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Table of Contents Editorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Spotlight on our Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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

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

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

Events:

Weekly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Upcoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

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

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

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

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

Committee Reports

OSERT & OCA Safety . . . . . . . . . 15

Share & Wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

OCA-TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

FMARCC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Personal Safety Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . 19

BOD Meeting Minutes, 6/27/2018 . . . 20

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]

Non-emergency Police (to report suspicious activity):

760-435-4900

Emergency Police:

911

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.


Office Staff:

General Manager Patricia Orlando [email protected]

Property Administrator Karen Walter [email protected]

Receptionist Tracy Richardson [email protected]

Maintenance Admin. Asst. Diane Seely [email protected]

Admin. & Cte. Asst. Teresa Brown [email protected]

Bookkeeper Glory Phillips [email protected]

Contact for all: 760-757-3937

2017-2018 Board of Directors

President Joan Jeffery 760-637-2384 [email protected] Vice President Carol Finkas 760-586-8484 [email protected] Secretary John Vogt 760-519-7554 [email protected] Treasurer Charlie Wendt 760-453-2223 (cell) 760-908-8897 [email protected] Director Sherry Jarrett 760-803-1535 [email protected] Director James Darrell Rocke 760-285-2493 [email protected] Director Vacant

The 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: kwalter @ocaoffice.org.

• 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? Both maintenance work requests and landscape work requests are available on our web-site: www.oceanaseniors.org. After com-pletion, you may submit your form via [email protected], by fax to 760-757-8177 or by visiting the Business Office. All work requests are prioritized with other scheduled work. We do respond to an emergency situation (e.g. sewer back-ups and exterior water leaks) within 24 hours. After normal business hours and on weekends emergencies should be re-ported to our live answering service at 760-757-3937.

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

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

www.oceanaseniors.org

www.ci.oceanside.ca.us

www.sandiegocounty.gov


If you have ever vis-ited the office chances are she has greeted you with a radiant smile. She is the face of Oceana for residents – Tracy Richardson our recep-tionist and so much more.

Tracy has been with us a year now and has brought real sparkle to the front desk. She is the one who signs you up for events, accepts service requests, payments, and generally answers a multitude of questions for residents.

Tracy also coordinates with the land-scape supervisor and landscape committee.

What Tracy especially likes about her job is the variety of people she sees every day and getting to know residents. She en-joys being a part of the OCA family and helping residents become familiar with HOA life. For many it is a new experience and she is here to walk residents through the jungle of HOA rules, regulations, and processes.

Tracy lives with her husband Phillip and sons Brandon and Dorian. Dorian attends Rancho Buena Vista high and is a prized running back on the varsity team. Brandon attends Mira Costa College and prefers spending his free time as a competitive video gamer.

In her off hours from Oceana Tracy loves to go wine tasting with her girl-friends and spending time with her family. Some family recreation activities include camping in the Sequoia Redwoods, Lake Dixon, and around Escondido and Julian.

We appreciate all that you do for us, keep up the good work Tracy!

Spotlight on our Staff

Tracy Richardson – Reception

he following was submitted by Char-lie Wendt, Board Treasurer, for in-

clusion in this edition of Hilltop Highlights. In lieu of a message from the Board this month, this message is highly appropriate.

Howdy Neighbor!

It is my personal crusade to encourage our residents to show our friendliness to others in Oceana. This idea comes from a friend of mine who had visited a smaller community where it was common practice to “wave” and say “hello” to everyone they meet. It definitely was a way to help bring a smile to others. I encourage you to do the same here at Oceana. So, if you are driving or walking around the neighbor-hood, I encourage you to pass along a friendly “hi and a wave”. Show others that we are a friendly community.

“Catch a Wave”

Charlie Wendt

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In most of the US, the second Monday

of October is Columbus Day. But not all states or regions follow this observance. Instead, they celebrate Native American Day.

California was the first when, in 1968, Governor Ronald Reagan signed a resolu-tion calling for a holiday called American Indian Day, to be held the Fourth Friday in September. In 1998, the California Assem-bly passed AB 1953, which made Native American Day an official state holiday, ob-served annually on the fourth Friday in September.

