Apr 12, 2023 Golf Course Advisory Board

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GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

MA'AM, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MEMBER SIKORSKI.

HERE. MEMBER MARKEVICH.

PRESENT. CHAIR PELICAN.

HERE. AND MEMBER RAUSCHEN.

[INAUDIBLE].

RAUSCHENBERGER IS PRESENT. RAUSCHENBERGER.

ALL RIGHT. COULD WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? AND AS USUAL, MR. RAUSCHENBERGER LEAD US.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ITEM FOUR WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

[4. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]

THANK YOU. MIKE MEADOWS VIA DEL RAY.

I'M A CITY RESIDENT. I WAS SHOWING SOME OF THE MEMBERS THIS CARD THAT I WENT TO THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT JUST RECENTLY AND GOT ANOTHER ONE.

I HAD LOST MINE IT'S A CITY RESIDENT CARD.

LET ME SHOW IT TO YOU.

I'M GOING TO PASS IT AROUND DOWN.

I'VE GOT ONE AS WELL. I DON'T NEED TO SEE IT.

RECENTLY I WAS WE WERE SOMEONE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT CAME TO THE GOLF COURSE AND WANTED A DISCOUNT AS A CITY RESIDENT.

AND THE NAME WAS LOOKED UP AND THE GENTLEMAN LIVED IN [INAUDIBLE] BUT SAID, WELL, I HAVE MY ADDRESS IS FERNANDINA BEACH 32034. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW, YOU GO DOWN TO THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AND I DON'T KNOW WHY IN THE CITY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET DISCOUNTS, WHY PEOPLE DON'T REQUIRE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE. BUT ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO PASS IT AROUND.

I SHOWED IT TO DAVID. I'M SURE MS. VORRASI IS HERE. SHE'S AWARE OF THEM, SO JUST WANTED TO SHOW IT TO YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

MIKE. MIKE, DO YOU WANT YOUR CARD BACK? NO. YOU CAN HAVE IT. [LAUGHTER]. WELL, THAT'S THE OLD ONE.

YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SELL IT.

WHAT? DID THEY JUST HAND THESE OUT OR? NO, YOU GO DOWN, YOU TAKE IT DOWN.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC? ARE THEY A FREEBIE OR DOES IT COST SOMETHING? I DON'T REMEMBER.

CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? THE FIRST ONE IS FREE.

IF YOU NEED A REPLACEMENT, IT'S $10.

GOTCHA. AND WHAT DOES IT DO FOR YOU? IT SHOWS THAT YOU ALREADY PROVED YOUR RESIDENCY.

YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOU ARE A RESIDENT.

YOU CAN TAKE DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS DOWN.

THEY CAN ASK YOU FOR IT. IT'S REAL QUICK.

IT'S FREE. THEY MAKE A PICTURE.

IT COMES WITH A PICTURE.

SO MINE IS SO OLD.

MY PICTURE IS EVERYTHING'S FALLEN OFF OF IT EXCEPT.

DO YOU REQUIRE AT THE GOLF COURSE FOR A CITY RESIDENT? WE DON'T REQUIRE THAT.

YOU HAVE TO SHOW YOUR ADDRESS.

YEAH, I'VE SEEN. I CAN THINK OF ONE COMMENT.

IT'S OCCURRED TO ME, YOU KNOW, OUR MEMBERSHIPS, THEY CHARGE TWO DIFFERENT PRICES FOR CITY RESIDENTS AND NON CITY RESIDENTS. I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE OR NOT.

AND IF SOMEONE'S RENTING A PROPERTY, IT REALLY DOESN'T.

YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS, THEY DON'T KNOW AND THEY DON'T CARE AND IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT OR ISN'T THEIR FAULT.

SO IT'S I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT THAT IN THE FUTURE THAT UNLESS YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER PAYING THE TAXES, IT REALLY IS REALLY NO DIFFERENCE AS FAR AS YOUR STATUS? I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT UNTIL NOW.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF IT AT ALL.

[LAUGHTER] BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY RENTING AN APARTMENT ONE BLOCK AWAY, IT'S LIKE THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN THE CITY BUDGET IS.

I GUESS, ALONG WITH I WAS GOING TO SAY, CATHERINE, FOR USING THE POOL.

DO YOU HAVE TO ARE THERE PRICE DIFFERENTIALS FOR USING THE POOL IF YOU'RE A CITY RESIDENT OR NOT? AND IF SO, DO YOU GUYS REQUIRE A CARD TO BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU'RE A RESIDENT? YEAH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION OFFICE DOES CHECK RESIDENCY AND WE DO ISSUE THE CARDS, AS ALICIA WAS ALLUDING TO.

SO DAVE AND I ARE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT IF WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT ANYBODY COULD PRESENT OTHER THAN THE CARD TO GET IN AS A CITY RESIDENT, RIGHT.

ALICIA, CAN YOU? NO.

OKAY. OKAY. YOU HAVE TO COME IN AND VERIFY THAT YOU'RE.

WITH THE CARD? WELL, YOU COME IN AND YOU BRING YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR UTILITY BILL SO THAT OR YOUR LEASE AGREEMENT MORTGAGE, WE CHECK.

THAT'S USED TO BE USED TO PULL ONE TIME AT THE CITY RATE.

NO, YOU ONCE YOU HAVE IT, IT'S YOURS.

BUT YOU HAVE TO GET A NEW STICKER EVERY YEAR.

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AND THEN WE PUT A 2023 STICKER ON YOUR CARD.

OF COURSE, IT'S EASIER BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT THERE AT THE POOL.

CORRECT? YEAH. YEAH.

AND THE PARKS REC YEAH.

THE PARKS RECREATION OFFICE HAS ALL THE EQUIPMENT TO DO IT.

SO DAVE AND I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE UPDATE MR.

[5. FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE UPDATE]

THANK YOU JOHN.

LEE MURRAY 2752 FIRST AVENUE, FERNANDINA BEACH.

INSTEAD OF STUMBLING OVER MY WORDS AND WORRYING ABOUT EVERYTHING, I PREPARED MY REMARKS PARTIALLY.

THIS SO DAVID, YOU HAVE A RECORD OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE'VE DECIDED WE'D LIKE TO PURSUE THE TEE MARKERS.

WE THINK THAT MIGHT BE A SUSTAINABLE, ATTRACTIVE, MAYBE IN A LIGHTHOUSE AS OPPOSED TO THE TOPTRACER KIND OF LET YOU TAKE CARE OF TOPTRACER BECAUSE WE WERE MORE FORMED FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND GET RID OF THOSE BRICKS AND PUTTING UP SOME NICELY NEW PAINTED SOME TYPE OF TEE MARKERS.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO FUND ALONG WITH.

ONCE YOU READ THIS, WHEN YOU GET SOME TIME, NEW BALL WASHERS, CLUB CLEANING BASKET BUCKETS AND FANS ON THE BACK PORCH.

WE HAVE IT TELLS YOU WE HAVE $7,000.

A LITTLE HISTORY HERE AND I NEED YOU AND DALE SPENCER TO.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT TOGETHER, HAVE YOU? NO, SIR. I NEED YOU TO.

I WILL REMIND HIM TO REACH OUT TO YOU.

SO HE'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HE WILL HELP.

WHAT WE DECIDED IS TO GO AWAY FROM THE SHADOW BOXES FOR OUR SPONSORS.

WE JUST THOUGHT AFTER MANY, MANY HOURS OF RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S VERY OLD AND PASSÉ.

WHY DON'T WE GO TO A VISUAL STREAMING BOARD? JUST BE IN THE BANQUET ROOM.

DAVID'S AGREED.

WE'LL USE A TV FOR NOW.

WE MIGHT GET A DEDICATED MESSAGING BOARD IN THE FUTURE.

AND DALE SPENCER IS OUR POINT PERSON ON THIS.

HE'S A FORMER, HE'S AN ENGINEER.

HE'S VERY BRIGHT AND HE KNOWS HE AND DAVID WILL DECIDE ON WHAT FORMAT THEY NEED AND WE'LL START SENDING PICTURES OF THE FRIENDS PROJECTS, THE FRIENDS SPONSORS UPDATES, AND THEN THAT WILL GO.

AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF STUFF ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE AND THE DINNERS.

AND IT'S A WAY FOR DAVID TO FOR US TO GET INTO THE 2023 SHOWING STUFF 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND DAVID AND DALE, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TOGETHER AND WE CAN KEEP THAT PROJECT MOVING.

AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO PURSUE THE TEE MARKERS AND YOU MIGHT KNOW COMPANIES OR WHERE WE GO FOR THAT. AND THE LIGHTHOUSE THING, YOU MAYBE CAN ADDRESS THAT AS IT'S JUST ONE IDEA THAT WE HAVE.

SURE. AND PART OF YOUR THEMES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THE FRIENDS STARTED LAST JUNE AND WE REALLY PEAKED RIGHT AROUND DECEMBER AND WE HAD THAT SPONSORSHIP BOARD AND IT GOT A LOT OF TRACTION.

PEOPLE SAW CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT, SO WE TOOK THAT DOWN.

BUT WE'RE STILL ACTIVE.

BUT AND I'M VERY EXCITED.

FIRST FEDERAL GAVE US $250.

THAT'S THE FIRST NON GOLF AFFILIATED CONTRIBUTION OF $250.

AND PARTIALLY THAT WAS ANDY PALMISANO WHO BANKS WITH THEM.

ANDY OWNS AMELIA PAINT AND HARDWARE.

