DWDM | October 2023 Newsletter

October 2023 | ISSUE 111

Architectural Review Committee

October 3 | 1:30pm

Infrastructure/Landscape Committee

October 5 & 19 | 2pm

Communications Committee

October 16 | 12pm

Finance Committee

October 17 | 10am

Social Events Committee

October 17 | 1pm

Board of Directors Meeting

October 26 | 10am

Pool Advisory Committee

November 7 | 11am

ARC November Submittal Deadline

October 27, 2023

We welcome DWDM resident submissions, such as the suggested items below, as well as other articles or photos. Please send your digital submissions by the 15th of the month prior to publication to: btruman@associatedasset.com

MARRIAGES, ANNIVERSARIES, RETIREMENTS and BIRTHDAYS: Accepted from family members with a limit of 30 words.

NEW NEIGHBORS: Accepted from new neighbors with a limit of 30 words.

NOTABLES (awards, accolades, etc.): Accepted from family members with a limit of 40 words.

DEATH NOTICES: Death notices should be less than 60 words and can include a link to where the full obituary resides (funeral home, Legacy.com, etc.)

Del Webb at Dove Mountain Board of Directors

ourdovemountain.net

President

Mark Johnson president@ourdovemountain.net

Vice-President Roy Hill vicepresident@ourdovemountain.net

Secretary Mark Martell secretary@ourdovemountain.net

Treasurer Steve Erchul treasurer@ourdovemountain.net

Director at Large Terry Carrilio director1@ourdovemountain.net

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POOL NEWS

Submitted by the Pool Advisory Committee

Reminder of the New Procedure for Lap Lane Use

A system of placing a magnet on a board by the lap lanes is now being used to indicate that a user is waiting for a lane, or using a lane. The magnets indicate a queue waiting for lane use, and your position in the queue. If you don’t already have a magnet, get one from the Welcome Desk at the Saguaro Center, and write your name on it. When you want to swim laps or do some other deepwater exercise place the magnet on the left side of the board to indicate you are waiting for a lane if there are other magnets up, or to indicate that you are getting into a lane, if there are no others and a lane is available.

You may use the lane for up to 30 minutes. There is a clock by the magnetic board to help you track time, or, if you have an activity tracker, remember to set it. Please adhere to the 30-minute usage time, as there are a number of folks who like to use the lanes, and only 2 lanes. Please remember to also move your magnet to the right side of the board when you are finished in the lap lane.

The pool is a wonderful resource for our community…enjoy!

Landscape Strategic Plan Team Update #4

Article submission by Kim Dwyer, Susan Clouser, Pat Dion and Dara Sitter

The Landscape Strategic Plan (LSP) Team is here to update Residents on our August and September activities. We met on the 1st and 3rd Fridays and continued to examine the landscaped Common Areas using the Guiding Principles explained in the July newsletter. The LSP newsletter articles have been archived on our community website if you want to review (LSP Team page). This article will update you on the conceptual design work for the Saguaro Center Event Space & the two Entryway Monuments. We will also provide some educational information on rainwater harvesting.

Saguaro Center Event Space

Over several meetings, Wilder Landscape Architects (Wilder) took a stepwise approach to develop conceptual designs (i.e. initial designs) for the Saguaro Center Event Space. Wilder started with the 2022 Resident survey data and presented inspirational images in order to gauge reactions and encourage LSP Team discussion. Karen Matthews and Barb Truman were invited to share their observations about the challenges with our existing event space and the attributes that could enhance resident usage/experiences. After each concept review, the team had homework to consider, research and provide feedback on the concepts presented.

Following much discussion, the LSP Team developed a conceptual design that we are excited to report includes the majority of the ideas expressed in the Resident Survey last year. The conceptual design recommends: (1) replacement of the turf behind the center at significant cost savings in water and maintenance, (2) expansion of the existing concrete patio area, (3) use of decomposed granite throughout, (4) sail shade structure with concrete pad for outdoor exercise classes, lectures, music groups and other smaller group uses, (5) shade trees and other native plants, (6) area for games like cornhole and horseshoes and (7) subtle rain harvesting basins. We have learned that decomposed granite is also available as “stabilized”, which is an ADA compliant material, meaning that it is quite a stable surface for walking while also allowing for drainage. We believe this conceptual landscape design will enhance the beauty of the center, significantly expand the usefulness of the center for more outdoor activities and events and at the same time maintaining our gorgeous views of the Tortolita Mountains.

