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1 2 ATHLETIC FIELDS STUDY
<br />City of Elk River, Minnesota DRAFT
<br />FIELD RATIOS
<br />In order to evaluate fi eld needs to ensure an adequate supply moving forward, fi eld to population
<br />ratios are considered. This study is considering growth through 2035. The last major expansion of fi eld
<br />space was in 2005 with the addition of full sized baseball and rectangle fi elds. This table examines how
<br />the City stacks up now compared with after its most recent expansion and following projected growth
<br />through 2035. The goal of the City should be to proactively meet current and future demand, rather
<br />than remaining in “catch up” mode.
<br />Generally, the study is evaluating competition level fi elds at the main facilities. Both City and
<br />City+School numbers are considered. The prevalence of school use on specifi c fi elds also impacts
<br />desired ratios as there is some overlap, but use may be limited for non-school athletics.
<br />The surplus/ratio defi cit is a good starting point, but because of fl exibility and other options, this only
<br />informs the recommendation strategies, instead of being a hard and fast rule.
<br />FIELDS COMPETITION
<br />LEVEL FIELDS
<br />CURRENT
<br />RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__
<br />POP.
<br />(26,400)
<br />2005
<br />RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__
<br />POP.
<br />(19,700)
<br />DESIRED
<br />RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__
<br />POP.
<br />2035 RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__ POP.
<br />(28,659)
<br />NO BUILD SCENARIO
<br />SURPLUS/
<br />DEFICIT
<br />IN 2035
<br />NO BUILD SCENARIO
<br />CITY ONLY90/75 Baseball
<br />Diamonds
<br />3 8,800 6,567 7,500 9,553 Short 1
<br />Softball/Youth
<br />Baseball
<br />11 2,400 1,791 2,000 2,605 Short 3-4
<br />Rectangle Fields 5 5,280 3,940 3,000 5,732 Short 4-5
<br />FIELDS COMPETITION
<br />LEVEL FIELDS
<br />CURRENT
<br />RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__
<br />POP.
<br />(26,400)
<br />2005
<br />RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__
<br />POP.
<br />(19,700)
<br />DESIRED
<br />RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__
<br />POP.
<br />2035 RATIO
<br />1 FIELD/__ POP.
<br />(28,659)
<br />NO BUILD SCENARIO
<br />SURPLUS/
<br />DEFICIT
<br />IN 2035
<br />NO BUILD SCENARIO
<br />CITY + SCHOOLS90/75 Baseball
<br />Diamonds
<br />8 3,300 2,463 5,000 3,582 Extra 2
<br />Softball/Youth
<br />Baseball
<br />24 1,100 821 1,000 1,194 Short 4-5
<br />Rectangle Fields 22 1,200 895 1,000 1,303 Short 6-7
<br />Sources: City of Elk River, HKGi, NRPA
<br />How to Read A Box & Whisker Diagram
<br />The chart used illustrates the data separated into quartiles, graphed with “0” at the location of the
<br />wording “fewer fi elds”
<br />The farthest right bar illustrates the minimum value of the communities considered.
<br />The right side of the box illustrates the 25th percentile - 25% have fewer, 75% have more
<br />The long bar illustrates the 50th percentile - half have fewer, half have more
<br />The left side of the box illustrates the 75th percentile - 75% have fewer, 25% have more
<br />The farthest left bar illustrates the maximum value of the communities considered.
<br />The red circle illustrates where Elk River sits on the continuum
<br />The red text tells which percentile Elk River is in (in the example, Elk River has more
<br /> fi elds that 28% of the communities, fewer than 78%)Fewer FieldsMore Fields1 / 8441 / 1,4131 / 4,1321 / 2,5301 / 1,910Elk River: 1 / 2,396 (28th Percentile)
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