In 1989, the South Dakota legislature unanimously passed legislation to change Columbus Day to Native American Day. Since 1990, the second Monday in October has been celebrated as Native American Day in South Dakota.

In 1994 the state General Assembly of Tennessee established the "fourth Monday in September of each year" as "American Indian Day".

In 1997, the state of Nevada also de-clared the Fourth Friday of September as [Nevada Indian] Native American Day.

Oct. 3rd 2017 The Proclamation of Na-tive American day was announced by the Mayor of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

(NOTE: South Dakota and Vermont, which celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day, are the only states to practice non-observance of the federal holiday of Co-lumbus Day.)

Native Americans were the first Ameri-cans to live in and populate what is now the United States. By the time the first ex-plorers and settlers arrived from Europe, Native Americans had populated the entire American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Tierra Del Fuego all the way to the northern reaches of Cana-da. They present a rich variety of cultural and linguistic heritage. Native American Day (or its equivalent) is a celebration of those who call the US their home.

Native American Day is dedicated to honoring and celebrating Native Ameri-cans, the Native American culture and the contribution that Native Americans have made in the past and still continue to make to their respective states and the United States as a whole.

Traditionally, Native American Day is viewed as a time of honor and celebration. In both California and South Dakota, some organizations and community groups sup-port this day through learning initiatives that focus on the traditions, culture and background of Native Americans. It is a day to celebrate the heritage of Native Americans and for both native and non-native cultures to unite so the many as-pects of native culture can be shared. Cul-tural activities such as markets and gath-erings of North America's indigenous peo-ple (known as pow-wows), are held and in-volve dancing, singing and socializing. Fact: Navajos volunteered in significant

numbers for service in WWII. Many were employed for radio communications be-tween units using their native language. Navajo is one of the most complicated lan-guages in the world and it remains the only war-time communications code that has never been broken.


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

7am & 5 pm Welcome to Oceanside 2 pm & 7 pm Board Meeting from

the Previous Month 3:30 pm & 8:30 pm Most Recent Town Hall

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 helping out each week. If you would like to participate,

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

Sept. 6 Robert Parker

Sept. 13 Nathan James

Sept. 20 Family Matters: Home Health vs. Home Care

Sept. 27 Oceanside Police: “Coffee with a Cop”


Weekly Events Upcoming Events

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

Hosted by Glen 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.

• Laughter • Toe tapping • Finger snapping • Having fun!!

Every Thursday at 6pm

Time: 4—6pm Poolside When: Every Wednesday - as long as the weather permits.

P arty with your neighbors. Meet new friends. Get out of the house and have

a good time! Bring your own drink and a snack to share.

Every Wednesday at 4pm

Every Thursday at 9am

The ever popular:

See Page 5 for details.

Thursday, October 11

Be there or be passé.

6 pm — Clubhouse Auditorium

Details to be announced.

During the October 11 Coffee Hour in the Clubhouse Auditorium.

This is a fun opportunity

to view and buy the newest

fall fashions.

Wednesday, October 24


September Events

Register through Aug. 30 at the Office.

Cost: $7.00 plus a side-dish or dessert

to feed several. Sunday, September 23:

2pm at the Star Theatre in Oceanside

Cost: $15.00 Sorry,

Sign-up closed on August 13

Monday, September 3

Time: Noon—3pm Poolside

• Build your own Hot Dog - Hamburger from our BBQ Grill - Complete condiment table with chili and cheese.

• Music provided by Jimmy & Enrique—flamenco, middle-eastern, salsa, calyp-so, Brazilian.

The swimming pools will be closed for this event.

Saturday, September 29

Music Provided by the

Cool Rush Band

Dinner: Lasagna (Regular & Vegetarian) Antipasto Salad, Garlic Bread,

Beer & Wine

When: 6-9 pm Sat., 9/29 Where: Clubhouse Auditorium

Registration Sept 4—Sept 27 Res.: $12.00

Guests: $15.00 at the Office.

Saturday, September 15:

Offering: • Another opportunity to discuss

what is happening at Oceana. • Topics will be open. • Information will be presented

concerning the 2019 Budget.

