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SCSCAI Membership Card

2015-07-08T15:22:00.000-07:00

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: susan papilion <scsuep@cox.net>
Date: Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: SCSCAI Membership Card
To: Dwain Kramzar <dkramzar@gmail.com>

Does seem strange!

Sue

On Jul 6, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Dwain Kramzar <dkramzar@gmail.com> wrote:

Sue, Executive Director

My wife Audrey, made a trip to the SCSCAI office in order to replace and update her Membership Card today. Audrey tried to update my card at the same time and was instructed that the office needed my drivers licence identification card.

Being that the SCSCAI Membership Card is an ID card itself it seems strange that another form of ID is needed. Attached is what you need, please process and return by mail.

Thanks for your prompt attention.

Dwain Kramzar

702.838.5049

Re: NOTICE of Payment under Protest SCSCAI HOA DUES

2015-03-31T11:13:00.000-07:00

SCSCAI--Mediocre to an Efficient Cost effective Community

Highland Falls PROJECT

Sue, a peace of advice, when you have a hair trigger always have your target in the cross-hairs, otherwise you'll shoot your foot off. Attached are two of my many notes on this project that will set the record straight.

Now where do you get the audacity to bring my wife into your bogus accusations. An apology is in order.

Sue: If you have a problem, it should be addressed with me and with me only. -- I have countless documents that have tried this approach, you probably don't really want to go there.

Sue: I can not get any men to work behind your house as they were so verbally abused. -- The w/o's that I have asked for would prove this to be FALSE.

Sue: I am sorry this happened, so now I must have in writing what you want done behind your house and it must be signed by both you and your wife, before we will consider doing anything further on Highland Fall Golf Course behind your home. -- All that has been expected from SCSCAI is normal maintenance defined in the governing documents. We have been promised weed and overgrowth maintenance to be performed on Highland Falls Golf course bordering three

properties at 2624 High Range.

honed in W/O have been ignored,
normally projects of this kind would be the responsibility of Sun City
not the homeowner.

This conversation is a perfect example of why the

financial

losses are so great. Not a professionally run organization. We can agree on that.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 5:29 PM, susan papilion <spapilion@cox.net> wrote:

I am sorry you are upset about so many things, but it is obvious that you care. We can agree to disagree if you feel there is a problem over financial reporting and planning, however I do wish to talk to you about Highland Falls.

I met with you last summer and we came to an agreement as to what you wanted done behind your home and we did start on the project, when one day the men were chased away by your wife and told they were wrong and go away! So they left and have not come back again. It is not up to you or your wife to yell at employees. If you have a problem, it should be addressed with me and with me only. I can not get any men to work behind your house as they were so verbally abused.

I am sorry this happened, so now I must have in writing what you want done behind your house and it must be signed by both you and your wife, before we will consider doing anything further on Highland Fall Golf Course behind your home.

Sue Papilion

On Mar 30, 2015, at 3:41 PM, Dwain Kramzar <dkramzar@gmail.com> wrote:

Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc.
Board of Directors,
David Steinman-President
9107 Del Webb Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89134

Ms. Sue Papillion Executive Director/manager,

Due to the failure of this HOA to provide the provisions defined in the Sun City Summerlin governing documents all further HOA Dues are paid under Protest.

The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

FOR THE RECORD

Failure to provide Cost effective manner:

Failure of Board & Management to provide Independent Internal Audit over Financial Reporting

February 2015 LINK Summary of Operations is misleading as to the financial condition of SCSCAI. {go to link}

Refusal of Board to implement a Business Plan/P&L for our cash business.

Violating Fiduciary Duties: BoD's proposal & approval of Membership Dues to fund mismanaged business ventures at a yearly cost of $500 to each member.

BoD's selection of unqualified personnel to manage $65 million associations assets.

co-mingled for-profit ventures & membership unaudited Assets & Liabilities on Balance Sheet.

Misuse of membership Yearly Dues to Fund Golf & Business Losses

Failure to provide for the care and Maintenance:

EXAMPLE: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

Four Years & still not completed

Hundreds of Sun City residents have had the same experience with SCSCAI Management.

Summary:
My seventeen years experience as a retired resident-homeowner in Sun City Summerlin has witnessed many changes in the vision and lifestyle stated in original governing documents. This is due to the Sun City leadership's Pledge of Allegiance and an oath of loyalty to the HOA, not the membership they serve.

Buying a retirement home in this HOA is the worst single mistake I have made.

Dwain Kramzar
2624 High Range Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89134
703.582.8064

cc: SCS Board Directors

NOTICE of Payment under Protest SCSCAI HOA DUES

2015-03-30T15:48:00.000-07:00

Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc.
Board of Directors,
David Steinman-President
9107 Del Webb Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89134

Ms. Sue Papillion Executive Director/manager,

Due to the failure of this HOA to provide the provisions defined in the Sun City Summerlin governing documents all further HOA Dues are paid under Protest.

The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

FOR THE RECORD

Failure to provide Cost effective manner:

Failure of Board & Management to provide Independent Internal Audit over Financial Reporting
February 2015 LINK Summary of Operations is misleading as to the financial condition of SCSCAI. {go to link}
Refusal of Board to implement a Business Plan/P&L for our cash business.
Violating Fiduciary Duties: BoD's proposal & approval of Membership Dues to fund mismanaged business ventures at a yearly cost of $500 to each member.
BoD's selection of unqualified personnel to manage $65 million associations assets.
co-mingled for-profit ventures & membership unaudited Assets & Liabilities on Balance Sheet.
Misuse of membership Yearly Dues to Fund Golf & Business Losses

Failure to provide for the care and Maintenance:

EXAMPLE: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter
Four Years & still not completed
Hundreds of Sun City residents have had the same experience with SCSCAI Management.

Summary:
My seventeen years experience as a retired resident-homeowner in Sun City Summerlin has witnessed many changes in the vision and lifestyle stated in original governing documents. This is due to the Sun City leadership's Pledge of Allegiance and an oath of loyalty to the HOA, not the membership they serve.

Buying a retirement home in this HOA is the worst single mistake I have made.

Dwain Kramzar
2624 High Range Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89134
703.582.8064

cc: SCS Board Directors

Re: [SC-SCOOP] Re: SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

2015-03-30T15:47:00.000-07:00

-----Original Message-----
From: "rwhkc rwhkc@earthlink.net [SC-SCOOP]"
Sent: Mar 17, 2015 11:07 AM
To: SC-SCOOP@yahoogroups.com, "SC-SCOOP@yahoogroups.com"
Cc: Bernard Silver , SCBOARD , SUE PAPILION , BOB FRANK , SUN CITY SUMERLIN LSC , BOB ROBEY , My Sun City Summerlin-Blog
Subject: Re: [SC-SCOOP] Re: SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

Our common interest community problem can be solved by tracing properties once owned by those who were forced to sell and/or by tracing the when, where and how ownership changed. Who now owns and/or owned the properties.? What properties were or are owned who had access to inside information. What is that information worth? Ownership information is the key. Records have disappeared. Important records are stored off site. Who had or still has access? What records were trashed or have gone missing?
What properties are now by individuals and/or groups who had or may still have inside information, investment groups, etc. Do they include partnerships, corporations etc. Have the properties wound up in auctions and if so, who owns them now? Some of the answers are readily available and some are not. Was payment for services rendered?

