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SUNSHINE LAW. WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES?
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OH INADVERTENTLY [INAUDIBLE].PENALTY. INTERESTING QUESTION.
OKAY. YEAH I MEAN, IT'S A MISDEMEANOR.
A VIOLATION OF THE SUNSHINE LAW IS A MISDEMEANOR IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROSECUTION SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE 16 YEARS, AND I CAN'T RECALL ONE BEFORE THAT.
SO MISDEMEANORS, YOU CAN SPEND UP TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL AND A $500 FINE, AND LIKE I WAS SAYING, IS THE STATE ATTORNEY WILL MAKE THE DISTINCTION WHETHER OR NOT YOU INTENDED YOU KNEW YOU WERE VIOLATING OR GOING TO VIOLATE THE SUNSHINE LAW, OR IT WAS AN INNOCENT MISTAKE THAT OBVIOUSLY THEY TREAT THAT DIFFERENT, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE CRIMES ARE BASED ON WHAT WE CALL MENS REA, OR THE INTENT YOU HAVE TO HAVE INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR.
SO IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, DON'T FREAK OUT.
DON'T REPLY ALL TO THIS EMAIL AND WE STILL SOMETIMES GET THAT HAPPENING.
THAT'S AN INNOCENT MISTAKE, BUT STILL IT COULD BE VIEWED AS A VIOLATION OF THE SUNSHINE LAW.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? VERY GOOD. THE ONLY THING I'D SAY IS NOW WE CAN TALK TO THE OTHER OTHER MEMBERS.
ONLY IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GOLF COURSE.
YEAH I MEAN, EVERYBODY KNOWS I MEAN, YOU CAN TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE.
YEAH. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE.
SURE. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT, MR. CORBETT. YES. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES THE GOLF COURSE WITH THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, AND YOU WILL.
WE ALL LIVE HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER OR HAVE MUTUAL FRIENDS.
SO THAT HAPPENS, AND PEOPLE WILL PERCEIVE OCCASIONALLY THAT YOU'RE VIOLATING THE SUNSHINE LAW, BUT THEY HAVE TO PROVE IT VIRTUALLY GAVE ME A VIOLATION, RIGHT? YEAH, EXACTLY. ROBERT'S RULES, I THINK THAT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? FIRST, BECAUSE ROBERT'S RULES IS A BIG, THICK BOOK AND I THINK THE BEST WAY TO HELP GUIDE YOU WITH ROBERT'S RULES IS WHAT WE'VE DONE AT THE CITY COMMISSION, WHICH IS TO LAST NIGHT, WE TALKED ABOUT, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE ORDER OF BUSINESS TO HELP THE CHAIR WHEN DO YOU ASK FOR A MOTION? WHEN DO YOU HAVE DISCUSSION? WHEN DO YOU TAKE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS? AT THE BEGINNING, BUT IF YOU VOTE ON ANYTHING, YOU HAVE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGAIN BEFORE THE VOTE IF SOMEBODY WISHES TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM.
IF THEY HAVE VOTING ITEMS. IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY WE JUST HAVE DISCUSSION, BUT THERE ARE ITEMS ARE GOING TO VOTE ON IF ANYBODY HERE.
IT'S JUST A GOOD PRACTICE TO SAY DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK BEFORE WE VOTE? AND WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH AND THEN THE CHAIRPERSON, MR. PELICAN, AND WHOEVER YOUR SUCCESSOR IS CAN HAVE THAT PIECE OF PAPER THERE.
WE DO THIS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER BOARDS TOO.
DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT MOTIONS? AMENDING MOTIONS? THE ROBERT'S RULES STANDARD FOR AMENDING MOTIONS IS REALLY CLUNKY AND SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND UNLESS YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, FOR AN AMENDED MOTION, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON AMENDMENTS.
THEN YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION, AND THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE IT, WE'VE STREAMLINED IT AT THE CITY COMMISSION, WHERE THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND SOME MORE DISCUSSION AND SOMEBODY WANTS TO AMEND IT.
THE MOTION MAKER IS AGREEABLE TO DOING THAT.
