SCSH Photographers Take Top Awards at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival
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thetheVViiieeewww June 2016 “Artistic Hands” by Don Ward Judge’s Award of Excellence and Best of Division B&W nderson ” by Diane A gged Wagon r Division “Ru Award Colo Supervisor’s SCSH Photographers s “Glass Needle” by Don Paskewitz Take Top Award First Place Objects & Architecture Color e Riverside County Fair and Best of Division Color at th al & National Date Festiv Story on page 19 Important Contact Numbers SUN CITY SHADOW HILLS Sun City Shadow Hills Community Association COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 80-814 Sun City Boulevard, Indio, CA 92203 Hours of Operation 760-345-4349 · www.scshca.com Association Office Montecito Clubhouse . 760-772-9617 Monday – Friday · 9 AM – 12 PM, 1 – 4 PM Montecito Clubhouse Fax . 760-772-9891 First Saturday of the Month · 8 AM – 12 PM Montecito Fitness Center . 760-772-0430 Montecito Fitness Center (Temporary) . 760-772-1470 Lifestyle Desk Santa Rosa Clubhouse . 760-342-2850 Daily · 8 AM – 5 PM Santa Rosa Clubhouse Fax . 760-342-5976 Montecito Clubhouse Ceasar Larrach, General Manager Daily · 6 AM – 10 PM [email protected] . 760-345-4349 Ext. 225 Richard Smetana, Assistant General Manager Montecito Fitness Center [email protected] . 760-345-4349 Ext. 227 Daily · 5 AM – 8 PM Ozzie Lopez, Facility Maintenance Director Santa Rosa Clubhouse [email protected]. 760-347-6780 Ext. 202 Daily · 5 AM – 10 PM Evangeline Gomez, Lifestyle and Fitness Director [email protected]. 760-772-0430 Ext. 231 Shadows Restaurant Liz Gutierrez, Lifestyle Coordinator Monday – Thursday · Closed [email protected] . 760-772-9617 Ext. 241 Friday · 11 AM – 8 PM Veronica Moya, Lifestyle Coordinator [email protected] . 760-772-9617 Ext. 243 Saturday – Sunday · 10 AM – 8 PM Gus Ramirez, Communications Manager Montecito Café [email protected] . 760-342-2850 Ext. 2204 Closed Tony Chavez, Director of Golf Operations [email protected] . 760-200-3375 Ext. 221 Santa Rosa Bistro David Archer, Community Safety Director Daily · 6 AM – 1 PM [email protected] . 760-342-2850 Ext. 2202 Golf Snack Bar Main Gate House . 760-345-4458 Daily · 6 AM – 3 PM Phase III Gate House . 760-342-4725 Sales Office . 760-772-5400 All hours are subject to change. Visit www.scshca.com for the latest hours. Shadow Hills Golf Club. 760-200-3375 Shadows Restaurant. 760-772-4342 Sun City Shadow Hills Community Association Board of Directors Joan Dzuro, President [email protected] . 760-347-6496 Barbara Stocky, Vice President The View is published monthly by the Sun City Shadow Hills [email protected] . 760-347-5785 Community Association. This publication is copyrighted and may not be reproduced or reprinted without the written permission of SCSHCA. Carey Thompson, Treasurer Mission Statement [email protected]. 503-551-3442 To promote the community and recognize the individuals Agi Kessler, Secretary who contribute to the identity of the community, and to impart [email protected]. 805-469-6050 information relevant to the community as a whole. Erica Hedlund, Member at Large SCSHCA Communications Advisory Committee [email protected] . 760-200-1939 Shaun Casey, Chair; Linda Aasen; Beth Bolduc; Arnold Choy; Tom Hutson; Lee Powell; Bill Singer For warranty or customer service needs concerning Staff your home, please email: [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Ceasar Larrach, General Manager All warranty issues and questions must go through this email. Production Manager: Evangeline Gomez, Lifestyle and Fitness Director You will receive an auto-reply stating your email has been received. To inquire about articles, content, and advertising – or to submit stories for publication – please contact Gus Ramirez, Communications Mailbox Repair . Ozzie Lopez, 760-347-6780 Ext. 202 Manager, at [email protected] or 760-342-2850, ext. 204. 2 June 2016 theView temporary committees: Governing Documents and Transition. A Board member attends each President’s committee meeting as a liaison between the committee and the Board. Report • Budget: Each year the Board holds a series of budget meetings that are open to homeowners to attend and listen as the Board goes line by BY JOAN DZURO line through the budget and determines the PRESIDENT appropriate amounts for the next year plus whether any change to the monthly assessment is needed. Each month your HOA Board of Directors The Board of Directors is elected to represent (BOD) participates in several meetings. I thought and promote the best interests of the community it might be helpful if I outlined those: as a whole. Ultimately, the role of the Board is to • Board of Directors Executive Session: Each protect the community and its assets. This is month the BOD meets in closed session to