Our common interest community problem can be solved by tracing properties once owned by those who were forced to sell and/or by tracing the when, where and how ownership changed. Who now owns and/or owned the properties.? What properties were or are owned who had access to inside information. What is that information worth? Ownership information is the key. Records have disappeared. Important records are stored off site. Who had or still has access? What records were trashed or have gone missing?
What properties are now by individuals and/or groups who had or may still have inside information, investment groups, etc. Do they include partnerships, corporations etc. Have the properties wound up in auctions and if so, who owns them now? Some of the answers are readily available and some are not. Was payment for services rendered?
There are many, many ways to get very wealthy at our expense, very quietly, without a person's name being attached. Our so-called audits do not enter this world of how some become very rich at our expense. Many have known for a long time about the out-of-state purchasers who own many homes that had inside information. That information is not readily available to the membership. It takes money to follow the trail. Some time ago I posted that rest of us are like sheep waiting to be sheared of everything we own. I have not changed that opinion.
BOB HALL
....................................................................
t very wealthy at our expense, very quietly, without a person's name being attached. Our so-called audits do not enter this world of how some become very rich at our expense. Many have known for a long time about the out-of-state purchasers who own many homes that had inside information. That information is not readily available to the membership. It takes money to follow the trail. Some time ago I posted that rest of us are like sheep waiting to be sheared of everything we own. I have not changed that opinion.
BOB HALL
....................................................................

-----Original Message-----
From: "John Galt vegasjohngalt@yahoo.com [SC-SCOOP]"
Sent: Mar 15, 2015 12:57 PM
To: "SC-SCOOP@yahoogroups.com"
Cc: Bernard Silver , SCBOARD , SUE PAPILION , BOB FRANK , SUN CITY SUMERLIN LSC , BOB ROBEY , My Sun City Summerlin-Blog
Subject: Re: [SC-SCOOP] Re: SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

Dwain,

SCSCAI financials get audited annually according to GAAS (Generally Accepted Auditing Standards). I am not aware of material audit adjustments that have been required from the auditors in the course of their audit so I am fairly confident our financials are free of material misstatements.

I think don't think combining for-profit and not-for-profit complicates things, except perhaps for taxes. The fund accounting with reserves may make things complicated. But I believe we would still have that complicating feature even if we were only not-for-profit.

I think the issue at hand is the qualifications of administration management. It appears that things are not running as smoothly as they once did. Maybe things never ran smoothly but the chaos seems to be showing more.

The true cost of "volunteer management" is hidden, that is, you won't see it on any financials. Maybe that's a good thing. Maybe ignorance is bliss...

But you make a good point.

JG

On Mar 6, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Dwain Kramzar dkramzar@gmail.com [SC-SCOOP] <SC-SCOOP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Bernie, I have come to the conclusion that this is the True Cost of Volunteer Management (free Management).  Sun City Summerlin is a self managed community by nine volunteer Board of Directors. (only Management qualifications needed is membership in a small political group)

What can be expected from an (unaudited) Balance Sheet? Moreover SCSCAI has a very complicated financial structure because it consolidates the balance sheets of the membership funds (Dues) with for profit cash business (golf/restaurants) therefore, co-mingling assets, liabilities and ownership and not providing the accountability of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, or GAAS to the SCSCAI membership. The Board and Management are well aware of this and refuse to address this problem, Why?

It is logical to think that this situation will continue until this mismanagement has been stopped. Accountability and the end of controlled Communications is needed.

DAK

(702) 582-8064

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Bernard Silver <silverinvegas@yahoo.com> wrote:

SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

The following summary relating to the operation of 2 businesses, open to the public, are

from data published by our Administration and available on www.scscai.com.

SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS - JUNE 30 2014 THRU JANUARY 2015 (unaudited)

                                                            EXPENSES($)          REVENUE ($)

Golf Course & Restaurants               3,693,373                  2,079,328

Golf Course & Restaurants         LOSS (7 MONTHS)          1,614,045

    Prorated Loss for 12 months     2,766,934

    Prorated Loss per unit owner  =   $356   = 27.8% of $1,284 annual membership dues



Number of Rounds of Golf Played Prior Year to date............ 45,869

Number of Rounds of Golf Played Current Year to date.......   45,723

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Re: SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

2015-03-06T15:25:00.000-08:00

Bernie, I have come to the conclusion that this is the True Cost of Volunteer Management (free Management). Sun City Summerlin is a self managed community by nine volunteer Board of Directors. (only Management qualifications needed is membership in a small political group)

What can be expected from an (unaudited) Balance Sheet? Moreover SCSCAI has a very complicated financial structure because it consolidates the balance sheets of the membership funds (Dues) with for profit cash business (golf/restaurants) therefore, co-mingling assets, liabilities and ownership and not providing the accountability of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, or GAAS to the SCSCAI membership. The Board and Management are well aware of this and refuse to address this problem, Why?

It is logical to think that this situation will continue until this mismanagement has been stopped. Accountability and the end of controlled Communications is needed.

DAK

(702) 582-8064

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Bernard Silver <silverinvegas@yahoo.com> wrote:

SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS

The following summary relating to the operation of 2 businesses, open to the public, are

from data published by our Administration and available on www.scscai.com.

SCSCAI JANUARY 2015 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS - JUNE 30 2014 THRU JANUARY 2015 (unaudited)

                                                            EXPENSES($)          REVENUE ($)

Golf Course & Restaurants               3,693,373                  2,079,328

Golf Course & Restaurants         LOSS (7 MONTHS)          1,614,045

    Prorated Loss for 12 months     2,766,934

    Prorated Loss per unit owner  =   $356   = 27.8% of $1,284 annual membership dues



Number of Rounds of Golf Played Prior Year to date............ 45,869

Number of Rounds of Golf Played Current Year to date.......   45,723

                          666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666

LINK Magazine, (misleading report to the Membership)

2015-02-12T13:57:00.000-08:00

David Steinman, President SCSCAI Board of Directors,

Sun City Summerlin Board of Directors

January 6, 2015 the President & Board was made aware of a report in the January 2015 LINK article titled,, "From the Executive Director", was incorrect and misleading to our community,,, The Executive Director alludes that SCSCAI is financially sound. Not true.

LINK Magazine, (misleading report to the Membership)

Febuary 2015 LINK Summary of Operations is misleading as to the financial condition of SCSCAI.

(unaudited) October 2014 Balance Sheet

SCSCAI has a very complicated financial structure because it consolidates the balance sheets of the membership funds (Dues) with for profit cash business (golf/restaurants) therefore, co-mingling assets, liabilities and ownership and not providing the accountability of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, or GAAS to the SCSCAI membership.

True Cost of Volunteer Management (free Management)

January 6, 2015 SCSCAI Board meeting it was established that Sun City Summerlin is a self managed community by nine volunteer Board of Directors. (only Management qualifications needed is membership)

​ ​

President Steinman stated "It is a big responsibility to govern

​ ​

a business that amounts to a small city".

--Feb 2015 Link.

Govern - Merriam-Webster Online

to officially control and lead (a group of people)

Summary of SCSCAI Cash Business

P&L

Loss per month, 4 months (628,469.25)

Annual Loss (3,886,317.00)

7780 Unit Owners Share of Losses (499.53)

LACK of ACCOUNTABILITY:

$65 million in Assets managed by Volunteers without Background Checks,Trust Me

How can Volunteers be held accountable for co-mingled members funds?

co-mingled unaudited Assets & Liabilities on Balance Sheet.

Refusal of Board to implement a Business Plan/P&L

for our cash business.

