REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Authorization for City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Exclusive Agreement with City of Sunnyvale to Provide Golf Programs and Services
Report
BACKGROUND
Opened in 1987, the Santa Clara Golf & Tennis Club (SCG&TC) provides services to over 50,000 residents and customers annually. The City of Santa Clara will be closing SCG&TC in October 2019 to begin construction of CityPlace Santa Clara, a multi-phased, mixed use development. A reduction in SCG&TC services to the public will begin on or about October 1, 2019, and golf and tennis operations cease to the general public on or about October 15, 2019.
The City has explored providing its residents and SCG&TC clubs (seniors, men's, women's, juniors), high school teams, annual tournaments, and instructional and junior players, similar options and opportunities for continued play at nearby public facilities after SCG&TC closure. The City has begun discussions and seeks authorization to secure these services primarily for the benefit of its residents exclusively from the City of Sunnyvale due to the geographic proximity and mutual service interests.
The City of Sunnyvale owns and operates two golf facilities, Sunnyvale Golf featuring an 18-hole course, pro-shop and full-service food concession, and Sunken Gardens Golf Course that features a nine-hole executive course with an 18 stall driving range, existing men's and women's clubs, and ample capacity to accommodate Santa Clara residents. An exclusive relationship with the City of Sunnyvale is desired to enable costs to be reasonably borne for the provision of services at favorable Sunnyvale resident rates.
DISCUSSION
If approved, the City Manager or designee will negotiate and be authorized to execute a Golf Programs and Services Agreement exclusively with the City of Sunnyvale and as approved to form by the City Attorney, and consistent with the following terms and conditions:
* Five (5) year term with mutual opti...
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