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Inside this issue:
Visits With Vicki
Shout Out’s From Steve
2
5
Did You Know?
New Year’s Pictures
5
6
Treasurer’s Report
Rockin’ & Rollin’ w/Rod
7-9
9
Clubhouse Renovations
Meeting Minutes
10-11
12-15
Volunteer Hours
Sad News
16
17
Memberships for Sale
In and About Town
17
18
Calendars
19-20
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Pismo Creek R.V. Resort, Inc.
CREEK SIDE CONNECTION
February 2011
Volume 2 Issue 2
Beautiful New Landscaping
With Flood Lights for the Flag
Call 805-773-4434 to make reservations.
Each Month
Volunteers Make It Happen!
Check How Many Hours have
been volunteered to the Park
during the month of January.
See Page 9
Sunshine at the Beach!
Wish you were here?
More Clubhouse Pictures
on Pages 10 & 11
The Big News for February... Full
Color
Available
Wish you
could view
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Creek Side
Connection
in
Full Color?
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Creek Side Connection
Pismo Creek Conference Room
2011 Board Meetings
January 22, 2011
February 19, 2011
March 19, 2011—Evaluate need for April Meeting
April 16, 2011
May 21, 2011—Evaluate need for June & July dates/
location
June 18, 2011
July 16, 2011
August 20, 2011
September 17, 2011
October 15, 2011
Annual Meeting
October 22, 2011
Pismo Creek R.V.
Clubhouse
Board Members Pismo Creek R.V.
Resort, Inc.
Pismo Creek
R.V. Resort, Inc.
Vicki Ketchie—Chair
Gary Dilley—Vice Chair
Susan Hernandez—Secretary
Bruce Barnett—Treasurer
Mark Bunch—Director
Gene Crase—Director
Rod Hitchcock—Director
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Fellow Members: Happy Valentine’s Day. Fellas !!!! I hope you are mark-ing February 14th on your calen-dars to remember your special someone. And ladies, you too are not off the hook. Don’t for-get to remember that special someone on Valentine’s Day as well.
A sincere thank you to so many of the members who have written letters, sent emails and phone calls to the office com-menting on how pleased they are about the Park upgrades, the newsletter, and the efficien-cy of our Park Staff. It is so en-couraging to hear the positive comments you have shared. Thus far, we have heard very little, if any, criticism of the pro-gress being made in our Park.
To bring everyone up to date on what is currently happening in the Park, I will try to give you the quick version.
The Clubhouse work is progressing nicely. The new windows have been installed. That means one can actually open the windows and let that marvelous ocean breeze perme-ate the Clubhouse What a great change of pace! The fascia boards on the outside eaves are being replaced with all new wood to repair the water dam-age. The stucco crew is on the property and have already start-ed applying their mud. The dry wall contractors are next in line to complete the inside walls. Then the project will be ready for Steve and crew to paint the inside walls. I realized last week that the television in the Clubhouse would be taken down to avoid any drywall materials from attaching to the front of the T.V. I subsequently realized
that if it were not replaced by Sunday, February 6th, Super Bowl Sunday, I might as well decide to never return to the Park. Using all of my influence, sharing that my life would be in the balance if the television were not operable by Sunday, the construction crew felt sorry for me and promised they would have it operational. I will re-frain from commenting on the outcome of the game, nor which team I will be cheering for, due strictly to diplomacy. Here’s hoping everyone has a great Super Bowl Sunday with friends and family.
I digress. I will get back now to the condensed report. In addition, other repairs to the Clubhouse will include the laun-dry facility. The laundry room will be completely gutted and the dry wall replaced.
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Visits with Vicki:
From the Editor:
You know, I kinda feel guilty. I get to work in the most beautiful place and the seemingly most well kept secret in California, Pismo Beach. This month the weather has been just what the Chamber of Commerce ordered, mild and sunny with just a hint of an afternoon breeze. My fruit trees don’t know what to think. So, if you’re tired of the fog and feel like getting away for a bit, give us a call here in the office and come and enjoy the rest of the “winter”.
