Columbus, Georgia

THE GREATER COLUMBUS GOLF AUTHORITY

Minutes of Meeting

November 27, 2001



The Greater Columbus Golf Authority held the scheduled monthly meeting at Bull

Creek Golf Course. Members present were Michael Silverstein, Chairman, Dr.

Earl Bagley, Judge Albert Thompson, Willie Hill, Donald Clack, June Holder,

Rhudine Nelson, and Rick Cravens. Rannie Lewis had an excused absence. Staff

present was John Milam.



Minutes of the October 2001 Authority meeting were approved as presented.

Motion by Judge Albert Thompson, second by Donald Clack.



Report of Steve Brown, Superintendent

(Presented by John Milam)



Bull Creek Golf Course



? The Tif Eagle greens on the front side of the East course are holding color

well. Rye grass on the West Course will be getting better each month.

? The bunkers 4 ? 12 of the West course have been edged.

? Have installed drain tile near #1 green and #3 green of the East course.

? Work planned for the upcoming month will be tree trimming and winter weed

control.



Oxbow Creek Golf Course



? The color of the greens is not good because of the frost. However, they will

be painted.

? The flowerbeds have been edged and strawed. The cart paths have also been

edged.

? Winter weed control will be work planned for the upcoming month.



Godwin Creek Golf Course



? There was no representative from Godwin Creek Golf Course at the Authority

meeting.



Report of John Milam, Director of Golf



? Bull Creek Golf Course generated revenue of $71,951.54 and had expenses of

$96,213.92 for the month of October 2001.

? Oxbow Creek Golf Course generated revenue of $25,093.04 and had expenses of

$62,129.50 for the month of October 2001.



Old Business



? A request has been made to Chuck Carter, the contractor for the course

renovation work at Bull Creek Golf Course, to use another subcontractor instead

of A&F Irrigation. This was due to the poor quality of the installation work

by A&F on the irrigation system of the front side of the East course.



? A conference telephone call was held between Michael Silverstein, John Milam,

and D.J. DeVictor to discuss site visits by D.J. DeVictor during the Bull Creek

Golf Course renovation, and 4 bunkers on the renovated front side of the East

course that should have been bunkers that could be machine raked, but have to

be hand raked. D.J. DeVictor stated that approximately 40 site visits would be

sufficient to oversee the entire project. DeVictor made 38 site visits on the

renovation of the front nine of the East course, leaving 2 site visits for the

renovation project on the backside of the East course. DeVictor had asked for

another $15,000.00 for additional site visits for the backside renovation.

Michael Silverstein and John Milam stated this was unacceptable, and it was

DeVictor?s responsibility to monitor his site visits for the projects.

DeVictor agreed to make the site visits for the backside of the East course

renovation project at no charge. DeVictor also agreed to redo the 4 bunkers

that could not be machine raked on the front side of the East course so that

they could be machine raked.

? Automated external defibrillation training for the professional staff at Bull

Creek Golf Course will be given after the holidays.



New Business



? Letters will be sent to former Columbus Golf Authority members who have

served 8 years to thank them for their service on the Authority and welcome

them to play golf on the city golf courses with the greens fees waved (they

must pay for golf cart).

? Two members of the Columbus Youth Advisory Council will attend the Columbus

Golf Authority meetings.

? Holiday hams will be given to employees at Bull Creek and Oxbow Creek Golf

Courses.



There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:45PM. The next

Authority meeting will be Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at Bull Creek Golf Course.



Respectfully submitted,

Rick Cravens