Center Missions Baseball

UTSA: 

UTSA International track/soccer stadium

Hartman Soccer and Special Needs Park: 

Hartman Soccer and Special Needs Park 15 soccer fields 1 special needs park

National Swimming Center: 

National Swimming Center 4,000 seat swimming stadium Added to 50m x 25m natatorium Added to 25y x 25m diving pool

Brooks City Park Soccer: 

Brooks City Park Soccer 10 soccer fields Added to 4 existing

Concepcion Park Complex: 

Concepcion Park Complex 6 basketball/12 volleyball gym Youth baseball 4-plex 2 softball/1 T-ball Track with football field and 1-mile cross country track

Culebra Creek Soccer: 

Culebra Creek Soccer

Wheatley Heights: 

Wheatley Heights Softball 4-plex Track with a football field 5 practice/tournament football fields Soccer practice area

Classics Elite Soccer: 

Classics Elite Soccer 5 soccer fields Added to 7 existing

Southeast Skyline: 

Southeast Skyline 7 fields Pony League baseball complex

St. Mary’s University: 

St. Mary’s University NCAA Division II outdoor complex

McAllister Little League: 

McAllister Little League 6 youth baseball fields 4 adult baseball fields

Texas Fencing Center: 

Texas Fencing Center 12-strip fencing center

Missions Baseball: 

Missions Baseball 4 adult baseball fields 4 baseball/softball fields 4 softball fields

Funding Recommendations: 

Funding Recommendations

Leveraged Dollars: 

Leveraged Dollars Visitor Tax Funds - $75,000,000 Leveraged - $125,770,000 Total Projects - $200,770,000

Map of Projects: 

Map of Projects

Total Impact to Bexar County (New Capacity): 

Total Impact to Bexar County (New Capacity) Basketball - 6 courts: will be the only tournament facility in town under one roof Volleyball - 12 courts: will be the only tournament facility in town under one roof Soccer - 46 fields: doubles existing tournament capacity Adult Baseball - 10 diamonds: there are currently no adult baseball complexes in Texas Youth Baseball - 21 diamonds: Provides 3 new full-size tournament sites and additional practice fields Softball - 22 diamonds: Provides 2 new tournament complexes and additional practice fields Swimming - 1 50m pool; 1 25m pool (equivalent to 6 new city pools): Will be the only swimming stadium in the Central United States Fencing - 12 strips: Will be the only dedicated fencing facility in San Antonio; the only competitive facility in Texas Track - 3 tracks and 1 cross-country course: Currently no international tracks in San Antonio; provides 3 training and 1 competition Football - 7 fields: Only football complex in San Antonio