Losses approaching $4 million per year

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

		Summary of SCSCAI Cash Business P & L
		Figures from 2015 Link Magazine
		Current Month		Fiscal Year To Date
			July 2014 - October 2014

Revenues		Actual		Actual
Golf Course		327,361.00		1,047,756.00
Restaurants		41,164.00		170,682.00


	Subtotal	368,525.00		1,218,438.00



Expenses
Golf Golf Pro CoursShops		109,646.00		443,922.00
Golf Course Maintenance		395,081.00		1,800,312.00
Restaurants		48,068.00		269,643.00


	Subtotal	552,795.00		2,513,877.00

	Total P&L	(184,270.00)		(1,295,439.00)

Nine & Wine

2015-02-06T15:15:00.000-08:00

Sue,

Audrey and I attended the Nine & Wine golf event yesterday at Eagle Crest. It was great fun and we met a lot of nice people. Donny did a fabulous job coordinating this event. Looking forward to more social events like this one.

Audrey & Dwain

(702) 582-8064

Re: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

2015-01-22T10:24:00.000-08:00

Dwain,

I will be happy to go over what ever you would like. I have continually checked with staff and they have told me they whereon top of things. I am free Wednesday after 9 or whenever you are free.

Sue Papilion

On Oct 21, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Dwain Kramzar <dkramzar@gmail.com> wrote:

Ken, thanks for your insight into the management chain of command here in Sun City Summerlin. What I hear you saying is that the Golf Course/Landscape Maintenance Dept. is under the supervision of the Property Committee, chaired by Director Bruce Alitt,/sub-committee, chaired by Allen Bell.

First of all I thought that the normal day to day maintenance operations was the responsibility of the Golf Course/Landscape Dept. overseen by the Executive Director. My neighbors and myself have continually informed the Board, Executive Director and Dept Heads of these neglected maintenance conditions that affects our homes. I will be glad to share my backup documents for a better overview of the situation.

Ken, Thanks for responding. We home-owners are not looking for answers, we are looking for the commitment that is outlined in Sun City's original governing documents.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

P.S. I love your note stationary.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Ken Caroccia <KCaroccia@cox.net> wrote:

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Dwain I am not involuted with this because this is coming from Property Committee also this is a Sub Committee for Property for this landscaping

Bruce Alitt is the Chair of Property

Allen Bell is the Sub Committee chair

Maybe one of these people could give you some answers

Sorry Ken Caroccia

-------Original Message-------

From: Dwain Kramzar

Date: 10/20/2014 11:52:48 AM

To: Brian Bagwell; Sue Papilion

Cc: SCSCAI Board of Directors; C. Kuklin; Bob Jensen; Bob Fanthorpe

Subject: Fwd: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

Brian,

I want to thank you for finally starting the long overdue Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter. As you know this project was initiated April 2014 then stopped. Mid August I requested a copy of the planned work/order and schedule for this project completion date, this I have not yet received.

Brian
, my neighbors and I would be glad to meet with your superiors to share our frustrations. Would you suggest meet with the Executive Director and of the Board of Directors.

Work completed:

Partial load of rock delivered & left in pile.

Roger visited job site.

six shrubs removed.

A couple of irrigation drip lines installed.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

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From: <CKUKLIN@aol.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter
To: dkramzar@gmail.com

Dear Dwain,

thanks for sending this to Brian & me. I was going to call him this week when I saw this & his answer. We shall see.

Charlotte

In a message dated 9/14/2014 1:45:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dkramzar@gmail.com writes:

Brian,

My neighbors and I are wondering what is the status of the Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter. As you know this project was initiated last May then delayed for various reasons. Your last update promised completion by September. We would appreciate the schedule date and a copy of w/o of work to be done by return email.

Thanks, if you have any questions don't hesitate to give me a call.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

2624 High Range

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Re: Fwd: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

2015-01-22T10:23:00.000-08:00

Ken, thanks for your insight into the management chain of command here in Sun City Summerlin. What I hear you saying is that the Golf Course/Landscape Maintenance Dept. is under the supervision of the Property Committee, chaired by Director Bruce Alitt,/sub-committee, chaired by Allen Bell.

First of all I thought that the normal day to day maintenance operations was the responsibility of the Golf Course/Landscape Dept. overseen by the Executive Director. My neighbors and myself have continually informed the Board, Executive Director and Dept Heads of these neglected maintenance conditions that affects our homes. I will be glad to share my backup documents for a better overview of the situation.

Ken, Thanks for responding. We home-owners are not looking for answers, we are looking for the commitment that is outlined in Sun City's original governing documents.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

P.S. I love your note stationary.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Ken Caroccia <KCaroccia@cox.net> wrote:

Dwain I am not involuted with this because this is coming from Property Committee also this is a Sub Committee for Property for this landscaping

Bruce Alitt is the Chair of Property

Allen Bell is the Sub Committee chair

Maybe one of these people could give you some answers

Sorry Ken Caroccia

-------Original Message-------

From: Dwain Kramzar

Date: 10/20/2014 11:52:48 AM

To: Brian Bagwell; Sue Papilion

Cc: SCSCAI Board of Directors; C. Kuklin; Bob Jensen; Bob Fanthorpe

Subject: Fwd: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

Brian,

I want to thank you for finally starting the long overdue Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter. As you know this project was initiated April 2014 then stopped. Mid August I requested a copy of the planned work/order and schedule for this project completion date, this I have not yet received.

Brian
, my neighbors and I would be glad to meet with your superiors to share our frustrations. Would you suggest meet with the Executive Director and of the Board of Directors.

Work completed:

Partial load of rock delivered & left in pile.

Roger visited job site.

six shrubs removed.

A couple of irrigation drip lines installed.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <CKUKLIN@aol.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter
To: dkramzar@gmail.com

Dear Dwain,

thanks for sending this to Brian & me. I was going to call him this week when I saw this & his answer. We shall see.

Charlotte

In a message dated 9/14/2014 1:45:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dkramzar@gmail.com writes:

Brian,

My neighbors and I are wondering what is the status of the Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter. As you know this project was initiated last May then delayed for various reasons. Your last update promised completion by September. We would appreciate the schedule date and a copy of w/o of work to be done by return email.

Thanks, if you have any questions don't hesitate to give me a call.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

2624 High Range

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Investment Club - Sun City Summerlin article in the Review Journal Newspaper about their NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2015-01-22T09:35:00.000-08:00

Ms. Darcy Spears,

Chanel 13

Darcy, my name is Dwain Kramzar and I am a seventeen year member of the Sun City Summerlin HOA. You and I previously met a few years ago at a Nevada Real Estate Division meeting. My neighbors and I are requesting your investigative reporting skills for an unbiased observation of our community.

This February we are having an election of four of nine Board of Directors in the SCSCAI HOA. The Board of Directors are elected to represent the membership with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community. SCSCAI members are being denied these fundamentals outlined in our governing documents.

Summary of problems:

Freedom of Speech denied Membership
Appointment of Board President to $120,000 Executive Director position without qualifications required (below- Letters to the Review Journal Summerlin Editor, Jan. 15-21, 2015)

Control of information in the LINK magazine that publish incorrect and misleading information to our community,,, when informed was met by the BoD's-"CODE OF SILENCE" as USUAL!
Board & Executive Director fail to maintain Cost in an Effective Manner: - $2 million + Business LOSSES due to the mismanagement, co-mingling of Membership dues & Business LOSSES. Lack of COMPETENT MANAGEMENT is the major contributor to the Millions in yearly LOSSES to this community,,,, these LOSSES amount to RESORT FEES that are embedded in the memberships dues.
$15 million Budget without Audit, Business Plan or Accountability

Thanks for any assistance you can provide our community,

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

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From: SCommander <sdcommand@centurylink.net>
Date: Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 8:32 AM
Subject: Investment Club - Sun City Summerlin article in the Review Journal Newspaper about their NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
To:

Investment Club members

A main concern of the Investment Club is the education of its members on how to protect and increase their Finances. With that said, I previously sent you an email about how the Sun City Summerlin BOD is using $120,000 of Our Dues Money on the new Executive Director. I followed up on that via an email to the Review Journal Newspaper. The following is what they published in their VIEW Section.

Steve Commander, President Investment Club

Letters to the Review Journal Summerlin Editor, Jan. 15-21, 2015

RESIDENT OBJECTS TO NEW BOARD DIRECTOR. The Sun City Summerlin board has had several executive directors over the past few years. Each time the Board apparently goes through an exhausted search for the right person. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the situation with our latest executive director. The new director was initially elected to the board, which nearly everyone knows is a popularity contest rather than based on experience. This new member subsequently became the president of the board. The experienced executive director recently departed and the board voted for the board president to become the new executive director without searching for an experienced person. This new executive director does not appear to have any experience for the job and is being paid $120,000 annually from our dues money. The board was questioned multiple times about the experience, ability and salary of the new executive director and the board refused to respond. To properly and correctly resolve this situation, I strongly suggest the Ombudsman, City Council and Mayor's office thoroughly investigate this situation and determine if there any possible corruption, collusion or the like occurring in Sun City Summerlin and openly advise Sun City residents of their findings ASAP.

— Steve Commander, Las Vegas

Sun City BOD Meeting of Jan 6, 2015

2015-01-17T12:27:00.000-08:00

David Steinman

I understand from several residents who attended the BOD meeting with me this Tuesday that certain demeaning comments were said about me by BOD members after I left to attend to my dementia daughter.

It is truly a shame that you, president of the BOD, would allow such tactics BUT knowing you and the recent history of the BOD it is quite understandable that each person on the BOD prefers dividing and conquering rather than working towards unity and harmony with residents.

Although you are physically a tall person you are really 'a little man' who shepherd's the rest of the BOD who are even 'smaller' than you.

A response is not required because it would only re-enforce you and the BOD as persona non grata

Stephen Commander, Sun City resident

Fwd: Dis and Dat

2015-01-17T12:25:00.000-08:00

Dear Bob

Earlier today you asked a reasonable question about the piano in the Starbright Theater. For some unknown reason you CC'd Mr. Commander.

I answer you with information for which you thanked me. That should have been the end. However, again for some unknown reason, Mr. Commander inserted some extraneous nonsense which has now been going on for several hours totally unnecessarily in my opinion.

As you stated in an email to me I never said that I changed my email address. I simply stated that Mr. Silver could not post Mr. Commander's email on BUZZ as Mr. Commander could do that himself if he so desired.

You also stated that I did respond to Mr. Commander although I did not answer his questions. I agree that I did not answer his questions although I did tell him how he could get the answers if he wanted them. Bottom line is that he claimed that I did not respond when clearly on 12/17/2014 I did respond. That is all that I ever claimed to have done.

Mr. Commander does not know how to ask without resorting to name calling and other childish mannerisms.

I have always tried to reply to you and others. That some do not consider my replies to be adequate is again something that I cannot control. However, after reviewing some of Mr. Commander's responses to me, I can certainly understand why no other Board member chose to reply to him.

In the future if you include him as a CC to any request or email to me, I will also not respond. I am sorry but I will not subject myself to anymore of his nonsense and insults.

Bruce

From: sdcommand@centurylink.net
To: Seawolf1963@aol.com
CC: resnik1@cox.net, gar929@cox.net, ebachman@embarqmail.com, SueP@SUNCITYLV.COM, BobRobey@cox.net, silverinvegas@yahoo.com, dkramzar@gmail.com
Sent: 1/4/2015 11:09:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: Re: Dis and Dat

Brucie

You are and always have been a true FOOL.

Your emails have NOTHING TO DO with my numerous requests. Therefore, let me repeat what a require. I suggest you read it SLOWLY so you can comprehend what is being requested.

YOU and the BOD were sent numerous emails by me asking for total justification of appointing Sue Papilion to the position of Executive Director and why the salary of $120,000, i.e. what is her prior experience in running an HOA, who else was reviewed for the position. Re-Check your LINK email addr. !!! To-date YOU AND THE REST OF THE BOD have NOT responded. Since I am the Adult, I await for YOUR "I forgot" or "I made a mistake".

Steve Commander

From: Seawolf1963@aol.com
To: sdcommand@centurylink.net
Cc: resnik1@cox.net, gar929@cox.net, ebachman@embarqmail.com, SueP@SUNCITYLV.COM, BobRobey@cox.net
Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 9:33:56 AM
Subject: Re: Dis and Dat

Mr. Commander

I responded to you on 12/17/2014. Further I just re-sent that email. Should I send it to you yet a 3rd time. Is your memory that bad or just your reading comprehension. That you may not have either understood or liked my 12/17/2014 response is something that I can do nothing about. However for you to state that I did not respond is pure BS.

It takes an adult to say "I forgot" or "I made a mistake."

I am done.

Bruce Alitt

In a message dated 1/4/2015 9:02:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, sdcommand@centurylink.net writes:

What I stated is absolutely correct. My emails were sent to every BOD member via their Official LINK email addr., INCLUDING YOU, and not one of you responded !!!!!
Steve Commander

From: Seawolf1963@aol.com
To: sdcommand@centurylink.net, BobRobey@cox.net
Cc: resnik1@cox.net, gar929@cox.net, ebachman@embarqmail.com, SueP@SUNCITYLV.COM
Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 8:31:16 AM
Subject: Re: Dis and Dat

Mr. Commander

What you are stating is not correct.

You sent an email which Mr. Silver then posted on BUZZ. What I stated was that if you wanted it posted on BUZZ you should have done that yourself. Any resident of SCSCAI can be or become a member of BUZZ. I even sent you a private email to that effect. Did you not receive it? My private email to you also stated how you could get information if you want it. Any member of SCSCAI has a right to review SCSCAI records by simply making an appointment with administration. The cost is very nominal.

My email to you was sent on 12/17/2014. Would you like me to resend it?

Bruce Alitt

In a message dated 1/4/2015 8:12:49 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, sdcommand@centurylink.net writes:

Hi Bob

I'm surprised you received a response from Bruce since he indicated to someone, other than myself, that my prior emails should have been sent to him via BUZZ
and NOT to his email addr in the LINK. By the way, NONE of the BOD members had the courtesy to respond to any of my emails about the new Executive Director.
Steve Commander

From: "Bob Robey" <BobRobey@cox.net>
To: Seawolf1963@aol.com
Cc: resnik1@cox.net, sdcommand@centurylink.net, gar929@cox.net, ebachman@embarqmail.com, SueP@SUNCITYLV.COM
Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 8:04:58 AM
Subject: RE: Dis and Dat

Thank you. I am glad somebody is paying attention.

Robey

From: Seawolf1963@aol.com [mailto:Seawolf1963@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:01 AM
To: bobrobey@cox.net
Cc: resnik1@cox.net; sdcommand@centurylink.net; gar929@cox.net; ebachman@embarqmail.com; SueP@SUNCITYLV.COM
Subject: Re: Dis and Dat

Robey

Ken Resnik's family was in the piano business. He inspected it and stated that it needs felt replaced, I think or something like that, and that the piano itself is fine. That has or is being done. The piano is not being replaced. Cost is something in the range of $2,500.

You are correct that they, there are 2, were not on the reserves and have been added.

I hope that this helps.

Bruce

In a message dated 1/4/2015 7:38:19 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, BobRobey@cox.net writes:

Dear Bruce,

Just got home and had an inspiration. The Starbright needs a new piano. Hmm. Committee Report… ONLY ON AUDIO… December Board Meeting

I couldn't find it in the Reserve list. Hmm.

Course I haven't looked at the piano and even if I did, I wouldn't know crap. Of course I was raised on a
Steinway baby grand. My mother was good. Played with Benny Goodman when he came town.

Anyway, be careful my friend. The piano orignally cost? Who knows? Where is the expert, in writing opinion, that determined we need a new piano. The same experts that determined we need to replace the irrigation system?

Or, maybe it is the people who want employees to drive our cars for their pleasure? Brain storm???? I know it is the same idiots that told RA Entertainment we would replace the carpeting at the Pinnacle. Oh OH,,, we cleaned it and Lo!

Since I think the piano is not in the reserve study, what do we do? Plug it in now? Give it a life expectancy of 0 years?

New Steinway model 'D' Pianos sell for as much as $148,000
You can own this Wonderful Top Line Performance instrument now for $65,000 + moving expenses.

Please Contact US at (719) 687-2029 or email us at Contact@AspenEstateSales.com for more information

Here is a Quote from the Steinway website - http://www.steinway.com/pianos/steinway/grand/model-d/

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A MAJOR FISCAL PROBLEM IN SUN CITY SUMMERLIN

2015-01-02T14:05:00.000-08:00

Robert Frank, Colonel, USAF (Ret.), Responce

Bernie,

I understand your point, but I do not have a copy of your CC&Rs that covers your almost 7,800 units. Could you send them to me in PDF?

What is not clear is whether your CC&Rs allow the board to budget as they do that includes the outside expenses for non-HOA operating costs? If so, I would expect them to release the budget in a somewhat different format to reflect the restaurant and golf course expenses as simply "normal expense" that must be covered by the annual operating budget and assessment process. Keeping the items separate suggests the board is knowingly and willingly violating various statutes.

If CC&Rs do not authorize the arbitrary including of external costs including service to civilian golfers and restaurant patrons along with normal operating expenses for the association, the "illegal" bundling of such improper costs along with statute-approved operating costs should be considered felony criminal violations--as described by NRS 205. But, as long as a number of the harmed SCS members fail to demand a criminal investigation and prosecution by the District Attorney, nothing will ever correct the situation, nor stop the crimes.

You and other large HOAs (over 500 units) are totally vulnerable to election fraud if you are not provided a system by your board and managers that can be audited by a independent 3rd party professional. It is just a matter of business 101. Without mandating from member petitions or from suing the board to have such standard business practices implemented, your members are simply showing they are "willing" to be duped and to lose millions more in the future. Expecting or hoping for honest results from an untrustworthy system is not reasonable.

HOA boards cannot be "shamed" into behaving ethically. The majority either behaves ethically due to their characters, or they do not. Some directors go along with covering up unethical actions out of fear for being prosecuted along with the criminals. Of course, that is true in most cases.

Wishing for changes in board policies from honest elections is unrealistic. Your hidden board election system run entirely by your managers demonstrates huge conflicts of interest for the employee and contracted individuals involved. I have heard that your election system has no credible audit trail or chain of custody records of the ballot handling prior to counting date.

See attached file for some chain of custody considerations. While such is normal for law enforcement agencies when preparing criminal trials, I am sure you will see the value to your members to demand similar kinds of rigor by your "volunteer directors" when protecting the integrity of your board elections and helping them to defend their personal liabilities. Since the only control HOA/Condo members have is to annually elect the board directors who set all policies and rules, trustworthy elections are exceptionally vital to selecting the required ethical leadership each year.

Why would any HOA community blindly trust any managers, inept directors or unlicensed HOA management company? Every step in a board election should be capable of being independently audited by an external CPA or Certified Fraud Examiner at association expense. Otherwise, the election results cannot be accepted as "trustworthy".

Your current and past directors should be able to understand their personal legal risks if they do nothing about credible audit trails and chain of custody records, and if they have to go to trial over a suit about alleged election fraud. Ask any district judge and they will confirm that if the board and managers are unable to demonstrate a commitment and capability for establishing and maintaining election system audit trails and chain of custody records, the board is like to lose a criminal or civil suit. The directors are likely to be held personally liable for their willful and knowing gross negligence and apparent fraud. The "Business Judgement Rule" cannot protect directors against gross negligence or apparent knowing fraudulent behavior if the transactions are not made in good faith and with reasonable skill and prudence.

So, it needs to be clearly understood that board failures to implement professionally auditable audit trails and chain of custody records could make it easy/invisible for whomever handles your ballots prior to counting date to control the outcomes with little fear of discovery. Ballots can be invisibly opened, inspected, ballots replaced and resealed, or envelopes replaced or entire ballot packages destroyed without leaving a trace. Without preventive/tamper-detectable procedures such as serialized ballots and tamper-evident, water-marked special paper, counterfeit ballots cannot be detected by the counting team.

Ballots from remote owners and properties for sale can be intersected or duped and voted undetected by your volunteer election team. Ballot box containers not having tamper-evident seals, seams, voting slots, high security locks and secure after-hours storage rooms are vulnerable to undetected tampering. And, without audit trail components, ballots cannot be authenticated by independent professionals.

Most people are not aware that scanner machines can be easily rigged so that certain columns or lines on ballots can be ignored and/or not reported and to secretly corrupt the results. Scanner software (all types) can even be hacked with remote/wireless controls so the vote can be invisibly changed from one or more candidates and reported for preferred candidates while keeping the margin of victory close enough to avoid suspicion at the end.

If anyone doubts these election vulnerabilities, our "Citizen Task Force for Voter Rights" can help document how scanner-related counting and process-related systems can be easily corrupted. See CitizenTaskForce.Org. You appear to have a board election system where no external/independent auditable capabilities. And, you appear not have "chain of custody" records recorded so members can trust the election system results. See the attached document for possible considerations.

If someone thinks your millions of dollars of annual corruption are not likely the worth of real criminal prosecutions, I suggest re-thinking how little it might take to bribe just one member of your election processing team to follow a specific process that they might not even understand what they are doing?

While our CitizenTaskForce.Org site is focused on exposing the serious vulnerabilities in our NV election system, many of the HOA election system vulnerabilities to corruption are the same. And, the money available from controlling the voting is in the millions. It is a serious mistake in judgement to believe that since you believe many or even most of the involved elections people might be honest, that you can rest easy and believe that everything is ok. It only takes one corrupt person with hidden access to destroy the ethical results of such an election. And the money and hidden perks or comps available to a corrupt person is

There are ways I and others could help if a SCS group would take the leadership. And, there are those in the new Assembly and in the public who could help if the members of SCS have had enough of such thefts. But, it is up to you who are being harmed by the corruption to take a stand.

There is no hope for the SCS member's future as long as everyone is content to just bitch about the crimes but take no conclusive and compelling action to demand law enforcement prosecution. It is not easy to force law enforcement to act, but talk to Robert Stern, CPA for specific instructions on how to defeat the forces lined up behind the board, managers, your attorney and auditor.

Check out Robert Stern's web site announcing his new book: "HOA WARS: What Happens In Vegas Can Happen Anywhere". Robert can be considered a "proven expert" in detecting and stopping HOA corruption in recent years in Nevada. Since it could help sell his book, he might be willing to make a book-signing, community presentation on his lessons learned in the near future. He also might be willing to help consult with your SCS group on how to beat the forces that continue to enable your board to get away with committing crimes that are costing you millions every year. He was highly successful in Anthem Highlands in recent years, and his advise should be taken very seriously.

Happy New Year to all you HOA Warriors!

