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January, 2018 Volume 49, Issue 01

Come, Join in the Fun!

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Table of Contents

A Message from the BOD . . . . . . . . . . 3

Did You Know? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

OCATV Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Coffee Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Oceana’s Coyotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Upcoming Events:

Save the Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

January Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Notices & Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Emerald Isle Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . 10

Things To Do at OCA . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13

OCA Committee Members . . . . . . . . . 14

Committee Reports

FMARCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

OSERT. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 15

Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Art Guild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

OMUG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Share & Wear. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 17

BOD Meeting Minutes, 10/25/2017 . . . 18

Contact Information:

Office Phone:

760-757-3937

24 Hour Emergency (Water & Plumbing)

760-757-3937

Fax: 760-757-8177

Website:

www.oceanaseniors.org

Accounting:

[email protected]

Maintenance:

[email protected]

Homeowner Concerns:

[email protected]

T his newsletter is written and published by OCA residents for OCA residents. Production of this news-letter is made possible by the adver-tisements and flyers contained with-in it. The Oceanside Community As-sociation does not assume responsi-bility for offerings made by adver-tisers or for inaccuracies or omis-sions in the copies provided by them to the publisher. The Association does not endorse the advertisers found within this publication.

Non-emergency Police (to report suspicious activity):

760-435-4900

Emergency Police:

911


Office Staff:

General Manager Patricia Orlando

[email protected] Property Administrator

Karen Walter [email protected]

Activities & Community Assistant Kourtney Kadner

[email protected] Receptionist

Tracy Richardson [email protected]

Maintenance Supervisor Anthony Nigro

[email protected] Maintenance Admin. Asst.

Hoang Dinh [email protected]

Bookkeeper Glory Phillips

[email protected] Contact for all: 760-757-3937

2017-2018 Board of Directors

Interim President Joan Jeffery 760-637-2384 [email protected]

Vice President Currently Vacant

Secretary Charlie Wendt 760-453-2223 (cell) 760-908-8897 [email protected]

Treasurer Currently Vacant

Director Bruce Cowgill 805-807-8953 [email protected]

Director Carol Finkas 760-586-8484 [email protected]

Director Sherry Jarrett 760-803-1535 [email protected]

Director Tom Trompeter 972-998-7064 [email protected]

Director John Vogt 760-519-7554 [email protected]

T he monthly General Session Board of Directors’ meeting will take place at 9:30 am on the last Wednesday of the month in the Clubhouse auditorium.

Office Information

• The deadline to submit information for The Hilltop Highlights is the 1st Friday of every month. Please email to: [email protected].

• Have a payment to make or a work order to submit after office hours? Please use the new drop box located on the front/west side of the OCA Business Office. It is checked Mon. through Fri.

• How do I submit a work request? Resi-dents can submit work requests by call-ing or visiting the business office or via email to one the email addresses on Page 2. Please understand that completion of a work request may take up to forty days. Each one must be coordinated and prioritized with the appropriate work group. We will respond to an emergency situation (e.g., sewer back-ups and exte-rior water leaks) within 24 hours.

• Are you moving? Do you have a neighbor who has moved or passed away? Please provide such information to Karen Wal-ter at the OCA Business Office at [email protected].


A Message from the Board of Directors

Here are several websites that can help keep you up-to-date on Oceana and your local community.

oceanaseniors.org

www.ci.oceanside.ca.us

www.sandiegocounty.gov

APPY NEW YEAR! It is hard to believe that we are into a new year already, but here it is. It has been a very busy 2017 and

now coming into 2018 we have many chang-es that have taken place. Two new board members have been appointed; Bruce Cow-gill and John Vogt. They came well recom-mended and with great cre-dentials for serving on our governing body.

We also have had a change in maintenance su-pervision. We were sorry to have Jamison leave us, but wish him well on his new ca-reer path. We welcome An-thony Nigro as the new maintenance supervisor. We interviewed good candi-dates for the position, but when the references came in for Anthony, the choice was clear. He brings to us many years of innovative experience and some good ideas for the maintenance de-partment to run even better and some good cost saving measures as well.

Another bit of good news is that a color-ist has been chosen for future painting projects. Liz comes from Sherwin Wil-liams, rated the best exterior paint nation-wide. With the change of paint manufac-turers, we will realize a savings of approxi-mately $5,000 to nearly $10,000 for the cost of paint, and this is less than what we have been paying with Vista Paint. That is just for unit #4; projected out over the succeeding units to be painted, this will save tens of thousands of dollars and with a superior paint product. In addition, they will guarantee us a ten-year life on both wood and stucco, eliminating the need for the five-year trim painting with a savings on both labor and additional paint.

Additionally, the landscape committee, management, and the board of directors have engaged a new landscape vendor. Three great companies were interviewed in

the process. They toured the property and were advised of our challenges finan-cially, soil conditions, irrigation deficien-cies, etc. We received bids from all three that were fair and competitive; however, the company we chose stands to save us nearly $40,000 a year, and that too is less than what we have been paying with

Green Leaf. Since this was written before the actual vote by the board I will not name the company; but we wanted you to know about this move and the savings it promises. There are more ways to realize savings in the works as we are reviewing all pro-cesses, contracts, and oth-er ways we do business. Also, the document review and update process is un-der way again. Our hope is that by election time we

will have the documents out for member-ship 30-day review.

Let’s go into this new year on a positive note and work together for the best com-munity we can have. We can build on our successes and make Oceana the absolute-ly best place to live.

Joan Jeffery


Did You Know? An Old Man and a Bucket of Shrimp:

I t happened every Friday evening, al-most without fail, when the sun resem-bled a giant orange and was starting to

dip into the blue ocean. Old Ed came strolling along the beach to his favorite pier. Clutched in his bony hand was a bucket of shrimp. Ed walked out to the end of the pier, where it seemed he had the world to himself. The glow of the sun is a golden bronze now. Everybody's gone, except for a few joggers. Standing out on the end of the pier, Ed is alone with his thoughts...and his bucket of shrimp.

Before long, however, he is no longer alone. Up in the sky a thousand white dots come screeching and squawking, winging their way toward that lanky frame stand-ing on the end of the pier.

Dozens of seagulls envelope him, their wings fluttering and flapping wildly. Ed stands there tossing shrimp to the hungry birds. As he does, you can hear him say with a smile, 'Thank you. Thank you.'

In a few short minutes the bucket is empty. But Ed doesn't leave. He stands there lost in thought, as though trans-ported to another time and place.

When he finally turns and begins to walk back toward the beach, a few of the birds hop along the pier with him until he gets to the stairs, and then they, too, fly away. And old Ed quietly makes his way to the end of the beach and home.

Ed might seem like 'a funny old duck.' To onlookers, he's just another old codg-er, lost in his own weird world, feeding the seagulls with a bucket full of shrimp.

To the uninitiated, rituals can look ei-ther very strange or very empty. They can seem altogether unimportant—maybe even a lot of nonsense. Old folks often do strange things, at least in the eyes of young’uns. Most of them would probably write Old Ed off. That's too bad. They'd do well to know him better.

His full name: Eddie Rickenbacker. He was a famous hero in World War I, and again in WWII. On one of his flying mis-

sions across the Pacific, he and nine oth-ers on the plane went down. Miraculously, all of the men survived and made it into life rafts, all wounded, one seriously.

Captain Rickenbacker and the crew floated for days on the rough waters of the Pacific. They fought the sun. They fought sharks. Most of all, they fought hunger and thirst. By the eighth day their rations ran out. No food. No water. They were hundreds of miles from land and no one knew where they were. They prayed for a miracle. Trying to nap, Eddie leaned back and pulled his cap over his nose. Time dragged on. All he could hear was the slap of the waves against the raft. Suddenly Eddie felt something land on the top of his cap. It was a seagull!

Old Ed would later describe how he sat perfectly still, planning his next move. With a flash of his hand and a squawk from the gull, he managed to grab it and wring its neck. He and his starving crew made a meal of it - a very slight meal for ten men. Then they used the intestines for bait. With it, they caught fish, which gave them food and more bait....and the cycle continued. With that they were able to endure the rigors of the sea until they were found and rescued after 24 days. One man died during the ordeal. The oth-ers all suffered severe sunburn, dehydra-tion and near-starvation. But, they lived.

Eddie Rickenbacker lived many years be-yond that ordeal, but he never forgot the sacrifice of that seagull. And he never stopped saying, 'Thank you.' That's why almost every Friday he walked to the end of the pier with a bucket full of shrimp and a heart full of gratitude.

