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LAW MEANS THAT THE PRIVATE OWNER OF LAND, WHICH LAND IS BEING USED <br />FOR OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES AND DESIGNED AS A GOLF COURSE, <br />OFFERS AS A COVENANT THAT THE LAND WILL NOT BE USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER <br />THAN A GOLF COURSE; IF THE BOARD AGREES TO ACCEPT THE COVENANT FROM <br />THE OWNER AND THEN RECORDS IT; FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS IT MUST BE <br />ASSESSED FOR THAT PARTICULAR USE. ATTORNEY GOULD CONTINUED BY ASKING <br />WHAT WAS THE NEED FOR A LAW SUCH AS THIS, AND EXPLAINED THAT IT IS <br />BASED UPON THE EXPERIENCE OF SOME OF THE NORTHERN STATES OVER THE <br />PAST FEW YEARS. SOME OF THE GOLF COURSES HAD TO SELL THEIR LAND FOR <br />SUBDIVISIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE THE TAX ASSESSMENT GOT SO HIGH THEY COULD NOT PAY THE <br />TAXES, HE SAID FOR THAT REASON, IN 1967, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED <br />FLORIDA STATUTE 193.501 - THE LAW HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME <br />BUT THE MAIN THRUST REMAINS THE SAME. ATTORNEY GOULD THEN READ THE <br />PREAMBLE, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN CHANGED SINCE ADOPTED IN 1967. HE <br />THEN POINTED OUT THAT GOLF COURSES ARE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THE <br />DEFINITION OF OUTDOOR FACILITIES. <br />ATTORNEY GOULD SUGGESTED THE BOARD SHOULD DETERMINE IF <br />THIS PARTICULAR GOLF COURSE WOULD FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FLORIDA <br />STATUTE. HE ADVISED THAT THE SOLE FUNCTION OF THE RIOMAR COUNTRY <br />CLUB IS TO OPERATE THE GOLF COURSE, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A <br />GREENS FEE BASIS. ATTORNEY GOULD COMMENTED THAT THE FIRST NINE HOLES <br />WERE BUILT IN 1919 BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM CLEVELAND; THE BACK NINE <br />HOLES WERE BUILT IN 1962. HE NOTED THAT THE RIOMAR COUNTRY CLUB IS <br />IN THE BUSINESS TO OPERATE THE GOLF COURSE; DOES NOT HAVE A BAR OR <br />A LIQUOR LICENSE; WAS DEVELOPED BY PRIVATE MONEY; AND GREATLY ENHANCES <br />THE VALUE OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY. ATTORNEY GOULD ADVISED THAT <br />IF THE BOARD WOULD COMPARE THE COUNTRY CLUB WITH THE PREAMBLE, THIS <br />GOLF COURSE FITS ALL THE CRITERIA IN THE PREAMBLE. HE CONTINUED THAT <br />THE GOLF COURSE MAKES LITTLE DEMAND UPON THE CITY OR COUNTY FOR ANY <br />SERVICES, EXCEPT IT DOES REQUIRE POLICE PROTECTION. ATTORNEY GOULD <br />COMMENTED THAT THE LAND IS PROBABLY THE JEWEL OF THE EAST COAST OF <br />FLORIDA, AND THE GOLF COURSE IS A COMMUNITY ASSET — THIS COVENANT IS <br />A MEANS TO PERPETUATE ITS EXISTENCE. HE POINTED OUT THAT UNDER <br />THIS STATUTE, THE BOARD WOULD ACCEPT THIS GOLF COURSE AS AN OUTDOOR <br />23 BoGK 44 PAGE'S ( Q <br />AUG 2 � 1��Q <br />