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HomeMy WebLinkAbout49191 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDINANCE NO. 4 9 1 9 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4412 AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO SET REASONABLE FEES AND CHARGES AND ESTABLISHING POLICIES UPON WHICH FEES AND CHARGES ARE SET FOR THE AUBURN GOLF COURSE. WHEREAS, the Auburn Golf Course budget, an enterprise fund, is solely dependent on revenue received from green fees and charges; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to keep the Auburn Golf Course fees and charges lower than privately-owned public courses and comparable to the average charge of other publicly-owned courses in the area; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt uniform policies relating to fees and charges for the Auburn Golf Course. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION. The Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized to set reasonable fees and charges for the use of the Auburn Golf Course. Such fees Ordinance No. 4919 October 16, 1996 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 shall be based on policies established by this Ordinance and such fees shall be approved by the Mayor. SECTION 2. ESTABLIS~I~ENT OF FEES AND CHARGE~, The attached list of Auburn Golf Course green fees and other charges is hereby approved ((~-- ~ ...... cf ~aan)) effective November 1. 1996. A copy of said list of green fees and other charges is attached hereto, denominated as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein. Each year ((~,~~,~^~)) prior to April 1, the fees and charges shall be established in accordance with the Standards for Setting Fees and Charges as set forth in this ordinance. Once the fees and charges have been established, said fees shall be posted at the Auburn Golf Course. SECTION 3. EXCLUSIONS. Fees and charges for food, golf merchandise, rentals, and other items covered in other golf course related contracts are excluded from this ordinance. No fee will be charged to the Auburn School District or Green River Community College golf teams for scheduled practices or matches during their season. Each year a written Ordinance No. 4919 October 16, 1996 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 request for use of facilities must be presented for Park Board review and the team coach must be present during practice. SECTION 4. STANDARDS FOR SETTING FEES AND C~IARgES. The setting of fees and charges for the Auburn Golf Course shall be in accordance with the following policies: ao DAILY GREEN FEES Regular Rates - Regular green fee rates at the Auburn Golf Course for 9 and 18 holes shall be an average of fees charged by other publicly- owned courses in the area. The average fee will be rounded up to the nearest quarter of a dollar. Publicly-owned courses used to compute the average fees shall be: Riverbend Golf Course (City of Kent), Maplewood Golf Course (City of Renton), Foster Golf Course (City of Tukwila), Lake Spanaway (Pierce County), Meadow Park (Tacoma Metropolitan Park District), Enumclaw Golf Course (King County), Sumner Meadows Golf Course (City of Sumner) and Bellevue Municipal Golf Course. In an attempt to better manage green fees and respond more quickly to market conditions, r~¢tions or increases in the regular rates shall be set by agreement between the Director of Parks and Recreation and the Park Board. The attached list of Auburn Golf Course green gees is hereby approved effective November 1, %996. A copy of said list of green fees, showing a reduction in regular rates, is at~ached hereto, denominated as Exhibit UA", a~d made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein. Junior Rates - Junior rates (17 years of age and under) will be calculated at 50% of the regular rates rounded up to the nearest quarter of a dollar. Junior rates will be in effect Ordinance No. 4919 October 16, 1996 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. June 1-September 15, juniors must tee off before 12:00 noon, and September 16-May 31 they may tee off any time. Senior Rates - Senior rates (62 years of age and older) will be calculated at ((50% cf thc ..... ~ .... ~ ~ ~' ~ ~ ~ ~^ rcgular rate ~ ~ ~ ~- and)) 75% of the regular rate ((aftcr 1993)). Ail rates will be rounded up to the nearest quarter of a dollar. Senior rates will be in effect Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Seniors must tee off before 12:00 noon. Annual Green Fees - Effective January 1, 1991, Annual Green Fees will not be offered at the course. PRIVATE CART USAGE Daily Course Use - Private cart daily use fees will not exceed the fees charged by the majority of other publicly-owned courses in the area. Annual Storage and Course US~ - Effective January 1, 1991, Private Cart Storage and annual course use fee will not be offered. SECTION 5. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directions of this legislation. ((SECTION 6. E~FECTIVE DATE ~ ~ ...... ~ Ordinance No. 4919 October 16, 1996 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. ATTEST: CHARLES A. BOOTH MAYOR City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Michael J. Reynolds, City Attorney Ordinance No. 4919 October 16, 1996 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDINANCE NO. 4919 EXHIBIT "A" Auburn Golf Course Fee Structure Effective November 1, 1996 9 Holes 18 Holes Regular Rates $12.00 $12.00 Senior Rates $i~).00 $12.00 Junior Rates $ 6.75 $ 9.50 Private Carts Daily Use Fee $ 5.00 $ 5.00 Ordinance No. 4919 Exhibit "A" October 16, 1996 Page 6