{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 1, "text": "ALAMEDA GOLF COMMISSION\nMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING\nTuesday, November 14, 2017\n1\nCALL TO ORDER\nChair Ed Downing the called the regular meeting to order at approximately 6:30 p.m. in\nRoom 360, City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501\n1-A\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Ed Downing, Commissioner Ron Taylor and\nCommissioner Joe VanWinkle\nAbsent:\nVice-Chair Cheryl Saxton and Commissioner Ron Carlson\nStaff:\nGreenway Golf George Kelley and Marc Logan, Recreation\nand Parks Director Amy Wooldridge\nAlso Present:\nNone\n1-B\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nThe minutes of the regular meeting of September 12, 2017 were approved\nunanimously\n2\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n3\nCOMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS\nSee attached South Course Schedule Analysis - Exhibit \"A\"\n4\nWRITTEN/ORAL REPORTS\n4-A Facility Reports by Greenway\nGeorge Kelley of Greenway reported on the following items:\n1\nGolf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, November 14, 2017", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 2, "text": "Linksoul Lab Update - Agreement has been_completed and plans are moving forward.\nThe golf shop merchandise has been cleaned out ahead of this change and for the\nholidays, Linksoul has set up a small merchandise area to promote the coming\nremodel, brand and new logo. Current plans are to close the existing golf shop first\nweek of January to begin the shop makeover. A temporary golf check-in proshop will\nbe set up in the adjoining golf shop admin office utilizing the exterior sidewalk door\naccess for it. It is anticipated the remodel will take 60-days with reopening in March or\nas soon as completed. The new shop will be promoted as the Alameda Corica Park\nLinksoul Lab.\nFacility Rebranding - As we have shared with the golf commission previously, ahead\nof the reopening of the South, we have been working to draft plans for rebranding the\nproperty. In support of this, a new website has been developed with the new logo and\nrefreshed club name. With this the club will start promoting new web address of\nCoricaPark.com. the existing AlamedaGolf.com will still be active and will be directed\nto new website. A press release has been drafted to announce this along with the new\nLinksoul Lab. See Press Release. Here forward, you will begin seeing everything\nrelated to club updated to support the refreshed branding of the facility.\nClubhouse Remodel - In follow up to past presentation of the exterior Clubhouse\nremodel plan, Greenway is working to finalize quotes and materials in order to proceed\nto City Planning Board for review and approval. Some revisions have surfaced as\nresult of the process, 1) the preliminary idea of one section of exterior of the golf shop\nhaving sliding windows is proving to be more challenging and may result in either a\nsolid non-opening framed window or possibly a window garage door overhead sliding\ndoor system similar to some restaurants. Further, we have concluded painting the roof\ntop vents and wall will sufficiently hide it along with adding decorative Corica Park\nindividual letters to the roof line, see updated artiest rendering.\nIncidents at Golf Course - There have been two concerning incidents at the golf\ncourse in the past 30-days. 1) Multiple cars were broken into during a weekday\nmorning; and 2) on a different day a couple golf carts were taken for joy rides just after\ndark while staff was still cleaning and putting carts away. This caused some limited\ndamage to 6 greens on North, which have been addressed. We don't believe these\ntwo events are connected.\nTo assist efforts to better protect the facility, adding more security cameras in cart,\nrange and parking areas is being reviewed. Further, to better limit access to the golf\ncourses, Greenway is considering the possibility of adding a fencing system of some\ntype along the entire perimeter next to entry road, parking lot and North hole 1 and\n2\nGolf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, November 14, 2017", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 3, "text": "south new 9 and cart staging entrance area. No determination has been made but is\nbeing evaluated.\nNorth Course Proposed Plans Update Due diligence on the proposed North Course\nremodel has been ongoing. Although originally targeted for October City Council, the\ncomplexities of the terms and proposal have required further review between City,\nGreenway and legal councils. However, the primary terms and scope have been\nagreed to, we are now finalizing the final remaining items including the fire tower and\nthe agreed language regarding a few items within the amendment. Although the\nprocess is taking more time Greenway and City mgmt. have worked well together to\nkeep this moving along. Greenway is confident it will move forward to Council for\nconsideration in the coming months and want to reassure the Commission the\nextended time to work through the terms has not impacted the desired timelines for the\nNorth project.\nSouth Course Update\nMarc Logan conducted preview tours in the past two weeks for the courses service\nclubs, with over 60 people attending each tour\nMarc Logan stated that the sandcapping and seeding on 15 has been completed, and\nhydroseeding in the native areas on the back of 6, 10 and 18 has been completed.\nAfter this was finished, they would be completing the cart path curbing, which is now\ndone.\n4-B\nBeautification Program and Junior Golf Club by Mrs. Norma Arnerich\nNone\n4-C\nGolf Complex Restaurant Report, Jim's on the Course\n5.\nAGENDA ITEMS\nA.\nFounding Membership - South Course\n3\nGolf Commission Minutes - -Tuesday, November 14, 2017", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 4, "text": "See attached Staff Report from Amy Wooldridge - Exhibit \"B\"\n6.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (Public Comment)\n7.\nOLD BUSINESS\n8.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n9.\nITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA - January 9, 2018\n10.\nANNOUNCEMENTS/ADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:15 p.m.