Reference: (Max Lucado, "In The Eye of the Storm", pp...221, 225-226) PS: Eddie Rickenbacker: • In WWI, America’s first and most

highly decorated fighter Ace. • Recipient, Medal of Honor, • Founder of Eastern Airlines, • In WWII, pilot instructor and advisor

to General Hap Arnold (he was on a fact-finding mission for Gen. Arnold when his plane went down),

• Etc., etc., etc. A true hero!


Get caffeinated. Get energized. Get dancing!

Broadcasting on Channel 1960

Watch OCATV Community Channel for updated Oceana Activities and Important messages from the Board and Community Manager. Updated daily by OCA-TV monitors.

Daily Programming

Daily 7am & 5 pm Welcome to Oceanside

01/01 - 01/07 2 & 7 pm Nov. Town Hall Meeting 01/08 - 01/14 2 & 7 pm Nov. BOD Meeting 01/15 - 01/21 2 & 7 pm Nov. BOD Meeting 01/22 - 01/28 2 & 7 pm Dec. BOD Meeting 01/29 - 02/04 2 & 7 pm Dec. BOD Meeting

Exercise Opportunities

8:30 am Stability Ball - Every Thur. and Sat. 11:00 am Functional Fitness – Daily 4:30 pm Line Dancing class - Every Sat. and Sun.

We have a great crew working to make OCA-TV the best community channel available. But, we are always looking for more volunteers. Would you like to record activities in Oceana and/or create content for our daily TV programs?

No experience necessary, we will train you.

The OCA-TV Committee meets the 3rd Fri. each month at 1pm in the Admin. Conference Room. Contact Shirley Clinton for more in-formation. Please join us.

W e want to thank our regular volunteers for help-ing out each week. If you would like to partici-

pate, please contact Connie at 760-754-2962 to schedule a date. We welcome your involvement!

Live entertainment each week. Meets every Thursday in the clubhouse 9:00-10:30AM

Jan. 4 Taylor Tickner

Jan. 11 Peter Seltzer

Jan. 18 Bingo

Jan. 25 Robert Parker


Oceana’s Coyotes Early risers in Oceana may occasionally

see coyotes trotting back to their dens af-ter a night of hunting our abundant popula-tions of rats, mice and rabbits. There is no reason to fear these animals, which are about the size of a small German Shepherd. Coyotes are afraid of humans and if they see us, especially if we yell and wave our arms, they will immediately run away.

There is a lot of misinfor-mation about these animals, which have lived in the San Luis Rey Valley for hun-dreds of thousands of years. As long as Oceana residents don’t put out food for them (or leave their pets outside) our local coyotes will remain night-time predators that most of us may occa-sionally hear yipping at night, but will likely never see.

Coyotes are the major reason that our hilltop community has not been overrun with rats, mice and rabbits. They are also responsible for Oceana’s abundant bird population since their presence ensures that no feral cat colonies can become es-tablished in or near Oceana. According to the Audubon Society, feral cats (and do-mestic cats allowed to roam outdoors) are responsible for killing more than two billion birds per year in the lower 48 states.

A resident recently reported on the Next Door website that she was in the dog park with her two small dogs and saw a coyote outside the fence looking in. Coy-otes are opportunistic hunters that consid-er any small animal to be fair game. Pets that are with their owners inside the dog park fence and with the gate shut are safe. Remember coyotes are afraid of hu-mans. Never let your pets roam off leash or leave them tied outside your house. Twenty-foot pet leashes are also not rec-ommended, because a coyote in the bushes twenty feet ahead of you may try to grab your pet before you can react. Keep your pets on a short leash, close to you and only

let them run free inside the fenced dog park. Never leave food outside your house. This includes cat and dog food. If you have fruit bearing trees (which are officially not permitted in Oceana) you should rou-

tinely pick and either eat or dispose of all ripe fruit on the tree and on the ground around the tree. These foods won’t just at-tract coyotes, they will also attract the rather large rats living in Oceana, who may then decide to move into your attic, set up resi-dence and start producing up to five litters per year,

each with more than 14 baby rats. Every night, our local coyotes are out hunting and eating these rats and the rabbits that de-vour our plants and flowers.

According to Dana Sousa, Deputy Direc-tor of the San Diego County’s Department of Animal Services, some county residents have asked to have coyotes in their neigh-borhoods killed or captured and removed. Sousa said that this has been tried else-where with disastrous consequences. Coy-otes are part of our ecosystem. When they are killed or removed, the rodent popula-tion (which is their main source of food) explodes and communities are overrun with rats, mice and rabbits. For more infor-mation on the best way to deal with our coyote neighbors, watch the San Diego County You Tube video: “Coyotes: Villain or Vilified.”

Patricia McArdle

Note: Patricia McArdle is a resident of Oceana as well as: • Author, Farishta, a novel about Afghan-

istan • Videographer renewable energy • Member Global Advisory

Council, Solar Cookers International

• Board of Advisors, Solar Household Energy


Join us every Thursday at 6pm in the Clubhouse Au-ditorium. Bring your own snacks and drinks.

Hosted by MC Hemingway.

A side-effects cautionary:

May induce:

Enjoy the music you grew up with from the 50s to the 80s. Follow along as the words are

shown on the large screen, Karaoke style.

January’s Events

• Laughter

• Toe tapping

• Finger snapping

• Having fun!!

Check with your neighbors to see if this is appropriate for you.

Sunday, February 4:

Save the Dates

Registration: Feb 1—Feb 16

Saturday, March 17:

More Info to be Announced

In the Clubhouse Auditorium, Time: TBA BYOB and tailgate food

Friday, February 23:

5—8:30pm in the Clubhouse Auditorium,

Put on your western duds . . . Jeans, fringed skirts, Stetson hats, boots

Enjoy a Prime Rib dinner, Entertainment by Mel Vernon and Line Dancing.

Fees: Resident: $15, Guest: $17

6—9pm in the Clubhouse Auditorium

Wednesday, January 10:

January 10, 4—6pm in the Clubhouse Auditorium.

This event will repeat: Wednesday, February 14

and Wednesday, March 14.

Tuesday, March 13:

Explore all of the activities and ameni-ties available at Oceana. See Activities Cte. report, pg. 15, for more info.

1:30-3:30pm in the Auditorium.


T he OCA-TV committee has now ex-perienced three resignations. That

leaves one very frazzled lady to do all of the work of the committee. Unfortunately, she does not have all of the technical ex-pertise required. One new volunteer has stepped up—Colleen Eidson (Hurray!)—who also needs training.

Do you tune into OCA-TV? Do you take advantage of the exercise programs they broadcast? Do you watch the taped BOD meetings, town hall meetings, or the annual meeting? Do you enjoy the other program-ming they broadcast? If you do, there is a real chance that you are about to lose it.

If any of the above is important to you, please consider volunteering to help—or solicit friends and neighbors who will. At the very least, let the members of the BOD know that it is important to you. Write, email or drop in and voice your con-cerns. We need to know whether OCA-TV is worth continuing.

There is a huge gap in the committee’s ability to select, prepare and deliver good programming to Oceana. If any of it is im-portant to you, do something about it!

You can do it! Volunteer!

Notices & Reminders

AARP Tax Aide You can start making Appointments for

your Free Tax Preparation on Jan. 15, 2018. Please call OCA office at 760-757-3937 to reserve your time.

We will have 4 certified Tax preparers at Oceana every Wednesday starting Feb-ruary 7, 2018 between 9 A.M. & 12:30 P.M. We will be in the Art Room again NOT THE CLUB HOUSE.

Tain Soreboe

The 2018 election for members of OCA’s Board of Directors is approaching. Four two-year long terms are up for election this year. We plan to have a very qualified slate of candidates for you to choose from. And who you choose could have a long-term effect on the quality of life in Oceana as well as on your property values. So, do your homework—understand the is-sues—and choose wisely.

We look forward to seeing you at the An-nual Meeting & Election of Directors, Sat-urday, March 17, 2018 at 10:00 am in the Clubhouse Auditorium.

The Nominating Committee of the Oceanside Community Association is look-ing for a few qualified women and men to serve on our community's Board of Direc-tors.

Our board manages a budget of more than $4 million as well as a reserve ac-count of more than $1.5 million; approves all contracts; ensures that all laws and governing documents are followed; is re-sponsible for OCA staff; and much more.

This is a great opportunity to continue to make Oceana an attractive, stable and de-sirable place to live. At the Annual Meeting on March 17, 2018, four directors will be elected to serve two-year terms on the seven-member Board.

The Nominating Committee is an ad-hoc group formed annually to solicit candidates for the Board and to manage the election process. Members of the 2018 Nominating Committee are Ray Jacobs, chair (623-680-1475); Patricia McArdle, record keep-er; Ray Flanders; and Jeri Gustafsson. Ka-ren Walter (760-757-3937) is the staff representative.


