David's Anthem Journal

Board Votes Beautification Project at Americana and Williamsport

 

 

A Unanimous Board of Directors vote at the May 24 Board meeting is going to soon result in correction of a longstanding eyesore (photo below) at Americana and Williamsport, within sight of Anthem Center.

 

 

Acting on the recommendation of the Properties and Grounds Committee, the Board awarded a contract in the amount of $5,746.00 to Valley Crest Landscaping, the second lowest bidder.

The project is a less expensive alternative to a more-elaborate option that would have included park benches and some other minor amenities.

An irrigation system will be included to assure that the upgraded area receives the water it will need.

“This is very much a tribute to our neighbor, the late Bob Parreco,” said Robert Zipkin, who lives across from the lot. “Bob wrote a number of letters urging that the problem be addressed, and he deserves much of the credit for bringing it to the attention of the P&G Committee and the Board.”

Zipkin added that the unkempt lot had become an attractive nuisance to thoughtless people who discarded empty cans and other refuse on the site.

“This will put another badly needed piece into place in keeping Sun City Anthem a first-class community,” Zipkin said.

Potential Restaurant Operators Named

 

 

At the May 24 Board meeting, Treasurer Dan Forgeron, who is coordinating the search for a tenant to operate the restaurant in Anthem Center, released the following names of operators who have toured the facility and have been sent a Request for Information:

Bernard’s Bistro

Supernova Entertainment, c/o Republic Kitchen and Bar

Robert Lomeli

The Mad Greek

Carlos’ Kitchen

The Landings HND

Las Vegas Caterer

Divine Events

David Rosinsky

Gaylord India Restaurant

Dom DeMarco

Giuseppe’s Anthem

Café 5

An Early Look At Your 2013 SCA Dues

 

 

If viewed in terms of our pocketbooks, probably the most important news coming out of the May 24 SCA Board of Directors meeting was contained in these seven words, constituting a single line item in the 2013 Budget Guidelines approved by the Board:

Assume no increase in quarterly homeowner assessments.

If there are no unexpected developments, this means our current annual assessment of $1,100 –our dues- will remain unchanged next year.

Board Selects Officers For Coming Year - Continuity Is The Theme

The major order of business at the SCA Board of Directors May 10 organizational meeting was the election of officers for the 2012-2013 session.

The theme was continuity, and all votes were unanimous.

Jim Long was voted to continue as President.

Wade Terry was voted to continue as Vice President.

Dan Forgeron moved to create an additional Vice President position, saying the additional leadership would allow for less "concentration" when dealing with management, though directives to RMI come from the President, acting on authority of the Board.

Forgeron's motion was approved unanimously, and Jean Capillupo was unanimously elected to the new position.

Bella Meese was voted to continue as Vice President for Community Relations.

Dan Forgeron was voted to continue as Treasurer.

Jerry Gardberg was voted to continue as Secretary.

Mike Carey was voted to continue as Assistant Treasurer, and Bella Meese was voted to be Assistant Secretary.

Board liaison assignments were voted on and will be reported in a separate article.

Board Establishes Parliamentary Procedures

 

 

As allowed by Nevada law and Sun City Anthem’s governing documents, the SCA Board of Directors, acting at its April 26, 2012 Board meeting, unanimously voted for the following resolution establishing a simplified set of parliamentary procedures for the conduct of Board meetings and member meetings.

These procedures do not apply to meetings of committees or any other SCA groups.

Editor’s Comment: The very last procedure states that personal attacks on the character, veracity, integrity or intelligence of others will not be permitted. Although speakers during member comment period are allowed up to two minutes to speak without interruption, I would expect that the Board President would immediately cut off any member violating this rule during a member comment period.

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SUN CITY ANTHEM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES

WHEREAS Section 6.2 of the Association’s Bylaws provides that Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern the conduct of Association proceedings unless the Board modifies such parliamentary rules by Board resolution.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT all member and board meetings will be conducted under the following rules until otherwise changed by Board action. Procedural motions not discussed in these rules will not be permitted. These rules do not apply to board workshops or meetings of committees, task groups, or work groups.

1. Meeting Chair.

A. Person. The President will chair meetings when present. If the President is not present, an officer will chair the meeting in the following order: Vice President, Treasurer, or Secretary.

B. Board meeting chair. The chair of a board meeting may make or second motions, discuss motions and vote in the same manner as the other directors.

C. Member meeting chair. The chair of a member meeting may not make, second or discuss motions, and may vote only to break a tie.

2. Quorum.

A. Board meetings. A majority of the directors then serving constitutes a quorum at a board meeting. This quorum requirement must be met at the time each action is taken. Directors attending a meeting via telephone are counted in establishing a quorum.

B. Member meetings. The presence of members representing 10% of the total votes of the Association generally constitutes a quorum at a member meeting. The By-Laws and the Declaration require higher quorum requirements in some situations.

3. Member Comments

A. Board meetings. At the beginning of each board meeting, members will be invited to comment on any item on the agenda. At the end of each board meeting, members will be invited to comment on any Association issue. Each member comment will be limited to two minutes, subject to exceptions granted by the chair. A member will state his or her name before commenting, and a member’s comment period cannot be shared or surrendered to another member.

