Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2019 07 22

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LCityqf Louisville Parks, Recreation & Open Space Memorandum To: Recreation Advisory Board (RAB) From: Date: Re: Nathan Mosley, Director of Parks, Recreation and Open Space July 22, 2019 Coal Creek Golf Course (CCGC) Strategic Plan Update Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to present RAB with an update on the efforts to date regarding updating the CCGC strategic Plan. Background: CCGC reopened in 2015 after being severely damaged by the floods of 2013. In 2016 golf course staff and the Golf Course Advisory Board competed a strategic plan to help guide the re -launch and ongoing efforts to establish Coal Creek as providing the highest possible quality to the golfing community while preserving the wildlife corridor and doing so in a financially sustainable manner. Now that the course has been open for several years now and we have more economic data to refer to it was determine that it would be a good time to update the strategic plan for CCGC. This update would look both at operational items that could be implemented within the current fiscal environment, but the plan would also look at the economics of the course and provide a couple different funding/support scenarios that could be present to City Council for consideration. A sub -committee consisting of Recreation Advisory Board members Michelle Van Pelt and Rich Bradfield as well as staff members Nathan Mosley, Ginger Cross, David Baril, David Dean and Norm Merlo have meet on several occasions to discuss goals, objectives, challenges, opportunities and provide insight and information to be used in updating the CCGC strategic Plan. As part of this process it was determined that it would be beneficial to solicit an updated financial analysis by an independent organization to help interpret our current performance and help model future performance based on our competitive market. This information would be used to inform the RAB, City Council, Staff and residents on the economic impact of the course, but also the future financial needs that will be needed in order to maintain or enhance CCGC's standing in the competitive Denver golf market and to show the need for ongoing financial support for CCGC based on that financial analysis. 749 MAIN STREET • LOUISVILLE, CO 80027 • PH: (303) 335-4735 • FAX (303) 335-4738 www.louisvilleco.gov PARKS RECREATION SENIOR SERVICES OPEN SPACE FORESTRY TRAILS GOLF