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Flores, Dora From:Gay Olivos <GayOlivos@outlook.com> Sent:Tuesday, March To:eComment Subject:City of Santa Ana Council Meeting March 3, 2026 - Item #16 - Agency Parks, Recreation and Community Services - In Favor with Stipulation Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Good morning Mayor, Council and Staff, I have reviewed Item #16 which is to be presented to the council for approval: Agreement with Santa Ana Golf, LLC, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of CourseCo, Inc., for River View Golf Course Management Services (Specification No. 26-002) (Non-General & General Fund) It has been close to one year ago when I became aware of the lease expiring at River View Golf Course and I was excited. Mainly, I had suggested to the Parks and Recreation Commission that we establish a golf program for the children. Golf clinics and golf lessons for our kids would be terrific and set the stage for their future growth in Corporate America. This is a sport where our Latino / Hispanic / Chicano / Mexican American are poorly represented. Mr. Scotts team was graceful in responding to my concerns which are as follows: 1. In assuring golf is accessible and affordable to the children of Santa Ana 2. In assuring we the people of Santa Ana are in fact generating revenue When I read that over 3 Million ($3,083,377.00) of our taxes are being paid to a golfing management team which does not include an additional $1 million of funds moving from one column to the other - it catches my attention. As you know, I volunteer as a baseball coach and flag football coach for the Parks and Recreation and I literally have to beg to get a working pitching machine (which was provided); new football flags (which have not been provided) and a working football time clock (which have not been functional for 3 plus years and not provided) amongst Diamond 4 at Jerome which is a mess. Diamond 4 is so bad our players can't even see the chalk or the bases and there is no shade for my players. Consequently, I have to question where is the priority - clearly, not so much in baseball or football - but if I don't raise my hand, you would think all is fine. I had a candid email with Cori Lantz who has been assigned to "manage" the "management team" and I clearly expressed that my only intent is ensuring golf is accessible mainly affordable to both the boys and girls of Santa Ana. I am putting my trust that this will be effectively and efficiently implemented. 1