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Sunday, May 16, 2021

Pacific Tower June Newsletter 2021

WIN A FREE MONTH HOA DUES ($450)!

It’s time for our annual meeting (now on Zoom) to elect people for the open seats on the HOA Board. This year we have three seats open and three candidates. Two are incumbents, director Troy Krich who is a practicing local attorney and member of our Legal Committee, and Anthony Mariucci, who is a local accountant and serves as the Board’s Treasurer. The third candidate is George Kyrala, who is a scientist and has managed multimillion dollar budgets. Ballots come from an outside concern, so watch your mail. Check Abstain if you don’t want to vote. Postage is  paid!

 

Q.Why vote if the there are three slots and three candidates?

A. Because there are also two questions about board actions that need your Vote. They are: 1. Approve the 2020 annual meeting minutes and 2. Approve IRS ruling 70-604 which states that excess membership income at the end of the fiscal year, if any, is carried over into next year’s budget.

 

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE FREE MONTH – ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VOTE! That’s called INCENTIVE!

 

LOBBY REMODEL

Maybe the demolition will have begun by the time you read this because the inner and outer lobbies are about to become one! Big, wonderful changes are coming. Our lobby is about to join the 21st Century in terms of design and convenience.

 

Will it be a mess? Yes. It will be noisy and dusty? Yup. Will it be a huge inconvenience for all of us? For sure!  But we will be so happy to at long last have a new lobby. Will the roof also be worked on at the same time? Possibly.

 

LAUNDRY TIMES

People who live close to the Laundry Rooms are complaining about people doing laundry late at night and the noise created by the spinning dryer. Laundry hours are 9AM to 9PM, so please be done by 9PM.

 

 

KIDDE SMOKE ALARM RECALL

Kidde is voluntarily recalling about 226,000 smoke alarms and combination smoke and carbon monoxide alarms over concerns that they can fail to alert users to a fire.

The company and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission identified seven affected models on Thursday, advising that customers with those units contact Kidde for a free replacement alarm.

The recalled models are: Kidde Model Series 2040, 2050, 2060 and 2070 smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. The alarms were primarily sold at Walmart, The Home Depot, Amazon.com and Menards from May 2019 through September 2020.

Many recalled units will have the TruSense logo or "AMBER=FAULT" printed on the front, according to Kidde's website.

 

Newsletter Written by Karyl Miller and Edited by Trish Mylet

 

Covid Updates and Rules

As of this writing no one in the building has caught Covid. Yay!

Everyone must still wear a mask in the common areas – lobbies, elevators, stairwells, gym/rec room and pool area. Please. Practice Social Distancing. Only 10 people can be in the pool area at a time and NO GUESTS allowed (for now).

Gym visitors must wear masks (as in all common areas of the building).

 

 

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

                                                                                            

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

October Newsletter

ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 15 ANNUAL MEETING: 53 Ballots cast

4 members were added to the board for two years. Here are the vote counts

Karyl Miller 78,  Julie Menas 49,  Mark Cabaj 45,  Robin Del Pepe 29,       Jared Meyer 11

BALCONY BLUES

Dear Boardie,

Q. Is it okay to drape my wetsuit over my balcony railing?

A. No.

Q. How about my wet beach towel?

A. Uh uh.

Q. How about storage? Can I store stuff on my balcony?

A. Nope. Only patio furniture is allowed. Plants are okay IF there’s a plastic saucer under.

Q. How about a laundry line? Is that okay?

A. You gotta be kidding. Nobody wants to see your skivvies blowing in the wind.

 

RECYCLING VS. GARBAGE: What’s the diff?

Dear Boardie,

Q. Why recycle?

A. Recycling is good for everybody when it’s done right.

Q. What are the guidelines?

A.  We thought you’d never ask. Thanks! (It’s not that hard.)

 

BAD: FOOD WRAPPERS with food particles in them or a take-out box                             with cheese stuck to it or a Starbucks container still containing a drop of                             coffee and are NOT Recycling.

 

GOOD: If there’s food on it, it’s considered garbage and it should be put in a            plastic bag, tied at the top and dropped down the garbage CHUTE. The                         reason: Old food smells bad, especially cat food cans and attracts bugs and vermin who love bad smells.

 

AMAZON BOXES: Need to be emptied of packing materials and then opened            on  both ends and flattened: this is the owner’s job. Thanks in advance.                               

Large boxes need to be collapsed and taken by you down to the Dumpster                  Room in the upper garage. Your main house key will open the double                            doors.

 PIZZA BOXES – Never throw a pizza box in the trash chute.                                               

Q. Why not?

 

A. Pizza boxes often open as they travel down and block the chute. After that, garbage from higher floors gets backed up until the box can be fished  out, along with all the garbage on top of it. This puts a giant yukky burden on our  maintenance staff.

 

IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to scrape cheese and pizza particles off before you put your pizza box in the recycling.


 

ELECTIONS (FOR THE HOA BOARD, THAT IS)

 By the time you read this our elections for the board will have been completed, but the winners will be announced in the next newsletter because this newspaper had to be put to bed by September 15. We thank everyone who took the time to vote. However, for the uninitiated…

 

Dear Boardie,

Q. What does an HOA board member do, exactly?

A.  Approves all spending, such as (but not limited to):

§  Employee salaries, insurance, repairs, maintenance, upkeep of the common areas, purchasing of all new items like gym equipment, and replacement of all items both big and small like a new roof, all while working to keep your monthly dues down to $450.

§  Supervises our Maintenance staff

§  Reviews Architectural Requests and approves/not approve them

§  Evaluates all Violation Reports for compliance

§  Writes or re-writes rules

§  Happily answers any and all questions about the building

Covid Updates

As of this writing, no one in the building has caught Covid. Yay!

Everyone must wear a mask in the common areas - elevators and stairwells of the                                      building.

Wash your hands upon entering your unit.

Practice Social Distancing.

Only 10 people allowed in the pool area at a time.

Only 2 people allowed in the gym at a time and they must wear masks.

 

LOCK YOUR CAR

Recently our security cameras video-d a young man snooping into cars in the upper-                         garage and trying door handles. Remember not to leave anything showing on your                         seats that would tempt a would-be burglar and always lock your doors.

 

Newsletter Written by Karyl Miller and Edited by Trish Mylet