Page 238 - Grapevine FY20 Approved Budget

The number of golf rounds played in FY19 is estimated at 62,500 and represents a 4% decline
from the previous year’s total of 65,000 as an abnormally wet spring coupled with the Corps of
Engineers closure of Fairway Drive for dam repairs negatively impacted operations.

GOLF ROUNDS FY-2014 FY-2015 FY-2016 FY-2017 FY-2018 FY-2019
PLAYED

Rounds 68,368 48,689 55,905 64,424 65,000 62,500
Gain / (Loss) (640) (19,679) 7,216 8,519 576 (2,500)
% Change -1% -29% 15% 15% 1% -4%

Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

Expenditures of Enterprise funds in FY20 are budgeted at $27.1 million and represent an increase
of $229,000 (1%) from the prior year’s budget. Utility fund operations account for 87% of the
total, while Golf course operations account for 13%.

Personnel expenses are budgeted at $5.3 million, an increase of $213,000 (4%) from the previous
year. Included in the personnel budgets is a 3% across-the board market adjustment and a 2%
merit salary increase. Personnel expenses in the Utility fund, budgeted at $3.8 million in FY20,
account for 72% of total personnel costs.

ENTERPRISE FUND FY-2014 FY-2015 FY-2016 FY-2017 FY-2018 FY-2019
PERSONNEL COSTS

Utility Fund $3,064,911 $3,039,974 $3,254,832 $3,084,394 $3,334,960 $3,437,605
Golf Fund $1,114,299 $1,164,779 $1,382,107 $1,404,999 $1,357,988 $1,269,608
Total $4,179,210 $4,204,753 $4,636,939 $4,489,393 $4,692,948 $4,707,213
Increase / (Decrease) ($24,311) $25,543 $432,186 ($147,546) $203,555 $14,265
% Change -0.6% 0.6% 10.3% -3.2% 4.5% 0.3%

Personnel costs in FY19 are estimated at $4.7 million and represented an increase of $14,265
(0.3%) from the previous year. Total authorized positions in FY20 are 70.0 FTE.

Services are budgeted at $13.7 million, and represent an increase of $245,000 (2%) from the prior
year. Expenditures for the purchase, storage and treatment of water and wastewater is the largest
component (80%) of this category.

Purchase/Storage & Treatment costs are budgeted at $10.5 million, virtually unchanged from the
previous year. Estimated expenditures in FY19 total $9.4 million and represent a decrease of $1.7
million from the previous year, as an abnormally wet spring resulted in lower water usage. The
FY20 projection includes water purchases from TRA of 7.2 mgd; raw water purchases from the
City of Dallas for irrigation of the golf course and ball fields of 1.8 mgd; and wastewater return
flow purchases from the Dallas County Park Cities Municipal Utility District of 3.49 mgd.

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