[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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ITEM ONE. THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.MADAM, COULD WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MEMBERS SIKORSKI HERE.
HE IS ABSENT. COULD WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND FENTON, COULD YOU LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE? ITEM FOUR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK.
ANYONE ELSE CARE TO SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE? THAT'S A JOKE. OKAY, MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.
FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE UPDATE.
MR. MURRAY HAD SAID HE WANTED TO LISTEN IN, AND I WASN'T ABLE TO CONTACT HIM.
[6. DISCUSSION ITEMS]
THERE IS NOTHING ON THE LIST AT THIS TIME.I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO BRING UP WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
LYNN. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU THINK WE WANT TO DISCUSS AT THE NEXT MEETING? YES. WELL, I GUESS I WANT, I WAS THINKING I HAVEN'T HEARD OF AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS.
I DID PLAY AT THE GOLF COURSE YESTERDAY.
I AM DEFINITELY SEEING IMPROVEMENTS.
I GUESS MY ONE BIG CONCERN IS FOR NEXT YEAR.
IT SEEMS LIKE MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON THE GOLF COURSE TO IMPROVE IT.
WILL THAT CONTINUE BECAUSE IT'S STILL A WAY TO GO? YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS FOR NEXT YEAR, WHAT'S BEING LOOKED AT FOR MAINTENANCE AND THINGS.
IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS AS THEY'VE COME SO FAR.
PEOPLE ARE NOTICING THE CHANGES AND THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT MOMENTUM YOU'VE GOT GOING NOW.
JUST CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT CONTINUED EFFORTS ARE GOING TO BE PUT INTO THE GOLF COURSE FOR FUTURE.
FENTON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? YEAH, JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THAT.
ANY INSIGHT INTO WHAT SOME OF THE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS MIGHT BE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT TIMING OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS IS, BUT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO IS COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO PLAY THE COURSE ON A REGULAR BASIS AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT WHAT'S ANTICIPATED AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK FORWARD.
THAT TYPE OF THING ON THE STREET.
AND HERE I'LL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO COMMUNICATE WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.
OBVIOUSLY, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE COOLERS OR THE THE WATER, WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED, BUT I WONDER IF WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES, BECAUSE I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THEM, AND THEY VARY IN FROM VERY LOW COST TO MUCH HIGHER COST AND HOW WHAT KIND OF UTILITY. BUT I THOUGHT IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND BRAINSTORM AND BRING THESE IDEAS FORWARD AND SOME OF THESE ITEMS MAY BE VERY LOW COST WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATION, BUT I THINK IT'D BE BEST TO JUST BRAINSTORM AND THEN HAVE IT UP AND SEND IT DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.
SO WE'RE BECOME INFORMED, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THROW OUT RANDOM IDEAS.
SECOND THING I THOUGHT MAYBE IS A THE COMING YEAR, IF WE COULD ALL COME UP WITH JUST A SPECIFIC ITEM ON THE GOLF COURSE, NOT A WHOLE THING LIKE GREENS OR FAIRWAYS, BUT ONE SPECIFIC ITEM THAT MAYBE THAT JUST PARTICULARLY BOTHERS YOU OR YOU HEAR
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BOTHERS OTHER PLAYERS AND JUST TRY TO COME UP WITH THE ONE ITEM THAT IF THE MAINTENANCE TEAM HAS TIME AND WITH MR. DEMAYO'S CONSENT AND THE SUPERINTENDENTS DECIDES TO GO FORWARD TO IT, BUT IT WOULD JUST BE KIND OF A HOPEFULLY A HELPFUL INPUT FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE COMING YEAR.THE THIRD DISCUSSION ITEM WOULD BE WHAT WE CAN DO TO RECRUIT A FIFTH MEMBER AND THEN POSSIBLY TO REPLACE POSSIBLY OUTGOING MEMBERS SO THAT WE'RE NOT LEFT WITH LIKE ONE OR 2 OR 3 MEMBERS AT SOME POINT.
SO WE COULD BRING THAT FORWARD AND DISCUSS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM THIS ITEM AND MR. DEMAYO, FOR YOU TO WELCOME TO GIVE INPUT ON THAT, EITHER DURING YOUR REMARKS OR AT ANY TIME.
WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.
