LOGAN RIVER GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN Table of Contents Acknowledgments . .. .3 Annual Revenue Performance . .19 Appendix . .53-66 Approvals . 4 Best Management Practices . 67-71 Budget History . .16-18 Budget Justification . 25-28 Current Fee Schedule . 22 Design Plans . 9 Funding to Meet Needs . .49-52 Golf Course Analysis . 19 Golf Course Maintenance Budget . .. 29-36 Golf Course Pro Shop Budget . .37-44 History of the Golf Course . .8 Logan River Customer Survey Results . 75 Mission Statement . .5-6 Needs . 14 Policies and Procedures . .72-74 Potential Revenue Sources . .24 Projected Fee Schedule . .23 Purpose of Master Plan . 7 Revenue Performance . 20 Revenue Projections . 21 Services Offered . .15 Short-Long Term Planning . .46-48 Site Characteristics. 10-13 Year End Inventory Comparisons . 45 2 Acknowledgments The Parks and Recreation Department would like to thank all those who participated in the development meetings of the Master Plan and for their contribution in the preparation of this document. Logan River Golf Advisory Board City of Logan John Kras, Chairman Douglas E. Thompson, Mayor Roger Wilson, Vice Chairman Russ Akina, Logan Parks and Recreation Ed Heath, Men’s Association President (2003-04) Director Peter Mathesius, Men’s Association President (2004-05) Matthew P. Wise, USU Intern Kristi Bird, Women’s Association President (2003-04) Dawn Drost, Women’s Association President (2004-05) Logan River Golf Course Staff Jeanette VanWagoner Jeffrey B. John, Head Golf Professional Norma Palmer Mark Johnson, Golf Course Superintendent Rick Johnson Jeff Wengreen Tom Jensen Logan Municipal Council Joe Needham, Council Liaison Laraine Swenson Steven Taylor Stephen Thompson Tami Pyfer 3 4 Logan City Mission “To keep Logan a place people want to call home” Logan Parks and Recreation Mission “ To serve the leisure and recreational needs of the community. We believe in creating quality life-long experiences for men, women, and children.” 5 Logan River Golf Course Mission Statement “Creating the finest public golf facility in the country is the goal of ‘The River’.” Logan City Core Purpose “The City of Logan exists to sustain and enhance life for Logan citizens.” 6 Purpose of the Master Plan The purpose of the Logan River Golf Course Master Plan is to guide the future development, improvements, and decisions for the course over the next 5-10 years. The Master Plan is a translation of staff, player, and community vision into a tangible, realistic planning tool. It incorporates the goals and objectives of the staff, players, and community and identifies strategies for its implementation with regard to all aspects of the course including facilities, equipment, infrastructure, environment, personnel, revenue, expenditures, and so forth. In essence, the Master Plan becomes the yardstick for golf course development. The data collected for the development of the Golf Course Master Plan was gathered by various methods. These included public scoping meetings, input from department staff, input from the Golf Advisory Board, input from golfers including the Men’s and Women’s Association at Logan River. A user survey was also conducted to determine the amount of play at Logan River Golf Course in correlation to the course's financial reports. The details of the user survey are presented within the Master Plan noted as “Logan River Golf Course Customer Survey Results." 7 History of the Logan River Golf Course Although the Logan River Golf Course was Logan River Facts completed in 1993, the purchase of land to build the golf The golf course architect was Robert Muir course began nearly 16 years earlier with matching funds Graves of Walnut Creek, California from the Federal Bureau of Reclamation. At the time it was The clubhouse architect was Design West of being designed, the Logan River Golf Course was to Logan, Utah. encompass approximately 162 acres, including sites for the The golf course was engineered by Forsgren present day 18-hole course, the clubhouse, snack bar, & Associates of Salt Lake City, Utah. parking lot, maintenance facility, and the driving range. The Logan River Golf Course was completed Wetlands on July 10, 1993, by Randall and Blake, Inc., According to file records, in 1987, the City of Logan Littleton, Colorado. began the process of obtaining information needed for The clubhouse was constructed by Raymond permits. Part of the permit process involved the mapping of Construction of Logan, Utah. wetlands on the site. Determination of what is a critical Total construction costs: $2.4 million. wetland area and/or marginal wetland area required The course covers 6,500 yards and is a par considerable effort. 71. The City of Logan worked closely with the The course opened for business in the spring engineering firm of Forsgren and Associates of Salt Lake of 1993 with the grand opening on July 10, City, the United States Army Corps of Engineers 1993. (USACOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency Rated the 10th best course in Utah in its first (EPA) to inspect the site and determine areas that would be year. classified wetland. Rated one of the top 500 places to play in the Pre-application conferences to review all aspects of United States by Golf Digest Magazine. the site and the permit included the EPA, State of Utah and Member of the National Audubon Society- other federal government agencies. Cooperative Sanctuary. The conferences set up by the USACOE Salt Lake In 1992, Logan River was awarded the City office initiated and directed the discussions and AGC/Motorola Build America award. reviews. The idea was to satisfy all agency requirements Voted by Golf Magazine as one of the best before the application for a 404 permit was issued. Existing places to play for under $50. wetland and mitigation was reviewed and eventually approved prior to the issuance of the permit. 8 The application for the EPA 404 Design Plans permit was filed January 19, 1988. A public notice period The Logan River Golf Course has been resulted in very little comment an integral part of Logan City’s against the project at that time. Recreation and Open Space Master Plan However, just before the end of since its adoption in 1972. A golf course the comment period, the USACOE decided additional committee selected Robert Muir Graves wetland and mitigation would of Walnut Creek, California as the golf be required. The City of Logan course architect and authorized his firm then requested a 30-day to complete the routing plan. extension of the comment period to work out the latest Engineering firm, Forsgren and USACOE request. Associates teamed up with architect At the time, the USACOE Graves to address the wetland impact for assured the City that they saw construction of the course. no reason why the golf course permit should be denied. Cooperation by all agencies and the City continued and once the USACOE additional request was reviewed and mitigation determined, the permit was issued. Ecosystems Research of Logan also assisted in the engineering of the wetlands. 9 SITE CHARACTERISTICS Logan River Golf Course includes approximately 162 acres, containing an 18-hole course, covering.