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administrative staff General Manager ............................................ Jeremy Wilson ............... 769-6641 Assistant General Manager ....................... Rich Smetana ................ 769-6648 Office Manager ............................................ Charlie Magnan ............ 769-6645 Financial Services Specialist ..................... Kelly Winchell ............... 769-6642 Administrative Assistant, Financial ......... Desiree Slater ................ 769-6659 Administrative Assistant ........................... Nicole Solano ................ 769-6650 Director of Golf ............................................... Al Vallecorsa.................. 769-6657 Golf Course Superintendent ..................... Mark Burchfield ........... 845-0179 Food & Beverage Manager ............................. Richard Murray ............ 769-6655 Banquet Coordinator ................................. Debbie Sorrows............. 769-6646 Maintenance Manager. ................................... Mark Schleiden ............. 572-3460 Maintenance Clerk ..................................... Ann Kato ....................... 769-6644 Property Services Manager ........................... Robin Santillan ............. 769-6643 Lead Code Enforcement ............................. Clint Martinez ............... 769-6658 Code Enforcement ...................................... Josue Islas ...................... 769-6647 Receptionist/Property Service .................. Ana Lopez ...................... 769-6649 Recreation Director ........................................ Charlye Sessner ............ 769-6651 Assistant Recreation Director ................... Michelle Weddell .......... 769-6653 Recreation Coordinator ............................. Ranae Carmichael ........ 769-6652 Main Clubhouse Receptionist ................... Joanie Wassing .............. 845-2191 meeting liaison date, time location Lifestyles George Moyer 7th or 1st week day after 7th, 9 am Bus Room Golf John Clark 2nd Mon., 2 pm MCH Multipurpose Rm. Library Mike Primak 1st Tues., 10 am Bus Room Maintenance & Landscape Kevin Wolfswinkel 2nd Wed., 9 am Admin. Marketing Advisory Kevin Wolfswinkel 1st Mon., 2 pm Admin. Recreation Mike Primak Last Wed., 1:30 pm SCH Community Rm. Restaurant and Lounge Doug Swenson 1st Tues., 2 pm MCH Multipurpose Rm. Safety & Security George Moyer Last Mon., 1:30 pm Admin. RV Storage Facility Doug Swenson Fourth Thurs., 1:30 pm Admin. Finance John Clark 3rd Tues., 1 pm Admin. Dist. Del. Assembly Mike Primak & George Moyer 2nd Thurs., 2 pm SCH Community Rm. Master Board Meeting George Moyer 3rd Thurs., 6:30 pm Main Ballroom Master Architectural Kevin Wolfswinkel 2nd & 4th Tues., 9 am Admin. IMPORTANT NUMBERS Main Clubhouse Reception 845-2191 North Clubhouse 769-8444 Main Gate 845-2163 North Gate 845-5671 Golf Pro Shop 845-2135 Restaurant Reservations 769-6654 MASTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS George Moyer, President 769-7922 Mike Primak, Vice President 845-0441 Kevin Wolfswinkel, 2nd Vice President 769-0143 John Clark, Treasurer 313-8535 Doug Swenson, Secretary 845-4663 OPEN MASTER BOARD SESSIONS ARE ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 IN THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE BALLROOM. THESE MEETINGS ARE AIRED EVERY DAY AT 12 NOON ON CHANNEL 97. ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Architectural Jack Barrett 922-6016 Lifestyles Mary Belle Clark 845-8404 Finance Dan Comerford 202-2553 Golf Steve Munday 769-2916 Library Peggy Inman 845-8609 Recreation Peggy Andrews 845-8291 Restaurant & Lounge Sue Dunn 769-7552 Safety Roger Smith 769-2808 Maintenance & Landscape Bonnie Jensen 849-6153 Recreational Vehicle Storage Area Bob Stilson 769-2996 Marketing Advisory Committee Dennis Stancik 949-678-5422 DISTRICT DELEGATE ASSEMBLY Chairman Joe Formino 769-1775 Vice-Chairman Linda Spaulding 769-3103 LIFESTYLES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mary Belle Clark, Chairman 845-8404 Harriet Briant, Secretary 769-0383 HOURS OF OPERATION Golf Pro Shop 6:30 am - 5 pm Daily Admin. Office 8 am - 5 pm, Mon. - Fri., closed 12 - 1 pm Main Clubhouse Sun.-Th., 6am-10pm; Fri./Sat. 6am-11pm North/South Clubhouses Mon.