USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TRAINING COMPLEX AT THOMAS BROOKS PARK

Additional information about the Athletics Division may be obtained by calling William Davis, Athletic Manager at (919) 460-4964, through e-mail at william.davis@townofcary.org or by visiting the Town’s website at www.townofcary.org.

 

TOWN OF CARY GOALS AND INITIATIVES

Town Focus Areas

Focus Area I:

Community Planning

Focus Area II:  Infrastructure

Focus Area III:  Financial Condition

Focus Area IV:  Municipal Services

Town Goals

Achieve a well-planned community using innovative and proactive planning approaches and techniques.

Ensure that roads, water and wastewater facilities, parks, and other infrastructure exists for the existing citizens and for the future needs identified in the comprehensive plan.

Achieve a stable and strong financial position by accurately estimating, prudently allocating, and managing financial resources.

Achieve a high level of service to the citizens in a prompt, reliable, responsive, and cost-effective manner.

Town Initiatives

(pages 2 and 3 of this document contain full descriptions of each Town Initiative)

Growth Management

  Long Range Water Resources

Housing Program

Comprehensive Planning

Land Use Plan

Environmental Concerns

Infrastructure and Level of Service Standards

Fiscal Plan

Water, Wastewater, Transportation Infrastructure

Broad Band Technology Services

Long Term Financial Plan

Performance Measurement

Short Term Financial Planning

Review Operations

Cost Consciousness and Sustained Service Provision

Public Involvement

Departmental Goals and Initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

1, 3, 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

9

 

USA BASEBALL GOALS AND INITIATIVES

1.  To enhance the quality of life for the residents of the Town of Cary, Wake County, and surrounding area by providing a world class baseball facility that meets a variety of athletic program needs that addresses the community’s desire for recreation and athletic programming while providing opportunities for major tournaments and events.

2.  To create and execute a management and operating philosophy which is consistent with the Mission Statement, Statement of Values, and Goals of the Town of Cary; while partnering with USA Baseball to meet their facility and programming goals.

3.  To staff, manage, operate, and maintain the USA Baseball (USAB) National Training Complex to the highest industry standards in the best interest of the Town of Cary and the general public.

4.  To facilitate town wide programs that serves appropriate age groups for many levels of play that maximizes facility use and revenue including opportunities for field use, individual and team reserved field use, team and league play, team and individual instruction, tournaments, (local, state, national, and international), youth camps, special clinics, and special events.

5.  To protect and maintain the facility’s condition so as to preserve and improve the Town’s investment in the facility.

6.  To provide the highest level of courteous, accurate, and responsive customer service.

7.  To maximize revenues and provide convenient services such as concessions, rentals, retail sales, parking, and/or other opportunities.

8.  To promote the facility in such a manner that enhances the reputation of the Town of Cary in the provision of recreation and athletic opportunities.

9.  To include input from the local sports community in developing operations and programming.

 

FY 2008 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·         Completed successfully the second USA Baseball Season at the Complex hosting the USAB Collegiate National Team, Youth National Team Trials and Women’s National Team. During the USAB Season, hosted 6 international baseball teams’ practices and games. 

·         Contracted with UNC Chapel Hill to be the Home of Tar Heel Baseball in the spring of 2008 hosting approximately 50 games and practices.

·         In collaboration with the   Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau, a bid package was presented to the AAU Baseball Committee at the AAU National Convention in Schaumburg, Ill. The Town was awarded the 2009 AAU 17-under National Baseball Championship.   The Town was also awarded the 2008 AAU 17-under National Baseball Championship which is scheduled for August of 2008. 

·         The North Carolina State Club Baseball team will play all of their home games at the National Training Complex during the spring 2008.   The Club team will play other universities club teams from across the country.

·         Completed contract with St. Augustine’s College to be 2008 home field of Collegiate Baseball Team.

·         The National Training Complex will host over 50 Central North Carolina Men’s Senior Baseball League Games.  This league is a recreation league comprised of all adults (25 +, 35 + 45 + etc…). 

·         Completed over 1000 rental and programming hours. These hours include Central North Carolina Men’s Senior Baseball League games, Middle School Baseball League games, NCSU Club Team games, St. Augustine’s College games, various weekend tournaments, camps/clinics and all USA Baseball events practices and games.  

·         Staff at the facility hosted 2 High School jamborees comprised of 4-6 high school or college playing multiple games against each other during a 2 day period.

·          In conjunction with USA Baseball, hosted 5th Annual Spring Training Baseball Clinic at the Training Complex.  The one day clinic was for ages 6-18.  USA baseball coaches and staff gave instruction on fundamentals of the game of baseball. 

·         USA Baseball hosted a coach’s clinic for all coaches in Cary surrounding areas free of charge.  This clinic was focused on fundamentals of baseball from a coach’s perspective.

KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

·         Achieve a participant satisfaction rating of Above Average from 90% of instructional camp and clinic participants.

·         Achieve a visitor satisfaction rating of Above Average from 90% of visitors to cosponsored events.

·         Securing 50 stadium field events, excluding USA Baseball Tournament of Stars.

·         Securing 200 training field rentals, excluding USA Baseball events.

·         Obtain $10,000 in concession commissions.

·         Secure 2 high school or college jamborees.

 

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Performance Measure

 

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008

Projected
FY 2009

% rating above average camps & clinics

 

n/a

90%

90%

% rating above average (visitor satisfaction at cosponsored stadium events)

 

n/a

90%

90%

Stadium Field events obtained

 

n/a

82

*50

Training field rentals obtained

 

n/a

261

275

High School or college event

 

n/a

2

2

Concession commission

 

n/a

$11,000

$10,000

 

 

 

 

 

*Decrease is a result of UNC Chapel Hill Stadium being completed.  

 

KEY WORKLOAD INDICATORS


Workload Indicators

 

Actual
FY 2007

Estimated
FY 2008

Projected
FY 2009

Rental Hours (Stadium and Training)

 

n/a

1,006

850

Programming Hours(Camps, Clinics, TOC League play)

 

n/a

31

50

USA Baseball Hours

 

n/a

340

350

 

 

 

ACTIVITY HISTORY

 

Activity

 

 

 

Actual

FY 2007

Estimated

FY 2008

Budget

FY 2009

Personnel Services

 

 

 

$27,798

$106,992

$90,467

Operations and Maintenance

 

 

 

$81,948

 

$247,444

 

$126,648

 

Internal Services

 

 

$113,273

$705,713

$521,620

 

Capital Outlay

 

 

0

0

0

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$223,019

 

$1,060,149

 

$738,735

Authorized FTEs

 

 

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

SIGNIFICANT BUDGET AND SERVICE LEVEL CHANGES BEYOND CURRENT LEVELS

 

No significant budget changes for FY 2009.