On The Bay | December 2022

ON THE BAY

ON THE

BAY

December 2022

G E T I N T O U C H

Fran roaCh, generaL manager 305.964.4048 - gm@dbycc.com ControLLer 305.964.4042

kathy ViLLamizar, member biLLing 305.964.4044 - memberbilling@dbycc.com

heydis Perez, aCCounts PayabLe 305.964.4043 - ap@dbycc.com

danieLLa tosta, direCtor oF membershiP & marketing 305.964.4049 - d.tosta@dbycc.com

Craig CorCoran, direCtor oF goLF 305.256.2500 - c.corcoran@dbycc.com

dwayne waLden, restaurant manager 305.254.2111 - d.walden@dbycc.com

sureLys negron Figueroa, exeCutiVe CheF 305.9254.2111 - s.negron@dbycc.com

JessiCa terry, Catering manager 305.964.4051 - j.terry@dbycc.com

danieL stoVer, direCtor oF goLF Course maintenanCe 305.256.2516 - d.stover@dbycc.com

stePhen tiLton, direCtor oF Fitness 305.964.4052 - fitnesscenter@dbycc.com

Pedro Leon, direCtor oF tennis 786.287.2660 - p.leon@dbycc.com

CheryL Porter, head tennis ProFessionaL 305.256.3366 - c.porter@dbycc.com

erik ruiz, FaCiLities manager 305.254.2112 - e.ruiz@dbycc.com

kyLie bringoLa, membershiP & marketing manager 305.964.4053 - communications@dbycc.com

meLissa diaz, reCePtionist 305.254.2111 - m.diaz@dbycc.com

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

President..................................Leo Chomiak ViCe President.......................... rob sPerber treasurer.................................domingo moreira seCretary..................................steVe JaCobson direCtors.................................gary aLVo Leo mendoza randy miLLian gary sandLer mPoa rePresentatiVe..............edith neuwahL

C O M M I T T E E S

FinanCe ....................................domingo moreira Fitness & tennis......................steVe JaCobson goLF & greens........................Leo Chomiak house......................................Leo mendoza membershiP.............................randy miLLian grieVanCe................................gary aLVo

M A I N D I R E C T O R Y

CLubhouse....................................305.254.2111 dining & soCiaL reserVations......305.278.8688 Fitness Center..............................305.964.4052 Front gate seCurity....................305.256.2518 goLF shoP....................................305.256.2500 member biLLing............................305.964.4044 tennis shoP..................................305.256.3366

I N T H I S I S S U E

a Letter From the President

a Letter From the gm

deCember 2022 CaLendar

news From membershiP

news From goLF

news From goLF Course maintenanCe

news From tennis

news From Fitness

member birthdays

membershiP anniVersaries

#dbycc

A Letter From The President

Dear Deering Bay Members,

I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving and are having a wonderful start to the holiday season.

Considering recommendations from the Finance Committee, the Board of Directors has approved a 5% dues increase in each membership category for the 2023 calendar year to mitigate the increases in inflation.

Leo Chomiak President Board of Directors

All payment option choices must be confirmed by December 31st, 2022. The first dues billing will be reflected on the January 2023 statement and the first dues payment will be due January 31st, 2023.

October revenues remained strong for the Club, exceeding the budget by $27,000 and prior year revenues by $290,000. Year to date, the Club continues to generate positive net operating income and we are well positioned to finish the year strongly as we approach our busy season. We have exceeded our prior year net operating income by $208,000.

Food & Beverage rebounded strongly during October as the corrective actions being taken by our management team are yielding positive results. With many events in October and November, we are expecting a busy stretch before the holidays and this will position us to finish the year in a strong financial position.

In the 2022 calendar year, Deering Bay has welcomed 30 new families to the Club, and we continue to see steady interest in Membership. As of this month, the Club is at 506 memberships, just 19 memberships from being at our maximum membership of 525 per the By-Laws.

The Board has approved a final budget for the 1st subphase of the 2nd Phase of the Clubhouse Renovation Program, which is commonly referred to as the “Quick Fixes.” Renderings for some of the changes will be displayed at the Clubhouse. Priority is being given to making changes to the new restaurant and bar area to address the acoustic issues and to make other enhancements. Materials and vendors have been selected and work is being scheduled.

