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Back section of Newsletter: Green Valley Ranch HOA News Content

November/December 2016

A community newsletter coordinated by the GVR Metropolitan District

www.gvrmetrodistrict.com

ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING

The annual public hearing for the GVR Metro District budget will

occur at the monthly Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at 6:30 pm.

Please attend the meeting to share your comments on the 2017 budget.

If you are unable to come to the meeting, you can stop by the office to review the proposed budget.

We look forward to seeing you there.


For more information on any of the above programs, please stop by the GVR Metropolitan District office (18650 E. 45th Ave., Denver) or call La Vetta Murray at

303-307-3243 or 720-641-4801.

ACTIVE ADULT TRIPS

For upcoming trips, please check the calendar in this newsletter, on our website, or call La Vetta

Murray at 3/307-3243 or 7/641-4801


A Green Valley Ranch program enhancing and promoting active lives

Are you 50 years and over? Then how about joining the far northeast 50+ Club? Meeting the 1st Saturday of every month for breakfast, with guest speakers chatting about interesting topics, plus exciting activities. Place: Denny’s (Flying J Plaza, 16751 E 32nd Avenue) Time: 9:00 a.m. Cost: 55+ breakfast menu under $10.00

Departing at 11:30am from the GVR Metro District office -

18650 E. 45th Avenue. Please call to RSVP the Wednesday

prior to the date.

Location: Marrama Elementary School

(19100 E. 40th Avenue, Denver, CO 80249)

“We pick up from most far northeast schools”

Monday thru Friday -

until 6:00 pm

Cost: $50 weekly/$15 daily

Snacks, activities and homework assistance provided.

Please contact La Vetta

Murray, Community Programs Manager at

720-641-4801.

District Programs FREE Seminar - What’s New in

Microsoft Office 2016!!! By Wanda Woods, Computer Instructor, GVR

Metropolitan District

Due to the popularity of the Internet, we live in a world where we can share information

and data. Microsoft Office 2016 suite includes features for easier collaboration

and sharing to help us with that. The most popular applications that are used in the

suite includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and OneNote.

New features are:

Tell Me box: this helps to perform important tasks even if you don’t know how to do something.

Smart Lookup: helps you get

definitions, images, wiki articles and other related information by right clicking on the word.

Outlook: has new features that will help

you work more efficiently, collaborate more easily, and manage email overload.

Excel: more charting options and better

forecasting. You can share data easily by using

OneDrive The Ribbon tab colors are different.

Come out and learn about these new

features. Whether you are using Office 2016 on your home computer or at work, you will

glean some good information.

The seminar will be held on Monday, December 12, from 6:00p – 8:30p. If you have Office 2016 on your laptop, and you want to bring it, you are welcome to do so.

To register, contact LaVetta Murray at 303-

307-3243, or via email at [email protected]. Can’t wait to meet you there…sign up TODAY!!!


~Information ~


I’m 60+ and need help shoveling my walk, how can I request a Snow Buddy?

Seniors in the Denver metro area can call 720-264-3379 to be paired with a Snow Buddy.

If interested, please call as soon as possible to get signed up!

GVR Building for Facilities by GVR Planning Committee Member

This picture above is the current plan for the building at the community garden. This design is subject to change and is not yet final.

Your GVR Metro District is presently in the design phase of a new facility at the site of the Community Garden located at 4000 Argonne Street. We have a preliminary design and are in the process of obtaining permits for this project. The Metro District is responsible for maintaining the common areas of the GVR community. In order to perform our maintenance responsibilities, gardening, landscaping and snow removal equipment is required. Presently, this equipment (and supporting material) is located outside of the community. To access and recover these assets require additional time and travel by District staff. If we could relocate material and equipment to a location within the community, we would be able to save the costs of off-premise rental space as well as lost travel time and additional fuel. These cost savings would result in greater efficiencies that would reduce financial burdens to all homeowners. We have chosen a contractor that has helped us create a building design to complement our neighborhood and provide an attractive and functional structure to serve our community for many years to come. The community garden will remain on this property and continue to be an valuable amenity for the community.

The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual authors and not of the

Board of Directors or the publisher.

Neither the Board, publisher, nor the authors intend to provide any professional service or

opinion through this publication.