[7. WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE]
NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME OR OUR OPENING DAY IS SEPTEMBER 5TH.SO WE'LL HAVE MORE COMING AFTER THAT.
ITEMS EIGHT. THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.
[8. MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE]
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BLITZ ON WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, THE SATURDAY MORNING MIXER IS IN PLACE AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE 26TH.BUT IT'S BEEN PRETTY QUIET DURING THE SUMMER AND KIND OF NOTICE THAT.
UM, WHEN'S THE RENEWAL COME UP FOR? IS IT THE? IN SEPTEMBER WHEN YOU RENEW FOR THE NEXT OCTOBER, ONE IS DUE.
SO WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING GOING OUT TO EVERYBODY ABOUT THE RENEWAL FEE.
[9. STAFF COMMENTS]
STAFF COMMENTS.9.1 THE GENERAL MANAGER UPDATES.
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, MR. DEMAYO, I GUESS A LOT OF MY REMARKS WILL BE ADDRESSED TO YOU, SO I'LL LET YOU FINISH YOUR REMARKS AND THEN I'LL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND REMARKS FOR YOU, IF THAT.
THANK YOU. DAVID MAY GENERAL MANAGER, THE GOLF CLUB.
SO, MY UPDATES HERE HAVE KIND OF GONE INTO THE NEWSLETTER.
SO EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT, I'M TRYING TO LET ALL THE MEMBERS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHETHER IT'S PROJECTS, COURSE WORK ON THE GOLF COURSE, ANYTHING COMING UP AS FAR AS FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I PUT NEWSLETTER IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE NEWSLETTER.
IT'S ACTUALLY UP ON THE SCREEN.
SO AND IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M FINISHED, YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT BEFORE I START THAT WE WE ARE MOVING IN A REALLY GOOD DIRECTION WITH THE COURSE.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
ALL OF OUR EFFORTS, ALMOST ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ARE GOING INTO THE GOLF COURSE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS.
AND SO IT IS A PROCESS FROM WHEN I STARTED SEVEN MONTHS AGO, THE CONDITIONS FROM BEHIND THE SCENES TO THE GOLF COURSE IN EVERY AREA HAVE BEEN IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENTS.
SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON A GOOD A GOOD PATH.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE STEPS WE'RE MAKING ARE POSITIVE.
IS IT PERFECT? NO, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS TO IMPROVE.
OKAY. UM, SO ON THE FIRST PAGE HERE, MY GENERAL MESSAGE, YOU KNOW, THE RENOVATIONS IN THE BANQUET ROOM ARE COMPLETED.
WE ACTUALLY ARE USING THAT ROOM NOW.
THE WOOD TRIM, PAINTED WHITE, NEW CARPETING LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
SO, A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THAT AND USING IT FOR EVENTS.
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UM, AGAIN, GOLF COURSE CONDITIONS IS PART OF MY LITTLE MESSAGE.BUT ALSO ON THE NEXT PAGE, THE SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT, YOU KNOW, THE GOLF COURSE IS OUR MAIN FOCUS.
IT'S IT IS A TEDIOUS PROCESS TO GET IT IN GOOD CONDITION BASED ON WHERE IT WAS THE SOIL WAS DEAD.
SO WE'VE NOW TREATED FOR PESTS.
WE'VE REMOVED ALMOST ALL OF THE PESTS OR A MAJORITY AS WE CONTINUE THAT PROCESS.
AND EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES WE SEE THE FAIRWAYS WERE GREEN OR THE GREENS WERE GREEN, THEY WERE BASICALLY WEEDS, THERE WAS A LOT OF WEEDS OUT THERE AND THE WEEDS, THEY WILL TAKE IN ALL THE WATER, ALL THE NUTRIENTS FROM THE GRASS, SO IT DOESN'T ALLOW THE GRASS TO GROW.
SO WE HAD TO REMOVE THE WEEDS.
SO EVEN ON ONE SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE GRASS NOW GROWING IN ALL THESE SPOTS.
WELL, CAN I? SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THE ONE SOUTH.
I CAN SEE. SAME AS A I THOUGHT I MIGHT ASK YOU WHAT YOUR TIMETABLE WHEN YOU THINK IT WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY ON AGAIN.
YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S GETTING THERE.
THERE ARE STILL SOME BARE SPOTS.
