Oracle APRIL 2018 Final

Oracle APRIL 2018 Final

ORACLE APR I L 20 1 8

In this issue: Outdoor Resort Palm Springs - the Number One RV Resort in the USA

Oracle Staff Editor Emeritae E LLEN L YNCH C ATHY C HAUNCEY Editor E VA N ORCROSS Production Staff E VELYN E LIAS P ATRICIA G RANT L OUISE K NOBF S USAN M ATTHEW J OANNE N YQUIST M ARY A NN P RIDDY M ARGIE S LEIGHT L UANN W ARD

Board of Directors President C RAIG W IRCH Vice President

Meeting Calendar Election Results

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New Owners

Chapel

Golf

T ED W ILSON Secretary D EDE L OOP CFO J IM W ALLER Members B OB M OORE

Tennis

Pickleball

Movies

April is one of only four months that has exactly 30 days, the others are June, September and November. April begins on the same day of the week as July every single year! L EONARDO DA V INCI was born April 15, 1452.

J OHN B OUDIN G REG F ARMER General Manager C LINT A THERTON

W ILLIAM S HAKESPEARE , was born on April 23, 1564. George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States of America on April 30, 1789

ORPS Calendar 2018-2019 SUMMER SEASON BOARD MEETINGS BY TELECONFERENCE (Dial 1-800-511-7985; Access Code 742-4450#) April 27 - July 20 - September 21 at 9AM BOARD REGULAR MEETINGS(1PM, La Palma) Monday, October 22, Monday, November 19 BOARD OFF-SITE ADVANCE: Monday, Nov 12 (Agua Caliente Meeting Room) Monday, December 10 Monday, January 14 TOWNHALL MEETING: Friday, Nov 16, ES Ballroom, Noon Monday, February 11, Monday, March 4 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP : Monday, March 18 MTG AND ELECTION : Friday, March 8 La Palma Ballroom

Committee meetings for April Board Meeting, Friday, April 27, 9AM, Board Room- La Palma Communications – Monday, April 2, 10AM OL Facilities Planning – Thursday, April 5, 2PM, East Room Pickleball – Wednesday, April 4, 11AM, Owners Lounge Safety & Security – Friday, April 6, 2PM, East Room Strategic Planning – Tuesday, April 3, 8PM East Room Tennis – Saturday, April 7, 9AM, La Palma

MTG ROOM

COMMITTEE

DAY

TIME

NOV.

DEC.

JAN

FEB.

MAR

APR

2 nd Tues

Activities

2PM

OL- MPR

13

11

8

12

12

No Mtg.

A&A

Wed

2PM

ER

14 & 27

5 & 19

9 & 30

6 & 20

6 & 20

1 st Mon

Communications

10AM

OL- MPR

5

3

14

4

4

1

1 st & 3 rd Thurs

Facilities Planning

2PM

ER

1 & 15

6 & 20

3 & 17

7 & 21

7 & 21

4

Finance

Wed

2PM

ER

7 & 28

12

24

13 & 27

27

No Mtg

1 st Tues

8 (2 nd Tues)

Golf

1PM

OL- MPR

6

4

5

5

2

10:30 AM

1 st Tues

No Mtg 8 (2 nd Tues)

Health & Fitness

OL

6

5

5

No Mtg.

Meets once a Quarter

Investment

1PM

OL

11

22

1:30 PM

1 st Tues

Marketing

OL

6

4

8 (2nd Tues)

5

5

2

21 (3 rd Wed)

1 st Wed.

9 (2 nd Wed)

Pickleball

11AM

OL- MPR

5

6

6

3

1 st Fri.

Safety & Security

2PM

ER

3

1

5

2

2

6

8* (2 nd Tues)

1 st Tues

Strategic Planning

8AM

OL

6

4

5

5

2

1 st Sat.