We express our deepest sympathies and condolences for the family and friends of Susan Zeller, Unit 12 (3890 Vista Campana S), #4.

Chair (seated) meditation is a simple technique that can be practiced as few as 10 minutes each day. It is pre-scribed by doctors and has been shown to: • Reduce stress • Decrease anxiety • Improve cardiovascular health • Improve capacity for relaxation • Slow aging • Encourage a healthy lifestyle

We are planning a weekly session every Monday at 10am in the Oceana Billiard Room. If you are interested in participat-ing, or would like more information, please call ‘Hania’ (Hanna Barbara, MA Holistic Health Practitioner) at 760-944-8417.

Chair Meditation

A Website Primer

Announcing a new feature on OCA’s web-site: www.oceanaseniors.org.

As some of us know by now, the painting company has been chosen to paint our units here in Oceana. What many may not know is that there will soon be a link on our web-site that will show what your house will look like with the pallet chosen for your unit. Soon after January 1st, 2018 you will be able to click on that link and see, online, what your house looks like with your unit’s color pallet and choose the right colors for you.

What’s even nicer, for those who do not already have their own computer access, you will be able to go to the Computer Room during open hours and our volunteer there will help you get online and work the link. Come down to the Computer Room and check it out. And There’s a Lot More . . .

E ver wish you could see what’s hap-pening at the clubhouse this week-end? Wish you had something to do

but don’t know what fun things are coming up? Are you wondering what those pictures were of the dance last weekend? Ever for-get which times your company could swim down at the pool? Ever wish you could see more of what Oceana is all about? Want to see the floor plan of your house? Would you like to fill out a landscape or architec-tural form to get your place fixed up and

just don’t want to walk down to the of-fice? Want to show your kids where you are living and not to worry about you any-more cause you’re having too much fun? I could go on and on. All you would have to do is get online with:

www.oceanaseniors.org to find out everything you need to know about Oceana.

You can find all the legal papers you need here in the OCA community. You’ll find the insurance information for Oceana, 2017-2 OCA Liability Insurance Certificate, 2017 Plant Palette, Landscape standards, Resi-dents’ Handbook, By Law-First Amend-ment, CC&Rs By Laws dated 4-07-97, and Arch/F&M Standards.

So what are you waiting for? Get to your computer/smartphone and check out the Oceana Website at:

www.oceanaseniors.org . You won’t regret it!!

Thanks, Anita Romaine

For more information, interested candi-dates may contact any member of the Nominating Committee or Karen Walter in the OCA office. Candidate packets of in-formation are available from Karen or Nominating Committee members. Intent to Run forms must be submitted by Feb. 2 in order to be included on the bal-lot and in the packet of information that is mailed to all homeowners in early February.


See You Soon!

For more information on our offerings and upcoming events, check our website:

www.EmeraldIsleGC.com

Golf Shop Phone #: 760-721-4700

A s we celebrate 3 years of ownership of Emerald Isle we thought it ap-

propriate to highlight the man that makes our beautiful little golf course the hidden gem that it is. Charles “Chuck” Rieder is our fantastic Superintendent who has been at E.I. since 2005, and his resume prior to Emerald Isle is quite impressive. It is not often that a small executive public course like ours has a superintendent with the ex-tensive private club experience that Chuck has had. As many of you may have heard, Emerald Isle is known for having some of the best greens to be found in North County, and some even say San Diego – and Chuck is the reason why!

Chuck was born and raised in Maryland and grew up caddying at Columbia County Club in Chevy Chase, MD. Through the caddy program Chuck applied for and was awarded the Bill Strausbaugh scholarship that gave him a 4 year scholarship to at-tend the University of Maryland’s Insti-tute of Applied Agriculture where he ma-jored in Turf Grass & Golf Course Manage-ment. After graduating Chuck made his way to San Diego where is first job was at La Jolla Country Club in 1983. He had a major role in the remodeling of the golf course, working side by side with famed course designer Reese Jones. From 1984-87 chuck was Assistant Superintendent at Bernardo Heights Country Club. He left to be a part of the team that was building Carmel Mountain Ranch Golf Club, and eventually took the position of Superinten-dent. In 1994 Chuck was back at Bernardo Heights Country Club and transitioned into the Superintendent position where he re-mained until he arrived at Emerald Isle.

Chuck and his lovely wife Julie, who is a nurse at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, have been married almost 25 year after meet-ing at Mom’s Saloon in Pacific Beach. They live in Ramona with their three “fur baby” Labradors; Labbie, Rieder, Raven. When Chuck isn’t getting dirty on the golf

course, he loves cleaning up to play a good round of golf, deep sea fishing, and spend-ing time with his dogs. We are so grateful to have Chuck on our team at E.I. and look forward to many more years of great greens and golf with Chuck!

Chuck and his lovely wife Julie

http://www.EmeraldIsleGC.com


Art Studio -Mon.& Wed., 1-3pm; Watercolor instruction, Wed. 1-3pm. Info: David Finkas at (760) 586-8484.

Bridge Oceana Bridge -2nd and 4th Tuesdays at

12:30 pm. Info: Dee Wylie 760-231-9577. Social Bridge -Fridays 9:00am in the Card

Room.

Bunco –1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 1:30 pm in the Large Card room. Info: Dona White (760) 533-2484.

Ceramic Studio -open 1-3:00pm every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Contact: Pat Christie at 760-405-3133.

Chair Meditation - Monday at 10am in the Bil-liards room. For info: call ’Hania’ (Hanna Bar-bara, MA) at 760-944-8417 ..

Chair Volleyball - Monday at 1:00 pm in the Clubhouse. For info: call Dave Freeman at 818-262-0788

Discussion Group - Thursday after Coffee Hour at 11:00am in the Clubhouse Library. For info: Cara Frye at 760-529-9720

French Club - Sunday 10-11am in the Clubhouse Library. Call Andre Waldor at 760-978-5447.

Friends of Bill W. -Wed. at 5:00 pm in the card room. Info: Lin Riley 760-730-3371.

Friends of Lois W. –Tue. at 4:30pm in the card room. Info: Joyce Dirnberger at [email protected].

Garden Club-Meetings on occasion. Reserve space in our garden. Info: Sheri Skvarek at 760-722-7350

Hand & Foot -Fridays at 12:30 pm. Info: Joan Jeffery at 760-637-2384

Keep Fit Exercise Class—MWF 8:30am-9am in the Auditorium. Info: Gene or Dee Barilotti at 760-967-2157.

Knitting -Thurs. at 10:30am in the Card Room. Info: Karen Jacobson 760-757-2477 or Dee Wylie 760-231-9577.

Lapidary Shop –Mon. thru Thurs. 1-3pm. Info: John Pitarresi at 760-917-6631.

Line Dancing -Thursdays 3:30pm-4:30 pm in the Auditorium. Info: Jeane Minsky at 760-433-5704.

Mah Jong - Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm and Tues-days 12:30pm-4:00pm in the Library. Info: Madeline Rosenberg at 760-231-8386.

OA Help for Eating Disorders -Monday at 6:00pm in the Clubhouse Card Room. Info: Beverly Stiles 760-453-2379.

OCA Book Club -10:00am 2nd Tuesday of each month in the Clubhouse Library.

OCA Choraleers -Fridays 1:30pm in the Club-house Auditorium. Info: Betsy Wilson 760-439-2879.

OSERT -3rd Wed. at 6:00pm in the Computer room.

Pickleball - Mondays 3:00pm and Tuesdays 9:30am & at 2:30pm in the Clubhouse. Info: Steve Reigle.

Pinochle Mon. at 12:30 pm in the Card Room. Players are requested to arrive no later than 12:30 pm. Info: Joyce Poxon 760-859-6728.

Poker - Tuesdays 6-8pm. Contact Glenn Groth at 760-754-9646.

Also played Thursdays 6:30 pm. Contact Bob Hartman at 760-724-7604.

Scrabble -2nd & 4th Sunday 2:00pm. Info: Alita Jones 760-703-4110.

Sequence -Thursdays 1pm-4pm in the Card room. Info: Marilyn 760-435-9600

Sing-Along - Designated Thursdays 6pm in the Clubhouse Auditorium (check the calendar). Bring snacks & drinks. Info: MC Hemingway.

Trivia –Mondays 7pm-9pm in the Card room. Info: Colleen Eidson 760-529-9999

Water Aerobics Mornings: 8:00am Mon/Wed/Fri. Midday: 1:00pm-1:45pm Tue/Thur. Afternoon: 1:00pm-2:00pm Mon/Wed/Fri. Info: Betsy 760-439-2879.