AND WE FILLED OUT A CONTRIBUTION FORM AND DAMN IF THREE WEEKS LATER WE DIDN'T GET $250 FROM THE BRANCH MANAGER.

I'M JUST WORRIED WE'LL GO INTO A FRESHMAN SLUMP OR MY FRESHMAN YEAR IN COLLEGE I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL LAST QUARTER AND I WENT TO CALIFORNIA.

SO I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

BUT IT'S HARD TO KEEP MOMENTUM WHEN I DON'T GET PEOPLE INTERESTED THAT WANT TO GET INVOLVED.

I ASK FOR INVOLVEMENT, BUT I SEND OUT EMAILS, BUT I DON'T REALLY GET ANYTHING.

SO IT'S LIKE I FEEL LIKE I'M A ONE MAN BAND, BUT YOU'LL FIND OUT LATER THAT MANAGEMENT IS GOING TO TAKE OVER THE TOURNAMENTS.

SO I'M GOING TO BE RELIEVED OF A LOT OF TIME THAT I SPENT ON TOURNAMENTS.

AND I SAID, WELL, LET'S JUST WORK MORE ON THIS, FRIENDS.

IT'S THERE. WE GOT THE CORPORATE SETUP.

LET'S KEEP TRYING AND DO DIFFERENT THINGS.

I JUST ASK ALL OF YOU TO TALK IT UP AND SAY, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LEE MURRAY HIMSELF.

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YES. YOU GO FIRST.

YOU GO. WHY? I HAD A QUESTION FOR PARKS AND REC AND LEE.

LEE, I YOU KNOW, THIS IS, AGAIN, IN MY CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE FRIENDS.

I SUBMITTED THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION.

I PRESUME YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET FROM THE STATE? NO, NOT YET. SALES TAX EXEMPTION.

SO MIGHT I SUGGEST THE FRIENDS CAN DONATE MONEY TO THE CITY? AND MAYBE. DOES THE CITY GET A SALES TAX EXEMPTION WHEN IT BUYS STUFF? YOU MAY WANT TO LET THE CITY BE THE PURCHASER AND THEN YOU GUYS PROVIDE THEM THE FUNDS, WHICH A DONATION TO A STATE, TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS FINE, BUT YOU MIGHT WANT TO WORK THROUGH THAT. THAT'LL SAVE YOU 7 TO 8% OF ALL THE PURCHASES TILL YOU GET THE EXEMPTION.

DID YOU HEAR THAT, DAVE? WE'LL HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. OR LET DAVID DO THE PURCHASING THAT [INAUDIBLE] SALES.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. BECAUSE THE FRIENDS COULD ALWAYS DONATE MONEY TO THE CITY.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

I WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE.

I WANT TO DO SOMETHING. I WANT TO SHOW THAT WE'RE DOING MORE THAN THE FENCE, MORE THAN THE SIGNS.

LET'S GET SOMETHING OUT THERE AND SHOW PEOPLE WE EXIST.

AND IT'S REAL MONEY.

SO I WANT TO SPEND $7,000.

YEAH. WHAT'S YOUR APPROACH TO, I GUESS MOST CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, THEIR BEST CONTRIBUTORS ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTED. DO YOU HAVE AN APPROACH TO THAT AS FAR AS TRYING TO GET? NEXT YEAR? YEAH. WELL, THIS YEAR, RIGHT, BECAUSE MOST OF THE MONEY CAME IN LAST YEAR, RIGHT? OR NO, WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER.

OKAY. BUT I CONSIDER THAT 2023.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH DECEMBER AND THEN RENEW A CAMPAIGN AND FOR 2024 AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

SURE. I REALLY HAVEN'T LOOKED THAT FAR INTO THE FUTURE, SO.

OKAY. YOU KNOW.

HEY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ITEM SIX ARE DISCUSSION ITEMS, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE PROVIDED BY OUR GENERAL MANAGER, MR.

[6.3 Project Updates]

CAN THAT BE MOVED UP ON THE SCREEN? YEAH. THANK YOU. PERFECT.

YES. SO THANK YOU.

GREAT TO BE HERE. I WANTED TO I DID WANT TO KIND OF FLIP THE AGENDA AROUND A LITTLE BIT AND START WITH PROJECT AND REALLY CLUB UPDATES AS WELL. IF WE COULD DO THAT FIRST.

THAT'D BE FINE. AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE BRIEF MID-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT.

I'LL JUST KIND OF COVER SOME OF THE OVERALL DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT HOW THEY'RE DOING AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FEES.

AND WHEN WE GET TO THE FEES THIS IS A PRELIMINARY FEE STRUCTURE.

THERE'LL BE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

ONE OF THEM WILL BE MY RECOMMENDATION.

AND WE'LL JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THAT.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT BACK WITH YOU, LOOK IT OVER.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON IT OR THINGS LIKE THAT, WE CAN DISCUSS IT, MAYBE PUT IT ON THE NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA TO THEN, YOU KNOW, GET THAT APPROVED OR GET YOUR APPROVAL ON THAT OR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.

OKAY. WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT AS WE AS WE GET THROUGH THAT.

OKAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO START WITH SOME OF THE PROJECT UPDATES AND CLUB UPDATES.

YOU MAY AS WELL KNOW, BUT OUR SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNED.

BLAINE ELLERBY RESIGNED.

AND THEN THIS WEEK, ALSO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNED.

HE'S THE MECHANIC AS WELL.

SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE ADS OUT FOR BOTH OF THEM.

AND I'VE ALREADY MET WITH SEVERAL SUPERINTENDENTS.

WE HAVE 3 OR 4 MORE PROSPECTS FOR THAT POSITION, REALLY BEING PICKY ABOUT IT BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE RIGHT PERSON. IT'S A KEY ROLE FOR THE CLUB.

AND AS I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, IF WE DON'T HAVE A GREAT GOLF COURSE, THEN NOTHING ELSE REALLY MATTERS.

SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND I'VE DRIVEN THE COURSE WITH SOME OF THE PROSPECTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEY'VE ALL SAID IT'S ALL FIXABLE.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE ALL BEEN VERY CONFIDENT WITH WHAT THEY SAW, THAT IT'S REALLY JUST THE PROTOCOLS THAT THEY WOULD PUT IN PLACE THINGS FROM AERIFYING WITH LARGER TINE HOLES, PROTOCOLS WITH SPRAYING, MOWING PROCEDURES. THERE'S ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS THAT MY INCLINATION WAS THAT WE WEREN'T DOING THAT CORRECTLY.

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COULD I INTERRUPT? SURE.

DID THEY INDICATE THAT PERHAPS THE STATUS OF THE GREENS, PARTICULARLY LIKE FIVE WEST AND OTHERS, WERE RELATED TO THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES? YEAH. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I BROUGHT UP WHEN I FIRST STARTED.

I'VE BEEN HERE FIVE MONTHS NOW AND IS THE COMPACTION OF THE TURF, THE GREENS, THE FAIRWAYS.

IF YOU DON'T AERIFYING WITH A LARGER HOLE, BASICALLY A LARGER TINE, THE GROUND WILL GET COMPACTED, WHICH THEN THE ROOT SYSTEM CAN'T GROW PROPERLY. SO THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT SAID, NO, WE JUST DO THE SMALL ONES OR THE SPIKING OR SLICING DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHAT WORKS WELL AT THIS COURSE.

BUT EVERY OTHER SUPERINTENDENT I'VE SPOKEN WITH, PEOPLE I KNOW IN THE INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE COME OUT HAVE STATED THAT TWICE A YEAR THEY DO THE LARGER TINE AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED AT SIX OTHER COURSES FOR THAT REASON IS YOU'LL SEE THESE GREENS THAT ARE JUST ROCK HARD OR, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, THE GRASS WON'T GROW.

A LOT OF THE EDGES AROUND THE GREENS ARE THE MOWING PROCEDURES.

SO THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY GREENS THAT ARE THREE YEARS OLD ON NORTH ARE, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS NOT IN THE SHAPE THEY SHOULD BE AFTER BEING USED FOR ONLY THREE YEARS.

CORRECT. GOTCHA. YEAH.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WHOEVER WE HIRE, I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT THAT WAY.

BUT EVERY SINGLE ONE I'VE SPOKEN WITH HAS STATED THAT COMMENT TO ME THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN OR THE FAIRWAYS EVEN HAVEN'T BEEN TREATED PROPERLY FOR FERTILIZED PROPERLY.

TOO MUCH, TOO MANY MIXTURE OF CHEMICALS LIKE IN FRONT OF SIX SOUTH, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE IT'S JUST A BIG ALMOST LIKE BURNED OUT AREA.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIX.

AND SO WHEN YOU GET SOMEONE IN THERE THAT'S KNOWLEDGEABLE AND UNDERSTANDS THAT, THEN IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

OKAY. SO AS FAR AS THE YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOSING OUR MECHANIC, SO BUT AS FAR AS THE CARTS AND THE EQUIPMENT, WE'RE GOING TO BE STAYING AHEAD OF THAT. I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE IN THE CITY TO HELP WITH MECHANICS IF WE NEED IT.

E-Z-GO IS THEY HAVE A GREAT MECHANIC THAT THEY SEND UP THAT IF WE DO HAVE A CART OR TWO THAT GOES DOWN WE CAN SEND A QUICK EMAIL AND THEY COME UP FROM ORLANDO AND FIX THE CART.

SO I WON'T LET THAT GET BACKED UP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO WE'LL STAY AHEAD OF THAT.