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IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER DOING THAT, THEN I'LL GIVE YOU THAT RULE ALSO.WE CAN ORDER THE AGENDA HOWEVER WE WANT, RIGHT? YES. SO, LIKE, PUBLIC COMMENTS COULD BE MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE? YES. OKAY.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SAY, AND IS THAT, AND THIS IS WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER ADVISORY BOARDS AND STAFF, SO HAS THIS PARTICULAR BOARD LOOKED AT WHAT WE CALL THE ENABLING RESOLUTION THAT SETS UP YOUR DUTIES ESTABLISHES THE BOARD SAYS THESE ARE YOUR DUTIES.
HAVE YOU ALL REVIEWED THAT? WE WENT THROUGH THAT QUITE A BIT LAST WEEK.
SO THAT'S GOOD ADVISORY BOARD TO THE COMMISSION, AND THEN I KNOW WITH ANOTHER ADVISORY BOARD I'M GOING TO TALK TO NEXT WEEK, THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE DIRECTED THEIR STAFF LIAISON DAVID IS YOURS OBVIOUSLY TO DO WORK OR TO CREATE SOME STUDY OR INFORMATION THAT HASN'T ALREADY BEEN DONE.
IT'S TO JUST PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD ITSELF.
JUST TO KNOW SOMETHING IS NOT NECESSARILY APPROPRIATE.
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY YOUR ROLE.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYBODY ELSE HERE? QUESTIONS? NO I THINK THAT DOES IT.
OKAY. ANY TIME, AND I WILL SEND AN EMAIL WITH THAT, AND YOU'LL HAVE A PRINTED COPY OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THAT, AND THEN EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW YOUR MEETINGS ARE GOING TO GO AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO CALL FOR A MOTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
IS IT OKAY IF I STAY FOR A LITTLE BIT? THAT'S UP TO YOU. [CHUCKLING] YOU MIGHT GET US FOR VIOLATION.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM 6.2, INTRODUCTION OF CITY MANAGER TY ROSS.
I DON'T SEE HIM IN THE AUDIENCE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY, I MET HIM BRIEFLY AT THE PRO SHOP, AND HE LOOKS LIKE A NICE MAN.
I [INAUDIBLE] IF YOU WANT, AND WE'LL COME BACK.
THANK YOU. HE'S GOT LOTS OF FREE TIME RIGHT NOW.
I'M SURE I'M OFF THIS YEAR, SO I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON.
[6.3 DISCUSSION - END OF YEAR FINANCIALS - FISCAL YEAR 2022 / 2023]
RIGHT TO DISCUSSION.ITEM 6.3 END OF YEAR FINANCIALS.
THIS WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA BY MY REQUEST TO MR. DEMAY, AND THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO FORWARD THAT INFORMATION AS AN ATTACHMENT, AND HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK IT UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE DOWNLOADED IT, BUT IT THE SAME DOCUMENTS ARE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS FAR AS UNDER NORMALLY THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH OR BEFOREHAND THAT GETS PUBLISHED IS WHAT THE RESULTS ARE FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH OR CONTINUING YEAR.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO LEAD OFF ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT IT? OKAY, I'LL LEAD OFF THEN.
I'VE REVIEWED IT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAD A GOOD YEAR.
YOU HAD A COUPLE OF BIG ITEMS THAT CAME UP.
ONE, MR. DEMAY AND HIS STAFF LEARNED OF THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE IRRIGATION PUMP.
USUALLY EXPENSIVE ITEM, AND THROUGH APPROPRIATE CHANNELS.
THAT WAS A BIG ITEM, AND THEN SECOND BIG ITEM WAS CARRYING THROUGH ON THE CART REPLACEMENT, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN THE NEXT ITEM, BUT THOSE WEREN'T SIMPLE THINGS.
THOSE WERE QUITE COMPLEX, AND MR. DEMAY WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THEM TO OUR GREAT THANKS, AND ALL IN ALL, I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD YEAR.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THAT INFORMATION? I HAVE ONE THING.
HOW ARE WE DOING ON THESE DINNERS YOU'RE HAVING? I MEAN, I KNOW YOU JUST STARTED THEM.
HOPEFULLY WE'RE MAKING SOME PROFIT ON THEM.
YES. THE DINNERS HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SO THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER FOR US.
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WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE. SO NOW YOU PLAN ON HAVING THOSE.YOU'VE BEEN HAVING THEM ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, RIGHT? YOU PLAN ON CONTINUING THAT? OH ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. ONCE A MONTH THE GOAL WILL BE TWICE A MONTH.