Water Volleyball Tuesdays & Thursdays 2pm

Woodshop -Monday-Friday 1-3pm. Info: Jim Romans 949-742-2311.

Things To Do at OCA


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

8:30am Landscape Q&A

9:30am Open BOD Mtg 1pm BOD Exec. Session 6pm OMUG

Events Scheduled Every Week—By Weekday

Other Scheduled Events

Every Sunday Every Monday Every Tuesday Every Weds.

Art Room Open: 1-3pm Computer Rm: 10-12am & 1-3pm Friends of Bill W. 5:00pm Keep Fit Class: 8:30am (Auditorium) Lapidary Shop: 1-3pm Putting Practice 10am (Golf Course) Share & Wear: 11-2pm Water Aerobics: 8-9am Water Fitness 1-1:45pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

Admin. Office Open to 6:30pm

2-4pm Scrabble

1:30pm Bunco—Card Room

2-4pm Scrabble

2:00pm Safety Cte. 7

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16 17 9:30am Compliance Hearings—Card Rm. (Closed meeting)

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Ceramics: 1-3pm Computer Rm: 10-12am & 1-3pm Friends of Lois W. 4:30pm Lapidary Shop: 1-3pm Mah Jong: 12:30-4pm Pickleball: 9am & 2:30pm Poker: 6-8pm Share & Wear: 11-2pm Water Aerobics: 1-1:45pm Water Volleyball: 2pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

Art Room Open: 1-3pm Chair Meditation 10am Chair Volleyball: 1-2pm Computer Rm: 10-12am & 1-3pm Keep Fit Class: 8:30am (Auditorium) Lapidary Shop: 1-3pm Mah Jong: 1-4pm OA Help for Eating

Disorders: 6pm Pickleball: 3pm Pinochle: 12:30-4pm Share & Wear: 11-2pm Trivia: 7-9pm Water Aerobics: 8-9am Water Fitness 1-1:45pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

8 9:30am Activities Cte. - Billiards Room 9:30am Arch. Cte. -

Card room 10am OCA Book Club 12:30pm Oceana Bridge

12:30pm Oceana Bridge

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9:30am Finance Cte.—Cardroom

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French Club 10-11am

9:30am FMARC Cte. Mtg.—Card Room

6pm OSERT-Office Conf. Rm.

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1 1:30pm Bunco—Card Room

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12Noon-Website Cte.– Computer Rm.

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10am Unit Advisors Cte.—Auditorium

4-6pm—Auditorium


Every Thursday Every Friday Every Saturday

Thursday Friday Saturday

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1pm OCA-TV Cte. 19

Billiards: 10:30am Ceramics: 1-3pm Coffee Hour: 9am

(See below) Computer Rm: 10-12am & 1-3pm Discussion Gp: 11:00am Knitting: 10:30am Lapidary Shop: 1-3pm Line Dancing: 3:30-4:30pm Poker: 6:30pm Sequence: 1-4pm Share & Wear: 11-2pm Sing-Along—Aud. 6pm Water Aerobics: 1-1:45pm Water Volleyball: 2pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

Ceramics: 1-3pm Choraleers: 1:30-3pm Computer Rm: 10-12am & 1-3pm Hand & Foot: 12:30pm Keep Fit Class: 8:30am (Auditorium) Share & Wear: 11-2pm Social Bridge: 9-11:30am Tai Chi: 10-11:30am Water Aerobics: 8-9am Water Fitness 1-1:45pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

9am Coffee Hour- Bingo

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9am Coffee Hour- Peter Seltzer

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9am Coffee Hour- Robert Parker

6pm Sing-Along—Aud.

6pm Sing-Along—Auditorium


9am Coffee Hour- Taylor Tickner


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1pm Landscape Cte.—Lib.

10am—3pm Share & Wear Saturday Super Sale


FMARC Committee Meets: 3rd Wed. ea. Month, 9:30am, Card Room Steve Graves Chair Marge Collins Joseph Egan Steve Gillis Patricia McArdle Tain Soreboe Bob Wakeham Carol Finkas Board Exec. Cte.

Unit Advisors Committee Meets: 2nd Wed. ea. Month, 10am, Clubhouse Auditorium Shari Flanders, Co-Chair, 754-0020 Donna Wendt, Co-Chair, 453-2223 Unit 1 – Ron Landsel 231-7586 1A – Linda Langworthy 562-301-1346 2 – Holly Dale 951-283-9682 Suzanne Condren 434-8266 3 – Tom Burke 529-9970 4 – Jim & Bonnie Sanderson 5 – Open 6 – Steve Lawler 419-7011 7 (1-34) - Donna Wendt, 453-2223 7 (35-62) & 7A – Jean Minsky 521-6253 8 – Margarita Willis 433-2797 Kathleen Pursell 439-9282 9 – Joseph Hussey 757-4891 10 – Ray Flanders 754-0020 11 – Shari Flanders 754-0020 Diane Tucker 12 - Kay & John Long 562-355-0253 14 – Toby Roberts & Anita Romaine Joan Jeffery Board Liaison

Website Committee Meets: 1st Wed. ea. Month, 12pm, Computer Room Mary Haas Chair Anita Romaine Secretary Gene Barilotti Don Betts Steve Reigle Carol Finkas Board Liaison

OCA Group Membership Activities Committee

Meets: 1st Tues. ea. Month, 9:30am, Card Room Chuck Kruse Chair Jackie Moran Vice Chair/Events Coordinator Ginny Romans Secretary Sheila Hale Treasurer Sheryl Keller Publicity Linda Garcia Share & Wear Mgr. Maggie Coffin B Moller Charlie Wendt Board Liaison Joan Jeffery Board Exec. Cte.

Architectural Committee Meets: 2nd Tues. ea. Month, 9:30am, Card Room (Agenda deadline: 1st day of month) Darrell Rocke, Chair U 1,1A,4 Steve Graves U 2,3,5,6 Mary Hall U 7,7A Tony Hoople U 10,11 Bill Loftus U 9 Harold Marsh U 8 Eric Monce U 12, 14 Charlie Wendt Board Liaison

Landscape Committee Meets: 2nd Thurs. ea. Month, 1pm, Clubhouse Library Ray Jacobs Chair Janice Hoople Larry Lepley Joan Jeffery Board Liaison Charlie Wendt Board Exec. Cte.

OCA-TV Committee Meets: 3rd Fri. ea. Month, 1pm, Office Conf. Room (Open) Chair Shirley Clinton Colleen Eidson

Safety Committee Meets: 1st Mon. ea. Month, 2pm, Office Conf. Room John Allison 442-615-8028 Kelly Byrne 562-343-3563 Georgann Gall 562-453-6308 Dennis Hanrahan 525-0643 Jon Katz 714-496-3907 Alice Nolan 214-0221 Tom Trompeter Board Liaison

(NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, the deadline for all Committee Agendas is 10 days prior to the meeting.)


Committee Reports

Committee Reports Continued . . .

FMARCC—(Facilities Maintenance And

Reserve Component Committee)

Knowledge of Infrastructure

W hen driving on Vista Campana South, you may notice colored

graffiti on the pavement. The symbols and colors indicate the placement of lines that deliver utilities to our residences. Colors indicate the kind of line: gas (yellow), wa-ter (blue), sewer (green), electricity (red), cable (white) and telephone (orange). We hide utilities in the ground and in our walls because we like them to be available, but out of sight. Out of sight often means out of mind. We tend not to think about a utili-ty unless it isn’t available. There is excite-ment if the lights go out, or of the sewer stops up. When things aren’t working, we want people who can fix them and get us back to normal quickly.

FMARCC needs those same kinds of peo-ple. We need volunteers with personal ex-perience in building or remodeling, espe-cially people who have worked in the build-ing trades such as carpenters, electricians, plumbers, landscapers, general contrac-tors. We need a pool of knowledgeable people who will provide good advice to our Board of Directors as to where to spend your money for repairs and improvements to the greatest effect. Sometimes we have such a person on the Board, but usu-ally people we elect are in business, law, finance, or politics. These latter groups bring essential expertise, but not in the area of infrastructure maintenance. Ac-cording to the State of California, infra-structure maintenance is the primary rea-son for the Board’s existence.

FMARCC’s role is to provide vital infor-mation and advice to the BOD for the hard decisions they must make about our infra-structure. We need your help.

Stephen Graves, Chair FMARC

Oceana Senior Emergency Response Team (OSERT)

O ceana’s Senior Emergency Re-sponse Team is a small group of

concerned Oceana residents who want to help make our community safer and better prepared before disaster strikes.

