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Committee ReportsARCArchitectural Subcommittee Plan Review Dates:2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month 9:00 a.m. to10:30 a.m. Anthem Center, Emerson/Franklin RoomRoger Hagen, Chairperson Email:rhagenlv@gmail.comBecause of the excessive summer heat, some residentswish to cool the interior of their garages. The use of evaporativecoolers, “swamp coolers,” is a common cost-effectivemethod of achieving this goal. Their installation requiresARC review and approval. The design guidelines specifythat they be ground-mounted no higher than 8 inches fromgrade measured at a point closest to the house or wallmountedwith the top of the cooler being no higher than 72inches from grade. They are to be located in the side yardproximal to the air conditioner and be screened from thestreet by a 15-gallon plant, a wall or a wrought iron fencewith perforated metal screening. Plastic or woodlattice-type materials are not acceptable.Other methods of heat reduction requiring ARC reviewhave included garage door painting or replacementwith more energy efficient materials. Finally, someresidents have insulated the interior of their garage door(no ARC approval required in this case).REMEMBER, your evaporative cooler must bemaintained in a manner that insures it does not become aserious health risk to you and your pets. See yourinstruction manual on how to clean or replace the filterslocated in your unit. Other periodic cleaning or flushingmay be required.The ARC subcommittee continues to review your plansevery 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 9:00 a.m. –10:30 a.m. in the Anthem Center. Should you have anyquestions concerning ARC processes or the DesignGuidelines, please contact Architectural ComplianceManager Jenny Guilliams, or her Assistant, James Arteagaat 614- 5812Roger E. Hagen, Chairperson ARC SubcommitteeRhagenlv@gmail.comCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMITTEECommunications CommitteeWednesday, September 7th, 2011, 10:00 a.m.Bristol Room, Anthem CenterJack Herlihy, Chairperson914-1918, Jack_H@cox.netThe Communications Committee (CC) remains focused onprojects in its four key delivery areas – broadcast, Internet,print, and person-to-person. Work on a strategic plan, inconjunction with Plans & Processes, continues.A small-scale community trial of new websitemessage-board software is underway. Testing, solicitingfeedback and formulating protocols for use are being10 Sun City Anthem • September 2011crafted and a recommendation will be submitted to theBoard upon successful completion.Two ad-hoc task forces – public relations and print –continue to advise on an overall public relations plan forSCA and to review the community’s print vehicles. This isall in keeping with the CC’s goal of continuingimprovement in communications.Channel 99 has various openings right now, and the onlyprerequisite for all positions is enthusiasm. Bob Passaro,the station’s executive producer, emphasizes that priorexperience is not necessary; Channel 99 will trainvolunteers. Camera people are always welcome, but twocritical positions that need to be filled immediately areequipment manager and graphics designer. Theequipment manager will keep track of the station’s gear asit goes out on shoots by developing a logging in-and-outsystem and scheduling. The graphics designer hasresponsibility for the SCALA tiles, sets, backgrounds andposters. Knowledge of Photoshop would be helpful but isnot essential. Channel 99 volunteers put in as much – or aslittle – time as they choose. For more information, you mayreach Bob at rpassaro@cox.net or 617-0458.Long-time Communications Committee member Jan Laneregretfully resigned because her life commitmentsinterfered with her volunteer work on the CC. Prior tojoining the CC, Jan was chairperson of the EditorialContent Committee. Jan hopes to rejoin when she regainsmore free time. CC members wish Jan all the best andthank her for her efforts on the community’s behalf.Remember to look for CC meeting minutes and otherimportant news at www.sca-hoa.org. Just log in, choosethe Board & Committees box, and select CommunicationsCommittee from the drop-down menu.We value resident input and invite you to attend ourmonthly meetings or email our chair with comments,suggestions, complaints or compliments.CONVENANTS COMMITTEEConvenants Committee Meeting2nd Wednesday of each month, 9:00 a.m.Anthem CenterState law requires that all hearings be conducted privatelyunless the party involved requests a public hearing.ELECTION COMMITTEEElection Committee MeetingTuesday, September 6th, 9:00 a.m.Concord Room, Anthem CenterBrian Segal, Chair Phone: 270-6942Email: ecbrian@cox.netThe August 9th meeting was a workshop to continuedeveloping the 2012 Election Calendar and addressingrevisions to the Election Process Manual. These wereneeded because of statute changes coming out of the 2011legislative session, as well as to “fine tune” and improvethe process.continued...