As a reminder, the Quick Fixes includes renovations to the following areas:

• Courtyard and Staircase

• Pool, Fitness Center, and 2nd Floor Bathrooms

• Main Dining Room

• Crystal Room

• Pool and Pool Deck

• Corridors on the 2nd Floor,

• Golf Terrace

• Library

• Wine Cellar

• Administrative Offices

The list is not all inclusive. We expect all these renovations to be completed in the first half of 2023. On the next page, you will find updated renderings for our Phase II Renovation.

A Letter From The President

We are excited to announce that Deering Bay has officially hired Rees Jones to create a master plan for the upcoming Golf Course Renovation in 2024 or 2025. With the help of Troon’s Ron DeSpain, we compiled a list of 8 potential golf course architects and interviewed 4 of them.

Ultimately, Rees Jones stressed the importance of leaving the course playable for all skill levels. He saw the mangroves as a positive characteristic of the course. Rees showed his immense experience in the interview and is well versed in Florida golf. He had well rounded design ideas and showed the importance of engineering given the property’s environmental challenges.

Construction of the 19th Hole continues. During the month of December, we should see the installation of concrete sidewalks and stairs, drywall framing and installation, and roofing installation. ORIGIN anticipates completion around late March.

We are awaiting final permitting to begin the renovation of the Pool and Pool Deck. Permitting is estimated to take 60 days, and upon approval of permits, renovations are expected to take an additional 60 days. In addition, the Board of Directors has approved the budget to construct of a kiddie splash pad.

We are still awaiting final permitting to begin construction of two Pickleball Courts, as well as final permitting for the Parking Lot renovation. We appreciate your patience.

The Annual Meeting and Member Open Forum will take place in the Clubhouse and via Zoom on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:00pm. We encourage our members to join us as we discuss 2022 in review and look forward to 2023.

As the Board of Directors elections come to an end on Tuesday, December 6th, I would like to thank Dr. Gary Alvo and Mr. Gary Sandler for their service as Board of Directors. The Membership appreciates your dedication to Deering Bay.

We are looking forward to a great holiday season here at Deering Bay!

On behalf of the Board of Directors, management and staff, I would like to wish you and your families a joyous holiday season and may the New Year bring us all peace, good health and prosperity.

Leo Chomiak President

A Letter From The General Manager

Dear Deering Bay Members,

I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving with your friends and families. It was truly an honor to host many of you here on that special day, and we hope you enjoyed the delicious spread prepared by our wonderful chefs.

We are in the heart of the season and are looking forward to our many events this month, including our Annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 7th!

Fran Roach PGA General Manager gm@dbycc.com

On behalf of the entire Deering Bay team, I want to thank each and every one of our members for contributing to the employee holiday fund for our team members.

I would also like to congratulate our very own Kique Gomez for his amazing performances on NBC’s The Voice, and for making it into the top ten! We have been lucky enough to be surrounded by Kique’s talents here at Deering Bay, and we could not be more proud of him for showcasing those talents to the world.

Our Kid’s Club is officially open for our members and their families to enjoy on various weekends this month. Kid’s Club reservations can be made via the Club calendar on the DBYCC app or website. We are very excited to host our younger members here at Deering Bay, and we look forward to welcoming many of them this month!

Our Food & Beverage Department would like to announce that starting Tuesday, December 6th, the Salad Bar will make its return to the daily lunch service! In addition, we hope to have many of you join us on Tuesday evenings for Mexican Night, on Thursday evenings for Pasta Night, on Saturday evenings for Prime Rib Night, and on Sunday mornings to enjoy our Brunch Menu.

Please join us in the Clubhouse or via Zoom for our Annual Meeting & Member Open Forum on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:00pm.

I wish you all an amazing holiday season and we hope to see you here at the Club soon!

The best is yet to come, Fran

December 2022 Calendar of Events

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 -WGA Blue vs. White -Pasta Night

2 3 -Prime Rib Night 4 -Adult/Child Tournament -Brunch

5 Club Closed

6 -Mexican Night -Club Annual Meeting

7 -Annual Holiday Party

8 -WGA Game Day -Pasta Night

9 -Callaway Fitting

13 -Second Tuesday Book Club -Mexican Night

14 -Ugly Sweater Party

10 11 -Santa Brunch 12 Club Closed

15 -WGA Frozen -Pasta Night

19 Club Closed

26 Club Closed

20 -Mexican Night

16 17 -Tennis With Santa Round Robin -MGA #2 -Prime Rib Night 18 -Brunch -Chanukah Candle Lighting & Buffet

27 -Mexican Night

21 22 -WGA Game Day -Pasta Night

28 29 -WGA Game Day -Pasta Night

23 24 -8:30am Shotgun Club Closes at 3:00pm 25 Club Closed

30 31 -NYE Kid’s Party -NYE Dinner -8:30am Shotgun

Around The Bay

News From Membership

Dear Deering Bay Members,

Great weather and great golf course conditions is all you hear around the Club as we enter the festive month, and I hope to see you all at the Ugly Sweater Dance Party on December 14th at 7:00pm, where we will be dancing the night away and probably taking our sweaters off after dancing so much!

