City of Sunnyvale
Agenda Item
20-0326 Agenda Date: 2/27/2020
2020 COUNCIL STUDY ISSUE
NUMBER
DPW 20-15
Feasibility of Establishing of a Cricket Stadium at Baylands Park
BACKGROUND
Lead Department: Department of Public Works
Support Departments: Office of the City Manager
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor(s): Councilmembers: Melton, Klein, Fong, Goldman, Smith History: 1 year ago: N/A
2 years ago: N/A
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
What precipitated this Study?
American Cricket Enterprises (doing business as “Major League Cricket”) has proposed to install an international grade cricket stadium within Baylands Park to host international, major league, minor league, and youth cricket events, concerts catering to South East Asian population, and other compatible uses during the Cricket offseason.
The stadium is anticipated to host up to 4,000 patrons for major league events approximately 15-16 times a year and at least two concerts per year. Other events such as minor league games, youth cricket, and compatible sports uses (such as soccer) would infill during the winter months after the Cricket season is over.
Amenities included as part of the stadium include viewing platforms for approximately 500 patrons, passive grass-bermed seating for approximately 3,500 patrons, and a media building for broadcasting international and major league events. The media building also houses player changing areas and concessions. Two large screens are also proposed as part of the stadium.
The proposal received from American Cricket Enterprises is included as Attachment 1.
What are the key elements of the Study?
This Study would need to be conducted in incremental steps. The first step would be to research the existing terms of the City’s lease of Baylands Park from Santa Clara County to determine if the existing lease precludes any of the proposed stadium activities. If not, the City would engage the County in a discussion regarding the possibility of constructing a stadium within Baylands Park.
If the County is amenable to the idea of the cricket stadium, staff would proceed with the next step as discussed below. Should the County object, a report to Council would be prepared to discuss next
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steps in light of the objection.
The next step if the County is amenable to the stadium is multi-pronged and involves hiring multiple consultants. Staff would engage the County and American Cricket Enterprises to discuss and negotiate business terms. Simultaneously with this effort, staff would procure consultants for the following expertise:
· Economic: Evaluation of economic impacts anticipated to the City and region will be required.
The evaluation would need to include change in use to Baylands Park, as the proposed stadium currently is sited atop existing play and picnic areas. American Cricket Enterprises has stated in their proposal that they anticipate $75M in revenues to be realized by the City over a 10-year period.
· Financial: The study would look at various financing strategies. In addition, financial models will need to be run to determine initial capital cost required and anticipated ongoing maintenance costs. The proposal indicated that American Cricket Enterprises anticipates this project to be a public-private partnership.
· Civil Engineering review: An engineering consultant would be retained to evaluate site layout, possible impacts to current facilities, and to site displaced picnic and playground facilities at Baylands Park. A preliminary utilities analysis would need to be part of the study. · Outreach/community engagement: Community engagement will be a critical component of this study issue. A public engagement specialist will be procured to ensure that a proper cross- section of the populations is adequately represented when presenting the proposed project.
The results of the study would be presented to Council for direction on whether to proceed. The next step, not covered with this Study Issue, would be an environmental review of the proposed stadium project, which would require an Initial Study to be prepared first. Staff believes that due to the proximity of the proposed stadium to sensitive wetlands and number of active patrons anticipated, the environmental review will be in the form of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Technical memorandums to be developed, at a minimum, will include: traffic, circulation, and parking; noise; ecological impacts and wetlands sensitivity. Although the proposal contained brief analysis for parking and ecological impacts, a full analysis would be required for a project of this magnitude.
Estimated years to complete Study: 1.5 years
FISCAL IMPACT
Cost to Conduct Study
Level of staff effort required (opportunity cost): Major Funding Required for Non-Budgeted Costs: $200,000 for consulting services and part-time staff
Funding Source: Will seek budget supplement, or Council could require American Cricket
Enterprises to provide all or a portion of
the funding
The proposed Study Issue is a major effort and requires several specialty consultants be procured.
In addition, oversight by staff for a project of this size may require part-time staff for project management to avoid impacting other ongoing capital projects.
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Cost to Implement Study Results
Unknown. Study would include assessment of potential costs, including capital and operating, as well as revenue/savings.
EXPECTED CITY COUNCIL, BOARD OR COMMISSION PARTICIPATION Council-Approved Work Plan: No
Council Study Session: No
Reviewed by Boards/Commissions: Planning Commission for the EIR
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Support. This policy issue merits discussion at the 2020 Study Issues Workshop.
A world class cricket stadium could provide benefits to the community both in terms of use during non -game days as well as entertainment and potential revenue during game days. The cricket turf area could potentially serve multiple sports, thus providing additional turf areas within the City. The Study Issue will provide the necessary information to determine both the costs and benefits of a stadium.
