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January 2019 Volume 37, Number 1 The To FREE Meadoword MeaThe doword Published by the Meadows Community Association to Provide Information and Education for Meadows Residents MANASOTA, FL MANASOTA, U.S. POSTAGE PRESORTED STANDARD PERMIT 61 PAID Toasting to 2019 in The Meadows Country Club and Community Association Executives Celebrate Success of First Six Months of Strategic Partnership Shown above are from left: Malcolm Hay, Secretary of the Board of Directors of The Meadows Community Association (MCA); Frances Rippcondi, General Manager of the MCA; Jan Lazar, Treasurer of the MCA; Andrew Kingsley, General Manager of The Meadows Country Club (TMCC); Claire Coyle, President of the MCA; Gene Mercer, President of TMCC; John Carter, Treasurer of TMCC, Marilyn Maleckas, Vice President of the MCA , and Gillian Sanders, Secretary of TMCC toasting the strategic partnership the two groups formed in June of 2018 when the MCA purchased the property and buildings of the country club and leased them back to TMCC to manage. This issue contains several stories and columns devoted to the partnership and what has been accomplished to date. 2 The Meadoword • JANUARY 2019 MCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Claire Coyle, President Notes from the Marilyn Maleckas, Vice President Jan Lazar, Treasurer Malcolm Hay, Secretary President’s Desk Bob Clark Claire Coyle—MCA President Bruce Ferretti Dr. Bart Levenson Hal Poschmann A Salute to Our Partners looking for a new director of golf and to be active participants in our events Fernando Viteri and Partnerships someone to supplement the marketing and we will see increased interactions and sales efforts. between residents of Aviva and the club COMMITTEES Strategic partnerships are part There is a new energy and and the community. We will continue Assembly of Property Owners of daily life at The Meadows. As a enthusiasm at the club that is really to work with The Meadows Shopping Mike Mazur, Chair community of communities, made up exciting. The 2019 proposed budget Village to make needed repairs and Malcolm Hay, Liaison of 52 condo associations and HOAs, is also compelling. For the first time improvements. Tarpon Point Nursing Best Kept plus 814 single-family homes, it is in 10 years, the club is predicting a and Rehabilitation Center is now Bud & Lesley Totten, Cochairs the partnerships that have been built balanced budget! Congratulations to actively participating in programs with Communications over the years among our diverse all involved in this great achievement. the MCA as they provided gifts for our Claire Coyle, Liaison population that creates the village-like All of the gains that can come holiday raffle. Community Activities and environment that makes The Meadows from cutting expenses have been As you see, we have many partners Involvement unique. We have learned to respect one reaped. Now it is time for real growth, and all our partnerships are vital to Kathy Easley & Vicki Robley, Cochairs another and to work together to solve propelled by increased membership. us. For us to succeed, our partners Marilyn Maleckas, Liaison our problems. This collaborative model MCC President Gene Mercer has must succeed, and we all need to Emergency Preparedness of governance is what Taylor Woodrow formed a strategic team to look at how work together to be sure that happens. John Spillane, Chair put in place when The Meadows to increase membership and improve That means all our associations and Finance and Budget was chartered and it is still working member satisfaction. From the residents’ groups need to work together Jan Lazar, Chair efficiently more than 35 years later. MCA side, the team consists of Vice and share experiences and information. Fining Hearing Panel I credit much of the success of President Marilyn Maleckas, General We need to support Aviva and the Marvin Glusman & Joy Howes, Cochairs our recent strategic partnership with Manager Frances Rippcondi and me. shopping village and Tarpon Point Long-Range Planning The Meadows Country Club to our On the club side, it is Gene, whenever we can. We also need to community’s understanding of the Secretary Gillian Sanders and support The Meadows Country Club. Maintenance value of working together to achieve General Manager Andrew Kingsley. It would be marvelous if everyone Jo Evans, Chair common goals. The partnership Several members of the Billy Casper joined the club, but I understand this is Hal Poschmann, Liaison between the MCA and the MCC started Golf senior management team are also not likely. But you can support the club Personnel long before we penned the deal to participating and Pam Truitt is the even if you can’t join. Become familiar Bob Clark, Chair purchase the club’s land and buildings group’s facilitator. Pam is a Meadows with what is going on there and what Standards in