Sun City Anthem
Board
Offers
Temporary "Lifeline"
to
Cafe
V
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In what was perhaps the most heated
topic of 2014, the Sun City Anthem Board of Directors decided to wish Cafe V a
Happy Hannukah and Merry Christmas by offering a
"compromise" on the continuing financial woes of a
restaurant...
... that, according
to them...
everyone
wants....
...but...
no one seems to
patronize....or wants to pay for
!
We have two Board Members, Bella Meese and Mike Carey...who came up with some ridiculous formula that
they....
....without any
basis in planning other than their desire to have a place to have
lunch...
...and probably....save face...
....for what has turned out
to be the biggest "boner" in the history of Sun City
Anthem finances...
...actually believing they would
succeed in pulling the wool over the eyes of our community in financing what has
become known as the mighty attempt to...
"Make a silk
purse out of a sow's ear" !
We suggest you read our previous article
entitled "Fiduciary Responsibility" where an
unattainable and unrealistic rent formula was proposed that any person who can
add or subtract, would realize, in effect, Cafe V would be provided free rent for the remainder of their entire lease
agreement.
Whoa !!!! Then it got out....and
people started to say to each other.....
"What the
.......is going on?"
And when the remaining board members
saw that community reaction....politics set in....and a compromise had to
somehow evolve to "save the faces"
of...
...those who often
talk...
...but say
little....
...while suffering from a problem of
speaking from both sides of their mouths, rather than in a straightforward
manner where people might actually know just where
they stand !
We have Jim
Mayfield who is the "supreme politician"
telling some people that "change is important", yet voting literally 100% of the
time with the "old guard"...
His belief that not having a kitchen
would impair the ability to cater events.....is NONSENSE....there are many caterers who provide such needed
equipment when providing services...that's how they make a living
!
...and his "yes
man", Tom Nissen, who follows Mayfield like "Mary's Little Lamb" in every vote.
It is now quite obvious why Mayfield was so gung ho on
Nissen when he ran for the board....he was looking to
have the power of 2 votes...and he succeeded in
doing so !
We have a former president, Jim Long, who lately, has been questioning some decisions,
but in almost all cases, is incapable of removing himself from "the old
guard"... until this latest proposed freebie raised the ire of the
constituency.
It appears that Long was the individual who brought up the "compromise" solution to the problem after word spread
of Meese and Carey trying
to muscle the original proposal.
We can't forget Jean Capillupo, so far out of her league when it comes to
finance or business planning, still believing economics is learned from a text
book rather than real life experience.
It was noted that when Capillupo made an attempt to credit
Meese with the compromise, Long began
laughing...telling her that HE was the one responsible....again showing her continual lack of
knowledge and planning abilities.
But...we do have one shining star in
this continuing fiasco.....and we at Anthem Opinions, want to commend him for
standing tall....away from the "bunch" and having the courage of his convictions
to say ....NO...to the continued waste of money on
this restaurant....
Don
Schramski
Yes...those mere 30 people who attended
the past board meeting, saw something that we rarely witness in Sun City Anthem
politics....an individual who VOTED HIS CONSCIENCE knowing that ASSOCIATION
WASTE is wrong, and must be corrected.
Perhaps Mr.
Schramski might have been the only member of our board who takes the
words "fiduciary responsibility"
seriously.
So...where does all of this
lead?
Cafe V got a 6
month freebie by a vote of 6-1.
We , the residents
of our association, essentially (due to the
formula providing Sun City Anthem revenue) pay FULL FREIGHT for
everything from January through June 30, 2015,
but...
... as of June 30,
2015....THE ENTIRE LEASE
EXPIRES.
...at
which point....
...can either be RENOGOTIATED....OR ...VACATE
THE PROPERTY as of that date.
What must Cafe V do in
return?
They have to agree to amend the
conclusion of the lease date to June 30, 2015 as well as give up all catering
rights and continue their lunch and dinner services.
Of course, this has to be agreed to by
the owners of the restaurant before it becomes
effective.
What if Cafe V does not
accept this arrangement?
The regular original rent of $4,000
must be paid until the FULL lease conclusion date....over two years from now
!
(which of course would be a joke to
ever expect a dime due to a probable
bankruptcy)
Bottom
line....
Look for Cafe V to reluctantly accept
the deal.
But what does this amount to in the
scheme of things?
...a severance package that makes a
board of directors who originally decided they DID NOT WANT
TO FOLLOW THE WISHES OF THE COMMUNITY....
...SAVE
FACE...
(and hopefully
avoid litigation through an eviction)
RIGHT BEFORE AN
ELECTION...
...by continuing to
camouflage financial ineptness in wasting valued community financial
resources.
We urge all of our readers to "read between the lines" in this latest maneuver, paying
close attention to ANY and ALL of the individuals responsible for this financial
disaster.
Make your friends aware of this when it
comes time to cast a ballot in the upcoming election....and most
importantly....
RETIRE ANY OF
THEM....
...should they choose to run for
reelection in the next few months.
Send them this lifeline when whey want
your vote...
Let us conclude this article
with...
Don't allow some other community
blogger who has no relevant business experience
and a track record of menacing restaurant
obsession..convince you this hasn't been anything other than a CALAMITY from the get-go.
Balance sheets and
income statements tell the full story....not some individual who is incapable of
reading or understanding basic economics....and using some flimsy excuse that
LOSS is JUSTIFIABLE for the "health" of a
community.
This...as well as...each and EVERY restaurant that has contracted with Sun City
Anthem....has FAILED...and FAILED
MISERABLY...costing residents thousands of YOUR subsidized dollars.
The Sun City Anthem community is NOT A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION for FAILING ENTERPRISES as
some would have you believe....
... by using the word "amenity" in a manner that suits their personal
whims.....
...in order to WASTE THE FUNDS OF OTHERS to satisfy a need that can be met
by simply driving down any street and choosing any eatery amongst the hundreds
that exist.
...
and....
For any individual
who THREATENS to VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE a potential candidate for the upcoming Board
election who does not support this CONTINUING FAILED
CONCEPT....
...clearly represents a SELFISH and UNCONTROLED NEED to
satisfy that personal whim, rather than promote the general FINANCIAL INTEGRITY of our
community.
History now dictates we learn from the
past....and realize those who refuse to correct its errors...are condemned to
repeat them....until a point is reached where DUES MUST BE
INCREASED IN ORDER TO REMAIN SOLVENT.
Because this time....if you do not...this is our future
!
Anthem
Opinions
From Valerie L...tp...Anthem Opinions
ReplyDeleteThe big problem with Café V is they are pointing to everything outside themselves of why they are failing – the bad press from reviews, difficulty in seeing the sign.
Why don’t they bother to ask themselves “what can I learn from what has been happening” instead and see that the failure begins and ends with them and stop whining and begging for more concessions?
If the food and price were better people would dine there – PERIOD!
Their lack of customers is because it’s just not a good restaurant and not what people want up here – easy as that.