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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGolf Board - Minutes - 08/21/1985City of Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Department Golf Board MINUTES: Regular Meeting - August 21, 1985 The meeting was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by President Eileen Banks. Board members John Drescher and alternate Al Cavallaro called to say they could not attend. Agenda Review: No changes to the printed agenda. Citizen Participation: No citizen participation. Minutes: The minutes of the last regular meeting of June 19, 1985, were approved unanimously, as submitted, on a motion by Dick Zubradt, seconded by Dan Preble. Election of Officers for 1985/86 At the June meeting the Board voted unanimously (7-0) to table the election of officers for 1985/86 until the next meeting. The existing by-laws, which are in the process of being revised, state that the election of officers will be held annually at the June meeting. Staff recommended that it makes more sense to have Golf Board offices elected in January rather than during the summer. The Board then voted unanimously (5-0) to table the election of officers until January, on a motion by Dick Zubradt, seconded by Dan Preble. All three officers agreed to serve in their present capacity until that time. The revised by-laws to be sent to City Council, will reflect this change. Modification to Annual Pass Fee Structure Earlier this year, the Board unanimously voted to retain the present fee structure for 1986. Since that time, staff has been investigating the possibility of a modification to the current structure of annual passes by adding $1 per usage. Annual pass play is now high again and green fee play is down considerably. Many other public/municipal courses that still offer annual passes are going to this type of system because it provides a more equitable situation for players financially. Staff estimates that several hundred of our nearly 600 annual pass card holders play between 100 to 300 rounds of golf, meaning that a senior citizen, who plays 200 rounds, which is very common, actually pays only $1 per round to play, whereas green fee players pay an average of approximately $6.50 per round. Staff firmly believes that there needs to be more fairness and equity to this structure, and currently these avid golfers have the best recreation deal in town. Board members discussed this issue thoroughly, including the other options available. Dick Zubradt supports the concept of the modification as long as we don't burden Junior golfers financially. Tom Skillman also generally supports the idea, but feels the timing now is not good. Staff suggested the need for one or two public meetings Golf Board Minutes--2 with golfers to explain the options. Eileen Banks concurs that the modification may be appropriate, but needs time to be accepted. Staff noted that the above scenario of the senior golfers of 200 rounds would under this new plan pay only $1.75 per round, which is still very reasonable, but all golfers would pay more to play more. Board members then unanimously agreed to hold off on this proposal until after the first of the year and have a couple of public meetings, with the intent of implementing change for the 1987 season. Other Business - Staff briefly updated the Board on the status of SouthRidge Greens, including the general context of the new agreement. - Dick Zubradt talked about high school golf. - Dan Preble questioned Jim Greer about recent tournaments and there was some discussion. - Jerry P. Brown stated that Par Pal had been taken over by "Tee -Off", a subsidiary of SanCor Marketing of Fort Collins (owned by Sark Arslanian),and that they will be revising our score cards. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Meeting Attendance Board Members Eileen Banks Dick Zubradt Dan Preble Tom Skillman Bill Zech Respectfully submitted, Dan Preble Board Secretary Staff Jerry P. Brown Jim Greer Neil Johnson Rick Frye