WE'RE DOING ANOTHER AERIFICATION.
I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP. WE'RE DOING ANOTHER AERIFICATION IN AUGUST HERE.
AND WITH THAT, ANOTHER FERTILIZATION OF THE CUSTOM FERTILIZER, WHICH WHEN WE DO THAT, WE SEE A REAL BOOST IN THE GROWTH IN THE ROOT STRUCTURE.
SO IT, YOU KNOW, TIMETABLE, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL, BUT IT'S RIGHT.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, I CAN SHOW YOU PICTURES FROM WHEN I STARTED TO NOW.
SO MY GOAL WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER, YOU KNOW, AFTER WE SEE THIS THIS LAST FERTILIZATION AND AERIFICATION, I THINK IT'LL YOU'LL SEE.
SO SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER, END OF SEPTEMBER WOULD BE THE GOAL WHEN YOU HAVE LARGE PIECES OF JUST DIRT, WHATEVER THE SOIL THERE, YOU HAVE TO STAY OFF THE WHOLE AREA OF FAIRWAY WITH THE MOWERS AS WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE QUITE HEAVY AND THEY WOULD DISTURB ANY GROWTH OR NOT.
YEAH, I MEAN TYPICALLY IF IT'S A DIRT SPOT AND WE'VE DONE AERIFICATION AND WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS AND WE DON'T SEE ANY, WE WOULD EITHER SPRIG IT OR SOD IT IF IT WAS A SPOT. AND THOSE SPOTS ARE TYPICALLY FROM BUGS.
SO NOW THE GRASS CAN SLOWLY GROW INTO THOSE SPOTS.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S TIME CONSUMING.
THE REST JUST TALKS ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE IN THE NEWSLETTER.
SO AGAIN, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE AERATION.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE AERATING ALL THREE NINES IN AUGUST.
AND AGAIN, WITH THE LARGER HOLES, THE LARGER TINES, WHICH REALLY HELPS THE ROOT SYSTEM.
SO, WE'RE REALLY FINDING THAT GETTING THOSE NUTRIENTS DOWN INTO THE SOIL ON THE GREENS AND ALSO THE WEAK FAIRWAYS IS DRAMATICALLY HELPING BECAUSE THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE FOR YEARS, THIS TYPE OF IRRIGATION.
SO, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR.
IN AUGUST, WE'LL BE CLOSING DOWN ONE OF THE NINES FOR FOUR DAYS, FOR NINE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.
AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
THE SAME THING WITH THE WEEDS AND THE BUGS.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN JUST TALKED ABOUT THE, AGAIN, FERTILIZING THE FAIRWAYS AND ELIMINATING THE WEEDS.
SO, IT IS A SLOW PROCESS AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE IMPATIENT.
YOU THEY WANT IT DONE TOMORROW.
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OKAY SO THE NEXT THING WOULD BE WE JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE THE ITALIAN DINNER WE HAD IN JULY.A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS WITH OUR NEW CHEF.
I THINK IT'S REALLY ELEVATED THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING AN ADDITIONAL EVENT IN THE MONTHS AS WE GO INTO FALL AND WINTER.
SO MAYBE KIND OF LIKE A PIZZA NIGHT, BUT THEN HAVING A KIND OF A HIGH END NIGHT AS WELL.
BUT JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THAT.
THE NEXT ONE HERE, WE SEE STEAK NIGHT AGAIN.
WE'RE ACTUALLY I THINK WE'RE SOLD OUT NOW.
I MEAN, OR MAYBE WE HAVE A FEW OPENINGS LEFT.
WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF GREAT RESPONSE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP AND OUR GUESTS.
SO, FEELING CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THESE EVENTS.
AND AGAIN, THIS WILL ADD TO THE REVENUE FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE CAN MAYBE HAVE MULTIPLE EVENTS, YOU KNOW, A MONTH BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM THAT.
COULD I ASK YOU, THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUS COMMENTS ABOUT EXCUSE ME, PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET FOOD AFTER PLAYING.
HAVE YOU SEEN LIKE MUCH BUSINESS IN THAT 2 TO 3 P.M.
TIMEFRAME? YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS FOOD ORDERS, IS IT HAS THAT PAID OFF AS FAR AS KEEPING THE FOOD OPEN TILL THREE? IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OUR PEAK SEASON IS, YOU KNOW, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL.
