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Resolution to Modify Fees at the City Golf Courses Effective for the 2011 Golf Season and Increase the Senior Citizen Qualification Age
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to modify fees at the City golf courses for the 2011 golf season.
Staff and the City Council appointed Golf Courses Advisory Task Force reviewed golf fees for Huron Hills and Leslie Park Golf Courses as part of the process of evaluating the 2010 golf season. The Golf Courses Advisory Task Force supports the fee increases recommended here.
A fee increase is proposed for power golf cart rentals to place Leslie and Huron in line with other area golf courses. Currently the fee is $7 for 9 holes or $13 for 18 holes. The proposed fee is $8 for 9 holes and $14 for 18 holes. Staff estimates this will generate $25,000 in additional revenue per season.
Other fee increases include raising the weekend 9 and 18 holes rates at Leslie Park Golf Course by $2 and $1, respectively. The twilight fee at Leslie Park is proposed to be $16, up from $15. These rates, after performing a comparative fee analysis, are deemed to be appropriate for the market. Staff estimates this will generate an additional $12,500 in revenue per season.
Lastly, in its December, 2007 report the City’s golf consultant, Golf Convergence, Inc., recommended increasing the senior citizen qualification age to 56 for 2008 and to increase the threshold by one year each year thereafter until the age to qualify for senior rates is established at 62. It is therefore recommended that the senior citizen qualification age be established as 59 for the 2011 season.
The Parks Advisory Commission recommended approval of these fees at their February 15, 2011 meeting.
Staff
Sponsored by: Stephen Rapundalo, Council member
Prepared by: Colin Smith, Parks and Recreation Services Manager
Reviewed by: Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Area Administrator
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Whereas, The City Council appointed Golf Courses A...
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