Prepared By: Jennifer Ng, Assistant Director of Public Works Reviewed by: Chip Taylor, Director, Public Works
Reviewed by: John Nagel, City Attorney
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager
Attachments:
1. American Cricket Enterprises Proposal
Attachment 1
American Cricket Enterprises Inc.
1 First
St, Suite 7
Los Altos, CA 94022
To
Hon, Mayor, City Council Members and City Manager,
City of Sunnyvale.
Subject Proposal for establishing a international grade cricket stadium Dear Mayor, City Council Members and City Manager,
American Cricket Enterprises Inc doing business as "Major League Cricket• is very pleased to submit a draft proposal for establishing a cricket stadium in the City of Sunnyvale. We have been working with Mayor Klein, Council Member Melton and City Manager Kent Steffens on this proposal.
We see Baylands Park as a prime location for this stadium given its strong favourable demographics and proximity to significant markets in San Francisco and San Jose.
Our proposed stadium will be a low impact, 'lightweight' stadium with a total seating capacity of 4,000 people. The stadium will be a world class cricketing facility of international size, with turf wicket, and all requirements to be approved by the International Cricket Council, the global governing for the cricket.
We believe that being home to the Maior League Cricket team will boost the profile of the city as we are committed to bringing major national and international cricket events and making the City of Sunnyvale a hub of cricket for the West Coast.
We would like to work in collaboration with the city council and staff to establish the proposed cricket stadium and would be pleased to answer any questions that you may have regarding our submission.
We appreciate the opportunity given to us to submit our proposal and request you to kindly evaluate the same
Yours Sincerely
'jay Srinivasan.
Founder - American Cricket nterprises Inc
Enclosed:
1. Project Report
2. Annexure A- HKS Architectural Drawings
3. Annexure B - Environmental Considerations Analysis
4. Annexure C - Parking Analysis
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Proposed
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American Cricket Enterprises
6th February 2020
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Contents
Contents
Exe
cutive Summary
Major League Cricket Overview
Professional Leagues and Youth Tournaments
Major League Cricket
Minor League Cricket
Youth Tournaments
Infrastructure
International Grade Cricket Stadiums
Academies
Players
Bay Area Demographics
Proposed Baylands Park Stadium
Design Principles
Baylands Park Stadium
Proposed Design
Potential Timeline
Environmental Constraints
Parking
Stadium Construction Costs
Project Financing
Demand Projections and Economic Impact Analysis
Stadium Construction
Matchday and Other Events Attendee Spending
Facility Operations Spending
Benefits to the City
Boosting local economic activity
Engagement with local community
Increasing cricket fanbase
Boost the Profile of the City
Appendix A - Architectural Drawings (provided by HKS)
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Executive Summary
Ameri
can Cricket Enterprises Inc (doing business as "Major League Cricket" or "MLC") has been selected by the USA Cricket Board to be the exclusive partner for the creation and hosting of a world class professional T20 Major League Cricket tournament. In order to operationalise the league, MLC is developing extensive infrastructure in key markets, including world class cricket stadiums, to facilitate both Major League games and USA National team tournaments.
We see Baylands Park in the City of Sunnyvale as a prime location for a cricket stadium given its strong favourable demographics, and proximity to significant markets in San Francisco and San Jose. In addition, the Baylands Park site provides a beautiful aesthetic setting that will attract attendees and foster an all-inclusive family friendly atmosphere.
Our proposed stadium will be a low impact, 'lightweight' stadium, that will have a capacity of approx. ~4,000; split between a small pavilion (~500) and grassy berm seating (~3,500). Our stadium has been designed, by international architects HKS, to provide a world class cricketing facility of international size, with turf wicket, and all requirements to be approved by the International Cricket Council. (see Figure 2 & 3 below).
In creating a world-class cricketing hub in Sunnyvale, we believe we can give the City of Sunnyvale visibility on the international stage by hosting a number of high profile international cricketing events with the USA National Team. We expected to host other big name international countries such as Australia and India in cricketing tournaments, and believe Sunnyvale to be a prime location for this. T20 cricket is also likely to feature in the upcoming 2028 Olympics hosted in LA, where Sunnyvale could provide an additional hosting location in close proximity.
Along with being a world class cricketing facility, we have ensured the design maximizes its ability to function as a multi-use venue for hosting events such as music concerts, cultural festivals and other community events; it can also be used for other non-cricket sporting events.
An additional focus has been to create a visual appealing, family-friendly atmosphere, that blends seamlessly into the surrounding parkland.
We acknowledge the City of Sunnyvale environmental and carbon footprint concerns and hence have proposed stadium design that would have minimal environmental impact and create a friendly environment for the community. Our proposed design includes a minimal construction as over 85% of the seating capacity would be grass embankment (berm seating).
