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GolfCommission | 2017-11-14 | 5 | "EXHIBIT A" South Golf Course Schedule Analysis - Joseph Van Winkle November 13,2017 November 2014 Closed 9 holes and began import of required soil July 2015 Closed remaining 9 holes April 2018 32 months or 2 years and 8 months (assume opening in May) Includes soil import and construction and grow-in period. How long should it take? "Planning and design is mostly done within one year; the construction work typically takes 2-2.5 years, depending on the topography of the site, the quality of soil, the availability of water, the climatic conditions and of course the expected quality, complexity or playing difficulty of the designed golf course." 17% of courses in the study took 2-3 years for construction phase. Source: KPMG tp://static.golfbenchmark.com/media/2/9/3/9/2939.pd 1. "Quality of Soil" - heavy clay, salt build up, zero drainage, still underwater after 4 year drought. Required significant soil critical to raise grade for optimum drainage. Soil also provided a protective cap over the old "dump site.' 2. "Climatic Conditions" of unprecedented rains Sept. 2016 - April 2017; highest rain in 100 years; Train of "Pineapple Express" storms; an "Atmospheric River" 3. High Quality Scope: a. Drainage and Water Management - 6 Bio-swales capture and "clean" the water with native wetland plantings, mile of canals restored and replanted resulting in abundant aquatic life; 3 lakes rebuilt with 70% increased capacity, b. Native grasses and shrubs (e.g. Buck Wheat-grown by UC Berkeley Nursery) often required long lead times. c. 8-12" Sand Cap - provides better root structure and drainage to allow carts on sooner without 90 degree rule, but doubles the amount of effort. Soil has to be positioned, moved by dozer, shaped/sculpted and then raked by hand and the d. Quality hardscape - stone bridges, 10' wide cart paths with 12" recycled road base, rock work to limit erosion into canals, stone pavers at restrooms, etc. e. Precision Irrigation - 5000 irrigation heads (3x North course) enabled by satellite geo-mapping and computer control via wired controllers and sensors f. 5 tees per hole allow range of player experience g. Quality for visuals and maintenance with 7 types of grass and 100+ lined bunkers 4. Bird Delay - giving hawk fledglings time to mature in their nests delayed work on holes 5. Neglected. 1970s was the last rebuild. Asbestos pipes and more than 40 years of decay. Change orders may have added to schedule, but Greenway has absorbed the costs. By comparison, Palo Alto is also opening a rebuilt course in Spring 2018. Baylands Golf Course will have cost the City of Palo Alto over $13m in design and construction. | GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf |