Lyon’s Gate Community Association February 2020

Community Contacts

Board of Directors

Bob Ferron. President

Mike Adams, Vice President

Pamela Bacigalupo, Secretary

Denice Fecci. Treasurer

Rob Soncini, Director

Community Staff

Julia Holland, CMCA, AMS, PCAM

Community Manager

julia.holland@cityproperty.com

Karen Parrish

Community Assistant

karen.parrish@cityproperty.com

602.437.4777 x2104

On-Site HOA Office

Monday to Friday

8:00am to 5:00pm

1811 S. Martingale Road

Community Website

www.livelyonsgate.com

Spring Block Party

Saturday - 11am to 3pm

Del Rio Park

Join us for the bouncer, mega slide, fun house obstacle course,

rock climbing, mechanical bull, and swing ride! This is a free

event for all Lyon’s Gate residents.

Sundance Landscape will be our grill

masters providing lunch for all at no

charge.

We will have music and face painting

as well.

A dessert food truck will be onsite for anyone wishing to pur-

chase a sweet treat!

If you would like to help the day event please let the office know.

New HOA LAW

In their 2019 Legislative session, our Legis-

lators listened to concerned owners who

asked them for more transparency in HOA

Assessment billing. This led to a new HOA

LAW that is requiring ALL owners in an

HOA to receive a monthly statement.

Signing up for electronic statements also saves the communi-

ty money!

If you would like to be setup for electronic statements, please

send an email to the community manager, Julia Holland,

Julia.holland@cityproperty.com

191 homes sold in 2019!

Welcome to all of our new

homeowners within the

Lyon’s Gate Community

Reserve Funding still strong at

@ 100%!

New FOB system installed at

community pools

Pool furniture replacement

New website launched

www.livelyonsgate.com

Replacement of Playground equipment

Pool furniture replacement

Community wide painting

Bylaw amendment for board terms

No assessment increase to owners!

Presidents Message

Bob Ferron, Board President

Fellow Homeowner’s the new year is here, and with it our board has been elect-

ed for 2020. We are excited to start on our work as a new board. I was elected to

serve as your President again in 2020, Mike Adams will serve as VP, Denise Fec-

ci, as Treasurer, Pam Bacigalupo, as Secretary, and Rob Soncini will serve as at

large member. Congratulations to all!

We have set the 2020 meeting dates for the board and we will meet on the third

Wednesday of each month. We encourage everyone to attend, we welcome your

input and ideas.

City Property will post the agenda on the homeowner portal the Friday prior so you can see what topics

are going to be discussed at the meeting.

A couple reminders; let’s make sure you know when bulk trash is. We have households put out bulk trash

on the wrong week, and our landscaper has done a great job by picking this up, but that takes away from

what we are paying Sundance to do. So please read the newsletters, website calendars, and the signs that

are posted the week prior to collection at every entrance.

In addition, please review your statements for paying dues and talk to City Property to get set up electroni-

cally if you are not set up that way!

Dealing with Graffiti

We’ve had several incidents of

graffiti in the neighborhood re-

cently. The association monitors

and immediately removes graffiti

from common areas and encour-

ages you to do the same with your property. The

association recommends these steps for dealing

with graffiti:

• If you happen to see someone defacing prop-

erty, don't try to stop it yourself. Call the po-

lice immediately and report a vandalism in

progress. Make a mental note of as many de-

tails as possible about the perpetrators—how

many, what age, male or female, distinctive

clothing—that will help police.

• Encourage your neighbors to do the same—

watch for and report graffiti vandals.

• When graffiti appears on your property, pho-

tograph it before removing it. Record when

and where it appeared, when it was removed,

the cost and other relevant information. Share

your documentation with the police and insur-

ance agent.

• Remove graffiti immediately. "Taggers" gain

more notoriety the longer the graffiti remains.

Removing it quickly sends a message that you

care about our community.

• Install good lighting in areas vulnerable to

graffiti.

Working together, we can reduce this problem in

our community.