SO THAT'S WHEN WE GET MOST OF OUR ROUNDS, MOST OF OUR PLAY.
THE WEATHER, OF COURSE, IS MUCH BETTER.
MOST OF OUR PLAY RIGHT NOW IS IN THE MORNINGS AND MID DAY.
SO I HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF INCREASE.
BUT THE GOAL WOULD BE TO EXPAND THAT EVEN FURTHER.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STAYING OPEN TILL FIVE SO WE CAN SERVE UNTIL FIVE AS WELL.
FOR THE GROUPS THAT YOU KNOW, IS THERE JUST A BRIEF ASIDE, IS THERE FOOD AVAILABLE FOR THE TOPTRACER PEOPLE AT ALL OR JUST THROWING DURING WHAT TIME? YEAH, AT THE SAME TIME, LUNCH TIMES.
BUT THERE IS A MENU THEY CAN ORDER FROM THE MENU.
STAFF WILL RUN THE FOOD, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WALK OVER AND GET IT.
SURE. BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING INTO DIFFERENT LEAGUES, DIFFERENT EVENTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS OVER THERE THAT WE'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, TO INCREASE THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE REVENUE OVER THERE.
UH, THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE OUR WEEKLY ADULT GOLF CLINICS.
THIS IS OUR SECOND MONTH DOING THIS.
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THIS.
EACH CLINIC HAS BEEN FULL EACH EACH FRIDAY.
AND SO A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT IT.
AND AGAIN, JUST ADDING ANOTHER AMENITY FOR THE MEMBERS AND GUESTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR CLINICS.
SO THIS HAS BEEN REAL POSITIVE AND WE'LL CONTINUE THIS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER, PROBABLY EVEN ADDING AN ADDITIONAL DAY SO PEOPLE WHO PLAY ON FRIDAYS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT ANOTHER DAY.
WE WENT TO SOME LADIES CLINICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SPECIFICALLY AND MEN'S CLINICS AND SO FORTH.
OKAY. THE NEXT ONE, IF YOU LIKE COOKING, THERE'S WE DECIDED TO HAVE SINCE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE CHEF AND HE'S BEEN YOU KNOW, HE'S ABLE TO COOK AMAZING MEALS.
I ASKED HIM TO ADD A RECIPE IN HERE SO HE'LL BE DOING THIS MONTHLY.
HE'S ALSO GOING TO POTENTIALLY BE DOING A COOKING CLASS.
KNOW WE'LL HAVE THAT'LL BE AN EVENT.
WE'VE DONE THIS AT OTHER CLUBS WITH HIM AND HE'S BEEN SUPER SUCCESSFUL.
SO. ALL RIGHT, ANOTHER NEW EVENT WE'RE STARTING THE NEXT PAGE IS OUR SUNDAY BRUNCH.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ONCE A MONTH, START IT ONCE A MONTH.
AND AGAIN, MAKING IT AFFORDABLE WITH YOU CAN SEE THE MENU THERE.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN POPULAR AT OTHER PLACES.
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SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN JOIN US FOR THAT.THERE IS MUCH NET PROFIT FROM THESE SPECIAL EVENTS AS FAR AS SIGNIFICANT VERSUS MINOR.
YEAH. WHEN THERE'S ALWAYS A FOOD COSTS AND LABOR COSTS WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS, THE, YOU KNOW, THE NET IS NOT LIKE YOU WOULD GET FROM ROUNDS OF GOLF OF COURSE.
BUT YEAH, THERE'S DEFINITELY PROFIT FROM IT.
YOU'LL SEE MORE SIGNAGE COMING UP FOR THE ACADEMY.
IT'S BEEN POPULAR GIVING SOME LESSONS.
AND THE JUNIOR CAMPS WERE A HUGE SUCCESS.
THIS SUMMER, HAD OVER 50 KIDS THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
A LOT OF PARENTS SAID THEY ENJOYED IT AND HOPING TO GET SOME MEMBERSHIPS OUT OF THAT MEETING.
NEXT PAGE, WE'VE CREATED A NEW LUNCH MENU.
OUR CHEF CREATED A NEW LUNCH MENU.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO PRESENT THAT TO EVERYONE.
