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6 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MARCH 2022 GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT By Eric Zarr BOARD OF DIRECTORS DAY TIME Executive Session 3/10 9a General Session 3/10 1p Committee Chairs 3/7 9a SUB-BOARDS Canine Corral Council 3/3 10a Communications Board 3/2, 10 10a Technical Operations Board TBD See Daily Report COMMITTEES Architectural Review 3/2, 16 8:30a Community Planning 3/24 9a Emergency Prep (EPC) 3/25 11a Facilities 3/9 9a Finance 3/29 1p Landscape 3/15 1p Safety 3/1 10a Social 3/1 1p Meetings REPORT QUESTIONS & GET ANSWERS Have an accounting question? See a broken sprinkler? The Association created an email account to help handle all inquiries: issues@fourseasonsbeaumont.org. When an email is sent to that account, it goes to several onsite staff members who can then quickly answer the question or address the concern. BEFORE YOU HIRE THAT CONTRACTOR! The Contractors State License Board, part of the Department of Consumer Affairs, offers the following tips for hiring a home- improvement contractor: 1. Ask for the license number then call the state at (800) 321- 2752 to make sure the license exists and that it is for the kind of work you want done, such as painting or construction. Ask to see the license and an additional form of identification. Make sure the two match. 2. Speak with someone who has hired the contractor. This does not mean just checking out the three references he/she provides. Find someone who is having or has had work done similar to what you want. Ask your neighbors if they have had any experience with a good contractor. 3. Get more than one bid. Get at least three bids unless the contractor offers a unique service for which there is no competition. Make sure the bids are for the same work and materials so you can compare. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 4. Make sure everything you are paying for is in the contract: not only materials, but their quality, color, weight, size, or brand name. Anything that can be specified in the contract should be. 5. You may want to specify in your contract whether it is your responsibility or your contractor's to clean up the job site. 6. Ask your contractor to furnish a completion or contract bond. 7. Make frequent inspections of the work, including a final walk through. 8. If work is being done to the exterior of your home, make sure it is approved through ARC before starting. MARCH MAINTENANCE TIPS Outdoors: • Clean any front entrance debris that has collected throughout the winter, repaint if necessary and add seasonal plants. • Check your roof for debris, as accumulated debris can allow moisture to penetrate causing rot and mold. Indoors: • Clean the garbage disposal. (Try pouring one cup of vinegar into an ice tray, filling with water, and letting it freeze. Then let the disposal grind the cubes to clean away grease and smells.) • Replace and/or clean furnace filters. • Test your air conditioner - summer is just around the corner! • Test smoke detector batteries and replace if necessary. (A good rule of thumb is to test every time daylight saving time begins and ends.)

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