On The Street Where You Live Linda Kaye

We are nearing the end of our year and you may ask, “What took so long,” or “Where did it go?“ For many it was a stressful year, from personal issues we faced to the wind and fire threats. Many of you started or finished projects on your homes. Some moved. Next month we will ask each of you to participate in the letter campaign to county and coastal commissioners to approve the 2-4 am parking restriction coastal is appealing after the restriction we sought was achieved. For those that don’t know or remember, the SMPOA’s fiscal year end in June so we have 6 months remaining. The Board is very robust this year and far different than it has been in the past several years. There are more members and more participation by its members. It isn’t easy to serve month after month when you have a business to run and life to live with your own business and family. So I’d like to thank our current Board members:

Thank you Gregg Bernstein, AC Chair, a Mortgage Broker; for the past five years you’ve volunteered weekends covering AC site visits and issues, and served continuously on the Board.

Thank you, Larry Klein, developer and real estate specialist, current Treasurer. Health challenges add an additional burden. Despite this, you have fought illness back and continue to tirelessly serve our community.

Thank you Marco Rufo, VP, a luxury home specialist. Despite your challenging schedule you still find time to print our Sunset Mesa-Ge (in color) and never charge us! Your depth of knowledge amazes me.

Thank you Jeremy Cohen, Secretary, Gm Talent Studios. You may be new to neighborhood but you’re making a mark on this community with your activism. Heading the committee on the RV encampment, chasing the issues with county and coastal is not overlooked.

Thank you Paulette Silver. You take on projects, from heading the block party to the newest crime deterrent committees with unmatched organizational fervor.

SUNSET MESA-GE

December 2017 Issue Editor: Paula Segerstom

Inside this Issue & found at www.sunsetmesa.org

o On The Street Where You Live

o Other news

o Treasurer’s Report

o Architectural Committee Report

o The Benefits of Volunteering

o Neighborhood Events

o Community Billboard

Thank you Howard Gould, Getty Liaison, Attorney. When asked you didn’t claim a busy schedule, you stepped up to serving on the encampment committee and the coastal issues we are challenged with.

Thank you Albert Chang, new Board member. You didn’t retire into our beautiful sunsets, you got involved in our AC and Board issues.

Every week we hear of another crime in the community. It’s no wonder the discussion of the kiosk is back. Good thing it’s already designed by Russell Shubin and approved by the county, with Becky Rickley and Natasha Roit’s help. Crime Deterrent Meeting Monday 12/11/17 to discuss ideas to address the growing concern. Look on our website, www.sunsetmesa.org for time and address.

To the numerous Sunset Mesa members, long time and new, I want to personally thank you for being part of our community and wish you all a wonderful new year.

Shout out to our sponsors!

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac (Ceanothus), lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia), can be a beautiful addition to your garden. Fall is also a great time to add fruits and veggies to your front or back yard. Food crops

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac (Ceanothus), lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia), can be a beautiful addition to your garden. Fall is also a great time to add fruits and veggies to your front or back yard. Food crops

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac (Ceanothus), lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia), can be a beautiful addition to your garden. Fall is also a great time to add fruits and veggies to your front or back yard.

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac (Ceanothus), lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia), can be a beautiful addition to your garden. Fall is also a great time to

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac (Ceanothus), lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia), can be a beautiful addition to your garden. Fall is also a great time to add fruits and veggies to your front or back yard. Food crops Plant seedlings of beans, broccoli, kohlrabi, and peas; sow

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac

Mindful Gardening by Paulette Silver Gardening tips for October!! Plant Great native shrubs, such as California wild lilac

Other News

Holiday Traditions around the World

Happy Chanukah! Chanukah, or the Festival of Lights, is the eight- day celebration of the Jewish uprising against their oppressor starting December 12 through December 20, 2017.

Merry Christmas! The Christian celebration for the birth of Jesus. Today Christmas celebration includes massive decorations, Christmas trees, celebration with family and friends and, of course, Santa bringing gifts for the children.