TRY TO DO TWO EVENTS, MAYBE KIND OF A SMALLER EVENT, THEN A NICER EVENT LIKE IN DECEMBER.
WE'RE DOING A SURF AND TURF, WHICH IS A LITTLE HIGHER END, AND WE'VE ALREADY OUR HALF FULL FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE FINDING THAT THE MOMENTUM WE'RE WE'VE CREATED WITH THESE EVENTS.
OF COURSE HIRING A CHEF HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP WITH THAT, BUT YEAH, AND THEN WE'RE TRYING TO MAYBE TWO EVENTS A MONTH, A HAPPY HOUR, CONSISTENT HAPPY HOUR, ONE NIGHT A WEEK, MAYBE FRIDAY NIGHTS.
THAT'S A GOOD NIGHT. WHAT ELSE WAS I GOING TO ASK YOU? IS MOSTLY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING ARE MEMBERS OF THE GOLF ASSOCIATION.
ARE YOU GETTING SOME OUTSIDE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, THAT MAYBE DON'T PLAY GOLF THERE? YES. SEVERAL OUTSIDE JUST FROM THE PUBLIC.
A LOT OF MEMBERS, BUT THEN WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL AREN'T AWARE OF EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING.
I'LL GO AROUND TO EVERY TABLE AND SPEAK WITH EVERYONE.
HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE ROOM USED TO BE DIVIDED WITH A CURTAIN AND YOU DON'T HAVE ONE NOW? HAVE YOU FOUND THAT TO BE A PROBLEM SINCE YOU DON'T HAVE ONE? OR DO WE NEED TO MAYBE WORK ON GETTING GETTING A CURTAIN IN THERE? I MEAN, I REALIZE THE OLD ONE WAS OLD, SO YEAH, IT WAS INOPERABLE AND BEAT UP.
THERE ARE DIVIDERS YOU CAN PURCHASE.
SO WE KIND OF LOOKED INTO THAT SOME, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY NEEDED IT.
YEAH I MEAN IF YOU DON'T NEED THAT'S ACTUALLY MY QUESTION.
IF YOU DON'T NEED IT YOU KNOW, WHY SPEND MONEY ON IT.
YEAH, ANY SMALL MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A CONFERENCE ROOM THAT WE UTILIZE, BUT YEAH.
SO TO THIS POINT WE HAVEN'T REALLY NEEDED IT.
OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I GOT OKAY.
ALL RIGHT OKAY FOLLOWING ON I'LL JUST CONTINUE WITH THE FINANCIALS AGAIN THAT A BIG ITEM IN THE COMING BUDGET OR THE SALE OF THE OLD CARTS AND MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT IN A YEAR OR SO, WE WON'T HAVE THAT, THAT BUDGET ITEM ANYMORE, AND I GUESS WE NEED TO KEEP THE REVENUES UP SO WE CAN AFFORD TO MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS ON THE CARTS.
CORRECT? YEAH EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS, IS BUILDING TOWARDS THAT AND TOWARDS ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE LIKE GOLF CARTS, NEW MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE STARTED I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY TEN MONTHS AND SO FROM.
THEN TILL NOW IT'S BEEN REBUILDING IT FROM REALLY THE GROUND UP, AND SO THE MOMENTUM WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS SIGNIFICANT. I MEAN, I THINK BETWEEN THE GOLF COURSE CONDITIONS AND ALL THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT IN PLACE, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO REACH OUR REVENUE GOALS AND ACHIEVE BUDGET, EVEN AFTER THE SALE OF THE CART STOPS COVERING THAT BILL.
ONE OTHER ITEM I HAPPENED TO NOTICE WAS DURING THE YEAR YOU REALIZED FAIRWAY SPRAYING WAS COSTING WAY TOO MUCH TIME, AND YOU FOUND THE MONEY TO PURCHASE A SPRAYER.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT SEEMED LIKE A VERY PROACTIVE MOVE, AND.
JUST THE TIME IT TOOK TO EVEN FERTILIZE THE GOLF COURSE WAS SIGNIFICANT.
SO BY GETTING THE SPRAYER, IT SAVES TIME.
IT JUST FOR FOR LABOR MAINLY, BUT THE COVERAGE IS BETTER AS WELL.
OKAY. GREAT. IT'S BEEN A BIG HELP.
