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Ordinance No. 17-10 amending Ordinance No. 16-116 (2017 Appropriation Ordinance) for a Supplemental Appropriation to the Public Space and Development Fund in the Amount of $60,000 to Fund the Planning Process for the Larry Ochs Sports Complex
Presenter:
Karen Palus, Director - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Sarah Bryarly, Parks Development Interim Manager - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
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Summary:
The City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department (Parks Department) has proposed a land exchange between the City of Colorado Springs and the Interquest Westside LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company (Interquest Westside LLC). The proposed land exchange provides an opportunity to achieve several major goals identified in the Colorado Springs Parks System Master Plan including: providing additional sport complexes, providing additional fields in the north portion of Colorado Springs, conservation of water through the use of artificial turf, and to enhance and formulate strong and broad partnerships.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
In January 2013 representative from the Robert Scott Hall Field of Dreams Foundation (Scott Hall Foundation) approached the Parks Department to discuss potential locations for a new sports complex within Colorado Springs. The Scott Hall Foundation arose after the untimely death of Scott Hall, in 2012. He was a champion of youth sports, primarily baseball, on Colorado Springs' north side. It was a dream of his, and others on the Scott Hall Foundation, to have a baseball/softball/soccer park in the north part of Colorado Springs to complement the El Pomar Youth Sports Complex within the southern part of Colorado Springs. Over the next several years the Parks Department and the Scott Hall Foundation worked together to develop a partnership and agreement to work together. The Scott Hall Foundation during this time also worked to assemble of team of p...
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