10 am — Clubhouse Auditorium

Refreshments will be provided.


Notices & Reminders

OCA Endowment Fund

The Board of Direc-tors has adopted a mis-sion and vision state-ment for our community. It sets before us this goal: to keep and improve Oceana as an active, well-maintained, moderately-priced community which provides a high quality of life for its 55-and-older resi-dents while also seeking to preserve quali-ty of life and property values for future residents.

If we can meet that goal, you will benefit because you get to enjoy the enriched quality of life as long as you reside here -- and then you have something precious to leave for your heirs. The OCA Endowment Fund is a way that you can help turn vision into reality! The fund can receive proper-ty, stocks, insurances, jewelry, cars and cash. The principle in the fund will be pre-served, and only the interest will be used. For more information, contact Director John Vogt, 760-519-7554 or

[email protected]. John Vogt

We are saddened to report the recent death of Leslie Cross, a long-time OCA resi-dent and community volunteer. Our condolences go out to Leslie’s family and friends.

. . . all artists, ceramicists, sculp-tors, photographers, crafters, quilters and other creative Oceana residents. Our annual Oceana Art Show will be held Sunday, October 21 in our clubhouse and we would love to have you share your creative talents with our com-munity. The show is a non-competitive event with music and refreshments. Entry forms and specific art show information will be available October 1 in the art room and should be returned to the marked box in the club house lobby by October 12. For more information contact Nielsine Archi-bald 760-730-5446 or Pat Christie 442-297-7430.

Looking Forward, Nielsine Archibald

Scoop the Poop! It’s the good neigh-bor thing to do and

. . . it’s the Law!

And, Ban the Butts!


Chair (seated) meditation is a simple tech-nique that can be practiced in as few as 10 minutes each day. It is prescribed by doctors and has been shown to: • Reduce stress • Decrease anxiety • Improve cardio-

vascular health • Improve capacity for relaxation • Slow aging • Encourage a healthy lifestyle

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

Chair Meditation

RATS!! Don’t feed them!! Any food you leave out for birds, bunnies or any oth-er cute critters is food for rats.

Don’t feed them!!! The birds will survive, even better without a horde of rats around.

Fallen fruit is also food for rats. Please pick up any fallen fruit and dispose of it in your trash. Help make Oceana vermin free!

The phone number reported in the Au-gust Hilltop Highlights, the Humane Socie-ty of San Diego, is NOT the number to call. The agency to call and report coyote sightings is the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources at:

858-467-4257. A Unit 11 resident called the Humane So-

ciety of SD on 8/3 to report a sighting. While walking her dog, she encountered a coyote that came within 6 feet of her dog. Yelling and swinging at the coyote did nothing to make it leave. The resident picked up her dog and ran. This is not a good solution and may not be within every resident’s physical abilities.

The Humane Society of SD does not manage coyote information. They suggest calling the Fish and Wildlife phone number above. Hopefully, they will be able to moni-tor the coyote situation we face here at Oceana and provide support. But, be aware that the Fish and Wildlife department has communicated to us that they will not trap, remove and relocate coyotes.

We apologize for the previous error. NOTE: A few suggestions that may help.

1. Do NOT feed your pets outside. 2. Do NOT have a bird feeder. It will at-

tract rats and other vermin that coy-otes normally hunt.

3. Coyotes may hunt at any time of the day, but are primarily nocturnal. Do NOT walk your dog before sunrise or after sunset.

4. Never go out without a walking stick, especially one with a pointed end. Wav-ing that stick in the air will make you appear much bigger to the coyote, re-ducing the possibility of attack.

5. Obtain a canister of pepper spray and carry it with you. A good shot of pep-per spray will send a coyote packing. But, make sure you know how to use it. You don’t want to spray yourself or your dog.

6. Picking up your dog is OK. But, don’t turn and run—the coyote may attack you! Instead, back away slowly.

Gas Leak or

Electrical Outage Call SDG&E at

800-411-7343

Cable Problem Call Cox at

760-599-6060


See You Soon!

or those of you that may have been traveling

this summer or haven’t been down to the golf shop lately, come by and check out our new patio addition! We now have new high top tables and bar top seating, with a great view of the golf course and lots more space to enjoy a group gathering. Need a place to celebrate a birthday or special oc-casion? We have the perfect spot for you - Stop by soon and pay us a visit!