June. The terms of the deal itself resident who served as part of the they have to offer. Attend one of the Bob Clark, Chair reflect the needs and objectives of both rezoning team for the club. She is a open houses planned for this winter. Safety parties. retired city planner and a consultant Prepare yourself to be a champion for John Spillane, Chair I am delighted to report that with a great deal of experience in the the club even if you aren’t a member. Fernando Viteri, Liaison after only six months, we are seeing not-for-profit world. The team will Just recently a new resident came Water & Wildlife real progress in our goal of building report its progress regularly to both into the MCA to ask about the club. Dr. Robert Hueter, Chair a stronger club and offering an the MCC and the MCA boards. She had been looking forward to expanded amenities package to our MCA Vice President Marilyn joining, but became concerned when residents. One hundred new members Maleckas and her team have done her new neighbor told her that the club The Meadoword have joined the club as of the end of an incredible job in creating new was an unfriendly place and the food Community News Source of November, 45 of whom are summer amenities and activities. We can was not good. Before she had even The Meadows Since 1983 members who converted to regular hardly keep track of what’s going on unpacked her boxes, she had been Publisher, MCA: Frances Rippcondi, memberships. Sales of seasonal these days! disillusioned. Clearly her neighbor had MCA General Manager memberships are just beginning, but it Our next step will be to coordinate not heard about all the great new things Graphic Designer: Beth McCaa looks like they will be strong. We have and integrate some of our activities happening and the much-improved Proofers: Kathy Gibson, Lisa Compton 116 resignations, mostly for reasons of with the club. For example, managing food. She wasn’t one of the 400 folks Distribution: Meadows age and health. the pickleball operation will move who had a marvelous dinner at the club MEADOWS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION The club will end the year with a to the country club tennis shop. This on Thanksgiving. Fortunately, the MCA 2004 Longmeadow net loss, but that was expected and is makes sense because they are open receptionist was, and could set our new Sarasota, Florida 34235 about half the loss incurred last year. the hours a sports operation needs resident straight. She even invited the Phone 377-2300 • Fax 377-2248 Some much-needed maintenance and to operate and they have the skilled new resident to join her for Sunday [email protected] upgrades were also achieved. About personnel to help players. brunch at the club. www.themeadowssarasota.org $24,000 was spent on upkeep and We have already held an MCA As part of the Renaissance of The improvements in the clubhouse and Presidents’ Council meeting and the Meadows, I encourage all of us to Submission Guidelines general building maintenance; $11,000 MCA Holiday Party at the country become ambassadors for The Meadows in golf operations; $63,500 on golf club rather than at the MCA and and all of our strategic partners. Take Articles and Monthly Columns course maintenance (includes $15,000 reaction has been very favorable. advantage of the programs available We welcome submissions from our of county-mandated fence repair paid to learn about the country club and Meadows residents for publication in The You will definitely see more Meadoword. Articles should be for by MCA); $16,000 on tennis; health and wellness programs and Aviva and explore our property and the of general interest to the community. $8,800 on fitness/pool maintenance, speakers’ programs taking place at the activities we offer. The most effective We copy edit all articles for accuracy, and $7,800 for food and beverage. It marketers of our club and community content, style, and length and will not country club. publish articles that contain offensive will take a lot more than this $130,000 If 2018 was the year of are its members. We should not material or inaccurate information. worth of improvements to bring the transition and new beginnings in overlook that role. It is very valuable Articles must be received by the posted country club back into top condition, The Meadows, 2019 promises to to all of us. What we say about our deadline for publication in the following month’s edition. but it is a very positive start. be the year of coming together. We community shapes people’s decisions All submissions are published at the As you read this edition of The will see the Renaissance take shape on where to live and where to play. discretion of the editor and the MCA. Meadoword, you will learn that MCC as the new signage and entrance at The Meadows is one of the best General Manager Andrew Kingsley 17th Street and Longmeadow are put kept secrets in Sarasota.