B. Member meetings. At the beginning and end of each member meeting, members will be invited to comment on any Association issue. Each member comment will be limited to four minutes at the beginning of the meeting and two minutes at the end, subject to exceptions granted by the chair. A member will state his or her name before commenting, and a member’s comment period cannot be shared or surrendered to another member.

4. Motions and Action

A. Main motions. Unless there is an emergency as defined in NRS 116, a motion for the Association to take a specified action (a “main motion”) may only be made on issues listed on the meeting’s agenda. A main motion requires a second. Discussion of a proposed action may only occur while a main motion on the issue is on the floor, except that the Chair may waive this requirement during Board executive sessions.

B. Discussion at board meetings. The person making a motion will be offered the first opportunity to discuss it, and the chair will recognize additional speakers. A motion to move the previous question is in order after each director has had an opportunity to speak, it requires a second and is not debatable.

C. Discussion at member meetings. The person making a motion will be offered the first opportunity to discuss it, and the chair will recognize additional speakers. Each speaker will limit comments to two minutes. A motion to move the previous question is in order after six speakers, it requires a second and is not debatable.

D. Amendments. An amendment may be proposed for a pending main motion, and a proposed amendment may be amended (a “secondary amendment”). An amendment must be germane to the main motion, requires a second and is debatable. A secondary amendment may not be further amended.

E. Postpone. While a main motion is pending, a motion may be made to postpone action on it to a specified time, such as the next meeting. Such a motion requires a second and is debatable.

5. Recess or Adjourn.

A. Recess. A motion to recess the meeting to a specified time may be made at any time. Such a motion requires a second and is debatable.

B. Adjourn. A motion to adjourn the meeting may be made at any time. Such a motion requires a second and is debatable. Upon completion of the agenda, the chair may adjourn the meeting without a vote.

6. General Rules

A. Majority voting. A majority vote will be required for passage of all main and procedural motions. Abstentions will not be counted in determining a majority.

B. Points of order. A point of order calling on the chair to enforce the rules can be made at any time.

C. Procedural rulings. The chair will make all procedural rulings, including the manner in which votes are taken. A procedural ruling of the chair may be appealed by a motion that requires a second and is not debatable. The chair’s ruling stands unless a majority votes to overrule it.

D. No personal attacks. Attacks on the character, veracity, integrity or intelligence of other individuals will not be permitted.

 

Welcome to the 21st Century; Board Approves Wi-Fi Bid for Recreation Centers

 

 

At its April 26, 2012 meeting, the SCA Board of Directors unanimously approved the recommendation of the Properties & Grounds Committee to award a Wi-Fi project to CDW, the lowest qualified bidder.

The cost of the bid is $39,375.55, more than $10,000 less than the $50,000 at which the project had been budgeted.

The Board action comes after several years of resident requests to implement Wi-Fi.

When the installation is complete, all three SCA recreation centers will have complete Wi-Fi access. The bid is for materials only, but no external labor sources will be used for the project because labor will be provided by in-house staff.

What exactly does this mean?

 

 

When Wi-Fi is implemented in the recreation centers, probably within two to three months, users of smart phones, laptop computers, tablets such as iPads, and other wireless devices will be able to send and receive e-mail and access the Internet at high speeds over a computer network.

This will benefit the increasing numbers of individual residents who are using these devices, and it will also be very helpful to committees, clubs and other groups that can benefit from efficient Internet access.

Availability of Wi-Fi over our own network also means that users will not have to draw on the often-expensive data plans of their service providers, such as Verizon and AT&T.

According to a report from Steve Myers, RMI’s SCA IT Manager, the scope of the project will include most of the interiors of all three recreation centers. When implemented, the system will allow from 150 to as many as 300 simultaneous users, thought to be more than enough to service our residents and visitors.

Myers said a few interior areas not included in the scope of the project may still be able to obtain Wi-Fi access via “bleed-through” of the signal, but this will not be guaranteed. These areas are: the Woodchips room at Independence Center; the walking track area at Anthem Center; and the Fitness Room at Liberty Center.

The plan calls for up to 25 Access Points, also known as “Hotspots.” Anyone in areas not listed as exceptions in the previous paragraph will always be in a hotspot that will permit Wi-Fi access.

 

 

Answering questions at a recent Properties & Grounds Committee meeting, Steve Myers said the new Wi-Fi system will be independent of systems employed by RMI to manage Sun City Anthem.

Myers also said the new system will be designed to protect the security of users, prohibiting any third party from hacking into the devices of users or intercepting their data in any way.

Reporter’s Comment: As the project nears implementation, I will keep readers informed through follow-up coverage. 

 

Board Approves Terms of RFI Going to Prospective Restaurant Tenants

 

 

 

 

By unanimous vote at their April 26 meeting, the SCA Board of Directors approved a Request For Information (RFI) to be sent to 13 or more restaurant operators who have expressed interest in becoming the tenant for the restaurant in Anthem Center.