We are excited to announce a new addi-tion to our live music

on the patio line up! BaRel & LaNa are known as “North County’s favorite one-man, one-woman band”! Playing ro-mantic love songs and classic rock favorites from the 60's - 90's, they feature multi-layered, melodic guitar work and tight vocal harmonies. Check with the golf shop for updates on our Friday music schedule.

www.EmeraldIsleGC.com Golf Shop Phone #: 760-721-4700

The Emerald Isle Patio

BaRel & LaNa

We have happy hour Monday-Friday starting at 2pm to close, and if you don’t feel like cooking be sure to stop by the grill for a meal or give us a call to place a take-out order! 760-721-4700

http://www.EmeraldIsleGC.com


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

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

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. Refresher Bridge Course–Thursday 10:30am

-Noon, Auditorium. Info: Betty Lotz 760-231-1529 or Karrie Lillicotch 760-722-8685.

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 Tues-day, Thursday and Friday. Contact: Pat Christie at 760-405-3133.

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

Chair Volleyball - Monday and Thursday 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 10:30-11:30am 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: Geri White, 760-439-5890.

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 Barilot-ti 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.

Things To Do at OCA Line Dancing –Wednesdays 3pm-4pm in the

Auditorium. Info: Jeane Minsky at 760-433-5704.

Mah Jong - Mondays 1:00pm-4:00pm and Tuesdays 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 6:30pm in the Computer room. Info: Patricia McArdle, 703-254-8916

Pickleball - Everybody: Mondays &Tuesdays at 2:30pm. Experienced players: Tuesdays at 9am. 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.

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

Sing-Along - Thursdays 6pm in the Clubhouse Auditorium. Bring snacks & drinks. Info: Glen Hemingway 760-518-5716.

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

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

Water Volleyball Tuesdays 1pm. Info: John Allison 442-615-8028.

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


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

8:30am Landscape Q&A

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

Events Scheduled Every Week—By Weekday

Other Scheduled Events

Every Sunday Every Monday Every Tuesday Every Weds. Art Room Open: 2-4pm

Computer Rm: 10-12am & 1-3pm Friends of Bill W. 5:00pm Keep Fit Class: 8:30am (Auditorium) Lapidary Shop: 1-3pm Line Dancing: 3-4pm Putting Practice 10am (Golf Course) Share & Wear: 11-2pm Water Aerobics: 8-9am Woodshop: 1-3pm

Admin. Office Open to 6:00pm

2-4pm Board Games

1:30pm Bunco—Card Room

2-4pm Board Games

9:30am Activities Cte.—Card Room

1:30pm Bunco—Card Room

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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: Advanced Players Only

9am-Noon Open Play 2-5pm Poker: 6-8pm Share & Wear: 11-2pm Water Volleyball: 1pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

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

Disorders: 6pm Pickleball:

Open Play 2-5pm Pinochle: 12:30-4pm Share & Wear: 11-2pm Trivia: 7-9pm Water Aerobics: 8-9am Woodshop: 1-3pm

9:30am Arch. Cte. - Card room

10am OCA Book Club 12:30pm Oceana Bridge

12:30pm Oceana Bridge

9:30am Finance Cte.—Card Room

French Club 10:30-11:30am

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12Noon-Website Cte.– Computer Rm.

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5-9pm OMUG

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4-6pm Party on the Plaza —Poolside

6-6:30pm Safety Cte-Comp 6:30pm OSERT-Comp. Rm.


9:30am FMARC Cte. Mtg.—Card Room

10am Unit Advisors Cte.—Auditorium



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Noon-3pm BBQ & Pot Luck —Poolside


Every Thursday Every Friday Every Saturday

Thursday Friday Saturday

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22 1pm OCA-TV Cte.

—Admin. Conf. Rm.

