Long-Term Lease of
Municipal Golf Courses
City Council
March 14, 2023
Jon Cicirelli, Director
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Dominique Pacolba, Interim Parks Manager
San José’s Municipal Golf Courses
2 San José Municipal
Rancho del Pueblo
Los Lagos
Finding: The City needed a
new golf strategy
• Nationwide people played
less golf than before
• The City's subsidies were
increasing
• The City faced policy
choices for how to best use
scarce land
Golf Courses: Loss of Customers and
Revenues Requires a New Strategy
(September 2015)
3 Request for Proposal Results
Organization Name Points (out of 100)
CourseCo, Inc. 93.44
Touchstone Golf, LLC 76.57
Golf Automation, Inc. 40.85
4 Key Terms in Negotiated Lease Agreement
Lease
Term
Payments
to the City
Capital
Investment
Community
Use
Environmental
Stewardship
5 Recommendation
(a) Accept the report on the Golf Course Management,
Operations and Maintenance Services Request for
Proposal process and results.
(b) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute a lease agreement,
and all other necessary and/or ancillary documents, with CourseCo, Inc. for the three City-owned golf courses (Los Lagos, Rancho del Pueblo, and San José Municipal) that
substantively conforms to the key terms negotiated by
staff, which include ensuring and expanding community
use, as described in the staff memorandum.
6 Long-Term Lease of
Municipal Golf Courses
City Council
March 14, 2023
Jon Cicirelli, Director
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Dominique Pacolba, Interim Parks Manager