{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 1, "text": "ALAMEDA GOLF COMMISSION\nMINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING\nTuesday, February 15, 2018\n1\nCALL TO ORDER\nChair Ed Downing the called the special 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, Vice-Chair Cheryl Saxton, Commissioner\nRon Taylor, and Commissioner Ron Carlson\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Joe VanWinkle\nStaff:\nGreenway Golf Ken Campbell and George Kelley, Recreation\nand Parks Director Amy Wooldridge\nAlso Present:\nNone\n1-B\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nThe minutes of the regular meeting of November 14, 2017 were approved\nunanimously.\nThe minutes of the regular meeting of January 9, 2018 were approved\nunanimously\n2\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n3\nCOMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n4\nWRITTEN/ORAL REPORTS\n4-A\nGolf Complex Restaurant Report, Jim's on the Course\nTom Geanekos stated in the next two weeks, they will be painting the bar area and\nfinishing all the restaurant. New TVs will be installed in the snack area. New\nrefrigeration will be installed as well as new countertops. The patio will have two firepits,\nas the gas will come from the restaurant. The pavers will be installed in the next few\nweeks and they will have to reroute the entrance to the restaurant. Regarding the\nwindows, as Greenway has specified the windows for the pro shop, they will have the\n1\nGolf Commission Minutes - -Tuesday, February 15, 2018", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 2, "text": "same windows, and that will be done by the time the South Course opens. They have\njust had the final review with the engineer regarding the Event Center and he feels it\nshould be done by the end of June. If the South Course opens before that, the opening\nceremony can be done in the restaurant and they will close it off to regular customers.\nMr. Geanekos does not anticipate any delays in the permitting and review process for\nthe event center.\n5-A Corica Park Annual Plan with 2017 Highlights and 2018 Plan\nGolf Operations Facility and Renovation Report\nKen Campbell reported that the clubhouse Patio/Putting Green demo is underway and\nnew granite tile is being installed on sidewalks followed by pavers for patio area and\ncompletion of stone wall. The granite once set will be sprayed and sealed to tie in to\nnew exterior plans. This area will be under construction with Marc managing the project.\nCart and player traffic will be redirected as needed.\nClubhouse Putting Green demo is underway and plans for design of new putting green\nwill begin in coming weeks. Once completed will be seeded for grow-in.\nPro Shop demo work is continuing inside with windows/frames beginning week of Feb\n19th. New windows will be installed toward beginning of March then interior build out will\nbegin.\nSouth Course - Cart Path backfilling in progress. Grow-in of turf continues and is going\nwell with recent weather temps. Several new California Sycamore trees have been\nplanted on the South The target date for opening is late May, early June. Once the\nopening date is set, there will be VIP events as well as an opening ceremony.\nGreenway Annual Report attached as Exhibit A.\n5-B\nReview and Recommend a 15-Year Lease Amendment with an Option for a\nTen-Year Extension Between the City of Alameda and Greenway Golf\nAssociates, Inc. for Premises located at the Chuck Corica Golf Complex\nDirector Amy Wooldridge presented the lease amendment terms and background. Jane\nSullwold stated that she feels that this a great proposal but is concerned about the\nproject labor agreement (PLA). She feels it is outrageous that Greenway is willing to\nput several million dollars into this City owned property, and they are being strong armed\nby City Council members to pay into essentially union funds so unions can put out more\nmoney to bring more of their candidates to City Council. She is hoping Greenway got\nsomething out of this, that it's a better deal for having to put out additional monies. Ms.\nWooldridge responded will be providing information to Council as to what the City\nconceded in exchange for the PLA, which is an additional five years to the original\nproposal and an additional two years at the $175,000 as the 8% would have started in\nyear nine.\nCommissioner Taylor expressed his concern for the 50 year lease term, and feels it\nmight be too long, he thought maybe 30 years with a 10 year option. Ken Campbell\n2\nGolf Commission Minutes - -Tuesday, February 15, 2018", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 3, "text": "stated that this is not unusual due to the size of the investment being made. Chair\nDowning asked if there are any performance clauses in the lease amendment, and Ms.\nWooldridge stated there were no specific time line requirements in the amendment.\nChair Downing expressed his concern that the north course renovation will take longer\nthan expected as did the south course, and Ms. Wooldridge explained that there were\nthings that affected the original timeline that will not be in play with the North Course.\nFor example, it took a year to obtain the environmental report along with permitting,\nwhich is now in place. Also, Greenway is not sandcapping the North Course and the\nirrigation situation is different. Mr. Campbell stated that will start grassing immediately\ninstead of waiting till the holes are done, as well as sodding. They are proposing the\nrenovation will take 2 to 2-1/2 years.\nTom Geanekos stated his support of the lease amendment for Greenway.