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Pat O'Hara, golf operations manager, said the association’s seven-course fleet totals about 155 carts. He said the average life of a cart in the fleet is a little over 10 years and that the current per-cart budget figure is approximately $7,000. Staff said they plan to purchase about 30 carts in the coming procurement cycle and typically buy in lots of 20–30 to roll changes into the fleet incrementally rather than replacing all units at once.

Committee members asked whether the association runs out of carts; Pat answered “absolutely” and estimated that on busy days late February and March the shortage can cause a daily loss of “10 to 20 rounds of golf at 5 of our golf courses.” He said most rented carts are used by nonmembers and that increasing nonmember play would require fleet growth and potentially infrastructure changes such as additional cart-storage electrification if the association later wishes to move toward electric or lithium-powered carts. Pat said the association has added roughly 15 carts over the past five or six years but is at or near current storage capacity.

No formal procurement vote was taken at the meeting; staff presented equipment-replacement planning elsewhere on the agenda and said they will factor technology, storage and phased rollouts into future purchases.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Golf Committee Meeting - Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee discussed cart fleet capacity, storage limits and plans to buy about 30 carts this year; staff said shortages can cost rounds and that carts are typically held in service about 10 years.","taxTitle","Sun City West, Maricopa County, Arizona","taxId",54255,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6127794,"Golf revenues lag budget but expenses lower; committee previews rate analysis for budget",3316,1413000,4729000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2661611-944741fde99661dd92fbea08267a70e7&start=1413&end=4729","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2661611-944741fde99661dd92fbea08267a70e7/thumbnail_1413000.jpg","/articles/6127794/Sun-City-West/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Golf-revenues-lag-budget-but-expenses-lower-committee-previews-rate-analysis-for-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127794-50e81a88c82a6dc3fa823315fbfb4012/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197363&Signature=SeSrteDx~STrRp8O2qGNvIqfnCszKHFgYPqqljCpGOrE3454VG~dyiwiQSAOPmJDdPY5jqYQ3uvSbhS4Ol42CUb7i4MSzORuknaTStlIusq~Ufvbl6I5R-dcX4ckEaL1bN1siNZD8DyU0zohUxz26kvCFGPBicE1vG~Cop~~-R6CoOa6~EC~sgsmpVyLFZz90XMyDyQrEYe~APac94-8RQwPlcPA-lx9WrVGXvqVxiJlO3MfkLNgBI16ltV43qjz1Az-RDd7lksfDPcTF~I26SDNR2cngrWNxHHVWuATUq4wjO4MEK1YMOq5DJ~liEh7P-zUJS7ACde9WS0~~na-IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sun City West staff presented midyear financial results for golf operations and previewed a rate-comparison analysis the committee will use when recommending rates for the upcoming budget.

“Year to date, we are a hundred and 50 thousand unfavorable to budget on 4 and a half million in revenue,” Director Graham reported, adding that rounds for the year were about 3,300 below budget through the first six months. He said the organization was approximately $47,000 ahead of prior year on revenue but roughly 4,000 rounds below prior year, with the shortfall driven mainly by member rounds. Director Graham also reported that expenses were about $484,000 favorable to budget, largely because of timing and open landscape-maintenance positions; overall net was about $334,000 favorable to budget year to date.

Staff emphasized that golf operates with negative cash flow in the first half of the fiscal year due to investments in overseeding and course preparation for the busy season. Committee member Tim Hurley asked that staff overlay expense trends atop revenue charts to show the out-of-sync timing (July budget year with fall/winter peak play). Director Graham agreed to present that combined visual at a future meeting.

Cliff (staff) and Pat O'Hara presented an annual competitive-rate analysis comparing resident, member-guest and public rates at nearby peer courses (examples cited included Coyote Lakes, Verrado, Pebble Creek, Grand and Sun City). Pat said Sun City West’s peak-season resident rate is $46 (cart not included for residents), and the member-guest rate with a cart is $90; staff noted wide variability among peer communities and that many use dynamic pricing. Pat said annual-card average revenue per round for unlimited cardholders is roughly $22 per round (average rounds per unlimited cardholder roughly 180–350 by example), while kachina and coyote card rounds average about $30–$31 per round when greens fees are factored.

Staff said they will return in March with an operating budget and a recommended rate plan (member, nonmember, cart fees and other line items) informed by historical rounds, competitive pricing and projected operating costs. No rate change was adopted at this meeting.","Staff reported year-to-date revenue $150,000 below budget on $4.5 million and approximately 3,300 rounds below budget through six months; expenses were $484,000 favorable to budget. The committee was shown comparable market rates and told a budget recommendation will be presented in March.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6127798,"Committee reviews summer closure and irrigation projects for seven courses",271,831000,1102000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2661611-944741fde99661dd92fbea08267a70e7&start=831&end=1102","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2661611-944741fde99661dd92fbea08267a70e7/thumbnail_831000.jpg","/articles/6127798/Sun-City-West/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Committee-reviews-summer-closure-and-irrigation-projects-for-seven-courses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127798-ebff23c06aa93a0cc781ae6f403a3837/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197363&Signature=lnk1IrdZ-0N5f66fx2aXr0mx4TP0EJzKcBI6pPhHFvNLFDcWnmdMOKIhA--PyQIIEz67~aGJKmJjgk5i5OlkYIqxCw-yQuY4ZMB-ph7W3kyZLvuClRsAoBISPZTqt8xFKy0zu55uFvXEQt01RULQ5Y-QXzrTICV91UWMerfpLzOy9w6jq3moGtndnZ6j4Yh54d6dWRpGuvWckNif33f3BgdFilM2LfB1klCgDJgBeHR8vxEzr0BUVGCbFKNfBM88DqHlfnSkuwlBpKDCBFk26OA2ZDVEzKrpyVuL5riaFVaVyq5xr98Fd-BPChPsGUu6ttoqqsXhVWhTlRC5YYhSLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sun City West environmental services staff laid out a schedule of summer closures and course projects intended to address irrigation, drainage, bunker and turf issues across the association’s seven courses.