We estimate that the proposed new cricket stadium would generate approximately $75 million of total economic impact for the residents and businesses of the City of Sunnyvale. The economic impact includes the direct and indirect spending over stadium construction and first 10 years of stadium operations. The economic impact has been calculated by quantifying the benefits from stadium construction, spend by the attendees on matchday and other events and spend by Major League on the stadium operations.
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Major League C
ricket Overview
MLC has been selected by USA Cricket Board, the governing body for the sport of cricket in the US as its strategic partner for the development of a world class professional T20 cricket league (hereinafter referred as "Major League"). The Major League, sanctioned by the USA Cricket Board, is going to be the leading and exclusive professional T20 cricket league in the country.
To operationalise the league, MLC is developing the necessary cricketing infrastructure including international level stadiums, academies and auxiliary facilities. It will also provide support for USA Cricket's men's and women's national teams with an objective of these teams qualifying for the World Cup.
MLC is backed by Sameer Mehta and Vijay Srinivasan, founders of Willow TV, and the principals of The Times of India Group, a leading media conglomerate in India. MLC also has received investments from some of the marquee investors from the Bay Area and other regions.
Professional Leagues and Youth Tournaments
1. Major League Cricket
Major League Cricket is envisaged to be the leading professional T20 cricket league in the United States. In the initial years, Major League will have six city based teams and will expand to ten teams over the next decade.
To make the Major League competitive with high quality of cricket, each Major League team will consist of US National team players, local players, international players and global marquee T20 players. This will provide an opportunity to US National players to compete at a high level and gain valuable experience of playing with established international cricket players. This will help make the US National team more competitive and improve its International Cricket Council rankings in One-Day International and Twenty20 formats.
Major League first season is expected to kick-off from 2021. Each season will be three to four months long starting in May and ending in July/ August every year. Every Major League team will be playing a minimum 10 home games each season thereby providing an opportunity to cricket fans to support their home team. This will provide an opportunity to cricket fans to watch international quality cricket in the country.
All the Major League matches will be broadcasted on a television channel available on national networks providing an opportunity to cricket fans to watch international quality cricket in the country.
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2. Minor League C
ricket
Minor League is a USA Cricket Board sanctioned, tier-II level national cricket tournament with an aim to promote the sport and increase fan base in the country.
Minor League will comprise of a total 22-24 city based teams spread across the US.
Each team shall consist of international and national players, high performing academy players and amateurs. It will provide a platform for cricket players to showcase their skills and move upwards towards Major League.
The Minor League will have higher local participation and thereby help grow cricket further down the pyramid. All the league and play-off matches will be digital streamed and semi-finals and finals will be broadcast on television.
With this new cricket stadium, MLC can also plan to have a Minor League team based out of the City of Sunnyvale.
3. Youth Tournaments
In addition to Major League and Minor League, MLC is also establishing youth tournaments for various age categories - U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19. These tournaments will help to hone the player skills and provide competitive match practice.
MLC plans to hold tournaments in various cities throughout the year.
Infrastructure
1. International Grade Cricket Stadiums
MLC is establishing six international grade multi-purpose stadiums which would be home stadiums for the Major League teams.The stadium will have a circle or oval footprint with total final seating capacity of 4,000 to 8,000 seats. The stadiums and facilities will be used primarily to operate Major League matches, Minor League matches and youth training programs. The stadiums will also host international matches for the US National Team and other visiting international teams. These stadiums will be multi-purpose and also host music concerts, community and cultural events.
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2. Academies
MLC is developing cricket aca
demies at over 14 locations across the United States to train young and amateur players. Each academy will have all the necessary facilities such as outdoor ground with natural turf wickets, indoor training facility with batting lanes and training equipment to provide best-in class infrastructure to students. Each academy will have teams under various age brackets which will participate in the local competitions. MLC will provide Major League players as coaches at the academies.
The presence of these player coaches will not only attract students but also improve their technical cricketing abilities. The students will have defined pathways to the Minor League and Major League team.
Every academy will be affiliated with a Major or Minor Leagu e team and will support the team in terms of players, training and infrastructure.
Players
MLC for the first time in the US will professionalize cricket by awarding contracts to the players. MLC plans to develop a roster of more than 70+ professional cricket players who will participate in the Major League and compete for a spot in the US National teams. The player pool contracted will also be made available to the Minor League.
MLC would assist the development of cricket players and provide greater experience of competitive match play. This would also help in fulfilling the ambitions of the US National teams of participating in the cricket world cup.
Bay Area Demographics
The Bay Area is home to a large Indian diaspora, the cricket following population and the key target segment for Major League. As per the 2011 census, the number of Indian-Americans in the Bay Area grew by 53% to 244,493. As per the recent reports, more than 300,000 people of Indian descent are living in the Bay Area. The above demographic trends are corroborated by data from Times Group internet properties & Willow TV.
