Comments on: Will We Support Our Restaurant? http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/05/29/will-we-support-our-restaurant/ Copyrighted by Owners of AnthemVOICE.Org - Request Permission to Post or Reprint from anthemvoice@cox.net Register/login at Bottom-Left Screen - AnthemVOICE.org also has Historical Records Mon, 21 May 2012 00:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: bobfrank http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/05/29/will-we-support-our-restaurant/#comment-730 bobfrank Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:09:42 +0000 http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/05/29/will-we-support-our-restaurant/#comment-730 <p>For Bob Sansing: The success or failure of a SCA restaurant in the future has nothing to do with whether SCA members are fair or not. Past experience proves that most SCA members are very tolerant. But, success with a community restaurant has to do with whether we have a viable business plan and contracting strategy, or not, and whether the Board can implement new and more effective management tools to avoid repeating the past failures.</p> <p>Starting with Del Webb (the developer), Del Webb Community Management Company (the association manager selected by the developer), and every board member serving from 2000 to April 2007, this community was (in my opinion) defrauded. Definition: To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to cheat; to overreach...</p> <p>There may be no better word to describe the year-after-year failures to (1) collect rent and catering revenue shares, (2) enforce the service requirements, and (3) enforce proper care of our SCA premises. In addition, there is perhaps no better word to describe the outrageously flawed lease extension developed after years of meetings and strongly promoted by the 2006 Board President Favil West and his board collaborators. That ridiculous lease extension would have allowed gaming, rent cut by 50%, continued free utilities, and many other totally one-sided terms and conditions.</p> <p>No, the burden of restaurant success should not be focused on the back of a new lessee or a sub-contractor. After losing well over a million dollars in the lease during less than five years, the critical burden has to be on the backs of the SCA Board of Directors and the CAM. Our members can not trust the business judgment of the board majority until it proves it can handle the responsibility.</p> <p>For example, who can forget the serious conflicts of interest discovered among the trumpets working group leadership headed by Patti Shock and former board members David Berman and Bob Sansing? If readers are not aware of that outrageous stituation, review these items. http://blog.anthemvoice.org/__oneclick_uploads/2008/04/matson_report_8apr08.pdf http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/04/26/conflicts-of-interests/</p> <p>And, what about the discovery that Mike Dixon NEVER owned and operated a San Francisco Restaurant (much less an "acclaimed one") as he has frequently claimed since the during his board campaign and since? See this link for details: http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/04/27/yet-another-dixon-deception/</p> <p>No, the success of the restaurant operations in the future must focused on the board and the CAM. There are more than sufficient grounds for members to continue to have low confidence in the old-board-member-driven processes.</p> For Bob Sansing: The success or failure of a SCA restaurant in the future has nothing to do with whether SCA members are fair or not. Past experience proves that most SCA members are very tolerant. But, success with a community restaurant has to do with whether we have a viable business plan and contracting strategy, or not, and whether the Board can implement new and more effective management tools to avoid repeating the past failures.

Starting with Del Webb (the developer), Del Webb Community Management Company (the association manager selected by the developer), and every board member serving from 2000 to April 2007, this community was (in my opinion) defrauded. Definition: To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to cheat; to overreach…

There may be no better word to describe the year-after-year failures to (1) collect rent and catering revenue shares, (2) enforce the service requirements, and (3) enforce proper care of our SCA premises. In addition, there is perhaps no better word to describe the outrageously flawed lease extension developed after years of meetings and strongly promoted by the 2006 Board President Favil West and his board collaborators. That ridiculous lease extension would have allowed gaming, rent cut by 50%, continued free utilities, and many other totally one-sided terms and conditions.

No, the burden of restaurant success should not be focused on the back of a new lessee or a sub-contractor. After losing well over a million dollars in the lease during less than five years, the critical burden has to be on the backs of the SCA Board of Directors and the CAM. Our members can not trust the business judgment of the board majority until it proves it can handle the responsibility.

For example, who can forget the serious conflicts of interest discovered among the trumpets working group leadership headed by Patti Shock and former board members David Berman and Bob Sansing? If readers are not aware of that outrageous stituation, review these items. http://blog.anthemvoice.org/__oneclick_uploads/2008/04/matson_report_8apr08.pdf http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/04/26/conflicts-of-interests/

And, what about the discovery that Mike Dixon NEVER owned and operated a San Francisco Restaurant (much less an “acclaimed one”) as he has frequently claimed since the during his board campaign and since? See this link for details: http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/04/27/yet-another-dixon-deception/

No, the success of the restaurant operations in the future must focused on the board and the CAM. There are more than sufficient grounds for members to continue to have low confidence in the old-board-member-driven processes.

]]> By: Bob Sansing http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/05/29/will-we-support-our-restaurant/#comment-729 Bob Sansing Fri, 30 May 2008 14:31:30 +0000 http://blog.anthemvoice.org/2008/05/29/will-we-support-our-restaurant/#comment-729 Tim: The Blvd. most closely mirrors the wants of the residents according to the survey results. Remember, most people are nervous because of their experiences with the old Trumpets. I think that SCA members are fair minded people and will give the new restaurant a chance. If the Blvd. does their job properly, the restaurant should be very successful. As for the clubs, they will do the same. It's all up to the Blvd. to come through for our community and their bottom line. Don't kill the goose before it is cooked :-) Regards, Bob Tim:
The Blvd. most closely mirrors the wants of the residents according to the survey results. Remember, most people are nervous because of their experiences with the old Trumpets. I think that SCA members are fair minded people and will give the new restaurant a chance. If the Blvd. does their job properly, the restaurant should be very successful. As for the clubs, they will do the same. It’s all up to the Blvd. to come through for our community and their bottom line. Don’t kill the goose before it is cooked :-)

Regards,
Bob

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