accomplished by overseeing the management discuss litigation, contracts (including bids for company that handles day-to-day operations at new contracts), personnel issues, and resident the Board’s direction, maintaining the common hearings. property, and enforcing the governing documents News from the Board • Board of Directors General Session: Each (CC&Rs, By-laws, Design Rules, Rules and month (usually the last Monday of the month), Regulations, Charter Club/Group Rules, etc.). the BOD meets to vote on contract items, The Board has established several ways for review staff and committee reports, and review homeowners to ask questions and get information the financial statements to accept them for about the community. You can email Hot Topics review by our auditor. These sessions are open or go to the website and “Ask a Question”; and for all homeowners in our community to you can email our General Manager, Ceasar Lar- attend, and we encourage you to come so that rach, or any of the Board members (their contact you are aware of where the funds are going information appears on the inside front page of that you pay each month in your assessments. the View magazine each month). We videotape the open session and place the As summer approaches and we all take some videotape on our website (www.scshca.com) so time out from the heat, I hope you will remain that all residents, whether here or out of town, connected to our community through our phone can keep up to date on what is occurring in the apps, podcasts, and website. Have a great summer! community. At the general session, homeowners have up to three minutes to address the Board on any Joan issue that they would like. The Board has to limit this time to three minutes in order to get through all of the business that is necessary. Each month the Board President and one other Board member attend a Meet a Board Member session. At this meeting, the Board members are there to listen to resident concerns with no News from the Board . 3 time limit on their presentation. Association News . 5 • Committee Liaisons: We have about a dozen advisory committees that are made up of Feature Stories . 10 homeowners who are volunteering to help the Lifestyle Update . 24 community. They consist of Design Review, Food & Beverage . 38 Finance, Safety and Emergency Sub-Committee, Golf & Fitness Update . 42 Food and Beverage, Communication, Club News . 46 Information, Landscape, Golf, and two In this issue: Advertising . 62 Log on to www.scshca.com June2016 3 Condensed Treasurer’s Report BY CAREY THOMPSON TREASURER MONTHLY YTD SUMMARY REPORT: MARCH 31, 2016 COMBINED BALANCE SHEET COMBINED INCOME STATEMENT As of 3/31/16 As of 3/31/16 Actual Prior year Variance Actual Budget Variance Assets Revenue Community Operating Cash $2,459,723 $3,266,458 ($806,735) Revenue $2,459,232 $2,390,875 $68,357 Reserves $11,336,529 $10,011,175 $1,325,354 Food & Beverage $320,849 $370,452 ($49,603) Golf $1,114,671 $1,261,490 ($146,819) Current Assets $1,330,266 $974,211 $356,055 Total Revenue $3,894,752 $4,022,817 ($128,065) Net Fixed Assets $547,420 $564,334 ($16,914) Total Assets $15,673,938 $14,816,178 $857,760 Operating Expenses General Admin $359,121 $375,664 ($16,543) Liabilites & Equity Recreation $122,661 $137,596 ($14,935) Total Liabilities $984,422 $1,420,707 ($436,285) Fitness $42,454 $54,235 ($11,781) Total Reserves $11,336,529 $10,011,175 $1,325,354 Landscape $180,899 $179,204 $1,695 Capital Fund ($322,827) $14,416 ($337,243) Maintenance $369,696 $380,538 ($10,842) Owners Equity $3,675,814 $3,369,880 $305,934 Property Protection $287,625 $271,352 $16,273 Utilities $100,917 $125,500 ($24,583) Total Liabilities, Subtotal Reserves Operating and Equity $15,673,938 $14,816,178 $857,760 Expenses $1,463,373 $1,524,089 ($60,716) Food & Beverage $427,513 $392,204 $35,309 Golf $984,644 $944,368 $40,276 Total Notes: Operating Expenses $2,875,530 $2,860,661 $14,869 • All accounting reports are prepared according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Reserve Expenses $474,222 $469,231 $4,991 • Total YTD Operating expenses are within 1% of Capital budget. Improvements $2,700 $2,700 $0 • Total YTD Revenue is within 3% of budget. Total Expenses $3,352,452 $3,332,592 $19,860 • Balance Sheet and Income Statements are combined reports including both PCM and Western Golf Surplus/Deficit $542,300 $690,225 ($147,925) Properties data. Questions about this report? Email me at: [email protected] 4 June 2016 theView From the General Manager BY CEASAR LARRACH GENERAL MANAGER The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) plus ongoing operating and maintenance costs. Board of Directors will soon consider a proposal Ongoing capital improvement also is needed for rate increases and changes to the rate to protect the drinking water system to ensure it structure.