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Counsel
Members, RDO Management & Neighbors, I’ve
read many emails being circulated lately regarding our street lights and it
seams like our greatest frustration, is the lack of facts and un-bias information.
We’ve heard assurances that “that this is a priority”,
but have seen little evidence. It appears the only action being taken, is
the bases for the old light fixtures are being covered-up with concrete, so we
naturally assume the worse. I thought I'd take a couple
of minutes and see if our esteemed counsel members and/or association can help
us better understand the facts, with a few simple questions: I apologize, it’s
long… It is my understanding that
the Master Builder and RDOHOA processed an easement with the City, which allows
the RDO HOA’s landscape contractor access to maintain the landscape
within the City's right-of-way (parkway’s and medians). In similar master
planned communities throughout 1.
Does this easement language include
maintenance & replacement of the street lights? 2.
Who has been changing the lamps
for the past 25+ years? Typically
when a new master planned community is being set-up, a Community facilities
District (CFD) is established. This is a tax revenue that is allocated
for repair and replacement of improvements within the City’s right-of-way.
This CFD would be for amenities specifically in RDO. If there is a RDO CFD
(or something similar), we would have been paying taxes from the get-go and
monies would be available now to solve the problem. If this was
never thought about 25 years ago, then City obviously has no money allocated
for replacement and it’s very understandable, why we see no progress. 3. So
which is it: Does a portion of our taxes specifically go to maintaining exclusively
RDO public facilities? Or not? 4. If
so, what unique RDO facilities is this money being allocated for? And what’s
the problem? 5. If
not… ouch!!!! 6. I
believe the exact same (or a very similar) fixture was installed at the new
Rancho del Oro Road Sprinter station. If the City doesn’t like and accept
the responsibility for this type of fixture in RDO, why is their use continued
in this location? Last
but not least, the RDO Associations has indicated that the City is deferring responsibility
(based on an agreement between the master Builder and/or HOA sometime in the
late 80’s). Although they forwarded a link, I can’t find any
reference. 7. Can
some one please clarify this? If
I have misspoken or misrepresented any information, please let me know and I’ll
retract. In addition, if by writing this email, it means that the dudes
that semi-annually egg the neighborhood cars increase the frequency of their egg’n…
I retract everything! Otherwise, it would be greatly appreciated if the
resident’s can get a better understanding of the topics and questions listed
above. Best
regards, Tom Picard |