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THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
MADAM, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MEMBER SIKORSKI HERE.
I'M GOING TO BUTCHER THIS ONE IN RAUSCHENBERGER RAUSCHENBERGER OKAY.
MEMBER RAUSCHENBERGER COULD WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOW? AND 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.
WHILE NO FORMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. ITEM FIVE FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE UPDATE.
MR. MURRAY IS INVOLVED IN MARYLAND.
SO SOON WE WON'T GET ANY UPDATES.
OKAY. ITEM SIX DISCUSSION ITEMS. WE THEN SCHEDULE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS. MR. DEMAY SO DO WE JUST SPEEDBALL THAT OR JUST WAIT TILL WE GET.
WHY DON'T WE INTERJECT THAT WHEN RESPOND TO YOUR STAFF COMMENTS AND DO IT THAT WAY? DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO THAT? BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS IS FINE TOO.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON FROM DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM SEVEN WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.
[7. WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE]
RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON HIATUS FOR THE SUMMER, SO THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.WE START OUR SEASON SEPTEMBER, THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY.
ITEM EIGHT, THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.
[8. MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE]
SIMILARLY, OTHER THAN THE BLITZ AND THE SATURDAY MIXER, THERE'S NOT A LOT GOING ON.ALTHOUGH THIS EVENING WE HAVE OUR QUARTERLY MEETING, WHICH IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME BY ALL.
AND IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN COMING, IT'S A 5:00 TONIGHT.
BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, WE CAN'T FEED YOU.
BUT THAT'S IT FOR THE MEN'S ASSOCIATION.
[9. STAFF COMMENTS]
9.1 GENERAL UPDATES.I ASSUME THAT'S FROM OUR ESTEEMED GENERAL MANAGER, MR. DAVID DEMAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND AS I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO OVER SOME OF THE KIND OF OUT OF ORDER THE YEAR TO DATE REVIEW FINANCIALLY WHERE WE'RE AT KIND OF IN EACH AREA.
OKAY. BUT AS I WAS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I'VE TRIED TO BE REAL TRANSPARENT ON COMMUNICATION WITH WITH THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP AND MY NEWSLETTER, YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE THAT IT GETS MORE AND MORE PAGES, MORE AND MORE INFORMATION.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GOING TO BE MY REPORT IS MY NEWSLETTER.
SO AS I GO THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS, I'VE DROPPED ONE OFF TO EACH OF YOU.
YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WE CAN.
WE'RE GOING TO HIT EACH AREA OF THE CLUB AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEWSLETTER.
BUT FINANCIALLY, WE ARE RIGHT NOW POURING ALL OF OUR RESOURCES INTO THE GOLF COURSE.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES, STAFFING, EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IS TO GET THE GOLF COURSE IN BETTER SHAPE.
SO IF YOU'VE PLAYED OUT THERE RECENTLY, YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE PUTTING GREEN OUT FRONT IS ALMOST 100% HEALED.
THERE'S STILL A FEW LITTLE SPOTS THAT WE'VE PUT SOME PLUGS IN AND BUT ALL.
IF I COULD INTERJECT. I'M SORRY.
THE PUTTING GREEN IS IT'S LIKE NIGHT AND DAY COMPARED TO WHAT IT WAS.
AND THAT'S REALLY ON THE EFFORTS OF OUR STAFF AND THE RIGHT PROTOCOLS, PUTTING THE RIGHT FERTILIZER IN PLACE, WATERING PATTERNS, AIR FLYING CORRECTLY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
SO THE SOIL, EVEN EVEN WHEN WE AIR FLY, WE FLY WITH LARGER HOLES WHICH GET THE BAD SOIL OUT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, FERTILIZER GETS IN.
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SO ALL THOSE THINGS HAVE CREATED THIS, THIS POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, PUTTING GREEN SO NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO RENOVATE IT.YOU KNOW, THAT WAS $40,000 POTENTIALLY TO RENOVATE THAT.
IT'S STILL GOING TO BE DOING SOME THINGS WITH THE BUNKER AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT IN GENERAL, SO ANY IMPROVEMENTS YOU SEE ARE BASED ON THE PROTOCOLS THAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT AGAIN, STILL PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE GOLF COURSE.
