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Meet a Committee: Property & Grounds
Resident spectators observe during a Property & Grounds Committee meeting.
By Cindy Bunn – Assist the Facilities Maintenance De- How long do members serve? The term
partment and the Executive Director is two years and most members serve two
If you were the kid on your block who in developing and monitoring policies terms.
always wanted to run away and join the regarding the use of properties and
circus, then the Property and Grounds common areas. What will the committee be focusing
Committee may be the committee for you. on in 2017?
You will understand this statement by the – Conduct planning studies and other
end of this article. You can always read the projects at the request of the Board of – All types of long-range planning
information on the Property and Grounds Directors, CA staff or based on their including the expansion.
website, but essentially, this committee own ideas.
monitors all Community Association – Coordinating efforts with Firewise
common area landscaping, physical – The way all the amenities and common and the Hiking Club.
facilities, buildings and amenities. They areas look and function is the concern
are also advisors to a number of groups. of this committee. – Efforts of the water subcommittee.
There is the water subcommittee that
deals with the issues of Sun City Texas’ What kind of experience do – Education on issues like endangered
use of non-potable water for irrigation of committee members have? Ken species, energy conservation and long-
the common areas as well as the wells Lloyd has a background as a consulting term water issues.
and ponds that store the non-potable engineer and in real estate. The other
water. Ken Lloyd is the current chairman committee members have backgrounds in Is there any concern that I should
of the committee and has been on it for law, architecture, military base housing have about being on the committee?
four years. He has only lived in Sun City management and more. Maybe. The position has physical
Texas for five years, so the rumor that you requirements and might require a thick
can’t get involved in important committees What kind of people is the committee skin. Like all things involving budgets,
right away is a myth. looking for? They look for people who you never get everything you want. You
enjoy a challenge and are willing to may also get feedback and questions from
If you are interested in volunteering for express their points of view. This is a residents about items that they are not
this committee, here is what you need “boots on the ground” committee that happy about.
to know: gets out in the community most months
of the year. But people with a corporate So, have you figured out the circus aspects
How does this committee impact the view (example: risk management) are also yet? There are two. First, serving on the
lives of residents? beneficial to the committee. committee may remind you of a circus
roustabout. You get to do and see all kinds
– Inspection of all CA properties and Can you work with the committee as of things, and most importantly, you are
common areas that you use and enjoy. just a volunteer? Sure, the chairman the safety net for Sun City Texas. Above
can assign you work with the water you on the high wire are the CA staff and
– Review the budget related to fund subcommittee, Firewise, or the Hiking the Board of Directors trying to delicately
allocation for maintenance, repairs, Club. This might be an option for you to balance the budget, the developer’s needs,
modifications, etc. This affects make sure you want to go through the the Sun City resident experience and
residents’ pocketbooks. nomination and appointment process. the look and feel of Sun City Texas. The
second aspect is being a fortune teller and
12 | SUNRAYS JULY 2017 trying to predict the future.
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