The News of
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
March 2020
...an official publication of the Sun City Center Community Association MARCH 9 Board Workshop to discuss Agenda Board Room - CA Office - 9 a.m. 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. 21 FunFest Central Campus – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 24 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m. 25 Membership Meeting (Vote on change to Capital Fund Fee) Community Hall – 4 p.m. 30 CO-AP Leaders Meeting Caper Room – 2 p.m. 31 Shredding Day North Course Lane – 9 a.m. to Noon APRIL 6 Board Workshop to discuss Agenda Board Room – 9 a.m. 8 Board Meeting Rollins Theater - 9 a.m. 21 Community Leaders Meeting Florida Room – 9 a.m.
Agendas for the monthly Board Meetings will be posted on Official Bulletin Board in the Atrium the Monday before and on the CA website (www. suncitycenter.org – under “Residents” – Upcoming Meeting Agendas). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email. Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room in the CA office starting at 1 p.m. sharp.
CA Contact Information Administration Office 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd, SCC Phone: 813.633.3500 Hours – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., M-F sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center: 813.633.4670
President’s Report By Sam Sudman, CA President Bye Bye Breakfasts: Final Notice The July 4th breakfast made its debut for Sun City Center’s 50th anniversary celebration. The Holiday walk and breakfast, held in early December each year, predated that. These highly popular social events attracted approximately 1300 and 850 residents and guests, respectively. For about a year we have been telling you that the two members that have been chairing the two breakfasts will no longer serve in that capacity. So, here we are a year later and still no one with the desire and requisite skills has stepped forward. Planning for the July 4th breakfast begins in April, with the first notices going out to the 150 volunteers. Past chairs are available to work with new chairs to ensure a successful event that is also a fun experience. Absent chairs for the breakfasts, we will be cancelling these two popular events. The CA provides
the facilities and staff but the members are expected to step up. Only through volunteering can we keep our costs and your dues to a minimum. Long Range Planning Recap The Long Range Plan that was presented recently at the Town Hall Meeting, reflects the top 4 priorities of the 11 that were presented in the recent survey, that you, the members, indicated as what is important to you. We will be doing these as part of the first project. The time frame we have laid out is merely an estimate. We are not providing details at this time because the architect has not started the initial design. In any event, we will only be providing details on the first project. As we have stated previously, these projects will be constructed on a pay-as-you-gobasis - in other words, DEBT FREE. Capital Fund Increase A word about the capital fund fee increase. Our developer, Minto, is no longer building homes in SCC. We are on our own with respect to marketing and selling SCC. As history has demonstrated, we have done very well. During 2019, we averaged about 40 home sales per month. Word-ofmouth has and continues to sell SCC.
The capital fund fee does not impact current members directly. It is a fee that is paid by buyers.
Vote on the Proposed Capital Fund Fee Increase
By CA Board Secretary Ron Matelski During the March Membership Meeting on March 25, 2020 at 4 p.m., you will be asked to vote on the following Bylaw change. BYLAW V. DUES, FEES AND ASSESSMENTS Section 9 – Capital Fund Fee Amend to increase the Capital Fund Fee from $1,800.00 to $2,100.00. This amendment shall take effect April 1, 2020. For those who cannot make the Membership Meeting, a proxy is published in this issue of The News and is available in the CA office. You may also download a copy on our website www.suncitycenter.org or request a proxy through email to “secretary@suncitycenter.org.”
Planning for Our Future of Our Unique Community By Diane M. Loeffler Sun City Center (SCC) has not only existed, but thrived, for almost 60 years. We all hope the future of our unique community is as bright as its past. A committee has been working diligently for many months once and sometimes twice a week for two to five hours a day. Their goal was to “gather and assess feedback from the SCCCA Membership regarding the facility needs of the community for the next five to seven years. Committee lead, Doug Seipelt says, “This is a pay-as-you-go plan. There will be no debt.” Committee members include board members Seipelt, David Birkett, Bob Sullivan and Eric Porr. Porr was not a board member when he began working on the committee. Other committee members came from our community. Renee Bray is a Community Association (CA) employee as well as being a resident. Virginia Bratt, Debi Tourangeau, Kim Roush, and Cheryl Sari are all CA members. Committee members want SCC to continue to be an attractive and desirable location where property values are maintained, so they looked at what other 55+ communities had to offer. They visited other local communities and examined other Del Webb Sun City communities.
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The Long Range Planning Committee members are, front row, left to right: Renee Bray, Doug Seipelt, Virginia Bratt. Back row, left to right: Debi Tourangeau, Eric Porr, Bob Sullivan, Kim Roush. Not pictured: Cheryl Sari and David Birkett.
The committee interviewed 29 SCC community members for an hour and a half each to get their feedback. They also designed a survey that was short enough that people wouldn’t find it too time consuming while incorporating a “Write-In Comments” section to give members the opportunity to provide their own ideas. This survey was publicized in The News of SCC, News Blasts, Facebook, posters, and radio broadcasts. Both year-round residents and snow birds could access this Survey Monkey online. Assistance was available for those residents who do not use the internet or have difficulty completing forms. The results from the 1,296 surveys, sorted from highest to lowest were: additional social gathering space, a new multi-purpose building, an additional
catering kitchen (like the Florida room), improved campus lighting, a new outdoor pool, improved landscaping, improved signage around campus, a picnic / BBQ area, an enhanced outdoor bandstand, and a separate pool for grandchildren. The first four items are proposed in phase one. The fifth through the eleventh will be in phase two. In the write-in comment section, key words from most frequent to least frequent were: family restrooms, a new pool area, new building facilities, walking trails, pickleball courts, golf cart trails, improve roads and bridges, lighting and debt. To finance improvements without incurring any debt, the board would need to raise the Capital Fund Fee from $1,800 a house to $2,100. The Capital Fund Fee is the fee homeowners pay
to the CA when purchasing a home. The full membership will vote on this possible increase on March 25, 2020. If the increased Capital Fund Fee passes, the building design by architects is estimated to be completed in August, bids sent out to contractors in October and the membership will vote on the building in December. If the membership approves, permits are proposed for May or June of 2021. Then construction would begin in mid-2021 with the building completed by the end of 2022 and clubs would move in the first quarter of 2023. The following quarter, the Rollins theater building would be demolished. Phase two would start in mid-2023. Following the presentation, many of the estimated 270 members in attendance, asked questions. To view the complete meeting, go online to suncitycenter.org
SCCCA Membership Vote March 25
The SCCCA Membership will hold a meeting on March 25 at 4 p.m. with refreshments at 3:30 p.m. at Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd. to vote on approving the capital fund fee increase for home purchases from $1,800 to $2,100. The SCCCA Board voted to approve this on Wed. February 12, following a Town Hall Meeting that reviewed the results of the Long Range Planning Survey, and the proposed plan to fund the project via an increase in the capital fee, which would keep the project debt free. Attendees must have their CA Membership Card to attend.