\nThe agenda for the meeting was posted seven days in advance in compliance with the\nAlameda Sunshine Ordinance, which also complies with the 72-hour requirement of the\nBrown Act.\n4\nGolf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, November 14, 2017", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 5, "text": "\"EXHIBIT A\"\nSouth Golf Course Schedule Analysis - Joseph Van Winkle\nNovember 13,2017\nNovember 2014\nClosed 9 holes and began import of required soil\nJuly 2015\nClosed remaining 9 holes\nApril 2018\n32 months or 2 years and 8 months (assume opening in May)\nIncludes soil import and construction and grow-in period.\nHow long should it take?\n\"Planning and design is mostly done within one year; the construction work typically takes 2-2.5\nyears, depending on the topography of the site, the quality of soil, the availability of water, the\nclimatic conditions and of course the expected quality, complexity or playing difficulty of the\ndesigned golf course.\" 17% of courses in the study took 2-3 years for construction phase.\nSource: KPMG tp://static.golfbenchmark.com/media/2/9/3/9/2939.pd\n1. \"Quality of Soil\" - heavy clay, salt build up, zero drainage, still underwater after 4 year\ndrought. Required significant soil critical to raise grade for optimum drainage. Soil also\nprovided a protective cap over the old \"dump site.'\n2. \"Climatic Conditions\" of unprecedented rains Sept. 2016 - April 2017; highest rain in\n100 years; Train of \"Pineapple Express\" storms; an \"Atmospheric River\"\n3. High Quality Scope:\na. Drainage and Water Management - 6 Bio-swales capture and \"clean\" the water\nwith native wetland plantings, mile of canals restored and replanted resulting in\nabundant aquatic life; 3 lakes rebuilt with 70% increased capacity,\nb. Native grasses and shrubs (e.g. Buck Wheat-grown by UC Berkeley Nursery)\noften required long lead times.\nc.\n8-12\" Sand Cap - provides better root structure and drainage to allow carts on\nsooner without 90 degree rule, but doubles the amount of effort. Soil has to be\npositioned, moved by dozer, shaped/sculpted and then raked by hand and the\nd. Quality hardscape - stone bridges, 10' wide cart paths with 12\" recycled road\nbase, rock work to limit erosion into canals, stone pavers at restrooms, etc.\ne. Precision Irrigation - 5000 irrigation heads (3x North course) enabled by satellite\ngeo-mapping and computer control via wired controllers and sensors\nf.\n5 tees per hole allow range of player experience\ng. Quality for visuals and maintenance with 7 types of grass and 100+ lined bunkers\n4. Bird Delay - giving hawk fledglings time to mature in their nests delayed work on holes\n5. Neglected. 1970s was the last rebuild. Asbestos pipes and more than 40 years of decay.\nChange orders may have added to schedule, but Greenway has absorbed the costs.\nBy comparison, Palo Alto is also opening a rebuilt course in Spring 2018. Baylands Golf Course\nwill have cost the City of Palo Alto over $13m in design and construction.", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 6, "text": "\"EXHIBIT B\"\nInformational Report on Corica Park Founding Membership Program\nTo: Honorable Chair and Members of the Golf Commission\nFrom: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director\nRe: Informational Report on Corica Park Founding Membership Program\nBACKGROUND\nGreenway Golf previously reported to the Golf Commission on the development of a Founding\nMembership Program. Greenway is working toward implementing this program and this agenda\nitem is an opportunity for the Golf Commission to receive detailed information and ask\nquestions.\nDISCUSSION\nThe table below outlines the details of the Founding Membership Program.\nOFFER\nExclusive\n20 Members\nTerm\n5 Years from opening of the South Course\nOne Time Cost\n$15,000\nUnlimited Access to Golf Facilities.\n-\nTwo 18 hole courses\n-\nPar 3 course\n-\nShort Game Practice Area\n-\nPractice Range\n-\nPreferred $10 Cart Fees apply\n-\nWill receive Founding Member Bronze Bag Tag\n14 Day advance booking window for tee times\nFamily Access (spouse and children under age 25 included)\n-\n3 Complimentary Accompanied Preferred Guests per Quarter.\n-\nGuest pass valid for play after 11am Monday-Thursday. Guests must be accompanied by the\nmember.\n-\nGuests required to pay a cart fee.\n-\n20% off regular golf rates for accompanied guests at all other times.\n-\nWeekend play before 12pm on the South Course is limited to Primary Member.\nHolidays Excluded (e.g. Christmas, day after Thanksgiving)\nInvitations to Member Events - social / golf / wine tasting / other\n20% off Pro Shop Apparel (excludes hard good / non-sale items)\nBonus: South Course Advance Preview Play - Valid for Member and one accompanied guest to play", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2017-11-14", "page": 7, "text": "the new South Course prior to opening\nOTHER\nTransferable\nMay transfer once during term with paid transfer fee of $1000\n$1,000 refundable deposit to hold a spot. Within 10 days an additional $4,000 is\nFinance Plan\nrequired. Balance of $10,000 due on or before 2/1/18.\nRefund\nNonrefundable once application is submitted\nChange of\nIn the event Greenway is no longer the management company, the prepaid\nManagement\nmembership will transfer to the new operator.\nOther\nOffer valid until first twenty are sold or 12/31/17\nFinal details of the membership terms will be confirmed by Greenway before the applications\nare finalized. This membership program will be implemented consistently with no special deals,\nexceptions or individual modifications offered outside of the final terms of the program. This is a\nvery limited program designed not to be the right fit for all, but more specifically for a few which\nwill assist Greenway's efforts to raising funding for club improvements while also creating some\nstrong committed fans that can help promote the new South Course to a broader audience.\nFINANCIAL IMPACT\nThis program is designed to raise funds for Greenway Golf in order to implement additional club\nimprovements sooner than originally planned.\nRECOMMENDATION\nReceive informational report on Corica Park Founding Membership Program\nRespectfully submitted,\nAmy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director", "path": "GolfCommission/2017-11-14.pdf"}