AND YOU KNOW, HE'S AT IT AGAIN, UPSCALING IT A LITTLE BIT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT OFFERINGS.
THERE'LL BE MORE SOUPS IN THE WINTERTIME AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING AGAIN, THAT WE FELT THE MENU NEEDED AN UPGRADE.
YOU JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN POTENTIALLY ADD IT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON HOW IT'S STRUCTURED.
WHEN DOES THE NEW MENU GO INTO EFFECT? TODAY. OKAY.
NEXT PAGE. SO WE ARE DOING A REBRANDING OF THE RESTAURANT.
AGAIN, THIS IS TO HELP PROMOTE IT TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE COMMUNITY AND WE'LL HAVE A NEW LOGO.
AND SO, WE'RE ORGANIZING THIS EVENT VERY SOON.
AND SO, WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT INFORMATION THROUGH EMAILS AND THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND AGAIN, WE FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, FOOD AND BEVERAGE IS DOES PRETTY WELL AT THE CLUB, BUT WE FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NEW CHEF AND WITH THE RENOVATION AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE DOING, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE.
SO IT'S NOT JUST GOLF COURSE CONDITIONS AND SERVICE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE'RE DOING.
IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE FEEL LIKE IS UNTAPPED, REALLY.
VOLUNTEERS. WE'RE STILL CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
AND SO THAT IS A WAY TO, FIRST OF ALL, GIVE SOMEONE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY BUSY, DO SOMETHING THEY ENJOY DOING OR BE AROUND SOMETHING THAT THEY ENJOY BEING AROUND GOLF.
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR US, IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THEIR HELP IN DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, LABOR COST TO THE TO THE CLUB AS WELL.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, I WAS THINKING ONE ITEM REGARDING THE DRIVING RANGE, ORGANIZING A VOLUNTEER MORNING TO GO OUT AND VOLUNTEERS WOULD PICK UP ALL THE BALLS I COULD FIND THAT ARE RIGHT NEAR THE NETTING BECAUSE I DON'T IMAGINE THAT WOULD HAPPEN NORMALLY, THAT THE MACHINE PICKS UP WHAT IT CAN AND THE REST JUST STAY WHERE THEY ARE, I GUESS.
IS THAT TRUE? YEAH, OUR STAFF WILL DO THAT EARLY IN THE MORNINGS.
TYPICALLY ONCE A WEEK WE WILL GO AROUND THE EDGES AND RETRIEVE BALLS, CHIP BALLS OUT.
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IF ANYBODY IS VOLUNTEERING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM JUST BECAUSE LIABILITY REASONS, WE WANT SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR EVEN JUST PICKING UP BALLS.YOU WOULD THINK NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, BUT THINGS HAPPEN.
OKAY. THEY GET A REALLY NICE VOLUNTEER SHIRT AS WELL.
BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SET UP PROPERLY SO NOBODY GETS INJURED AND SO FORTH.
YOU KNOW, AUGUST IS TYPICALLY ONE OF OUR SLOWER MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
IT'S SUMMER. SCHOOL STARTS BACK.
SO WE HAVE THOSE EVENTS ON THERE.
CAN YOU TELL US WHEN THE NEW CARTS ARE PLANNED TO ARRIVE? YES, THE THE GOAL WOULD BE NOVEMBER, BUT THEY'RE TELLING ME DECEMBER AT THE LATEST.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY, THEY'RE HAVING TO THIS YEAR.
THEY HAVE THEM THIS YEAR? YES, SIR. OKAY, GREAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL TO GET THEM LATEST DECEMBER.
WELL, SINCE YOU'RE STANDING, CAN I MAKE THE COMMENTS REGARDING COURSE? ABSOLUTELY. THE CLUBHOUSE APPEARANCE AND THE GROUNDS.
YOU KNOW, THE APPROACH IS GREAT.
GAVE ME INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUTH.
I GUESS MY ONLY COMPLAINT OR COMMENT WOULD BE THE LONG ROOFS RIGHT NOW IN THE I GUESS THE MOST NOTICEABLE ONE IS BETWEEN ONE NORTH, ONE WEST AND NINE WEST IN THERE, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S THE SUPER TALL.
I MEAN, IT'S THE UNFORTUNATE ONE THAT PUTS IT IN THERE.
