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Request for Action To Item Number Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission 7.4 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by New Business December 11, 2023 Tim Dalton, FT Center Superintendent Item Description Reviewed by Fieldhouse Hard Court Reviewed by Action Requested None Background/Discussion The City Council directed FT Center Staff to look into the feasibility of a multi-sport hard court option in the field house. The budget set forth for the project was $250,000, to be supplied out of the city’s ARPA funding. After initial inquiries with hardcourt contractors, it was determined that our project would likely be limited to 50% or less of the current field house floor space due to the available budget. Additionally, it was recommended by the contractors we would best served to place a concrete base under the hard court option. While this significantly added to the cost of the project, a court laid directly on the class five gravel surface would likely not provide a quality playable surface for the uses intended. After updating the City Council on our initial findings, we received direction to focus on a hard-court option that would have a surface similar to the rubber pad and pour style surface utilized in the Elk River High School Field house, located next to the FT Center. Additionally, the Council directed staff to get figures including all project costs. (Concrete, Flooring, Goals, nets, posts, court lining, etc.) With that direction, staff went back to two flooring contractors that could provide a pad and pour type surface and requested they provide estimate for the following:  A concrete pad suitable as a foundation for a rubber multi use flooring surface.  Rubber multi-use flooring surface suitable for sports, public gatherings, banquets, and a variety of other uses.  Court Lines suitable for: basketball, volleyball and pickleball.  Goals, nets, backboard, etc., for: basketball, volleyball and pickleball.  Location and sizing for the north–half of the field house – with options to reduce size of pad and flooring to meet budgetary guidelines.  Depending on spacing/run out between sport courts it is estimated we could fit 1-3 basketball/volleyball courts and 4-6 pickleball courts on the north - half of the field house. The Elk River Vision A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. Updated: August 2020