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HB2374 IS NOT DEAD! SNEAKED UP AS SB1094!!

Late 3/25/19 this bill number showed up on the Agenda for the House Government Committee with hundreds of FOR votes when the bill wasn't even seen by anyone. We suspect someone signed up people without their knowledge.

By voting "FOR", the voter is saying he wants CLOSED MEETINGS AND CLOSED RECORDS at RCSC. See if your name or that of anyone you know is on the list.

Call us if you did not want to have your name used like this. Call Anne Stewart at 602-318-0708 or email at anne@annereport.com.

If SB1094 passes, these people's names will go down in infamy. They are personally responsible for the total loss of membership power in Sun City.

03/27/19:

Click here for Article: https://yourvalley.net/yourvalley/government/sun-city-pca-bill-dies-in-senate-revived-in-house-as-striker

"Sun City PCA bill dies in Senate, revived in House as striker" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent Newsmedia, March 27, 2019

Subject: RCSC trying to sneak one past us. But, we found out about it and will be in attendance to offer opposition. Last time in the House Government Committee they changed the time on us so we didn't get a chance to talk about HB2375. This time we will pack a lunch. We will make sure we have our say.

Click here for the new bill SB1094 text that removes Sun City from the planned communities act's open meetings and open records: https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/54leg/1R/proposed/H.1094PAYNE.pdf

3/23/19:

HB2374 IS DEAD!

Thank you, Senator David Farnsworth for not allowing this bill to be heard in the Senate Government Committee, which killed the bill.

It's a win-win for those FOR and AGAINST. Those who were FOR wanted Sun City to remain a 55+ community. Those who were AGAINST wanted open meetings and open records. Since the planned communities act will not remove the age overlay, remaining in it will have no negative effect in that regard. Therefore, RCSC will remain in the PCA as it has always been since the act began in 1994. RCSC just didn't comply is all. Until our lawsuit.

03/20/19:

"PCA does not jeopardize Sun City age overlay" by Plaintiff Attorneys Ashley Hill and Jonathan Dessaules, Sun City Independent, March 20, 2019, GUEST COMMENTARY Pages A8 and A10

Subject Continuing in RCSC's effort to defeat the lawsuit that determined it must obey the planned communities act (open records and meetings!), Rep. Kevin Payne (District 21) has introduced HB2374 to pull them out of the PCA. RCSC claims judge is wrong and that they will lose age overlay. BOTH UNTRUE!! Plaintiffs' attorneys, Ashley Hill and Jonathan Dessaules counter Rep. Payne saying age overlay threat by PCA is not true. They also say he is misinformed and using scare tactics. RCSC should follow the ruling of the judge for open meetings and records. What's wrong with that? CALL TO ACTION! VOTE NO ON HB2374! CONTACT SENATE REPUBLICANS PLEASE!!! ESPECIALLY DAVID FARNSWORTH, CHAIR OF SENATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE at 602-926-3020 or email at DFARNSWORTH@azleg.gov.

03/20/19:

"RCSC: RCSC board to consider Grand Project --- PROJECT: Renovation cost pegged at $6 million" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, March 20, 2019, COMMUNITY Pages A4 and A5

Subject: Attend RCSC Board meeting at Sundial Auditorium, 9am, Thursday, March 28, 2019, to protest this expenditure since it requires a membership vote according to Article X of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation. This is at issue in an ongoing lawsuit. Why is the board choosing to do this now? The hearing is set for August 2019. Also, at issue is the PIF Fund. They shouldn't be spending it. It may have to be returned.

03/20/19:

https://suncityaz.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Exchange-Agenda-3-11-19-with-Motions-11.pdf

"RCSC: RCSC officials propose bylaw, board policy changes--Some residents ask why the rush" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, March 20, 2019, Front Page continued on Pags 3

Subject: Attend RCSC Board meeting at Sundial Auditorium, 9am, Thursday, March 28, 2019, to protest the motions. They are approving $6M without a membership vote, charging PIF to those on deed at time of death of remaining owners who didn't pay PIF, closing corporate records according to Title 10 when they are under open records Title 33, and more. See The Anne Report notes at the end of the article.

Click on the following link to see the Agenda for 3/11/19:

03/13/19:

PCA BILL: "Arguments against Title 33 nonsense" by Ex-RCSC Board Member Carol Martinez, Sun City Independent, March 13, 2019, LETTERS A8

Subject Continuing in RCSC's effort to defeat the lawsuit that determined it must obey the planned communities act (open records and meetings!), Rep. Kevin Payne (District 21) has introduced HB2374 to pull them out of the PCA. RCSC claims judge is wrong and that they will lose age overlay. BOTH UNTRUE!! Carol Martinez supports the PCA saying Rep. Payne told some "whoppers" in his opinion piece that was trying to get Sun City to support his dastardly bill HB2374. CALL TO ACTION! VOTE NO ON HB2374! CONTACT SENATE REPUBLICANS PLEASE!!! ESPECIALLY DAVID FARNSWORTH, CHAIR OF SENATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE at 602-926-3020 or email at DFARNSWORTH@azleg.gov.

03/13/19:

"No danger to Sun City age overlay from PCA" by Ex-RCSC Board Member Bill Pearson, Sun City Independent, March 13, 2019, GUEST COMMENTARY Pages A8

Subject Continuing in RCSC's effort to defeat the lawsuit that determined it must obey the planned communities act (open records and meetings!), Rep. Kevin Payne (District 21) has introduced HB2374 to pull them out of the PCA. RCSC claims judge is wrong and that they will lose age overlay. BOTH UNTRUE!! Bill Pearson says age overlay threat by PCA is a not true. CALL TO ACTION! VOTE NO ON HB2374! CONTACT SENATE REPUBLICANS PLEASE!!! ESPECIALLY DAVID FARNSWORTH, CHAIR OF SENATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE at 602-926-3020 or email at DFARNSWORTH@azleg.gov.

03/13/19:

"PCA bill now in hands of Arizona Senate" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, March 13, 2019, COMMUNITY Pages 4 and 5

3/4/19:

Click here for the 2/7/19 Part 2 hearing video.

STOP HB2374!!! CALL TO ACTION! The Recreation Centers of Sun City, Inc., (RCSC) got Representative Kevin Payne (District 21) to pull them out of the planned communities act!! The bill has moved to the Senate Government Committee. We expect dirty tricks like at the House where they changed the time so we couldn't speak. See testimony from that hearing where they read off our names to speak but not one of us is there. Then, go to Jan Ek's testimony and the lobbyist saving her when she couldn't answer the question why Judge Brodman is wrong when he ruled RCSC is under the PCA.

We need you to write to the ALL of the Senators. In subject line write: VOTE NO ON HB2374! Keep Sun City under the PCA!!!

Call and email Senate Members [ https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=S ] to say NO!! Ask the Republicans why they are against the Planned Communities Act with its open workshop meetings and open records. Are they for the ending the PCA altogether?

For those of you who want to upload the Senate Members onto your email server for mass mailings, use the following txt files:

Save the txt files to your computer and then upload them from your email server.