THAT'S OUR MAIN OUR MAIN EFFORTS.
SO REGARDING THE GOLF OPERATION, AGAIN AT BUDGET, YOU KNOW, REGARDING THE BUDGET, WE SHOULD BE AT ABOUT 75% OF BUDGET, MEANING WE'RE THREE QUARTERS THROUGH THE YEAR.
RIGHT NOW IN GOLF, WE'RE AT 86%.
SO WE'RE AHEAD OF BUDGET IN THE GOLF OPERATION.
OKAY. COULD YOU REMIND US WHAT WAS THE BUDGET FOR THE GOLF OPERATIONS? WAS IT TO MAKE A PROFIT WITHOUT THE CITY SUBSIDY? NO, IT'S BASICALLY TO BREAK EVEN.
YEAH. SO 86% IN GOLF OPERATIONS MEMBERSHIPS, WE'RE AT 84% FOR THE YEAR.
SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE COMING TO THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE'LL BE CLOSE. WE STILL GET A LOT OF INQUIRIES.
SO WE'RE STILL TRENDING A LITTLE BEHIND BUDGET IN TOPTRACER.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
AND AGAIN, ALL THE THINGS WE'RE DOING OUT THERE I THINK IS HELPING, YOU KNOW, THE CULTURE CHANGE IN THE CITY WITH THE GOLF COURSE IS BRINGING MORE PEOPLE STILL DOING SOME ADVERTISING.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO START DOING MORE ADVERTISING FOR TOPTRACER.
SO WE'RE STILL JUST A LITTLE BEHIND THERE.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE WE'RE AT 90%.
EVEN WITH THE RENOVATION, WE'RE STILL WELL AHEAD IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
SINCE YOU MENTIONED ROOM RENOVATIONS.
YES. YEAH THAT WAS ON MY LIST.
BUT IT SO ON JULY 17TH, THE GOAL IS TO PUT CARPETING IN SO WE SHOULD BE DONE BY THEN.
SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE FINISHING UP DRYWALL, OTHER THINGS LIGHTING IS IN AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, PAINT , TRIM WALLS AND THEN CARPET ON THE 17TH.
SO IF EVERYTHING THE TIMING IS CORRECT, IT'S ALREADY DELAYED A LITTLE BIT BASED ON SOME ITEMS. BUT JULY 17TH, IT SHOULD BE SHOULD BE DONE.
OKAY. SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN DEPARTMENTS.
SO OVERALL, WE ARE TRENDING AHEAD FOR THE YEAR AS A CLUB, EVEN WITH ALL THE SPENDING WE'RE DOING REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE, BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY THINGS REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE THAT WE ARE POURING MONEY INTO BETWEEN CUSTOM FERTILIZER, NEW EQUIPMENT, STAFFING AND SO FORTH.
SO AS A CLUB, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AGAIN.
WE'LL SEE WHERE WE END UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUT BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE MORE THINGS TO DO REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE.
OKAY. WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE COURSE HERE.
WE EXCITED THAT WE GOT APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COMMISSION TO PURCHASE NEW GOLF CARTS.
THE GREAT ADDITION TO THE CLUB, I MEAN OUR CARTS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FIXING 6 TO 8 EVERY WEEK.
SO THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLE TO THE END.
BUT WE'LL GET THERE. AND WE ARE SELLING OUR CARTS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A VENDOR NOW THAT'S GOING TO BE PURCHASING THEM.
THE ROOM RENOVATION WE JUST TALKED ABOUT 17TH.
WE SHOULD BE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE TO HAVE THAT FINISHED UP.
PAGE TWO OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.
MARK'S DOING A GREAT JOB ON THE GOLF COURSE.
AGAIN, HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE HAS REALLY SHOWN.
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GREENS. THE REALLY THE BIG KEY IS THE CUSTOM FERTILIZER THAT WE'VE CREATED THROUGH THE SOIL TESTING.THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S HELPED THE GOLF COURSE TREMENDOUSLY.
