pages: CityCouncil/2006-07-05.pdf, 11
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CityCouncil | 2006-07-05 | 11 | meetings would be scheduled. Vice Mayor/Board Member/Commissioner Gilmore requested an explanation for the loss in Golf revenue in Fiscal Year 1996-1997; stated that she is concerned with redoing the Clubhouse; money has been made in only five of the past ten years Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan commended staff for putting the budget together in a good, orderly manner stated all golf courses have had a steady down trend; coming out of construction and into operation is an important phase for Alameda Power and Telecom; competitiveness makes it more difficult to break even; enterprise areas have been successful in the past; the Greater Alameda Business Association (GABA) would like to request funding as part of the mid-year budget review; GABA has extended membership to Harbor Bay; the ten-year forecast is extremely important to ensure key elements are addressed; requested that the ten-year forecast tool come to the Council in the next month or two; the ten-year forecast does not need to be completely refined; suggested reviewing possible funding streams for a $20,000 to $30,000 initial analysis of the auxiliary pumping system; further stated: that he is looking forward to sidewalk and tree discussions by mid-year review; programs should be put in the needed state of repair if additional funding materializes; he appreciates the Police and Fire Department's attrition concerns i he would like to have a better understanding of attrition taking place over the next two or three years, including forecasting. Vice Mayor/Board Member/Commissioner Gilmore requested information on how the City has been impacted by the Metropolitan Golf Course in terms of playing and the banquet facility. Mayor/Chair Johnson responded the banquet facility is very small. Vice Mayor/Board Member/Commissioner Gilmore stated the banquet facility is being expanded to accommodate 200 people. Councilmember/Boaro Member/Commissioner deHaan stated that San Leandro's banquet facility is very small; the good news is that the rainy season is over; Jim's has been fairly successful at the golf course; Jim's serves the same menu as the restaurant on Lincoln Avenue. Mayor/Chair Johnson stated discussion on the proposed, new Clubhouse should be addressed at a joint meeting; suggested that the turf management plan be renamed the turf/field management plan. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda 4 Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission July 5, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-07-05.pdf |