Memo - 2008 US Women's Open; Getschow
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES:
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
MEETING DATE:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City gouncil
Rick Getschow, Hopkins City Manager tlkJ
May 27, 2008 I
U.S. Women's Open 2008
Background:
The 2008 U.S. Women's Golf Toumament will be held on June 23-29, 2008 at the
Interlachen Country Club. The event organizers and the club hosted a neighborhood
meeting on Wednesday, May 14 to discuss the event and receive feedback.
The City has also been discussing and negotiating an agreement for Interlachen Park to
be used by NBC/ESPN during the event similar to the arrangement that occurred in 2002
for the Solheim Cup.
The purpose of this meeting is to update the Council on the status of the park use
agreement and the overall planning for the event that is occurring.
Attached is a copy of the PowerPoint presentation that was used at the neighborhood
meeting.