minutes-osrc-regular-sep-28-20REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
1.Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm by Cornelius.
2.Roll Call
Commissioners present: Roger Bergman, John Cornelius, Bill Delaney, Matthew Sanders, Dawn
Speltz, Linden Weiswerda, and Brian Wright
Commissioners absent: Della Daml, Kelly Kuebelbeck, and Bob Mattison
Staff present: Rick Birno, Director of Parks and Recreation; Ben Disch, Golf Operations
Manager; and Mike Ward, Golf Maintenance Manager
3.Agenda Changes or Additions
Parkland Restrictive Covenants removed from updates and postponed to a future meeting.
4.Approval of July 27, 2020 Minutes
Cornelius stated the word ‘will’ should be ‘did’ under topic nine, bullet three, first sentence.
MOTION moved by Sanders and seconded by Wright to approve the July 27, 2020 meeting minutes
as amended. Motion carried unanimously.
5.Tour of Brookview Golf Course and Lawn Bowling
Commissioners toured Brookview Golf and Lawn Bowling operations. Disch guided the tour with
assistance from Ward and Birno. Areas of interest included the following:
•Staff gave a general overview on the operation through September of 2020 season.
They pointed out the driving range area, lesson tee area, and initial holes on the 18-Hole
Regulation course as the tour began.
•Staff pointed out the current vertical, multiple net design at the driving range. They said
in the future, they planned to explore a horizontal two net design.
•Commissioners toured shoreline areas needing restoration, along with areas where
improvements have been made or are in progress.
•Staff pointed out the opportunities for course management to utilize the GPS
technology on the electric golf carts and the positive impact for both the patrons and
management.
•Commissioners toured some of the asphalt trail problem areas. Staff pointed out the
future crushed granite product to be used to replace the asphalt. Staff noted this will be
a slow process with the plan to replace a percentage of the asphalt trail annually. They
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also said the new crushed granite product does much better on the peaty golf course
soils through the freeze/thaw cycles.
•Staff pointed out new tee boxes added by internal staff on a number of holes.
•Commissioners toured Hole 14. Staff provided an overview of the annual water
problem, stating 2020 has been a dry year and therefore has not been an issue.
•Staff pointed out the creek shore washout from a storm in 2018, along with the lost
asphalt trail on Hole six. Staff noted that funds have been identified and budgeted to
restore the shoreline in 2021.
•Commissioners toured the open property just north of the Brookview tennis courts,
currently used for seasonal staging. This area has been considered for municipal
development over the years and may be considered for future projects.
•Throughout the tour, staff pointed out the scheduled creek bridge improvements, which
are currently budgeted in the ten-year Golf Capital Improvement Project budget.
•Staff pointed out the sun/rain shelter in the northwest corner of the course. This shelter
was added for sudden storms, replacing the old gray tank bathroom building that had
not been in use for 20 years.
•On the return to Brookview, staff pointed out the Denier lights in the ponds to deter
geese. Staff noted the lights work very well with the geese that reside on the course all
summer, however they do not have as much impact with the migratory geese coming
through in the fall. Commissioners toured the Par 3 course and concluded the tour at
the Lawn Bowling Green to view the new artificial turf.
6.Commission and Staff Update
•Golf Course Irrigation Replacement Update—Birno shared that funds have been
budgeted in the 2022 Golf Capital Improvement Projects for the replacement of the
irrigation system. A master plan will be developed beginning in 2021 with the goal to bid
the project for 2022 this August. He also noted this would be a loan which would need
to be repaid by golf course revenues over a period of 20 years.
•Golf Course Creek and Pond Shoreline Restoration Update—Birno noted that funds
have been identified and will be available in 2021 to begin the restoration of the creek
shoreline, as well as continue the pond shoreline restorations.
•Next OSRC meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2020—Birno reminded the
Commission that the next meeting will take place virtually on October 26 at 6:30 pm.
7. Adjournment
MOTION moved by Bergman and seconded by Speltz to adjourn at 7:30 pm. Motion carried
unanimously.
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John Cornelius, Chair
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Sheila Van Sloun, Administrative Assistant