UNRELATED MAYBE TO FINANCIALS.
DAVE, ARE WE FULLY STAFFED ON THE MAINTENANCE STAFF NOW OR ARE WE STILL LOOKING FOR PEOPLE IN A FEW AREAS AT THE CLUB? WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A FEW PEOPLE.
WE'VE HIRED THREE PEOPLE IN MAINTENANCE AND ANOTHER PART TIME.
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I SEE YOU BROUGHT ONE OF YOUR CART GUYS OUT OF RETIREMENT.YEAH. ONE LAST ITEM ON THE CARTS.
ARE THERE ANY NEW CHALLENGES WHEN CONVERTING FROM THE GAS TO ELECTRIC AS FAR AS THE CART STAFF IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD? YEAH. NO, IT'S THEY'RE GREAT.
THEY'RE I THINK I WANT TO SAY 200 POUNDS LIGHTER.
SO THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR WEAR AND TEAR ON THE GOLF COURSE.
BEING ELECTRIC YOU KNOW THERE'S NO OBVIOUSLY LOUD NOISE GAS THAT COSTS.
SO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ELECTRIC IS A COST SAVINGS.
SO LONG TERM THERE'S REALLY I MEAN THEY'RE STATE OF THE ART.
SO THEY REALLY THEY'VE BEEN GREAT AND A LOT OF GREAT COMMENTS ON THEM, AND BUT NO, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING UNIQUE ABOUT THEM THAT WE WOULD NEED TO WORRY ABOUT.
IS THIS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD ELECTRIC CARTS? I THINK YEARS AGO THEY HAD ELECTRIC CARTS.
SO DID YOU HAVE TO REDO THE HOOKUPS FOR THEM OR? NO, THERE WAS ALREADY THAT WAS LEFT THERE FROM BEFORE.
YEAH, IT WAS; THEY LEFT ALL THE ELECTRICAL.
WE HAD IT ALL TESTED AHEAD OF TIME AND IT ALL WORKS.
WHAT'S THE LIFE ON THOSE CARTS? ABOUT FIVE YEARS? YEAH, ABOUT FIVE YEARS, BUT THE RESALE IS MUCH HIGHER FOR THE LITHIUM ELECTRIC AS OPPOSED TO GAS.
YEAH. OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON FROM THE CARTS, I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE THIS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY ARE BRAND NEW, AND I HOPE EVERY USER TREATS THEM AS IF IT WAS THEIR OWN PROPERTY AND DRIVES IN AN APPROPRIATE SPEED WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING ON SOME OF THE BUMPY TERRAIN AS FAR AS SOME OF THE PATHS, WE MAY HAVE ISSUES AND NOT TAKE THEM UP AND DOWN SOME OF THE CURBS THAT ARE AROUND SOME OF THOSE AREAS, AS PEOPLE TREAT IT LIKE THEY OWNED THEM THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY GET ABUSED, THEY WON'T LOOK LIKE THEY DO NOW.
DO YOU AGREE? YEAH, THAT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE.
WE HAVE ADDED RANGERS TO THE COURSE, WHICH IS HELPFUL TOO AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD ROPES AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR DIFFERENT AREAS.
WE'RE HAVING EVERYBODY SIGN A WAIVER STATING THAT IF YOU DO DAMAGE TO THE CARTS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, AND THEN THE CART PASS ON SOME OF THE [INAUDIBLE], ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH ARE IN BAD SHAPE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROJECT STARTING.
I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT STARTING HERE THIS MONTH, USING THE MILLINGS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY TO SMOOTH OUT THE CART PATHS BECAUSE ALL THOSE BUMPS DO TEND TO HAVE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE TIRES AND THE GOLF CARTS.
SO THERE'S AN ISSUE IF YOU NEED TO CALL OUT SOMEONE YOU'RE PLAYING WITH AND IT'S GOLFERS ARE RELUCTANT TO DO IT, BUT MAYBE THAT'S NECESSARY IF YOU'VE GOT A PLAYING PARTNER ENGAGING IN SOME OF THAT INADVISABLE BEHAVIOR TO RISK THEM BEING ANGRY A BIT, BUT CALLING THEM OUT ON IT.
YEAH, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL.
I MEAN, THE PLAYING PARTNER NEEDS TO SAY SOMETHING.
