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8 | THE COLONY NEWS | APRIL 2021 | HOA NEWS Assessment Collections Services: Prior to the 2020 holiday season, Epsten APC notified The Colony that it would no longer be providing assessment collection services for its clients beginning Jan. 31, 2021. Their attorney informed the Board they would continue to provide assessment collection efforts until a new firm was selected. Staff solicited proposals from three law firms that provide Assessment Collection Services catering specifically to the homeowner association industry. They are as follows: • Witkin & Neal, Incorporated • MLG Assessment Recovery, LLC • Feldsott & Lee, A Law Corporation After researching the three firms, staff narrowed its comparison to Witkin & Neal, Inc. and MLG Assessment Recovery. Both firms have a great reputation for recovering delinquent assessments and have aggressive processes in place to get results in a timely manner subject to statutory timelines set by California Civil Code. Approved proposal from Witkin& Neal, Inc. Explore Electronic Filing: Vice President Deacon submitted a Project Request form for the Board to consider exploring electronic filing for the Association. Approved. At the Jan. 21, 2021 Executive meeting, the Board reviewed and approved the following discretionary election rules to be presented at the Feb. 18, 2021 General Board Session, to be voted on at the General Board meeting on May 20, 2021. ARTICLE 10: GENERAL ELECTIONS AND VOTING PROCEDURES 10.2 Qualification and Nomination of Directors 10.2.2 No member may be a nominee if the member, if elected, would be serving on the Board at the same time as another member who holds a joint ownership interest in the same Lot and the other member is either properly nominated for the current election or an incumbent director. 10.2.3 No one who has been a member of the Association for less than one year may be a nominee. 10.2.4 No member may be a nominee if that member discloses, or if the Association is aware or becomes aware of, a past criminal conviction that would, if the member was elected, either prevent the Association from purchasing the fidelity bond coverage required by Civil Code Section 5806 or terminate the Association's existing fidelity bond coverage. The Association shall have no obligation to investigate the background or possible criminal history of any candidate. The Rules and Regulations Committee submitted the following rules for Board review and consideration, to be voted on at the General Board meeting on May 20, 2021: ARTICLE 5 – GENERAL RULES AND PROCEDURES 5.20 PODS 5.20.1 Before arranging for delivery of a temporary storage container, normally called a POD, a resident must notify the HOA Office of the address where the POD will be located and the expected date of delivery. PODS may not be in place for more than twenty (20) days. Residents may ask the HOA for an extension. PODS must be placed on the driveway, so as not to extend beyond the curb line, may not be set on the grass, and may not interfere with front yard landscaping. PODS are not permitted in the street. ARTICLE 4 – VEHICLE AND ACCESS RULES 4.1.15 The applicable rules of the road, as defined in the California Vehicle Code, shall be observed at all times. In accordance with Civil Code #4360, Rule Making Procedures, these proposed rules are presented for member review. Please provide, in writing, any comments or questions you may have regarding these proposed rules to the Board of Directors within 30 days of receipt of this publication. Meeting highlights continued from previous page

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