The Cinco Ranch Residential Association II filed on May 17th with Fort Bend County Clerk of Court a Certificate of Adoption of Fining Policy for Acts of Vandalism to the property of Cinco Ranch Residential Association II, Inc. This policy will be effective starting August 1, 2021.

 

Click here to read the entire policy.

Board approved a delegate advisory committee is a good idea enhance delegate participation. This idea was shared on the delegate quarterly meeting on Jun 29th. We are now waiting for delegate volunteers to start.

 

 

From:     Cinco Ranch II Home Owner Association Board

To:          Cinco Ranch II New Homeowners

Re:          Important New Homeowner Information

 

Welcome to our Cinco Ranch II family. We are a community with 6,358 homes with wonderful amenities such as lakes, a clubhouse, pools, scenic walking trails and pickleball/tennis courts. We just know you will grow to love this place.

 

Our community is divided into 52 sections, each representing a unique neighborhood. Besides becoming personally involved in your community, your interface into the HOA Board of Directors is through a Neighborhood Voting Delegate system where each neighborhood has an elected representative. Neighborhood Delegates are elected every 2 years by their residents. Each year, the 52 voting delegates elect 3 or 4 Board members (7 Board members in total). Your neighborhood Voting Delegate also is tasked with being the voice for you and your neighbors.

Board members are the resident elected strategic team that manage the whole community. We are all volunteers who love our community!

More information can be found in www.mycincoranch.com.

To stay informed, here is some basic information and actions you will need to take:

1.       Register on www.mycincoranch.com, by doing this, you will be able to receive community e-Notes, see community information, receive updates on special events, find your delegate, etc.

 

2.       Contact us:

C.I.A. Services, Inc.

Phone number:    713-981-9000 or 866-219-0563

After Hours:        713-981-9000 and follow prompts for “experiencing an emergency with a facility”

Email:                 CustomerCare@ciaservices.com

 

3.       Volunteer opportunities:

We are always looking for volunteers to make our community better!

We have many advisory committees to assist the Board in making decisions including Communications, Beautification, Budget Advisory, Parks and Recreation, and many more.

 

You may also choose to run for your Neighborhood Voting Delegate position or one of the HOA Board of Director positions to become more involved.

Again, we welcome you and your family to our community and hope you take advantage of our many amenities, but also volunteer and become involved in your Home Owners Association.

 

Hot Weather Safety Tips

 

 

Water Safety

·         Make sure to designate adults in your group as Water Watchers even if a lifeguard is present. Trade being Water Watcher with another adult every 15 mins or so.

·         Floaties, inflatable water wings and water toys are not water safety devices and should never be used for that purpose.

·         Never assume your child is “drown proof” because they have taken swim lessons.

·         Swimming lessons should be on-going, from a well-recognized program with staff that are certified in basic CPR, water rescue and first aid.

·         Most children under the age of five have no fear of water and no concept of death. Water is associated with play.

·         Do you know CPR/First Aid? Maybe you should. Often, bystanders are the first to aid a drowning victim, so learning CPR can help save a life. And once you’re CPR certified, make sure to keep your certification current.

 

Heat Exposure

·         Stay in a cool, shaded area.

·         Keep yourself hydrated.

·         Wear clothing that's loose and light.

·         Don’t overdo it—work, play, and exercise more lightly than usual.

·         Protect yourself from the sun with shade and sunscreen.

·         Know the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion

 

Car Safety

·         Always check the vehicle for passengers and pets after parking.

·         Remember that the inside of a parked car can reach up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit within minutes on a 78-degree day, and 160 degrees in less than 10 minutes on a 90-degree day.

 

For more information visit the CDC's Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather site here or Ready.gov Extreme Heat site here.

Each Cinco Ranch II resident can get a free evaluation of their lawn sprinkler system.  When the evaluation is complete, you will receive an online report with recommended repairs or adjustments. You are NOT obligated to make any of the recommended changes, but you might save some water if you do.

Sign up here: North Fort Bend Water Authority

For more information on hurricane preparedness visit Ready.Gov or CDC.Gov

To:          Cinco Ranch II Homeowners

Re:         Voice your Concerns - Possible Expansion of Spring Green to 6 lanes

 

The CRRA II HOA Board has received information that Fort Bend County is in the process of looking at possibly expanding Spring Green Boulevard between FM 1093 and Cinco Ranch Blvd. from 4 lanes to 6 lanes.  Members of the HOA Board and several committees have voiced concerns about how increasing traffic patterns along Spring Green Blvd. could affect not only our quality of living in Cinco Ranch but can have a direct impact on the safety of our residents and especially our students.

It seems as if this project is in line with an expansion of FM723 from Richmond to FM1093 which is currently occurring.

