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December 8, 2021
5:00 PM Golf Course Club House
Roll CaII: Allan Morrison, Ken Stearns, Eric Bouchard, Eric McCormick, Rita Bolli-
Neal, Suzanne Gebhards, Kristen Christensen, Todd McKenna.
Public Comment: None received, none in attendance teams or in person.
Approve Minutes for November 10, 2021, Meeting: Motion to approve meeting
notes, seconded and unanimously passed.
Eric's Report: Cindy Sterling started this week helping with inventory and books.
Paul Dumont and Jim Bodle will be on next week to help with snow removal.
• Working on counters — getting cut and sanded. Electrician will be in soon to
Change bathroom light fixtures to LED and replace ceiling fan in ladies
downstairs restroom.
• Offer made to an assistant superintendent candidate. Checking
background and references and will likely start in January. Has been a
superintendent in the past and may be interested in replacing Eric when he
retires.
• Concrete bridges —found a company that builds fiberglass bridges.
Specifications say they last 20+ years. $77K for five bridges delivered.
Doesn't include installation. Can do rock riprap foundation, or piers.
Contacted Matt Falvey to bid the installations. (Helical pile foundations —
screwed into the ground). We need 6 bridges.
• Paver contractor has been contacted to give an estimate for completing the
clubhouse ramp, discussed adding in the steps on Birch one in pavers.
Pavers have been ordered
• Scoreboard — will be talking with the men's association on Friday.
Allan's Report:
• Tournament schedules has been sent to IGA, printing sometime in January.
• $900 behind in revenue comparted to last year.
Monthly Topic: Review Golf Professional's contract provisions
• The advisory group needs to be thinking about a Golf Professional versus
Contracting out for Professional Management Group (i.e. Kemper Group).
• Ken would like to maintain a local Professional.
• Eric would like to see all city employees be hired to manage and run the golf
course. Golf Pro — would work for the city on salary, a portion of their salary
could be revenue from pro shop sales.
• Members will research other city courses for management styles.
• Ken will take Lakeview, and Quail Hollow, Suzanne will take Purple Sage, Eric B.
will take Warm Springs, Rita will take Idaho Falls, Kris will take Ridge Crest and
Centennial. Todd will look into Bend city courses.
Ask questions: Who pays the employees, on contract, tournament
management, concessions (range, carts, pro -shop products), food
service, chain of command, golf lessons.
Old Business: Next Seasons golf fee schedule for golf activities.
• Excess in Revenue goes into the CIP that pays for all the projects on the course.
• Eric M. points out that it's not fair to raise greens fees and not raise the golf passes.
There would be a wider separation of rates. Eric also points out that maintenance
costs are increasing.
• Rita suggests 3% across the board for greens fees and season passes. No public
hearing would be required.
• Motion made and seconded. 5 for, and 1 opposed. Motion passed to advise the city
to raise rates 3% across the board.
New Business: No new business
Next Meeting: January 12, 5:00 PM
Topic: Open agenda — Discuss the management model for the Golf Course.
Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 6:15.