Canyon Call
CANY N Volume 1, Issue 1
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Official Publication of the Sunset Canyon Land Owner's Association
Letter from the SCLA President The 2010 year started at a fast pace for the Sunset Canyon Landowners Association. I welcome everyone to the 2010 SCLA membership, committees, and Board of Directors! This will prove to be a year of challenges and learning experiences. I thank you for the courage to volunteer and your commitment to the Sunset Canyon community, and welcome your input and enthusiasm. As a volunteer group we must keep in mind that each of us has a life outside of this community and association, and respect each other’s commitment to our families, friends, and professional lives. To recognize and value the privacy of the others and our neighbors, as well as support and give assistance when able, is what makes a community strong, valuable, and effective. With this in mind, the Board has set into play various new measures and habits that should prove to be helpful to the SCLA members, SC community and its volunteers. The first measure to mention is the formation of committees, dedicated to specific community priorities, chaired by dedicated members, supported by Board Officers, and needing additional help by SC neighbors. Please consider the following committees and select one to which you can volunteer your time and talent. Speak with the committee chairs for more information and meeting times. Contact details are listed on the SCLA website at www.sunsetcanyon. org/contact.html. All are welcomed! Copyright © 2010 Peel, Inc.
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Infrastructure/Maintenance Committee Chairperson Gary Hale • Communications Committee Chairperson Phil Auldridge • Community Events Committee Chairperson Ben Fletcher • Welcoming & Membership Committee Chairperson Sandy Hale • Deeds (CC&Rs) Committee Chairperson Matthew Wilcox • Bylaws Committee Chairperson Michael McGown Second, the SCLA and its new Board are dedicated to open and clear communication. Therefore, the association’s website, www. SunsetCanyon.org, has been designated as the source for publishing, gathering, submitting, and requesting any and all Sunset Canyon community information. Please bookmark this site as it will be undergoing improvements and revisions throughout the year. Visit the website often to be informed about the SC community and the association, through its links on formal SC documents, building requirements, association membership, and calendar of events. Additionally, as you can see with this first issue of the 2010 Canyon Call, the Communications Committee has been at work implementing a new monthly community newsletter. The newsletter publishing and distribution has been (Continued on Page 3)
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Welcome to the Canyon Call A Newsletter for Sunset Canyon Residents by Sunset Canyon Residents The Canyon Call is a monthly newsletter mailed to all Sunset Canyon residents. Residents, community groups, churches, etc. are welcome to include information about their organizations in the newsletter. If you are involved with a school group, play group, boy scouts, girl scouts, sports activity, social group, etc. and would like to submit an article for the Canyon Call you can do so by emailing it to newsletter@ SunsetCanyon.org. Personal news for the Stork Report, Teenage Job Seekers, recipes, special celebrations, birthday announcements and military service are also welcome.
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President..................................................Teresa Carbajal-Ravet ..................................................President@SunsetCanyon.org Vice President............................................ Kim Ort, 858-5476 ...........................................................
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[email protected] Treasurer...............................................Ben Fletcher, 894-0452 ...................................................treasurer@SunsetCanyon.org Infrastructure..........................................Gary Hale, 858-5637 ...........................................infrastructure@SunsetCanyon.org Welcome Committee............................ Sandy Hale, 858-5637 ..................................................