Billiards: 10:30am Bridge-Refresher Course —(Aud.) 10:30am-12 Ceramics: 1-3pm Chair Volleyball 1-2pm Coffee Hour: 9am

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

Open Play 2:45-5pm Share & Wear: 11-2pm Social Bridge: 9-11:30am Tai Chi: 10-11:30am Water Aerobics: 8-9am and 1-1:45pm Woodshop: 1-3pm

9am Coffee Hour- Nathan James

8 9am Coffee Hour- Robert Parker

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9am Coffee Hour- Family Matters: Home Health vs. Home Care

6pm Sing-Along—Auditorium


6pm Sing-Along Auditorium

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10am—1pm SSS

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9am Lndscp Cte.—Card Rm.

Pickleball: Open Play 1-4pm


Native American

Day

9am Coffee Hour- Oceanside Police: “Coffee with a Cop”

10am

—Auditorium

6-9pm

—Auditorium


FMARC Committee Meets: 3rd Wed. ea. Month, 9:30am, Card Room Bruce Cowgill Chair Marge Collins Joseph Egan Steve Gillis Craig Libby Patricia McArdle Tain Soreboe Bob Wakeham Darrell Rocke Board Liaison John Vogt 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 – Teri Battaglia 714-458-6842 6 – Steve Lawler 419-7011 7 (1-34) - Donna Wendt, 453-2223 7 (35-62) & 7A Beth Troxell 8 – Margarita Willis 433-2797 Kathleen Pursell 439-9282 9 – (Open) 10 – Ray Flanders 754-0020 11 – Shari Flanders 754-0020 Diane Tucker 12 (1-53) - Jay Norris/Pat Brinson 509-939-1680 12 (54-98)- (Open) 14 – Toby Roberts & Anita Romaine Joan Jeffery Board Liaison

Website Committee Meets: 1st Wed. ea. Month, 12pm, Computer Room Anita Romaine Chair 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 Ginny Romans Secretary/Coordinator Linda Garcia Share & Wear Mgr. (Open) Treasurer Nancy Norton Sue Mansis Bella Strubhar Carol Finkas Board Liaison Charlie Wendt Board Exec. Cte.

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

Landscape Committee Meets: 2nd Thurs. ea. Month, 9am, Card Room Ray Jacobs Chair Jim Boyd Kathleen Dowling Larry Lepley Carol Finkas Board Liaison Charlie Wendt Board Exec. Cte.

OCA-TV Committee Meets: 3rd Fri. ea. Month, 1pm, Office Conf. Room Colleen Eidson Chair Shirley Clinton Patricia McArdle Carol Finkas Board Liaison

Safety Committee Meets: 3rd Wed. ea. Month, 6pm, Comp. Room Kelly Byrne Chair, 760-335-6597 John Allison Georgann Gall 760-335-6597 Jon Katz 714-496-3907 Alice Nolan 214-0221 Vacant Board Liaison

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


Committee Reports

This section of the Highlights is reserved for the safety and secu-rity information to serve and pro-tect the resi-dents of Oceana. You have the right to read, or the right to have someone read it

to you. This is important information. If you observe a suspicious person and

want to make a report, make note of: • Gender – male or female • White/Black/Asian/Hispanic/other • Age – best estimate • Height and weight • Skin tone and hair color • Scars, tattoos, piercings, facial hair • Appearance – dirty, well-groomed • Clothing (color, style), shoes, jewelry,

glasses • Speech – accent, slurred, vulgar

Use non-emergency lines only:

760-435-4900 or 760-435-4911

The Oceanside Police Department (OPD) was notified recently by an Oceana resi-dent that a stranger was lurking in a near-by backyard. The person who called the OPD's non-emergency number also report-ed some minor property destruction. The police took quick action and did pick up a suspicious person for questioning.

If each section of Oceana had a neigh-borhood watch community of between 12

and 20 homes, we could quickly notify our close neighbors and other watch groups throughout our community about intrusions like this. Neighborhood watch groups can communicate via text or phone. It’s easy and it’s quick.