Todd Patty said Echo Mesa will be closed in April for a major irrigation turf-reduction project; during that closure staff will also level tees (Nos. 8, 12 and 16), increase aerification (especially on rough areas) and repair bunkers. Trail Ridge is scheduled to close Monday, June 2; planned work there includes installing fairway drainage, adding granite in desert areas, repairing bunker edges on holes 7, 8 and 12, adding sand to some fairway bunkers and raising and leveling irrigation heads that have settled several inches.

Patty said Pebblebrook will receive bunker-edge repairs, tree removal and irrigation head work and noted an intensified weed-control effort on Stardust greens to address Poa infestation. Grandview will receive topdressing in low areas, continued tree replacement and drainage work along car paths related to last year’s irrigation project settlements. Deer Valley will get dry wells along car paths and fairway drainage at hole 18; Desert Trails work focuses on drip irrigation repairs, plant replacement and installing split-rail fences at several road crossings.

Patty said Stardust can reuse irrigation overhead units removed from Echo Mesa, which will save money in the irrigation account, and that staff will provide pictures and progress updates to the committee as projects proceed. No formal action or vote occurred; staff said course reopenings are targeted after overseeding (staff noted courses scheduled to reopen Oct. 21 after overseeding).","Environmental services outlined planned summer closures and capital work at Echo Mesa, Trail Ridge, Pebblebrook, Grandview, Deer Valley and Desert Trails; Echo Mesa will close in April for an irrigation turf-reduction project and Trail Ridge is scheduled to close June 2 for drainage and irrigation head leveling.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6127803,"Golf committee hears trouble calling frost delays; resident urges formal study",4214,706000,4920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2661611-944741fde99661dd92fbea08267a70e7&start=706&end=4920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2661611-944741fde99661dd92fbea08267a70e7/thumbnail_706000.jpg","/articles/6127803/Sun-City-West/Maricopa-County/Arizona/Golf-committee-hears-trouble-calling-frost-delays-resident-urges-formal-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6127803-994c3b1fe5e543572092a1c03b6a703c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197363&Signature=csoqvTG37dkHGhsrRjjwVuEJZS52k1mk-n9RVhzpMpjnOUVMwm8CXkEVNhm2tIPWiPHyVdqu5yTFS5nT-haT6ZPESVmumFIavXw2CBVvLSFnrT7q4TgEZgYnEWXVXsfDHKk9xrpUrVfrl~EUGqIPmqj4UebktD8nnasR~FQ8GLKrDq2Ndxr0PNtKsIrlX0nRFlVO-hRWdkhySK~z1yeeq33KVgKnZkmC7ezddRXBsUR0rxyfS0AFkK29aSl9fs1M07akMzjb2MySS1qd4NXGJMIV8KMt0Ce17GDSjUpghe8KEgqmGEveIm4AIsrgIyrErxSMzKLfB-myV0bEUeg21Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sun City West Golf Committee heard staff describe a difficult winter for calling frost delays and restrictions and agreed to seek more data about the financial and scheduling impacts.

Todd Patty, environmental services staff, told the committee that localized temperature swings made frost-delay calls “tricky this year,” noting that some holes at the same course registered substantially different temperatures on the same morning. Patty said December 2024 had three cart-path restrictions (compared with eight in 2023) and that January 2025 had five cart-path restrictions and nine frost delays, while the prior January had eight restrictions and ten delays. He said staff believes the community is nearing the end of the frost season but that “it won't be long” before restrictions stop.

The practical effect has been disrupted schedules and an uneven day-of-play ripple, committee members and residents said. Jim Scott asked how long a frost delay can push the day behind; Patty answered that some days the ripple extended “as far behind as 2 hours at 02:00 in the afternoon.” Committee member Tim Hurley and others asked staff to quantify the operational impact and revenue loss tied to delays.

Resident Tom Wilgamuth urged the committee to form a policy study: “I would like to recommend to the golf committee that a rather in-depth study be done sometime in the spring or before next fall,” he said, volunteering to serve on a working group. Committee members endorsed getting more information. At the meeting’s committee-comments section, committee member Kathy (last name not specified in the record) asked golf staff to do “more than look into it” and to return next month with findings on how frost delays affect rounds and revenue; Pat O'Hara, golf operations manager, said staff would look into cancellations and use available logs to estimate lost rounds and revenue.

Staff described steps they can take operationally (staffing the call center differently, continuing to encourage members to use the portal, and maintaining cart-path protocols), but emphasized that the underlying weather variability requires a clearer, data-driven policy so the committee and membership can understand trade-offs between course protection and lost play.

The committee did not take a formal vote. Members directed staff to report back with quantified data on canceled or lost rounds and revenue tied to frost delays at the next meeting.","Sun City West golf staff said variable microclimates made frost-delay decisions difficult this winter; a resident urged the committee to form a study and committee members asked staff to quantify lost rounds and revenue for next month.","actionData","errors"]

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