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Finance Commission Minutes August 10, 2016 – Draft Minutes Page 5 of 8 the Task Force had not been to determine what they could do with the golf course but to make a 182 recommendation on how to replace the clubhouse. 183 184 Vice Chair Rohloff stated the Commission could request a direct answer on what the City’s 185 direction would be for the golf course. 186 187 Commissioner Zeller stated he would recommend building a smaller facility for the golf course 188 to reduce the expenditure. 189 190 Commissioner Bachhuber explained the reason the clubhouse was proposed to be a larger facility 191 was to support the number of league players the golf course supported. A smaller clubhouse 192 may reduce the number of league players. The Task Force has also discussed making the 193 building more of a community asset and not just a “clubhouse” for the golf course. 194 195 Commissioner Zeller stated the Commission could recommend bonding and put this to a 196 referendum for residents to vote on. The options available would be bonding, levy, or local sales 197 tax. 198 199 Commissioner Bachhuber clarified when looking at the Park Improvement Program and the Golf 200 Vehicle and Equipment Program together the Commission would not support investing more 201 than it current is at this time. The Parks Department would have to identify their priorities as 202 maintaining existing assets and play grounds or a new clubhouse. 203 204 Commissioner Hodder stated if the Council has decided to move forward with a new clubhouse 205 then the options available to the City would be not building a new clubhouse, bonding or a tax 206 levy. 207 208 Commissioner Bachhuber stated the scenarios show that the Golf Course cannot fund itself and 209 the City may want to consider moving it from and Enterprise Fund to be included with the Park 210 Fund. He clarified the Commission was recommending the City prioritize between additional 211 park improvements and a new clubhouse because there was a significant investment in the parks 212 through a $19 million bond recently. 213 214 It was the consensus of the Commission to direct Staff to prepare a recommendation for the 215 Council to include the construction of a new club house into the Park Improvement Program 216 with the assumption that the funding recommendation for the Park Improvement Fund would not 217 change based on the inclusion of a new clubhouse. The City would need to prioritize the capital 218 improvements for the golf course along with the capital improvements for the parks so that total 219 park expenditures do not increase. 220 221 Chair Schroeder moved, seconded by Commissioner Bachhuber to Direct Staff to prepare a 222 funding strategy recommendation for the City Council recommending scenario 5 for the 223 Pavement Management Program, scenario 6 as amended for the General Facilities Program, 224 scenario 9 for the Park Improvement Program including the recommendation to reduce spending, 225