Golf Course Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2015 03 16

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Golf Course Advisory Board Minutes February 9 2015 Page 2 of 4 Parks and Recreation Department · 749 Main Street · Louisville, CO 80027 (303) 335-4735 · FAX (303) 335-4738 www.louisvilleco.gov Parks Recreation Senior Services Open Space Forestry Trails Golf pricing is uncompetitively high and we need more information on off-peak and tournament rates. Brian noted that the Men’s Club has180 – 200 members each with diverse and strongly held opinions. 6. Staff Update on course outstanding issues: a.The Board welcomed the hire of David Baril as Head Professional. David will come on board on Feb 23 and is already working with Joe on questions so he can hit the ground running. We now have “Davids” as both Head Pro and Golf Superintendent and the Board congratulated Joe on making two good hiring decisions. b.Update on Punch List: David D reported as follows o Finishing work is being done on the drainage on hole 4. When that is complete, work will resume on the drainage on hole 15 o The driving range has been over-seeded and seeding of the Himalaya green has been done using a mix of seed and fungicide. o Given the delay in seeding the fairway on hole 14, sod will be used for the landing area. When this is done, LU will still have an additional 30,000 sq ft of sod available for use on problem areas. o David will take responsibility for creating the nursery green with his staff. o LU has two people on site at present and will bring on additional staff in March. LU will have up to 30 workers on board during Spring to complete the work and implement the grow-in plan o The plan of record remains for a Spring opening. The entire course will be over-seeded as part of that plan when soil temperatures have warmed up sufficiently. Some dormant seeding has been carried out. o The main line of the irrigation system has been charged and is being used to control the pond fill as well as for some watering. A compressor is on loan from Parks and Recreation should we need to blow out the system if there is a hard frost. o It is hoped to open the Practice Area early using mats on the driving range. The mechanical picker should be able to be used on all parts of the range except for the target greens which will be hand-picked. o A quote has been obtained from TORO for maintenance equipment. $750K was budgeted and the estimate so far comes to $546K. This includes all mowers, an aerator and bunker maintenance equipment. Purchase of one mower has been authorized by Council and the full list is being submitted to Council for contract approval. Equipment is both diesel and gasoline (to meet Tier 4 emissions standards.) Purchase will be done through LL Johnson using their Government Contract agreement and pricing. All equipment will be new except for the grinders retained from WGP. LU