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Parks, Recreation and Community Services www.santa-ana.org/parks Item # 9 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 7, 2026 TOPIC: Golf Course Equipment AGENDA TITLE Purchase Order to River View Golf, LLC for Existing River View Golf Course Equipment in Connection with the River View Golf Course Management Transition (General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize a Purchase Order to River View Golf, LLC for the existing River View Golf Course equipment in an amount not to exceed $154,825. GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION As part of the City's transition of operations at River View Golf Course to Santa Ana Golf, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of CourseCo, Inc.), staff evaluated the existing golf course equipment to ensure uninterrupted golf course maintenance and operations upon the operational transition on May 1, 2026. The current operator has offered to sell the existing golf course equipment fleet "as-is" for $154,825. Staff, in coordination with the incoming management company CourseCo, industry equipment vendors including Toro representatives, and additional outreach to equipment suppliers and industry professionals, reviewed the equipment inventory and market resale benchmarks to confirm that the agreed-upon sale price reflects fair market value. The estimated replacement cost for a comparable new equipment fleet is approximately $1.9 million to $2.0 million. Based on resale benchmarks for comparable Toro, John Deere, Cushman, Ryan, and other specialty turf equipment units, the offered price represents approximately 8% of full new replacement value and is estimated to be $100,000 to $150,000 below conservative secondary market value if sold individually. Based on staff inspection of the equipment, consultation with the incoming management company, and a review of the fleet's preventive maintenance history, staff anticipates