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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
quarterly newsletter of marina village HOA Winter 2015
VILLAGEVOICE
In This Issue...... President’s letter Committee reports
Alameda NewsComing Attractions
Emergency Prep/CERTXmas Challenge
Book ClubNew Residents
MiscellanyMVHOA Directory
On January 20, the Board voted unanimously to send the new CC&Rs and Bylaws, on which the Board and many homeowners have been working on for three and one-half years (this time around), to the homeowners for a vote in the spring. There is still a little cleanup work to be done, and the Association’s schedule is already crowded with the Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 26 (not the 27th as stated in a recent email Blast). Here is the tentative schedule:
The complete set of CC&Rs and Bylaws will be mailed to all homeowners by about February 12;
There will be a town-hall style meeting at OYC on March 10, at which the Board and our lawyer, Amy Tinetti, will present the documents and answer questions.
At the Regular Board meeting on March 17 we will consider the results of the town-hall meeting;
Promptly after the March 26 Annual Meeting, the documents and the ballots will be mailed to all homeowners. The ballots will need to be returned on or before May 19, or delivered to a Special Board meeting
at 5 p.m. that day in the OYC Regatta Room, when they will be opened and counted. All ballots must be in the form of the secret, double-envelope style of ballot that we use for elections.
I am immensely grateful to the rest of the Board and to all the homeowners who have worked on this with us, particularly Gary Campbell, Jim and Nancy Moran, and Bob and Lorna Kimball, who all seemed to be able to attend every meeting – and there were a lot of meetings, all of them at night or on the weekends -- for getting us this far.
This Newsletter Congratulations to the Newsletter
Committee, and many thanks to Joe Helfand, Lynne Judson, Helen Harris, Elaine Mayer, Terese Hall, and Gloria Lemmon for bringing us our first edition of the Village Voice delivered primarily by email. I am sure this will be a big success, and not incidentally, save the HOA some money.
Mold Issues As many of you know, since the December deluges, we have been dealing with mold in 10 Invincible, Harry Ogawa’s home. We have a few tips and hints that may help us avoid or minimize these problems in the future.
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First and foremost, report any suspected or known water intrusion or leakage into the interior of your unit to Don or Collins right away. Report any signs of mildew or mold to Don or Collins immediately, whether or not you think the HOA is responsible. Mold is likely to occur on ground floor levels because the cold floor slab and lower temperatures near the floor promote condensation and then mold growth. Mold is likely to appear first on baseboards, trim, and wallb oard within about a foot of the floor.
Here are recommendations for you to reduce the risk of mold growth:
• Do not pack clothes so tightly in a closet that there is no air circulation.
• When placing large items or furniture like beds, couches or china cabinets directly against an exterior wall or an interior wall close to an exterior wall, leave a couple of inches of space between them and the wall for air circulation.
• Use the exhaust fans in the showers and laundry room to remove steam and water vapor.
• Consider using a squeegee or a chamois cloth to direct water from the interior walls of the shower into the tub drain after showering. This removes a significant source of water that will otherwise wind up in the atmosphere.
• Don’t let your plantings get too close to the exterior walls, whether in a patio or on any balcony. Do not let any sprinkler spray against the Masonite siding, and report any HOA-controlled sprinkler that sprays on the siding.
• Report to Don any gutter and downspout leaks, downspouts that don’t drain, and balconies that don’t drain. If you can keep your balcony scuppers and drains running freely, please do, and if not, let Don know when they back up.
• If you observe water dripping from appliances, windows or sliding doors; report it right away. Ice makers and water dispensers in refrigerators can and do leak. Although you may think that you have controlled the water by sopping it up, it is likely to have seeped under the carpets or wood floors, where it can contribute to an excessively humid atmosphere that promotes mold and mildew.
• Watch for leaks at the bases of toilets, and repair or replace the seal promptly.
• And of course, deteriorated drain hoses on clothes washers and dishwashers, as well as failed water heaters, cause floods.
• Floods from toilets, showers and appliances, especially in upper units, can lead to significant claims from your HOA neighbors and for water damage and mold.
