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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH INDIGO SPORTS TO MANAGE OPERATIONS OF DULUTH'S MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSES FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,076
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CITY PROPOSAL:
WHEREAS, the city is the owner of public parks containing public municipal golf courses known as Enger Park Golf Course and Lester Park Golf Course, a 27-hole course and 18-hole course respectively; and
WHEREAS, both courses have been operated by a private management company since 2015; and
WHEREAS, the city will undertake significant capital improvements at the Enger Park Golf Course over the next several years; and
WHEREAS, the city has determined that to offer the best public golfing experience it must consolidate all municipally-owned public golfing within Duluth to the Enger Park Golf Course; and
WHEREAS, Lester Park Golf Course may be utilized during some of the period of improvement to Enger Park Golf Course and will thereafter be permanently closed for use as a golf course; and
WHEREAS, the City issued Request for Proposal 22-AA08, Request for Proposal for Golf Course Operator, and Indigo Sports was selected through the proposal process.
WHEREAS, operations of each golf course during the term of this Agreement, including timing of seasonal course openings and closures and number of holes available for play, is uncertain and will be dictated by the timing for completion of various stages of the capital improvements to Enger Park Golf Course and at the discretion of the city, and Indigo Sports represents it is able to operate the courses under these conditions.
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Attachment A, with Indigo Sports to manage operations of Enger Park Golf Course until December 31, 2025 and Lester Park Golf Course until its permanent closure, for a total amount not to exceed $350,076, payable from Fund No. 503-400...
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