Every month Oceana's OSERT and Safe-ty Committees are represented by an Oceana resident at the OPD’s community-wide Neighborhood Watch meeting. At the July meeting, a representative from the nearby Oceana Mission Community report-ed problems with vandalism and theft. As a result, they are establishing a Neighbor-hood Watch program, and will be hosting OPD this month to finalize its formation. The Oceanside police have offered to speak to neighbors in Oceana who would like to set up a neighborhood watch sys-tem. For more information, please contact a member of the Safety, OSERT or Unit Advisors committees.

In addition to considering the establish-ment of neighborhood watch programs, all Oceana residents should at a minimum fol-low these basic preparedness/safety prac-tices. 1. Keep your doors and windows locked at

all times (you can buy small locks at hardware stores which will allow you to lock your windows while keeping them slightly ajar for fresh air).

2. Have at least one flashlight and a port-able radio with enough working (and spare) batteries in case the power goes out.

3. Keep, at a minimum, a three-day supply of water (one gallon per person per day) in case water supplies are tempo-rarily cut off.

4. Finally, if you do have to evacuate your home in a hurry, be sure you have quick access to the important (financial and family) papers, photo albums and any other personal items you would want to take with you when you evacuate.

Pat McArdle


Share & Wear We’ve heard from many, especially new-

comers, that you are trying to downsize, so why buy more? By supporting Share and Wear you are ultimately supporting our community.

Instead of thinking “downsizing”, think “exchange.” Ladies, are you getting tired of looking at the same clothes, shoes, purses in your closet or dresser drawers? Bring some of your clothes, etc. down to Share and Wear and purchase something new for you in our Boutique. Did your coffee maker/grinder just die? How about that toaster oven/microwave, toaster or just about any small appliance. Again, think S & W. This time come to the Annex which is located by the pools. We may have your replacement at a much lower cost. All our electrical items are tested be-fore they are put out for sale. Or how about your favorite chair or couch—is it falling apart and you need to look for a new one? Again, come on back to the Annex. We have many more items including books, cards, kitchen items just to name a few more.

We have a pick up service as well if you have usable heavy items to donate. We take more than just clothes as donations. All of us volunteers at S&W hope to see many of you checking out our store in the near future.

Sandy Vogt, Assistant Mgr.

OCA-TV Update OCA TV is currently on life support with

just three volunteers, who are doing their best to ensure that the monthly slide show is up-to-date; that the board of directors and town hall meetings are video taped and broadcast; and that our Channel 1960 Cox signal is broadcasting in the clear. We are looking for a resident familiar with MS coding who could help us create new time slots for future programming.

Patricia McArdle

Activities Committee With Labor Day upon us, another summer

is history. Activities hopes you had an en-joyable season. In May we kicked off sum-mer with our Memorial Day event featuring fried chicken, potato salad, baked beans and of course music. As always July was Tip Top Meats Bar-B-Que and more music. Moving on, August had our free build-your-own ice cream Sundae with Peter Seltzer for entertainment. On Labor Day we will have good old summer hamburgers, hotdogs and potluck side dishes. The en-tertainment will be one of our favorites, Jimmy and Enrique. Every Wednesday dur-

ing the nice weather we had Party on the Plaza. At POP folks bring a dish to share and their own drinks. The fea-tured entertainment is con-versation with your neighbors and fellow residents. We ex-perimented with Coffee Hour. Sometimes coffee and donuts were free and other times we moved it outside. Coffee Hour will continue to see change, including speakers, Bingo and Trivia. We on the committee try to give you an opportunity to enjoy yourself here at Oceana. Every other month we plan to

bring you Day Trips. August’s trip was to Del Mar Race track. Future trips are in the planning stage and are being guided by the Day Trip survey many of you filled out ear-lier this year. There was significant inter-est in Whale Watching and Winery tours. Watch the Highlights for information on future Day Trips.

Activities is funded by reselling your do-nations to Share and Wear. If you, or someone you know, is moving, downsizing or breaking up their home, give Share and Wear a call. They will come out and ar-range for a truck to move large unwanted items to S&W. This service is provided to help the families of residents and maintain a good flow of items to Share and Wear.

September’s Coffee Hour lineup is again guaranteed to please. We will start with

Donate it to S&W


Landscape Committee There is not much to report this month.

