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Coachella Valley Community Associations Institute Magazine FEBRUARY 2015 Coachella Valley Community Associations Institute Magazine INSIDE Regulating Drones in Your Association Drones are Here: Unmanned Aerial Systems Prepare for Lift-off or Proceed with Caution-an Insurance Perspective Regarding Drone Use GURALNICK & GILLILAND, LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW Paving Company Member of CAI and CACM 78755 Darby Road # Bermuda Dunes in the Valley! (760) 772-3673 Legal Services for [email protected] Community Associations www.thevintageco.com 1 Honesty, Integrity, Quality • General Counsel • Assessment Lien and Foreclosure • No Cost Collections • Fees Paid by Delinquent Homeowner • Detailed Monthly Status Reports • Title Reports at No Charge to Association • Construction Defect/Reconstruction • Mold Claims/Litigation • Real Estate Dispute/Litigation Phone: (760) 340-1515 FAX: (760) 568-3053 Put your best foot forward with a security company that walks the walk. 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TAD BLACK, PRESIDENT Gothic Grounds Management 13 Drones are Here: CHRISTINA BAINE DEJARDIN, ESQ., PAST PRESIDENT Peters & Freedman Unmanned Aerial Systems in our Communities GERARD GONZALES, PRESIDENT ELECT By Frank Taylor Albert Management 10 PHYLLIS HARKINS, TREASURER Palm Desert Country Club Association 16 Prepare for Lift-off or Proceed with Caution-an YOUR AD LESLEE WILLIAMS, SECRETARY Desert Resort Management, an Associa Company Insurance Perspective TRACIE BLANKENSHIP, DIRECTOR Regarding Drone Use in FirstService Residential Community Associations RHONDA DREWS, DIRECTOR By AJ Scott, CPCU HERE Desert Resort Management, an Associa Company MATT LAWTON, DIRECTOR Prendiville Insurance Agency [email protected] | (760) 341-0559 CHAPTER EVENTS GRACE PALUCK, DIRECTOR 13 16 The Management Trust, Monarch Group Division Lic# 717249 PAULA TAPIA, DIRECTOR 20 State of the Chapter Pacific Western Bank Educational Program 20 ROB WINKLE, DIRECTOR Lunch Western Pacific Roofing CAI Coachella Valley Office 30 Albert Management 41-905 Boardwalk, Suite A-2 Palm Desert, CA 92211 Presents Fifth Annual Tel: (760) 341-0559 Bear Affair To Benefit Fax: (760) 341-8443 Variety – The Children’s Website: www.cai-cv.org Charity of the Desert CAL LOCKETT By Lori Albert, CCAM Executive Director [email protected] We Install All 30 ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS OR CHAPTER NEWS Types Of Fencing ADVERTISING INFORMATION [email protected] The materials contained in this publication are designed to provide our 9 CAI-CV Chapter members with accurate, timely and authoritative information with regard New & Renewing to the subject covered. However, the CAI Coachella Valley Chapter is Members Management Companies not engaging in the rendering of legal, accounting or other professional types of services. The Coachella Valley Chapter has not verified and/or & Homeowner Associations endorsed the contents of these articles or advertising, nor do we have 40 Chapter Upcoming Events the facilities or the personnel to do so. Readers should not act on the Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Imperial County. information contained herein without seeking more specific professional advice from legal, accounting or other experts as required. Contact us to Attendance at CAI-Coachella Valley Chapter programs and events recieve additional 1-800-711-9910 constitutes consent to be photographed for use in print and/or electronic publicity for the Chapter. If you do not want the Chapter information at Email:[email protected] to use a photo or video of you, please notify Chapter staff in writing prior to the program or event beginning. 4 Quorum February, 2015 CoachellaValleyCAI.org facebook.com/CAICV twitter.com/CAI_CV 5 CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS 8 President’s Message By Tad Black 26 QUORUM COMMITTEE MEMBERS 19 Time Honored Member A FULL SERVICE LAW FIRM FRAN MULLAHY Rich Warfield Vintage Associates, Inc. By Steven Shuey, PCAM, CCAM PHYLLIS HARKINS, CMCA, CCAM Providing Practical Palm Desert Country Club Association Approaches in: MARGARET “GEN” WANGLER, ESQ. CCAL About CAI-CV CC&R Interpretation, Fiore Racobs & Powers 22 The State of the Chapter Educational Drafting and Enforcement GARY KESSLER, ESQ. Program Lunch Adams Kessler PLC Opinion Letters 19 22 23 23 2015 Major Committee Responsibilities JOANNA VELARDE Contract Drafting Har-Bro Restoration and Negotiation 24 