Golf Commission

ARTHUR CARTER AMSTERDAM MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE GOLF COMMISSION MINUTES April 26, 2022 City Hall at 4:30PM PLEDGE OF ALLIGENCE: ALL ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Kevin, Bo, Chris, Bill, Tim, Skip (absent) APPROVAL OF 03-29-2022 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS PUBLIC COMMENT: Bo thanked the commission and employees for all of their hard work. OLD BUSINESS: Driving Range. Bo-The range seems to have taken a back seat until we find out if the funds are there for it. We need $115 K to build it. Status of Bill Terry’s course improvement suggestions. Kevin/Bill-Will address little by little. Financial reconciliation of golf course funds from mayor. Bo has only gotten a few answers to his questions. Bo would like to know specifics about the insurance money and the specifics about the contractor pay offs for the canceling of the contracts. Why does this money come from the golf course if the city management made the decision to change course and sell to Lance Orcott. Maintenance committee/BrightView financials report. Bill, Kevin-#15 bushes need to be trimmed. Marketing initiatives. Kevin - Fore-Up-(Sara) has been sick so service has been a bit slow. Fore Up is happy that we are using the text message feature. The new website is live. Banners are up at the course. Kevin said that this software has an analytics button to see the use of the public tee times. NEW BUSINESS: The mayor wanted to know: When Sal is opening (he is opening tomorrow), Damian is managing the restaurant. The air conditioning is in. The mayor wanted to know where we stand compared to last year. We are down due to the opening date and weather. Kevin expects for that to improve. We lost some members but we have picked up some new members. Kevin believes that we have a chance to make a profit this year. 2 new leagues, Settles Hill League and Tom Tambasco Bar league. We have 2 leagues each night So far 3 new big tournaments 25 to 30 outings booked The word on the street is “You’ve got to go golf at Amsterdam Muni! It is in great shape” Purchase additional equipment? Sand trap machine, blower?-Bill and Kevin discussed purchasing a water pump for the sand traps. Instead of buying new, we can adapt our equipment to do the same job. For $600 for new tines and a sump pump that can do the same job as a $35,000 machine. This is a tremendous savings! They do want a new aerator. The supply chain is a year out. Order tractor tires May 1st. Money coming from Brightview cap. Requested copy of the inventory list with condition of each item. There is a bunch of obsolete equipment that we need to write a resolution to the common council to dispose of. The metal may be worth money for scrap. Ice cubes-July 1 equipment budget will be replenished. We may want to look into this for chemical storage so the chemicals don’t go bad. The roof is leaking on the barn so we need something for storage. Vince thought it would be about 6K. Aeration was not done because of weather, they did a deep verdicut and top dressing. Aeration in August will be a 1 day closure of the course instead of 2 days for 2 nines. Trees pruning and cutting of dead spots and removing some stumps. Look at tree replacement-memorial trees are a possibility Directional signage will be put out. Get signs. Chris Kelly ? Plenty of sand for the traps (3”), irrigation caps are in, $14K left in budget., New flags and sticks, painted ball washers. Aeration on 2,12,13 and oversees and aerated tee boxes. Dig a trench around the maintenance building to stop water leaking. Maintenance Report: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1J5KL3IGr6dBZDSH1ssNPWaxu4xLcob- F/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msexcel Equipment Inventory: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZzSFxz6zsIz5hlKKynVLGJdUU2uT0r3v/view?usp=drivesdk EXECUTIVE SESSION (If Needed): None MOTION TO ADJOURN: Motion by Tim Second by Bo Adjourned 6:03 NEXT MEETING: . TBA MINUTES SUBMITTED BY, Christine Sherlock Secretary