• If you have any doubts or concerns about your plumbing fixtures, laundry equipment, water heater, etc., Don is available to look at them with you and give you advice based on our many years of experience with these issues.
The Drought
The Landscape Committee reports that we appear to have achieved the reduction in irrigation water usage demanded by EBMUD due to the efforts of the Landscape Committee and Loral, so far without serious damage to the landscaping. With the lack rain since before Christmas, the drought looks more serious every day. We need to be prepared for increasingly severe consequences in the form of brown turf and damage to our landscaping come summertime. The Board has imposed a moratorium on all planting until we see some relief.
Ted Keech
Lagoon Views
The Lagoon Management Program, or LMP, was unanimously accepted by the Board in November and now appears on the Marina Village website. If you are curious about how the lagoon system works and how it has changed over the years, you may want to check it out. If you are thinking of joining the Committee, it will give you a good idea of the scope of our work with the lagoons and the range of activities that go into managing them. The Board’s acceptance of this program completes the work we outlined in the “Lagoon Business Plan” that included the removal of unwanted fish and the restoration of both lagoons over the past several years.
The recent warm, dry spell has led to an unusual winter bloom in Triumph Lagoon. We are looking at possible interventions and hope to resolve the problem soon.
submitted by Diane Keech
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What is ACT?
It's Alameda Citizens Task Force, promoting open government, advocating fiscal responsibility, and encouraging community involvement in city government. Its mission is to provide information and critical analysis of civic issues which can support decision making, and to promote advocacy and participation by reaching out to the community. It is a watchdog group which advocates for effective government and takes action as necessary. ACT monitors and reports on city public meetings, analyzes and comments on important Alameda issues, provides city and community with factual information to support decision making, and reaches out to other community groups. The core values of ACT are: vigilance, truth, and civility.
At the January meeting, city finances were discussed with Alameda
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Treasurer Kevin Kennedy and Auditor Kevin Kearney. They pointed out that the city is on a path to bankruptcy with the major portion of the budget (69%) spent on salaries, health care and benefits for Public Safety, i.e. police and fire. These expenses are projected to bankrupt the city if continued at the present rate of increase. General Government and Administrative Services are each 9 %, and Other Expenses and Transfers are 13%. This quarterly meeting took place in the large 2nd floor meeting room at Alameda Hospital.
In September, ACT sponsored a Meet the Candidates Night to prepare voters for the November election.At other quarterly meetings, ACT covered Housing and commercial deveopment with City Planner Andrew Thomas, Alameda's Emergency Preparedness Plan.
At past monthly meetings, ACT has held discussions and presentations including Ron Cowan's proposed conversion of Harbor Bay Cub to Housing development, the completion of Jean Sweeney Park, and the future of Historic Alameda High School. ACT along with Protect Our Alameda Parks and Friends of Crown Beach worked on petition drives which saved the Mif Albright Golf Course and Crab Cove, two important pieces of Alameda parkland, from residential development.
If you'd like to attend a monthly meeting or receive periodic email "Calls to Action", contact ACT at:www.alamedacitizenstaskforce.org submitted by Emily Olson
NIOFY (Not In Our Front Yard)
I attended the rather dramatic City Council meeting in early January at which the new council deliberated rescinding its predecessor’s December 2014 agreement with Tim Lewis Communities to develop the 250,000 square-foot Del Monte building. The meeting room was packed that night; I wrongly assumed that those citizens present largely agreed with me: that the project was ill-considered.
No: the vast majority of speakers (45 to 9) were passionate in their support of our new neighbor: 308 residences, 30,000 square feet of retail space, and 415 new parking spaces – in a design that one fellow contrarian that night called “a glorified trailer park fronted by a [relatively short] brick wall.” (The boxy apartments, stacked four stories high, will rise to a height of 55 feet, well above the sight line of the brick wall facade.) Future plans could add another 100 housing units and another 15,000 feet of retail space.
