>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THIS IS THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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OF MARCH 13TH OF 2024 AT THE CITY HALL COMMISSION CHAMBERS.THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.
MISS MCDONALD, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE?
>> ITEM 3. CAN WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE?
>> MR. CORBETT, COULD YOU LEAD US?
>> ITEM 4, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WELL, THE ITEM SAYS 4.1 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 10TH, JULY 12TH, OCTOBER 11TH, NOVEMBER 8TH, DECEMBER 13TH, JANUARY 1ST OF 2024, AND FEBRUARY 14TH OF 2024.>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> HAVE ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS LOOKED THEM OVER?
>> PUBLISHED IN THE PACKET. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> CHAIR, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AS WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE MINUTES.
I KNOW THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL ON THE BOARD THAT WAS DOING THE MINUTES, PARKS AND RECREATION.
IF OKAY WITH YOU ALL, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO THE MINUTES UNTIL AT LEAST THERE IS A NEW DIRECTOR PUT IN PLACE FOR GOLF, SO THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU, MONTH TO MONTH, THOSE UPDATED MINUTES.
>> ITEM 5, PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITMES NOT ON THE AGENDA]
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT THAT IS A RESOLUTION.WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON TO ITEM 6 DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM 6.1 UPDATE THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE RESOLUTION.
[6.1 Update Golf Course Advisory Committee Resolution (Vote To Recommend Changes To Commission)]
IT DOESN'T HAVE A NUMBER TO IT YET.
BUT BASICALLY, I WENT THROUGH THE MINUTES, I GUESS THROUGH JANUARY, MAYBE IT WAS DECEMBER OF 2023, AND JANUARY.
TECHNICALLY, THERE WAS NO VOTE THAT WAS TO APPROVE THE CHANGES TO THE RESOLUTION FOR THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD.
WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE IT TO GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THROUGH THIS.
I BASICALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO MISCOMMUNICATION.
THIS WILL GO TO THE COMMISSION, I BELIEVE IT'S ON THE APRIL 2ND.
THE WAY IT FELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE 19TH, BUT WITH THE WAY THE DEADLINES FALL FOR THE COMMISSION MEETING, AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE ON APRIL 2ND FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
I JUST WANT THERE TO BE A FORMAL VOTE OF APPROVAL FROM THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD TO ACCEPT THESE CHANGES TO THE RESOLUTION.
THE MAIN MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE CHANGES WERE THE POWERS AND THE DUTIES.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL HAD AGREED UPON THESE PRIOR.
IF YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THEM, I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT AND THERE'S NO CONFUSION BEFORE THIS GETS TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
>> TO YOUR POINT. WE DID HAVE MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS, MAINLY WITH MR. DEMAY, AND I BELIEVE WE AGREED ON THE MEAT AND POTATOES REGARDING THE POWERS, OR WHAT'S IT CALLED NOW? IT'S NOT CALLED POWERS.
>> IT IS CALLED THE POWERS AND DUTIES.
>> I BELIEVE WE HAD DEFINITE AGREEMENT ON THAT.
THEN IN THE MEETING FREQUENCY, THAT CAME UP TO DISCUSSION TOO.
>> THAT IS CHANGE THE GOLF CLUB, THERE'S A FEW EDITS CHANGING IT FROM THE GOLF COURSE,
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BUT IT WOULD BE THE GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD MEETS ON A MONTHLY BASIS, JUST AS WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S IN SECTION 7 MEETING FREQUENCY.I KNOW THERE WAS TALK ABOUT MEETING QUARTERLY, BUT IN THIS SPECIFIC RESOLUTION IT IS MONTHLY.
>> ITEM B ON THAT PART THERE, I GUESS WE DID HAVE DISCUSSION REGARDING CANCELLATION OF THE MEETINGS, UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD OCCUR.
>> YES, RIGHT NOW WITH THIS EDIT, IT READS, IF THERE ARE NO SUBJECTS FOR THE BOARD TO ADVISE ON IN A GIVEN MONTH, THE MEETING MAY BE CANCELED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER.
>> COULD YOU GIVE YOUR TAKE ON HOW WOULD THAT BE KNOWN?
>> WHAT WE DO WITH PARKS AND RECREATION, WE TRY NOT TO CANCEL ANY MEETING.
I BELIEVE IT'S ALWAYS GOOD, REGARDLESS IF THERE'S ANY ADVICE FROM THE GOLF COURSE ADVISORY BOARD WHERE SOMETHING IS BEING PUSHED TO THE COMMISSION LEVEL, IT'S STILL GOOD TO MEET EVERY MONTH, REGARDLESS.
IF THERE ARE NO ITEMS IN THE DISCUSSION SECTION, IT'S STILL GOOD FOR STAFF TO INTERACT WITH THE BOARD ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE FUTURE DIRECTOR OF GOLF, BUT THERE COULD BE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HIM AND THE CHAIR.
IF WE GET INTO COMMUNICATION, OBVIOUSLY WITH SUNSHINE LAWS, YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, BUT WHAT WE WOULD DO, AND MR. CAMERA IS THE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, IS I PERSONALLY WOULD REACH OUT TO HIM, HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH HIM.
FOR EXAMPLE, LAST NIGHT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WAS AN EMERGENCY, BUT WE STILL MET.
>> WELL, SINCE THE GENERAL MANAGER IS THE COORDINATOR, SO THAT MAKES SENSE, I GUESS, WHERE IF HE KNOWS THERE WON'T BE A QUORUM OR ALL THOSE OTHER CITY TYPE CONTINGENCIES, QUORUM FOR SOME REASON.
>> MOST OF THE STAFF LIAISONS THAT WORK WITH THESE BOARDS IS THEY'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE CHAIRS.
I MEET WITH TOM AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
BUT HE OR SHE, THE PERSON THAT IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOLF, WOULD COMMUNICATE MORE THAN LIKELY WITH THE CHAIR.
MOST OF THESE MEETINGS JUST DON'T GET CANCELED.
WE DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGING FROM A MORNING TO AN AFTERNOON.
>> I THINK THAT'S GOING TO COME UP, YEAH.
BY ANY CHANCE DID YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OPEN SLOTS?
>> YES, SIR. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SPEAK [OVERLAPPING] ABOUT THAT ON 6.3. I ACTUALLY [OVERLAPPING].
>> EXCUSE ME. I'M AWARE OF THE DISCUSSION.
>> NO PROBLEM. BUT YES, WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT WHEN WE GET THERE.
>> SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS [FOREIGN] IF THE BOARD IS GOOD WITH THIS RESOLUTION, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FORMAL VOTE, A MOTION, A SECOND TO PROCEED.
SO, WHEN THIS IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY COMMISSION IS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A FORMAL VOTE OF APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THIS RESOLUTION.
>> OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE TO THAT, WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS. COULD I MOVE TO THAT?
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE MR. MIKE MEADOWS COMING FORWARD TO SPEAK ON 6.1.
>> MY NAME IS MIKE MEADOWS, 2601, VIA DEL REY.
RECENTLY WHEN THE PARKS DIRECTOR QUIT, I WENT IN AND TOLD MY WIFE.
I SAID, OH MY GOD, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS HAS JUST QUIT.
FIRST THING SHE SAID TO ME WITHOUT A HESITATION, I HOPE THEY MAKE SCOTT NICHOLSON, THE DIRECTOR.
SURELY THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
I'VE HEARD THAT ALL OVER THE CITY.
I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND THAT'S BEEN THE IMMEDIATE COMMENT.
GOD, I HOPE THEY MAKE SCOTT THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS AND REC.
AND I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE THIS RESOLUTION WAS WRITTEN AND HANDED TO THE CITY COMMISSION BEFORE HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS.
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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT PART OF THE GOLF COURSE MANAGER IS GOING TO DO, WHAT KIND OF PERSONALITY HE HAS.IF THIS WAS SLIPPED, WAS HANDED TO THE CITY COMMISSION, IT WAS HANDED TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS.
AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR JOHN BEING THERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS, IF THIS WOULD HAVE PASSED AS IT WAS WRITTEN, NO COMMUNICATION WITH YOU GUYS.
THAT'S THE REASON YOU SHOULDN'T LET THE GOLF COURSE DIRECTOR DECIDE WHEN HE NEEDS TO HAVE A MEETING.
IF THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT, IF THIS WAS HANDED TO THE CITY COMMISSION BY THE CITY, I DON'T KNOW WHO HANDED IT TO HIM.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO WROTE THIS.
BUT THAT'S PROOF ENOUGH WITHIN ITSELF THAT THE DIRECTOR OF GOLF SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CANCEL MEETING.
THIS IS YOUR MEETING. YOU'RE THE TOPS OF THIS COMMUNITY, THE GOLF COMMUNITY.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD LET THAT.
>> SCOTT WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PARKS COMMITTEE.
THEY JUST HAD A VOTE ABOUT TWO OR THREE MONTHS AGO THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THEM.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.
THEY WANTED TO LIMIT THE MEETINGS.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH CLOSE TO THIS AS I REMEMBER.
AND IT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY TURNED DOWN BY THOSE MEMBERS ON THAT BOARD.
THEY SAID, NO, WE WANT TO HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS.
I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THIS JUST LIMITS THE HECK OUT OF WHAT YOU PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO DO AND TALK ABOUT.
I DON'T THINK THOSE ARE TWO THINGS.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE 7B THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN.
>> IS OPEN TO ABUSE, YOU THINK?
>> YOU SAID IT YOURSELF, JOHN.
