ORACLE January 2019 for Printing

ORACLE January 2019 for Printing

ORACLE

JANUARY 2019

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

Board of Directors President C RAIG W IRCH Vice President

Oracle Staff Editor E VA N ORCROSS Production Staff L OUISE K NOBF S USAN M ATTHEW K AREN P ETERSON Proof Readers J OANNE N YQUIST T OM O’F LAHERTY

Meeting Calendar Election Calendar

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New Owners

Chapel Movies

Golf

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

Tennis

Pickleball Activities

Communications

Vendor List

Friends of the Oracle

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

Safety and Security Committee Needs nurses and trained medical professionals to join our earthquake first aid team. Golf Committee Needs Owners to adopt a green and tee box to take care of and perform light maintenance.

VISION STATEMENT Outdoor Resort Palm Springs strives to be the ultimate RV Destination, unsurpassed in facilities, activities, amenities, social atmosphere and climate. Our 5-Star community delivers a “personal paradise and escape” creating new friendships and memories that last a lifetime. MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to enhance and preserve the quality of life and sense of community through ongoing collaboration, transparency and connection with our membership, effective and efficient management of the Association, enforcement of the Covenants, Bylaws, Rules and Policies to maintain a safe and welcoming environment and preserve property values, and to support initiates and capital improvements that benefit the greater good of the community. VALUES STATEMENT To achieve our Vision and fulfill our Mission we value integrity, honesty, consistent firmness, common sense, outstanding customer service, innovation, community participation, cooperation, neighborliness, respect for our employees, and the pursuit of excellence in all things.

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

It’s time to usher 2018 out and welcome the New Year in with all of its challenges and opportunities. Over the next few months, the Board will be working closely with management, the Finance Committee and other key advisory committees, as we develop a budget for the next fiscal year and make determinations on improvements to our facilities. Printed on this page is the Vision, Mission and Values statements adopted by the Board that guide us as we make these important decisions on your behalf. Please see the CFO Report that recounts steps we have taken to deliver the “ultimate RV destination” and how you can help keep HOA fees as low as possible. This Board encourages owner participation and your attendance at Board and Committee meetings which are listed below and open to all owners. We respond to input received from owners. A rule change regarding the reservation/rental of our facilities to our owners for private events was amended based on owner input. The final rule change under consideration allows groups who have used these rooms for card-playing and other activities to continue to do so on a weekly basis, but also provides the opportunity for owners to have access to these rooms for private one-time events for a nominal fee. The full text of the rule change is on the owners’ website for owner review prior to adoption on January 14. On behalf of the entire Board, you are wished a very happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! C RAIG W IRCH , President

JANUARY MEETING CALENDAR

Study Session of the Board of Directors: Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors:

Monday, January 7, 12:30 PM- La Palma Monday, January 14, 1:00 PM - La Palma

COMMITTEE

DAY

TIME

MTG ROOM

JAN

2 nd Tues

Activities

8

2 PM

OL - MPR

A&A

9 & 30

Wed

2 PM

ER

1 st Mon

Communications

14

10 AM

OL - MPR

Dog Owners & Friends

7

Monday

2 PM

ER

1 st & 3 rd Thurs

Facilities Planning

3 & 17

2 PM

ER

Finance

24

Wed

2 PM

ER

8 (2 nd Tues)

1 st Tues

Golf

1 PM

OL- MPR

8 (2 nd Tues)

1 st Tues

Health & Fitness

10:30 AM

OL

1 st Tues

Marketing

8 (2nd Tues)

1:30 PM

OL

9 (2 nd Wed)

1 st Wed.

Pickleball

11AM

OL – MPR

1 st Fri.

Safety & Security

4

2PM

ER

8* (2 nd Tues)

1 st Tues

Strategic Planning

8AM

OL

1 st Sat.

Tennis

5

9AM

LP

2

CFO Report ... continued

Now looking forward we are seeing a “new era” on the horizon thanks to the outward vision presented by the Board-Approved Vision Statement for our Resort. We are challenging our Strategic Planning/Facilities Planning/Finance Committees, and others, to react to the future in sight. This will require new focus on revenue sources to address future strains on the financial picture. We need upgraded sports and social facilities, a management structure that has breadth and depth operating 365 days a year, the need for more socially- oriented activities for all ORPS and a solidified policy for “capital” raising to fund all of this future we see ahead of us for ORPS. Another concern is the raising of the minimum wage as imposed by the State of California that will financially ripple into every labor-oriented cost we have. This, coupled with a reduction of the Resort Fee income anticipated with the selling off of vacant lots will strain our cash-generating future and ultimately force HOA fees up. The time to act is now, while we are still financially healthy. We have to find newer more consistent Revenue/Capital resources that are steadier going forward or our present financial picture will reverse itself forcing HOA fees to rise incrementally to meet the challenges. The rises will be substantial compared to what we’ve recently been used to. What can our “homeowners do” while management is coming to grips with the future? SIMPLY THIS: Take advantage of the expanded ORPS lounge area (19 th hole) that now has longer hours of operation, entertainment at least three times a week and food served most nights. By supporting this effort developed by your management as a new “socially-expanded” experience for all residents, you will put money into our coffers and put a “downward pressure” on the rise of HOA fees going forward. Every dollar you generate in net profit will offset potential increases in HOA fees. Wouldn’t you rather spend your money having a great time with friends at our newly expanded Lounge experience than just pay the money to ORPS in a coupon book each month all year? The answer is clear! Everybody wins and it becomes one new tool in the fight against higher HOA fees! Watch for the “Email Blasts” that come out of our Activities Office almost every day on what’s going on in the lounge or inquire at Activities Office!

I hope all had a fun and festive holiday season! As we start this new calendar year, we are busily planning for our next fiscal year. Budgets are being reviewed as are our list of summer projects. Speaking of future projects, the Board approved the distribution of a

survey to the membership. The survey was created by the Strategic Planning Committee and it will be used as a tool to help guide the resort in how we progress with improvements of our facilities. It is anticipated that the survey will go out the second week of January so please keep a lookout for it. The survey will be sent out via email and it is encouraged that the survey be completed this way as it is easier to gather >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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