[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD.
MISS MCDONNELL, DO YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? ITEM THREE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COULD WE ALL STAND, PLEASE? LYNN, COULD YOU LEAD US? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ITEM FOUR APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
I THINK MR. RAUSCHENBERGER, WHO LEFT THE BOARD AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WAS WORKING ON THOSE AND I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'VE BEEN SUBMITTED YET, SO WE'LL HAVE TO PASS ON, AND WHEN THEY'RE SUBMITTED, APPROVE THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING.
ITEM FIVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THERE'S NO PUBLIC MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS MORNING HE'S A PUBLIC MEMBER, DOC, BUT HE AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO SAY, SO WE'RE OKAY AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE BEGIN DISCUSSION ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBER MR. TOM CAMERA.
WE'RE GLAD, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DECIDING TO SERVE, AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF? NO, WE'LL WE CAN PASS ON THAT.
OKAY. WE'LL LEARN AS WE GO ALONG.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. SIR. ITEM SIX DISCUSSION ITEMS 6.1 GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD RESOLUTION
[6.1 Golf Course Advisory Board Resolution]
I'LL GIVE A LITTLE IT CAME UP THAT WE WERE GOING TO A NEW RESOLUTION WAS GOING TO BE DONE AT A PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETING, THEY DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON APPROVING IT AND KIND OF SENT IT BACK TO THIS BOARD TO GIVE INPUT TO IT, AND THERE WAS A PROPOSED RESOLUTION, AND THEN I BELIEVE MR. DEMAY CAME FORWARD TODAY WITH A REVISED RESOLUTION AS WELL.AT HOME, I LOOKED AT VARIOUS OTHER RESOLUTIONS FROM THE PAST AND COBBLED TOGETHER WHAT I THOUGHT NEEDED TO BE IN ONE, PRETTY MUCH SO IT'S CHANGED, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY STAFF WILL DETERMINE THE LEGALITIES OF IT, BUT SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE LOOKING AT TWO ITEMS THERE, AND, MR. DEMAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO.
YEAH, SO WE CREATED A NEW RESOLUTION AGAIN, TRIED TO MAKE IT FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE SAME BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT FUNDS BUT THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE ONE THAT I PRESENTED I KNOW THE ONE THAT MR. PELICAN KIND OF CREATED.
WE JUST WERE LOOKING AT THE WHEREASES THERE'S A LOT OF WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS SO WE WERE GOING TO TALK WITH THE, THE, THE CITY REPRESENTATIVES TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE IN THAT VERBIAGE.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY AFFECT THE CHANGES THAT WE CAME UP WITH OUR MAIN CHANGES WOULD BE IN THE, THE ROLE OF THE, OF THE BOARD AND UNDER POWERS AND DUTIES, SECTION SIX, THAT'S THE MAIN, MAIN PART OF THE CHANGES THAT WE, THAT WE CREATED RECOMMENDING RATES.
A WOULD BE RECOMMEND RATES FOR THE GOLF CLUB AND ITS FACILITIES.
B WOULD BE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PLANS AND EFFORTS TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP ROUNDS PLAYED, AND REVENUE GENERATION, C IS TO RECOMMEND PLANS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE GOLF CLUB.
THIS COULD INCLUDE NEW AMENITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN D IS TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE INPUT ON PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND THEN E IS TO PREPARE THE MINUTES AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE HERE'S WHAT WE, HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE DONE AND THEN THINGS THAT THE BOARD HAS DONE AND PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION, OR
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OFFER THAT TO THE COMMISSION.SO I FEEL THAT THIS IS A KIND OF COVERS EVERYTHING IN THE GOLF CLUB IT ALLOWS US TO DISCUSS MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND PUTS US MORE IN LINE WITH THE OTHER THING, WHICH WOULD BE NOT HAVING A MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT VERBIAGE IN THERE.
SO I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AGAIN, ANY SUGGESTIONS? YOU ALL WOULD HAVE I'M HAPPY TO WRITE THOSE DOWN AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS TO THE COMMISSION, AND WE CAN JUST GO FROM THERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON IT? I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THIS IS MAYBE DIRECTED TO COMMISSIONER ROSS, AND HE'S BACK THERE ONE OF THOSE WHEREASES IS THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL APPOINT A CITY COMMISSIONER LIAISON TO INTERACT WITH THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD ASIDE FROM HIM, IT WAS, LIKE, WRITTEN FOR HIM.
I DON'T SEE THERE BEING THAT MUCH TASTE ON THE COMMISSION FOR ATTENDING.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DOC? DON'T YOU ALL NOT HAVE LIAISONS ANYMORE FOR ANY OF THE ANY OF THE BOARDS? IS IT OKAY IF MR. ROSS COMES UP, DOCTOR ROSS COMES UP AND ADDRESSES US BRIEFLY ON THAT? SURE.
CHIP ROSS 210 NORTH THIRD STREET.
A THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN THIS DOCUMENT, SO I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
OKAY. SO IT WASN'T TAILORED FOR ME.
B, COME NOVEMBER, YOU WON'T BE SEEING ME ANYMORE.
AS FAR AS LIAISON, I GO TO ALL THE BOARD MEETINGS.
I'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR 6 OR 7 YEARS NOW AND I THINK I'VE BEEN ABOUT PROBABLY 95% WHEN I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY OR OUT OF THE STATE; I WASN'T THERE.
I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER WANTS TO DO THAT.
SO WE HAD LIAISONS AT ONE POINT.