SO WHEN I DO SPEAK TO THEM, WE ARE CONSISTENTLY REMINDING THEM OF TAKING CARE OF THE GOLF COURSE, THE GOLF CARTS AND WHERE WE DRIVE THAT CREATES THE WEAR PATTERNS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO STAY ON THE CART PATHS, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT AND GET A LITTLE MORE STRICT AS WE MOVE ALONG.
OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN.
AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.
[7. MGA UPDATE]
WELL, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ENTERING THE FALL SEASON.SOME OF THE WINTER PLAYERS HAVE COME DOWN AND ARRIVED.
SO THE BLITZ HAS BEEN ACTIVE ALONG WITH THE SATURDAY MORNING MIXER.
THE MEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 18TH AND 19TH AND THREE DIFFERENT PLAYING CATEGORIES, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE A NEW HANDICAP COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR. MURRAY, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE RECORDING SCORES CONSISTENTLY AND HOPEFULLY PROPERLY, AND SO THINGS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.
I THINK WE HAD 104 PAID MEMBERS, BUT IT MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY OFF ON THAT.
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? NOPE. ANY COMMENT ABOUT THAT? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT, THE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION UPDATE.
[8. WGA UPDATE]
WELL YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR 72 HOLE INVITATIONAL AND NOT 72, WE HAD 72 PEOPLE SCHEDULED FOR 27 HOLE[00:25:06]
INVITATIONAL. I'M TIRED FROM ALL THIS, BUT IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.WE HAD A LARGE NUMBER OF WOMEN DRESSING UP AS PIRATES.
ONE OF OUR MEMBERS SUGGESTED WE HAVE A BEST COSTUME NEXT YEAR.
THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH IT AND WE WERE ALL VERY THRILLED THAT THOSE CARDS CAME IN RIGHT BEFORE WE HAD OUR EVENT, BECAUSE IT WAS A NICE, ANOTHER NICE PLUS.
SO I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE WE CAN EXPAND BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT FAR AWAY.
WE DO GET SOME FROM JACKSONVILLE.
THE STAFF WERE GREAT YESTERDAY, DID A GREAT JOB.
CHRISTY DID A GREAT JOB ON THE FOOD AND GETTING EVERYTHING READY.
SO I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND I HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE AS WELL.
IS THAT A ONCE A YEAR, ONCE A YEAR EVENT? YEAH. WE CAN'T DO IT TOO MANY.
OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE TO REST UP.
LISTEN TO MY VOICE THIS MORNING I'M HOARSE, I'M TIRED, BUT YEAH, IT'S ONCE A YEAR THING, BUT I THINK IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST LOOKED FORWARD TO EVENTS THAT WE HAVE BY OUR OWN LEAGUE, BUT I'VE WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF REPEAT PEOPLE BACK EVERY YEAR.
WHILE WE'RE ON THIS ITEM I GUESS OUR MANY OF OUR TERMS ARE UP.
THE LAST MEETING WILL BE IN DECEMBER.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT OR IS THERE A REPLACEMENT? THERE'S PROBABLY NO REPLACEMENTS.
GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO THAT? I AM NOT RE-UPPING.
OKAY, SO WILL THE MEN'S GROUP THEY'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH.
I'LL FIND SOMEONE TO REPORT ON THE MGA.
ITEM NINE STAFF COMMENTS 9.1 GENERAL MANAGER UPDATES.
[9. STAFF COMMENTS]
I KNOW WE GOT SOME OF THEM, BUT I'M SURE YOU HAVE A FEW MORE.YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT A FEW OF THE ITEMS ALREADY, SO REALLY JUST CONTINUING THE POSITIVE MOMENTUM.
IT IT'S A DAILY THING THAT I HEAR PEOPLE COMING IN SAYING ABOUT ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS, WHETHER IT'S THE GOLF COURSE, THE GOLF CARTS, ALL THE THINGS WE'RE DOING.
SO EVERYTHING WE PUT IN PLACE FROM DAY ONE IS KIND OF COMING TO FRUITION IN A SHORT TIME, AND SO WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO STILL CONTINUING WITH A LOT OF THINGS ESPECIALLY MARKETING AND KIND OF CHANGING THE NARRATIVE, CHANGING THE CULTURE, WE'RE FINDING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING, YEAH, WE HEAR GOOD THINGS. WE'RE HEARING GREAT THINGS.
