HomeMy Public PortalAboutGolf Commission -- 2020-03-10 Minutes (2) TOWN OF BRE " 1 r.
\\\\\\\0\\Ulllllllllill11111/i/ii�i�i� S G
`�� E Wsr�C°j�,� Brewster, Massachusetts 02631
0 o 89�,�'Q (508 ) 896-3701
sw_ .1 ,..,.. w
x � . D
— • ': cn
p GOLF COMMISSION :•
T •� m'' 4.L'1
Minutes of March 10, 2020
///// 1/lI/Il f J1 iI I I I I 111111\\1\\\\\\\\��\\\
RREwSTE�
Commissioners Present : Anne O ' Connell (Chair), Carl Blanchard, Jeff Odell, Wyn Morton, and Dave Valcourt .
John Kissida and Andrea Johnson were absent .
Others Present : Mark O 'Brien (Director of Golf Operations) , Jay Packett (Assistant Operations Manager) , Peter
Lombardi (Town Administrator) , Dave Whitney (Select Board liaison) , Bill Meehan (Fin Comm. Liaison) , Bill
O ' Brien (CCMGA), Donna Potts (Women ' s 9-Hole Assn. ) , Paige Ferraguto (Women ' s 18 -Hole Assn. ) , Gerri
Carlin, (President Friends of Captains) and Orin Segall .
This meeting was held at the Brewster Town Hall and was televised. The meeting can be viewed at
httoJ/video . brewster-ma . >?ov/CablecastPublicSite/show/4651 ?channel= l
Call to Order : Anne O ' Connell called the meeting to order at 4 : 00 p .m.
Public Comment :
• Gerri Carlin reviewed the upcoming "Burn the Bond" party which will be held on May 9 from 5 -7 p .mt
at the Pavilion and be limited to 150 people . There will be a sign-up sheet at the bar.
General Announcements :
• Jeff Odell reported on his attendance at the golf show in western Massachusetts on Saturday.
Correspondence and Suggestion Box :
• Wyn Morton reported nothing in the suggestion box and no correspondence.
Director of Operations Report :
• Mark O ' Brien has been asked to change the Sean Gannon Tournament date to June 11 and thanked the
Ladies 9-Hole Association for rescheduling their tee times .
• At the request of the 18 -Hole Ladies Association the Soldheim Cup has been scheduled for the afternoon
of September 2 . There will be about 40 players .
• The Men 's Association has asked for some flexibility in their block time in order to accommodate some of
the players . Discussion followed .
• Memberships are up because of the 2-year deadline : there are 339 members as of today as opposed to 90
last year. Discussion followed . There will be more data at the next meeting.
Page 1 of 3
• The financial reports were discussed. The increase in the administrative part-time wages is due to the
V
ncrease in the minimum wages there has been a cut-back of 10% in man hours . Revenues are up from last
year as are play totals .
• Some part-time help will be starting next week.
• The new carts should be coming the end of this month or the first week in April .
• The grounds crew is working on filling in the sink hole on Port #8 . Discussion followed.
• Aeration will be starting the first week in April .
Superintendent Search :
• The search for a superintendent has been started and advertised with the Cape Cod, New England and
Rhode Island Superintendents ' Associations ; the deadline is March 27 . A search committee has been
formed including Mark O ' Brien, Susan Broderick from Town Hall, David Whitney from the Selectboard,
John Kissida and a woman yet to be named . Work on this will be started at the end of the month when
the resumes are in . In the meantime, the crew is doing a great job thanks to Tom Flynn and Dwight
Wiggin. They are prepared and able to take on the upcoming aeration project . Some of the seasonal help
will be back at that time and will be able to assist .
Indirect Costs :
• The meeting with Peter Lombardi has been postponed . Anne O ' Connell asked for any items needing to
be reviewed when this meeting takes place such as indirect costs being incurred when other town
departments use the Pavilion .
Solar Project :
• The study is done . Eversource will not release any information pending payment by GE . Peter
Lombardi reviewed the pending process .
Strategic Planning Meeting :
• Anne O ' Connell is waiting to hear from the commission as to what non-commission meeting dates they
would be available for this meeting .
• Wyn Morton provided hand-outs delineating suggestions from Jen of Kain-Defoe Communications
regarding further marketing plans . Discussion followed .
Review and Approve Minutes ,
• A motion was made by Carl Blanchard, seconded by Wyn Morton, to approve the minutes of the last
meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
• Future Agenda Items :
• Update on memberships .
• Recycling.
• Strategic planning .
Page 2 of 3
Topics the Chair did not reasonably anticipate :
Carl Blanchard made a motion, seconded by Wyn Morton, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved 5 -
0 -0 . The meeting was adjourned at 5 : 00 p .m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dorothy Vesperman, Department Assistant
Page 3 of 3
i