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Cri~cn the golf course opens it is our plan to have a facility wi>ere liquor
uy the drink r,~ill be served. My question to you is how do we &o about
applying for a liquor by the drink licei>se and what are the re4~i::c;ireuts
ue liiust Jaeet? ~11so, what problems, if any,, are there if the co;;~ se zs nor
c~+ithin the city limits initially, but would be annexed at a later aate~~
fog' help in answering these questions. and providing us guidance ~~i11 Le
Jery much appreciated.
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•achard C. Williams
City Council
i•leridian, Idaho
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October 10, 1978
Wallace T. Lovan
Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.
PO Box 297
27 East Broadway
Meridian, ID 83642
Re: Cherry Lane Club House
Dear Mr. Lovan:
During our meeting of September 19, 1978, a plans approval
was issued for the food service operation at the Cherry
Lane Clubhouse. This approval is contingent upon the
following items:
1) Operation will be for a maximum of 3 years at which
time a full service kitchen facility will be constructed.
2) Single service items will be used exclusively for
serving food,
3) Only food items requiring limited preparation may be
served,
4) A two_compartment sink must be provided for"cleaning
of utensils.
5} Handwashing sink to be provided in the food preparation
area,
6) Floor and wall finishes shall be of smooth and easily
cleanable materials.
During our discussion we thoroughly covered all these items
and they were agreed upon by yourself and all concerned
parties.
If you have any questions, please call.
Respectfully,
Martin 0. ones, E.H.S.
Sr. Environmental Quality Speciali~
cc: James J. Jenkins, Director of Environmental Health
City of Meridian, Building Department
Stinson Custom Homes
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ROGER SHERNiIN, Chlef of Pollce 728 Meridian Street
BRUCE D. ST:IART, Water works Supt.
JOHN O. FiTZGERALD, Attorney MERIDIAN
IDAHO
ROGER WELKER, Flre Chlef ~~
EARL WARD, Waste Water Supl. Phone 888.4.133
JOSEPH L. OLAISYER
Mayer
March 6, 1980
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COUNCILMEN
RICHARD C. WILLIAMS
GRANT P. KINGSFORD
BILL BREWER
RICHARD F. ORTON, JR.
DONALD L SHARP
Chairman Zonlnp 6 Plennlnp
Mr. Wally Louvan, Manager ~ '
Cherry Lane Golf Course
_ Meridian, Idaho_ 8642
Dear Mr. Louvan:
The Meridian City Council, at their meeting of March 3, 1980,
requested that you be informed that plans and specifications for any
improvement or modification to the Cherry Lane Go]:f Course be submitted
to them for design review. The timeliness of the submittal must allow
the Council adequate time to review and comment prior to commencement
of construction.
If you have any questions, please call.
Sinc rely,
Gary D. Smith, P.E.
City Engineer
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cc: J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc.
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APR 16 1004
Interoffice City of Meridiaa
MEMOR~INDUM City Clerk Offic~a
To: Mayor De Weerd and City Council Members
From: Wm. F. Nichols~%d ,~/
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Cc: Doug Strong, Will Berg, JoAnn Butler
Subject: Cherry Lane Golf Course Improvements
Date: April 15, 2004
On Apri19, 2004, I met with Councilman Shaun Wazdle to discuss the tasks
assigned by the Mayor and City Council at the meeting held on April 6, 2004. Parks Director
Strong had a prior time commitment and was unable to attend.
Councilman Wazdle and I reviewed the issues raised by the Citizen Committee
report on the golf course, and the USGA Turf Advisory Service report. As Councilman Wardle
analyzed the problems, the problems at the golf course have basically fallen into two categories.
The first is basic landscaping which involves issues such as the irrigation system, turf condition,
plantings, etc. The second is the overall playability of the. course, which involves issues such as
the construction and slope of the greens, location and size of tee boxes, location and size of
bunkers, etc. The maintenance shed is a sepazate issue. Some of the other items raised in the
reports are essentially operational items, and not necessarily items that pertain to the
infrastructure at the course. Councilman Wardle believes that the focus for the report that is due
no later than June 1, 2004, should be the basic landscaping and related issues.
The proposed approach to addressing the basic landscaping issues will be to
develop step-by-step "flow charts" showing the sequence of tasks necessary for each item
detailed in the Citizen Committee report. Each step into the process would also indicate the
appropriate entity for action. In several instances, it is anticipated that joint responsibility
between the golf course and the City will be assigned.
With regard to finances, because of the long-term nature of the lease, and the
minimal rent, financial participation by Cherry Lane Golf Course will be essential. The City
ownership of the course may allow the City to obtain grants, or other funds, to invest in the
infrastructure. However, to the extent that general fund or bonded indebtedness will be necessary
to pay for these improvements, reimbursement in some fashion by the Lessee will be important.
What the reimbursement should be, and the terms for the reimbursement, are matters for the
Council and negotiations with the Lessee.
As an example of how this approach may work, one can look at the irrigation
system. In order to fix the imgation system at the course, a new system will need to be designed.
Until a design is completed, the cost estimates are not sufficiently defined with any reasonable
degree of certainty. The design would also have to take into account the estimated time for
construction, whether the construction should be completed in phases, how much of the existing
system can be used, etc. If the design can be done with grant funds (or through some other
means, which would not cost the City any funds) then reimbursement would be appropriate from
the golf course, perhaps through increased rent beginning the first year after completion of the
improvements. Once the design is complete, with firm estimates of the cost of construction, then
financing options can be explored.
After my meeting with Councilman Wardle, I did speak with JoAnn Butler, the
attorney for the golf course. I informed her that the City would be looking for her client to accept
the concept of reimbursement for costs incurred by the City. I emphasized that the terms of
reimbursement would certainly be subject to negotiation, but that the Mayor and Council had to
have an answer to the taxpayers for any funds that the City might spend at the golf course.
Finally, the role of the Parks Department must be seen as an advisory role
primarily because of the Department's experience in designing and managing large open green
spaces. Cherry Lane Golf Course is not a Parks Department facility at this point in time, and
unless there is an uncured default under the lease which results in termination of the lease, it will
be decades before the City takes over operation of the course. It is in the best interests of the City
to take reasonable steps to see that the course will be in good shape when the lease ends, but that
does not turn the course into a Parks Department facility in the meantime.
The next step in this process will be for me to meet again with Councilman
Wardle, and Parks Director Strong, to further develop the plan outlined here. At appropriate
junctures, Cherry Lane Golf Course will be brought into the discussions for their input.
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