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Committee moves temporary Harding Park reduced green-fee ordinance to Board amid revenue estimates
Summary
Rec and Park will renovate all 18 Harding Park greens starting in December; to offset expected playability loss and sustain business at pro shop/restaurant, the department proposed temporary reduced green fees; the budget analyst estimated a $590,000 revenue reduction in FY2013–14 and an annual operating loss of $1,205,621.
The Budget and Finance Committee forwarded an ordinance to the Board of Supervisors that would temporarily reduce green fees at Harding Park Golf Course while the department renovates all 18 putting greens.
Katie Pietrutrione of the Recreation and Park Department told the committee the greens are about 10 years old and have been invaded by nematodes, a root-feeding parasite that increases the risk of fungal infections. She said construction and grow-in of new greens is expected to take approximately four months and that the department will install temporary putting greens that are "not an ideal putting surface" and will be rougher and bumpier than regular greens.
To mitigate the impact on rounds and sustain associated pro-shop and restaurant business, the department proposed discounted fees during the renovation. Pietrutrione said RPD expects play to drop by approximately 40 percent during the renovation with the discounted rates, and that without discounts rounds could fall by as much as 85 percent.
Budget analyst Mr. Rose told the committee the temporary reduction in fees is estimated by RPD to reduce revenue by $590,000 in FY2013–14 compared to FY2012–13 and that the department estimates an annual operating loss of $1,205,621 for FY13–14; he noted the department assumed reduced rounds and revenue in its approved budget but that the specific ordinance is a policy matter for the Board. A motion was made to forward the ordinance to the Board; the committee transcript ends while the procedural motion was being processed.
