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Item No. 07H <br />Type of Business: <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: David Longville, Golf Course Manager <br />Item Title/Subject: Quarterly Review For Golf Course Operations <br />Date of Report: July 22, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />COURSE CONDITIONS <br /> <br />It is somewhat difficult to make any true comparisons to course conditions today <br />versus 2001. However, from the comments we have received the general <br />consensus seems to favor a vast improvement in the attention to detail and <br />overall turf conditions. <br /> <br />We started out the season with one putting green 90% dead and three others in <br />very poor condition. We have all greens showing signs of near 100% recovery <br />except for the newly sodded #9 green. This has proven to be a challenge. We <br />are monitoring the green very closely and feel that once the temperatures cool a <br />bit we will make much larger steps on the road to complete recovery. <br /> <br />We have been operating our only sprayer without a clutch for the majority of the <br />season. We are reluctant to spend the estimated $1500.00 - $2000.00 to repair <br />when in fact we will be coming to the council this fall and presenting our <br />equipment needs for 2003. A new sprayer is badly needed and its replacement <br />will be proposed. <br /> <br />CLUB HOUSE OPERATIONS <br /> <br />Things have been running very smoothly to this point. We have been very busy <br />with league play, lessons, the junior’s program and the regular day-to-day <br />business activities. Once again, the general consensus within the clubhouse is <br />that people seem to be happy and returning to the Bridges time and time again <br />and for this we are very satisfied. <br /> <br />We continue to move our food and beverages at a rapid pace. Our golf <br />accessories have not done as well. Our Father’s day sale proved to be the best <br />incentive to our customers and we will be planning additional sales before the <br />season ends. I am not totally convinced at this stage of the season that <br />continuing to stock golf shop merchandise is a sound business decision. I am <br />strongly considering recommending to the council a depletion of all merchandise