Manager Report
September 2014
High temperatures in SunBird reaching 115 degrees have made working outdoors quite challenging. SunBird has also
had some strong wind storms causing some minor damage to a few homes with shingle roofs, several trees blew over
and many broken branches. Many requests have been made by owners to remove large trees in the common areas in
fear of them potentially blowing over. With the large amount of debris, in conjunction with the golf course we have
temporarily used a large roll off dumpster placing it in the east clubhouse parking lot to expedite the storm debris haul
out. As soon as one storm clean-up is completed, another storm blows through creating the mess of debris all over
again. Unfortunately, as of the date of preparing this article, SunBird has missed most of the rain and has not seen more
than a few drops of water.
The SunBird clubhouse was constructed 27 years ago and needs some plumbing maintenance work and upgrades. This
past season, we had some problems with the drainage pipes causing water damage to the building. During this process
it was discovered that several sections of piping is seriously deteriorating and needs replacement. The clubhouse was
entirely closed for three days to perform maintenance work mainly on the drain and water pipes for replacement of
deteriorating sections. The new wood bar top installed last summer had some warranty work performed during this
time that caused a very strong chemical odor within the entire clubhouse. With the water turned off to building for the
plumbing work and the strong odor of the bar top refinishing required the building to be closed for safety and to
expedite the repair work.
Last summer SunBird Unit 1A asphalt roads were completely removed to the base and repaved with 3” of new asphalt.
It is highly recommended that after one year that a seal coat is applied to preserve and extend the life of the asphalt
road. This scheduled seal coating road work was completed this past month without complication.
The Communications Committee of the Board has met to evaluate current communications with the SunBird community
looking for ways to update and improve. One of the areas was quicker communications by utilizing e-mail for summary
monthly news items and important information notices. A SunBird e-mail newsletter is being created to be e-mailed to
all those who have supplied e-mail addresses to the SunBird office. Registration can now be easily done from the
sunbird website. At the top of the main page of the website is a brief article explaining this and an icon picture of the
“mail chimp”. Click on this icon to check if your email address has been registered, or to edit it or to and to join the list.
The SunBird website and monthly SunBird News are great sources of information.
The City of Chandler Council election is approaching and campaigning is at its’ height with signs and advertisements
everywhere throughout the city. SunBird hosted a city council meet the candidate’s night this past month in the
ballroom and had five the six candidates in attendance to speak and meet with residents. We appreciate them taking
the time to visit SunBird and listen to our comments.
As the weather, hopefully starts cooling down soon, we look forward to our many SunBird friends who have left for the
summer months to return safely back. Please stop by the office to update our records and for a personal welcome back
greeting.