02/23/19:

https://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster/?body=H

"PCA bill gets committee OK---Appears to be headed for House floor fight" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, February 23, 2019, Front Page Top Story, continued on Pages 24 and 30

Subject The RCSC is trying to defeat the lawsuit that determined it must obey the planned communities act (open records and meetings!). Rep. Kevin Payne (District 21) has introduced HB2374 to pull them out of the PCA. RCSC claims judge is wrong and that they will lose age overlay. BOTH UNTRUE!! CALL TO ACTION! VOTE NO ON HB2374! CONTACT HOUSE REPUBLICANS PLEASE!!! Especially TONY RIVERO, our representative.

Subject: This opinion piece exposes Jan Ek's corporate email blast as misinformaiton to get support for House Bill 2374. Ek claims if the bill RCSC wrote doesn't pass RCSC will lose the 55+ age overlay. A LIE! Truth is if it passes RCSC will not be under the Planned Communities Act even though a Judge said they were. They do not want to comply and they want to stop our lawsuit that compels compliance. DO NOT BE DUPED! VOTE NO ON HB2374!

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, FEBRUARY 13, 2019, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PAGES 8 and 9.

01/30/19:

"LAW -- Bill to exempt rec centers from law -- Aims to overturn court order" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, January 30, 2019, Front Page Top Story, continued on Pages 10 and 13

Subject The RCSC is trying to defeat the lawsuit that determined it must obey the planned communities act. Rep. Kevin Payne (District 21) has introduced HB2374. CALL TO ACTION! VOTE NO ON HB2374!

1/24/19:

STOP HB2374!!! CALL TO ACTION! The Recreation Centers of Sun City, Inc., (RCSC) got Representative Kevin Payne (District 21) to pull them out of the planned communities act!!

Call and email House and Senate Members to say NO!!

For those of you who want to upload the Senate and House Members onto your email server for mass mailings, use the following txt files:

Save the txt files to your computer and then upload them from your email server.

1/20/19:

STOP HB2374!!! CALL TO ACTION! The Recreation Centers of Sun City, Inc., (RCSC) got Representative Kevin Payne (District 21) to pull them out of the planned communities act!!

Call and email to say NO!!

Representative Kevin Payne (District 21), kpayne@azleg.gov, (602) 926-4854

SUMMARY: HB2374 removes RCSC from the planned communities act. Plaintiffs won in Court. The Judge found RCSC is held to the planned communuties act. Open meetings! Open records!

Representative Kevin Payne, District 21 (Sun City, A COMPANY TOWN!), is Prime sponsor for the bill. This bill is not good for Sun City homeowners. The planned communities act protects homeowners from bad boards of RCSC. The RCSC boards will not be held accountable if HB2374 is passed. It is unfair.

Our lawsuit is in discovery on many other counts, as well, and we have a court date set during the summer.

RCSC is trying to pull a fast one on the RCSC Members! PLEASE HELP US DEFEAT THIS OUTRAGEOUS BILL THAT TRIES TO DEFEAT OUR LAWSUIT. VOTE NO ON HB2374!

09/19/18:

"LAWSUIT -- Plaintiffs gain partial victory -- Judge orders Sun City is a planned community" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, September 19, 2018, Front Page Top Story, continued on Page 9

Subject: Oral Arguments recording and Judge's ruling can be accessed on http://www.annereport.com/developments.html. We won first part of our lawsuit. Is RCSC a planned community? Judge ruled YES. The class action certification is delayed until the discovery and motions are completed for the rest of the lawsuit on issues, i.e., Is the RCSC charging unequal fees? STAY TUNED. See Calendar on Case History.

SUMMARY:
Is RCSC held under the Planned Communities Act?
YES!!
Is this a Class Action Lawsuit?
No, but will be allowed to ask again after discovery of the remaiining counts.
A WIN FOR PLAINTIFFS!

08/1/18:

"Oral arguments set for RCSC lawsuit", Sun City Independent, August 1, 2018, LOCAL NEWS, Page A4

Subject: Motions made, answered, and final reply are on http://www.annereport.com/developments.html. Plaintiffs contend RCSC must follow the State's Planned Communities Act; RCSC contends it does not. Plaintiffs contend this action to be a class action; RCSC contends it does not. Oral arguments are on August 21, 2018. It will be a partial summary judgment. See Calendar on Case History.

07/12/18:

Class Action Developments

"Oral arguments next up for RCSC lawsuit. All documents in judge's hands" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent July 11, 2018, Page 4, continued on Page 5

Subject: Motions made, answered, and final reply are on http://www.annereport.com/developments.html. Plaintiffs contend RCSC must follow the State's Planned Communities Act; RCSC contends it does not. Plaintiffs contend this action to be a class action; RCSC contends it does not. Oral arguments are expected in August 2018. It will be a partial summary judgment. See Calendar on Case History.

06/29/18:

We are done with the motions and responses for this first phase. Coming up will be a COURT DATE for oral arguments!

Click on the following links to read the last of the motions in this phase:

03/30/18:

Class Action Developments

All interrogatories, admissions, and depositions are finished. We are finally addressing the issues. This phase has two: 1) Is the RCSC held to the Planned Communities Act? (We say it is.) and 2) Is this a Class Action lawsuit? (We say it is.). Click on the following links to read our motions to the court:

06/21/17:

"Planning for the future, RCSC board to consider reinstating committee" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent June 21, 2017, Front Page Story, continued on Page 6

Subject: In the discussion of reinstating the Long Range Planning Committee, RCSC made admissions that the board is continuing to have meetings in secret and announcing their decisions to the members without membership input. They are blaming the class action lawsuit for their not spending money on North GC Pro Shop.

05/24/17:

"PLANNING, RCSC planning committee could return, Will participate in Grand Avenue property evolution" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent May 17, 2017, Front Page Story, continued on Page 7

Subject: In the discussion of what to do about the Grand Avenue property, RCSC made admissions that the board is continuing to violate Article X's spending limits, and the planned communities act's open meeting laws.

2/28/17:

A group of us caravaned down to the House of Representatives to give testimony in opposition to SB1175, transfer fees. Defendant RCSC made Senator Debbie Lesko sponsor a bill that would "clarify" the law so that they could alter the outcome of one of our causes of action about the $3,500-PIF in our pending class action lawsuit. The bill is retroactive to 2010!

SB1175 PASSED THE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY WITHOUT DEBATE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND DIDN'T SHOW UP TO OPPOSE.

When we found out, we started emailing and calling both the Senate and the House to tell them about what was behind the bill. And when it was assigned to the House Commerce Committee, we all drove down there to give testimony. We made some headway. One "NO" vote from a representative who is an attorney who thought changing laws during a lawsuit was a problem, one "PRESENT" who might vote "NO" on the floor. Others voted "DO PASS", though they said they might vote "NO" on the floor. So, SB1175 is being sent to the RULES committee. We must write the RULES committee and OPPOSE SB1175. Our emailing list will get the info.

For those who want to watch the fireworks, click on the following link: "HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE VIDEO 2/28/17 2PM"

Keep calling the House of Representatives, especially the Rules committee. We will object to this bill all the way to the Governor. You eat an elephant one bite at a time.

