July 05, 2017 - Issue 11- President's Report

F R E N C H M A N ’ S C R E E K , I N C .

President’s Report

July 05, 2017—Issue 11

Hello Members, The summer season is officially here. Year-round residents and members who return to Frenchman’s Creek over the summer will continue to enjoy the fabulous services we have come to love and expect. This report includes highlights from the recent Board meeting as well as other updates and project planning discussions.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:

May is the first month of our new fiscal year. The community has a negative variance to budget of $25k. The club expenses are higher than budget by $62k pri- marily due to additional golf course maintenance ex- penditures for fertilizer and labor. Also, food and bever- age labor costs were up because two food outlets were open instead of one, due to higher than anticipated oc- cupancy. The POA has a positive variance to budget of $37k due to higher ARB fees and the timing of various maintenance expenditures. Fourteen (14) new memberships have been budgeted for this fiscal year (May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018). Since May 1, ten (10) new memberships have already closed and there are currently five (5) new memberships pending closing through the end of the year, for a total of 15 new memberships. At the June 29 th meeting of the Board of Gover- nors, Bob Martin, with Decorators Unlimited, made a presentation of initial concepts for the refurbishment of the interiors of the main Clubhouse and Beach Club. Approximately 75 members attended the meeting and the presentation was very well received. The presenta- tion was video-taped and is available for viewing on the Frenchman’s Creek website and TV Channel. NEW MEMBERSHIPS: BOARD MEETING:

2017/2018 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Officers: William Gersten, President Martin Slepkow, 1st Vice President Jane Feinstein, 2nd Vice President

Jonathan Nelson, Treasurer Michael Eigner, Secretary

Fred Stern, Ex Officio

Board Members: Steven Bernstein Liam Egan

Richard Fleisher Richard Golber Krista Nicklaus David Rosenblatt Ethel Schultz Frank Spitalny Ed Zimmerman Marvin Zucker

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BEACH CLUB:

BOARD MEETING (con’t) :

As I previously reported, this summer the mandated remediation work at the Beach Club will begin on July 10 th and will take approximately ten weeks to complete. The scope of the work in- cludes demolition on the north side of the building of certain structures that were built into the set- back, replacement of the outside canopy and the installation of a fire suppressant system around the perimeter of the building. At the end of the fis- cal year, we had $490k available in the Beach Club assessment fund. Unless we run into some- thing unexpected, I believe this is enough to cover the job, as the contract price is $487k. We continue to talk with the Juno Beach Town Council regarding our zoning petition to be- come classified as a conforming use. The Town hired an independent counsel to advise them. It is anticipated that the independent counsel’s report will be presented to the Town Council no later than their August meeting. Pursuant to our Rules and Regulations, all violations and penalties recommended by the Grievance Committee and imposed by the Board of Governors are published. The following grievances were approved by the Board and have been served after the right of appeal expired: GRIEVANCES:

After the presentation, the Board met with Bob Martin to discuss and review the process required to develop design and ar- chitectural plans needed to determine the scope of work, timing of the work and the cost. After much discussion, the Board vot- ed to allocate $150,000 from its capital con- tingency funds to engage the services of Decorators Unlimited and other profession- als to develop the necessary plans. An Ad Hoc Committee of the Board was appointed to work with Decorators Unlimited to deter- mine the scope of work. Operational needs, including the multi-purpose uses of various rooms and member comfort will be taken in- to consideration. Many months of work will be needed prior to submitting any refurbish- ment plans to the membership for review and eventual approval. Also at this meeting, the Board re- viewed the purpose and practicality of the Hole-In-One fund. Issues were raised re- garding the perceived abuse of offering un- limited free drinks to the membership each time a hole-in-one occurs. At the end of the discussion, the Board voted to discontinue free drinks, but to continue rewarding a plaque and $300 golf shop credit to the member who has the hole-in-one. To be eli- gible for such award, the member must be enrolled in the Hole-In-One Fund. STRATEGIC PLANNING STEERING COMMITTEE REPORT: The strategic planning process contin- ues. Based on the results of the member survey and other data, the Strategic Plan- ning Steering Committee has completed the following: determined the issues that rise to a strategic level; updated the vision, mission and values statements; and identified strate- gic goals. The Committee is now working on action plans for achieving the strategic goals. The member survey results have been emailed to the membership.

Member

Grievance

Penalty

Walking a dog while driving in a golf cart and without a leash

Suspended from use of all Recreational Facili- ties, with the exception of take-out service, for a

Mona Abrams

period of one week, while in residence.

Inappropriate behavior towards a member

Suspended from use of all Recreational Facili- ties, for a period of three days, while in resi- dence.

Merrick Marshall

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FINAL THOUGHTS:

Enjoy the rest of the summer and I look to seeing you all in the fall.

Sincerely, Bill Gersten, President

UPCOMING MEETINGS DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT & BOARD MEETINGS

OCTOBER—2017

 W EDNESDAY , O CTOBER 18—4:30 P . M .—D ISCUSSION WITH THE P RESIDENT (L IVING R OOM )  T HURSDAY , O CTOBER 19—12:00 P . M .—M ONTHLY B OARD M EETING (B OARD R OOM )  T UESDAY , O CTOBER 24—10:00 A . M .—S PECIAL B OARD M EETING TO R EVIEW THE S TRATEGIC

P LAN

(B OARD R OOM )

NOVEMBER—2017

 W EDNESDAY , N OVEMBER 15—4:30 P . M .—D ISCUSSION WITH THE P RESIDENT (L IVING R OOM )  T HURSDAY , N OVEMBER 16—12:00 P . M .—M ONTHLY B OARD M EETING (B OARD R OOM )

DECEMBER—2017

 W EDNESDAY , D ECEMBER 13—4:30 P . M .—D ISCUSSION WITH THE P RESIDENT (L IVING R OOM )  T HURSDAY , D ECEMBER 14—12:00 P . M .—M ONTHLY B OARD M EETING (B OARD R OOM )

JANUARY—2018

 W EDNESDAY , J ANUARY 17—4:30 P . M .—D ISCUSSION WITH THE P RESIDENT (L IVING R OOM )  T HURSDAY , J ANUARY 18—12:00 P . M .—M ONTHLY B OARD M EETING (B OARD R OOM )

FEBRUARY—2018

 S ATURDAY , F EBRUARY 10—2:30 P . M .—M EET THE C ANDIDATES F ORUM (MDR)  W EDNESDAY , F EBRUARY 14—4:30 P . M .—D ISCUSSION WITH THE P RESIDENT (L IVING R OOM )  T HURSDAY , F EBRUARY 15—12:00 P . M .—M ONTHLY B OARD M EETING (B OARD R OOM )

MARCH—2018

 S ATURDAY , M ARCH 17—2:30 P . M .—A NNUAL M EETING (MDR)  W EDNESDAY , M ARCH 21—4:30 P . M .—D ISCUSSION WITH THE P RESIDENT (L IVING R OOM )  T HURSDAY , M ARCH 22—12:00 P . M .—M ONTHLY B OARD M EETING (B OARD R OOM )

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