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MOTION TO APPROVE THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WEST PINES UNITED FUTBOL CLUB, INC. AND THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES FOR THE USE OF CHAPEL TRAIL PARK TO RUN A YOUTH TRAVEL SOCCER PROGRAM FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 2022
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. West Pines United Futbol Club, Inc. utilizes City property to operate a travel soccer program for the use and benefit of both residents and non-residents of the City. Their facility use agreement requires West Pines United to pay the City a Facility Use Fee of $50,000 plus all required participant fees.
2. On February 22, 2017, the City entered into a Facility Use Agreement with West Pines United Futbol Club, Inc. for an initial period that expired on September 30, 2017.
3. The City approved the First Amendment to the original agreement renewing the facility use agreement for one year through September 30, 2018.
4. On February 21, 2018, the City approved the Second Amendment to allow for the use of Chapel Trail Park for travel soccer and removed the use of West Pines Soccer Park and only allowed the use of Towngate Park, Silver Lakes North Park and Walter C. Young Park with pre-approval from the City. The Second Amendment was for a three year period beginning October 1, 2018 and expiring September 30, 2021.
5. The agreement being presented as part of this agenda is a new agreement for West Pines United. The terms of the new agreement have not changed from the previous agreement. The reason for a new agreement is that the previous agreement had expired on September 30, 2021 and was not renewed in a timely manner. The delay of the renewal was directed by the Recreation and Cultural Arts Director. There were serious concerns with the residency ratios the club submitted as required by their agreement. The agreement calls for a resident participation ratio of 51%. For the 2020-2021 season that began in August of 202...
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