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11 � <br /> s <br /> Commissioner Barry Jacobs concluded the symposium by thanking everyone for participating . <br /> He pointed out that the task force represented a broad - based coalition , bringing together the <br /> schools , the towns , the county , the private soccer organizations , and the public at large . He <br /> noted that a solution to the identified need for additional facilities would require the continued <br /> support of all these entities . He also encouraged participants to make their desires for <br /> additional soccer facilities known to their elected officials . <br /> Recommendations <br /> At a meeting held after the Soccer Symposium , task force members concluded that additional <br /> work was needed in three areas , and formed subcommittees to develop draft recommendations <br /> for the entire group to consider. The three identified areas were . <br /> Access Issues — Specifically this subcommittee was charged with identifying ways to <br /> make programming available across various racial , ethnic , gender , and age groups . Rick <br /> its report is shown in Attachment E . <br /> Kennedy chaired this committee ; <br /> Models/ Economic Development — This subcommittee was to look at models of <br /> public/private partnerships in various locations across the state and region and to estimate the <br /> potential economic impact of soccer in Orange County .under select scenarios . Dianne Reid <br /> chaired the committee ; its report is shown in Attachment F . <br /> Inter- league Cooperation — This subcommittee focused on ways to ensure cooperation <br /> among the soccer leagues , including ways to share practice fields and any complex for soccer <br /> matches that might be developed . The group also examined public/ private partnership models <br /> in relation to cooperative arrangements . Patrick Sullivan chaired this committee ; its report is <br /> shown in Attachment G . <br /> Based upon the work of the subcommittees and the task force as a whole , the group has <br /> reached consensus on the following findings of fact . <br /> ➢ Facilities do not currently meet the demand for soccer fields . <br /> ➢ Due to the limited number of fields , fields are overused , resulting in poor ( and potentially <br /> dangerous ) field conditions . <br /> ➢ Latino teams have great difficulty securing fields due to the lack of language fluency , <br /> limitations of available transportation , and a lack of knowledge about procedures for <br /> securing fields . <br /> ➢ . Relative to many other sports , soccer has low equipment costs and is thus relatively <br /> inexpensive to play . (As one citizen said at the symposium , "You only need a ball and some <br /> level ground . " ) <br /> ➢ Soccer deserves promotion because it is a " clean industry" that has positive net economic <br /> benefits , while promoting teamwork and a healthy life -style . <br /> ➢ Positive economic development impacts ( in terms of tourism expenditures ) result from <br /> hosting tournament play . <br /> Task force members also conducted research on the average cost of construction for fields , <br /> excluding design cost and the cost of land . Based upon data supplied by the Capital Area <br /> Soccer League ( CASL ) for the development costs of two fields in Raleigh and twelve proposed <br /> fields in the southern part of Wake County , basic field development ( clearing , grading , <br /> sedimentation and erosion control , seeding , provision of gravel roads and parking , basic <br />