\nCommissioner Carlson made a motion and Vice-Chair Saxton seconded the motion to\nrecommend the City move forward with the Lease Amendment with Greenway. The\nmotion passed unanimously.\n5-C Approve South Course Alameda Resident Golf Rates\nSee attached Exhibit B for the proposed rate schedule.\nKen Campbell stated that they had previously provided the commission with a range of\nrates for the south course resident rate, and is looking for the Commission's\nendorsement and ultimately the City's approval to have the South Course Alameda\nresident rate to be $40 Monday- Friday and $50 Saturday, Sunday and holidays. These\nwill be considered prime time rates, there will lower twilight rates later in the day. Chair\nDowning asked about rates for the service clubs and Mr. Campbell explained that they\nwould pay the resident rate on tournament play only, but stated that they are still looking\nat an Alameda County resident card which would give them a similar resident rate.\nCommissioner Carlson made a motion and seconded by Vice-Chair Saxton to approve\nthe proposed rates, and the motion passed unanimously.\n6.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (Public Comment)\nNone\n7.\nOLD BUSINESS\nNone\n8.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone\n3\nGolf Commission Minutes - -Tuesday, February 15, 2018", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 4, "text": "9.\nITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA - March 13, 2018\nFacility and Renovation Report by Greenway\n10.\nANNOUNCEMENTSIADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:13 p.m.\nThe agenda for the meeting was posted seven days in advance in compliance with the Alameda\nSunshine Ordinance, which also complies with the 72-hour requirement of the Brown Act.\n4\nGolf Commission Minutes - -Tuesday, February 15, 2018", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 5, "text": "Exhibit \"A\"\nPARK\nALAMEDA, CA\n1927\nCorica Park Golf Club\n2018 Annual Plan Review\nJanuary 31, 2018", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 6, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nGolf Courses -\nOverall course conditions on North and par-3 course were excellent all year\nespecially given the record 31\" of rain. Property experienced significant\nwind storm on April 6th, 2017, which damaged maintenance storage facility,\nequipment, and caused damage to 56 trees.\nDamage from April 2017 Storm\nFlooding on North from heavy rains\n2", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 7, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nNew Yamaha Golf Cars\nFacilities/Operations:\nNorth Course Golf Cart Replacements -\nReplaced 40 of 80 golf carts on North with plans\nto change out remaining fleet with North remodel.\nGolf Practice Matt Replacement -\nReplaced 15 practice range matts at range.\nFounders Club Membership -\nA\nnew\nlimited\ngolf program was developed to create a core group of Brand\nAmbassadors for the reopening of the South Course. The Founders Club\nmembers enjoy special privileges on all courses.\nCritical Rainfall Amounts -\n2017 Total: 31.53\"\n|\n2016 Total: 25.71\"\n|\n2015 December total: 15\"\n(*2017 included 56 days of precipitation; 27.23\" Jan-Apr & 4.16\" Oct - Dec)\n3", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 8, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nFootGolf - Footgolf was introduced for play on the par-3 course. FootGolf\nis a new sport that combines golf and soccer and can be played along side\nregular golf. In its first year at Corica Park, 759 rounds were played.\nCorica Park FootGolf Introduces more kids to the property and as one of the top conditioned local\ncourses it assisted training efforts for the Oakland FootGolf club to win the 2017 National\nFootGolf Championship\n4", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 9, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nFacilities/Operations:\nIn advance of the South Course reopening, a Property rebranding program\nhas been designed, which included a refresh of logo/name and plans\ndeveloped for a clubhouse exterior update, shop remodel and new\nsignage.\nNew website and url address developed\nCORICA\nCoricaPark.com\nPA RK 27 19\nView of Pro Shog\n5", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 10, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\n2017 Rounds & Revenue Recap -\nNorth Rounds\n62,109\nSouth Rounds*\nn/a\nPar-3 Rounds\n20,030\nTotal Rounds\n81,139\nTotal Facility Revenue\n$2,419,410\nSouth Course closed all of 2017\n6", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 11, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap -\nThe core portion of the course was completed in 2017, which includes:\nAll shaping, drainage, irrigation & finish work completed on all holes\nAll fine turf playing areas seeded and germinated\nAll cart path curbing completed\nCart path internal drainage completed\nProject Summary\n146,446 LF of golf course\ndrainage was installed into\nthe golf course, this also\nincludes 312 catch basins\nthroughout the fairways and\nroughs.\n146.446 LF of drainage added to course\n7", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 12, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course 2017 Continued -\n210,560 tons of a sandy loam was\nused to cap the entire golf course to\nimprove drainage and the growing\nmedium for turf grasses. The sand\ncap ranges from 8 to 12\" deep. The\nsandy root zone is already assisting in\nplant health with root depths from 7 to\nEntire course sand capped to provide\n12\". Deeper root structure allows for\nmaximum drainage and turf quality\nless water and fertilizers lowering the\nimpact to the environment.