Inger
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The Park has had numerous floods in the past years and the result of that is massive water damage. Therefore, if you or your family members plan to be in the Park during the second and/or third weeks of February, please remember the laundry room will be closed. The Board and Staff members are making arrangements with Holiday RV Park for our members to use their laundry facilities or as al-ways there are facilities in down-town Pismo Beach and Arroyo Grande. The cabins have been completed and are awaiting paint on the outside. New rain gutters have been ordered and are awaiting the paint on the fascia boards. New window screens have been ordered for the win-dows and will be installed very soon after the paint is applied. Speaking of the cabins, we expe-rienced a water break under the bathroom sink in Cabin 47 during January and that has resulted in an insurance claim and lots of clean-up and repairs. Additional-ly, the hot water heater went out in Cabin 47 and has been re-placed with a 20-gallon tank. The Clubhouse patio is
completed and the rest of the cement work will begin in the middle of February. The work thus far has been very well done and the rest of the cement pro-ject will only enhance the looks and safety of the Park. There are pending chang-es in the Park office as well. Since the traffic pattern in the office has never been taken into consideration, changes will been made to some of the interior walls. Did you know that staff have to travel through the bath-room to enter the back portion of the office? That will be changing for obvious reasons. New furni-ture has been ordered for the front office in order to accommo-date the needs of the office staff in a more efficient way. Current-ly there are plans to move some staff members around to better serve our membership. Plans are afoot to stock some shirts, jackets, and other items for the convenience of our membership. So many members have asked about jackets and shirts, the Board wanted to make them readily available to all of you. If you have ideas about what you would like to see stocked, please contact Maggie and let her know what you would like to see in our
“For Donation Closet.” To bring you up to date on the Website, it has been com-pleted in rough draft. Staff and other members are working to make the Website as interesting and helpful as possible. Inger Hudson is working diligently to let the Website designers know our preferences and additions. If you have thoughts you would like to have included in the web-site, please call Inger or email her at [email protected], with your ideas. We are definite-ly welcoming of all your help as we endeavor to make the web-site as user-friendly and as es-sential to the Park as possible. As one can easily see from this litany of updates, your Board and your Park Staff have been working diligently to address the many issues that are hindering the forward progress of our shared interest. As a corporation we have for many years tried to address problems with patch-work and volunteer labor. That method works well for a while, but eventually, assets will require major attention in both funding, repairs, and upgrades. That is the situation in which your
(Cont’d on Page 4)
Visits with Vicki Cont’d from Page 2
Creek Side Connection
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current Board has found them-selves. Much attention has been paid to fixing all the water damage issues in the Park. Also, much attention has been paid to providing a better work-ing environment for our Park Staff. Upgraded equipment both inside the office and out-side in the Park have been pro-vided to Staff members in order to more efficiently complete their work assignments. And that brings us to the inevitable question so many members have ask: Where did the money come from to ac-complish all this work? I am pleased to share with our mem-bership that all the work that is pending and has been complet-ed thus far has been paid for out of our regular funding. I am also pleased to share with our membership that funding from our reserves has not been accessed. The current Board shares the belief that the re-serves should be preserved for a “rainy day” scenario and that we should do our best to use current regular funding for most Park projects. Currently, there is slightly over $200,000 set aside in our reserve account. I personally, completely share the point of view of our Board, that the reserves should be used for only emergency or “rainy day” situations. It should also be noted that our member shares of the corpora-tion have been steadily increas-
ing. Therefore, why do I feel it is necessary to keep the membership completely in-formed about the future thoughts of the Board regarding major projects? That is be-cause your Board agreed to have a transparent and open communication at all times with the members. As you hopefully are aware, the road system in the park is in desperate need of replacement. We had, over the years, allowed the asphalt to deteriorate and that failure has allowed water to permeate the base under the roadway. The cost to replace that roadway is expected to be cost-prohibitive using only our current regular funding. Since your Board is philosophically opposed to rais-ing gate fees and/or annual dues, there is conversation be-ing shared to impose an assess-ment for the replacement of the roadway only. Thus far the Board has received bids to re-place the roadway with cement. Bids for asphalt replacement are still pending. The cost for cement replacement of the roadway including all the pre-liminary precautions that will be required prior to the replace-ment project is expected to be somewhere between $300,000 and $330,000 dollars. That would translate to an assess-ment of approximately $400 per membership. There are current-ly 817 “in good standing” cor-porate memberships. It only seems fair that those 817 mem-
berships should have much of the input into the conversation of how we raise the funding or, in the converse, whether we, as members, continue to allow the roadway deterioration to occur unabated. If the mem-bership agrees to raise the funding for this project, at no time will those funds be used for anything other than the stated goal. The funding could be raised in two separate pay-ments, possibly $200 in year 2011, and $200 in year 2012, and imposed during the sum-mer months to be as far re-moved from the dues payment date as possible. Or it could be imposed in one payment, and set up in payments over several months to reach the full amount. Or there may be other thoughts of how better to raise the needed funds. It is the hope of the Board that the membership will forward their thoughts to the office through emails, letters, or phone calls. It is our promise to diligently listen to everything you have to offer and continue to keep the membership regularly informed of any progress being made. It is my hope that this message finds you and your loved ones happy, and doing the things you most enjoy in life.
Vicki
Visits with Vicki Cont’d from Page 3
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Volume 2 Issue 2
2. Park News
3. ABC
4. CNN
5. FOX News
6. NBC
7. TNT
8. Cartoon Network
9. USA
10. TBS
11. Fox Network
12. CBS
13. History
14. AMC
15. Family
16. TLC
17. Discovery
18. Animal Planet
19. Speed
20. HGTV
21. Military
22. National Geographic
23. Nickelodeon
24. Food Channel
25. Travel Channel
26. NFL
27. Lifetime
28. Fox Movie
29. Oxygen
30. REELZ
31. WE
32. TruTV
33. A&E
Did You
Know?
