A total of 3 spots for the complex will be at the Rochester City Council’s drawing board at its closed-door assembly on Monday.
One of the sites tested Monday is on about 300 acres of farmland formerly owned by Seneca Foods Corp. The land, near the Shoppes on Main advertising progression on the south side, includes three parcels east of St. Louis. John’s. Bridget Road, with quantities on both sides of 45th Street Southeast.
The proposed location northwest of Rochester is part of the former IBM campus, which is an approximately 430-acre parcel owned by Rochester West Campus LLC. The owner has already submitted an application to divide the plot into four parts.
The third location under discussion is outside of the city, west of Valleyhigh Road and the 60th Avenue roundabout. The land in Kalmar Township is made up of approximately 210 acres divided into three separate parcels. The site would possibly require purchases of two real estate properties. Owners: 75th AZ LLC and Badger Trust.
“As we get into the major progression points and all that kind of stuff, it’s conceivable that number going up or down, but it’s still within the bounds of what we’re looking for,” said Deputy City Manager Ryan Yetzer. Said of the needs of the land. .
Existing counseling for the sports and recreation complex calls for the creation of a 125,000-square-foot indoor facility on the property, with area for 12 multi-purpose turf fields for football, football or lacrosse, as well as 12 pickleball courts and other amenities on the external component of the complex.
Yetzer said any acquisition through the city would have to come with a subdivision of existing sites.
Discussions continue as additional paintings continue on the project.
The Rochester City Council recently approved a nearly $180,000 programming and operations services agreement with Oak View Group/Sports Academy to assist in the design and structure stages of the project.
Deputy City Manager Aaron Parrish said Monday’s discussion of real estate costs won’t focus on a single location and that all three would possibly remain in play as the city continues to look at engineering costs and other site advancement costs that are considered for each site.
While he won’t participate in the closed-door session, Parrish said the council will be asked to provide recommendations based on expected land purchase prices on the site. The closed-door discussion is expected to take place at the end of Monday’s study session, which begins at 3:30 p. m. at the Rochester Utilities Community Hall, 4000 E. River Road NE.
Yetzer said the timeline for the potential variety is still unclear at this point.
“I think we want to see how Monday’s verbal exchange goes, and that’s going to say a lot about that,” he said.