\n27,130 LF of cart path has been\ninstalled with rolled curbing on both\nsides. Final 3\" of the path to be installed\nwhen native areas are complete. Path\nhas drainage inlets installed to manage\nNew cart paths with rolled curbing and\nwater that accumulates.\nattractive stone bridges for natural look\n8", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 13, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nThe entire course was planted out and is at various stages of\ndevelopment. The grasses used on the fine turf areas were selected for\nbeing the most drought tolerant and low inputs in terms of fertilizers and\nchemicals, which lowers the impacts to the surrounding environment.\nThese grasses also provide the best playing surfaces for golf.\nIn addition all native\ngrass areas are planted\nout with true Californian\nnative grass species,\nthese grasses were\nselected because they\nprovide habit to many\nspecies of birds,\namphibians, reptiles\nand insects that support\nthe local ecosystem.\nNew planted grasses in process of growing-in\n9", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 14, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nNative Grasses - The south course is the only course in northern\nCalifornia that has used these native grasses throughout the entire\nheavy roughs and property fringes. The development of the native\ngrasses is a time consuming and expensive process, but once mature\nthey become much easy to maintain and blend well to the surrounding\ngrass land areas of Alameda and the Bay.\nBlend of new California native grasses and fine turf\n10", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 15, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nPonds, Channels and Wetlands - Have been planted out with native\naquatic plants to improve water quality, provide habit and manage storm\nwater flow. These improvements to the aquatic areas are already\nshowing great benefit to habit support for frogs, fish, Crustaceans and\nbirds. Interestingly the current North course does not have any of the\naquatic life the south is showing.\nSouth course new habitat\n11", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 16, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nTrees - Many large non native trees have perished due to the drought\nfor several years and then extensive rain fall, this has weakened these\nnon-native species and they have succumbed to insect and root rot\ndiseases. Also severe storms caused significant tree damage where\nmany of the trees blew over in the storm events.\nStorm tree damage\n12", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 17, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nNew\nPlantings - The loss of non-native trees has allowed for improved\ndevelopment of native grasses and replacement with more Californian\nnative tree species which will provide a greater habit diversity and are\nmore conducive to the environmental conditions of the site. Additional\nnative trees that fits into the Rees Jones Design plan for the south\ncourse will planted as part of a long range plan over the next 5 -7 years.\nCalifornia native grasses, trees and\nplants have been placed on South\n13", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 18, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nSouth On-Course Restroom, Pump-station & Electrical Buildings -\nAll have been reroofed, paneling/sightings and paved around. The water\nline to the restroom building was also upgraded to the property line as it\nwas in very poor condition and needed to be replaced.\nRemodeled on-course restroom\n14", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 19, "text": "Corica Golf\nAnnual Plan\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap Continued -\nSignificant progress\nwas made in 2017\non the south course\nrenovation.\nThe last hole 15\nwas planted in\nDecember 2017.\n15", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 20, "text": "Corica Golf\n2017 HIGHLIGHTS\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Renovation 2017 Recap -\nConstruction & Opening Impacts -\nApril 2017 storm resulted in turf seed and much of the sand cap to be\nblown off two holes, which resulted in about 2-3 week delay to redo.\nAdditional delays occurred from challenging sand deliveries and\ncrews having to be redirected to address trees that had died from the\ndramatic changes in climate and moisture. The trees presented\npotential safety concerns, as such resources were directed to remove\nthem. This was time consuming due to the size of the trees.\n16", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 21, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\nNew LinkSoul Retail Shop -\nGreenway and golf apparel company LinkSoul will begin\na retail partnership that will include a full remodel and\nrepair of the existing Pro Golf. Repairs begin in January\nand are expected to take 60-75 days to complete then\naes\nwill be restocked and set up for reopening targeted for\nMarch. A temporary shop is to operate out of the admin\noffice adjacent to the shop. Alameda residents and local\nclub members will receive merchandise discounts.\n17", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 22, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\nNorth Course Renovation Plans Submission\n-\nUpdated plans have been submitted to City and are under review for\nproposed upgrades to original repair plans for North Course. Scheduled to\ngo before City Council spring 2018 for review and vote. Objective is to\nensure best repair of North and position it as a quality value priced course.