Pima County Sports Facilities Assessment 2013
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PIMA COUNTY SPORTS FACILITIES ASSESSMENT 2013 AUGUST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Ally Miller Pima County Supervisor, District 1 Pima County Ramón Valadez Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairman, District 2 Pima County Sharon Bronson Pima County Supervisor, District 3 Pima County Ray Carroll Pima County Supervisor, District 4 Pima County Richard ElÍas Pima County Supervisor, District 5 Pima County PIMA COUNTY SPORTS & TOURISM AUTHORITY Linda McNulty Board Chair PCSTA David J. Cohen Board Vice Chair & Treasurer PCSTA James K. Alexander Rental Car Industry Representative PCSTA Jim Arnold Media Representative PCSTA John Grabo Regional Economic Development Representative PCSTA Regan Jasper Restaurant Industry Representative PCSTA Justin Lanne Youth & Amateur Sports Representative PCSTA Eddie Leon Professional Baseball Representative PCSTA Suzy Mason University of Arizona Athletics Representative PCSTA David Sitton Youth Sports Representative PCSTA Edgar Soto Pima Community College Representative PCSTA David Stevenson Lodging Association Representative PCSTA Vince Trinidad Visit Tucson Representative PCSTA Michael Varney Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce PCSTA STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE Nannette Slusser Assistant County Administrator Pima County Hank Atha Deputy County Administrator Pima County Linda McNulty Chairperson Pima County Sports & Tourism Authority Vince Trinidad Director of Sports Development Tucson Sports / Visit Tucson Alberta Charney Economist University of Arizona Michael Halchak Principal Populous Michael Grassinger Principal The Planning Center PCSFA 2013 | Acknowledgements STAKEHOLDER PLANNING WORKSHOP ATTENDEES Vince Trinidad Director Tucson Sports / Visit Tucson Deitrick Smart Recreation Leader Town of Sahuarita Ken Ventura Recreation Administrator Town of Sahuarita Tom Ellis Director Town of Marana Parks and Rec. Fred Gray Director Tucson Parks and Recreation Lynn Zwaagastra Director, Campus Recreation University of Arizona Chris Bartos Director, Pima County Stadium District Stadium District Joseph Doyle Community Planner Davis-Monthan Air Force Base John Perrin U of A Athletics CFO University of Arizona Curt Woody Economic Development Town of Marana Amanda Jacobs Economic Development Manager Town of Oro Valley Catherine Vorrasi Aquatics Manager Town of Oro Valley Gerald Fayuant Director – Planning and Economic Development Tohono O’odham Nation Jerry Carlyle Vice Chairman San Xavier District Tohono O’odham Nation Nanette Slusser Assistant County Administrator Pima County Alberta Charney Economist University of Arizona Linda McNulty Board Chair Pima Co. Sports & Tourism Authority Jane Duarte Capital Planning and Development Manager Tucson Parks and Recreation Hank Atha Deputy County Administrator Pima County Acknowledgements| PCSFA 2013 Pima County Sports Facilities Assessment CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................. V 1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 PARTICIPANT STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 MARKET REACH ............................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 PROCESS ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 NORTH AMERICA MAP A .......................................................................................................................................... 5 REGION MAP B.......................................................................................................................................................... 7 PIMA COUNTY MAP C ............................................................................................................................................... 9 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY / METROPOLITAN TUCSON MAP D ................................................................................. 11 2.0 HISTORICAL STUDIES AND AUDITING ................................................................................................................... 13 2.1 PLANS AND STUDIES EXAMINED ...................................................................................................................... 13 2.2 RELEVANT HIGHLIGHTS ..................................................................................................................................... 13 3.0 REGIONAL FACILITIES AUDIT ................................................................................................................................. 16 3.1 METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................................ 16 3.2 DATA BASE ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 4.0 PROGRAMMING .................................................................................................................................................... 69 4.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................ 69 4.2 PROGRAM MATRIX ........................................................................................................................................... 70 4.2.1 TABLE #1 PROGRAM MATRIX ................................................................................................................. 73 4.2.2 TABLE #2 BUSINESS PLAN MODELING & ECONOMIC VIABILITY ASSESSMENTS .................................... 79 4.3 INTERACTIVE PLANNING SESSIONS .................................................................................................................. 81 4.3.1 WORKSHOP #1 ....................................................................................................................................... 81 4.3.2 EVENT ORGANIZERS SUMMIT ................................................................................................................ 82 4.3.3 WORKSHOP #2 ....................................................................................................................................... 83 4.4 INTERVIEW PROCESS .................................................................................................................................. 84 4.4.1 JURISDICTIONS AND AGENCIES ..................................................................................................................... 85 4.4.2 SPORT GROUPS .............................................................................................................................................. 85 4.4.3 EVENT ORGANIZERS ....................................................................................................................................... 85 PCSFA 2013 | Table of Contents i Pima County Sports Facilities Assessment 5.0 SPORT SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................. 87 5.1 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................... 87 5.2 RECOMMENDATION CATEGORIES .................................................................................................................... 87 5.2.1 INHERENTLY UNVIABLE SPORTS .................................................................................................................... 87 5.2.2 REGIONALLY ESTABLISHED SPORTS ............................................................................................................... 87 5.2.3 DEVELOPING SPORTS ..................................................................................................................................... 87 5.3 ADDITIONAL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................. 87 6.0 DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO COMPONENT CONCEPTS ........................................................................................... 88 6.1 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................... 88 6.2 MAJOR COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 88 6.2.1 UPGRADE AND AUGMENT EXISTING OUTDOOR FACILITIES .................................................................. 88 6.2.2 AGGREGATED MULTI-SPORT OUTDOOR PLAYING PITCH FACILITIES ..................................................... 89 6.2.3 MULTI-SPORT MULTI-PURPOSE INDOOR GYMNASIUMS ......................................................................