SOME OF THE GREENS ON THE NORTH AND WEST THAT WERE HALF DEAD ARE NOW GREEN AND HEALTHY.
KUDOS ON FIVE WEST IN PARTICULAR.
THAT WAS A COMPLETE TURNAROUND FROM A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
AND THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, OUR SOIL ON THE GOLF COURSE EVERYWHERE WAS DEPLETED.
IT WAS STARVING. AND SO IT WASN'T WATERED PROPERLY.
IT WASN'T FERTILIZED PROPERLY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ANOTHER APPLICATION IN AUGUST.
A LARGE APPLICATION LIKE WE'VE DONE CONTINUE, WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER VERIFICATION.
YEAH, THE OTHER THE BIG THING, THE VERTICUTTING IS JUST THE GREENS, RIGHT? AND THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE A SPOT, YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT BIG YOU KNOW WHEN YOU VERTIC UT, IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS THE GRASS TO CONTINUE GROWING.
IF YOU DON'T VERTICUT IT JUST STOPS IN THAT SPOT.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M THE PUTTING GREEN UP FRONT THAT'S WHERE IT'S REALLY HELPED THAT AND SO AND ON THE GOLF COURSE BUT THE OTHER BIG CHALLENGE WAS PESTS BUGS NEMATODES, MOLE CRICKETS JUST OVERRUN THE WHOLE GOLF COURSE.
SO THERE'S A PROCESS TO GETTING EVERYTHING BACK TO HEALTHY AND ONE IS GETTING RID OF THE BUGS, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THAT AND THEN STARTING THE OTHER PROTOCOL, VERIFICATION AND FERTILIZATION AND WATERING PATTERNS, FIXING IRRIGATION HEADS, IRRIGATION BOXES BROKEN, JUST LOTS OF THINGS THAT WERE IN DISREPAIR.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING, WOULD YOU SAY, WAIT A YEAR OR WAIT TILL THE FALL? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE LAG TIME IS TO START SEEING ALL THOSE PROCESSES BEAR FRUIT? WELL, I MEAN, AND AGAIN, I THINK EVERYTHING'S WONDERFUL, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF FAIRWAYS THAT ARE HAD A LOT OF BALD SPOTS.
YEAH. AND A LOT OF THAT IS INSECTS AND THEY'RE GROWING CRABGRASS REALLY WELL.
YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT IS INSECTS FERTILIZING WEED CONTROL.
WEEDS HAVE TAKEN OVER A LOT OF THE FAIRWAYS.
AND IN A SHORT PERIOD, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIX A LOT OF THAT AND REPAIR IT.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME.
BUT FOR THOSE OF US TO BE AMBASSADORS, TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE PEOPLE WE'RE PLAYING WITH AND SEE WHAT SHOULD WE TELL THEM? YOU KNOW STUFF'S BEING DONE.
SO NORTH AND WEST, I MEAN, YOU'LL SEE YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN MASSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
YOU KNOW, IN BY SEPTEMBER, THOSE COURSES ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, REALLY NICE.
THE SOUTH WILL I HAVE PHOTOS OF ALL THIS AND MAYBE I'LL PUT THAT IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER.
THE SOUTH FAIRWAYS WERE JUST DIRT, THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, ONE EIGHT AND TWO.
AND I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT PERFECT NOW, BUT THEY'RE 75% BETTER IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
SO BUT AGAIN, THOSE WERE THE WORST FAIRWAYS, THOSE THAT'S THE WORST NINE.
SO THERE WERE MANY MORE, MANY MORE BUGS, INFESTATIONS THERE.
SO IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE LONGER ON THAT NINE IRRIGATION WAS OFF BROKEN DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO IT REALLY IT JUST CAN TAKE A LITTLE LONGER.
AND YOU MENTIONED THE IRRIGATION.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE PLAN IS? BECAUSE IN THIS TIME OF YEAR WE GET QUITE A BIT OF RAIN.
HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T TAKE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS SOMETIMES FOR THINGS TO START DRYING OUT.
