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GolfCommission | 2022-01-11 | 2 | 5-A Beautification Program and Junior Golf Club Chair Downing stated there have been three meetings with Greenway staff and Alameda Junior Golf involving a Memorandum of Agreement, and after every meeting, they left with an understanding of what the agreement would look like, and at the next meeting, there were changes. One of the concerns he had was there was no one in attendance from Greenway that could make a decision, and by the next meeting, some of the proposals had changed. He was concerned about two words that were used, the first being subsidization, they did not feel that they should be subsidizing Alameda Junior Golf Club, and he feels they should be supporting a city group that has been playing junior golf for decades on a city owned golf course. In his view, subsidization was the wrong word, support would have been better. The second phrase that concerned him was "stand alone", that the junior golf club should stand alone without their support. Again, it's a city group and city club, there should be some support from Greenway, but his understanding of "stand alone" was not to expect any support from the course, and if it impacts revenue, Greenway is not willing to support. Green fees went from pre pandemic were $1.00 to $25.00 to play the entire course, and the Mif rates were previously free and will be $5.00 for the summer events. As a result of these increases, the junior golf club has had to raise their annual membership fee from $50.00 to $75.00 to help defer these increases. He feels that this is not as supportive as he hoped, and the MOU is not what he hoped it would be. He encourages the City to take a look online at the Solano County Junior Golf program to see what type of support is given elsewhere. Per Connie Wendling, membership applications are available in the clubhouse, Alameda Golf Works, and the driving range. Great response has been received for their donation requests from the community. There is a new website available, and volunteers are always needed. Vice Chair Loud shared that she was also a part of the discussions regarding the MOU with junior golf and she would help support them, as they have not been able to have their biggest fundraiser, the Jack Clark tournament, due to Covid. They had heard from Greenway, that even though they were raising their rates, they would assist with the first Jack Clark, but she feels those commitments were not honored, as it was left off the MOU, as junior golf did not feel they were getting any consideration from Greenway. 6 AGENDA ITEMS 7 OLD BUSINESS 7-A Facility and Renovation Report by Greenway Golf 2 Golf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, January 11, 2022 | GolfCommission/2022-01-11.pdf |