Numerous
suggestion/
comments have
been
received
requesting that
ESPN be added
back onto the
cable to individual
R.V.’s.
The additional
cost is between
$400—$500 per
month to include
ESPN making it
cost prohibitive.
ESPN is on the
big screen TV in
the Clubhouse
which is available
for all to watch.
...And now you
know the rest of
the story.
T.V. Channels
Shout Out’s
From Steve
Good day to all! Hope your 2011 is off to a great start. I know we are off to a great start here at the Park. Currently, the Clubhouse is undergoing a ma-jor face lift which is progressing nicely. We started remodeling the laundry room this morning. It is receiving much needed re-pairs.
The Patio project turned out awesome and more concrete is coming next week to complete all flat work around the Club-house.
Cabins are still receiving ongo-ing upgrades to make them comfortable and efficient for your enjoyment. Everyday something good is going on at PCRV to make your next stay at the Park a memorable one.
Hope to see you all soon and see your reactions to all the new improvements.
See ya soon, Steve Operations Supervisor
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New Year’s Pictures
Compliments of Gerrie Cotta
Jane Garcia, Sharon Souza
Bill & Lois Harrah,
Dennis Chamberlain
Cec
il &
Del
la A
nd
erso
n
Howard & Barbara Boos
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This financial report will complete
the 2010 year, however it has not been
without its trials and tribulations. In the
short three months your new Board has expe-
rienced floods along with a broken water
main and a broken sink hose in a cabin that
has caused extensive repairs and unexpected
expenses. This is why it is imperative that
we maintain a healthy reserve.
We now have the books in balance for the
year ending 2010 and they are on their way
to the CPA firm for review and completion
of our taxes. We are not expecting any tax
liability.
In review of the 2010 operating budget-to-
actual I’m happy to report that we have com-
pleted the year with over a $32,000.00 net
profit. This was accomplished by keeping a
close eye on the expenses and by coming in
under the member approved expenses by
$56,000.00.
As we continue to improve and maintain the
Park it will be difficult for the Board of Di-
rectors to control the expenses under the ap-
proved proposed 2011 budget. This will be
necessary because income was overstated by
my estimation of over $30,000.00 for years
2010 and 2011. I’m pleased with the pro-
gress we have made in improving the Park
which has been expressed by the positive
comments by those members who have come
to the Park and/or have read the newsletters.
If you have any comments or suggestions
please be advised that the Board meetings
have been changed to Saturdays so that you
can attend. We thank those members who
have come and have given us their input;
after all it is your Park.
A few members have asked how they can
help and the answer is: the best help is for
you to use the Park so our income will in-
crease.
Happy Valentines!
Sincerely,
Bruce Barnett, Treasurer
Income:
Member Dues* $287,063.00
Rentals 227,744.00
Investment Income 1,493.00
Misc. Income 13,600.00
Total Income $529,900.00
Expenses:
Wages 149,723.00
Payroll Taxes 14,977.00
Payroll Services 1,774.00
Medical Insurance 12,708.00
Worker’s Compensation 7,998.00
Subtotal $187,180.00
Bank Service Charges $ 4,716.00
Board & Membership Expenses 11,914.00
Park Operating Expenses 69,913.00
Insurance 19,113.00
Other Professional Services 6,225.00
Real Estate Taxes 54,189.00
Utilities 92,839.00
Depreciation Expenses 51,171.00
Subtotal 310,080.00
Total Expenses 497,260.00
NET INCOME $ 32,640.00
Submitted By
Treasurer’s Report
PISMO CREEK R .V. R ES ORT, I NC.
Bruce Barnett
Treasurer’s Report Pismo Creek R.V. Resort, Inc. Income and Expense Sheet
January 2010 thru December 2010
*Includes adjustment of $15,640.00 for 2010 Membership Dues error.
Treasurer’s Report Cont’d on Page 8
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Assets:
Petty Cash $ 0.00
Change Fund 670.00
Bank Balances 414,026.00
Total Cash 414,696.00
Accounts Receivable (111,257.00)
Subtotal $303,439.00
Prepaid Expenses:
Liability Insurance 20,360.00
Workers Compensation 6,300.00
Cash Clearing 0.00
Other Current Assets 150.00
Subtotal 26,810.00
Total Current Assets $ 330,249.00
Fixed Assets:
Land $1,975,000.00
Land Improvement 695,802.00
RVP Equipment 118,859.00
Satellite System 14,249.00
Office Equipment 21,193.00
Computer Equipment 22,076.00
Software 1,815.00
Less Accumulated Depreciation (330,051.00)
Total Fixed Assets 2,518,943.00
Attorney Retainer 2,500.00
2,521,443.00
Total Assets $2,851,692.00
Treasurer’s Report Cont’d from Page 7
Treasurer’s Report Pismo Creek R.V. Resort, Inc.
