Presented to the Georgia Recreation and Park Association - November, 2012

1. Creative Ways To Get New Athletic Fields
Georgia Recreation and Park Association
November, 2012
Tom O’Rourke, Executive Director
Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
torourke@ccprc.com

2. 3 Issues
1.What does it take to build a first class field?
2.How much does it cost?
3.Where do you find the money to pay for it?

6. You can do it like this …

7. ... or you can do it like this.

8. First, Educate Yourself
Be aware of the LIMITING factors.
Take into consideration multi-use.

9. Now that you are Educated, Who Do You Hire?
•Know what are the main issues with your project.
•Know the difference between the professionals;
Architect
Landscape Architect
Civil Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Soil Consultant
Landscape Contractor

10. How much does it cost to build this field?

11. Factors Affecting Costs
Topographic and Soil Conditions
Vegetative Cover – (Not just clearing!)
Fill Materials
Irrigation Source and local regulations

12. A professional project will have
Clearing
Grading
Lighting
Grass
Underdrain
Fencing
Bleachers
Design Fees
Parking
Restrooms
Press box
Land Costs

13. How much does it cost to build this field?
Back to the Original Question

14. One Full Size Baseball Field Minimum 300’ to Fence
•Baseball Field
•Electrical General 1,000
•Lighting 160,000
•Underdrain/Drainage 16,000
•Clay 6,000
•Fencing/Dugouts/Backstop 21,000
•Foul Poles 4,500
•Furnishings 5,000
•Irrigation 22,000
•Sod 44,000
•Rough Grade 38,000
•Fine Grade 18,000
•Clearing/Grubbing 14,000
•Total - $349,500
Soft Costs – 8% = $27,960
Contingency – 10% = $37,746
TOTAL FOR PROJECT $416,206

15. One Full Size Softball Field 190’ - 225’ to Fence
•Softball Field
•Electrical General 1,000
•Lighting 140,000
•Underdrain/Drainage 13,000
•Clay 4,000
•Fencing/Dugouts/Backstop 18,500
•Foul Poles 4,500
•Furnishings 4,000
•Irrigation 15,000
•Sod 18,000
•Rough Grade 17,000
•Fine Grade 7,6,00
•Clearing/Grubbing 7,000
•Total – 249,600,500
Soft Costs – 8% = $19,968
Contingency – 10% = $26,956.80
TOTAL FOR PROJECT
$296,524.80

16. How Do You Pay For It?
You first need to know EXACTLY how much you need
You need $ 416,206…Right?

17. Instead of $ 416,206
•Assuming a 5% interest rate
•Assuming paying back over 20 years
•$ 2,937 / Month
•$ 35,244 / Year

18. If you need $1,000,000
•Assuming a 5% interest rate
•Assuming paying back over 20 years
•$ 7,048 / Month
•$ 84,576 / Year

19. Bond Costs
•1 million - $84,500 / year
•5 million - $422,500/year
•10 million - $845,000/year
•20 million - $1,690,000/year

20. Sports as an Economic Development Driver
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gk6Oy9Ybp8&feature=related

21. Where Do You Get the Money?

22. Real Sources
•Existing Capital Funds
•Revenue Bond
•Hospitality Taxes – Accommodations Taxes
•SPLOST
•User Fees / Lease Agreements

23. Your Own Capital Budget
•Alpharetta Ga. $ 9,313,797 / Year
•Athens Clarke Co. $ 61,648,200 / Year
oCurrent Services – Improved Services – Water Sewer Enterprise
•City of Roswell Ga. Multi-Year
FY 2010–FY 2014 Capital Improvement Program totals $50,414,309

24. Be Careful of
•Scare tactics
•Inflated economic impact numbers
oHotel Nights
oVisitor Spending
oOperational Spending
•Tourism Impact Figures
•Direct impact of the figures
•Grants

25. GRANTS
•Baseball Tomorrow Fund
•Diamondbacks Foundation
•NFL Grassroots
•Tony Hawk Foundation
•U.S. Soccer Foundation
Foundations in General!

26. Thank You
torourke@ccprc.com