WHAT IF THE GENERAL MANAGER IS THE PROBLEM? WHAT IF THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOLF CLUB IS THE PROBLEM? IF THIS THING CAN BE HANDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT, BUT IF THIS COULD BE HANDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHOUT ANY OF YOU EVEN KNOWING IT.
I CALLED YOU AT THE LAST MINUTE AND TOLD YOU IT WAS ON THE AGENDA, THEN WHO'S TO SAY.
>> JUST SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR, WHAT WE'RE PASSING HERE IS NOT WHAT WAS PROPOSED TO BE PASSED AT THAT COMMISSION MEETING THOUGH.
>> YEAH. WELL, IT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
I THINK THE MEETING IS THE POWERS AND DUTIES THAT YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH ON THE MOVE.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT THOUGH REGARDING THAT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AT THE VERY MEETING WHEN THEY VOTED TO KEEP MEETING ON A MONTHLY BASIS AT THE PARKS AND REC AT THAT MEETING WAS THEY HAD A FLASH AGENDA ITEM ON THAT MEETING.
THAT DAY, THERE WAS 35 PEOPLE SITTING OUT HERE.
THERE WAS 35 CITY RESIDENTS OR MORE ABOUT PUTTING A FENCE AROUND THE PARK AT THE PARK CENTER.
IT WAS A FLASH AGENDA. IT JUST CAME UP AT LAST MINUTE.
IF THEY HAD NOT BEEN MEETING, IF THEY HAD GONE TO THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS THAT WAS PROPOSED TO THEM AT THE TIME, BY THE TIME THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT, THAT FENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN UP AND DONE.
THOSE ARE REASONS TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS, MONTHLY MEETINGS.
HOPEFULLY, MOST OF YOU REALIZE, I'M SURE YOU DO.
THE RULES HERE ARE YOU CAN MISS TWO MEETINGS.
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO MISS TWO MEETINGS, EACH ONE OF YOU.
IF YOU MISS THREE, YOU'LL BE TAKEN OFF THE BOARD.
BUT ANYWAY, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD REALLY
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THAT ESPECIALLY THE ONE ABOUT ALLOWING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO CANCEL MEETINGS.> MIKE, YOU'RE ADVOCATING TAKING THAT OUT OF THE RESOLUTION, RIGHT?
>> AND HAVING MONTHLY MEETINGS, JUST LIKE THAT.
THESE MEETINGS CAN GET PRETTY BORING.
THEIR MEETINGS CAN GET PRETTY BORING.
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN AN AGENDA ITEM LIKE THAT'S GOING TO COME UP.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE. COULD WE DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE FURTHER? GET EVERYBODY'S VIEWPOINT ON IT?
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD IF IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE, WE CAN ADD IN THERE.
MAYBE CANCELED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE CHAIR OF THE ADVISOR.
>> THE WORD, DISCRETION, IS A VERY OPEN TERM.
I THINK MAYBE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
AGREE. WE HAVE A HURRICANE BLOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET.
HEARING WHAT MR. MEADOWS SAID, WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE NEXT GENERAL MANAGER IS GOING TO BE.
I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT THE NEXT GENERAL MANAGER WILL ABUSE THIS, BUT I DO FEEL THAT WE ARE REALLY ONLY MEETING HERE MAYBE ONCE A MONTH.
IT'S NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME.
I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT WE STAY MONTHLY BECAUSE THINGS DO COME UP.
IF WE COULD CHANGE THE LANGUAGE SO THAT IT WOULD HAVE AN EXTRA LEVEL OF QUANTIFICATION IN IT SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST AT SOMEBODY'S DISCRETION.
IT WOULD BE MAYBE CONSENSUAL WITH THE CHAIR.
>> CAN I SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT?
>> COULD WE GET THE OTHER BOARD COMMENTS ON THAT?
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF JUST ABOLISHING THE WHOLE THING,.
>> I'M FINE WITH IT BEING JUST MONTHLY MEETINGS [OVERLAPPING].
>> IS THAT BOTH IN THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS AND THE DISCRETION OTHER THING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT INFRONT OF ME.
THE WAY IT READS IS IF THERE ARE NO SUBJECTS FOR THE BOARD TO ADVISE ON A GIVEN MONTH, THE MEETING MAY BE CANCELED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER.
MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE COULD EDIT THAT TO SAY THE MEETING MAY BE CANCELED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MANAGER IF THERE IS NO QUORUM, NOT ENOUGH MEMBERS BASICALLY TO MEET.
>> WELL, I MEAN, ISN'T THAT AUTOMATIC?
>> YOU CAN'T HAVE A MEETING WITHOUT A QUORUM, SO THERE'S NO BUSINESS.
PUTTING THAT IN THAT VERBIAGE IN THERE PROTECTS THE IDEA THAT THE MEETING WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF NO QUORUM.
YOU CAN'T CONDUCT A MEETING WITHOUT A QUORUM.
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN YOUR OPINION?
>> LITERALLY WHAT YOU COULD DO IS IF YOU WANTED TO A READS, THE GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD SHALL MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
>> UNDERSTOOD HOW MEETINGS CAN BE CANCELED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY.
>> WE COULD JUST AGREE UPON REMOVING LETTER B COMPLETELY FROM THE RESOLUTION.
>> WHAT I WOULD ASK IS THAT THERE BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION WITH THE REMOVAL OF SECTION 7B IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WISH.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT WITH THE REMOVAL OF 7B.
HE'S ALREADY GONE AND WE WONT HEY IN THERE.
>> NEEDS TO BE VOTE. LET'S VOTE ON IT.
LET ME GET BACK TO THAT. WHAT'S IT CALLED?
>> RESOLUTION REGARDING THE GOLF CLUB ADVISORY BOARD WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM 7B.
>> YES, SIR. SO THAT MOTION WAS FROM MEMBER CORBETT AND IT WAS SECONDED BY MEMBER CAMERA.
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AS AMENDED?
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>> THIS WILL GO BEFORE THE COMMISSION AS OF RIGHT NOW, APRIL 2, WITH THAT EDIT.
ONCE IT'S EDITED, I WILL SEND YOU THE EDITED RESOLUTION AS WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT 7B WILL BE REMOVED FROM THERE.
>> HEY, GREAT. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT'S GOOD.
ITEM 6.2 ELECT CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
[6.2 Elect Chair And Vice Chair]
THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE RESOLUTION.>> I CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE DO IN PARKS AND RECREATION OR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS THAT, IS THERE ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED IN BEING THE CHAIR? WHAT WE WOULD DO IS THERE WOULD BE A NOMINATION.
IF THAT INDIVIDUAL ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION, THEN WE COULD DO A MOTION IN A SECOND AND AN APPROVAL.
THEN WHAT WE WOULD DO ALSO AFTER THAT IS WE WOULD DO THE SAME THING FOR THE VICE CHAIR.
>> BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE OTHER MEMBERS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAND AS THE CHAIR.
>> WHY DO I HAVE TO STAND FIRST?
>> WELL YOU DON'T TO STAND BUT PUT YOURSELF FORWARD.
>> I BELIEVE THIS BOARD HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOLF AND AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE A DECISION AS FAR AS THE WELL BEING OF THE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.
I WISH WE HAD ANOTHER MEMBER BECAUSE THAT WOULD IMPACT BOTH THE MEN'S AND THE WOMEN'S BASED ON THE THE BYLAWS.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THAT PERSON BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT PERSON ON THIS BOARD.
WE WILL BE FACING NEW CHALLENGES IN THE COMING MONTHS WITH THE NEW GENERAL MANAGER.
ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD AND CONTINUE THE POLICIES THAT ARE IN PLACE SO WE CAN FORGE FORWARD INSTEAD OF LOOKING BACKWARDS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO IN THIS GOLF COURSE, AND WE'VE DONE A REMARKABLY GREAT JOB IN GETTING TO THIS POINT.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT MOMENTUM GOING INTO 2024 AND 2025.
I THINK GETTING THE RIGHT GM WILL ENHANCE OUR ABILITY BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE THE GREAT STAFF.
THEY'RE ALREADY IN PLACE AT THE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE NOT MAKE A LOT OF CHANGES, BUT WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES THAT WE SEE AS OUR MEMBERS SEE ARE IMPORTANT TO THIS GOLF COURSE FOR ITS ADVANCEMENT.
>> IS THERE A NOMINATION FOR A CHAIR?
>> THERE'S A NOMINATION FROM MEMBER CORBETT TO NOMINATE JOHN.
JOHN WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT NOMINATION TO BE THE CHAIR?
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK ANY OF THE MEMBERS HERE COULD DO THE JOB WELL.
THE ONLY BENEFIT OF MY CONTINUING I THINK WOULD BE MY LONGEVITY SO FAR ON THE BOARD, DONE A COMPLETE TERM, STARTED A SECOND TERM AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT.
IT'S NOT A DEAL BREAKER FOR ANYBODY, BUT I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
SO YES, I WOULD BE WILLING TO CONTINUE ON IF NOMINATED AND ELECTED.
>> CHAIR PELICAN, SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GOING TO ACCEPT THAT NOMINATION.
WITH THAT BEING SAID IS CAN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CHAIR PELICAN THIS YEAR'S CHAIR AGAIN?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT.
I'LL MAKE A JOHN PELICAN BE CHAIRMAN FOR THE 24, 25. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THERE'S A SECOND SO THERE'S A MOTION JUST FOR THE RECORD, AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DOING THE MINUTES,
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SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS POSTED IN THE MINUTES.BUT THERE WAS A MOTION BY MEMBER CORBETT SECONDED BY MEMBER SIKORSKI.
