City Council Study Session Summary 2011 08 23

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City Council Study Session Summary August 23, 2011 Page 2of 5 evaluation and improvements of the club house. The GCABthanked Council for their approval and support of this project. Members encouraged non-golfer involvement in planning the future of Coal Creek Golf and encouraged everyone to access “Friends of Coal Creek Golf Course” on Facebook. Members are also building community support through participation in the Downtown Street Faire and holding Divots & Appetizer evenings. th Mayor Sisk said the 4of July fireworks at the golf coursethis year encouraged non-golfer involvement and is good publicity for Coal Creek Golf Course. Member Tom Deany talked about ongoing analysis and developing questions for a survey of the public. Kevin Nordby will be doing a survey as part of analysis indeveloping the Golf Course Improvement/Master Plan. Tom will coordinate with Mr. Nordby. Member Rob Lathrop shared his concerns about the idea of building a hotel/banquet facility that has been suggested by Fairway Suites. The GCAB has spent a good part of the last 4 months making repairs and improvements to the clubhouse. He’s worried if the City entertains the idea of a hotel/banquet facility at Coal Creek, that this will put the GCAB back about 1 ½ years on their progress. He estimates it will take approximately $300,000 to remodel the clubhouse. Ken Gambon emphasizedthatthe Golf Course must have a capital reserve fund for future improvements, but doesn’t know where the money will come from. The focus on golfer satisfaction continues. Ken requested City Council continue to put their focus on Coal Creek Golf and continue to make improvements.The Improvement/Master Plan when completed will provide staff with information for future investments to the golf course. Clubhouse Facility Improvements City staff, Golf Course Advisory Board and Western Golf Properties has been working with Jeff Van Sambeek of Lodestone Design Group to develop ideas and propose improvements to the clubhouse in terms of a remodel and to complete deferred maintenance. Mr. Van Sambeek presented conceptual plans to Council. Bobby Heath, President of Western Golf Properties, says they are evaluating the suggested improvements to the clubhouse and calculatingwhat the return on investment would be before they offer theirfinal decisions on the design, but businessat Coal Creek Golfis better this year than last. The golf course has seen 3,500 more rounds of golf than last year at this time.