pcrv feb 2011 newsletter

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

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

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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

Volume 2 Issue 2

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

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Visits with Vicki Cont’d from Page 2

mailto:[email protected],


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

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

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Howard & Barbara Boos

Volume 2 Issue 2

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


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


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


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.


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


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


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

Volume 2 Issue 2

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

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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

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,


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

http://www.pismobeach.org/

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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

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PB Easter Egg Hunt April 3rd

10 am—1 pm Dinosaur Cave Park

Bring your own Basket

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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

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Monarch Butterfly

Tours See page 18 for details

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Documents

members of pismo creek

clubhouse pictures

clubhouse work

new windows

park staff

park upgrades

new wood

new years pictures