I would like to welcome everyone back to our winter paradise in the desert!
Another summer has come and gone, and it is great to see so many familiar faces back here at Outdoor Resort
Vision is the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. Can we predict the future? No. Can we plan for the future? Yes. So, when you look at our vision statement, it is our attempt to think about and plan for the future with collective imaginations and wisdom. As you may have heard, we have merged the Facilities and Strategic Planning Committees into one committee called Planning. This committee is critical to us realizing our vision. As such, we will be working to develop a long-term strategic plan. This plan will then provide the road map for our short-range projects. Executing the plan means there will, inevitably, be change. Speaking of change, every season we arrive to the resort and wonder what has changed. Some changes we see as positive and some we question why the change was made at all. We all know that change is inevitable, but we also sometimes yearn for how things used to be. It is our hope and belief, that if we have a strategic plan in place, the changes we make will be understood when viewed in the context of that plan. Nonetheless, there will always be those who question changes. Part of our vision statement speaks to the “social atmosphere and climate”. When changes are made, often times we will hear owners question why the change was made. Some even express their displeasure with the change. Every owner has the right to let the Board and management know what they think. Sometimes, this can come across to owners as negativity, and can result in a degradation of our social climate. So how do we counteract this effect? As I stated in the last Board meeting, we have so much to be thankful for and many of the changes are viewed as positive. I am going to make a concerted effort to point out some of the positives every chance I get. At the Board meeting, I recognized Frank, our Security Post Commander, for the excellent job he and his team did over the summer. I am asking each and every owner to consider pointing out some of the positives that you observe or experience when you have the opportunity. We need to hear all of the feedback but let’s make sure we keep it in perspective.
Palm Springs. I would also like to take this opportunity to greet all our new owners and hope that the kickoff to your first season here is enjoyable! Many of you have kept up with the progress of the summer by reading the Out and About emails detailing what we were up to while battling the 110+ degree weather. As a brief overview we plastered many of the pools and spas, including the two spas and one pool at El Saguaro (ES), resurfaced the tennis courts at La Palma as well as satellites A,B,C, & F, put new artificial turf in the dog run, replaced the balance of the bad benches, seed buckets and ball washers on the big 18 golf course, refinished the tee monuments of both courses, added a delivery ramp at La Palma by the café, replaced a couple of the lake fountains, placed new date palm trees and lighting in the front entry, replaced our old and tired street sweeper and updated the ES kitchen. Regarding the ES kitchen, we did experience some delays in the permitting process and then some additional; delays once construction started as we found some structural issues that need to be cured. Hopefully at the time of the this article being published, the kitchen will be completed with a new hood and cookline giving us more flexibility when catering events like the rib dinner, potato bakes and bar food service. Despite the challenges with the kitchen project, the problem is working with a building approximately 35 years old. We’ve had some other updates regarding our management team as well as changes to the facilities listed above. I am happy to welcome Morgan Bonney and Remington Post to the team. Morgan is the new head of our Lifestyle and Events department and has jumped right in working hard to provide some great events, food and entertainment for the members. Remington is spearheading a new position here at ORPS and is overseeing our golf program. He has been instrumental in implementing our new tee time software and adding value to our program with his knowledge of the game and overall golf operations. They are both doing a terrific job so please help welcome them to the ORPS family. I would also like to thank the balance of our management team and all our staff for the great work they did all summer. Our management team is as follows: Brenda Mejia - CFO, Byron Jessie - Facilities Manager, Jennifer Miranda - Resort Services Manager, Frank Flores - Post Commander, Kristine Agular - Assistant Controller/IT. I would like to thank the Board members, all the volunteers and the rest of the members for all they do for the resort to help make it such a special place. Here’s to a great season!
Perspective: What you see depends not only on what you look AT, but also where you look FROM.
Board President
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