Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 11 27

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Recreation Advisory Board Minutes October 23, 2023 Page 2 of 4 • There are 22 applicants for the Second Assistant position, but the window has not yet closed. • HR drives the hiring process, and Adam Blackmore is participating in the process. David makes recommendations to HR and Adam. Golf Pass and Fee Rates for 2024 • David presented the proposed pass and fee rates for 2024. He uses data from October through September to evaluate changes. The revenue per round number is used to determine whether passes and fees are covering the costs. 65% of players on the course pay daily fee rates. • Range fees will increase, in large part to keep the grass in reasonable shape. • Monarch students will receive a range card that they can use until it runs out. • Top Tracer will be available to everyone, with another training and rollout. Board members discussed the proposal. When prices are raised, players will expect the course to remain in good playing condition. Resolved: RAB members support the pricing structure as presented. Motion: Gene Kutscher Second: Michele Van Pelt The motion was approved unanimously. Board members asked about the planned RFP for the Grill management. David did not have an update. He reported improvement with the beverage cart service. It is helpful that they can now take credit card payments. Recreation and Senior Services Update — Kathy Martin Kathy reminded board members of the November 6 deadline to complete the survey that she had emailed to board members. The survey response was requested by Amelia Brackett Hogstad, the Senior Planner for the City. The survey focuses on Louisville's future. Board members had looked at the survey and had serious concerns about its validity and reliability. The survey asks respondents to predict outcomes and hypothetical impacts of the outcomes 20+ years into the future, with no data or information. RAB members stated that they don't know what City Council will do in the future; they don't even know who will be on the City Council next year. Board members said that they are frustrated that the City spends money on branding and on surveys of hypothetical futures. Kathy said that she would share our concerns with the City Planner.