OUTDOOR RESORT PALM SPRINGS
March, as is typical for us in the Resort, proves to be a busy time of year. For residents, many are out enjoying the warm weather and are out enjoying all the wonderful amenities in ORPS.
We did it! The February 3 Board Meeting was the shortest ever (not official, of course). We hope that this was an indication that we are getting better at communicating what is happening at the board level. We continue to get emails and letters from owners. We strive to answer all promptly. Information in this correspondence is considered for any Board action. If the letter is confidential in nature (i.e. health, personal matter, legal, etc.) it will not be made public. Otherwise, regardless of whether or not it is labeled confidential or not, Board correspondence from and to owners is public record. We want to thank everyone involved in the continuing efforts to make the Oracle more accessible. We have gotten many positive comments regarding the February issue. This month promises to be a busy one as we work with the Facilities Planning Committee, Finance Committee and the General Manager to review the recommendations regarding next year’s expenditures and adopt the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 at the March 6 meeting of the Board. All owners are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Association which will be held on Friday, March 10. The meeting will open at 10:30AM for introduction of the Inspectors of Election and then immediately recessed for counting of the ballots. The business meeting will resume at 1PM, annual reports, and announcement of the election results. Owners may address the Board with their comments or questions during the Open Forum portion of the meeting. Get to know your Board members, staff, and plan to stay for a reception immediately following. CFO REPORT FOR FEBRUARY ORACLE A recap of our January 2017 financials reveal that we are $86K in the black and $183K ahead of budget. So all looks great as we pass our halfway point in the annual budget. Areas of interest are; revenues are higher due to Resort fees and increased real estate sales. Expenses are lower in part due to reduced electrical and water use as rain and cooler weather allowed less irrigating and a one time reduction in our cable TV charges. Our thanks to Management and staff for their work in keeping expenses down. A recent meeting with First Foundation Investment Management provided us with an update and review of our investment portfolio. As a result we plan to move some of our reserves into longer-term instruments in order to earn a higher rate of return.
MARCH 2017
Board of Directors President B RIAN C ANFIELD Vice President C RAIG W IRCH Secretary M ARYELLEN M UIR CFO A LLEN G AYKEN Members
For the Management and Board, we are finalizing the budget for adoption, planning our summer projects, getting ready for the election and this year putting our governing documents out to vote for various changes. One new addition here in the Resort this March is the hiring of a Community Standards Coordinator (formerly titled Compliance Officer). We had the fortune of finding a great candidate by the name of Mike Wilson (for more on Mike please see his profile in this month’s Oracle). Mike’s primary duty will be to make sure the lots and rigs stay within the standards as outlined in our governing documents. He will be dividing his time between being in the field and being in the office. To start, Mike will be in the field from 8:30AM – 12:30PM and be in the office from 1 – 5 PM. Mike’s office is located in the Oracle Office that is located in La Palma. Mike can be reached at 760-328-3834 x 252 or by email at mwilson@orps.com . When in the field, Mike will be checking lots for weeds, untrimmed hedges and trees, debris on the lots, etc. He will also be inspecting the rigs on each lot to ensure that they are compliant with the new aesthetic rule that was recently adopted replacing the 15 year rule. As a reminder Section 1 B. of the A&A rules state: “RV’s must be maintained in a first class road-worthy and well-kept condition as to both the general visual aesthetics of the RV and the specific elements of the RV listed below which are not inclusive of every element that may require repair. Any deterioration or neglect of the RV will be cited for remedial action as described in the Enforcement Procedure. (Continued on Page 4)
D E D E L OOP B OB M OORE T ED W ILSON
General Manager C LINT A THERTON
Oracle Staff Editor Emeritae E LLEN L YNCH C ATHY C HAUNCEY
Editor E VA N ORCROSS
Sports Editor L UANN W ARD
Photo Editor S HAREN W OODGRIFT
Production Staff L OUISE K NOBF S USAN M ATTHEW J OANNE N YQUIST M ARY A NN P RIDDY M ARGIE S LEIGHT
BOARD OFFICE HOURS Monday thru Friday 9AM to 3PM assist owners with Board issues
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