February 2022 Oracle

February 2022 Oracle

ORACLE

F EBRUARY 2022

It’s a Lifestyle!”

Outdoor Resort Palm Springs - the Number One RV Resort in the USA

Board of Directors General Manager Safety & Security

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Candidates Statements Architecture & Aesthetics

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Golf

Tap Dancing

Quilters

Tennis

Pickleball

Fmca

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Health & Fitness

Ukulele Chapel

Ladies ’ Bible Study

Activities

At Your Service

Support Our Vendors

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My three - year term on the board ends in two months. It ’ s been a long and challenging three years. A new board of directors will be seated after the March 21 st directors ’ election, and they will elect the next board president, vice - president, treasurer and secretary. We have three declared candidates – Charles Leahy, Kristen Damazio and Terry Lay, vying for the two director positions. Good luck to all. Please watch your email, to stay abreast of the election process. Regarding the Facility Improvement Plan I have talked about in my Oracle articles for the past year, we have finally reached the day where you will see the efforts and ideas developed by your fellow owners, sitting on the AdHoc Facility Improvement Planning Committee. Hopefully, everyone had the chance to attend either the morning or afternoon Strategic Facility Improvement presentations held on Friday, January 28 th . You will be receiving, very shortly, an opinion survey on the ideas presented. I ask every owner, that you take the time to give these ideas/projects your considered opinion, complete the survey and return it. It will be your opinions that will guide the future direction of your resort.

A New Start . . . Coming Home . . . Again

After almost two Covid - impacted years, I believe I ’ ve now witnessed the Resort at its busiest . . . and yet the pandemic has not yet been called off. The newest Covid strain, Omicron, has had the biggest affect on staff, but even then, the team has prevailed. As you rushed back from the holidays, I was very pleased that some of the issues which challenged us during the initial rush in November were not repeated. How to treat interactions indoors, with the overwhelming desire of most to discard a mask, has been challenging. I simply ask for you to be respectful of each other. Blatant disregard for any mask - wearing guidelines, both county and state, cannot be tolerated. I ask for patience as the Board determines whether meetings should be in person or virtual. It may be a week - to - week decision as the pandemic, hopefully, wains and conditions change. Thanks for your patience as we consider the issues . . . New Faces

This month brings another introduction and represents a new direction in the Lifestyle Department. Krystal Pinkney brings a level of professional experience to the Resort unseen in the recent past, as indicated in her resume.

Don Renoe Board President

She comes to ORPS with more than five years in the hospitality, food & beverage and lifestyle industry. The last four years has seen her at PGA West and Emerald Desert as the Activities/Lifestyle Director. Her enthusiasm for her job is very evident. Interacting with residents, managing the staff, tending the bar, moving tables and chairs . . . nothing is shied away from. I look forward to her maturing the Department and can ’ t wait to see what she brings, now and in the future, to enrich your “ quality of life ” while you ’ re away from home . . . or is this “ home ”?! Ed Vitrano General Manager

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FEBRUARY 2022

General Safety continued ...

 We are monitoring the company contracted to test and paint our hydrants - testing is ongoing per the required schedules. Help us keep our park safe and secure. Put the Security Guards phone number in your contacts.

Your Safety and Security Committee has been hard at work:

Disaster Drills 

Gatehouse Direct - 760 - 770 - 0065

We have tested all our emergency equipment and are working on a better storage solution. There is lots of gear - radios, jump kits, medical equipment, rescue gear, and various lighting and power equipment. All is working well.  Communications gear and Ham radios have been tested and allow us to communicate throughout the valley.  The Roster of available search and rescue, medical, radio team responders, and incident commanders have been updated, and new members have been recruited.  A full - scale disaster exercise will be held in March. Please come and watch! A full access study of all perimeter walls is complete. Each wall and fence have been checked for soft spots. As a result, we have identified 20 areas providing too - easy intruder access. We have submitted to the Board a prioritized action plan for new wrought iron barriers and prickly vegetation that will fix these problems and discourage intruders. Intruder Security  We have identified missing stop signs and pavement markings and are nearly done installing all the missing elements.  We have conducted many traffic and speeding studies and have a large body of >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16

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