Barbara Daoust
General Manager
First Service Residential
In case you missed the December 2023 Board of Directors meeting, below is a “snapshot” of the General Manager’s report to the community. The entire report is in the December 2023 Board of Directors Meeting Packet – Click Here to download the PDF.
Ranch Vistoso Blvd. Streetlights
The board has requested an estimate from the Gordley Group to conduct a statistical valid survey on the streetlights located along Rancho Vistoso Blvd. Representatives of the board and manager will meet with the Town of Oro Valley to discuss this topic to see if they would want to join in since they have a similar issue with the lights in Sun City. This topic is on the December 7 agenda for board discussion.
Entryway Monuments
The Parks & Landscape Committee continues to work with AAA Landscape and BrightView to finalize the design to refurbish the entrance monuments located on RVB & Tangerine Rd and RVB & Oracle Rd. Detailed bids were submitted in November for review.
Capital Projects
- Irrigation – RFPs were sent out to repair approximately 2,100 linear feet of irrigation line along Innovation Drive between Rancho Vistoso Blvd. & Tangerine Rd. and about 2,300 linear feet on Desert Fairway Dr. between La Canada Dr. and Hidden Springs Dr. Proposals have been received from AAA Landscape, BrightView and Complete Landscape. The board will be discussing this project at the December 7th meeting.
- 2024 Projects– The board will be reviewing project coordination proposals for asphalt, concrete repairs, and tennis court repairs at the December meeting.
Erosion Projects
- Big View Ct. Channel – The association is waiting for the final sealed designs from WLB. Once received, bids will be solicited for this project.
- 27 Mile – AAA Landscape will be clearing vegetation from the drainage channel. Once this is completed WLB can finalize the design plans and Total Maintenance Erosion Control will be able to provide an updated proposal to repair the channel.
- Bridal Veil – The survey should be available the week of November 27, 2023.
Builder Transitions
- The Town of Oro Valley is still holding the Pulte bond for the west side of Moore Loop Road near the Valley Vista neighborhood.
- Pulte is working with the Town of Oro Valley on the punch list items for the Valley Vista neighborhood. The Town of Oro Valley still holds this bond.
- A final inspection of Moore Loop Park was conducted with Mattamy Homes. Representatives of the Town of Oro Valley, Mattamy Homes, AAA Landscape, VCA Board, Parks and Landscape Committee, and FirstService Residential were present. The board will be discussing the acceptance of the common area from Mattamy Homes at the December 7th meeting. The Town of Oro Valley still holds the bond for this project.
2024 Budget
Assessment increase notices have been mailed to VCA members. The Siena budget reflects a $15.00 per quarter increase and the VCA budget reflects a $8.00 per quarter increase. The 2024 budgets were adopted by the board at the General Session meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The increase takes effective January 1, 2024.
E-Statement Promotion
Congratulations to James Dillon, the winner of the E-Statement Promotion for the month of October. All members that elected to receive E-Statements will be entered into a drawing for the months of October, November and December to receive a $100 gift card. For more information on how to sign up for E-Statements please go to the association’s website https://ranchovistosohoa.com or contact the office either at [email protected] or call 520-354-2729.
2024 Elections
The Nomination & Election Committee has met to discuss the details of the 2024 election. The call for board candidates mailing will be going out shortly. You will be able to access the application packet on the association’s website. There will be three single -family seats (two 2-year terms until 2026 and one 1-year term until 2025) and one commercial seat (2-year term until 2026) available. Applications will be due by 5 PM on January 12, 2024. The committee will be introducing the slate of candidates at the board meeting scheduled on January 25, 2024.