Advisory Board Meeting 6-30-21
Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Present: M. Gallo, T. Septembre, M. Wilcoxen, I. Fajardo, C. Baetzel, P. Arutyunov,
R. Strickland and A. Pozzi
P. Rajo and N. Powell via Phone
Meeting called to order at 5:38 pm
May Meeting Minutes were approved
A. Pozzi – (Updates)
• The front driving range tee will be renovated and replanted with Bimini grass, a new type of
Bermuda grass
• We estimate the project will take about 12 weeks including the grow-in, depending on weather
conditions
• During the first couple of weeks after sprigging the driving range will be open with intermittent
closings to water the sprigs
• The front driving range tee will be limited to the artificial turf only till the beginning of October
• A new ice / water dispenser has been ordered and should be here within 30 days
• We have been looking at various options to replace the furniture on the deck, possibly using
highboys
A. Pozzi for B. Griffith – What about installing boxes with the divot sand on the par’s 3
A. Pozzi –
• We will install boxes with divot sand on the white tees and will monitor usage
• We are having a difficult time managing tee time reservations during peak times, members are
making multiple tee time reservations 10 days in advance and in some instances there is not a
full member playing in every group. Our pro-shop staff will be addressing this issue individually
with members to assure fair access to tee time reservations for all members with the
expectation that everyone will abide by the rules. If we do not succeed, we will have to limit the
bookings and members will only be able to book one foursome
• Toying with the idea of a weekday membership, on the expectation that those members that
only play during the week will be better served
• Will set some restrictions on the Junior memberships so that will not be on the same footing as
full members as it relates to advance tee times during peak times
T. Septembre – How many new members from New York or New Jersey?
A. Pozzi –
• About 20 members since December
• The food and beverage business has been good, but has been hampered by staff shortages
• We did a golf and membership dues rate survey which confirmed that Miami Shores Country
Club offers the lowest membership rates in our market area
New Business:
M. Gallo – Congratulations to young Strickland on his hole in one
R. Strickland – Thank you
M. Wilcoxen – The ladies association members are down in numbers, hoping next year to have an
association again next year
T. Septembre – What are you doing for the First Tee program?
A. Pozzi - We do not have the capacity, space, or instructors to run a proper First Tee program at this
time
T. Septembre - Why is it so difficult to find instructors
C. Baetzel –
• The teaching professionals make more money with private lessons than teaching junior camps
• Asked 8 former campers to be counselors and all of them said no
• This summer we have had to limit the junior camp to 12 junior campers
I. Fajardo – Maybe put the job posting in the Egret
A. Pozzi – We will do that for next year
T. Septembre – We have an issue with the parking in front of the club and the blocking of the handicap
access
A. Pozzi – Yes, we do. We are putting a notice on the cars that block the handicap ramp and will call the
police for repeat offenders
T. Septembre – Are we going to expand the food and beverage services?
A. Pozzi – Not until we can add sufficient staff to both the front and back of the house
N. Powell – What are we doing for the Fourth of July?
A. Pozzi – There will be a candlelight vigil at 8 pm honoring the Surfside building collapse victims, then
the Fireworks will go off at 9 pm, the restaurant and bar will be open with a la carte
menu, featuring traditional BBQ items
P. Rajo –
• Chris thank you for the wall of champions
• Is there a possibility of re-doing the back driving range tee?
A. Pozzi – There is a possibility of re-doing the back driving range tee, but not this year
C. Baetzel –
• We did not lose momentum with the tournaments
• For the British Open we have 60 players, the tournament is scheduled for July 18
• We will go back to the monthly tournaments
P. Arutyunov – No Comments
R. Strickland – Next meeting is scheduled for July 28, 2021
Meeting ended at 6:40 pm