Golf Board Meeting

MEETING MINUTES New Prague Golf Board On site meeting at NPGC Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 ______________________________________________________________________________ The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm by Board President Den Gardner. The following Board Members were present for the meeting: Den Gardner, Adam Gill, Bob Cunniff, Graham Kuehner, and Mayor/Council Laision Chuck Nickolay. Board Members Adam Brister and Jen Berglund were unable to attend. Also present: GPE Owner/Contract Manager Kurt Ruehling. Mayor Chuck Nickolay was welcomed, as the new Council Laision by the Golf Board!  Approval of May 27th, 2025 Meeting Minutes: o A motion to approve was made by Gill, second by Kuehner. Motion carried (5-0)  Claims for Payment ($111,544.85): o Ruehling touched base and provided an explanation on a few items o A question arose concerning the pump house invoice, whether or not the funds were deferred from 2024? o A motion to approve the Claims for Payment was made by Cunniff, seconded by Gill. Motion carried (5-0)  Review Monthly Income Statement and Balance Sheet (June 2025): o No real concerns…numbers are in line o A motion to approve the Monthly Income Statement and Balance Sheet was made by Gill, seconded by Kuehner. Motion carried (5-0)  Golf Member True Up Policy o True Up Policy was discussed and all were in favor of it’s implementation o A motion to approve the Member Account True Up Policy was made by Gardner, seconded by Gill. Motion carried (5-0)  Capital Equipment Report o No items to report o Inquiry about the arrival of all new equipment, Ruehling will report back  Grounds Operation Update…Jeff Pint, Grounds Superintendent: o Golf Board agreed that the golf course looks great! o Bunkers are getting great reviews! o Working on tree removal…when necessary staff is available o Pump house electronics are up and running o Back tee on #16 has had rock and landscaping added to it o New rock around clubhouse has been put down, looks great! o Gardner asked if a plan was in place to remove the dead trees? Ruehling to meet with Pint. Gardner would like report at next meeting, if possible 1of 2   Food & Beverage Update…Michelle Mulvihill, Food & Beverage Coordinator: o Staff is well liked by members and patrons@ o A beverage cart was out over the Memorial Day weekend…great comments! o Staff executed the Western National event, Zalesky Fund Raiser, and St. Wenceslaus School events with great success! o Michelle is settling in and establishing policies and procedures  Golf Operation Update…Kurt Ruehling, GM/PGA Professional: o Ruehling reported that we hosted a very successful high school section tournament…and (6) other large events, including a single-shotgun with 192 players (Ruehling’s largest in his 30+ year career!) o Rounds are down a bit from last year, but a few events have not been documented yet o Ruehling stated that we opened (3) weeks later in 2025 than we did in 2024  Marketing Update…Kurt Ruehling, GM/PGA Professional: o Ruehling is adding links to the List of Events when possible  Golf Scholarship Event Summary…Den Gardner: o Event is scheduled for Sunday, August 10th, 2025 o Gardner will drop off flyers for Ruehling to add around clubhouse o Gardner would love to field at least (15) groups this year  Miscellaneous: o Gill inquired about failing hardware in men’s bathroom, Ruehling addressed o Gill “raved” about the Junior Golf Lessons and the work done by Dan Puls and Lucy Nickolay with the juniors!! o An inquiry was made about the dust created from cart path on #5, discussion o Question came up…can we fix our paths with our equipment? Ruehling to visit with Pint  Adjournment: o A motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:14p was made by Gill, second by Cunniff. Motion carried (5-0) Next Golf Board Meeting –Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, 6:30pm Respectfully submitted by, Kurt Ruehling, GME…PGA General Manager 2of 2