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Budget Study Session May 18, 2005 going to have to give our committee a couple of weeks to study this in between. They revised the study and added pieces to it in April or May. Ms. Brungardt added that the Council was doing the budget. Mayor Adams responded that we didn’t have a finished project; so we could have talked about it in ether; but it didn’t have any substance. Mr. Ollendorff said that there wasn’t any budget money to allocate to it. Mayor Adams confirmed that it didn’t have a budget impact. Ms. Brungardt said that you developed it with a budget because your people were working on it on salary. Mr. Ollendorff responded that we don’t have a project budget for planning. Ms. Brungardt stated that when you have people meeting and working on something and they are being paid to spend their time doing it, that’s a use of resources. Mr. Ollendorff agreed. 35.20 – Golf Course There are no major changes. The thing that is different each year is the capital outlay. Page C-65. Typical expenditures for the golf course are about $50,000 a year. This year the highest priority needs are replacement of one of the mowers and to begin the development of the concrete cart paths. The total cost of cart paths is in the $100,000 - $200,000 range, so $30,000 is a small first step and keeps to what the Mayor said about this budget being closely balanced with revenue. It is going to be a few thousand more or less, but there is not a big drain on City revenue or a big contribution to City revenue. Ms. Colquitt asked what this amount would include, and was advised it would be applied to the clubhouse and the first fairway because they are the most prominent and the most visible and will be a good start for the foundation campaign. The site most needed may be back in the hollow, but public policy dictates the one with the most impact rather than the greatest need. Ms. Brot asked about an item on page C-62 and whether it meant an increase and application of ideas to encourage non-residents to use the golf course. Mr. Ollendorff replied that Ron Akin, the golf pro, conducted promotions aimed at residents and non- residents, both. There is an opportunity to increase the play through promotions and special rates. There is also a special incentive to the golf pro to operate the golf course and he works under contract. Responding to Ms. Welsch, regarding the term of the golf pro’s contract, Mr. Ollendorff said it’s ongoing three-year extensions he believes that every three years can be extended for another three years, but he will check on it. Ms. Welsch asked if it is regular to have golf pro at a course the size of University City’s, and Mr. Ollendorff advised that it is better to have golf pro run a course. Some discussion on this topic followed about the benefits of this situation. Ms. Colquitt asked if there was anything in the budget for updating the restrooms, and Page 7