Asset, Liabilites & Member’s Equity
January 2010 thru December 2010
Page 8
Treasurer’s Report Cont’d on Page 9
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Please be reminded that animals are to be kept on a leash and not allowed to go potty on the grass.
I have provided the park with a hitching post at office entrance, where animals can be secured while visiting the office.
I would also like to remind everyone to take nothing for granted, for each day is a gift. Yesterday is history, tomorrow may be a mystery, but today is a present.
Call a friend that you have missed in the past month and invite them to our Park for good camping and fel-lowship.
Thanks, Rod
Liabilities & Equity:
Liabilities
Bed Taxes & Other Current Liabilities $ 3,342.00
Deferred Dues 15,640.00
Total Liabilities $ 18,982.00
Equity
Capital Contributed 1,975,000.00
Members Equity 825,070.00
Net Income 32,640.00
Total Equity 2,832,710.00
Total Liabilities & Equity $2,851,692.00
Treasurer’s Report Cont’d from Page 8
Treasurer’s Report Pismo Creek R.V. Resort, Inc.
Asset, Liabilites & Member’s Equity
January 2010 thru December 2010
Rockin’ & Rollin’
w/Rod Hitchcock:
March 9-13 International Film Festival in SLO
As a premiere 10-day annual event, the SLOIFF show-
cases contemporary and classic film screenings in a wide variety of venues, from the city's classic art deco
Fremont Theatre, to the popular independent Palm Thea-
tre, with a variety of unexpected venues from the wine
country of Paso Robles to the seaside towns of Avila Beach and Pismo Beach.
Variety is the spice of life, and the SLOIFF is proud to embrace that philosophy in its programming. From cut-
ting edge documentaries to tried and true cinema clas-
sics, the SLOIFF celebrates film on the 'big screen' by
offering something for everyone. Experience Hollywood & Vines Events that pair excellent local wine with film clas-
sics. Or the Red Carpet Events, where we welcome ce-
lebrities from Hollywood filmmakers to action sports leg-
ends.
Enjoy premieres of independent films—films that you
may not have a chance to see anywhere else. Filmmak-ers from all over the world attend the Festival and offer
informative Q & A sessions after the screening of their
films. For more information visit www.slofilmfest.org.
Creek Side Connection
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Clubhouse Renovations Continue by...
...Replacing the old sliding glass doors with...
...Adding New Landscaping
...New Stucco
...picture windows and adding:
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...And
New
Interior
Paint
...Finishing the Patio
Next on the List: Laundry Room Renovations...
...Preparing for the New Concrete
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Meeting Location Conference Room
Called to order: Closed session: 8:24
AM
Chair, Vicki Ketchie, called the
meeting to order.
Directors Present:
Vicki Ketchie, Chair
Susan Hernandez, Secretary
Bruce Barnett, Treasurer
Mark Bunch, Director
Gene Crase, Director
Rod Hitchcock, Director
Director not Present:
Gary Dilley, Vice Chair
Personnel issues discussed.
Adjourned closed session until after
open session: 9:30 AM
Called to order: Open session:
9:45 AM
Introductions:
Board of Directors, Pat Patterson,
Marti Patterson, Robert Kuster,
Vivienne Kuster and Gertrude Wa-
trous
Member Comments:
Pat Patterson: Financial Report
Pat stated that he had questions
regarding things that he didn’t un-
derstand in the Treasurer’s Report
and Balance Statement that were
included in the January newsletter.
He wanted to know what bank ser-
vice charges of $4,079.00 are for.
He also inquired about other pro-
fessional fees of $5,865.00..
Bruce explained that the bank ser-
vice charges are for being able to
take Visa, MasterCard payments
and for the use of the machine.
The fee is being lowered as of Jan-
uary 1, 2011. Bruce said that the
item listed as other professional
charges are savings accounts.
Pat also questioned an accounts
receivable item of $37,250.00 that
was listed as a minus. Bruce ex-
plained that it is dues paid in 2010
for 2011. Pat suggested that this
item should be listed as prepaid
dues.
Pat asked about fixed assets. Im-
provements and equipment add up
to $836,043.00. Members equity
shows a total of $825,070.00.
Other assets of $4,414.00 should
be listed more specifically. Bruce
said the $4,414.00 includes
$2,500.00 deposit retainer to the
attorney and $1,914.00 workers
comp deposit.
Under Liabilities Pat asked about
deferred dues of $15,640.00.
Bruce explained that in 2010 the
board assessed the members’
$360.00 dues and the $15,640.00
is the difference between what it
should have been at $340.00 and
$360.00. Pat said he would like to
see this item put under receivables
because it will either be paid or
written off.
Pat also inquired about members
equity. He said he thought the net
income should flow over to mem-
bers equity as it did in 2008 and
2009. Bruce said he would re-
search this item and advise Pat and
the Board.
