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Item No: 9C Meeting Date: November 24, 2003 Type of Business: Report Administrator Review : _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mary Burg, Golf Course Manager Item Title/Subject: Golf Course Quarterly Report Date of Report: November 24, 2003 Golf Course Quarterly Report ~ A Five Month Review ~ Department General Information Budget. Expenditures for 2003, through the end of the third quarter, total $590,418. This represents 59% of the expenditures budgeted. However, the great amount of debt service payments are to be paid in the third quarter. Revenues. The department has been busier this year than the previous year. However, the golf industry has seen saturation levels making golf a buyers market. Rounds have not returned to levels seen in years pasted. This year the budget fell short of predictions. The Bridges green fees accurately reflect the market value. In order to close the gap, additional spending per person will be encouraged the department will market to attract additional group events to increase the revenue stream. The Bridges Golf Course patrons spends approximately $20.00 per visit. The average in 2004 will require $23.50 to meet the budget needs. Strategies to create “value added” spending additional returns may be attained. Adjustments in charges for impulse item purchases, i.e. golf car rentals, will be adjusted. With vigilant marketing the branding of The Bridges as the “Premier Executive Course” will bring new events. Packages for groups will enhance the returns. Golf Course Billboards Update. As reported recently in the Community Development Quarterly Report one of the most important issues facing the City relates to the placement of billboards on the Golf Course. As you are aware The Supreme Court ruled in favor of MnDot, overturning the Court of Appeals’ decision that the permits for the billboards should have been issued by the Commissioner of Transportation. Community Development Director Ericson has since met with Clear Channel Outdoor this week. Clear Channel and Mr. Ericson are working to meet with state staff on a legislative level to take a positive proactive approach to go forward with the process of proper permits. In an approach to show the commitment of the City of Mounds View and creativity to find methods to ease financial burden, following Governor Pawlenty’s recommendation to find solution to this local governmental encumbrances, we cautiously move forward.