Watergate Community Association is not responsible for misprints, misrepresentation, errors, or omissions.Advertisements placed in the Hatchcover should not be considered an endorsement or recommendation

by this community, its Association, or its representatives.

Police or Emergency:911

Tennis Shop547-7577

Clipper Club654-4040

E-Mail:wcaoffice@aol.com

Homeowners' Office:428-0118

Fax:428-0379

(Monday - Friday8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)

Security (24 hours):772-5005

Web Site:www.watergatecommunityassociation.com

April 2009

WatergateHatchcover

A publication of the Watergate Community Association, 8 Captain Drive, Emeryville, California 94608

All Watergate children and theirguests are invited to attend

our annual Easter Party onSaturday, April 4th, at theClipper Club. The kidsshould bring a basket andwill color their owneggs before hoppingdown the bunny trail on

Easter Party and Egg HuntSaturday, April 4th, 1:00 p.m., Clipper Club,

(This event will be held rain or shine!)

an Easter egg hunt led by theEaster Bunny! (Parents, don’t forgetyour cameras!)

There is a $3.00 charge perchild, and reservations must be

made with the Clipper Clubat (510) 654-4040 byWednesday, April 1st.

Event Use of theClipper Club

The Clipper Club is meant to be arecreation club for Watergate

residents and their guests and is notopen to the general public. As notedin the Watergate Rule Book, theClipper Club may be used for civicpublic information sessions sponsoredby residents, at no cost, for the benefit of Watergate resident owners,their tenants, and their guests. Userscannot charge a fee or solicit donations.The Association does not have abusiness license to allow anyone tocollect fees for classes of instruction,club meetings, or non-Watergatesponsored events at the ClipperClub.

Residents must show their validWatergate ID card when signing into classes, clubs, or meetings held atthe Clipper Club. Residents mustaccompany their guests (up to fourper unit) to any class session, club

meeting, or special event, and areresponsible for seeing that theirguests comply with WCA rules.

Residents can rent portions of theClipper Club for use by their privategroup, by making a reservation withClipper Club staff. The residentreserving the facility must have avalid Watergate ID card, sign a contractto attend the entire event, and willbe responsible for deposits, fees, andgeneral cleanup for the event.

Guests attending a private party arelimited to the area reserved. Thepools, tennis courts, billiard room,and TV / TV area cannot be reservedor used by private parties.

Any misuse of or damage to facilities,furniture, or equipment by residentsor their guests will jeopardize furtherprivileges, and any damages or violations will be the responsibilityof the resident, their guests, and theowner of the unit.

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Movies are shown in the ClipperClub TV room every Tuesday, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,

unless otherwise noted.

Movies and popcorn are provided free of charge, courtesy of your

Clipper Club staff. Please be awarethat scheduled movies are subject to

availability, and substitutions may occur.

For more information or to suggesta movie selection,

please contact the Clipper Club at(510) 654-4040.

April 7th: “Frozen River”

Starring: Melissa Leo, MistyUpham, Jay Klaitz

Genre: Drama, Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 97 min.

MPAA Rating: R (for some language)

In a hardscrabble corner of upstateNew York, near the Canadian border, abroke and battered white solo mom(character actor supreme Melissa Leo)joins forces with her Native Americancounterpart, another wronged mother(stoical Misty Upham) to smuggleimmigrants in the trunk of a carthrough the Mohawk Nation andacross the frozen St. Lawrence river.This leads to trouble. It also, inwriter/director Courtney Hunt’s beau-tifully-paced and thrillingly-acted socialdrama, leads to one of the very best ofthe "border" films crowding interna-tional screens.

Tuesday at the Movies

April 14th: “Changeling”

Staring: Angelina Jolie, JeffreyDonovan, John Malkovich,Jeffrey Donovan

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 141 min.

MPAA Rating: R (for violent and disturbing content, and language)

Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie, inan Oscar-nominated role) is over-joyed when her young kidnappedson Walter is brought back home.But when Christine suspects that theWalter who was returned to her isn’ther actual child, the police captain(Jeffrey Donovan) has her committedto an asylum. John Malkovich co-stars as the crusading reverend whocomes to Christine’s rescue in thisgripping, 1920s-set drama helmed byace director Clint Eastwood.

April 21st:“The Secret Life of Bees”

Starring: Dakota Fanning, QueenLatifah, Jennifer Hudson

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 110 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for thematicmaterial and some violence)

This saga of a family of honey makers in the Deep South, circa1960s, borders on being sticky-sweetbut catches itself each time. It is afaithful adaptation of Sue Monk’snovel in which a teenager grows upfast after being raised by an abusivefather. Dakota Fanning stars as theheroine, who seeks refuge in a houseowned by Queen Latifah, as a beekeeper. Civil rights legislation hasjust been signed, but the movie showsthat you can’t legislate people to overcome their already-ingrained prejudices.