That night Del Monte neighbors on Buena Vista spoke heatedly about the scourge of current truck traffic: anything, they said, would be preferable. One citizen averred that the Del Monte residents-to-be “won’t drive cars; they’re the type who’ll prefer bikes.”
Hmmmm. Where had I been? Had the prospect of 415 more cars past my front door a couple of times a day not been worth my attention? A dozen community meetings had afforded me the chance to lodge my concerns: I’d missed them all.
Very, very late that evening, the Council voted unanimously NOT to rescind the previous month’s commitment to Tim Lewis Communities. Going forward, I hope to try to stay more current. In case others feel this way as well, here are some links for the various
new developments looming around us:
The City Council meets every other Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meetings are podcast, and there are links on the website below to all planning and other documents:Alamedaca.gov Information about the Del Monte project can be found by following this trail: “Community Development” “Planning Commission” “Major Projects”Other sites of possible interest:Facebook: Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA)thealamedan.org [email protected] PLAN! Alameda submitted by Helen Harris
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XMAS CHALLENGE
Completely inspired and motivated by the residents of Regulus Court, the residents of Courageous Court got to work and decorated with Christmas lights, ornaments, ribbon and tinsel. The many hours and scary moments spent teetering at the top of a tall ladder paid off beautifully: Courageous Court began to sparkle! And it did not stop there. The Christmas spirit caught and spread and pretty soon other Courageous Court residents added their own brilliance of Christmas lights and decorations to the dazzling display, including a beautifully lit sign of HOPE. The warmth and shared experience generated between and among the residents was an unexpected benefit and universally felt by all participants. And we thank the Regulus Court residents for beginning something we hope will continue to catch and spread in Marina Village. See you next year!
submitted by Kris Matarrese
editor’s note: Pictures on page 11
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Landscape Committee Report
The Landscape Committee invites your input!
Please let us know if an area around your unit needs attention. Although we can’t take action regarding new plantings during the drought, we are tracking all requests, developing the necessary plans and securing estimates. We will be ready to go to the MVHOA Board to seek funding when drought conditions allow.
If you have comments for the Landscape Committee, please direct them to Collins Management, at [email protected].
Tree Spraying Projects
Plum tree spraying is in the works for the 2nd year for homeowners who have requested their trees are sprayed to try to prevent fruit dropping this spring. The LC has surveyed homeowners, have identified which trees to spray, and are working with the vendor to monitor when the blossoms are in full bloom and ready to spray.
We will let you know when the spraying will occur via mailbox and personal notices. We will have a very short turnaround time to notify everyone, because of the short window needed for the spraying to be effective. Cars will need to be removed from driveways and animals should remain inside for one hour following the spraying.
If you have a tree in your walkway or driveway that drops fruit and you would like it sprayed, contact [email protected] with the tree number. We will add it is to the list.
Alder tree spraying for aphids is also being planned. Costs estimates for this year’s spraying will be sent to the board for a decision at the January meeting.
Other Winter Projects
Projects to be tackled by Loral in January and February include mowing the ivy behind the pool house, trimming the loropetalum in Area D, and trimming the hedges along the lagoon to fence height or 5” below to allow the flowering hedges to bloom.
The monitoring of water use by the LC and Loral resulted in water reduction over the Fall. The water is now turned off during these winter months. Loral is monitoring the weather and will re-initiate irrigation when necessary.
Please remember to leave space between your car bumper and the irrigation heads on the parking islands when you park.
Projects for 2015
The Annual Large Tree Project will begin again in the spring. The health and status of all trees will be evaluated, and plans made to prune or remove trees for health and safety reasons. Homeowners will be surveyed for trees that require trimming for view. Tree lists will be compiled, costs estimated, and tree trimming will commence in the summer, following board approval.
A willow at 17 Regulus almost went over in the wind storm in early January. Bill Jarvis and Steve Wakefield braced the tree to prevent it from falling over and have hooked up a block and tackle to try to slowly bring the tree back to its upright position. The long-term viability of the tree will be evaluated by the arborist. Thank you Bill and Steve for your ingenuity and help.
