SDMGA Proposes a motion to the NR & C Committee
SDMGA will present a motion to the Natural Resources and Cultural Committee that they approve the plan submitted by Mayor Sanders subject to some simple and straightforward modifications. The motion is given below.
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To: The Natural Resources and Cultural Committee; Donna Frye, Chair
Our requests are simple and straightforward. Only a very limited number of people from the professional golf or hotel and convention business have supported anything like the Mayor’s Plan. In every forum the citizens have been opposed to the changes. Here is a sincere and respectful alternative that has wide spread support. We ask that you consider the following motion:
Motion:
That the NR&C committee approves the plan submitted by Mayor Sanders subject to the following modifications:
1. Maintain the existing resident fee structure subject to annual increases not to exceed 4%.
2. Maintain the senior discount rate and 10-play card subject to the same rate increase.
3. Charge weekday rates for Friday’s.
4. Maintain the current County resident rate subject to the same rate of increase.
5. Insure that the 70/30 resident to non-resident ratio be maintained by spreading play for all parties over the course of the day and by publishing daily tee times and a monthly audit of the ratio.
6. Maintain the current Men’s and Women’s Club play schedule and extend a long-term agreement to insure continuity of play.
7. Raise non-resident rates to the applicable market level.
8. Do not implement a 90 day advanced reservation system. Give residents an additional day to make next week reservations and work out a system for non-residents.
9. Insure that the Enterprise Fund is the vehicle to collect and distribute money’s for operational use on the three courses and for agreed upon Capital Improvements.
Passing this motion would get things moving and greatly defuse the emotions of the citizenry toward the Golf Course Operations, the City Council and the Mayor. Thank you,
This motion was made on behalf of the 1280 members of the SDMGA.
John Beaver
Joe Burwell
Paul Spiegelman
Co-founders, San Diego Municipal Golfer's Alliance