Daniella Tosta Director of Membership & Marketing d.tosta@dbycc.com

Please check out all the available activities in December and take advantage of this great holiday season to spend with family and friends. The Deering Bay Team and I are here to assist you in having a great Club experience.

On another note, please be on the look out as the Club IQ survey still running. Know that it is very important to participate and for us to know your opinion and to have your support.

I want to thank our members who have gone above and beyond in supporting staff members in all areas of the club. It is noticed and much appreciated. With this last note I want to congratulate our Manager of the Quarter, Rafael Jarquin (Golf Course Maintenance) who has been with us for more than 25 years and Estephany Sanchez (Dining Room Hostess) for being the December Employee of the Month.

Happy holidays!

Daniella

Welcome New Members!

Full Golf

Upgrading Members

Bruce & Barbara Booken Preview to Full Golf

Fabian & Jacqueline Saenz Preview to Tennis

Somal Shah & Adriana Escandon Preview to Tennis

David & Nancy Damato Corporate Designee

Ricardo & Perla Espinosa Full Golf

Patricia Toyotoshi & Naoki Nagaoka

News From Golf

Hello Members,

It’s the holiday season and we are excited to wrap up 2022 with a bang!

November was an eventful month for us. The Ladies Interclub was a fantastic time for all and the Fall MemberMember was a huge success! Congratulations to our Fall Member-Member champions Stuart Bornstein and Danny van der Reis. It was a real nail-biter watching the conclusion of Round 2 as we had a huge push up the leader board from our eventual 2nd place finishers Jeff Wechsler and Nic Genemaras. Overall, it was a great event and a pleasure to see great course conditions, especially on the greens! Since it is the season to be thankful, a huge thanks goes out to Dan Stover and his team for their excellent work in keeping our course is fantastic shape.

Craig

Corcoran PGA Director of Golf c.corcoran@dbycc.com

We have a ton of events coming up in December:

December 1st: WGA White vs. Blue

December 4th: Adult-Child Scramble

December 6th: Women’s Interclub at Doral

December 9th: Callaway Fitting Experience

December 15th: WGA “Frozen” Themed Event

December 17th: MGA #2

December 21st: Men’s Interclub at Ocean Reef

December 24th: Christmas Eve Shotgun, Course closes at 3:00pm

December 25th: Course Closed

December 31st: New Years Shotgun, Course closes at 3:00pm

Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for information as we move through December for some of these events.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Craig Corcoran PGA

News From The Golf Course

Dear Deering Bay Members,

The extremely wet conditions of these past two weeks have made maintaining the course challenging. With over 9 inches of rain from November 20th and 21st we had several areas of the golf course under water. Our team has battled back fungus on fairways and tees and the course is well on its well to a full recovery.

Daniel Stover Director of Golf Course Maintenance d.stover@dbycc.com

With the prolonged saturated ground our mosquito populations have risen. Because of this we will be fogging within the property for control. If we are not able to fog on certain days for any reason, Skin So Soft with Picaridin or any bug spray with DEET will work.

However, please be sure to apply these products while you are on the cart path and not standing on any grass. DEET will burn turf as fast as any herbicide and can take days or weeks to recover depending on where it was sprayed. As an example the picture below is off from #13 collar last season and #11 green is still recovering bug spray damage from last weekend.

Fogging of the course will begin at 5:45 am on days of favorable winds and when the mosquito counts warrant an application. This will provide sufficient time for the applicator stay ahead of maintenance staff and give the product enough time to knock down mosquito populations before golf begins. As always you can email me at any time with questions or concerns at d.stover@dbycc.com

Have a great December, Daniel Stover

Pedro Leon Director of Tennis p.leon@dbycc.com

News From Tennis

Dear Deering Bay Members,

As the year is coming to an end, we want to congratulate all the teams in their efforts and accomplishments. All of our Men and Ladies teams been showing their skills in all areas of tennis. The bottom line is having fun and enjoying each other’s company while we continue to improve our games. The toughest part is having to go upstairs and enjoy the cooking of the wonderful chefs here at the Club after our matches!

