HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019.11.13 GAC Minutes McCall Golf Advisory Meeting Minutes, November 13, 2019
Roll Call: Erik McCormick, Allan Morrison, Ken Stearns, Michael Hayes, Kara Jeffus,Todd
McKenna, Rita Bolli-Neal (by phone). Also in attendance,Anette Spickard , City Manager and
David Druzisky, Golf Course Architect
Public Comment: None
Approval of Minutes for October 9, 2019 meeting: Motion made by Michael Hayes and
seconded by Kara Jeffus. Motion carried.
Eric's Report: In addition to submitting his monthly report to City Council, Eric reported the
usual greens were covered and also added covers to Aspen #9 and Birch#9. They staked and
roped the greens and fenced the practice green,stained the wood for the maintenance building
siding and cleaned up debris from the dead trees that were cut down with more wood saved
for future projects. We received approval from City Council to initiate the Master Plan and
Architectural Review with $10,000 allocated from the Men's Club to start the project. Because
of inclement weather,the course has not been open since Oct 19th and the decision between
Allan and Eric was made to permanently close the course for the season on Oct 21st due to
weather predictions and efficient use of staff.
Monthly Topic:Tournament Schedule—Allan tweaked the schedule as presented at the last
meeting and Michael made a motion to accept the schedule for the 2020 season, Kara
seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Old Business:There was a lot of discussion by the committee members about our
recommendation for next year's fee schedule for all golf activities. This included everything
from adding an across the board $1.00 increase that would be earmarked for specific course
improvements to wait and see what Jug Mountain is doing with their rates since any hike in our
costs puts us close to their prices. Anette stated that the COL index for this year was 2.8%-
close to the usual rate increase of 3%. Ken made a motion to table our recommendation until
we know what Jug Mountain plans do with their rates for next year. Rita seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
Eric introduced David Druzisky, who was recommended by the committee and approved by
Council to perform our Architectural Review of the course, including infrastructure,to
formulate a Master Plan. David was at the course all day to begin his analysis and stated his
specialty is designing and planning golf courses. He stated city owned courses are becoming
more savvy since the recession because there is more competition for city funding for both
operations, maintenance and improvements. One of his goals is to come up with a replacement
strategy designed to replace items before they break and to implement improvements at the
same time. He will develop an asset management plan plus identify and prioritize opportunities
for improvements.Also with a Comprehensive Plan the goal is to make the course more
playable for all playing abilities. This whole planning process streamlines maintenance saving
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both time and money. He pointed out the big issue already is the tee boxes which are too small
and not level, something the committee has been discussing for some time. Davis stated the
golf course needs a vision—since we are a city owned course in a resort town. The committee
needs to develop a Mission Statement—which will be an integral factor in developing an overall
Master Plan.
Allan's Report: Allan provided a revenue report comparing monthly and yearly revenues for this
year compared to last year which was a banner year. Basically October was a terrible month for
golfing and we finished the last fiscal year down $9000, mainly due to bad weather. Other
revenue breakdowns were provided for the committee to review and determine if any trends
were developing.
New Business:The city has been advised by its legal counsel that Allan can assign the remainder
of his contract to another professional. Allan's goal is to have someone approved by the city for
next season so he can train and advise for a smooth transition. There will be more discussion
on this at the next meeting.
Todd suggested we initiate an "adopt a hole" program to help keep the course pristine while
minimizing costs. More discussion on this idea in future meetings.
Eric's new budget will be discussed at the next meeting.
The next meeting will be at 4:00 on December 11, 2019
Meeting adjourned
Respectfully submitted by Rita Bolli-Neal