DISTRICT CONTACTS :

GVR Metropolitan District.....................................303-307-3240

18650 E. 45th Ave., Denver, CO 80249 Micaela Duffy, District Manager ………………..303-307-3246 GVR Metro District after hrs. emergency………..720-641-2769 Email...................................................info@gvrmetrodistrict.com Website................................................www.gvrmetrodistrict.com

*The Metro District Office is currently not available for public rental

METRO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS:*

Fenna Tanner, President

Stephanie Brack, Vice President Roger Rohrer, Secretary

Michael George, Treasurer Michael Haskins, Director Matt Stallman, Director Tim Camarillo, Director

*To contact the Board, please call 303-307-3240

or email [email protected]

NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR: Dee Mares..............................................................303-307-3242 Email............................................DMares@gvrmetrodistrict.com

MASTER HOME OWNERS

ASSOCIATION FOR GREEN VALLEY RANCH AND OTHER HOA CONTACTS FOR GVR:

Master HOA (South of 48th Avenue).................................303-307-3240 Master HOA Fax (South of 48th Avenue) …………………...… .303-307-3250 Email..................................................................info@gvrhoa.com Website...............................................................www.gvrhoa.com MSI-Town Center (North of 48th Avenue) ........................720-974-4165 Sub-Associations Contacts: Carriage Park: CPMG….…………………………..……..303-671-6402 Bungalows: Westwind Mgmt.………………...……….….303-369-1800 Mitchell Place: 5150 Community Mgmt.……... ………....720-961-5150

DENVER CONTACTS:

Denver 311 Help Center, Landline only…....................Dial 3-1-1 Denver 311 Help Center, via Cell Phone….…........720-913-1311 Animal Control...........see info above on Denver 311 Help Center DIA Noise “Complaint Line”................................. 303-342-2380 GVR Graffiti “Hotline”.......................................... 303-307-3247 Green Valley Ranch “Hotline” ………………….. 303-307-3248 Neighborhood Inspection Services..........................720-865-3200 EMERGENCIES……………………….………….….Dial 9-1-1 Police: Non-emergency…………….……. ……….720-913-2000 Police: District 5 Station ……….............................720-913-1400 Ron Thomas (Commander: District 5)………...…..…….720-913-1400 Marika Putman (Community Resource Officer)…….……...720-913-1405 City of Denver Street Maintenance/ Street Snow Removal: see info above on Denver 311 Help Center Xcel Energy (street light outage reporting)..........1-800-895-4999 Post Office (4710 Nome Street) ………………….303-371-8783 GVR Library (4856 N. Andes Ct.) ……………….720-865-0310

SCHOOLS:

Denver Public Schools.............................................720-423-3200 Green Valley Ranch Elementary School.................720-424-6710 Marrama Elementary School...................................720-424-5820 Martin Luther King Jr. Early College......................720-424-0420 Omar D. Blair Edison Charter School.....................303-371-9570 Florida Pitt Waller K-8 School................................720-424-2840 DSST ……………………………………………...303-524-6300 SOAR ……………………………………………..720-287-5100 Vista Academy-Middle & High School …….…….720-423-7650

COMMUNITY CONTACTS: GVR Boy Scouts (Matt)[email protected] GVR Cub Scouts (Jason)[email protected] GVR Girl Scouts......................................................303-371-2072 GVR Golf Club........................................................303-371-3131 GVR Pool................................................................ 303-373-8713 GVR Rec Center.......................................................303-375-3857 GVR RV Storage ………………………………….303-349-7544 Oakwood Homes Corporate Office..........................303-486-8500

GVR CONTACT INFO

The District office will be CLOSED:

Nov. 24 & 25, 2016 for

Thanksgiving

Dec. 26, 2016 for Christmas


November 2016 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 FIFTY PLUS CLUB @ 9 am Denny’s (16751 E. 32 Ave., Flying J Plaza)

6 Daylight Savings Time ends - turn clocks back one hour

7 8 9 HOA Hearing Committee mtg. - 6 pm Ad Bldg

10 ARC Committee mtg. @ 5:30 pm Ad Bldg

11 Get Off Your Buns Lunch Bunch-Cherry Creek Grill-departs @ 11:30 a.m. Ad Bldg

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13 14 15 16 Metro Board mtg @ 6:30 pm Ad Bldg

17 18 Get Off Your Buns day trip: Holiday Food Gift Festival departing @ 9:00am Ad Bldg

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20 21 HOA Board mtg @ 6 pm Ad Bldg

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Disclaimer: Meeting dates & times subject to change. Please call the office to

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Disclaimer: Trip dates & times subject to change. Please call the office (303-307-3240) to confirm.

