KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two competing plans for the future of Kemper Arena in Kansas City focus heavily on youth sports, an industry that has been growing rapidly in recent years.

Kansas City-based Foutch Brothers has a $22 million plan to acquire the arena from the city and repurpose it for youth basketball, volleyball and other athletics. The Kansas City Star reports a consultant concluded this week the plan has merits.

The American Royal has proposed demolishing Kemper Arena and replacing it with a custom-designed $50 million multipurpose building that it says could be filled with even more youth sports offerings.

Kansas City council members are researching both options and trying to figure out what the city can afford before making a final recommendation later this month.