Special congratulations to the ladies USTA senior summer combo league that won in Miami and will be traveling in January to compete in the sectional tournament to be celebrated at Orlando! We cannot wait to cheer you on!

Getting ready for the holiday season, we want to give a big thank to all the new families who joined the club and secondly to all the tennis members for their continued support and participation in the tennis program.

For December all clinics as scheduled will be held until the 22nd of the month, we also have a variety of competitive league matches as well as the Ladies’ and Men’s doubles Club championships and the challenge Ladder. All these events are topped off for relaxation with one fun filled Round Robin - the Play Tennis With Santa Claus Round Robin on December 17th. Please keep a look out for fliers and emails, or contact the Tennis Shop for further details.

We would like to invite you to come in to the Tennis Pro Shop and check out our new merchandise and the great deals that we are offering!

The weather is perfect, the skies are blue, and we are keeping the tennis courts constantly in use therefore we would like to remind everyone to wear the proper attire and tennis shoes so that we can continue having the best courts in the area. We are off to a wonderful start to the season and look forward to wonderful closing of the year. On behalf of your friends from the Tennis Pro Shop have a wonderful Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.

Sincerely we look forward to seeing you, Pedro

News From Fitness

Dear Deering Bay Members,

December has finally arrived and may all your holiday wishes come true!

This month is going to be a full-on extravaganza in the Fitness Center. November was a great and overachieved month but be ready for December to be over the top starting with all our fun and creative holiday fitness events.

Stephen Tilton Director of Fitness fitnesscenter@dbycc.com

Please remember to RSVP for the classes as they are starting to get extremely busy.

We have planned for you all 7 holiday themed events:

- Light Up Your Life: Saturday, December 3rd @ 11:30am

- Tacky Tank Top Extravaganza: Sunday, December 11th @ 11:00am

- Violin Yoga: Tuesday, December 13th @ 6:00pm

- The Grinch Stole Fitness: Sunday, December 18th @ 11:00am

- Look on the Bright Side Day - Sunrise Bootcamp: Wednesday, December 21st @ 7:00am

- Mistletoe Mayhem: Saturday, December 24th @ 1:00pm

- World Peace Meditation Day: Saturday, December 31st @ 10:00am

Please be on the lookout for detailed fliers to enhance your fitness experience, as I am still getting to know and love the membership here at Deering Bay and trying to accommodate the wide range of fitness levels we possess.

Please make sure you stop by the Fitness Center and join one of our 5 new elite fitness instructors from all over Miami, over 25 group classes! The Fitness Center will also be hosting many events throughout this month.

We have already established ourselves as next level fitness in South Florida and my amazing team and I are just scratching the surface. Space is limited but encourage you to join us on our life changing holiday journey! Let’s continue to be supportive of one another and carry this momentum into a enriched lifestyle change here at Deering Bay!

Happy Holidays!

Stephen

Tilton

December 2022 Member Anniversaries

Thank you For Your Continued Support!

25+ YEARS

31 Years: The Glick Family

29 Years: The Josefsberg Family

27 Years: The Weaver Family 25 Years: The Gilbert Family 25 Years: The Kanter Family 20+ YEARS

23 Years: The de Armas Family 23 Years: The McKean Family

22 Years: The Vidal Family

21 Years: The Maynes Family

21 Years: The Selem Family 20 Years: The Torcise Family 15 YEARS

16 Years: The Schatz Family 10+ YEARS

13 Years: The Chomiak Family

12 Years: The Hoffman Family

11 Years: The Feldman Family

11 Years: The Garcia Family

11 Years: The Kirshner Family

5+ YEARS

8 Years: The Wyss Family 6 Years: The Blackburn Family 6 Years: The van der Reis Family

2+ YEARS

4 Years: The Fenton Family 4 Years: The Spector Family 3 Years: The Cernitz Family 3 Years: The Humbert Family 3 Years: The Philco Family 3 Years: The Sosa Family 3 Years:The Stuart Family 2 Years: The Feldman Family 2 Years: The Janette Family 2 Years: The Leon Family 2 Years: The Parks Family 2 Yeaars: The Perez Family 2 Years: The Powers Family

1 YEAR

1 Year: The Bango Family 1 Year: The Gowrappan Family 1 Year: The Kling Family 1 Year: The Steel Family