Response to SLCC-SLA Questions from 7/1/26 to 7/9/26

Below you will find a copy of the question and the SLCC-SLA response based on questions submitted to the website thru July 8, 2026, Names and addresses have been redacted as committed.

Question:

Need into please.  

Response:  Please enter SLCC-SLA.org (in the url bar of your homepage) to take you directly to the website. If you enter it in the browser search bar it may not appear because it is a relatively low volume website and we have not paid for positioning at the top of the list. Also look for further Ebalsts in the near future from info@slcc-sla.org keeping you informed of further developments and additional information we believe our community should be aware of. Periodically check your junk mail as some members have reported that their email server put it in junk mail. Once you see it in junk mail, all you have to do is select it and mark it as not junk.  

Question:  

Where might I go to sign the recall petition? Personally, I have not had any problems with FSR since they took over the management. 

Response: 

More than sufficient signatures were obtained to recall Mr. Burkel and the petition formally submitted to the General Manager on July 6, 2026. The signatures need to be verified and an election company selected to manage the voting process. The election schedule will be released by the General Manager when it is established by the electors.

Look for further information regarding detailed reasons why the recall was initiated beyond simply the flawed procurement process the previous board used to attempt to replace FSR. One thing you may want to read is the report that presents 32 flaws in the Morrision/CCL agreement. It was presented to the Board on 3/25/25. Mr. Burkel was on the Ad Hoc Committee and lead the procurement process for Food & Beverage along with Mr. Day and Mr. vn Rajcs. This resulted in an excess loss, above the established amenity subsidy of approximately $700,000. Click on My Blog and then select Food&Beverage-CCL to look for the document.   

Question/Statement: 

My husband and I bought a home in Sun Lakes in 2024. My mother lived there and was one of the first residents in 1991. The great thing that I loved was the full-time restaurant, the Sunday brunches and the lovely entertainment and socials. And, the quality of the food was good, staff ratio was enough so you do not wait 35 minutes or more for an entree, and the bartenders did their job and waited on all equally, not just on their favorite tippers $.

If the new Morrison CCL contract is any indication of the ability for the Board to ensure a quality restaurant with good service for bar and food, then they all should be replaced. When I stated my observations to a fellow resident, the said it was because of the competing restaurants. Well, there is not a decent steak house nearby, nor is there a decent fish house nearby. If memory serves me right, my mom and her husband had us join them for wonderful steak dinners, lovely fish and shrimp entrees and holiday special dinners. 

The restaurants and main clubhouse bar was the draw. Golf is not the mainstay for living in Sun Lakes for many of us. It might do us well to have the Board not focus on the amenity. 

Troon is about golf. FRS is about 55+ communities. It should be a no-brainer as to having it remain as our management firm. It is local. It is responsive. Maybe we can ask them if they have a good restaurant entity that can take over for Morrison. 

My husband and I worked for the County of Los Angeles as managers with oversight of -- contracts, RFP's, IFB's, community services and property tax collections. 

We have been retired for some time, but we might be of some service in the future.    

We were unaware of the meeting you had for signing the petition and questionnaire. We hope to follow your website to become more informed as we prepare to move to Sun Lakes.

Thank you for trying to get Sun Lakes on track as an inclusive community that offers a solid and good restaurant and bar, swimming, reading, tennis, music, entertainment, art and golf.  

Question:  How do we vet and train future HOA candidates to elevate quality and consistency of board performance?

Response:

This will be a challenge because Davis-Stirling precludes any requirements for a candidate to run. However, of appropriate seminars and other educational tools are presented a candidate would have difficulty in justifying not participating. There are also other things that can be done to better vet them besides the Candidate Forum. This will be a topic we take up in earnest early fall. 

Question: Contract Approval: Could you confirm if Gary Berkel made the decision to replace and approve Troon Golf Club, LLC independently?

Response:

Not to our knowledge, The Board chooses to not disclose member disclosure, but we are advised it was 3-2 with Burkel, Tasko, and Katz publicly stating they supported selecting Troon.

Question:  Financial Losses: Which specific line items on our financial statements are the primary drivers of the current losses?

Response:

When we are talking losses we ate referring to amounts over the allocated budgeted subsidy. The primary driver for 2025 was Food and Beverage. This was masked because FSR reduced its personnel and other operating expenses to offset the majority resulting in a bottom line overall shortfall of approximately $2500.00. The Burkel has yet to point this out to the community. He actually resigned as Treasurer last year and he is a CPA. Part of the savings was due to the resignation of Tammy Morgan (30 year SLCC staff) and Jason Ewals. They left due the uncertainty associated with the way the Burkel/Day board handled the procurement process. They made public statements that they were going to get rid of FSR!

Question: Food and Beverage Department: Is the $700,000 loss attributed solely to the Food and Beverage Department?

Response:

YES, see above.

Question: Corrective Actions: What specific measures is the Board taking to address and mitigate these losses?

Response: 

None that we are aware of. The issue is being is masked by the windfall Spectrum door fee bonanza.

Question: Candidate Qualification: What actions are taken to qualify Board candidates who run for office?

Response:

None. Aside from the Candidate Forum and campaign meetings. Davis-Stirling precludes placing any requirements. We can have a convicted felon run for the board and make up any fictitious resume they want.  That is why we will pursue the third initiative of Election process reform

We hope this response was helpful.

Question: What were the 32 problems with the contract Master Board sign? This is very concerning.

Response:

You can request a copy from Chris Mitchell or the Board, but if you can give us a couple days it will be posted on the SLCC-SLA website.

Question: Will New Management Company allow outside golfers to come in?

Response:

Not sure if it is Troon, it depends on what the Board negotiates. However, Troon has a long history of allowing any member of a Troon property to gold on any other Troon property. 

Question: Are there other reasons for the recall of Burkel besides CCL and why didn’t Carlie or other board members tell us anything?

Response:

The Morrison/CCL debacle is but one reason to petition for Burkel's recall. Once the petition is successfully filed there will be at least 60 days for every concerned member to make a decision whether his conduct warrants removal.

The point is that the board should have taken the report seriously and acted to mitigate the situation with Morrison/CCL immediately, but chose to ignore the information until the damage was undeniable. 

Carlie Beaks did not join the board until April 17, 2026 and may not have had time to thoroughly investigate what the previous board did. No one is privy to what happens during closed executive sessions so we should not speculate the what and why. Past boards have not been willing to be open with the community and disclose successes as well as failures. The board apparently believes they are protected by Davis-Stirling and HOA Attorneys advise boards not to anything they don't have to. This is very different from what they should!

The SLCC-SLA website will be updated with factual information starting in the next few days. Eblasts will be sent to advise members that new information has been posted. 

Question:

I went to the meeting on Monday and support your efforts to remove Gary Burkel.  

Response:  

Please look for further Ebalsts in the near future from info@slcc-sla.org keeping you informed of further developments and additional information we believe our community should be aware of. Periodically check your junk mail as some members have reported that their email server put it in junk mail. Once you see it in junk mail, all you have to do is select it and mark it as not junk.