The News of September 2013 - ISSUE #61A
...an official publication of the Community Association — Named Best Newsletter in Hillsborough County 2011
September 4 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 17 Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m. 23 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2 p.m. 25 Budget Review Florida Room - 9 a.m.
October 2 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 9 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 14 Membership Vote Sandpiper Room 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. 15 Membership Vote Community Hall 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 15 Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m. 15 Town Hall Meeting Current Legislation Changes Community Hall 23 Membership Meeting Community Hall - 7 p.m. 28 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2p.m. Proposed agendas for monthly Board Meetings are discussed at the Board Wo r k s h o p s a n d p o s te d o n O f f i c i a l B u l l e t i n B o a rd s t h e Fr i d ay b e fo re. They will also be posted on our website (suncitycenter.org – under “Association”). Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room at 1 p.m.
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September 28 On the Inside CA Board Actions.................................3 CARE.................................................25 Club Happenings.............................10+ Consumer Affairs................................20 Crossword..........................................25 CryptoQuote.......................................23 Deputy Jason.....................................30 Entertainment Corner...........................5 Golf..................................................26+ Library Update.....................................5 Lifestyles..............................................8 Meet your Neighbors............................9 Military Affairs.....................................18 Movies................................................31 Newcomers..........................................2 Plants Happen...................................22 President’s Report................................3 Sports...............................................26+
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CA Board Moves Master Plan Forward
UPDATE ON THE FUTURE MAINTENANCE OF PEBBLE BEACH BLVD. MEDIANS
PHOTO BY KELLY EMERSON
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
As part of the Master Plan approved parking expansion, the old CERT building was demolished in mid August. It was also the former Maintenance Building. The brick stage was removed the following week. As was previously reported in last month’s News of Sun City Center, the Community Association (CA) Board of Directors modified the Master Plan. The plan now also includes an expansion to the CA Offices. This proposed addition to the CA Office will allow the reception area to be expanded to give our members more seating space when waiting for services. The expansion will also include additional office and storage space. Our present office is crowded and congested and inconveniences our membership. The Board has reviewed the plans for the Library addition and the new Information Center building and is pleased with the designs developed by SOL Design, Inc. The artist renditions of these two buildings are on display in the Atrium Building lobby for all members to see. Please stop by and view the sketches. SOL has been authorized to proceed with the phase II design with the bid specifications and building plans for both the Information Center and the Library addition and to begin design planning for the CA Office addition and the Multi-Purpose Building. Construction of the Information Center and Library addition should start in late 2013. The Central Campus Parking Area/Landscaping project is in the final stages for the completion of the permitting and bidding and should start in late March or April of 2014. The project was delayed in order not to interfere with our high seasonal usage of the central campus area. The Multi-Purpose Building was originally intended to house only the Security Patrol and Samaritan Services. The Security Patrol opted out of that opportunity. The Board discussed cancelling the project or finding another use for that part of the building. After reviewing feedback received over the years from clubs as to club space needs and engaging
in discussions with members, it was determined that we should expand the space to accommodate clubs and dance exercise groups. Thus the Multi-Purpose Building will have space for the Mac Users Club and the Photo Club. These two clubs share technologies based on the Mac Computer and will benefit from being in the same building and being able to share resources and work together. Both clubs have expressed to the CA Board their needs for space and on-going support. The Multi-Purpose Building will also include a second much needed Dance Studio. This will enable dance/exercise/yoga clubs to have more space and ease the high demand for space on the existing Dance Studio, Florida Room and Community Hall. These clubs and classes have had a need for more and better space for a long time and the new dance studio will benefit many of our members. The new building will be a much needed win-win proposition for our members. The vacant club spaces will be evaluated to determine the best usage for other clubs and events. A vote will be held on October 14 and 15 to approve this MultiPurpose Building. The preliminary cost estimate of the building is $855,000 and may be adjusted as the plans are finalized. Samaritans See Master Plan on page 5
DID YOU KNOW?
Since May, we have been able to access the SCC Library catalog and request items online (webopac. infovisionsoftware.com/suncity/). In May, June and July, reservations for books and DVDs increased 50% over the same period last year (1,150 compared to 764). Editor’s Note: If you have a suggestion for this feature, send it to hodgespress@gmail.com.
As announced by President Barnes in his latest President’s Report, this is a situation facing all CA members no matter where you live in Sun City Center. If the maintenance of those medians reverts back to Hillsborough County, there will be a significant impact on home values in all of Sun City Center. Now that we have all enjoyed our summer and are looking forward, in many aspects, to the future of our community, the Pebble Beach Task Force (PBTF) is continuing to gather new data concerning the maintenance of the medians on Pebble Beach Blvd. and updating some data provided to you in our Interim Report. As a reminder, this Interim Report is available to you in hard copy in the CA Library and can be digitally obtained on the CA’s web site. If you haven’t looked at this report you are encouraged to do so. There is a lot of data in the report that will answer many of your questions. Specifically, all Presidents or representatives of HOA’s/POA’s, and other neighborhood associations, are encouraged to attend the COAP meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday, September 23, in the CA Caper Room. The PBTF will make a short presentation concerning this problem with time allowed for questions and answers. By necessity, this presentation will be of general nature to all CA members. It is recognized that there are many members of neighborhood associations who may desire more detailed discussions addressing their specific issues. Members of the PBTF have agreed to make themselves available for such discussions as may be desired. If your neighborhood association or club has a scheduled meeting in the coming months at which time you would desire more detailed information, or there is a group of members who desire to set up such a meeting, please feel free to call Paul Wheat (PBTF Chairman) at 813-634-7777, or contact me by e-mail at PAWheatJr@ aol.com, to set up a date, time and place. Information concerning any specific/detailed information that you desire at the meeting would be most helpful. —Paul Wheat