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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-21 Regular MeetingAgenda City of Grapevine, Texas Golf Course Advisory Board October 21,2021 5:00 P.M. Grapevine Golf Course Clubhouse (Multipurpose Room) 3800 Fairway Drive Grapevine, Texas 76051 Call to Order Citizen Comments Any person who is not scheduled on the agenda may address the <Board> under Citizen Comments or on any other agenda item <by completing a Citizen Appearance Request form with the staff>. A member of the public may address the <Board> regarding an item on the agenda either before or during the Board's consideration of the item, upon being recognized by the <Chairman> or upon the consent of the <Board>. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the <Board> is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. New Business 1) Oath of Office new members (Russell Pulley) 2) Election of Golf Advisory Board Chairman (Russell Pulley) 3) Summary of Golf Course operations 4th Quarter (Russell Pulley) 4) New Facilities update (Russell Pulley) 5) Instructional program (Jr. Golf Academy, PGA Jr. League. Get Golf Ready) (Robert Singletary) 6) Persimmons Bar and Grill update (Michael Scheel) 7) Golf Course maintenance report (Merlin Tielkemeier) Consideration of minutes Consider approval of the minutes of the July 15, 2021 meeting and take any necessary action. Adiournment If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special arrangements at the meeting, please contact the Grapevine Golf Course, Russell Pulley, at 817-410-3380 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your needs. In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.001 et seq. Acts of the 1993 Texas Legislature, the Golf Course Advisory Board Agenda was prepared and posted on this the 18th DAY of October, 2021 AT 5:00 P.M. Russell Pulley Director of Golf STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The Golf Course Advisory Board of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in regular session on this 21st day of October 2021 at 5:00 p.m. at the Grapevine Golf Course, 3800 Fairway Drive, with the following members present: Louis Capone Member Bryan Humphreys Member Tom Kormondy Member Robert Blalock Member Tom Cherry Member Deborah Gore Member Jonathan Wall Member Dion Christison Member Constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff: Russell Pulley Robert Singletary Merlin Tielkemeier Director of Golf Head Golf Professional Superintendent CALL TO ORDER Russell Pulley called the meeting to order at 5:04 pm. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. New Business 1) Oath of Office new members (Russell Pulley) Russell introduced new member Dion Christison and informed Board they would need to elect a new chairman at this meeting. Russell completed swear in of the following members: Bryan Humphreys, Jonathan Wall, Dion Christison, and Ronnie Hatley. Dion shared his history in Grapevine and experience at playing Grapevine GC for many years. 2) Election of Golf Advisory Board Chairman (Russell Pulley) Bryan Humphreys nominated Tom Cherry as the new Chairman and was 2nd by Tom Kormondy. All voted yes and Tom Cherry accepted. 3) Summary of Golf Course operations 4tn Quarter (Russell Pulley) Russell highlighted the 4t" Qtr. Executive Summary noting we finished year with 80,479 rounds (most in 20 years) vs 63,815 for previous year. Revenues for year were at 3,500,000 vs 2,849,248 in previous year. Successes have been with new facility we are getting much more interest in events and our 4t" Qtr was very busy with over 9000 rounds in July! Bob asked about lights on range if planning to use again. Robert explained we have had extreme demand on turf wear since losing part of tee to clubhouse and not enough staff to pick in evening with lights on. Robert explained we are adding a new artificial turf tee with 10 -12 more stations in coming months that will help with turf management in winter months. Merlin will re -sod east side of lower tee this winter in hopes to have usable by June/July 2022. 4) New Facilities update (Russell Pulley) Russell informed all that new clubhouse is doing well and staff are getting used to operations. Bob asked what is the feedback from golfers on Persimmons has been. Russel replied it has been mostly good with a few comments about slow service at times and need more "golfer" food items. Bryan commented that many of his friends "love it" and have had great parties in the MPR. Dion commented his Sunday group think menu is "pricey". 5) Instructional program (Jr. Golf Academy, PGA Jr. League. Get Golf Ready) (Robert Singletary) Robert shared at Jr. Academy has 18 students and all GGR classes are at capacity. 6) Persimmons Bar and Grill update (Michael Scheel) Mike did not make meeting. 7) Golf Course maintenance report (Merlin Tielkemeier) Merlin shared that his crew is winding down the year that has been very busy. The course has held up well despite the extreme amount of play for the last 18 months. He also mentioned they would be working on the following projects this coming winter: range tee project, clubhouse landscaping repairs, trash cans for clubhouse ordered 6 months ago to arrive. Tom Kormondy asked about size of his crew. Merlin replied 9 crew. Russell added that this is a small crew for a 27 hole facility and they are stressed to keep up in growing season. Dion noted wear no some tee and Ronnie asked about bunkers that are shallow and need sand. Merlin noted and said he would be addressing these items. CONCIDERATION of MINUTES Consideration to approve the minutes from the July 15, 2021 meeting were approved by a motion by Tom Kormondy with a second from Tom Cherry. ADJOURNMENT Bryan Humphreys asked for an adjournment of the meeting and a second was made by Deborah Gore. All were in favor and no one opposed. ATTEST Robert Singletary r Head Golf Professional APPROVED: Tom Cherry Chairman 2