2022-05-25 CCABPresent: T. Septembre, B. Griffith, S. Maroon, M. Gallo, I. Fajardo, A. Garcia, C. Baetzel, D. Rusho,
P. Arutyunov, R. Strickland and A. Pozzi
Via phone: P. Rajo
Meeting called to order at 5:34 pm
April Meeting Minutes were approved
A. Pozzi -
• Formally introduced David Rusho as the Club's new Superintendent. David started his career in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and moved to Florida to work at Boca West Country Club and his
last position was at Weston Hills Country Club
• We will wait to discuss the logo when Mr. Burnette is in attendance
• Friday is Alexis Garcia's last day at the Club
• Sebastian Castro has been promoted to first assistant
New Business:
A. Pozzi —
• We sent notice to Miami Shores Village of P.C.M.'s intention to extend our agreement for
anotheryear
• May marks the first month in 18 months where golf rounds have been down versus prior year
• Since Covid is on the decline, people seem to be traveling more and pursuing other activities
• The restaurant business is thriving. We are experiencing a lot of activity in catering and banquet
sales
P. Rajo — Where is Alexis going?
A. Pozzi — Alexis has been promoted to the head professional position at Miami Beach Golf Club
P. Arutyunov—This Friday we are rolling out the new dinner menu
M. Gallo — Everything is great
S. Maroon —Why does #17 have dead spots?
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C. Baetzel —There are contaminated areas that you will see on all the greens, which have to be
sprayed to prevent them from spreading
A. Pozzi —
• We are aerifying on Tuesday
• A regular aerification schedule is critical to ensure healthy turf and consistently good putting
surfaces
B. Griffith —
• Is there any reciprocity from Indian Creek?
• Have all buckets been fixed / installed on the carts?
• What is the greens aerification schedule?
• How is the paver project coming?
• How is the staff situation in the restaurant?
• Are we going to have the camp or any junior tournaments?
A. Pozzi — Unfortunately, we do not have reciprocity at Indian Creek
C. Baetzel —
• All the buckets have been replaced on the carts
• The greens aerification schedule is scheduled for May 30.& 31 and July 11 & 12
• On June 20th we are hosting the US Kids Tournament. The Junior camp will start June 6
P. Arutyunov —
• 1 have a conference call with the manufactures for the pavers on June 2
• We still do not have enough staff, we have been using some outside staff
A. Pozzi —The pool is having staffing issues as well and our camp will not be able to use the
Wild Waters park
T. Septembre — How many high school teams practice golf?
C. Baetzel — Next season will have 3 high schools (Miami Country Day, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning and
Dan Soffer) all playing here
I. Fajardo — Is golf play slow in the summer?
A. Pozzi — Yes significantly so
T. Septembre —The northside of the barn looks very nice
A. Pozzi — We started a program to replace all Ficus hedges
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T. Septembre —The social media posts have been very good
B. Griffith —The beverage cart attendant is fantastic
I. Fajardo — How are the Father's Day reservations coming?
P. Arutyunov—They are coming in slowly
H. Orlin —
• We had a great spring season
• Pickle Ball and Tennis play is up
• We will have a small summer camp
• We have set up an app so everything from reserving a court to renting the ball machine can be
done online
• We installed new windscreens and they look great
• The huts have been painted, courts have been resurfaced and rolled
• Louis is doing a great job with maintenance
C. Baetzel —The upcoming Father's Day / US Open golf tournament will take place on June 19.
The entry fee is $20 higher because it includes the Father's Day brunch
A. Garcia -
• 1 have been here 7 years, and thoroughly enjoyed this time at the Club and the staff and
members have become like an extended family
• Moving to another course
• Thank you for the opportunity from the bottom of my heart
R. Strickland — Because of scheduling conflicts we are scheduling the next meeting for July 13
Meeting ended at 6:32 pm
Next Meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2022
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