02/28/17:

"LOANS BEING DENIED. Rec center policies create obstacle" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent March 1, 2017, Front Page Story, continued on Page 7

Subject: FHA is refusing loans because of the Preservation and Improvement Fee ("PIF"). Most concerning to seniors are the refinance and the reverse mortgages.

We must strike SB1175 at the House because it allows RCSC to levy unlimited PIF. Our RCSC lawsuit was filed in Superior Court on October 29, 2015. It is ongoing. Senator Debbie Lesko is on the side of RCSC against the homeowners. She got SB1175 passed out of the Senate that is intended to interfere with our pending litigation regarding the Preservation and Improvement Fee. It will make the PIF legal retroactively to 2010, the statute of limitations! The Senate was never told the real reason behind the bill before they voted unanimously in favor. We have to kill this underhanded action by Senator Lesko in the House. We must call the House of Representatives and tell them to VOTE NO ON SB1175!

Subject: This opinion piece is against Senator Debbie Lesko's bill SB1175 that is an attempt to interfere with our class-action lawsuit against the RCSC regarding the legality of charging the Preservation and Improvement fee. The bill makes it legal RETROACTIVE to 2010! Lesko is taking sides against the homeowners. She doesn't have enough information to justify doing that. Call the House of Representatives (click here for contact information) and tell them to vote NO on SB1175. Let the court decide.

DUE TO BE PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, FEBRUARY 22, 2017, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

02/15/17:

"BILL COULD CLARIFY FEE. Request for law tied to lawsuit" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent February 15, 2017, Front Page Story, continued on Page 6

Subject: Our RCSC lawsuit was filed in Superior Court on October 29, 2015. It is ongoing. This article shows that Senator Debbie Lesko is on the side of RCSC against the homeowners. She got a bill passed out of the Senate that is intended to interfere with our pending litigation regarding the Preservation and Improvement Fee. It will make the PIF legal retroactively to 2010, the statute of limitations! The Senate was never told the real reason behind the bill before they voted unanimously in favor. We have to kill this underhanded action by Lesko in the House. We must call the House of Representatives and tell them to VOTE NO ON SB1175!

02/04/17:

"RCSC halts PIF projects. Ek: Caution due to pending litigation" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent February 1, 2017, Front Page Story, continued on Page 10

Subject: Our RCSC lawsuit was filed in Superior Court on October 29, 2015. This article shows that the RCSC is finally paying attention to the real possibility it will be held accountable for non-compliance with state statutes and the community documents.

5/27/16:

Class-Action Developments

"APPROVAL: RCSC OKs parcel purchase" by Jeff Grant, DAILY NEWS-SUN, May 27, 2016, Top Front Page Story continued on Page A4

Subject: At the board meeting on Thursday, 5/26/16, the RCSC Board of Directors approved purchasing property on Grand Ave at 103rd Avenue for $750,000 which will cost more to build to suit. This action required a Membership vote according to Article X of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation. Our lawsuit which has been filed and is proceeding addresses this issue as well as many others. Stay tuned...

12/16/15:

The RCSC Answer to the Complaint was filed on December 11, 2015. We have a link to it on the Class-Action Developments tab. In it, there are no surprises.

We are on track thanks to our supporters who made this lawsuit possible.

11/25/15:

Class-Action Developments

"See you in court" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent November 25, 2015, Front Page Story, continued on Pages 2 and 7

Subject: Our RCSC class-action lawsuit was filed in Superior Court on October 29, 2015. This article gives a summary of the Nine Counts and lets everyone know to see annereport.com for details. There were some errors in the report which were corrected by Anne Report within the article itself in red underlined [like this].

11/13/15:

The Class Action was filed on October 29, 2015. The "Class-Action Developments" page contains the case history link so you can follow developments. Also, we have started the documents list with the Filing Cover Sheet and the Complaint. It's been a long time coming, but we are now on the way. We thank our supporters who made it possible.

6/10/15:

"Long-range changes get opposition" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent June 10, 2015, Page 2, continued on Page 7

Subject: At the Sundial board meeting on Thursday, 5/28/15, RCSC voted to approve more million-dollar projects without a Membership vote against Article X of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation. Also, there was finally a split between the board members where we finally have someone voting "no". Director Dave Wieland complained that board members should not debate in public but instead at the secret work sessions where the members are shut out. That action goes against the Planned Communities Act.

We are going forward with a much-needed class action lawsuit against RCSC over many causes of action, including these two. We have enough plaintiffs to qualify for a class action. We will file during the summer.

It's not too late if you want to be a plaintiff to possibly get reimbursed for illegal assessments. Contact Anne Stewart at 602-318-0708 or 623-933-6192. Fundraising has ceased. We are funded. It won't cost anything to be a plaintiff.

6/2/15:

"RCSC's long-range capital budget calls for sweeping renovations" by Jeff Grant, DAILY NEWS-SUN, June 2, 2015, Top Front Page Story continued on Page A5

Subject: At the board meeting at Sundial on Thursday, 5/28/15, RCSC approved more million-dollar projects without a Membership vote against Article X of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation. We are going forward with a much-needed class action lawsuit against RCSC over many causes of action, including this one. We are contacting plaintiffs who, additionally, want RCSC to restore our membership meetings and the membership quorum, comply with the planned communities act for open meetings and open records, and treat members equally according to Article VIII.5. The members who are being victimized are singles paying a per lot assessment, homeowners whose primary Arizona residence is within 75 miles of Sun City, residents who are not owners, owners with multiple properties, people who paid the PIF, and members who buy guest cards. If you want to be a plaintiff to possibly get reimbursed for illegal assessments, contact Anne Stewart at 602-318-0708 or 623-933-6192. Fundraising has ceased. We are funded. It won't cost anything to be a plaintiff.

5/20/15:

"More RCSC renovation in store" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent May 20, 2015, Front Page Story, continued on Page 7

Subject: At the board meeting at Sundial on Thursday, 5/28/15, RCSC will vote to approve more million-dollar projects without a Membership vote against Article X of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation. We are going forward with a much-needed class action lawsuit against RCSC over many causes of action, including this one. We are contacting plaintiffs who, additionally, want RCSC to restore our membership meetings and the membership quorum, comply with the planned communities act for open meetings and open records, and treat members equally according to Article VIII.5. The members who are being victimized are singles paying a per lot assessment, homeowners whose primary Arizona residence is within 75 miles of Sun City, residents who are not owners, owners with multiple properties, people who paid the PIF, and members who buy guest cards. If you want to be a plaintiff to possibly get reimbursed for illegal assessments, contact Anne Stewart at 602-318-0708 or 623-933-6192. Fundraising has ceased. We are funded. It won't cost anything to be a plaintiff.

5/6/15:

"RCSC board split but still raise preserv ation fee" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent May 6, 2015, Front Page Story tease, Page 2 continued on Page 15

Subject: RCSC increased PIF from $3,000 to $3,500 despite large turnout with members coming out against it. What more can you do about it? PROTEST. Donate to the "Anne Stewart" legal fund. (Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.)

