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Council approves 15-year golf management agreement with Premier Golf and adopts amendment to allow future perimeter trail negotiations at Jackson Park
Summary
The council passed an ordinance authorizing Seattle Parks and Recreation to contract with Premier Golf to manage four municipal golf courses and adopted Amendment A to allow negotiated perimeter-trail adjustments, a change proponents say preserves future options for sidewalks and outer-loop trails around Jackson Park.
The Seattle City Council passed a bill on July 1 authorizing the superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation to enter into a golf course management agreement with Premier Golf for the city's municipal courses, and adopted an amendment intended to preserve city negotiation room for perimeter trails at Jackson Park.
Council Member Sara Hollingsworth, chair of the Parks, Public Utilities, and Technology Committee, summarized the agreement as the result of an extensive RFP process and described the city's four municipal golf facilities—Bill Wright Golf Complex (Jefferson Park), Jackson Park, Interbay Golf Center and West Seattle Golf Course—and said the courses are self-funding. The bill authorizes the parks superintendent to finalize a management agreement covering operations, reporting and financial requirements.
Council Member Strauss moved Amendment A to the bill, which the council described as…
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