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Approving Updated Golf Program Mission, Vision and Values Statements for the City of Madison Parks Division
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The Common Council created the nine member Task Force on Municipal Golf in Madison Parks (“Task Force”) to consider all options for the parkland currently in use for municipal golf and to make recommendations to the Mayor, Common Council, Committees and Commissions on the future of the City’s Municipal Golf Courses. The Council directed the Task Force to solicit input from local stakeholders, examine best practices, and balance the allocation of resources among various parks uses. The Council also directed the Task Force to prioritize equity, public health, financial sustainability, and environmental sustainability in making recommendations on the future of Madison’s Municipal Golf Courses by May 1, 2020.
The Task Force reviewed the current operational model for the Golf Enterprise including course utilization, current operations, staffing, capital infrastructure, and financial performance of the courses. The Task Force received substantial feedback and input from the community through surveys, focus groups, town hall type meetings, and direct testimony (both written and verbal).
The Task Force voted at its final meeting on July 30, 2020 to approve this Final Report with a vote of five members in favor and two members opposed. The Task Force submits to the public, Board of Park Commissioners, Common Council, and Mayor Rhodes-Conway the following ten recommendations related to Municipal Golf in Madison Parks:
1. The City should provide Municipal Golf in Madison Parks.
2. The City should remove the enterprise fund designation from its golf course.
3. The City should update the mission of the golf program.
4. The City should issue a Request for Proposals to evaluate the option of a private or non-profit operator for Monona and establish a plan and timeline to eliminate eighteen holes at Yahara Hills.
5. The City should work with the Univers...
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