Golf Course Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2014 06 16

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Golf Course Advisory Board Minutes May 19 2014 Page 4 of 5 contingency funds but this is not definite enough to determine what alternates, if any, can be funded. The replacement booster pump has been ordered based on the assumption th that it will be relocated close to the 15 Tee. This will allow a smaller, less costly pump to be used but will need a transformer (Excel estimate $75K) and a single phase supply run to the new site. These costs seem high but it should provide long-term cost-savings due to lower power consumption. The plan to provide re-cycled water to the Springs Development and to Avista Hospital has been shelved due to storage capacity problems. It was noted that work on HWY 36 slightly encroaches on Hole 16 and a wall and / or berms will be constructed. Discussion is still underway with CDOT & LU. This work will be funded by CDOT and executed with involvement of LU. This should be complete by September. LU estimates $400K for the grow-in period (Sept. 2014 through May 2015). This will be funded out of the proposed course Operating Budget and will help to provide a clean transition from LU to the city-run maintenance. 8 Update on Tree Removal and Replacement This was briefly discussed. The Board emphasized that the “sentinel tree” at the corner of Hole 8 must be retained. Staff advised that a proposal was being considered to offer a revocable license to the homeowner by the lake next to #8 green (and behind the gold tee on #9.) This license would allow the homeowner to use the ground adjoining their property while the golf course would no longer take care of irrigation or mowing. If this process is accepted by City Council the same offers will be made to homeowners on holes #3 right side, #10 and # 11. 9 Review of proposed presentation to City Council on June 3 Joe presented the document received from Jim Keegan with the caveat that it was a preliminary draft. After a quick scan-through, the Board noted that it was heavy on words and lacking in solid data such as financial comparisons with other local golf courses. It also mis-stated the Boards input on Peak Players and Summit Club membership and provision of “resident rates” This was expected to be a concise presentation to Council on a business plan to put the Course on a solid financial footing. One major issue is how to fund a capital improvement plan given that the course will re-open with a pre-existing debt of $1.2M. ·· Parks and Recreation Department 749 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 · (303) 335-4735 FAX (303) 335-4738 www.louisvilleco.gov Parks Recreation Senior Services O Golf 5