Barbara Daoust
General Manager
First Service Residential
In case you missed the February 2024 Board of Directors meeting, below is a “snapshot” of the General Manager’s report to the community. The entire report is in the February 2024 Board of Directors Meeting Packet – Click Here to download the PDF.
Rancho Vistoso Blvd. Streetlights
The VCA Board of Directors approved two streetlight fixtures to be replaced and rewired near Honeybee Park. The Town of Oro Valley did an analysis on which VCA lights along Rancho Vistoso Blvd. should remain on if the association was to decide to shut the lights off and identify these two lights for safety reasons. Mountain Power Electrical Contractor will be performing the work and has submitted the permit and the traffic plan to the Town of Oro Valley for approval. A sub-committee of the board will be meeting with the Town of Oro Valley staff to discuss the ownership, and responsibilities of maintaining and repairing the streetlights. This topic is on the February 29th agenda for further board discussion.
Entryway Monuments
Management has met with contractors to finalize the estimates to refurbish the entrance monuments at Rancho Vistoso Blvd. & Tangerine. Once the proposals have been received, they will be presented to the board for consideration.
Capital Projects
Irrigation – This project will address approximately 2,100 linear feet of irrigation line along Innovation Park Dr. between Rancho Vistoso Blvd. & Tangerine Rd. and about 2,300 linear feet on Desert Fairway Dr. between La Canada Dr. and Hidden Springs Dr. The start date for Innovation Park Drive is March 11, 2024, and for Desert Fairway Dr. is March 27, 2024. Both areas will take approximately two weeks, weather permitting. Gravel replenishment for both locations will follow shortly afterwards.
Granite Replenish Project – The VCA board of directors did accept BrightView’s proposal for granite replenishment for the below locations. The board at the February 29th meeting will be considering an additional location at Big Wash Park.
- Common areas bordering Innovation Park Drive between Rancho Vistoso Blvd & Tangerine
- Common areas bordering the perimeters of Bella Vista, St Andrews Ph1 & Ph2
- Eastern corner of Innovation and Rancho Vistoso Blvd
- Common areas tracts at Horizons & Vistoso Heights
- Common area tracts bordering streets (W Moore Rd, Rancho Vistoso Blvd, Arrowsmith, and Woodburne Ave) throughout neighborhood 7
- Wildlife Ridge Park
- Hohokam Park
- Sunset Ridge Park
- Woodshade Trail – Sunset Ridge Park to Rancho Vistoso Blvd
2024 Projects
VCA management has met with AZ Project Solution to review and plan the 2024 projects slated for this year. These include 27 Mile, Bridal Veil, Big View Ct drainage channels, granite replenishment, irrigation repairs, asphalt, concrete repairs, and tennis court repairs.
Erosion Projects
- Big View Ct. Channel – The final sealed designs have been presented to the Town of Oro Valley for review. Once we receive approval, bids will be solicited for this project.
- 27 Mile – We should be receiving the design plans from WLB by the end of February. Once this occurs Total Maintenance Erosion Control will be able to provide an updated proposal to repair the channel.
- Bridal Veil – The survey has been completed and Bogardus Engineering should have a preliminary plan completed by the end of February 2024.
Builder Transitions
- The Town of Oro Valley still holds the Pulte bond for the west side of Moore Loop Road near the Valley Vista neighborhood.
- The association met with Mattamy Homes to clarify the ownership and the process of transfer of Moore Loop Park to the master. We are waiting for the corrected deed from Mattamy Homes to be able to accept the park. The Town of Oro Valley still holds the bond for this project.
Yard Sale Dates
The 2024 yard sale dates are Saturday, April 13, and Saturday, October 19.
2024 Elections
As a result of the recent resignation of Sonia Suri from the board there are now four single -family seats (two 2-year terms until 2026 and two 1-year terms until 2025) and one commercial seat (2-year term until 2026) available.
Candidate profiles can be view on the association’s website at https://ranchovistosohoa.com/.
Members will be asked to vote on the 2023 Annual Meeting Minutes and IRS Ruling 70-604. The IRS ruling requires approval by the membership so that the association may be allowed to carry over any surplus income from one tax year to the next to offset deficits in the following year, and to avoid additional taxes to the association. Electronic voting will open on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, and close at 5:00 PM on Friday, March 22, 2024. For members that have email addresses on file with the association, you may receive an email from [email protected] with a link and special registration number to cast your vote online. Paper ballots will be mailed out the same day.
If you happen to miss these deadlines, the last opportunity to vote will be in person at the annual meeting by going to the site office, 1171 E Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Suite 103, Oro Valley, AZ 85755 at 6:00 PM on March 28, 2024, to cast your ballot. To hold this election and seat the 2024 board the association must meet quorum. Failure to meet the quorum will be costly to the association to hold another meeting. Please return your ballots early. If you should have any questions about the annual meeting and election, please contact the VCA Office at [email protected] or 520-354-2729.