Bob

Robert Frank, Colonel, USAF (Ret.),
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-e-frank-colonel-usaf-ret/16/9a5/955

On 1/1/2015 2:02 PM, Bernard Silver wrote:

A MAJOR FISCAL PROBLEM IN SUN CITY SUMMERLIN

Let us be realistic.

There are several major problems in our Common Interest Community of 7,779 unit owners.

One of the most pressing problems relates to operating three golf courses and restaurants that are open to the public and are real financial burdens because of under usage.

Our Board Directors are clearly aware of this and do not appear adequately concerned to make any substantial changes to alleviate this problem.

Think about this when you vote for Board Directors.

The current Board actually created this current Fiscal Year Budget with a planned massive deficit of $2,457,987.

These are not my numbers, they are taken from the FY 2015 Budget.

In summary, here are the numbers:

Expenses $                                         Revenue $

Golf Course............. 5,769,761            Golf Course............. 3,469,365

Food & Beverage....    758,979            Food & Beverage.....    601,388

                   Total .... 6,528,740                              Total .... 4,070,753

Loss covered by Annual Assessment.

        6,528,740 minus 4,070,753 = $2,457,987 ....$316 per unit owner

It should also be noted that there is a Reserve Amount for the Golf Course

included in our Annual Assessment of $42.

Therefore, realistically non golfers are paying $358 in their Annual Assessment to support a small number of our Sun City Summerlin golfers and those from the public who play here. This is 28% of our Annual Assessment.

Again, think about this when you vote for Board Directors.

Bernie Silver

=========================================

LINK Magazine, (misleading report to the Membership)

2015-01-01T18:24:00.000-08:00

David Steinman, President SCSCAI Board of Directors

David, a LINK article titled, From the Executive Director, is incorrect and misleading to our community. The ED alludes that SCSCAI is financially sound, due to Planning, Staff and Management being the key, this is far from accurate. If we focus on the Summary of 10/23/14 meeting-Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter letter sent to the Board, it demonstrates the Wack-A-Mole approach to Management. This would be plain to see if the w/orders are reviewed. There doesn't seem to be an end in sight. Completion date unknown!

We as Home-Owner's are not allowed rebuttal of articles posted in the LINK Magazine. If the Membership was allowed open and timely rebuttal this community would be more efficiently operated.

I am expecting a written reply, Thanks for your attention,

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014

Summary of 10/23/14 meeting-Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

Attendance,

Sue Papillon, ED/ HOA management,

Brian Bagwell/Steve, G.C maintenance dept/staff

Charlotte Kuklin, homeowner/member

Dwain Kramzar, homeowner/member

Summary:

Frame & focus the issue, uniformity & maintenance outlined in original governing documents.

maintenance & landscape design are separate projects.

History of project, deterioration is due to the lack of normal maintenance for years without a written job plan creating a whack-a-mole situation

Uniformity and erosion was stressed, Completion date put off to Dec/Jan 2015??,

Conclusion:

Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter was initiated April 2014 completion date is now moved to December/January 2015, ten months if completed. Frankly, I don't have much confidence that the ED (management) can reverse a sixteen year deterioration due to a lack of a written job plan. Staff without a written job/project plan are being subjected to a whack-a-mole situation that causes pressures from residents, this makes an impossible situation for staff to do their job efficiently. Hopefully, the ED can solicit support of BoD's to eliminate this costly condition.

Del Webb Corporation started fazing out their involvement in 1995 leaving the home-owner a written contract that the following paragraph summarizes.

The community is organized into a community association, Sun

City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care andmaintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

The community is organized into a community association, Sun

City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

We all owe Sue Papilion-ED a word of thanks for finally addressing this eyesore.

cc. George/Judy

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

Posted by Dwain Kramzar

at 3:38 PM

Labels: Golf, Letters to the Board

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LINK Magazine, (misleading report to the Membership)

2015-01-01T17:20:00.000-08:00

David Steinman, President SCSCAI Board of Directors

We as Home-Owner's are not allowed rebuttal of articles posted in the LINK Magazine. If the Membership was allowed open and timely rebuttal this community would be more efficiently operated.

I am expecting a written reply, Thanks for your attention,

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014

Summary of 10/23/14 meeting-Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

Attendance,

Sue Papillon, ED/ HOA management,

Brian Bagwell/Steve, G.C maintenance dept/staff

Charlotte Kuklin, homeowner/member

Dwain Kramzar, homeowner/member

Summary:

Frame & focus the issue, uniformity & maintenance outlined in original governing documents.
maintenance & landscape design are separate projects.
History of project, deterioration is due to the lack of normal maintenance for years without a written job plan creating a whack-a-mole situation
Uniformity and erosion was stressed, Completion date put off to Dec/Jan 2015??,

Conclusion:

Del Webb Corporation started fazing out their involvement in 1995 leaving the home-owner a written contract that the following paragraph summarizes.

The community is organized into a community association, Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care andmaintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

The community is organized into a community association, Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

We all owe Sue Papilion-ED a word of thanks for finally addressing this eyesore.

cc. George/Judy

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

Posted by Dwain Kramzar at 3:38 PM

Labels: Golf, Letters to the Board

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Overview of Sun City Summerlin Politics (Who's in Control & Why)

2014-12-22T16:25:00.000-08:00

Steve, attached below is a fairly accurate over view of Sun City Politics by Don Gelbman. I believe Don left out one important element, the Investor influence over Sun City's Home-owner Association. The Investor has a different set of priorities than a retiree home-owner, that is income, over lifestyle. This would explain the arrogance of BoD's when dealing with the home-owner's.

DAK

(702) 582-8064

DON drgtrustpl@cox.net [SCBuzz] <SCBuzz@yahoogroups.com>

2:57 PM (19 minutes ago)

to SCSLSC, sc-scoop

In the early 90s the Developer turned over control of the Association to the Homeowners. The original Developer Boards were interested in sales but the State was in the process of turning over Home Owner Associations to the CAI. The Developer employed those CAI attorneys to develop the Recorded Governing Documents. We are fortunate that in SCSCAI all of this occurred before the CAI took over the State Home Owner Association Statutes known as NRS 116.

In the mid 90s there was a lot of turmoil and a large group of dissenters. Since the Developer had finished the Development the only thing it was concerned with was the completion of the sale of the homes.

The first Board was trained by the Developer. One of he Presidents of the Board was a Homeowner employed by the Developer. Many of the Directors had financial ties to the Developer. A group came along and took over the Home Owner Association Club which at that time was considered the Minor Board free from the Developer and committed to the Residents.

They changed its name to the Residents Forum. The Association Charter was changed and it became the first Community Organization. A group met to take over the Main Board of Directors. That group was successful and took the name Concerned Citizens. The group is no longer in existence but the results of that takeover is still with us. The Group was made up of Residents who wanted Sun City Summerlin to be as much like a Country Club as possible and were very successful. Unfortunately the result was large golf operating losses every year that were paid for by the members Assessment. Now there is a big bill coming due to pay for Golf Maintenance with no funds set aside. The only way the golf courses can be maintained will be through a Special Assessment. The Reserves can not be used for Golf. We had one years ago and will have another probably sooner than later.

Our Board is now stonewalling on responding to Residents requests for information. They have the power to do whatever they feel is in the best interests of Sun City Summerlin. They have not used that power wisely or lawfully. Violating its Fiduciary Duties is self evident.

Most Directors are very smart and hard working. They have a tough job for volunteers with little experience and inadequate support staff. The Boards over the years has brought this upon themselves for reasons only they know. What we do know is that the way we Operate means that no new volunteer Director will ever change anything. Those who chose to run and happen to win will not be allowed to dissent but if they like the Perks and play the game they are guaranteed a job for life.

