[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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THIS IS THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING FOR MAY 10TH, 2023.9 A.M. AT THE CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS.
COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MA'AM? THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WHICH WILL BE LED BY [INAUDIBLE] MR. RAUSCHENBERGER. 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 IS PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T BELIEVE ANY COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
OKAY, I'LL MOVE ON. ITEM FIVE FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE UPDATE MR.
[5. FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE UPDATE]
MURRAY. GOOD MORNING.GOOD. LEE MURRAY 2752 FIRST AVENUE, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA.
NOT A LOT TO SPEAK ABOUT, BUT I DID SEND AN EMAIL OUT LAST NIGHT, HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH DAVE DEMAY AND WE'RE PURSUING HE'S GOING TO PRESENT ON MAY 30TH AT OUR REGULAR MEETING.
SO WE'LL HAVE A NICE SIX EIGHT FOOT THEY GO [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT $1,500 TO $10,000.
SO WE'RE LOOKING MORE IN THE $2,000 RANGE.
AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT GOLF BALL BALL CLEANERS [INAUDIBLE].
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT NINE BALL CLEANERS ON EACH OF THE NINES, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER FOUR, NUMBER SEVEN.
AND THEY'RE ABOUT THE LOWEST END WAS $270.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING LIKE $300.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $5,000 OF THE FRIENDS MONEY.
WE HAVE ABOUT $7,000-$7,500 IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT.
SO THAT WILL GO RIGHT BY THE STARTER SHACK.
IS THAT WHAT WE DISCUSSED? AND SO IF YOU WANT TO JUST WASH YOUR CLUBS AND GET THEM READY FOR YOUR ROUND, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE AND WE'RE GOING TO PAY $300.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $5,000.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE [INAUDIBLE] BOARD.
DALE SPENCER AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE BANQUET ROOM AND IT'LL BE SHOWING SLIDES OF THE GOLF COURSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE GOLF COURSE.
IT WILL PROMOTE THE FOOD, THE MONTHLY DINNERS.
IT'S GOING TO PROMOTE JUST STUFF ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE, ANYTHING.
AND PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT SLIDES, I THINK PICTURES, AND WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT IN AND IT'LL LIST OUR SPONSORS OF THE FRIENDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE'RE JUST CALLING THAT A MESSAGING BOARD.
THEN THE NEXT WE'RE FUNDRAISING IS NOT DOING A WHOLE LOT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO DO A GOLF TOURNAMENT IN NOVEMBER AND I'M HOPING WE GET ALL OF YOUR FULL SUPPORT AND PLAY.
MY FIRST COMMITTEE MEMBER IS MIKE MEADOWS.
THANK YOU, MIKE. I GO AWAY JUNE 28TH FOR ABOUT SIX, SEVEN WEEKS AND I CAN TAKE MY MIND OFF SOME OF THIS STUFF AND THEN COME BACK MIDDLE OF AUGUST AND JUMP BACK IN.
AND WE'RE ONLY A YEAR OLD, LESS THAN A YEAR OLD.
THIS THIS GROUP, IT REALLY DIDN'T START TILL JIM I THINK WE'VE GOT INCORPORATED IN JUNE.
AND I THINK ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET RE-ENERGIZED.
A COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS, MR. MURRAY. WE HAVE TO BE COMMENDED.
I ENJOY IT. SERVICE TO THE GOLF COURSE.
[6.1 Welcome Pam McDonald To The Golf Course Staff]
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FIRST ITEM I BELIEVE IT'S.WELL, I'LL JUST LET MR. DEMAY SAY IT. DAVID MAY, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOLF CLUB.
YEAH. SO THE FIRST ITEM WE WANTED TO WELCOME PAM MCDONALD, OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.
SHE WILL BE WORKING HERE RUNNING THIS MEETING.
ALSO AT THE GOLF CLUB, SHE'S HELPING WITH A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT ACCOUNTING IS ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS AS WELL.
GREAT. SHE'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB SO FAR.
SO EXCITED AND HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD.
[6.2 Golf Course Fees]
THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE GOLF COURSE FEES.AT THE LAST MEETING, I PRESENTED THE PROPOSED FEES IN THE TWO DIFFERENT STRUCTURES.
ONE IS THE RECOMMENDED FEES, ONE IS JUST ANOTHER UPDATED FEES.
SO TODAY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS SEEKING FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE COMMITTEE, TO OF MY PROPOSED FEES.
