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CA NEWS
Board Member Views Submitted by Gary E. Preston, Secretary
Oh, the things we maintain!
Ever wonder what your dues support or what our Facilities and suring that questions are routed to the appropriate staff member
Grounds staff do in this small city? for timely resolution.
The Facilities and Grounds Department is made up of 43 em- When I see our staff in action, I am struck not only by their efforts
ployees, 31 of whom are full-time, and includes the following five to be friendly and helpful, but by their proactive nature as well.
subdivisions: Facilities Maintenance, Common Area Grounds, They work to identify problems before they occur and maximize
Event Services, Monitors and Landscape Maintained Homes. funds by “running to fail.” For example, they will care for and
Additionally, this Department manages the janitorial contract maintain an air conditioner, keeping it in operation beyond its
for the Community Association facilities. expected replacement date.
The Facilities Maintenance and Common Area Grounds teams Additionally, staff members are committed to our declared ob-
are responsible for managing 4,100 acres of common area, 26 jectives. Recent years have brought both drought and flooding.
buildings containing 235,000 square feet of space and eight To combat the former, this organization has embraced the chal-
pools and spas. Additionally, for Firewise and water wise safety, lenge to reduce water consumption, especially potable water. As
they oversee Level 4 areas and 8.5 miles of creek beds, 390,000 a result, we have cut overall water usage in half, with updates
gallons of water, 6.25 miles of nature trails, 83,000 linear feet to common area irrigation saving the community hundreds of
of fencing and 43,000 linear feet of retaining walls. Landscape thousands of dollars.
Maintained Home staff respond to landscaping and irrigation
issues and manage the contractor servicing the 744 homes in Additionally, the swift implementation of Firewise recommenda-
the LMH program. tions has helped us combat both drought and flooding simultane-
ously. The creek beds were cleared at no insignificant effort, ensur-
The Event Services staff accommodates over 11,000 room res- ing that clogged or narrowed waterways do not cause flooding on
ervations across more than 25 venues each year for your CA, CA or residential property. Creek beds are inspected after every
Clubs and the general public. The Monitors, who are all fellow major rain event to determine if there is new debris requiring
residents, greet and assist residents and the general public, en-
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CA BOARD RESIDENT MEMBERS Upcoming Board of Directors
(BOD) Workshops and Meetings
Gary Sandercock Bob Glandt
Treasurer Vice President Workshops and Meetings held quarterly
512-966-8447 512-819-0912
[email protected] [email protected] WORKSHOP
Thursday, May 12, 1 p.m., SCB
Gary E. Preston Sandy Goodman Live on Channel 18
Secretary Resident Member
512-868-9928 512-868-3453 RESIDENT DIRECTORS’ OPEN
[email protected] [email protected] SESSION
Wednesday, May 18, 3 p.m., CCFG
Steve Ashlock, President
512-532-3355 • [email protected] MEETING
Thursday, May 26, 1 p.m., SCB
8 | SUNRAYS MARCH 2016 Live on Channel 18
Board Agenda and Minutes are posted
online at www.sctexas.org > Resident Home
Community Association Info > Board.
All Board workshops and meetings are posted on
the website following the meeting under Commu-
nications > Videos.
BOD meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 18 on the
day of the meeting at 6 and 8 p.m. and the following
Wednesday at 6 p.m. Workshops are rebroadcast at
6 and 8 p.m. the day of the workshop.
ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
