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Mounds View City Council July 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 27 fees as well as look at limiting inventory in the club house to what actually sells. He also commented that they sell a ton of hot dogs so that should be looked at as well. Golf Course Manager Longville commented that the City has golf carts that are 6 or 7 years old and noted that carts are normally replaced on a 3 to 5 year cycle. He then said that, while the carts are old, he things that he will be able to get one more year out of them because the City needs to purchase some other equipment next year. He also commented that there is a storage building with no electricity and that poses an issue for the Staff because Staff arrive in the dark and having guys fumbling around in there could be hazardous. Golf Course Manager Longville said that he thinks the course is on track and he is optimistic about the golf course but he says that with some degree of caution because he has a lot left to learn about the operation. He then said he hope to have the course open through October to make up for time lost in April and May. Golf Course Manager Longville indicated he had hired a lot of his people on the grounds crew at very close to the bottom of the range of the union scale and, typically in the private sector, he would hire them near the bottom and midway through the season give them a little raise as an incentive to continue doing a good job. He then said he would like to give his crew a .25 cent an hour raise as an incentive. Golf Course Manager Longville indicated that about 90% of his Staff is either in college or high i school and he will be losing those people in the middle of August and would need to bring on 8 more employees to finish out the season. Mayor Sonterre suggested Mr. Longville work with the administrative Staff concerning the pay issues. Council Member Stigney noted that the City leases golf carts and asked if Mr. Longville was aware of that. Golf Course Manager Longville explained that the City owns 10 golf carts and leases an additional four to get through the busy season. Council Member Marty asked if the City could lease golf carts every year rather than purchase them. Golf Course Manager Longville indicated that most facilities do lease golf carts. Council Member Marty asked if it would be more cost effective to lease rather than purchase. Golf Course Manager Longville said he thinks leasing is the better way to go. He then noted that the course is a nine hole course so, in theory, there should not be as much wear and tear on the • carts as at an 18 hole course but there are not cart paths at The Bridges so that adds wear and tear.