Golf Advisory Board reviews KemperSports update, approves minutes, and sets bunker renovation schedule
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At the September 2, 2025 Port Orange Golf Advisory Board meeting, members approved the meeting minutes, received a financial and operations update from KemperSports (including GPS integration and potential new carts), confirmed use of coarser bunker sand to improve drainage, and set a fall-start bunker renovation expected to take about 180 days. The Board requested a food and beverage update from restaurant owner John Springer and directed staff to meet with him to review catering options and costs.
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- Approved the September 2, 2025 meeting minutes (motion carried unanimously).
- KemperSports confirmed use of a coarser bunker sand to improve drainage.
- Bunker renovation scheduled to begin in the fall, estimated duration ~180 days; some bunkers to be removed; holes closed the day they are under construction; no weekend work planned unless required.
- Board to invite restaurant owner John Springer to a future Advisory Board meeting for a food and beverage update.
- City staff (Kevin Sweat) to meet with John Springer to review catering options and costs.
- KemperSports provided a financial update and discussed integrating GPS technology into golf carts and the potential acquisition of new carts.
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Golf Course Advisory Board Meeting
Agenda
- A. CALL TO ORDER
- 1. Pledge of AllegianceDecision: CALL TO ORDER
- 2. Roll CallDecision: CALL TO ORDER
- B. DISCUSSION/ACTION
- 3. Consideration of Minutesattachments=1Decision: DISCUSSION/ACTION
- 4. Financial and Evaluation Reports from KemperSportsattachments=6Decision: DISCUSSION/ACTION
- 5. Food and BeverageDecision: DISCUSSION/ACTION
- 6. Bunker ProjectDecision: DISCUSSION/ACTION
- 7. Staff CommentsDecision: DISCUSSION/ACTION
- 8. Items for Next AgendaDecision: DISCUSSION/ACTION
- C. PUBLIC COMMENTS
- D. BOARD COMMENTS
- E. ADJOURNMENT
- 9. Next Meeting Date: December 2, 2025Decision: ADJOURNMENT
- 10. Board Report to City Council: September 2, 2025Decision: ADJOURNMENT
Documents from this meeting
- Agendahttps://portorangefl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7978,plainText=false)
- Packethttps://portorangefl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=7979,plainText=false)
- Minuteshttps://portorangefl.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=8142,plainText=false)
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