February Newsletter 2022

 

      PACIFIC TOWER NEWSLETTER – FEBRUARY 2022

Check out our website/blog for downloading Rules & Regs, forms and fascinating building info http://www.PacificTowerHOA.org

 

SMOKE ALARM Versus FIRE ALARM: WHAT’S THE DIFF?

 

NEWS FLASH: Your unit has two different alarms.

 ALARM NUMBER ONE: SMOKE ALARM

IN YOUR BEDROOM: That 5” white round plastic thing (probably over your bedroom door) is a smoke alarm. It’s not connected to the rest of the building. It’s yours. You can get one at Walmart for 18 smackeroos. You’re required by our CC&Rs to have at least one working smoke alarm (and reminded to swap out the batteries annually). 

IF IT IS CHIRPING: It’s trying to tell you – I need new batteries ASAP! 

WHAT TO DO IF IT GOES OFF:

DON’T: Leave the building. Don’t prop open your door and allow the smoke billow into the hall and elsewhere in the building- that could be deadly! Stay home, open your windows and have fun trying to rehab that Revere Ware you probably just destroyed on your stove. 

ALARM NUMBER TWO: FIRE ALARM

 

IN YOUR HALLWAY: There’s the 4”X3” rectangular fire alarm. It goes off if there’s a fire anywhere in the common areas of the building like the garage, dumpster room, laundry rooms, hallways, lobbies and storage rooms. It’s also connected our local Fire Station #21, and they are no doubt, on their way the second our alarm goes off.

 

DO I STAY OR DO I GO? It’s not a bad idea to leave the building. It COULD be a false alarm, but why chance it? Skip the elevator and take the stairs down - you could use the exercise. Consider it an opportunity to:

1.    Get away from the deafening alarm shrieking.

2.    Meet your neighbors.

3.    Show off your best Covid casual clothes

4.    See cute firemen.                        

 

 

HOA MEETINGS

Pacific Tower Homeowner’s Association has a monthly meeting, usually the third Tuesday of every month and if you’re an owner, you’re invited! Meet your Board members and neighbors. Find out where your $540 is going. We’d love to have you! If you get bored, you’re welcome to leave – no pressure.

 

Since the pandemic, we’ve held our meetings on Zoom instead of gathering in- person in the Rec Room and many owners have taken advantage of participating virtually from the comfort of their units. Pajamas are okay (if not too sexy).

 

At the beginning of each meeting, homeowners are invited to ask questions of the Board, raise issues or lodge complaints for five minutes per person.

 

If you have a computer and would like to get a Zoom invitation for the next meeting, please email Keisha@phoac.com. If you don’t have a computer, you can still join the meeting by phone. The meeting announcement posted in the Lobby four days before the meeting will include the Zoom Meeting phone number so you can join by phone.

 

     BOARD OFFICERS

President – Mark Cabaj, Vice President - Karyl Miller, Secretary – Julie Menas, Treasurer – Anthony Mariucci, Directors – Troy Krich, Robin Del Pape, and George Kyrala.

 

Newsletter Written by Karyl Miller and Edited by Yuka Asada

 

Covid Updates and Rules

As of this writing several people in the building have gotten Covid. The Omicron variant is rampant in San Diego, so it is no surprise. Yes, we have vaccines, but some people cannot get the vax for various reasons. Please be careful. It ain’t over till it’s over. Social distance is still a good thing and N95 masks are highly, highly recommended. Please don’t be offended if your neighbor prefers to ride the elevator alone. None of the children in the building are vaccinated (yet). Thank you for your consideration.

 

 

 

CONTACT INFO

On-Site Maintenance Cell Phone (Joseph Arellano) 619.339.3490 – Call or Text

On-Site Maintenance Office Land Line - 858.272.0860

Professional HOA Consultants (PHOAC) - 619.229.0044

*NEW: After Hours Emergencies 800.395.6036

Community Association Manager – Keisha Kendall 619.229.0044 ext.16 email: keisha@phoac.com

PHOAC Accounts Receivable - payments@phoac.com

                                                                                           

January 2022 Newsletter

 

      PACIFIC TOWER NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2022

Check out our website/blog for downloading Rules & Regs, forms and fascinating building info http://www.PacificTowerHOA.org

                       

         WANNA MAKE SOME NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS?

 

When you’re perfect, it’s hard to think up ways that you could improve yourself. So here is a little helpful guide to things you might not have thought of (involving Pacific Tower, of course).

 

BALCONY:

I resolve to make sure there are plastic saucers under all my plants (so that the constant wetness doesn’t wreck the concrete).

 

I resolve to not put a rug on my balcony floor because it can hold wetness and hide wetness and cracks.

 

I also promise to notify Joseph Arellano, our Building Manager, about any cracks, bubbles or holes on my balcony or the ceiling of my balcony.

 

I resolve not to hang my wetsuit, towels, or laundry on my balcony.

 

I will keep my surfboard close to my unit, so it doesn’t fall in the street.

 

LAUNDRY ROOM:

I promise not to toss cardboard boxes in the laundry room without first flattening them.

 

I will empty my boxes of packing peanuts, paper filler, and pierce the air pockets (Fun!).

 

                         And have a Very Happy New Year!  

 

  

HOA MEETINGS

Pacific Tower Homeowner’s Association has a monthly meeting, usually the third Tuesday of every month and if you’re an owner, you’re invited! Meet your Board members and neighbors. Find out where your $540 is going. We’d love to have you! If you get bored, you’re welcome to leave – no pressure.

 

Since the pandemic, we’ve held our meetings on Zoom instead of gathering in- person in the Rec Room and many owners have taken advantage of participating virtually from the comfort of their units. Pajamas are okay (if not too sexy).

 

At the beginning of each meeting, homeowners are invited to ask questions of the Board, raise issues or lodge complaints for five minutes per person.

 

If you have a computer and would like to get a Zoom invitation for the next meeting, please email Keisha@phoac.com. If you don’t have a computer, you can still join the meeting by phone. The meeting announcement posted in the Lobby four days before the meeting will include the Zoom Meeting phone number so you can join by phone.

 

     BOARD OFFICERS

President – Mark Cabaj, Vice President - Karyl Miller, Secretary – Julie Menas, Treasurer – Anthony Mariucci, Directors – Troy Krich, Robin Del Pape, and George Kyrala.

 

Newsletter Written by Karyl Miller and Edited by Yuka Asada

 

Covid Updates and Rules

As of this writing no one in the building has Covid that we know of. Yay! But Delta and Omicron are here in California. Yes, we have vaccines, but some people cannot take the vax for various reasons. Please be careful. It ain’t over till it’s over. Social distance is still a good thing and masks are highly recommended. At least have a mask at-the-ready and don’t be offended if your neighbor prefers to ride the elevator alone. None of the children in the building are vaccinated (yet). Thank you.

 

 

 

CONTACT INFO

On-Site Maintenance Cell Phone (Joseph Arellano) 619.339.3490 – Call or Text

On-Site Maintenance Office Land Line - 858.272.0860

Professional HOA Consultants (PHOAC) - 619.229.0044

*NEW: After Hours Emergencies 800.395.6036

Community Association Manager – Keisha Kendall 619.229.0044 ext.16 email: keisha@phoac.com

PHOAC Accounts Receivable - payments@phoac.com