Southeast Rochester Sports Complex Naming Approved By Council

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The sports complex being built in southeast Rochester has its first name.

Members of the Rochester City Council voted unanimously to enter into a naming rights agreement for the complex, which is being referred to in city documents as the Sportsplex.

Crews are constructing the outdoor amenities of the complex, which include eight baseball/softball fields, two rectangular multiuse sports fields, 12 pickleball courts, an outdoor basketball court, and a central concessions and restrooms building.

Development of an indoor facility at the Sportsplex has been paused. The outdoor part of the Sportsplex is being funded by $65 million in sales tax revenues.

City Of Rochester Reaches Naming Rights Agreement for Sportsplex with Altra Federal Credit Union

On Monday the city council authorized a five-year naming rights agreement with Altra Federal Credit Union.

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The agreement calls for the Onalaska, WI-based financial institution to pay $210,000 per year for the first two years of the deal, with the annual cost escalating by three percent in each of the final three years of the deal.

City council documents indicate the five-year agreement is worth $1,088,561.67. 20% of the money collected through the naming rights deal will go to Sports Academy, which was tabbed to operate the Sportsplex and negotiated the deal on behalf of the city.

The City of Rochester will net $870,849.34 from the deal. If both sides choose to renew the agreement it would be worth $1,254.850.62. Sports Academy would again receive a 20% cut, meaning the city would obtain $1,003.880.50 in revenue, the agenda items states.

The complex’s name will be the “Altra Sportsplex.” The name will be applied across facility references, official communications, wayfinding, website, digital presence, and the championship-field scoreboard, according to the agenda item.

Knutson Construction Naming Agreement

City council members also unanimously approved a naming rights agreement for one of the fields at the Altra Sportsplex with Knutson Construction, which was awarded the contract to build the facility.

Field 7 will be named “Knutson Field at the Rochester Sportsplex,” according to the agenda item. Knutson will pay $22,500 to cover the first three years of the 10-year agreement. A 3% escalation fee will be tacked on for the subsequent years, the agenda item says.