Resident Communication Committee Report for
The CAM Board of Directors meeting, April 20, 2005
Report by Marilyn Fletcher, chair

Reporting at the Board of Directors meeting will be vice-chair, Debra Garner

Broadcast:  Primary discussion was the impact of the coming new activities building and whether or not there will be space for the broadcast equipment and actual broadcasting.  The chairman of the resident activities building committee had indicated to us that there was a possibility broadcasting would remain in Pinckney Hall.  The current space in Pinckney is woefully inadequate for our needs and the RCC is eager to have suitable facilities.  Bob Rasmussen was appointed chair of  a subcommittee to study, then convey our needs to the appropriate committee(s).  Chair Joan Schmid announced that Channel 50 now has video programming airing much of each day now, with WSL-TV chosen as Channel 50 call letters.  Marci Baggetta is the new head of the Sunrise Readers program.  The RCC is still seeking a new chairperson to replace Schmid and Marge Yanker, who have resigned.  Joan is staying on until a new chair is found.   Coming shortly on Channel 50 are the board candidates’ interviews and forums.  There will be taped replays of these, with times announced on Channel 50’s bulletin board and in Pinckney Hall lobby.

Newcomers Welcome:  Bea Boockholdt filed her report in absentia, reporting that for the first quarter of 2005, the committee members held 13 coffees with 226 residents attending, representing 143 homes. 

Publications:  Richard Vetter and Holly Field reported that SunSations has expanded, adding 4 pages, totaling 68 pages in the April issue.  There is an advertising wait list of clients, however SunSations has reached the expansion limit without hiring additional staff.  Because of space limitations, there has been discussion about equitable use of space for outside groups.  Regarding giving space to non-chartered groups to promote their meetings, there was unanimous approval  that SunSations space should be given only to those groups holding meetings in Sun City facilities.  Other methods of choosing which outside groups to list are unwieldy and costly in space usage and staff time. 

            Color maps of Sun City and the local area are free and available to residents on request from the CAM office staff.

Telephone Directory:   Chair Bob Rasmussen reported that the Sun City phone books were about a week late being delivered.  The Sun City directory was ready on time, but with it being delivered with Hargray’s telephone directory which was late, it  meant the Sun City directory was delayed in delivery.   

Web Sites:  Steve Koehl reported on the leading downloads by residents, with design guidelines being the number one request.  His web site, schhhca.org is the source of  community information.  Richard Vetter reported that we remain in a holding pattern on a potential Sun City computer site to be available to residents.