Good evening all,
It is with deep regret that, effective immediately, and after nearly six years of challenging and rewarding service with Park Almaden HOA, I feel I must submit my resignation from my position as Chief of Security. It has been a privilege to serve the Park Almaden community, and I wish all of you on the Board, at CMS, and within the community the best as you navigate what is most certainly deeply trying times. My reasons for tendering an immediate resignation are as follows:

- Recently, as you are aware, the HOA is currently dealing with a mentally disturbed resident who is causing all sorts of havoc in the complex. While I have done my best and used all of the resources at my disposal, up to and including arresting this individual, it has been made abundantly clear that my performance was inadequate. As explained to me via telephone this evening, although I was not instructed to specifically, it was made clear I was expected to be working double shifts during the day on my days off when Sgt. McLeod was working, as well as in general. It was also made clear that, despite a random pattern of behavior and times at which these incidents are occurring, I was expected to know where in the complex this resident was at all times and was to be following them around with a body-worn camera and recording all of their conduct. While I agree that this resident's conduct is unprecedented, and a menace to the community at large, I am unfortunately unable to meet these requirements, and thusly the needs of the Association.

- I have found myself more and more often of late fielding calls from contractors, most recently RPL, AAA Furnace, CPI Plumbing, Comcast, and AT&T, looking for instructions, access codes, resources, and other miscellany. I am aware that perhaps, prior to his unfortunately timed retirement, this may have been Mike's responsibility. While I absolutely do not begrudge the opportunity to further meaningfully serve the Association in a time where it is otherwise left wanting, these calls invariably come in during the daytime when I am off-duty and asleep, which interrupts my ability to rest and recover at all hours, and often cannot be left ignored or followed upon the next morning without leaving the residents in an inconvenient or disadvantageous position. This, as well, I am unfortunately unable to do without risking my health, as I have recently become aware. Today, for example, between calls from contractors and calls from residents reporting the aforementioned troubled resident's conduct, I had managed perhaps a grand total of four hours of sleep before I was contacted again on my personal telephone and made aware that I was not meeting the needs of the Association adequately.

- Perhaps most woundingly, during the same telephone call, it was made very clear to me that the general opinion of my service to the Association was not congruous with what I had expected they were. It was made clear to me that, in specific, CMS was under the impression that I had grown disenfranchised with the property and my employment based upon my intent to resign later this year in August. I would like to take this opportunity to make this as clear as I possibly can: Park Almaden has been my longest, most challenging, most rewarding, and most dedicated position of employment I have ever held. It came as a shock to me that this was evidently the opinion of my body of work, and I deeply apologize from the bottom of my heart if it is my fault that this impression was earned. I have always believed that, although human and most certainly not perfect, I have always done my best to serve the community. It is, however, easy to understand that if this impression is indeed true, especially during these chaotic times, it is best if I step aside and allow the Association to locate a person more qualified and able to perform what is expected of me.

In short, I apologize that I have not risen to the expectations of the Association. I had believed I was doing the best I could, but it is clear now that is not the case, no matter how much I have given to try. I will be surrendering my parking permit, keys and fob, uniform jackets, cellular telephone, body-worn camera, and an external hard drive with all digital records and information to CMS tomorrow morning. I have faith that under the Board's strong leadership and the dedicated and diligent service of Marianne Hudkins and Stefanie Yodz of CMS, the community will continue to prosper greatly, even in the face of the extreme adversity it faces today.

Sincerely yours,