Fulshear's Parks and Recreation Commission will consider a proposal to redesign youth soccer fields at Eagle Landing Park when it meets Friday, Oct. 9, at 9 a.m.

The commission will also formally note a $20,000 naming rights deal between the city and Houston Methodist for the Primrose Park Amphitheater, a sponsorship the Fulshear City Council already approved on a 6-0 consent vote Sept. 15.

Soccer field overhaul at Eagle Landing

James Spring, president of Fulshear Youth Soccer (FYS), is asking the commission to approve a redesign of Field D at Eagle Landing Park and grant FYS status as a Recognized Sports Association, or RSA, for the park. FYS is a program of Texas Community Athletics Inc., a Fulshear-based nonprofit serving more than 1,000 youth and adult soccer players, according to the agenda packet.

Field D has eight fields used for the youngest age groups. The FYS proposal would reconfigure the space into nine fields of four different sizes, accommodating players in U4, U6, U7 and U8 age groups. If approved by the commission and City Council, the new layout would not be in place until the spring 2027 soccer season.

FYS says its programs generate more than 4,000 community visits per week during primary seasons. In its proposal, the organization said field conditions at Eagle Landing have deteriorated and that city staff acknowledged lacking resources to properly maintain athletic fields.

City staff issued a split recommendation. Staff supports updating Field D's layout, with adjustments to keep fields out of drainage ditches. But staff does not recommend approving the RSA agreement as presented, because HTX Soccer already holds a four-year RSA designation for Eagle Landing Park. Staff wants FYS to submit a revised proposal that includes funding or in-kind sources for field maintenance.

The council extended HTX Soccer's RSA term from two to four years on Aug. 18. Council Member Kimberly Bow raised the question of future competition for the designation at the Aug. 4 council meeting, saying the RSA designation should "come back up for others to apply" after the four years, as first reported by Robert Gordon's Substack.

The commission is advisory. Any recommendation on the FYS request would still require City Council approval.

Houston Methodist amphitheater deal

Under the naming rights agreement, the amphitheater at Primrose Park, 7622 Dixon Road, will be called the Houston Methodist Amphitheater. The four-year sponsorship begins when Primrose Park's Phase Three opens. Houston Methodist West Hospital is paying $10,000 in 2026 and $10,000 in 2027 once Phase Three opens to the public.

The Parks and Recreation Commission, chaired by Ramona Ridge, recommended the deal at its Sept. 11 meeting before the City Council approved it Sept. 15.

The Oct. 9 meeting is at the Fulshear Municipal Complex, 6611 W. Cross Creek Bend Lane.