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Austin Parks and Recreation Department Hancock Golf Course Parks and Recreation Board Presentation August 2021 Anthony Segura, Assistant Director/Kevin Gomillion, Division Manager Hancock Golf Course/Park Space PARD Goals for Hancock Golf Course/Surrounding Park Space: 1) Maintain Shared use of Space 2) 3) 4) Maintain golf’s historic significance at this location Increase the fiscal responsibility of City funds Financial solvency of Enterprise Fund Challenges: • Limited General Fund Resources • 9-hole Golf Course • Minimal Staffing Levels (Pay Station) • Limited Pro Shop Services • Course Conditions • Aging Equipment 2 Hancock Golf Course Financial Challenges Five Year FinancialTrend Revenue Expenses $526,735 $505,316 $326,592 $320,270 $306,411 $267,953 $433,959 $451,298* $380,228* $386,132 $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 2017 2018 2019 2020 ($200,413) ($185,046) ($127,548) ($118,179) * FY2021 Forecasted Revenue Totals Based on Current Actuals through May 31, 2021. 2021 Projected* $71,070* 3 General Fund Outlook • General Fund Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Estimates o Revenue estimated to end year $8.3 million below FY21 Budget o Future Revenue tax caps at 3.5% o “Departmental revenues much weaker than budgeted due to extended duration of shutdown in comparison with assumptions made last summer.” • Enterprise Golf Fund o $1.0M Annual Transfer reduced to $500,000 4 Recent Background – Continued Transparency Community Engagement Meetings • First meeting, February 29, 2020 • Neighborhood/Conservancy, November 2020 o (Eastwoods, Hyde Park, Cherrywood, North Loop, North University & Hancock) • Golf Advisory Group, November 2020 • PARB Briefing, December 2020 • Neighborhood Associations, January 2021 • Neighborhood/Conservancy, March 2021 • Conservancy Meeting, April 2021 Community Surveys • PARD Online Survey (February-May 2020) o 343 Responses • Hancock Conservancy Survey (Fall 2020) o 725 Responses - Surrounding Neighborhoods • PARD Hancock Golfer Survey (February-March 2021) o 808 Responses 5 March 2021 Community Survey • PARD worked with Austin Energy’s Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Division • Two-week survey was conducted (March 9th-23rd) • Email with Unique Link (40,000 random citizens across all 10 Council Districts) • Open Link (Shared with Neighborhood Associations, Conservancy Groups and our Golf Partners) • QR code (Posted around the municipal golf courses) • Survey Results • Email – 3,629 responses received • Open Link – 4,754 responses received • QR Code – 721 responses received 6 March 2021 Community Survey Results Q4 – Hancock Golf Course is one of the oldest public golf courses in the United States, having been established in 1899. Do you support Hancock Golf Course as a public course open to all? Email Survey Results Open Link Results QR Code Results 5.69% - I Don’t Have an Opinion 4.92% - I Don’t Have an Opinion 2.89% - No 20.35% - I Don’t Have an Opinion 8.37% - No 34.02% - No 71.28% - Yes 60.29% - Yes 92.19% - Yes 3,629 Responses 4,754 Responses 721 Responses 7 Most Common Words in Text Response (Email Survey) 8 Percent of Yes Responses – Keep as Golf Course (Email Survey) 9 PARD Direction • Share Survey Results with Parks and Recreation Board • PARD is interested in hybrid model: Golf and Park elements • Continue Citizen Engagement/Partnerships – Improve Shared Use Model o Neighborhood Associations, Conservancy Groups, Golf Advisory • Financial Solvency is a Continued Priority o Banner Year for Golf Rounds at Hancock for 2021 o Continued Sustainability Questionable • Challenges Need to be Addressed 10 Proposed Timeline & Next Steps ACTION Presentation to Parks and Recreation Board on Survey Outcome Complete Fiscal Year Operation Evaluation Neighborhood Association/Conservancy Meetings on Fiscal Year 2021 Results and Revenue Improvement Concepts Including Expanding/Enhancing Shared Use Spaces Within the Park DATE August 2021 October 2021 October 2021 Golf Advisory Briefing on Fiscal Year 2021 Results and Revenue Improvement Concepts Including Shared Use Ideas November 2021 Parks and Recreation Board Briefing on Revenue Improvement Concepts Including Shared Use Ideas December 2021 Memorandum to Council Summarizing Plan December 2021 11 Questions