Transcript Sports Parks

KSA Parks:
Accommodating the Next Generation
KSA Sports Subcommittee
Dee Price, Dick McGucken, John Kaskie,
Janet Maloney, Chris Manthei
Bob Rehak
July 16, 2009
10 New Acres at River Grove
Approximate
area available
for development
Kingwood Service Association
Five Objectives
Develop a Master Plan that…
1. Allocates and guides development of new
acreage at River Grove Park
2. Optimizes use of all land at
DR, RG, NP
3. Upgrades facilities where possible
4. Accommodates community needs
5. Respects KSA’s ability to raise funds
Kingwood Service Association
Work to Date
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Collected data from leaseholders
Solicited input from community groups
Debated ways to allocate space
Worked with sports groups to define
characteristics of showcase facilities
Outlined three alternative plans
Presented options to Parks
Issued Request for Proposals
Received and reviewed four
Selected recommendation
Parks Committee approved recommendation
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Next Steps
 Immediate
 Approve funding for development of Master Plan
 Establish parallel entity that allows people and
corporations to make tax deductible gifts of land or
money to the effort
 Begin master planning process
 Before 2010 Budget Process
 Establish target budget
 Develop phasing schedule that accommodates
our ability to raise money
Kingwood Service Association
Appendix A
Kingwood Sports Groups KSA Does Not Accommodate
 Sports Activities Provided by Other Not For Profit Organizations in our
Community (Service Provider)
 Youth Football (Kingwood Football League)
 Youth Flag Football, Youth Roller Hockey, Youth/Adult Basketball, Soccer,
Baseball, Girls Softball, Day Camps in Summer (YMCA)
 Youth Rugby (Kingwood Rugby Club)
 Sports Activities Not Provided by any Organization in the Kingwood or
Surrounding Community
 Adult Flag Football (Kingwood Adult Softball discontinued in 2006 due to
insurance costs)
 Adult Baseball
 Sports Activities provided by For-Profit Organizations in the Kingwood Area
 Youth Basketball (Competitive Basketball League)
 Fun Fair Positive Soccer
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Appendix B
Requests for Land by Current Sports Groups
Kingwood Alliance Soccer Association
 Requests KSA reassign the unlit soccer field at Deer Ridge leased by Texas Heat Wave to KW Alliance
 Reports KW Forest Cove Baseball have authorized adding lighting to their poles to light soccer field
 States that growing demand is necessitating need for additional lit fields
Kingwood Adult Softball Association
 Requests 2.5 acres of additional land at Northpark to build second Adult Field
 Agrees to work with Kingwood Girls Softball and KSA to develop integrated/shared softball complex
 Supports development of unallocated field space for community use
 Funds available to reimburse Texas Heat Wave for infrastructure investment (KASA share)
Kingwood Girls Softball Association
 Requests additional space at Northpark to build more fields
 Agrees to work with Kingwood Adult Softball and KSA to develop integrated/shared softball complex
Kingwood Horseman’s Association
 Requests additional land at Deer Ridge for walking and grazing of horses
 Requests return of the unlit soccer field which was part of its original lease
Kingwood/Forest Cove Baseball
 Requests additional fields and upgrades to existing fields to make them regulation size
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