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AGENDA
Community Services Committee Regular Meeting
4:00 PM - Thursday, June 9, 2016
Council Conference Room, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. Maplewood Golf Course Organizational Changes
a) AB - 1678
2. 2016 Neighborhood Grants
a) AB - 1669
AB - 1678
City Council Regular Meeting - 06 Jun 2016
SUBJECT/TITLE: Maplewood Golf Course Organizational change
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Community Services Committee
DEPARTMENT: Community Services
STAFF CONTACT: Kelly Beymer, Community Services Administrator
EXT.: 6617
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
The Golf Course Manager position would be hired in at the M28 grade consistent with other division
managers, no higher than C step ($84,696 and associated benefit costs). Funding will come from Golf Course
revenue.
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Reinstate the golf course manager position at Maplewood Golf Course.
(see attached Issue Paper)
EXHIBITS:
A. Golf Course reorganization - Issue Paper
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize reinstatement of the Golf Course Manager position in the Community Services Department and
utilize approved funds from the 404 Enterprise Fund to cover salary and benefit costs.
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:May 31, 2016
TO:Carol Ann Witschi, Community Services Committee Chair
Ed Prince , Community Services Committee Vice-Chair
Ryan McIrvin, Community Services Committee Member
VIA:Denis Law, Mayor
FROM:Kelly Beymer, Community Services Administrator
SUBJECT:Maplewood Golf Course Re- Organization
ISSUE
Should the City of Renton’s Maplewood Golf Course implement a re-organizational change?
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval to implement a re-organizational change at Maplewood Golf
Course to include re-instating the Golf Course Manager position. The proposed position would
be absorbed in the 404 Enterprise Fund for 2016 and budgeted in 2017/2018.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
The Community Services Department implemented organizational changes in 2009 creating the
Parks and Golf Course Division with the Golf Course Manager position re-classed to the Parks
and Golf Course Director.
The Maplewood Golf Course has operated without a manager since 2009 and with the
increasing responsibility of the Parks and Golf Course Director, the golf course operations have
had limited time and resources to address essential business functions. The golf course must
remain competitive in the market and the daily functions such as promotions, oversight of
customer service, implement new technology, address aging building issues, capital projects,
on-site management contact with the concessionaire and updating procedures to name a few,
a manager is critically needed.
Re-instating the Golf Course Manager position, would enable the day to day operations,
clubhouse and driving range issues and capital projects to be addressed with efficiency.
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Carol Ann Witschi, Community Services Committee Chair
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The Golf Course debt service was completed in December 2015, and the 404 Fund will not be
paying out the approximate $410,000 annually. Sufficient funds will be available for this
position and it is expected that the manager will drive the business to increase revenue and
monitor expenditures, and some cost savings will be realized during inclement weather where
this position will assist in pro shop operations vs. part time staff.
CONCLUSION
Approving the Golf Course Division re-organizational change will raise the level of efficiencies,
address and drive business operations, and improve the productivity and customer service
throughout the Maplewood Golf Course team.
CC:Jay Covington, Chief Administrative Officer
Ellen Bradley - Mak, Human Services Administrator
Iwen Wang, Finance and Information Services Administrator
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
AB - 1669
City Council Regular Meeting - 06 Jun 2016
SUBJECT/TITLE: 2016 Neighborhood Project Grants
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Community Services Committee
DEPARTMENT: Community Services
STAFF CONTACT: Casey Stanley, Neighborhoods, Resources and Events Manager
EXT.: 6624
FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY:
Two 2016 Neighborhood Project Grant applications were received for a total request of $3,841.74 in funding.
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The City Council appropriated $72,590 in the 2016 General Fund budget for the three Neighborhood Grant
Programs: Neighborhood Newsletter/Communication Grants; Neighborhood Project Grants; and
Neighborhood Mini-grant Projects.
Two 2016 Neighborhood Project Grant applications were received for a total request of $3,841.74 in funding.
The Lacrosse Homeowner's Association is requesting $1,715.25 in matching funds to add honeybee hives,
fencing, and signage to their community garden. The Winsper Homeowner's Association is requesting
$2,126.49 in matching funds to remove all wooden planks and platforms on the children's community play toy
and replace them with a new poly decking product.
The interdepartmental Grant Review Team analyzed the applications and recommended the two projects for
funding because both projects meet the overall objectives of the Neighborhood Program.
The Neighborhood Grant Program continues to provide neighborhood associations with opportunities to
promote and improve their community while getting to know their neighbors better. The recommended
expenditures are an appropriate use of City funds.
EXHIBITS:
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the two 2016 Neighborhood Project grants and authorize expenditures in the amount of $3,841.74 from the
budgeted 2016 Neighborhood Program Fund.
AGENDA ITEM #2. a)