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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGolf Board - Minutes - 02/20/1985CITY OF FORT COLLINS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT GOLF BOARD MINUTES: Regular Meeting - February 20, 1985 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by President Eileen Banks. Members Bill Basow and Dick Zubradt were absent, so alternate Al Cavallaro was granted voting status. Councilman Ed Stoner, Council Representative to the Golf Board, was welcomed to the meeting. Agenda Review: No changes to the printed agenda. Citizen Participation: No citizen participation. Minutes: The minutes of the last regular meeting of January 23, 1985, were approved unanimously, as submitted, on a motion by Dan Preble, seconded by Bill Zech. Update on Collindale Men's Handicap System The Collindale Men's Association has requested Dave McCoyto dothe Men's handicap program. They will pay Dave $2 per person for him to perform this service. Since the golf professional is ultimately held responsible for verifying player handicaps, it is appropriate for a pro shop employee to manage the system. Lemay/Horsetooth Construction Project Jerry P. Brown discussed this upcoming project. It will probably impact Collindale in several ways. Construction is projected from roughly May to mid -fall this year. Lemay will be widened to arterial standards, which could include sidewalks. Staff has expressed concern to the Public Works Department that putting in sidewalks adjacent to the golf course is a potential liability problem. The driving range runs parallel to Lemay. Also, if Horsetooth Road from Lemay east to the railroad tracks is included in the project, sidewalks along Horsetooth adjacent to the Number 1 fairway could also be a liability problem. Other impacts to Collindale include the design of the road next to the Number 8 tee box, and not interrupting the flow of water to the course during construction. The project manager is scheduled to attend the March meeting to get input from the board. CSU Women's Golf Team Request Jennifer Woods, CSU Women's Golf Coach, has again requested consideration of reducing the cost of team member's annual passes, as we have done for the past few years. Board members and staff discussed this issue, and on a motion by John Drescher, seconded by Tom Skillman, the board voted unanimously (6:0) to continue our existing policy with CSU regarding reduced rate annual passes for team members; and to authorize their annual fall "Scratch n' Scramble" fund raiser tournament at one-half the regular fee rates. Golf Board February 20, 1985 Page Two Board Goals for Junior Golf Al Cavallaro mentioned getting a commitment from the Elks and Taco Bell. Dan Preble stated that SouthRidge will have a Junior Golf Program this summer, including a reduced fee program, tournaments, etc. Jerry P. Brown again reiterated the Department's position on youth sports, fees, and revenues, and the necessity to coordinate directly with the golf professionals. He again mentioned that the Recreation Division and the departmental public relations staff person can become involved, if requested. Bill Metier noted that there are no restrictions on tee times for juniors in Fort Collins, which is not the norm elsewhere. Eileen Banks said that we may want to consider a "Junior Day" since we have a "Ladies Day." After further discussion, it was agreed that the main board goal was to state encouragement for junior golf, but parents, the associations, and regular golfers should support (financially and with people/supervision) any tournaments or competitive events, travel, awards, etc. for the advanced golfers. Our existing junior golf program of learning and fun for kids will be promoted more this year to hopefully expand on the 114 juniors who participated last year. Al and Dan will attempt to get community involvement and hopefully will return with a proposal for the next meeting. Other Business Jerry showed a copy of a report entitled, "(Trees of) City Park Nine Pro- ject," which was prepared by the CSU Arboriculture - Urban Plant Manage- ment Class H464. It provides a history of the course, matrices and maps of each tree on the course, and a detailed description of each tree; as well as recommendations for pruning, plant removal, and new tree and shrub plantings on the course. This is an excellent document which should be very valuable to us. - Eileen Banks shared portions of her letter to Mayor Horak in reference to his letter to her concerning ethics policies and problems. - John Drescher asked if it was possible for staff to publish the annual financial statement, or maybe a brief document of expenditures and revenues. The purpose would be to help educate golfers and citizens about the money situation in golf. Staff will be investigating. - Congratulations to Neil Johnson for his recent recognitions and awards. Copies of the "Coloradoan" newspaper story on Neil were distributed. - Copies of the Council Agenda Item Summary on appropriating prior year reserves for capital equipment purchases were distributed. Board members again stated their support for this use of funds. - Copies of correspondence, Board Members Meeting Attendance During 1984 Report, and the January Golf Report were distributed. Letters to the Presidents of the Men's and Women's Associations from staff suggested Golf Board February 20, 1985 Page Three possible service projects for them to perform. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dan Preble, Board Secretary Meeting Attendance Board Members Staff Guests Eileen Banks Jerry P. Brown Councilman Ed Stoner Dan Preble Neil Johnson John Drescher Jim Greer Tom Skillman Bill Metier Bill Zech Rick Frye Al Cavallaro (Alt.)