IT DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL, AND SO I THINK YOU SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE THAT OUT.
OKAY. YOU GOT YOUR MOUTH OPEN, TOM, LIKE, IN DISBELIEF.
ANY QUESTION OR CONCERN? YOU DON'T HAVE ANY.
THERE'S NO OFFICIAL ASSIGNED A LIAISON TO ANY OF THE BOARDS.
THAT'S CORRECT. NO, NOT OFFICIAL.
I MEAN, HE MAY ATTEND THEM ALL, EITHER OFFICIALLY OR UNOFFICIALLY.
I MEAN, I JUST COME AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, CORRECT? WELL, YOU MAY BE A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT, A LITTLE MORE ON THE BOARD, BUT I'M JUST SAYING YOU'RE NOT OFFICIALLY ASSIGNED TO THE GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE.
LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS IS THE TOURIST BOARD.
I THINK THAT'S IT. RIGHT? YEAH. THERE IS ONE NOW ON THE TDC.
THAT'S MY POINT. THERE'S NOT ANY OFFICIAL ONES ON ANY BOARD.
SO BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE THAT.
TO HAVE THAT. NO, ACTUALLY NO SENSE IN HAVING THAT IN THERE IS IT I WOULD AGREE.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A QUESTION, TOM.
THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT THAT'S [INAUDIBLE].
YEAH. IF I PUT A NOTE TO THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE I MEAN THAT'S LESS VERBIAGE IF YOU WANT.
YEAH. SO I TOOK A NOTE TO STRIKE.
CAN I MAKE ONE OTHER SUGGESTION.
YOU JUST MIGHT WANT TO WRITE THAT IN.
AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, WE CAN MEET IT AT ANOTHER TIME OR EVERY TWO MONTHS.
HOWEVER, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO WORD IT.
THAT JUST GIVES YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY.
THANK YOU SIR. MR. DEMAY. YES THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS, I, I WAS READING IS WE DID ALSO PUT IN THERE I THINK THE UNDER SECTION SEVEN MEETING FREQUENCY, THE BOARD GOLF ADVISORY BOARD SHALL MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS BASED WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER PRESENT BEFORE I THINK IT JUST SAID MANAGEMENT SO THAT WAS ONE LITTLE TWEAK BUT YEAH.
SO BESIDES THAT, I THINK THAT'S I THINK WE HAVE IT COVERED UNLESS THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS? TOM.
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NO, NO, I THINK THE DOCUMENT SERVES AS A BIBLE FOR US AS A COMMITTEE, AND IT'S WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL STRUCTURED FOR US TO FOLLOW A PROCEDURE GOING FORWARD AND IT'S ESTABLISHING A NEW REGIME THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE UNDER A NEW MANAGEMENT WHERE THE CITY NOW CONTROLS IT THEY ALWAYS DID HAVE THIS HAS BEEN MODIFIED PROBABLY AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES OVER TIME, BUT I THINK THIS IS UPDATED AND MORE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TODAY'S MARKET.I MEAN, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID LAST TIME WHEN CASPER LEFT AND THEY WENT BACK TO THE CITY.
THAT'S I BELIEVE THAT'S HOW THIS DOCUMENT GOT IN OR LIKE 2016 OR SOMETHING IS WHEN THEY CHANGED IT.
OKAY. THE THING I CAME UP WITH MADE SOME CHANGES TO THAT AS FAR AS INSTEAD OF MAKING BECAUSE I THINK THEY WERE I THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE BECAUSE THE GREENS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS BEEN GONE.
SO THIS NEW RESOLUTION ISN'T SUNSETTING THAT SO I MADE IT A SUGGESTED CHANGE WHERE IT REFERENCES RESOLUTION 2017 OF 82, WHICH ESTABLISHED A GOLF ADVISORY BOARD, AND NOW THE COMMISSION DESIRES TO REVISE IT.
SO IF THAT'S LEGAL, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BETTER WAY.
IF IT'S NOT LEGAL, THEN WHATEVER THE LEGALITY HAS TO BE, BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND REFERENCING THE GREENS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH HASN'T EXISTED SINCE 2017 AND I GUESS MOVING FORWARD WOULD YOU PREFER THAT ONE OF US WORK WITH THE CITY CLERK ON GIVING OUR INPUT DIRECTLY TO HER? AS FAR AS MAINLY THAT TOP SECTION, THE RESOLUTION, OR WOULD YOU PREFER TO.
YEAH, I THINK THE PROTOCOL WOULD BE THAT YOU GIVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS, I'LL TAKE IT TO THE CITY CLERK AND WORK WITH HER BASED ON YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND WHAT WE HAVE WRITTEN.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO TAKE HER TO THE OTHER THING SUGGESTED CHANGES.
OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH DO YOU HAVE ANY INPUT? AS FAR AS.
DAVE WILL TAKE IT TO THEM, AND THEY PUT IT ON THE AGENDA TO BE VOTED ON WHENEVER, I GUESS.
NEXT MEETING. NO, IT'LL BE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS I THINK BY THE TIME.
WHATEVER. WHENEVER IT GOES THE SOONEST ONE WE CAN GET IT OUT.
IT'S NOT URGENT THAT IT'S GO ON TOMORROW.
