RJR Stadium Proposal � Role of the Staff of the WSFCS � Remain neutral and protect the interest of the district � Listen to both sides � Advise Home Field Advantage on details as though WSFCS were developing the site.
Along the way….. � This project has received a lot of media attention � There has been a joint community meeting � There have been meetings involving Home Field Advantage and Save Hanes Park (Multiple) � There have been meetings with: � RJR School Staff � Save Hanes Park � Operations Staff, B/G Chairman and Superintendent � City County Planning
So what came out of those meetings? � From operations perspective on every project there are compelling and non-compelling reasons for each site. � Both groups are passionate and truly care � Home Field Advantage compromised and reduced the size of their project. There are four variations of this project. � Save Hanes Park is not against RJR having their own stadium, it is the location. � Home Field Advantage to meet with Legal (Ali) to discuss (501- 3c status, and other details)
Home Field Advantage: Costs They Are Responsible For…. � New stadium and associated site work � New Wiley (shared) gym � Demolition of both Wiley & RJR Girls Gym � Bryson Gym improvements enabling women's PE & sports programs to meet regulations, including shared unisex training room (this is not a complete renovation of Bryson Gym) � Design, permit expenses, inspections & misc. expenses to complete a functional campus
School District Costs � Locate a new central yellow bus staging lot or cover increased deadheading of yellow buses (may minimize that by only relocating buses on Friday game nights) � Construction program oversight & management to insure the project meets district guidelines
Site Plan Comparison June Plan Sept Plan � Capacity 4,500 3,000 � Parking Req. 1,125 750 � Linear feet wall 1,800 382
Site plan 6-8-2012
Latest Site Plan 9-5-2012
Comparison Side by Side
Visibility from Park & Northwest Blvd
Field Cross Section Wiley Gym Roof Same Top Stands 806 +/- Northwest Blvd 13 ft Below N. W .Blvd. 819.6 +/- 12 ft Above Field Field elevation Top of Court Fence 25 ft below N.W. Blvd. 792 +/- Tennis Court 794 +/- 782 +/- Looking from Bryson to Wiley
View From Lower Park Field Buses Parked Visiting Stands Tennis Court Maintenance Building
RJR High Brunson Elem. Rendering Site
Elevations & Perspectives
Street Level Toward New Wiley Gym & Concessions Area
Looking from Bryson Toward Wiley
Available Event Parking Paved only Restriped Existing � RJR H.S. 449 419 � Wiley M.S. 84 71 � Wiley/RJR w/cars 102 w/Bus park 60 � Brunson E.S. 118 82 Total 753 610 � Northwest Blvd 130 130 � Green Grass 200 200
Lets Discuss Joint Use of New Wiley Gym
Wiley Shared Gym features include: � Dedicated middle school locker rooms � Two wood practice courts (PE) for daily use � (one middle- one high) � Upper level indoor track � One game court with 400-450 foldout bleachers � Concession areas for stadium & gym � Separate public restrooms (for gym or stadium) � One set of public restrooms double as separate high school locker areas � Air conditioned gym and new boiler-mech room
New Shared Wiley Gym
Bryson Gym Evaluation � Bryson gym overall has available athletic and PE sq footage comparable to new schools. (Walkertown, Reagan, Atkins) � Women's PE & Sports spaces can be retrofitted in older locker spaces before the girls gym is demolished � Unisex training room and weight room centrally located to men's and women's common areas
Bryson Gym Retrofit
Bryson Gym Compared to District Standard
Wiley & RJR - During Construction � When schools are renovated or upgraded; � Gyms, athletic and PE spaces are periodically placed out of service as necessary. PE may be outside only. � Some sports seasons may be scheduled as “away games” � RJR - Women's PE & Sports spaces can be retrofitted in older locker spaces before the Girls gym is demolished. � Wiley - Will have to use alternate changing space and restrooms for on site PE & sports. � RJR - Some sports will require offsite location coordination or be scheduled as away games. � Wiley - Sports will require coordination for high school locations, located offsite, or scheduled as away games
Site Considerations - Con Will have to find a new center city bus staging lot for 47 Yellow buses � and 10 activity buses for varsity football game nights Wiley site will become smaller for outdoor PE (11.9 acres including � RJR girls and boys gyms) Wiley will have limited growth potential. The students will have to be � housed within the existing buildings (no mobiles or pods) Increase in traffic around the schools & parking for large game day � events Proposed text amendment may require two public hearings for stadium � parking & traffic Just like other projects at conceptual stage, there is not an approved � site plan – We should consider more issues may surface to be worked out as plans are finalized.
Site Considerations - Pro � Greatly reduces high school student travel to other sites for practice and all but a few games � High school students have more school ownership with an on campus field � Middle school receives a safer off street pickup-drop-off from existing on street pickup-drop-off � Deaton-Thompson could have open dates for other events or Parkland could have sole use � Deaton-Thompson could be smaller with future repair plans � Should we close Bolton soccer stadium, providing more site flexibility for buildings, pickup drop-off and buses when Bolton is renovated
Site Considerations - NEUTRAL � Large varsity football games will have to be scheduled at a larger stadium � Turf field will require a fund setup for replacement at the end of it’s 12-15 year life. An opportunity to try turf before installing in existing stadiums. � Demolition of the RJR girls gym: � With girls PE & locker improvements in Bryson, there should be no Title 9 issues � By using 1/2 of the new Wiley gym, RJR can do everything that is done in the girls gym now � District will have 15,000 sq ft less to maintain, but will have a stadium to maintain � Wiley Middle gets a new gym/locker, but must share with the high school
Next Steps � After tonight and once a few more details are completed…. � It will come back to the board for discussion.
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