IF WE COULD CALL THE VOTE, IS EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OF THAT?
>> PERFECT. WE WILL DO THE SAME THING FOR THE VICE CHAIR.
IF THERE IS A NOMINATION FOR THE VICE CHAIR, WOULD THAT PERSON ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? IF THEY ACCEPT THE NOMINATION, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS OF MAKING A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THEN DO A FORMAL APPROVAL OF THAT.
>> WHO WANTS TO BE VICE-CHAIR? I MAKE A MOTION JIM CAMERA BE VICE-CHAIR.
>> NO, I WOULD ACCEPT IF IT'S TOM.
>> THAT WAS QUICK, MR. CORBETT.
>> THERE ARE THREE LETTERS. [LAUGHTER]
>> I CAN'T GET EVERYBODY'S NAME RIGHT, JOHN.
>> MEMBER CORBETT HAS MADE A NOMINATION.
>> CAN YOU CORRECT THAT BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN THE MINUTES?
>> YES, SIR. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE CORRECT THAT.
MEMBER CORBETT HAS MADE A NOMINATION TO NOMINATE MEMBER CAMERA FOR THE VICE-CHAIR.
WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT NOMINATION, MEMBER CAMERA?
>> MEMBER CAMERA HAS ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION FOR VICE-CHAIR.
IF WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION OR ARE THERE OTHER NOMINATIONS? THERE COULD BE OTHER NOMINATIONS AND WE CAN DO THAT.
IF THERE ARE NOT, WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ELECT MEMBER CAMERA AS THE VICE-CHAIR FOR THIS YEAR.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I FORGOT WHAT I'M DOING NOW.
[OVERLAPPING] TO MAKE A MOTION FOR TOM CAMERA.
I'LL GET IT RIGHT AFTER A WHILE, TO BE VICE CHAIR.
>> YES, SIR. IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT?
>> ALL RIGHT. THAT'S SECONDED BY CHAIR PELICAN, AND LET'S DO A FORMAL VOTE.
IS EVERYBODY IN FAVOR OF THAT?
>> PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS. WE HAVE OUR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR A LITTLE BIT LATER.
NORMALLY, WE DO THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. LASTLY, BUT VERY IMPORTANTLY,
[6.3 Meeting Date And Times (Discuss Changing Day And Time Of Monthly Meeting)]
ITEM 6.3 MEETING DATES AND TIMES.THAT'S COME UNDER DISCUSSION THAT THE TIME, IT'S NOT A BAD TIME THAT WE MEET, BUT IT MAY NOT BE THE OPTIMUM TIME AS FAR AS AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE OR PEOPLE NOT CHOOSING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD BECAUSE OF ITS TIME SO WE'VE ASKED MR. MICHAELSON TO INVESTIGATE THAT AND IT APPEARS THAT HE DID.
COULD YOU TAKE IT FROM THERE, SIR?
AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU DID TALK ABOUT CHANGING THE DAY, THE TIME SO I GOT WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE, LOOKED AT THE CHAMBERS, AND HAD PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET THESE DAYS AND TIMES TO AT LEAST LOOK AT.
I KNOW ONE OF YOUR CONCERNS WAS THE TIME OF THE MEETING, TRYING TO GET MORE PUBLIC INTERACTION AT THE MEETINGS AND AS WELL AS, I BELIEVE THE MGA, IS IT THE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION THAT HAS A CONFLICT WITH THIS TIME AND TRYING.
>> THE MEN PLAY GOLF ON WEDNESDAYS.
>> YES, IT'S THE MGA THAT ONE OF THE MEMBER POSITIONS FOR THIS BOARD AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE HAVE ALWAYS STRUGGLED TO GET THAT INDIVIDUAL IS I BELIEVE WEDNESDAY IS A BIG DAY FOR THEM.
>> THAT'S WHY YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT OTHER DAYS AS WELL.
I PULLED THE CALENDAR AND HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE.
I THOUGHT AT THIS POINT YOU GUYS COULD DISCUSS THAT.
WE CAN ALWAYS LEAVE IT AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST KNOW YOU WANTED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. DOES ANYONE ON BOARD PROPOSE ONE OF THOSE TIMES THAT ARE LISTED?
>> I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THURSDAY 4:00-5:00.
I THINK ANY OF THE 4:00-5:00S WOULD WORK.
I KNOW OF WOMEN THAT I PLAY GOLF WITH OR CITY RESIDENTS WHO WOULD STEP UP FOR A POSITION HERE ON THE BOARD, BUT THEY HAVE CONFLICTS OF THE DAYS AND SO THAT'S WHY I SAY THURSDAY.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE OPTIMAL TIME FOR SOME OF THE WOMEN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD BE FOR SOME OF THE MEN FROM THE MEN'S LEAGUE.
>> THEY DON'T PLAY ON THURSDAYS.
I THINK THAT'D BE A GOOD TIME ALSO. [OVERLAPPING]
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>> IT SAYS 4:00 OR 5:00 UP THERE, SO THOSE ARE TWO TIME SLOTS ON EACH OF THOSE DAYS.
>> I LIKE THE FIVE O'CLOCK ONE.
>> JUST SPEAKING GENERALLY BEING MORE IN FAVOR OF THE 4:00 PM JUST SO THAT STAFF ISN'T IMPACTED BY HAVING TO STAY LATER.
>> YOU CAN GO TO DINNER IN TOWN RIGHT AFTER.
>> WHAT DO OTHER MEMBERS FEEL.
>> I FEEL GOOD ABOUT EITHER.4:00-5:00 IS GREAT.
>> 4:00 OR 5:00 OR WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE?
>> I DON'T CARE. 4:00 OR 5:00.
>> I LIKE THE THURSDAYS AT FOUR O'CLOCK OR ALSO THE SECOND AND FOURTH WEEKS, ARE WE GOING TO KEEP IT ON THE SECOND WEEK? IS EVERYBODY WITH THE SECOND RATHER THAN THE FOURTH? [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S WHAT THAT IS, CORRECT, SECOND WEEK OR FOURTH WEEK? [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES, SIR. IT WOULD BE THURSDAY THE 2ND OR 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT FOUR OR FIVE O'CLOCK.
>> YEAH, THURSDAY SECOND WEEK AT FOUR O'CLOCK, IS THAT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT EVEN IS THE SECOND WEEK AS IT IS BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO REMEMBER. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, YEAH.
>> REMEMBER, OBVIOUSLY, THE COMMISSION MEETS ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
>> DOING IT ON THE SECOND WOULD GIVE YOU A CHANCE.
IF SOMETHING CAME UP, YOU NEED TO BE AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING THE NEXT WEEK, I THINK, BECAUSE THEY'RE FIRST AND THIRD.
>> THIS GOES BACK TO THE RESOLUTION AND CURRENTLY IN THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT STATE SOME RESOLUTIONS FOR THE BOARDS.
ACTUALLY STATE THE SECOND OR THE FOURTH.
OURS DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT AND WE WERE NOT GOING TO PUT THAT IN THERE, WE WERE JUST GOING TO LEAVE THAT WE WERE MEETING MONTHLY.
WHAT I WOULD DO AT THIS POINT IS GET WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND JUST MAKE THAT SO THAT IS THE PREFERENCE THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO MEET.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SECOND THURSDAY AT 4:00 PM.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT IS TRUE, SIR. [OVERLAPPING]
YOU THINK YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE A NOMINATION ON THAT?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO CHANGE IT TO THAT DATE.
I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THAT WILL BE CHANGED NEXT MONTH.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE MY DUCKS IN A ROW, BUT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO THAT DATE.
>> THERE'S NO REASON WHY THAT TIME WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. I WENT THROUGH THE CHAMBER'S CALENDAR FOR MONTHLY AND WENT THROUGH ALL THE MONTHLY MEETINGS AND THIS TIME SLOT WAS AVAILABLE.
>> SO THERE'S NO NEED TO MAKE A SECOND CHOICE OR ANYTHING?
>> THERE WOULD BE NO NEED TO MAKE A SECOND CHOICE.
>> CAN SOMEONE MAKE A MOTION REGARDING CHANGING OUR TIME TO THAT SECOND THURSDAY, GO AHEAD. [OVERLAPPING]
>> A MOTION TO CHANGE IT TO THE SECOND THURSDAY AT 4:00.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE'VE APPROVED THE MOTION TO CHANGE OUR MEETING TIME TO THE SECOND THURSDAY EACH MONTH AT 4:00 PM.
THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM 7 WUGA UPDATE.
[7. WGA UPDATE]
>> THE LADIES LEAGUE WILL BE HAVING THEIR MEMBER MEMBER CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING NEXT TUESDAY.
WE'LL BE WRAPPING UP OUR SEASON AT THE END OF MARCH AND WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL SHOOT OUT FOR OUR QUEEN OF TEES ON MARCH 2ND.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I THINK IT'S ALREADY GONE BY.
HOW'S BEEN ATTENDANCE IN THAT LEAGUE?
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT IT'S BEEN AROUND THERE.
WE'VE HAD INCREASED PARTICIPATION EVERY WEEK.
WE'RE HOPING TO BRING IN EVEN MORE NEXT YEAR, SO A LOT OF OUR LADIES PLAY IN MULTIPLE LEAGUES, AND SO I THINK IT'S BEEN A GOOD WAY TO BRING IN NEW MEMBERS.
>> THAT'S GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LYNN.