December 2016 COMMUNITY CALENDAR SUN Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 3 FIFTY PLUS CLUB @ 9 am Den-ny’s (16751 E. 32 Ave., Flying J Plaza)

4 5 Get Off Your Buns day trip: Colo-rado State Capitol Tour- departing @ 10:00am ‘SHARP’ Ad Bldg

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8 ARC Committee mtg. @ 5:30 pm Ad Bldg

9 Get Off Your Buns Lunch Bunch-Denver Biscuit Company-departs @ 11:30 a.m. Ad Bldg

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GVR Metropolitan District 18650 East 45th Avenue Denver, CO 80249

A community newsletter coordinated by the Master Homeowners Association of Green Valley Ranch

November/December 2016

INSIDE

Page 2: Peggy Ponders Page 4: Parking Concerns Page 5: Covenant Corner Page 7: HOA Contacts

2016 Annual Meeting of HOA Districts to Elect Delegates by Peggy Ripko, HOA Supervisor

GVR HOA is setup differently than most Associations in that it is separated into 26 districts. The homeowners of each District elect

a Delegate, and that is the person who casts the votes for that District. They’re the people who elect the Board of Directors, as well as performing other vital tasks such as updating outdated governing documents like the Bylaws. Unfortunately, at this time, we only have 11 Districts out of the 26 Districts represented. This means that when the votes are cast, only 1982 of the 4600 homes in the community are represented. How can we fix that? By getting more Delegates! The 2016 District Annual meetings were held on September 28th and no District had the quorum required to conduct business. However, that can be remedied! If you are interested in serving as a District Delegate please contact the office at [email protected]. The Board is committed to getting Delegates and will therefore conduct reconvened meetings to get Delegates elected!

www.gvrhoa.com


Peggy Ponders By Peggy Ripko, HOA Supervisor

FENCES – Whose, Whose?

As spring is coming, so are the winds. And the fences in the community are fighting a valiant battle against the wind. And in some cases the fences are losing. We have had many, many phone calls asking how to tell who a fence belongs to and who is responsible for fixing it. So here is some information about fences!

Whether you have the ‘good’ side or the ‘bad’ side of the fence (posts visible or not) does not indicate ownership of the fence. A lot of folks think that the ‘good’ side (no posts visible) indicates that house owns the fence. This is not necessarily true.

The trick to knowing who is responsible for fixing a fence lies with knowing exactly where the fence is located. However, our attorney has told us is that. A fence is typically on one property or another- they are typically not exactly on the property line. And whoever’s property the fence is on is the house responsible for maintaining it. How can you find that out? If you have the legal description of your house it should say how many feet back from the street your property line is. Or you can hire a surveyor to mark the edge of the property line. Once this has been established, you know who owns the fence! However, most people do not have this information nor the money to hire a surveyor. The good neighbor way to it is to split the cost between the two homes that share use of the fence. Is this a rule? No. Is this enforceable by the Association? No. This is just our recommendation. However, as I have told many homeowners over the past several months, this only works if everyone agrees. I had to fix both of my side fences a few years back. We approached both neighbors and asked them to split the cost. One neighbor did but we never heard from the other neighbor. However, the fences were broken and we had a dog and small children and it had to be fixed, so we paid half for one and the entire amount for the other. If a fence is down, the Association has no way of knowing where the fence is located unless a homeowner provides a surveyor report. So if there is a broken fence both homes will be sent a violation. It is up to the homeowners to work out between them who will fix the fence. A reality of home ownership is that there are repairs. And, yes, this can be expensive and typically (at least for me) comes at the worst possible moment. But that is simply a reality of owning a home. And if your fence is broken is must be fixed.

www.gvrhoa.com


SNOW REMOVAL By Karen Councilman, HOA Assistant

GREEN VALLEY RANCH HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION: Snow on Sidewalks

