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HELLO MY NAME IS MIKE HENDERSON I AM THE TRACK DIRECTOR FOR KINGSTON POINT BMX A NOT FOR PROFIT VOLENTEER ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN BIKE SAFETY, IMPROVE BIKE SKILLS, AND RIDE BICYCLE AND RACE BMX. AS WELL AS TO PROVIDING EXERCISE, OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL BUILDING SKILLS FOR THE YOUTH OF THE KINGSTON AREA. I WOULD FRIST LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF KINGSTON AND IT LEADERS FOR ITS HELP AND COMMITMENT TO THIS PROGRAM OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. AS WELL AS THIS COMMITTE FOR AFFORDING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE RENEWING OF OUR LEASE. I WILL DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF THE TRACK ALONG WITH THE FACILITY. THE ACOMPLISHMENT OF ITS MEMBERS ON A LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND WORLD LEVELS .THE LOCAL PROGRAMS WE RUN AND FINALLY THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE BIKE PARK ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE BIKE PARK WAS STARTED IN 1991 AND HAS BEEN A MAIN STAY AT KINGSTON POINT PARK EVER SINCE. WE HAVE RAN APPROXIMATELY 1000 EVENTS OVER THE PASS 20 PLUS YEARS .WHILE HOSTING THE EMPIRE NATIONALS 6 TIMES AND YEARLY STATE QUALIFIERS. WE PROVIDE OUR OWN INSURANCE POLICY WITH THE HELP OF USA BMX... THE PARK IS MAINTENED BY ITS MEMBERS.THIS INCLUDES LAWN CARE AND LANDSCAPING OF THE GROUNDS .THE REPAIRS AND MAINTENCE OF THE BIKE TRACK ITSELF. THE UP KEEP OF OUR FIVE STRUCTURES THEM BEING THE REGISTRATION AND CONCESSION BLUIDING. ANNOUNCER TOWER, STARTING TOWER AND STAGING

PAVILLION. THE STAGING PAVILLION WHICH WAS DEDICATED AS A MERMORIAL TO JOSEPH ROBERT HENDERSON BY THE MAYOR TR GALLO AND THE CITY OF KINGSTON REC DEPARTMENT THIS BLUIDING NOW STANDS AS A MERMORIAL TO ALL OUR FALLEN RIDERS. IN 2008 WE PERFORMEND A MAJOR REBUILD OF THE ENTIRE TRACK. IN 2009 ALL TURNS, THE STARTING HILL AND STAGING AREAS WERE PAVED WITH OVER 100 TON OF BLACK TOP. THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF CALLIHANS INDUSTRIES, THE NATIONAL BICYCLE LEAGUE AND GOLDPAUGH PAVING INC THE LATEST MAJOR IMPOVEMENTS WERE THE RESURFACING OF THE STONE ROADWAY INTO THE PARK. PHASE 1 OF A COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUND INSTALLED WITH PHASE 2 TO BE COPMPLETED THIS SPRING WITH THE HELP OF PETTINELLIS RECREATION. MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE COME DOWN TO USE THE PLAY GROUND AS WELL AS THE FAMILY OF SOFT BALL PLAYERS. AT PRESENT WE HAVE ABOUT 150 MEMBERS THAT USE THE FACILITY ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES. OUR RIDERS HAVE A RICH HISTORY IN BMX WITH 100S OF STATE TITLES. AND OVER 100 REGIONAL TITLES. OF OUR 100 PLUS NATIONAL LEVEL RIDERS MANY HAVE EXCELLED TO NATIONAL TITLES AS AMATEURS AND TWO RIDERS HOLD PROFESSIONAL TITLES. FOUR OF OUR RIDERS HOLD WORLD TITLES A FEW OF THEM HAVE MULTIPLE WORLD TITLES. ONE RIDER COMPETED IN THE ELITE WOMEN UCI SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP SERIES AND FINISHED 23TH IN THE WORLD. SHE WAS A 2012 OLYMPIC HOPEFUL WHOS HAS BEEN INVITED TO THE OLYMPIC