The City of Sunnyvale specifically has one of the highest percentages of Indian American expatriates, estimated at ~25%, and is in close proximity to other favourable cities such as Cupertino, Santa Clara and Fremont. This represents a great foundation of existing cricket fans that will have the opportunity to engage in international level cricket games, at a world class facility.
MLC is deeply engaged in the Sunnyvale and surrounding communities through our wide network of investors, stakeholders, and Willow Cricket Academies. Through these Page6
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Design Principles
As we look to develop cricket infrastructure around the country we have engaged international stadium architects HKS to help us develop some guiding principles, which we have reflected in our proposal for Baylands Park.
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Lightweight & Low Impa
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Drawing inspiration from other world class international facilities such as Hagley Stadium (NZ) and Marrara Oval (Aus), we are looking to design stadiums with minimal pavilion infrastructure, and a focus on grassy berm seating. These stadiums are cost effective to build and have enough capacity to meet the forecasted attendances for regular season games; with the advantage of blending into the surrounding environment and being environmentally friendly.
Maximise fan engagement
The appeal of going to watch live sport centres around the atmosphere and energy of the competitors and crowd; we aim to build stadiums that allow fans to be up close to the action and engage with the players. The grassy berm seating drives a community atmosphere that is family friendly, and suitable for all ages and backgrounds, and allows for seamless flow between the surrounding park area and stadium.
Multi-use
We understand that outside of the cricket season we need the stadium to be suitable for other uses to maximise its commercial appeal to the city. The openness of our designs has been done to make the venue suitable for concerts, festivals, and other community events; as well as hosting other sporting events, including international Australian Rules Football games.
Scalable
With the inevitable growth of cricket and its supporters, it is imperative that our stadiums are able to grow with the game. The design of our stadiums is done such that increasing permanent capacity can be done with minimal extension of the current footprint, and installing temporary capacity is cost effective and logistically efficient.
Baylands Park Stadium
Proposed Design
The site footprint has been chosen to avoid the existing environmental sensitivities that exist in the Baylands Park grounds, whilst also maximising proximity to existing car parks, and preservation of park and picnic areas (see Figure 1 below).
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The proposed stadium at Baylands Park would have a capacity of ~4,000 seats, split across a pavilion on the south side (~500), and grassy berm on the west side (~3,500); with a parking lot, additional to existing parking areas, of ~400 spaces. A 3D render of the stadium can be seen below in Figure 2 & 3 below.
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Access to the facility would utilize the existing road that runs along the south of Baylands Park (adjacent to the Baylands Park Trail), and would only require a small extension to the car park access road for the new parking lot to the north of the stadium.
The footprint of the stadium will impact the two West-most picnic areas that exist on the South portion of the park, as well as the small amphitheatre in the middle. To mitigate these impacts we have left the East side of the stadium free of any structures so that we can repurpose some picnic and community areas adjacent to the field; which will also help create more community engagement with the stadium.
Potential Timeline
We are eager to progress as quickly as possible through the process to get construction underway at Baylands Park, with an indicative timeline provided below; working closely with the City to achieve this milestones:
• June 2020
• July 2020
• October 2020
• January 2021
• February 2021
• September 2021
- Project prioritized by the city and budget allocated
- Project approved by city finance
- Required feasibility studies/reports completed by city - City outreach completed
- Construction of stadium underway
- Construction on stadium underway
Environmental Constraints
Given the existing environmental conditions that exist in Baylands Park (Figure 4) we have been conscious in ensuring that our stadium and car park footprint avoids any sensitive areas that may result in a negative impact to the surroundings.
The proposed footprint does not encroach on the the seasonal wetlands and Harvest Mouse population that exists in the North and North-East, to which environmental consultants DJ Powers & Associates has advised, "The proposed development would avoid disturbance in this area and, therefore, would not result in impacts to this seasonal wetland".
A number of other environmental considerations have been initially assessed by DJ Powers & Associates including air quality, cultural resources, hazardous materials, hydrology, and land use; all of which have been deemed to be not significant in their impact. A full overview of their environmental assessment can be found in Appendix B.
Some minor environmental impacts related to tree removal and trimming, and top soil disturbances, will be managed and mitigated through close consultation with environmental consultants; these impacts will be very minimal. We will try to replant twice as many native trees that need to be removed to improve the carbon neutrality and promote green and shade.
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Parking
Given the planned stadium capacity of -4,000, we have been advised by Hexagon Transport that in order to meet city requirements, and the likely demand, we will require parking at 1 :3 ratio to capacity (<1,300 parking spaces). As previously shown in Figure 3 Hexagon has calculated the parking capacity on Baylands Park will increase to approx. ~875 with the planned additional parking, resulting in the need to source approx. ~425 spaces offsite as a minimum. However, with some of the existing Baylands Park parking capacity likely to be used by non-cricket patrons, we conservatively estimate the need to source an additional ~800 car parks.