SO OTHER I'VE DROPPED THE NEWSLETTER OFF FOR EACH OF YOU IN THE NEWSLETTER.

WE GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE GOLF COURSE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE SOUTH NINE FAIRWAYS ESPECIALLY.

AND SO WE'VE SHORTENED HOLES ONE AND EIGHT AND TWO PAR THREES TO KEEP EVERYONE OFF OF THOSE FAIRWAYS.

THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE TESTING THE SOIL FIRST TO MAKE SURE IT'S HEALTHY, TREATING FOR ANY INFESTATIONS OF ANY BUGS AND SO FORTH.

WE'RE DOING IRRIGATION TESTING, ANY TYPE OF TREE TRIMMING NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AIRFLOW.

SO ONCE ONCE THE SOIL IS TESTED, WHICH THIS SATURDAY WE'RE HAVING A PROFESSIONAL COME FROM A COMPANY TO COME AND ACTUALLY TEST THE SOIL.

AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE HIS THOUGHTS ON THE COMPACTION AS WELL.

AND HE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US RIGHT AWAY WHAT WE'RE GETTING OR TEST THE PH AND FOR BUGS AND EVERYTHING.

SO ONCE IT'S TESTED, THEN WE CAN PUT OUR PLAN IN PLACE TO START TO GET THE GRASS TO GROW, FERTILIZING IT PROPERLY. IF THERE IS BUG INFESTATIONS, TREATING IT PROPERLY, GETTING THE PH BALANCED BECAUSE WE THINK THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THAT.

THAT'S A BIG, BIG PART OF GETTING THE GRASS TO GROW.

SO ONCE WE DO THAT, WE START THE GRASS TO GROW.

THE GOAL WOULD BE IF WE HAVE TO, WE CAN SPRIG IT, WHICH IS PUTTING PIECES OF BASICALLY GRASS AND LETTING IT KIND OF GROW TOGETHER.

SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN WITH, THE SUPERINTENDENTS, HAVE SAID THEY DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVEN NEED THAT, IF YOU CAN GET THE SOIL HEALTHY.

THEY FEEL LIKE WE CAN GET IT TO ACTUALLY GROW IN BECAUSE THE SPRIGGING IS THERE'S A COST ON THAT.

SO THIS PERSON WHO'S TESTING IT WILL GIVE US HIS OPINION ON THAT AS WELL.

HE'LL LET US KNOW WHAT WE THINK.

HE'S SEEN THOUSANDS OF GOLF COURSES AND THE BALL FIELDS AND DIFFERENT THINGS WHERE HE CAN GIVE HIS PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND WE'LL KIND OF TAKE HIS OPINION ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE'S AND WE'LL MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE TO GET IT GOING.

SO THE TIMELINE ON THAT, IT'S HARD TO IT'S HARD TO SAY AT THIS POINT, BUT THE GOAL IS OBVIOUSLY GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT YOU KNOW, IT'S HEALTHY AND IT COMES BACK AND THEN WE'RE GOOD.

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AND WE'LL GET IT ALL TESTED.

SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, THE CAR PATH IMPROVEMENTS, BUNKER PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WITHOUT HAVING ANY LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA, WE'RE GOING TO THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE LIKE THERE WAS ONE OF THE BUNKERS, I WANT TO SAY SIX WEST, BUT REAL THIN, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS SAND, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE ALREADY WE'VE ALREADY STARTED DOING THAT ONE, SO WE'RE GOING TO FINISH THAT ONE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY DOING ALL THE SCHEDULES NOW AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE EVERYTHING OVER THERE KIND OF LEADING THAT.

SO WE JUST WANT THE FUNDAMENTALS DONE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, THE GREENS ARE MOWED, PROPERLY ROLLED IF NECESSARY.

AND OF COURSE THE FAIRWAYS AND EVERYTHING'S PRESENTABLE.

WE'RE NOT I DON'T WANT TO LET ANYTHING FALL OFF AS FAR AS THE MAIN ISSUES ON THE, COURSE, ALL OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS ARE ON THE DOCKET.

BUT WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON MY TIME AND SPENDING WITH THE GUYS.

HOW MANY GUYS DO YOU HAVE WORKING MAINTENANCE NOW? WE HAVE SEVEN.

SEVEN. SO TWO FULL TIME.

SO YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL EXPERIENCED.

THEY'RE ALL I MEAN, I HAD MEETINGS WITH THEM ALREADY AND THEY'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

BUT I STILL NEED TO THEY STILL NEED LEADERSHIP.

SO I STILL NEED TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM DAILY.

WE ALSO DO HAVE A MEMBER WHO IS THE FORMER SUPERINTENDENT WHO IS HELPING TO KIND OF HELP LEAD AND HELP, YOU KNOW, AS WELL JUST TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP IF WE NEED IT.

SO DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WITH THE LICENSE THAT CAN BUY THE PESTICIDES? YES.

YES, WE CAN PURCHASE IT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WHAT WE NEED ALREADY ON SITE.

SOME OF IT WAS JUST KIND OF UNORGANIZED AND BURIED.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE UPDATE WITH THE PROJECTS.

ONE QUICK QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO ON.

DO YOU HAVE THE PROPER EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW TO YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED MOWING AROUND THE GREENS.

DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT OR IS IT JUST PART OF IT'S AN EQUIPMENT ISSUE THAT YOU JUST DON'T HAVE WHAT YOU NEED? YEAH, THERE ARE SOME PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO MORE SPECIFIC TO MAYBE A WALK MOWER, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE PERIMETERS OF THE GREEN OR WHEN YOU COME OFF THE GREEN AS IT MOUNDS DOWN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING MOWERS THAT AREN'T REALLY SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT.

SO YOU COULD GET SOME SCALPING OR IT DOESN'T CUT IT PROPERLY.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING INTO.

I'VE ALREADY LOOKED AT SOME PRICING ON SOME OF THAT.

SO THOSE WOULD BE SOME CAPITAL PROJECTS OR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT ARE NEEDED.

PLUS THE AGE OF THE EQUIPMENT IS A CHALLENGE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO ALL THAT.

WE'VE DONE AN ASSESSMENT ON THAT AS WELL.

SO WE'LL FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT.

I WAS WONDERING IF ONCE YOU HIRE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, IF KIND OF GET AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE MAJOR EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE AND, YOU KNOW, APPROXIMATE AGE AND CONDITION.

YEAH, WE HAVE THAT. ALL IN ONE SPOT AND WE COULD KIND OF PUT IT OUT IN THE OPEN, BUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A BIG NEED THERE.

THAT'S, YOU KNOW.

YEAH. IT GETS PUSHED OFF, BUT IF EVERYTHING'S OLD AND NOT RELIABLE, THEN THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH.

YEAH, WE DO HAVE THAT.

WE HAVE AN INVENTORY, WE HAVE AN AGE OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT.

AND YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS IT'S JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, A MOWER GOES DOWN.

OKAY, WELL, WE DON'T NEED THAT.

NOW, BUT NOTHING'S BEEN LIKE REPLACED WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT.

SO THAT IS A CHALLENGE.

AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, HAVING A GOOD MECHANIC IS REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL ADDRESS THE EQUIPMENT.

OKAY. THANK YOU, DAVE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GO IN EYES WIDE OPEN FOR YOUR SUPERINTENDENT HIRE, WHICH I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT.

ARE YOU ACTUALLY GIVING THEM A TOUR IN ADDITION TO THE COURSE OF THE EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE? YES. YEAH, THEY'VE ALL.

YEAH. THEY'VE ALL ASKED TO SEE IT.

YEAH. YEAH. I'M BEING VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, I'M SHOWING THEM EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE SURPRISED.

AND YOU'RE SAYING IT'S SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S BUDGET? YES. SO, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO I'M SHOWING THEM EVERYTHING.

AND REALLY, ALL OF THEM HAVE SAID THIS IS DOABLE.

IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE DO NEED SOME THINGS, SOME MONEY, SOME THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THE ONE LAST THING I DIDN'T BRING UP THAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE RAISING THE HEIGHT OF THE FAIRWAYS AND THE GREENS SLIGHTLY.

WE HAVE TO BE REAL CAREFUL BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES SOME OF THE DIFFERENT GRASSES YOU KNOW THE POA AND DIFFERENT THINGS CAN GROW QUICKER.

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SO WE STILL HAVE TO MOW CONSISTENTLY, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET WARMER AND THE GROWING SEASON.

BUT WE HAVE RAISED THAT SOME TO HELP THE PROMOTION OF GROWING THE GRASS, SO THAT'LL HELP AS WELL. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THE OTHER REGARDING THE CLUB PROJECTS, I THINK THAT COVERS THAT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO I GAVE YOU ALL THIS MONTHLY REPORT.

IT JUST GIVES US SOME BASIC NUMBERS FOR MARCH.

MARCH WAS A VERY BUSY MONTH.

VERY SUCCESSFUL MONTH.

AND JUST TALKS ABOUT THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE WE HAD THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE NIGHT.

THE MEXICAN NIGHT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

WE DO HAVE ANOTHER EVENT COMING UP NEXT MONTH, APRIL 26TH.

WE'RE GOING TO DO AN OUTDOOR BARBECUE JUST OUTSIDE THE CLUBHOUSE THERE.

WE'LL HAVE A GRILL WE PURCHASED.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

HOW DOES STUFF STACK UP AGAINST PRIOR YEARS? I'M SURE YOU'VE GOT THAT COMPARISON INTERNALLY.