TRAINING CENTER IN CHULA VISTA CAILFORNIA ON MANY OCCASIONS. AT THE PRESENT TIME SHE IS WORKING TOWARDS BEING PART OF THE OLYMPIC RESIDENT PROGRAM FOR THE 2016 OLYMPICS. OF OUR ALUMNI WE HAVE AN OLYMPIAN, POLICE OFFICERS, COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND FIREMAN MANY HAVE BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS OF OUR AREA. SOME OF THESE RIDING ARE COMING BACK DOWN WITH THEIR FAMILY TO START ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THEIR BMX LIVES. BMX IS COMPETIVE BY NATURE. ALTHOUGH MANY COME TO THE PARK JUST TO HAVE FUN AND RIDE THEIR BIKES AND SOCIALIZE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND BMX FAMILYS. KINGSTON POINT BMX HAS MANY FACETS TO ITS PROGRAM FROM LOCAL RACES AND PRACTICES TO STATES RACES AND NATIONALS. WEEKLY CLINICS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NEW RIDERS FREE OF CHARGE. WE HOLD MULTIPLE FUNDRAISERS THOUGHT OUT THE YEAR. OUR YEAR USALLY BEGINS WITH A CLEAN SWEEP DAY , THE SPRING CLEANING OF OUR FACILITY AND THE UPPER PORTION OF THE PARK AND ENDS WITH A RIDERS APPRECIATION DAY WITH FREE RIDING / RACING AND REFRESHMENTS. WE RUN ABOUT 20 LOCAL RACES AND PRACTICES AND A STATE QUALIFIERS EVERY YEAR. WE RUN 2 FUNDRAISER PER YEAR. ONE BEING THE RACE FOR LIFE. THIS IS A RACE TO BENEFIT THE LEUKEMIA SOCIETY WHICH KINGSTON POINT RAISED AND DONATED APPROXIMATLEY $650.00 ANOTHER IS THE BOB WARNICKE SCHOLARSHIP RACE WE CONTRIBUTED $400.00

$ 50,000 WAS RAISED NATIONALLEY, 25 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SCHOLOARSHIPS.ONE OF OUR LOCAL RIDER CARLY CURTAIN RECEIVED A 500 DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FROM THIS PROGRAM AND IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY. WE RUN A OLYPMIC DAY EVENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNITED STATE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. THIS IS A FREE EVENT TO HELP PROMOTE OLYMPIC SPORTS. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED AWARDS, STICKERS, TATTOOS AND OLYMPIAN TRADING CARDS. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE FRIST LADYS LET MOVE INITIATIVE AND NICKELODEON WORLD WIDE DAY OF PLAY PROGRAM. WEEKLY INTRO TO BMX CLINICS ARE RAN WEEKLY. THESE CLINICS ARE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY COMPRISE SAFTY EQUIPMENT, BIKE SAFTY, INTRODUCTION TO THE TRACK, AND BMX RACING. WE PLAN ON EXSPANDING OUR CLINIC TO INTERMEDIATE AND EXPERT RIDERS. WE HAVE CERTIFIED BMX COACHES WITH CERTIFICATION IN FIRST AIDE, CPR TRAINING AND BIKE SAFTY. ALL COACHES AND TRACK DIRECTORS MUST UDERGO A BACK GROUND CHECK. WE ARE OPEN EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FROM MAY UNTILL OCTOBER. SOME SATURDAYS IN NOVEMBER WEATHER PERMITING FOR THE RIDERS ATTENDING THE GRAND NATIONAL HELD IN OKLAHOMA WITH SOME SELECT WEEKEND EVENTS. WE DISTRIBUTED ABOUT 10,000 FYLER PER YEAR WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE BMX PARK AND A FREE TRAIL TO THE FACILITY.

LAST YEAR WE HAD 42 NEW MEMBERS. OUR LOCAL EVENTS ALONG WITH A STATE QUALIFIER AND THE EMPIRE NATIONAL EVENT LEAD TO APPROXIMATELY 13,000 VISITOR TO THE CITY OF KINGSTON LAST YEAR. ALTHOUGH MORE THAN HALF WERE FROM THE NATIONAL EVENT AND THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE NATIONAL .THE VISITORS TOTAL IS A COMBINATION OF TOTAL PARTICIPANTS WITH TWO SPECTATORS PRE PARTICIPANT. OUR FISCAL IMPACT IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF VISITORS MULTIPLIED BY AN ESTIMATED DOLLAR AMOUNT SPENT BY EACH VISITOR. VISITOR USED IN THIS ARE FROM OUTSIDE ULSTER COUNTY. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT USED WERE OBTAINED FROM A STUDY OF THE WALK ACROSS THE HUDSON FISCAL IMPACT STUDY WHICH USED $75.00 PER VISTOR PER DAY. WE REDUCED THIS FIGURE TO $ 50.00 FOR STATE RACES AND 30.00 FOR LOCALS. USING OUR VISTORS AND THE VALUES FROM OTHER STUDIES WE ESTIMATE OVER 600,000 DOLLARS LOCALLY SPENT BY OUR VISTORS OVER THE LAST YEAR. WHEN MULTIPLE BY OUR TAX RATE THATS $48,000 IN TAX REVENUE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY OF KINGSTON. IN CONCLUSION, THE BIKE TRACK IS BENEFICAL TO THE CITY OF KINGSTON AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE ACTIVES FOR OUR RISENDENCE AND A LARGE FISCAL BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF KINGSTON CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY .WE

ARE HOPING TO RECEIVE YOUR ENDORSMENT IN OUR QUEST TO RENEW OUR LEASE WITH THE CITY OF KINGSTON. THANK YOU.