Submit your answers by Monday, April 6. The first five residents who have all the answers correct will be entered into a raffle held at the end of April.
The correct answers will be reveled the following Tuesday, along with a new set of trivia questions.
I wish to give you more details about the operations going forward as a result of the order from the County. Riverside County has issued an order cancelling all gatherings with 10 or more people, including staff. I have attached the order for everyone to review.
I have also just done a podcast which answers questions about the operations so please click on this link to get more details because I might have missed something in writing this message. If you have additional questions, please let me know because we are planning do more podcasts to help explain how we are proceeding, so I will use the podcast to answer all of your questions.
Given the directive from the county, the Board has cancelled all events, meetings, and programs for all Clubs and Groups until further notice.
All Committee meetings are asked to postpone unless necessary and then limit the meeting to under 10 people and you must stay at least 6 feet apart. There is Skype capability and conference calling so please use whatever is necessary to make sure you keep distance from each other during such meetings.
Keeping in mind that all gatherings need to be less than 10 people, and everyone must be 6 feet apart, the Board has taken the following actions in addition to the other actions already announced:
The Billiards room is closed until further notice.
The gyms have been closed in both Clubhouses until further notice.
All pools and spas are closed until further notice.
The Montecito Café is closed for the season.
Shadows Restaurant is closed for sit down dinning but is open for takeout food from 8am to 6pm.
Movie nights are suspended until further notice.
The Shred It event on 4/20 has been postponed to a future date, TBD.
Padres Baseball Bus Trip has been cancelled.
The Bistro at the Santa Rosa is open.
The Snack Bar at the South Course is open.
Both Golf Courses are open, but all shotgun starts have been suspended. You may walk the South course at this time but please be aware to keep up with the pace of play. The Pro Shop is open but no more than 9 people in the room including staff and each person must be at least 6’ apart.
Tennis, Pickleball, and Bocce courts are open, but all events and programs have been cancelled until further notice. All courts may be reserved by any resident on a first come first serve basis. Until further notice, neither Tennis nor Pickleball Clubs have priority to any of the courts. We need to limit any gathering of people around the courts as a result of an event or program. That is why we have suspended all events and programs.
The open Board meeting on 3/30 has been cancelled.
The Annual meeting will take place on 4/7, but only for the purpose of counting ballots. Please don’t come to this meeting and if more than 10 people attend, we will have to ask some of them to leave the room. The polls will open at 9am and will close at 10am. We will then count the ballots and announce the outcome at about 2pm. This meeting will be recorded so you can watch it on video rather than attending. If you mail in your ballot, please do so by 4/3 to be sure we get the ballot in time. There are ballot boxes in each Clubhouse so you may drop off your ballot there if you like.
Please listen to the Podcast for more details and let me know about any questions. We will then compile the questions and do another Podcast to answer those questions.
I want to thank so many people for your kind words of support, they are appreciated by all of us more than you know. I want to thank the staff and Board for meeting at a moment’s notice to resolve questions as they arise.
I wish you all safe and healthy times ahead, and with everyone’s help we will get through this. Even now it is the best place to live and I am still glad to live in Paradise. Nowhere else would I rather be than here if I must live with certain limitations. We still have it better than anyone else, and for that I am still grateful. Let’s all keep our eye on the ball and remember there are so many others that don’t have anything close to what we have here. It is truly a blessing and very soon the restrictions will all be over, and we will return to the wonderful life of Shadow Hills.
I wish to bring you quickly up to date with current procedures that must be put into place as a result of the order from the County. Riverside County has issued an order cancelling all gatherings with more than 10 people. I have attached the order for everyone to review.
As a result, the Board has closed the gyms, pools, spas, and Shadows Restaurant. Shadows is available for takeout service. We are keeping open both golf courses, the Bistro, and snack bar. The Tennis and Pickleball courts will remain open for play but all programs and events for Tennis and Pickleball courts have been cancelled. All courts are available for reservation on a first come first serve basis. Till further notice the Tennis and Pickleball clubs do not have priority to the courts. Bocce courts are also available for play but again all events and programs are cancelled.
I will be doing a podcast later today to go over all operations in more detail and will let you know when it is posted. I will also be sending out another message later today but wanted you to be informed right away of certain changes.
I want to thank everyone for their cooperation and hopefully soon with everyone’s help this will end soon and we can all return to our normal lives.
I want to thank both Board members and staff for being so willing to be available on a moment’s notice as we all work through this process.
I wish you all well and will get back to you later today with more details.
As you know we have cancelled many events, so we need to work on those events that residents paid a fee and need to be refunded. Check with your Club President to find out about any refunds and how it will take place.
In the case of the Community Singers, their concert scheduled for 3/29/20 has been cancelled and we need to refund or exchange your current tickets for a future performance. This refund or exchange process is explained on the attached announcement. If you are unable to get a refund on the dates in question, please keep your ticket and refunds will be made in November when all the Club volunteers are on site to process the request.
The HOA Board appreciates all the work the different Clubs are doing to make this a smooth process. Such volunteers become invaluable when trying to implement new processes given our situation. I wish to thank all the Clubs, Groups, and volunteers that have spent so much time making this a smooth transition while we look out for the safety of all.
As always, we wish you the best and please don’t hesitate to ask any questions of concern.
As you know we have cancelled many events, so we need to work on those events that residents paid a fee and need to be refunded. Check with your Club President to find out about any refunds and how it will take place.
In the case of the Performing Arts Club, their play ‘Hilda’s Yard’ has been postponed and we need to refund or exchange your current tickets for the next performance in November. This refund or exchange process is explained on the attached announcement. If you are unable to get a refund on the dates in question, please keep your ticket and refunds will be made in November when all the Club volunteers are on site to process the request.
The HOA Board appreciates all the work the different Clubs are doing to make this a smooth process. Such volunteers become invaluable when trying to implement new processes given our situation. I wish to thank all the Clubs, Groups, and volunteers that have spent so much time making this a smooth transition while we look out for the safety of all.
As always, we wish you the best and please don’t hesitate to ask any questions of concern.
The Montecito Fitness Center is closed today (3/13) and tomorrow morning due to flooding from yesterday's rain. We are planning to re-open the Fitness Center tomorrow (3/14) at 12:00 pm (noon).
The Montecito Outdoor Pool and Spa also remain closed today until further notice.
Come by and introduce yourself to Bruce Marley, treasurer of your HOA Board. He wants to hear what you like about our community and if you have any concerns.
The City of Indio will be conducting one of its free collection events on Saturday, March 14. This one will be for electronic waste and they will do paper shredding as well:
Used Oil
Used Oil Filters
Tires
Electronic Waste
Paper Shredding
Compost Exchange
A complete list of events for 2020 is pasted below.