LAKE FAIRWAYS GOLF ASSOCIATION

LAKE FAIRWAYS GOLF ASSOCIATION

BOARD MEETING Minutes of the LFGA Board Meeting April 20, 2021Board Members Present: Freda Bennett, Greg Mullens, Bill Fleckenstein,  Lynne Festa, Lu McEwen, Ray Gromacki, Al Keefer, Erv and Linda LaFave, George Files(Guest)

Board Members Absent: Alan Cristello, Roni Clemenson, Rick and Missy Young

ELS Staff in Attendance: Steve Bureau, Jeff Belle

Freda called the meeting to order at 3:38

Secretary’s Report: the reading was waived due to all members receiving the report via email

Treasurer’s Report: Bill reported that as of April 20, 2021 the balance is $9874.91

Membership Report: as of April 20, 2021 the League had 134 members

Vice President’s Report: Greg reported that the next tournament will be May 3rd. The event has been posted. Sign up will begin this week. Greg is finalizing the Tournament schedule for next season. Most Tournaments will remain the same except for the date changes.

Maintenance: 

Steve was asked to address the following issues:

1) For the last 2 months the Board has asked to have the green sand on Hole #12 be removed and replaced by sod. As of this date it has not been done. 

2) For the past 2 years we have asked to have the roots on Hole # 4 at the men’s tee box be ground down and sodded. It has not been done.  

3) The sand traps on Holes # 13 and #14 are starting to erode. 

4) Erosion has started on Hole #9. It needs attention before it gets worse.

Steve reported the following:

1) Xonerate will be done on every hole starting today and all holes will look like #2.

2) When Davey aerates the greens they do not always sand. Sometimes they require watering.

3) Davey is having staffing issues and they are being addressed.

4) Machines do break down and getting replacement parts has been difficult during Covid.

5) Our irrigation system is quite old. When leaks appear Davey will apply blue dye in the tubes to determine the source. 

6) Paspalum grass is used because at one time it was requested by the Pro. It would be too costly to replace it with Bermuda grass.

7) Holes # 12, #1,# 14 are the worst areas with irrigation problems. These areas will come back in time.

8) The leak, as on Hole #10 is caused by calcium accumulating in the pipes. When the calcium breaks loose it restricts the flow of water thus the overwatering in certain areas. Steve will reduce the percentage of water going to this hole.

9) Our course is 30 years old. It is quite costly to redo every hole. In time ELS will replace each hole in stages over 4 -5 years.

10) In the next 2 months we should start to see an improvement.

11) Davey is responsible to trim around the course up to 15 feet off the ground.

Steve Bureau and Jeff Belle asked Membership to continue to put issues in the Fix-It-Book in the Pro Shop. These items will be addressed. If these issues are not addressed we should notify Bill Chapman, Steve and Jeff.

Ladies 18 Hole League: Lu reported that all is going well. Lu will ask Annie Souza, our new Vice President, to send our 2021-2022 schedule to Penny Farr to update the LFGA Booklet for next season.

Ladies 9 Hole League: All is going well.

Men’s League: Ray Gromacki stated that he hopes the Men’s League will be ready to playing back to normal by mid-May. The Board for the 2021-2022 season will be as follows: Ray Gromacki - President, Larry O’Brien - Vice President, Ray Burrows – Treasurer, Al Holt – Secretary.

Couple at Large: Erv and Linda LaFave reported that due to Covid nothing had been done this past season. Erv and Linda will stay on as Couple at Large along with Vince and Cindy Asaro and Rick and Missy Young.

Old Business: The new Champions signs have been replaced.

New Business: There was nothing to report.

The next LFGA Meeting will be in September.

The meeting adjourned at 5:00.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynne Festa