MAYBE YOU'RE NOT SHARING IT WITH US, BUT HOW DO WE LOOK AGAINST LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE AND THE YEAR BEFORE? YOU MEAN FINANCIALLY? YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE IN MY MID-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT.

YEAH. YEAH.

MEMBERSHIPS. WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERSHIPS THAT WERE SOLD.

SOME OF THESE WERE THEY SPLIT THE PAYMENTS OF LIKE THE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES.

YOU PAY FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.

SO YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, FIVE NON RESIDENTS AND SO FORTH.

IT'S HALF YEAR PAYMENTS. SO THAT'S WHY THE NUMBER IS A LITTLE HIGHER THERE.

BUT AGAIN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE GET TO THE FINANCIAL REPORT.

BUT MEMBERSHIPS ARE DOING WELL AND REALLY FOR MARKETING, WE'RE WE'VE STUCK WITH KIND OF THE SAME THING BASED ON TRYING TO GET THE GET THE CLUB AND THE FACILITY AND THE GOLF COURSE INTO PROPER SHAPE BEFORE WE DO A HEAVY MARKETING PUSH MARKETING EFFORT. OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THE MID-YEAR FINANCIAL REPORT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START THERE.

[6.2 Mid-Year Financial Report]

WE DON'T HAVE THAT. THAT'S WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION.

I GUESS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

YEAH, I'M JUST GOING TO.

YEAH, I DIDN'T PUT THAT IN WRITING.

I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS.

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE THEM, THAT'S FINE.

SO I TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO LOOK AT IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF TIME AND I TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO LOOK AT THE FINANCIALS BASED ON HOW IT'S STRUCTURED.

I HAVE MET WITH FINANCE FOR SEVERAL HOURS TO KIND OF GO THROUGH EVERYTHING TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AND I'VE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOW GETTING SOME SOME REPORTING THAT IS HELPFUL TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT, LINE BY LINE AND SO FORTH.

THE CLUB ITSELF IS DOING WELL THIS YEAR.

WE'RE TRENDING WELL OVERALL.

FOR GOLF OPERATIONS WE'RE $135,000 AHEAD OF BUDGET IN GOLF OPERATIONS COMPARED TO BUDGET.

SO. IS THAT ON THE EXPENSE SIDE OR THE REVENUE SIDE? THAT'S NET SIDE.

NET SIDE, GOT IT. YEAH, THESE ARE ALL NET.

SO FOOD AND BEVERAGE, WE'RE $28,000 AHEAD OF BUDGET.

OUR MEMBERSHIPS WE'RE AT 80% OF BUDGET FOR THE YEAR, HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR.

SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR MEMBERSHIPS AND WE FEEL LIKE AGAIN, WE'VE MADE NO MEMBERSHIP PUSH OR MARKETING EFFORT AT ALL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AS WE GO INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR.

SO I FEEL CONFIDENT WE WILL HIT OUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER.

TOPTRACER THAT HAS BEEN TRENDING HIGHER EVERY MONTH.

WE ARE RIGHT NOW ABOUT $6,000 BEHIND BUDGET FOR TOPTRACER MID-YEAR, BUT THAT HAS GROWN EVERY MONTH BECAUSE WE STARTED IN THE BEGINNING IN A LARGER DEFICIT.

SO, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE MARKETING EFFORT BESIDES SOME SOME LITTLE ADS.

SO SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, I'M GOING TO PUSH THAT.

AND WE'RE ALSO I'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THE TOPTRACER REGIONAL TEAM AND I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF METRICS FROM THEM AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE FEES. BUT I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL HIT BUDGET WITH TOPTRACER.

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AND ONCE WE START SOME DIFFERENT MARKETING, ESPECIALLY WITH GROUPS AND CORPORATE GROUPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE HOTELS AND THEY'RE ALL EXCITED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, THE RITZ, THE OMNI, SOME OF THE BIGGER RESORTS.

SO I THINK THAT WITH A BIGGER PUSH, I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BRING ALL OF THEM OUT WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, NETTING THAT'S FALLING AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE CHALLENGED BECAUSE IT WOULD THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO POTENTIALLY BRING THEIR GROUPS OUT.

BUT WE'LL BE GETTING A LOT OF THAT REPAIRED AND FIXED.

AND SO I FEEL CONFIDENT WE WILL HIT BUDGET WITH TOPTRACER BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO AGAIN, OVERALL, THE CLUB IS TRENDING WELL.

WE DO HAVE SOME CAPITAL THAT HAS TO BE SUBTRACTED.

AND SO IT'S HARD TO SAY EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT.

BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME PURCHASES, WE MAY NEED TO PURCHASE SOME EQUIPMENT FOR MAINTENANCE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, MY GOAL IS TO HIT BUDGET.

AND I THINK IT'S RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRENDING AHEAD.

SO, YOU KNOW, MID-YEAR WE'RE TRENDING AHEAD.

AND WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE BUDGET.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S HARD WHEN WE'RE CAPITAL HITS AND WHAT WE NEED.

SO I'VE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL IS TO HIT BUDGET.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A KIND OF A REBUILDING YEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL.

BUT WHEN'S THIS BUDGET TAKING SHAPE FOR NEXT YEAR.

AS FAR AS [INAUDIBLE]. AND ARE YOU GOING TO BE THE ADVOCATE FOR THE.

YES. THE GOLF COURSE BUDGET? YES. SO, YEAH, WE'RE STARTING THE BUDGET PROCESS NOW.

AND ONE THING I DIDN'T BRING UP, BUT WE DO WE ARE HIRING A FULL TIME ACCOUNTANT CONTROLLER ON SITE, SOMEONE I WORKED WITH IN THE PAST WHO IS VERY, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH BUDGETS.

AND SHE AND I HAVE CREATED BUDGETS OVER THE YEARS AT OTHER CLUBS.

SO. SO WE'LL TAKE THE CITY'S BUDGET AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CREATE AN INTERNAL BUDGET THAT'LL HAVE MORE OF A LINE BY LINE, MORE DETAILED BUDGET, SO WE CAN REALLY STAY ON TOP OF IT.

WE'LL BE DOING MONTHLY PROJECTIONS SO WE'LL KNOW EVERY MONTH WHERE WE'RE AT EXACTLY.

AND THAT WILL REALLY HELP US MANAGE THE CLUB AND YOU KNOW, STAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT WITH REVENUES, EXPENSES AND OUR NET PROFIT. SO THAT'LL BE A HUGE HELP.

SO SHE'S STARTING ON MONDAY, SO WE WILL START THAT BUDGETARY PROCESS AT THAT TIME.

SO I'M GOING TO THROW HER RIGHT IN THERE.

OKAY. ARE THESE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED ARE THEY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR ARE THESE CLOSED DOOR SESSIONS? FOR THE BUDGET? FOR THE BUDGET.

YEAH. YEAH.

WHEN THE COMMISSION IS DISCUSSING IT.

YES. INTERNALLY, WE HAVE MULTIPLE MEETINGS.

I MEAN, OUR BUDGETS ARE DUE ON APRIL 28TH.

OKAY. SO AND THEN AFTER THAT, THERE'S, MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS, THERE'S MEETINGS WITH US AN FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

BUT THEN ONCE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS START HAPPENING WITH THE REVIEW OF THE FIRST DRAFT OF THE BUDGET, THOSE ARE ALL OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH.

SO WE WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD A DETAILED BUDGET THAT THAT WILL HELP US MANAGE THE PROPERTY.

ALL RIGHT? YEAH, SURE.

THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT FEES NOW.

[6.1 Draft Golf Course Fees]

SO I'M OFFERING TWO OPTIONS.

WORSE AND [LAUGHTER] YEAH.

GOOD AND BAD. GREAT. AND REALLY GREAT.

SO WE'LL KIND OF COVER THE FIRST OPTION.

THAT'S JUST THE FIRST CATEGORY WHERE IT'S VERY SIMPLE, VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND. AGAIN, WITH THESE FEES, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH THEM, I WANT YOU TO TAKE THESE BACK WITH YOU, TAKE THEM HOME.

YOU CAN KIND OF GET INTO THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO LINE BY LINE WITH IT.

I'LL JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF IT.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WITH THE FEES, YOU KNOW, EMAIL ME, CALL ME.

WE CAN MEET INDIVIDUALLY, TALK ABOUT IT OR, YOU KNOW, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

SO FOR NEXT MEETING, WE CAN THEN, YOU KNOW, TWEAK ANYTHING WE NEED TO TWEAK OR TAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND KIND OF GO FROM THERE, HAVE SOME GOOD DISCUSSION ON IT IF THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

OR YOU CAN JUST GIVE ME YOUR SUPPORT AND SAY EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT.

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IF I COULD JUST SO WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THESE ARE THESE PROPOSED FOR THE BUDGET? SO THESE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN THE FUTURE.

THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR. FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THEY'D START OCTOBER 1ST? CORRECT YES, SIR. GOT IT. WELL, MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE NOT. IDEALLY, YES.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN.

AND I JUST DID THIS LAST NIGHT WITH PARKS AND REC.

WE BOTH OUR DEPARTMENTS WERE TRYING TO GET THE FEES READY SO THAT WHEN WE'RE ASKED BY THE COMMISSION, WE'RE READY AND WE HAVE THEM WHEN WE'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THEM ALREADY.

SO THEY COULD GO IN EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST OR THEY COULD GO EARLIER.