SO THEN I CAN PRESENT IT TO THEM FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.
SO TODAY I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL, A MOTION TO PASS THESE FEES IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THAT.
JUST A MINOR QUESTION ON THE UNLIMITED MEMBERSHIP.
BUT WOULD THAT ALSO INCLUDE RANGE BALLS? YES. OKAY.
YEAH, THERE WAS TWO CHANGES WE MADE TO THE TO MY RECOMMENDED FEES.
THE ONE WAS AND THIS WITHIN THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD INDIVIDUALLY AND AT THE LAST MEETING WE HAD INCREASED THE ALL THE MEMBERSHIPS BY $500.
WE DECIDED TO SCALE THAT BACK TO $250.
AND THEN ALSO WE INCREASED THE DISCOUNTS, THE 10% DISCOUNT ON FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
WE MADE THAT 20% ON FOOD AND BEVERAGE, 20% IN THE GOLF SHOP.
SO WE'VE INCREASED THAT FOR ALL OF THE MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS.
SO THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN DIFFERENCES.
WE'VE DECREASED THE OVERALL FEES, BUT WE'VE INCREASED THE DISCOUNTS IN THE PRO SHOP AND FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE DECREASE THE INCREASE. EXACTLY HOW DID HOW DID WE EXPERIENCE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIP CHANGES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR? BECAUSE WE HAVE A RATE INCREASE COME SEPTEMBER LAST SEPTEMBER? YEAH. YEAH. I WASN'T HERE I THINK.
DO WE KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE AS A RESULT OF THAT, IF THAT'S GONE UP OR DOWN? I THINK THAT WENT DOWN.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW. I MEAN, MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS, MY COMMENT IS IF YOU CAN GET IT, GREAT, BUT A NICE REVIEW OF WHAT THE PAST EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN WOULD BE INFORMATIVE BECAUSE I THINK IF YOU IMPLEMENT THIS AND THEN YOU HAVE A BIG DROP, YOU KNOW, A BIG DROP IN MEMBERSHIP AND THEN YOU HAVE TO REJIGGER THINGS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE THAT PAY FULL FREIGHT.
YEAH, IT DROPS OFF AFTERWARDS.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'VE LOOKED BACK TO SEE WHAT THE EFFECT OF THE INCREASE WAS FROM OCTOBER OF 2022? YEAH, I THINK A LOT OF THAT MAY HAVE HAVE TO DO WITH, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE INCREASED AND THEN OF COURSE CONDITIONS AREN'T YOU KNOW GOOD THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL AMENITIES AT THE CLUB AT THAT TIME.
THERE'S NO FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS.
SO THE COURSE CONDITION BEING GOOD IS OBVIOUSLY NUMBER ONE.
SO THAT LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE IS GOING TO BE OFFSET BY LOSING A BIGGER AMOUNT OF REVENUE.
THAT'S JUST MY CONCERN, GIVEN THE CONDITION OF THE COURSE.
BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE CONSENSUS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE SO.
MY COMMENT IS NOBODY LIKES INCREASES.
I DON'T LIKE THEM, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE OUR GENERAL MANAGER THE REVENUE WITH THE TOOLS SO WE CAN MAKE THE COURSE AS HE ENVISIONS IT AND WE ENVISION IT.
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AND IF YOU TRY TO KEEP THE BUDGET SO TIGHT THAT IF HE FEELS IT NEEDS FERTILIZING OR SOME OTHER THING AND THERE'S JUST NO MONEY THERE, WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE CONDITIONS ON THE COURSE.SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A LEAP OF FAITH.
I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING ELSE OUT IN THE WORLD HAS GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY.
AND TO NOT EXPECT GOLF TO DO THE SAME IS JUST NOT REALISTIC.
I THINK THEY'LL WORK OUT IN THE END AND I'M OKAY WITH THEM.
AND I THINK HET COURSE WILL BENEFIT FROM IT.
WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. WE'VE VOTED FOR THESE RATE INCREASES.
WE OWN THEM. AND I BELIEVE AGAIN, WE BELIEVE THEY'RE NECESSARY AND HOPE IT'S ENOUGH.
THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE PROJECT UPDATES.
[6.3 Project Updates]
WE HAVE TWO MAIN PROJECTS HAPPENING AT THE CLUB STARTING MAY 30TH.THE BANQUET ROOM RENOVATION WE'LL BE DOING SOME CEILING WORK, GETTING RID OF THE DROP CEILINGS, DIFFERENT LIGHTING CEILING FANS COMING OUT AND THEN PAINTING NEW CARPETING IN THE ENTIRE BANQUET ROOM.
