For you information, there are two important topics for Ridgemark on the agenda for the San Benito County Planning Commission this week on Wednesday at 6:00 PM.  You might want to attend this meeting.

First, is the Notice of Public Hearing for the subdivision The Bluffs at Ridgemark, the 50 acre Lompa property slated for 90 new homes.  They are in discussion with the Ridgemark HOA for access to the property from Ridgemark Drive, thru both the front and back gates. Here is the listing on the agenda:

Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map TSM 15-94. The Bluffs at Ridgemark.
OWNER: Roy and Rita Lompa. APPLICANT: Bates/Stringer LLC. LOCATION:
The approximately 50-acre project site is located in unincorporated San Benito
County 0.7 miles south of the City of Hollister, outside the City’s sphere of influence
and 0.9 miles west of State Route (SR) 25. The project site is bordered on the
west by Southside Road. The proposed project would be accessed through
Ridgemark Drive, off of State Route 25/Airline Highway, A second full-access road
alternative is proposed to connect down-slope to Southside Road. (APNs: 025-
420-005, 006, 01 9). PROJ ECT DESCRIPT ION: A request for a vesting tentative
map to subdivide an approximate 50-gross acre site into 90 residential lots, Mth
three (3) neighborhood parks and a six-foot wide paved bicycle/pedestrian path
constructed throughout the development, separated from the roadway by curb and
gutter. Lot sizes would range from 8,550 square feet to -29,000 square feet, and
home sizes are expected to range from 2,400 square feet to 3,500 square feet.
GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: RM Residential Mixed. ZONING
DESIGNATION: RI Single Family Residential.

Second, the commercial plans for Ridgemark Country Club.  Here is the listing on the agenda:

Use Permit 1180-17 (Ridgemark Commercial Phase 1): OWNER: Angels
Company LLC (John Wynn, agent). APPLICANT: Geary Coats, Coats
Consulting. LOCATION: 151 Ridgemark Drive (Assessor’s Parcel 020-330-042,
approx. I 000 feet south of Airline Highway). PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A
request to modify the 2011 approval of Commercial District Review 67-1 0 to allow
a revised site design/layout with approximately the same 20,000 square feet of
commercial floor area, arranged in four detached buildings of 429 to 9,000 square
feet with associated car parking, and ‘Mth revised uses potentially including retail,
offices, restaurant, and delicatessen. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:
Residential Mixed (RM)/Commercial Neighborhood (CN). ZONING
DESIG NAT ION: Neighborhood Commercial (C2). E NVIRONM E NTAL
EVALUATION: Zone Change 10-170 and Commercial District Review 67-10
Mitigated Negative Declarations. Planner: Michael Kelly (mkelly@cosbus)

This is to inform you of a change in the guard service at Ridgemark.  Effective March 1, 2018, First Alarm Security and Patrol will no longer provide guard services to the Ridgemark homeowners associations.  Starting March 1st the guard and security services will be provided by Securitas Inc. To learn more about Securitas Inc. you can go to their website at www.securitas.com.  Securitas is a large security company and provides similar services to other golf and country clubs such as Eagle Ridge in Gilroy.

Recently, the board of Ridgemark XI HOA learned of the decision by Ridgemark HOA board of directors to change the guard service provider.  Although we were not consulted in the decision, we do agree with the change and look forward to improved security services in Ridgemark.

With this change, we expect the visitor security protocol to be followed by Securitas.  Be sure your visitors are registered on the QuickPass Gate Entry System, or you are home so the guards can confirm your visitor by telephone. If guards cannot confirm your visitors access to Ridgemark they will not be allowed to enter.

If you are not familiar with the visitor process see the article on http://www.ridgemarkhoaxi.com dated July 5, 2015.

We welcome any comments you may have on the new guard service.

Bill Baker

President, Ridgemark XI HOA