DO YOU REACT TO A LOW RAINFALL PERIOD OR IS THAT ON A SCHEDULE REGARDLESS OF THE RAINFALL? YEAH, WE HAVE RAIN GAUGES ON THE GOLF COURSE, SO IT'LL SHUT OFF WHEN IT DOES RAIN.
SO IT DOES SAVE WATER THAT WAY.
SO YEAH, BUT WE'RE WATERING DAILY SO IT AND IF THERE ARE SOME HOTSPOTS THAT DO TEND TO DRY UP YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE AN IRRIGATION TECH. BUT MY NEXT THING WAS GOING TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE HIRING AN IRRIGATION TECH.
HE'S BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, SO HE WILL BE A HUGE ASSET TO US TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL OF OUR IRRIGATION, WHETHER IT'S THE IRRIGATION BOXES, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THOSE, YOU KNOW, UP TO DATE, OF COURSE, THE IRRIGATION HEADS, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ALL HITTING THE RIGHT SPOTS AND SO FORTH.
BUT YEAH, IT'S A DAILY WATERING.
SO BUT IF WE DO GET SOME BIG RAINS, IT DOES CUT OFF SAVE WATER.
SO YEAH, SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE GOLF COURSE.
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THE OTHER THING WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE HIRING AN ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND THAT IS A BUDGETED POSITION.SO THIS PERSON IS GOING TO COME TO US.
HE HAS OVER 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS, SO HE'LL BE A HUGE ASSET FOR US AS WELL TO HELP WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE MAINTENANCE WELL, BE ALSO THE MAINTENANCE MAN, THE MECHANIC AS WELL.
NO, WE HAVE A MECHANIC ON ON HAND AS WELL.
HE'S BEEN HERE FOR JUST OVER A MONTH.
AND HE IS HE IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
HE'S STAYING ON TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT, STAYING ON TOP OF THE GOLF CARTS, KEEPING THEM UP AND RUNNING.
SO HE'S BEEN A HUGE ASSET AS WELL.
CAN I INTERJECT SLIGHTLY HERE? THESE POSITIONS ARE GREAT.
CAN WE AFFORD THEM ALL? THAT'S YEAH, THEY'RE ALL BUDGETED POSITIONS.
I KNOW THEY'RE BUDGETED BUT A LOT OF STUFF BUDGETED AND YOU KNOW, NOT SPENT.
SURE. YOU BELIEVE IT'S IT'S AFFORDABLE TO MAKE THE PAYROLL ON THEM AND THEN STILL STAY UNDER BUDGET.
YEAH ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN WE HAVE SEVEN EMPLOYEES IN MAINTENANCE.
YOU KNOW IT'S WAY UNDER STAFFED.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE POSITIONS AND TO BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO FIND, YOU KNOW, A MECHANIC WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, A SUPERINTENDENT WHO IS A SUPERSTAR, AN ASSISTANT WHO'S GREAT, AND THEN AN IRRIGATION TECH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
OKAY. AND SO, YES, WE CAN AFFORD IT.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT REGARDING THE GOLF COURSE.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE IS JUNIOR GOLF CAMPS.
SO WE STARTED OUR JUNIOR GOLF CAMPS THIS YEAR AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS.
SO WE ARE ALSO PICKING UP SOME MEMBERSHIPS FROM THAT.
SO THAT'S BEEN A GOOD, GOOD FEEDER FOR THAT AS WELL.
GOOD IDEA. HOW OLD IS THE GUY THAT'S TOWERING OVER YOU? HE'S 37. NO, NO, HE'S HE'S HE'S 14.
SO THE CAMPS HAVE GONE REALLY WELL.
YEAH. A LOT. A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM.
HIRE INCLUDE BEVERAGE, AN EXECUTIVE CHEF.
AND SO THIS WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
WE HAD A WAITING LIST OF 20 PEOPLE.
IT WASN'T A BUFFET. SO WE KIND OF TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PHOTOS, THE DECORATIONS.
OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB.
A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THAT.