SO THAT'S WORKING, EVERYTHING, ALL THE POSITIVE COMMENTS YOU GUYS ARE MAKING AND THE COMMISSION AND EVERYONE IN THE CITY, IT'S SPREADING, WHICH I THINK THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS TO TELL PEOPLE THAT, HEY, WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING THESE THINGS AND COME SEE US.
WE OBVIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT THE NEW GOLF CARTS.
OUR ROUNDS AND MEMBERSHIPS ARE ALL TRENDING UP.
WE'RE FINDING WE HAVE WEEKLY WE HAVE 3 TO 4 MEMBER INQUIRIES.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED WE STILL FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT IN IN THE AREA BECAUSE I KNOW EVEN SOME OF THE OTHER CLUBS ARE ADDING INITIATION FEES AND SOME OF THE OTHER CLUBS THAT ARE KIND OF AT OUR LEVEL AND CREATING FOOD AND BEVERAGE MINIMUMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT SO FOR US, WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT BASED ON EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING AND WHERE WE'RE AT COMPARED TO THE OTHER CLUBS, BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS SO EXPENSIVE.
SO THAT'S A REALLY POSITIVE THING, AND THAT, THAT GIVES ME THE CONFIDENCE THAT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET US TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE SELF SUSTAINABLE AND EVEN WITH ALL THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE DOING, WE DID GET NEW FLAGS.
WE ALSO PUT A TAPE ON THE FLAGS THAT'LL HELP THE RANGEFINDERS CATCH THE FLAGS AND YOU COMMENTED ABOUT THAT.
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LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT.THOSE LITTLE DETAILS ARE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
THE YARDAGE MARKERS ARE GOING TO BE A HUGE A HUGE HELP.
THE TEE MARKERS IN THE FAIRWAYS, WE DO HAVE YARDAGE MARKERS.
WE GOT NEW ONES 100, 150 AND 200.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON A FEW OF THOSE, BUT THOSE LITTLE THINGS HELP WITH PACE OF PLAY AND NOT EVERYBODY HAS A RANGEFINDER, SO BEING ABLE TO SEE THE YARDAGES HELPS TO SPEED UP PLAY.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION OF RE-RATING THE GOLF COURSE.
WE ARE ACTUALLY SCHEDULED FOR THAT THIS YEAR.
SO I'VE MET WITH MR. MARKEVICH AND OTHER MGA MEMBERS, AND THEN I'M GOING TO MEET WITH THE LADIES, GOING AROUND CHECKING THE TEES, MAKING SURE THEY'RE IN THE RIGHT SPOTS.
WE'RE CONSIDERING ADDING A TEE FOR THE MEN, MAYBE A DUAL TEE FOR THE MEN'S AND LADIES BASED ON THE DISTANCE OF THE GOLF COURSE AND HOW CHALLENGING IT IS, AND SO WE WENT AROUND WITH MR. MARKEVICH AND THEN WE'LL I'M COORDINATING THAT WITH THE LADIES TO GO AROUND WITH THEM AND THEN ONCE IT'S RERATED THEN WE WILL HAVE SCORECARDS REDONE IF THERE ARE MAJOR CHANGES.
SOME OF THE WOMEN DON'T WANT ANY CHANGES, FEW THAT HAVE MENTIONED IT WE'VE ALL GOTTEN USED TO PLAYING FROM THE RED TEES AND PLAYING THE LONGER DISTANCES. SO I DID TALK WITH OUR PRESIDENT AND WE'LL DEFINITELY GET MORE FEEDBACK ON THAT FROM THE PEOPLE. I MEAN, I KNOW A LOT OF OUR WOMEN ARE HESITANT TO MOVE UP TO THE FURTHER ON THE ORANGE ONES.
THEY LIKE TO BE BACK SO THAT CERTAINLY WILL GET FEEDBACK AND EVERYONE.
IT'S ALWAYS SOME PEOPLE WANT THIS, SOME PEOPLE.
SO IT'S ALWAYS CHALLENGING, BUT WE'LL MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
YEAH. YOU GUYS DON'T OWN THE RED TEES ANYMORE.
NO YOU WON'T PLAY FROM RED TEES.