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Stadium Construction Costs
The total stadium construction costs are broadly estimated to be $4.8 million. The break-up is as follows:
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The above stadium construction costs does not include any auxiliary facilities around the stadium such as changes to access roads, easy access washrooms, gates etc.
Project Financing
We propose this project to be funded through a public private partnership, and be a collaborative effort between MLC and the City of Sunnyvale. MLC is committed to bringing major cricket events to the City of Sunnyvale, and making it a hub of cricket for the West Coast.
Demand Projections and Economic Impact Analysis
We define economic impacts as the total economic output that occurs within the City of Sunnyvale with each dollar of spending having a multiplicative effect as it recycled locally. To calculate the total economic impact of the Major League team based in the City of Sunnyvale and and a new stadium, we quantify the following types of benefits:
• Stadium Construction - In addition to direct spending on the costs to physically construct a new stadium, there are also indirect effects to the economy from local hiring (and the wages that stem from it) and local sourcing of some inputs. • Matchday and Other Events Attendee Spending - Tickets, merchandise, parking, and concessions comprise spending by fans within the stadium. These receipts are then used by the MLC to pay salaries of players and employees, creating a secondary benefit as those salaries are spent within the local economy. • Facility operating spending - Major League employ contractors to complete day-of game parking, janitorial, security, and merchandising duties. Major League also has a budget for marketing, publicity, and ticketing. Taken together, this spending by the Major League has a direct economic impact as well as an indirect effect as these salaries are spent in the local economy.
We estimate that a new cricket stadium would generate approximately $75 million of economic impact for the residents and businesses of the City of Sunnyvale over the first 10 years of operations.
1. Stadium Construction
A large impact of a new stadium stems from its construction. The stadium construction will have a positive impact for local contractors as well for the workers required to build
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dium. To calculate the full economic impact, we have considered the multiplier effect of the dollar movement through the regional economy. Considering the multiplier of 1.5X, we arrive a t a total economic impact of $7.2 m illion of total stadium construction spend.
2. Matchday and Other Events Attendee Spending
The stadium would be utilized in a year for 18 - 20 cricket matches of international level which includes 12 - 14 Major League matches in the first season and 6 matches of US Cricket National team or other cricket playing nations. MLC will also ensure stadium utilization towards 2 music concerts in a year catering to south Asian population in-line with cricket target demographics. In addition, the stadium will be used for training by the US National Cricket team or other cricket teams.
The total attendance for cricket matches in the 1st year projected at a conservative 75% capacity levels while music concerts assumed at 95% levels. This results in total attendance of more than 68,000 in the 1st year. The total attendance in the 10th year is estimated to be 114,000 with the increased capacity utilization levels and higher number of cricket matches (Assumed constant total capacity of 4,000).
The total gross direct spend through gate receipts (including concessions and parking) for attending cricket matches and concerts is estimated to be$ 2.8 million in the first year rising to$ 8.5 million by the tenth year. To find the indirect economic impact, which is the additive economic benefit through inter-industry and household spending effects, we have again applied a conservative multiplier of 1.2X given that much of the money spent during a does not get filtered widely across the economy.
We then have discounted the annual spend at inflation rate of 3% over 10 years to arrive at$ 56. 7 million of the total economic activity.
3. Facility Operations Spending
This encompasses spending made by MLC towards operating the stadium, ticket operation, local marketing and the administration of the Major League team. While these spending categories are the products of others, they represent direct effects to the local economy. These costs are estimated to be a total$ 0. 7 million in the first year increasing to $ 1,4 million in the tenth year at an annual inflation of 3%. To find the indirect economic impact we have applied multiplier of 1.2X and discounted these spend back to the first year of operations to arrive at a total economic impact of $10.5 million.
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Benefits to the City
1. Boo
sting local economic activity
As per the economic impact study, we are estimating establishing a cricket stadium and a Major League team in the City of Sunnyvale would generate an overall economic impact of approximately $75 million for the residents and businesses of the city. In addition, the development of the cricketing infrastructure and organizing Major League and Minor League matches will boost the inflow to the local business and generate local employment.
2. Engagement with local community
Based on the Bay Area region demographics and especially in the City of Sunnyvale, there is already an established cricketing following fanbase in the region. This fanbase will have higher affinity towards the Sunnyvale city based Major League and Minor League teams. The Major League team will adopt the city and will perform mandated community activities with city schools and amateur clubs to increase the cricket fanbase.
3. Increasing cricket fanbase
The Major League and Minor League will offer a compelling and entertaining proposition that will meet the needs of cricket fans based out of the Bay Area region and particularly in the City of Sunnyvale. It will deliver a game day experience that keeps fans wanting to return and support their local team.
4. Boost the Profile of the City
The stadium would be a world class, International Cricket Council (ICC) approved facility and amongst the top three cricket stadia in the US. The broadcast of Major League and Minor League matches will help in increasing the profile of the City of Sunnyvale city relative to other townships.
