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CityCouncil | 2008-01-02 | 8 | and what the City can make is made on the backs of the benefits provided to employees; he reviewed labor cost increases versus raises given to each bargaining unit; benefits are the issue; someone will not have health insurance without benefits he would like to see a breakdown to illustrate hard facts; San Mateo can produce a round for $28; the issue should be studied; everyone agrees that City facilities suffer from deferred maintenance and that [deferred maintenance] was how the City was able to transfer the PILOT and ROI to the City's General Fund; the Golf Commission did a great job in pulling together top priorities; a Master Plan is needed before moving forward with anything. Councilmember Gilmore concurred with Councilmember Matarrese; stated it is important to follow up and explore the Golf Commission's ideas regardless of an RFP; money should be allocated for a Master Plan; the golfing public needs to have a better understanding of transfers from the Golf Fund to the General Fund; the General Fund pays for services such as public safety, libraries, and parks; currently, there is no money in the General Fund to run the Golf Enterprise as a public service; a community discussion may be instructional to find out whether the community feels that the ability to play golf Is important enough to be willing to pay increased fees or more taxes; she is not advocating more taxes but the matter should be discussed. Councilmember deHaan stated that he was at the Mif Albright Course on Christmas Eve; seeing fathers play with sons and daughters was rewarding; the Junior Golf Program is a model; there is no substitute for good management challenges are there; formulating priorities is rewarding; the banquet facility is all important. Mayor Johnson inquired what percentage of golfers are full fee, non-resident golfers, to which the Recreation and Park Director responded that he did not know. Mayor Johnson stated that a lot of non-resident golfers have been lost. The Recreation and Park Director stated non-resident golfers have gone down from 21% to 15.5%. Mayor Johnson stated full fee golfers are not going to pay to play under current conditions; a balanced budget is needed while taking time to review the issue; Council needs to direct staff to review the budget; loosing $40,000 to $50,000 per month is eating away at the reserve; the reserve was not set aside for operation but was set aside for capital improvements; the fund cannot continue to Regular Meeting 8 Alameda City Council January 2, 2008 | CityCouncil/2008-01-02.pdf |