Why I Decided to Run for the HOA Board

One of the reasons I decided to run for the HOA Board, is the high financial loss of the Shadows restaurant which amounted to $468,000 in 2012, and continued in 2013.

Billy Casper, the golf course management company, was managing the Shadows Restaurant when the majority of our community was happy with the food and service. At that time, the restaurant was having a budget deficit of less that $200,000.

In 2008, Pulte, the developer, hired PCM to manage our Association, and on January 1, 2012, the HOA Board transferred the management responsibility of the restaurant from Billy Casper to PCM, by signing a $36,000 a year agreement.

At the end of 2011, our community experienced the non-budgeted expansion of the restaurant’s kitchen facilities and the failed attempt of the restaurant expansion plan at an estimated cost of $700,000, when residents protested and opposed the proposed project and the lack of community involvement in the decision to use excess funds without their approval.

Under PCMs management, the excessive financial losses of the Shadows Restaurant continue and the restaurant has also lost the support of the community. Over the years PCM has made attempts to improve the restaurant by hiring consultants, highly paid managers, purchased an $84,000 sales software and the expansion of the kitchen, without success.

The HOA Board seems very content with the present situation and they have signed a new contract with PCM, effective January 1, 2014, to continue the failed management of the Shadows restaurant, which I firmly believe is the wrong decision.

As I stated to the HOA Board in one of the recent Community Forums “ In the real world, a company who gets paid $36,000 a year to manage a business that looses $468,000 a year, gets fired”.

I think it is time for change. It is time to restore common sense, accountability and fiscal responsibility, and the only way things are going to change in our community is if the community elects candidates that are committed to change.

Joan Dzuro and Judi Kleckner agree with me, on the need to improve our community.

A Proven Leader For Shadow Hills

My wife, Sue, our lovely Shih Tzu “Thimble” and I, are full time residents of our community. Like all of you, we enjoy the wonderful quality of life we have in Shadow Hills. We are proud of the many friends we have made and the caring that residents show towards each other. Both Sue and I are avid golfers and enjoy the many other activities available in our community.

I have proven my commitment to community service throughout my professional career, working hard to improve the communities I worked for. I now want to focus my experience and dedication to improve our community and make Shadow Hills a better place to live.

Because of my diverse professional background which includes degrees in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, I am committed to maintaining a green golf course and the continued beautification of our community.

My extensive financial background and experience includes a BA degree in Business, extensive experience with budget reductions during my tenure as Parks Superintendent for the City of Richmond and a solid financial management experience as Water Department Superintendent for the innovative and highly respected City of Redwood City in the Silicon valley.

If elected to the HOA Board, I will work with the other Board Members to guarantee a high level of Financial Integrity and Responsibility, in order to ensure low assessments and the wonderfully active lifestyle community residents have come to enjoy.