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CityCouncil | 2011-01-25 | 10 | responded 40 acres. Councilmember deHaan stated a certain amount maintenance would be required for the 40 acres, which would be a cost to the City; parks cost $300,000 to $500,000 to operate; said burden would be pushed back onto the City; the drainage systems feed each other; there are problems with the canal service, which receives runoff from Harbor Bay Business Park; better management allowed the course to open after rain days ahead of other courses, which is commendable; that he has not had the opportunity to see [Kemper's] data; the Council needs to understand what is on the table; he raised the golf funding issue 6 years ago; the golf course has to make money; good logical decisions have to be made; the process has taken a year; that he has not received the information, which should be put on the table and brought to the Council, public and Golf Commission; transparency is important; Kemper has done a great job; changing course mid stream would be a travesty; that he wishes Kemper would be open to 36 holes. Mayor Gilmore inquired whether closing 9 holes and allowing the acreage to go fallow would cause a drainage problem, to which the Recreation and Parks Director responded drainage would remain the same if the existing system were left as is. In response to Mayor Gilmore's inquiry about drainage and fallow acreage, the Recreation and Parks Director stated renovations to the drainage system for the rest of the course would be designed knowing existing conditions, including water being received from the Business Park; costs would depend upon usage of the fallow acreage; passive uses, such as dog walking, would have minimal costs; the cheapest solution would be to shut down the area and do weed abatement. Councilmember Tam left the dais at 9:58 p.m. and returned at 10:00 p.m. Councilmember Johnson stated juniors have been able to play golf because it is affordable; most other cities do not allow junior residents to play for $1 and non-resident juniors to play for $10; keeping some parts of the fee schedule, especially monthly passes for residents, is important; the course is an asset and should be kept affordable for Alameda residents; annual passes, junior rates and senior discounts should be kept; inquired whether Kemper intends to keep said rates. Mr. Blake responded Kemper and the City would review the fee schedule together; stated the process would be transparent. The Recreation and Parks Director stated including the rates in the final contract, which would come back to Council, is common. Councilmember Johnson stated the high school golf teams use the courses; that she would like said issues spelled out; right now, Alameda residents can play cheaper at Special Meeting Alameda City Council 8 January 25, 2011 | CityCouncil/2011-01-25.pdf |