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DISCUSSION Management Firm The City executed a five. year contract with Petaluma.based CourseCo in 2004 to operate Callippe Preserve Golf Course and manage the grow. in phase of construction, CourseCo has operated golf courses since 1989, including driving ranges, maintenance, food and beverage services, and construction management. CourseCo currently manages 14 golf courses in California, including Crystal Springs in Burlingame, Kennedy Park in Napa, Mather Golf Course in the Sacramento area, as well as Riverside Golf Course and Valley Oaks in Fresno County, During the City Council's initial discussions regarding the day.to.day management of the golf course, it was determined to be more cost effective and efficient to operate the golf course with a management firm that has experience with golf operations, rather than by City staff. Major benefits of contracting the golf operations are I) employees are trained in the specialized areas unique to golf course maintenance, environmental management, golf operations and marketing, and 2) a general reduction in labor costs. CourseCo has now hired the key personnel for Callippe Preserve Golf Course, Dave Davies is the golf course Superintendent, and has been working on.site for over a year, Mr, Davies' experience includes 10 years as the Superintendent for Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course. He is also a certified Golf Course Superintendent through the National Golf Course Superintendent Association of America, John Renslow has been selected to serve as the General Manager, with overall responsibility for operation of the property, Mr, Renslow was most recently the Director of Golf at Deer Ridge Country Club in Brentwood, Prior to that, he was the Head Golf Professional at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore. John started his full.time duties in Pleasanton on September 6, BUDGET DISCUSSION The budget discussion will focus on four (4) key areas, including the number of anticipated annual golf rounds, golf fees, operating expenses, and funding the annual bond debt service for Callippe Preserve, Annual Golf Rounds An initial golf course market survey and feasibility report performed by Economics Research Associates (ERA) in 199, assumed that a City owned golf course of better than average quality could generate 7',000 annual rounds of golf by year three (3) of operation, This information was based on market conditions at the time, taking into account the amount of play at existing competing golf courses and the probability of additional golf courses being built in the next five (,) years that would also compete for a market share, During planning for the golf course and SR 0):2)) Page 3