[8. MGA UPDATE]
I STILL DON'T HAVE AN MGA DESIGNATED BOARD MEMBER.I'LL JUST SAY THE BLITZES ON WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY MORNINGS, AND THE SATURDAY MORNING MIXES ARE GREAT EVENTS.
BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, MAINLY RETIRED BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AND THEY TOTALLY HAVING BEEN A RESISTANT PARTICIPANT IN THAT FOR MANY YEARS, NOW, I'M SOMEWHAT ADDICTED TO [LAUGHTER] IT AS WELL AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT.
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THE BEST PART ABOUT IT, YOU DON'T NEED TO FIND A PLAYING PARTNER.IT'LL BE FOUND FOR YOU BY SIGNING UP TO PLAY. IT'S A GREAT EVENT.
I'LL ADVOCATE FOR THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> CAN I STEP IN? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN I SAY ONE THING? WHEN YOU HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MGA, COULD YOU LET THEM KNOW OF US MOVING FORWARD WITH THE POSSIBLE DATE CHANGE SO WE COULD GET THAT GOING TO GET THAT OTHER MEMBER ON THIS BOARD? [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S A GREAT POINT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF YOU GUYS HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU FEEL MAY BE INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE BOARD, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD GET THAT MOVING.
>> MIKE MEADOWS, 2601 [INAUDIBLE] WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A GOOD REASON TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MAYBE BEING HERE FOR THESE MEETINGS, AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION.
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AND I HOPE WE WERE GOING TO, BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WAITING UNTIL YOU HAD DONE THIS, BUT I HOPE YOU'LL PUT UP SOME SIGNS.
GET SOME SIGNS UP IN MAYBE THE LOCKER ROOM AND SOME OTHER AREAS OF THE CLUB TO NOTIFY PEOPLE OF THE GOLF COURSE, THAT THIS POSITION IS AVAILABLE.
LET'S GET A LITTLE BIT MORE VOCAL ABOUT THAT.
MAYBE YOU OR ONE OF THE PEOPLE AND YOU COULD TALK TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION, REMIND HIM THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN AND TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THANK YOU.
>> ITEM 9, STAFF COMMENTS. 10.1, MARK SWOPE,
[10. STAFF COMMENTS (Part 1 of 2)]
THE GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT, WILL SPEAK TO US.I SEE IN THE ATTACHMENTS HE PROVIDED A VERY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, HOW HE SEES THE STATUS OF THE GOLF COURSE.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY FIRST?
I JUST WANTED TO SAY JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS BEFORE I HAD MR. SWOPE, OUR GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT, COME UP HERE AND SPEAK.
I DID GET TO ATTEND THE FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA BEACH GOLF COURSE, THE EVENT LAST WEEK.
THERE WAS A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.
I THINK WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO THE GOLF COURSE IS A GREAT THING.
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THE STAFF OUT THERE CAN SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
HAS ALREADY SAVED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
I ACTUALLY GOT TO SPEAK OUT THERE VERY SHORTLY AND MR. SWOPE AS WELL GOT TO SPEAK OUT THERE VERY QUICKLY, AND THERE WAS A VERY NICE RECEPTION.
A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED THE BOARD AND THE MEMBERS OF THE GOLF COURSE TO HELP US WITH, AND THAT KEEPS BEING BROUGHT UP, BUT ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT TO MAKE THE GOLF COURSE BETTER.
EVERYONE'S INCLUDED, STAFF IS INCLUDED, MEMBERS ARE INCLUDED.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE DO WANT THE MGA, THE WGA, AND EVERYBODY TO REMIND, THAT'S OUT THERE, IS TO USE THE SAND IN THE GOLF CARTS FOR DIVOTS.
IF THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE, THE GRASS IS JUST STARTING TO GROW.
MARK ALWAYS BRINGS THIS COMMENT UP.
WE NEED 150 DEGREES, MEANING FROM THE HIGHS AND LOWS.
I DO GO OUT THERE AND I TAKE A LOOK, BUT YES, THERE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE DIRT, AND I'M A BELIEVER THAT THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE HERE VERY SHORTLY, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP, AND WE NEED THE MEMBERS OF THE GOLF COURSES HELP.
USING THE SANDS ON EVERY SHOT, MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT DRIVING OVER AREAS THAT ARE ROPED OFF, DRIVING NEAR THE GREENS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT.
ANY HELP THAT WE COULD GET FROM YOU GUYS AS A BOARD AND MEMBERS OF THE GOLF COURSE, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE APPLICANTS FOR THE GOLF COURSE DIRECTOR POSITION, AND WE WILL BE MEETING, I SAY SPRING BREAK BECAUSE I HAVE KIDS IN SCHOOL.
SPRING BREAK IS NEXT WEEK FOR THE SCHOOL.
BUT I BELIEVE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WE WILL START THE INTERVIEW PROCESS FOR THAT POSITION.
JUST A QUICK HEADS UP ON THAT AS WELL.
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>> AS I STATED AT THE FRIENDS MEETING, THERE WERE ABOUT BETWEEN 50 AND 55 APPLICANTS FOR THE JOB.
WE ARE NARROWING THAT DOWN AT THIS POINT TO CHOOSE THE BEST APPLICANT FOR THE COURSE.
WE HAVE TAKEN INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ON WHAT WE FEEL IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS JOB.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT HIRE FOR THE CITY.
>> HOW WILL THAT BE DONE? IS THERE A COMMITTEE?
>> YEAH. THE HR DIRECTOR IS INVOLVED, DENISE MADISON, MR. CHARLIE GEORGE IS INVOLVED IN THAT.
JEREMIAH GLISSON, WHO HAS BEEN A LONG TIME EMPLOYEE, NOT OF THE GOLF COURSE, BUT OF THE CITY, AND IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE CITY, WILL BE INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL, MYSELF AS WELL, ARE REVIEWING THE APPLICANTS, SO THERE WILL BE A PANEL.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THE GOLF COURSE STAFF.
PAM IS HERE, MR. SWOPE IS HERE, MARY POOL WORKS IN THE IN THE PRO-SHOP.
CHRISTIE BENJAMIN AND CHEF ED ARE WELL, BUT ALL THE STAFF THAT'S AT THE GOLF COURSE.
WHENEVER THE DIRECTOR MOVES ON AND THERE'S AN IN BETWEEN TIME, IT'S A TRYING TIME AND WE'RE HOLDING DOWN THE FORT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING IN A NEW GM.
I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK THEM FOR THE HARD WORK THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING.
>> AS WE ALL DO. THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.
CAN I GO BACK TO ITEM 9, [LAUGHTER] I JUST GLIDED OVER THAT WITHOUT SEEING THAT.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE MORE BEFORE MR. SWOPE COMES UP.
>> PERFECTLY. THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE, WE DON'T MIND IF MARK COULD COME UP AND REVIEW THIS.
[9. FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA GOLF CLUB UPDATE]
THE FRIENDS OF FERNANDINA GOLF CLUB UPDATE.LAST THURSDAY, BELIEVE THAT WAS MARCH 7TH, THE FRIENDS SPONSORED AN EVENT AT THE GOLF CLUB IN THE BANQUET ROOM AND BAR INVITING CITY STAFF AS WELL AS DONORS AND MEMBERS OF THE GOLF COURSE TO COME.
HEAVY HORS D'OEUVRES PROVIDED BY CHEF ED.
THEY HAD A SILENT AUCTION, THEY RAISED SOME MONEY.
IT WAS JUST ALL IN ALL A GREAT EVENT SEEING THE PEOPLE THERE.
I GUESS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE FRIENDS THOUGH, IS RAISING MONEY AS WELL, SO I'M SURE PART OF THE FUTURE IS FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO RAISE MONEY SO THEY CAN FUND SOME OF THESE PROJECTS AROUND THE GOLF COURSE.
MAINLY IN BEAUTIFICATION BUT SOMETIMES IN UTILITARIAN PURPOSES AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO ASK MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE IF THEY'RE SO INCLINED TO CONSIDER GIVING TO THEM.
I BELIEVE THE MONEY IS WELL SPENT AND WE SHOULD ALL CONSIDER SUPPORTING THEM IN THEIR FUND RAISING EFFORTS.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.1,
[10. STAFF COMMENTS (Part 2 of 2)]
MR. MARK SWOPE GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT.AS YOU APPROACH, I'D LIKE TO SAY I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ATTACHMENT HERE AS FAR AS YOUR EFFORTS ON THE GOLF COURSE.
QUITE COMPREHENSIVE AND APPRECIATE. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE UP THERE.
GOOD MORNING. [LAUGHTER] I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING ME.
I JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME THINGS SINCE I STARTED IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF MAY OF LAST YEAR, SO WE GOT MORE.
THE MIDDLE BEGINNING OF THE GROWING SEASON THIS YEAR HAS BEEN REALLY TRYING WITH A LOT OF ISSUES.
I'M JUST GOING TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THEM IF YOU WANT ME TO.
>> WITH THOSE THINGS, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER START.
WE REALLY GET TO KICK OFF GOOD THIS YEAR.
THE WEATHER IS COOPERATING SO FAR, THE WINTER WAS NOT KIND TO US.
MANY GOLF COURSES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAD PROBLEMS. LOTS OF DISEASE AND OBVIOUSLY POLA ISSUES AND THE WEED PROBLEMS THAT YOU SEE.
OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, IT IS NOT IN ANY GENERAL ORDER.
BUT WE CLEARED THE LAKES ON 273 SOUTH AND BEHIND THE PALP HOUSE ON THE NORTH.
THOSE AREAS HAD JUST BEEN OVERGROWN.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE IT, IT OPENS UP THAT WHOLE THING.
