City of Morgan Hill Bikeways, Trails, Parks and Recreation Master Plan

Section 2: Introduction and Executive Summary

May 2017

Sports Market Business Strategy – Morgan Hill, CA

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participation is strong at the youth level, but there is a shortage of local fields in both sports, particularly for

practice. The inventory of local fields includes those at Britton School, Burnett School and El Toro School.

We met with representatives of both sports who have resorted to hosting practices on the properties of local

residents, essentially in their backyards. Adding new fields to the Morgan Hill market would allow for an

inventory of practice fields and quality game fields for local games and tournaments. Additionally, if new

fields are built with Field Turf they can be lined for other sports such as soccer, rugby, or lacrosse to allow for

multipurpose use like Twin Creeks Sports Complex in Sunnyvale. This could allow for additional fields to be

used in conjunction with the OSC for larger tournaments.

A new facility in Morgan Hill should consider some or all of the following components:

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Four baseball/softball fields with lights (wheel configuration)

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Field Turf surface with outlines for soccer/lacrosse fields

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Concession stand with two points of sale

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Temporary fencing to accommodate different field dimensions

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Restrooms

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Batting cages/ throwing tunnels

The cost of such a facility will depend on a number of factors, including building materials, field dimensions

and amenities. As such, a price estimate cannot be provided at this time. Further investigation into the

viability of such a complex should be conducted and should include a cost estimate.

PARKING & POTENTIAL ADJACENT REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

There will have to be parking considerations depending on the location of these new facilities, especially if

any of them are located at the OSC/AC site. With parking already a challenge at the site, adding any

additional facilities or events will require expanded parking inventory.

The City of Morgan Hill may also want to consider non-sports facility development in some strategic

locations near the existing athletic facilities. There could be areas of opportunity for other new real estate uses

as the City looks to grow its sports facilities and attract more visitors. For example, additional hotels, gas

stations, restaurants and specialty retail could be ways to capture additional visitor dollars. Any new real estate

development should be preceded by further studies as the scope of this study did not consider other real

estate uses.