5/1/15:

"Divided RCSC board approves $500 hike in preservation fee" by Jeff Grant, DAILY NEWS-SUN Front Page Cover Story on May 1, 2015

Subject: RCSC board raised the PIF from $3,000 to $3,500; the vote was 5-4. There were 100 members present and opposed to the action. We want to challenge the PIF in court. It is an unequal responsibility that is prohibited by RCSC Art. VIII.5. What more can you do about it? Donate to the "Anne Stewart" legal fund. (Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.)

4/15/15:

"The PIF to get puffed" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent Front Page Story on April 15, 2015

Subject: RCSC to increase PIF from $3,000 to $3,500. They can raise it to anything they can get away with unless the members come out to protest. PROTEST on Thursday, April 30, 2015, 9 a.m., at Sundial Auditorium at Boswell Bl and 103rd Av. We want to challenge the PIF in court. It is an unequal responsibility that is prohibited by RCSC Art. VIII.5.

What more can you do about it? PROTEST. Donate to the "Anne Stewart" legal fund. (Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.)

"Application was false" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: The Sun City Formula Registry stopped a $200,000 boondoggle. Ever vigilant!

Fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" is ongoing. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, NOVEMBER 26, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PAGE 16

10/22/14:

mklopp@wonfujiicarter.com

"RCSC, dog owners working on issues" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent Page 2 Story on October 22, 2014

Subject: Dog Park 10-ft wall boondoggle! The adjacent property owners don't want it! Wellman lied on application and waited 11 days past deadline to tell anybody about it. Now, legally, RCSC can squander hundreds of thousands of dollars against the homeowners' wishes.

What are you going to do about it? PROTEST. Donate to the "Anne Stewart" legal fund. (Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.)

6/27/14:

Home

UPDATE: Changed our "motto" from "The Action of the Members" to "The Action of the Members, protecting Sun City's wallets". With our upcoming class action lawsuit, we discovered SCFR is the only volunteer group in Sun City that is trying to control the spending and assessing (especially illegal) of the RCSC; this change more clearly defines our mission. Coupling that with the Bulldog watchdog, we want the Members of RCSC to also become Members of SCFR by contributing to the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" aka the "Bulldog War Chest" that pays for counsel to represent the Members of the RCSC corporation when the RCSC corporation is in non-compliance with state statutes and the community documents. We will file our lawsuit when we deposit $30,000 in a trust account with our counsel Jonathan Dessaules. See "About the Anne Stewart Legal Fund" for our progress in fundraising.

"No indebtedness, no miracle" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuts RCSC James Brasher's April 24 Daily News-Sun guest commentary entitled, "Miracles without debt," which is no miracle since RCSC just takes the money it needs (and more) directly from the homeowners, buyers, and beneficiaries, at $3,000 a pop. RCSC has increased assessments and is proceeding with more multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. We need a judge to stop them. Fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" is ongoing. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, MAY 12, 2014, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PAGE A16

"Not really a miracle" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuts RCSC James Brasher's April 23 Sun City Independent guest commentary entitled, "Miracles without debt," which is no miracle since RCSC just takes the money it needs (and more) directly from the homeowners, buyers, and beneficiaries, at $3,000 a pop. RCSC has increased assessments and is proceeding with more multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. We need a judge to stop them. Fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" is ongoing. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, APRIL 7, 2014, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PAGE A5

5/4/14:

The Grand Freeway

UPDATE circa May 2014--

Grand Avenue is again in the news. ADOT is proposing changes at Bell/Grand Ave intersection. Option A is a freeway-style overpass with on and off ramps. We support this. Our goal is to make Grand Ave a freeway where traffic from Wickenberg can continue on though the small towns to Phoenix, Sky Harbor airport or Tucson and back again. The small towns want to keep traffic for the locals. If this project is approved, Sun City needs to keep at it until there is an elevated freeway over Sun City with on and off ramps at 99th Av and 111th Av. That would leave Grand Av beneath it to the locals with their golf carts, mobile wheelchairs and pedestrians. Read our 2008 Grand Freeway Proposal. Except for the contact information, it pretty much says it all. What is true holds true forever.

Opinion

"Quorums in Sun City are important, very important" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuts RCSC James Brasher's Feb. 20 Daily News-Sun opinion piece entitled, "Quorum? Is it important?" RCSC has removed membership power and is planning more increases in assessments and more multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. We need a class action lawsuit to force compliance with state statutes and the community documents. Fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" is ongoing. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. (Donations are not tax deductible or refundable.)

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, MARCH 3, 2014, OPINION, GUEST COMMENTARY, PG A14

"SCHOA not likely affected by ruling"

Sun City Independent, December 18, 2013; by Rusty Bradshaw

Subject:

SCHOA is claiming the PORA lawsuit outcome does not apply to them. If you are being illegally fined by SCHOA, contact the attorney who beat PORA on the issue. If PORA cannot fine, most likely neither can SCHOA.

Matthew A Klopp (023313)

Ben J. Himmelstein (023267)

bhimmelstein@wongfujiicarter.com

WONG FUJII CARTER, P.C.

3003 North Central Avenue, Suite 1000

Phoenix, Arizona 85012

(602) 287-3360

"Not following own rules" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuts RCSC James Brasher's Nov. 27 Sun City Independent guest commentary entitled, "Show me the money," which sounds like something a robber would say at a teller window. RCSC is planning more increases in assessments and more multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. We need a judge to stop them. Fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" is ongoing. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, DECEMBER 11, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PGS 4-5

Opinion

"Nothing prudent about RCSC financial policies" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuts RCSC James Brasher's Nov. 21 Daily News-Sun opinion piece entitled, "RCSC stays on fiscally prudent path." RCSC is planning more increases in assessments and more multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. Fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund" is ongoing. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, DECEMBER 02, 2013, OPINION, GUEST COMMENTARY, PG A10

Opinion

"Pursuing truth, justice" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuts Amber Henshaw's and RCSC James Brasher's "facts" which are actually "misrepresentations of fact." It appears to us that the RCSC is on a campaign to block fundraising for the "Anne Stewart Legal Fund." Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, NOVEMBER 13, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PG 4

"What is axe to grind?" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Opinion points out that RCSC General Manager Jan Ek's defenders are former RCSC board members who directly caused our class-action lawsuit because they voted to illegally increase the quorum for membership meetings. Also, points out that strident critic Amber Henshaw can't be found in the white pages, isn't listed on Maricopa County's property tax rolls, and doesn't have an RCSC Facilities Agreement that we could find. Ergo, the question: "What's her axe to grind?"

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, OCTOBER 16, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PG A4

Opinion

"Projects should get vote" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Urging "Call to Action" to attend Sept. 26, 2013, RCSC board meeting to protest multi-million-dollar projects being approved by the board without a Membership vote. Article X of the RCSC Articles of Incorporation require a Membership vote. Sept. 26 is supposed to be a quarterly Membership meeting, but the board did not call one. The RCSC illegally removed Membership action. Attend and protest. We want a vote and we want our Membership meetings back.

Attend 9/26/13, 9 a.m., Sundial Auditorium at 103rd Av & Boswell Bl. Sign up to speak BEFORE the meeting.