Entryway Monuments

Entryway monuments are the first impression to our community and tell more than our name. Entryway monuments are used to make a statement and to clearly communicate expectations and values of our neighborhood. As we examined our community entryways (main entrance on Del Webb Trail and secondary entrance on Rim Trail), we put the guiding principles to work.

Del Webb Trail Entryway Monument

The design concept for our main entrance includes the space between the curb/sidewalk on both sides of the road, and the median. It is recommended that turf and high-water use plants be replaced with native plant species selected for beauty, stature and minimal water use. These plants will likely include Foothills Palo Verde, Ironwood, Barrel Cactus, Purple Prickly Pear, Ocotillo, Limberbush, Turpentine, Pincushion, Desert Zinnia, Brittlebush and Fairy Duster. In addition, seed mixes with penstemon, globemallow, zinnia, primrose and other wildflowers will provide seasonal color (pinks, yellow, oranges, white, purple and red) as well as inviting groundcover. The East side would include a pathway with concrete seat-walls to sit and enjoy the space or perhaps just tie your shoe! Berms will provide visual interest and create unique planting areas while boulders will create micro-climates that help moderate soil temperature, reduce soil moisture loss and encourage seed germination. We would like to perhaps see a botanical sign with a poem or a motto encompassing our love of the desert.

The 2022 survey results show that 68% of respondents wanted to keep the water feature as it is currently functioning and so we upheld this choice. As a community we may look at things differently in the future as water scarcity discussions grow throughout the world/our region. Accordingly, a few options for the water feature were developed if and when that time comes.

Rim Trail Entryway Monument

At the Rim Trail entrance, it is recommended that the current Mesquite tree and yucca plants in the planter be replaced with low water use Ocotillo and Staghorn Cholla. Plants will be grouped in more pleasing compositions of height, texture and color. This entryway plant pallette will likely include Desert Milkweed, Prickly pear, penstemon and keeps the Bursage that is already there because it is a dominant understory plant of the Upland Sonoran Desert. If we are lucky our Bursage will be a nurse plant to our local Pincushion cactus, Mammillaria grahamii, as well as Saguaros (in the next centuries). Seed mixes with

colorful wild native flowers will bring pollinators and humans seasonal enjoyment.

We believe these proposed changes to the entryway monuments satisfy the Guiding Principles and complement the natural beauty of the Tortolitas.

used at all. The water on our roof is channeled through interior pipes and is emitted through “Lamb’s Tongues” about 2 feet above the ground

Rainwater Harvesting

Finally, we have seen some rain from the 2023 monsoon season and that makes it a great time to share some information about harvesting the precious rain. A lot of our rain just flows away and we miss the opportunity to collect/use this “free” water! There are 2 key methods to harvest rainwater; 1) active and 2) passive.

Active water harvesting involves collection, typically from roofs, through gutter systems and into tanks/cisterns. Such approaches can be amazing and are typically quite costly to install.

Passive water harvesting uses earthworks, vegetation, and/or rocks to direct and/or contain the water towards plants, for example basins. Such approaches are considerably less costly vs. active systems as no tanks/piping, etc is needed.

Brad Lancaster, a local Tucsonan, has written several wonderful books, has transformed the Dunbar//Spring neighborhood into a lush environment, and has educated many on how to wisely harvest rainwater (more info on Brad Lancaster). The blue arrows in his image above illustrate how one might direct and capture water in order to help the plants thrive.