The Berm Project: LC is continuing to develop a design to replant the area near MV Parkway next to Invincible Court. Although we cannot initiate any
work until after drought conditions have subsided, we are developing a design that meets the conditions of the area, is aesthetically pleasing and provides adequate privacy for the residents. Please feel free to communicate any ideas to Collins Management.
Large Tree Replacements: The LC is developing a plan for replacing the trees removed last year. Replacements are on hold, but the LC will be ready to request replacements as soon as drought conditions are lifted. Planning also goes forward on determining future replacements for trees that are nearing the end of their lifespans and may need to be removed over the next several years.
submitted by Natalie Porter
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Wine and Dine – We want you!
Marina Village Wine and Dine dinner groups will be regrouped in February. Dinner groups consist of 6-8 residents who get together every 5-8 weeks. The host serves the main dish and each person/couple brings a course to share. (salads, desserts, appetizers) All take turns hosting. Groups are reshuffled twice a year. It’s a wonderful way to share a deliciousmeal, meet new neighbors, connect with old friends, and scope out remodeling and decorating ideas!If you would like to join the groups, email Alex and Dotti Reisbord at [email protected]’d love to have you! submitted by Elaine Mayer
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NEW RESIDENTS
Jennifer Daley and Andreas Dedring moved to the Marina Village community a couple of years ago. Previously they lived on Marina Drive in Alameda. They love sailing and are active members. They have a boat in the fleet at Club Nautique.
Andreas is a music software project manager and Jennifer a textile developer and environmental designer., They met at the sailing club and were recently married in March of 2012.
Andreas is from Hamburg, Germany, where he studied musicology before coming to California in 2005 to work for a well know tech company in Silicon Valley.
Jennifer is originally from the New Jersey coast and lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a decade before moving to the Bay Area in 1999 to pursue her design profession and entrepreneurial endeavors.
submitted by Dotti Reisbord
Oakland Museum White
Elephant Sale
The “not to be missed” annual Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale is slated for Saturday, March 7th and Sunday March 8th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This event is a San Francisco Bay area tradition. The Preview sale is Sunday January 25th.
The activity is organized and presented by the Women’s Board of the museum. For over 50 years, the fund raising activity has supported educational programs, acquisitions to the permanent galleries, exhibitions, facilities, capital improvements as well as helping over 30,00 students and their teachers visit the museum annually.
Preview sale – Sunday, January 25th
10:00 am to 4:00 pm $15.00 (advance tickets),
$20.00 (at the door) On March 7th and 8th – admission is freeChildren under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The sale is located at the Oakland Estruary, 333 Lancaster Street.On sale days, parking is limited and shoppers are urged to carpool or take public transportation. A free shuttle will be available to and from the Fruitvale Bart Station and the warehouse site. The shuttle runs from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on sale days.For more information go to http://whiteelephantsale.org/about
submitted by Dotti Reisbord
Alameda Landing Construction Activity
Construction is booming in Alameda Landing with 12 signed leases and many more in negotiations. If you haven’t been to this site recently, consider going there or view the map of this growing area and all the new businesses that are in different stages of completion.
Target, Safeway, Michael’s, and Sleep Train are already open. Leases are finalized for Chipotle, T-Mobile, Panda Express, Habit Burger Grill, Pacific Dental, Sprint, Spin!, Neapolitan Pizza, First United Credit Union, Famous Dave’s Barbeque, and Unleashed by Petco. Nearby and opening soon are Safeway Gas, Chase Bank, and In N Out Burger. There are a total of approximately 40 retail spots in the Alameda Landing complex varying in size from 950 square feet (sf) to Safeway’s 4,500 sf and Target’s 139,000 sf.
Stay current and visit www.alamedalanding.com
View the current site map for Alameda Landing
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Submitted by Gloria Lemmon and Emily Olson
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WARNING LIGHTSREMINDER !!!
There are warning lights in threelocations in Marina Village thatmonitor the operation of the lagoon pumps. See the photos below for the specific locations.
