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Parks & Rec reports growth in youth sports, $32,000 in baseball revenue and ongoing field improvements
Summary
Parks & Recreation director reported expanded programs, nearly 800 baseball registrations last year generating about $32,000, completion of field lighting repairs at Fort Ringo, and plans for adaptive-sports programming.
The River City Parks & Recreation director updated the EDC and commission Wednesday on recent program expansion, capital maintenance and new initiatives.
Parks Director Marco Trevino said the department has grown staffing and programming in the past year and that the city-run baseball program brought nearly 800 registrations in a single season at $40 per registration, which Trevino said translated to approximately $32,000 in revenue for the general fund since the city took over the program. He also described concession-stand profit (about $6,000) and said the city now operates concessions and programming that previously were managed by outside groups.
Treviño described field maintenance completed after taking over operations — replacing dozens of sprinkler heads, replacing light bulbs and ballasts — and said Fort Ringo Park lighting work should be complete by the end of the week so multiple fields can be used for practice and gameplay. "By the end of this week, all the baseball fields at Fort Ringo should be at a 100% lit," Trevino said.
The department is expanding programming to include junior-high and high-school basketball divisions, co-ed adult leagues and an upcoming adaptive-sports offering for individuals with physical challenges. Trevino said the department has grown its crew and leadership and is working to make the parks more usable and accessible.
The report was informational; board members asked follow-up questions about operations, fees and the change in how leagues are administered now that the city runs them.