SO REFRESHING THAT WHOLE AREA.
AND THAT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT 3 TO 4 WEEKS.
THAT'S BASICALLY CLOSED THE ENTIRE TIME.
THE OTHER PROJECT THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF RIGHT NOW IS THE SOIL TESTING ON THE COURSE.
WE DID GET THE RESULTS BACK FOR THE WE TESTED SOIL IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT HOLES AND GREENS AND THERE HAS BEEN THERE'S A MAJOR DEFICIENCY IN OUR NUTRIENTS, NITROGEN, POTASSIUM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT WAS THE MAIN OUTCOME OF THAT.
SO WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE NOW WITH THAT COMPANY THAT DID THE SOIL TESTING.
THEY'VE THEY'VE GIVEN US THEIR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND THERE IS A WE WON'T NEED TO SPRAY THE COURSE FROM THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WILL SAVE US A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT THERE WILL BE HEAVY OR MORE FERTILIZING AND OTHER DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE TO MAKE MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
SO EVERYBODY'S VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE COMPANY THAT DID THE TESTING, ALONG WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, THAT WE CAN WITHIN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS.
I WOULD SAY, GOING FORWARD, HOW OFTEN SHOULD THAT TYPE OF TESTING BE DONE? LIKE IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, HOW OFTEN IT DEPENDS ON THE CONDITIONS.
OBVIOUSLY, IF THE GOLF COURSE IS IN GREAT SHAPE, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO A LOT OF TESTING.
THERE MIGHT BE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT YOU HAVE PROBLEM AREAS THAT YOU WOULD TEST THE SOIL.
SO IT'S MORE REACTIVE THAN PROACTIVE FOR THINGS LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, THIS GOLF COURSE, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES.
SO WE'VE TESTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPOTS.
WE DID ALMOST 20 DIFFERENT SPOTS THAT WE TESTED GREENS, TEES, FAIRWAYS ON ALL THREE NINES.
THERE'S JUST NOT BEING FED PROPERLY.
AND IT'S HAPPENED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE ANY FERTILIZER.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY THE SOIL TEST IS SO IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED.
SO SO THERE WON'T BE ANY TESTING GOING FORWARD UNLESS THERE'S PROBLEMS AS A RESULT.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SEE DEVELOPMENTS.
OKAY. WILL THEY BE APPLYING THE PRODUCTS OR IS THAT JUST.
WE HAVE SMALLER MACHINES TO SPREAD THE FERTILIZER.
THEY CAN COME IN IN ONE DAY, DO ALMOST ALL 27 HOLES WITH A LARGER MACHINE.
SO THAT PROBABLY WILL BE THE WAY WE DO IT BECAUSE IT'S SO NECESSARY TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY.
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AND SO THAT'S THE THE GOAL IS ONCE I GET THAT PRICING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S WITHIN BUDGET THAT WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT.WHEN THEY DO THE FERTILIZING, WE'LL WORK WITH THE COMPANY AND DECIDE WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
WASH YOUR HANDS LYNN AND MAYBE THAT'LL CUT DOWN ON THE DOG WALKS ON THE GOLF COURSE ONCE THE WORD GETS OUT, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH.
AND IN THE LATE AFTERNOONS I MEAN, THE SOUTH IS LIKE A DOG PARK.
AND YOU TALK TO THE PEOPLE AND THEY LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU'RE CRAZY.
LIKE THIS IS PUBLIC LAND AND I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT.
AND IT'S PARTICULARLY IF YOUR BALL HAPPENS TO LAND [INAUDIBLE].
WE DON'T HAVE A LOCAL RULE ON THAT.
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
ALSO PUTTING THINGS IN PLACE FOR RANGERING THAT WILL HELP AS WELL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WHEN I'M OUT THERE, I ADDRESS THOSE THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THAT, BUT JUST HAVING MORE STAFF TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S REALLY IT FOR THE PROJECT'S UPDATES.
I DO HAVE OTHER ITEMS I CAN WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN STAFF COMMENTS.
IS THAT JUST SPOT PLACES OR IS THAT GOING TO A LOT OF TRAPS? YEAH, WE'VE I THINK I ADDRESSED IT IN ONE OF THE NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTERS, I THINK.
BUT THE GOAL WILL BE TO EVENTUALLY GET TO ALL OF THEM.