Areas of concern identified in any expansion could include:

·         Increased vehicular traffic through Cinco Ranch SW by vehicles using FM 723 and Spring Green as a “Cut Through” from 1093 to Interstate 10.

·         Higher speed limits along common pedestrian walk and pathways abutting green space along Spring Green Blvd. used by Cinco Ranch Residents.

·         Damage to and reduction of HOA Supported Landscaping along Spring Green decreasing the visual appeal of the roadway.

·         Increased costs to Cinco Ranch II Residents by having to pay to fix damaged irrigation and landscaping along the roadway caused by roadway construction.

·         Safety concerns for Students attending public and private schools attended by Cinco Ranch residents.  Many students must traverse Spring Green Blvd going to and from school.  Increased traffic and vehicle speeds will endanger students and pedestrians who must cross Spring Green Blvd to access schools and Amenities. Schools which would be directly impacted are:

o   Seven Lakes High School

o   Seven Lakes Grade 9 Center

o   Seven Lakes Junior High

o   Events held at Seven Lakes Natatorium

o   Tom Wilson Elementary School

o   Thompkins High School

o   Primrose School of West Cinco Ranch

All residents should be concerned about traffic increases in our community so we encourage you to directly contact Fort Bend County Precinct III Commissioner Andy Meyers to voice your specific concerns or use those stated above.

Andy Meyers can be contacted via Written Mail or Email at the address listed below.  We encourage all CRRA II Residents to voice your concern now and continue letting Commissioner Meyers know that this is NOT something that will benefit Cinco Ranch and will cause extreme traffic and safety issues.

The Honorable Andy Meyers,
Commissioner, Precinct 3
22333 Grand Corner Drive
Katy, Texas

Email: Andy.Meyers@fortbendcountytx.gov

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/CommissionerMeyers/

Phone: 281-238-1400 

 

To Our Valued Customer:

 

First and foremost, we would like to thank you for your partnership. As we have always said, we take tremendous pride in delivering services that exceed your expectations. With that being said, we also realize that we have fallen short of this recently with some services being provided later than usual, and in some cases, the next day.

 

There are a few factors driving these recent issues. First, disposal volumes remain elevated due to COVID. The amount of waste we are collecting has been 20-25% above normal volumes since the pandemic began. While things are moving in a positive direction, there will be a lasting effect on the waste stream with the accelerated adaption of online shopping and meal delivery services. In addition to this, the freeze contributed significant volume to the waste stream between debris and dead vegetation. This sent our monthly disposal volumes from 30,000-32,000 tons to 53,000 in March and 43,000 in April, translating to extended service times. Unlike other haulers, we made a conscious decision to continue collecting standard amounts of waste as compared to reducing quantities. Our mindset was that we would rather be a late by a day than having waste curbside for weeks on end. There remain lingering effects from this event.

 

The second contributing factor is still COVID, but its effect on our workforce. Our biggest concern through the pandemic has been the safety of our employees. With that, we have a serious concern of COVID sweeping through our staff. Our in-house COVID protocol remains in full force with testing and quarantining. When a crew has had contact with a positive person, the entire crew is shut down for testing and quarantine. This leads to unfamiliar crews on route and in turn delayed or inconsistent services. Although it is a sub-crew, we are doing their best to accurately cover these routes. Positively, our staff continues to get vaccinated, however, as we are all aware, with the vaccines can be some side effects, leaving us with an absent employee(s) for a period of days.

 

Finally, the labor pool has tightened tremendously over the last months. The demand for qualified drivers coupled with the timing of stimulus checks, added unemployment benefits, and the timing of tax returns has created a true strain on the labor market. We continue to expand our avenues for recruiting and hiring, we are seeing rising wages as we work to retain our staff, and we have even implemented hiring bonuses for new employees and recruiting bonuses for our team if they bring employees on. The process is arduous but moving forward.

 

I would like to reiterate that we fully understand the expectations of our customers and boards that we service. By no means is late or delayed service a favorable outcome for us. We are working diligently to minimize and overcome these challenges, but we also want our customers to be aware that these challenges will take some time to overcome. I am confident in our team, culture, and reputation that Texas Pride Disposal overcoming these obstacles will be a short-term challenge and service will soon be again delivered to your expectations.

 

In addition, we do encourage you to enroll in our service notification system. This system allows us to notify by email of potential delays or carryovers with our service. With the current challenges, our operations team is sending updates three times daily to customer service, with final notice going out to affected customers. You can enroll on the homepage of our website (www.texaspridedisposal.com), or by emailing Averian Gaston (averian@texaspridedisposal.com) with your MUD/HOA and the preferred emails for notices.

 

Again, we thank you for your continued partnership and understanding. We look forward to delivering the services you have come to expect from us, and we have always expected of ourselves.

 

Thank you, Kevin Atkinson Owner Texas Pride Disposal

To review the full letter and documents please click here.