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Town of Lexington FY2024-28 Capital Program Investment Program Name: Pine Meadows Improvements Date: 8/30/05 Program ID: 6201 Department: Recreation & Community Programs Revised: 9/28/22 Submitted by: Melissa Battite Phone: (781) 698-4801 Email: mbattite@lexingtonma.gov Description of Capital Program: In FY2024, the Recreation Committee requests $150,000 from the Recreation Enterprise Fund to restore the cart path at the 7th and 8th holes and to dredge the ponds at the golf course. Goals of Capital Program: The goal of the Pine Meadows Improvements Capital Program is to conduct the regular ongoing grounds maintenance and improvement projects that are necessary to preserve or sustain the quality of the Pine Meadows Golf Club property. Justification/Benefit: The 88 -acre Pine Meadows Golf Club property is a heavily utilized outdoor recreational asset in Lexington. The course historically averages 33,000-35,000 rounds of golf per season, but has experienced a significant increase in usage concomitant with the COVID-19 pandemic: 46,072 rounds played in FY2021 and 42,811 rounds played in FY2022. In addition to recreational golfers, the course also supports the golf teams of both Lexington High School and Minuteman High School. Residents also take advantage of the Pine Meadows grounds for walking, cross- country skiing, snowshoeing, and other winter activities. In addition to its recreational value, Pine Meadows Golf Club historically generates approximately $800,000 in revenue for the Recreation Enterprise Fund. Notably, the revenue has climbed with the recent usage increases reaching $1,162,255 in FY2021 and $1,099,068 in in FY2022. This revenue stream into the Recreation Enterprise Fund not only funds the continued maintenance of the high quality of the golf course through the Pine Meadows Improvement Capital Program and the Pine Meadows Equipment Capital Program, but also subsidizes many other recreational facilities and programs in Lexington. The cart path and tee boxes of the 7th and 8`h holes have deteriorated over time and require restoration to maintain the quality of the golf course. The ponds have accumulated silt over time and have become too shallow to fulfill their intended function as water features/hazards as well as the water supply for irrigation, which reduces the quality of the golf course. Impact if Not Maintained: The grounds maintenance projects at Pine Meadows Golf Course are intended to maintain the quality of the golf course and its attractiveness to golfers, which in turn maintains the number of rounds played and the revenue of the Recreation Enterprise Fund. Deferral of these projects to future year(s) will result in increased costs of the project from increased deterioration and/or increased inflation. Failure to conduct these projects will lead deterioration of the quality of the course, which will ultimately lead to reduced attractiveness to golfers, a lower number of rounds played, and reduced revenue for the Recreation Enterprise Fund. Major Spending over Past 5 Years: FY2020: 6th and 7" bunkers reconstructed; 5th bunker converted to grass hollow; 6" forward tee rebuilt; 7`h drainage repaired; 1st green to 2nd tee and parking lot to 5th tee cart paths reconstructed; 4th green cart path relocated; 6th and 7th cart paths repaired and extended FY2021: projects suspended (COVID-19) FY2022: I" and 2nd fairway drainage design and engineering (funds approved) FY2023: 8th green bunker construction; 8' and 9th back tees reconstruction; 9" cart path enlarging Recreation - Page 4 Printed October 10, 2022