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FEB 1 1994 BOOK .�6 PAGE' UO FORMATION OF A COMMITTEE TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF BUILDING A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE AT KIWANIS-HOBART PARK Commissioner Bird reported that shortly after he became a Commissioner, people began asking for more places to play golf and Kiwanis-Hobart Park seemed a good location for a public course. About that same time, the City of Vero Beach began studying the feasibility of planning a public golf course, and as a result of their plans, he put the matter on the back burner. However, the City of Vero Beach decided the project was not feasible for various reasons. Recently, he has had several meetings with Tom Lockwood of Sawmill Ridge, who owns property adjacent to Kiwanis-Hobart Park, and who had indicated that they might be be interested in building a golf course there and donating it to the County since a golf course would be an enhancement to their development. After further study, however, they have decided this would not be financially feasible. Commissioner Bird advised that Attorney Brandenburg has advised that any swap of property between the County property and Sawmill Ridge would be too difficult to execute. Sawmill Ridge is planning to build a 27 -hole private course, surrounded by low density homes. Mr. Lockwood has indicated that if they could assist the County in some way in concurrently building a course abutting their course, it would be advantageous in obtaining lower bids from architects, etc. Commissioner Bird stated that since they have indicated their cooperation, he -feels that it is time to form a _committee to do a thorough analysis of the feasibility of building a golf course at Kiwanis-Hobart Park. It would be part of the County recreation system, but it would be set up as an enterprise and would have to be self sufficient. He would like the individuals serving on the committee to take 66