SO WE'LL ALSO EMBARKING ON RE-STAKING THE COURSE, THE OUT-OF-BOUNDS MARKERS, THE HAZARD MARKERS, BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN DONE FOR FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE OUT OF BOUNDS THAT SHOULD BE RED STAKED OR YELLOW, I MEAN, JUST ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER PROJECT TO START FIXING THAT BECAUSE THAT AFFECTS A LOT OF THINGS AS FAR AS YOUR PLAY, AND SO I'M GOING AROUND WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE.
MR. MARKEVICH, AGAIN, WE WENT AROUND AND LOOKED AT THAT AND WE'LL TALK WITH THE LADIES AS WELL.
LIKE I WAS SAYING, WE'RE ACTUALLY STARTING THAT THIS MONTH.
MUCH NEEDED IN THE WINTER SEASON AS THE GRASS TENDS TO GET MORE DORMANT.
THE TREE TRIMMING PROJECT WE STARTED TODAY, AS MR. MURRAY WAS SAYING, THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG HELP.
A LOT OF THE TREES, OBVIOUSLY OLDER TREES.
SO FOR SAFETY, GETTING SUNLIGHT AND AIR TO THE TO THE SPOTS THAT WE HAVE A HARD TIME GROWING GRASS.
THAT'LL BE SIGNIFICANT PLAYABILITY AS WELL.
I MEAN, A LOT OF THE TREES HAVE GROWN OUT INTO THE FAIRWAY, WHICH THAT'S NOT THEIR INTENTION.
YOU KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LIKE HIT IT THIS WAY AND THEN THIS WAY AND THIS WAY.
SO IT'S KIND OF IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT.
SO THAT'LL HELP WITH ALL THAT.
THE VOLUNTEERS, IS THAT WAVEFORM AVAILABLE AT THE PRO SHOP AND YOU JUST FILL IT OUT I HAVE IT, YES, SIR, AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO ONCE THAT'S RON FARRELL HAS IT ALSO SO YOU SHOW UP THERE AND FILL IT OUT AND LEE MURRAY WILL SEND IT OUT TO YOU IF YOU WANT.
YEAH, THERE IS A WAIVER THAT EVERYONE MUST SIGN IF THEY ARE GOING TO VOLUNTEER, AND THE VOLUNTEERS MAINLY ARE GOING TO BE DOING JUST CLEANUP, THEY'LL JUST BE MOVING STICKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING DANGEROUS OR THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING ANYTHING CRAZY.
SO, THE TEE BOX RENOVATION, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT OVER SOME OF THE MEETINGS.
WE ARE GOING TO START THAT REAL SOON WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.
AGAIN, IT'S A PROCESS, BUT WE'LL TAKE THE WORST TEE BOXES FIRST.
A LOT OF IT IS TREE COVERAGE LIKE EVEN ONE SOUTH SUPERINTENDENT THINKS HE'S STARTING TO GET SOME GRASS TO GROW THERE, BUT AS WE TRIM SOME OF THOSE TREES, GET SOME MORE SUNLIGHT IN THERE, THE [INAUDIBLE] ON THAT TEE BOX, AND IT JUST WASN'T, HE SAID.
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IT WASN'T MAINTAINED PROPERLY.SO I THINK HE FEELS HE CAN MAYBE GROW THAT BACK WITHOUT RE-SODDING THAT, BUT A LOT OF THE ONES THAT ARE ROUNDED AND CROWNED WILL LEVEL THOSE AND RESTORE THOSE.
YEAH, A LOT OF THAT IS TREE COVERAGE, BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF PESTS, A LOT OF BUGS THERE'S EVEN NOW I MEAN, JUST TO WHAT WE'VE HAD TO DO WITH NEMATODES AND MOLE CRICKETS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
YEAH IT'S THAT AND TREE COVERAGE AND IT'S KIND OF A COMBINATION, BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN MAINTENANCE IS WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PLAYING CATCH UP BECAUSE WE CAME INTO THIS AND IT'S JUST BEEN A CHALLENGE.
SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF PLAYING CATCH UP WITH SOME OF THESE SPOTS, BUT YEAH, I THINK WE'LL HIT THE WORST SPOTS FIRST AND IT'LL BE KIND OF A YEAR LONG PROJECT FOR THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A FEW OTHER THINGS TO DO AND THEN LAST WE'LL PROBABLY START THIS IN THE FIRST QUARTER IS THE SHORT GAME AREA.
THE PUTTING GREEN NOW IS IN MUCH, MUCH BETTER SHAPE.