YEAH. I THINK WE CAN MAYBE VOTE AND SAY YES, WE APPROVE THIS PENDING SOME OF THE LEGALITY CHANGES TO THE FIRST PAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT IN THAT TWO MONTH THING ALSO? IT JUST GIVES YOU MORE TIME. IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE'VE ALWAYS SAID IF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE STOPS MEETING REGULARLY, IT KIND OF I THINK THE MEMBERS LOSE THEIR FOCUS ON IT AND IT YOU YOU COULD GO AWAY AND SAY, WELL I'M JUST I THINK YOU DRIFT FURTHER AWAY FROM IT AND YOU DON'T STAY INVOLVED WITH IT, AND I THINK IT COULD EASILY LOSE MEMBERS.
WELL, I MISSED THEN IF YOU MISS A MEETING THEN YOU COULD BE FOUR MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS.
SO I THINK FOR THE CONTINUITY MEETINGS CAN BE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CANCELED FOR WEATHER AND THINGS, BUT JUST THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON IN A MONTH, WOULDN'T YOU SAY? REALLY? SURE.
YEAH. WELL, A LOT CAN GO ON IN A MONTH AND THERE COULD BE NOTHING, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD USE SOME LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THAT THERE COULD BE A REASON FOR CANCELLATION AND PUT MAYBE INSTEAD IT'S A DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR UPON I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE SLOWER IN THE SUMMER HERE, AND THAT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, FROM SINCE WHEN I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD IS WHEN MOST OF IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CANCELLATION, IT'S USUALLY SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO PUT IN SOME SORT OF LANGUAGE THAT MIGHT JUST GIVE US A LITTLE MORE LEEWAY TO CANCEL IF WE NEED TO, OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT JUST SAYS MONTHLY. SO YEAH, I JUST THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO SAY THE BOARD CAN CANCEL OR THE CLUB CAN CANCEL OR I CAN CANCEL IT.
MAYBE JUST MAYBE WE JUST NO CLEAR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I JUST THINK THERE MAY BE SOMETHING.
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WHEN YOU SAY MONTHLY, THEN YOU'RE MEETING EVERY MONTH.I'M SAYING IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE SOME LEEWAY.
YEAH, OR MAYBE IT'S SIMPLY IF WE TALK ABOUT IT AND SAY, HEY, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ON THE AGENDA WE'RE STILL WATERING THE GRASS WE WE'LL CANCEL THIS ONE.
OR MAYBE WE I DON'T KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO BE IN WRITING.
I MAY NOT BE JUST, JUST IN THE MONTHLY OR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT THAT GIVES YOU DISCRETION TO CANCEL IF NEED BE.
I MEAN, RIGHT, FOR SURE, BUT I MEAN, NO, I JUST THINK JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WELL, IT GIVES THE BOARD DISCRETION.
THAT'S THE, BUT IT'S THERE IF YOU NEED IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD A PENCIL.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON BOARDS I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT TO HAVE THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR A MEETING, AND DOES EVERY MONTH DECLARE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A MEETING IN THE PARKS AND REC? I WILL TELL YOU, WE CAN GO THROUGH AN AGENDA IN 25 MINUTES OR 30 MINUTES BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD ONE ITEM.
MHM. WAS THAT ITEM IMPORTANT? IT WAS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTOR THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT MEETING.
SO WE HAD THAT MEETING, BUT THERE'S OTHER TIMES THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO HAVE A MEETING, BUT IT WAS SCHEDULED AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE DIRECTOR TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S STUFF ON THE AGENDA THAT HE NEEDS ASSISTANCE IN AND GIVING IT TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
YES. SO, I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT AT ONE TIME, YOU'RE DEFINITELY EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ITEM WORTH DISCUSSING, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO MEET. THEY MAY WANT TO HEAR, THEY MAY WANT TO GIVE THEIR INPUT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH TOM, IF WE'VE HAD MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE HERE IN 25 MINUTES AND WE I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT ONE MEETING THAT LASTED 2.5 HOURS. SO HOW ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE BUT MAYBE IT'S NOT DEFERRED SINCE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE IT, BUT WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT OR GENERAL MANAGER, THAT'S FINE LIKE THAT.
IT'S ALREADY AT THE BOARD AND GENERAL AND MANAGEMENT.
YEAH. THAT WAY IT'S WE'RE WRITING IT.
THAT'S WHAT THAT'S THE PROPER WAY TO DO IT.
THE MAJORITY. THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE YOU NEED PROBABLY THREE BOARD MEMBERS TO AGREE.
RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. THREE WOULD BE THREE, WHETHER THERE'S FOUR OF US OR FIVE OF US BUT AGAIN, IF THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON, THAT SHOULDN'T BE HARD, RIGHT? OKAY. SO DOES THAT WRAP THAT UP? ANY OTHER COMMENTS AGAIN IT COMES DOWN TO THE PREAMBLE AND WHETHER IT CAN BE REVISED OR I GUESS THEY'LL WORK THAT OUT.
OKAY, GREAT. I GUESS THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT OKAY, I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE MISSION OF MAINLY THOSE POWERS AND DUTIES OF WHAT AREAS WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH YOUR PREROGATIVES AS THE GENERAL MANAGER. ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THOSE? YEP. I THINK IT'S GREAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
THANK YOU WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN.
[7. MGA UPDATE]
IS THE MGA UPDATE? ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE MGA.YOU'RE NOT. I AM AS THE ONLY MEMBER PRESENT I BELIEVE THEY'RE STILL DOING THE WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY BLITZES THAT I THINK BEGIN AROUND 9:30 OR SO WE COULD I BELIEVE THEY COULD USE MORE PEOPLE PLAYING AT THAT, AND THEN ON SATURDAY MORNING, THEY RUN ANOTHER EVENT WHICH CAN ALSO USE MORE PEOPLE PLAYING THERE IS AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH, ISN'T IT, MR. DEMAY? THE. OR IS THAT TWO MAN SCRAMBLE? DOES THAT NOT INVOLVE YOU, THAT ONE? JUST RUNNING THE EVENT.