AND AGAIN, THIS INVESTMENT IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL FOR US WITH BRINGING WEDDINGS AND OTHER BIG EVENTS, YOU KNOW, FROM CORPORATE GROUPS AND DIFFERENT THINGS TO THE CLUB BETWEEN THE RENOVATION AND THEN HAVING SOMEONE WHO CAN CREATE THESE SPECIAL MENUS AND THESE, YOU KNOW, NEXT LEVEL MENUS, IT'S IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, ITALIAN NIGHT IS GOING TO BE OUR NEXT DINNER ON THE 28TH OR SORRY.
SO AGAIN, IT'S AN ITALIAN DINNER BUFFET, BUT IT'S AN UPGRADED.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE MENU, IT'S A LITTLE UPGRADED MENU.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ALL COME TO ONE OF THESE DINNERS.
IT'D BE GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE AGAIN, GROWING LESSONS.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAGE AFTER THAT, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH THE GOLF ACADEMY, WE'RE STARTING ADULT GOLF CLINICS ON FRIDAY MORNINGS WHERE IT'LL BE A LITTLE DISCOUNTED RATE FOR HAVING, YOU KNOW, FIVE PEOPLE IN THE CLINIC.
SO WE CAN DO THAT FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST KIND OF COMBINING IT ALL.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE THAT ON FRIDAYS.
IF WE FIND THAT IT'S SUPER SUCCESSFUL AND BUSY, WE CAN SPLIT IT INTO AN EXTRA CLINIC ON FRIDAYS OR
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MAYBE A LADIES CLINIC AND THEN A MEN'S CLINIC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.BUT SO WE'VE JUST STARTED THAT.
I ALSO ALREADY HAVE SIX SIGNUPS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
BUT JUST OFFERING ANOTHER AMENITY FOR OUR MEMBERS AND OUR GUESTS.
ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE ARE GOING TO BE REBRANDING THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE AREA, THE RESTAURANT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO AN EVENT IN SEPTEMBER.
WE'LL HAVE A DATE COMING SOON.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW LOGO.
WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, NEW MENUS AND SO FORTH FOR THE RESTAURANT.
AGAIN, ELEVATING IT SO WHEN WE DO PROMOTE IT IS NOT JUST THE GOLF CLUB RESTAURANT.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE NEW THEME.
AND AGAIN, TAKING THE CLUB, ELEVATING THE CLUB TO ANOTHER LEVEL WITH THE CHEF.
YEAH. I WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN.
I WASN'T EVEN AWARE. I CALLED UP CHRISSY YESTERDAY BECAUSE I FORGOT TO SIGN UP FOR THE DINNER TODAY.
I SAID, PLEASE, CAN YOU PUT ME ON THE LIST? AND THE WAY I GOT TO HER WAS TO GO THROUGH THE PHONE BANK AND PLACE A TO GO ORDER.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THE CLUBHOUSE WAS DOING TO GO ORDERS, WHICH IS GREAT.
OKAY, SO NEXT PAGE IS OUR VOLUNTEER PAGE.
ONE WORKS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
SO IF ANY OF YOU ALL WANT TO VOLUNTEER OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO VOLUNTEER AND HELP US IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CLUB, IT'S A NEEDED AREA BASED ON NUMBER OF STAFF WE HAVE BUDGETED.
SO AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM.
THE CITY HAS PUT THIS ON PARKS AND REC IS LEADING IT.
AND SO IT IT IT'S BEEN GREAT FOR US SO FAR.
BUT WE YEAH, WE COULD USE TEN MORE VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP IN ALL AREAS.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY LET US KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE JUST HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE FOR THE MONTH.
AND THEN ON THE LAST PAGE, FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA, WE HAVE CHANGED OUR HOURS A LITTLE BIT.
WE'VE EXPANDED OUR CLUBHOUSE HOURS.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT NOW THAT THE RENOVATION IS GOING TO BE DONE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL START IT OFF. IF YOU HAD YOUR DRUTHERS, WOULD YOU JUST SHUT DOWN THE SOUTH UNTIL THE FALL? NO. DO YOU THINK PLAY HURTS THE SOUTH? NO, BASICALLY, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THE ONE EIGHT AND REALLY KIND OF TWO, YOU KNOW, ARE THE MAIN FAIRWAYS.
SO WE'VE SHORTENED THOSE AND YOU'RE STILL SHORTENED.