Tennis

9AM

LP

3

1

5

2

2

COMMITTEE LIAISONS

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

A&A

T ED W ILSON /J OHN B OUDIN

A&A

T ED W ILSON

A CTIVITIES

D EDE L OOP /J OHN B OUDIN

ACTIVITIES

S ANDY H OLGUIN

B INGO

B OB M OORE

COMMUNICATION

J OAN C RAVEN

C OMMUNICATIONS

G REG F ARMER /J OHN B OUDIN

FACILITIES PLANNING

A VA F ELT

F ACILITIES P LANNING

T ED W ILSON /J IM W ALLER

FINANCE

G AIL P OLLOCK

F INANCE

J IM W ALLER /G REG F ARMER

GOLF

D ON R ENOE

G OLF

G REG F ARMER /D EDE L OOP

HEALTH & FITNESS

C HAVALLA L OPEZ -B ASSHAM & C HERI B OUDIN ( C O -C HAIRS )

H EALTH & F ITNESS

D EDE Loop/Bob Moore

I NVESTMENT

C RAIG W IRCH /J IM W ALLER

INVESTMENT MARKETING PICKLEBALL

C LINT A THERTON B OB L IVINGSTON

M ARKETING

J OHN B OUDIN /J IM W ALLER

P ICKLEBALL

T ED W ILSON /J OHN B OUDIN

B OB F OYLE

S AFETY & S ECURITY

B OB M OORE /G REG F ARMER

SAFETY & SECURITY

C HARLES L EAHY

T ENNIS

B OB M OORE /G REG F ARMER

TENNIS

K IM K RAHN

N OMINATING

B OB M OORE / TWO AT LARGE

STRATEGIC PLANNING

C LINT A THERTON

S TRATEGIC P LANNING

C RAIG W IRCH /J IM W ALLER

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2018 ELECTION RESULTS DIRECTOR’S ELECTION

CANDIDATE

NO. VOTES

Hard to believe that we have reached the end of another season. As many of you read this you are likely packing and getting ready to leave, already left or have reached your summertime destination. Of course,

J OHN B OUDIN

388

D AVE D UTHIE

305

G REG F ARMER

504

K ATIE T ARABOCHIA

353

T ED W ILSON

382

there are the brave few that stay with us all summer and deal with the heat! We have seen some changes in the management personnel this year. As many know Gary Marshall is retiring after 13 years of service. We have selected a new Activities Director, Meredith Pate who has spent time training with Gary at the end of this season and will be ready to hit the ground running in October. Please get to know Meredith a bit better by reading her bio elsewhere in the Oracle. Also, many have heard that Norbert Garcia is no longer with ORPS. We are currently working on filling this position and it will be announced to the membership once filled. We wish Gary and Norbert the best in their future endeavors. In other administrative news, just a reminder that Board meetings and some committee meetings will continue over the summer and agendas will be posted as the meetings draw closer. These agendas will have the teleconference instructions on them for those of you that would like to call in and listen to the meetings. In terms of physical projects, the largest ones will be the renovation of the El Saguaro pool area, creating 6 new pickleball courts at ES and adding new sun shades between the racket courts at both El Saguaro and La Palma. In addition to these improvements at the racket courts, the tennis courts will be getting new lights while both the fences at La Palma and El Saguaro will be modified to make it easier to watch matches from the breezeway. Along with these larger items, there will be many, many other smaller projects to make sure the resort is looking tip top for next season’s opening day. If you are not on the email list and would like to receive the Out and About emails, please email your information to Jennifer Miranda at [email protected]. Also, in May we will be mailing out our annual disclosure packets that include the new budget and reserve study summary for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, along with some additional Association information. I would like to close by thanking all the residents, volunteers, committee members and board members for making it another great season here at Outdoor Resort, with a special thank you to the Oracle staff who continue to provide this great source of information each month. Safe travels to you all and we look forward to seeing you upon your return!

J OHN B OUDIN , G REG F ARMER and T ED W ILSON to three-year terms

ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY VOTE

Approve

513

Do not approve 183 Annexation of Property Vote Passes

Message from the Board

First, we say good-bye to Brian Canfield and Maryellen Muir as their term of office on the Board has come to an end. We want to thank them for all of their contributions to the Board and the community. We in turn welcome J OHN B OUDIN and G REG F ARMER to the Board as well as T ED W ILSON to another term. The officers for next season are: President C RAIG W IRCH , Vice-President T ED W ILSON , CFO J IM W ALLER Secretary D EDE L OOP . We also want to thank our Owners that voted by a large margin to purchase the piece of property across from the main laundry. This will save money in the long run by not having to hold another vote or going to court. Financially the Resort is in good shape. The financials show the income is more than budgeted and expenses are less than budgeted. The projects to be completed over the summer have been ap- proved. Our Resort is run by volunteers; for committees, for events as well as your Board. All can attend committee meetings. Check them out and find what would be a good fit for your interests and abilities to contribute, then volunteer. There will be three Board teleconference meetings over the summer which you can access. P please do so to keep abreast of what we are doing. As you leave for your summer homes, travel safe so we can all meet again in the fall. D EDE L OOP , Board Secretary