There are many things you can do that will help you to be better prepared. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Get to know your neighbors and the

family members who visit them fre-quently. If you notice unfamiliar indi-viduals or vehicles near your home, you can call the Oceanside police non-emergency number (760-435-4900) and describe the persons and their vehi-cle. While the police may not respond immediately, this information helps them to track down individuals who might be casing Oceanside neighbor-hoods before breaking into homes.

2. Share your phone number with your neighbors so that you can contact each other quickly in an emergency.

3. Don’t wait until disaster strikes. Stock up on essential supplies. At a minimum, we suggest that you store several gal-lons of bottled water in case the city’s water supply is temporarily shut off. Keep a supply of canned or dried food for yourself and your pets. And, don’t forget an extra supply of medicines. A flashlight and a battery/or solar oper-ated radio are also important

There is much more you, as an individual, can do to be prepared for an emergency and make our neighborhood a safer place to live. The City of Oceanside’s Fire De-partment offers two free classes each year for residents who are interested in becoming Community Emergency Response Team volunteers. The members of OSERT


OMUG (Oceanside Mac User Group)

The Oceanside Mac User Club is an educa-tional club intended to help you better use all your Apple devices. Our meeting always starts with a question and answer time, where your questions are answered by our experts. Then on to a special speaker. This month we will learn the many ways we can get the programing we really want to see. Come to learn with us.

Carol Finkas [email protected].

. . . Continued Committee Reports Landscape Committee You will see many changes in the new

year as we begin to implement the master plan. We are continuing to fine-tune the plan in order to insure maximum effect.

Beginning the first week in December the watering times and cycles were ad-justed because of the cooler weather. We are always looking for ways to use the min-imum amount of water. It is important that homeowners be the eyes of the com-munity, contacting the office of any breaks, leaks or broken sprinkler heads.

Our watering schedule is as follows: • Slopes: Monday thru Friday,

15 minutes • Shrubs: Tuesday and Thursday,

10 minutes • Turf: Monday, Wednesday and Fri-

day 20 minutes Several months ago we changed our

meeting time to 6:00 pm the Second Thursday of the month so that homeown-ers who work could attend. The number of Homeowners attending did not increase. Therefore, beginning in January, our new meeting time will be the second Thursday of the month at 1:00pm in the library. Homeowners are encouraged to attend.

A landscape binder is available in the li-brary so that homeowners can review land-scape packets in detail. These packets contain all current proposals.

Homeowners are requested to continue to use the green landscape service request form for service needed in regards to gen-eral landscape maintenance and irrigation issues.

Representatives from our Landscape con-tractor and the Landscape Group will con-tinue to be available for Q&A in the card room of the clubhouse at 8:30am before the board meeting each month. Your ques-tions will be addressed and further infor-mation will be provided at these forums.

The committee lost a valuable member who was appointed to the board. We are in need of a volunteer or two for this im-portant position. Please contact the com-mittee chair.

Ray Jacobs, Chair

Website Committee

Please see our Website Primer in Notic-es and Updates.

You won’t regret it!! Anita Romaine

Art Guild Calling all artists. Come paint with us. It

is fun—not scary. And, you have a picture when you’re done. Our special watercolor class starts January 3 at 1PM, “Learn to Paint Watercolor Portraits.” Bring your supplies and join us. Don’t want to do por-traits, come anyway and do your own thing, there’s plenty of room and all are welcome.

David Finkas

have all taken this course and highly rec-ommend it. For more information about CERT check out their website at

https://www.oceansidecert.org. You can also contact OSERT members Anita Romaine at 760-439-7766 or Pat McArdle at 703-254-8916.

There is much more that we can do as a group. Become a member of our team and help make it happen. The safety of our community is not just a job for somebody else. Stop in at one of our meetings and see if you can become a contributing mem-ber. We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the office confer-ence room.

Sondra Johnson


Share & Wear We really need your help both in the

Boutique and in the Annex. Share and Wear depends on its volunteers. The time commitment is just three hours a week from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM. You will be trained and when you need time off for another commitment, it is not a problem.

We have a lot of activities here at Oceana. From the Halloween party or the Fourth of July celebration to the Ice Cream Social. Every Thursday Morning we have Coffee Hour complete with donuts and professional entertainment. The cam-pus also includes a Wood Shop, Lapidary, Ceramics and Art Studio. There are over 50 activities here at Oceana. They all have one thing in common. Their budget depends on Share and Wear income. Without Share and Wear income, the activities will begin to disappear. We need volunteers to keep Share and Wear open during scheduled hours. A lot of our shoppers are non-residents and if they come to shop and find our doors closed, they may not come back. Won’t you please help.

Share and Wear also depends on your do-nations. Please think of Share and Wear as you clean out your closets or simply have stuff you no longer need. When you do do-nate, try to be sure your items are in good shape, clean and work. Although Share and Wear takes most things please do not bring us TVs, Beds, Underclothes, Comput-ers, Printers, Perishables, Food Items, Chandeliers or copiers.

Linda Garcia

Activities Committee

No point in sitting alone in your home, come to the Fair old chum, come to the Fair. Come grab some snacks, have some drink and learn about Oceana. Free door prize raffle tickets and information about how Oceana works are all at the Fair. You will learn how to have more fun, where to go to resolve issues and how to make a dif-ference. Each of our 56 groups will have a display telling the what, when and where of them and how to get involved. As a bo-nus, you will learn how we are organized and what the Office does.

If you have a creative streak, art, ce-ramics, knitting, wood working or the lapi-dary shop may be your ticket to fun. For you card players we have pinochle, poker, bridge and hand and foot. If you know you need a little exercise try chair or water volleyball, not to mention our exercise group. If you are a game player try scrab-ble, trivia or mahjong. If settling down in your favorite chair with a good book is for you, visit with our library folks. If you just want to talk we have our discussion group, party on the plaza or happy hour. By now you get the idea, there is a lot to do here and information about it will be at the Fair. If you do not see your favorite activ-ity at the Information Fair, you will learn how to get it started.

We all know having an attractive, well maintained community takes work. It takes talented people willing to get involved. We have the Architecture, Landscape, FMARC (come and learn what FMARC is) and paint committees. The safety committee does just that. The Activities Committee spon-sors all our activities, day trips, seminars, events, and finds a way to pay for it (no it’s not out of your monthly assessments). Share and Wear profits fund 75% of the cost of all our fun things. The Web Site and OCA Television groups make sure you know what is happening here. The Infor-mation Fair is the place to learn all about these very essential groups.

Oceana depends on its friends. It runs on volunteers. Without volunteers, none of the stuff I just talked about happens. So

I have a little homework for you. Before coming to the fair think about what you like to do and how much time you have available. Also think about having fun. The Information Fair will give you an opportuni-ty to sign up and get involved.

I did not mention all of the committees, groups and opportunities here at Oceana. My goal is to get you to come to the Infor-mation Fair (March 13 from 1:30 to 3:30pm) and learn about Oceana. As the song says: “No point in sitting alone in your room”.

Charles Kruse, Chair


Oceanside Community Association

Board of Directors General Session Minutes

October 25, 2017

NOTICE Upon due notice, the members of the Board of

Directors for the Oceanside Community Associa-tion met in General Session on October 25, 2017 at 9:30 am at the Association Clubhouse Auditorium, 550 Vista Bella, Oceanside, CA 92057.

CALL TO ORDER

Acting President, Joan Jeffery called the meet-ing to order 9:30 am

Secretary Charlie Wendt, announced and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Secretary Charlie Wendt, read the video dis-claimer and conducted a roll call.

ATTENDANCE:

Present: Joan Jeffery, Acting President, Vice President Charlie Wendt, Secretary Lynn Port, Treasurer Mike Faulkner, Director Carol Finkas, Director Sherry Jarrett, Director Tom Trompeter, Director

Absent: None Management:

Patricia Orlando, CCAM, General Manager Jamison Maurer, Maintenance Supervisor

AGENDA APPROVAL The Board reviewed the General Session Meeting

Agenda for approval with amendments to section Unfinished Business. The agenda was amended to add items (A1) approve the purchase price of a maintenance truck and (B1) to discuss the paint color selection process in Unit #4. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the General Session Agen-

da of October 25, 2017 with amendments as noted. Approved: Six members in favor, one member

abstained. Director Trompeter abstained.

APPROVAL OF GENERAL SESSION MINUTES The General Session Minutes from the Septem-

ber 27, 2017, were presented for approval. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To accept said minutes as presented.

Approved: Unanimous.