AND SO WE'VE SEEN THE IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT THERE MAY BE A POINT WHERE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE SPOTS DON'T FILL IN BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MAT THERE THAT WE'RE HITTING OFF OF AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SOD THOSE AREAS AND WE'LL PROBABLY ROPE THOSE AREAS OFF, BUT I DON'T SEE SHUTTING IT DOWN FULLY.
OKAY. SUGGESTIONS ONE IF YOU'VE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS TRACK WHETHER THEY'RE LOCALS OR NON LOCALS, BUT I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S NOT A LOCAL, YOU STEER THEM CLEAR OF SOUTH AT ALL COSTS.
AND TWO AND I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET NON LOCALS TO PLAY, I STILL THINK POLICING THE ON SITE REVIEWS AND AT LEAST MAKING SOME GENERIC COMMENT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
AND I DO IT EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS JUST TO GET CHUCKLES.
AND OF COURSE CONTINUES TO GET HAMMERED ON ALL ONLINE REVIEWS AND THERE'S JUST SILENCE.
BUT IF YOU DECIDED THAT THOSE AREN'T RELEVANT, YOU KNOW, SO BE IT.
YEAH. SO REGARDING THAT, I HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THOSE AROUND THE CLUB IF I, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT OR SOMETHING, I WILL ADDRESS IT WITH THEM.
WHAT I'M HEARING NOW IS THIS IS THE BEST THE COURSE HAS LOOKED IN TEN YEARS.
LOCALS WILL SAY, YEAH, OF COURSE.
I HAVEN'T PLAYED HERE FOREVER, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST VISITING.
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SO I'M NOT SAYING I'M NOT GOING TO RESPOND TO SOME OF THOSE, BUT I DON'T LIKE TO GET IN.YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY I SAID A CANNED RESPONSE.
JUST SAYING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
YEAH, WE'RE DOING ALL THIS WORK.
PLEASE COME BACK AND VISIT US IN THE FALL.
SURE. YEAH, WE CAN WE CAN PROBABLY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR SURE.
AND REGARDING PLAYING THE SOUTH, WHEN WE DECIDED TO SHORTEN IT, THE THE DIRECTION WAS THAT EVERYONE GOES NORTH AND WEST, ESPECIALLY NONMEMBERS WHO DON'T KNOW THAT THE SOUTH IS THERE.
BECAUSE TWICE ACTUALLY YESTERDAY AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I DON'T KNOW IF THE REGULARS OR NOT.
AND I WAS THINKING MAYBE IF THERE COULD BE CART SIGNS OR SOMETHING.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST WALKING UP THAT LITTLE HILL.
AND THEN YESTERDAY I SAID SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY WHO GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE GREEN ON FOUR NORTH.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE CART SIGNS COULD BE PUT THERE.
JUST AS A REMINDER, I KNOW YOU HAVE THE LITTLE PAPER UP THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE READ IT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN OUT RANGING MYSELF ON THE COURSE A FEW TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND I'VE HAD MEMBERS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME PULL RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE GREEN WITH BLUE FLAGS.
YES, IT'S OKAY WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BLUE FLAG.
SO I ADDRESSED IT WITH THE FLAGS.
SO WE HAVE STARTED A RANGING PROGRAM, SO WE DO HAVE EXTRA STAFF IN THE PRO SHOP.
SIGNAGE DOES TEND TO HELP, BUT I THINK PEOPLE JUST HAVE HABITS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL WITH WITH THIS CLUB IS TO CHANGE THOSE HABITS.
AND IT IS WITH SIGNAGE, RANGERING ROPING OFF AREAS.
BUT I AGREE WITH YOU. ONE THING I SAW WORK IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AT THE COUNTY COURSES, AND IT SOUNDS STUPID, BUT IT WAS QUITE EFFECTIVE.
AND I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST WOULD BE.
WHEN YOU CHECKED IN AND PAID, PLEASE TAKE ONE OF THESE AND USE IT.
AND THE AMOUNT OF UNREPAIRED BALL MARKS ON THE GREENS WENT DOWN DRASTICALLY.