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PG A4

On September 26, 2013, RCSC is planning to approve without a membership vote The $30 Million Long Range Plan which includes many projects that have "direct or contingent liability" of over $750,000 contrary to RCSC Articles of Incorporation Article X. Click here for the Agenda to see the $30 Million Long Range Plan.

RCSC Board Meeting

Sundial Auditorium

103rd Av & Boswell

Thursday, September 26, 2013

9 a.m.

Protest the board's continued violation of Article X.

THE MEMBERS MUST VOTE FOR PROJECTS OVER $750,000!!!

Protest the board's removal of Quarterly Membership Meetings.

THE MEMBERS MUST BE ABLE TO OVERRIDE BOARD ACTIONS!!!

September 26th is supposed to be a Quarterly Membership Meeting. ATTEND AND TAKE IT BACK!!!

Opinion

"Nothing improper in actions" by George T. McClain, Sun City

Subject: Rebuttal to RCSC's many slanderous letters against Anne Randall Stewart. Mr. McClain says Anne Stewart is doing a good job at holding the elected board accountable to the members and lists many of the actions of the board which required the action of the members to reverse.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PG A4

Opinion

"Obey laws, own documents" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuttal to RCSC's many slanderous letters against Anne Randall Stewart, namely board supporter Jacque Mills, whose letter was an attempt to dissuade people from donating to the "Anne Stewart" Legal Fund which pays for our class-action lawsuit against the RCSC for non-compliance with state statutes and the community documents.

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 28, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PG A4

Opinion

"Stewart has valid points" by Ken Gegg

Subject: Rebuttal to RCSC's slanderous letters against Anne Randall Stewart. Mr. Gegg points out that the letters are attempts to dissuade people from donating to our lawsuit.

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, AUGUST 21, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS, PG A4

7-31-13:

"Summer of Construction" by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent Front Page Story on July 31, 2013

Subject: Describes all of the construction in Sun City being done over the summer while the snowbirds are away. Millions of dollars are being spent without membership approval against the RCSC Articles of Incorporation Article X. What are you going to do about it? Donate to the "Anne Stewart" legal fund. (Donations are not tax deductible.)

"Working for accountability" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry, Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuttal to "Hold the course, RCSC" by Katie McCullough which appeared in the July 16, 2013, issue of the Independent. McCullough disparaged Anne Stewart and The Sun City Formula Registry for wanting to take the RCSC to court to compel them to obey state statutes and the community documents. She is spouting what is becoming known as the "RCSC talking points" to dissuage members from donating to the "Anne Stewart" legal fund. (Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.)

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, JULY 31, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS To the Editor, PG A15

Opinion

"Needs membership vote" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry, Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuttal to "RCSC goes solar--What does that mean?" by the RCSC board. RCSC admits panels will cost $4.4 million in 66 months. Article X requires a membership vote at $750,000 threshold.

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, JULY 3, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS, PG 4

Opinion

"Beware fundraiser prevention" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry, Publisher of annereport.com

Subject: Rebuttal to RCSC's slanderous letters against Anne Randall Stewart and thanking Judge James Treece for his May 29 letter of support. The RCSC is trying to prevent fundraising for the lawsuit that will bring them to justice.

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, JUNE 5, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS, PG 4

Opinion

"In support of Stewart" by James Treece, U.S. Attorney for Colorado under 3 Presidents, Retired Judge, Former Sun City Taxpayers Association board officer, Former member of the RCSC Legal Committee

Subject: Rebuttal to RCSC's slanderous letters against Anne Randall Stewart. Judge Treece states he told the board they should have brought the quorum issue before the legal committee and that they should not listen to Craig Brown its chair. (Brown shut down the legal committee. The transcript is footnoted and a link to it and the video of the May 27, 2010, board meeting are below.) The quorum issue is one of the causes of action in our contemplated class-action lawsuit against RCSC for which we are seeking funding. We are honored that Judge Treece has donated and has come to our defense.

Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, MAY 29, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS, PG 4

Opinion

"Fundraising has purpose" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: Rebuttal to RCSC President Jim Brasher's letter of May 8 where he called Anne Randall Stewart and The Sun City Formula Registry a scam. Of course, it is not, and so required this letter of rebuttal. Donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351, with "Legal Fund" notation. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, MAY 15, 2013, OPINION, LETTERS, PG 22

3/20/13:

Opinion

"More clubs will follow band" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry, Sun City Independent, March 20, 2013, Page A16 Letters

Subject: The RCSC is now charging members to rent the facilities which have already been paid for by their mandatory assessments. These charges make using the venues for their clubs unaffordable. The clubs are leaving the RCSC. Our lawsuit (Anne Randall Stewart, The Sun City Formula Registry, et al., vs. RCSC) will be challenging these charges along with many other important causes of action. Donate to the "Anne Stewart" Legal Fund. Click here to donate. Click here to follow the lawsuit.

"Cost is too high" by Len Shykind, Sun City Independent, March 20, 2013, Page A16 Letters

Subject: The RCSC is now charging members to rent the facilities which have already been paid for by their mandatory assessments. These charges make using the venues for their clubs unaffordable. The Sun City Pops Band had to leave because of these charges, and we also will not have two craft fairs this year because of it. Our lawsuit (Anne Randall Stewart, The Sun City Formula Registry, et al., vs. RCSC) will be challenging these charges along with many other important causes of action. Donate to the "Anne Stewart" Legal Fund. Click here to donate. Click here to follow the lawsuit.

3/7/13:

Newspaper Articles

"Sun City Pops Band severs ties with Sun City" -- Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, March 1, 2013, front page story www.yourwestvalley.com/suncity/article_8cdf42ec-829e-11e2-b4d7-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=print 1/2

"Sun City Pops Band leaves Sun City fold -- Concert Band chooses to stay for time being" -- Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, March 6, 2013, front page story

Subject: The RCSC charged the bands rental and rehearsal fees that priced the non-profit clubs out of Sun City.

The Anne Report: More money-grubbing tactics by the RCSC board of directors and management which are ruining Sun City and making it too expensive for members to participate. Rental and guest fees are unequal member responsibilities that conflict with the articles of incorporation. Guests are guests by definition so should be free since the member is charged, not the guest; and rental charges are unequal assessments since the members of the clubs have already paid their equal share toward the creation and maintenance of the facilities. The facilities, equipment, and employees are already paid for a year in advance whether or not anyone uses them.

It is illegal for the board to write policies that conflict with the articles of incorporation which states all members have equal responsibilities. The articles state the mission of the board is to act for the benefit of the members. This rental/guest fee policy is not for the benefit of the members as evidenced by its causing a club to leave Sun City, with possibly more to follow.

The membership should be aware now more than ever before how important it is to establish a permanent legal fund to protect membership interests when boards act illegally. The RCSC has systematically worked to thwart "the action of the members" other than lawsuit. The members pay for insurance that will represent the board in litigation, but the insurance doesn't cover the members who bring action against RCSC wrongdoing. The Sun City Formula Registry is the only group that has established a legal fund for that purpose. Please contribute. (Contributions are not tax deductible.)

2/27/13:

We've added "About the RCSC Lawsuit" for materials and progress reports.