YEAH, YOU SAID WHAT? WE'RE RUNNING THE EVENT. YOU'RE RUNNING THE EVENT.
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OKAY, SO THAT'S ON THE 20TH I THINK APPROXIMATELY.NOT THIS COMING SATURDAY, BUT THE ONE AFTER THAT.
SO I ENCOURAGE ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED TO SIGN UP AND PLAY THAT.
[8. WGA UPDATE]
ITEM EIGHT THE WGA UPDATE.WE'RE JUST GETTING ANOTHER NEW MEMBER THIS MONTH, ANOTHER SEASONAL PERSON, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
[9. STAFF COMMENTS]
STAFF COMMENTS.ANYONE FROM THE STAFF HERE? ALL RIGHT YEAH DAVID DEMAY, GENERAL MANAGER.
BACK UP AGAIN. SO YEAH, I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON SOME THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT NEW AT THE CLUB I PUT A NEWSLETTER IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU THIS WAS MAILED OUT A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
WE DECIDED TO GO TO A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER IT JUST GIVES MORE INFORMATION.
ALLOWS PEOPLE TO PLAN AHEAD SO IN THE NEWSLETTER, YOU'LL SEE MESSAGE FROM ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 2023 AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED YOU'LL NEXT ONE WILL BE THE UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND WHAT I'M PLANNING ON DOING IS WE HAVE THE DATES IN HERE WITH THE EVENTS, THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENTS OR GOLF TOURNAMENTS OR OTHER THINGS WEEKLY, I WAS SENDING OUT THAT WE CALL IT THE CHATTER BASICALLY INFORMATION.
SO IF THERE'S A FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENT COMING UP THIS FRIDAY, WE WOULD SEND THAT OUT ON MONDAY, JUST AS A REMINDER, SAYING BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER THREE MONTHS AHEAD THAT THERE'S AN EVENT.
SO WE'LL BE SENDING OUT SOMETHING WEEKLY.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE THAT HAS COME UP THAT WE NEED TO LET THE STAFF AND ONE OF THE NINES IS CLOSED FOR SOME REASON, SO THERE'LL BE WEEKLY INFORMATION AS WELL.
JUST A QUICK EMAIL ONE, ONE PAGER ON WHAT'S COMING UP AND THEN WE DO HAVE JANUARY'S EVENT IN HERE THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE EVENT.
IT'S A CULINARY TOUR REALLY GOOD MENU.
SO HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THAT WE'LL CONTINUE THE SUNDAY BRUNCHES THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL WE'VE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 40 PEOPLE AT THE SUNDAY BRUNCHES.
GOING TO LOOK INTO POTENTIALLY HAVING MUSIC THERE AS WELL.
I THINK THAT MAY BRING MORE PEOPLE.
I KNOW SOME OF THE BRUNCHES AROUND THE CITY HAVE MUSIC, AND WE TEND TO GET A BIGGER GROUP, SO WE MAY LOOK INTO THAT AND GOING TO BE STARTING NEW CLINICS WE'RE GOING INSTEAD OF DOING ON FRIDAY MORNINGS BECAUSE IT'S COLD AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE.
PEOPLE THAT PLAY IN THE BLITZ AREN'T AVAILABLE.
SO WE'RE JUST LADIES ONLY, AND YOU'LL SEE THE CALENDAR IN THE NEWSLETTER AS WELL OF THE THREE MONTHS OF THOSE TYPE OF CLINICS, AND WE CAN EXPAND THAT AND DO MORE BASED ON PARTICIPATION, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR THE CLINICS TO COME BACK, AND SO WE'RE STARTING THAT AS WELL THE GOLF COURSE, MAINTENANCE SEVERAL PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW WE'VE DONE SOME CAR PATH REPAIRS WITH THE MILLINGS THAT WE GOT FROM THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH, WE'VE SEEN SOME SUCCESS WITH THAT FILLING IN ALL THE MASSIVE HOLES, AND BECAUSE THE CAR PATHS ARE IN DISREPAIR WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT IF THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE IN DIRE NEED, YOU KNOW THAT THE MILLINGS AREN'T REALLY GOING TO WORK.
THEN WE WILL LOOK INTO DIGGING THOSE UP AND REPLACING THOSE CAR PATHS TO YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SMOOTHER WITH THE NEW GOLF CARTS WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY DAMAGE OR ANY WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CARTS BASED ON JUST THE CART PATHS.
SO, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THAT WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THAT YET, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON CART PATHS THE TEE BOXES THIS HAS BEEN A PROJECT IN THE WORKS THERE'S A STEP BY STEP WITH THAT.
JUST LIKE THE GOLF COURSE, TO GET IT IN GOOD SHAPE.
THE TEE BOXES, A LOT OF PESTS, INSECTS.
WE HAD TO KILL ALL THOSE OUT AND THEN GET RID OF THE WEEDS SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AS WE GO INTO THE SPRING LEVELING THE WORST ONES AND THEN RE-SODDING OR SPRAYING THOSE WE'LL TAKE DO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IN-HOUSE AND THAT'S MUCH NEEDED WORKING ON TREE COVERAGE AS WELL.