AND THAT'S ONE ONE OF THE RESIDUAL ISSUES.
WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE REPAIR A BALL MARK ON OUR GREENS, YOU SHOULD STOP AND, YOU KNOW, COMMIT IT TO FILM BECAUSE NO ONE REPAIRS THEIR BALL MARKS EXCEPT LYNN. AND MAYBE WE COULD DO SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, CHEAP, INEXPENSIVE LIKE THAT JUST TO PROMOTE, TAKE CARE OF THE COURSE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, FILLING DIVOTS IN THE FAIRWAY IS A WHOLE SEPARATE ISSUE THAT BECAUSE I SEE CARTS GET TURNED IN AND YOU KNOW, THE SAME AMOUNT OF SANDS IN THIS CART IS WHEN IT LEFT, THAT'S A WHOLE SEPARATE ISSUE.
A LOT OF IT ALSO IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR STARTER SAYING TO PEOPLE? YOU KNOW, IS HE SAYING, FILL YOUR BALL, MARK, YOU KNOW, FIX YOUR BALL MARKS, FILL YOUR DIVOTS.
BUT YEAH, SO THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVEAWAYS LIKE THAT, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE PUTTING IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'VE TALKED, YOU KNOW, EVERY DIME WE SPEND, WE HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR IT.
EXACTLY. YEAH. IT'S WAY DOWN THE LIST.
AND SO BUT YEAH, MORE SIGNAGE MAYBE ON OUR NEW CARTS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO SIGNS.
MAYBE ONE OF THEM IS, YOU KNOW, FIX YOUR BALL MARKS, FILL YOUR DIVOTS.
AND BUT SO, BUT SOMETHING INEXPENSIVE LIKE THAT, WE CAN POTENTIALLY DO AS WELL.
AS AN EXAMPLE LIKE ON TWO WEST WITH THE GOLD TEE I THINK IS FURTHER UP.
UM DO WE EXPECT THE MEMBER OR THE PLAYERS TO KEEP THE CART ON THE PATH AND WALK THE 5 OR 10 YARDS OVER TO THE TEES? BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE THE HABIT.
MOST PEOPLE JUST DRIVE UP RIGHT NEXT TO THE TEE.
WHAT IS THE PREFERRED? THAT'S A LONG WALK. WELL, I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE PREFERRED THING IS THAT THE CART STAYS ON THE PATH THERE, CORRECT?
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CORRECT. YES, THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL.YEAH. SO THE GOAL WOULD BE NO TEES OR GREENS.
YOU'RE DRIVING THE CART UP NEXT TO IT.
IT JUST CREATES WEAR PATTERNS.
JOHN JUST REMINDED ME AGAIN, ANOTHER COMPLIMENT IS THE 150 OR 100 YARDS IN ON TWO WEST IS JUST SUCH A SPECTACULAR IMPROVEMENT FROM WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. SO AGAIN, KUDOS ON THAT.
THANK YOU. WELL THE WHOLE COURSE AND AS YOU DRIVE UP IS A VERY MANICURED PROFESSIONAL LOOK TO IT.
YOU KNOW, THE LANDSCAPING HAS TAKEN PLACE BUT CAN I BRING UP AN ITEM WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE COULD YOU ADDRESS THAT? AND SURE.
BEFORE YOU START, I'LL GIVE HIM A LITTLE POINT.
I THINK WE NEED WATER OUT THERE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH TO JUST SAY FILL UP BEFORE YOU GO OUT ON THE NINE.
AND SO SINCE FOR WHATEVER REASON, I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE GOOD REASONS FOR CHANGING THE STATUS QUO, I STILL THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SOME KIND OF ACCOMMODATION REGARDING THAT.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL COURSES IN THE AREA DON'T HAVE THOSE WATER JUGS.
THEY STILL GET MOLDY, PESKETT IN THEM.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CONTAINER THAT SECURES IT, THAT LOCKS IT, PEOPLE CAN OPEN THE LIDS.
THEY CAN. I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DIP TOWELS IN THEM.
SO IT'S REALLY A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE.
IT'S JUST NOT HEALTHY, YOU KNOW.