Bob Kuster thanked the present
Board for taking the initiative and
fortitude to step out and try to im-
prove our park. When he realized
the condition of the club house it
could have been a real liability.
Approval of Minutes:
Bruce said there needed to be a
correction to the minutes of the
November 20, 2010 Regular Meet-
ing. Steve’s title needs to be cor-
rected to Operations Supervisor.
Rod made a motion to approve the
November 20, 2010 minutes as
corrected, seconded by Gene. Ap-
proved.
Treasurer’s Report:
Bruce said that we already covered
much of it. We have a shortened
form this year. We had a net profit
for 2010 of $34,404.00 which is
less the $15,000.00 that was taken
out. Equity went up by that
amount. All bank accounts are in
balance. Petty cash is in balance.
We fell short on our income in
2010 and he thinks it may be the
same way this year as it may be
hard to keep the park full due to
the increase in gas prices, but on
the other hand it may be the only
vacation that many members will
be able to afford so we don’t know
which way it is going to go. Re-
pairs that are being made on the
cabins are worth it as the income
from cabins is a large part of our
gross income.
We are below budget and put
$4,000.00 more into reserves than
it was stated that we would.
Our dues income for 2011 will be
less than the budgeted amount of
$300,000.00. We will probably
have to tighten our belt a bit in
order to show a profit at the end of
this year. We do have good re-
serves and need to hold onto them.
He is still looking for a new format
for the financial reports.
Bob Kuster suggested that we of-
fer the opportunity to let members
bring friends or family into the
park for half price as a way to help
members sell their memberships
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and it would be a means of addi-
tional income.
Bruce reported that three (3) CD’s
at Capital Source Bank were
closed in January and the remain-
ing one (1) will be closed when it
matures in February.
A small account that was with Wa-
chovia Bank was closed and move
into the main account at Wells
Fargo Bank. The special project
account was also closed and
moved into the main account.
Bruce reported that as of January
20th we have received about 75%
of the 2011 dues. There are four
(4) to five (5) members that are
still delinquent.
Vicki said that Ann Wilson is re-
searching the law for how we can
end these memberships and this
will be addressed in the new by
laws.
Bruce made a motion that the
treasurer’s report be accepted as
presented, seconded by Rod. Ap-
proved.
Old Business:
Thanksgiving Dinner Update:
Vicki requested that we change
providers of the turkeys. A mem-
ber has been providing them for no
charge, but in return gets five (5)
weeks of free camping at the park.
Many members have complained
to the Board about a member re-
ceiving five (5) weeks for this.
The Board agreed that we should
purchase the turkeys elsewhere in
the future. Vicki will send a letter
to our member.
By-Laws Update: Vicki said that
Ann Wilson had planned to have
the rewritten by-laws available to
the board members at the January,
2011 board meeting, but had to
prepare for a case and appear in
court so they are not finished.
They should be completed and
sent to Board members for review
prior to the February meeting.
New Year’s Eve Party: Vicki said
that the DJ we’ve had for numer-
ous years charges $675.00 to play
CD’s. There was a lot of partici-
pation by the members and the
party was very nice. Steve told
her there is a member couple in
the park that would volunteer their
services.
Patio Update: Vicki reported that
the patio area has been redone.
There will be no barbeques on the
patio because the grease discolors
the cement.
Cabin Update: Vicki told those
present that the cabins are finished
except for the paint and screens.
The screens are ready and will be
installed when all outside work
has been completed.
Technology Update: Inger gave
an update on the computer system,
new web-site that is being devel-
oped and that Channel 2 now has
park and local area information
being presented.
Newsletter update: Inger reported
that the newsletter now has a name
“Creek Side Connection”. The
winner of the naming contest was
Dorothy Baker. She will receive a
week’s free stay at the park.
Inventory Update: Vicki reported
that the inventory of park property
is almost complete. Three cabins,
the office and outside remain to be
done. Hopefully they will be fin-
ished during the beginning of next
week.
New Business:
Discussion regarding pickup truck:
A memo from Cliff Ketchie was
distributed to Board members for
them to read. Vicki had asked
Cliff to drive the Chevrolet pickup
that belongs to PCRV and evaluate
its soundness for safe operation.
It was determined by Cliff that the
vehicle is unsafe to drive. Also,
the registration expired October
31, 2010 and it was not renewed.
After reading the memo a discus-
sion followed. A motion was
made by Susan that the pickup be
sold for salvage, seconded by
Mark. Passed.
Club House: Bruce advised the
Board members that he had the
flooring checked and there is no
asbestos. He has a certificate from
the company verifying that there is
not any asbestos. We also need to
obtain verification that the walls
are okay.
Vicki wanted it noted in the record
that a vote of Board members was
taken regarding the repairs to the
club house. There were five (5)
yes votes and two (2) no votes.
Mark asked about the flooring. He
was advised by Bruce that the
flooring would be addressed at a
later time and after the walls are
completely finished.
