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Mounds View City Council February 10, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 20 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Council Member Marty indicated the profit went to the YMCA to pay for kids who could not afford 2 <br />youth programs. He then said that they had begun working with the YMCA and former golf course 3 <br />manager to establish a golf program for kids. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Council Member Quick asked if the monies from the golf tournament last year went to the City of New 6 <br />Brighton. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that last year New Brighton was paid for its greens fees but did 9 <br />not get any additional money from the tournament. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Council Member Quick asked where the profits come from. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Mayor Linke explained that the tournament pays $15.00 for a round of golf but the Festival charges 14 <br />$20.00 or 25.00 and that is where the profit comes from over and above the costs of the tournament. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Council Member Marty indicated the golf course would make money as all of the tee times are filled as 17 <br />well as use of the driving range and purchasing of beverages. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Council Member Quick asked whether profits go into the Festival. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Council Member Marty indicated that the funds were earmarked for kids programs through the 22 <br />YMCA. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Council Member Gunn indicated that was an executive committee decision as the Committee felt it was 25 <br />putting something back into the community along with having the Festival. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Council Member Quick indicated that the City is putting money into the Festival and he thinks it is time 28 <br />to revisit where the money from this tournament goes because he does not think the City can afford or 29 <br />will be able to put any monies into the Festival this year. 30 <br /> 31 <br />Mayo r Linke indicated that there is $4,000 in the budget for the Festival. He then said that the Festival 32 <br />organization is separate from the City. 33 <br /> 34 <br />Council Member Quick indicated he is not sure whether the City will have $4,000 to contribute to the 35 <br />festival and it may be time to discuss where the profits of the golf tournament go. 36 <br /> 37 <br />Mayor Linke indicated the profits from the golf tournament are not the City’s to determine what to do 38 <br />with. 39 <br /> 40