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GRASSES THAT WE'LL BE USING FOR THOSE TEE BOXES SO THAT'LL BE WORST FIRST AND JUST KIND OF DO ONE AT A TIME AND SO THAT'LL START FEBRUARY, MARCH AS GROWING SEASON STARTS MORE LIKE MARCH PROBABLY, BUT WE'RE PREPARING NOW WITH A LOT OF THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE DAMAGE YOU SEE ON THOSE TEE BOXES ISN'T JUST SHADE, AND IT'S NOT IRRIGATION, IT'S BUGS AND PESTS AND WEEDS.SO SO JUST LIKE YOU'VE SEEN THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GOLF COURSE, WITH THE PESTS AND WEEDS AND GETTING RID OF ALL THOSE YOU CAN SEE NOW THE GRASS IS GROWING, AND THAT'S THE SAME THING WITH THE TEE BOXES AND SO THAT'LL BE OUR BIGGER PROJECT AS WE GO INTO THE NEW YEAR IRRIGATION REPAIRS IT WAS SURPRISING IF YOU READ THAT PARAGRAPH YEAH.
HOW MANY IRRIGATION HEADS WERE IN DISREPAIR, BURIED YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE USING ADDITIONAL WATER TO WATER.
THESE AREAS AND SPOTS AREN'T GETTING HIT PROPERLY, SO IT'S REALLY MADE IT A LOT MORE EFFICIENT HIRING THAT IRRIGATION TECH WAS WAS A REALLY GOOD HIRE.
SO THAT'S BEEN A BIG DEAL, AND SO HE'S STILL WORKING ON HE'S STILL FINDING MORE, AND HE'LL JUST NOW IT'S MAINTAINING IT WHICH WHICH WILL BE A HUGE HELP FOR THAT.
THIS TIME OF YEAR AND THIS HASN'T BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, OR AT LEAST FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
IS PRE-EMERGENT WEED CONTROL WHERE YOU USE SPRAY A PRE-EMERGENT FERTILIZER ON THE GOLF COURSE.
NOW TO GET RID OF THE WEEDS, AND AS THEY GROW, START GROWING IN THE SUMMER.
SO NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING AHEAD OF IT WITH THE PRE-EMERGENCE FERTILIZATION SO THAT WILL HELP US TO, AGAIN, NOT HAVE TO COMBAT IT, BUT WE'LL BE AHEAD OF IT, AND THAT WILL HELP CONTINUE TO GROW GRASS AND FILL IN THE SPOTS THAT YOU STILL SEE.
MIGHT BE A LITTLE THIN ON THE GOLF COURSE, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE GREENS.
YOU'LL SEE SOME SOME AREAS, BARE SPOTS.
THAT WAS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT.
ANOTHER GROWING SEASON, YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS, BUT YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE MORE IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON ALL THESE PROTOCOLS GETTING AHEAD OF ALL THIS STUFF.
THE LAST SECTION, I HAD A LITTLE TYPO IN THERE.
I PUT OUR NEW IRRIGATION PUMP FAILED.
IT'S ACTUALLY OUR OLD IRRIGATION PUMP FAILED.
WE'RE GETTING A NEW IRRIGATION PUMP AND THAT'LL BE COMING RIGHT AROUND APRIL, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY BIG DEAL, AND I PUT IN A BIG THANK YOU TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR APPROVING THAT.
THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IT'S ONE OF THE IT'S KIND OF AN EMERGENCY BECAUSE OF THAT IRRIGATION PUMP GOES DOWN THE GOLF COURSE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, CAN BE DEAD, THE GRASS CAN BE DEAD.
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN OUT TO MEASURE THEY'RE BUILDING THE ACTUAL PUMP STATION, AND HOW THAT WORKS IS THEY TAKE THE BUILDING APART. THEY ACTUALLY TAKE THE OLD ONE OUT, THEY ACTUALLY LIFT IT, PUT IT IN.
SO IT'S ALREADY PRE-BUILT PUT IN.
YEAH, THEY WOULD LOOK AT WHAT WE HAD, WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE BASED ON 27 HOLES, THE CAPACITY WE NEED.
SO YEAH, IT'S SPECIFICALLY TO PUMP THE [INAUDIBLE].
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY.
SO THAT'S THE KIND OF GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE CONDITIONS YOU'LL SEE.
NOW YOU SEE THE GRASS IS DORMANT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE GRASS BUT WHAT I'M HEARING FROM A LOT OF PLAYERS, ESPECIALLY A LOT OF THE SNOWBIRDS WHO HAVE COME BACK, WHO HAVEN'T BEEN HERE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER IS THEY SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS THERE A LOT OF PRAISE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE GOLF COURSE.
SO A LOT OF POSITIVE A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS REGARDING THE COURSE, AND BASED ON THEM NOT SEEING IT FOR 3 OR 4 MONTHS. SO THAT'S BEEN THAT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO HEAR LAST PAGE WE DID WANT TO UPDATE SOME OF THE PROCEDURES.
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WE HAVE A LOT OF THE GOLF CART PROCEDURES, WHERE TO DRIVE A GOLF CART YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE DRIVE IT ALL OVER THE PLACE.SOME PEOPLE STAY ON THE CART PATH.
SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD 30FT FROM THE GREEN, 30 YARDS FROM THE GREEN ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO START HANDING THESE OUT IN THE PRO SHOP, YOU'LL SEE THEM IN THE CART SIGNS AND THE CARTS YOU KNOW, SO THE REASON FOR THIS IS FOR MANY REASONS, BUT MAINLY GOLF COURSE CONDITIONS WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE THEIR GOLF CARTS, THE WEAR AND TEAR COMES FROM GOLF CARTS.
