ORDINANCE NO. ______, SERIES 2022
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") RELATING TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ("RFP") PROCESS FOR GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AND TO THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO CLOSE, REPURPOSE, LEASE, OR SELL A METRO-OWNED GOLF COURSE.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER CINDI FOWLER
WHEREAS, Metro Council believes the community's interest in preserving golf may be best served by clarifying both the RFP process for golf course management, and the process for closing, repurposing, leasing or selling a Metro-owned golf course.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT ("COUNCIL") AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Section 42.43 of the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
? 42.43 MANAGEMENT OF METRO-OWNED GOLF COURSES.
Every four years, Metro Parks shall compile a benchmarking report of Louisville Metro-owned golf courses for the purpose of equipping Louisville Metro to make informed decisions regarding golf operations. The report should review or evaluate eight to 12 other municipal golf operations and semi-public/private courses within municipalities that are comparable to the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of Metro Louisville.
Metro Parks shall contract with a private entity or person for the management of any Metro-owned golf courses by December 31, 2019. The following restrictions must be contained in any future request for proposal and subsequent contract executed for the management of the property:
(A) The person or entity must be or employ a Class A PGA Member ("Pro") to manage each Metro-owned public golf course, or, for Metro-owned nine-hole courses only, an entry level PGA Pro, who: (1) shall have commenced the process to acquire Class A PGA Membership prior to the execution of any Metro golf course management contract; and (2) shall provide suffi...
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