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Meet Your New Board From The Manager

My name is David are getting all the services that we have paid for to maintain
Sussman. I would like to a first-class homeowners association here in Boca Pointe. Giving Thanks At This Time
express how honored I am to As an IT professional, I have been serving as the chairman
serve as an elected Director of Boca Pointe’s Technology Committee as well as the Of Thanksgiving
on Boca Pointe’s current Chairman of Boca Pointe’s Access Control Committee. To
Board of Directors. In the increase security for our community, I have implemented a As t he we a t h e r
19 plus years I have lived free trial of new technology at one of our gate entrances. This changes and we enter
in Boca Pointe, I have never technology alerts security when someone tailgates another the fall season, I begin to
seen a more dedicated and vehicle through the gate which can help to deter unauthorized prepare for the holidays.
inclusive board who offer so vehicles from entering our community. It is the hope of the Thanksgiving is always
much of their time and talent Boca Pointe board that this new technology will be a very our biggest family
to improve Boca Pointe. cost-effective way to increase security without slowing down holiday. It is a time
Boca Pointe currently has monumental issues all requiring traffic into our community. to reflect on my many
meticulous and diligent attention. I know that having such As an IT professional, I have great interest in looking into blessings...family, good
a dedicated board at this important time is truly a blessing the options to help Boca Pointe homeowners improve their friends, my co-workers,
for Boca Pointe. internet connections through lower pricing and/or higher fiber supportive alliances and
I have been a full-time resident of Valencia since 2004. optic speeds to each home. Many Boca Pointe neighbors have for the many people
I went to Brown University and the London School of expressed significant interest in the potential cost savings whom I have the pleasure of collaborating with at Boca
Economics and have been running an internet web hosting of the bulk purchase of internet services for every home in Pointe including all the wonderful Board members I
company called Warp Speed Hosting since 1998. I am also Boca Pointe. Providing the best technology to our residents work with.
a Florida licensed real estate sales associate and grew up will also help add value to Boca Pointe home sales. In closing, I would personally like to express my
in a family of real estate professionals providing me with My personal passion for landscaping and palms as well appreciation to my staff Lisa and Diane, the St. Mortiz
extensive real estate knowledge and experience. Having as my involvement with palm societies and the University of staff, the employees of Garden Leaders and the many
conscientiously attended Valencia’s BOD meetings since Florida’s extension program has also made me a valuable asset vendors that we work with to give excellent service
2004, I served on Valencia’s board and attended numerous for the Boca Pointe Landscape committee that I serve on. Many to the community. We have all worked together as a
Boca Pointe board meetings. Therefore, I have prepared of you will recall that Boca Pointe invested millions in new team in keeping Boca Pointe functioning well and a
myself with a strong understanding of all homeowner issues landscaping for the Renaissance Project and it is my desire beautiful place to live.
(as expressed by neighbors) and have noted the actions and that these valuable assets should be taken care of properly. I hope that each of you have a wonderful
responses of the existing directors to resident issues. I have I shall also be running for a director seat in the upcoming Thanksgiving. Enjoy the weather, time with your
reviewed many of the major Boca Pointe vendor contracts, Valencia election in early December 2023. If you are a family, friends and .... don’t forget to count your
have observed the vendor’s performance and believe there is Valencia homeowner, I would greatly appreciate your vote blessings and be thankful!
room to receive better services under several existing Boca as a director for this year’s annual election representing your Happy Thanksgiving to all
Pointe contracts. As your Boca Pointe Director, I dedicate important interests. April Narine,
myself to bringing added managerial oversight to new Your neighbor and BPCA Director, General Manager 
business and to our existing vendor contracts to assure we David Sussman  .
Director Of Security

GateAccess.net and Mobile App GateAccess.net and clicking the ‘Guest List’ tab allows once to review your Guest List and Contact Information. After
you to view your list in its entirety and remove guests navigating to GateAccess.net using an internet browser, you can
By Marcel Dos Santos, who no longer visit. log into your account using the following credentials:
Director of Security While viewing your Guest List you may click on the Community Code: 2722
GateAccess.net allows ‘View/Send Voucher’ button to send a Fast Pass to one of User Name: Primary 10-digit Phone Number on Account
residents to have more your guests. A Fast Pass will make processing your guests (no dashes or spaces, with area code)
control over their guest much faster at the gate, and you can disable a Fast Pass at Password: Access Code
lists —you would be any time by simply deleting the guest. If you have problems logging in you can call Access Control
surprised at the number GateAccess.net also allows you to update your contact or the BPCA Office to assist you. I encourage everyone to make
of residents who have information. Clicking on the ‘Contact Info’ tab, you may use of this tool. 
permanent guests listed update e-mail addresses and phone numbers associated with
who have not visited in your account. It’s important for BPCA and security to have
10+ years. Some of these reliable ways of contacting residents in the event of an incident. Happy
may be guests you no Additionally, you can set up Entry Notifications on this page
longer wish to have access to property. Logging into that will automatically e-mail or text you a message when an
officer logs an entry to your Thanksgiving!
address. You can even review
entries on the ‘Entry Logs’ tab.
All of these functions Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
are also available on the from the Board of Directors and the staff at
GateAccess mobile app for the Boca Pointe Community Association.
iPhone and Android! In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday,
Although our operators are
always here to assist you, I the BPCA office will be closed on Thursday,
encourage everyone to log- November 23rd and Friday, November 24th. 
in to GateAccess.net at least