BUT TYPICALLY THEY'LL PROBABLY BE THE PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT A MEMBERSHIP, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE PER ROUND AMOUNT THEY PAY IF THEY BOUGHT A LIKE A CITY MEMBERSHIP WOULD YOU? SO WHEN YOU CHANGE FEES TYPICALLY THERE'S A PERIOD WHERE YOU HAVE TO NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC THAT KIND OF THING.

SO THEY'LL HAVE A THEY MIGHT BE APPROVED BUT THEY'LL WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT THE EFFECT THE APPROPRIATE, EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE.

IT USE TO BE WEIRD IF I PAID MY $1,000 PREMISED ON ONE RATE AND YOU'RE GOING TO JUST CHANGE IT MID YEAR THAT, YOU KNOW.

YEAH THE EFFECTIVE RATE WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN THE APPROVAL.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND THE APPROVAL DATE ARE DIFFERENT.

YEP. YEAH. SORRY.

NO, THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. TYPICALLY WE WOULDN'T CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP, BUT.

SO THIS IS PROSPECTIVE DATE UNCERTAIN? CORRECT YEAH. SO THE FIRST OPTION.

SO WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST OPTION IS THE, SHEET THAT HAS THE FEES ON THE FRONT AND BACK.

AND FOR THAT IT'S REALLY JUST KIND OF A COST OF LIVING INCREASE.

EVERYTHING'S THE SAME. ALL OF THE CATEGORIES HAVE STAYED THE SAME.

THERE'S JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE IN ALMOST ALL THE CATEGORIES.

SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF STRAIGHTFORWARD.

THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT OF CHANGE TO THAT BESIDES A SLIGHT WHAT I CALL COST OF LIVING INCREASE.

SO JUST REALLY NOT A LOT TO THAT.

DAVE.

I MADE A MISTAKE WHEN I WAS HELPING PRINT THESE.

UNDER THE VERY BOTTOM ROW ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE, THAT IS THE UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP.

AND I CUT IT OFF AND I APOLOGIZE.

SO THE UNLIMITED, THE UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP, IT SAYS, INCLUDES UNLIMITED GREEN SLASH CART FEES, DISCOUNTED TOPTRACER FEES, CURRENT AND PROPOSED. SO THAT'S ON THE OTHER PAGE.

YEAH. SO I CUT OFF THE UNLIMITED SO I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THE SECOND PAGE IT HAS IT.

OKAY. IT JUST DOESN'T SAY WHAT IT IS.

SO SORRY. THAT'S OKAY.

WHEN YOU PRINT ON TWO SIDES LIKE THAT, I THINK IT JUST KIND OF CUTS IT.

THIS SHOWS A SINGLE MEMBERSHIP GOING FROM $1,000 TO $1,500.

THAT'S A 50% INCREASE.

IT'S NOT MINOR. THAT'S MAJOR.

OKAY. IT'S MORE THAN THE COST OF LIVING.

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COMMENTS NOW, OR? I CAN GO THROUGH BOTH OF THEM.

WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU. OKAY.

I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOUR FLOW. NO, NO PROBLEM.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST OPTION.

THE SECOND OPTION IS THE OTHER SHEET THAT HAS MORE OF THE COLORS.

IT'LL SHOW YOU THE PROPOSED AND WHAT WE CURRENTLY OFFER.

SO THE MAIN THING WITH THAT ONE IS WE WILL HAVE AGAIN THE SAME BASIC COST OF LIVING INCREASE IN THOSE AREAS.

THE COUPLE OF KEY THINGS THERE IS WITH THE PUBLIC PLAY WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE A PEAK SEASON RATE AND THEN A OFF SEASON RATE.

THAT'S VERY TYPICAL IN THE GOLF INDUSTRY THAT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR BUSY SEASON, BASICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE HIGHER RATE THAN YOU WOULD ON THE OFF SEASON.

OKAY. THAT'S FOR THE PUBLIC.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THERE.

THE OTHER, THERE'S REALLY THREE KEY THINGS.

BUT THE OTHER THING IS WITH THE MEMBERSHIPS, WE'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE THE LIGHTHOUSE CARD WITH THAT OPTION.

I FEEL THAT THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OPTIONS TOO CLOSE.

MY GOAL WITH THE MEMBERSHIPS OR WITH THE MEMBERSHIPS IS TO WITH THE CLUB IS TO CREATE MORE OF A MEMBER BASE BECAUSE THE MEMBER IS KIND OF THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE CLUB THAT MEMBERSHIP FEEDS INTO ALL OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS, GOLF TOURNAMENTS, MERCHANDISE.

IT ALLOWS US TO DO MANY, MANY DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE CLUB.

IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO HELP WITH BUDGETING FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN THEN HAVE MORE OFFERINGS FOR THE MEMBERS.

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WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S GOING TO SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

SO BY ELIMINATING THE LIGHTHOUSE CARD, IT REALLY KIND OF THE LIGHTHOUSE CARD KIND OF DILUTES THE BASICALLY THE DAILY RATE BASED ON HOW IT'S STRUCTURED.

SO MY GOAL WOULD BE TO KEEP THE CLUB AS OBVIOUSLY A MUNICIPAL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR SURE, BUT THEN HAVE MORE OF JUST A MEMBERSHIP BASE MOVING FORWARD.

AND FOR THAT SECOND OPTION, WHICH ISN'T ON YOUR SHEETS HERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE AMENITIES, MEANING INSTEAD OF 10% IN THE PRO SHOP, WE'LL OFFER 20% OF THE MEMBERS.

SAME FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE, 20% OFF FOR MEMBERS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY PREFERRED TEE TIMES SO MEMBERS CAN BOOK TEE TIMES EARLIER THAN THE PUBLIC.

WE ARE LOOKING OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE STARTING A GOLF ACADEMY.

WE'LL BE DOING SOME COMPLIMENTARY CLINICS FOR THE MEMBERS.

SO MORE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS.

SO BY GROWING THE MEMBERSHIP, IT CREATES STABILITY IN THE CLUB.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND AGAIN, IT HELPS WITH MEMBER RETENTION.

IT HELPS US KEEP MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY START TO SEE MORE EVENTS, MORE PEOPLE PLAYING, MORE FOOD AND BEVERAGE, MORE GOLF TOURNAMENTS, YOU KNOW, MORE CLOTHING, BETTER AMENITIES, OBVIOUSLY A BETTER GOLF COURSE.

THIS ALL FEEDS INTO THE GOLF COURSE.

YOU KNOW, EVERY DOLLAR THAT COMES IN GOES INTO THE GOLF COURSE.

SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE THE REASONS WHY I FEEL THAT MY PROPOSED CHOICE WOULD BE THE OPTION TWO MY RECOMMENDATION.

WHICH ONE IS THAT? THE COLOR CHART? CORRECT. YES. YEAH.

THE OTHER ITEM WITH THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THAT PAGE.

THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT SHEET IS HOW TOPTRACER IS GOING TO BE STRUCTURED AND THE RANGE.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH WITH TOPTRACER IS I'VE WORKED WITH THE TOPTRACER REGIONAL TEAM AND THEY HAVE METRICS THAT THEY DO AND THEY HAVE 117 TOPTRACER COURSES AROUND THE WORLD.

SO THEY WILL LOOK AT ALL OF THE METRICS AND WHAT'S WORKING FOR SOME AND WHAT'S NOT WORKING FOR OTHERS.

AND THEY COMPARE ALL OF THEM.

SO OUR CLUB IS IN THE 60 PERCENTILE OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO STRUCTURE IT.

SO 40% OF THE TOPTRACER CLUBS, WILL THEY HAVE RESTAURANTS ON SITE? THEY'RE STRUCTURED DIFFERENTLY.

THEY'RE MORE LIKE A TOP GOLF.

OUR CLUB, BASED ON HOW IT'S STRUCTURED WITH NO RESTROOMS, NO RESTAURANT ON SITE, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE IN THE 60 PERCENTILE OF THE METRICS.

OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE THE FEE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FEE FOR SOMEBODY WHO PLAYS AND THEN YOU HAVE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR EVERYONE WHO COMES.

HOW WE'RE GOING TO STRUCTURE IT IS BASED ON THE 60 PERCENTILE, THE METRICS THAT THEY'VE DONE, AND THAT'S BAY PRICING.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRICING AND THEN EVERYTHING INCLUDES TOPTRACER.

SO IF YOU BUY A BUCKET OF BALLS, IT INCLUDES TOPTRACER.

IF YOU RENT A BAY, IT INCLUDES TOPTRACER.

THE ONE THING WE DID, BECAUSE THERE ARE AND THIS IS JUST FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, IS WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW IF A MEMBER JUST WANTS TO HIT BALLS AND THEY DON'T WANT TOPTRACER, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHTLY LESS FEE.

THEY CAN JUST BUY A BUCKET OF BALLS.

AND THEN WE ALSO WILL INCLUDE AN OPTION IF THEY WANT TO DO LIKE A RANGE PLAN FOR THE YEAR, THEY CAN PAY A FEE.

YOU'LL SEE THE FEE ON THERE AND THEN THEY CAN JUST HAVE UNLIMITED BALLS FOR THE YEAR.

AS A MEMBER, AS A GUEST, THEY'LL EVERYTHING THEY PURCHASE WILL INCLUDE TOPTRACER.

YOU'LL SEE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER FEE FOR THE BUCKET OF BALLS OR THE BAY RENTAL.

AND THAT'S HOW 60% OF THE CLUBS ARE STRUCTURED.

