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24 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | OCTOBER 2020 Check with your committee chair to confirm meeting place, date, and time. At the August meeting, the financial statement for July was reviewed and recommended for BOD approval. Highlights of the June financial report follow: Total Assets are $10,360,595 including checking $602,508 and reserve assets of $7,949,252. Operating money market and CDs totaled $1,710,836. Total Liabilities currently are $364,951 and Total Equity of $9,885,643. There was a net income loss for the month of $43,682. Year to date (YTD) net income reflects a gain of $218,754. Front yard cost center expenses were over budget by $14,955 but are under budget $10,081 YTD and Springdale cost center expenses were over budget by $360 and over budget $4,004 YTD. Expenses tracked higher this month as increases were observed in water costs, and tree trimming activities are beginning. We anticipate these expenses to be on budget in the coming months. A finance subcommittee is reviewing operational expenses during the quarantine period to determine if any potential cost savings were gained. A preliminary analysis indicated a cost savings of approximately $59,000. A report and recommendation will be presented to the BOD when review is completed. A total of 11 proposals were reviewed at the meeting. Ten proposals were recommended for board approval and one was tabled until the next meeting as information was not received in adequate time to review. Six committee persons and Board Liaisons Kathy Craven and Joe Barletta were present via Zoom for the meeting. We encourage you to attend our meetings which are held on the last Tuesday of the month. There is an opening on the Finance Committee. If interested, please contact Eric Zarr. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Oct. 27 at 1 pm in the RCN Conference Room or via Zoom depending on the current COVID-19 environment requirements. Please check the Daily Report. ~ Barry Ginnetti, b2ginnetti@gmail.com Finance Committee Facilities Committee The repair and permanent fix for the pavers at the main entrance was completed last month. This fix will stop the breakdown of the soil below the pavers from rain runoff and large trucks that enter and make that turn to the gate. The cleaning and re-staining of the cement at The Lodge and the bridge in front of The Lodge has been completed. The repair and additional lighting for the sign monuments at the Bell Tower corner and the Crooked Creek entrance has been completed by the printing of this issue of the Breeze. Current projects we have in the works are the refacing of the Bistro counters and cabinets, new relocated shuffleboard courts and the repair of a community/resident common wall. We are also looking to add some additional benches on Four Seasons Circle and on Trail D. The Facilities Committee meets via Zoom right now on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 am. We always welcome residents to join us and share their ideas or concerns. ~ Jim Griffin, jjimgriff08@ aol.com "When in doubt, toss it out." Residents must observe refrigerated food safety during power outages of any kind. The power outages are intentional to lessen the chance of a public utilities live transmission line from causing a fire. The utilities like Southern California Edison do this by shutting off power to some of their customers. This shutoff causes problems for everyone if it lasts over two hours. All of your leftovers containing meat, soft cheese or dairy products must be discarded. I am a retired health inspector. Our go- to advice in this situation was: "When in doubt, toss it out." Not all foods smell or taste bad when they are beginning to spoil. I am quoting an article: "Refrigerated Food and Power Outages: When to save and when to throw out." There are two and a half pages of food safety suggestions. The suggestions are from a pamphlet or article from the USDA titled: "Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency." Any food containing meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and leftovers that have been above 40 degrees for more than two hours must be discarded. Looking at the list the only safe food after this time are hard cheeses: Cheddar, Colby, Swiss, Parmesan, Provolone, and Romano are okay to save. You want to discard any fresh cut fruit or vegetables. You can save canned fruit or fruit juices or margarine. Fruit pies, mushrooms, and uncut vegetables are also okay to keep. Anything containing mayonnaise or a mayonnaise- type base like horse radish or tartar sauce must be discarded. Breads, partially cooked waffles, pancakes, and bagels are okay to save. If you look at the whole list you will see that almost three quarters of the foods on the list should be discarded after being out of temperature for over two hours. If you would like to learn more join our next EPC Committee meeting. The Emergency Preparedness Committee will meet on Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 am. ~ Michael A. Mendoza EPC Chairman, srmendoza@verizon.net Emergency Preparedness Committee

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