Golf Course Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2013 07 15

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Notes by Sandy Stewart: Secretary City of Louisville Golf Course Advisory Board Notes from visit to Heritage Westmoor Golf Course, June 21th 2013 Present: GCAB Members: Lisa Norgard, Sandy Stewart: WGP: Eric Jensen: City Staff: Joe Stevens Lance Johnson: Golf Course Superintendent, Heritage Westmoor and Legacy Ridge Golf Courses We are very appreciative for the comprehensive account Lance provided of the procedures in place to operate and maintain The Heritage at Westmoor and Legacy Ridge Golf Courses. 1. Financing and City Council Support The course was funded by a Bond issue and is supplemented from other funds if necessary. Westminster City Council is very supportive of the golf courses and generally will provide funding for justifiable projects and purchases. The Heritage maintenance budget is $900K and this includes $93K in lease payments to Rocky Mountain Airport for the land the back nine is built on. There is a plan to purchase this land at a cost of $2.4M. Other expenses include $97K for leased equipment and around $120K for reclaimed water purchased from the City. Equipment is leased on a 7 year basis. Golf Carts are owned and replaced on a 4 year cycle. Heritage averages 27K rounds of golf per year (30K at Legacy.) Westmoor sees a significant amount of winter play. Food service is provided by an outside vendor and, despite a good banquet facility, has seen a decline in revenue this past spring due to weather conditions. Business from nearby office buildings is inconsistent. 2. Course Conditions Heritage is very exposed to the prevailing westerly winds and suffered quite significant damage due to the spring weather conditions and the drought of 2012. Approximately 15 acres of fairway were damaged – damaged to a similar extent as the 15th fairway at Coal Creek (which already had damage carried over from 2012.) Seeding and fertilization to recover the damage started in late April and germination of the new seed started in mid to late May. Intensive fertilization and seeding efforts have continued to recover the damaged areas. Fairway #5 was the worst affected. Over $12K has been spent on seed. As a comparison, Legacy Ridge is more sheltered and only required $3K of seed. The soil underlying Heritage Westmoor is poor quality. Some evidence was seen of dandelions and “Fairy Rings” The greens however survived the winter in excellent condition as irrigation of the greens continued throughout the winter. The course is not expected to be fully recovered until next year but should be in acceptable condition by Aug 1. In recognition of the poor playing condition up till now, Westmoor has kept Winter Rates until now; Rack Rate will be in place starting July 1. 3. Staffing Legacy Ridge and Heritage Westmoor are able to share staff to cope with demand. Westmoor currently has 5 full time employees and 1 F/T employee that splits time between both courses. Seasonal staff currently stands at 19 employees whose hours vary from 8‐36 hours per week. The 5 Full‐time staff 12