SO IF SOMEBODY'S DRIVING UP NEXT TO THE GREEN ON THE.
THE ANGLE OF THE GREEN IT WEARS ON THAT GRASS.
SO AND THEN I GOT ONE QUESTION.
YEAH. WHY AREN'T YOU PUTTING WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE THINGS ON THE CART PATH? THE GPS.
NO, THEY HAVE LIKE, THOSE GOVERNORS THAT STOP THE THE STRIPS, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? RUBBER STRIPS.
WHY DON'T YOU PUT THOSE ON THE GOLF CART ON THE GOLF PATHS? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY? YOU MEAN ROPING IT OFF OR STRIP? SOME OF Y'ALL ARE REPAIRING SOME OF THE GOLF CART PATHS WITH THE CITY HAD THE MILLINGS.
YEAH. MILLINGS. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
YEAH HAS THAT BEEN DONE OR IS THAT IN THE PROCESS OR.
YEAH. YEAH. THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I TAUGHT THE CART PATH REPAIRS.
WE HAVE DONE 80%, 90% OF THE PAST.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I JUST I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL WERE DOING.
I JUST WONDERED WHERE YOU WERE ON IT.
YEAH, WE'RE PROBABLY 90% DONE, BUT THERE'S SOME THAT ARE IN MAJOR DISREPAIR.
SO HAVING TO KIND OF FORM SOME OF THE CART PATHS TO SO IT HOLDS THE MILLINGS BECAUSE IT'S JUST DIRT ON THE SIDES SO THE AND THEN IF THERE ISN'T A CART PATH, I THINK THERE'S A FEW HOLES WHERE IT'S KIND OF THE CART PATH IS, IS ACTUALLY DIRT AND IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL WE JUST ASKED, THEY SAY 30 YARDS FROM THE TEES AND GREENS AND THAT'S REALLY THIS IS JUST TO AGAIN FOR THE GOLF COURSE ESTHETICS, THE GOLF COURSE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH, YOU CAN QUICKLY LOSE GRASS, BUT FROM GOLF CARTS DRIVING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT'S ACTUALLY ON THE DOORS, AND THE WINDOWS HAS BEEN FOLLOWED CLOSELY FOR A LONG TIME PRIOR TO ME SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO KIND OF WORK THAT GET A LITTLE MORE STRICT WITH IT YOU KNOW, DENIM PEOPLE WILL COME IN IN T-SHIRTS, CUT OFF SHORTS, THINGS LIKE THAT SO JUST TRY TO, YOU KNOW MAINTAIN THE ETIQUETTE.
YEAH A LOT OF IT'S PLAYER SAFETY AS WELL.
SO REALLY GOLF SHOE OR TENNIS SHOE SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO TURN ANYBODY AWAY WHEN THEY COME IN.
WE'LL JUST ASK THEM THANK YOU FOR PLAYING TODAY.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A T-SHIRT ON YOU NEXT TIME.
YOU COULD WEAR A COLLARED SHIRT SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO, BUT JUST TRYING TO ELEVATE THE CLUB.
IT AIN'T THAT HARD. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT HARD.
YEAH. IT'S REALLY. ALL THESE THINGS ARE THINGS THAT WORK.
IT AIN'T THAT HARD TO WEAR A COLLARED SHIRT AND REGULAR SHORTS.
YEAH. ALL THESE THINGS ARE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE AT ALMOST EVERY GOLF COURSE IN THE COUNTRY.
SO BUT JUST WANTED TO KIND OF CLARIFY THINGS SO PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE, WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
SO WHAT ABOUT REPEAT OFFENDERS? YEAH, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THERE ARE FEW AND YOU KNOW, I'VE ADDRESSED IT.
I JUST KNOW THAT FROM MY PREVIOUS WHEN I WAS WORKING, I HAD 150 EMPLOYEES.
YEAH, AND I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A FEW REPEAT OFFENDERS WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS, AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL ADDRESS IT WITH THEM ONE ON ONE AND JUST EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE DOING IT, AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH A FEW OF THE MEMBERS REGARDING THESE THINGS.
SO I DO HAVE THREE MORE PEOPLE COMING ON.
SO WE'LL HAVE RANGERS DURING OUR BUSY SEASON, ALMOST SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO IT'S YOU KNOW IT'S PUBLIC PLAYERS AND MEMBERS.
SO IT'S REALLY UM YOU KNOW, NOT JUST ONE GROUP OR THE OTHER.
IT'S KIND OF EVERYBODY. SO THAT HELPS WITH THE POLICING OF IT.
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IF THERE IS SOMEBODY SPECIFICALLY DOING SOMETHING, THEY DON'T LISTEN TO OUR RANGER, THEN THEY'LL COME GET ME AND I'LL SPEAK WITH THEM.ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. DEMAY? NO, I GOT SOME.
ONE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET A MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION PERSON.
I WOULD SEEM LIKE THEY WOULD WANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE REPRESENTING THEM.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE, BUT I'M JUST ASKING.
SO WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVING GETTING SOMEBODY TO REPRESENT THE MGA.
I DIDN'T THINK SO, BUT I WAS HOPING YOU WERE RIGHT.
I DON'T I MEAN, THEY WERE A BIG PART OF THE GOLF COURSE.
