CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2017
PREPARED BY: Chris Ghione, Community Services Director
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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SPORTS MARKET BUSINESS STRATEGY REPORT
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Receive the Sports Market Business Strategy report.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining fiscal responsibility
Supporting youth
2017 Strategic Priorities
Infrastructure
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The City is currently in the process of updating its Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation (BTPR) Master Plan (Master Plan). In support of this update, a specific study on the City's sports tourism market was requested by the City Council. The City's Master Plan consultant, MIG, partnered with Johnson Consulting to prepare the attached Sports Marketing Business Strategy report.
This study serves two primary purposes. The first purpose is to estimate the economic impact of the City's two primary regional sports facilities, the Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center and the Morgan Hill Aquatics Center. The study provides details on the estimated economic impact of the facilities. The report highlights that visitors to the facilities spend and estimated $18.9 million annually in Morgan Hill.
The second purpose is to provide recommendations to support the City's sports tourism efforts. This study was utilized in the development of recommendations within the draft Master Plan update, and is included as an appendix to the plan. The report highlights three key areas of recommendations:
- Create a tourism/destination management organization
- Update existing facilities (primarily improvements at the Outdoor Sports Center)
- New facility development
o Sand volleyball facility
o Multipurpose indoor facility
o Construction of baseball/softball complex
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Inform
Extensive engagement with the Community occurred during the BTPR Master Plan update process. In the development of this report, the ...
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