Don Gelbman, Esq., Editor

Re: Sun City Summerlin Executive Director Position

2014-11-29T19:58:00.000-08:00

Steve, these are excellent questions. It would be reasonable to think that the BOD asked these same questions of the HR director that are readily available in the SCSCAI Employment Application and HR decision report.

Surely the BOD doesn't want to make the same mistake they made in the past by selecting a non qualified resident for the position of Executive Director. This previously bad decision ended up costing the Sun City home-owners thousands of $$ in termination fees. Also this set up the precedence for the hundreds of thousands of termination & Legal fees that followed.

DAK

(702) 582-8064

On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 7:30 AM, SCommander <sdcommand@centurylink.net> wrote:

Sun City Summerlin BOD

Myself and other Sun City Summerlin residents discussed your note in the December LINK magazine on page 28 that states, "The Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to ratify the offer to Ms. Sue Papilion of the permanent position of executive director at the annual salary of $120,000." We congratulate Ms. Papilion on her new position but have several question we would like you to answer.

1- How was the salary of $120,000 determined by the BOD? Why not $130,000? Why not $90,000?

2- What are the specific Sun City Summerlin requirements for the job of executive director?

3- What specific qualifications does Ms. Papilion have to justify her having the job? of executive director

4- What were the job qualifications for the past two executive directors and why are they no longer at that position?

5- What were the salaries of the past two executive directors since you noted Ms. Papilion will be receiving $120,000?

Thank you in advance

Steve Commander, Sun City Summerlin resident

Summary of 10/23/14 meeting-Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

2014-10-24T15:38:00.000-07:00

Attendance,

Sue Papillon, ED/ HOA management,

Brian Bagwell/Steve, G.C maintenance dept/staff

Charlotte Kuklin, homeowner/member

Dwain Kramzar, homeowner/member

Summary:

Frame & focus the issue, uniformity & maintenance outlined in original governing documents.
maintenance & landscape design are separate projects.
History of project, deterioration is due to the lack of normal maintenance for years without a written job plan creating a whack-a-mole situation
Uniformity and erosion was stressed, Completion date put off to Dec/Jan 2015??,

Conclusion:

Del Webb Corporation started fazing out their involvement in 1995 leaving the home-owner a written contract that the following paragraph summarizes.

The community is organized into a community association, Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

The community is organized into a community association, Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc. The Association's purpose is, with reasonable governance and rules, to provide for the care and maintenance of the facilities in a cost effective manner, and to create an atmosphere which encourages new and old residents to maintain the active lifestyle they have sought by moving to the community.

We all owe Sue Papilion-ED a word of thanks for finally addressing this eyesore.

cc. George/Judy

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

Re: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

2014-10-24T15:37:00.000-07:00

Mr. Kramzar

Since your email was directed to Brian Bagwell and Sue Papillion I am not sure why Mr. Caroccia felt the need to reply. This is even more upsetting when he gave erroneous information.

I an not sure what Mr. Caroccia means when he states that he is not "involuted." However, Mr. Caroccia is simply wrong when he either states or implies that the Common Area Properties (CAP) Committee has anything to do with Golf Course maintenance schedules. Being a 10 year Board member he should know better. It does not. Nor does the Landscape Committee which is a sub-committee of CAP.

You are correct. The ED through the golf course maintenance department is responsible for golf course maintenance project schedules and actual work. Once CAP approves a general work scope it is final approved by the Board. ARC then approves the final work as to the appearance. The work is then given to golf maintenance for scheduling and actual completion. CAP is out the project by that time.

Bruce Alitt

In a message dated 10/21/2014 1:28:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dkramzar@gmail.com writes:

Ken, thanks for your insight into the management chain of command here in Sun City Summerlin. What I hear you saying is that the Golf Course/Landscape Maintenance Dept. is under the supervision of the Property Committee, chaired by Director Bruce Alitt,/sub-committee, chaired by Allen Bell.

First of all I thought that the normal day to day maintenance operations was the responsibility of the Golf Course/Landscape Dept. overseen by the Executive Director. My neighbors and myself have continually informed the Board, Executive Director and Dept Heads of these neglected maintenance conditions that affects our homes. I will be glad to share my backup documents for a better overview of the situation.

Ken, Thanks for responding. We home-owners are not looking for answers, we are looking for the commitment that is outlined in Sun City's original governing documents.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

P.S. I love your note stationary.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Ken Caroccia <KCaroccia@cox.net> wrote:

Dwain I am not involuted with this because this is coming from Property Committee also this is a Sub Committee for Property for this landscaping

Bruce Alitt is the Chair of Property

Allen Bell is the Sub Committee chair

Maybe one of these people could give you some answers

Sorry Ken Caroccia

-------Original Message-------

From: Dwain Kramzar

Date: 10/20/2014 11:52:48 AM

To: Brian Bagwell; Sue Papilion

Cc: SCSCAI Board of Directors; C. Kuklin; Bob Jensen; Bob Fanthorpe

Subject: Fwd: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter

Brian,

I want to thank you for finally starting the long overdue Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter. As you know this project was initiated April 2014 then stopped. Mid August I requested a copy of the planned work/order and schedule for this project completion date, this I have not yet received.

Brian
, my neighbors and I would be glad to meet with your superiors to share our frustrations. Would you suggest meet with the Executive Director and of the Board of Directors.

Work completed:

Partial load of rock delivered & left in pile.

Roger visited job site.

six shrubs removed.

A couple of irrigation drip lines installed.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

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From: <CKUKLIN@aol.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter
To: dkramzar@gmail.com

Dear Dwain,

thanks for sending this to Brian & me. I was going to call him this week when I saw this & his answer. We shall see.

Charlotte

In a message dated 9/14/2014 1:45:26 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dkramzar@gmail.com writes:

Brian,

My neighbors and I are wondering what is the status of the Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter. As you know this project was initiated last May then delayed for various reasons. Your last update promised completion by September. We would appreciate the schedule date and a copy of w/o of work to be done by return email.

Thanks, if you have any questions don't hesitate to give me a call.

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

2624 High Range

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Re: Charlotte Kuklin's terrace to Highland Falls golf course

2014-10-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

Dear Charlotte,

There are a lot of Sun City home/owners that share our frustrations. Sixteen years ago we chose Sun City Summerlin for the retirement life style and amenities that are outlined in the governing documents and described in Link magazine.

During this sixteen years all the Board members including the Executive Directors have been well informed of the property damages, personal safety and maintenance issues derived from Highland Falls G.C.

The latest attempt for the Highland Falls G.C. Maintenance Project/4th fairway perimeter was initiated last April only to be stopped by the interim Executive Director. After more home-owners complained the project was restarted with completion scheduled in September, it is now mid October and the project is stalled again.

Charlotte, what really troubles me is that out Board members, that are our neighbors, have refused to address these and other problems that have been brought to their attention, that's not very neighborly is it?

Your neighbor and friend,

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 11:18 PM, <CKUKLIN@aol.com> wrote:

Hi Brian,,

This is Charlotte Kuklin on Highland Falls Golf Course, hole #4.

Last week your men took out the purple plants from my back terrace to the golf course. They left the other leafy plants and did not cut the saplings to the Evergreen tree. Will they be back to take these items out?

I assumed last week when we talked that all the leafy vegetation in my terrace was to be removed and rocks and a ground cover was to placed on my terrace as well as neighbors to the north, Kramzars, next door to me, house next to Kramzars and Judy Berens/ George Curcio terraces and they would all look uniform. There are straw-like stalks coming up through these plants., and I am sure there will be many more to come. I do not object to the cactus on the terrace, but they do look like they are there with no plan. Is there finally a plan for these golf course terraces?

