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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - June 7, 1978 G. NEW BUSINESS: (Continued) Councilman Proft Introduced a letter from the County Planning Department regarding the development of 600 acres of Semas/Neary property. Council consensus was to direct a letter to County Planning requesting that the Town have the opportunity of reviewing and approving each phase under the 'sphere of influence' provisions. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: I. Public Hearings: a) Annual Review of Conditional Use Permit, LANDS OF ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB, File C.U.P. #8004-74 Following Introduction by the City Manager, Council determined to hear from members of the audience wishing to speak to items of concern as stated in the memos from the City Manager and the City Attorney. D Klages President of Advisory Board/Adobe Creek Country Club, stated that he had been a member since August, 1976 and a former Director of the Board. He outlined the following problems facing the Club: (1) The current relationship of the Club to the property owner (as referenced In the City Attorney's memo dated June 2, 1978) Is in fact an illegal use; (2) The Advisory Board currently has little or no control over the Club; (3) The debt structure Imposed by the previous lease agreement placed the Members in a precarious position to re -negotiate the current lease agreement; (4) All personnel changes, finances and outside activities are currently handled directly through the management/property owner only; and, (5) All attempts to re-negotlate the lease/management contract (to comply with the provisions of the Use Permit) and/or purchase the Club have been futile. J. Jack ac former Treasurer and Board Director Bald that he had been a member since May, 1976 and offered a h story of po nts and problems as follows: (I) Every Board since his membership had been appointed by the property owner making them, In reality, advisory only; (2) Long membership sessions had been spent trying to work out lease/ management agreements; (3) Previous $750 memberships were now being sold for $100 by the management; (4) The membership had no Input or veto powers over outside activities; (5) He had never reviewed the books In his term as Treasurer; and, (6) The current membership has no rejection powers concerning the sale of new memberships or "licenses". D Burtellnk Soclal Committee, advised of the practice of obtaining dates not In con- flict with outside activities for the Club's functions and only using the catering service provided by management. J Fredericks Newsletter Editor, reiterated the problems Involved in scheduling Club functions and stated that prices were set by the management. L. Gabrlelson former Board Director, offered a detailed background of items already covered by other members with these additions: (1) Membership meetings were Aro be held In December each yearaccording to the By -Laws, however, members were hard pressed to recall details of the 1977 meeting; (2) The Club's debt at one time exceeded $300,000; (3) It was strongly hoped that the new lease/management agreement would resolve these financial problems; (4) Although the conditions of the Use Permit came as a surprise to the Board, many steps had been taken to resolve all areas needed to be brought Into compliance as quickly as finances permitted; (5) A refund of the $750 membership fee was included In the new agreement for those wishing to exercise this option by 1982; (6) Although he could not term the negotiations "arms length", the Board and general membership felt they were doing the best they could in working out the new agreement; (7) It was assumed that revenues from outside activities went against the Club's debt; (8) The re -structuring of the Board in December 1976 was not amended In the By -Laws; and, (9) The resignatl on of the Board of Direc4ors (7 members) was not done In writing. -3-