TThehe ViewViewView December 2017 Annual Golf Cart Parade More Information on Page 34 Photo by Veronica Moya CONTACT INFORMATION SUN CITY SHADOW HILLS Sun City Shadow Hills Community Association COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 80-814 Sun City Boulevard, Indio, CA 92203 www.scshca.com · 760-345-4349 Hours of Operation Association Office Homeowner Association (HOA). Ext. 1 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 Clubhouse . Ext. 2120 Montecito Fitness Center . Ext. 2111 Lifestyle Desk Daily · 8 AM – 5 PM Santa Rosa Clubhouse Fax. 760-342-5976 Santa Rosa Clubhouse. Ext. 2201 Montecito Clubhouse Shadow Hills Golf Club South . Ext. 2305 Daily · 6 AM – 10 PM Shadow Hills Golf Club North . Ext. 2211 Montecito Fitness Center Shadows Restaurant . Ext. 2311 Daily · 5 AM – 8 PM Jefferson Front Gate (Phases 1 & 2) . 760-345-4458 Santa Rosa Clubhouse Avenue 40 Front Gate (Phase 3) . 760-342-4725 Daily · 5 AM – 8 PM Rich Smetana, General Manager Shadows Restaurant [email protected] . Ext. 2104 Monday – Sunday · 8 AM – 8 PM Tyler Ingle, Controller Breakfast: 8 – 11 AM [email protected]. Ext. 2203 Lunch: 11 AM – 5 PM Mark Galvin, Community Safety Director Dinner: 5 PM – 8 PM [email protected] . Ext. 2202 HAPPY HOUR: 3 – 6 PM Jesse Barragan, Facilities Maintenance Director Montecito Café [email protected] . Ext. 2403 8 AM – 2 PM Connie King, Lifestyle Director Santa Rosa Bistro [email protected] . Ext. 2124 6 AM – 3 PM Valeria Batross, Fitness Director Golf Snack Bar [email protected] . Ext. 2112 6 AM – 3 PM Liz Gutierrez, Lifestyle Coordinator [email protected] . Ext. 2123 All hours are subject to change. Visit www.scshca.com for the latest hours. Veronica Moya, Lifestyle Coordinator [email protected] . Ext. 2122 Gus Ramirez, Communications Manager [email protected] . Ext. 2204 Rolland Vaughn, General Manager of Shadow Hills Golf Club [email protected]. Ext. 2301 SCSH Community Association Board of Directors The View is published monthly by the Sun City Shadow Hills Community Association. This publication is copyrighted and may not be Kim Fuller, President reproduced or reprinted without the written permission of SCSHCA. [email protected] . 760-342-3538 Mission Statement Joan Dzuro, Vice President To promote the community and recognize the individuals [email protected] . 760-347-6496 who contribute to the identity of the community, and to impart information relevant to the community as a whole. Carey Thompson, Treasurer SCSHCA Communications Advisory Committee [email protected]. 503-551-3442 Tom Hutson, Chair; Linda Aasen; Beth Bolduc; Agi Kessler, Secretary Arnold Choy; Lee Powell; Bill Singer [email protected]. 805-469-6050 Staff Erica Hedlund, Member at Large Editor-in-Chief: Rich Smetana, General Manager Production Manager: Connie King, Lifestyle Director [email protected] . 760-200-1939 To inquire about articles, content, and advertising – or to submit For warranty or customer service needs concerning stories for publication – please email [email protected] or contact Gus your home, please email: [email protected] Ramirez, Communications Manager, at 760-345-4349, ext. 2204. 2 December 2017 TheView President’s Report BY KIM FULLER PRESIDENT Two and a half years ago when I watched my 4. Business leases from one to five years. first sunrise here and was thankful I could live in 5. Removal of a Board member. such a beautiful place as Shadow Hills. And it was 6. Removal of the Covenants Committee. just about that time that some very special, Because of eliminating the above sections, we dedicated, and committed people went to work have only three non-Pulte-related changes on the updating our CC&Rs and By-Laws. That ballot. These are: committee (consisting of Fera Mostow, RD 1. Minimum time for rentals from 90 days to 45 Corette, Jim Kintner, Robert Israel, Gordon days. Smith, and Joan Dzuro) deserves our thanks 2. Removal of term limits for committee members. and admiration for the countless hours they have 3. Cumulative voting removed. spent to finally bring to a vote the changes in the So, there will only be four items to vote on: CC&Rs and By-Laws we all need because Pulte 1. The body of the document with all the News from the Board has left the development. changes for Pulte’s removal. Many of the CC&Rs and By-Laws were set up 2. Minimum time for rentals from 90 days to 45 to accommodate Pulte while they built our days. homes. But now that Pulte is gone, our CC&Rs 3. Removal of term limits for committee members. and By-Laws need to be updated to reflect our 4. Cumulative voting removed. current independent situation. By separating these four items, you can vote Removing Pulte from the CC&Rs and By-Laws separately for each item. Hopefully we all