IT GIVES A PERSPECTIVE AS ALL NEW.
IT'S ALSO ADDED MORE LIGHT TO SOME TEAS AND MORE LIGHT TO SOME GREENS.
WE RECOVERED THE DRAINAGE POND AT NUMBER FIVE WHICH HAD BEEN COMPLETELY GROWN OVER AND VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT.
THERE IS SOME MORE WORK TO BE DONE OVER THERE,
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BUT WE HAVE OPENED THAT UP AND I THINK IT HAS RELIEVED WITH THE LAST RAM.WE GOT A LITTLE PRESSURE OFF OF THAT HOLE AND SUM NUMBER FOUR.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WEEDS. WHEN I GOT THERE WITH THE BUNKERS, THINGS HADN'T BEEN DONE.
ONE OF THE ISSUES WAS THE BUNKER RACK, WHICH IS ANOTHER THING.
IT'S THE TIES WERE WORN DOWN ON IT AND WE CHANGED THOSE TIES.
WITH THAT AND CONTINUALLY GOING THROUGH THEM, WE'VE ELIMINATED A LOT OF THOSE WEEDS.
NOT NECESSARILY IN THE FACE, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IS A VENDOR HAS BEEN KINDING, USED TO DEMO A BUNKER RACK WITH A PUSH BLADE ON IT.
WE WILL START PUSHING SOME OF THAT STUFF UP AND GETTING THOSE SPONKERS MORE OF A DISH SHAPE THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE IN THE WAY THE COURSE WAS DESIGNED.
WE'RE TRYING TO RECOVER SOME OF THE AESTHETICS OF IT AND THE PLAYABILITY OF IT.
THAT'S JUST BEEN EITHER FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED.
THE CARTAS, WE'VE DEFINITELY ADDED SOME ASPHALT IN THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ONGOING THING.
WE'LL STILL BE A LITTLE BUMPY AS WE FILL AND AS IT SETTLES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT BUT A LOT OF THE CART PADS I HAD TO HOLES IN THEM SO WE PUT A CRUSHED ASSHOLED ON THEM AND WE'RE WORKING OUT AS WE GO.
THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.
WHEN I GOT ME WHEN I GOT THERE WERE SEVERAL GREENS THAT HAD DAMAGED AREAS AND I CAN'T CONFIRM WHAT THE REASON WAS EITHER OVER SPRAYED, IT WAS IRRIGATION ISSUES, MULTIPLE THINGS, AND WE'VE RECOVERED ABOUT 90% OF THEM OR MORE.
WITHIN THE NEXT FOLLOWING MONTHS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOVER THE WHOLE AREAS.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE PUTTING GREEN, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL BUT GONE LAST MAY.
IT'S SHOWING SIGNS. IT'S HAD A REALLY ROUGH WINTER.
IT DIDN'T WINTER REAL WELL BUT IT CERTAINLY IT'S THERE.
IT JUST NEEDS TO SOME TIME TO GET IT TO COME BACK AGAIN.
AFTER THIS WINTER WE'VE HAD WE RECOVERED FAIRWAYS 1289 ON THE SOUTH, IF YOU REMEMBER.
THOSE WERE ALL ROPED OFF FOR PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE SEASON AND WE OPENED UP TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON, I'D SAY LATE SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND AROUND THERE WE OPENED THE THING UP SO PEOPLE COULD USE IT.
THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH ALL DIRT AND WEEDS TO NORTH WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS GAVE A PERCEPTION THAT THERE WAS GRASS THERE BUT IT WAS MAINLY WEEDS WHEN WE SPRAYED OUT, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE AND WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THAT.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK DONE ON THE PARKING LOT AS FAR AS THE TREES.
GENERAL COAL HOUSE APPEARANCE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SLOWLY AROUND THERE.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS TIME GOES ON TO PROGRESS, THOSE GET BETTER AND BETTER.
A BUNKER FIVE WEST, WE'VE CLOSED ONE OF THE POT BUNKERS IN THAT WASN'T BEING USED.
WE FILLED IT IN AND ELONGATED ONE OF THE SMALLER POT BUNKERS SO IT'S MORE MANAGEABLE.
IT ACTUALLY IT'S A LITTLE MORE PLAY ACTIVE.
WE HAVE CHAMPION GREENS THAT WAS INSTALLED PRIOR TO MY EXISTENCE.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY INSTALLED THEM.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD THOSE GREENS ARE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON.
I JUST KNOW THAT THEY ARE CHAMPION.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE FLORIDA GROWERS DO NOT GROW CHAMPION SOD ANYMORE.
IF WE HAD TO REPLACE ANYTHING ON THOSE GREENS, WE EITHER HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM ANOTHER GREEN OR WE HAVE TO GROW OUR OWN.
IF I HAVE TO GET SOD, I'D HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF TEXAS AND THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT GROWS IT.
IT WOULD HAVE TO COME IN REFRIGERATED TRUCK UNLESS I BOUGHT A WHOLE TRUCK LOAD OF IT.
AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IT'S ABOUT $10 A SQUARE FOOT.
WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A NURSERY GREEN, WE'VE CUT IT OUT.
THERE WAS ONE THERE PRIOR THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT IT JUST GOT GROWN OVER.
WE ARE GOING TO BE TERRIFYING AND PUTTING THOSE CORES IN THERE AND GROWING AN ACTUAL NURSERY GREEN.
WE HAVE TO REMOVE ONE PINE TREE BECAUSE OF THE ACIDITY LEVEL IN THE SOIL.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO THE GOLF COURSE TO HAVE SIDE READY IN CASE OF VANDALISM OR INSECT PRESSURE OR DISEASE, A PYTHIUM OUTBREAK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN ACTUALLY GROW.
>> IT'S IT'S BEHIND SEVEN WHERE THE WELL IS THAT PUMPS TO THE LAKE ON THERE'S A BATHROOM RIGHT THERE AND THERE'S A LITTLE WELL.
>> THAT'S DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT.
>> WE'VE ALREADY CORDED OUT AND IT'S RE PREPPING IT AND GETTING IT READY FOR SPREAD IT OUT AND GETTING IT READY FOR THE ACTUAL SPRINGS.
WE'LL TAKE THOSE REFINING CORES THAT WE PULL OFF, THE GREENS, THE HEALTHIER GREENS, AND WE'LL PUT IN THERE AND WE'LL START GROWING THOSE.
>> BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE A SOURCE FOR THE CHAMPION WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSES SUCH AS THAT.
[BACKGROUND] WE INSTALLED HAND RAILS IN THREE WEST.
I HAD HIDES AND REQUESTS THERE WAS REPAIRED ON THE STEPS THAT WALLS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE BUT IT'S STABLE.
IN TURN OF THE STEPS, OUR STAFF DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD PUT SOME HANDRAILS.
WE PUT THOSE HAND RAILS THAT I THINK THEY'RE MORE FUNCTIONAL.
THEY'RE A LOT MORE FUNCTIONAL THAN JUST THE STEPS, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF OUR ELDERLY PLAYERS.
>> WE INSTALLED PERMANENT FENCING AND TRAFFIC DIVERSION ON AREAS THAT ARE JUST BEING ABUSED TRAFFIC WISE, AND THOSE SEEM TO BE HELPING.
SURE. THE AREAS WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF DOLLAR WEED, I BELIEVE YOU KILLED IT OVER THE WINTER.
>> YES. IN SUMMERTIME IT'S HARD PRESSURE AND YOU HAVE
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A LOT OF WATER AND THE WATER CREATES A LOT OF DOLLAR DOLLAR WEED IS MORE IN THE SOIL THAT IT IS AS A SEED PER SE.IN THE WINTERTIME IT'S EASIER TO GET RID OF IT AND IT OPENS IT UP SO THAT GIVES A CHANCE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE PREPARING FOR NOW, IS TO GET RID OF THAT DOLLAR WEED.
THE WEED BERMUDA DOESN'T HAVE TO COMPETE WITH THAT WEED.
>> IT DOES LOOK A LITTLE BAD. IT'S GOING TO, BUT IT'S A LOT MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO GET RID OF IT IN THE WINTER THAN IT IS TO GET RID OF IT IN THE SUMMERTIME.
NO. ALL THE AREAS THAT YOU SAW GROW IN, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO SIDE? ZERO. SPRIGS, ZERO. WE ACTUALLY JUST GREW IT IN.
>> WE DID NOT SPEND ANY MONEY ON SIDE OR ANY MONEY ON SPRIGS.
AS WEAK AS THOSE AREAS WERE, THERE WAS NOTHING WE PUT ANYTHING.
WE UTILIZED WHAT WE HAD AND JUST DID THE AGRONOMICS TO IT.
>> BUT CARTS NEED TO STAY OFF, THOSE AREAS ARE GOING TO [OVERLAPPING].
>> RULE THUMB IS YOU CAN'T GROW GRASS ON A DIRT ROAD.
IF YOU STAY ON THE HEALTHIER GRASS, IF YOU'RE DRIVING ON THAT AND CARTS ARE SCATTERING AND THAT TRAFFIC IS MINDED, THAT RULE THUMB AND THEY STAY AWAY FROM THOSE WEAKER AREAS, THEN THOSE AREAS ARE GOING TO GET BETTER, FASTER, AND A LOT LESS MONEY.
>> BECAUSE THE MORE I AFFORD WE HAVE TO PUT ON IT, THE MORE WE HAVE TO DO IT TO GET IT TO RECOVER.
