THE GREATER COLUMBUS GOLF AUTHORITY
MINUTES OF MEETING
May 22, 2007
The Greater Columbus Golf Authority held the scheduled monthly meeting at Bull
Creek Golf Course. Members present were Floyd Washington, Donald Clack, Nancy
Wilkeson, Richard Hagler, Nan Hopkins, Willie Hill, Michael Silverstein and
June Holder. Staff members present were John Milam and Steve Brown. Aubry
Burt had an excused absence.
Minutes of the April 24, 2007 meeting were approved as presented. Motion made
by Donald Clack and seconded by Willie Hill.
Old Business
Mr. Milam addressed the issues regarding Oxbow Creek. A port-a-let has been
installed to accommodate the golfers after pro shop hours. The staff at Oxbow
Creek will make a better effort to insure that no one ?slips on the course?
without paying. Dispensing the range balls from the pro shop seems to have
corrected the use of unauthorized tokens.
Mr. Milam and Richard Hagler will meet with Mayor Wetherington on Thursday, May
24, 2007 to discuss the prison guard issues.
Mr. Mark Immelman, Columbus State Golf Coach, will bring to the Authority
Members a picture of the new teaching facility that they have proposed. A
3-bay area with cover will also be presented.
New Business
Concrete has been poured to expand the area of the 1st tee on the east course.
Twelve feet have been added to the pavilion. Concrete was also poured to the
entrance to the pro shop so individuals will not misstep when leaving the pro
shop. The cart paths on 11 West and 10 East were also repaired.
Superintendent Report by Steve Brown
The height of the mowers for the greens is down to .160. Steve would like to
have it cut at .150 to .140 range. Aeration will begin the week of June 4th on
the West Course. The East Course will begin the following week. One-half inch
tines will be used and sand will be added. The rye grass is starting to leave
the tees due to the warmer temperatures.
On May 1st, a failure occurred from the variable frequency drive on the pump
station on the west course. This was caused by a power surge from Georgia
Power. The cost to repair the pump was $6,690.00 and a claim was filed with
Georgia Power to reimburse Bull Creek. The transfer pump located at 9 fairway
on the east course has been ordered and will be shipped on June 6th at a cost
of $10,000. Bull Creek has about a 60-day supply of water without any further
rain. Oxbow Creek has approximately 30-45 day supply of water.
Prison guard, Chris Beamon, will be on leave for the next week. This will
cause a reduction in the inmate labor.
Godwin Creek
Godwin Creek is doing well. The annual campaign fund is under way. $6,000 has
been received in contributions. The Middle School matches have ended in May.
Summer camps begin in June and will go through the end of July. Approximately
40-50% of students will be under grants. Leon Dunigan has retired from
teaching. Rudy Thorne will take over the Director of Programming. He has
completed Phase II from The First Tee Program.
Nan Hopkins thanked Mr. Milam for the use of the aeration equipment. Nan also
stated the need to remove the silt from the pond. Godwin Creek has only a few
days worth of watering left.
Director of Golf
Bull Creek and Oxbow Creek expenses for 2007 compared to this time last year
are down. The revenue is higher as well for Bull Creek. Bull Creek?s revenue
is significantly higher compared to this time last year. Corporate memberships
have added a boost to the revenue collected in the month on May. Aflac leads
the way with memberships, followed by Synovus, Total Systems and Polychrome.
The snack bar has had $97,400 in revenue; expenses were $54,000, labor was
$26,000, leaving a profit of $16,400. The snack bar has $2,400 in paid-up
inventory. The pro shop is about even with $16,000 in paid inventory.
Mr. John Milam received a letter from Todd Stanfill, Brookstone?s athletic
director, thanking Bull Creek for hosting the GHSA Class A State Golf
Tournament on May 7, 2007. Although, Bull Creek did not receive any money for
hosting this tournament, the businesses in Columbus benefited from out-of-town
teams hotel and restaurant patronage.
Richard Hagler adjourned the meeting at 4:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Wilkeson, Secretary
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