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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
`PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND 9 COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS
TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: _ Franklin Johnson. P.E
MEETING DATE:Auaust23.1sss
OFFICE: Kerr County Road & Bridge
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC): Consider Conceot Plan for Quinlan Creek Golf Resort
LTD. Pct. 3
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: R.W. Carev. Jr./Franklin Johnston P E
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: 10 minutes
PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapters
551 & 552 of the Government Code is as follows:
Meetings scheduled for Mondays: 5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court meetings.
Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest
opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
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QUINLAN CREEK GOLF RESORT
A HIGH PROFILE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF KERRVILLE
KERR COUNTY, TEXAS
QUINLAN CREEK GOLF RESORT, LTD.
OWNER -DEVELOPER
Contact:
R. W. (Bob) Carey, Jr.,
Director of Development
302 Lakeway Dr., Austin, Texas 78734
512-261-7784 Phone
512-604-1560 Pager
512-497-1560 Mobil
512-261-7754 Fax
DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
The Texas Hill Country is one of Texas' greatest assets. Because of it's beauty
and central location to Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio the Texas Hill
country will continue to attract tremendous growth for years to come. While cities
like Boerne, Fredericksburg, and Kerrville will all generate growth, Kerrville will
be the beneficiary of most of the growth because of accessibility from Houston
and San Antonio VIA Interstate Highway-10 and accessibility from Dallas and
Austin VIA Highway-290.
Although it is often said that Kerrville is on it's way to becoming the next Santa
Fe, according to the Kerrville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kerrville misses
the opportunity to host approximately 600 conventions per year due to the lack of
adequate hotel/conference center, and golf facilities.
There are currently only two golf courses in Kerrville. River Hill Country Club, a
private course, which does 40,000 rounds of golf per year, and Scott Schreiner
Municipal, a public course, which does 61,000 rounds per year.
Lady Bird Municipal, a public course located 20 miles from Kerrville in
Fredericksburg, which does 55,000 rounds per year, and Tapitio, a public resort
`" course located 30 miles from Kerrville in Boerne, which does 50,000 rounds per
year, are two courses that attract many golfers who would otherwise golf in
Kerrville if more courses were available to the public.
Quinlan Creek Golf Resort, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership, has recently
acquired the most prime piece of Texas Hill Country property to become
available in perhaps the last twenty years. Situated at the northeast corner of the
intersection of Interstate Highway-10 and Highway-16, in Kerrville, the
remarkable 230-acre tract of land is ready for a high profile mixed-use
development.
Our overall plan for the 230 acre tract is to allocate approximately 110 or more
acres of the property and a preliminary golf course design to a Joint Venture with
a golf course development /management company for the development of an 18
hole, class A, daily fee, golf course. Based on projections and the tremendous
need for additional golf course facilities in Kerrville, this stands to be a very
profitable venture.
Approximately 16 acres of the property with road frontage along Hwy-16 with
great visibility from Interstate Highway-10 will be developed as commercial sites
to accommodate ahotel/conference center, a destination restaurant, and a world
class health club/spa facility.
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^ The remaining 94 acres will be developed as a residential section consisting of
approximately 240 townhouse and patio home lots surrounding an 18-hole
putting green.
The residential section will be located almost 300 feet above the golf course on a
plateau, which, at 2000 feet above sea level, is one of the highest elevations in
Kerr County, and will capitalize on spectacular Golf Course and Hill Country
views in all quadrants.
The residential plateau will offer a new dimension in residential development with
strict architectural control throughout. Overlooking the City of Kerrville and the
premier golf course approximately 300 feet below, the residential plateau will
become one of the most desirable residential developments in the Texas Hill
Country.
At the 2000-foot elevation the residential plateau will offer cool southern breezes
with very low humidity during the hot Texas summers. Spectacular views in all
quadrants will surely make the residential section at Quinlan Creek Golf Resort
one of a kind.
The "OVERLOOK" from the residential plateau at Quinlan Creek Golf Resort will
be very reminiscent of the "OVERLOOK" at River Place Country Club in Austin,
,.-. Texas. An 18-hole putting green within the patio home section is also planned as
an additional amenity for the homeowner's enjoyment.
Quinlan Creek Golf Resort will be highly visible at the intersection of Interstate
Highway-10 and Highway-16. Access to our uniquely challenging course,
attractive clubhouse, driving range, and golf academy will be offered for public
use at modest green fees.
An abundance of water, including 11 acre Quinlan lake, spring fed year round by
beautiful Quinlan Creek, which meanders throughout the property, and
topography with commanding views, have created building sites for an
outstanding clubhouse, driving range, and golf academy with virtually no
competition.
By platting the 230 acre tract for commercial, recreational, and residential usage,
we are able to take full advantage of the property's high visibility from Interstate
10, the great length of road frontage along Highway 16 connecting Kerrville with
Fredericksburg, and the quiet and peaceful residential plateau, located almost
300 feet above the Golf Course overlooking both the Golf Course and the City of
Kerrville.
In addition to the 230-acre tract in our original development plan Quinlan Creek
Golf Resort, Ltd., is now master planning an additional 465 contiguous acres as
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estate lots, which will include a green belt area with the possibility of an
additional golf course.
The buildout of the townhouse, patio home, and estate lots is expected to take
between five and seven years. We believe that we will experience strong pre-
sales of commercial sites and residential lots during the early stages of the golf
course development.
Bechtol/Russell Golf Course Architects in Austin, Texas have completed a
preliminary routing plan and design for the golf course, which indicates a unique
opportunity to create an exciting and demanding course much like the Austin
Country Club, which was also designed by Roy Bechtol in concert with Pete Dye.
A rendering our concept plan, which includes Bechtol/Russell's preliminary golf
course design is included for your review.
Although Bechtol/Russell's preliminary design is par 70 in 6,100 yards; Quinlan
Creek Golf Resort will ultimately be approximately 7,000 yards of challenging
fairways. Several holes will have major elevation changes while others will have
golfers playing in and out of canyons, all the while enjoying some of the most
spectacular views in the Texas Hill Country.
Commanche Trace, another new golf course currently being developed in
Kerrville, which has also been designed by Bechtol/Russell in concert with Tom
Kite, will also attract many golfers to Kerrville. The developers of Commanche
Trace plan to operate as a public course until such time as they have a sufficient
number of property owners within the development to support a private country
club, at which time Commanche Trace will convert to a private course. This
1300-acre master planned community will also attract national interest.
The developers of Quinlan Creek Golf Resort, Ltd. welcome the development of
Commanche Trace since the two courses will certainly compliment each other in
our individual marketing efforts.
The development of both Commanche Trace and Quinlan Creek Golf Resort,
and the development of the hotel/conference center, destination restaurant,
health club/spa, and residential lots within Quinlan Creek Golf Resort will boost
the City of Kerrville's economic development and promote Kerrville as the new
destination golf community for the next millenium.
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