Parkside
Invincible
Courageous
If you notice any of these lights are on, please call Don Aaseth
right away. His number is listed at the end of every newsletter
submitted by Gary Campbell
MVHOA BOOK CLUB
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the 477 page novel for the March 3 discussion.
Chimananda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into thirty languages. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun and a story collection The Thing Around your Neck.
Americanah is her third novel. The book begins:
“Princeton, in the summer, smelled of nothing, and although Ifemelu liked the tranquil greenness of the many trees, the clean streets and stately homes, the delicately overpriced shops, and the quiet, abiding air of earned grace, it was this, the lack of a smell, that most appealed to her, perhaps because the other American cities she knew well had all smelled distinctly. Philadelphia had the musty scent of history, New Haven smelled of neglect. Baltimore smelled of brine, and Brooklyn of sun-warmed garbage. But Princeton had no smell. She liked taking deep breaths here. She liked watching the locals who drove with pointed courtesy and parked their latest-model cars outside the organic grocery store on Nassau Street or outside the sushi restaurants or outside the ice cream shops that had fifty different flavors including red pepper or the post office where effusive staff bounded out to greet them at the entrance. She liked the campus, grave with knowledge, the Gothic buildings with their vine-laced walls, and the way things transformed, in the half-light of night, into a ghostly scene. She liked, most of all, that in this place of affluent ease, she could pretend to be someone else, someone specially admitted into a hallowed American club, someone adorned with certainty.But she did not like that she had to go to Trenton to braid her hair.”
The first book of 2015 was Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat. This non-fiction book describes how nine Americans participated in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Tuesday, January 27, Emily & Chuck Olson at 3 Redondo hosted the meeting.
Mike & Rheen Henning at 16 Courageous will host the Tuesday, March 3 Book Club - please let them know if you plan to attend and if you have any questions, contact Gloria Lemon [email protected] or [email protected]
submitted by Mari Campbell
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Court Captains MVHOA
a. Invincible & Independence – Gary Campbell/Ken Bartlett
b. Courageous & Independence – Elaine Mayer/Susan McDonald/Martha Walker
c. Regulus – Gene Metz/Lynne Judson
d. Eclipse – Gloria Lightfoot/Joy Pratt
e. Redondo – Shel Milligan/Steve Bicknese
f. Triumph & Kingsbury – Gail Weininger/Nancy Bartlett
submitted by Elaine Mayer
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Alan and Lynne Judson entered their boat in the 2014 Alameda Boat Parade and walked off with the first prize in the "Motor Boat Division". On the bow were Mari and Gary Campbell ho ho ho- ing in Santa and Mrs Claus costumes. Yay, Marina Village!!!
submitted by Terese Hall
MARINA VILLAGE CERT
This information is directed at all new Marina Vill-age residents. In Marina Village, we have a CERTgroup of volunteers, many of whom have attendedtraining offered by the Alameda Fire Department. Once trained, CERT teams are capable of providing various types of help to people affected by disasters such asearthquakes.
Any residents wishing to be of service to Marina Vill-age in these situations are encouraged to take these free courses offered by the Fire Department. The schedule for the upcoming courses appears in the next column.
submitted by Joe Helfand
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Bridge Group Forming
Newlyweds Chuck and Emily (Woollett) Olson on Redondo and several other Marina Village residents would like to be part of a M. V. Bridge-playing group. Others interested in such a Bridge group should contact Chuck ([email protected]) or Emily ([email protected]). submitted by Helen Harris
CERT CLASSES, ANYONE??
There are four sets of CERT training being offered in 2015. (MARCH, MAY, AUGUST, AND OCT) There are five subjects covered:(PP) - Personal Preparedness and Hazard Mitigation -- to prepare your home and family for an earthquake.
(DM1 & DM2) - Disaster Medical 1 & 2 - Learn basic triage; 1st aid techniques; elements of critical incident stress.
(FH) - Fire Suppression/Hazardous Material Awareness. This class covers basic fire theory. Discusses how and when to use a fire extinguisher as well as a basic understanding of HAZMAT (hazardous materials).