\nNorth Course Plans Proposed:\nPropose to close 9-holes at a time to complete repairs\nFull renovation and elevation of all 18-holes as a parkland redesign to\nensure proper drainage and exciting playing conditions\nRepair and replacement of all tees, fairways, bunkers, roughs & greens\nInstallation of drain tiles and catch basins for improved drainage\nNew cart paths\n18", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 23, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\nClubhouse Improvements:\nCarried over from 2017, Clubhouse plans consist of updating men's and\nwomen's restrooms, golf shop and exterior clubhouse re-facing/painting.\nGolf shop to be completed March followed by restrooms and clubhouse.\nClub Branding (Refresh):\nNew signage and merchandise is planned for Property as part of the\nrebranding for Corica.\na\nJIM'S ON\nPARK\nTHE COURSE\nUNF\n19", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 24, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\nNew Putting Green: Work on a new 10,000 Sq. ft. practice putting green\nis\nunderway January 2018, scheduled to reopen summer 2018\nSocial Patio: Area around shop, Jim's and clubhouse/existing patio is being\nresurfaced with stone pavers. A 2ft. stone wall matching the bridges on\nsouth will be placed to define area. There will also be two custom fire pits\nand expanded social areas and new Commuters Memorial.\nExpected completion is spring 2018.\nDesign of new green and social patio\n}\nDemo of practice range\n20", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 25, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\n2018 Rounds & Revenue Projections -\nNorth Rounds\n30,000\nSouth Rounds*\n39,000\nMif Par-3 Rounds\n21,000\n*Total Rounds\n90,000\nTotal Facility Revenue\n$2,882,000\nProjections currently assume a May south course reopening but are\nsubject to change based on actual opening date. Rounds on North\nprojection reflect expected impact from opening of South Course.\n21", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 26, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\nKey Management Positions:\nPlans are in development to further elevate efforts on creating fun\nentertainment experiences at the Club. In support of this golf management\npositons are being restructured with additional new positions added. These\ninclude:\nDirector of Fun (aka Dir. of Golf) - Position will serve as the senior onsite\ngolf operations manager and ensure all services and products are delivered\nto expected standards while being a relentless promotor of fun.\nEvent\nDirector - A dedicated position is being created to focus on sales and\nservice of outings and special events. This will be a full-time position to\nassist in the planning of all service clubs, outings & tournaments.\nGuest Services Manager - This position will serve as assistant to the Dir. of\nFun and focus on guest service training with all staff and implementation of\nservice standards and premiere packages.\nMarketing Manager - Will focus on social media & marketing of programs.\n22", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 27, "text": "Corica Golf\n2018 PREVIEW\nAnnual Plan\nSouth Course Grand Opening - Summer 2018\nPlans are in development to support the opening all 18-holes of South\ncourse in May/June time frame. This includes finalizing rates, preview\nevents, staffing plans, press releases, course amenity package, marketing\nand promotional campaigns.\nAlameda Resident South Course Rates: A range of golf rates have been\nreviewed with Golf Commission and received unanimous support. South\nCourse planned resident rates will be submitted for City approval in Feb.\nSouth Course Golf Carts:\nIn conjunction with opening of the south course, a new golf fleet will be put\nin place. The new fleet will be a premium color golf cart with fold down\nwindshields, sand bottles, GPS and onboard USB charging station.\nBest New Course/Top 100 Course Submissions: Coria Park South Course\nis being reviewed for Best New Course and Top Public Courses in America.\n23", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2018-02-15", "page": 28, "text": "Exhibit B\nCORICA\nChuck Corica Park\nPA RK\n1 Clubhouse Memorial Road\nAlameda, CA 94502\nTo:\nAmy Wooldridge, City of Alameda\nFrom:\nKen Campbell, Greenway Golf\nDate:\nFebruary 7, 2018\nRe:\nSouth Course Proposed Alameda Resident Golf Rates\nAmy,\nIn preparation for the opening of the South Course, Greenway Golf is submitting for review\nand approval Alameda resident walking golf fees of $40 per player Monday-Friday and $50\nper player on Saturday, Sunday & Holidays. Below is an outline of the proposed resident fees\nand other resident comparison courses. In reviewing other city resident rates, it is important to\nnote the other courses only offer one course as Alameda offers two. The strategy at Alameda is\nto offer separate resident rates for North and South courses reflective of their design, condition\nand quality. The North course is positioned as the lower priced of the two Alameda courses and\nin line with other comparable local resident courses including Metro and Monarch. The South\ncourse is positioned to be of good value for new construction and quality conditions.\nAlameda Residents Green Fee Rates and other Comparable Course Comparisons\nProperty\nCity\nLocal Resident\nMon-Thu\nFriday\nWeekend\nCorica South Proposed\nAlameda\n40\n40\n50\nCorica North Current\nAlameda\n29\n29\n37\nMetropolitan Golf Links\nOakland\n30\n30\n55*\nMonarch Bay Golf\nSan Leandro\n27\n27\n44\nPresidio Golf Course\nSan Francisco\n54\n80*\n82*\nCallippe Preserve\nPleasanton\n40\n40\n56\n* Mandatory cart fee included\nSincerely,\nKen Compbell\nKen Campbell\nGreenway Golf", "path": "GolfCommission/2018-02-15.pdf"}