•Investigate the future of Breese Stevens Field though a focused neighborhood planning process

•Determine if present uses can be better served at an alternate location

•Determine if neighborhood scaled athletic programming may better serve the area

•Investigate which portions of the facility are most significant to its historic designation; and

•Report to the Common Council their recommendations, including a fiscal note

Breese Stevens FieldBreese Stevens FieldExplanation of Committee

Print Media Articles: January 1996 – September 2001

Highlights:

• Professional softball field• Outdoor pools• Historical Landmark• Parking• Pesticides• Most widely used soccer facilities in

Dane County• In-line skating• Sand volleyball courts• Concerts• Accessibility• Signage• Infrastructure issues• Renovation issues• Budget Cuts

Breese Stevens Breese Stevens AttributesAttributes

• Historical Landmark• Premier Soccer Complex• Field of Dreams• Underground sprinkler

system• Location

Foundation Crack

• Rusting steel reinforcing compromises structural integrity

• Water leaks encroach on electrical systems

• Exposed support screening within cement foundation

Foundation Crack

• Encourages mold

• Concrete continues to dissolve

• Lack of aesthetics

BathroomsBathrooms•Flooring dissolved

•Inability to sanitize to meet health codes

•Exposed plumbing

•Non-ADA compliant

•Lack of Privacy

BathroomsBathrooms•Leaking water from base of floor

•Antiquated plumbing

•Extremely dated seating

•Encourages mold

Peeling Paint

• Possible lead paint site contamination

• Cause/effect of mold

• Appeal

• Preservation

Announcer BoothAnnouncer Booth

• Antiquated PA System

• Accessibility

• Not media friendly

• Structural instability

BleachersBleachers• Child entrapment spacing• Needs painting• Fiberglass benches• Irritation of fiberglass on skin• Lacks inclusive accessibility• Inability to sanitize

Field LightsField Lights

• Antiquated

• Needs painting

• History shows foundations unstable (previous leaner was replaced)

• Deteriorating metal framework could result in catastrophic failure similar to Warner pole failure in 1988.

Stone FenceStone Fence

• Needs Preservation• Is a City landmark• Foundation• Vandalism• Restoration

SidewalkSidewalk• Uneven layout• Increases accident risk – safety of

large crowds• Ineffective winter maintenance• Cracking

Breese Stevens Breese Stevens User GroupsUser Groups

East High School

Edgewood High School

Edgewood College

LaFollette High School

MATC Madison Soccer Association

WIAA – Home Field Facility

Hispanic League

KEVA – occasional use

MAYSA – occasional use

Historical Concert

Fiscal ImpactsFiscal Impacts

-$60,000.00

-$40,000.00

-$20,000.00

$0.00

$20,000.00

$40,000.00

$60,000.00

$80,000.00

1999 2000 2001

Expenses Revenue Net

Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts

Develop Action Plan

•Remember History

•Appreciate diverse City Park infrastructure needs

•Understand User Concerns

•Generate Community Interest and support of future plans

•Ensure “community-buy in”

•Money