Association News
From The Board of Directors Our mission as the SCOV Board is to lead in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in Sun City Oro Valley as an active adult community. All Board minutes, agendas and reports are available online and in the SCOV Library. Board meetings are open to residents.
Board of Directors howardschulzscov@gmail.com Renovation of SCOV Facilities by Howard Schulz What’s next and how do we fund renovations? When I joined the Board three years ago, we challenged the SCOV General Manager (GM) to bring the Board revenue-generating ideas. This resulted in the Board and community voting on a proposal from Comcast that will translate into revenues of over $1M during the 10-year life of the agreement. In addition, our GM and controller acquired a Paycheck Protection Program Loan (over $600K) which was forgiven during the Covid pandemic. This helped fund the early purchase of the SCOV solar panel system with forecasted electrical cost savings of over $100K per year. We shouldn’t forget the work of SCOV’s past Board president John Wilson and Mark Wade to leverage the purchasing power of 2,488 homes and negotiate a three-year trash removal contract well below market rates. As a Board and community member, I supported these efforts. The Board has chosen to direct the Comcast monies into our Capital Fund. I was pleased to see that the community reviewed and approved a plan to renovate the 30-plus-year-old Activity Center ($4.5M) without a homeowner assessment. Many thanks to the tireless efforts of committee members to bring projects forward. There are other SCOV facilities that will also need improvement considerations as we go forward. Our track record is pretty good. In the past, SCOV has upgraded and renovated a number of facilities, (restaurant, Pro Shop, Desert Oasis, Catalina Vista, bocce ball courts, pickleball courts, Aquatic & Fitness Center (assessment was voted and accepted by community) and others. Future Boards will be challenged to balance the wants and needs of residents versus the availability of funds for the many requests coming forward. There may not be sufficient funds available to do all the requested projects, and they may not be able to be done as quickly as wanted. Yes, we should continue to evaluate projects to maintain SCOV’s attractiveness to future home buyers, but in a measured and fiscally responsible manner.
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Association News............................ 3 Association Committees................. 7 On the Cover.................................. 9 Golf................................................ 10 Coming Events.............................. 12 Workshops and Classes................. 12 Memoriam..................................... 13
Thanks to the many SCOV residents for their support over the past three years.
General Manager - Mark Wade mwade@suncityorovalley.com 520-917-8080 Thank a Staff Member I want to congratulate the winners of the SCOV Board of Directors election. It is quite an honor to be selected by your community to be their servant leaders. By receiving the requisite votes to represent SCOV as a Board member, this community has demonstrated the belief and trust that this group of residents will lead the community with vision, dignity, respect and integrity. This is the standard here at SCOV and has been since before I became the General Manager. I’m proud to say that the Board members I’ve served with have the best welfare of the community in mind when they make all their decisions. This is also a good opportunity for me to brag a little on the staff who I’m privileged to work beside. Over the past two-plus years, this group of hard-working people have been some of the golden threads that are woven into the tapestry of history here at SCOV. During a worldwide pandemic when others were part of the great resignation, these loyal employees came to work to cook your food at the restaurant and serve you (after the restaurant was able to reopen). Some of the servers drove lawn mowers or worked in other ways in other departments to help out. The golf course maintenance team kept working day in and day out. They and the facilities maintenance team arrived before the sun came up and worked hard into the heat of the day. Our staff was here working, keeping the multimillion dollars worth of assets viable, rather than taking advantage of the temporarily increased unemployment benefits. These employees have a true sense of duty and loyalty to you, the residents. Some worked from home when we closed the Welcome Center. Their hours did not diminish, and they developed many new programs that can be accessed online by our residents to do such things as submit Architectural Review applications. We did not miss a month of this magazine, and routine “This Week In SCOV” communications continued. My entire team adapted to the challenges of the day and came out on top. It is an honor for me and for you to have such dedicated individuals working here at SCOV. If you see them before I do, please tell them thanks for me. Oh, and they would love hearing a thank you from you, too.
Join Us for Board of Director and General Manager Chat with Residents
Clubs............................................. 13 Arts, Crafts & Hobbies............... 13 Continuing Education................. 17 Cultural & Social......................... 18 Dance......................................... 21 Exercise...................................... 24 Games........................................ 25
Friday, April 29 9 – 10 AM, WC3
Music.......................................... 27 Sports......................................... 27 Travel.......................................... 30 Partnered Organizations............... 30 Extended Community................... 31 Volunteer Opportunity.................. 32 Classifieds...................................... 32
Sun City Oro Valley Tipster, April 2022, Page 3
