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PRESIDENT’S CORNER, Pat Patterson President
The Club at WestPark
April 2021 associations in the Sacramento Valley region and
who were members of the California Association of Community Association
Riverside Management withdrew Community Managers (CACM), a certifying
from the management search when agency of Community Association Management 3240 Kennerleigh Parkway,
Pam Ciapessoni submitted Companies. The committee also developed a draft Roseville, CA 95747
Riverside’s resignation on 22 of a Request for Proposal (RFP) the Board could www.theclubatwestparkca.com
February 2021. Ralph Jahr will go send to selected management companies. Phone: (916) 771-7801
over the details (see below); we will have a new Fax: (916) 771-7827
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Management Company effective June 1 , 2021. In Eighteen management companies were identified www.theclubatwestparkca.com
the meantime, our goal is to open the pool on April and personally contacted by search committee
th
15 ! We have a detailed plan on how this will all members. Some did not respond, and others
work and be implemented. We are opening The eventually withdrew from the search process.
Retreat in small steps; as Placer County progresses The Retreat Facility Hours
towards completely opening, we will too! We will Eleven companies responded to our initial outreach Currently Closed
not be using vaccines as a criterion for entry asking if they were interested in the TCWP
because our staff and others in our club have not management contract. Requests for Proposal Riverside Management
been given the opportunity to receive the vaccine. (RFPs) were sent to these management companies
and seven companies responded with written Pamela Ciapessoni,
I will ask all Club members to be ready for the proposals within the two-month period requested CCAM-PM.AA®-CMCA
COVID-19 pandemic to decrease and the opening for their response. All proposals were reviewed, (916) 740-2462
of The Retreat in small steps forward. Good times evaluated, and scored by means of a scoring rubric AssociationManager@tcwp.net
are coming! Your Board is acting every day to developed by the Board. The top three companies
Board of Directors
secure a well thought out plan and success in were then identified by the Board. Riverside Pat Patterson, President
opening our Retreat! Management was one of the top three companies Bob Blanton, Vice President
identified. However, Riverside Management Ralph Jahr, Treasurer
Management Company Search Committee withdrew from the search when Pam Ciapessoni Dan Ketchum, Secretary
Summary by Ralph Jahr, Committee Chairman submitted Riverside’s resignation on 22 February Richard Capp, Director
2021. Email: boardofdirectors@tcwp.net
The Charter for the Management Company Search
Committee was drawn up in February 2020, and The Board moved ahead with the top two
then the COVID pandemic hit.The Board decided companies. 2021 Board of Directors
that a five–member Ad Hoc Management Search The Board interviewed the leadership teams of the Quarterly Meetings
Committee would be selected to initiate the search top two management companies at their central Meetings below are open to all
and to develop a list of management companies the members of the Association.
full Board could consider. offices the week of March 1-5 using a revised Wednesday, February 17th at 1:00pm

scoring rubric originally developed for the Wednesday, April 21st at 1:00pm
A request for volunteers was published and the screening of the seven proposals received. On
Board interviewed community members who Friday 5 March, the Board met in Executive Wednesday, July 21st at 1:00pm
expressed interest in serving on the committee. Session and selected the first-choice company.
Wednesday, July 21st at 3:00pm -
Two Board members volunteered to lead the Since then, the Board has worked with our legal Annual Membership Meeting/Election
committee, Ralph Jahr and Doug Hanagan.
counsel and Company A to develop an Agreement Wednesday, October 20th at 1:00pm
Three additional members from the TCWP that is acceptable to Company A, TCWP and by our
community were selected as members of the legal counsel. The Agreement was signed on (to be
committee: Bob Viola, Rich Capp and Jill Egbert. announced) by both parties. The transition began Onsite Association Staff
The committee began its work in June 2020. immediately and will be completed on 31 May
2021. Yelena Parikova, Director of Operations
The committee considered association management y.parikova@tcwp.net
companies who worked with homeowner
Shannon Van Every, Lifestyle Director
shannon@tcwp.net
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 Home Specific Emergencies
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. (800) 762-5858

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 Home Warranty Questions
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 norcal@pultegroup.com
personal matters.
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