We want to remind residents that Labahn’s is monitoring water use during the warm weather, times and cycles will change as needed.

We hope by the time this is published that the Vista Bella slope will have been hydro seeded. This slope has been a prob-lem for a long time, hopefully this will be the end.

The irrigation crew has been busy with normal repairs. They have also been deal-ing with problems caused by the SDG&E project. Irrigation pipe has been found in many areas to have been installed with electric conduit which is very thin and una-ble to handle the water pressure. When found it is being replaced, which takes time away from other projects—not to mention money that we do not have.

As a result, projects approved by the committee have been delayed, the plan is to have these projects completed by the end of August.

A reminder: lawns are mowed on Wednes-day and Thursday, part of that process is crew members cleaning the area with blow-ers, take note that windows should be closed until they finish. We are also on a

six week cycle for general maintenance. Part of that work may include crew mem-bers cleaning with blowers. Again, please close windows while the work is being done.

The committee has a small budget for improvements within the community, but we will monitor these and be very selective with the requests we receive.

Homeowners can continue to submit land-scape improvements that they are willing to pay for. All owner-paid work will be done by our landscape vendor. We have re-ceived several requests for H/O paid pro-jects, which have been very successful.

Landscape committee meetings are held in the card room, the second Thursday of the month at 9:00 AM. Homeowners are encouraged to attend and express any con-cerns they may have.

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. These requests will be given to the landscape contractor for immediate atten-tion. The committee and administration will continue to be available for Q&A in the card room of the clubhouse at 8:30am be-fore the board meeting each month. Your questions will be addressed and further information will be provided at these fo-rums.

. Ray Jacobs, Chair

everyone’s favorite piano player, Robert Parker. Robert will be followed by another crowd favorite Nathan James. We will then have a Home Health Care speaker and talk about Family Matters. Depending on their schedule the last September Coffee will either be “Coffee With a Cop” or a fa-vorite game, Bingo. Keep watching as we hope to bring back Tri City Hospital for a Discussion on Cancer.

Activities is here to help you have fun, meet your neighbors and enjoy living in Oceana. Our fall line up of events are sure to be crowd pleasers. We will offer a Sock Hop, Halloween Party, Day trips, Coffee Hours, Party on the Plaza and other stuff. Stay informed via our Web Site, High-lights Magazine and Television. The Club-house also has flyers on all these things. Please come out and join us.

Charles Kruse, Chair


Website Committee www.oceanaseniors.org – the place to

be!! Check out your very own webpage for Oceana with all the information you need – weather in Oceanside, pictures in and about Oceana, the activities that are listed for our enjoyment so you won’t for-get when they are happening. From swim-ming to Pickleball to Poker to Bridge, you can stay in shape with your mind and body.

What a wonderful place to live! It’s Oceanside’s best kept secret. And you make it that way. Congratulations! Now pat yourself on the back. You’ve learned how to use the computer to keep you well in-formed.

Here it is again - your webpage: www.oceanaseniors.org.

Anita Romaine

FMARCC—(Facilities Maintenance And Reserve Component Committee)

By now most of our residents have heard that Steve Graves, our former (FMARC) chairman, has resigned from the commit-tee. His contributions to Oceana over the past eight years are well known and greatly appreciated by the entire community.

For those of our residents who do not know me, please let me introduce myself. My name is Bruce Cowgill. My new role is Chairman of FMARC (Facilities, Mainte-nance and Reserve Component) Committee. My background is mainly mechanical, and I have a special interest in failure analysis and prevention.

Our committee is looking for volunteers! Our primary goal is to undertake medium and long-range planning for maintaining, re-pairing, replacing, and updating our facili-ties and common areas. Please let us know if you have related skills and would like to learn more about helping our community.

Bruce Cowgill

A group of Parisian chefs was meeting one day when they began commiserating about the apparent decline in the popularity of their respective restaurants among tourists. After heated discussion—and bottles of wine—they decided to promote their restaurants by sponsoring a car in the upcoming Le Mans races.

They made extensive inquiries and finally settled on a highly promising car to be driven by a notoriously aggressive driver. Arrangements were made. The chefs’ only requirement was that a large ‘S’ be painted onto the sides and top of the car.

