Minutes of the Lake Wildwood Golf Committee  February 10, 2009

Approved March 10, 2009

1.    The meeting was called to order by Jerry Lane at 2:00 p.m.

2.   Roll Call– The following members were present: Michael Byrne, Gerry Galvin, Jerry Lane, Ed Lauchner, Bob Martin, Shari Davis and Cathy Hendrickson.

The following liaison personnel were present: Jim Knight, Ken Wolford and filling in for Don Streseman was Jack Valentine. Absent was Edward Simpkins and Chuck Murphey.

3. Minutes:  The minutes of the January meeting were approved as amended. (vote)

4. Reports:  

Golf Course Superintendent Ken Wolford

A)Last of the cypress trees were taken down.

B) Golf Course inspection items being taken care of.

C) 2009 budget was discussed.  This year is $15,000 lower than last year. Specifically:

Wages- $717,000, Operating Expenses- $249,000 and Utilities- $66,000 for a total of $1,033,000. 

Golf Professional - Jim Knight

A)Jim stated his budget is comparable to last year.  He also discussed the coming golf fee structure. Now is the time for the Golf Committee to recommend any revisions or ideas for the fee structure. Jims Budget is

Operations- $77,577, Utilities- $13,846 for a total of $91,423.


BOD Liaison– Jack Valentine  Jack asked if core samples were taken on all the greens to determine their viability.

Special ProjectsGary Turzak  absent.

IrrigationBob Pleski  Bob talked about pipe breaks and the impact of better sprinkler heads.

Divot Stompers– Ed Lauchner   Ed stated that divot stomping will resume with daylight savings time coming March 8.  He is also working with volunteers rebuilding the lookout tower on hole #18.

Club Reports

A. Ladies 18H– C. Hendrickson introduced Joan Bundick as her replacement for the G.C.

B. Men's 18H– G. Galvin– Expressed concerns over the proposed budget.

C. Ladies 9H– Shari Davis– Nothing to report.

D. Men's 9H– Bob Martin– Bob will fill in for Bill Wilcock until he recovers from his recent surgery.

5. Old Business

Cost Recovery Philosophy-  The GC appreciates the turnout at the meetings to express golfers concerns.

6. New Business

 


A. Bob Martin was appointed a sub-committee of one to maintain the website with a title of Golf Central Webmaster. (Vote)

B. Linda Campbell presented the findings of the Greens Committee including two estimates for the rebuilding of 6 greens.  It was voted to forward these findings to the BOD.

C. Linda Campbell presented a list of future projects previously approved by the GC to forward to the planning committee.

 D. 2009 GC Goals– Tabled

7. Correspondence-  Roots & Wings submitted an application for their golf tournament.  It was forwarded to the Community Relations Committee for review.

8. Election of 2009 Officers– Gerry Galvin was elected Chairman.  Mike Byrne was elected Co-Chairman.  Jerry Lane will remain Secretary.

9.  Adjourn.  The meeting was adjourned at 4:15 PM (Vote)

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