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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2022 27 We have made some changes to the ARC Forms and application process. All applications for new work must be submitted to the RNC (management office) not later than noon on the Friday before the next ARC meeting. Our next meetings and due dates are: Meeting Application Due May 4 Apr 29 May 18 May 13 June 1 May 27 July 6 July 1 This change was made to allow the management staff adequate time to review your application for completeness and provide adequate time to correct any errors prior to the ARC meeting. This will allow ARC to fully consider your application the first time it is submitted and avoid denials due to incomplete applications. We have also updated the ARC forms. The changes made were necessary due to changes in our Guidelines as well as state and city laws. The new forms are available at The Lodge front desk, RCN front desk and on our HOA website www.fourseasonsbeaumont. org. If you have any questions or need help completing your application, please contact Michelle or Bree in the management office or contact me. ~ Steve Cooley, (801) 815-5302, cooleyaudit@gmail.com Architectural Review Committee Practice Makes Perfect! The state of California does not have any designated emergency seasons. Two examples are tornado season in Oklahoma and hurricane season in Florida. This requires us to be in a constant state of readiness for the next wildfire or earthquake. Without a defined season our emergency readiness suffers. I believe that the residents of Four Seasons should hold their own drill to verify their preparedness. Every emergency or disaster is different. If they were all similar we could rely on computer simulations for practice. What we need to prepare for is the unexpected. I cringe every time that I see a news reporter talking to someone living in a fire or flood zone and they say, "I have lived here for 25 years and I have never evacuated. Why start now?" Prior to about a decade ago I might have bought this logic. The last decade should have taught us that there is no status quo and what never happened before has actually happened. You should put your family to the test to see how quickly they could evacuate your home. You should also be thinking about how your plans to shelter in place are shaping up. Did you have a stash of supplies that you used for these purposes and forgot to replace them? We live by a couple of interstate pipelines and a transcontinental railroad. Any of these could be moving hazardous liquids or gases. Luckily, I think that a gas leak of any kind might be mitigated by the winds through the Banning Pass. You should still have a way of determining the direction of the wind so that it would be at your back. You do not want to be stuck on the wrong side of a leak with a gas plume moving towards you. The speed at which you evacuate will depend on your preparations. If you have your supplies ready you can leave in a matter of minutes. You do not want to be fumbling around searching for things when you should be leaving. The EPC committee does not expect everyone to be ready for any emergency, but you should be ready for those most likely to happen in Four Seasons. You should plan on having a designated place for your go kits and shelter supplies should the need arise. The Four Seasons Beaumont EPC committee meets on the third Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 17 at 10 am in the RCN Conference Room. ~ Michael A. Mendoza, srmendoza@verizon.net Emergency Preparedness Committee

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