HomeMy Public PortalAbout5. Golf - August 2023Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
Memo
To: City Council
From: Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 9/6/2023
Re: Monthly Department Report –August 2023
1. Weather:
August had two abnormally wet spells.
2. Staff:
At the end of August, we were with 3 full-time staff plus 5 full-time seasonal and 10 part-time
seasonal employees. The college and high school kids have all gone back to school. We still have
a couple local high school kids working some weekends.
3. Greens:
The problem greens still haven’t recovered. We still have 4 greens recovering from winter
damage. We continued to spike every week to help them heal. Part of the problem is caused by
shade. A few years back we cut some openings through trees on these same greens and the
remaining trees have grown together. We will be opening some more light holes this fall and
winter.
4. Aspen Tee Rebuild
We received only one bid for Aspen tees and are hoping to get them done this September and
October. The contract is with the city attorney.
5. Restaurant:
Banyans say that they have been busy. They have had some staffing issues like everyone else but
say they are doing ok.
6. Cart Paths
We are still trying to come up with a way to fund the grinder to do paths. More to come.
Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
7. Machinery
Our equipment is holding up well and we are holding the line on our repair budget. Our
mechanic is doing a great job of doing preventative maintenance and getting broken machines
fixed and back into service. We have been told that the new lease equipment may not arrive
until next summer so we will have to keep what we have running.
8. Clubhouse lift station
The clubhouse lift station failed the weekend of one of our tournaments. We kept it running
until an electrician could get here and bypass some of the switches. Part of the problem was
caused by one of the lines from Idaho Power going down. This also caused us a problem with
losing a motor in the irrigation pump station. We have put a priority on replacing the sewer lift
station this fall. It has been in the CIP for several years and now has gotten moved to the front.