-Sun., 5:30 am - 10 pm all numbers are in the 951 area code unless otherwise noted CoMMunIty news | sun lakes lIfestyles | MaRCh 2014 | 3 2 | sun lakes lIfestyles | MaRCh 2014 | ContaCt nuMbeRs Fairway Villas President, Jean Dobson; Vice President, Helen Riggs; 2nd Vice President, Marilyn Palaeologus; Secretary, Rich Messick; Treasurer, Ron Fross Lakeside President, Dan English; 1st Vice President, Mary Grace; 2nd VP, Bill Kaplan; Secretary, Rebecca Allen; Treasurer, Kert Tibbets Lakeside II President, Roger Stier; Vice President, Judy Horrall; 2nd VP, Gene LaPorte; Secretary, Jeanne Starr; Treasurer, Carol Palmer CHANNEL 97 SLCC airs Master Board meetings every day at 12 noon. Other programming includes notices about upcoming events. To submit a notice about your club or group, visit the Main Clubhouse for forms. ADVERTISE IN SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES MAGAZINE! Reach 6,000+ Sun Lakes homeowners! Just call Image Up at 909-797-3647 or e-mail: imageup1@verizon.net kmZ%Ykkg[aYlagfkZgYj\kg^\aj][lgjk By George Moyer, SLCC HOA President FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK "Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink." Although we are not quite as bad off as the Ancient Mariner we obviously need to acknowledge the number of warnings and declarations relating to the current drought conditions we have received. A recent article in the Record Gazette says, "This past year California experienced the driest calendar year on record, and weather conditions in early 2014 and going forward do not look very favorable toward receiving adequate precipitation." It goes on to point out that the Pass region's normal annual precipitation is approximately 19 inches. In 2012 we only got 12 inches, in 2013 only 6.5 inches, and since July 1 we have only received 3.6 inches. The article also points out that the majority of our water supply comes from ground water. As of now our ground water levels are stable. However, the California Department of Water Resources has announced that instead of the normal 60 percent allotment we receive from the California Aqueduct system this year the allotment will be zero (0%) percent. These conditions are not just a Pass region problem. They are plaguing the whole State. That is why Governor Brown declared a statewide drought emergency and called for Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 20 percent. In addition to the lack of precipitation, the City of Banning, through previous adjudication, will lose up to 50 percent of our current ground water allocation at the end of 2014. Also the City has been mandated by the State to cut consumption by 10 percent in 2015 and by 20 percent by 2020. Combined with the City's inability to provide recycled water, and a flume project that is several years away from being any help you can see why the Board made water conservation an important part of the Sun Lakes Strategic Plan developed last year. More evidence why something has to be done can be seen in our current budget dilemma. During the winter months we rely on seasonal rains to budget less monies for irrigation. The lack of precipitation in January caused irrigation water to be about $44,000 over budget. If this continues you can see the need for action. Worsening conditions have led us to take a pro-active approach in our planning and preparations. First, management has been asked to prepare a Water Utilization Plan designed to reduce our water consumption by a minimum of 20 percent, hopefully even more. The Plan will address three areas, common areas , golf courses, and community education. The plan is in process and we should have something to report on within the next 60 days. It is anticipated it will identify locations to convert to drip systems in both common areas and the golf courses. We also are looking for areas where turf can be converted to drought tolerant and low maintenance plantings. Finally, a community education program will be developed and initiated to inform the community of ways to they can personally save water. The Board placed money in the current budget to begin a program of irrigation and landscape conversions. Our first action was to hire a landscape contractor to redesign the 26,000 square foot area adjacent to the 10th tee of the Championship course. It should be completed by the end of this March. We look forward to resident comments once it is completed. Additionally, the Board is deliberating on the Master Architectural Committee's recommendation to allow artificial turf in front lawns. The recommendation has been published for public comment and will be on our March 20 agenda. These are things the Board is doing to address a continuing drought situation. What are you doing personally? Are you turning off your controller for a day or so when it rains? During the cooler months are you cutting down on the time you are watering? Are you monitoring your irrigation and avoiding runoff as much as possible? Are you sweeping your patios and driveways instead of hosing them off? Have you converted from spray heads to drip systems for your trees, shrubs, and flowers? If you have not done any of these things you are wasting money, and that is your business. More importantly, you are wasting water, and that is everybody's business. If you want to know more about the water problems facing the Pass area come to a Town Hall Meeting on March 27 at 6 pm in the Main Clubhouse Ballroom. People from the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and the City will be there to explain and discuss the issue, and what you can do to help. I look forward to seeing you there.

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