Hotline: 310 454-7678 P.O. Box 1307, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 www.MarquezKnolls.com

A Publication of Marquez Knolls Property Owners Association, Inc. Winter 2010

While MKPOA still

maintains its focus on

Zoning ordinances,

CC&Rs and view

protection, pot holes,

a n d c o m m u n i t y

blight, it has become a

major source of information for the

residents of Marquez Knolls and for the

community at large. Information first

distributed to MKPOA residents as e-

mail community service announcements

(e-com) is increasingly picked up and

published by the Palisadian-Post as

Letters to the Editor, in the Two-cents

column, or in the Opinion column.

An e-com distributes information

from residents or public officials and

often results in responses from the

recipients with additional information,

concerns or opinions, which starts a

communication cycle. The MKPOA e-

com distribution list includes the Editor

of the Palisadian-Post, Bill Bruns, and the

West LAPD Captain, Evangelyn Nathan.

Thus items of interest to the press or law

enforcement get attention.

We do protect the confidentiality of

the distribution list and never publish

identifying information about individuals

without their consent.

It is the active participation of our

residents that fuel the exchange of

information which makes the process so

viable. An e-com report of a hit and run

accident on Lachman Lane brought the

driver forward. An e-com report from a

Your contributions keep MKPOA

thriving. Please consider using

the enclosed envelop for a

donation or your 2011

membership.

You may visit the MKPOA web

site: www.MarquezKnolls.com

Before December 31 and pay via

PayPal

for an early bird membership of $35

Marquez Knolls

resident on Bollinger about the increased

enforcement of the 72 hr. parking rules

has potentially saved numerous others

from having their cars towed. E-coms

about a lightening strike on Glenhaven,

power outages, and a would-be burglary

on Enchanted Way brought timely

information and peace of mind to

concerned residents. E-coms have found

homes for abandoned puppies and

reunited an elderly lady with her lost bird

(Happy Ending Tail pg. 4). A currently

active e-com from Bienveneda reported a

habitually speeding car and its license

plate information. LAPD officer, Michael

Moore, picked up the trail and is currently

in communication with the driver and his

father, advising them about the dangers of

speeding. (Hats off to our officer pg. 2)

The many heartwarming thank you

notes we receive for the information we

distribute are a reward for our efforts.

P l e a s e s e n d a n e - m a i l t o

info@MarquezKnolls.com if you are not

yet included in e-com. Ask your

neighbors and friends to join. It takes all

of us to stay in touch and be informed

about the important and the little things

that make our community so special.

Happy Holidays to you and your family.

Haldis Toppel

President

The Community Speaks

On December 9, 2010 Michael Dunn introduced this song to the audience at the PPCC annual pot luck dinner, sung to the tune of the New Year's Eve anthem "Auld Lang Syne”.

Should old acquaintance be forgot

Even as the old year fades Remember we're a lucky lot Living in the Palisades The peaceful Palisades, my dears

The peaceful Palisades Remember we're a lucky lot Living in the Palisades

The famous live in Malibu where they hide behind their shades

They'd gladder be, they'll tell you true, Living in the Palisades

The peaceful Palisades, my dears….(refrain)

BelAir can boast of wealthy folks Safe behind their iron gates But friendly hearts and shady oaks fill the peaceful Palisades

The peaceful Palisades, my dears….(refrain)

The Peaceful Palisades

Hotline: 310 454-7678 P.O. Box 1307, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 www.MarquezKnolls.com

MKPOA Quarterly Newsletter 2 Winter 2010

Street Services to little avail. Finally, a

recent visit by the general manager of

the LA Department of Street Services to

the Pacific Palisades Community

Council made the difference. Within

two weeks of the council visit, the

guardrail was repaired and 10 foot high

anis weeds were removed.

It did take a village, and now one

man who takes pride in his work has

offered to keep the area free of weeds

and debris.

Gardener and tree surgeon, Pedro

Viramontes who maintains many home

in the area, has volunteered to maintain

the curb as a community service.

This serves as one more examples of

the community in which we live,

concerned neighbors, the Community

Council and caring souls.

