May 2022 Newsletter

 

PACIFIC TOWER NEWSLETTER –MAY 2022

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

         

 

If you are under age 4, have we got a pool for you (Thanks Joseph!)! Otherwise, you’re going to have to wait till June to dip your new Pandemic paunch in the grown-ups’ pool.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SWIMMING POOL?

 While the pool was empty for the deck refurbishing and waterproofing, a storm came along and tore the shell up. Piece by piece just curled up.

 To fix it, the debris was removed, and then the surface had to be jackhammered to prepare for new concrete. A hidden crack was discovered going all around the pool, plus rusty, flaky almost non-existent 50-year-old rebar.

A structural engineer was hired to evaluate the damage and strategize a plan of repair. New repair bids were submitted (and the costs skyrocketed, of course).

We are now on a path to begin the extensive repairs – more like building a brand-new pool. There will be more jackhammering and possibly more delays as certain waterproofing materials are back-ordered. Once everything’s completed, the cement still has to cure for 30 days before we can add water.  

 We are as frustrated as you are about all these delays and have spent many hours working with the tradesmen to get it right. We can’t wait for summer and our beautiful new pool.

To complete the picture we are going add refurbished table and chairs, new umbrellas and color-coordinated potted plants.  

HOA MEETINGS

PT HOA meetings (for owners only) are on the 4^th Tuesday of each month on Zoom. Send your email address to KChavez@menas.com to get on the emailing list to get your Zoom invite. If you don’t have a computer, you can dial into the meeting using your phone. Meeting notice and Zoom phone number is always posted on the outer lobby four days before the meeting. Log on! 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. Find out where your dues dough is going. We’d love to have you!

 

If you get bored, you’re welcome to log off – 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 acceptable (if not too sexy).

BOARD OFFICERS

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

                                     A WHOLE NEW WORLD

By now you have all received your welcome package from our new Community Managers – Menas HOA . If the name sounds familiar, that’s because for years we were married to Menas and got divorced and now, two years later, we are back in bed, so to speak. The original company merged with much larger community management company and it now offers us many advantages we could not find elsewhere. One of the great things about the new Menas is their online portal AppFolio.  Once you sign up and learn how to use it – it will absolutely streamline everything! Sign up for automatic dues payment, download an architectural application, check the calendar for meeting dates or events or request maintenance, with more downloads being added. AppFolio will have many of the downloads that our Newsletter/Blog has but will be way more thorough and inclusive. Log on to Menas Property Management and create an account.

 

Newsletter Written by Karyl Miller and Edited by Yuka Asada

 

CONTACT INFO On-Site Maintenance Cell Phone (Joseph Arellano) 619.339.3490 – Call or Text On-Site Maintenance Office Land Line – 858.272.0860 Menas HOA Management – 858.602.3470 *NEW: After Hours Emergencies Call/Texting Service: 858-876-7870 *NEW: Menas Community Association Managers Katrina Chavez        858.602.3470 ext.315 email: kchavez@menas.com Amy Hawkins            858.602.3470 ext.339 email: ahawkins@menas.com               Accounts Receivable – Rachellina Elgin 858.602.3470 ext.118 email: relgin@menas.com

 

Pacific Tower May Newsletter 2021

 

NEW SECURITY MEASURES

In light of the recent car break-ins in the neighborhood and right here, Pacific Tower has taken steps to secure your safety. Based on suggestions from Community Relations Officer Broaddus of our Northern Division SDPD:

1.    We have changed everyone’s entry keys to the front door, lobby, and exterior doors.

2.    We have issued new remote control key fobs for the lower garage gate

3.    We have added more lighting in the lower and upper garages

4.    We have added four more security cameras

5.    We have hired a security firm to patrol the premises over- night every night 7 nights a week. The guard will be wearing a blue uniform with the word SECURITY on the back.

6.    We are active members of Neighborhood Watch – Karyl Miller is Block Captain

SUMMER IS COMING!

Now that summer is almost here, it’s important to review the pool rules:

Covid Pool Rules limited the pool to 10 residents and NO GUESTS. However, since there is a month lag time between when this newsletter is written and when you receive it, that rule may have changed. Be sure to notice the most current dated signage posted on the pool gates for updated rules.

 POOL RULES THAT DON’T CHANGE (short version) :

No food

No glass bottles

No diving

No loud music or horseplay

No propping open the pool gates

No nudity

                                             LAUNDRY ROOM BOOBOOS

On the back of every laundry room door is a sign stating Please do not prop these doors pen, by order of the Fire Department. And YET: Many doors are propped open using hangers and other make-shift devices. We realize that it can get hot in the laundry room, especially when the dryer is going, but we ask you to CLOSE the door to the Laundry Room when you are through with folding your laundry. Otherwise it’s a fire hazard. Thank you.

 

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

Pacific Tower March Newsletter 2021

                 PACIFIC TOWER FUN FACTS - MARCH 2021

 Because there are so many newbies in the building, we’ve updated our handy list of facts with new vendors, phone numbers and websites. Rules listed aren’t the ONLY rules, but these are the most often broken. Vendors and tradesmen listed are some we use but you are always free to choose your own.

Please visit our BLOG http://www.PacificTowerHOA.org for lots of helpful articles and downloads, including our Rules and Regulations and other forms. Please see, call or text on-site Building Manager Joseph Arellano, with any and all questions, no matter how trivial at 619.339.3490.

AFTER-HOURS BUILDING EMERGENCIES: Professional HOA Consultants - 619.430.069

BALCONIES: No plants without plastic plates underneath them. No smoking, rugs,          laundry/wetsuits, towels, storage, clothes drying racks, BBQs or decorative string lights.