2 March 28th: “W”

Starring: Josh Brolin, ElizabethBanks, James Cromwell

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Biopic,Politics/Religion

Running Time: 130 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for language,including sexual references, somealcohol abuse, smoking, and brief,disturbing, war images)

Director Oliver Stone attempts tocome to terms with the eight-yeartrauma known as the Bush yearswith this biopic, depicting the presidentas a family black sheep who drankaway his youth, glided on familymoney and connections, and embroiledthe country in a needless, disastrouswar. Bush fans will find the depictionby Josh Brolin offensive, and Bushdetractors will find it all too sympathetic, but the film, despiteweaknesses, is a valiant attempt athistorical and psychological perspective.

Watergate I.D. Cards

Please be reminded that a validWatergate I.D. card is required in orderto take full, unrestricted advantage ofthe facilities and amenities here atWatergate. Tenant cards are typicallyissued for one year. Owners are issued afive-year card.

Renew your registration or replace a lostor stolen card at the WCA Office, Mondaythrough Friday, between 8:30 a.m.and 5:30 p.m. Renewing tenants will needto provide a Registration AuthorizationForm signed by their owner or propertymanager. For convenience, this form isavailable on the WCA website and canbe submitted electronically.

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SECURITY ACTIVITYOpen Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Citizen Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Animal complaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Alarm Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Juvenile complaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Miscellaneous investigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48CC&R violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Miscellaneous assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Maintenance report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Parking violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Property reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Vehicle registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Casualty reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Fire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Fire Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Mail Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY459 PC burglary - residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . 1459 PC burglary - auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 11459 PC burglary - commercial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Attempted 459 PC burglary - auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0Attempted 459 PC burglary - residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0451 PC arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0487 PC grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . 11484 PC petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 29211 PC robberies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . 6593 PC tampering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 594 PC malicious mischief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0602 PC trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2901 VC non-injury auto accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010851 VC auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . 1010851(r) VC recovered stolen vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. . . . . . 5Attempted 10851 VC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010852 VC tampering with an auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02002 VC hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0215 PC car-jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS187 PC homicides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0240 PC assaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0242 PC battery (simple assaults). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 4243 PC domestic disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1245 PC aggravated assaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3261 PC sexual assaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0415 PC disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0653(m) PC annoying phone calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0834 PC resisting arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05150 W&I commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

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1. Call to Order. President RobertC. Blain called the meeting toorder at 7:05 p.m. Directors presentwere Mike Cartmell, JudithChoate, Murray Kane, MaxWeintraub, and Ariane Zand. NeilStraus was absent. Also present wereGeneral Manager Tim Sutherland,Controller Lisa Trabert, AssistantGeneral Manager Jeff Kiel and 11residents.

II. Approval of Minutes. Strausmoved, and Kane seconded, toapprove the January 12, 2009,Regular Session minutes, withone minor numerical correction.The motion to approve wasunanimous.

III. Secretary’s Report. The Boardmet in Executive Session prior totonight’s meeting to approve a resolution to record nine noticesof default and election to sell forthe following Assessor’s ParcelNumbers: 049-1528-251, 049-1528-326, 049-1528-421, 049-1529-002, 049-1529-198, 049-1529-235, 049-1529-270, 049-1529-311, 049-1529-350.

IV. Treasurer’s Report. TreasurerKane reported a favorable operatingbudget variance of $126,842through January 31, 2009. Kanealso reported an operating fundbalance of $97,837 and replace-ment fund balance of $2,497,243.The full report is available at theWCA office and website.

V. Manager’s Report. General ManagerSutherland reported the following:Matt Heebner has been hired asthe new Grounds Supervisor, andElizabeth Hoyt has been hired asthe new Resident Coordinator.Water, natural gas, and electricusage are slightly lower than the comparative seven-month periodlast year. The boardwalk wrought-iron railing mockup is the favorite

WCA Board of DirectorsRegular Session Minutes

February 23, 2009 (Draft)

of residents who have left theirfeedback at the office. The Boardwill make a decision on the coderailing system at the April 2009Board meeting.

VI. Old Business. • A324 Unit Modification - Installation

of Additional A/C Roof Ducting.Work involves installing additionalHVAC ducting to the existing ductingthat supplies three rooms in the oldLathrop penthouse. Items of concerndiscussed include the impact onviews; roof policy regarding thefuture installations of skylights;and establishment of a new precedentfor other top floor units wanting airconditioning for their units. Strausmoved, and Cartmell seconded,to not approve the modificationto unit A324. The motion to notapprove the application wasunanimous.

