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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> <br />POINTS OF CONSIDERATION <br /> <br />Looking at the big picture: This skate park was to be a trial project. The goal was to invest minimally in infrastructure improvements and evaluate the skate parks success or failure <br /> at the end of 2003. <br /> <br />With the Groveland site, if is the project is a success, there is room for expansion. If it is a failure, the City can sell the state ramps at a very little over all loss to the City. <br /> The tennis courts could be reinstated for a very minimal cost. <br /> <br />With the Community Center site, nearly $40,000 will need to be invested in the site preparation. If the project is a success, there is no room for expansion on this already small site. <br /> If it is a failure, the City will have wasted $40,000 in addition to the cost to convert the park back to basketball courts. <br /> <br />Should a skate park be a success, the Groveland site allows for expansion. If it continues to grow in popularity, the City would always have the option to develop a larger regional skate <br /> park by purchasing the site to the south of the Community Center or developing a site with in the City Hall / Public Works complex. <br /> <br />Reports from Public Works, Parks Division, and Police indicate that the basketball courts behind the Community Center are being used far more frequently and by far more people than the <br /> tennis courts at Groveland Park. The YMCA has confirmed that the basketball courts adjacent to the Community Center are used extensively. <br /> <br />The Banquet Center has voiced a concern that a skate park may have a negative image for potential clients the City is trying to rent the facility to (Attached is a memorandum dated November <br /> 21, 2002 from Dabney Bradley – Banquet Facility Manager). The Center is also concerned for the personal property of visiting guests utilizing the Banquet Facility. <br /> <br />Even with supervision and monitoring, there is a possibility graffiti on the Community Center will become an issue. <br /> <br />The roof of the Community Center is 12 to 14 feet high. Installing a 10-foot fence that adjoins to the Community Center will provide an access to the roof for juveniles. <br /> <br />Addressing the concern of placing a skate park in a neighborhood area: There are four dwelling units that are adjacent to the Groveland Park tennis courts. There are 12 adjacent to the <br /> basketball courts behind the Community Center. <br /> <br />Is it a realistic assumption that patrons of the skate park will take off their inline skates upon arriving at the Community Center, walk 70 feet through the center, and put them back <br /> on again? Then to repeat this every time they need to use the restroom or get a drink of water. <br /> <br />Are there any other cities in the metro area, state, or the country that charges for a Tier I skate park?