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10-26-2016 Regular Meeting i n Advisory Board Meeting Wednesday,October 26, 2016 Present: M. Mennes, L. Mennes,B. Brown. M. Griffith, M. Gallo,R. Marando,R. Raymond,C. Baetzel, P. Arutyunov,H. Orlin, S. Strickland,R. Strickland and A. Pozzi Meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm September meeting minutes were approved A. Pozzi—Formally welcomes Mr. Raymond to the Club and to the Advisory Board R.Raymond— • Very happy to be here • Learned how to play golf here at the Country Club • Moved here in 2002 • Semi-Retired used to race sailboats A.Pozzi—Follow-up to one item from last month's meeting • Chris is working with several members trying to organize Men's Golf Association • Will discuss the concept with all the participants of Sundays golf tournament and will then schedule an initial meeting with all those interested members. Next step will be the selection of a slate of officers. • We will need several committed members to participate in the effort • There will be a small fee to join New Business: A.Pozzi— • Halloween tournament is scheduled for Sunday October 30 • A family night is scheduled for November l lth—we will be showing a movie and we will have arts and crafts for the kids to do • Another Rock-n-Roll night is scheduled for Saturday,November 19t"—being that is a Saturday,we should have a great turnout • As of now we have about 200 reservations for thanksgiving • Getting ready to start the process of adding new sand to the bunkers and leveling out the pot bunkers • We have scheduled tree crews on the golf course for the second half of November giving priority to shade issues around tees and greens and damaged trees that pose a hazard • The membership renewal has been excellent to date—resigned about 92%of current members M.S.C.C. OPERATED BY PROFESSIONAL COURSE MANAGEMENT 10000 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD • MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA 33138 • 305-795-2360 • FAX 305-795-2384 i .-Aiawyi T)6o1j, `i,� A M. Griffith— • When is the next middle school madness scheduled for? • What is the date for Brunch with Santa? R. Strickland— • We just had a Family Night with a DJ on September 30`x'—we have to look at the calendar to see when is a good time to schedule another one • Brunch with Santa is scheduled for December 11 but it will be advertised differently... o We are going to do 2 sessions of story time with Mrs. Claus(one at 10:30 am and one at 2pm)and there will be a$10 fee per child and we will have pictures with Santa from 12 to 2pm. o The story time part will be limited to 30 kids per session o There will not be arts-n-crafts this year because there will not be any space for them—the story time will be in the Bayshore Room M. Mennes— • Happy to hear about the possibility of a Men's Golf Association • Golf course is in great condition • How are you going to address the high tides?? A. Pozzi— • Will have to talk to the F.E.C.,we lease the underpasses from them. According to the lease we are not able to build anything on their property • #12 is an easy fix,#2 is a challenge,as drainage will have to be installed • The high tides get worse every year L. Mennes—Was asked to address the situation of kids sitting at the bar A.Pozzi - • Trying to be welcoming and friendly and make the kids feel comfortable and not to turn anyone away • Going to address the matter very delicately P. Arutyunov—Feels that we will lose more than we will gain if we tell the kids they are not allowed to sit at the bar,we may upset some of members R. Marando— • Wanted to know if the club would be interested in doing a fundraiser on a Thursday night for the schools o If the person says they are from a school the club will donate 10%of the check to the school or PTA A.Pozzi—likes the idea a lot and will look into it M.S.C.C. OPERATED BY PROFESSIONAL COURSE MANAGEMENT 10000 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD • MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA 33138 • 305-795-2360 • FAX 305-795-2384 M. Gallo—the course is great R. Raymond—listening to all the comments and taking everything in B. Brown— • Everything is wonderful • The course is in great shape C. Baetzel— • The first annual Halloween tournament is scheduled for October 30th—There will 9 holes with tricks and 9 holes with treats spread throughout the course • Wearing a costume is mandatory or there will be a 2 stroke penalty • November and December are very busy months so there will not be any additional tournaments during those months • Thanks to Seth for the condition that the golf course is in P.Arutyunov—Everything is good,all the upcoming events already have been addressed S. Strickland • Happy that the aerifying is finished • Even though there are complaints while the aerifying is taking place,it really helps the condition of the course • Going to start landscaping around the clubhouse and the golf course ` R. Strickland—No comments H.Orlin • The courts are in great condition • Seeing a spike in younger members joining the Club • The junior programs are going great,Byrd is doing a great job With no further business,meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. Next Meeting is scheduled for November 30th M.S.C.C. OPERATED BY PROFESSIONAL COURSE MANAGEMENT 10000 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD • MIAMI SHORES, FLORIDA 33138 • 305-795-2360 • FAX 305-795-2384