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ORDINANCE NO. 1587
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING USER FEES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
THE CITY OF LA PORTE BAY FOREST GOLF COURSE~ FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH
THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW~ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section l. The City Council of the City of La Porte, after
review of revenue projections and operation and maintenance and debt
service projections for the City of La Porte Bay Forest Golf Course,
hereby establishes user fees for the City of La Porte Bay Forest
Golf Course.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby
establishes the following user fees for the City of La Porte Bay
Forest Golf Course:
Green Fees:
$ 9.00/Monday thru Friday, 18 holes~
$l2.00/Saturdays, Sundays, and legal
holidays, 18 holes~
$ 5.50/Senior rate (Senior Citizens, City of
La Porte residents 60 years and over,
and non-residents 65 years and over~
Monday thru Friday, only~ with tee
time restrictions as may be
established by the Golf Course
Manager)~
Golf Cart:
$ 5.00/Twilite (approximately 2 1/2 hours
before dark, all days)~
$-1.00 off/City of La Porte resident discount
off all green fees, except Twilite,
all days~
$14.00/18 holes, single or double~
$ 8.00/9 holes, single or double~
Tournament Fees: Golf Course Manager may set special green
fees for tournaments of 24 players or more~
Driving Range: Fees to be established by Golf Course
Manager.
Section 3. The use of privately owned motorized, electric or
fuel driven golf carts at the City of La Porte Bay Forest Golf
Course is prohibited.
Section 4. The Golf Course Manager shall implement a procedure
to readily identify persons entitled to the senior citizens rate,
and the City of La Porte resident discount. The Golf Course Manager
shall establish procedures for reservations of tee times. The Golf
Course Manager shall have the authority to close the golf course,
for maintenance and in cases of inclement weather.
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Section 5. Charter and Annual memberships may be sold at a fee
of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) each for City of La Porte
residents, and Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) each for non-
residents. Charter memberships shall be non-transferable, and shall
include the following benefits:
a) unlimited rounds of golf~
b) name listed on permanent plaque~
c) photograph with the golf professional~
d) bag tag~
e) Charter member golf hat~
f) Charter memberships are non-transferable, and the Charter
membership must specify an individual as the member~
g) Charter memberships will be effective October I, 1988,
through September 30, 1989.
h) no Charter membership shall be issued after September 30,
1988~
i) the entire amount of the Charter membership fee will be due
in cash at the time of purchase.
Annual memberships may be sold to persons registering for
membership for any year after the 1988-89 Charter membership year,
which expires Septmeber 30, 1989. Annual membership includes only
unlimited rounds of golf. Annual membership years will begin
October I and expire September 30, commencing with October 1, 1989.
Annual memberships will be valid for one year~ are individual and
non-transferable~ and the entire Annual membership fee shall be due
in cash at the beginning of each Annual membership year. Annual
membership provisions are subject to review by City Council.
Charter and Annual membershipS do not include golf cart rental.
The golf course manager shall keep a record of the number of rounds
of play by each Charter and Annual member.
Section 6. The golf course manager shall promulgate and post
at the Clubhouse, reasonable rules and regulations governing the
operation and play at the golf course. The golf course manager shall
have the right to bar from further play at the golf course, any
person who, after warning, continues to violate any of such rules
and regulations.
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Section 7. The rates hereby established shall remain in full
force and effect until modified or repealed by City Council.
Section 8.
The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date,
hour, place and sUbject of this meeting of the City Council was
posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the
City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as
required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised
Civil Statutes Annotated~ and that this meeting has been open to the
public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance
and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and
formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves
and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting
thereof.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after
its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 23rd day of May, 1988.
CITY OF LA PORTE
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
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City Attorney