IF YOU CAN GET ABLE TO GET THE MOWERS IN THERE AND SOMETIME NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE DOWN TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES IN MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT IS AFFECTING THE MOWING, THE MOWING PATTERNS AND SO FORTH.
SO, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ONE POTENTIAL CANDIDATE TO HIRE AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER.
AND SO, YEAH, IT REALLY IS A TIME THING.
I GUESS THERE'S A BIG QUESTION, I GUESS, FOR THE IRRIGATION PUMP ISSUE CAME UP.
CAN YOU TELL ME IF THOSE PUMPS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ORDERED YET OR THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ORDERED YET? THEY'RE GOING THROUGH A PROCESS THROUGH THE CITY TO REQUEST FOR A BID.
THAT'S THE PROCESS WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
OKAY. WE DO HAVE I THINK THERE'S THREE COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY POTENTIALLY THAT DO THIS.
SO, BUT THERE ARE STEPS TO GETTING TO THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, SO THE CITY IS PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
AND THEN WITH THAT, ONCE IT IS, I'M TOLD, ONCE IT IS DECIDED ON WHO WE'RE GOING WITH, THEY DO HAVE A PUMP IN THAT TIME FRAME THAT THEY COULD LIKE A TEMPORARY PUMP TO KEEP THE EQUIPMENT GOING.
ONE OTHER THING, AS LONG AS I BROUGHT THAT UP IN THE PAST WHEN WE'VE HAD LIKE A MAJOR STORM, SOME OF THAT POND IN PARTICULAR BY NINE NORTH, AND DOES IT TEND TO OVERFLOW AND CAUSE DAMAGE IS.
JUST A NEW SUPERINTENDENT, ALL AWARE OF THE PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ALLEVIATE THE POND LEVEL, TOO.
YES, PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.
HE'S AWARE OF THAT. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS SOME OF THE AREAS LIKE THE DRIVING RANGE THAT WOULD FLOOD EVERY SINGLE TIME WE'D GET RAIN AND WE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN FOR A FEW DAYS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE CLEARED SOME OF THOSE PIPES UNDERNEATH THE GROUND.
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SO IT COULD BE FROM THE SIMPLE THOSE PIPES AND OTHER BIG PIPES HELPING TO DRAIN EVERYTHING FROM THE TOP, YOU KNOW, TO THE EAST.OH, I GUESS ONE LAST QUESTION I'LL ASK YOU.
I GUESS LAST YEAR THE FEES WERE RAISED.
YOU KNOW, THE THE YEAR WE'RE PLAYING IN NOW AS THE PRO SHOP SEEN MUCH DENIAL OR REFUSAL TO PLAY BASED ON LIKE THE WALK ON RATES.
HAVE THEY SEEN MUCH OF THAT OR HAVE THOSE RATES BEEN PRETTY MUCH ACCEPTED FOR PEOPLE CALLING INTO PLAY? YOU KNOW, YEAH, I MEAN, THERE'S SOME CHALLENGES BECAUSE OF COURSE, CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BALANCING ACT TO KEEP THE RATES, YOU KNOW, NOT DISCOUNTING THEM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE SOUTH BEING IN THE CONDITION IT WAS IN.
WE HAVEN'T WE DON'T GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, ABOUT THE RATES WHERE THEY'RE AT.
WE ARE TO TALK TO DISCUSS THE ROUNDS.
WE ARE UP TO THOUSAND ROUNDS ON THE YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
SO THAT JUST SHOWS EVEN THROUGH THIS TRANSITION OF POOR GOLF COURSE CONDITIONS AND THIS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO REBUILD AND CHANGE THE CULTURE AND ALL THE NEGATIVITY ON THE GOLF COURSE OVER THE LAST I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS WE'RE STILL SEEING GROWTH BECAUSE I THINK PEOPLE SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE.
YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS THE GOLF COURSE THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT YEAR AND BEYOND.
I GUESS I HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT.
AND I GUESS A COMMENT WAS AS A PUBLIC, SEMI-PUBLIC, PUBLIC GOVERNMENT BUSINESS OF SUCH SERVICE THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT AS IMPORTANT ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS, EVEN THOUGH WE GOT USED TO USING THAT METRIC.
