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5m 97 PACE 829 <br />Mr. Scott emphasized that the October 1 commencement date set <br />out in the request for proposal is being moved up to July 1, which <br />made it difficult for him to prepare his arguments. He just <br />obtained more information yesterday. The July 1 commencement <br />creates a further problem in that the union contract expires in <br />September this year and negotiations were tentatively scheduled to <br />begin next week. If the October time frame had been retained, it <br />would have given the union time to sit down and negotiate a <br />resolution of replacement of employees and how the employees will <br />be dealt with. Now, that opportunity has been removed, not only <br />from the union but the County staff as well. <br />With regard to quality of service, Mr. Scott noted that two <br />golf courses managed by International Golf Management (IGM) were <br />rated lower than Sandridge Golf Club by Golf Digest. Sandridge <br />received the Great Value Award, an honor received by only 3 other <br />courses in the State of Florida and by only 125 courses nation- <br />wide. The Lakes course was rated 4 stars and the Dunes course was <br />rated 3-1/2 stars, whereas the IGM maintained course at Habitat <br />Golf Club in Melbourne was given a rating of 3 stars and the <br />Savannahs at Sykes Creek on Merritt Island received only a 1-1/2 <br />star rating. Since these were the only two IGM maintained courses <br />rated in the publication, Mr. Scott admitted it is quite possible <br />that other IGM courses are rated higher. However, the two courses <br />that were rated lower than Sandridge poses a doubt of whether IGM <br />can provide the same quality care at Sandridge that staff has <br />given. <br />Mr. Scott emphasized that a letter received from John Foy, <br />Director, Florida Region, USGA Green Section, included his opinion <br />to discourage contracting out maintenance: <br />22 <br />APRIL 16, 1996 <br />