SO BY DOING THESE METRICS, BY PLUGGING IN THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE, WE FOUND THAT WE WOULD BE $20,000 HIGHER IN REVENUE BASED ON HAVING IT STRUCTURED IN THE 60 PERCENTILE.

RIGHT. TO DATE IF EVERYTHING WAS THE SAME.

SO THAT'S THE DIRECTION I'D LIKE TO GO WITH THAT AND FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THAT WILL HELP US TO INCREASE THE REVENUE WITH TOPTRACER AND SO FORTH, ESPECIALLY BASED ON OUR GROUP PLAY AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING RENTALS.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS?

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HAVE YOU LOOKED AT WHAT THE EFFECT OF THE RATE INCREASES HAVE BEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON LEVEL OF PLAY AND REVENUE? I DON'T HAVE CLEAR DATA ON THAT.

SO WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE POKING AND SEEING.

AMELIA RIVER I JUST WHILE YOU WERE TALKING I LOOKED AT WHAT THEIR RATES WERE.

DO THEY PLAN ON GOING PRIVATE AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE? HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING? YES. SO SOME OF THIS PRICING IS PREMISED ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY OPTION ON THE ISLAND AND THE REST OF IT IS PREMISED ON THIS IS THE ONLY PUBLIC OPTION ON THE ISLAND TO A GREAT EXTENT, I ASSUME.

YES, SIR. AND LOOKING AT THE PRICES.

SO I APPLAUD YOU FOR BEING AGGRESSIVE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE EFFECT IS.

AND HAVE YOU LOOKED TO SEE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE BUSINESS IS TOURIST BUSINESS VERSUS RESIDENT, YOU KNOW, LOCAL BUSINESS? IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT YES.

WHAT IS IT? I'M CURIOUS.

WELL, I HAVEN'T. OKAY.

YEAH, I GOT IT. BUT THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THINGS I WILL LOOK INTO BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT NUMBERS TO HAVE.

YEAH. YEAH. IT'S NOT CLEAR RIGHT NOW, BUT I WILL DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT AND HAVE THOSE NUMBERS.

AND I MEAN, AND I'VE BEEN PREACHING THIS OR TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR THE YEAR PLUS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THIS ADVISORY BOARD TO NO AVAIL.

THE GOLF NOW REVIEWS.

DO YOU LOOK AT THEM? I'VE SEEN THEM, YES, SIR.

AND THEY'RE AWFUL.

AND THERE'S COMPLETE SILENCE FROM THE CLUB AT ALL.

I PLAYED I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HERE HAS PLAYED WITH PEOPLE THAT BOUGHT ON GOLF NOW AND THEY SAID, I'LL NEVER COME HERE AT THAT PRICE.

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHETHER COMPLETE SILENCE IN RESPONSE TO UNIVERSAL COMPLAINTS I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESS WE GET FROM GOLF NOW. I THINK AT THIS POINT IT'S COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO GIVE GOLF NOW, I JUST RAISED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE ANYBODY THAT ACTUALLY READS REVIEWS ON GOLF NOW WOULD NEVER PLAY THE COURSE. DO YOU DISAGREE WITH ME? YEAH, THERE ARE SOME POSITIVE REVIEWS AS WELL.

BUT I'M REALLY NOT I DON'T GET INTO, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, AND I CAN SAY WE'RE WORKING ON THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, BUT I JUST I HAVEN'T RESPONDED TO A LOT OF THOSE BECAUSE OUR PERCENTAGE OF PLAY FROM GOLF NOW IS SMALL.

THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE.

I MEAN, IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT US, IT DOESN'T AFFECT US AND SO BE IT.

YEAH. AND THOSE ARE SOME THINGS I'M LOOKING AT AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN I STARTED, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HOOKED INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT GOLF NOW'S TEE TIMES USA'S, ALL THESE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, SEARCH ENGINES.

AND SO I'M LOOKING INTO, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH PLAY ARE WE ACTUALLY GETTING FROM THEM? AND BECAUSE IT CREATES, YOU KNOW, THEY ALL WANT DISCOUNTS AND THEY ALL WANT THINGS LIKE THAT WHICH I'VE CHANGED ALL THAT.

BUT REALLY, IT'S DIFFICULT TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE ALL THESE THINGS EVEN FOR THE PRO SHOP STAFF, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY COMES IN WITH SOME COUPON OR SOMETHING, WE'RE JUST LIKE, WHAT'S THAT? SO, YOU KNOW, REALLY TRYING TO GET IT ALL ORGANIZED AND REALLY STREAMLINE IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE MEMBERSHIPS AS WELL, IS STREAMLINE IT.

AND YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY IN THE ROOM ABOUT GOLF, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS.

BUT I JUST FEEL THAT THE TOURIST VERSUS THE LOCAL USAGE IS BEING IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF YOU KEEP ON INCHING THE PRICE UP OF THIS PRODUCT PREMISED ON IT'S THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN ON THE ISLAND WHICH I GET THAT AND IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.

IT'S A LOT EASIER TO DRIVE TO A NUMBER OF OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAN IT IS IF YOU'RE A TOURIST THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CAR AND YOU'RE ON THE ISLAND, MUCH LESS IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT LIKE MYSELF.

AND I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS A RESIDENT CAN GO TO.

AND IF THEY GO TO THE COURSE, AS CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S CONDITIONED, THEY MAY GO TO THOSE OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO THEM, PARTICULARLY IF THE PRICE GOES UP.

YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I THINK.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S WHY I THINK THE METRICS ARE IMPORTANT, AS YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM.

AND THAT'S JUST MY $0.02 ON THE ADVISORY BOARD COMMENT.

YEAH. NO, ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I REALLY FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A GOLF COURSE THAT'S IN POOR CONDITION AND YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE ITEMS THAT I COULD ADDRESS HERE FOR TWO HOURS ABOUT ALL THE CHALLENGES, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO STAY STATUS QUO WITH YOUR PRICING.

NOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ALTERED TOO AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO PRICE YOURSELF OUT OF IT.

BUT THAT'S ALL I'M GETTING, TOO.

YEAH, NO, I GET THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE KEY IS TO HAVE A GREAT GOLF COURSE.

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OH, YEAH. PARTICULARLY IF THE RIVER IS CLOSED UP.

RIGHT. YEAH. SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT THAT.

SO THAT'S MY KEY FOCUS WITH EVERYTHING.

I'M REALLOCATING ALL OF OUR FUNDS INTO THE GOLF COURSE.

AND SO ONCE THAT IS TO WHERE WE WANT IT, THE LEVEL WE WANT IT, THEN THESE FEES, YOU KNOW, WILL.

OKAY. AND ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, DOWN THE ROAD, EVEN, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT LOOKING TO HAVE $150 A ROUND OR ANYTHING CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY I DO WANT TO KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, REASONABLE FOR THE PUBLIC FOR SURE AND THE MEMBERSHIP.

SO IT'S REALLY.

MY COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED OVER THE NEXT YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE COURSE TO THE CONDITION WE ALL WANT IT TO BE.

YEAH, HOPEFULLY QUICKER THAN THAT.

YES. BUT IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO AND YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, BUT YOU HAVE TO INVEST SOME MONEY TO MAKE MONEY.

I MEAN, WE CAN'T JUST STAY STATUS QUO BECAUSE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

IN BROAD STROKES, WHO DO YOU BELIEVE IS UNDERPAYING RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS AND SHOULD BE PAYING MORE ON A BALANCE AS FAR AS PEOPLE THAT RIDE THE CARTS OR PEOPLE THAT WALK OR, YOU KNOW, THAT TYPE OF THING? DO YOU HAVE A THOUGHT ON THAT? YEAH. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT MORE WALKERS BECAUSE I'M A WALKER AND YOU KIND OF NOTICE THEM AND I'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE GROUPS.

YEAH. BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE PAYING LESS AND FEEL THEY'RE PAYING TOO MUCH LESS COMPARED TO A PERSON THAT RENTS A CAR.

YEAH, AND THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.

I MEAN, BECAUSE BASICALLY WHEN I LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A TEE TIME, YOU HAVE FOUR SPOTS, SO IT'S NOT A WALKER OR A RIDE OR IT'S THAT SPOT.

SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S PAYING, LET'S SAY, A $60 FEE, A PUBLIC AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S PAYING $15 WALKING FEE.

NOW, THEY PAID A MEMBERSHIP, BUT IF THEY'RE PLAYING FIVE DAYS A WEEK, ALL OF THAT IS JUST NETTED THAT DOWN.

SO IT REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO LOOK AT, IS, YOU KNOW, EACH SPOT IS AN AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO MAXIMIZE IT OR NOT.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE GOAL.

SO WALKING IS SOMETHING I'M GOING TO BE ADDRESSING, BUT THERE'S A BALANCE TO THAT.

THEY'RE NOT USING A CART. THERE'S NOT AS MUCH WEAR AND TEAR ON THE COURSE FILLING DIVOTS.

THAT IS A CHALLENGE WITH WALKING.

BUT SO THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, GETTING MY HEAD AROUND AND TRYING TO STRUCTURE TO WHERE IT'S STILL FAIR AND IT'S STILL ACCOMMODATING.

A LOT OF COURSES THAT WORK THEY DON'T ALLOW WALKING UNTIL AFTER A CERTAIN TIME OR AT ALL FOR THOSE REASONS.

SOMETIMES IT'S PACE OF PLAY, SOMETIMES IT'S OTHER THINGS.