Estimates were provided by J.D.S.
Building and Construction Inc. for
the work to repair the club house
including the laundry room. The
total amount is $29,580.38.
Vicki said we have an estimate
from Advanced Pools, Inc. for
$15,713.00 to complete the cement
work on the back and south side
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and curbing on the south side of
the building and replace the side-
walks on the north side This is the
same company that did the patio
and curbing on the north side of
the club house.
Gary has prepared a proposal to
repair the roads and had hoped to
have it available at this meeting
but was unable to get it to the park.
He also obtained a proposal from
Advanced Pools, Inc. for
$199,306.50 to cut, take out the
entire road system, put in rebar and
replace it with cement. A second
estimate has been provided to re-
move and replace the valley gut-
ters with cement for $51,071.25.
Vicki said Gary is very happy with
the above proposals. He thinks the
proposal for asphalt could be up-
wards of $350,000.00 -
$400,000.00 or even higher. The
higher gas goes the higher asphalt
will cost.
Susan asked if it would be a good
time to check all the pipes running
under the roads to make sure they
are all okay before being cemented
over again. Bruce said, yes and
there is a company that will send a
tractor with camera to run the pipe
to insure that nothing is broken.
Mark asked how much sub grade
work will need to be done. Vicki
said that Gary told her that it is
included in the proposals.
After a lengthy discussion Bruce
made a motion that all preliminary
work required be done before re-
pairs are started to roads and valley
gutters, seconded by Mark.
Passed.
Vicki said Mark and Gary will
work together on obtaining the
preliminary report and present it at
the February meeting.
A motion was made by Bruce that
we reevaluate the size of the curb
to complete the sidewalk section
and evaluate if the curb should be
moved closer to the club house or
lowered to make the sites on the
north side of the building more
accessible, seconded by Susan.
After much discussion it was de-
cided to adjourn for lunch. Vicki
will call Gary to find out what he
has to say regarding the curbs and
flower beds.
Meeting adjourned: 12:00 noon
Meeting reconvened: 1:15 pm
Vicki spoke to Gary. He told her
that he has already instructed Steve
to dig out the flower beds com-
pletely and lower them. The roads
will be made to grade but the val-
ley gutter makes the difference.
Water will flow into the valley
gutter. It won’t affect the sites; it
will still grade into the valley gut-
ter. That side of the road will be
lower. The curb has to go from the
lift tank to the edge of the patio on
the existing spot. From there on
back it can be moved closer to the
club house on the south side if that
is decided on.
After further discussion a vote was
called for regarding the above mo-
tion. Passed
Suggestion Box Comments: Lucia Ray: How about a TV guide
on Channel 2 – or some other
channel.
Darren Bennett, Tim Conners and
Cecil & Lucia Ray: They all ask
that ESPN be added back onto the
TV cable package.
Bill Graham: The new patio is
nice, but the new light is too
bright. Bulbs should be changed
to something subtle and aim the
domes downward so the light
doesn’t shine in our eyes.
Gloria Kerker: A group of mem-
bers would like to see a Sunday
breakfast or brunch started every
other Sunday between 11:00 am –
1:00 pm.
Will Sheldon: I believe the age
restriction on the pool table should
be changed from eighteen to six-
teen with parental supervision.
Crystal Kelly: I would like to have
an ice cream and soda machine.
Bill Schmall: Turn the heater up
in the club house.
Director’s Reports: Gene Crase: He would like to
have two (2) horseshoe tourna-
ments a year. He would like to
have one in October during the
annual meeting weekend and one
in the spring. The May meeting
will be held on the 21st. He will
try to plan to have a tournament
that weekend. Bruce mentioned
that if we know the dates for craft
sales, horseshoe tournaments or
other activities Inger could put
them in the newsletters. Susan
suggested that if there are mem-
bers that do any art or craft maybe
they could hold a class and teach
others. Vicki said someone asked
her if we were planning to do
something special for Valentine’s
Day.
There was some discussion regard-
ing summer meetings. The need
for meetings during the summer
will be decided at the May meet
Can you find it?
Somewhere in this newsletter
is a Member’s Membership Number. Not a con-
tract number but the Membership
Number the same as on your Card/Certificate. Find your number,
call the office and win!
Last month the winning number
was 1389. It was hidden in Visits with Vicki page 14. The “winners” Lendall & Janet Johnson, never
called in to claim their prize.
2nd
Contest
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ing. Mention was made of when
we need to choose an election
committee, when candidate state-
ments must be received and when
ballots need to be mailed and re-
turned.
Rod Hitchcock: He reported that
we finally received our 2008 –
2009 Workers Comp audit over-
payment of $2,400.00. This year
for the 2009 – 2010 audit we re-
ceived a little over $1,100.00 back.
He said we will leave the pickup
on the insurance until it is dis-
posed of and PCRV is removed
from the title. He reported that we
paid a down payment of $1,918.00
on the Workers Comp policy be-
fore the policy went into effect and
we have no record of getting credit
for it. He will check with the
agent regarding this matter.
