DATE: September 24, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: License Agreement with Fresno County Disc Golf
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a License Agreement with Fresno County Disc Golf (FCDG), for the construction, installation, and maintenance of an 18-hole disc golf course at Lost Lake Park and provide maintenance to two (2) previously installed courses at Kearney Park, effective upon execution, not to exceed five (5) consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two (2) optional one-year renewals.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning or designee to sign the written approval to extend the agreement on behalf of the County.
REPORT
With the growing popularity of the sport of disc golf in the central valley, FCDG wishes to install an 18-hole course at Lost Lake Park. The course construction will be paid for and maintained with private funds. An escrow agreement between the FCDG and County was previously established during the 2018 agreement term for Kearney Park and will now include Lost Lake Park.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended action. If the recommended action is not approved, FCDG will not construct or maintain the proposed 18-hole disc golf course at Lost Lake Park. Additionally, FCDG will no longer be responsible for the maintenance and maintenance costs of the two existing courses at Kearney Park. The maintenance responsibilities and maintenance costs would shift to the County Parks Unit, and any potential revenues generated through vehicle entry fees or purchased annual passes to County parks will not be collected by the County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase to Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. FCDG estimates that if a new disc golf course is developed, it will generate more parks annual p...
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