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POA Pavement Project

begins at the country club

The country club and golf course closed the country club, Diamond Point Park, East
Oct. 7 and will remain closed through Oct. 27 Port Park, the equestrian center driveway
for annual overseeding and parking lot reno- entrance, Gault Field, Holiday Harbor Park,
vation. The facility is scheduled to reopen on Indian Beach, lodge/tennis/Sunset Beach,
Oct. 28. Moonstone Beach, north ski east and west,
The POA Board of Directors ap- the Operations yard, Sierra Park and the se-
proved funding in an amount not to exceed nior center.
$3,425,000 toward the renovations and im- Project updates will be posted regularly PHOTO PROVIDED BY CLPOA
provements to 15 community parking lots on the POA website at canyonlakepoa.com/
and Canyon Lake Drive North from Vacation projects.
Drive to Goetz Road. Residents can sign up for notifications on-
The parking lots include Blue Bird Hall, line at canyonlakepoa.com/notifyme. The Pavement Project is in full swing at the country club.
Voters urged to turn in special election ballots

Ballots for the POA’s special election ability for interested groups to collect the POA’s governance. The quorum re-
were mailed two weeks ago to all prime proxies and encourage cumulative vot- quirement for this item is one-third of
members in “good standing” with the ing to elect a candidate of their choice. the voting power.
POA. Voters are urged to turn in their This process, when coupled with the How will the POA transition from the
ballots so quorum will be met on elec- two-year terms and annual elections, has annual election for two-year terms to
tion day on Oct. 28. led to a new board every year that can elections every two years to four terms?
Ballots may be returned by mail by radically change the course of the com- The 2020 Annual Election for the Board
Oct. 24 or dropped in the ballot box at munity every year based on the actions of Directors will elect two directors for
the POA office by Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. To of a minority of members. three-year terms 2020-2023. The fol-
meet quorum, one-third of the eligible The process of stabilization has start- lowing year, 2021, three directors will
voting power must return their ballots. ed by eliminating proxy voting a few be elected for four-year terms 2021-
Voters may choose to vote on every years ago and with this special election, 2025, with elections thereafter held ev-
measure or select measures. Voters who the POA seeks to extend the terms to ery other year.
do not want to cast a vote on any mea- four years, eliminate cumulative voting PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
sure but want to help reach quorum may and hold elections every two years. Fence Height Restriction
do so by marking the box that says “for If approved, this will not change the Over the years, the community has
quorum purposes only.” By doing so, number of members who need to vote to requested six-foot fences to improve Voters may return their ballots by mail by
the voter is forfeiting the right to vote on make quorum and will encourage mem- privacy. In recent years, boards have Oct. 24 or drop them in the ballot box at the
any measure but will help reach quorum. bers to vote for those they believe will agreed with this request and based on POA office by 9 a.m. on Oct. 28.
Ballots will be processed by the POA’s best serve the community. an informational poll two years ago,
Inspector of Election. Ballot updates This measure was on the ballot in began routinely accepting requests for shake, wood shingle, or built-up roofing
are posted under Canyon Lake at my- 2016 where it failed by approximately six-foot fences on a case-by-case basis. and colored rock. Shake or wood shingle
hoavote.com. Questions regarding elec- 10 votes. It is proposed as a measure After approving dozens of fences with- roofs are not recommended. All roofing
tion materials should be directed to HOA on the ballot again based on member out complaint or protest, the board feels materials must be approved by the com-
Elections of California, Inc. at 951-667- feedback and industry standards that the community is in favor of this change. mittee and highly-reflective roof colors
7191 or info@hoaelections.com. recommend the elimination of the out- By approving this amendment, mem- are discouraged.
The measures on the ballot are as fol- dated practice of cumulative voting. The bers would have an express right to The California Director of Forest-
lows: quorum requirement for this item is one- fences at this height now and into the ry and Fire Protection has designated
third of the voting power.
Proxy Voting Board Terms future; given it’s approved by the ACC. Canyon Lake an area that qualifies as a
very high Fire Hazard Severity Zone. In
The quorum requirement for this item
This measure seeks to eliminate all is one-third of the voting power. 2014, the California Health and Safety
language in the Articles of Incorporation The POA is an intricate, large-scale Code/Section 13132.7 went into effect.
that reference the use of proxies to be master association with multi-year, Roof Materials This section indicates that no common
consistent with the 2016 Bylaw Amend- large-scale repair and modernization The ACC Committee and staff have interest development may require an
ment, eliminating the use and practice of projects always in process. Efficient concerns regarding the committee’s owner to install or repair a roof in man-
proxies. operations and implementation of proj- authority to grant ACC approval under ner that is in violation of the Health and
ects are significantly hindered by annual
Safety Code, and associations within a
Proxies were already removed by certain circumstances and would like to
vote of the POA members; however, the changes in the board. These changes establish a protocol regarding the same, very high Fire Severity Zone must allow
for at least one type of fire retardant roof
cause the board to act efficiently for
Articles of Incorporation include con- about six months out of the year. The so as to reduce the number of ACC ap- covering material that meets the require-
flicting language that presents an incon- other six months are spent in the elec- plications that are denied and thereafter ments of this section.
sistency with the Bylaw Amendment. tion cycle and the needed orientation presented to the board for approval. Due to changes in the California
Therefore, an update to the Articles of process. The various CC&Rs for the tracts Health and Safety Code, which now
Incorporation is needed to provide clear In recent years, measures of term ex- within Canyon Lake, under Sections 7 have placed specific restrictions on the
declaration in all of the POA’s govern- tension have occasionally been placed and 8 of General Prohibitions and Re- roof material allowed, the POA recom-
ing documents as to the discontinued on the ballot to align with modern HOA/ quirements states as follows: mends that the CC&Rs are updated with
use of proxies. The quorum requirement POA governing documents and indus- Every building, dwelling or other im- different roof materials but are fire re-
for this item is one-third of the voting try best practices. More recently, some provement having a roof shall use a roof tardant and in compliance with Califor-
power. associations have been moving toward covering material of cedar shakes, wood nia Health and Safety Code as a legal
Cumulative Voting staggered four-year term limits for board shingles, clay or cement tile, or built-up nonconforming use. By approving this
members. This measure was placed on roofing and colored rock.
amendment, Canyon Lake will comply
The stability of the governing board the ballot to help further align with mod- In addition, Rule P.5.3 states that with the California Health & Safety
depends on a balanced representation ern practices, to improve efficiency and every building, dwelling, or other im- Code Section 13132.7. The quorum re-
of the membership within the commu- governance by avoiding the annual turn- provement having a roof shall use a roof quirement for this item is one-third of
nity. This can be hampered by both the over of the board and to add stability in covering of tile (clay or cement), cedar the voting power.

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