Happy Kwanzaa! This celebration honors Africa heritage in African American culture. Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26, 2017 through January 1, 2018, with each of the seven days focusing on one of the seven Nguzo Saba, core values.

Treasurer’s Report As of November 30, 2017

Chase Checking: $72,067.87

UBS: $ 83,788.73

One West $201,044.84 Total: $356,901.44

Credits for the month of November

Interest Deposit, One West Bank: $172.60

Interest on CD: $1,044.84

HOA Dues: $2,700.00

HOA Docs: $1,320.00

Raffle Tickets: $45.00

Debits for the month of October

SM Mini Storage, Storage $2,814.05

Gina Mooring Karaoke $350

P.Segerstrom, Block Party $90

P.Segerstrom, Reimburse Blk Pty Materials $29.38

Custom OK Design, Sponsor Sign $296.57

Paulina Catering, Block Party Food $783.86

L. Krusell, Jumper Assistant $100.00

Vogel & Kinnie, Tax Consultants $322.00

Paulette Silver, Block party materials $107.13

Staples , Storage Materials $73.80

Home Depot, Storage Racks $218.93

P. Segerstrom, organize storage $71.25

P. Segerstrom, Edit/Del Sunset Mesa-ge $650.00

Architectural Committee

After Site Visits on December 2, 2017. Letters of Determination were sent to the following:

3636 Seahorn, Matt Walsh, renovation, skylights, rear extension. - Property was reviewed from multiple angles and homeowners. No potential OVI.

Project Approved. LOD issued.

18203 Wakecrest Dr, LanAnh Tarnay, Solar Plans. Second site visit. Neighbors were noticed. No objections received.

Project Approved. LOD issued.

18408 Clifftop Way, Linda & Rob Seltzer, OVI complaint. Homeowner wasn’t home. Spoke to through RING. Original complaint of OVI for trees, shrubbery, and palm trees from two neighbors had a previous LOD issued. Complaint was against homeowners 3652 Malibu Vista (Amladi - palm trees) and absentee owner of 3701 (Jesse Denver) - both previously received notice of OVI. Homeowner advised to explore and advance their interest legally.

No Action take

3753 Malibu Vista, Matt/Nicole Homme, Solar Plans. Mock ups are in place. No objections received Homeowner asserted objections to adjacent homeowner at 3701 Malibu Vista (Dwyer). AC previously issued OVI notice for their shrubbery at the fenceline; unpermitted and unapproved shack in backyard causing obstruction of view; and overgrown trees blocking clear ocean views. AC does not reissue OVI LOD and advised homeowner, in good standing with the HOA, to explore and advance their interest legally to enforce the CCRs.

Plans approved. LOD issued. New OVI Confirmed

To file an OVI complaint, visit www.sunsetmesa.org, download request for service under the Architect Committee tab. Fill in, date it and add pictures. Send to: sunsetmesaac@gmail.com

The Benefits of Volunteering We would like to thank all our wonderful volunteers (and future volunteers) for enriching our community and creating an active, fun, and involved environment to Sunset Mesa!

Recent research has determined that there are some surprising benefits to the person sharing his or her time with others.

Here are five unexpected benefits of volunteering: 1. Giving your time makes you feel time-rich. Cassie

Mogilner, a professor at Wharton wrote in the Harvard Business Review that – based on her experiments and research – those who give away their time serving others say they feel less time-constrained than those who don’t. Studies discovered that, rather than the social connection or enjoyment connected with volunteering, the people who give their time away feel more capable, confident and useful. They feel more accomplished, and that’s why they feel like they have more time to accomplish things in the future.

2. Volunteering keeps you healthy, especially if you’re older. A report by “A Corporation for National and Community Service” notes: “Those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability, and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not volunteer.”

