Q a - Desert Mountain Club

MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Club Operations
Vote in On Memberships; DM Wins Two More Prestigious Awards
By Bob Jones, Senior Vice President of Operations
Voting results on the option for members to purchase “Surplus Deferred Equity
Memberships” are now in.
Last October, pursuant to Section B.6 of the Club’s Bylaws, the Deferred Equity members
were offered an option to purchase 155 Deferred Equity Golf Memberships and 260 Deferred
Equity Club Memberships not previously issued by Desert Mountain Properties.
Offering such memberships, under the Bylaws, is a precondition to the developer offering
them for sale “off property” (i.e., not associated with a Desert Mountain home or home site).
For the option to have been exercised, a majority of the Deferred Equity members eligible
to cast votes would be required to have voted in favor of the option, by ballot, by
December 15, 2006. Of the approximately 2,112 Deferred Equity members eligible to vote
on the option, 1,255 conforming ballots were timely returned to the accounting firm, who
tallied the ballots. The accounting firm reports that 53 conforming ballots were cast in favor of the option, falling short
of the majority vote required for the option to be exercised.
We wish to thank all Deferred Equity members who participated in this vote. Desert Mountain Properties is working
on a membership sales program to be released soon.
We Need Your Feedback:
Focus Groups
We have scheduled a series of Focus Group feedback
sessions that will help us manage your club
more effectively. Below is the latest schedule of sessions.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Please be advised that adjustments to the schedule
have been made since the December/January issue
of Nagonie. Reservations are requested. Please call
Member Services at (480) 488-1363 for reservations
and additional information.
GOLF OPERATIONS
March 7 & May 9
Sunset Terrace
SPA & FITNESS/YOUTH ACTIVITIES
March 28 & May 30
Sunset Terrace
TENNIS OPERATIONS
May 2
Sunset Terrace
GOLF AGRONOMY
Feb. 6, March 26 & May 16
Sunset Terrace
FOOD & BEVERAGE OPERATIONS
March 6 & May 7
Sunset Terrace
NEW DIRECTOR OF CATERING
Kristina Gelb comes to Desert
Mountain with 20 years of experience.
Prior to joining us,
Kristina has worked at the Boca
Raton Resort & Club, Boca
Pointe CC, Wildflower Bread
Company, and American Golf
Corp.’s Ancala Country Club.
Originally from Pennsylvania,
Kris spent 11 years in South Florida before moving to
Scottsdale in 1998. She enjoys swimming, cycling and skiing
(water or snow), cooking, entertaining, participating
in triathlons, and most importantly spending time with
her two sons, Connor and Devon.
Please welcome Kristina to the Desert Mountain Club
Management Team. To plan your next special catered
event, please contact Kristina at (480) 595-4135 or
e-mail her at Kgelb@desertmt.com.
SMOKING ORDINANCE PASSES
In the most recent elections, the Smoking Ordinance
Proposition No. 201 did pass and became State Law.
In response to this new law, all Desert Mountain
Clubhouses and dining rooms will become “smoke free”
areas. Since 1998, most all of our dining rooms except
for the Men’s Grill at Cochise/Geronimo, have been
“smoke free.” This area will be included under the new
ordinance. Smoking will be allowed outside on the patios
only. While enforcement goes into effect May 1, 2007 we
will begin adoption of the ordinance effective March 1,
2007. This will allow us time to give proper notice and
signage to all members.
DRESS CODE IN DINING ROOMS
Recently, I have received letters of complaint from
members about other members’ dress code. In early
member focus groups, we were asked to tone down the
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formal nature of the dining rooms. Numerous members
did not like the dress code requirement of suit and ties
for men.
As a result, we changed the dress code to support a
more relaxed Arizona lifestyle. Currently, ties are not
required and coat is optional, but preferred on Friday and
Saturday nights at Chiricahua, Apache, and the Cochise/
Geronimo dining rooms in the fall season. The Renegade
and Outlaw dining rooms remain casual at all meal periods.
Hats should not be worn in Club dining rooms as a
matter of courtesy. This would not apply to golf casual
dining rooms such as Renegade Hideout, the Men’s Grill,
and the Arizona Grill at Outlaw.
DRESS CODE ON COURSES AND PRACTICE AREAS
As for the dress code on our golf courses, please make
sure that your family and guests wear collared shirts and
sleeves at all times. No blue jeans, workout/running shorts
or T-shirts are acceptable for play. A full listing of the golf
dress code is on page 9 of the Membership Guidelines.
DM WINS MORE AWARDS
We are proud to report that the Desert Mountain Club
has received two outstanding awards:
The first is The 2006 Private Club 5-Star Platinum Award,
a three-year team award for Club Excellence. We were the
highest vote recipient in Arizona.
The second is Golf World’s 100 Best Golf Shops for
2007. The Golf World Business Best 100 Golf Shops
award is a very prestigious designation in the industry for
excellence in operations. We are certainly honored to be
recognized alongside some of the finest private clubs in
the country. And we are thrilled to be acknowledged for
our efforts in providing the finest products and services to
the Desert Mountain membership.
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