Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2019 07 22

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L Cityo, Louisville COLORADO • SINCE 1878 Memo DATE: June 14, 2019 TO: City Council Office of the City Manager FROM: Megan Davis, Deputy City Manager Nathan Mosely, Parks, Recreation and Open Space Director RE: Louisville/Lafayette Sports Complex Update In May 2018 the City was approached by a representative from the Rough Riders Sports Club (The Club), an affiliate of the Sports Stable in Superior, regarding the potential development of the City of Lafayette's ball field site located at the Harney-Lastoka property in Louisville. The Club expressed interest in working with Lafayette to develop their 24 acre portion of the property dedicated to ball fields, and collaborating with Louisville to manage both portions of the ball fields on the site. Since that time, the City of Louisville has met numerous times with the City of Lafayette and the Club to discuss the possibility of a public -private partnership for the existing and new ball fields. City Council discussed the idea of a public -private partnership between the three entities, or between the Club and the City of Lafayette, at its February 12, 2019 Council meeting. Documents from this meeting are attached. At that time, Council provided input on several considerations related to the proposal. Some of the potential concerns identified for further vetting included utilization and capacity, management and maintenance, programming options, scheduling, public benefit, field and program marketing and branding, legal structure, and financial investments. Council directed staff to continue the conversation if the City of Lafayette was still interested, but to bring forward these issues and determine if/how they could be addressed. Following the meeting, staff from both cities determined there was still a desire to explore the possibility of a partnership, if the issues raised by all parties could be addressed. In May the cities and the Club met again to determine if there was a path forward. Based on that conversation, the cities both agreed that there were two insurmountable, fundamental issues that would prevent the public -private partnership from moving forward: 1) the proposed merging of the public/private programs and identities, and 2) the desired level of programming and utilization on the part of the Club. 749 Main Street I Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4533 (phone) ,303,335.4550 (fax) I www.LouisvilleCO.gov