HUNTSVILLE RECREATION CENTREFEASIBILITY STUDY ON BUILDING A MULTI USE FACILITY

MARCH 8, 2017

COMMUNICATION PLAN

• Lands in Huntsville �– Opportunities• Relationships between user groups• Examples of other multi use/curling facilities• Needs of the partners:

– Town of Huntsville– Huntsville Curling Club– Huntsville High School– Muskoka Hornets Baseball Association– Huntsville Soccer Club

BACKGROUND

KearneyEmsdale / Burks

Falls / South River

Novar/Utterson

Dwight

Seabreeze

DorsetPort Sydney

CENTRAL TO EXISTINGMEMBERS

Existing Member Home

MEMBER LOCATIONOVER 5 MIN. DRIVE

LEGEND:

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6 LEGEND:

1. Huntsville High School Field Sports2. McCulley Robertson Sports Complex3. Pine Glen Public School4. St. Mary�’s School5. Spruce Glen Public School6. Huntsville Public School

BASEBALL / SOCCER LOCATIONS

TOWN OWNED PROPERTY

From OTF Application

• Multi use sports facility to meet the current and future needs of sportsgroups

• A multi function facility that will be financially sustainable• House all needs harmoniously• Financial viability• Higher quality programming• Programs be safe, inclusive, and fair• Recreational opportunities are available to all citizens of Huntsville

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

1. McCulley Robertson Athletic Complex2. Huntsville Agricultural Society3. Huntsville Downs Golf Course4. Whispering Pines Golf Course5. Deerhurst Resort6. Grandview Resort7. West Airport Road Lands8. CON 2 LOT 12 PLAN 9 PT BLK C, 25 Gouldie Street, beside Pine Glen

school (isolated beside rails)9. Fairvern Nursing Home, Mill St and Church St10. Vacant lands within 10 minutes drive of existing site �– minimum 2.0ac

(0.8ha)

POTENTIAL FACILITY SITES

VALUE ELEMENT

PROXIMITY TO EXISTING MEMBERS: SAME (1); FEWER (2); FEWEST (3)

TRANSITION TIME TO CONSTRUCT

ACCESSIBILITY PARKING; MUNICIPAL R.O.W. ACCESS

PARKING: EXISTING FOR 60 (1); NEW (2); UNDER 60 (3)

SERVICES: EXISTING (1); NEW FROM STREET (2); NO STREET SERVICES (3)

MUNICIPAL ROAD

RENOVATION OF EXISTING FACILITY OR NEW

EXPANSION CAPABILITY: HIGH (1); LOW (2); NONE (3)

OWNERSHIP OPTION: OWN LAND/BLDG (1); LEASE LAND (2); LEASE LAND/BLDG (3)

COLLABORATION WITH SPORTS PARTNERS: CERTAIN (1); POSSIBLE (2); NONE (3)

COLLABORATION WITH MUNICIPALITY

FINANCIAL COSTS

REBUILDING COSTS: UNOBSTRUCTED (1); DEMOLITION/CONSTRUCTION (2)

SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS

OPERATIONS POST CONSTRUCTION

MARKETABILITY: NEAR HIGH TRAFFIC (1); MODERATE (2); FAR (3)

OTHER VALUE ADDED ASPECT

EVALUATION OF SITES

SHORT LIST OF FACILITY SITES

1. McCulley Robertson Athletic Complex2. Huntsville Agricultural Society site3. Legion site4. Deerhurst Resort

YORK CURLING CLUBFairgrounds Park, Newmarket

– Within a baseball/football park– Private owned land and building– Volunteer board of directors– Renovated in 2010 $1.7m– Ice making is minimum size for

six sheets– Undersize for the curling market

�– at capacity the year built

MULTI USE REC FACILITY #1

MULTI USE REC FACILITY #2

KING CURLING CLUBTrisan Centre, Schomberg

– Multi Use Recreation Facility includes:• Curling• Hockey Arena• Fitness Gym

– Public owned land and building– Rent to curling– Volunteer board of directors– Built in 2012 $9.5m– Ice making is flexible because it serves both arenas– Four sheets curling ice– Met the curling demand �– no formal off season use– Flawed design relationships �– inexperienced design/build firm

ORILLIA CURLING CLUBBarnfield Recreation Centre, Orillia

– Within a baseball and beach park– Multi Use Recreation Facility includes:

• Curling• Restaurant• Fitness Gym (summer use)

– Public owned land and building– Rent to curling club– Volunteer board of directors– Ice making for six sheets had problems with maintenance– Met the curling demand �– formal off season use– Flawed design relationships �– external/internal circulation– Very successful restaurant

MULTI USE REC FACILITY #3

WHAT WE LEARNED

FACILITY• Single floor layout is beneficial to accessibility• Consider the path of travel of players from entry to facility• Manager�’s office at the entrance to the facility• Clearly associate the lounge with the ice shed for viewing and access.• Generous space on the perimeter of the playing surface and consider

space between sheets• Consider barrier free access for the ice sheets.• Have a separate room to house ice maintenance equipment.• High ceiling height allows for off season use and comfortable curling

environment

WHAT WE LEARNED

FACILITY• Viewing areas should be above ice level, optimally at about one metre

above ice surface.• Viewing areas at end of ice sheets• Limit natural light onto ice sheets• Lounge area should be multi use• Consider a fitness facility• Be generous with the mechanical room and have remote access control• Change rooms should have lockers• Consider �“back of house�” access for Kitchen and Bar Areas

WHAT WE LEARNED

PROGRAM• Address the demographic of the community. Set the goal to match the

membership demography with the community.• Consider the Kitchen (Orillia) and Bar (King) as distinct business units• Review the ownership of the building �– Club or Town ownership• Although 100 members per sheet is optimal, there are other incomes that

help the bottom line

VALUES• Consider a fee to each member that is the same for all, then individual

fees for each event/league.• Separate the capital fee from the membership fee.• Consider the off season use in the business plan. Soccer and Baseball

could use an indoor training facility. The High School could use a volleyballor basketball court.

• Incorporate storage rental space for other sports.• Provide independent access for outside users if in McCulley Robertson

Sports Centre.

WHAT WE LEARNED

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

MULTI USECurlingCommunity Meeting SpaceFitness SpaceCommunity Partners

LegionLocal BaseballLocal Soccer

Catering KitchenPro Shop

ACCESSIBILITYUniversal Design

Accessible to everyoneAODA (Accessibility for Ontarians withDisabilities Act ) CompliantAccess to IceAccess to ViewingAccommodation for visual impairmentSignage and wayfinding

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

CIRCULATIONGrade level entrance4�’ level change between Loungeand Ice Sheets

Ramps or Lifts to be consideredPath of Travel

Curlers / Membersfrom ENTRY to CHANGE to ICEfrom ICE to LOUNGE

Publicfrom ENTRY to LOUNGE

Reception at Entry?

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

FLEXIBILITYSpace to be adaptable from regular curling use to event use withspectators.Ability for space to be used by multiple user groups (ie. CommunityMeeting Space).Partitionable space to be considered.What will a curling club need in the next 20 years?

Changing technologyNew user expectations

Partner / Rental user requirementsBar and Kitchen facilities for banquets: 200 person capacity?

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

PROGRAMMING PRECEDENTS

PROGRAMMING PRECEDENTS

RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM