Tuesday night’s speciaBoard meeting felt refreshingly different: calmer, more organized, and actually productive. About 50 people participated. Unlike meetings in the recent past, the Zoom process appeared flawless. Thanks Action Management.

Stephanie did not show up, likely anticipating she would lose the President position and her grip on the social committee. If she misses a couple more meetings she can be removed. She did lose her position as President. Newton has been appointed as the new Social Committee liaison. This should finally put an end to using community events and her dual leadership roles to promote her real estate business through marketing posts and self-promotion.

Steven, as usual, tried hard to derail the meeting with constant interruptions, nitpicking, and slowing things down. His behavior was ridiculous and disruptive, yet the rest of the board managed to push through and get real work done anyway. Well done.

Significant discussions and action items are summarized below:

RFID Tags / Gate Access

Steven seemed to acknowledge that rushing the new readers without proper due diligence was a mistake. Good news: existing tags can be reprogrammed instead of forcing people to buy new ones.  Sounds like this was a waste of money. 

•  Homeowners with multiple vehicles or windshield issues can reuse their current tags.

•  Brian will handle reprogramming. Clear instructions and a streamlined process will be emailed out soon. This should save the community and residents unnecessary expense.

New Officers

•  President: Lorenzo

•  Treasurer: Newton

•  Secretary: Pam

•  Vice President: Pam

Committee Liaisons

•  ARC: Newton

•  Landscape: Pam

•  Safety: Lorenzo

•  Social: Newton

•  Golf Course Preservation: Steven 

Rick and Wes were reinstated to the ARC, which should help move homeowner applications forward again. They could use one more member. Volunteers?

Compliance & Standards

Compliance enforcement is finally coming back after being ignored for the last year and a half. Long overdue.  The board majority committed to work on this. Our HOA is supposed to protect home values and neighborhood standards.

Golf Course

There is some movement on the golf course situation. Details will be shared with the community shortly.

Social Committee

Discussion about resetting events to be genuinely community-focused, with proper insurance and rule compliance (vendors, alcohol, large events, etc.). There was also a request to review  the Social Committee’s charter, operating protocols, and rules as it had a ripple effect on other committees.  The board agreed.  The topic was tabled for further review.

Homeowners in open forum appreciated the more professional tone. Several commented and said it finally feels like resident interests are coming first again.

Bottom line: When the drama and obstruction are minimized, the board can actually function. Tonight proved that. We are encouraged.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the recall effort. It looks like your support is paying off.

Next open meeting: May 19th. Watch your email for the RFID instructions, a golf course project update and volunteer calls for committees.

As always, comments from our BLOG website are welcome.

The newly constituted HOA Board has called a special open meeting. this coming Tuesday night at 6 pm. We view this as an excellent move to increase transparency. Unfortunately, they could not find a venue on short notice so it will be via Zoom. We’ve enclosed a copy of the agenda which contains instructions how to join. Important items like selection of officers and an open forum are included.

This will be a special unscheduled meeting. The next regularly scheduled meeting is in May. Newton Kwan is the newly seated member. However, Steve, the member you voted overwhelmingly to recall , is occupying a vacated seat to which he was appointed, probably illegally. We urge you all to attend if at all possible to express your dissatisfaction with this. But more importantly, please attend to show your strong support for the new majority that we hope will bring back the transparency, accountability and professionalism we voted for.

We also are putting our managers, Action Management, on notice that they must ensure the Zoom meeting is properly conducted with optimal and uninterrupted two way communications. We were told they were brought in largely because of their technological expertise. Please let them know that you expect this (bbarrow@actionlife.com).