SO REALLY JUST TRYING TO MAXIMIZE EACH TEE TIME, EACH YOU KNOW, SPOT.

IT'S NOT ON HERE. BUT WOULD YOU CONSIDER ADDING AN UNLIMITED WALKING? POTENTIALLY SURE. YEAH JUST A THOUGHT PEOPLE HAVE THE OPTION.

OH I PLAY TWICE OR I PLAY THREE TIMES AND THEN YOU DON'T EVEN IF YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY THREE REASONS YOU DON'T.

BUT JUST SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE.

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT TOO COMPLICATED FOR YOU.

BUT IF THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF WALKING MEMBERS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

YEAH. AND THOSE THINGS, YOU KNOW, LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE RIGHT AT 39,000 ROUNDS, RIGHT? BUT THE POTENTIAL IS TO DOUBLE THAT.

I MEAN, THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE TO AT LEAST DOUBLE THAT OR IF NOT MORE SO ONCE WE START GETTING BUSIER, WHICH WE WILL, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY NEED TO LOOK CLOSELY AT ALL THOSE THINGS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO MAKE THE AMENITIES FOR THE MEMBERS BOOKING TEE TIMES EARLIER BETTER DISCOUNTS ON THINGS.

SO THERE'S YOU KNOW, MORE AMENITIES FOR THE MEMBERSHIP TO TRY TO MOVE PEOPLE INTO THOSE CATEGORIES.

WILL THEY BE INCREASED OR ARE WE LOOKING AT THE SAME THING? CURRENTLY, THE WOMEN PAY $40 PER ROUND ON THEIR LEAGUE DAY.

SO I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE IF THAT GOES UP.

YEAH, THOSE ARE THINGS WE'LL LOOK AT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON A LOT OF THINGS.

DOES THAT INCLUDE FOOD AND BEVERAGE? DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU KNOW WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE? SO TYPICALLY, WE DON'T TEND TO RAISE THOSE SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT WE WILL LOOK AT IT BASED ON FOOD COSTS, BASED ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, THE CURRENT RATES. BUT YEAH, IF WE CAN.

WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED THAT INDIVIDUALLY YET.

OKAY. WELL, WE'RE HOPING YOU KEEP THEM LOW BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT MEMBERSHIP FOR THE LADIES LEAGUE GIVEN SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CONDITION OF THE COURSE. AND YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING THAT COMES INTO PLAY FOR THE WOMEN, THE COURSE IS LONGER.

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SO THEY TEND TO LIKE TO PLAY A LOT OF THE SHORTER COURSES LIKE AMELIA RIVER OR NORTH HAMPTON.

AND I KNOW THOSE MEMBERSHIPS ARE REALLY HIGH AT THOSE AS COMPARED TO FERNANDINA.

SO I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SOME OF THE WOMEN STICK WITH FERNANDINA IS THEY FEEL IT'S REASONABLE IN PRICE.

YEAH. AND TO YOUR POINT, I THINK YOU HIT ON IT IS THE CONDITION OF THE COURSE.

SO YEAH, I MEAN, IF THE COURSE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE, I DON'T THINK THERE'D BE AS MUCH OF AN ISSUE.

THE LENGTH WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH WHEN YOU'RE NOT PLAYING UNDER THE BEST CONDITIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT I KNOW ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS FOR THE WOMEN IS THAT KEEPING IT A LOWER POINT, THEY SAY, OH, IT'S NOT SO BAD TO PLAY THERE FOR $40 IT'S WORTH IT ON THE LEAGUE DAYS, YOU KNOW.

SO YEAH, NO.

AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE LENGTH OF THE COURSE, I MEAN THEY'RE ANOTHER THING WE'RE GOING TO BE TRYING TO DO DOWN THE ROAD IS MAYBE RERATING IT ALL 27 HOLES BASED ON A LOT OF COMMENTS I'VE HEARD ON THE LENGTH AND WHERE THE TEES ARE AND WHAT TEES MEN AND WOMEN ARE PLAYING AND SO FORTH.

SO, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE FLORIDA STATE GOLF AND USGA, WE CAN HAVE IT RERATED AND THEN MOVE SOME TEES, MAKE IT MORE PLAYABLE, POTENTIALLY ADD TEES IF NEEDED, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN SO IT'S STRUCTURED PROPERLY RATHER THAN TRYING TO JUMP AROUND TEES AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT BUT THE COURSE CONDITIONS ARE NUMBER ONE FOR EVERYTHING.

ARE YOU ALL DONE, THEN? THAT'S EVERYTHING. I THINK SO.

LET'S SEE. OKAY.

I WAS THINKING, LIKE, WHERE YOU PLACE THOSE TEE MATS ON THE SOUTH? YES. COULD THEY BE PLACED ON THE ROUGH, I WONDER.

IT WOULD BE AN ANGLED SHOT, BUT IT WOULD BE LESS WEAR AND TEAR.

JUST GOING TO THAT OUT IN THE MIDDLE VERSUS RIGHT NEAR THE SIDE OF THE FAIRWAY THERE OR IN THE ROUGH.

YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THAT.

I MEAN AND THE ANGLE, IT'S LIKE ON ONE THE TREES BLOCKING.

YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST ONE SPOT.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE'LL WORK ALL AROUND.

THAT GRASS IS GOING TO GROW THERE ANY.

YEAH, IT'S JUST A DIRT SPOT.

BUT IT'S BEEN FERTILIZED, THAT'S ALL.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, AND BASED ON HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE, THOSE TWO HOLES WILL BE CLOSED ONCE WE DECIDE IF WE'RE GOING TO SPRIG OR WE SEE GROWTH COMING AND WE SEE IT'S REALLY ESCALATING, THEN AT SOME POINT WE'RE GOING TO SAY THOSE TWO HOLES ARE SHUT DOWN.

MAYBE THE NINE SHUT DOWN FOR A FEW WEEKS TO ALLOW IT TO GROW IN.

BUT YEAH, UP UNTIL THEN WE'RE GOING TO JUST CONTINUE TO PLAY FROM THAT SPOT.

AND YEAH, THOSE ARE DIRT SPOTS, SO THERE'S NOTHING GROWING THERE.

ONE LAST THING I'LL ADDRESS TO YOU.

DO YOU KNOW IF THERE'S ANY APPLICATION PENDING FOR ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER OR I'LL CHECK WITH THE CITY CLERK TO SEE IF THERE IS/ THERE IS SOMEONE PENDING.

OKAY? YEP.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY? JUST ONE THING I WANT TO ADD REAL QUICK FOR THE RECORD AND FOR THIS.

AND SO EVERYONE KNOWS THE 20% DISCOUNT ON THE MEMBERSHIPS.

WAS IT JUST THE UNLIMITED FOR THE RECOMMENDED FEE STRUCTURE OR WAS IT ALL OF THEM? SO I CAN MAKE THE CHANGE AND THEN MAKE SURE THEY HAVE IT FOR THE PRO SHOP AND MERCHANDISE AND THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE THAT'S FOR ALL.

FOR ALL MEMBERSHIPS.

YEAH. SO ON YOUR ON THE RECOMMENDED FEE STRUCTURE, YOU WANT TO GET YOUR PEN OUT, IT SAYS 10% ON HERE BUT IT'S 20% NOT JUST FOR SO THIS IS FOR . IT'S FOR ALL MEMBERSHIPS SO NOT JUST UNLIMITED.

CORRECT. SO 20% DISCOUNT ON MERCHANDISE, FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

OKAY. YEAH. THE OTHER THING, AS DAVE MENTIONED, WITH THIS PROCESS, SINCE IT'S GOING, THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE AGENDA FOR YOUR MAIN MEETING.

JUST SEND HIM ALL OF YOUR FEEDBACK.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS WASN'T IN YOUR PACKET, SO IT WILL BE IN YOUR PACKET NEXT MONTH.

WE'LL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GETS UPLOADED WITH WITH SOME OF YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO REVIEW.

AND ALSO WE'LL MAKE SURE LIKE ANY LIKE I'LL FIX THE FORMATTING ON THAT, ON THIS FORMAT, ON THIS DOCUMENT, AND ALSO CHANGE THE 20% DISCOUNT.

SO WHAT'S IN YOUR PACKET FOR NEXT MONTH WILL BE WHAT WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL BE TAKING TO COMMISSION WHEN ASKED.

SO THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, CAN WE JUST GO OVER?

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I MEAN AS FAR AS YOUR TERM.

I HAVE NO CLUE. I FILLED I TOOK OVER SOMEBODY ELSE'S POSITION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.

I DON'T HAVE A CLUE. AND HOW ABOUT YOU, FENTON? DO YOU KNOW? I'M LESS THAN A YEAR I TOOK.

BUT IT WAS. WAS IT A THREE YEAR TERM OR WAS IT ONE OF THOSE.

OKAY, I'LL LOOK THAT TRY TO LOOK THAT UP TERM.

A THREE YEAR TERM. AND THEN REPRESENT THE WOMEN'S.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE WOMEN'S REP.

HOPEFULLY THEY NEED A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PRESIDENT, WHICH I AM.

I CAN RECOMMEND MYSELF.

[LAUGHTER] BUT IF THEY WAIT A COUPLE MONTHS, THEY'LL BE A NEW PRESIDENT AND SHE CAN RECOMMEND ME.

OKAY, GREAT. OKAY.

LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.

[7. WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE]

WE'RE WINDING DOWN OUR SEASON.

WE HAVE OUR CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND TUESDAY OF MAY.

