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1 2013 COST SAVINGS AND PROJECT UPDATE COST SAVING ITEM AMOUNT BUDGET YEAR IN BUDGET Lighting Change through SMUD Rebate Program $ 888 Annually Ongoing No Workmen’s Compensation Insurance $ 65,225 Annually 2013 – 2014 Yes Liability Insurance $ 13,800 2013 – 2014 Yes Switch to VOIP Service for RMA Office $ 3,900 Annually Ongoing Yes Rental Income from RMA-Owned Homes $ 17,941 Annually 2013 No Identified CSD Over Charging on Water Bill $ 8,600 One Time 2013 No New Adjusted CSD Billing Reduced Sewer Charge for RMA Office $ 1,476 Annually Ongoing Yes Renegotiated Trash Carrier Contract $ 2,446 Ongoing No Change Designation of Escuela Site to Common Area $ 2,200 Ongoing Yes Renegotiated Bandwidth Contract Increasing Bandwidth by 275% $ 28,080 2014 – 2017 Yes ANNUAL SAVINGS $144,556

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Page 1: 2013 COST SAVINGS · for RMA Office $ 3,900 Annually Ongoing Yes Rental Income from RMA-Owned Homes $ 17,941 Annually 2013 No Identified CSD Over Charging on Water Bill $ 8,600 One

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2013 COST SAVINGS AND

PROJECT UPDATE COST SAVING ITEM AMOUNT BUDGET YEAR IN BUDGET

Lighting Change through SMUD Rebate Program

$ 888 Annually

Ongoing

No

Workmen’s Compensation Insurance

$ 65,225 Annually

2013 – 2014

Yes

Liability Insurance $ 13,800 2013 – 2014 Yes Switch to VOIP Service for RMA Office

$ 3,900 Annually

Ongoing

Yes

Rental Income from RMA-Owned Homes

$ 17,941 Annually

2013

No

Identified CSD Over Charging on Water Bill

$ 8,600 One Time

2013

No

New Adjusted CSD Billing Reduced Sewer Charge for RMA Office

$ 1,476 Annually

Ongoing

Yes

Renegotiated Trash Carrier Contract

$ 2,446

Ongoing

No

Change Designation of Escuela Site to Common Area

$ 2,200

Ongoing

Yes

Renegotiated Bandwidth Contract Increasing Bandwidth by 275%

$ 28,080

2014 – 2017

Yes

ANNUAL SAVINGS $144,556

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2013 PROJECT LIST AND

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PERA PATH

The Pera Path was upgraded from a decomposed granite path to a paved path way.

ESCUELA PATH

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The Escuela Park Site was improved with a 12-foot wide asphalt biking/walking/golf cart path running the perimeter of the Park.

RIVERVIEW PLAYGROUND

New swings and small play structure with sunshade and large play structure retro-fitted with shade sail.

HEADEND BUILDING

New siding was installed and painted. In August a fifth air conditioning unit was installed.

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STONEHOUSE PARK STORAGE BUILDING

A new roof was installed and stucco was placed on the sides of the building. Injection pumps and barrels were installed to facilitate the maintenance of the park site turf.

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STONEHOUSE PLAZA

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The Stonehouse Plaza construction is moving forward with the ribbon cutting scheduled for Spring 2014.

TREE MITIGATION

Approximately 100 trees were planted in RMA Common Area which was funded by Sacramento County Tree Mitigation funds.

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MAINTENACE BUILDING ROOF

The RMA Maintenance Building was re-roofed.

LAKE CLEMENTIA BOAT DOCK

The Lake Clementia boat dock was replaced and expanded.

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CHESBORO LAKE BOAT DOCK

A concrete abutment was poured and the old Lake Clementia boat and swim dock was rehabilitated and placed at Chesboro Lake.

LAKE CLEMENTIA SWIM DOCK

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A new swim dock was installed at Lake Clementia.

RIVERVIEW BICYCLE PUMP TRACK

RMA with a group of very dedicated volunteers constructed the Riverview Bicycle Pump Track. Pump track rules were developed and adopted.

RIVERVIEW SPRAY PARK

The Board is scheduled to take action at the November Board of Directors meeting on the Riverview Spray Park. Construction is scheduled for early 2014.

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RMA COMMUNITY COOKBOOK

The RMA Community Cookbook was compiled with recipes from the residents and is now on sale. To date more than half the cookbooks have been sold.

COMMUNITY GARDENS

Additional gardening plots were added and a vole fence was installed. A booster pump was also installed to accommodate the growing demand for the gardening plots.

BACKUP CMTS

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The CMTS is the brain that runs the Cable TV headend. If the CMTS fails, it would be catastrophic and could take weeks to replace and program. A new unit costs $55,000. RMA, through a donation and efforts on Paul’s behalf, has acquired and configured a backup CMTS which is now mounted and ready for action.

260-AMP SERVICE

Through a donation from Summerfest, RMA was able to install a new 260-amp service at Stonehouse Park – an upgrade that was sorely needed.

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4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION

RMA Staff pulled off another stunning 4th of July celebration.

LAKE CLEMENTIA SWIM COVE

RMA Maintenance dredged the Lake Clementia Swim Cove removing debris which impedes swimmers.

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RIVER ACCESS

RMA worked with the PTF, CSD and neighboring ranchers to reopen the river access.

SMUD LIGHT POLES

RMA Staff worked with SMUD in an attempt to acquire the street light poles in the community in order to provide better maintenance and lighting. Attempts to acquire the poles were unsuccessful. However, the end result was positive with SMUD reviewing their maintenance procedures and testing all 158 wooden poles. SMUD replaced 61 of those poles in 2013 with the balance to be replaced in 2014.

TENNIS COURTS

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Staff had planned to replace the Riverview Tennis Courts in 2013. However as due diligence was conducted on the site via soil tests, the scope of the repair has changed from complete replacement to an overlay.

ESCUELA PARK PRACTICE FIELD

The grading permit delayed work on the site. The permit is being reviewed by Sacramento County.

ACCOUNTING UPDATED

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Staff transitioned new accounting and payroll software.

ADOPTED NEW FINE POLICY RMA’s Board and Staff successfully adopted a fine policy.

COMMUNITY DIRECTORY The 2013 – 2014 Community Directory was compiled and delivered to the residents.

VOICE OVER INTERNET (VOIP)

The cable TV staff in conjunction with Z-corum has reconfigured the RMA Cable system to provide voice over the internet.

BUS TRIPS RMA Staff provided bus trips to San Francisco for shopping, the Giants’ baseball games and Stockton Thunder hockey games. The SF bus trip has already reserved four buses this year, which is twice as many as in the past.

REZONING OF ESCUELA SITE Staff accomplished the rezoning of Escuela Site from school to Stonehouse Park Master Plan.

INCREASED BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS Staff increased Broadband subscribers from 882 to 1,030 (16.7%) over 12-month period.