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Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/parks <br />Item # 16 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />March 3, 2026 <br />TOPIC: River View Golf Course Management Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Agreement with Santa Ana Golf, LLC, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of CourseCo, Inc., for <br />River View Golf Course Management Services (Specification No. 26-002) (Non -General <br />& General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with CourseCo, Inc. to <br />provide management services for the River View Golf Course in an amount not to <br />exceed $3,083,377 which includes a 3% annual CPI adjustment, an incentive fee <br />equal to 10% of Gross Operating Income above an established baseline threshold <br />with a maximum cap of 50% of the annual management fee, as defined in the <br />Agreement, for a term effective March 3, 2026, with operations commencing May <br />1, 2026, and expiring June 30, 2031, with provisions for two, five-year extensions <br />expiring June 30, 2041. (Agreement No. A-2026-XXX) <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment to make a payment in the amount of <br />$395,000 to the Golf Course Enterprise Fund (Fund 112) from the General Fund <br />spendable fund balance (Fund 011) to provide initial working capital for operations <br />of the golf course, which will be repaid from Golf Course revenue. (Requires five <br />affirmative votes) <br />3. Approve an appropriation adjustment to budget the remaining two months of the <br />2025-2026 fiscal year, which will recognize $729,950 in Golf Course revenue <br />account (no. 11213002-57990) and appropriate the same to the Golf Course <br />expenditure accounts (no. 11213200-Various). (Requires five affirmative votes) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />Approval of the proposed professional golf course management agreement represents a <br />strategic shift in River View Golf Course operations that prioritizes public benefit, <br />increased City oversight, and long-term reinvestment. With the existing lease expiring on <br />April 30, 2026, the City has an opportunity to transition from a passive lease model to an <br />