IT'S LIKE IN BECAUSE MR. DUMAIS HAS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, YOU GET SOME BAD WEATHER, OR SOME OTHER EVENT AND THINGS CAN CHANGE DRASTICALLY IN A SHORT TIME AND THEY LOOK TEMPORARILY BAD. BUT IN THE BIG PICTURE, WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE THESE MONTH-TO-MONTH GOALS AS SUCH.
YEAH, I MEAN THE GOAL IS TO HIT BUDGET.
YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE GOAL IS TO HIT BUDGET.
BUT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU ARE THEN ADJUSTING YOUR EXPENSES AND YOU'RE MAYBE COMING UP WITH DIFFERENT CREATIVE WAYS TO GROW REVENUE FOR THE NEXT MONTH TO MAKE UP THAT DEFICIT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ISN'T IT? OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR. WHAT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA? THEIR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEAD OFF LYNN DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE AGAIN, I.
I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE CHANGES I'M SEEING IN THE GOLF COURSE.
THE ONLY OTHER THING I WAS THINKING OF IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY OTHER CONSIDERATION? I KNOW YOU'RE INCREASING THE DINNERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO FAMILY NIGHTS AND I THINK THAT'S ALL GREAT, BUT MAKING IT MORE LIKE A COMMUNITY TYPE THING, THEY USED TO HAVE TRIVIA NIGHT YEARS AGO AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE MORE FUN THINGS LIKE BINGO.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS I PLAY GOLF WITH A GROUP OF WOMEN UP AT LAUREL ISLAND.
LIKE ONCE A MONTH. I GO UP THERE AND WE USUALLY GO WITH SOME OTHER FRIENDS JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ALL FRIENDS TOGETHER WHEN THEY HAVE BINGO NIGHT THERE AND THEY GET A BIG CROWD OF PEOPLE, THEY GET AT LEAST 60 OR SOMETHING.
PEOPLE PLAYING BINGO, BUYING MULTIPLE CARDS.
SO, I MEAN, THEY HAD LIKE OVER $600 IN PRIZES AND THEN THE REST OF IT WENT BACK TO THE THE ESTABLISHMENT, THE OTHER HALF, 50, 50.
SO I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, IT'S THAT'S REVENUE THAT YOU'RE NOT REALLY PUTTING MUCH IN EXCEPT FOR BUYING THE EQUIPMENT FOR BINGO AND IT LASTS AND TRIVIA NIGHT THE SAME WAY YOU PROBABLY GET VOLUNTEERS TO DO TRIVIA NIGHT FOR YOU WITH PRIZES.
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CAN I COMMENT ON THAT? YEAH.SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT AND MANY, MANY OTHER EVENTS OTHER THAN JUST DINNERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THAT'S PART OF THE PLAN TO AGAIN ENHANCE THE MEMBERSHIP, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I'VE HAD THOSE AT EVERY CLUB, THINGS LIKE TRIVIA AND SO FORTH.
BUT IT'S JUST A PROCESS TO KIND OF GET THAT ALL ORGANIZED AND PUT IN PLACE.
YEAH, AND I KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR MEMBERS WHO COME DOWN OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ALL OF OUR LADIES PLAYING NOW THAT NORMALLY PLAY.
BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO LOOK AT BECAUSE I HAVE FRIENDS WHO GO TO THE LEGION TO PLAY BINGO AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK THEY'D RATHER COME TO THE CLUB, YOU KNOW, FERNANDINA TO PLAY.
AND EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO ACHIEVE BUDGET.
SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE ARE THINKING OF IT, YOU KNOW, AND I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT, BUT I MEAN, WE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING AS MANY THINGS AS WE CAN, YOU KNOW, TO SEE WHAT HITS AND WHAT'S GOOD AND WHAT PEOPLE LIKE.
AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO NOT SIT BACK AND JUST LET IT RIDE.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO EXCEED BUDGET.
YEAH. FENTON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? JUST ONE THING AS IT RELATES TO ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE COURSE, WHICH HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS, AND IT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
EVEN THE MOST PESSIMISTIC REVIEWER OF THAT SIDE WAS SURPRISED AT THE CONDITION IT WAS IN.
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH WORK IS BEING DONE ON IT AND THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE STARTING.
BUT WHEN YOU INCLUDE FOR THE, I'M SPEAKING FOR THE MEN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE WOMEN, BUT WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE SOUTH IN ANY ROTATION WE PLAY, NOW YOU'RE PLAYING SIX PAR THREES IN AN 18-HOLE ROUND.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE, NUMBER ONE.
