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6 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2015 By Leighton McLaughlin (/! 6ICE 0RESIDENT AND 3ECRETARY ,OREN $U#HESNE IS STEPPING DOWN AFTER SIX YEARS OF SERVICE DURING RAPID GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS FACILITIES &OUR 3EASONS IS ALMOST THREE TIMES THE SIZE IT WAS WHEN HE JOINED THE "OARD h7EVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE EARLY DAYS IN TERMS OF GROWTH AMENITIES AND TYING UP LOOSE ENDSv HE SAID "UT HE CAUTIONED THAT THERE ARE CONTINUING PROBLEMS TO BE DEALT WITH /NE SERIOUS PROBLEM IS WITH WATER CONSERVATION IN THE FACE OF #ALIFORNIAS SEVERE DROUGHT %CONOMIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE WITH PLANTINGS THAT REQUIRE LITTLE WATER HE SAID h"UT FUTURE RESTRICTIONS BY THE STATE AND WATER DISTRICT MAY BE EVEN MORE STRINGENTv !S MORE RESIDENTS MOVE IN THE "OARD hNEEDS TO KEEP UP WITH THE EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES AND AMENITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THEM 4HERE IS A CONSTANT DEMAND FROM RESIDENTS FOR NEW ACTIVITIES n MORE SPACE MORE VENUES 4HERE ARE MORE THAN CLUBS AND GROUPS ALREADYv !LSO HE SAID hTHERE IS ALWAYS A NEED FOR PEOPLE TO GET ACTIVE TO BE VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AND TAKE OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY 4HE ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO THE "OARD ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DECISION PROCESS ) ENCOURAGE ALL OWNERS TO BECOME INVOLVED TO THE EXTENT THEY CAN n TO JOIN COMMITTEES AND CONSIDER RUNNING FOR THE "OARDv $U#HESNE FEELS THE "OARD AND ITS COMMITTEES HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS DURING HIS TENURE )N TERMS OF COMMUNITY SAFETY HE SAID THE "OARD HAS OVERSEEN IMPROVEMENTS IN SECURITY BY BUILDING PERIMETER FENCING ADDING CONTROL GATES AT THE ENTRANCES SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE GATES UPGRADING TRANSPONDER SYSTEMS TO CONTROL ACCESS AND CONTRACTING WITH "EAUMONT POLICE TO ENFORCE SPEED LIMITS AND OTHER TRAFlC RULES ON &OUR 3EASONS STREETS 4HE "ALLROOM HAS BEEN UPGRADED WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AUDIO AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND INSTALLATION OF A PORTABLE STAGE THE CAPACITY OF THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN DOUBLED BY NEW SHELVING A KILN WAS PURCHASED FOR THE hVERY POPULARv CERAMICS PROGRAM SUN COVERINGS FOR THE MAIN POOL HAVE BEEN ADDED ALONG WITH MORE FURNITURE FOR POOL GOERS #OMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED BY OVERSEEING EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE "REEZE AND OPENING THE &OUR 3EASONS WEBSITE AS A CHANNEL TO GET INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS 3OON HE SAID THE WEBSITE WILL INCLUDE VIDEOS OF EACH "OARD MEETING AND THE MINUTES OF EVERY COMMITTEE MEETING 4HE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE ##2S TO ENFORCE AGE RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERSHIP AND TO MAKE FUTURE AMENDMENTS LESS CUMBERSOME THE #OMMUNITY 'UIDELINES HAVE BEEN MODIlED TO hDEAL WITH THE MOST COMMON RESIDENT COMPLAINTS AND FURTHER COMMUNITY GOALSv (E SAID THE &INANCE #OMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE lNANCIAL CRISIS OF TO WHEN THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF REVENUE FROM DELINQUENCIES AND FORECLOSURES h7E ARE IN AS GOOD lNANCIAL SHAPE AS ANY COMMUNITY ) KNOW AND DELINQUENCIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO AN INSIGNIlCANT LEVELv 4HE "OARD EVEN MODESTLY REDUCED THE MONTHLY DUES 4HE ,ANDSCAPE AND 3AFETY AND &ACILITIES #OMMITTEES ARE WORKING WITH THE "OARD ON A MASTER PLAN FOR THE COMMON AREA AT THE ,ODGE TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER SEVERAL YEARS )T WILL INCLUDE PLANS TO REDUCE WATER USE THE POSSIBLE INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL PICKLE BALL AND TENNIS COURT A PUTTING GREEN MORE SEATING AREA CHANGES TO THE !MPHITHEATER AND THE LIKE %ARLIER THE ,AUREL 0ASEO WAS RELANDSCAPED 4HE "OARD WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO REDESIGN THE OLD SALES OFlCE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFlCES AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES -OVING THE ADMINISTRATION THERE WILL OPEN SPACE IN THE ,ODGE FOR NEEDED EXPANSION OF THE Bistro. !S &OUR 3EASONS AGES ATTENTION MUST BE PAID TO MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT OF FACILITIES *UST RECENTLY THE POOL AT THE ,ODGE WAS REDONE THE FOUNTAIN WAS REBUILT THE ,ODGE AND 7ORK /UT #ENTER WERE REPAINTED AND THE TENNIS AND PADDLE TENNIS COURTS WERE RESURFACED h!T NINE YEARS THAT WAS EXPECTED 7E HAD THE MONEY IN RESERVE TO DO THAT 4HE CHALLENGE IS TO MAINTAIN THE RESERVES )TS A BIG DEAL n TO STAY ON TOP OF MAINTAINING THE COMMON PROPERTYv (E ADVISED ANY HOPEFUL "OARD MEMBERS TO BE READY TO COMMIT NUMEROUS HOURS EVERY WEEK TO h"OARD MEETINGS SCHEDULED COMMITTEE MEETINGS AD HOC AND SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL GROUPS WHO HAVE CONCERNS n THE PHONE CALLS THE EMAILS n IT TAKES A LOT OF TIMEv (E ALSO SAID MEMBERS NEED hGOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLSv TO KEEP RESIDENTS INFORMED AND WITH A SMILE HE ADVISED DEVELOPING hA THICK SKIN BECAUSE THEY WILL BE CRITICIZEDv $U#HESNE SAID h)T HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO HAVE SERVEDv AND NOW HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REDUCTION IN WORK HOURS h) PLAN TO ONCE AGAIN ENJOY RETIREMENTv HE SAID Hoa Board member Duchesne Steps Down Jeri Mupo, General Manager, presents a service award to outgoing Board Member Loren DuChesne

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