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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-10-1995 GOLF MINUTES • . 4 CALDWELL GOLF BOARD ADVISORY BOARD MEETtNG October 10th, 1995 8:00 A.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL ROOM MEMBERS ATTENDING ' Boyd Cooper Chairman Shirley Akagi Vice Chairman Bob Burns Georgia Hersh Women's Association Representative Bill Moad Loraine Navis MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTEND Mike Garman Jerry Langan Council Representative Dave Paulsen Men's Association Represenfative STAFF ATTENDING Gordy Crockett Golf Course Superintendent John Watson Purple Sage Pro Lenny Stroup Fairview Pro � AGENDA - I. Chairman's Report II. Report From John Watson III. Report From Lenny Stroup IV. Report From Gordy Crockeft V. Any Business Board Members or Guests Wish To Bring Before The Board VI. Announcements/Adjournment **#***********************#*****�#******,�******�**#*#**�*�**************** � I. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Mr. Cooper called the meeting to order. Mr. Cooper informed tF�e Board that the City Council had taken the Board and Mayor Winder's recommendation to purchase the Hurst property for $82,900.00. Mr. Cooper asked for discussion and proposals on what we wanted to do with the property. He told the Board that Lenny Stroup would like a new clubhouse, but cautioned them that we already had a lot of financial obligafions with the purchase of the Hurst property, the new irrigation system and possible plans for another golf course at Purple Sage. Mr. Stroup agreed that he would like a new clubhouse but reatized this might have to be delayed for financial reasons. Stroup indicated that he thought off street parking would be the next best use for the property. After some discussion, it was the consensus of the Board that the building should be sold and moved off the property and that the land be used for an off street parking lot. Mr. Cooper said he would take this recommendation to the Mayor. Mr. Caoper informed the Board that he and the Mayor had met with Mr. Hanson and his attorney, Dick Rosenberry about the possibility of the City acquiring Mr. Hanson's 80 acres south af Purple Sage golf course. Mr., Hanson agreed to give the City a 120 day option to buy the parcel of land for $4,000.00 per acre with a payment of $5,000.00 as earnest money. Mayor Winder then took the option to buy agreement to the City Council and they accepted the proposal. Mr. Cooper asked for discussion on this subject. Mrs. Navis said she thought this price per acre was too much and several Board members agreed. Mr. Cooper told the Board that in order to have enough land for an 18 hole golf course, the Bushnell property adjacent to the Hanson property would also have to be purchased. He and Mayor Winder have a meeting scheduled with Mr. Bushnell next Thursday to discuss with him the possibility of the City acquiring his land. Winder thought perhaps Bushnell might be very reasonable, if he were given development rights in certain areas around the proposed course. Mr./ Cooper told the Board that the City could make a counter proposal if the $4,000/acre price was deemed too high to pay. Mr. Cooper said that Mr. Hanson did not want the money in a lump sum because of the tax consequences and that they - purchase would be made over a period of twenty years. It was suggested by John Watson that instead of the City agreeing to pay $4,000/acre, that they get a first right of refusal on the land which would give us an opportunity to match or better anyone else's offer. Bill Moad suggested that they City could perhaps offer Mr. Har�son a lower price like $175,000 and let Mr. Hanson farm or rent out the land for ten years until the City needed it for the course. Mr. Cooper suggested that the Board table further discussion on this matter until the November meeting. This would al�ow time for the meting with Bushnell to take place and see what develops from that meeting. 11. REPORT FROM JOHN WATSON John talked about the progress on the irrigation system and how it was affecting play. He said they weren't going to get all the course done this fall and would have to i PAGE 2 finish up in the spring: John said he didn't think the work had kept many people from playing. They were accepting the conditions with good humor, realizing the long term benefits. John though it might hurt play more in the spring when more people were playing. III. REP�RT FROM LENNY STROUP Lenny said the he has had a problem with the fact that the ffoor of the clubhouse has a sloped section in the middle. A couple of people have fallen and many have tripped. He is going to put bright masking tape on the floor to call attention to the raised slope. IV. REPORT FROM GORDY CROCKETT Gordy explained to the Board about how the new pumps on the irrigation system worked and what was being done about installing them. Mr. Cooper asked how long he thought it would take to get the system done in the spring. Gordy hoped we would have a mild November so they could get more done this fall. He hopes they can get started in early March and be finished by the end of April. Bill Moad asked Gordy if they planned to start tilling the roughs and planting grass as soon as the system was in. Gordy said they would do this over a period of a couple of years. Moad asked why they couldn't do this all in one year. He said people were going to expect to see results very quickly from the new system. Several members of the Board agreed that getting grass in the roughs as quickly as possible was important. Gordy said they were spraying Fairview for spurge weed which has been a problem in the fairways. Cooper told Crockett that they had spots at Fairview that were being kept too wet and that they mowing machines and golf carts were causing big ruts in these areas. Loraine Navis pointed out a couple of problem spots at Fairview. Gordy said - he would address these problems. V. NEW BUSINESS John Watson asked the Board for permission to put in another phone line to be used exclusively for tee times. A discussion followed and it was the consensus of the Board that a new phone line was a good idea. John was told to go ahead with this project. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 am �-