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may [ice <br />acm <br />r <br />POTENTIAL INDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES <br />ELMHURST, ILLINOIS <br />In 2016, CSL was engaged by the City of Elmhurst and the Elmhurst Park District to conduct a feasibility study of <br />potential new indoor sports facilities in Elmhurst, Illinois. Elmhurst is a suburb of Chicago, located 20 miles west of <br />downtown and ten miles south of O'Hare International Airport with a City population of approximately 45,800. Two <br />key areas of focus for the study were a potential new/expanded indoor sports and recreation facilities (including <br />both hardwood and multipurpose sport court -oriented venues) and a new ice complex. Other potential facilities that <br />were considered included a new indoor aquatic center and an indoor turf facility. <br />CSL implemented a two -phased, multi -faceted approach to determine the local need for such facilities and whether <br />any potential exists to support ongoing operations through attracting non -local tournaments, competitions and <br />other such non -local events. The first phase of the study included a local market and existing conditions analysis, <br />competitive and comparable facilities analysis, potential user surveys, among other efforts to evaluate the market <br />demand, supportable facilities program, usage and program levels for potential indoor sports facilities. <br />The second phase built off these findings to evaluate various key quantitative program, cost and benefit aspects of <br />potential indoor sports facilities. We further assessed other pertinent areas such as site/ location issues, funding <br />options and development of a structure to effectively market and attract a sustainable capacity of visitors and <br />events to potential indoor sports facilities in Elmhurst. <br />CSL was again retained in 2019 to update various aspects of the market and financial analyses as more aspects of <br />the project were clarified through site selection and architectural design and costing. CSL completed additional <br />market demand interviews and further refined market, financial, and economic impact projections. <br />CSL International -Indoor Amateur Sports Facility Qualifications • Page 14 CSL <br />