Excerpted from the RFI, here are the basic terms intended to be used as a starting point for negotiations:

 

Landlord

1. Minimum monthly rent $4,000 plus separately metered utilities or 5% of total revenues plus separately metered utilities

2. Initial term five years with renewal options

3. Additional rent to be percentage of total sales in excess of $100,000 per month

4. Utilities estimated at $5,000 per month

5. Landlord to provide existing kitchen equipment and dining room furnishings

6. Landlord to provide routine equipment repairs and replacement

7. Monthly one half page free advertising in “SPIRIT” magazine distributed to 7,144 homes

8. SCA community discount desirable (10% on food)

9. Landlord will assign conditional use permit to tenant

10. Ballroom and outside stage available under separate event rental agreements

11. Ballroom reservations may be scheduled up to eighteen months in advance

12. Restaurant to be open to the public from 11:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day

 

Tenant

1. Tenant to have exclusive catering rights to SCA’s Hanneman Hall in Anthem Center

2. Tenant to provide small wares and POS

3. Tenant responsible for grease traps and hood cleaning

4. Tenant responsible for cleaning of kitchen and dining rooms, including inside windows

5. Tenant responsible for pest control

6. Tenant to obtain and maintain all business, liquor and health permits and licenses

7. Tenant to market restaurant and catering capabilities

8. Tenant to provide evidence of all necessary insurance coverage including workers’ compensation, general liability, liquor liability, fire and property damage naming SCA as an additional insured

Click on the following link to download the complete RFI document.

Download 2012 RFI To Restaurant Tenants

Six Appointed to Ad Hoc Management Company Research Group

 

 

By unanimous vote at its April 26 meeting, the SCA Board of Directors approved the recommendation of the Management Agreement Task Force to appoint the following residents to the ad hoc group that will conduct research to identify homeowners association management companies capable of bidding to manage Sun City Anthem:

Bob Burch

Don Davisson

Rana Goodman

Don Schramski

Daniel Snell

Penny Tourangeau-Hukvari

Rana Goodman was originally designated as an alternate to join the group if Board candidate Don Schramski is elected to the Board or if any other member were to drop out. But after resolving some temporary confusion over the question of whether all the appointed members are SCA homeowners, it was decided to expand the group to six members and make Ms. Goodman a full member.

If Don Schramski is elected to the Board, he will leave this group and its membership will continue with five participants.

The first meeting of the group –in public- is scheduled for the Penn Room at Independence Center at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3.

The group has been asked to complete its work in time for a report to the Board of Directors at its August meeting.

The current RMI management agreement expires at the end of this year, but the agreement contains a provision to continue on a month-to-month basis after that time if necessary.

Following the vote to appoint the members of the ad hoc group, the Board voted unanimously to "sunset" the Management Agreement Task Force, putting it out of business.

Directors Bové, Gardberg & Forgeron Honored For Board Service

 

 

Sun City Anthem Board members Celeste Bové, Dan Forgeron and Jerry Gardberg, who are completing two-year terms, were recognized for their service at the April 26, 2012 Board meeting.

Each of the three was presented with a handsome display clock engraved with his/her name and dates of service.

It is, of course, not known at this writing whether Forgeron and Gardberg, who are candidates for reelection, will retain their seats.

The diminutive Bové, on the other hand, is definitely leaving the Board, so it was not surprising to this reporter that a great deal of praise was lavished on her.

 

 

Board President Jim Long noted that Celeste is an extremely meticulous person who took her director’s role seriously and never shirked from doing whatever research was needed to make the decisions she thought best for the community.

Bové’s colleague Bella Meese, recalling that the two had occasional disagreements over pending Board actions, said she had grown to have deep respect for Celeste and her work ethic.

Other tributes came during member comments.

Roz Berman thanked Bové, Forgeron and Gardberg for their dedicated service, recalling her pleasure in working with them during her final year on the Board.

Finance Committee chair Jim Mayfield, saying that he was speaking for a group of fellow committee chairpersons, expressed his gratitude for the good relationship between the Board and SCA committees, and he commended Celeste for her thoroughness.

Bové brought an excellent academic and vocational record to her position as a director, and many residents I’ve spoken with over the past few weeks have expressed appreciation for her service.

Celeste holds a Doctorate in Audiology, did post-doctoral work in public administration, and successfully championed many projects on behalf of SCA groups during her term. 

 

Statement From Board President

 

Readers: Sun city Anthem Board of Directors President Jim Long distributed the following message to the community today (April 27). I will be elaborating on some of these items when I begin my own articles on the April 26 Board meeting.

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April Board Meeting

Our Board took the following actions at its April meeting yesterday:

- Approved the Consolidated Expectations report developed by the Management Agreement Task Force

- Appointed six members to serve on an Ad Hoc Advisory Group to determine HOA management companies with the ability to manage our Association

- Authorized reservations of Hanneman Hall for events with outside caterers through the end of this year

- Approved the request for information (RFI) which will be sent to restaurant operators who have expressed an interest in leasing the Anthem Center restaurant space

- Approved purchase of the equipment needed to provide free wi-fi service to our residents in most areas of our three Association buildings

- Awarded the contract to paint our Association’s perimeter fences

- Adopted a set of simplified parliamentary procedure rules

Jim Long, Board President