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Roger Scott Tennis Center describes renovations, new revenue-sharing lease and an unsafe court needing repair
Summary
Gulf Coast Tennis Group owner Brock Sacchi told the Park Board about renovations that rebuilt 12 courts, a new lease requiring $135,000 or 12% of gross (whichever is higher), programming growth and an unsafe, unusable Court 13 that needs repair.
Brock Sacchi, owner of Gulf Coast Tennis Group and operator of Roger Scott Tennis Center, gave the Park Board a detailed update on Dec. 16 on facility improvements, programming and operations. "We lease the facility from the city. So we pay a $135,000 a year or 12%, whichever one ends up being higher," Sacchi said, describing the lease terms now in effect.
Sacchi said renovation work rebuilt 12 courts from the ground up, improved lighting and added shade canopies, which has contributed to record participation and membership levels. "Our participation numbers this last year, the highest we've ever had," he said, noting the facility operates about 80–83 hours a week and fields a range of programs from lessons and leagues to USTA tournaments and college matches.
He said Roger Scott runs a wide program slate, including charity tournaments and partnerships with local nonprofits. Sacchi estimated recent charitable events raised roughly $30,000–$50,000 depending on the event.
Sacchi also provided financial and operational details: as of the prior day the club had 307 active memberships (about 450 actual members at varying subscription levels). He described the revenue-share process: "I'll be sending them our books at the end of the year...and it's based on the gross."
Sacchi raised a safety concern about Court 13. "Court 13, it's just completely concaved, unusable, unsafe," he said, describing an approximately 3–4-foot crater about 1.5 feet deep and offering to supply photos to the board. He said the problem has existed for many years and likely relates to a natural spring beneath the court that worsened after heavy rain.
Board members asked about shade structures on hard courts and whether advertising could offset installation costs; Sacchi said several options were under consideration but no final plan had been approved. He also said overflow parking near a retention pond has relieved earlier parking constraints and that the operator has taken over landscaping duties in the last 6–9 months.
Next steps: staff and the operator will follow up on the unsafe Court 13 condition and potential shade-structure plans; the operator will submit year-end financials to the city for lease reconciliation.