BUT YEAH, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF IT.
OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN, THE WGA UPDATE, PLEASE.
[7. WGA UPDATE]
OKAY. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CLUB AND HANDICAPPED CHAMPIONSHIP.WE HAD ROUND. YES, ROUND ONE YESTERDAY.
THEY LIKE HAVING THAT LITTLE BIT OF VARIETY, SO THAT'S GOING TO KEEP UP AND CHANGE REGULARLY.
THAT WAS WELL APPRECIATED YESTERDAY AND WE WILL BE CLOSING OUR LEAGUE ON 623 WITH OUR MEMORIAL SCRAMBLE, WHERE WE INVITE OUR CURRENT MEMBERS AND PAST MEMBERS TO COME PLAY WITH US AND HAVE A LUNCHEON ON THAT DATE.
SO THAT'LL BE OUR SEASON FOR THIS YEAR AND LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
ITEM EIGHT MEN'S GROUP ASSOCIATION [INAUDIBLE].
[8. MGA UPDATE]
EXCUSE ME. HOW SIMILAR SIMILAR TO WHAT LYNN SAID.YOU KNOW, THE SEASON'S OVER AND A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE HAVE HEADED BACK NORTH.
SO OUR ATTENDANCE AT THE BLITZ IS IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, AS IS THE SATURDAY MORNING MIXER.
WE HAD OUR FIRST TOURNAMENT LIKE THAT JUST THREE WEEKS AGO.
I THINK IT WAS A [INAUDIBLE] TOURNAMENT.
I THOUGHT IT WENT EXTREMELY WELL.
THE FEEDBACK I HEARD WAS PEOPLE WERE HAPPY WITH IT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR MAY AND, YOU KNOW, DAVID HAS SOME IDEAS ON SOME DIFFERENT FORMATS AND THAT WE MIGHT CONSIDER GOING FORWARD. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HIT THE SUMMER MONTHS ALSO, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT GOING ON.
THANK YOU FENTON. ITEM NINE STAFF COMMENTS.
[9. STAFF COMMENTS]
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YOUR TURN AGAIN [INAUDIBLE].SO NEXT WEEK WE DO HAVE A NEW SUPERINTENDENT STARTING.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A NEW MECHANIC STARTING NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED A PERSON FOR THAT ROLE AS WELL.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING BOTH OF THEM ON BOARD.
MUCH NEEDED FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
I DO HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS.
I GAVE EVERYONE A COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER.
SO IN THE NEWSLETTER YOU'LL SEE SOME UPDATES THAT WE'RE DOING FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
WE'VE EXPANDED OUR HOURS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE TO STAY OPEN UNTIL 5:00 THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
SO WE'LL BE OFFERING FOOD SERVICE UNTIL 5:00 INSTEAD OF 2:00 LIKE WE HAD DONE IN THE PAST.
THE GOAL WOULD BE TO ANALYZE AND SEE HOW THAT'S WORKING OUT OVER TIME TO SEE IF THAT IS A POSITIVE FOR THE CLUB AND FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL, BECAUSE THE GOAL ON TOP OF THAT WOULD BE TO EXPAND MORE, TO HAVE A LATER SHIFT ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS WHEN WE START SOME TOPTRACER LEAGUES AND SOME DIFFERENT LEAGUES THROUGHOUT.
SO OPEN UNTIL 7 OR 8, HAVING A HAPPY HOUR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE'VE ALREADY EXPANDED THE HOURS AND SO WE'LL MONITOR THAT.
ALSO DAILY SPECIALS, LIKE WE WERE SAYING, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DAILY LUNCH SPECIAL THAT WILL CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OR MAYBE WE'LL DO IT FOR A MONTH AND THEN SEE WHICH ONES ARE THE THE MOST POPULAR.
MOTHER'S DAY, WE DECIDED TO DO A MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH.
AND SO WE HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE A FLYER FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO SIGN UP.
SO IF YOU ALL WANT TO SIGN UP, YOU CAN DO THAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR MONTHLY FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENT.
THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL.
SO WE ALSO WE HAVE SEVERAL SIGN UPS FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'D LOVE TO SEE EVERYONE HERE AT THAT EVENT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS? OKAY. IN THE GULF SIDE OF THE CLUB, WE DID START OUR NEW GOLF ACADEMY WORKING ON SOME SIGNAGE AND FOR THAT.
SO WITH THAT WILL COME MORE OR SOME MEMBER CLINICS AND SOME PUBLIC CLINICS.