Mark Bunch: He said more camp
hosts have been recruited. One
issue that needs to be discussed is
multiple camp hosts. When there
are multiple camp hosts one tries
to take the alpha role and when
that happens problems arise. If
there are going to be multiple
hosts working together and they
need to come to an understanding
as to how duties will be divided. It
was noted that during the summer
it is too much for one host.
Vicki told Mark that he is in
charge of the campground hosts
and he should decide and report to
the Board as to what we are going
to do.
Mark said he has been calling the
hosts on a regular basis.
Other Business:
Bruce made a motion that we ac-
cept the new organizational chart
as presented with two (2) designat-
ed people as Office Manager and
Operations Supervisor, seconded
by Susan. Passed.
The personnel handbook was dis-
cussed regarding accrual of vaca-
tions. A motion was made by
Gene that the vacation schedules
be changed to three (3) weeks after
five (5) years and four (4) weeks
after ten (10) years, seconded by
Rod. Passed.
Remodel of the office and repair
of the outside of the office on the
south side: A chart of the new
traffic flow of the office and seat-
ing arrangement was presented to
the Board members. Vicki asked
the Board to consider he office
remodel and repair of damage on
the outside of the office on the
south side at an approximate
amount of $10,000.00. She would
also like to include furniture (two
(2) desks, chairs and possibly file
cabinets). Mark estimated cost of
the furniture at $5,000.00.
Mark made a motion that we re-
model the office, repair the outside
of the office on the south (back)
side and replace needed furniture
at a total of $15,000.00, seconded
by Bruce. Passed.
Susan asked a question about the
finances and what is now consid-
ered reserves. Bruce said that we
have in excess of $233,000.00 in a
savings account that he is consid-
ering reserves.
Estimates are due next month for
refurbishing the inside of the club-
house including the flooring.
Next meeting: February 22, 2011
Closed session reopened: 2:30 PM
Continuation of Personnel matters
discussed.
Meeting adjourned: 3:10 PM
Susan Hernandez, Secretary
From the
Rule Book
NO BBQ’s on the TABLES
Site Rule 8.5
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PLUS—2 days for the Inventory Team
January was a busy month here at Pismo Creek R.V. Resort. Not only for the Staff but for our Volunteers as well. For more than two days, volunteers came and tagged all the valuable items in the Park.
THANK YOU
HEARTFELT
A GREAT BIG,
to all who helped.
Camp Hosts are GREAT!
Have you always wanted to help others by making coffee, providing wonder-ful games, scooping ice cream, watering our luscious grass or sharing in the bounty of a table of goodies at a potluck? Those are the activities that made up Camp Host Gert Watrous’ Volunteer Hours last month. She has been such a wonderful help and the Park would be better off with more Camp Hosts just like her. If you’re interested in Hosting for a month, contact Inger Hud-son in the office and you’ll be on your (1540) way to sharing your heart for hospitality.
Corporate Memberships For Sale
Please contact owner directly.
Memberships are listed alphabetically.
Bill & Yvonne Sahota $ 8,000 661-831-0728
Jeanne Valenti $12,000OBO 559-281-6156 Page 17
Volume 2 Issue 2
Hike to Point
San Luis Lighthouse
The trail to the Lighthouse (Pecho
Coast Trail) starts in Port San Luis
and winds up and through the
hills to the Port San Luis Historic
Lighthouse. The trail runs through
PG&E property so each hike is lead
by a docent.
The trail to the Point San Luis
Lighthouse is open to 20 hikers on
Wed and 40 hikers on Sat with a
departure time of 9am and a return
time of 1pm.
Reservations are strongly encour-
aged to avoid being turned away
at the trailhead. Reservations need
to be made two weeks in advance
of the hike. Call 805-540-5771
The hike is 3.75 miles and moder-
ately strenuous with uneven ter-
rain, steep cliffs and grades, nar-
row trails, and crumbling earth.
Sturdy hiking shoes are required.
At the Lighthouse, an admission
fee of $5 per adult, with a $10
charge for a family, will be re-
quired of those accessing the Light-
house Headkeeper's quarters tour.
The balance of the site and build-
ings can be visited at no charge.
Children under 12 are free.
Please note that hikes will not go
out during rainy or inclement
weather.
June 3, 1950.
It is sad to report that Mrs. Gayle B. Horn
passed away January 29, 2011.
She was in Kaweah Hospi-tal for a month and a half. Gayle will be cremated and ashes placed in Horn Funeral Site, Sayville, New York at St. Ann’s Church where Herbert and Gayle were married
April 1-3, 2011
The Five Cities Orchid Society sponsors the Central Coast Orchid
Show and Sale each spring at Arroyo Grande's South County Re-
gional Center, which gives members the opportunity to exhibit their
plants in the society's display for judging by the American Orchid Society. The purpose of this society is to provide members with
knowledge of orchid culture and habitats, to enable them to grow
orchids well in their home environments and share their passion for
orchids with other members and societies. For more information visit
www.fcos.org or call 805-929-6710.