AND NUMBER TWO, I THINK IF WE WERE TO LIMIT SOMEHOW THE SOUTH TO WALKERS AND THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TEAR UP THE COURSE CARTS AND GUYS RUNNING AROUND THAT DON'T REPLACE DIVOTS AND DRIVE UP NEAR THE GREENS AND DO ALL THAT, THE CARDS WILL HARM THE COURSE.
AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY CONSIDERATION TO REALLY LIMITING THE PLAY ON THE SOUTH UNTIL THERE'S A CONSENSUS? YEAH, IT'S READY TO GO BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD AND ONE STEP BACKWARD EVERY TIME ON THAT SIDE UNLESS WE LIMIT THE PLAY.
SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN FOR YOU TO HAVE TO HOP UP AND GET AROUND.
THERE'S A PLAN TO WHAT WE DID.
THEY WERE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE SOUTH, SO WE HAD TO START THERE.
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A MILLION COMPLAINTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS REGARDING RATES AND SO FORTH.
THE PRO SHOP FILTERS 90% OF OUR PLAY TO THE NORTH AND WEST.
FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN WE STARTED THE PAR THREES.
I STILL HAVE A LOT OF MEMBERS WHO ASK ME, YOU KNOW, CAN WE OPEN IT NOW? IT'S PLAYABLE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE BEING VERY CAUTIOUS WITH IT.
AND SO, WE'RE KEEPING IT THAT WAY.
YOU KNOW, THE HANDICAP HAS BEEN ADJUSTED FOR THAT NINE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU POST YOUR SCORE, IT'S GOING TO ADJUST IT TO THOSE DISTANCES.
I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THIS WAY LONGER TO MAKE SURE IT IS READY TO PLAY.
YEAH. SO WE ARE KEEPING IT ROPED OFF WHERE CARTS CAN'T GO DOWN THE BAD FAIRWAYS.
WE MAY JUST MAKE IT CART PATH ONLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR THE BAD FAIRWAYS.
BUT YEAH, SO THERE WAS A PLAN TO THAT, AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO IMPLY THERE WAS NO, NO, NO.
I UNDERSTAND. THAT'S BUT AS WE GET INTO BUSY SEASON, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT NINE, SO I KNOW THAT'S SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND TALKING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, HE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE ROUNDS WHERE WE HAVE OVER THERE AREN'T SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE
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ANY MAJOR DAMAGE.OKAY. THAT IT? YES. FOR MYSELF, I JUST LIKE TO REITERATE.
[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, MR. DUMAIS. SECOND, WE NEED MORE BOARD MEMBERS.AGAIN, TRY TO RECRUIT SO WE FILL OUT OUR BOARD.
I THINK I COULD GET ANOTHER COUPLE OF THE OTHER WOMEN TO COME IF IT WAS A DIFFERENT DAY BECAUSE SOME OF OUR WOMEN PLAY IN IN JACKSONVILLE WOMEN'S LEAGUE ON WEDNESDAY, AND THAT'S BEEN A BIG PROBLEM.
SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BUT WE NEVER HAD ENOUGH PEOPLE HERE TO VOTE TO SAY WE COULD CHANGE THE DAY.
SURE, WE'LL KEEP TALKING TO THEM.
AND OH, I DO BELIEVE ME, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE YOU MEET THAT DO LOTS OF COMPLAINING COULD BE IMPORTANT.
AND AGAIN, ALSO IN OUR MONTH OR IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THINK OF ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS YOU THINK WOULD BE GOOD AND EITHER CONTACT, I GUESS, CONTACT MR. DUMAIS TO SEE IF HE COULD PUT IT ON AS A DISCUSSION ITEM SO WE COULD SEE IT AND WE ALL COULD GET PREPARED FOR IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AGAIN, WE'RE HOPING TO DISCUSS NEXT MONTH WATER ALTERNATIVES AND THEN IMPROVEMENT FOCUSES.
AND AGAIN, IF YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE, PLEASE FORWARD THEM TO MR. DUMAIS. AGAIN, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE AND MOVE ON TO ITEM LYNN ADJOURNMENT.
I'D LIKE TO ASK A MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.