AND AGAIN, WITH THAT, AGAIN, JUNIOR CAMPS.
SO WE'VE STARTED A JUNIOR CAMP PROGRAM IN JUNE.
IT STARTS IT'LL GO THROUGH END OF JULY.
I HAVE SEVERAL SIGNUPS ALREADY FOR THE JUNIOR CAMPS.
OKAY. LAST ON THE LIST HERE IS WE HAVE TWO TENTATIVE ITEMS FOR OUR JUNE 6TH COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA THAT WE ARE BUILDING THE ITEMS NOW AND WHEN THEY'RE READY AND ON THE AGENDA, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU CAN ATTEND THAT MEETING TO HELP SUPPORT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
I'LL BE LETTING YOU GUYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER ALL THE INFORMATION AND PRICING, AND THE OTHER AGENDA IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL POSITION AN EXECUTIVE CHEF FOR THE CLUB.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING? SO IN FORMULATING A PROPOSAL FOR THE COMMISSION ON CARTS.
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IS THAT. I'M NOT SURE.NO, YOU COULD JUST APPROVE THAT.
AWESOME. THANK YOU. JUST WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE, I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK YOU, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AS FAR AS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CLUBHOUSE AND LIKE A NEXT ONCE THAT BANQUET ROOM IS DONE? DO YOU HAVE AN HOUR? YEAH.
SO THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS ON MY LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS.
ONE WOULD BE THE AREA WHERE WE EAT LUNCH, THE KIND OF THE DINING AREA.
THE FIRST AREA BESIDES THE BANQUET ROOM, IS TURNING THAT INTO MORE OF A BAR RESTAURANT WITH DIFFERENT FURNITURE, A DIFFERENT BAR, MORE TVS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, MORE KIND OF A BISTRO TYPE ATMOSPHERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE KITCHEN'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
THERE ARE SOME OLD, OLDER, SOME OLDER EQUIPMENT IN THE KITCHEN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MAINLY THAT FRONT AREA.
IT'S JUST KIND OF A CAFETERIA STYLE RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT MORE INTO A RESTAURANT STYLE, WHICH AGAIN, WILL HELP ELEVATE THE CLUB.
SECOND THING I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU IF WHEN THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT COMES ON BOARD, IF HE COULD EVALUATE ALL YOUR MAJOR EQUIPMENT SO WE CAN KIND OF HAVE SOMETHING CONCRETE TO GO TO THE COMMISSIONERS AS FAR AS WHAT REALLY SHOULD BE REPLACED OR, YOU KNOW, IN THE COMING YEAR. SO YEAH, JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THINGS.
YEAH, WE HAVE AN ASSESSMENT THAT'S BEEN DONE ON ALL THE EQUIPMENT.
WE KNOW THE AGE OF IT, YOU KNOW, THE HOURS IT'S BEEN USED.
SO WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED.
AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S AN ONGOING THING WITH REPAIRS AND SO FORTH.
BUT HE'S ALREADY LOOKED AT A LOT OF THE EQUIPMENT.
HE'S LOOKED AT THESE REPORTS AS WELL.
ABSOLUTELY. AND, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL NEEDS ON TOP THAT WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT MOWERS AND DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU KNOW, WALK MOWERS, THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT ARE NECESSARY TO KEEP THE GOLF COURSE IN GREAT SHAPE AND IMPROVE IT.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY QUESTION ON THE THE GREENS.
AS I SAID, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE COURSE FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT I PLAYED SIX HOLES MONDAY AND ON NORTH AND WAS A SCALPING ALONG THE GREENS. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE FOR A WHILE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT JUST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR TIME TO HEAL THAT.
LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THREE, THREE NORTH AND FOUR.
SOME OF THAT WILL WITH THESE NEW FERTILIZING PROTOCOLS WILL HELP.
BUT IT'S IMPROVING DRAMATICALLY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT.
WE CAN TAKE PIECES OF THAT ACTUALLY ONCE WE SCALE IT DOWN AND RESOD SOME OF THOSE REALLY BAD AREAS ON SOME OF THE GREENS THAT WE FEEL MAY NOT GROW BACK QUICKLY. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GROW BACK, BUT IT WOULD IT WILL TAKE LONGER.
GOTCHA. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? COMING FROM? DELTONA COUNTRY CLUB.
HE'S WORKED AT AMELIA NATIONAL AND OTHER CLUBS.