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Canyon Call Letter from the SCLA Pres.- (Cont. from Pg 1) outsourced to Peel, Inc., which specializes in publishing community newsletters for neighborhoods at no cost to the associations. This will free up volunteer time and energy, make available association funds for other priorities, and connect more local businesses with SC residents. Peel, Inc. allows SC residents to customize their newsletter subscriptions by visiting its website at www. peelinc.com under the Resident’s Corner tab. Furthermore, residents are encouraged to submit SC community-related articles to the Canyon Call and share community information, recipes, favorite DIY projects, etc. to
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promote the views of individuals, groups, or organizations whose names and/or opinions may be shared as resources, such references are for your information and investigation only. SC community-related questions or issues may be directed specifically to the Board for action and response by entering the phrase: “BOARD ISSUE” in the SUBJECT box or by sending an email to board@ SunsetCanyon.org. The SC community should feel free to use the SCLA Google group for sending messages that fit the content guidelines listed below. Please use the subject line to clearly identify the purpose of your email so readers can quickly decide which notes to open, i.e. For Sale, Recc Needed, DS Event, etc. And lastly, please sign your emails. • News and questions that are directly related to the Sunset Canyon Landowners Association • News and questions that are directly r e l a t e d t o t h e Su n s e t C a n y o n community
News and questions that are directly related to the Dripping Springs community • Announcements that support our community members in their financial lives (e.g., items for sale; job search, job post, community services, yard maintenance, child care, pet care, housesitting, etc.) • Requests for information or recommendations from members of our community (e.g., can anyone recommend an electrician, does anyone else have a child with asthma, has anyone ever used a certain kind of air filter, DS & Austin community events, community coffee clubs, game clubs, musician’s jam practices, etc.) To join the SCLA Google group please visit the SCLA website and subscribe. Third, in an effort to become a strong, effective, useful and viable landowners association the Board will soon be initiating (Continued on Page 4) •
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a 2010 Membership Drive. It is aware of the many and various perceptions, positive and negative, that a landowners association has and will strive to focus on the constructive practices that will better the Sunset Canyon community and strengthen the relationships among neighbors. Join us in becoming a part of this optimistic drive! SCLA annual membership dues are $35 for the calendar year and will support the effective operation of the association. Fill out the membership form included in this newsletter and mail it in with your check to the address below. The membership form can also be found on the SCLA website under the Documents link, left-hand column. Complete the form online, print and mail it in with your check, or you may make your payment online from the website at, www.SunsetCanyon.org/paypalpmt.html. However, your completed form will need to be mailed in. SCLA P.O. Box 588 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Lastly, Sunset Canyon landowners of Nassour lots are committed to the Sunset Canyon Landowners Association as detailed in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions for the Sunset Canyon Subdivision. To find out if you are a Nassour lot owner please visit the Documents link on the SCLA website. The left-hand column lists the lots, cross-referencing the Nassour lot number with its address, as well as the Nassour address with its lot number, to help you figure out whether you are a Nassour lot owner. The SCLA will soon be sending out statements to Nassour owners for the 2010 annual dues. As mentioned previously, there are improvements to be made in order to keep Sunset Canyon as vibrant and desirable a community as it has been for so many years. The community’s friendliness has an infectious quality, yet privacy is a respected priority. Let us work together to make valuable enhancements while caring for our individual space. Therefore let’s get started, and remember, “Many hands make light work.” Respectfully, -Teresa Carbajal Ravet 2010 SCLA President
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Canyon Call Special Member Meeting Called by the SCLA Board of Directors Date: May Board Meeting, Tues., 4 May 2010 Time: 7.30 PM Place: Sunset Canyon Baptist Church, 4000 E Hwy 290 Agenda: Member vote needed for the following two (2) motions, Motion #1: The SCLA Board is requesting that members approve an expenditure of an estimated $1000 to obtain a written legal interpretation on the official authority of the SCLA on issues such as, voluntary & mandatory memberships, construction reviews, and deed restrictions. The SCLA Architectural Review Committee voted unanimously that this is the most important issue to the committee. The Board agreed that this issue is very important and is asking for a vote from the members on this expenditure per Section 12.01 of the By-Laws of Sunset Canyon Landowners Association, which
require membership approval for expending funds on or incurring any obligations for legal or professional services. This legal opinion is to be used by the existing, and future Boards of Directors, to guide the Association in official matters. The Architectural Review Committee has obtained an estimate from lawyers who are members of the Community Associations Institute, a national organization that provides education, tools and resources to people who govern and manage homeowners associations. Motion #2: The SCLA Board is requesting that the members approve an expenditure of up to $2500 per year to purchase liability insurance to insure the Board of Directors and committee members against legal action taken due to their positions in the Sunset Canyon Landowners Association. This is a
maximum amount and could be significantly less ($1000) depending upon the legal opinion as described in Motion #1 above and the quantity of properties for which the Association has authority. The Board is currently bearing personal risk, for voluntary positions, to provide services to the landowners of the Sunset Canyon neighborhood in which most residents are not members. This is a situation that must be resolved if a SCLA Board of Directors is to act successfully on behalf of its members. The Architectural Review Committee has obtained an estimate from insurance agencies who are members of the Community Associations Institute, a national organization that provides education, tools and resources to people who govern and manage homeowners associations.
