The official NEWS magazine of the ArrowCreek® Homeowners Association JULY 2020 Volume 15, issue 4 MyCoronavirusStoryby steve elliott 18 Reno Ice Facility Is Coming 32 Art Guild of ArrowCreek 34 Discover your home value at: ArrowCreekHomeValues.com When it comes to Living in ArrowCreek, you want the best. Randy Roesch, CRS Doug Gore Principle - Roesch Luxury Group Realtor - Roesch Luxury Group [email protected] [email protected] c 775-544-5445 c 775-843-2888 NV#73787 NV#173459 www.LuxuryRenoTahoe.com Contents features DEPARTMENTS MY CORONAVIRUS STORY During my illness I was showered with kindness. 04 Board of Directors' Note My wife did an extraordinary job caring for me and taking my temperature daily while still working at her 06 Ask The Manager consulting business. 08 Governing Committees 18 10 Residents' Center 12 Employee Spotlight isabella peterson 14 Security & Safety Marce herz middle school student 26 Facilities & Projects Some 800 students will begin classes at Marce Herz Middle School this fall. One of them will be 38 Business Directory 11-year-old Isabella Peterson, who just graduated 38 Where In The World 25 from fifth grade. Is ArrowCreek View? reno ice facility is coming Exciting news for active Reno residents: the groundbreaking has happened on the new Jennifer M. O'Neal Memorial Ice Arena, just three miles down 32 the hill from ArrowCreek. ArrowCreek view magazine The ArrowCreek View is the official Magazine of the ArrowCreek HOA. It contains important information for all residents. Additional hard copies of the art guild of arrowcreek magazine are available at the Residents’ About 6 years ago, several ArrowCreek artists got Center and the magazine is posted on the together to share ideas and talk about art. Word www.arrowcreek.com website. spread, and other artists joined them. The group became the ArrowCreek Art Guild. Listing of services, vendors, individuals 34 and/or groups is not an endorsement by ArrowCreek HOA. note to the editor 09 photo tips 24 on the cover the club at arrowcreek 1 1 bigs & Littles 30 Photo by ArrowCreek Resident Greg Cook bike riding 13 social committee 36 marce herz ms update 22 mission The Board is charged with setting broad policy and giving the operations team, supported by its management company, the tools to accomplish both tactical and strategic goals. The ultimate mission of the Board is to protect and enhance the ArrowCreek community’s reputation and services so that home values remain strong. vision ArrowCreek offers a premier lifestyle with a robust variety of amenities and activities for families and individuals and a friendly and rewarding team environment for employees that together build a more beautiful, more unified, and safer community – making us simply the best community in Northern Nevada to live, work and play. www.arrowcreek.com | July 2020 | 3 ArrowCreek View is the official publication of the ArrowCreek HOA published by CCMedia. 775.327.4200 | www.cc.media [email protected] hoa contact info Inquiries, concerns, requests to board of directors' note the Board or Committees: [email protected] Use TownSQ (www.townsq.io) to We are halfway through what is likely to the national and state discussions and ask questions or make comments the most unsettling year in ArrowCreek’s kept the facilities closed until Nevada lifted concerning the ArrowCreek View, history. After working for years to increase individual stay-closed instructions, all to check your account real time, view community communication and access to reduce risk with reasonable precautions. secured HOA documents, and see announcements! social activities in ArrowCreek, an invisible Meanwhile, the day-to-day work of the virus dramatically put the brakes on much Management Company association continued. The bridges Associa Sierra North (ASN) of the ACHOA work and, indeed, on most entering and exiting ArrowCreek were 10509 Professional Cr. #200 personal physical contact. repaired without major difficulty despite Reno, NV 89521 775.626.7333 P | 775.626.7374 F The entire ArrowCreek community the increased protections and precautions distanced themselves from friends and needed to combat the COVID virus. Sports ArrowCreek's ASN Community Manager family to protect the people they love. courts and roads were resurfaced. The Jeanne Tarantino, CMCA, AMS, PCAM The annual ArrowCreek picnic will likely ditches between the gate and the turn to the 775.334.7403 Direct be cancelled. At the same time, residents Residents’ Center were repaired. residents' center worked from the six-foot distance to make The Board instituted a hiring freeze in 775.850.4620 sure that their neighbors were safe. The April to give it a cushion with which to Hours: 5am - 10pm Daily ACHOA Board and any Committees evaluate ArrowCreek’s financial position in ArrowCreek Security working through the shutdown quickly the months to come. Despite being down 775.850.4450 Gatehouse learned that “Zoom” is a noun, a verb, and one worker, the dedicated ArrowCreek an adjective. ArrowCreek BOARD maintenance employees gave extra efforts Joyce