SO WE WANT TO FILL THAT BUNKER IN, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TOP TRACER HAVE A SHORT GAME AREA, PUT A GREEN IN A BUNKER, HAVE A CHIPPING AREA OVER THERE THAT'S DISMANTLED, THE CONCRETE THAT WAS POURED THERE BEFORE.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IT AND UTILIZE IT AND ARE WE ABANDONING THAT LOWER PUTTING GREEN AREA TOO, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE REPURPOSED.
YEAH, THAT PROBABLY WE'RE USING IT FOR PLUGGING RIGHT NOW AROUND THE GOLF COURSE.
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ELIMINATE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A GREEN THAT HAS THAT MASSIVE SLOPE.
SO IT'S REALLY UNNECESSARY, AND THAT'S A BIG GREEN AS WELL.
SO I WAS SURPRISED HOW WELL THE DRIVING RANGE GRASS LOOKED LAST WEEK.
IT SEEMS TO HAVE REALLY GROWN IN NOW.
YEAH. YEAH THAT'S ALL THOSE THINGS IF PEOPLE CAN REMEMBER I MEAN LIKE WHEN I STARTED IT WAS ALL DIRT ALMOST, AND THERE WAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF THIS ROOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RANGE BECAUSE THERE WAS A PIPE BREAK AND IT HAD BEEN LEFT THERE FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE BACKSIDE AND THEN THE LEFT SIDE.
SO THAT SHORT GAME AREA WOULD BE A NICE THING AS WELL FOR EVERYTHING FOR THE MEMBERS AND THE GUESTS.
I DID HAVE ONE JUST QUESTION AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT, AND THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM, BUT WHERE DOES THE CONSISTENCY IN THE SAND TRAP MATERIAL COME ON THE PRIORITY LIST? IS THERE EVER GOING TO BE A PLAN TO SOMEDAY HAVE ALL SAND, SAND TRAPS? YES THAT IS ON THE--EVEN ON THE SAME HOLE.
YES. YEAH, IT IS INCONSISTENT, I KNOW THAT, AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT A CRITICISM.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS ON THE PRIORITIES OF WHERE THAT IS.
I MEAN, ONCE WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE MAINTAINED THE GOLF COURSE TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT'S SUSTAINABLE, TEE BOXES ARE PROBABLY SOME OF THEM ARE MORE CHALLENGED. SO STILL WORK ON MY DIRT SHOTS.
YEAH. I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO HIT THAT SHOT.
NO I JUST SO BUT IT IS ONES THAT ARE DIRT.
SO ONES THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY BAD WHERE THERE'S REALLY NO SAND ALMOST; IT'S JUST DIRT, WE WILL FILL THOSE IN, AND THROUGH THE WINTER SEASON WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MORE, MORE TIME AVAILABLE FOR THE STAFF TO DO THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. DEMAY. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE BACK, I SEE.
[6.2 INTRODUCTION - CITY MANAGER TY ROSS]
ITEM 6.2, INTRODUCTION OF CITY MANAGER TY ROSS.I BELIEVE HE'S COME INTO THE ROOM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE A FEW COMMENTS TO US, SIR? WE WELCOME IT, IF YOU'RE ABLE.
YEAH THANKS FOR THE INCLUSION, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
[00:40:09]
WORKING WITH WITH DAVID.HE'S A PROFESSIONAL, AND WE'VE GOT A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD AT THE COURSE.
I HAD A WEEKLY ENGINEERING MEETING WITH WITH CHARLIE GEORGE OVER AT UTILITIES TO DISCUSS THOSE PROJECTS, BUT I GOT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A REGULAR PART OF YOUR MEETINGS AND YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
THANK YOU SIR. WELCOME ABOARD.
[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? NO. THANK YOU. NOT TODAY.MY LAST COMMENT I THINK THE COURSE LOOKS GREAT.
IF YOU PLAN ON SERVING INTO NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME I'M PLANNING ON STAYING ON.
ALTHOUGH YOU'RE LEAVING SO WE COULD DO IT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, AND TO GIVE IT SOME MORE THOUGHT BEFORE THE DEADLINE PASSES. WITH THAT, I'LL CALL ITEM 11 ADJOURNMENT.
WOULD SOMEONE MAKE A--MOVE TO ADJOURN.
SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.