THE WOMEN WITH THE CLOSE THE CHANGES TO THE SOUTH COURSE HAVE OPTED TO PLAY THE REMAINING NORTH AND WEST COURSES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

SO THAT'S THOSE LONG COURSE IS 5600 YARDS WHEN YOU ADD THEM ALL UP TOGETHER.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE'RE HAVING OUR QUEEN OF TEE SHOOTOUT ON MAY 4TH.

SO WE HAVE EIGHT PARTICIPANTS FOR THAT.

OKAY. ITEM EIGHT, THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.

[8. MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE]

AND BASICALLY THE TOURNAMENTS ARE GOING TO BE MANAGED BY THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PRO SHOP AFTER THIS UPCOMING BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WE HAVE IN APRIL.

I THINK THE CONSENSUS WAS IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF OF LEE, PUTS IT IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO DO THIS, DO IT FOR A LIVING.

WE'LL GET SOME VALUABLE INPUT ON THE TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE AND IDEAS AND THAT GOING FORWARD.

SO THAT WILL BE STARTING IN MAY TOURNAMENT.

I THINK IT GENERALLY WAS RECEIVED WELL.

SO THE MONEY WILL STAY WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF THE CLUB IN TERMS OF THE QUOTE UNQUOTE BOOK MONEY AND CAN BE USED FOR MERCHANDISE AND OTHER THINGS, AGAIN, WITHIN THE FOUR WALLS OF THE CLUB SO THAT MONEY STAYS WITHIN THE CLUB.

AND THAT WAS, I THINK, THE BIGGEST EVENT THAT OCCURRED AS IT RELATES TO THE ASSOCIATION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THEN ITEM NINE STAFF COMMENTS.

I GUESS YOU DID THOSE ALREADY? KIND OF.

[9. STAFF COMMENTS]

SO, YOU KNOW, MY GOAL IS THAT THE CLUB SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, RUNNING THESE EVENTS SO THE MEMBERS CAN ACTUALLY BE MEMBERS AND ENJOY THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

ALSO, YOU KNOW, STRUCTURING IT WITH DIFFERENT FORMATS AND DIFFERENT IDEAS, YOU KNOW, SCORING IT, DOING EVERYTHING FOR THE TOURNAMENT.

THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE SET UP AND THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN SET UP EVERYWHERE I'VE BEEN.

SO THAT'S ONE BIG THING THAT WE WANT TO DO TO AGAIN, ENHANCE THE MEMBERSHIP.

AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN A GOOD, GOOD THING.

I KNOW WITH THE LADIES AND WITH THE MEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN ONE OTHER THING I DIDN'T REALLY SAY, BUT AS FAR AS THE NINES, YOU KNOW, WE ARE DIRECTING MOST OF OUR PLAY TO NORTH AND WEST.

YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE PEOPLE STAY OFF OF THE SOUTH, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SO TO YOUR POINT, BECAUSE WE JUST WANT TO KEEP TRAFFIC OFF, EVEN THOSE TWO HOLES ARE REALLY IN POOR CONDITION.

BUT EVEN A LOT OF THE OTHER HOLES JUST KEEPING GOLF CARTS OFF OF IT IS A BIG DEAL.

SO TWO AND SIX FAIRWAYS AREN'T FAR BEHIND.

RIGHT.

TWO SIX AND NINE. YEAH, YEAH.

NINES IMPROVED A LOT BUT THERE IS THAT SPOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE.

BUT SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT.

AS LONG AS WE GOT YOU UP HERE [INAUDIBLE] BOARD COMMENTS CAN YOU ADDRESS? WE ALL GOT AN EMAIL THAT SAID GOLF COURSE IS OUT OF PARKS AND REC.

[01:05:02]

AND NOW WE HAVE THIS.

I COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EMAIL AND TODAY.

AND IT BEING HERE. YEAH WELL AND YOU KNOW YOU GUYS RUNNING THE MEETING YOU KNOW I WAS JUST CURIOUS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF PASSING THE TORCH, BASICALLY.

AND BECAUSE WE'RE ACTUALLY WE'RE BOTH GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THE AND NEW FEE PROCESS.

SO WE'RE, KIND OF NAVIGATING THAT TOGETHER.

BUT WITH THE NEW ADMIN, STARTING AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, THE NEW ADMIN AND ALICIA WILL BE SITTING OVER THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A GOOD TRANSITION FOR THIS MEETING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THAT SHE'S DOING OVER THERE THAT I DON'T KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

AND DAVE'S GOT PLENTY ON HIS PLATE.

I GET THAT. THAT'S WHY I ASSUME THAT WAS THE CASE.

SO. SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, YOU'LL SEE ME AND ALICIA HERE.

AND THEN AT THE JUNE MEETING YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING HAD CHANGED SUBSTANTIVELY, THIS IS THE TRANSITION AND TRYING TO SAVE SOME OF DAVE'S TIME.

YEAH, THIS WAS ALL.

I GET IT. YEAH. GOING TO BE.

BUT IT JUST HAPPENED A LITTLE BIT SOONER BECAUSE HE'S DAVE HAS MET WITH HE'S HAD SO LITTLE TO DO IN THIS A FEW MONTHS HE'S BEEN.

[LAUGHTER] EVERYTHING IS REALLY GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN AND SO YEAH THIS IS GREAT SO.

GOT IT. IT WAS ALL PLANNED.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF COMMENTS.

ITEM TEN BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.

[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]

I TRY TO PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF AN ADVISORY BOARD.

I HOPE NOBODY TAKES MY COMMENTS AS BEING NOTHING BUT CRITICISM.

I JUST WANT THE GOLF COURSE TO GET BETTER.

I THINK WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, AND I APPLAUD DAVE ON ALL THE, YOU KNOW, TREMENDOUS STEPS HE'S TAKEN TO MAKE THIS MORE OF A PROFESSIONALLY RUN GOLF COURSE.

THANK YOU. LYNN, HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.

FENTON.

YEAH, JUST BRIEFLY.

AND THESE ARE PROBABLY HOPEFULLY NOT UNINFORMED COMMENTS, BUT CERTAINLY DAVE'S PERFORMANCE, I APPLAUD.

I THINK WE'RE CLIMBING OUT OF A NOT A SHORT TERM HOLE, BUT A 15 YEAR HOLE WHEN YOU INCLUDE CASPER.

AND I LEFT THE COURSE BECAUSE OF CASPER AND WENT OVER TO AMELIA RIVER AND I'M BACK.

I'M GLAD I'M BACK.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO.

AND I THINK WE'RE DOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS.

IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW FUNGIBLE THAT TIME IS AT THIS POINT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN 40 YEARS OF RUNNING COMPANIES, YOU CAN PLAY WITH PRICING IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT.

WE DON'T HAVE A PRODUCT RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT WE GET TOO FAR OUT IN FRONT OF THIS PRICING AND IT'S TOO PREMATURE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS.

SO I THINK IT'S A BIT OF A BALANCING ACT.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY NECESSARY.

BUT AGAIN, THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT I SAW LAST YEAR WAS A CRAMMED DOWN BUDGET.

IT WAS SOMEONE'S EXCEL SPREADSHEET WITH A DESIRED EFFECT RESULT AND SAID, HERE, HERE'S YOUR BUDGET AND NO BEARING ON REALITY.

SO I KNOW YOU'RE GOING THROUGH A DETAILED PROCESS NOW.

I KNOW IT WILL BE MILES AND MILES BETTER THAN THE PROCESS THAT OCCURRED LAST TIME.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE WE KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW YET WITH THIS.

SO, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP OR ME PERSONALLY OR AS A GROUP HERE, I'M CERTAINLY ALL FOR IT BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THIS RIGHT.

I THINK THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE.

BECAUSE WE MAY BE THE ONLY PUBLIC COURSE AND OPTION ON THE ISLAND.

THAT MAY INDEED BE TRUE WITH THE DIRECTION OF AMELIA RIVERS TAKING.

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN LIVE WITHOUT A GOLF COURSE TOO.

THANK YOU. I APPLAUD ALL YOUR EFFORTS SO FAR MR. DEMAY AND MR. [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME.

I THINK WE STILL NEED A CAPITAL INFUSION FROM THE CITY.

THERE'S JUST TOO MANY THINGS THAT PROBABLY NEED TO BE DONE.

EXPENDITURES ON EQUIPMENT OR THE DRIVING RANGE.

AND I THINK THE SOONER WE'RE ABLE TO GET THEM FIXED, THE SOONER THE OVERALL APPEARANCE AND FUNCTION WILL BE BETTER.

I'D LIKE TO ASK THE BOARD OR ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY GO BEFORE I PICK OUT ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS A MONTH AND GET UP AND DO YOUR THREE MINUTES UP THERE ADVOCATING FOR THE GOLF COURSE.

I THINK EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR SOME FUNDS, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION.

[01:10:05]

AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO PLANT THE SEED IN THE COMMISSIONERS MINDS THAT THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THE GOLF COURSE.

IT'S NOT A IT CAN'T DO IT ON ITS OWN RIGHT NOW.

SO I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING THE BOARD IS TO AS LONG AS I KEEP MY COMMENTS TO THE GOLF COURSE AND NOT OTHER THINGS, WHEN I GO BEFORE THE COMMISSION, ARE YOU OKAY WITH ME COMMENTING ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE AND FUNDS NEEDED.

SURE. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND WITH THAT ITEM 11 ADJOURNMENT, WOULD SOMEONE MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.