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Council hears plan for indoor turf tied to 2016 Ultra partnership; purchase held pending facility decisions
Summary
Staff said the 2016 partnership with Ultra committed funds for an indoor turf installation; city officials delayed purchase because of Civic Center water issues and will bring a turf purchase request once location and facility plans are finalized.
Reid (staff member) updated the council on the city’s long‑standing plan to install indoor turf associated with the 2016 partnership agreement with Ultra.
Reid said the 2016 agreement with Ultra included funding intended for indoor turf, but the city postponed buying turf after discovering water‑infiltration and flooding risks at the Civic Center. “We opted not to buy the turf at that time,” Reid said, noting staff continued to defer purchase as the recreation facilities sales‑tax projects evolved.
Reid added that the agenda lists “Civic Center turf” as a line item in the capital plan, but the final site for turf is not fixed: staff described an “ideal outcome” of installing turf through the Ultra partnership but will bring a formal purchase request only after confirming the best facility location. He said any purchase would be financed with funds committed through the Ultra partnership rather than the city’s general operating budget.
No formal purchase decision was made; staff said they will return with a specific site recommendation and a purchase request when they can identify a stable, flood‑safe location and integrate the turf into the broader recreation facilities plan.
