TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, City Manager ICMA-CM
FROM: Kristoff Bauer, Dep. City Manager ICMA-CM
Tracey Broyles, Budget and Evaluation Director
DATE: January 13, 2019
RE:
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Amendment of the Use and Operating Agreement with Fayetteville Baseball Club for Segra Stadium Regarding the Capital Repair, Maintenance and Improvements Schedule (Exhibit E), and Adoption of Capital Project Ordinance 2020-24 to Authorize Calendar Year 2020 Expenditures from the Capital Repair, Maintenance and Improvements Account
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
District 2
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal II: Diverse and Viable Economy
Executive Summary:
The Use and Operating Agreement ("Agreement") for Segra Stadium references a Capital Repair, Maintenance and Improvements Schedule (Exhibit E) ("Schedule") that is to guide expenditures from the Capital Repair, Maintenance and Improvements Account ("Account") over the term of that Agreement. The Schedule, however, was not developed at the time that the Agreement was executed and is currently blank in the official copy of the Agreement. Council action is needed to authorize amending the Agreement to add a completed and agreed upon Schedule to the Agreement.
Further, the Woodpeckers have requested and the Board of Advisors have recommended specific expenditures from the Account which the Council must consider and authorize should they deem appropriate to do so. Capital Project Ordinance (CPO) 2020-24 will appropriate $180,000 of contributions under the agreement to fund the installation of 10 ceiling fans in the stadium concourse area and the extension of field netting to the foul poles.
Background:
The City executed the Agreement with Fayetteville Baseball Club ("Operator"), a subsidiary of Houston Baseball Partners, in December of 2016 (Attached). The stadium had not even been designed at that time. The Agreement sets up a mechanism to identify and...
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