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PRESIDENT’S CORNER, Pat Patterson President

May 2021 Another question is how our current
Carolyn, our only part timer, not only helped Management company Riverside Management is
I want to thank our Managing with account and payables, but will also help in doing with our finances? We just had an
Agent Pam Ciapessoni for the the pool opening soon. Great job in advance. independent audit completed by Shaw
decade of help and guidance! Accountancy Corporation in April 2021. That
Pam has kept us on the right As far as the next step in opening the Retreat, we report clearly states that the financial data
path and direction for our will take it slowly at first and step it up if presented by Riverside Management represents a
safety and health and we thank you. everything goes well. It’s essential for all Club fair presentation in accordance with accounting
members to follow the new COVID 19 principles generally accepted in the United States
I would also like to acknowledge all the Board procedures that will help us move to the next of America. Great Job Pam Ciapessoni and your
Directors: Bob Blanton, Ralph Jahr, Dan step in opening of The Retreat. team!
Ketchum, and Richard Capp for the work on the
Management Search project! The amount of As I pointed out earlier, we do have a new The future actions of FSR management may
evaluation and assessment as well as the time management company First Service Residential, have a different perspective on our future,
invested is above and beyond the call of duty! or FSR for short, starting on June 1st of 2021. reducing costs, adding more flexibility to
Thank you all for donating your time for our The Board went through every step of the communications and more changes.
Club! process very thoroughly, checking every detail
along the way. This was a very time-consuming Change may be difficult for some, but we are
The Board has been engaged in three major process. Ralph Jahr, our Chairman of the confident that the FSR team will do everything
projects over the last year. In response to the Management Search Committee has let us know possible to make the transition a smooth one.
Members’ Petition, the Board held numerous of some future events. One is that FSR will be Bob Blanton submitted an updated proposal for
meetings over sixteen months during a sending a welcome letter soon. FSR will also our noncommercial use of signs, and our house
pandemic, established a committee, reached out have a welcome Zoom meeting on May 19th at painting rules. These new rule changes will go
to nineteen management companies, reviewed, 10AM and May 20th at 5:30PM. Watch your out as a 30-day comment period from our last
and scored eight responses to our RFP’s, emails for more details. Board meeting April 21st, 2021.
interviewed finalists at their offices, and selected There is also another issue on Rental Restriction.
our future Management Company. Although we have completed our mission of We would like to extend the voting period to
Second, with help from our Club members’ upgrading The Retreat and analyses of nineteen capture the number of affirmative ballots
redesign committee we renovated our Retreat! management companies, we left some unfinished necessary to adopt the amendment to our
Third, we are opening the Pool after a year’s projects for this coming year. Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, (CC&R)
worth of lock down! The actual date is Monday documents. The board is recommending a yes
May 3rd! The Pool Re-Opening Phase 1 1. The sound dampening in the café area. vote.
instructions will be sent out by Yelena to the 2. The glass case refrigerator in the kitchen.
membership’s emails. Future opening of the 3. The proposed Pickle ball court. Good luck to all our members that applied for a
Gym and outside activities Bocce Ball could be 4. Expansion of resident art in The Retreat. seat on the Board! We have two incumbents
next as soon as the end of June or the beginning 5. Looking at vaccinations for entry into Ralph Jahr, and Richard Capp. We also have
of July. The Retreat. Scott Smith, Jill Egbert, Terry Brady, Bob
I would like to thank Yelena as Director of 6. Handling of correspondence. Caputo, and Richard Tipton for a total of 7 club
Operations for all the work organization within 7. The changing of amount of Board members seeking 3 seats: good luck to all
The Retreat. Yelena kept the contractors busy as meetings and times. candidates! The Annual Membership Meeting
repairs and upgrades were completed! 8. Looking at outdoor tent will be held on July 21, 2021. The Inspector of
accommodations. Elections will then be opening and counting the
I would also like to thank Shannon Van Every, Ballots for three seats on the Board of Directors,
our Lifestyle Director. Shannon worked with We have not forgotten the members’ suggestions at The Club at West Park.
CDG and Yelena to complete seventeen different and concerns! One such concern is the quarterly
seating arrangements for our Retreat Occupancy HOA assessment. The next Board of Directors Meeting will be on
requirements. Our Courier has been a welcome The HOA dues amount will remain the same. All May 26, 2021, to open and count the AB-3182
bit of news outside our homes. News and Zoom the funds for this quarter, April, May, and June, Rental Restriction ballots.
events have been a welcome change from old stay in our HOA account. A smooth transition is
reruns on TV and short walks outside! Thanks now underway, more news will be forthcoming. P.S. “Always do your best. What you plant now,
Shannon great job! you will harvest later,” Og Mandino.

A reminder about operation of the HOA
Compliance, financial reporting, and quarterly assessments are managed by Pamela Ciapessoni and her team at Riverside Management and Financial Services, Inc. Both the Director of
Operations and Riverside are engaged by and work at the will of the Board of Directors. The Board is responsible for their management. Contact Pamela first, if you have issues you feel need to
be addressed.

If you feel that the matter needs to be brought to the Board’s attention, please send an email to boardofdirectors@tcwp.net. The email will be received by the Board President, and Pamela
Ciapessoni of Riverside Management. All correspondence is included in the quarterly Board packet for review at the next Board meeting. A member in good standing can ask for a private
meeting with the Board to discuss personal matters.

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