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City Council Retreat—January 12, 2019 <br /> Opportunities to Consider Regarding Golf Courses <br /> Background <br /> • Council briefed in 2017 and 2018— state of golf on Everett's courses <br /> o Market Conditions <br /> o Benchmarking <br /> ■ Rounds, Revenue, Management Models, etc <br /> o Financial — Debt, Capital, Equipment, Weather, Rev/Exp, Modeling <br /> • Policy questions from August 2018 Council presentation <br /> o Are golf courses the best and highest use of the land for the <br /> community? <br /> o How should golf be prioritized against other City recreational <br /> opportunities? <br /> • Should a city the size of everett have two municipal golf courses? <br /> Berk Study findings <br /> • Of benchmarked cities Everett is the only one that owns two golf <br /> courses <br /> • Consider level of service for golf that residents desire...and adjust <br /> accordingly <br /> Three Key Policy Questions <br /> 1. Are golf-courses-the best and highest use of the properties?- - - — - <br /> 2. How should golf be prioritized against other City recreational <br /> opportunities? <br /> 3. Is there a desire to explore other land use options for either course? <br />