GREEN CLOVER GOLF EMERALD ISLE GOLF CLUB UPDATE

Holly Kennedy, representative of the golf course, informed homeowners that the greens verification

process has been completed. In the past month, the course completed its first annual industry tournament and a JV golf tournament that fea-tured seventy-two (72) girls from high schools in the area. The course is hosting a two-day golf and happy hour tournament for lawyers visiting from Los Angeles the last weekend of October. The course is hosting its first artist and artisans event on November 11, 2017. This event will provide an opportunity for the artists to play golf and sell their jewelry and artwork. The course will be host-ing a tournament on December 3rd in celebration of the courses third year anniversary. Resolved: To acknowledge the Emerald Isle

Golf Club update with no action necessary. INTERIM PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Interim President Joan Jeffery provided an up-date on changes within the Board of Directors po-sitions and the reasoning behind what necessitated these changes. President Jeffery discussed the plans for maintaining major infrastructure and the day-to-day operations of the community. President Jeffery thanked the community volunteers that make up the Committees for their efforts in sup-porting the management and improving life in the community. President Jeffery asked for volunteers to assist on the OCA-TV committee because that committee is in danger of losing this resource if no residents choose to volunteer. President Jeffery noted that nearly $80,000.00 in delinquent funds has been collected in this past month. This allows the January 2017 reserve contribution to be paid to the reserve account bringing this year’s reserve contributions current. The repairs to the Unit #1 slope project are in process. Resolved: To acknowledge the President’s report

as presented with no action necessary.

SECRETARY’S REPORT Secretary Charlie gave a brief overview of the

Executive Session Meeting of September 27, 2017. Points of discussion at the meeting included: Delin-quency and collection matters, a review and report by the Compliance Executive Sub-Committee, per-sonnel matters which included the approval of the employee handbook and the arbitration agreement. Additional topics included the changing Board Of-ficer positions and the role and duties of the Board Members and General Manager. The Board requested additional input from the attorney on ADA compliance concerns. Resolved: To acknowledge the Executive Ses-

sion Summary as presented by Secretary Wendt, with no action necessary.

TREASURER’S REPORT

Financial Report; Treasurer Lynn Port reported on the September 2017 financials providing com-ments and highlights of the Income & Expenses Statement noting both month-to-date and year-to-date results.


Delinquency & Collections Status Report; Treas-urer Port reported and provided an update on the status of current delinquent accounts for the As-sociation. Treasurer Port reported that delinquen-cy income of approximately $80,000.00, was col-lected this month.

Fine Report; Treasurer Port provided an update on the amount collected in fines and the outstand-ing balance on uncollected fines associated with compliance matters. Resolved: To acknowledge the financial reports

as presented with no further action necessary.

EXECUTIVE SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS Activities Executive Sub-Committee

President Joan Jeffery provided an update on the Activities meeting held on October 3, 2017. Resolved: To acknowledge and accept as sub-

mitted the Activities Executive Sub-Committee Minutes; Approved: Unanimous.

Architecture Executive Sub-Committee President Joan Jeffery informed members that

minutes were submitted noting approvals and ac-tions taken by the Architectural Executive Sub-Committee for the meeting held on October 10, 2017. During that meeting, Bill Loftus was ap-proved as a new Architectural Committee Member; twenty items were approved, one application was denied and there were no tabled items this month. Resolved: To acknowledge as submitted the

Architectural Executive Sub-Committee minutes and approved motions.

Landscape Executive Sub-Committee 1. Minutes and Approvals

President Joan Jeffery acknowledged that the Executive Sub-Committee had approved minutes from the October 12, 2017 Landscape meeting. President Jeffery further discussed actions taken by the Landscape Executive Sub-Committee at the meeting held on October 12, 2017. Resolved: To acknowledge as submitted the

Landscape Executive Sub-Committee minutes and approved motions with no further action neces-sary. 2. Tree Removal (3/7) and Trimming (Pool Area)

President Jeffery informed members that two proposals submitted by Gutierrez Tree Service are being presented to the full Board of Directors for discussion and consideration of approval. Greenleaf Industries and Gutierrez Tree Service inspected the large ficus tree near the home of #3/#7 and determined that the tree needs to be removed because the roots are invasive and have caused the porch and pillars of house #7 to crack and separate from the foundation. Both Gutierrez Tree Service and Green Leaf agree that root prun-ing is not a sustainable option because it will ne-cessitate routine up-keep and likely continue caus-ing damage to the home. It was noted that the

Gutierrez and Green Leaf’s proposed cost was the same at $2,400.00. The Landscape Committee af-ter meeting with both vendors felt that Gutierrez would provide more comprehensive removal of the root system. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the Gutierrez Tree Ser-

vice proposal in the amount of $2,400.00 for the removal of the large ficus tree and the root sys-tem that is near Unit 3-Home 7. Approved: Unanimous. The Board of Directors reviewed a proposal sub-

mitted by Gutierrez Tree Service in the amount of $925.00 to trim and thin the trees surrounding the pool area. Gutierrez has provided a three-year trimming schedule and the trees near the pool were categorized to be trimmed and thinned in 2019. It was noted that the trees near the pool will be done at this time and the cost will be re-duced from the 2019 trimming contract. Resolved: To approve the Gutierrez Tree Ser-

vice proposal in the amount of $925.00 as present-ed. Approved: Unanimous.

FMARC Executive Sub-Committee The Executive Sub-Committee submitted

minutes and approvals of the October 18, 2017, FMARC meeting. Director Mike Faulkner noted that the FMARC Minutes contained a motion to approve the revised proposal / change order as submitted by Chase Construction for the repairs to garages in Unit #8, #27-28. It was further noted that this item will be discussed under Unfin-ished Business and at that time the Executive Sub-Committees motion will be considered.

Director Faulkner moved that all contracts for repairs on a leased parking structures should in-clude the installation of rain gutters as part of the project. Discussion and Q&A took place. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the policy as presented

that all contracts for repairs on leased parking structures include the installation of rain gutters. Approved: Six members approved, one member


Compliance Committee – Summary & Activity: The Compliance Sub-Committee meets on the

third Tuesday of each month to review, hear and act on homeowner’s compliance issues. Sub-Committee Chair, Joan Jeffery reported that there were 28 compliance requests submitted by members of the community during the month of September. Letters and notices that were mailed during September include: 16 courtesy letters, 7 violation letters and 5 Notice of Hearing letters. 8 members complied with courtesy or first notice requests. Resolved: To acknowledge the September Com-

pliance report with no further action needed.


Other Committee Business: 1. Finance Committee-The Board reviewed the Oc-tober 16, 2017 minutes and motions as presented by the Finance Committee. The Finance Commit-tee motioned and approved a recommendation that the Board of Directors consider a maximum in-crease of $20.00 per month, per home for the 2018 assessment. Additionally, the Finance Com-mittee approved a recommendation that the Board consider the next five years future increases based on the annual CPI. Resolved: To acknowledge these requests from

the Finance Committee noting that the Board will further discuss these recommendations at a Gen-eral Meeting of the Members scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at which time the 2018 budget will be finalized. 2. Motion to Remove Finance Committee Member

The Finance Committee requested that the Board of Directors acknowledge and accept the removal of Harold Marsh from the Finance Com-mittee until such a time that he becomes available. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve Harold Marsh’s removal

from the Finance Committee as presented. Approved: Six members in favor, one member


Safety Committee The Board of Directors reviewed the Safety

Committee’s request to approve Kelly Byrne and Georgann Gall as new members of the Safety Com-mittee. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve Kelly Byrne and Georgann

Ball as new members of the Safety Committee. Approved: Unanimous.

Website Committee Proposed Charter for Board Review and Approval

-The Board of Directors reviewed the Web-Site Committee’s request to approve the new charter for the committee. Discussion took place which included Q&A and homeowner input. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the Committee Charter as

presented. Approved: Six members in favor, one member

abstained. Director Trompeter, abstained.

GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: General Manage Patricia Orlando reported that

the administrative, accounting and maintenance staff members are being trained on a new proper-ty management data base. It was explained that the new software will allow for better tracking and monitoring of maintenance, landscape and homeowner general requests. Once all staff mem-bers are thoroughly trained in the use of the da-tabase the staff and management will be able to access and obtain detailed reports. Additionally, vehicle registration and age verification will be more effectively monitored.

General Manager Patricia Orlando further re-ported that the maintenance team completed 168 service requests in September. It was reported that the team continues to spend a considerable amount of time completing water pressure readings throughout the community. This is being done to identify and resolve domestic leaks that contrib-ute to the elevated water usage and invoices. A new pool cover was installed on 9-19-2017. The in-stallation is not completed because there is a problem with the circuit board, a new board is on order and the new cover will be operational short-ly. Perma-liner work is on hold because the truck that is used to move the equipment is no longer operational. We are in the process of obtaining a new truck.

