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GolfCommission | 2008-06-18 | 2 | for capital improvements. In her speech to Council in December 2008, Chair Sullwold, on behalf of the Golf Commission, recommended that the City pursue simultaneously an RFP and a program of costing the Commission's list of possibilities for revenue generation. Councilmember Gilmore said neither she nor anyone else on Council heard that. Councilmember Gilmore told Commissioner Sullwold that Council was prepared to rescind the Return on Investment and Surcharge, which amounts to approximately $270,000. The City is desperate for money, which explains why Council continues to characterize the act of rescinding charges as "subsidizing the Golf Complex from the general fund." Councilmember Gilmore stated that Council expects the Golf Commission to "sell" the expected decision to lease out the Golf Complex. Chair Sullwold also reported that on May 27, City Council conducted a budget workshop where Golf Complex finances were discussed. No one from the Golf Commission was present because Interim General Manager Dale Lillard did not tell anyone about the meeting. At the workshop, Council asked many questions of and assigned tasks to the Golf Commission. After Mr. Lillard refused to give notice, the Golf Commission held a special meeting on June 4, 2008, to prepare a letter to the Mayor and City Council that was hand-delivered on June 5, 2008. In the course of e-mail communications, Mr. Lillard advised that "it is our position that the Finance Dept. and Auditor have provided more than adequate responses to the [financial] questions raised and there is no need to provide any further response.' On Monday, June 9, Council conducted another workshop at which Golf Complex finances were discussed. Again, Mr. Lillard did not inform any Commissioner about the meeting, asserting that it was a matter of public record and we should have figured it out ourselves, and, again, Council directed many questions and assigned tasks to the Golf Commission. Upon watching the video of the meeting, Chair Sullwold e-mailed Mr. Lillard, asking for the detailed budget worksheets that itemized the Golf Complex budget proposal submitted to Council, and asked that two specific agenda items be added to the Golf Commission agenda for its regular meeting on June 18, 2008. The next day Chair Sullwold learned that Mr. Lillard was refusing to provide any additional information regarding the proposed budget, and had refused to include the two specific agenda items on the posted agenda for the Golf Commission meeting. Chair Sullwold made the motion that staff gives the Golf Commission 24-hour notice of any City Council meeting that may discuss the Chuck Corica Golf Complex, Secretary Delaney seconded the motion, and the Golf Commission passed the motion unanimously. 4. AGENDA ITEMS: 4-A Response to City Council's Request for Options Regarding Future Operations at the Golf Complex. The Interim General Manager reported that he is working on some options involving course closures as a means to reduce expenses, but does not yet have Chuck Corica Golf Complex Page 2 6/18/08 Golf Commission Minutes | GolfCommission/2008-06-18.pdf |