| Chairman Walter Schiff 624-5528 |
| Vice
Chairman Brian Robideau 627-5940 |
| Communication
Director Elaine Solomon 694-6151 |
| Carl
Ferris 776-6164 |
| Nobuyo
Gronauer 627-1234 |
| Ralph
Infanti 626-1759 |
| Joe
Mottle 627-4675 |
| Maureen
Quinn 624-1673 |
| Phil
Slifka 691-9806 |
| Bob Hodgson PGA National POA President 776-0857 |
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS HAS PLACED SUGGESTION BOXES AT THE HEALTH & RACQUET CLUB AND IN THE MEMBERS CLUB FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
Board of Governors Minutes
Board of Director's Meeting Minutes
February 11, 2008
The Chairman, Walter Schiff called the meeting to order. In attendance were Elaine Solomon, Nobuyo Gronauer, Ralph Infanti, Joe Mottle, Maureen Quinn, Kathy Blazer, Joel Page, Bonnie McLeod, Jon Whittimore, Phil Slifka, and Carl Ferris. After the Board took a tour of the Member's Club, Walter opened the meeting by introducing Jeanne Larsen, representing the Women's Bridge group at PGA National, Paul Slepakoff representing the Golf Committee, and Joe Golucci, representing the Tennis Committee and Mitzi Polachek, representing the House and Entertainment Committees. The prior minutes were approved by Maureen Quinn and seconded by Ralph Infanti.
Joel Page indicated that the final inspections were due the week of Feb. 18th. The restaurant, pool and sewer should be finished by Feb 22 just in time for the Honda Tournament. The Estates Golf Range opening is scheduled for Feb.21. Arezzo's, meeting rooms, 19th hole and Ballrooms are scheduled to be completed by Labor Day. Also the Health and Raquet Club and the Spa will begin probably around Memorial Day. Joel stated that the kitchen in the Member's Club is also being refurbished.
Kathy Blazer highlighted the upcoming Member's events: 3/5 Preview Party at IBAR, 3/12 Clubhouse opening with scheduled tours for members, 3/15 open house for members. She stated that "membership sales are going well and we are still looking for membership growth." 125 Hospitality tickets have sold for the Honda Classic . A sign up sheet was passed around for the Board Members to sign up to be meet and greeters in the member's tent for the Honda Classic.
Jeanne Larsen from Bridge gave an overview of Bridge at PGA National. She indicated that Ann Marie has accommodated them during this transition period. Carl Ferris suggested co-ed bridge in the summer might be a good idea. Also car pooling was suggested for Bridge players especially now with limited car parking spaces. Joel Page stated that no one would be turned away from Valet Parking. Kathy Blazer said she and Ann Marie are working on an equitable sharing of the activities room for when we move back into the clubhouse.
Fitness Committee: Steve Schwartz representing the Fitness Committee indicated that his committee is working on writing a mission statement. He also stated these 3 prioritized areas to be focused on:
- Gate in babysitting area needs improvement
- New equipment in gym is necessary for safety and modernization reasons
- Clean up and fix up before the remodeling ie. Repair locks in Bathroom stalls, touch up painting. Steve would like to see rendering to show the member's the renovation is coming.
Tennis Committee: Joe Golucci read the mission statement to us. There are 171 family tennis members, with 200 playing league tennis and between 400- 600 active tennis members. There are 4 full time Tennis Pros and 1 part time and a very active Junior Tennis Program. He focused on their issues of concern being mostly the condition of the Tennis facility. He indicated that 11 courts need to be resurfaced, fencing needs to be redone,sidewalks need repair,light poles may need to be replaced due to damage from hurricanes, seating between courts needs refurbishing. On their wish list is a scorekeeping board, signage for the building highlighting the Health and Raquet Club. Joe was pleased with the new wind screens but was concerned that Tennis not be overlooked in the refurbishing plans. Joel Page commented in 90 days the next phase would be under way and that they were committed to 1 level of excellence for all of PGA National Resort and Spa. Bonnie McLeod commented on how increasing the tennis membership was part of the Tennis Committee's mission statement.
Entertainment and House Committees: Mitzi Polachek reviewed her mission statement and the make-up of her committee. Mitzi addressed the dress code rules for the new clubhouse. A notice sent out by the House Committee to the members prior to the opening of the Member's Club. Proper Tennis attire will be added when the Tennis Committee has defined a Tennis dress code. The new reservation system will include names and membership numbers with cancellation 3 day prior to the event. There will be no more waiting to sign in at events.
Kathy Blazer reported for Tom Sedita that the Ambassador Committee will not meet in Feb. but will meet in March.
Golf Committee: Paul Slepakoff reviewed the mix of his committee and their mission statement. The committee will be working on coordinating all golf play and some issues to be addressed include the placement of rakes in or out of bunkers, an improvement program for member's to help keep the courses in the best possible shape ie. repair divots,etc. Carl Ferris requested that the men's summer leagues be equalized for all of the members. Phil Slifka asked if the Champion Golf Course could be opened to carts earlier. Jon Whittimore indicated that the Champion is built on coquina shell base and during the summer growing season it's okay to ride because it has time to regrow but it is not likely that the other times of the year would be okay without damage to the course.
Jane Broderick noted that due to the Honda we will be going to gas carts and to remote locations by 2/18.
Communications Committee: Elaine Solomon asked for volunteers to start the writing of a survey to be sent out at the end of the year to obtain feedback from the members. Nobuyo and Brian agreed to help. Elaine explained how with the new computer company beginning at the end of Feb. we will be able to start many of the communication programs discussed. Also the suggestion boxes should be in place and a email to the member's indicating their locations and reason for being on the web.
Open Discussion:
- Highlighted was the importance to keep the Committee report to 3-5 minutes.
- Mark Odom will be asked to come to our next Board Meeting to discuss the technology at PGA.
- Walter was going to look into a construction advisory/ capital improvement committee with Joel.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45.
