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_ M M final approval, as well as authorize staff to adver- tise immediately for proposals from golf course architects for design and supervision of the con- struction of the golf course. Commissioner Scurlock commented that he was very skeptical of this project at first, but he felt the Committee has done an outstanding job with the assistance of the financial group, and they now have convinced him that this can be done as proposed. Commissioner Scurlock felt that we will be in big trouble, however, if we don't pursue the ability of the golf course to continue to fund itself and stressed the need to have a rate structure that can be reviewed each year to keep this on a self-sustaining basis. In addition, although he realized there may be a need for some subsidizing in the beginning, he wanted a commitment to paying back any monies used for such subsidization as soon as it is appropriate to do so. Finally, he wanted a commitment that the course will be designed and dedicated for true public use and that it will not grow into something other than that. Commissioner Bowman noted that $200,000 is designated for purchase of maintenance equipment, and she assumed that this is mainly a one-time cost. She pointed out that if you factor this into $521,000, you come up with a first year cost of over $700,000, and the debt service is $265,000, which would leave us about $132,000 in the hole the first year. Another thing that concerned her is depending on Race Track and Jai Alai funds, which leaves us at the mercy of the Legislature. Administrator Wright explained that the Jai Alai Funds are actually pari-mutuel wagering funds, and once they are committed to a bond issue, the State cannot take them away without replacing them with another revenue source. Every county in the State receives just under $500,000 apiece, and the Statewide collections are in the neighborhood of 80 million; it is such a 43 JUN 19 19 BOOF'AGE 3.09 5 K