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Committee reviews $5.4M proposed capital budget; staff requests 30 carts and equipment replacements
Summary
The golf division presented its portion of the 2025–26 capital budget: $5.4 million systemwide, with golf items including Stardust irrigation/turf reduction, shoreline repairs, equipment replacements and a request to buy 30 carts.
Committee members reviewed the golf-related items in the recreation district's proposed 2025–26 capital budget during the Jan. 9 meeting.
Golf Operations and maintenance staff said the total proposed capital budget across the district is $5.4 million; golf-specific items included a Phase 1 Stardust irrigation and turf-reduction project ($236,000), a pump station line item ($300,000), shoreline/hardscape repairs (Deer Valley No. 18 for $285,000 and Desert Trails holes 14 and 18 scheduled for 2026), and a put-surface slurry at Accomasa.
On equipment, staff presented an equipment-replacement plan listing 22 units scheduled for replacement (average age about 18 years) with a total replacement cost cited as $820,364. Utility-vehicle replacements include seven units with a total cited at $164,000. Staff requested replacement of 30 fleet golf carts to accelerate fleet renewal; O'Hara said the larger batch would avoid the need to buy carts again the following fiscal year and would smooth expenses alongside turf/irrigation work.
Committee members asked for details about proceeds from sale of retired carts; Finance staff confirmed resale proceeds are recorded as a cash inflow to the reserve fund (gain on sale). The committee also discussed janitorial carts, a Player Assistant cart replacement, and a robotic driving-range mower/picker that staff described as “under $15,000.”
Mr. Herlihy asked whether the robotic unit also picks up balls; staff said some models do both mowing and ball retrieval under GPS guidance. Mr. Miller asked cart-cost assumptions; O'Hara said typical fleet cart pricing is “about 64 to $6,500 for a fleet cart” and emphasized cart rentals produce significant revenue for operations.
No formal capital approvals were taken at the Jan. 9 committee meeting; the full Governing Board workshop will review the entire capital budget the following day. Staff will supply more detailed vendor and timing information as budget work proceeds.