Our attorney's letters have been ignored which leaves it up to the Members to file a class-action lawsuit. As you know, the RCSC board and management feel confident in their silence since lawsuits cost money. The RCSC has the Members' money to pay for their insurance policy that protects the board against the Members' interests. It is up to the Members to finance their own representation. The Members are now represented by counsel (Nancy Mangone, Esq.) and have a willing plaintiff (Anne Randall Stewart) to carry the class-action lawsuit forward. We need continued financial support to complete the endeavor.

No elected board should be permitted to disobey state statutes and the community documents. Only civil litigation will compel compliance. We cannot call Sheriff Joe to help us. The Members must step up and get it done once and for all.

We're going door-to-door in our fundraising effort and appreciate your courtesy when we meet you in person. Thanks for your support!

2/20/13:

Newspaper Articles

"
Viewpoint Lake clears state regulatory hurdle" by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, February 20, 2013, front page and A5
Subject: Jan Ek admits to "secretly" working with ADWR to get breaks in the water allocation for Viewpoint Lake if the RCSC installs irrigation systems on some golf courses and teaches the members to conserve water. Sounds good on the surface, but we want to see documentation. Secrecy is one of the claims in the lawsuit against the RCSC. After 30 years, the Lake needs to be relined and the RCSC has the money in hand to get it done. This "secret" action by Jan Ek is being used to let the RCSC off the hook to live up to their contractual obligations to fix the lake.

1/26/13:

The RCSC failed to answer our attorney Nancy Mangone's August 22, 2012, letter! LAWSUIT IS NOW REQUIRED!

Attorney Mangone sent a follow-up letter on January 24, 2013, which confirms that RCSC's continuing non-compliance with Arizona revised statutes and its own community documents in intolerable and must be brought before a court. Fundraising is now underway. Please donate. (donations are not tax deductible). WE NEED FUNDING TO PROCEED.

Hard copies of letters and flyers are available at The Send Me Store, Talisman and Del Webb. Please use them to spread the word. Or, print it out here:

1/16/13:

Newspaper Articles

"Title 10 vs. Title 33--Attorney requests changes, resident gears for lawsuit" -- Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, January 16, 2013, front page and Page 28
Subject: The RCSC ignored SCFR attorney Nancy Mangone's August 22, 2012, letter that alleged the RCSC is not in compliance with state statutes and its own community documents. The board illegally increased the quorum for membership meetings and then discontinued a director-member exchange meeting. After receiving Mangone's letter the RCSC proceeded to eliminate quarterly membership meetings and approve multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. These actions indicate they are not going to discuss compliance.
There are more than these causes of action. It is time to argue our numerous complaints in court. As a result, Anne Randall Stewart is collecting the funds needed to go all the way to the appeals court, if necessary.
The membership should be aware now more than ever before how important it is to establsih a permanent legal fund to protect membership interests when boards act illegally. The RCSC has systematically worked to thwart "the action of the members" other than lawsuit. The members pay for insurance that will represent the board in litigation, but the insurance doesn't cover the members who bring action against RCSC wrongdoing. The Sun City Formula Registry is the only group that is establishing one for that purpose. Please contribute. (Contributions are not tax deductible.)

"RCSC will review performers' plan" by Jeff Dempsey, Daily News-Sun, January 12, 2013, front page and A5
Subject: The RCSC is acting to cause the demise of our music groups. The board got wind of the music clubs using independent contractor agreements to get around the $2 guest fees non-member band members must pay to rehearse and perfor
m at the RCSC. Director Bill Pearson is worried now the board will have to come up with something to thwart their idea. There will be a Director/Member Exchange meeting at Lakeview Center at 9 a.m. on Monday, January 14 where you can go to support the music clubs' idea.
At a recent meeting, Anne Randall Stewart encouraged the music groups to join our lawsuit against the RCSC; the RCSC does not listen to the members and, in fact, did not even answer our attorney's letter requesting that they obey state statutes and the community documents. Fundraising is now underway. Please donate. (Donations are not tax deductible.)

1/10/13:

Click here to read "Performers uncover options to club fees": http://www.yourwestvalley.com/suncity/article_aca239a4-55c1-11e2-b702-0019bb2963f4.html#user-comment-area

On January 10, 2013, Anne Randall Stewart received a letter from the new RCSC President James Brasher threatening and intimidating her. (And the beat goes on...)

We suspect this to be another frame-up job. They framed her twice before with false charges and said if there was a third time it would mean permanent expulsion.

Anne Randall Stewart has obeyed every rule the board has thrown at the members even if they are illegal rules. Permanent expulsion might mean she could not bring a lawsuit against the RCSC because she is not a member in good standing. It would not behoove her to disobey the rules and forfeit her "member in good standing" status.

The letter accused her of circulating flyers on car windshields at the RCSC parking lots. Friends of the Registry have been instructed to obey the rules (BP #11 and #14). The Registry members circulate person-to-person, friend-to-friend. Even though we believe BP #11 AND #14 go against the articles of incorporation because they thwart "the action of the Members", until we go to court to challenge them, we must abide by the rules.

The person(s) guilty of this "crime" is either ignorant of the rules or is trying to get Anne Randall Stewart into "trouble". By the way, there was no flyer enclosed with the RCSC letter even though the body of letter said there was.

1/9/13:

Newspaper Articles

"Music groups band against policy", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, January 9, 2013; Page 2A and 6A
Subject: The RCSC is acting to cause the demise of our music groups. At a recent meeting, Anne Randall Stewart encouraged the music groups to join our lawsuit against the RCSC; the RCSC does not listen to the members and, in fact, did not even answer our attorney's letter requesting that they obey state statutes and the community documents. Fundraising is now underway. Please donate. (Donations are not tax deductible.)

1/4/13:

Newspaper Articles

"Performers uncover options to club fees" Daily News-Sun, January 3, 2013; by Jeff Dempsey

Subject: The guest fees were instituted by the board, not the members. The members never voted this extra tax on themselves.

It is never the guest who pays; it is the members. Only the members can buy the "Host" punch cards. The members have already paid for the RCSC facilities through mandatory annual membership fees.

The articles of incorporation require equal assessments. Guest fees punish the members who wish to share their good fortune with their family and friends to entice them to buy here, which is free marketing of the best kind.

When the board's actions cause clubs to close, they are going against The Formula for Successful Sun Cities: 1) create a sense of community, create a social network for the residents.

The music clubs found that by having their musicians sign independent contractor contracts they might be able to save their bands. However, they are still faced with a board that is doing all it can to thwart their success. We urge the music clubs to join our lawsuit efforts so that the members can override board actions. Only a lawsuit will compel the board to obey state statutes and the community documents.

Subject: The guest fees were instituted by the board, not the members. The members never voted this extra tax on themselves.
It is never the guest who pays; it is the members. Only the members can buy the "Host" punch cards. The members have already paid for the RCSC facilities through mandatory annual membership fees.
The articles of incorporation require equal assessments. Guest fees punish the members who wish to share their good fortune with their family and friends to entice them to buy here, which is free marketing of the best kind.
When the board's actions cause clubs to close, they are going against The Formula for Successful Sun Cities: 1) create a sense of community, create a social network for the residents.
The RCSC does not need the guest fees to survive, but it does need the clubs.