Per the Residential Improvement Guidelines and Site Restrictions, Section 3.82, Page 25, Snow & Ice Removal-Homeowners/residents must remove snow from homeowners’ sidewalks (including areas around mailboxes) within twenty-four (24) hours of the conclusion of snow fall. Homeown-ers’ must make reasonable efforts to keep sidewalks clear of ice. Due to the safety concerns re-garding snow and ice, homeowners who are sent to Hearing for snow removal will also be reported to the City & County of Denver Code Enforcement. As a senior or handicapped individual you can contact the City of Denver to obtain information on how to get assistance. For individuals that are going to be out of town, please make arrangements to have snow removed while you are away. Being out of town does not excuse you from not removing snow from your sidewalks. Speak to a neighbor or hire a contractor to assist you. The Association does not own any property within the community. Please contact the City of Denver at 720-913-1311 or the Metropolitan District at [email protected] to report any snow hazards you may see. Snow starting times and stopping times are noted on our webpage: www.gvrhoa.com.

DENVER: Plowing Schedule

Snow Predicted: Magnesium Chloride ("mag chloride") is applied to main streets when conditions permit to prevent snow from bonding to the pavement and forming ice.

Weather conditions must be right for anti-icing to be successful. The pavement temperature must be below freezing with low humidity for anti-icing treatment to be effective. If there is rain mixed with snow, anti-icing is not effective as the mag chloride will simply wash off the pavement.

Snow Begins to Fall: A de-icing material is applied only to main streets to prevent the snow from accumulating and turning into ice, and main streets are plowed by heavy plows. Depending on the location, either Ice Slicer (a dry material that looks like sand but is a naturally mined mix of sodium chloride, potassium chloride and magnesium chloride) or liquid magnesium chloride may be used to de-ice. Major Snow Event: When 12 inches of snow or more, accompanied by freezing temperatures are predicted between November 15 and March 15, main streets will continue to be plowed by heavy plows and a de-icing material will be applied, and residential streets are addressed by light plows to prevent deep rutting.

Pushing snow onto sidewalks and driveways is an unfortunate consequence of plowing any street. We apologize for any inconvenience and ask everyone to work together to clear neighborhood walkways. Plowing Routes

Main streets are the priority for Public Works and our largest plows

Most main streets have stripes – that’s a good way to identify them

These are the streets that carry most of the city’s traffic as well as emergency vehicles and public transportation. They also plow around schools each morning and afternoon to provide safe zones for school children whenever possible. Snow Routes There will no longer be additional parking restrictions on “Snow Routes” – just follow the posted parking rules, even during the worst storms. If your car is parked legally, you will not receive a ticket. Continued on page 4

www.gvrhoa.com


Parking Concerns by Peggy Ripko, HOA Supervisor

We are contacted several times a week regarding parking issues in the community. As we have said to all of these folks, the Association’s ability to address parking concerns is extremely limited. The reason is that we can only enforce the rules of the community, and most of the issues that we are contacted about are not against the rules of the Association. The only parking issues that are a part of the Association’s rules are:

1. Parking on the yard/rocks on either side of the driveway. 2. Blocking the sidewalk.

The parking issues that are brought to us that are not covering in our rules include:

1. People parking in the street blocking driveways 2. People parking in front of another homeowner’s house. While this is not in our rules, we can

tell you that there is no guaranteed parking on the streets. Parking on the street is first come, first served.

We understand the frustration; however, the Association does not have the legal ability to address those issues.

Snow Removal: continued from page 3

City Owned Property Denver Parks & Recreation performs snow removal on park property and select sidewalks, such as bridges and underpasses within the city. During normal snowfall, the snow will be removed as usual, including around recreation centers. Recreation Centers will also be plowed and shoveled for Saturday and Sunday hours as needed. Icing in the curb and gutter Each winter, the City and County of Denver receives calls regarding snow-plow operations and ice accumulation in the gutters along the streets. The Department of Public Works responds to these inquiries in several ways. While the Street Maintenance Division is directly responsible for snow and ice removal, these situations can also be an indication of other infrastructure issues, which can involve internal cooperation and coordination with several Divisions within the Department of Public Works.

Snow on Sidewalks Denver requires property owners to clear their walkways so that everyone has safe access throughout the city. Pedestrians, including senior citizens, people with disabilities, parents with strollers, and mail carriers depend on clear walkways.

Homeowners: Once snow has stopped falling, residences have twenty-four (24) hours to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks adjacent to their property.