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Please see attachment 'Appendix A - HKS Architectural Drawings' Appendix B - Environmental Constraints Memo
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Julie Wright, Senior Project Manager
David J. Powers & Associates
Date: February 5, 2020
Subject: Cricket Facility Baylands Park Study, Sunnyvale- Environmental Considerations Analysis
The following Environmental Considerations Analysis was prepared by David J. Powers & Associates, Inc. for the proposed Cricket Facility Project at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale. Our analysis is based on a field survey and review of documents previously prepared for the project area (Sunnyvale Bay/ands Park and Land.fill Biological Constraints and Opportunity Analysis, prepared by H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2015).
Existing Conditions
Baylands Park is located in the southwest comer of San Francisco Bay. The active use area ofBaylands Park provides 72 acres of developed parkland offering passive and active recreation opportunities including playgrounds, pathways, a multi-purpose grass field, picnic areas, parking lots, and a community farm for children (i.e., Animal Assisted Happiness [AAH]), see Attachment A Park Map.
There are two parking lots on the project site: one that contains 180 parking spaces, and one that contains 165 parking spaces. The park gate is open every day from 8 a.m. to one half hour after sunset.
To the north and east of the active use portion of the Baylands Park, 105 acres are protected as the Sunnyvale Baylands Wetlands Preserve (Baylands Preserve), which provides habitat for sensitive plants and wildlife. Baylands Park is bordered to the north by the approximately 60-acre Twin Creeks Sport Complex, to the west by Caribbean Drive, and to the south by State Route 23 7. The park is owned by the County of Santa Clara, it is operated and maintained by the City of Sunnyvale, which has a joint-use agreement with the County for this property. The City of Sunnyvale would be responsible for review and approval consideration of the proposed project.
Project Description
American Cricket Enterprises Inc ("Major League Cricket") is a local group that facilitates logistics and facilities for Cricket Franchises across the United Station. Major League Cricket proposes to build a professional-level cricket facility at the Baylands Park. The proposed cricket facility would include Cricket Stadium Baylands Park Study Environmental Considerations Attachment 1
circular natural grass field. The southern side
of the field would be surrounded by a 500-seat viewing
stand and the western side of the field would be surrounded by a 3,500-person capacity grass berm.
The proposed project would also include a 10,000 square foot space for player changing rooms, concessions, and a press room. No field lighting is required, with the exception of minimal security lighting. Temporary canopies may be used for shade over the seating areas. The maximum height of the facility is estimated at 45 feet with ground disturbance to a maximum of five feet below grade for support structures.
The project proposes to construct 400 additional parking spaces on the site. This would increase the total parking on-site, including the existing 475 spaces, to 875 total parking spaces. Major League Cricket anticipates entering into parking agreements with the adjacent Twin Creeks Sports Complex and neighboring corporate parking lots for overflow parking.
Major League Cricket expects roughly 15-16 professional games per year, which would take place on weekend afternoons for three to four hours, maximum, starting at about 3-3:30 pm. Eight major cricket events are anticipated (over six weekends) with a crowd of between 3,000 and 4,000. The initial spectator size is expected to be around 2,000 and is anticipated to increase up to 4,000 over a two to three-year period. Other local sports groups including academies, youth leagues, and other organizations might use the facility during weekdays and are not expected to attract more than 100 visitors. It is possible in the winter months that other community sports groups, such as soccer, may be able to use the fields.
Refer to Attachment B for the proposed site plan.
Environmental Issues and CEQA Document Approach
Below is a summary of the environmental conditions and constraints based on a review of available information for the site:
Air Quality
There are no nearby sensitive residential users that could be exposed to construction dust and equipment emissions. Construction is anticipated to be completed within 12 months. The project would be required to conform with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)'s guidelines and screening thresholds for construction criteria pollutants. The park project is currently below screening thresholds and is unlikely to result in significant construction air quality impacts.
Biological Resources
The project site contains six biotic habitats: California annual grassland, landscaped, ornamental woodland, barren, developed, and freshwater marsh, refer to Attachment C, Habitat Map.
There is a seasonal wetland area adjacent and to the north of the project site (within the Baylands Park).
The proposed development would avoid disturbance in this area and, therefore, would not result in impacts to this seasonal wetland.
Due to the high levels of human disturbance, grasslands in the active use portion of Bay lands Park do not represent high-quality habitat for the burrowing owl, and owls are unlikely to breed successfully on the site'. Nesting raptors and other migratory birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Code Sections 3503, 3503.5, and 2800.
Raptors (such as falcons, hawks, eagles, and owls) and other migratory birds may utilize the large trees 1 HT Harvey & Associates. Burrowing Owl Habitat Suitability and Opportunities Report. February 2014.