Association Communications

The official site for Lyon's Gate Community

Association (Gilbert, AZ) is

www.livelyonsgate.com. Facebook, Nextdoor

and/or any other sites purporting to be offi-

cial sites of Lyon’s Gate Community Associa-

tion are not affiliated or endorsed by the

Lyon’s Gate Community Association.

3 Safety Tips for Homeowners

By: Community Action Security

Prevention is Key

Remember to lock up your valuables. Many

crimes that occur are crimes of opportunity.

Be mindful of locking up

home doors and windows

as well as cars to help pre-

vent yourself from becom-

ing a victim of crime.

Be Aware of Your Sur-

roundings

Having a well maintained landscaping outside

of your home can help deter crime. Over-

grown bushes and poor lighting gives many

hiding spots for would be burglars.

See Something, Say Something

If you see something that looks strange such

as people looking over fences or checking car

doors notify the nightly security patrol at

(480) 430-4137, Gilbert non emergency at

(480) 503-6500, and in case of emergency call

911.

Gilbert Outdoors Expo February 22, 2020

9am-2pm

Put on your camouflage and boots and head over to the Gilbert Outdoors Expo presented by Banner Health

Centers at the Riparian Preserve. You will have a chance to brush up on various outdoor activities or learn

new skills, including fishing, camping, hunting, hiking and much more. This premier event will draw ex-

hibitors and attendees statewide with an expected attendance of over 4,000 people.

Riparian Preserve- 2757 E. Guadalupe Rd. Gilbert

Onsite food and beverages will be available for purchase. No ATM will be available.

The event site is stroller and wheelchair accessible. Pets on leash are permitted to attend the event.

Event Activities:

Gilbert Concert Series

The Spring Downtown Concert Series is held at the Water Tower

Plaza in the heart of Gilbert’s Heritage District and sponsored by

Dignity Health. Grab your family and friends and join us for

some evening entertainment at the base of the popular Gilbert

water tower where local bands will perform a variety of genres of

music.

Food Trucks will be on site each concert for food, drinks and

snacks from 6pm-8:30pm

Spring 2020 Concert Dates-6:30pm-8:30pm

March 12-Wide Awake-U2 Tribute

Dino Crew

Ropes Course

Outdoor Cooking

Camping

Axe Throwing

Log rolling

Bird Watching

Town of Gilbert Events

Lyon’s Gate 2020 Events & Meetings

March 7 March 9

April 11 April 13

May 16 May 18

June 20 June 22

July 25 July 27

Aug. 29 Aug. 31

Oct. 3 Oct. 5

Nov. 7 Nov. 9

Dec. 26 Dec. 28

Social Calendar

Below is a snapshot of the current social calendar. New items

will be added as the year progresses so stay tuned!

As we draw closer to date of events please check email blasts,

newsletter, website, and bulletin boards for more info on a par-

ticular event!

March 7th- Block Party

March 28th- Comm Yard

Sale

April 4th- Easter

May 9th- Spring Movie Night

July 4th

November 7th- Comm Yard

Sale

November 14th- Movie Night

December 12th- Wonderland

Board of Director Meetings

All meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday

of the month at the Clubhouse

1811 S. Martingale Rd

Gilbert, AZ 85295

Executive Session

Closed to Board Only

6:30pm

General Session

Open to All Homeowners

7:00pm

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

The board may retreat into executive session (“closed meeting”) for

any of the following purposes:

1. LEGAL: To hear, or to further consider, the advice of legal

counsel;

2. LAWSUITS: To discuss pending or potential litigation. This

would include discussions regarding legal action to collect as-

sessments; to enforce the CCRs; to preserve the CCRs against a

homeowner’s lawsuit; third-party legal action (such as with

contractors or insurance companies); and administrative ac-

tions;

3. PERSONAL: Personal, health, or finance issues with respect to

any individual member; and

4. EMPLOYMENT: The performance, health, compensation, or

complaints directed against any individual