I want to say thank you to the Board of Directors, Staff and friends who either sent a card or an email or took the time to call us with their kind and loving words on the passing of my mother-in-law.
Gene Crase
Photo compliments of Maggie Saldivar
In and About Town
Each Week in Our Park:
Monarch Butterfly Tours—Nov thru Feb
giving the appearance of
golden leaves.
The Monarch butterfly grove
is located on Highway 1 just
south of the North Pismo
State Beach Campground.
Free admission, parking and
docents. For more infor-
mation, please contact Visitor
Information at 800-443-7778
or 805-773-4382 or visit
MonarchButterfly.org.
Drove by the Monarch Grove
today. The latest Monarch count
on the board was 21,000, which
is greater than the biggest count
from last year’s season. This
bodes well for this year’s season.
Don’t miss this spectacular won-
der of nature. These beautiful
orange & black “fairy-like” crea-
tures begin to appear in late Oc-
tober in California’s largest
Monarch grove. Thousands clus-
ter in our Eucalyptus trees,
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Creek Side Connection
Potluck
6pm
Horseshoes Daily at 10am and 4pm
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Ice
Cream
Social
2pm
Photo by Lisa D Walker
Taste of Pismo Sat and Sun, April 16-17th
From 1pm to 5pm
Restaurants of Pismo Beach
and local wineries will be show-
casing their offerings at this
annual event held.
Only 500 tickets will be sold
for this event, which is being
held under a large tent in Di-
nosaur Caves Park. Tickets
for this event are $50.00 each
and include a commemorative
wine glass. For more infor-
mation, please contact the
Chamber of Commerce at
www.pismochamber.com.
The City of Pismo Beach Recreation Division in
collaboration with the Pismo Beach Business Im-
provement Group (BIG) would like to invite you to
the annual Easter Egg Hunt from 10:00am –
1:00pm. The festivities will be held at Dinosaur
Caves Park, Shell Beach & the hunt is FREE! The
celebration will include games, bounce houses,
face painting, balloon artist & much more!
Participants are asked to bring their own basket or
bag to collect their eggs and goodies! In addition,
if everyone uses their good manners, the Easter
Bunny will be visiting & may even be on-site for
photo opportunities so be sure to bring your camer-
as!
To ensure the safety of all participants, there are
different hunt times for different age groups!
For questions about this year's Easter Eggstrava-
ganza, please contact the City of Pismo Beach
Recreation Division at 773-7063 or visit our web-
site at www.pismobeach.org .
22nd Annual Family Egg Hunt
The Arroyo Grande Recreation and
maintenance Services Dept invites all
children to fill their baskets with plastic
eggs and candy at this special fun-filled
event! Activities include an egg hunt, sack
race, raw egg toss, carnival games, hot
dog barbecue lunch, and a special egg
hunt just for the adults. Please note, Chil-
dren are encouraged to bring a basket for
their goodies.
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Time: 10:00am SHARP!
Location: Elm Street Park and Pilg/
Campbell Fields
Farmer’s
Markets
Will Return
in April
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To make reservations call the office at
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March 2011 Gate Code is 3866 Month-at-a-Glance
Monarch Butterfly
Tours See page 18 for details
March 19-21 The Kite Expo
is the largest kite-boarding event in the country. Get the lead-ing edge information from industry experts about new technolo-gy and techniques. Test all the newest kites and boards.
Registration is free! Grand Ave Parking Lot Call Kinsley at
805-773-9200 For more info
Concert in the Park March 27th 1pm—4pm
Dinosaur Caves
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April 2011 Gate Code is 4862
Month-at-a-Glance
PB Easter Egg Hunt April 3rd
10 am—1 pm Dinosaur Cave Park
Bring your own Basket
Concerts in the Park Dinosaur Cave Park
April 10th
Taste of Pismo April 16-17 1pm—5pm
Advance Purchase Tickets Required See
Page 18 for details Dinosaur Cave Park
AG Easter Egg Hunt April 23rd
10 am Elm Street Park
Bring your own Basket
Taste of P
ismo
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February Gate Code is 2104
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International Film Festival in San Luis Obispo. See page 9 for details.
Pismo Creek R.V. Resort, Inc.
98 South Dolliver Street
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
Phone: 805-773-4434
Fax: 805-773-4436
PreSort Standard
US Postage
PAID
San Luis Mail Service
93401
Volume 2 Issue 2
February 2011 Gate Code is on Page 19 Month-at-a-Glance
Monarch Butterfly
Tours See page 18 for details
February 14th
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS: PLEASE call the office and inform us if you have any address or phone changes. Thank you.
Creek Side Connection
Valentine’s Day
Happy
Birthday
All you
February
Babies
President’s
Day
Board M
eeting