HomeMy WebLinkAboutWS Item 03 - Flooding and Youth SportsMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER -4'
MEETING DATE: JULY 21, 2015
SUBJECT: FLOODING AND YOUTH SPORTS
The flood of 2015 has severely affected youth sports in Grapevine. The Parks & Recreation
Department has worked closely with the Grapevine Southlake Soccer Association (LSSA)
and Grapevine Baseball and Softball Association (GBSA). The needs for each association
are different.
Soccer
Because water is not expected to recede completely until October, GSSA will not have
access to Oak Grove fields 1-7 for Fall and likely not Spring 2016. Meadowmere fields 1-3
will be closed for the Fall and potentially Spring 2016 as well. Although GSSA is working
closely with Southlake and other area organizations to acquire field space, the demand for
space will far exceed the supply. This means that the Association will not have any lighted
fields for games or practices in Grapevine. A partial solution would be to add lights to the
field at The REC of Grapevine. The old Community Activities Center practice soccer field
had lights and the initial plan was to install lights as a component of the 2017 budget. Lights
could be installed by mid-September.
In addition, a small, prefabricated restroom was anticipated to be placed adjacent to the
field. The lead time for a restroom is longer, approximately 3-4 months.
Light Cost $185,000
Restroom Cost $ 65,000
Baseball/Softball
GBSA is affected primarily due to the softball fields at Oak Grove Softball Complex being
closed for the Fall. One way to assist these ballplayers with game space would be to add
scoreboards to the softball fields at Bear Creek Park. The cost of the scoreboard would be
$20,000.
Should Council choose to proceed, Staff will bring these items back to the August 4 meeting
for formal approval out of the Quality of Life fund which has an unencumbered fund balance
of $7.4 million.
7/16/2015 (3:43:02 PM)