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FROM YOUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Altos, California. She has completed additional study and research in
Economics, Business Law, Computer Science and Art also at Foothill
Yelena Parikova
Community College. Previous experience includes being Property
y.parikova@tcwp.net
Manager at Hudson Pacific Properties in Palo Alto, California and
Assistant Facility Manager at Intuit in Mountain View, California.
The Board of Directors together with Riverside Management and Earlier in her career she worked as an Administrative Assistant in
Financial Services, Inc. advertised statewide and received applications Finance at Automatic Data Processing in Santa Clara before moving
from a large number of candidates who expressed interest in the into Facilities Management. Ms Parikova speaks both English and
position. The candidates whose qualifications most closely aligned Russian.
with the job description were interviewed initially by telephone by a
recruiting agency. The applications, resumes and a summary of their Ms Parikova recently moved to Folsom after her spouse moved to a
telephone interview were then forwarded to Riverside Management position in the Sacramento area. Although her career began in
and the Board of Directors. The Board interviewed selected candidates accounting, she finds facilities management more rewarding as she
either in person or by a Skype video conference call for candidates enjoys working with people and being a facilitator.
who lived in other regions of California. After conducting the first
round of interviews, the Board scheduled a second round of interviews
for the top candidates. We were pleased when Ms Parikova accepted Ms Parikova began her full-time work at The Retreat. on Monday
the Board’s offer of employment. January 27, 2020. The hiring decision was made by the Board of

Directors although she will be employed by Riverside Management.

Ms Parikova holds an Associate Degree in Accounting and a Career Welcome Yelena!
Certificate in Accounting from Foothill Community College in Los

Community Tree Trimming

Board of Directors

January, 2020

Lastly, the Board is concerned that by allowing homeowners
Looking around our neighborhood you may notice that we have many to trim their own trees the Association is potentially liable if an
trees, more than one thousand. In order to help keep our trees healthy owner is injured while performing work that should be
and attractive, the Association contracts annually with Arborwell, a performed by the professional Arborists.
professional Arborist. This professional has catalogued all our trees
for us, and more importantly, evaluates and trims our trees twice a
Based on these concerns, the Board would like to clarify and remind
year, on a three-year rotation schedule.
all owners of the rules pertaining to tree trimming:

The Board has learned that some homeowners were previously
granted a ‘waiver’ from having the Arborist trim their front yard tree Trimming- The Association contracted Arborist will be
(s), allowing the homeowner to trim their own trees or hire a private responsible for trimming all the association’s trees. Owners
tree trimming company. Although this exception was designed with may not refuse to have the Arborist trim front yard trees,
good intentions, it has the potential for several unintended as many have done in the past.
consequences.
We believe that maintaining our rules will help us maintain the health
First, the Arborist must try to keep records of which lots have and beauty of one of our great resources, our trees.
been granted a ‘waiver’. This is a small number of lots, but
causes confusion. Some owners have resorted to placing signs Owners with any questions or concerns about this notice may contact
and other markings on their trees as identification. Riverside Management at pamelac@riversidemgmt.com, or
y.parikova@tcwp.net.
Second, the Board recognizes that the Arborist can trim all our
trees in a consistent manner, giving the whole community a
quality look that helps maintain the value of our homes.

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