(HT) - Hazardous Material Mitigation/Terrorism Response - understand how to recognize a HAZMAT situation, how HAZMAT and terrorism incidents differ.
(SAR) Disaster Search Techniques, Basic ICS & Completion Exercise - Students learn to recognize structural damage, how to systematically search for people and techniques to move heavy objects that impede rescue.
Please check out the http://alamedaca.gov/sites/default/files/document-files/files-inserted/cert_reg_form_2015_combined_0.pdf for more details,information on signing up, and the sign up form. submitted by Steve Bicknese
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NEW RESTAURANT ??
1051 Pacific Marina - is going to be a Chinese restaurant specializing in dim sum for lunch and also a full facility restaurant with a seating capcity of 446. It is designed to be able to host wedding banquets, birthday parties etc. to occupy the main dinning hall or in the private V I P rooms. The name of the restaurant is - Pacific Light House. Our anticipated grand opening is in December of this year. The patrons will have a
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waterfront view of the Alameda estuary with its many private docks and yachts. We anticipate that our hours will be from 10 AM to 10 PM daily. Our full facility bar and lounge is designed to enhance your dinning experience. Please come and enjoy a memorable experience in dinning. editors note: When work stopped on the project, the following was re-ceived January 7th......
We made revisions to the original approved plans. The City Design Review has approved or revision. Now we are waiting for BCDC to approve our revision and the Building department to approve our working drawings. Until that happens, we are at a stop. We expect to resume construction in about a month. It will take about 3 months to complete the project, once we have all the approvals. Thanks for your interest.
submitted by Terese Hall
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Cocktails with your Movie? Alameda Cinema Grill has recently opened next to (actually attached to) to Alameda Theater. Featuring comfort food and a craft cocktail program, the Grill has developed a way to integratedining and a movie going experience. Patrons are able to purchase movie tickets and take beer, wine, and cocktails into the theater through a private corridor. Should you opt to purchase reserved seats within a specified seating area, you can order food and drinks to be deliveredto your seat.For a view of the menu, go to [email protected] address is 2301 Central Ave. Closed Mondays.
submitted by Elaine Mayer
Improved HOA Website
The Marina Village HOA official Website at marinavillagehoa.com is being improved and streamlined. The goal of this effort is to provide residents a website with a new focus on C U E:
C - Current and relevant information about our community
U - Useful tool for all residents to stay informed
E - Easy to use and user friendly to access and navigate
The Newsletter Committee initiated this project so they could post the Village Voice Newsletter and make it easy, accessible and timely to view. This resulted in the creation of a Website subcommittee to streamline/update the current site and add new features that are convenient with valuable information. Target date to complete improvements February 15, 2015.
New features and highlights include:
• FAQ’s - Residents can use this feature that answers important questions
• News & Views - allows any resident to add and share information including Resources, Book club news, Items for Sale, Opinion on Issues
• Village Voice Newsletter - available on the Menu
• Current information – includes all the Committees, their charter/purpose and members
• Address Book – expanded to include all residents with
convenient lookup and search features
• Requests/Questions - User friendly screen that allows any resident to send questions and/or requests to Business manager or Property manager
There are many other useful features and a presentation of the improved site will be given at the HOA General Meeting on Thursday, March 26. Hope you plan to attend and take advantage of our website asset that is available to all residents.
If you don’t remember your logon to marinavillagehoa.com, contact [email protected]
Submitted by the Website Subcommittee: Lynne Judson and Gloria Lemmon
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New Invincible Resident
We welcome Betty Spammer, our new neighbor in unit 32, Invincible Court. She grew up in a rural town in Michigan and after many moves ended up in California. Her family keeps her busy staying in touch with her six children and fifteen grandchildren.
At the age of 6, Betty knew music was in her blood when she first heard her brother play the piano during his lesson. Her passion in music was always evident from singing in kindergarten and taking piano lessons at age eight to recently playing benefit concerts. She received a music scholarship to the University of Michigan and graduated with a degree in Music Education. As an adult she continued singing in choirs, playing the organ and her Baldwin piano. Her broad interests in music include enjoying the SF Symphony, Opera, Broadway musicals and Cabaret. Other activities she enjoys include ballroom dancing and taking long
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walks. She walks several miles to the Farmer’s Market and walks back home with her grocery cart. She sets a wonderful example for exercise.