12/18/12:

The RCSC is sneaking a $6-million project through without a membership vote. There wasn't 10 days notice. Article X of the Articles of Incorporation mandates a membership vote for any "indebtedness or liability, direct or contingent, over $750,000". It's a North Golf Course reconstruction project led by a man who has never done a golf course before coming here. $2 million just for the irrigation system alone. $6 million for a golf operation that has drainage ditches instead of golf course water features of Del Webb quality. Remember the silk purse and sow's ear saying?

Read The Daily News-Sun account from yesterday: http://www.yourwestvalley.com/suncity/article_42251cb2-4866-11e2-b713-001a4bcf887a.html

Here are all the motions for Thursday's board meeting including the $6 million golf course project and BP17 that kills the orchestra, bands and dance clubs: http://sunaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Regular-Board-Meeting-Agenda-with-7-motions-12-20-12.pdf

Attend and Protest:

RCSC Board meeting
Sundial Auditorium
Thursday, December 20, 2012
9 a.m.

REMINDER: Donations to "Anne Stewart" with a "Legal Fund" notation are welcomed but are not tax deductible. Thank you.

12/12/12:

Click here to read the account of the meeting in the 12/11/12 Daily News-Sun Article, Front Page, "Sun City residents bash compromise."

The members showed up to protest the demise of the bands and dance clubs but the board wouldn't listen. We can hold another protest on Dec. 20, 9 a.m., Sundial Auditorium.

The crux of the problem: "Guest must pay to use the facilities." That principle is ruining Sun City. That principle eliminates the participation of the members with not enough money to pay extra to enjoy the facilities with their family and friends in order to show them around to entice them to move here. There is no need to charge members more. The facilities are already paid for a year in advance by the annual assessments. Charging fees only allows the elites to use the facilities while they gouge the poor to foot the bill for them.

The facilities are for the enjoyment of all. They create a sense of community and were originally established as a marketing tool. The solution to the problem is to eliminate all guest fees. Try it and see how enjoyment will flourish and the members will be happier.

12/06/12:

Click here to read the agenda with the motions!

CALL TO ACTION!! MUST ATTEND!!

DIRECTOR/MEMBER EXCHANGE MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
9 AM
LAKEVIEW CENTER SOCIAL HALL #3

The board is planning to raise per-property assessments to $450 and privilege cards to $225. They have surpluses in the millions!

The board is planning to pass BP12 that charges band members $2 per visit to rehearse and perform! No more bands!

You must attend to protest before they actually vote at the end of the month. This meeting can stop it. SHOW UP!

Anne

Click here to read my Daily News-Sun Guest Commentary "Proposed fee conflicts with articles of incorporation"!

Opinion

"Proposed fee conflicts with articles of incorporation" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: The RCSC board is proposing to charge club guests $2 per visit. We oppose any guest or rental fees because they extort unequal fees from the members which is illegal. The RCSC articles of incorporation guarantee equal responsibilities among the members to maintain the facilities whether the members choose to use them. The assessments are not usage fees. The board is not empowered to write rules that conflict with the articles. MUST READ!

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, NOVEMBER 29, 2012, OPINION, MY VIEW, PG A10

(Also, PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, DECEMBER 5, 2012, OPINION, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, PG 4 AND 6)

"RCSC: Fewer meetings = more people --- Residents concerned bylaw changes reduce member control", by Rusty Bradshaw, Sun City Independent, October 24, 2012; Front Page Story
Subject: The RCSC is planning to remove quarterly memberhip meetings and to approve multi-million-dollar projects without a membership vote. These actions are a direct result of our bringing a complaint that raising the quorum for membership meetings is against the law. This board action turns the quorum into a non-issue since there won't be any more meetings. Without membership meetings, there's nothing standing in their way to spend the ill-gotten PIF gains on their pet projects with their pet contractors. It doesn't matter to them that the PIF is an unequal tax and they can't tax people either on a property or on inheritance. These actions by the board should make it clear to the members that our lawsuit is absolutely necessary. Please support us.

Opinion

"Sun City watchdog group urges meeting attendance" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: Attend to protest at the Board meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2012, 9 a.m. at Sundial Auditorium. Read the bad motions they are planning to pass unanimously unless the members show up to stop them. The board is removing quarterly membership meetings and is approving milti-million-dollar projects without a membership vote which goes against Article X.

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, OCTOBER 22, 2012, OPINION, MY VIEW, PG A6

10/3/12:

On September 27, 2012, Noel Kasper delivered a letter to the RCSC at a board meeting requesting a petition to bring to a membership ballot vote the issue of saving the Quarterly Membership meetings and the bi-monthly Director/Member Exchange meetings. Here is the RCSC response by President Vance Coleman. In his letter dated Oct. 1, 2012, Coleman admits that the board voted for "Motion #1" at the last board meeting despite our petition request. ("Motion #1" removed one of two bi-monthly Director/Member Exchange meetings.) With our membership action to bring the issue to a membership vote, the board did not act in the membership interest when it refused to table the motion until the outcome of the petition drive.

Stay tuned...

Opinion

"Watchdog group urges attendance" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: Possibly the LAST quarterly membership meeting if the board has its way. Attend to protest at the Board/Membership meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, 9 a.m. at Sundial Auditorium. Read the bad motions they are planning to pass unanimously unless the members show up to stop them.

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012, OPINION, MY VIEW, PG A10

9/13/12:

The RCSC ignored our attorney letter. We must get financing to bring our case to court.

You can help by circulating flyers and copies of attorney Nancy Mangone's letter to the RCSC's statutory agent, James Hienton, Esq., regarding RCSC's non-compliance with Arizona revised statutes and its own community documents.

Hard copies are available at The Send Me Store, Talisman and Del Webb. Or, print them out here:

8/22/12

The day has come to hold the RCSC accountable for its actions.

Our attorney Nancy Mangone, Esq., has sent a letter on our behalf to RCSC's statutory agent, James Hienton, Esq., regarding RCSC's non-compliance with Arizona revised statutes and its own community documents.

Hard copies are available at The Send Me Store, Talisman and Del Webb. Or, print it out here:

Opinion

"Craig Brown appointment is bad business judgment" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: The RCSC President Vance Coleman's Feb. 27 My View warned the members that the board is protected by the "business judgment rule". Remember the Sundial roof collapse? He also tried to let Craig Brown off the hook for the demise of the legal committee. This piece reminds everyone that the upcoming lawsuit is because of Craig Brown and his motion to illegally increase the quorum for membership meetings. Read more.

To support legal action, donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, MARCH 3, 2012, OPINION, LETTERS, PG A10

1/26/12:

Newspaper Articles

"Resident questions board pick"
Daily News-Sun, January 25, 2012; FRONT PAGE STORY by Nora Avery-Page

The RCSC appointed Craig Brown to fill a vacancy on the board. The members voted him off the board in 2010. He was responsible for the demise of the legal committee. He led the quorum increase that ended membership meetings. This is a slap in the members' faces. Because of Brown we have to take the quorum issue to court. He should step down.