Businesses: Once snow has stopped falling, businesses have four (4) hours to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks adjacent to their property.

Report A Problem: Please contact Denver 3-1-1 to provide the address of the sidewalks that were not shoveled.

If you have any questions, please contact the Association office at 303-307-3240.


From the Residential Improvement Guidelines Book

If you would like a copy of the Residential Improvement Guidelines and Site Restrictions (the Green Book), please stop by the GVR Metro District office located at 18650 E. 45th Ave. to pick one up or contact the HOA office at (303-307-3240 or send an

email to [email protected]) to have one mailed to you.

3.80 Political Signs do not require ARC approval. One sign per candidate or ballot issue per residence is allowed. Signs may not be displayed more than 45 days prior to an election and must be removed no later than seven (7) days following the election. Signs must comply with City Code and State Regulations.

HOA Statistics (Including Violations, Compliments & Welcome Letters)

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Need help cleaning model homes early on Friday or Saturday morning. Call Lynette 303-549-5140

Community Association Living: By Any Other Name

Source: CAI (Community Associations Institute) “Community association” is a generic term that encompasses many names used around the world to describe common-interest housing. A few examples include: Common-interest community (CIC) is used by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State

Laws. Common-interest realty association (CIRA) is the term preferred by the American Institute of Certified Public

Accountants. Common-interest development (CID) is used by the California Department of Real Estate. Condominium association refers to units like apartments, townhouses or other private units that are part of a

single structure or group of structures. Homeowners association (HOA) is often synonymous with “common-interest community” and usually

describes a community of single-family homes. Property owners association (POA) can refer to a residential community or a group of offices or other

non-residential property. Strata title is a term used in Australia, New Zealand, and British Columbia that describes individually owning

part of a property, such as an apartment, and sharing ownership in the property’s common or public areas. In France and some parts of Quebec, condominiums are called copropriété divisée (divided co-property). The traditional term in Spanish-speaking countries for a common-interest community is propiedad horizontal. Condominio is the term used in Italy. Regardless of the name, most community associations in the U.S. are incorporated and subject to state statutes that govern nonprofit corporations. Remember, membership in an association is not voluntary; you become a member when you purchase a home in the community.


Green Valley Ranch HOA is located in the Metro District Admin Building

18650 E. 45th Avenue Denver, CO 80249

Phone #: 303-307-3240

Fax #: 303-307-3250

Email: [email protected]

Please submit “Letters to the Editor” & articles of interest (300 words or less preferably) to the newsletter coordinator by 5:00 P.M. the 1st of the current month. All submissions must be signed and include a daytime phone number in case the coordinator needs to clarify information. When the letter is printed, names will be withheld upon request. GVR HOA

reserves the right to edit for clarity and/or space. Thank you.

President: Rose Thomas……..... [email protected] Treasurer: Melissa Guzman..…[email protected] Director: Bryant Everson ..................................TBD Director: Andy Sparling……………………….TBD Director: Debbie Tom ………………………...TBD Director: Shelly Yoder………………………...TBD Director: VACANCY

District 1: William Thomas……[email protected] District 2: Fronzo Gilkey …….…[email protected] District 3: Eric Gravenson …[email protected] District 4: Mariann Toomey.... [email protected] District 5: Yvette Anderson…[email protected] District 6: Vacancy....................No Representation District 7: Vacancy....................No Representation District 8: Vacancy....................No Representation District 9: Fred Hales …………...www.gvrhoa.com District 10: Rose Thomas …[email protected] District 11: Vacancy..................No Representation District 12: Vacancy....................No Representatio District 13: Vacancy..................No Representation District 14: Fenna Tanner……[email protected] District 15: Vacancy..................No Representation District 16: Toni [email protected] District 17: Vacancy..................No Representation District 18: Vacancy..................No Representation District 19: Vacancy..................No Representation District 20: Vacancy..................No Representation District 21: Stephanie Brack…[email protected] District 22: Vacancy..................No Representation District 23: Vacancy..................No Representation District 24: Rueben Espinosa …[email protected] District 25: Vacancy..................No Representation District 26 Vacancy..................No Representation

HOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HOA DISTRICT DELEGATES

To identify which District you live in, please go to www.gvrhoa.com, bottom of page.

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