THANK YOU. ITEM TEN BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO START OFF LYNN? NO, I KNOW IT CAME WHEN I MET WITH YOU.I WAS A LITTLE STRONG ABOUT SOME THINGS, BUT I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, DAVID.
I MEAN, I DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S A REAL INVESTMENT NOW IN THE COURSE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN THERE BEFORE.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL TURN AROUND FAST.
AND BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT COURSE.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT HAS ITS CHALLENGES, BUT IT'S ONE THAT HAS VERY FOND MEMORIES FOR ME.
SO I'D LOVE TO SEE IT JUST COME BACK TO THE WAY IT USED TO BE.
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BUT THANK YOU.YEAH, I WOULD SECOND LYNN'S COMMENTS ABOUT DAVID'S PERFORMANCE.
I KNOW HE'S INHERITED A VERY DEEP HOLE TO CLIMB OUT OF AND WE'RE STARTING TO CLIMB OUT OF IT.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME AND PATIENCE.
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SAY THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN THERE PRACTICING HITTING BALLS.
THE ACTIVITY TOPTRACER IS DEFINITELY INCREASED A LOT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S ATTRIBUTABLE TO.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE A RESTROOM.
WE STILL HAVE RUNNING WATER, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON THERE, WHICH IS REALLY NICE TO SEE.
AND THE GUYS WORKING IT ARE VERY HELPFUL TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE USING IT.
SO I THINK THAT'S THAT'S QUITE GOOD ALSO.
DAVID'S PACKED HERE WITH THE LESSONS.
I KNOW MY GOLF SWING IS A TARGET RICH ENVIRONMENT BUT I HAD A LESSON FROM DAVE AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST INSTRUCTION I'VE HAD IN A LONG, LONG TIME. AND SO I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PROMOTE THAT AND GET MORE I KNOW THE JUNIOR PROGRAM, I HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN THAT.
HAVING DONE IT 15 YEARS AGO, I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE IT COME BACK BECAUSE THAT'S OUR FUTURE.
AND THOSE PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ARE, AS DAVID AND I TALKED EARLIER, OUR FUTURE MEMBERS AND ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THAT EXPERIENCE PLEASURABLE, WE SHOULD DO FULL STOP.
SO I THINK WE'RE ALL VERY ENCOURAGED ON THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED.
THANK YOU. FENTON. THIRD I GUESS I THINK, DAVE, THIS IS YOUR COURSE NOW IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE ALL YOUR PEOPLE THERE AND I JUST HOPE WE HAVE STABILITY GOING FORWARD BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IN ADDITION TO FUNDING ISSUES, THE CONSTANT PERSONNEL CHANGE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.
SO I HOPE WE GET SOME STABILITY.
THANK YOU, JIM. HOWEVER YOU SAY I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SAID, I COMMEND YOUR EFFORTS. MY FEELING IS YOU'LL STAND FOR NOTHING BUT EXCELLENCE AND KEEP WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
AS FAR AS CAPITAL NEEDS OF THE GOLF COURSE.
I THINK WE STILL NEED SUPPORT FROM THE COMMISSION.
I KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON THEIR PLATE, BUT WE DON'T ASK THE POLICE TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN POLICE CARS AND FIREMEN TO BUY THEIR OWN FIRE TRUCKS OR THE PARKS AND RECS TO BUY THEIR OWN VEHICLES OUT OF THE FEES.
SO ANYTHING BOARD MEMBERS CAN DO.
FRIENDS OF THE GOLF COURSE TO TALK TO COMMISSIONERS AND LET THEM KNOW HOW NECESSARY IT PROBABLY IS IF THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT IT CAN BECOME. THEY GOT A LOT ON THEIR PLATE NOW, IT SEEMS, JUST READING THE PAPER, THE COMMISSION.
SO IT MIGHT BE BETTER DONE PRIVATELY VERSUS TRYING TO GET IT IN AT A COMMISSION MEETING.
ANY COMMENTS? MR. MURRAY? WHERE DOES IT STAND ON GETTING A FIFTH MEMBER? I SPOKE TO MS. VORRASI, I GUESS, AT THE NEXT MEETING.
MS. SIKORSKI HAS TO DO A SWITCH TO REPRESENT OFFICIALLY THE WOMEN'S GROUP AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME OR SUBSEQUENTLY THE NEW BOARD MEMBER CAN BE APPROVED AND SWORN IN.
OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I MOVE, WE ADJOURN. SECOND.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.