A M E S S A G E FROM THE PRESIDENT & THE GENERAL MANAGER
O Steven Sonenreich President
ur renovation is moving along really well. As previously communicated, the MPOA Board has approved our design for the yet to be named 19th Hole - Pool Cabana. Their cooperation is appreciated in helping us move forward with the project and the look we are trying to create. The permit has been resubmitted to the City of Coral Gable for this portion of the project. We expect it to be reviewed by the Board of Architects in their February meeting. The work continues in the Bar/Lounge area as they continue with electrical and low voltage work. They have excavated the southeast side of the building adjacent to the putting green to reroute/install back flow valve and a post indicator valve to tie in the new access to the buildings fire sprinkler system. A portion of the south wall of the Youth Room has been enclosed, as they also continue with the framing and AC work in that area. The timing of the project is moving along at the expected pace. The Bar Lounge and Youth Room have a completion date of October 14th. The Fitness Center and Group Exercise Room are slated for completion on October 22nd. The 19th Hole/Pool Bar has a construction schedule of 49 weeks once we commence with that portion. The actual opening of these venues will be dependent on inspections and receiving our Certificate of Occupancy. We do want to alert the members to some renovation work coming up that may have an impact on your use of the Club. In February, we will be replacing a portion of the AC units in the clubhouse. These are the ones that service the Bar/Lounge, Men’s and Ladies Locker Rooms on the third floor and some of the areas on the main level, most notably the men’s and ladies restrooms. This work will take about two weeks and we do not expect any major interruptions to the operation, other than a lack of AC in the rest rooms on the main level as the locker rooms and bar/lounge are closed. This work will be visible from the 16th hole as the contractor will breach the exterior wall of the clubhouse to remove the old equipment and install the new pieces. For future planning, the renovation included the replacement of our two chillers located by the first tee box. As part of the installation of the new chillers, the Club will be without AC for another two weeks. The contractor is waiting on some equipment to connect the chillers that are already here, and we expect it to be late March or April. During a portion of this time we plan on closing the kitchen and replacing the floor in the main kitchen as a capital project since we won’t have AC. We will work through the details of this and communicate them in the near future. Golf and Tennis will go on as scheduled without interruption. On the Membership front, Shannon and Daniella have been very busy with prospects, tours and new member orientations. They are also kicking off the new Ambassador Program, and there is more detail on the Membership page in this edition. January 2021 is off to a good start compared to 2020. In January 2021 we anticipate a net loss of only 3 members, for various reasons compared to a net loss of 29 members in January of 2020. This is an 87% improvement year over year in the net member count for January 2021 compared to January 2020. As we gained 10 new members in 2021, compared to 9 new members in 2020, is strong indicator of member satisfaction. Please join us in welcoming the 10 new members that joined our Club in the month of January. Jimmy Germana and the Golf Course Maintenance crew continue to work diligently on the greens. They have shown good improvement over the past few
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