We moved here in 1998, 16 years ago, and we have had a situation with the golf balls hitting our south and east walls, and bad plantings on our terrace ever since. . Brian, isn't it time we all get some relief so we can enjoy the amenities that writers write about in the LINK? As homeowners in Sun City, I do not feel we are out of line for asking for something we should expect and that should have been efficiently planned on day one.

Thank you for your help and understanding.

Charlotte Kuklin

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2014-08-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

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AN AWESOME REMINDER TO EVERY PERSON WHO CONSIDERS HIM/HERSELF AN "AMERI CAN

How did Jefferson know?

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.

· At 5, began studying under his cousins' tutor.

· At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.

· At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.

· At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.

· At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.

· At 23, started his own law practice.

· At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

· At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America" and retired from his law practice.

· At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

· At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.

· At 33, took three years to revise Virginia 's legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.

· At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.

· At 40, served in Congress for two years.

· At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.

· At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.

· At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.

· At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.

· At 57, was elected the third president of the United States .

· At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's size.

· At 61, was elected to a second term as President.

· At 65, retired to Monticello .

· At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.

· At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.

· At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.

Thomas Jefferson knew what he was talking about because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government.

He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man.

That happens to be way more than what most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff.

A voice from the past to lead us in the future:

John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe .

Thomas Jefferson

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from tho se who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

Thomas Jefferson

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.

A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

Thomas Jefferson

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

Thomas Jefferson

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Thomas Jefferson

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802 :

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies..

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by

deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."

I wish we could get this out to everyone!!!

I'm doing my part. Please do yours.

Re: [SCBuzz] Re: [SC-SCOOP] Re: [SCSLSC] Re: WATER WASTE-SUB ASSOCIATIONS

2014-08-20T22:56:00.000-07:00

Don,

I fully support your position regarding the CC&R's.

I like you live on Highland Falls G.C. and am well aware of the LOSSES due to Golf & F & B. These LOSSES are a direct result the past Board of Directors refusal to implement a Business Plan/P&L and the co-mingling of membership dues with business expenses. If these issues are not addressed these business will continue in the same direction.

It would not make any sense for the Board to contemplate any closures. Whats the probability of success when you consider their past track record?

Dwain Kramzar

(702) 582-8064

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 2:08 PM, DON drgtrustpl@cox.net [SCBuzz] <SCBuzz@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Bruce,
As a Director I would certainly want a lot of answers before I voted for anything. I agree with everything you said and like you I am willing to cover the loss but I do live on a golf course. Personally I wish they would close it because of the great advantages that would come to every resident and absolutely no harm to the golfers. I hope the Board takes the necessary steps to get answers for you but when I was a Director they refused to even talk about it.

Most of the people who live on a golf course could probably care less if they ever saw a golfer again. They payed for the view and that will never change. Most pay for golf damage and that would change.
Don

On 8/20/2014 1:41 PM, seawolf1963@aol.com [SCBuzz] wrote:

Don

Again I appreciate your answer.

For the record I do not agree that we should cut our losses by closing a golf course unless and until I can be shown that:

1 - Closing a golf course will actually save a significant amount.

2 - That there is a plan in place as to what to do with the closed golf course area.

3 - That I am convinced that the probable issues and law suits will be worth the trouble.

I do think that a vast majority of owners realize that a portion of our annual assessment goes toward golf. I also have been told by numerous members that they do not want a golf course to be closed. Further that the ambiance provided is worth the extra money. I am neither a golfer nor do I live on a golf course however I personally am willing to pay the extra today for the golf ambiance. You may disagree and certainly that could change over the years as the golf expenses increase and/or play decreases.

Bruce Alitt

In a message dated 8/20/2014 12:29:48 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, SCBuzz@yahoogroups.com writes:

Bruce, that article is to protect the Board but should not be interpreted as requiring a vote to prevent the Board. I know you are not an attorney but common sense should tell you that if you are losing money on golf and food the Board is required by the CC&Rs to stop without voter approval. I just put a message on the chat line explaining all of that. Since you seem to agree that we should cut our loses by closing a golf course if necessary I see no need for any more discussion between us on this issue.

I am not a fan of the way the Board and Administration operate and it is my opinion they have knowingly operated improperly ever since Del Webb left the Board. They once brought an action against me and when I wanted to defend they dropped the complaint and the state said I could not continue. That would never have happened in a court of law. The Board is welcome to file a complaint against me anytime. At least that would show which Directors understand what being a Fiduciary means.

None of these messages will change anything and I for one would hope the chat lines close if its members are not willing to get involved. Our losses are only about 1/3 more than they should be and at $107 per month per house most of us can absorb the loss. The fact remains that no matter what the loss and I expect it to go continually higher the Board has no right to budget for it.
Don Gilman, Esq.

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Highland Falls Maintenance Project 8/5/14 Conversation

2014-08-12T15:43:00.000-07:00

Brian, I was pleased to hear the maintenance project is scheduled in September for the Highland Falls G.C. fourth fairway perimeter. Thanks for your efforts.

Summery of conversation:

Need for uniformity landscaping on H.F.
Erosion solutions
Low profile, low maintenance ground cover
Seasonal Maintenance Calender
Concerns of neighbors on H.F. G.C.
Your solution for errant golf balls. (trajectory screening planting at T-Box)

Brian, I will keep my neighbors informed, thanks again

DAK

(702) 582-8064

Re: Fwd: [My Sun City Summerlin-BLOG] A picture is worth 1000 words. Attached ...

2014-07-11T15:25:00.000-07:00

Hi Patty, I am pleased with your response and observations. Our retirement community has strayed from the original intention and purpose outlined in our governing documents.

Our elected representives have failed to provide the oversight that they were elected to do. They have chose to run the day to day operations themselves. The President of the Board replaced the Executive Director with herself at a salary of $2000.00 per week. Now a small group have complete control of our $15 million retirement community.

It is time to spread the word to as many Sun City residents as possible.

DAK

(702) 582-8064

On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 9:04 AM, <lvdazl@aol.com> wrote:

Thanks for keeping up with the neglect of grounds and the devastation of grounds. Even the City golf courses and private courses have not have this type of destruction. Now there are no roots to hold the dirt from eroding or to hold the dirt from putting us into a dust bowl situation. Many here have berating problems and this is going to be a real problem for them. Rocks on the top won't stop the erosion or dust blowing. What happened to our 2/3 vote about major issues! This was pushed thru without our vote and a study done regarding cost per household, property value reduction if it is done unsightly, etc. All of these areas should have been covered and voted upon.

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A picture is worth 1000 words. Attached is 55,000 words that displays the neglect to provide maintenance, preservation of this HOA's as outlined the Master Declaration of Articles of Incorporation.

The GOOD, BAD & UGLY is a comparison to the Dues Paying membership to the Button Willow Dogie Poop Patch. This problem has existed for fifteen years with the same excuses, no help, no water. wrong time of the year. The latest was "a change of the ED"

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A picture is worth 1000 words. Attached is 55,000 words that displays the neglect to provide maintenance, preservation of this HOA's as outlined the Master Declaration of Articles of Incorporation.

The GOOD, BAD & UGLY is a comparison to the Dues Paying membership to the Button Willow Dogie Poop Patch. This problem has existed for fifteen years with the same excuses, no help, no water. wrong time of the year. The latest was "a change of the ED"

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Loss per month, 4 months (628,469.25)

Annual Loss (3,886,317.00)

7780 Unit Owners Share of Losses (499.53)