3. Loving others makes you feel more love. Researchers at the London School of Economics studied the level of “happiness” among those who volunteer, and found that the more people served others, the happier they were. Volunteering builds empathy, strengthens social bonds and makes you smile – all factors in measurable happiness levels.

4. Volunteering is good for your social life. People who are naturally shy or have trouble making friends have found that volunteering gives them the opportunity to develop their social skills – especially those who volunteer in programs like mentoring, tutoring or teaching. Additionally, being around like-minded people gives them ample opportunity to strike up friendships with people who have common interests.

5. Volunteering sets a good example for your kids. Like it or not, adults are role models to the younger generation, so when kids see their parents and/or friends’ parents giving themselves away to those who need assistance, they are more likely to do the same.

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!

Neighborhood Events- December 2017 14th Annual Malibu Christmas Woodie Parade at Malibu Village. Enjoy live musical performances, light holiday fare from Malibu Burger Co and Marmalade Café, and environmental sustainability booth by the City of Malibu. Sunday, December 10, 3-5 pm at Malibu Village. Swedish Lucia celebration at Malibu Farm on Sunday, December 10, 5-7 pm. Enjoy the ”snow” at the pier and wash the Lucia choir performance. For more information about this Swedish tradition visit and how to properly celebrate visit https://sweden.se/culture-traditions/lucia/.

Chanukah Candle Lighting, hosted by Chabad of Pacific Palisades. Tuesday, December 12, 5.30- 6.30 pm at 15305 Sunset Blvd.

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!

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Shout out to our sponsors!

COMMUNITY BILLBOARD

Do you offer babysitting, house sitting, dog walking, tutoring, driving, mommy’s helper, services? If you would like to advertise a community service contact editor: PaulaSegerstrom@gmail.com

NEXT BOARD MEETING: January 7, 2018 at 10 am THE NEXT AC SITE VISIT: January 6, 2018 at 9 am

Bothered by the air plane noise?

Follow the steps below to file a complaint!

Download the app at: http://www.planenoise.com/mobile/lawa/nR9k3pXb/lax/

How to Submit a Complaint: 1. Fill in your contact information; name, address, phone

number and email. Click “next” to go to the next page. 2. Fill in time and date when you heard the aircraft, or

choose “right now”. Click “next” to go to the next page. 3. Select aircraft type from the drop down menu. Click

“next”. 4. Select main concern- loud noise. Enter a comment if you

want. Click “Submit” to submit your complaint.

Community Website www.Sunsetmesa.org

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!

CRIME DETERRANT MEETING

DECEMBER 11, 2017

6.30PM- 8 PM at 18361 Clifftop Way

TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT BREAKINS?

WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

Questions? Call Paulette Silver 310 459-9999

IMPORTANT CONTACTS/PHONE NUMBERS

Lost Hills Sherriff (non-emergency): 818-878-1808

Malibu City Hotline: 310-456-9982

Universal waste systems: 800-631-7016

So Cal Edison: 800-611-1911 (emergency line)

So Cal Gas Co: 800-427-2200

Water District 29: 626-458-4357 (emergency line)

Curb Painting, John Lehne: 310 454-9400

Getty Villa Complaints: 877-625-4282

Agoura Hills Animal Control: 818-91-0071

County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl: 213- 974-3333

Stephanie B. Cohen: 310.231.1170 or 213.448.6221

CHP (For cars parked 72+ hours): 323-982-4900

West Valley CHP: 818-888-0980

LA Building/Planning: 213-974-6433

LA Public Works (traffic signals/tree trimming/illegal

dumping/report violations): 626-458-5100

Public Works (imminent dangers / RVs) 1-800-675-4357

LAX Noise Management, Catherine: 424-646-6501

Reg Planning - Overnight Parking: 213-974-1522

Please mail or drop off your dues and pick up your Getty Card at 18431 Kingsport Dr, Malibu, CA 90265. Getty cards available to paid dues homeowners. Can’t pick up? Send a self-addressed and stamped envelope to same address.