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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—AUGUST , 2024 3 risk and programming. These departments support the facilities that are managed across the country. Corporate resources are supporting the on-site staff. They drive 25 million guests to their facilities, with a$250 million economic impact, annually. He shared examples of two existing facilities. There are different ways these facilities can be developed. The trend is around sports facilities and recreation anchoring mixed use developments where the private and public play a role in a partnership to help these facilities come together. Jim O'Keefe introduced team members from Populous Architecture. Ryan Settinghousen, Project Architect for Residential Markets, Goodminder Yanson, Principal for Recreational Markets and George Fantaza, MTWC owner's representative and Project Lead. Goodminder Yanson said he knows the impact this type of project can have on a community. Populous is the largest sports and recreation architectural firm in the country. Their tagline is "Drawing people together." They design buildings that people love to visit. He gave some examples of professional facilities they have helped build including Target Field and Allianz Field. Populous is committed to sustainability. He shared that the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington is the first arena to achieve zero carbon certification. If clients are committed to environmentally sustainable buildings, this is achievable. They are always looking for opportunities to improve. He moved to examples of projects that are like what they envision for Arden Hills. These facilities invite tournaments into the community. They also provide training, high-level education and lounges for players. One of the goals is to make players feel everything is tailored to them. These facilities have a professional level atmosphere. Ryan Sellinghousen began discussion on the potential location of the facility. The focus of his presentation focused on the idea and the excitement of what the building can be. He shared some community wellness themes they keep in mind when they design a building. These themes included group engagement, flexible environment, active lifestyle, joyful moments and digital pioneering. He shared sports center photos and potential layout options for sports spaces, community fitness areas, climbing walls, athlete training facilities/lounges and social spaces/breakout areas where people can hang out between games. Community amenities can be designed into these facilities to create community assets that local residents can use. He shared the program elements for the architectural design of this facility. It would include 12 basketball courts, which could be overlayed with 24 volleyball courts and there are 6 dedicated pickleball courts. Additional elements include family entertainment center, esports, sports performance, community fitness center, flex spaces and leased spaces. He shared a floor plan sketch showing what a facility like this could look like and showing how the courts could be configured to support volleyball, basketball and pickle ball tournaments. George Fantaza discussed the economic impact of bringing Target Field to Minnesota. He said the project that is being proposed today is a catalyst for year-round community. This is not just a business endeavor. It will create a positive impact on youth and members of the community with the programming. This will bring people to this site year-round which will spur further development.