COMMUNICATIONS MMI I want to welcome everyone back and wish you a happy, healthful season. The communications goal is to present clear, concise information in a timely way. While we provide information, it is our resort owners and guests’ responsibility to access it. The mandate of the Communications Committee is to develop and encourage more effective ways of communication methods for all resort residents. We act as an ADVISORY committee to the board. Essentially we support the Board with Internal Communication. We meet monthly the first Monday in each month from Nov. though April. Our membership is made up of: phase representative - you will see a green sign, posted in the front of the RV lot, identifying phase representatives for each area representative from The Oracle Ambassador Coordinator at-large individuals not included in the preceding categories who have interest in supporting the Communications Committee activities We have two bulletin boards where information is posted - one in La Palma and the other in El Saguaro. Our meeting minutes are posted on our internal website. We will be posting an up-to-date list of phase representatives in mid-November. If you are a new owner, you can expect a visit from one of your phase reps. At this time you will receive an information package. We hope it answers questions you might have about activities and some of the many resources that are available in Outdoor Resort. If you need additional information please contact your phase representative. If we don’t know the answer, we will find it! Communication Tip #1 As an ORPS owner when I see or hear something that I do not understand, what should I do? Go straight to a Board member and ask the question. We essentially live in a small town where rumors can become our downfall. As owners we need to be cognizant of the fact that owners are able to submit ideas to the Board. The Board will read each submission, and then consider many factors, the most important is, what’s best for our ORPS community. Ideas are welcome. There is a process, and usually it takes a long time, before anything is formally passed by the Board. Before you react to any idea you hear, go to a Board member and ask. Many times it is only an idea. When tough decisions are made, ORPS owners must remember that these decisions are made with ALL owners best interests in mind. They wish they could please everyone. The reality is they cannot.
FACILITIES PLANNING A BIG WELCOME back to our lovely Resort! The FP Committee hopes you have all enjoyed a happy and healthy summer and are looking forward to enjoying our beautiful facilities here in the desert. It’s exciting to see the lake projects, pickle ball court renovations and painting of the ES Clubhouse exterior and interior now complete. The grounds look stunning with green grass, trimmed trees, sparkling ponds and grand welcoming scenery. A few changes have taken place on our committee this past year. Dick Tomlin, who has served as the Facilities Planning Chair for the past four years, retired at the end of last season. Dick put in a tremendous amount of time and effort during his tenure with the successful renovation of the Owners’ Lounge 2014. It was Dick’s vision that gave us the outdoor patio, indoor bar, multi-purpose room with kitchen and turned this beautiful renovated lounge into a high use and much appreciated facility in our resort. Dick has always been willing to share many of his ideas for a vibrant resort. A big thank you, Dick! You definitely improved our resort! Our other committee members Marsha Nielson, Denny Bloom, Alice Heuple, Michael Murray, Judy Jurache and Charles Stinson have all worked tirelessly on a number of projects last season and even over the summer. I so appreciate their contributions and expertise. We have some outstanding talent on our committee this upcoming season with the best interests of our resort facilities in mind. The FPC follows a process of evaluating, conceptualizing, screening and prioritization of various projects or improvements relating to our infrastructure, buildings, recreational facilities, equipment and systems that we believe are needed to keep our resort looking exquisite and up-to-date with current trends and markets. Some of these projects take time and are phased over a period of 1-8 years. This season some of the projects that we will be continuing to work on include the ES kitchen phase II - III, dog facilities, easement land potential uses - to name a few. Also, some of our committee member terms will be expiring soon and we invite interested owners to assist us on our committee in the upcoming seasons. If you feel that you have administrative, engineering, contractor or facilities expertise, please express your interest in volunteering to Ava Felt or one of our FPC members. Our next scheduled FPC meetings will be held Thursdays: November 10, November 17, & December 1, at 2 PM in the East Room. All owners are welcome to any of our FPC committee meetings and we invite you to bring your ideas for improving our facilities.
Ava Felt Chair
Feel free to share your input at: facilityplanning@orps.com
Joan Craven ..Lot 1109 Chair
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