DEPARTMENT: Parks & Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Sports License Agreements with Gold Medal Athletics and Pop Warner Southside Little Cowboys
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the negotiation and execution of Sports License Agreements with Gold Medal Athletics and Pop Warner Southside Little Cowboys for terms not to exceed five (5) years for shared operation, maintenance and use of a sports field and related amenities at Stinson Park located in Council District 3; no City funds are associated with this action.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
One sports field consisting of 8 acres, concession stand, restroom facilities, and parking is available for the long-term use and maintenance at Stinson Park, which was previously under license to a youth football organization group until July 2014, and has since been under City control.
The City issued a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) on September 1, 2016, for interested non-profit youth sports leagues offering football, soccer or lacrosse youth programming to the Southside community at Stinson Park. A pre-submittal conference was held September 13, 2016, and the solicitation closed on October 3, 2016. Three proposals were received: American Youth Football Southside Little Cowboys Youth Football and Cheer; Gold Medal Athletics, (a soccer program); and Pop Warner Southside Little Cowboys (a football program). Evaluations of the proposals were conducted October 17, 2016, clarification letters were sent October 28, 2016, requesting clarification of several proposal assertions; and final evaluations were conducted on November 7, 2016.
The evaluation committee consisted of representatives from the Parks and Recreation Department, Bexar County, and the Finance Department, Purchasing Division who assisted with solicitation process guidelines. Proposals were evaluated based on the organizations' background, qualifications, experience, the proposed operating and ...
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