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Monday, November 29, 2021

November 2021 Newsletter

 

      PACIFIC TOWER NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2021

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

 

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL

          Not sure now many remember this rom-com movie title from 1994 but that is exactly what happened in our building. We had four weddings and a funeral.  On the fourth floor, four couples got married and one owner died. Is there something special on the fourth floor? Obviously, it was lucky for eight people.  Maybe there are floors with similar love stories, but nobody is bragging about it. Love in the age of the pandemic! Can’t make this stuff up!

 

                        BABY TALK

Speaking of the building’s demographic, Pacific Tower has changed a lot in the past ten years. What was once a building of  longtime owners of advanced age, is now a building of young people surfing and starting families. One young PT mom, Yuka Asada has started a parent network to share baby and toddler info and items. And while the group has suspended in-person get-togethers since the pandemic, they hope to resume play dates in the near future. To connect with Yuka call or text 312.401.2171.

 

FIDDLING ON THE ROOF

          In case you’re wondering what happened to our soon-to-be-built roof? Welp… again and again, there’s a hitch in it. The short of it: After getting almost all our very complicated ducks in order, all the building supplies are on back order! When would we get these precious supplies? Maybe three months, but they make no promises. Are we going to build a roof in the middle of the rainy season? Hell no. Therefore, it seems like our new roof won’t materialize till the summer of ’22.

 

                          HOLIDAY DECORATIONS

Holiday decorations are permitted from Halloween season through New Year’s Eve.  After that all decorations and string lights are not allowed.

 

I SEE LONDON, I SEE FRANCE

A gentle reminder for those who forgot, hanging your laundry or your towels or your wetsuit over your railing to dry is a NO-NO. The Rules and Regulations are clear on this. Laundry racks are also against the rules. And you cannot deny it is unsightly. We appreciate your cooperation.


                                       HOA MEETINGS

Pacific Tower Homeowner’s Association has a monthly meeting, usually the third Tuesday of every month and if you are an owner, you’re invited!  Meet your Board 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 permitted 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. Meeting announcement posted in the Lobby 4 days before the meeting gives 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, George Kyrala, and Robin Del Pape.

 

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! But Delta is in the air. Everyone is asked to be careful. It ain’t over till it’s over. Social distance is still a good thing and so are masks. At least have a mask at the ready. 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

                                                                                            

Friday, August 13, 2021

 

      PACIFIC TOWER NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2021

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

 

    THE MYSTERY OF THE DISAPPEARING SHOPPING CARTS

 

Five years ago, Pacific Tower added four beautiful brand new extra-large red shopping carts to our fleet of old grey smaller carts (maybe seven.) There should have been a ceremony, but we were busy at the time. Anyway, don’t you just hate it when you have a trunk full of frozen goodies from Trader Joe’s and there’s not one shopping cart in sight? So, you go hunting and finally locate one grey smaller cart (you wanted red and big) in the basement.

Q. So where are all the carts?

A. We’re sure there’s a scientific mathematical explanation as to the likelihood of our entire fleet sitting in one place at any one time ever, but it seems like the herd has drastically thinned out.

Q. Why does this happen?

Reason #1 Moving Carts. People move out and “borrow” the carts to load up their moving van. Then they leave them on the sidewalk near where their moving van was parked, or they just pop them into their van for the offload at their new place.

Reason #2 Kidnapped Carts. Carts people bring into their units and forget to return.

Reason #3 Ralphie’s Carts. Too many carts in the upper garage provide an invitation to any local dude who thinks it would be nice to have a free cart that cost Pacific Tower about $300 each. 

Reason #4 Forgotten Carts. A cart you borrowed, parked in the hallway, and forgot to return for 36 hours. Guilty as charged!

Reason #5 Contractor Carts. We use and contractors sometimes use the most decrepit grey carts to lug maintenance stuff around. They sometimes forget them in empty units.  

Reason #6 Elevator Wishes. You dump your returning cart in front of your elevators and run, trusting some better-citizen-than-you will return it to the basement!

Q. What can be done?

A. If you have a cart or spot one somewhere, please return it. In the meantime, your Board has ordered five (5) new carts, due late September.  

              CUBBIES VS. SAFES

Who would want to break into our cute little cubbies in our laundry rooms? We don’t know. It hasn’t happened in six years, but it happened twice last month. We have searched our security cameras but have uncovered no video of a possible perp lugging out his booty. Naturally, the victims feel horrible.For this reason, we want to remind everybody, never leave your house keys or anything valuable in your cubby. They are flimsy, private and easily broken in to. Cubbies are great for laundry detergent, bleach, mops, beach umbrellas, things of little dollar or sentimental value.

 

NEW BOARD OFFICERS

 

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

 

 

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 is asked to still wear a mask in the common areas – or at least have one at the ready. 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

                                                                                           

 

PACIFIC TOWER NEWSLETTER                                              JULY 2021

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

 

                             BOARD ELECTION for 2021

By the time you read this, our elections will have taken place. Even though there’s a lag time between when the newsletter gets written and when you get to read it, we’ll take a gamble and say who the winners probably were because they ran unopposed. The incumbents (treasurer) Anthony Mariucci and (legal chair) Troy Krich probably won, as did newbie board member George Kyrala. Possible congratulations to them and whoever was the lucky winner of the month’s free dues!

 

The Board would like to take this time to especially thank our outgoing president Allen Voigt for his absolute dedication (even running Board meetings from Portugal - at 2AM his time - where he was stuck during the pandemic). Being Board president is a tough and time-consuming task, and yet, besides all that Allen  has taken the tiger by the tail in initiating both the roof remodel and the lobby remodel. So, we thank you Allen again and again!

 

Q. Speaking of that, what does the Board do exactly?

 

A. The board approves all spending, such as employee salaries, insurance, purchasing, repairs, maintenance/upkeep of all common areas and small and large jobs like roof replacement and lobby remodeling. The Board also reviews and votes on Architectural applications and Violation Reports. The board also periodically reviews rules and regulations. Board members also chair and are members of various committees. Board members also read many, many emails. Many.

  

 

 EMERGING FROM THE PANDEMIC?                   


Ain’t it great getting outdoors again? Do you feel like a bear who has ended its hibernation? Walking around the neighborhood, it looks like Paris (although less expensive) now that every restaurant has added a corral with outdoor seating. It’s all fun and games till it snows, but in the meantime, here’s a list of just some of the restaurants within-walking-distance:

 

Enoteca Adriano, Square Pizza, Better Buzz, Java Earth, Glazed Coffee and Creamery, La Clochette Du Coin, Mr. Fries Man, Swagyu Chop Shop (was Isobel’s Cantina), JRDN restaurant, PB Shore Club, The Firehouse, Second Nature, The French Gourmet, and many many more!

 

 

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 is asked to wear a mask in the common areas – lobbies, elevators, stairwells. Please practice Social Distancing.

 

POOL is back to normal!

 

 

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

                                                                                           

Sunday, November 24, 2019


                                  WE’RE  BAAACK

After more than a year’s respite, your Pacific Tower monthly newsletter, along with our online blog, PacificTowerHOA.ORG are both happily back in action.  Our blog has all our old newsletters plus searchable helpful hints. Want to know about your toilet? Look it up. What to know what not to throw down your disposal? It’s all there! The blog also contains downloadable CC&Rs, Rules and Regulations, Pet Rules, forms for Violations, Elevator Reservations and other valuable info. Anyone can log on, no registration required.
We are committed to bringing you news about the building, more helpful hints and answers to your questions. 
Karyl Miller, writer  
Trish Mylet, editor