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or adjacent to the site for foraging or nesting. Construction disturbance near raptor nests can result in the incidental loss of fertile eggs or nestlings, or otherwise lead to nest abandonment.
Scheduling of construction activities to avoid the nesting bird season (February 1' through August 31) or preconstruction nesting bird surveys would reduce impacts to nesting birds to a less-than significant level.
The project site is located adjacent to the marshland and in proximity to the bay, a project-specific biological resources report is recommended as part of the future environmental analysis. This could identify additional animal species of concern and mitigation measures required to avoid those species.
A small segment of a freshwater marsh is located on the site in a depressional swale in the southern portion of the active use area of Baylands Park. This wetland is fed by artificial hydrology, and is watered throughout the dry season, allowing it to support hydrophytic plant species (i.e., species that prefer perennially inundated soils) such as cattails, smartweed, and tall flatsedge. The freshwater marsh habitat at Baylands Park is extremely limited in extent (i.e., 0.29 ac), is highly disturbed, and provides very little habitat for marsh-specialist species. Regardless, any filling of this area should be surveyed by a professional biologist to determine if the areas to be filled are considered waters of the U.S. under the Clean Water Act and Regional Water Quality Control Board. There are no features on Baylands Park that are tidal or are located within the 100-ft shoreline band.
Development of a cricket facility on the site would necessitate trimming and removing existing trees, including riparian trees. Mitigation planting would be required by California Department of Fish and Wildlife for any tree removals within the marsh area and replacement of ordinance sized trees would be required through City Ordinance.
Cultural Resources
There are no known archaeological resources on the site. Areas adjacent to creeks are typically sensitive to archaeological resources. For this reason, a literature review at the Sonoma State Northwest Information Center and Native American consultation are recommended to determine if there are recorded archaeological sites that could be affected by project construction. If it is determined that a recorded site could be affected, archaeological testing and/or monitoring could be required during site excavation and grading activities. This will be determined during future environmental analysis for the project. Mitigation measures could be included in the project to reduce potential impacts to archaeological resources.
Hazardous Materials
Construction of the cricket facility would require excavation and grading as a part of construction.
Based on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Geotracker database, Baylands Park is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites complied pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and there are no contaminated or hazardous materials sites within 1,000 feet of the site, see Attachment D. Thus, development of the project would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment.
Hydrology and Water Quality
The proposed project would alter the site's existing drainage and would disturb soil on the site. This could increase erosion and storm water runoff by increasing the impervious surface area, however, the project would reduce impacts through compliance under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge stormwater to local surface waters. The Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP) mandates that co-permittees, including the City, use their planning and Cricket Stadium Baylands Park Study 3 Environmental Considerations Attachment 1
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pment review authority to require stormwater management measures such as site design, pollutant source control and treatment control measures. The MRP requires regulated projects to incorporate Low Impact Development (LID) practices, which are intended to reduce runoff and mimic a site's predevelopment hydrology by minimizing disturbed areas and impervious cover and then infiltrating, storing, detaining, evapotranspiring, and/or biotreating stormwater runoff close to its source. The MRP also requires that stormwater treatment measures are properly installed, operated and maintained.
The State Water Resources Control Board has implemented an NPDES General Construction Permit for the State of California. The future project would be required to file a Notice of Intent (NOI) with the RWQCB to obtain coverage under the General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activity. A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) would be developed by a certified Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) prior to commencement of construction.
Once grading begins, the S WPPP would be kept on-site and updated as needed while construction progresses. The SWPPP details the site-specific BMPs to control erosion and sedimentation and maintain water quality during the construction phase. The SWPPP also contains a summary of the structural and non-structural BMPs to be implemented during the post-construction period. BMPs would be identified as mitigation measures in the future environmental analysis.
Land Use
The project site has a General Plan designation of Public Facility and is zoned Public Facility, which is consistent with the propose cricket facility use.
Construction activities are anticipated to be completed within one year and would not exceed noise acceptability thresholds. The project would be required to conform to the City's Municipal Code related to construction hours (e.g., 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday). Adjacent park uses are the only sensitive receptors near the project site. The project site is not located adjacent to residential uses. Adherence to City standards for potential noise impacts during project construction would ensure potential noise impact would be less than significant.
The project proposes approximately 15-16 professional games per year, which would take place on weekend afternoons for three to four hours, maximum, starting at about 3-3:30 pm. Eight major cricket events are anticipated (over six weekends) with a crowd of between 3,000 and 4,000. The existing site includes active recreational uses which generate noise primarily during weekend hours. As part of the future environmental analysis, it is recommended, an acoustical study be completed to confirm the proposed uses would not substantially impact adjacent sensitive receptors.
Transportation
As mentioned previously, the project proposes approximately 15-16 professional games per year, which would take place on weekend afternoons for three to four hours, starting around 3-3:30 pm.
