• Three resident entry lanes ….
• Three resident entry lanes with “red/green” traffic signals for security officer use.
• Four barrier gates: two at the Main Gate and one each at the North Gate and St. Andrews Gate.
• Three guard station computers/ kiosks at each vehicle entry point (one kiosk at each gate).
• RFID tags for residents, staff and contractors. The tags will be used to electronically identify residents and employees as they enter through any gate.
• Electronic links that can cancel a vehicle’s access in seconds, creating tighter control when residents move out or want to prevent unwanted visitors from entering the community.
The new system will use RFID tags—small stickers that attach to a car’s window shield and contain a microchip that relays information via radio frequencies. In this case, the tags will identify cars that are approved to enter Leisure World.
Security will release an update on the RFID tags in the next month or two, according to Rocha. The update will include information on how to get the tags, how Security is going to pass out the tags and more.
“We have a lot to pass out, and a lot to distribute and get onto vehicles, and that will all be explained in the coming months,” Rocha said, noting that each resident will get one tag.
One feature of the new system will allow residents to add visitors electronically using a web browser.
Residents will also be able to send their visitors a guest pass via text or email. Visitors can print these passes or show Security the pass on their phones to gain access to the community.
One LWer expressed concern that older folks without computer savvy would have a hard time with the newer, more high-tech system.
Rocha emphasized that residents without strong computer skills shouldn’t worry: Security employees will still accept calls and collect visitor names manually, as they do now.
Other Updates
• Speed cushions are coming: In an ongoing effort to elevate traffic safety in LW, the GRF will install speed cushions at St. Andrews Drive, Del Monte Drive, El Dorado Drive, Golden Rain Road and Thunderbird Drive. The cushions have been received, and the job is awaiting approval from the Orange County Fire Authority, at which point installation can begin, according to Senior Director of Facilities Mark Weaver.
• Catalytic engraving program may come to LW: After five catalytic converters were stolen from three Minibuses in on April 3, Security is working with the Seal Beach Police Department to set up a catalytic converter engraving program in Leisure World. Serial number engravings are meant to deter the resale of stolen car parts. More information will be published in the LW Weekly as it becomes available.
• New online payment system: In the next few weeks, residents should expect a welcome letter in the mail discussing the new CINC System. GRF will also have a new lockbox where residents can mail payments. Payments can still be dropped off at the Administration Building. The current lockbox will be open during the transition process. GRF is also ending its program with ClickPay. Any residents who’ve signed up for recurring payments with ClickPay are going to have to transition over to the new CINC system. More information about this transition, as well as about a new resident portal for shareholders, will be included in the welcome letter. Information sessions about these changes are scheduled for May 15-17 in the Learning Center.