SO WHEN BEFORE YOU GO OUT, THERE'S COMPLIMENTARY WATER AT THE RESTAURANT CUPS DRINKING FOUNTAIN.
FOUR DAYS A WEEK. WE'RE GOING TO POTENTIALLY HAVE IT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK COMING UP.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR WATER.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING POTENTIALLY INTO WHERE THE RESTROOMS ARE DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
I GUESS THEY USED TO BE THERE YEARS AGO.
SO WE MAY POTENTIALLY PUT DRINKING FOUNTAINS OUT THERE AS WELL.
SO BUT FOR SAFETY REASONS, I'M NOT GOING TO PUT THOSE JUGS BACK ON THE GOLF COURSE.
SO IT'S NOT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT WE ARE WE THERE ARE OPTIONS.
THERE IS A SINK. YOU CAN FILL YOUR CUP OF WATER.
OR CITY WATER? IT'S CITY WATER.
SO THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR WATER.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT DOING IT, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE WATER AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
WE'RE DOING IT SO SOMEONE DOESN'T GET ILL.
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION OR.
YES, SIR. OH, UM, IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO STAY WITHIN A BUDGET AND THAT'S GREAT.
I STILL THINK WE GOT TOO MANY UNMET NEEDS FROM YEARS AGO NETTING AROUND THE DRIVING RANGE.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? THE BAR AREA AND THE RESTAURANT THAT NEEDS A MAJOR FACELIFT.
WHEN THE COURSE COULD EVER MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO SELF FUND THAT.
I STILL THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE OR THE PARKS AND REC POSSIBLY SINCE A [INAUDIBLE] WAS PART OF IT. WHOA.
IF YOU HAD A BAR AREA THAT COULD MEET UP WITH THE NEW BANQUET AREA, YOU WOULD HAVE A REAL SELLABLE ITEM THERE. YEAH, WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT.
I'VE ALREADY PUTTING PLANS IN PLACE FOR THAT BAR AREA COMING UP IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, WE'LL BE PAINTING THE RESTROOMS INSIDE, REPLACING THE FIXTURES AND DIFFERENT THINGS. THAT'S A NEEDED THING.
THE RESTROOMS ARE IN POOR SHAPE.
SO THE NETTING, I ALREADY HAVE THAT IN PROGRESS.
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SO WE WILL MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THAT.BUT WHEN I STARTED SIX MONTHS AGO, THE CLUB WAS IN SUCH DISREPAIR, WHETHER IT'S THE CLUBHOUSE, GOLF CARTS, THE GOLF COURSE, TOPTRACER AREA, EVERYTHING. IT'S A PROCESS TO GET EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE HAD MONEY RIGHT NOW, IT'S STILL TO GET IT DONE, TO GET YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE MONTHS. SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL WE'LL MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO IT TO FIX ALL THESE THINGS.
WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW IN A SHORT TIME PERIOD.
SO WHEN THAT GOLF COURSE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE, YOU'LL SEE I MEAN, WE'RE AT 44,000 ROUNDS.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DOUBLE THAT, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DO WE DO THAT.
YOU KNOW, ALL THESE PROJECTS WILL BE PAID FOR.
OKAY. VERY GOOD COMMENTS ON THAT.
THANK YOU, SIR. THAT TAKES IT FOR STAFF COMMENTS.
ITEM TEN BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
ANYBODY HAVE ANY REMAINING COMMENTS? I'VE SPRINKLED MINE THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.NO, SIR. I GUESS I MADE MY VIEWS KNOWN AS WELL SO THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WELL, I MENTIONED IT TO MR. DEMING BEFORE THE MEETING, BUT WE COULD SEE A BIT OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR NEXT YEAR.
WOULD THAT BE AN ACCEPTABLE THING? AS FAR AS SO WE COULD POSSIBLY JUST WEIGH IN ON IT OR.
IF IT'S AVAILABLE THEN YEAH, WE CAN GET IT.
OKAY. IT'S STILL IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CREATED.
SURE. UNDERSTOOD. NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY.
THE GOLF COURSE MOVE TO ADJOURN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.