Eight major cricket events are anticipated (over six weekends) with a crowd of between 3,000 and 4,000. Baylands Park is adjacent to the Moffett Park business park, which is the primary source of traffic in the project area. Since most businesses are closed on weekends, traffic is unlikely to be a problem for weekend events.
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Alth
ough parking is not an environmental issue under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a parking analysis was completed by Hexagon Transportation Consultants for informational purposes. The cricket facility would need about 1,300 parking spaces for an event with an attendance of 4,000 people. Baylands Park, with extra parking provided by the cricket field, could supply up to 875 spaces. Thus, about 425 parking spaces would be needed off site. The Twin Creeks Sports Complex could provide 425 parking spaces for the cricket field events depending on the schedule and depending on their willingness to lease spaces. Also, 425 spaces could be provided within the Moffett Park business park, again depending on the willingness of business owners to offer their spaces for lease.
Conclusion
In summary, due to the small development footprint and anticipated minimal impacts the proposed project is not anticipated to result in any significant impacts that cannot be mitigated to a less-than significant level. Based on the available information, the appropriate CEQA review document would be an Initial Study leading to a Mitigated Negative Declaration. As part of the CEQA review, supplemental technical reports may be required, including the following:
• Biological Resources Report
• Cultural Resources Literature Search
• Acoustical Study
Pre-construction surveys for nesting raptors and other migratory birds would be required for the project. Additional surveys for special status species, archaeological resources and noise could be required, depending upon the results of the CEQA analysis and technical reports. With the inclusion of mitigation measures and conformance with City Municipal Code requirements, impacts during construction and operation of the project would be expected to be reduced to a less-than-significant level.
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February 5, 2020
Ms. Julie Wright
David
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1871 The Alameda, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95126
Re: Parking Review of Potential Cricket Field in Bay/ands Park in Sunnyvale, California Dear Ms. Wright:
Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc. has completed a parking review for the potential cricket field to be built in Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, California. We understand that the field could host events up to 4,500 spectators. Events would occur on weekends. Baylands Park is adjacent to the Moffett Park business park. Most businesses are closed on weekends. Therefore, traffic would not be a problem for weekend events. This study focuses on parking demand and supply. Baylands Park is also adjacent to the Twin Creeks Sports Complex, which is open on weekends.
Project Description
The cricket field would provide sport play for professional leagues and the surrounding community. The proposed cricket field would be 8 acres in area with approximately 500 permanent seats and grass berms to seat about 4,000 spectators. In total, the field could host events up to 4,500 spectators. It is expected that there would be about 8 major events per year with the maximum expected crowd size. Outside of host events, other local sports groups could use the facility during the weekdays. It is expected that these local events would attract no more than 100 visitors. The project proposes to build the field in the middle of the park. Figure 1 shows the site plan for the project.
Parking Review
Based on counts of parking at other sporting events, Hexagon estimates that vehicle occupancy for cricket tournaments would be about 3 persons per vehicle. Therefore, an event with 4,500 attendance would need 1,500 parking spaces. According to the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, the number of parking spaces required for a recreational and athletic facility is 5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of general area. The proposed cricket field would be 8 acres (348,480 square feet) in area. Given the dimensions of the cricket field, the project would require 1,742 parking spaces, if following the City code.
Hexagon counted the number of parking spaces within and near Baylands Park. The parking lots within Baylands Park have a total of 475 parking spaces. The project would construct a new parking area with about 400 parking spaces. With the total amount of existing parking spaces within Baylands Park and the proposed new parking spaces, there would be 875 parking spaces provided for the proposed cricket field during events. Therefore, more parking spaces are required.
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The Twin Creeks Sports Complex is located north of Baylands Park. The sports complex has a parking lot with approximately 788 parking spaces, and two overflow parking lots with a total of 688 parking spaces. Thus, the total parking at the Twin Creeks Sports Complex is 1,476 spaces.
According to the Twin Creeks Sports Complex, the sports complex holds events every weekend, with soccer events being the most popular type of sport. These soccer events are held once to twice per month year-round. Soccer events fully utilize the main parking lot and the overflow parking lots.
Moffett Park business park is located west of Baylands Park. Hexagon has determined that the number of parking spaces in the business park near Baylands Park is approximately 2,290 parking spaces. Some business park spaces may be able to provide parking for the cricket field during events, subject to agreements with the owners.
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The cricket field would need about 1,500 parking spaces for an event with an attendance of 4,500 people. Baylands Park, with extra parking provided by the cricket field, could supply up to 875 spaces. Thus, about 625 parking spaces would be needed off site. The Twin Creeks Sports Complex could provide 625 parking spaces for the cricket field events depending on the schedule and depending on their willingness to lease spaces. Also, 625 spaces could be provided within the Moffett Park business park, again depending on the willingness of business owners to offer their spaces for lease.
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