HomeMy Public PortalAbout8-Golf Dept Report January 2019Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
Memo
To: City Council
From: Eric McCormick, Golf Superintendent
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 2/4/2019
Re: Monthly Department Report – January 2019
1. Weather:
The Course received a good amount of snow with one rain event.
2. Staff:
In January, there were three full time staff and 2 seasonal staff workers though the last week of
the month. Unfortunately, we were back down to one seasonal because an employee had injured
his knee while ice fishing. Staff has been busy keeping up with the snow, dog stations and
working on the inside of the new additions to the Maintenance building
3. Greens:
Greens are all snow covered and frozen underneath. They are in good shape, so far, with fingers
crossed to see what mother nature throws us next. There is some ice from the rain event but not
a problem at this point.
4. Shop Expansion:
The framing crew finished the second week of January. It was finished later than hoped but
weather and the holidays delayed progress. Staff has started insulating and sheeting the new
service bay while the electricians wired the office, and will continue to work on the inside
insulating, installing sheetrock and painting this next month when not blowing snow.
5. Dog Walking Cart Paths:
The paths have been busy with people out walking. There is still a problem of those that let their
dogs run free and don’t pick up after them. Paths got used heavily during winter carnival week.
1012# deposited in the receptacles by February 1. The Parks & Recreation Department used the
paths for a candle walk.
Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
6. Equipment Maintenance:
The last of the new equipment arrived this month which includes the snow blower/mower
replacement and the new sand rake. Our mechanic, Calvin went back to Minneapolis, Minnesota
to the Toro school where they went over all the equipment maintenance. There was also training
on the new computer maintenance program that came with the equipment. The program will keep
track of inventory, keep records of maintenance and record equipment hours when the equipment
passes the maintenance building to wash or fuel. The new equipment has a transmitter that sends
hours logged when it passes by, and the system will notify the mechanic when it is do for service.
Staff will be able to add this system to all our existing equipment as well.
7. Restaurant:
The restaurant went back to their winter days and hours. There were several holiday parties held
at the restaurant in January. They celebrated their one-year anniversary the first weekend of
Winter Carnival, and they are open starting Thursday at 4:00 PM to Sunday at 2:00 PM for the
winter season in similar fashion as last year.
8. Club House:
The Golf Course had a person doing community service to paint all the bathrooms, both upstairs
and downstairs. Staff put back all the metal stall dividers after they were done.