agree was not easy because, when you take out a name that the removal of Pulte from the documents in one place, it can affect another place. So this should get everyone’s support. We recommend tireless committee had to go through the sections that you investigate the other three items and one by one until all sections would flow from one vote as you see fit in the best interest of everyone to the other without confusion. It was a two-year at Shadow Hills. job, and the result is a thorough update to our We can now easily make our choices with a CC&Rs and By-Laws. much simpler ballot, knowing the controversial We will now put the document to our residents items have been removed. Once again, I am for a vote. To make this process complete, we grateful, and once again I have to say, “It doesn’t will need everyone to vote; so please ask your get any better than this.” friends and neighbors to vote so we can all put this behind us. Besides the changes eliminating Pulte from our Kim CC&Rs and By-Laws, the committee also looked at other changes they thought would benefit our IN THIS ISSUE community. After presenting these to the : homeowners and receiving many comments, News from the Board . 3 it appeared that some of the items were too Association News . 7 controversial among our homeowners. As a result, Food & Beverage . 15 we decided to simplify the ballot by removing the controversial sections. The items removed were: Feature Stories . 16 1. Proxy Voting. Lifestyle Update . 30 2. Minimum number of homeowners to call Golf & Fitness Update . 40 special meeting. Club News . 46 3. Code of conduct of Board candidates. Advertising . 64 Log on to www.scshca.com December 2017 3 Treasurer’s Report BY CAREY THOMPSON TREASURER The following reports have been approved by the Board, subject to audit. 4 December 2017 TheView News from the Board Contact Carey Thompson at [email protected]. Next Board Meeting: Date: Monday, December 18 Time: 2:00 pm Location: Ballroom Please join us! Log on to www.scshca.com December 2017 5 6 December 2017 TheView CREATIVE TRANSFORMATIONS Want to share your improvement ideas with the other homeowners in our community? Have you upgraded materials, removed or added walls, added beams, changed flooring, lighting, upgraded your kitchen or master bathroom, done a partial or entire interior remodel? We can take photos of your interior renovations to feature in The View magazine while still maintaining your total privacy. You will remain anonymous, no names, addresses, street names, phase locations or cost will be printed. By sharing some of the interior upgrades that are possible, this can help to increase property values in our community. We have seen some very creative interior improvements. We think this might be a way to add value to our resales. Email: [email protected] and tell us about your upgrade and attach Association News photos, if you have them. Log on to www.scshca.com December 2017 7 People Who Make Our Lives Better Advisory Committees Communications Advisory Committee [email protected] Chair: Tom Hutson Design Review Committee [email protected] Chair: Vicki L Berg · Vice Chair: Ted Shettler Facilities Services Advisory Committee [email protected] Chair: John Petersen Finance Advisory Committee [email protected] Chair: Bill Wethe Food & Beverage Committee [email protected] Chair: Rod Wenger Golf Advisory Committee [email protected] Chair: Dave Bakshy Information Advisory Committee [email protected] Photo by Stephanie Walton Co-Chairs: Erin Smith & Scott Buchanan Landscape Advisory Committee [email protected] Irvin Gomez Chair: Chris Stevens Employee of the Month Safety Advisory Committee [email protected] November 2017 Chair: Ed Chavez Irvin Gomez has been part of the team since 2014. He has shown himself to be a team player and always willing to help and go the extra mile. He is friendly and helpful to all the residents that visit the fitness centers and extremely helpful in promoting the health and fitness events we offer our residents. We are happy to congratulate Irvin as employee of the month. 8 December 2017 TheView From the General Manager BY RICH SMETANA GENERAL MANAGER I would like to take this opportunity to wish for you, a beautiful season at Sun City Shadow Hills. The staff have a full schedule of activities and events for you, friends and family to enjoy. May you have joy in your home, peace in your world and love in your heart during this holiday season. With Best Regards, Rich Contact Rich Smetana at [email protected] Association News Log on to www.scshca.com December 2017 9 · COMMITTEE REPORTS · COMMITTEE REPORTS · Information Advisory Committee: Bob Firring, Erin Smith, Kris Downey, Cynthia Bakshy, Beverly Mirsky, Scott Buchanan.