Landscaping continues to be an important focus. The watering schedule in the community has been adjusted to Monday through Friday. Station times have been adjusted so that we are not using any more water than when the stations were scheduled for 3-days per week. The run time has been re-duced so that there is less run-off. Additionally, we have resumed planting. Any proposal that were approved and held since July are now being placed in the queue for scheduled planting. Resolved: To acknowledge the General Manager’s

report as presented; no action needed.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Unit #1 Slope Construction Schedule

Jamison Maurer, the Maintenance Supervisor, presented an updated schedule for the Unit 1 slope repair. Jamison explained that this schedule was provided by David Hoffman of Ground Force and we will continue to obtain weekly updates. As the schedule outlines at this time the project is antici-pated to be completed by mid-December. Resolved: To acknowledge and accept the Unit 1

slope repair schedule as presented, noting that no further action is necessary at this time.

Maintenance Vehicle-Discussion on Cost of New Vehicle

At the General Session Meeting of September 27, 2017, the Board of Directors had approved $20,000.00 in order to purchase a new mainte-nance vehicle. Maintenance Supervisor Jamison Maurer presented a new request to the Board in-creasing the amount to $25,000.00. Jamison ex-plained that he had been unable to find a vehicle through the auctions but was negotiating with a local auto dealer. The increase in budget was needed to cover taxes and the purchase of a lift gate for the replacement vehicle. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the purchase of a mainte-

nance vehicle and lift gate not to exceed $25,000.00. Approved: Unanimous.


Unit #4 Paint Proposals At the September general meeting the Board

approved RayCo as the vendor to complete exterior repairs for unit #4. The approval of the paint con-tractor was tabled for further review and discus-sion. A request was made by the Board asking that RayCo re-evaluate their pricing. RayCo revised the approved wood repair proposal with a decrease in cost by $6,700.00. The RayCo paint proposal as originally submitted is the most competitively priced. Maintenance Supervisor Jamison Maurer is recommending RayCo as the vendor for both the repairs and painting, this would allow for an advan-tageous work flow. Additionally, Jamison recom-mended RayCo because they provided direct follow-up with homeowners through a dedicated phone line. Three vendor proposals were submitted for consideration. RayCo at a cost of $74,500.00, Dy-namix at a cost of $87,440.00 and Wall to Wall at a cost of $188,600. Upon a motion made and se-conded: Resolved: To approve RayCo. Exteriors as the

vendor to complete the painting in Unit #4. Approved: Six members in favor, one member

opposed. Director Trompeter opposed.

Colorist and Approved Paint, Paint Pallet Director Jarrett provided an update on the se-

lection of a paint colorist and paint palette that would benefit the entire community. Director Jar-rett provided some background on the Paint Com-mittee’s interview and selection process, cost and warranty comparisons on the three vendor product lines. Resolved: To acknowledge that the information

was provided as an update and there is currently no action necessary.

Unit #8 Garage Repairs-Revised Costs to Previ-ously Approved Proposals

It was noted that the Board of Directors previ-ously approved Chase Construction to complete the garage repairs in Unit 8, garages 19, 20, 21,22,27,28, and the two-story garages at 57-60. Garage repairs are in process for garages 21 and 22. The original proposal submitted by Chase Con-struction provided for a cost of $9,900.00 to com-plete the repairs at garages 21 and 22. After the work began, additional repairs were discovered and Chase Construction submitted a change order for $11,350.00, resulting in a total cost of $21,250.00. The Board was asked to consider and approved continued work on 27 & 28 noting that the cost will most likely resemble that of 21 &22. It was sug-gested that the remaining garages will be put on hold and placed on the FMARC upcoming agenda for further direction. Upon a motion made and se-conded: Resolved: To approve moving forward with the

repairs to garages 27&28 noting that FMARC will provide direction and input on the balance of the approved garages, work on those garages has been

put on hold. Approved: Unanimous.

Owner Requests-Referred by Architecture Com-mittee 1. Unit #9/House #72 – Walkway or Pavers

The Architecture Committee & Executive Sub-Committee forwarded the Homeowner request to the Board of Directors to have a hard surface walkway installed between homes #71 and #72. The Board of Directors tabled this request at the August and September General Session Meetings due to efforts to work with the FMARC Committee on their recommended Walkway & Paver Policy to effectively manage in a consistent manner member requests. Q&A took place. Secretary Wendt pro-vided his findings after inspecting this home. Ad-ditionally, it was noted that FMARC Chair Steve Graves and Maintenance Supervisor Jamison Maurer. Comments noted that this is a wheelchair access requests and that the footprint of the re-quest appears larger than needed. Additionally, it was noted that if cement is approved there may be easement access issues to be considered. There are drains and water lines in this area. Upon a mo-tion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the Homeowner’s request

to install a hard surface walkway between homes #71 and #72 in Unit 9 subject to the conditions that the request is approved by the Architectural Committee and that the Homeowner is responsible for covering any cost associated with the installa-tion and maintenance of the walkway. Additional conditions include a reduction in the size of the concrete pathway. Approved: Five members in favor and two mem-

bers opposed. Directors Faulkner and Trompeter opposed.

2. Unit #14/House #10 – Concrete and Landscape Redesign

The Architecture Committee & Executive Sub-Committee forwarded this request to the full Board for consideration of approval. The request includes expanding the walkway for wheelchair ac-cess and changing out the landscape design adja-cent and to the front of this home. The Board of Directors tabled this request at the August and September General Session Meetings in order to study the FMARC Committee’s recommended Walkway & Paver Policy and to effectively evaluate how to best manage member request such as this. Discussion and Q&A took place. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the Homeowner’s request

to install a cement sidewalk for wheelchair access subject to approval from the Architecture Com-mittee, noting that the installed sidewalk may ex-tend only from the end of the current sidewalk to the street. To further inform the homeowner that the balance of their request must be present-


ed to the Landscape Committee for consideration of approval. Approved: five members in favor, one member

opposed and one member abstained. Director Faulkner opposed and Director Trompeter ab-stained.

Additional Yellow-Lines as Proposed by the Unit Advisor Committee

The Unit Advisors Committee approved a motion at their meeting held on August 9, 2017 to place yellow safety lines in each unit to improve parking and to ensure EMS vehicles have access when needed. The Unit Advisors provided maps of each unit recommending where the additional lines should be added. Management provided a copy of the current city of Oceanside, Code of Ordinances to determine best practices for the community. The Board of Directors reviewed the maps and City of Oceanside Code of Ordinances as present-ed. Discussion and Q&A took place. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To table the Unit Advisors Request

until a more thorough evaluation can be completed noting concerns include the loss of parking spaces and determining the appropriate line color. Approved: Unanimous.

NEW BUSINESS Rescind Spending Resolution

The Board was asked to consider rescinding the Resolution allowing the Board President and Gen-eral Manager a spending limit of $15,000. This res-olution was approved at the May 2017, Executive Session meeting. Discussion and Q&A took place. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To rescinding the May 2017 resolu-

tion allowing the Board President and General Man-ager a $15,000 spending limit. Approved: Four members in favor, three mem-

bers opposed. Treasurer Lynn Port opposed, Di-rectors Faulkner and Trompeter opposed.

New Spending Authority Resolution

The Board of Directors was asked to consider authorizing a spending resolution that allows the General Manager to resolve emergency matters in an expedited manner on the condition that any Of-ficer of the Board provides a signature before ac-tion is taken. Various dollar limits were discussed, Q&A took place and the resolution put before the Board detailed as follows:

The General Manager, with the approval of an Officer of the Board of Directors of Oceanside Community Association, has authority in an emer-gent situation up to $10,000.00 to contract for, expense, and pay for services, supplies, and equip-ment for the Association and that the authoriza-tion of these expenditures are subsequently sub-ject to ratification by the full Board of Directors. This authority is not intended to be the normal course of business practice, but to be employed

when the normal process of expenditure approval by the full Board of Directors would cause a delay detrimental to business operation. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve a spending resolution as

detailed. Approved: Four members in favor, three mem-

bers opposed. Treasurer Lynn Port opposed, Di-rectors Faulkner and Trompeter opposed.

Unit #9 Pending Repairs – Uncooperative Home-owners or Vacant Homes

Seven homeowners in Unit #9 have not made the repairs recommended by the Association before painting begins. The homes in Unit #9 that still require repairs are #31, 33, 88, 89, 94, 99, and 105. Management asked the Board to consider moving forward with these repairs and approving the bill back of costs to each homeowner. Cost include #31 ($1,200.00); #33 ($1,925.00); and #99 ($1,750.00). Discussion and Q&A took place. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To acknowledge necessary repairs

and approve completion by CHASE and to further approve billing the cost back to the homeowner’s account. Approved: Four members approved and three

members opposed. Treasurer Lynn Port opposed, Directors Faulkner and Trompeter opposed.