WE'RE BEING DAMAGED. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT'S WHERE WE END UP WITH THAT.
>> ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WAS IRRIGATION CYPRO SCRIPTION HAD BEEN SUSPENDED.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE YEAR LEFT OF IT.
IT'LL BE DONE IN, I BELIEVE, AUGUST.
IT'S $2,200 FOR THAT SUBSCRIPTION.
BUT THAT IT COVERS EVERYTHING.
IT'S A FULL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND ANY OF OUR COMPUTER STUFF THAT'S RELATED TO CYPRO, IF IT GOES DOWN, THEY REPLACE IT, NO CHARGE.
NOW AFTER THIS, WE EITHER HAVE TO DO AN UPGRADE OR HOPEFUL FOR THE BEST IF WE DON'T GET BY LIGHTNING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WE DID UPDATE THAT SUBSCRIPTION AND WE DID UTILIZE IT TO UPDATE A LOT OF THE PROGRAMS, THE SOFTWARE, AND HOW WE MANAGE IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
WHEN I GOT THERE, WE REPAIRED MULTIPLE WATER LINE BREAKS.
A LOT OF THESE BREAKS WERE DEEP.
SOME OF THEM WERE AS TO ME, AS THE DESK PAMS THAT HAD JUST COMPLETELY OVERGROWN THE IRRIGATION BACK THERE.
WE RECOVERED A LOT OF THE PROPERTY, WE'VE BEEN RECOVERING A LOT OF THE PROPERTY THERE TO FIND THOSE, AND WE'VE BEEN FINDING LEAKS AND SLOWLY FIXING THEM AS WE GO.
WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL WITH THAT.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WAS THE PUMP WAS ALWAYS RUNNING.
THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PUMP, I'LL GO THERE IN A MINUTE, BUT THAT PUMP IS ALWAYS RUNNING.
THEN THE JOCKEY PUMP HAD FAILED, WHICH WAS A SUSTAINED PUMP, AND THEN ONE OF OUR MAINS HAD FAILED, AND NOW WE'RE JUST RUNNING ON TWO RIGHT NOW.
AFTER FINDING THOSE WATER LEAKS.
THEN AFTER GETTING A KNOWLEDGEABLE PUMP COMPANY OUT AND RESETTING IT AND RECALIBRATING ALL THAT STUFF, THOSE PUMPS A LONGER RUN.
THAT'S OUR ELECTRIC, THAT'S OUR WATER CONSUMPTION, THAT'S EVERYTHING.
WE'VE SHUT THAT OFF, SO THEY DON'T RUN ANYMORE CONSTANTLY.
>> WE'VE LOCATED AND REPAIRED OVER 175 HEADS.
AT BEST GUESS, THERE'S PROBABLY OVER 800 HEADS ON THAT PROPERTY.
SOME OF THESE HEADS WERE UP TO TWO FEET UNDERGROUND, 75 TO 100, WHICH WE HAD TO BE REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND ARE STILL LOCATING AND FIGHTING HEADS EVERY DAY.
AT THE TIME OF THIS DOCUMENT, ALMOST A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, HE CAME INTO ME AS I WAS WRITING IT AND HE FOUND SIX MORE HEADS REPAIRED AT AROUND TWO OF THE T BOXES RIGHT HERE.
HE CONTINUES TO ADJUST NOZZLES HEADS EVERY DAY.
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT IRRIGATION TECH, WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HIM.
HE'S MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THAT GOLF COURSE AS FAR AS OUR GOLF COURSE, AS FAR AS REPAIRS GO, HE'S LITERALLY RECOVERED THE SYSTEM.
WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT, WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OVER THE HUMP TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO WORK EFFICIENTLY.
OUR WATER CONSUMPTION USES, WHEN I GOT THERE WAS INCREDIBLE.
WE'RE JUST USING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND NOT USING IT EFFICIENTLY.
I'VE REDUCED THE WATER ON THE WEST 40%.
IT'S ONLY RUNNING AT 40% OF WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY RUNNING WHEN I GOT THERE.
ON THE NORTH IT'S 60% SO WE'VE CUT THE WATER USES THAT MUCH BACK. THIS IS AN ISSUE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WHEN WE HAVE TO TIE IN TO WHEN WE NO LONGER HAVE THE WATER SOURCE FOR PUMPING OUT AND WE HAVE TO USE RECLAIM WATER, WE'RE GOING TO END UP HAVING TO PAY FOR THAT.
BY GETTING THAT WATER MANAGEMENT RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO SAVE US A LOT IN THE FUTURE.
>> WHAT DO YOU NEED TO IRRIGATE, GENERALLY?
>> WE USE TO IRRIGATE EVERY NIGHT.
IN THE WINTERTIME I SHUT IT OFF.
IT JUST DEPENDS. IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH RAIN WE GET AND WHERE IT IS.
I'M A BIG ADVOCATE OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND TRYING TO KEEP IT DOWN.
SOMETIMES IT GETS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE, SOMETIMES NOT.
IT'S BEEN HIT OR MISSED AS WE FIX THINGS.
I'VE GOT TO READJUST. WE'RE STILL PLAYING WITH THAT SYSTEM TO GET IT AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
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IT'S CERTAINLY A LOT MORE THAN IT WAS, BUT TYPICALLY EVERY NIGHT, I THINK THE AVERAGE GOING, TYPICALLY THEY RUN AROUND 400, 500,000 GALLONS A NIGHT.I THINK WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 325,000 GALLONS A NIGHT.
AS THE SUMMER TIME GOES, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO USE MORE.
WINTER TIME, WE'RE GOING TO USE A LOT LESS.
I THINK THE AVERAGE SITS AROUND ABOUT 325,000 A NIGHT.
>> LET'S SEE, THE NEW PUMP STATION, MY UNDERSTANDING IS GOING TO GO ON APRIL 23.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ITEMS I GOT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS BASICALLY RUST HOLDING HANDS.
WE HAD TO ADDRESS THAT RIGHT AWAY.
THAT IS THE WATER SOURCE FOR THE GOLF COURSE.
IF IT WAS TO FAIL, WE WOULD FAIL ENTIRELY.
SO WE DID GET THAT ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY.
I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT WITH THAT.
IT'S COMING A WEEK SOONER THAN WE EXPECTED.
IT WAS THE 30TH, BUT I THINK IT'S THE 23RD THERE.
>> YEAH, IT'S THE 23RD AND THAT'S ALREADY BEING SET UP.
OUR NEXT ISSUE IS GOING TO BE THE SOURCE OF WATER, WHICH I JUST MENTIONED BECAUSE THAT PUMP STATION IS CAPABLE OF MAKING 1,800 GALLONS A MINUTE.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON 1,600 GALLONS A MINUTE.
NO, I'M SORRY. 1,200 GALLONS A MINUTE.
WE HAVE A SUPPLY PUMP THAT BRINGS THE WATER TO THE PUMP STATION CAN ONLY OPERATE AT 250 GALLONS A MINUTE.
WE CAN'T IF I WATER FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS, THEN I HAVE TO SHUT THE PUMP OFF AND WAIT FOR THE POND TO FILL BACK UP.
THAT'S THE BALANCE OF THAT TOO.
WATER SOURCING IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE COMING DOWN THE ROAD JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
[NOISE] WE DID A LOT OF EQUIPMENT REPAIRS.
SPRAYERS, LIKE I SAID, WE HAD REBUILT THE BUNKER RICK AND DID SOME THINGS LIKE THAT TO MAKE THOSE BUNKERS BETTER.
I'M SURE IF YOU PLAYED WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, JUST PROGRESSIVELY GETTING LESS AND LESS WEEDS AND THE BUNKER IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE PLAYABLE.
AS I ADDRESSED, AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
WE REPAIRED THREE CARTS THAT WERE SET ASIDE, NOTHING.
>> YES, SIR. WE'VE GOT THEM UP TO USE SO WE WERE ABLE TO USE THOSE AND WORK WITH THEM.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING ONE OF THOSE CARTS AND BUILDING A 50 GALLON SPRAY FOR US TO GO IN SPRAY AREAS, WIDE BROADCAST AREAS.
TO REDUCE SOME OF THOSE WEEDS AND DO MORE SPOT SPRAYING, WHICH WILL MAKE US A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT INSTEAD OF MAKE OUR CHEMICAL USES A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT AND DO LARGER SPOT AREAS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO LARGER BROADCAST AREAS.
WE CAN REDUCE THE USE OF CHEMICALS TOO, WHICH IS ALSO BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE GOLFERS THEMSELVES.
WE PURCHASED A DESIGNATED TRIM MOWER, WE DID NOT HAVE THAT THERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO PROCURE ONE AND ABLE TO DO MORE SHAPING AROUND THE GREENS, AROUND THE T SO IT HAS A BETTER APPEARANCE, MORE PLAYABLE EFFECT, IT'S MORE CONSISTENT.
AT THE TIME WHEN I GOT THERE, THEY WERE UTILIZING Z TURNS, Z TURN MOWERS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A COMMERCIAL LAWN MOWER.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITIES TO GET THAT CONTOUR RIGHT.
IT'S JUST WHATEVER IT IS IT'S GOING TO CUT OUT.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A FAIRWAY ISSUE REPAIR.
WE SHOULD HAVE THAT BACK AND UP.
THAT'S BEEN DOWN, BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT BACK AND GOING PRETTY SOON.
WE'VE ADDED A 300 GALLON SPRAYER TO THE FLEET WHICH THEY DID NOT HAVE.
THAT'S A LARGE AREA OF SPRAYER.
