CANDIDATE STATEMENT

COMMUNICATIONS

CLUBHOUSE COMPLEX

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP

Communication & Transparency

I already had a number of concerns with POA communications but when we ​launched the 2024 Strategic Plan Survey and then chose to retract it and ​relaunch it, shortfalls in the association’s communications systems became ​apparent. In addition to gaps in our means of official communication, our IT ​arrangements are also in need of a major update. Alongside hiring a ​dedicated Communications Director, I would like to see the POA further tap ​into the expertise that exists within our membership to streamline our IT and ​ensure things are designed and working with utmost efficiency.

I would also like to see mutual respect between the POA and the members, ​and this needs to start with the POA. I think we tend to lose sight that ​everything done regarding the POA is paid for by a hardworking individual - ​a neighbor - and there needs to be transparency and respect.

Emergency Preparedness

This is so much more than home hardening and having a couple weeks supply ​of food & water. We are in a beautiful, but also highly vulnerable location ​and we would greatly benefit from having a catastrophe plan in place.

In the last couple years we have been witness to various scenarios - from ​the Paradise Fire to the COVID lock-downs - that demonstrate the extremes ​of what a community can face. We need to learn from these events and be ​prepared to step up and rally around our neighbors when it really matters.

Financial Stewardship

I understand that changing course and implementing new ideas (with any ​size organization) takes time, but I would like to see us “roll up our sleeves” ​and put the hard work in now, so we don’t continue to skirt the issues and ​kick the financial state of our community down the road.

I would also like to see some delegation and ownership. We have numerous ​directors (and new ones coming in) with valid concerns and initiatives who ​I’d like to see teamed up to tackle issues and find solutions.

Just because something has been done a certain way for decades does not ​mean we have to keep doing it the same way. Just because we’re not-for-​profit, does not mean we need to be carrying the lion’s share of our income-​generating amenities. I would like to see resourcefulness and problem ​solving kicked into high gear.

Clubhouse Complex

2017 - Members voted down the Clubhouse Renovation plans by 754 to 266

2023 - Members were asked how they would prefer to pay for the voted ​down Clubhouse Renovation

The member frustration around this situation is completely understandable, ​but generational neglect and piecemeal maintenance has made the ​clubhouse a liability. At what point does our insurance come back and say ​they won’t cover something that hasn’t been maintained? Or God forbid we ​have an electrical fire right now. Would insurance even pay out a claim if ​they could determine fault in our wiring?

Doing nothing is not an option, but propositioning our members with a Yes/​No vote does not provide a viable course of action.

I would like to see a vote on SCOPE:

• Option 1: Required maintenance and upgrades that reduce liability and ​keep our insurance coverage in good standing
  

• Option 2: “Our hands are dirty, what else can we fix?” - efficiency ​upgrades and maybe some crucial rearranging can be implemented while ​walls are open and labor can overlap

• Option 3: The existing renovation plans

The current dynamic between the Board and members is not sustainable. I ​would like to move forward with an option that is officially voted on by the ​community and then honored by the Board.