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| THE COLONY NEWS | JANUARY 2024 | 11 ACCESS CONTROL & SAFETY e Access Control and Safety Committee is an advisory committee to the Colony Homeowners Association Board of Directors and the General Manager relating to all issues of community access and the safety of residents and visitors. Our function is to evaluate access control and general safety of e Colony. e Access Control Committee receives monthly reports and statistics from Community Patrol ("Nordic Security"). Security Statistics for November: ere were a total of 19,824 gate entries recorded consisting of guests, recreational vehicles, vendors, and golfers. Allied Security performed eight property/ residence checks and issued 10 citations for stop sign violations and four speeding citations. ere were 25 medical, fire, and police incidents. Allied cited 52 residents for various parking violations, guest pass violations, and vendor violations. 30 residents were cited for putting trash cans out too early and/or not putting them away. 19 garage doors were found to be open and Allied made calls to each resident to advise them to close their garage doors. Allied responded to 54 miscellaneous incidents related to deceased residents, dogs (barking, lost, off leash, bite), solicitors, disorderly conduct, gate strikes/tailgaters, suspicious activity, trespassers, welfare checks, broken/burst water lines/ sprinkler systems. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Now, we begin a new year. e news says it will be a rainy winter with El Nino offshore. Is your house prepared? Are your rain gutters cleared? Have you checked your wrought iron fencing? I know I keep harping on this, but I have seen the replacement prices here in e Colony. e committee would like to refresh the architectural guidelines for necessary applications. It is required that prior approval be obtained for all construction involving improvements and modifications to homes, patio covers and yards, as listed in the CC&R's Articles 13-21. e following is a list of many of the improvements that need application approval: exterior house painting, veneer, solar panels, all fencing, windows, doors, patio replacements, permanent barbecues, air conditioners, gazebos and arbors, lattices and trellises, golf netting, and decorative accessories. e committee meets the first and third Tuesday of the month to review and approve applications. Your application and pictures are due in the HOA office by 4 pm the ursday of the week prior to our meeting. ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL By Gloria Brosky