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CALDWELL GOLF BOARD
� Advisory Board Meeting
November 28, 2001
City Council Room
MEMBERS ATTENDING
Boyd Cooper Chairman
Shirley Akagi Vice Chairman
Fran Craeger Women's Association Representative
Larry Rick Men's Association Representative
Shannon Ozuna Council Representative
Elvin Simpson
Loraine Navis
Jeff Osgood
MEMBERS UNABLE TO ATTENd
Dan Roweli
STAFF ATTENDING
John Watson Purple Sage Pro
Lenny Stroup Fairview Golf Pro
• STAFF UNASLE TO ATTEND
Gordy Crockett Golf Course Superintendent
- GUESTS
AGENDA
1) Chairman's report
2) Report from John Watson
3) Report from Lenny Stroup
4) Report from Gordy Crockett
5) New or old business
Chairman Cooper cailed the meting to order and took the roli call.
1) Chairman's report
Cooper asked Lenny Stroup if he had contacted Mrs. Stahle about the season pass for which
she had requested credit due to illness this year. Lenny said he has contacted her and she
Es thrilled that the board has agreed to let them use her pass next year.
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Cooper said that EIJay Waite was due to attend the meeting and present year-end financial
� reports, but did not come. Cooper had the meeting proceed with other department reports.
2) REPORT FROM JOHN WATSON
John reports everything going great at Purple Sage. The course had a$2000 gain in
October and November will also show a gain.
3) FROM LENNY STROUP
Lenny said he was down about $500 in October but was ahead $900 so far in November
making him $400 ahead for the two months.
Lenny said that the new season pass cards have been ordered. Also the new trail pass
tickets. Lenny showed a score card from Centennial Golf Course in Nampa that said no
tank tops were allowed for either men or women. John Watson said that Pro John Lewis
told him that he had not tried to enforce this code.
Lenny said he had talked to Gordy Crockett. Gordy is on vacation and unable to attend this
meeting but wants the board to know that the new restrooms at Purpie Sage were ready to
go as soon as Idaho Power gets the power hooked up.
4) REPORT FROM GORDY CROCKETT
• No report
5) NEW OR OLD BUSF�FESS
Cooper suggested that the board make some arrangement for compensation for Brain
Culbertson for the work he has done in setting up and maintaining tour web-site. Brian said
that we are getting 300 hits a month on our site. He says this is reallygood because we
haven't even advertised our web-site name yet.
Cooper told the board that we could probably get money for Brian from the advertising
budget. Elvin Simpson asked how much money was in our advertising budget. Shirley
Akagi said that the budget is $3500 a year. Last year we sperrt $2Q14, $215 at the R.V.
Park, Idaho Press Tribune $850, Golf South Idaho $540 and our web-site $340. Cooper
noted that that leaves about $15Q0 which has not been used. �Ivin Simpson made a
motion that we recommend to the City Council that Brian Culbertson be compensated in the
amount of $300 a year for maintaining our web-site. This money is to be taken out of golf
advertising budget. This motion was seconded by Loraine Navis and.passed unanimously.
Brian said that Fran Craeger, Women's association president, g�ve him her old computer
which he fixed and gave to his folks. Their old computer was then $iven to Fairview Golf
Course to be used to post handicap scores.
Chairman Cooper, on behalf of the board and the Caldwell golf�at�nmunity thanked Fran for
her generosity. The board gave her a round of applause.
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The board had a discussed the places where we have been advertising. Shirley said that
� Golf South Idaho would cost more this year. Last year they gave us a 2 for 1 deal. Cooper
said he thought the ad program we have going is working well. Cooper also said he thinks
we should run an ad in the Statesman newspaper. Most of the board members agreed with
this. Jeff Osgood suggested that a�e not run the ad in the R.V. Park brochure this year and
direct that money to help pay for an ad in the Statesman.
The board puf a decision on hold about their ad until Golf South Idaho makes contact and
outlines their fees for next year.
Cooper asked Shannon Ozuna to find out if EIJay Waite was in the office. Shannon returned
with EIJay.
EIJay said he had put a report together for the board that showed comparison figures from
1997 to 2001. EIJay discussed the report with the board (copy of report enclosed). EIJay
said that the problem is that expenses are increasing faster than revenues are increasing.
EIJay said there is a group of people in the valley who are interested in forming a golf
course management company. This type of company could maintain and manage three or
four courses using the same equipment for all courses. This company would only maintain
the grounds. The city would still run the course with a professional and his clubhouse staff.
John Watson said he thought this couid be a good idea.
Larry Rick asked if Gordy Crockett is going to retire. EIJay said that Gordy would probably
retire in April. Eljay said the board would be consulted when a decision has to be made on
how to replace him. EIJay said that Mayor Nancolas intends to address the golf board when
• he has information that needs to be discussed.
Cooper thanked EIJay for attending the meeting and giving the financial report.
The bo�rd decided to run an ad in the Idaho Statesman about the middle of February.
Shirley Akagi said that she would take care of placing the ad.
Cooper thanked Shirley for the time and effort she puts in taking care of our advertising.
Cooper reminded the board there will be no meeting in December
No further business the meeting adjourned.
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