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Golf commission backs staff request to pursue master plan for Surbak Cliffs course
Summary
The Kingman City Golf Commission voted to recommend that city council approve work toward a comprehensive master plan for the municipal golf course, asking staff to solicit consultants and return with a scope and cost estimates.
The Kingman City Golf Commission voted to recommend that City Council authorize the development of a comprehensive master plan for the municipal golf course and related facilities.
The commission’s recommendation follows a staff presentation saying budgeted funds in fiscal year 26 could be used to hire an architect or consultant to produce a master plan. Alex, assistant superintendent of the golf course, told commissioners, “we believe we've identified the funds within the fiscal year 26 budget to proceed with hiring an architect to help us with the golf course master plan.”
Why it matters: commissioners said a master plan would let the city consider the course as a whole—irrigation, course layout, water-conservation conversions and potential revenue-generating changes—rather than piecemeal repairs. Vice Chairman Moore said outside review can make it easier to change long-standing practices: “sometimes it's harder to change direction when it's always going in the same direction.”
Staff clarified the commission is being asked only to recommend that the council approve moving forward with a master plan procurement. Parks staff said a solicitation process would be used to gather bids and that no consultant has yet been selected. Commissioner questions focused on cost and scope: Alex gave an approximate planning figure in the meeting, noting the likely budget request was in the mid-five-figure range and that anything above $50,000 would require council approval.
Commissioners asked for a role in shaping the scope. Tina (parks/staff) told the group the commission would be one of several stakeholder groups and that public surveys and input from the golf community would be part of the process. Following discussion, the commission approved a motion recommending council authorization to pursue the master plan; staff will draft a scope and solicit bids to bring back to council with the commission’s recommendation.
Commissioners who raised concerns asked staff to return with more information about how a master plan would differ from prior turf and irrigation consultations already performed, and whether the work would duplicate earlier studies. Staff agreed to provide that comparison in a future meeting.