When an entire neighborhood

watches out for each other and LAPD

provides the welcome support, we have a

most effective security system generally

referred to as Community Policing.

A concerned neighbor on Bienveneda

send a cautionary note to MKPOA,

describing a dangerously speeding

Mustang along with its license plate. He

asked that a warning be issued to MK

residents to be on the lookout. The next

day three other residents responded to the

community service e-mail with a

description of the driver and other

speeding events within Marquez Knolls

and on Sunset Boulevard by the same car.

WLA Senior Lead Officer Michael

Moore monitored the communication and

responded:

I spoke to the father of the speeding mustang driver and left a written note explaining the problem for the driver. He is the manager for a restaurant in the Palisades and occasionally makes food deliveries (it's a family business). I will try to reach him at work to verify that his father gave him my note and to further emphasize the problems regarding speeding.

This is cooperative community

policing by our local residents and LAPD

at its best. Our appreciation goes to

Officer Michael Moore and to those who

took time to report the danger.

A once-

broken and

b a t t e r e d

guardrail on

E n c h a n t e d

Way is now

adorning the

r o a d w a y ,

giving way

t o a n

e x p a n s i v e

a n d

g l i s t e n i n g

ocean view.

For more

than a year

and a half

the unsightly

rail lay crumpled and a safety hazard.

Persistent calls by neighbors,

MKPOA were made to 311 and LA

Hats off to our Officer It Takes a Village...and a Caring Soul

Marquez Knol ls Home Sales* 2010 vs. 2009

*Statistics based upon M.L.S. records of Single-Family Residences ONLY

Year Number Sold

Average. Sale Price/Sg. Ft.

Median Sale Price

# Active Homes

2010 42 $663 $1,617,500 15 (as of 12/01/10)

2009 25 $615 $1,400,000 14 (as of 12/01/09

To Date 68% Higher 8% Higher 16% Higher 7% Higher

The Marquez Knolls Property

Owners Association would like

to thank the generous contributions

and support of Michael Edlen.

His entire team is extending warm

wishes to our community this

holiday season.

The Edlen Team -- where “Enthusiasm is the Secret of Success”

Michael@michaeledlen.com 310 230-7373

Hotline: 310 454-7678 P.O. Box 1307, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 www.MarquezKnolls.com

MKPOA Quarterly Newsletter Editor: Christy Dennis Winter 2010

MKPOA

P.O. Box 1307

Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

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Marquez Knolls Community in 2010 We’re Looking Forward to Another Great Year!

We look forward to keeping you informed on timely issues affecting our neighborhood.

Please help us continue with a donation or a membership for 2011. Household

Memberships: $40, Business Memberships: $100. Simply use the enclosed envelope or

pay online with PayPal at a reduced rate. (visit MarquezKnolls.com)

Thank You for Helping to Make Marquez Knolls a Safe, Warm and Beautiful Community

Greg Alper and his students delight the

crowd at the Annual Block Party

LAPD Capt. Evangelyn Nathan greets Whirlie

the Clown and her faithful assistant at the

Annual Block Party in the Marquez Business

District. The LA Fire Department and

Councilmember Bill Rosendahl’s Regional Rep,

Norman Kulla greeted the neighborhood.

The Power of communication was never

so evident in Marquez Knolls one fall

evening.

An elderly woman distraught and

frightened went door-to-door with an empty

bird cage, her beloved companion—a grey

cockatiel was missing.

In a house she had not visited, neighbor

Shirley Hill found a skittish little bird, wings

clipped and obviously someone’s pet.

Fearing the worst, she immediately sent

an e-mail to MKPOA asking that

the announcement be

distributed to the

organization’s e-mail

list.

As the notice arrived

in approximately 400 in-

boxes, Silgia Grassl, read

in disbelief, for she had

spoken with the pet’s

owner earlier in the day.

Within a few hours the

two were reunited.

Happy Ending ‘Tail’

Courtesy: Wikipedia

Enchanted Way Trick-or-Treaters

Haley and Mia Meronen with Charlie