2008/07/09 Council Agenda Packet

RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION providing for the delegation of the establishment and modification of Golf Green Fees for the City of Everett Municipal Golf Courses, Walter E. Hall and Legion Memorial and superseding Resolution No. 5837. WHEREAS,the City of Everett Parks and Recreation Department (Parks) oversees, manages and maintains the City of Everett's municipal golf courses (courses); and WHEREAS,oversight, management and maintenance of the courses is identified in the City's annual budget as an Enterprise Fund(Golf Division, Fund 440); and WHEREAS,through City Council adoption of the annual budget,the Golf Division's annual revenues are targeted to cover annual expenses; and WHEREAS,the Golf Division's revenues are derived from several sources; and WHEREAS, these sources include, for example, green fees, golf car rental fees, food and beverage sales,pro-merchandise sales, golf car trail fees, facility rentals, and tournament fees; and WHEREAS, authority for establishing fees related to Golf Division revenues is currently bifurcated and done either by City Council or administratively; and WHEREAS,the City Council currently establishes Golf Division green fees; and WHEREAS, all other Golf Division fees and prices are established administratively; and WHEREAS, since 2004, Golf Division green fees have represented approximately 68% of all Golf Division revenue; and WHEREAS, since 2004, Golf Division green fees, as a percentage of all Golf Division has decreased from 71.5%in 2004 to a projected 63.9% in 2008 due to a comparatively greater growth in Golf Division revenues that are currently established administratively; and WHEREAS, City Council Resolution 5837 approved on November 22, 2006, identifies the Golf Division's green fees for the courses that are currently the responsibility for the City Council to establish; and 12 1