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SAFETY AND SECURITY It is interesting to see that many of our neighbors have taken action to improve security. Motion detector lights have been installed on the ladders on the rear of RV’s. Others have installed lights on trees at the rear of the lots. Some are solar powered, others are connected by extension cords that plug into the outlets on the electrical meter pedestal. Costco sells a high quality $40 solar light that is very bright. The convenience store has re-ordered U-locks, and also has bike alarms for sale. Many owners have purchased bike racks, and then use both cables and D-Locks to double lock the bikes to the bike rack. We are disappointed that some theft victims may not be filing reports with both ORPS Security and Cathedral City police. Friends often tell me the problem of speeding cars and vendors, but also speeding bikes and golf carts. Last week I saw a grandmother allowing a little girl to drive the cart and speed through two stop signs. Somehow we forget that golf carts are subject to the same driving laws as cars. It is very common to see golf carts cutting corners at intersections and ending up in the wrong lane. There is also good news. We are wrapping up another resort season with no serious injuries and no major crime. Have a happy and safe summer! C HARLIE L EAHY , Vice Chair

SECURITY REPORT Reported Crimes for February 2018: 3 Stolen Bikes:  2 found and returned  1 was secured with Cable and Cut  2 were Unsecured  3 were stored in back of Lot  2 were taken from Lots backing up to a wall or Golf Course 1 Trespasser: CCPD called 1 Stolen TV Hello everyone, I am happy to report that the number of bicycle thefts are way down from last month when we had 14. As the season is coming to an end I would like to wish everyone safe travels in transit to your destinations. I assure you that during the Off Season the efforts of my staff will not decrease and we will continue to look after your property with the intent that your lots and possessions are exactly as you left them upon your return. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me. Again, safe travels and my staff and I look forward to seeing you next season. Thank You,

C OREY S ATHER P OST C OMMANDER PostCommander@ .com

AVOID IDENTITY THEFT

Two locked PAPER SHREADERS are AVAILABLE for our use. They are located across from the L A P ALMA Mailroom. You may dispose of sensitive information, such as credit card offers.

NEW Owners

DATE Purchased 8-Feb-18 1-Feb-18 2-Feb-18 1-Feb-18 13-Feb-18 16-Feb-18 15-Feb-18 20-Feb-18 28-Feb-18 27-Feb-18 28-Feb-18

PHASE

LOT FIRST and LAST NAMES 613 R ONALD & C AROLYN F ILPI 789 R ICHARD & J OAN Y OUNG

City State/Province

5 4 4 6 3 1 7 1 7 6 4

Stockton, CA

Westlake Village, CA

876 G EORGE & S HIELA R ITCHIE /D EAN & T ANNIS Z IMMEL

Leduc, AB

1193 S COTT & L INDA M C D ONALD

St. Albert, AB

368 D EMTRIOS L IAROUTSOS & C HRISTIANA S OFIANOPOULOU Clayton, CA

115 K ENNETH & P ATRICIA P IRIE 1114 B RENDA K ING & W ALTER B YERS 34 A LLEN & R OBIN A NDERSON 1067 F RITZLER , N ORMAN & C AROLYN 894 T ERI Y OUNT & J O A NN A LLEN 204 D ENNIS & C AROLYN C HANEZ

Medicine Hat, AB Anacortes, WA Lamar, CO Didsbury, AB Olympia, WA Sun Valley, CA

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ADOPT A NEW OWNER The Communication Committee continues to focus on building relationships throughout the resort. Our main focus this year was “how to better communicate with new owners.” We feel we have made great strides in this area and we continue to seek ways to make their transition into Outdoor Resort smooth. This year we hosted Lunch and Learn Sessions for New Owners. The Lunch and Learn sessions were so popular that we opened them up to all interested owners and next season sessions are already planned. If you are a new owner from this past season 2017, please consider joining our Adopt a New Owner Program. We think that if each new owner in 2018 has a designated person to go to for information, their transition would be easier. Contact: [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about this program. NEW OWNERS >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 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20

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