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12 | Four Seasons Hemet Herald | AUGUST 2019 | As we head into our warmest months, the Landscape Committee works collaboratively with our landscape contractor, Artistic Maintenance, on identifying and treating "stressed" grass and plants in our common areas to provide what is needed to keep our community looking its best. We do appreciate that our summers are challenging for our landscapes. Past and present planning on selecting the right trees, plants and grass for our climate, and diligent work, continues to pay off in keeping our common areas beautiful. This month we focus on a common area that most residents may not know about. Referred to as Lot "A", it is approximately 13 acres of land on the southwest portion of our community behind homes at the end of the cul-de- sacs of Stephenson Ave, Lopez Way and behind the Hemet Golf Course's number four hole, owned by our Association (see photos at left). Prior to building our community, this land was, and still is used as a retaining basin for water that comes from the hills when it rains. Lot A has fencing around the perimeter. At a minimum of two times per year, Artistic inspects and performs tasks in the area that include, weed abatement, inspection of V ditches and determine if sediment, dirt or debris is obstructing the flow of water (and take corrective steps if needed) and inspection of the fence. In any areas that have irrigation, weed abatement occurs on a monthly basis. Thanks to Charles Ball, a former Landscape Committee member, for providing some history and function of our Lot A, for this month's article. The Landscape Committee meets the first Wednesday of the month at 1 pm at the Lodge. Residents are welcome to attend. Landscape Committee Access Control Committee In the April/May edition of the Herald you may remember that we mentioned the need for a more secure entry access point at the front gate. Issues of tailgating and gate strikes, involving both residents and guests/vendors, have dogged us for quite some time now. You may also remember that we were working diligently over these many months to provide a solution. Well we do believe we finally have the answer. After much work and research, including suitable budgets, we were able to bring this data to the Board of Directors for approval. After due deliberation over the data, the Board has agreed to let us move forward. The intent is to move the existing RFID reader and barrier arm closer to the main gate plus add two more barrier arms. Barrier one will be inserted so that as residents approach the first barrier, it will remotely open and close immediately behind them. This barrier will also give security the opportunity to remotely close and lock the resident barrier in the event that there is a guest/vendor waiting to enter from the guest lane. (The resident RFID reader will function as normal.) Barrier two will allow security to hold a guest/vendor at the guardhouse location until he can close barrier one to allow the guest/ vendor to make his entrance via the main gate and the RFID barrier. (The RFID barrier will be triggered manually by the on duty guard. A new CCTV camera provides security suitable visibility.)