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TR Hughes Ballpark Synthetic Turf Analysis

Presented by River City Rascals

TR Hughes Ballpark Information

• Opened in 1999
• Capacity of 5,150
• Home to the River City Rascals of the

independent Frontier League

• Lifetime stadium attendance in excess of 2

million

• Has hosted HS, college, and pro baseball,

concerts, national TV shows, and presidential rallies among many other things

The Early Years and Where We Are Now

1999-2007 2008-Current

• Rascals Attendance: 1.28

million

• City of O’Fallon performed

year round field and stadium maintenance on the ballpark (3 person field crew, 8-10 game day staff)

• Attendance for Rascals games

regularly exceeded 150,000 each season

• Extra events at the stadium

were not used as a revenue driver

• Rascals Attendance: 663,576
• Rascals perform all field and

most stadium maintenance

• Attendance for Rascals games

has decreased under 100,000 in most seasons

• Extra events at the stadium are

much more frequent and are a key revenue driver for the Rascals organization due to the increase in stadium/field maintenance

• Field usage has increased over

100% in the last 5 years

The Trends for Pro Sports Facilities

• 6 of 13 Frontier League stadiums have synthetic

turf fields; at least 3 are considering installing within 2-3 years

• More than 8,000 multi-purpose synthetic fields

have been installed in North America

• Cities and municipalities are moving to synthetic

fields not only for monetary savings, but to save water and cut down on use of pesticides/chemicals

How Do WE Benefit? The Basics.

• Synthetic turf fields are typically utilized for about

3,000 hours of play per year, with no "rest”

• required. In addition, synthetic turf maintenance

costs are two to three times less than natural turf, since no mowing, irrigation or chemicals are needed. Because of its consistent availability, a synthetic turf field is also a reliable source of rental revenue for schools, teams, and communities.

• There are generally between 0-1 rainouts per season
• n synthetic turf; there were 7 rainouts for Rascals

games at TR Hughes Ballpark during the 2014 season

Costs to Install/ Types of Turf Fields

Baseball Only Multi-Sport

• Approx. $750,000
• Field dimensions would limit

sports to only baseball, but still make concerts possible

• Initial cost would be lower
• Construction time would be

lessened

• Less wear and tear from less

events

• Turf replacement after 10-15

years/ approx. cost $400,000

• Approx. $1 million
• Field dimensions would allow

for soccer, lacrosse, rugby, concerts, and other non- baseball events

• Attract more events and a

wider demographic

• Allow city to add several other

fields in a current high demand market

• Turf replacement after 8-10

years/ approx. cost $450,000

Turf vs Grass Offseason Calendar

Gateway Grizzlies March 2014- 22 events RC Rascals March 2014- 9 events (2 rained out)

1-Mar Saturday 2-Mar Sunday 3-Mar Monday 4-Mar Tuesday 5-Mar Wednesday 6-Mar Thursday 7-Mar Friday 8-Mar Saturday BASEBALL 11:00 AM 6:00 PM SLU BASEBALL (DH) 9-Mar Sunday BASEBALL 11:00 AM 3:00 PM SLU BASEBALL 10-Mar Monday 11-Mar Tuesday 12-Mar Wednesday 13-Mar Thursday 14-Mar Friday BASEBALL 4:00 PM 9:00 PM SLU BASEBALL 15-Mar Saturday BASEBALL 11:00 AM 7:00 PM SLU BASEBALL (DH) 16-Mar Sunday 17-Mar Monday 18-Mar Tuesday 19-Mar Wednesday 20-Mar Thursday 21-Mar Friday BASEBALL 1:00 PM 7:30 PM CHRISTIAN HIGH JV TOURNAMENT 22-Mar Saturday BASEBALL 9:00 AM 7:30 PM CHRISTIAN HIGH JV TOURNAMENT 23-Mar Sunday 24-Mar Monday 25-Mar Tuesday BASEBALL 3:00 PM 6:30 PM NORTH TECH HIGH BASEBALL 26-Mar Wednesday BASEBALL 4:30 PM CHRISTIAN HIGH BASEBALL 27-Mar Thursday 28-Mar Friday BASEBALL 3:30 PM CHRISTIAN HIGH BASEBALL 29-Mar Saturday BASEBALL 30-Mar Sunday 31-Mar Monday

Revenue Generation/ Expense Savings

• $50,000 increase in Rascals yearly lease

payment as soon as turf is installed

• Lease runs for at least 8 more seasons,

generating a total increase of at least $400,000 in revenue for City of O’Fallon

• Water cost- $1,348/ year saved by city
• We have already gathered several commitments

from colleges to play on our turf field

Economic Impact for City of O’Fallon

• In it’s most basic understanding, we know that

bringing more events to TR Hughes Ballpark means more people entering our community and generating tax revenue

• - Potential Total # of Additional Events in 2015 (7 Rascal Games +

47 Others) = 56

• - Potential Total # of Additional Attendees in 2015 (14,000 for

Rascals + 20,000 for Others) = 34,000

• - Average Spending per person @ Rascals = $16.91 (Tickets,

concessions, apparel, etc.)

• - Average Spending per person @ Others = $3.29 (Concessions

Only)

• This is internal spending only
• External revenues will impact hotels, restaurants, convenience

stores, etc. in O’Fallon