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Canyon Call Sunset Canyon Goes Digital Almost 2 years ago, a free online forum was created to allow Sunset Canyon members to communicate with each other on matters of community interest. The forum uses the popular “Google Group” platform, which restricts access to the forum to actual residents or property owners of Sunset Canyon. Participation in the forum has been overwhelming, and membership has increased over 50% just since November of 2009. The basic structure of the forum allows any SCLA resident to post a question or comment regarding any Sunset Canyon related issue. The posting is then transmitted via email to every forum member who has opted to receive forum emails. As individual email accounts and internet access become ubiquitous throughout our nation, our SCLA Google Group will become the de facto primary mode of communication within our neighborhood. If you are not already a SCLA Google Group member, you may join free by visiting the signup page on our website at: www. SunsetCanyon.org/google. Sadly, a small number of current Google Group forum members
have chosen NOT to receive forum postings via email. Perhaps there was initial concern that emails from forum postings would be overwhelming in number. In fact, over the roughly 2year life of the group forum, member postings have averaged less than one per week. If you are a SCLA Google Group member, but are not receiving emails from the forum, you are missing out on being informed about issues affecting our community, and are depriving yourself of the primary benefits of forum membership. I would encourage those forum members who do not currently receive forum emails to reconsider their choice, sign in to the Google Group (see our website portal above), and “Edit my membership” to opt in for email distribution. This selection can always be changed at a later date if you find the volume of emails to be overwhelming. An even simpler way to begin receiving Google Group email distribution is to just shoot an email indicating your desire to me at:
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Canyon Call In Brief SCLA Easter Egg Hunt We invite you to attend the 3rd annual FREE Easter Egg Hunt for kids ages 1-8 who live in Sunset Canyon on Monday, April 5th the day after Easter at 4:15 PM. There will be lots of eggs and one GOLDEN EGG per age group. To make sure we have plenty eggs per child please call Edith Austin at 858-0988 to RSVP by April 1st. If you would like to donate a dozen filled eggs, bring them to Edith by April 1st. THE LOCATION--1105 Oak Meadow Drive--Sunset Canyon West THE TIME--Egg Hunt at 4:30 sharp PLEASE BRING AN EGG BASKET FOR EACH CHILD
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Canyon Call Sunset Canyon Land Owners Association 2010 Membership Form Please mail form and $35 check (payable to SCLA) to: SCLA, P.O.Box 588, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Name:_ _________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________ City/Zip (if not D.S.):______________________________ Section #:________________________________________ Lot #(s):_________________________________________ New Resident? Would you like to be included in the “new Neighbor” section of the next newsletter? Yes / No Home Phone: Publish in Directory? Yes / No Cell Phone: Publish in Directory? Yes / No Email: Publish in Directory? Yes / No Child(ren):_______________________________________ Age:____________________________________________ DOB (mm/dd/yy):_________________________________ Professional services provided, such as childcare, pet care, real estate, yardwork, house sitting, etc.:____________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Special Interest(s), such as Bunko, Bridge Club, Musicians Jam Session, Moms Clubs, Dominoes, etc:__________________ _______________________________________________ PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT THE FOLLOWING: ___ Serving as an SCLA Officer ___ Serving as an SCLA Committee Member ___ Helping with Community Events ___ Advertising in SCLA Newsletter or Directory Directory Information Entered: Payment Date:____________________________________ Cash or Check #:__________________________________ OR - PAY YOUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES ONLINE WITH PAYPAL AT www.sunsetcanyon.org
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TROOP 280, DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX Boy Scout Troop 280 • Community Bulletin
Boy Scout Troop 280 will be challenging its skills during the 2010 Sacred Springs District Spring Camporee. Scheduled for the weekend of April 9 – 11, Scouting for the Next Century will take place at Wolf Mountain Scout Ranch. Scouts of all ages will participate in various events, activities, and competitions, including fishing and canoeing. Due to a soaring demand the Back Country event is also scheduled for the older Scouts and adults who are searching for a high adventure event that is challenging, fun, and provides experience for Philmont. Additionally, Scouts elected to the Order of the Arrow will be tapped out at the Camporee. Congratulations to all the Scouts elected to OA, the National Camping Honor Society! Troop 280 will again participate at the Dripping Springs Founders Day Festival this year! The Scouts will be present throughout the weekend as a Service Project for the Dripping Springs CookOff Club. Come by the Troop 280 booth to meet the Scouts and learn more about the adventures of scouting.
The Cub Scouts are practicing their planning & organizational skills in preparation for their Pack 280 Spring Campout scheduled for the weekend of April 23 – 25. The Scouts are headed to Cub World at Camp Tom Wooten on the LCRA Lost Pines Scout Reservation near Bastrop, TX. Cub World is roughly 150 acres of fun, adventure, and imagination! Curious about the scouting experience? Boy Scout Troop 280 meets every Monday at 7:00 PM at the St. Martin de Porres Church Hall, at the corner of Post Oak and Shetland Streets in Dripping Springs. Contact Clement Kichuk at (512) 904-0444 or email
[email protected] and visit our Troop 280 website at http://drippingsprings280.mytroop.us/. Cub Scout Pack 280 also meets at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Dripping Springs. Contact Cubmaster, Thomas Houle at (512) 810-8945 or email
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