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Item No: 11B (1) <br />Meeting Date: April 12, 2004 <br />Type of Business: Report <br />Administrator Review : _____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mary Burg, Golf Course Manager <br />Item Title/Subject: Golf Course Quarterly Report <br />Date of Report: April 12,2004 <br /> <br />Golf Course Quarterly Report <br />~ A Three Month Review ~ <br /> <br />Department General Information <br />The Golf Course officially closed for the 2003 season on November 21. Following the <br />closing, the course received six inches of snow on November 22, 2003. Staff placed covers <br />on the greens on the week of December 2, 2003. Merchandise and gift certificates were <br />available during the holiday season at The Bridges Pro Shop. As an added convenience to <br />our patrons were able to purchase golf course gift certificates at the Mounds View City Hall <br />with the cooperation of City Hall staff. <br /> <br />Budget <br />Revenue for 2003, through the end of the forth quarter totaled $585,761.33. The total <br />expenditures including the debt service and payment of internal loans <br />amounted to $ 834,3328.51. Please see attached Budget summary for the 2003 data. <br /> <br />Revenues <br />The department has been has not had significant activity during this period to report. The <br />holiday sales amounted to approximately $500.00. Most purchases were in the form of gift <br />certificate sales. <br /> <br />Golf Course Billboards Update <br />One of the most important issues facing the City relates to the placement of billboards on the <br />Golf Course. The decision on the billboard permits, as of the time of this report, had not yet <br />been issued. The Minnesota Department of Transportation had indicated that a decision would <br />have been made by February 27, 2004. However, this has been forwarded to the federal level. <br />We do not view this as entirely negative, it appears an effort is to be certain of appropriate <br />protocol. There is no deadline in which action must be taken. Clear Channel Outdoor and the <br />City of Mounds View wait in anticipation for the process to come to fruition. <br /> <br />Projects <br />There appeared some safety concerns raised regarding some wiring issues in the Pro Shop. <br />The Bridges staff invited the City Building Official to inspect the golf course facility for any code <br />violations. Upon inspection, some serious concerns were raised. This created an opportunity to <br />improve the visibility of the food court and subsequently increase sales of food products. See <br />Photos.