Her email has the quote “Singing is the only activity that lights up all the cells in the brain”. She believes singing is healing and promotes well-being. Her future plans include using music in a therapeutic way. She is looking for service opportunities that benefit others and some ideas she is considering include volunteering in children music activities or doing benefit concerts for children in hospitals.
It was a delight meeting with her and she is happy to be here since she grew up in a small community and feels she found one here at Marina Village. When you see Betty, introduce yourself and make her feel at home.
submitted by Gloria Lemmon
DUES PAYMENT OPTION
Save Money/ Simple To Do
As we enter a new fiscal year 2014-2015 for Marina Village, we continue to review ways to reduce costs and ways to make your life more simple. In this case we are able to offer an option that meets both these objectives. This relates to an ongoing method for making your monthly dues payment that’s called “PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS.”
At the present time, around 60 home-owners are using this method by authorizing Union Bank, the bank to whom payments are made, to auto-matically charge your checking account at your bank for the payment of your monthly association dues. These payments are made on or about the 7th of each month and will auto-
matically adjust when monthly dues are adjusted by MVHOA. By author-izing this payment method here are the benefits:
SAVINGS:
★ MVHOA saves $5 per year by not printing and mailing you a coupon book
★ You save the cost of postage of an added $6 per year
★ You avoid that possible Late Fee of $50 if an ‘Oops’ occurs
IT IS SIMPLE:
★ Fill out the front of the simple two-sided, self-addressed form in this newsletter★ Staple a voided check for the account you plan to use for Preauthor-ized Payments in the spot noted
★ Fold the form in thirds, as marked, staple it shut, attach a stamp and mail this pre-addressed ‘envelope’
★ You will receive a confirmation of the start date via U.S. Mail to advise you when this method will begin
★ When an annual dues adjustment is made, the bank automatically adjusts the withdrawal with no further action on your part
An additional 35 homeowners are currently making their payment using an on-line method that requires some personal management. You may wish to switch to this simple method enabl-ing you to gain all the savings and sim-plicity offered by Preauthorized Pay-ments.
If you have questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] or call 925-519-3795.
Our goal is to achieve as much of the potential $600 savings if the re-maining homeowners participate. Your participation is appreciated.
Use the application form on the following page. The mailing address is on the form; after folding, write that address on the outside, apply postage and staple the form closed.
TRASH PICKUP ETIQUETTE?
I have received some informal reminders from the garbage truck drivers about the placement of the receptacles before pick-up. Please:
1. Leave space between the cans (I think they would like two feet) so that the pick-up mechanism doesn’t knock over the adjacent cans by mistake; and
2. Particularly for Independence residents, please put the receptacles in the street against the curb, not on the grassy strip between the sidewalk and the street.
submitted by Ted Keech
Real Estate Matters
Wendy Sanda reports that Alameda currently has only 25 homes listed for sale, while a typical year at this time would see more like 125 for sale. Bidding wars are common, though they occur more often in the case of non-condo-type residential dwellings. “Things are very tight right now,” she says. Last quarter, two Marina Village homes sold. None are currently listed. submitted by Helen Harris
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AUTHORIZATION AGREEMENT FOR PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS
CUSTOMER: If required, photocopy lor your records.
Management Company Narne: N_O_B_L_E_C_O_M_M_U_N__r_rY M_A_N_A_G_E_M_E_N_T _
Association Name: MARINA VILLAGE OPERATI NG ACCOUNT 1 81 0 0 4 5 6 8 6 _
Unit Address: _
Homeowner Unit \lumber I Account Number: ---------------
IM/e authorize 1he above Association to charge my/our checking account at the financiaf institution indicated on my/our voided check for the payment of mylour monthly association assessment. Ycur account will be charged on or about the ?th of each month.