WE WERE USING A VERY SMALL 175 GALLON SPRAYER, WHICH IS FOR GREENS ONLY.
BUT THEY HAD USED IT FOR EVERYTHING, SO IT TOOK ITS TOLL ON MACHINE.
WE ADDED A 300 GALLON TO IT AND IT'S BEEN A LIFESAVER AND IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD EFFICIENT.
WE ADDED DESIGNATED VERTICUT TO THE FLEET.
WE VERDICT AND TOP DRESS ON ON THURSDAYS AS THE SEASON COMES UP THAT WE'LL BE DONE EVERY THURSDAY AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. ON THE AGRONOMICS.
>> CAN YOU ANSWER A QUICK QUESTION?
>> SURE. GIVE A LOT OF EQUIPMENT, IS IT SUFFICIENTLY PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER? DO YOU HAVE ADEQUATE SPACE TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WEATHER?
>> SOME. THE LARGER EQUIPMENT WE DON'T HAVE THAT WITH RIGHT NOW.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT PRIOR TO DAVID DEME LEAVING AND JEREMIAH.
WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING SOME LEN TUS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO FOR THE TRACTORS AND FOR SOME OF THE LARGER AREA MOWERS THAT WE CAN'T GET INSIDE THE BUILDING.
BUT FOR THE MORE [LAUGHTER] CRUCIAL PIECES, WE DO HAVE THOSE INSIDE.
>> LONG TERM PLAN, YOU HAVE MORE COVERED SPACE.
JUST BASICALLY LIKE POLE BARN STYLE FOR THE LARGER, STUFF LIKE THAT WITH THINGS THAT IMPLEMENTS THAT GO BEHIND A TRACT OR WHATEVER.
THEY'RE JUST NOT SITTING OUT IN THE WEATHER.
>> THEY'RE GENERALLY IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, IF NOT MORE PRICE RANGE.
>> THE BUILDINGS OR THE EQUIPMENT?
>> THE BUILDINGS, THEY'RE MORE REASONABLE, YOU THINK LIKE A 20 BY 20 I THINK IS RIGHT AROUND $1,200.
>> WHEN YOU GET INTO THE LARGER ONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OBVIOUSLY IT'S CONSIDERABLY MORE.
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BUT L THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FIVE PER BUILDING.IT WAS LIKE THE FIVE $6,000 RANGE, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE.
>> WHICH WOULD BE I MEAN, IT EXTENDS THE LIFE OF OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT GREATLY. ESPECIALLY TRACTORS.
>> I BELIEVE IT. THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> THE ECONOMICS OF IT IS WE'VE WE'VE DONE SOME AGGRESSIVE PRE EMERGENT PROGRAMS THIS SPRING.
WE'RE STARTING THEM REALLY HEAVY.
WE DID SOME LAST FALL AND THAT WAS JUST LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY SPRAY RECORDS THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE GONE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY PUT OUT SO I HAD TO DEPEND ON POSSIBLY OLD TECHNOLOGY THINKING THAT THEY WERE USING NEWER STUFF.
WE DID IT, I WASN'T REAL HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE WAS EITHER [LAUGHTER].
WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO A DIFFERENT ROUTE THIS YEAR COMING UP AS FAR AS THE WINTER PRE EMERGENT.
WE DO THAT IN THE MID SUMMER AND FALL.
WE HAVE AGGRESSIVE POST EMERGENT PROGRAMS, AGAIN WITH A 300 GALLONS PRAYER.
WE'RE DOING AGGRESSIVE FERTILIZER PROGRAMS RIGHT NOW AS ON TOMORROW WILL BE ROUGHLY I THINK IT WAS 15 TONS OF 18.
IT'S GOING WALL TO WALL IN THE GOLF COURSE WITH A PRE EMERGENT TO KEEP THE WEEDS FROM POPPING UP.
THAT'S GOING OUT TOMORROW AND PLUS GREEN ROUNDS STARTING. THIS YEAR.
I USUALLY DO ONE MOLE CRICKET APP AND WE'LL HAVE A PROBLEM.
BUT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL MOLE CRICKET PROBLEM THERE AND GRUB PROBLEM, SO WE STARTED A MONTH AGO TREATING OVERWINTER MOLE CRICKETS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE AREAS OUT THERE.
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MOLE CRICKET APP THAT WILL GO OUT ROUGHLY A WEEK FROM NOW.
FOR NOW WILL BE A BROADCAST WALL TO WALL.
WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH SMALL OUTBREAK GAPS AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER ONE IN JUNE AND THAT'LL BE WALL TO WALL AGAIN.
THAT SHOULD GET OUR MORE CRICKET AND GRUB POPULATION UNDER CONTROL.
AGAIN, I WILL TALK ABOUT THE VERDICT CUTTING.
IF I GET THE TURF STRONG ENOUGH THIS SUMMER, I WANT TO START DROPPING THE HEIGHTS AND GET THEM DOWN A LITTLE LOWER.
MAKE THE COURSE A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING, ENDING WITH CRICKET PROBLEMS. WE'VE GOT OVER 40 MOLES.
THOSE ROADS THEY DUG OUT OF THE GROUND, 40 OF THEM JUST IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF.
>> WHICH PROCESS WHEN SOMEONE DETECTS HIM OR OBSERVES A MOLE TRACK.
DO TRY TO GET ON THAT FAIRLY QUICKLY?
>> WE DO. I HAVE ONE STAFF MEMBER THAT IS EXCELLENT AT GETTING THEM BY SHOVEL.
I'M A LITTLE MORE ON THE TRAP SIDE OF IT, SO YOU'LL SEE ME PUT OUT A BUNCH OF TRAPS, BUT I THINK HE'S NOW 39 TO MY ONE [LAUGHTER].
I USUALLY DEPEND ON HIM TO GET THOSE.
HE'S A LITTLE BETTER AT THAN I AM.
HIS BETTING AT AVERAGE IS CERTAINLY BETTER.
BUT I DO USE THE TRAPS AND WE USE SOME OTHER STUFF.
BUT THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT MOLES, AND JUST TO BE QUICK ABOUT IT, IS IF YOU REMOVE THE FOOD SOURCE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE THERE.
THE MOLE CRICKETS AND THE GRUBS ARE THEIR FOOD SOURCE.
>> CORE VERIFICATION IN THE PAST I HAVE TO GET MY INFORMATION FROM MY STAFF AND FROM PAST AND FROM EQUIPMENT THAT'S THERE.
BUT THEY HADN'T DONE REALLY ANY REIFICATION.
IT WAS ALL NEEDLE TYING. THEY WEREN'T PULLING MATERIAL OUT.
WE DID PULL MATERIAL OUT TWICE LAST YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TWICE THIS YEAR, THE HOLES WILL BE LARGER, WE'RE GOING TO PULL MORE MATERIAL OUT.
THAT'S WHY THESE SCREENS ARE LOCKED UP.
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE ARE THE THINGS NECESSARY TO GET US CAUGHT UP TO BE IN BETTER SHAPE.
THIS IS THE REBUILDING PROCESS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME OF THAT.
ALL MY PROGRAMS, MOST OF MY PROGRAMS ARE NOT APPROACH AS A LEAF OR TURF ISSUE.
I APPROACH AS A SOIL ISSUE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE GET THE BEST RESULTS OUT, I FEEL, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR MONEY IS MOST VALUABLE.
AND WHATEVER WE DO AND OUR TIME SPENT IS GETTING THE SOIL RIGHT.
THEN AFTER THAT, THE TURF CAN TAKE CARE OF ITSELF FOR THE MOST PART.
WE DO THE MULTI SPREAD APPLICATIONS WEEKLY.
I HAVE BEEN USING A LOT OF BIO FRIENDLY CHEMICALS AND ORGANICS.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO GO OVER IS THE STAFF.
I'M FORTUNATE. I HAVE THE COLLEAGUES THAT I DO IN THE CLUBHOUSE AND MY STAFF AROUND ME.
WHEN I GOT THERE SEE SOME LONG FACES.
THESE GUYS HAVE ACTUALLY, WE'VE GOTTEN ENGAGED MORE.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CROSS TRAINING.
THEY'RE ENGAGED IN A LOT OF THE GOINGS ON OF THE DAY, WHAT WE DO.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT SENSE OF VALUE.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT.
EVERY DAY WHEN THEY GO HOME, THEY'RE FANTASTIC.
I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THEM.
I'M JUST FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT THERE.
I DO WANT TO BRING UP MY IRRIGATION TECH AGAIN.
IF YOU EVER MEET HIM OUT OF THE COURSE, PLEASE SAY HI.
>> HE'S EASY. WE CALL HIM GYPSY JOHN BECAUSE HE'S GOT A CART, AND THE ONLY THING HE DOESN'T HAVE IS POTS OF PANTS HANGING FROM IT.
BUT HE'S GOT ALL HIS TOOLS ON THIS CART,
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AND HE'S A VERY, VERY SUPER KNOWLEDGEABLE GUY AND HE'S GOT AWAY.YOU'LL NEVER SEE HIM NOT DOING ANYTHING.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER?
>> ONE QUICK QUESTION. I GUESS ONE OF THOSE THEORIES WITH A COUPLE OF GREENS WHERE THE PUMA IS STRONG.
>> THAT'S THREE WEST, TWO NORTH, AND EIGHT WEST, AND NINE SOUTH.
>> CAN YOU GIVE ANY PROGNOSIS AS FAR?
>> THIS IS A TIME IT'S BURNING OUT.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE DOUBLE CUT THEM AND I'LL BE USING SOME AMMONIUM SULFATE WHICH IS A FERTILIZER.
BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE NEVER PUTTING ON THE GREENS AND IT HELPS BURN IT OUT.
THEY CAN'T TAKE THESE HIGHER TEMPERATURES.
WHEN IT GETS HOTTER IN THE DAY, IT'LL START BURNING OUT.
WE'RE GETTING HIT IN SOME '80S THIS WEEK, SO IT'LL BE SHORT.
THERE'S CHEMICALS WE COULD PUT ON IT BUT IT'S REALLY NOT COST EFFECTIVE.
>> BECAUSE A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT'S GONE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S REALLY TO GO OUT THERE AND THOSE CHEMICALS TO GET RID OF POL ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE AND THERE'S VERY FEW THAT ACTUALLY WORK REALLY WELL.
>> WE JUST GOT TO RIDE THAT ONE OUT.
NOW THE THING WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS THE GOOSE GRASS WHICH IS A PROBLEM IN THE SUMMER WEEDS.
THE SUMMER WEED GOOSEGRASS WHICH IS THAT FLAT ROLLING LAWN PLANT GETS IN THE GREENS AND IT'S HARD TO PUT, IT SHIFTS, YOU BALL AROUND THAT THAT'S GOOSE.
WE'RE PREPARING THAT NOW BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT ON TWO LAST YEAR.
THAT'S THE WHOLE THING. TO KEEP THAT OUT IS ALL PREPARATION WE DO NOW AND WE'RE GOING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO PREVENT IT FROM COMING UP BEFORE IT COMES UP.
ONCE IT COMES UP, IT'S HARDER TO GET RID OF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE.
>> YES, SIR. I GOT FOUR QUESTIONS AND THEY'RE OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS.
NUMBER 1, IF YOU HAD TO PICK ONE THING FOR '24, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR MAJOR GOAL?
>> YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS?
>> I KNOW ANYTHING I CAN DO TO DO THAT.
>> NUMBER 2, WHAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS FOR THIS COURSE?
>> NUMBER 3. IF YOU HAD TO PICK A GOAL FOR '25, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
EVERYTHING, 100% TURF COVERAGE AND AS LITTLE WEED PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE.
>> NUMBER 4, THIS ISN'T REALLY AN OPEN-ENDED QUESTION, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE IN YOUR NEXT GM?
>> I JUST WANT TO SEE GOLF CENTRIC.
I'M GOING TO BE SELFISH IN THAT WAY.
I WANT THE GOLF COURSE DRIVEN CENTRIC.
SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY MOTIVATED WITH THE GOLF COURSE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT, THAT'S WHAT I HOPE FOR.
I WANT SOMEBODY THAT'S FOCUSED TO GET THE GOLF COURSE BETTER, BECOME BETTER.
I THINK THINGS WILL FALL IN PLACE.
I THINK MORE MEMBERS WILL BE THERE, COME BACK, MORE PEOPLE SHARE.
IT'S A GREAT LAYOUT, IT'S FANTASTIC LAYOUT.
I'VE HAD FRIENDS PLAY IT AND THEY LOVE IT AND THEY COME BACK TO PLAY IT.
WE JUST GOT TO GET THERE I THINK HAVING THAT SUPERVISION AND THAT DRIVEN, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO GET US THERE.
>> YES, SIR. I HAVE TRULY IMPRESSED FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS IN YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THEY HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A SOURCE OF SHOWING THE PUBLIC THAT GO THERE, THAT THERE IS CHANGES BEING MADE BY THE COURSE AND THE FUTURE IS VERY BRIGHT.
>> THEN I GOT TO CONTRIBUTE THAT TO MY STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES.
REALLY IT'S THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET TOGETHER SO MY STAFF HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. I CAN'T EXPRESS THAT ENOUGH.
>> WE'LL WRAP IT UP. WE WILL NOT HIT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS.
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ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT?>> HERE'S A THOUGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE CAN DO THIS OR NOT BUT JOHN YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION, CORRECT?
>> THIS MIGHT BE A WAY TO OPEN IT UP FOR MORE CANDIDATES.
IF YOU BECOME A MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION MEMBER, THEN OUR FIFTH MEMBER COULD BE ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE COMMITTEE.
INSTEAD OF LIMITING IT TO JUST A MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION MEMBER, WE COULD OPEN IT UP FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED AND IT MIGHT BE A WAY OF GETTING OUR FIFTH MEMBER EASIER.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE CAN DO THAT OR NOT.
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>> THEY KIND OF DID THAT WITH ME, CHARLIE, I WAS JUST A CITY RESIDENT MEMBER INITIALLY, AND THEN WE COULDN'T GET LADIES AFTER OUR OTHER ONE LEFT SO THEN I APPLIED FOR THE POSITION.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE TERMS THOUGH AS TO WHAT YOU SERVED.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE AS A MEMBER OF THE MEN'S AND LADIES LEAGUE, THAT'S A ONE-YEAR TERM.
THEN THE OTHER TERMS, I BELIEVE JOHN, ARE THREE-YEAR TERMS. IT COULD BE DONE, BUT.
>> THAT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT JOHN WANTS TO DO, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT THAT WAS JUST MY THOUGHT ON BEING ABLE TO OPEN IT UP FOR SAY ANOTHER LADY MEMBER FOR INSTANCE, OR ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED.
THAT WAY I THINK WE DON'T LIMIT IT TO JUST A MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION MEMBER.
BUT I GUESS IT WOULD BE UP TO JOHN IF I DIDN'T REALIZE IT JUST A ONE YEAR.
>> ALONG THOSE SAME LINES A BIG DETRIMENT IS SOME OF THE BIGGEST GOLF COURSE ADVOCATES AND PLAYERS ARE COUNTY RESIDENTS AND NOT CITY RESIDENTS AND THEY'RE PRECLUDED FROM BEING ON THE BOARD EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THOSE GUYS HAVE PLAYED THERE, 30, 40 YEARS.
>> HOW ABOUT YOU GIVE US A CHANCE THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS HERE SINCE WE ARE CHANGING THE DATE, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I JUST THREW THAT OUT THERE TO SEE BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE US A BIG A BIGGER CROWD, I GUESS, WHATEVER TO PICK FROM.
BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
>> YEAH, LET'S TRY THAT AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THAT IF WE STILL CANNOT GET A MEMBER FROM THE MGA, THEN WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. GOOD IDEA.
>> I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING THAT UP SINCE I DO KNOW JONES A MEMBER OF MEN'S GIVE US A BIGGER POOL, I GUESS.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT.
>> I DON'T KNOW. THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS REMEMBER DAVID TALKING ABOUT HAVING THE COURSE RERATED.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD OR WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT.
>> I REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION AS WELL.
I THINK AT THIS POINT, AND I KNOW WE WERE GOING TO AND WE DO NEED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WE WILL HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE NEW GOLF COURSE DIRECTOR WHEN THEY GET PUT IN PLACE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THAT MIGHT BE? THE NEW GOLF COURSE DIRECTOR? JUST BALLPARK. IF YOU GAVE US A DIRECT DATE THAT'D BE SUSPICIOUS.
>> THAT'S JUST A BALLPARK FIGURE ON THE APPROXIMATE.
>> WE'LL PUT YOU DOWN SIX WEEKS FROM TODAY.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE GOLF COURSE STAFF FOR PUTTING ON BACK TO BACK WEEK IN FEBRUARY WHERE YOU HAD THE BASEBALL AND THEN YOU HAD THE BUDGET.
THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN PREPARING FOR BOTH OF THOSE EVENTS.
HIGHLY TURNOUT AND THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
SECOND OF ALL, I THINK HAVING A PERSON LIKE MR. SCHRUTE COME IN AND EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON FOR HIS TENURE IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THAT UPDATED WITH US.
THAT'S WHAT THE ADVISORY BOARD NEEDS TO HEAR SO WE CAN MAKE LOGICAL DECISIONS GOING FORWARD IF THERE'S QUESTIONS THAT MEMBERS ASK US OR WE WILL HAVE THOSE ANSWERS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BRING STAFF IN TO HEAR FROM THEM ONE A MONTH THAT TELLS US ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR PARTICULAR AREA.
>> THAT TO ME IS WHAT BRINGS THIS ADVISORY BOARD INTO MORE OF A WORKING MODE AND UNDERSTANDING THE BACKGROUND OF WHAT'S GOING ON ON A MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND YEARLY BASIS, OR SEMI ANNUALLY THAN YEARLY BASIS.
THE LAST COMMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND SCOTT FOR TAKING ON THE SECOND JOB AND WORKING DILIGENTLY IN KEEPING AND BALANCING THE ACT FOR BOTH PARKS AND REC AND GOLF.
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THANK YOU, SCOTT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.>> THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO WRAP IT UP BY REITERATING MY PRAISE TO THE STAFF OF THE GOLF COURSE.
JUST CONTINUING TO DO THEIR JOBS WITHOUT ANY LET UP.
MR. MICHAELSON FOR STEPPING IN HIS OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION, HIS COOPERATION WITH THE BOARD.
IT IS FANTASTIC GETTING THINGS DONE ON THE RESOLUTION OR TIMES HE FOLLOWS THROUGH.
I CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR THE JOB HE'S DOING.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SCOTT FOR EVERYTHING.
WITH THAT, I WILL END, AND I HOPE I DIDN'T FORGET ANYTHING IMPORTANT.
BUT IN ANY CASE, WOULD SOMEONE MAKE A MOVE FOR ADJOURNMENT?
>> MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.