Title
Consideration of Temporary Fee Reductions for Season Passes at the Golf Course Due to Construction in 2024
Recommended Action
I move that the Parks and Recreation Board recommend to County Council the temporary fee reductions, as per attachment A, for season passes at the Los Alamos County Golf Course for calendar year 2024, due to planned construction throughout the season.
Body
On Oct. 10, 2023, Los Alamos County Council approved the bid award for the Golf Course Improvement Project. With the contracts almost in place, construction is anticipated to begin in late winter/early Spring of 2024. While it is anticipated that the golf course will remain open during construction, it is expected that the facility will be limited to only 9 holes of play for the majority of the 2024 season.
With season pass sales for the golf course typically commencing in January, staff proposes a season pass structure that reduces the cost of each type of pass by one-half of the current 18-hole pass price. Attachment A shows the proposed pass fees. Note that daily fees can be assessed based on a 9-hole fee structure that is already established.
Even though half the golf course will not be open for use, the situation can be used as an opportunity:
• To increase sales of season passes due to decreased price;
• To attract new players with an increased likelihood of repeating golf course visits due to the affordability of the passes; and
• To entice casual golfers to purchase season passes when they might not have done so in the past.
Furthermore, staff believes patrons may be likely to buy season passes again in the 2025 season, when the full course is reopened, and the reduced season pass fees have expired.
Attachments
A - Proposed GC Rates