Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Commitment Page(s) 3- 4 Community Access Children’s Activities 5- 6 Event Traffic 6 Maintenance and Safety 6 Construction 7 Lighting 7 Information 8 Monitoring and Reporting 8 Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 This is the eighth annual Baker Field community-related activities report submitted in accordance with the April 18, 2011 Baker Field Agreement. This report covers the period of January 2019 through December 2019. As per Section 9 of the Baker Field Agreement, the commitments outlined in this report, unless otherwise noted, will be in effect through May 30, 2021. Any questions regarding this report should be directed to the Baker Field liaison, Sandra Harris, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Affairs, email address: [email protected]. 1. Community Access Muscota Marsh Access: • The Marsh opened in early 2014 and operates consistent with the Dock Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University and New York City (NYC) Department of Parks and Recreation. • Vehicles with permits issued by NYC Parks are permitted to utilize the existing western-most vehicular entrance on 218th Street for the purpose of loading and unloading small, non-motorized boats for dock usage. • Public parking is not permitted at Muscota Marsh. Space Access Use: Columbia continues to provide space for community-based organizations of Northern Manhattan for community meetings, athletic or after-school activities at Baker Field in a manner consistent with current University practice and subject to availability. For example, on June 23, Omanut: Jewish Uptown Arts Film Festival hosted by the Chabad of Inwood was held in the Campbell Sports Center Theater. Track Hours: The Lawrence A. Wien Stadium track has been open to the public consistent with the Baker Field Agreement. Track hours change weekly and are posted for the public (see below). Complimentary Admission: With the exception of football, all seats to Columbia Athletics games at the Baker Athletics Complex are free of charge. A complete list of home contests is available at www.gocolumbialions.com Page 3 Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 Football Game Tickets: Columbia University continues to offer up to 3,000 free tickets to football games to community organizations. The University will determine the number of tickets made available for each game. Organizations accepting the tickets will be expected to follow any Columbia policies and practices with respect to the distribution of tickets and management of group attendance at the games. For more information contact your community liaison Sandra Harris at [email protected] or 212-305-6359. Northern Manhattan Neighbors Appreciation Day: On Saturday, October 12, 2019, Columbia provided complimentary admission to northern Manhattan residents for the Columbia University vs. Marist football game. Over 800 tickets were distributed to local community residents. Senator Adriano Espaillat attended the event. Photo credit: Mike McLaughlin Support for Isham and Inwood Hill Parks: Columbia University, working with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, arranged for the City Parks Foundation (CPF), to administer the $300K community benefit fund. CPF is an organization that specializes in assisting community groups that do volunteer projects and sponsor programs in local parks. CPF has established the Inwood Parks Grant, which will provide awards ranging between $500 - $15,000 to community groups and nonprofit organizations for small NYC Parks-approved physical improvements, events, and programming in Inwood Hill, Muscota Marsh, and Isham Parks. For more information and to view grant awardees, please visit: https://cityparksfoundation.org/grants-resources/ Page 4 Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 2. Children’s Activities Per the Baker Field Agreement, the programs in Section 2 will remain in effect until 2019; seven (7) years from the opening of the Campbell Sports Center (2012). This is the final year for reporting on these commitments. Learn to Row: On February 11, 2019 Columbia University hosted a Learn to Row event at Muscota Marsh Park in Inwood to provide an introduction to rowing for 15 students from PS-IS-18. Representatives from Harlem River Community Rowing also attended and shared their expertise. Students were taken on a tour of the boathouse, shown all of the equipment, and taught how to use the rowing machines. Students were also given a presentation on the history of the sport and given information about rowing programs in the community. Additionally, Harlem River Community Rowing offers rowing opportunities and coached programs from the Muscota Marsh dock. More information about their programming can be found at: https://www.harlemrivercr.org/home Page 5 Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 Baker Field Camp Scholarships: Columbia Athletics welcomes children from Northern Manhattan to all Columbia Camps. Columbia offers scholarships annually for children from Northern Manhattan to summer Columbia Little Lions Camps and select Columbia Sports Camps at Baker Field. Columbia notifies local community and school groups about these scholarships as well as Community Board 12, representatives of local elected officials and other community organizations to make the community aware of these scholarships, but the organization or an appropriate local organization are responsible for identifying and selecting appropriate candidates to fill available slots. Summer 2019 Camps Scholarships Utilized Soccer Camp 14 Little Lions 16 Total 30 Service Learning Project: • Completed in June 2013 Junior Tennis Program: • Columbia’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics continues to support the summer junior tennis program in local New York City parks. Community Impact: • Columbia University, through the Baker Field Liaison, continues to encourage local organizations to submit applications for participation in Columbia affiliate Community Impact. Community Impact is a separate 501(c) (3) firm with its own staff and Board of Trustees. Double Discovery Program: • Columbia, through the Baker Field Liaison, continues to notify local community and school groups, Community Board 12 and representatives of local elected officials and other community organizations about the Double Discovery Program to increase awareness of the program. 3. Event Traffic • The University provides bus services from its Morningside campus to attend football games. • University staff partnered with the New York-Presbyterian - Allen Hospital to park buses and vehicles at the Allen Hospital parking lot during football games. • Shuttle bus companies have been directed to limit usage of 218th Street for weekday athletic shuttle and football game day fan bus service. Passengers are dropped off and picked up on Broadway. • Columbia University Public Safety personnel attend all Columbia Football games and work closely with Athletics to ensure driver compliance. 4. Maintenance and Safety • For Muscota Marsh maintenance issues, contact Columbia Facilities Service Center (212-854-2222) • For Muscota Marsh safety issues, contact Columbia Public Safety (212-305-8100) Page 6 Baker Field Agreement Activities Report Reporting Period: January 2019 – December 2019 5. Construction Construction of the Campbell Sports Center was completed in 2013. Muscota Marsh opened to the public in early 2014. During the construction phase, weekly construction updates for both projects were posted on the project websites and sent electronically to individuals who signed-up to receive them. Construction Awards / Recognition: • Campbell Sports Center: o LEED Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council o 2014 American Council of Engineering Companies New York Platinum Award o 2014 Building of the Year from the Architect’s Newspaper o American Institute of Architects NY Design Honor Award and NY State Design Merit Award o The International Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design o Honored as 2013 Outstanding Project by the Greater New York Construction User Council New York o “Best New Building” from Municipal Art Society of New York on November 2013 • Muscota Marsh: o Named among the 10 Best Places to Enjoy the Outdoors by Gothamist o Wins Award for Excellence in Design from the Public Design Commission of the City of New York • Baker Athletics Complex o November 2015 – The Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) recognized Columbia University with a Grand Award in the Athletic Fields category of the Society’s 2015 Green Star Awards program. • To learn more about awards, visit https://cufo.columbia.edu/awards Columbia University completed construction on a seasonal air supported structure (SASS) over the existing Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Field at the Baker Athletics Complex in January 2017. This field and its bleacher seating are on the east side of the Baker Athletics Complex, just north of the Campbell Sports Center. A SASS is a dome membrane comprised of a double-skin layer of vinyl fabric that covers an open, outdoor space in order to create a temporary, climate-controlled and weather-protected facility. The project scope included site civil