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~~ ~ ~~ ORANGE COL:JNTY RECREATION & PA,.RK.S .~~~, P.O. Box 8181 ~= '~ ' ~ 300 West Tryon Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 Orange Courtly Phone: 919-245-2660 Fax 919-644-3042 Recrea4on & Parks ' MEMORANDUM To: Laura Blackmon, County Manager From: Lori Taft, Recreation and Parks Director Re: .Partnership Proposal for West Ten Soccer Center Date: February 14, 2007 Please find attached, a White Paper detailing a proposal for fund raising and the status of discussions with a potential partner (Sports Endeavors, Inc.) in the development and operation of the West Ten Soccer Center. A draft contract is also attached for illustrative purposes. Details proposed in the draft contract have not yet been negotiated, nor has the County Attorney reviewed it. • The Recreation and.Parks'field has been challenged in recent years with funding for park projects both in development and operations. Partnerships with the private sector are increasing. It has been difficult to find specific examples of financial arrangements agreed to, .however, examples of policies allowing payment for naming rights are abundant. We do know that the SAS Corporation pays $150,000 per year for the naming rights at SAS Soccer Parkin Cary. This facility may be a step up from our park in that it hosts national.level championship games and professional teams and enjoys televised events and exposure each year. Sports Endeavors, a Hillsborough headquartered and locally owned, international Corporation in the business of interest and mail order sporting goods retailing, specializes in Soccer, Lacrosse and Rugby merchandise. Brothers Mike and Brendan Moylan own and manage the company, . which includes the subsidiaries Eurosport and Great Atlantic Lacrosse.. For many years the brothers have been interested in assisting the community with the development of soccer fields. Several years ago, they proposed developing several fields in Fairview Park. County representatives have held a series of exploratory meetings with the Moylans to determine interest in the West Ten Soccer Center. Those meetings have proven to be fiuitful as is described in the .paper. In swnmary, the proposal calls for the county to provide the laming of the soccer center as well as other related benefits for a finite period of time, in exchange for fluids. Additional fundraising targeting our extended community, would allow the naming of individual fields for other major sponsorships. For smaller donations, interior sponsor signage could be provided. Three years would be the target term of each renewable contract. Fundraising efforts would be ongoing to provide an annual revenue source to assist with operating costs. The consent of the full BOCC is requested before proceeding with negotiation's and with soliciting.further funding sponsors.