The LSP has studied the massive amount of water that falls on the Saguaro Center roof that is not being

(see photo and black arrow). One main section of our roof is 11,250 square feet, and when one inch of rain falls on it, a total of 7,000 gallons of water is emitted from the Lamb’s Tongue (approximately 2 months of water use for a home of 1.5 people, assuming 80 gallons per capita per day). You may have seen water flowing across the sidewalks and flooding the foundation landscape beds—that is because the water has nowhere to go. The LSP is learning a lot from Wilder and is imagining ways to capture and use this water to enhance the landscaping around the center with “free water”.

Up Next

The LSP will next be working on our large common areas, parkway areas (between sidewalk and the street) and 35 acres of irrigation issues. The LSP Team will complete its work in November and present the LSP to the Board and community shortly thereafter.

DWDM October 2023 Yard of the Month

To nominate a home, or serve as a volunteer judge for one month, simply contact Andrea Broadhead via email at abroadhead@associatedasset.com

Congratulations to Gerald & Deborah McNeely

In order to provide our community with the best possible options for our needs, the Cardio Equipment Focus Group has utilized both subjective and objective data:

 A community survey has been completed and a report detailing the results has been emailed to the community.

 Three commercial fitness equipment vendors have been interviewed and have provided recommendations.

 A local Physical Therapist, familiar with our gym, has provided suggestions for safe operation pre- and post-surgery.

 Community demographics and current equipment usage data has been reviewed.

Survey Results

261 residents participated in the survey, thank you for your participation; of those 57% use the gym and 43% don’t or are not currently using the gym. Of respondents who use the gym, over 95% indicated they are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the cardio equipment in our gym. Among all respondents, we found there was greater interest in higher intensity equipment than rehabilitative or lower intensity equipment.

Click here for the Survey Report.

Professional Recommendations

Our team has interviewed three possible vendors. They each primarily sell for a specific manufacturerPrecor, Life Fitness, or True/Octane. These are the big three in the commercial equipment market. We also interviewed Jerry McCollow, P.T. at Marana Physical Therapy. Many of us in the community have used his and his wife’s services for physical therapy. He had many good suggestions for equipment as related to pre- and post-surgery protocols.

Community Demographics

Since the community has transitioned from Pulte in April 2022, home sales have averaged 3 sales per month. The type of fitness equipment and fitness classes is of great interest to a number of perspective homeowners. Keeping these assets consistent with the needs of future buyers is important in maintaining our resale values.

Our Del Webb community is promoted as a 55+ Active Adult Community.

DWDM Age Demographics:

Equipment Usage Data

All of the cardio equipment except the rower and SciFit report the total hours the equipment is in use and what percentage of that category of equipment is in use on an hour by hour basis.

We reviewed this information to determine the overall usage during four different months evenly spaced over the past year.

On average the center is open 350-380 hrs/mo. The highest usage was among the four treadmills (20-92 hrs/mo), followed by the four ellipticals (11-82 hrs/mo), the Adaptive Motion Trainer (28-35 hrs/mo), two upright bikes (12-60 hrs/mo), and four recumbent bikes (13-52 hrs/mo).

The usage of a category of equipment on an hourly basis again showed treadmills with the highest usage and rarely did it exceed 50%. Peak times fall within the timeframe of 7am-4pm. Example graph is shown above (top of page).

Submitted by Kathy Weaver, BS Exercise Science

WE CAME...WE SAW...WE HUNGERWALK-ED!

Together, we all took steps closer to a hunger-free Southern Arizona!

The DWDM team raised $2,512, with a total from all participants raising $144,000 towards a hunger-free Southern Arizona.

We truly appreciate each and every one of you for taking the extra time to come together with our community in the fight against hunger. Whether you walked with us in Tucson, joined our Green Valley Walk in Sahuarita, participated virtually, or supported us with a donation, we are incredibly grateful!

SEC Collection Pays Off

Thank you to all who attended the party as well as donated money during the Labor Day Luau! A total of $405 was raised for the Maui Strong Fund.

The Maui Strong Fund is working to support affected communities, providing resources for disaster response and recovery.

Emergency Contacts are Important!

