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Meet Your New Board From The Manager

My name is Paul Hart, adults in the Amazon, Moldova, Nepal, Mexico and Zambia,
M.D. and I am the president along with supervising and teaching medical school students By April Narine, LCAM
at Esplanada. I also serve and residents in the Himalayas, Cambodia, and Moldova. I General Manager
as the District 5 Director on served in disaster zones treating civil war refugees in Ethiopia
the Boca Pointe Community and Greece as well as victims of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricanes I have now been
Association Master Board. Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico, the earthquake in Haiti, and working here at Boca
I am a semi-retired family Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Pointe Community
physician. Born in Toronto, I have had the good fortune to receive numerous awards Association for just over
I completed my education over the years in recognition of my humanitarian efforts. I have 90 days. It is a pleasure
in Canada. After practicing also had medical articles published in JAMA, the Canadian working with the Master
in Ontario for three years, Family Physician, The British Journal of Social Psychiatry Board members and
I was given an opportunity to become the doctor in Sterling, and Community Health, the Canadian Medical Association committee members. We
Massachusetts, a town whose only physician had moved away. I Journal and have presented some of my published articles at the have accomplished a lot in
practiced there for 45 years until leaving to pursue my passion full American Psychological Association in Boston. the last 90 days. Two of the big major items were the security
time - international volunteer medicine. My medical volunteer About nine years ago, my wife and I decided that the cold contract and the landscape contract. These are the 2 biggest
work has taken me all over the United States and the world. I am winters were not for us, and we moved to Boca Raton. We contracts and expense for Boca Pointe. Both contracts have
currently Mentoring Nurse Practitioners at The Maven Project, were fortunate to meet several residents of Boca Pointe, and been shopped around, revisited, and renegotiated. The board
supporting physicians in Kenya and providing telehealth support six years ago we moved to Esplanada, where we plan to live had decided to stay with Garden Leaders for landscaping and
to the homeless in Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Florida. out our remaining years. I am pleased to continue my mission St. Moritz for security. We also hired a new administrative
Since 1990, I have served as a volunteer for over 45 medical of volunteer work as a Master Board Member at Boca Pointe assistant at the front desk. Her name is Diane Escola. She is
missions in underserved communities treating children and Community Association.  very personable and accommodating. She helps you with your
gate access needs and other needs as well. We have a great
Executive Suites Now Available team here at Boca Pointe and we look forward to continue
working and providing excellent service to everyone. 
At Boca Pointe Community Association Dear Boca Pointe

Suites overlooking the beautiful Lake Buttonwood and Amenities available:
the Boardwalk. Located in the thriving shopping plaza at SW • Small conference room Unit Owners
18th St. and Powerline Rd. Several size suites are available • Breakroom
from 170 sq. ft. to 250 sq. ft. • Furniture
As you know, the BPCA Board worked with the
Call April for an appointment 561-395-7551. • WiFi  Sachs Sax Caplan law firm to revitalize our covenants
Director Of Security and restrictions pursuant to the requirements set forth

in Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes. Unfortunately,
the Revitalization Package submitted by the Sachs law
Avoiding Gate Arm Strikes the gate arm to go “down” or close before trying to enter. firm was rejected by the Department of Commerce
• There are stop signs posted at each gate arm which (DOC) through no fault of our own. The Sachs firm has
By Marcel Dos Santos, clearly state the following: “STOP- gate closes after each offered to redo the package and we are working through
Director of Security vehicle”. These stop signs should be treated the same as various channels to confirm when and how that will take
I would like to discuss any stop sign you encounter anywhere. You should come place. In the interim, we wanted to alert you that a new
a few key points to assist to a complete stop to allow the gate arm to return to the revitalization package will be forthcoming and your
our Boca Pointe family in “down” or closed position before you proceed. Do not try to expedient vote on that package is much appreciated. We
avoiding a potential gate arm beat the gate arm after the vehicle ahead of you has passed also want to take this opportunity to thank our staff and
strike, and what to do when through the gate! When in doubt, come to a complete stop. the countless volunteers who worked tirelessly to get the
this occurs. The following If you are involved in a gate arm strike, whether there vote out the first time. We can and will put the MRTA
are some important things to is damage or not, please do the following: issue behind us so the Boca Pointe community remains
consider when approaching • Do not leave the scene! Please provide all your the type of community you want to call home.
the gate arm: pertinent information (name, address, phone number, and The BPCA Board of Directors 
• When approaching the vehicle tag number) to security who will document the
gate arm, it is very important to maintain a slow and steady incident. The information is forwarded to the Director of
speed. If the gate arm is already in the “up” or open position, Security for review. Transponder
you must proceed with caution. If possible, please allow • A video review will be conducted by the Director
of Security to determine
what happened during the Notice
incident.
• Post review will dictate
the next step if any in the Effective October 1st, 2023 the cost of transponder
process. devices will increase.
I hope that you find these $100 New devices
tips helpful to potentially $75 Replacement devices
avoid being involved in a Check or money order only and vehicle registration
gate arm strike. is required. 
Thank you and stay safe. 