TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
Jeffrey Yates, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Kimberly Leonard, CLGFO, CLGBO, CPA, MPA
Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: September 23, 2024
RE:
Title
Adoption of Capital Project Ordinance Amendment to appropriate $668,861 in Funding for Segra Stadium Improvements from the Segra Stadium Account to bring Segra Stadium into Compliance with the Latest Minor League Baseball Requirements
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate.
Executive Summary:
On April 24, 2023, the Council approved Capital Project Ordinance (CPO) 2023-18 to appropriate $150,000 from the Segra Stadium Account ("Account") to begin improvements to Segra Stadium. Council's approval for construction specified that the improvements were not to exceed $750,000, however the final cost is $869,414. The Segra Stadium Capital Improvements Board of Advisors had previously recommended Council spend up to $818,861 for the required Minor League Baseball (MiLB) stadium compliance improvements. The Woodpeckers (Houston Astros) agreed to pay the actual cost overage of $50,553. The improvements included the following:
* Female Locker Room
* Visitors Commissary and Dining Area
This left $668,861 remaining for the City to cover, which is the difference between the amount not paid by the Woodpeckers $818,861 less the $150,000 already appropriated. To cover these expenditures, the Council is asked to adopt Capital Project Ordinance Amendment (CPOA) 2025-30 to appropriate an additional $668,861, from the Segra Stadium Account fund balance for these improvements.
Background:
The City executed a Use and Operating Agreement ("Agreement") for Segra Stadium with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers ("Operator"), a subsidiary of Houston Baseball Partners, in December 2016. T...
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