Volunteer Committee Member Interest JOHN WALTERS–CLARK Form 2015 Civil Litigation NPG/Nelson Paving & Grading Assessment Recovery LAURIE S. POOLE, ESQ. CCAL Peters & Freedman, LLP 26 CAI-CV’s Newest Directors 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 120, For inquires contact Jeffrey French PAULA TAPIA Tracie Blankenship Palm Desert, California 92260 www.gbflawyers.com | 760.346.9310 Pacific Western Bank Matthew Lawton STEVEN SHUEY, PCAM, CCAM Rhonda Drews Personalized Property Management RAMONA ACOSTA Tinnelly Law Group 28 CAI National Community Association Institute KYMBERLI TAYLOR-BURKE O’Connell Landscape Professional Manager Code of Ethics 28 CREATIVE DIRECTOR & GRAPHIC DESIGNER 29 Platinum Sponsor RODNEY BISSELL Fiore Racobs & Powers Bissell Design Studios Inc. A Professional Law Corporation [email protected] (714) 293-3749 29 32 Water Wise New rebate program will help golf courses SUBSCRIBER SERVICES be more water-efficient The Coachella Valley Quorum By Dave Koller Magazine is a publication expressly prepared for association leaders, managers and related business professionals of the 36 Welcome Aboard Community Associations Institute. Sun Chasers 32 Members are encouraged to Home Watch & Vacation Guest Services submit articles for publishing consideration. All articles accepted By Kymberli Taylor-Burke for publication in the Quorum are subject to editing and rewriting by the Quorum Committee. 40 Feature Committee of the Month Golf Committee 36 6 Quorum February, 2015 CoachellaValleyCAI.org facebook.com/CAICV twitter.com/CAI_CV 7 FROM THE CHAPTER CHAPTER NEWS President’s Message Tad Black, Gothic Grounds Management CAI-CV Chapter New & Renewing Members CAI-CV Chapter Board President NEW BUSINESS PARTNERS [email protected] (760) 423-1587 BANK OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA [email protected] KASDAN WEBER TURNER LLP Angela Henderson Marianne Cutcher EQUITY MANAGEMENT February is upon us and while it sounds a bit hokey, Valentine’s Day brings us the opportunity to consider (760) 771-3914 (949) 851-9000 Robert Supalla our relationships with loved ones, family, friends and co-workers. It’s not too much of a stretch to see how these [email protected] [email protected] (951) 296-5640 SUN CHASERS HOME WATCH & VACATION GUEST [email protected] relationships impact the communities where we live. As the chapter moves into 2015, CAI-CV will continue to LLOYD PEST CONTROL SERVICES David Hinrichs MONTEREY COUNTRY CLUB ASSOCIATION provide excellent education programs that will emphasize relationship building skills. We will also continue to Dean Peterson (619) 668-1958 Dana Brown, CMCA, AMS provide our membership with the best possible networking events and programs. Thriving communities and (760) 895-0031 [email protected] (760) 346-9778 [email protected] strong relationships go hand-in-hand. Take some time this month to ponder where you fit in your community and [email protected] send someone an unexpected note, just because! Get on Facebook and send “LIKES” to some of your neighbors – METERNET RENEWING BUSINESS PARTNERS Jason Frost MOTORCOACH COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY OWNERS and of course “LIKE” the CAI-CV Facebook page. RIVERSIDE COUNTY PEST CONTROL, INC. (760) 717-6770 ASSOCIATION Diana Meany [email protected] Dawn Schultz CAI-CV’s leadership is off to a great start in 2015. You may be surprised to know that more than 130 members (760) 360-3000 (760) 863-0789 are part of the chapter’s leadership team this year. Our leadership includes the 11 Board of Directors, and [email protected] OCBS, INC. [email protected] Mike Mastropietro members of 15 Standing Committees and five special ad hoc committees. In January, 30 of our Committee Chairs SCOTT CORPORATION, APAC (800) 834-2323 PALM DESERT COUNTRY CLUB HOMEOWNERS and Co-Chairs completed a training session to ensure committees have common (ground rules) and the tools Krista Scott [email protected] ASSOCIATION Phyllis Harkins, CMCA they need to achieve excellent programs, events and projects. Each committee will be setting 2015 goals that are (760) 568-5544 [email protected] STEVEN G. SEGAL INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. (760) 345-2331 aligned with the Chapter’s goals and will be monitored by the Board. Also new this year, each committee will Steven Segal [email protected] have a CAI-CV Director on the committee to act as the liaison between the committee and the board. In February,
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