IN'le understand 1hat these assessments may change periodically, and that such changes wilf be provided to Union Bank by the above named Association
UcrJ UJ :r li!:: id :r u 0 w 0 0 > You will receive confümation of start date via U.S. Mail. If you have any questions, you may call Union Bank at
1-800-836-5184.
Please mail this authorization to: UNION BANK, N.A. HOA REMITTANCE PROCESSING-MP, 4-30A-8'12 2001 SATURN STREET MONTEAEY PARK CA 91755
We represent and warrant to Union Bank. N.A. that the undersigned are ail signers required to transact business on said deposit account and understand that electronic transactions on said account wilf be governed by the terms of my\our deposit account terms and disclosure. Union Bank, N.A. must receive written notification of my'Dur termination by the 1Oth day of the month in order to act upon such notification by the following month's payment.
Firsi Name o;i ACCO!.'n! (please print)
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Sec:md Na.'Tle on Accoont (If applicable)
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FO:'IM 02337- 2 ;Rev. 10120:;3) eForm
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PL.EASE ATTA CH A VOIDED CHECK (WITH PREPR!NTEQ NAME AND ADORESS) FROM
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The First Marina Village Holiday Lights Challenge
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Complete contact informationavailable at:
www.marinavillagehoa.com
Board of DirectorsTed Keech --- President 206-1760Mark L. Ulrey --- Member-at-large 501-7393Ken Bartlett --- Treasurer 814-9773Alan Judson --- Vice President 263-9126Len Bridges ---Secretary 865-2254Newsletter CommitteeJoe Helfand --- Editor 459-6416email: [email protected] Mayer --- member 749-0993Helen Harris --- member 748-9087Terese Hall --- member 263-9044Gloria Lemmon --- member 846-4077Dotti Reisbord --- member Emily Woollett --- member 864-9880Committee ChairsArchitecture --- shared by membersBudget --- Ken Bartlett 814-9773Building ----Dwain Bitter – 227-5837Emergency Preparedness ---Acting Chair Steve Bicknese- 864 9615Insurance--- Tom Charron 814-0259Lagoon --- Diane Keech 220-4252Landscape --- Lynne Judson 263-9126 & Natalie Porter 523-9089 Pool --- shared by membersMV NeighborhoodMartha Walker --- Chair 865-5231Elaine Mayer --- member 749-0993Kris Matarrese --- member 522-1154Mari Campbell --- member 814-1920Emily Woollett --- member 864-9880Susan McDonald – member 846-9799Yvette Koehler – member - [email protected]
MVHOA ManagementGenine Kennedy --- business manager262-1795 ext. 14 (office)262-1797 (fax)email: [email protected] Lee --- asst. business manager262-1795 ext. 23email: [email protected] requestsDon Aaseth --- site manager407-0208email: [email protected]
Alameda Coming Attractions
01/16-02/15 Altarena Playhouse Barefoot in the Park 1409 High Street 510-523-1553
02/05 Rhythmix Cultural Works Fantastic Five Flutes 8p.m. $15/$20
02/13 Rock Wall Wine Co. Viva Amore 2015 Music,Wine, Treats 2301 Monarch St. $25/general admission 02/22 Rhythmix Cultural Works
Café Flamenco World class Flamenco artists 7p.m.-9p.m. $12-$25
03/07-03/08 White Elephant Sale 333 Lancaster St. Oakland Sponsored by Oak. Museum
03/13—4/19 Altarena Playhouse Blood Brothers 1409 High St.
03/26 MVHOA Annual Meeting 7p.m. Oakland Yacht Club Ongoing….. Alameda Point Antiques Faire First Sunday/every month
Farmer’s Market Haight and Webster Every Tuesday & Saturday 9a.m.-1p.m.
Alameda Naval Air Museum Open every Sat./Sun. 10a.m.-4p.m. 1769 Alameda Ave. 510-522-4262
Mastick Senior Center Table Tennis Tuesdays, 12:30p.m.-3:30p.m. $1.00 pp/per session
