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MC United Proposal Update – – January 2020

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Submi mitted by Sharon Belton, President

(prepared with assistance from m Mehrdad Nazari, forme mer VP, MC United)

Changing Trends in Youth Sports in Wausau

Wausau Area Youth Football Assoc. Announced Closure; MC United: 98% growth since 2015

Eastbay Sports Complex (former Holtz Krause Landfill) USA Women #1 in the World

MC United: Soccer club, Est. 2007, 501-c-3, 23 Teams (appr. 500 Players), Volunteer-run, 2 Tournaments/Year at ESC, each w/ $1.2M in Local Spending

Significant Growth In MC United: 2015 To 2019

MC United Teams and Players (U8 to U19) Fall MCU Season 2015 2019 % Change # TEAMS 15 23 53% # PLAYERS* 153 303 98% Spring MCU Season 2015 2019 % Change # TEAMS 15 23 53% # PLAYERS* 180 345 92%

* The total number of unique, individual players in MC United in 2019 was about 500+.

Tournament Teams 2015 2019 % Change MCU FALL CUP 29 113 290% MCU MOUNTAIN BAY CUP 81 111 37%

ESC’s $6+ Million Economic Impact at Risk

• Overuse, climatic challenge
• MCU explored, costed options,

exhaustive search for sites

• Reduced cost by est $1M, added

value w/ partnership w/ D.C. Everest School District

• Complex of 2 artificial turf fields

& lights at DCE Middle School,

• subj. to DCE Board approval

DCE’s In-kind Contributions

• Fields
• Bleachers
• Press Box
• Sound System
• Floodlights
• Restrooms, Utilities
• Fencing
• Parking
• Maintenance
• Know-how

Letters of Support from Partners & Users (See Overview)

Wausau/MC Parks Dept, D.C. Everest School District, Wolfpack Lacrosse

Material Cost Reduction - Cuts Financing Needs

Rettler’s Concept Estimates; Added Bridge Finance, Concessions Upgrade Below

ESTIMATED PROJECT EXPENSES SUBTOTAL % Earthwork, Demolition, Geotech, Utilities 334,000 $ 14.1

• Synth. Turf & Base, Varsity Field (#1)

622,000 $ 26.3

• Synth. Turf & Base, Practice Field (#2)

880,000 $ 37.2 Fencing, Gates, Concessions Allowance 93,000 $ 3.9 Construction Contingency (ca. 10%) 190,000 $ 8.0 Project Soft Cost, Management 175,000 $ 7.4 Fiscal Sponsor, Bridge Finance, Fundraising 71,000 $ 3.0 TOTAL PROJECT EXPENSES 2,365,000 $ 100.0 PROPOSED SOURCES OF FUNDING SUBTOTAL % MC United (Cash Commitment) 25,000 $ 1.1 User Groups, Field Rental Fees 50,000 $ 2.1 CFNCW, Donor Advised Funds 140,000 $ 5.9 Private Foundations 2,000,000 $ 84.6

• Corp. Sector, Sponsors & Private

150,000 $ 6.3 TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING 2,365,000 $ 100.0

$2,140,000 , 91% $150,000 , 6% $75,000 , 3%

Proposed Sources of Funding

(excl. DCE’s material in-kind contributions)

PF, CF & DAF Corp & Private MCU, DCE & Users PF – Private Foundations, CF – Community Foundation, DAF – Donor Advised Funds, MCU – MC United, DCE – DC Everest School District

Donors & Sponsors

Potential Partners

Users & Stakeholders

Preferred Site: DCE Middle School

Private: 3% DCE/Users: 6%

• excl. in-kind, value add

Philanthropic Donors: 91%

• 1. Opportunity

& Coalition

• 2. $2.3M Campaign

(est. $1M reduction)

• 3. Implementation

501-c-3

Key Issues

Engaging Donors

• Econ. Linkage, Need/Benefit

Fiscal Sponsor, O&M, Site Selection

Sense of Urgency

Meet Changing Youth Sports Needs Safeguard ESC ($6M), Allow Practice

Ready to Move

Exhaustive Search, Site Selection Partnership w/ DCE School District

School District

Game-changing, User Agreements Know-how, O&M, Sustainability