IF THEY GOT ANY KIND OF COMPLAINTS OR WHATEVER, THEY OUGHT TO HAVE SOMEBODY DOWN HERE TO FORMALLY LET YOU KNOW, LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ANYWAY, AND THE OTHER THING IS, THIS IS NOT A BIG THING, AND IT PROBABLY WON'T COME UP, BUT IN YOUR DINING ROOM, THEY USED TO HAVE A CURTAIN IN THERE. IS THERE ANY FOR THE FUTURE? MAYBE. I MEAN, PROBABLY NOT NOW, BUT IT SEEMS SOMETIME ALONG YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO DIVIDE THAT DINING AREA UP INTO TWO THINGS. SO YOU CAN HAVE TWO EVENTS AT THE SAME TIME.
IS THERE ANY. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY LAST ON YOUR LIST.
YEAH, THE TRACK WAS BROKEN, AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THAT IN THERE WHEN YOU REDID THE.
YEAH. THE REST OF THE EXPENSE OF THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WHAT'S THE COST ON THAT.
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
I'M NOT SURE. I MEAN, I'M JUST WONDERING, DOESN'T THE CITY MANAGER HAVE DISCRETION TO DISCRETIONARY FUNDS HE CAN USE ON THINGS? [CHUCKLING] ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS? YES. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE $200,000 PUT IN RESERVE, AND.
THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS YOU ASKED ME.
OKAY WELL, CAN YOU ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO, AND THE SECOND QUESTION IS CAN YOU SIGN OFF ON UP TO CERTAIN AMOUNTS? YES, BUT THERE'S NO MONEY TO SIGN OFF ON.
THERE'S NO WHAT? THERE'S NO MONEY.
I GOT YOU. SO THERE'S NO MONEY.
DON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE, DOES IT? CORRECT. OKAY, OKAY.
GLAD YOU AGREE. WE WENT TO A ROLLBACK RATE BUDGET AND BARE BONES.
I KNOW THAT IT ONCE UPON A TIME, THAT WAS.
WELL, YOU ANSWERED IT WITH A NERVE, SO I GUESS WE'RE EVEN.
SO THERE ARE THERE WE DID WE DID LOOK INTO OPTIONS INSTEAD OF PUTTING SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, LIKE A WALL, BUT THERE ARE DIVIDERS THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN PURCHASE THAT ARE FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE.
SO, I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING I DON'T THINK YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH IT SO FAR.
NO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
IF WE FEEL WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT, EVEN A MOVABLE TYPE STRUCTURE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT A SMALL ROOM, IT COULD DIVIDE THE WHOLE ROOM IN HALF WE COULD PROBABLY PURCHASE SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT, YOU KNOW.
NO, I UNDERSTAND, YEAH. THAT'S NOT YOUR PRIMARY THING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? JUST SOME COMMENTS.
I THINK IT'S I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS COMMITTEE, BUT AND I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE SOME OBSERVATIONS IN THE LAST COMPARE 18 MONTHS AGO TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY STAND OUT.
NUMBER ONE, THE ACQUISITION OF THE GOLF CARTS HAVE DEFINITELY MADE AN IMPACT ON THIS GOLF COURSE, AND THANK YOU, BECAUSE THAT IS A LONG TIME COMING.
NUMBER TWO, THE MAINTENANCE ON THE GOLF COURSE COMPARED TO 18 MONTHS AGO IS ALMOST LIKE NIGHT AND DAY, AND AS PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND GOLF COURSES WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT TAKES TIME.
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THREE HAVE DEFINITELY STARTED.IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A SKELETON, YOU KNOW HAS BEEN, AND IT DOES GIVE VARIETY TO OUR MEMBERS AND TO THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT TO GET A SOME KIND OF A SOUVENIR OR SOMETHING TO WALK THROUGH AND TAKE HOME WITH THEM, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I THINK THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART. I THINK THE STAFF THAT HE HAS PUT INTO PLACE HAS ENABLED US TO, FIRST OF ALL, OBEY BY THE RULES THAT HE HAS PUT HERE, ADDING THE RANGERS, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, BUT ALSO THE FRIENDLINESS THAT HE HAS PUT IN FRONT OF US.
WHEN YOU ENTER INTO THE GOLF COURSE, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT HAS GOT SOME REAL SOCIAL I CAN'T THINK OF THE RIGHT WORD, BUT THE ABILITY TO GREET AND MAKE PEOPLE WARM AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON ON OUR GOLF COURSE AS A CITY MUNICIPAL. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE UP AND COMING YEAR.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR MR. DEMAY? NO I HAD A COUPLE.
DAVID HOW ARE YOU DOING ON SPECIAL EVENTS? AS FAR AS BOOKING THE BANQUET ROOM, HAVE YOU HAD ANY NEW SUCCESS ON THAT SPEAK OF AS FAR AS WEDDINGS OR THINGS LIKE THAT? YEAH. YES WE WENT TO THE WEDDING WIRE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP WEDDING WEBSITES IN THE COUNTRY.
WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH THEM TO, FOR THEM TO PROMOTE US.
SO WE HAVE PROBABLY 7 TO 10 PROSPECTS A WEEK THAT WE GET FROM THEM, AND WE HAVE BOOKED FOUR WEDDINGS THIS YEAR FROM THAT IN THE SHORT PERIOD. SO AND WE ARE SEEING BASED ON OUR ADS IN THE PAPER AS WELL HAVE YOU SEEN US LATELY? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THOSE ADS, BUT KIND OF TALKS ABOUT THE RENOVATED BANQUET ROOM AND THE GOLF COURSE AND THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE DOING.
SO, YES, MORE EVENTS FOR SURE.