Opinion

"Community group addresses RCSC appointment" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: The RCSC appointed Craig Brown to the board. The members kept him from getting re-elected in 2010. He stopped the legal committee and then raised the quorum for membership meetings which is causing us to head to court for relief. He raised the quorum when the members had quorums protesting the increase in the PIF from $2,500 to $3,000 in a bad real estate market and also the raising of the quorum! Attend the membership meeting on January 26, at 9 a.m. at Sundial Auditorium to protest that and their other actions that put the homeowners at risk of litigation. Only lawsuit can hold the RCSC accountable. To support legal action, donate to "Anne Stewart", 10526 W Tropicana Cir, Sun City, AZ 85351. Donations are not tax deductible.

PUBLISHED DAILY NEWS-SUN, JANUARY 25, 2012, OPINION, LETTERS, PG 4

10/5/11:

Opinion

"Practice what they preach" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: RCSC dishonoring long-term contracts. The RCSC is protesting a 14-percent increase in utility rates (which we do as well) yet increased assessments of over 100 percent on Sun City's pioneers! They should practice what they preach. Protest at ACC hearing Oct 7, 10 a.m., Sundial Auditorium. Also, attend sundial monument dedication at 8:30 a.m. the same morning. The Sun City Formula Registry requested petitions to save it which halted its immediate demolition. We thank the RCSC for listening to the members.

PUBLISHED SUN CITY INDEPENDENT, OCTOBER 5, 2011, OPINION, LETTERS, PG 4

8/13/11:

Opinion

"Resident alleges RCSC board discrimination" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry and Publisher of annereport.com
Subject: Stewart rebuts the RCSC President Vance Coleman letter which was published on the RCSC website and in The Daily News-Sun. She sticks by her claims of discrimination against SCFR, the need for transparency and accountability, and the need to rectify the illegal board policies that create unequal members.
PUBLISHED THE DAILY NEWS-SUN, AUGUST 13, 2011, OPINION, My View, PG A10

7/22/11:

Opinion

"RCSC board discriminates against residents" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry
Subject: The RCSC created a board policy that allows the board to pick and choose which members and groups can gather in its social halls and auditoriums. The Articles guarantee equal privileges. This practice creates unequal privileges and the loss of membership power. It is wrong.
PUBLISHED THE DAILY NEWS-SUN, JULY 22, 2011, OPINION, Letters, PG A11

7/9/11:

FAQ

Is The Daily News-Sun covering Anne Randall Stewart and The Sun City Formula Registry fairly?

Yes, from our perspective. Of course, The Daily News-Sun must report what our detractors say, but we expect that. Whenever one deals in opinion, the room divides. Freedom of speech is the cornerstone of democracy. The more opinions the better. Sun City needs to have all opinions aired before allowing a volunteer layman board of nine (actually five since majority rules) to "tax and spend" with our security on the line. Most Sun Citians live on pensions and social security. We need accountability over folks handling millions of dollars. Otherwise, greed can thrive in a cold corporate environment. We often hear from people with those tendencies, "If you don't like it, move." That's a litmus test in our book for targeting the culprits for increased scrunity.

See the following link for The Daily News-Sun articles mentioning Anne Randall Stewart: http://www.yourwestvalley.com/search/?t=article&q=Anne+Randall+Stewart

5/25/11:

Opinion

"Anne Stewart responds to RCSC claims, invites community participation" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry
Subject: The RCSC used their corporate newspaper, website, email, and bulletin boards in an atempt to discredit and humiliate Anne Randall Stewart by name. She stands by her reports and will carry on. She calls on members to attend meetings so they can tell who to believe. At the meeting on May 26, the board will unanimously approve abolishing the "Morning After" notes to keep the members in the dark until the following month when the board votes to approve the minutes. Annereport.com will publish their version instead. Without board approval. Attend Membership/Board meeting May 26 9 a.m. at Sundial Auditorium. Be a witness to the further erosion of membership power.
PUBLISHED THE DAILY NEWS-SUN, MAY 25, 2011, OPINION, Letters, PG A8

3/26/11:

Opinion

"RCSC board acts without member ratification" by Anne Randall Stewart, Spokesperson for The Sun City Formula Registry

Subject: The RCSC is at it again: more by-laws and board policies without member ratification. Find out what's behind the changes. A MUST READ! BREAKING NEWS! Attend Board meeting March 31 9 a.m. at Sundial Auditorium. Speak out.

PUBLISHED THE DAILY NEWS-SUN, MARCH 25, 2011, OPINION, My View, PG A6

3/21/11:

http://sunaz.com/board/meetings/motions/2011/march/motion1.html

In response to our criticism that the RCSC has not convened the Legal Committee and, in closed session, created bylaws and board policies that negatively impact the members, i.e., 100% assessment increases, membership meeting quorum increases to 1250, etc., THEY HAVE OFFICIALLY CLOSED THE LEGAL COMMITTEE!!!

Instead, they are establishing the new GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE!

They are going to monitor the bills down at the Arizona legislature so that they can continue to NOT OBEY THE PLANNED COMMUNITIES ACT REGULATIONS while they get the "common area" property tax breaks that are given to planned communities.

THEY WANT IT BOTH WAYS!

They don't want open meetings, open records, and a recall with a thousands signatures, etc.

Contact the board and tell them you are against this change. "KEEP THE LEGAL COMMITTEE!" "Start discussing changes to the bylaws and board policies in open meetings!"

The RCSC Board of directors are strangling the members. They are totally emasculating the members. They now have given themselves the ability to charge the members whatever they want WITHOUT LIMIT and the MEMBERS CANNOT STOP THEM.

The board is voting to accomplish these bylaws changes at the next board meeting.

RCSC BOARD MEETING

Sundial Auditorium

Thursday, March 31, 2011

9 a.m.

The RCSC is NOT YOUR FRIEND. They are after your money for the corporation and outrageous spending without approval of the members. WAKE UP!!!

The Sun City Formula Registry --- We let you know when the board does something that is detrimental to your interests, but it's up to you to do something about it: "The Action of the Members shall prevail."

3/17/11:

HEADS UP! SAVE THE REC CENTERS!

At the RCSC Long Range Planning meeting, to obfuscate the facts and to "calm down the members," it was decided not to target Oakmont by "name," but to open up the discussion to INCLUDE ALL OF THE REC CENTERS for the "chopping block" discussion. March 25, 9 a.m., all day, the managers will be guiding the committee through ALL of the centers to determine "usage" for possible closure. BUT THERE'S WAY MORE TO THE STORY! Read The Anne Report below! It's too much information to include in the newspapers' "Letters" page.

SCFR WANTS OUTLAWED FROM "DISCUSSION" THE REMOVAL OF REC CENTERS AND MONUMENTS! FOREVER!

CONTACT THE BOARD AT http://sunaz.com/board/directors/

PHOTO: Google Earth of Oakmont Rec Center and surrounding homes. (See the blue water of the only salt water swimming pool in Sun City! Oakmont allows homeowners to avoid crossing Grand Ave to get to Lakeview! Oakmont is the FIRST DEL WEBB REC CENTER! HISTORIC! The Sun City Museum is right next door!)

3/14/11: