Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 07/12/2012

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Elmcrest Park Building Stakeholders: • The City of Ramsey • Surrounding Neighborhoods • Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association • Local Businesses • Players and their families • Coaches • Volunteers Elmcrest Park has a wide variety of activities to offer area youth. rganizations look forward to serving you from Concessions! SOCCER IN RAMSEY Elmcrest Park has emerged as the home of Northern Lights Soccer Club. Many events have been hosted at the park which bring visitors from many cities in the metro area as well as places as far away as St. Cloud, Bemidji and Duluth. In July 2010, Elmcrest Park will host the North District Boys Tournament for the fifth consecutive year. This tournament brings over 6,000 visitors to the City of Ramsey over the three - day period. In 2009, Northern Lights Soccer Club was awarded a two -year contract to host the Fall Jamboree for 9- and 10 -year -olds. This one -day event draws over 8,700 visitors to the city. Much has been accomplished in the 25 years of soccer in Ramsey to serve the city and teach the game of soccer. With hundreds of involved families, dedicated volunteers and an ever - growing reputation as one of Minnesota's premiere soccer clubs, the future of Northern Lights Soccer Club is bright. fait uu u�t� cr Gv y f/- North and south elevations of the proposed park shelter Why a Building at Elmcrest Park? Many opportunities to host events that would bring visitors and commerce to the city are lost simply because of the manpower and expense required to host them. Without a building, tents, restrooms and storage, facilities must be rented, and volunteers are required to move concessions back and forth. This not only taxes the volunteer base — making it difficult to host more than one event per year, but also it cuts into the profit — making it impractical or impossible to host larger events. Meeting space for large groups is scarce within the city. A building at Elmcrest Park could provide meeting space for youth groups, senior groups and civic organizations. A building at Elmcrest would sit adjacent to well traveled trails that would provide restrooms, drinking water and a rest area along the trails.