SO IT, IN CASE IT'S MISSING SOMETHING OR SOMETHING GOT LOST IN THE TRANSLATION BEFORE.
YEAH, I CAN EMAIL IT TO YOU I HAVE IT DONE THIS WEEK.
SEND IT TO YOU. THIS WON'T BE ON THE COMMISSION MEETING FOR ANOTHER AT LEAST A MONTH, SO.
OKAY. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT I PLAYED THE COURSE ON MONDAY AND IT DID LOOK GOOD.
IT LOOKED REALLY GOOD, AND I SAW THOSE PATHS TO BEING REPAIRED.
I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW THEY HOLD UP TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND GET THE MEMBERS OR USERS TRAINED TO STAY ON THE PATH, INSTEAD OF TAKING THEIR OWN BEATEN PATH EVERYWHERE. I WONDER IF, WHILE YOU'RE HERE, CAN YOU SPEAK BRIEFLY ON GOLF NOW AND ITS IMPACT OR ROLE AS FAR AS BOOKING TEE TIMES FOR US? YEAH GOLF NOW IS ONE OF THOSE BOOKING AGENTS THAT YOU EITHER LOVE IT OR HATE IT KIND OF THING IT'S WHEN I STARTED, IT WAS ALREADY THERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE USED TO USING GOLF.
NOW FOR, FOR BOOKING IT OFFERED A DISCOUNTED RATE SO WE, WE CONTROL THE RATES.
SO WE'VE ADJUSTED THAT TO WHERE IT'S THE SAME RATES.
SO. OKAY SO WE'RE NOT REALLY LOSING ANYTHING FROM THAT? OKAY THE GOAL FOR ME WOULD BE THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE TO THAT I WOULD PREFER THAT PEOPLE GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND BOOK BECAUSE GOLF NOW STILL DOES TAKE TWO TEE TIMES A DAY SO WHEN OUR ROUNDS AS THEY'RE, AS THEY'RE PICKING UP, YOU KNOW I WOULD PREFER PEOPLE COME TO OUR WEBSITE SO THEY SEE EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON THEY'LL GO, THEY CAN GO TO THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE PAGE.
THEY CAN WEDDING PAGE ALL THE DIFFERENT ACADEMY AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO IT'S JUST BEEN A PROCESS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE KIND OF USED TO BOOKING THROUGH THEM BUT WE'RE TRANSITIONING HOPEFULLY TO NOT HAVING THEM, BUT OUR TEE SHEET, EVERYTHING IS THROUGH THEM.
OKAY. SO I THINK BILLY CASPER MIGHT HAVE HAD EVERYTHING THROUGH THEM.
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SO YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PROCESS TO KIND OF GET THAT TRANSITIONED, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO WALK IN AND JUST CHANGE EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A KIND OF A MESS, BUT IT KIND OF SERVES AS A GOOGLE ALMOST AS FAR AS KIND OF YEAH, PEOPLE, OH, WHERE IS GOLF AVAILABLE AND WHETHER THEY LIKE THE RATE OR NOT.IF YOU'RE NOT THERE, IT'S LIKE YOU MAY NOT EXIST TO THE PEOPLE THAT JUST.
YEAH, AND AGAIN THIS IS YOU KNOW AGAIN BEEN HERE A YEAR.
SO REALLY IT'S YOU KNOW, HOW MANY ROUNDS DO WE BOOK THROUGH THEM.
YOU KNOW MAYBE WE STILL DO KEEP THEM.
YOU KNOW I'M NOT A FAN OF THE TEE SHEET, BUT MAYBE WE COULD JUST CHANGE THAT.
SO KIND OF ASSESSING IT STILL, TO BE HONEST, I'VE USED GOLF NOW AT OTHER CLUBS IT USED TO BE JUST A BIG DISCOUNT THING, AND SO NOW WE'RE ALLOWED TO KIND OF CONTROL THOSE RATES, BUT SO WE'LL JUST STILL ASSESS THAT PROBABLY THROUGH THIS YEAR AND JUST KIND OF SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH, WE WILL IF WE FEEL WE CAN DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY, THEN WE'LL DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN.
[10. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS]
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NOT TODAY. CORBETT? NOTHING. LYNN? NO.I HAVE ONE. I SPOKE TO MR. DEMAY AND YOU KNOW, THE BOARD TOTALLY APPROVED THE RATES THAT WERE PRESENTLY PLAYING UNDER AND VOICED MY CONCERNS THAT WE'RE GETTING ENOUGH VOLUME OF PEOPLE BECAUSE I GREW UP IN NORTH, NORTH NEW JERSEY, AND IT WAS MAINLY PRIVATE CLUBS THERE, AND I'D LIKE OUR COURSE.
IT'D PROBABLY TO BE AS POPULAR AS I'D LIKE IT TO BE.
THE FIRST CHOICE THAT PEOPLE GO TO, I DON'T KNOW, NOT TO SAY THE WALMART OF GOLF, BUT AND I REALIZE THE COST ARE GOING UP AND YOU NEED TO GET THE MAXIMUM REVENUE, BUT IT IT SHOULD TRY TO STAY AFFORDABLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE DON'T CHASE TOO MANY PEOPLE AWAY FROM GOLF THAT CAN AFFORD MARKEDLY HIGHER RATES.
SO THAT'S I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THAT AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT DURING THE YEAR, AND AND TRY TO CHART THE BEST COURSE FORWARD, AND WITH THAT, IF NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ITEM 11 ADJOURNMENT.
WOULD SOMEONE MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE SAY AYE.
AYE. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.