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Golf Board
TYPE OF MEETING – (REGULAR)
March 9, 2022 6:00 PM
Hybrid Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
• Kathy Meyer called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present
o Patrick Dawson
o Rory Heath
o Melissa King
o Ross Liggett
o John Litel
o Kathy Meyer
o Devon Petersen
• Board Members Absent
o All members were present.
• Staff Members Present
o Kathryn Gehrke
o Valerie Van Ryn
o Scott Phelps
o Dawn Worth
3. AGENDA REVIEW
• Kathy mentioned that Marketing staff will be presenting prior to unfinished business.
4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• No citizen participation
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by Ross, seconded by Melissa, the Board voted (7:0) to approve the February
9, 2022 Minutes.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
• POS/Tee Sheet update
Scott informed the Board that we are getting close to going live with Lightspeed. Jared
will be working with VSI and Lightspeed during the data migration. The new control
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panels have been installed on the range machines. The range machine software
upgrade has new capabilities that we’re unable to utilize at this time, due to the city’s
requirements for credit cards. We are hoping the city can come to an agreement with
their credit card processor so we will have the opportunity to utilize these functions in
the future. Scott will update the Board at their April meeting.
• Irrigation Systems
We were able to appropriate some of our reserves to make some materials purchases
prior to the issuance of the bond to avoid further inflation. Scott said we are unable to
finalize the installation contract until we receive the proceeds from the bond. We are still
bonding with the Hughes Stadium purchase. This item will not go to City Council until
May, so we likely won’t have funds in hand until July. We are still anticipating
construction to start October 1.
• Youth Scholarship Application
The Youth Scholarship applications will be finalized by Friday. Marketing will promote
this on the website, through social media and will also be providing the courses with
posters. We will gather applications into April and access award timing by how many
applications we receive. Scott said we do have preference to award Fort Collins
residents, but if we don’t receive many applications, we will do more promoting to
surrounding areas.
7. NEW BUSINESS
• 2022 Golf Marketing Plan
Valerie Van Ryn, Lead Recreation Marketing Specialist, and Kathryn Gehrke, Senior
Recreation Coordinator, presented the 2022 Golf Marketing Plan. Valerie reminded the
Board that they present an annual recap of the past year in December and take
feedback from the board on suggestions for the upcoming years plan. From the
feedback they received they put together the plan they presented tonight. Kathryn said
they are anxious to see what marketing capabilities Lightspeed will have. Valerie said
they would like to work with Poudre School District to get information out to the students
regarding our junior programs. Scott said we would like to explore implementing our
own website. John mentioned that there was some push back from IT when he was
looking into that. It had to do support and costs. A copy of the full presentation is
available by emailing golf@fcgov.com.
• Election of Officers
After a brief discussion, the Board voted (6:0) to elect Ross Liggett as Board
Chairperson, (4:2) to vote Kathy Meyer as Board Vice Chairperson & (4:2) to vote John
Litel as Board Secretary. The Board members elected, abstained from voting for
themselves.
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8. ROUNDS REPORT/FINANCIAL UPDATE
• Scott mentioned that we didn’t have any rounds in February. He discussed the 4-year
average. Scott reviewed the financials and pass sales. Weather conditions in January
and February were not conducive to play so our revenues are down from this time last
year. We have however sold more passes than we did this time last February. Scott
mentioned that it is likely do to us selling the 2022 passes at last year’s rate through the
end of December.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
• City Park Nine Maintenance Concerns
Devon wanted further clarification from last month’s staff presentation. Scott reviewed
the City Park Nine Budget with the Board. He reminded the Board that we are an
Enterprise Fund, therefore we do not receive any assistance from the General Fund,
and what we make is what we have available for spending. Devon mentioned that he
just wanted a better understanding of the process to determine if there were any
funding issues that the Board could assist with.
• Super Twilight/Twilight Program
The Board chose to table this item since rates have already been submitted. If staff
determines there is a need, the Board will discuss it at that time or during the fee review
later this year.
10. ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Kathy Meyer, seconded by Ross Liggett, the Board adjourned at 8:40.