Submitted

by Pat Moran

Do you live alone or have a spouse/partner who frequently travels? Or have health issues that might require Emergency Medical treatment? If any of these situations describe you, do you have Emergency Contact Information on file at the Saguaro Center?

If you are living alone and do not have an emergency contact on file with us, should you have an accident or fall ill while at the Saguaro Center or on other community-owned property, we may be unable to contact your nextof-kin or another person you trust or have designated to act in your stead. Is there someone that has a key to your home and can come take care of your pet(s)? Who should be contacted to retrieve your vehicle or personal belongings? Is there someone who can provide emergency responders with potentially life-saving information about your medical history or medications? There have been multiple instances recently where staff have been called upon to locate answers to these questions because we do not have Emergency Contact Information on file.

As a resident of Del Webb Dove Mountain, your continued good health is important to us. If you have not filled out a DWDM Voluntary Emergency Information Form, we sincerely hope you will take the time and effort to do so. You may ask the Front Desk staff for a copy of this form or obtain one on the DWDM website under Forms>Printable Forms (no login required).

Compliance Corner

Article submission by Andrea Broadhead, Compliance Coordinator

Political Signs

As we get closer to the 2024 Election, I would like to remind the community of the guidelines regarding endorsement signs. Political signs may be displayed 71 days before a primary election. Those signs endorsing a defeated candidate must be removed within (15) days after the primary; those endorsing a candidate advancing to the general election must be removed within (15) days after the general election. The number of political signs is not limited, but the maximum aggregate total dimensions of all political signs shall not exceed (9) square feet.

Political signs may not include profanity or racial or sexual bias.

Return of Serve

The return is an important shot in any tennis player's game. There are different strategies and techniques you think about when returning a first or a second serve. Here are just a couple of quick tips to focus on a return of serve to help you improve your game.

When returning a first serve, go for the higher percentage shot to better set yourself up for the point. High percentage shots are hit crosscourt on your return when a serve comes in wide. Serves that come at the body or down the T should be returned to the middle of the court.

What do you do when you're faced with a second serve? Take a step in. Get ready to be aggressive and to hit that ball with depth and spin.

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Del Webb at Dove Mountain Community Association

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Our DWDM Management Team

As you can imagine, it takes a team effort to manage the day-to-day operations at DWDM. Here is a brief description of our management team members’ responsibilities so you know who to contact with any questions or concerns:

Liaison to Board of Directors, Finance, Infrastructure Landscape, Election and Communication Committees. Common area and landscaping issues, questions regarding association budget and monthly financial reporting, operational procedures, liquor license compliance, website updates and e-blast communications and employment opportunities.

karen.matthews@associatedasset.com

520-485-0200

Liaison to Infrastructure Landscape Committee, building logistics, janitorial concerns, general repair, supply inventory and maintenance of the Saguaro Center, pool, spa, sports courts and water feature. Also, assists Community Manager with bid procurement and maintenance/repair supervision.

rshaner@associatedasset.com

Liaison to Communications, Pool Advisory and Social Event Committees. Staffing, rental and room reservations, interest groups, lifestyle events, happy hours and notary services. Sponsor advertising, community newsletter, e-blasts, website and reservation system development. Also, fitness program, personal training and fitness facility oversight.

btruman@associatedasset.com

520-485-0202

Liaison to Architectural Review Committee. Architectural submittals, Design Guidelines, governing document questions, CC&Rs enforcement and compliance concerns, age verification.

abroadhead@associatedasset.com

520-485-3332

Resident check-in, guest reservations, new homeowner orientation, transaction reporting, event assistance, bartending, website concerns, sales and building monitors. They also assist with questions for management.

520-485-0201

AAM After Hours for Common Area Emergencies

866-553-8290

Saguaro Center Hours: 6am to 7:30pm

– Friday | 7am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday

Karen Matthews Community Manager

Barb Truman Lifestyle Director

Randall Shaner Maintenance Technician

Andrea Broadhead Community Standards Coordinator

Cyd, Jim, Kathleen, Lloydene, Mich, Pat, Tika, Wendy Welcome Desk Staff