VII. New Business. General ManagerSutherland requested Boardapproval of the following:

• Insurance Renewals - Cancellationand rewrite of the Association’sgeneral, umbrella and auto liabilityinsurance, from the period January23, 2009, through January 23, 2010,to March 31, 2009, through March31, 2010. This change will "sync"the Association’s major liabilitypolicy end dates with our propertyinsurance ending date, of March 31of each year. This change may openup new markets that may be willingto write a package deal. Kanemoved, and Cartmell seconded,to approve the cancellation andrewrite of Allied Group generalliability and auto and GreatAmerican liability umbrellapolicies at no additional expenseto the Association. The motion toapprove was unanimous.

• Pool Safety Equipment FundingReallocation - Reclassify $5,948.49

from the operating fund to thereplacement fund for safety poolequipment needed to comply withthe Virginia Graem Baker PoolSafety Act. Weintraub moved, andZand seconded, to approve thefunding reallocation request forthe pool safety equipment. Themotion to approve was unanimous.

• 4 Anchor Drive Lobby IntercomReplacement - Funds are neededfor the replacement of the 4 AnchorDrive lobby intercom. Cartmellmoved, and Zand seconded, toauthorize Sound Communications toinstall a replacement intercom, at4 Anchor Drive, not to exceed$3,800, to be funded from thereplacement fund. The motionto approve was unanimous.

• Board Resolution to Record TwoNotices of Delinquent Assessments:

President Blain read the followingresolution:

"Resolved, the Board of Directors("Board") for Watergate CommunityAssociation authorizes and instructsAllied Trustee Services to record aNotice of Delinquent Assessment,in the full amount of unpaidassessments, late charges, interest,and collection fees and costsagainst the following two propertiesbearing Assessor’s Parcel Numbers049-1528-108, 049-1529-596, asauthorized by Civil Code Sections1367.1 and 1367.4, if suchaccounts have not been reinstatedby the Notice of Intent to Lienexpiration date." Kane moved,and Zand seconded, to approvethe aforementioned two Noticesof Delinquent Assessments.The motion to approve wasunanimous.

VIII. WCA Committees.• Architectural Control Committee -

No Report.

• Landscape Committee. Chair SamFoushee reported that the committeerecommends the removal of ashrub/tree at the north end of "A"building near A104; the removal of

and Kwan Henmi Architecture andPlanning. The design competitionis scheduled for Tuesday, April 28,2009, at 6:00 p.m., in the ClipperClub. Cartmell moved, and Kaneseconded, to authorize a $10,000stipend to Huntsman ArchitecturalGroup and $10,000 to KwanHenmi Architecture and Planning,for a design presentation to theBoard, CARS, residents, and staff,on April 28, 2009, to be fundedfrom the replacement fund. Themotion to approve was unanimous.

• Renewable Energy Committee -President Blain acknowledgedreceipt of the minutes andannounced that the committee willplan for a meeting in March.

IX. Statements and Requests. Anowner also suggested that sincethe community is undertakinginterior renovations in the hallway,the design should take into accountthe possibility of adding fire suppression lines and sprinklersdown the corridors.

X. UpcomingMeetings. Thenext Budget andRegular Sessionsare scheduled forMarch 23, 2009.

XI. Adjournment.The meeting ad-journed at 8:11 p.m.

Respectfully sub-mitted,

Neil Straus, Secretary

5a declining flowering plum tree,#755, near the north end of theClipper Club; and the removal of asmall volunteer redwood, in frontof C227/C228. Also, the committeerecommends removal of an unau-thorized planting bed and smallfence in front of C230. Weintraubmoved, and Cartmell seconded, toauthorize removal of all threedead/dying trees recommendedfor removal by the LandscapeCommittee, and directed staffto send a letter to the owner ofC230 to remove unauthorizedmodifications to the commonarea landscaping. The motionto approve was unanimous.

• Common Area Renovations andSigns - Co-Chair Judith Choatereported that the CARS committee,Tim Sutherland, and Jim Ellis conducted ninety-minute interviewswith the five design firms, onJanuary 23 and 24. The committeerecommends a design competitionstipend amount of $10,000 each toHuntsman Architectural Group

Noise ComplaintsThe WCA office receives double, andsometimes triple, the number of noisecomplaints at this time of the year,when the weather is warm and windowsare opened more frequently. Please beconsiderate of your neighbors whengoing about your daily routines or visiting on your balcony.

Noise complaints should be reported as they occur, to Security, at (510) 772-5005,

so they can be verified and/or documented by the WCA office.

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Salsa Dancing!Ron Louie and a group of residentswould like to start a salsa dance class/practice that will meet regularly at theClipper Club, on Wednesday or Fridaynights. It will be fun to do a littlefreestyle, some partnering, and someCuban rueda. If you want to learn orpractice with them, please add yourname to the sign-up sheet in theClipper Club or send Ron an e-mail atronnielouie@yahoo.com.

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