Seelen, President ArrowCreek’s General Manager, Scott to lift community spirits through small, James Keller, Vice President Peterlin, put in long hours trying to often unnoticed, physical updates. One Yvonne Bates, Secretary Gary Jacobson, Treasurer figure out how best to safely reopen example: Many of the fading street signs Sam Reagle, Director the Residents’ Center when Nevada’s were replaced last year. When the remainder John Krisch, Director governor gave us a modified green light. of the new signs arrived, the maintenance Morgan White, Director While many of ArrowCreek recreational crew, unasked by management, decided to activities were stopped cold, most of the work through the lunch hour to give the ADRC MEMBERS John Krisch, Chair regularly scheduled landscape, hardscape community a small lift from the new signs. Joyce Seelen, Board Member and maintenance work remained on the All streets in Arrowcreek now have the Ron Duncan calendar, with protective changes quickly new, readable, signs. The Board continued Jeff Jones inserted to keep ArrowCreek safe. to monitor the recession’s impact on Dave Steele ArrowCreek. As of the beginning of June, Jess Traver As options on reopening were being Don Unruh the financial impact here appears minimal, considered throughout the country, the The ArrowCreek HOA Board, on its but the Board will remain cautious in the ACHOA Board concentrated on opening behalf and for the Association, disclaims budgeting process as the economic effects quickly, but safely, understanding that it is responsibility for the content of any of the lockdown will likely linger. articles not authored by Board members or not possible for any associations to keep employees. Articles of general interest on common areas absolutely virus-proof: subjects reported or discussed at public Board meetings published in the magazine There is a risk of exposure in any place are the responsibility of the residents where people gather. The Board listened submitting them. The editors reserve the right to edit submitted material for clarity and length. 4 | ArrowCreek® View™ | Homeowners Association Magazine CONGRATULATIONS Graduates2020 The ArrowCreek Homeowners Association and its community members would like to congratulate all sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, granddaughters, and grandsons that recently graduated from elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. This is a great accomplishment and you should be recognized for your efforts. Your close family members and the entire ArrowCreek community take pride in your accomplishments. The best of luck to you all as you go forward in your lives. Stay safe and healthy out there. www.arrowcreek.com | July 2020 | 5 have a question for Jeanne Tarantino? Do you have a question about the HOA, the Board, or the Management Company? If so, odds are your neighbors are wondering, too! Send questions to: [email protected]. Top questions will be published in the ArrowCreek View. ask the manager Thanks for staying informed! How do i submit an adrc application and easier maintenance design? This is perfect timing for those of you who how does the hoa handle dead vegetation in might be thinking of making changes to your yard (or any other exterior member's yards? modifications). KEEP IN MIND, when creating a new landscape plan use fire safe plants (you can refer to the “Choosing the Right Plants” Both really good questions that are sometimes related! First, we are icon posted on the home page of the arrowcreek.com website). And, excited to announce that filling out an ADRC application for your keep in mind the height and location of the trees you plant. Though Q&Aexterior modification has gotten easier through the ArrowCreek.com views are not guaranteed per the CCRs, we all need to be thoughtful website. The ADRC Guidelines are already posted and accessible there about preserving views for ourselves as well as for our neighbors. but now you can click on the ADRC Applications button on the right- Preservation of views translates into preserving home values for the hand side of the home page: community. Please be reminded that vandalism of ACHOA Common Area plantings to maintain a view is not tolerated and fines and penalties may result. ArrowCreek is a beautiful community and most all of you keep your yards impeccable! But for the few properties that need some extra attention, the standard rule enforcement process applies. Security assists management with the inspections since they are routinely driving through the community. In May we focused on properties that appear to be neglected; have not even attempted to bring the property into compliance from the winter season. In later June we will be looking This will bring you down to some instructions and three different at weeds that are out of control and other lot maintenance items. application types: 1) Remodel/Additions and Landscaping (this is Hopefully the letters sent by the HOA will get the problems corrected for the majority of exterior modification projects with a valuation of in a timely fashion.