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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
GOLF BOARD
MINUTES: Regular Meeting - July 19, 1989
The meeting was called to order at 7:32 p.m. by President Roger Sample. Newly
appointed member Cathy Fromme called to say she would be out of town and could
not attend. Newly appointed Alternate Member Alan Bednarz was granted voting
status for the meeting.
Agenda Review: No changes to the printed agenda.
Introduction of New/Returning Board Members
The terms of Tom Skillman and John Drescher expired on June 30. Council
appointed Alternate Member Terry Gilmore and Catherine Fromme to replace them;
Alan Bednarz was appointed as the new alternate member replacing Terry Gilmore.
Mr. Bednarz introduced himself to everyone and shared his interest in seeking
membership on the Golf Board. All Board members and staff present introduced
themselves to Alan.
Minutes: The minutes of the last regular meeting of April 19, 1989 were approved
unanimously, as submitted, on a motion by Iry Wilson, seconded by Dick Zubradt.
Citizen Participation: No citizen participation.
Brief Orientation for Newly Appointed Board Members
Staff explained briefly the role and function of the Board. Staff provided both
new members with a large three ring binder to hold agendas, minutes, reports,
budgets, by-laws, etc. Several documents including the 1989 Board work plan,
1988 Golf Board Annual Report, and the minutes from the past year and one-half
were included in the binder for review. President Sample touched on some other
points regarding Board membership.
City Park Nine Snack Bar Concession
Jerry P. Brown explained the history of our golf professionals and snack bar
concession contracts. Currently City Park Nine Golf Pro Jim Greer holds the 3.2
beer license and he sub -contracts the snack bar concession to another person who
runs the facility. The City receives 10 percent on gross sales. Jerry said that
Bill Metier has agreed to return to Collindale as golf pro for another two-year
contract, and that Jim Greer has likewise agreed to return to City Park Nine.
Jim Greer also agreed to relinquish his beer license. Therefore, staff is
recommending that the City Park Nine Snack Bar concession be sent out for bids
starting in 1990, similar to how we handle Collindale. Jerry said he and Jim
are negotiating a fair and equitable agreement to help Jim recover a large
portion of his current beer and snack bar sales profits.
Golf Board Minutes
July 19, 1989
Page Two
There was open discussion about this process. Roger Sample mentioned that the
bidding should bring the City a larger percentage of profits which could help
offset the additional payments to Jim Greer during this upcoming two-year
contract period. Roger feels it is reasonable to compensate Jim for a portion
of his loss of concessions. Jim stated that he finds it very difficult to try
and run the City Park Nine Golf operations and the snack bar, and is happy to
negotiate a fair agreement. Bill Metier concurs with how staff is handling the
situation. Dick Zubradt then made a motion to accept the staff recommendation
and open up the City Park Nine Snack Bar Concession (including 3.2 beer) to
privatization (bids) starting in 1990. The motion was seconded by Terry Gilmore
and passed unanimously (7-0).
1990 Proposed Golf Fund Budget
The 1990 proposed Golf Fund budget was previously distributed to Board Members.
Jerry summarized the budget materials. He explained the budgeting process of
how he conservatively projects revenues and liberally projects expenses.
However, even based on all the generally conservative estimates the Golf Fund
could show a slight deficit by the end of 1992 if we continue with our current
fees and charges policy. Roger questioned whether the new Loveland Golf Courses
will impact our revenue projections. Staff does not believe so. He also asked
about a "surcharge" on annual pass rounds.
Jerry again stated that up to $150,000 in potential added income could be
available if we eliminated annual passes, and maybe $40,000 more if we charged
a $1 per round fee on annual pass play. Jerry said the 1990-1994 budget also
does not include any desired capital improvements (like course restrooms, patio
additions, computerization) and cannot unless we increase our revenues. Terry
Gilmore asked questions about how our green fees compare to those in other
Northern Colorado communities. Staff responded favorably. Jerry then asked
Board members to continue to review their budget materials and to get their
comments to him prior to the August Board meeting.
Other Business
Jerry discussed the problems with the San-O-Lets at the two golf courses and
noted that we changed vendors to Waste Management of Northern Colorado on
July 1 to improve the service.
Staff prepared a feature story on slow golf play to hopefully be printed in
the newspapers, and will soon be distributing slow play literature at the
two courses.
Staff distributed a letter from Gary Diede, Director of Engineering, to Mrs.
Frances Bujack regarding the sidewalk issue on the north side of Mulberry,
in the vicinity of City Park Nine. Board members unanimously supported the
position in the letter of opposing a sidewalk on the golf course.
Golf Board Mintues
July 19, 1989
Page Three
- Bill Metier noted that we are trying to solve the volume problem in the
Collindale Clubhouse with the PA system.
- Dick Zubradt mentioned that the High School Golf season opens on August 14;
that Spike Baker has some historic photographs of the construction of'City
Park Nine, and would like to see them in the new clubhouse; suggested that
we experiment at Collindale by sending people off the back side (start with
#10 instead of #1) to even out traffic play; and raised concern about the
scheduling of league teams at Collindale.
- Dick said that he felt that our annual Golf Board dinner/special event should
be similar to what we did last year at City Park Nine. Jerry will schedule
the activity for September or October at Collindale, and we will honor both
John Drescher for his seven years of service and Tom Skillman for his eight
years of service (including several years as Board President) at that time.
- Staff distributed financial and statistical reports through June 30,
including the report from SouthRidge.
Iry Wilson made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Roger Sample. The
vote was unanimous, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Steve Jouard, Board Secretary
Meeting Attendance
Board Members Staff
Roger Sample
Dan Preble
Steve Jouard
Alan Bednarz
Terry Gilmore
Iry Wilson
Dick Zubradt
Jerry P. Brown
Neil Johnson
Bill Metier
Jim Greer