Keeping You Informed: Study Session Agenda Item # 2a 16-0628 > Proposed Mesa Sports Complex

Hey! There seems to be a very BIG rush with the end of the fiscal year approaching to ram things through the Mesa City Council that will cost taxpayers million$ of dollars . . . and now here's another one!
PAY ATTENTION:
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $58,000,000
TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET $2,625,000
Proposed Mesa Sports Complex
June 2, 2016
[10-page Presentation >> Takes a few steps but take a look here
http://mesa.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2739138&GUID=E11994EB-6BE0-4800-B976-191EE2DCAEC7   ]

Mesa Sports Complex Components
• Located at Brown Road and 80th Street
• 110,000 sf. Fieldhouse
• 10 Lighted Synthetic Turf Fields
• 1 stadium field with flexible seating
• 14 Lighted Natural Grass Fields
• 1 Stadium field with flexible seating
• On-site parking for 2,600+ vehicles
• On-site Concession Operations
• Restrooms/Locker rooms, meeting and office space

Mesa Sports Complex Fields
 Field space provides opportunities for multiple sports:
• Soccer, football, lacrosse, rugby, kickball, and more
• Synthetic turf fields provides practice space for local youth sports organizations
• Stadiums would accommodate high school championships, NCAA competitions, graduations, and more

Mesa Sports Complex Fieldhouse
Fieldhouse becomes the largest indoor event space in Mesa:
• 12 basketball courts, 24 volleyball courts, 12 wrestling mats
• Dance competitions, Cheerleading, Martial Arts, Boxing and more
• Banquet and exhibit space

Mesa Sports Complex Construction Budget
Field Construction Preliminary Budget
10 Synthetic Turf and 14 Natural Grass Playing Fields $36,000,000
Fieldhouse Construction Preliminary Budget
110,000 square foot fieldhouse $22,000,000
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $58,000,000

Capital Construction Financing
Capital construction costs would need to be financed through a secondary property tax.
• Estimated annual cost of $18 per median household

Mesa Sports Complex Operating Budget [Bigger's note: these are recurring annual costs]
Personnel $650,000
Utilities $830,000
Contractual Services $300,000
Marketing/Promotions $225,000
Commodities $270,000
Capital Reserve Fund $350,000
TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET $2,625,000

Mesa Sports Complex Operations Revenue
• Operations will be funded by all revenues generated by the Mesa Sports Complex. ??
• Operating Budget Revenue Sources:
• All revenues derived onsite ??
• Induced Sales Tax ??
• Additional bed tax revenue net of City obligations ??
• Dedicated 1% bed tax ??
• Visit Mesa and Tourism Industry is recommending a 1% increase in bed tax to support the operations of the complex ??

Next Steps
If City Council desires to move forward, then the following items would need to be considered:
• Schedule upcoming Study Sessions for further discussions
 • Finalize MOU with Visit Mesa detailing operations contributions.
• Consider the following resolutions at the June 20th City Council meeting:
• A resolution asking voters for 613 Charter approval to build a sports complex costing more than $1.5 million [must be a typo, huh?]
• A resolution asking voters for authorization to increase the bed tax by 1%; and
• A resolution asking voters for authorization to issue a secondary property tax for $58 million of capital construction cost. ??

QUESTIONS?

Link to letter from Visit Mesa to the City Council http://mesa.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2739138&GUID=E11994EB-6BE0-4800-B976-191EE2DCAEC7

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OK, sounds good, right, but very few people actually show up or "provide input" at City Council meetings . . . only three comments are allowed in a time-limit of three minutes [you must fill out a blue comment card to do that]

 Please note, dear readers, this agenda was made available to citizens yesterday @ 7:30 a.m. July 31, 2016 - how many people have taken the time to read it?
Was there "a preliminary agenda" published? [no]
Agendas work well when there are comments from the public to provide input especially when action will be considered then taken by councilmembers on agenda items.
The final agenda for tomorrow's study session - to be immediately followed by "a regular session" is published below.
Readers will note that the bold and underlined agenda items require a few more steps to access and are only presented as .pdf documents.  

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• zoning matters
• awarding of contracts [sometimes adding up to million$ of dollar$ that are put on something called the 'consent agenda' that usually gets approved within minutes, unless it's asked to be removed and considered separately] to purchase equipment, supplies or for construction improvements within the City,
• liquor license applications, ordinances, and resolutions.
  

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QUESTION: Do average citizens - those with no "special interest" for personal or financial gain - have the motivation or time to find out of what's up on the agendas for Mesa City Council meetings??
Another question: Have some past and current City councilmembers [and those who might want to grab a seat inside City Hall] operated more to benefit "special interests" than the public?
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City Council Study Session
City of Mesa
7:30 am
Mesa Council Chambers 57 East First - Lower Level
Thu June 2, 2016

Meeting Agenda - Final
Mayor John Giles
Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanaugh - District 3
Councilmember Dave Richins - District 1
Councilmember Alex Finter - District 2
Councilmember Chris Glover - District 4
Councilmember David Luna - District 5
Councilmember Kevin Thompson - District 6

Roll Call
(Members of the Mesa City Council will attend either in person or by telephone conference call)
1.  Review items on the agenda for the June 6, 2016 regular Council meeting.

2 . Presentations/Action Items:

2-a 16-0628 Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the proposed Mesa multi-sport athletic, field house, and events complex relating to:

• 1.  Capital and operations and maintenance funding and required Charter authorization; and
• 2.  A Memorandum of Understanding with Visit Mesa for the operations and maintenance funding.

3 16-0631 Information pertaining to the current Job Order Contracting projects.

 

4 Approve minutes from an Executive Session held on May 19, 2016.

 

5 Acknowledge receipt of minutes of various boards and committees.

• 5-a 16-0590 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting held on March 9, 2016.

6 Hear reports on meetings and/or conferences attended

7 Scheduling of meetings and general information.

Page 1 City of Mesa Printed on 5/31/2016

June 2, 2016City Council Study Session Meeting Agenda - Final

 

8 Adjournment.

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