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CityCouncil | 2011-07-12 | 5 | Jane Sullwold, Golf Commission Chair, gave a brief presentation. Mayor Gilmore inquired whether the physical design of the proposal would fit the needs of the golfing community, to which Ms. Sullwold responded at the Golf Commission meeting, there was not a consensus and people had a lot of questions; personally, she would not object to a slightly shorter Clark [South] Course; the trend in the golf industry these days is to build longer courses because the equipment has improved and people are hitting the ball farther; that she is concerned about a practice facility not being incorporated like the Wadsworth plan, which she understands is being reviewed; that she did not hear substantial objections to making the Clark [South] Course shorter. In response to Vice Mayor Bonta's inquiry about the redesign of the Mif, Ms. Sullwold stated the proposed course sounds better; the current Mif was designed by the Golf Commission and is not great; that she is relying on experts to address safety concerns; further stated that she has a question about the process for the approximately 116 houses on the current Mif site. Mayor Gilmore stated the regular planning process would be followed. Ms. Sullwold stated the biggest complaint that she heard was about the traffic impact of building the houses. The City Manager stated the Council would be authorizing staff to negotiate an MOU, which would permit Harbor Bay to submit an application to the Planning Board; the application would go through the normal planning process including California Environmental Quality Act review; traffic studies would need to be updated; the land swap would not take place until after the process is complete, including any appeals; tonight, staff is requesting direction from Council, which is a critical first step on a stalled process that has been spinning for years; there are many more steps, which all include public input, that have to be completed prior to the land swap. Ms. Sullwold stated money in the Enterprise Fund has been burned through; at the current rate, funds might not be left to sustain operations through the end of the long planning process. The City Manager stated planning staff has already reached out to the environmental consultant to ask for an expedited study; staff intends to move very quickly precisely because there is not a lot of time from the purely financial perspective. Ben Blake, KemperSports, gave a brief presentation. Vice Mayor Bonta inquired whether the project budget includes irrigation fixes on the South Course back nine, to which Mr. Blake responded in the affirmative; stated there is $1 million for the North Course and $1 million for the South Course and the Mif. Vice Mayor Bonta inquired whether the amount for the South Course includes the back Special Meeting Alameda City Council 5 July 12, 2011 | CityCouncil/2011-07-12.pdf |