Golf Course Advisory Committee debates adding 3–5 year strategic plan, seeks clearer targets from council

Members of the Golf Course Advisory Committee spent the bulk of the June 23 meeting debating how to refine the committee’s 2026 work plan after three newly elected City Council members offered suggestions.

One committee member said the council asked for ideas that go “beyond current expectations” and suggested a 3–5 year strategic plan to define “what does success look like.” The member asked the committee to set concrete year‑by‑year targets and tie them to financial steps and capital improvements.

“I'm suggesting that we incorporate what they said into our existing plan,” one member said, urging that council input be matched to the committee’s durable work-plan pillars of business viability and community marketing.

Others pushed back that the committee’s current work plan already contains the elements of a longer-range approach and that the primary direction from council is to improve revenue and aim for breakeven. Jess, the council liaison, said the City Council “wants to see the golf course break even minimum,” language that committee members treated as a planning constraint to guide targets.

Committee members agreed on several procedural next steps: to brainstorm high-level objectives for years 1–3 (or up to 5), coordinate those ideas with Greg on feasibility, assign subgroups to investigate specific items and present draft responsibilities and targets at the next meeting. Members also discussed doing quarterly or annual presentations to City Council so council members receive clearer, regular updates.

The committee scheduled its next meeting for July 28 at 6:30 p.m., agreed to clarify who is responsible for assigned tasks and to report back on pump‑house and irrigation budget items previously discussed in the meeting.

No formal policy or ordinance action was taken; discussion centered on planning, accountability and next steps for committee work.