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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-04-21 Golf Board Minutes APPROVED CITY OF CALDWELL Caldwell Golf Board—Meeting MinutesA� Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 Date Co I I o7 8:00 AM Zach Wagoner,chaiiman,called the meeting to order. Members Present: Zach Wagoner,Chairman Shirley Akagi,Vice Chairman Jeanne Cridebring,Women's Representative Sue Kushlan Chuck Bosen,Secretary Pam Wagoner,Jr. Golf Representative Doreen Burnham Staff Present: Brett Williams,Purple Sage Golf Course Professional Carol Mitchell,Deputy Treasurer City of Caldwell Members Unable to Attend: George Scott,Men's Representative Pete Burton, PGA Associate Director of Instruction John McGee,City Council Representative Ken Wheeler,Course Superintendent Review of Minutes from February 17,2021 Meeting: a The board reviewed the minutes from the February 17,2021 meeting. Jeanne Cridebring moved to accept the minutes and Sue Kushlan seconded the motion. The motion carried. Old Business: New Business: Staff/Representative Reports: Golf Professional Brett Williams reported that the majority of the tournaments have re-signed up for this year. He also noted that weekend play has been very good and not as dependent on the tournaments for revenue generation. At the current pace,Brett is anticipating the golf enterprise fund to be able to balance out revenue and expenses this year. He noted 10 newer carts have been purchased for Fairview Golf Course and they will continue to look for opportunities to bolster the fleet there. He noted that Men's league play will begin on May 18`h and continue every Tuesday evening until late summer. The league will be a two-man team format and interest has been very strong with anticipation of filling the course each week with a 6:00 PM shot-gun start. Brett also noted the continued excellent work of Pete Burton. The Junior Golf clinics and adult classes are very popular and fill quickly. The courses have been able to host multiple high school events this Spring with both Middleton and Caldwell High using the facilities for practice and hosting matches/tournaments. At this time,the courses are pretty well staffed. At Fairview,hole#4 will be shortened as the netting that protects the street and homes adjacent to the hole is not functional and is cost prohibitive to replace at this time. The website for Purple Sage has been updated and is far more user friendly on PC and mobile devices. Thank you to those instrumental in updating including Jeanne Cridebring. The men's association is holding a 3-person scramble event at Fairview and the field filled quickly with members and others from around the area. Brett and the board also acknowledge the excellent course conditions this spring and express appreciation to Ken Wheeler and the crew. Brett has been spacing the tee times at 10 minutes apart which seems to aid in better spacing on the course and less congestion resulting in higher atis'faction for the players. Play at Fairview has also significantly increased this season so far in large part due to having additional carts and more people getting out to play. With the cart spaces for rent at Fairview becoming available,Brett will be contacting each renter directly. Brett mentioned that they are looking for some work to be done for the score board area at Fairview. The suggestion of having a potential Eagle Scout project or other individual is most likely. City of Caldwell Report: Carol Mitchell reported that the new carts were paid for via a loan to the golf fund. This would include the equipment and upgrades to battery care. The new carts are expected to generate increased revenue and improve the quality of the playing experience. To better balance out the oversight,Pete Burton will be in the pro shop at Fairview a couple days a week. Carol also explained the City Council's adoption of an updated nepotism rule for employment at the City of Caldwell. Finally,Carol provided more detail on the resolution for cart storage and the discontinuing of a"wait-list". Superintendent: No Report this time. Report on Women's Association: Jeanne Cridebring, the Women's Representative reported that the CLGA is now up to approximately 55 members—showing significant growth. The weekly events have had excellent participation and the process has been efficient and effective in meeting the COVID-19 precautions. On May 4`',the CLGA will hold it's Spring Fling at Fairview. On June 25th&26th,the 2-Lady Best Ball will be held. Jeanne also reported that there has been one travel team event so far and the team is looking strong again. Finally,it was noted that the pace of play has been very good again with rounds averaging under 4 hours to complete. Other Items: Will be considering having a marshal at Fairview on the weekends to keep the pace of play up and monitor for any needed reminders to the players. The City of Caldwell has as a priority to install fiber- optic systems for improved Internet availability and function. Report on Men's Association: No report at this meeting. Junior Golf Report: Junior golf participation continues to increase significantly. The junior play program will start in June at Fairview on Thursdays and a Fall junior program will be after school on Wednesdays. There will be an Idaho Junior Golf event at both Fairview and Purple Sage this season. Pam will consider reaching out to the Elk's to see if they are interested in beginning the junior golf event that they held for many years again. Adjournment: Doreen Burnham moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 AM,Shirley Akagi seconded the motion,motion carried. The meeting was adjourned. Next meeting will be Wednesday,June 16`'',2021 at 8:00 AM. Respectfully Submitted, Chuck Bosen April,2021