Unit #8-Home #82 Vacant Unit – Window Re-placement Proposal

There is a broken window at Unit 8-Home #82. The home is currently vacant and is a current liti-gation collections matter. The faulty window al-lows excess rainwater to enter into the occupied unit below. Chase Construction provided a proposal to replace the window at a cost of $2,800.00, which would be billed back to this account. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the proposal submitted

by Chase Construction in the amount of $2,800.00 for the replacement of a window at Unit 8-Home 82. To further approve billing back the cost to the homeowner’s account. Approved: Unanimous. Recess at 11:30 – 11:35 then back in session

Architect Proposals – Pool Women’s Restroom Jamison Maurer, the Maintenance Supervisor,

requested proposals from BLD Builders, Chereskin Architecture, Richard Avelar & Associates, and Smith Architects to provide architectural services for repairs of the women’s restroom near the pool. The vendors were informed of an ADA report that Craig Lobnow of ProCASp Accessibility Consultancy provided.

BLD Builders provided a proposal that covers the scope of work and noted the cost is $2,900.00. The proposal does not include plans for ADA up-grades other than for the restroom and immediate


entrance to the restroom, and noted that an addi-tional cost of $600.00 may be necessary for plumbing and electrical engineering. The proposed $1,200.00 in additional fees has been incorporated into the total bid of $4,100.00. Chereskin Archi-tecture provided a proposal describing the scope of work and noted an initial payment of $2,000.00 shall be made upon agreement of the proposal; the cost is $5,200.00 based on paying $120.00 per hour for the Architect and $95.00 per hour for the Project Manager; and confirmed that we stat-ed ADA upgrades will not be part of the improve-ment; however, minor ADA considerations that can be easily implemented without adding costs will be carried out (Example: placing sinks, towel dis-penser, etc. at ADA required heights). Richard Avelar & Associates, and Smith Architects were non-responsive and did not provided proposals.

Maintenance Supervisor, Jamison Maurer, recom-mended using BLD Builders because the contractor seemed knowledgeable and provided a detailed pro-posal. Additionally, this is an opportunity to build a relationship with a new vendor for the community. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the proposal submitted by

BLD Builders in the amount of $4,100.00. Approved: Unanimous.

V-Ditch Repairs V-Ditch repairs were recommended in the report

that was provided by David Lee, the geotechnical engineer who completed a slope evaluation for the community. Maintenance Supervisor, Jamison Maurer, requested proposals from Northwest Con-crete, Concrete Hazard Solutions, and MT General Contractor. Northwest Concrete and Concrete Hazard Solutions provided proposals, MT General Contractors was unable to provide a timely pro-posal. Concrete Hazard Solutions included a sur-vey report to show the lineal feet of each section of V-ditches that need crack repairs for a total cost of $22,480.00. The Northwest Concretes proposal was in the amount of $12,400 and did not provide comprehensive details. Jamison Maurer walked the V-Ditches on September 27, 2017 with Ken Tucker from MT General Contractor and Mr. Tucker did not provided a proposal for this meet-ing. Jamison Maurer recommended using Brian Fischbeck with Concrete Hazard Solutions, this vendors proposal provided for more extensive re-pairs and was more detailed than the Northwest Concrete proposal. General Manager, Patricia Or-lando has worked with Concrete Hazard Solutions in the past and their service and work quality has been outstanding. Upon a motion made and second-ed: Resolved: To approve the proposal submitted by

Concrete Hazard Solutions in the amount of $22,480.00, noting this is a reserve expense. Approved: Unanimous.

Unit #3-House #7 Root Invasion, Proposal to Repair Exterior of Home

As was previously discussed, the landscape ven-dor, Greenleaf and arborist, Gutierrez Tree Ser-vice inspected the large ficus tree near the home and determined that the tree needs to be re-moved because the roots are invasive and have caused the porch and pillars of #3/#7 to crack and separate from the foundation. Upon a motion made and seconded:

Chase Construction provided a proposal in the amount of $11,720.00 to make the necessary re-pairs to the pillar and separating foundation. Resolved: To approve the proposal submitted

by Chase Construction in the amount of $11,720.00 for repairs to Unit 3-Home 7, noting that this is a reserve expense. Approved: Unanimous.

Root Invasion-Owner Comments, Vote on New Policy

The Board of Directors approved a revised Root Invasion Policy at the General Session meeting held on August 30, 2017. The policy was sent to homeowners for a 30-day comment period. A copy of the approved, revised, Root Invasion Policy and the correspondence that homeowners submitted was presented to the Board of Directors. Discus-sion and Q&A took place, noting some grammatical corrections. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the revised root invasion

policy that was originally distributed in August 2017, showing the revised grammatical correc-tions. Approved: Six members in favor, one member


Resignation of Treasurer Lynn Port Treasurer Lynn Port provided written corre-

spondence noting his resignation as Treasurer for the Board of Directors with an effective date of October 27, 2017. Treasurer Port also noted that he will resign from the Board of Directors to be effective October 28, 2017. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To acknowledge Lynn Port’s resigna-

tion from the Board of Directors as presented. Approved: Six members approved, one member

abstained. Lynn Port abstained.

HOMEOWNER COMMENTS For members attending the meeting to address

business of the Association with the Board during this time. A three-minute time limit is permitted. Issues presented at this time will be taken under consideration and, with Board agreement and di-rection, placed as a future agenda topic. • #12/#26: The Website Committee Chair in-

formed members that the goal of the Website Committee is to improve communication with the residents. The Paint Selection Colorists’ that were interviewed to assist in selecting colors for


"The Game"

O n an overseas flight, a lawyer and an older man were in adjoining

seats. The lawyer asked the senior if he’d like

to play a little game. The older man was tired, and he told the lawyer he only want-ed to sleep.

But the lawyer insisted the game was a lot of fun.

“Here’s how it works,” he said. “I’ll ask you a question. If you can’t come up with the answer, you have to give me a dollar. Then it’s your turn to ask me one. But if I can’t answer it, I have to give you $20.”

The senior figured if he just got this over with, maybe he could get some sleep. So he agreed to play.

The first question from the lawyer was “How far apart are the earth and the moon?”

The senior stayed completely silent, reached for a dollar, and gave it to the lawyer. Then he said, “My turn. What walks upstairs backward and comes downstairs forward?”

The lawyer was stumped. He thought and thought. He tried to remember all the rid-dles he knew. He searched every corner of his brain.

He even cheated and asked the flight at-tendants and other passengers.

Finally he gave up. He woke up the older man and gave him a twenty. The senior stuffed the twenty in his coat and went immediately back to sleep.

The lawyer couldn’t stand it. He woke up the older man and said, “I have to know. What walks upstairs backward and comes downstairs for-ward?”

The senior got out his wallet, gave the lawyer a dollar, and went back to sleep.

Unit 4 mentioned that they can provide a display to place on the website that allows homeowners to see their home painted a specific color. The Website Committee Chair asked if this is some-thing the Board plans on adding to the website.

• #1/#40: This homeowner asked if the Archi-tecture Committee and/or if the CC&Rs are in-volved in the paint color selection process before the colors are presented to the Board for ap-proval. Homeowner also asked if the Association keeps paint samples on file in the office.

• #4/: This member was concerned with the re-port that he received from Chase Construction, which outlined the wood repairs that he is re-sponsible for. This member was not satisfied with this contractor and was concerned about his work ethic and attitude.

• #8/#105: Member is the current chair of the FMARC committee and mentioned that termites are an on-going issue throughout the community and require a significant expense to maintain. As Chair of the FMARC Committee, this member requested that the entire Board meet with FMARC three to four times per year in order to ensure all pending projects are prioritized and hopes that FMARC and the Board can work to-gether to monitor the large expenditures.

• #8/#83: This member added her comments and knowledge regarding easement restrictions. This member noted that if an easement is present between the homes, then it is most likely identi-fied on a city parcel map and the information can easily be researched and obtained from the city.

• #10/#4: The homeowner requested a designat-ed handicap parking space in front of her home. The member provided a letter to Management and the Board of Directors noting this request.

• #2/#66: This community member asked if the Board had an idea when the painting in Unit 2 would begin.

• #4/#32: This member noted that in her opinion, adding yellow lines in various areas throughout the community will not help with improved park-ing because homeowners have a habit of ignoring the various parking lines.

ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION

Acting President Joan Jeffery adjourned the General Session Meeting at 12:15 pm. The next General Session is scheduled for Wednesday, No-vember 29, 2017 at 9:30 am in the Auditorium.

Respectfully Submitted, Charlie Wendt, Secretary

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