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Mounds View City Council November 27, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 15 Council Member Marty indicated that the City had fallen way down on the list to receive funding due to delays. Council needs to pass Resolution 5490 in order to declare intent to expand the golf course and be eligible to apply for funding. Council Member Thomas inquired as to what a letter of intent would require and asked if there were any guidelines in place. John Hammerschmidt, Golf Course Manager, indicated there is an application process that needs to be followed. The First Tee organization has said it will fund 250 golf courses but there is no guarantee of that number. If the City is interested in receiving funding from First Tee it needs to declare intent and begin the application process. Council Member Thomas inquired as to whether the positive cash flow from the feasibility study included the additional nine holes or the entire course including the existing nine holes. John Hammerschmidt, Golf Course Manager, indicated that the feasibility study showed that the expanded nine holes will help to provide positive cash flow for the entire facility as there will be less overhead to run those holes since the City is currently operating nine holes. Mr. Hammerschmidt indicated expanding the golf course was necessary to provide positive cash flow at the golf course. Council Member Stigney inquired as to whether it had been stated in the past that if the billboards were allowed there would not be a debt problem. Mr. Hammerschmidt indicated that he believed Council Member Stigney’s statement to be accurate. Council Member Stigney inquired as to why the City needed to proceed now rather than waiting until the billboard issue is resolved. Mr. Hammerschmidt indicated that passing of the Resolution does not necessarily mean that expansion will take place. It is an expression of intent to research the possibility of expansion of the golf course. Council Member Stigney inquired as to what type of notification First Tee required if the City wished to look to them for funding of an expansion. Mr. Hammerschmidt clarified that the City would need to be approved for funding by First Tee and said there are requirements for the granting of funds. First Tee has said it will fund 250 courses and when they reach that number there will not be any more funds available. If the City is interested it needs to begin the application process. Council Member Stigney stated that as there is no specific deadline for application he would like to move to table the Resolution until the billboard issue is resolved.