HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-Golf Department Report June 2019Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
Memo
To: City Council
From: Eric McCormick, Golf Superintendent
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 7/3/2019
Re: Monthly Department Report – June 2019
1. Weather:
Weather was all over the board again in June. It was cooler and overcast a lot which did not make
for good growing weather.
2. Staff:
In the month of June, there were the three full time employees and had up to 19 seasonal
personnel by the end of the month. Of the seasonal staff, several were part time but making the
best of it. The crew also consists of two community service people and one volunteer. It is
working out to be about 13 full time seasonal which is where we need to be.
3. Greens:
Greens have been struggling to recover from aerification and vole damage because of the weather
but they are improving. The new mowers have a nicer cut which is helpful.
4. Shop Expansion:
The new service bay has been great. The extra room has provided better space for servicing
equipment and repair work. The siding is being milled out of logs taken off the golf course so
hope to have it on by late summer.
5. Mosquitos:
Treatment has been applied to all of the wet areas and areas of standing water using Naturlar,
which is an organic larvicide. There is still the need to fog which has been done once in June.
6. Equipment Maintenance:
The new equipment is great. Since the mechanic is no longer bogged down working on the old
mowers, he has been freed up to work on the other equipment around on premises.
Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
7. Restaurant:
The restaurant has been busy and has been able to find staff.
8. Revenue:
Year to date revenue is behind because of a cool October and late May opening but by the end of
month, numbers were able to recover quite a bit as this June is running ahead of last year.
9. Tent Area:
The pavers are in and the tent is up. Rotary held their evening function in it, and it worked nicely.
They also had on another event there. There have been some issues with people walking across
the course in front of Birch 1 tee, but staff is working on fixing that.
10. Tree Damage:
Staff was able to clean up everything down about the golf course. The plan is to leave those trees
that are dead but still standing until time allows this fall.
11. Irrigation:
Irrigation has been running decently. Staff are still finding some stuck heads and a few leaks, but
things are going well.