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Membership, The below email was sent to River View Golf Course, John Morales, and Earl Wooden, both whom have ties with the Santa Ana City Council. Please feel free to add your own email supporting the nonclosure of the River View Golf Course. The below email was reviewed by your Board, Steve and Maggie along with my legal advisor. See you all tomorrow. P out ? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Santa Ana City Council, My name is Paul (Paulie) Dominguez and I am the Lead Chairman of a 5 Member Board that oversees the River View Senior Golf Club. I am writing to you with the hopes you will re-think and overturn your decision to not renew the lease that would terminate the River View Golf Course and replace it with a park. We are a Club that has both Male and Female members and are in effect a Senior Golf Club. This club was started over 20 years ago. When I joined there were only about 25 members. During the Covid outbreak I was asked to help oversee the Club. My Background included being an Events Coordinator in the Air Force during the Vietnam War Era for the 6910th Security Group, Delta Flight which consisted of over 250 Airman and families. On my retirement I went to work for Underwriters Laboratories as a Safety Engineer/Inspector and again was an Events Coordinator for our Southern Calif. Section of Inspection/Engineering Centers. During this time I became involved with a Retired Veterans Racquet Ball Group, The Rao 3cquet Pals and conducted activities for them for close to 20 years. This than led me to join the River View Golf Course Senior Men's Club. During the Covid era we updated the Clubs Charter and By Laws and opened the Club to include Women as well as Men. I am also a Member of the San Juan Capistrano American Legion and a 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus in good standing. At present we have over 70 paid members and host an Annual Tournament that attracts players/friends/relatives from Arizona, Texas, Oregon, Northern Calif., L.A., Orange and San Diego Counties. In the three years since covid our membership has and continues to grow. Despite our growth River View Golf Course continues to welcome us with open arms and accommodate our golfing needs. The Majority of Members that have joined since Covid began are Veterans and friends of Veterans. We play twice a week and have members drive in from South County (Carlsbad, Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Irvine), Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Fullerton, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, Villa Park, and, of course, Santa Ana twice a week. We are a group of over the hill good ole boys and girls that Love the game of Golf, Love to Laugh, Love to bust your chops and River View allows all of us to enjoy in that atmosphere weekly throughout the year. The major Challenge of this course, despite it's length, is the up and down location of its Holes. The course personnel that keep the course in excellent shape makes River View a gem to golf on. For many of the Veterans and Seniors this Course is one of the few remaining courses that is affordable, centrally located and offers all the amenities a Country Club offers but without the unaffordable rates of a country club, at least for retired Seniors and your regular working class heros whom are also your voting contingency. The atmosphere and friendly service the course offers is professional and friendly. You do not feel unwelcome or trivial. All the personnel is friendly and makes you feel welcomed. 2