01-25-2012 Regular Meeting 3X+
Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday,January 25,2012
Present: E.Lowell,L. Mennes,M. Mennes,B. Brown,M. Gallo,G. Schmidt,C. Baetzel,R. Sickelsmith,
R. Strickland and Alberto Pozzi
Meeting was called to order at 5:32 pm
E. Lowell and M. Mennes—Compliments on the new ice machine
Old Business:
A. Pozzi—Ceiling was caving in by ladies locker room,had to be fixed immediately
New Business:
A. Pozzi—
• Saturday afternoon clinic is advertised in Newsletter as Family Fun Day
• We are getting complaints that the greens are too fast,had to raise the height of mowing
• We skip mowing when temperature fall below 55 degrees
B. Brown—Did we get any new equipment?
A.Pozzi—We purchased a tournament roller,to assist us to making them roll better
M. Gallo—
• The greens are doing great
• People drive up on the collar,what do you do about it?
A. Pozzi—
• We will start the aerification process in April and it will soften the greens
• It is very hard to police,staff does the best they can
B. Brown—is the foreign grass you are finding a problem?
A.Pozzi—
• Problem with#10 and#6 the contamination is widespread,rest of the greens the contamination is
sporadic
• We do not know what the contamination is,only time will tell
• Seth's crew has been very diligent with spraying it as they see it
C.Baetzel—
• starting Family Fun Day Junior Clinic for ages 6-16,taught by Ricardo by Mr. Gallo's suggestion
• we are offering a$19 rate for those who would like to play golf while their child is in the clinic
• we are also offering complimentary hors d' oeuvres and happy hour prices
A. Pozzi—Common etiquette is to fill divots and repair ball marks on the green
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• The divots come from the school players
• Is the lunch promo over?
A. Pozzi—
• Will work with the coaches about the divots
• Lunch promo did not bring in new business
• The lunch promo represented a 30%discount on the 5"'lunch
• Our lunches have been strong
L. Mennes—No Comments
From Howie:
• First I hope everyone had a happy and healthy New Year
• Our court usage,instructional programs and promotional events have increased due to our
marketing effort
• The capital improvements,such as the new clay courts,remodeled and full service pro shop and the
landscaping of our common arrears has been well received
• Please stop by the courts to see the changes
G. Schmidt—Positive comments on Fridays with the rotating music acts
A. Pozzi—
• Music community is starting to talk and they are calling us to see if they are able to join our music
lineup
• Happy with the quality of perfonners
R. Sickelsmith—
• Seafood buffet was very well received,we will do it again once a month for 3 months
• Marked difference from what we did before,had a younger crowd
• We are going to do a Passover Seder
• On the dinner menu we incorporated a gourmet burger with different toppings to keep up with the
trend
• Thank you for your support
C.Baetzel—
• We had 11 teams for the 4ball tournament and Chip Graham and John Millerick won the tournament
• We have 16 signed up for the Valentine's tournament
• The member guest tournament has been postponed
• The Club Championship is on March 17 and 18'"
R. Strickland—No Comments
With no further business,meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
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