CATWALK: No smoking, party-ing, loud yakking, running, noise, music, wet towels or            doormats.

CONSTRUCTION HOURS: 8 AM to 5 PM Monday – Friday. Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM.

CONTACT INFO: On-Site Maintenance Office, Joseph Arellano Cell 619.339.3490.         Land. 858.272.0860  Joseph.PTCA@gmail.com

ELEVATOR RESERVATION FORM: Required for use of the elevator for delivery of        furniture or removal of remodeling debris etc. $50 per day. Available on our blog,               website or in the Lobby Office.

GARBAGE DISPOSALS: No Drano, Liquid Plumber, celery, artichokes, etc. Please use            your common sense or check the internet. And don’t forget to run lots of cold water              while grinding.

KEYS: Your large square key opens the Front Lobby doors, Dumpster Room, Exterior stairway doors, Lower Garage Lobby Doors, Pool and Rec Room. You can get a second key for  a deposit of $75. 

LOWER GARAGE GATE REMOTES are $35, available in the Lobby Office by check or money order.

LAUNDRY: You can use the machines on any floor. Leave washer door open after using to prevent mold. Empty lint filter after using dryer. Do NOT prop open Laundry Room             Doors by order of the Fire Department.

LOBBY OFFICE HOURS: 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays. Call or text 619.339.3490.

LOCKSMITHS: IF you have not given the Lobby Office a copy of your spare house key you will need to call a locksmith. Never leave your spare key in your laundry room locker as        they are easily broken into.

Dup-a-Key 858.750.2224 (local in PB), Mike Grizzly Keys 858.444.0437.

MAID/CLEANING SERVICES: Please tell maids and cleaners *not to throw boxes down the             trash chute because boxes clog the chute.)

          Spanish: Por favor no tire cajas o bolletas por el ventedero dobasura.

            French: Ne pas jeter de boîtes dans la goulotte.

            *Please don’t shake mops or beat rugs on the catwalk or balconies.

            Spanish: No sacuda los trapeadores ni golpee las alfombras en la pasarela or balcones.

            French: Veuillez ne pas secouer les vadrouilles ni battre les tapis sur les podiums ou les balcons

            *Don’t dump water on or over the balcony.

            Spanish: No tirar el agua en el balcon.

            French: Ne jetez pas d’eau sur le balcon.

MOVING IN, OUT OR LARGE DELIVERIES: Moving and large deliveries absolutely forbidden on weekends and evenings. The reason is because there is no staff here to unlock the lobby double doors or to lock down and pad the elevator. Violators may be fined $250, so please take a weekday off work for this purpose and always fill out an elevator reservation form. For last-minute deliveries, text the office at 619.339.3490.

PARKING: You can rent out or swap your parking place only temporarily. It is deeded to your  unit, so you can't sell it.

PEST CONTROL: Dewey Pest 858.272.3611.

PETS: Dogs must be on a leash at all times. Anyone can download Pet Rules from             http://www.PacificTowerHOA.org

PLUMBERS: Report any plumbing question (sink, toilet or water where it shouldn’t be or even  the sound of dripping) to the Building Manger 619.339.3490 so he can see the problem          before it gets worse. JC Plumbing 619.477.5001, Emory 858.483.6880 

POOL: Hours 8 AM to 10 PM. Don’t dive, smoke, shout, play loud music or have glass bottles  or food.

RECYCLING BINS: For paper, plastic and washed and dried cans. No garbage or containers  with food particles on them or smelly cat food cans. Flatten all cardboard boxes. Really            large boxes should be flattened and left in the upper garage next to the Dumpster Room       double doors.

REMODELING: Architectural Rules and forms are available in the Lobby Office and for download at http://www.PacificTowerHOA.org. Know the limits and get written             permission from the Board before making any revisions to your unit.

STREET PARKING: No parking 1St Wednesday of the month, Wilbur St. (North side) 10 AM  to 2 PM and Cass Street (West side) 7 AM to 10 AM. No Parking, 1St Thursday of the             month, Wilbur St, (South side) 10 AM to 2 PM Cass St. (East side) 7 AM to 10 AM.

TRASH CHUTE: No cardboard boxes of any kind, EVER! No glass. Put garbage in a sealed    plastic bag.

TV/CABLE: Free basic cable plus SHOWTIME and INTERNET from Spectrum comes with  your unit. If you want AT&T, premium channels or hi-speed, you will have to contact               them and pay for it.

WIFI: In the gym/RecRoom. 

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

Practice Social Distancing. Try to ride the elevator alone, if you are worried about catching Covid.

Only 10 people allowed in the pool area at a time and NO GUESTS allowed.

Only 2 people allowed in the gym at a time and they 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 After Hours Emergencies 619.430.0695

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

PHOAC Accounts Receivable - payments@phoac.com

                                                                                           

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Pool News

      So happy to report this summer we have had no late-night swimmers. All it took was closing the pool earlier (at 9) and installing an outdoor infrared security camera at great expense! Yay!

      Did you know we have a life raft hanging on the South Wall of the pool enclosure? If somebody is drowning, why not be nice and throw him or her a life raft?

      

      If you’re just playing in the pool, remember the life raft is NOT a toy – so keep your pruney paws off! 

      The bad pool news = loud music. Please don’t fancy yourself a disc jockey spinning platters or blasting your Spotify faves for the enjoyment of every ear within 50 feet. If people living poolside can hear your music, it’s TOO loud. Make friends, get earbuds. 

Be Cool @ The Pool