Brentwood narrows goals for indoor racket facility; consultants to model resident-first, self‑supporting plan

Brentwood City Commission members and staff told Sports Facilities Companies advisers on Tuesday that any indoor “racket” facility should be resident‑focused, support year‑round youth programs and lessons, and be structured to at least break even operationally.

Kevin Hsu, an account executive with Sports Facilities Companies, and Ryan Ferguson, the project manager on the advisory team, led a remote briefing and sought details the consultants said they need to build a detailed financial pro forma. "We're going to be very specific...to the dollar the expectations and projections of revenue streams, expenses, operational expenses," Hsu said, describing the team's approach to market analysis, utilization projections and revenue modeling.

City staff said their expectation is clear: the facility should be fully utilized and "more than breaks even," with enough ongoing revenue to fund routine replacements and renewal without an ongoing tax subsidy. "Maximizing revenue is not necessarily the goal," a city staff member, Jay, told the advisers, "but providing a quality facility that the community enjoys and uses to its fullest,…