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• <br /> will have to provide additional equipment and maintenance at these fields <br /> to make the sites "game quality ". Also, by using additional fields for games, <br /> these fields will not be available for practices for teams to rent (which <br /> accounted for over $1500 in revenue last year). The Athletic program is <br /> expected to recover over $100,000.00 in revenue above the direct cost of <br /> the programs over the next three years. Without the ability to offer <br /> activities at the times and days of the week which our users prefer and are <br /> available, it will be a very difficult task to meet the Eugene Decisions <br /> targets as well as the athletic needs of our working adult population. <br /> Kidsports, school athletics and other youth athletic program providers <br /> (AYSO, YMCA, etc...) generate large numbers of participants. The needs <br /> and desires of these participants continues beyond age 18 (when they <br /> become eligible for City of Eugene Athletic activities). The City program <br /> attempts to accommodate these needs. City teams only get scheduled <br /> games and very little practice time. <br /> With the addition of Ascot lights, four (4) additional softball teams per day <br /> could be accommodated at this facility with only 1 1/2 hours of light use per <br /> day during softball season. In the early spring and late fall, lights used <br /> three (3) hours a day (until 9:00 or 9:30 pm) could give over forty (40) <br /> additional teams the opportunity to practice or have games at the Ascot <br /> fields. <br /> OUTSIDE USER GROUPS <br /> Outside (non- sponsored) user groups will be impacted the most by not <br /> replacing the Kincaid lights. With Kidsports and City Athletic programs <br /> being forced to use more fields during daylight hours, this will leave very <br /> few times that other groups could reserve field time. Also, outside user <br /> groups are our primary source of revenue for non -city league activities. <br />