In case you have not noticed, the August 28 Board Meeting in Freedom Hall will become a MAJOR turning point in the history of Sun City Anthem! While most people are traveling or hunkered down to avoid the heat, the board is pushing through a very aggressive set of agenda items. Here is the final agenda: [1] 08-_agenda_-_august_28__2008_draft.pdf

On the surface, this agenda might seem somewhat uneventful, but it actually involves the following:

1. Major changes in political sign display policies. ([2] Previous AV Posting on this topic.)
2. Major changes to the Board of Directors Election Policies.
3. Major expenditures for more facilities improvements recommended by Finance Committee.
4. Major policies to be set on the Trumpets Restaurant project–see Director Frank’s slides opposing public access to Trumpets in the future: [3] no_public_access.pdf
5. Cleo project report (including a response to complaints about [4] sofa recovering problems)
6. Report on CC&R Workgroup concerning public outreach efforts.
7. Report on Board-sponsored Educational Seminars on Construction Defects on Sept 24/Oct 22.
8. Report on potential income tax difficulties from accumulating $3.7 million in surplus funds in addition to the annual assessments of over $7 million in the past 4 years, and voting on how much will be refunded or credited to member accounts this year. These $3.7 million surplus/operating funds are what are left over after all normal bills have been paid, after the reserves accounts have been funded to over 90%, and are surplus to what is needed for authorized, but uncompleted projects. ([5] Previous AV posting on this tax topic.)
9. Action to continue with the Reserve Study project–in spite of serious questions about the legality of using Diversified Facility Services since it has not been licensed to practice in NV in the past 8 years. ([6] Previous AV Posting on this topic.)
10. Action to pay the $28,782.20 legal defense bill incurred by Director Frank because of unsubstantiated and unproven legal complaints through the State of Nevada by former board president Mike Dixon. The board has the duty to do the honorable thing and immediately pay this bill–as required by law. [7] NRS116_31036_3.pdf Failure to act promptly on this matter could put at risk payments of their own legal defense expenses–in the future.
11. Board-initiated action to terminate the SCA Code of Conduct Procedures–apparently because too many residents have been filing code of conduct charges against board members, and that is considered annoying and inconvenient for board members, as well as an inefficient use of the Community Manager’s time.
12. Action to fund a Veterans Service Plaque to remember the names of deceased SCA veterans–sponsored by the SCA Veterans Special Interest Group.
13. Changes to Swimming Pool and Spa rules and regulations to deal with such things as children ages and health and safety problems. Discussions are not planned to include current worries by many members over the health and safety problems associated with the common disease called “[8] crypto” that comes from fecal matter discovered in SCA pools and spas. [9] (Previous AV Posting)

So, if you miss this SCA milestone meeting, you will be missing out on a GREAT DEAL of information that could affect your lifestyle in the future!

See you there!