Come the day of the race. The announce-ment of the chefs’ sponsorship of the car, naming their respective restaurants, made them very happy. The race began with ma-jor anticipation. The driver performed as expected and the chefs’ wildest hopes were rewarded when the English language commentator shouted into his microphone,

“Look at that ‘S’ car go!”

(Groans are permitted.)


A Personal Safety Alert

Extreme Heat This notice is from Oceanside’s Communi-

ty Emergency Response team. Given the abnormally high temperatures we have been experiencing, we feel this infor-mation is important for Oceana.

Extreme Heat often results in the high-est number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards. In most of the US, extreme heat is defined as a long pe-riod (2 to 3 days) of high heat and humidi-ty with temperatures above 90 degrees. In extreme heat, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature. This can lead to death by overworking the body. Remember: • Extreme heat can occur quickly and

without warning. • Older adults, children, and sick or over-

weight individuals are at greater risk. • Humidity increases the feeling of heat

as measured by a heat index. It’s the feeling of heat that matters.

In An Extreme Heat Warning, Take Steps to Stay Safe: • Keep your home cool:

Cover windows with drapes or shades. Weather-strip doors and windows. Use window reflectors, such as alumi-

num foil-covered cardboard, to re-flect heat back outside.

Add insulation to keep the heat out. Use attic fans to clear hot air. Install window air conditioners and

insulate around them. • Avoid strenuous, high-energy activities. • Wear light-weight and light-colored

clothing. Dark clothing absorbs all of the light and heat coming from the sun.

• Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated. • If you must be outside, stay in the

shade. Wear a hat wide enough to pro-tect your face.

• Never leave a child, adult, or animal alone inside a vehicle on a warm day.

• If you or someone you care for is on a special diet, ask a doctor how best to

accommodate it. • Do not use electric fans when the tem-

perature outside is more than 95 de-grees, as this could increase the risk of heat-related illness. Fans create air flow and a false sense of comfort, but do not reduce body temperature.

• Find places with air conditioning. Librar-ies, shopping malls, and community cen-ters can provide a cool place to take a break—or refuge—from the heat.

• Learn to recognize the signs of heat-related illness.

• Watch for heat cramps, heat exhaus-tion, and heat stroke in yourself, family and neighbors.

Heat-Related Illnesses: Know the signs of heat-related illness

and the ways to respond to it:

Heat Cramps Signs: Muscle pains or spasms in the

stomach, arms, or legs. Actions: Go to a cooler location. Remove

excess clothing. Take sips of cool sports drinks with salt and sugar. Get medical help if cramps last more than an hour.

Heat Exhaustion Signs: Heavy sweating, paleness, muscle

cramps, tiredness, weakness, dizziness, headache, nausea or vomiting, or fainting. Actions: Go to an air-conditioned place

and lie down. Loosen or remove clothing. Take a cool bath. Take sips of cool sports drinks with salt and sugar. Get medical help if symptoms get worse or last more than an hour.

Heat Stroke Signs: Extremely high body temperature

(above 103 degrees) taken orally; red, hot, and dry skin with no sweat; rapid, strong pulse; dizziness; confusion; or unconscious-ness Actions: Call 911 or get the person to a

hospital immediately. Cool down with what-ever methods are available until medical help arrives.

Stay safe and have a great summer.

Pat McArdle Co-Chair OSERT

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NOTICE Upon due notice, the members of the Board of Directors for the Oceanside Community Association met in General Session on June 27, 2018 at 9:30 am at the Association Clubhouse Auditorium, 550 Vista Bella, Oceanside, CA 92057. CALL TO ORDER

President, Joan Jeffery called the meet-ing to order at 9:35 am

Pledge of Allegiance led by Vice-President Carol Finkas

Secretary John Vogt read the video dis-claimer.

President Joan Jeffery led roll call. Six members present, one absent ATTENDANCE: Present: Joan Jeffery, President Carol Finkas, Vice-President John Vogt, Secretary Charlie Wendt, Treasurer Darrell Rocke, Director Sherry Jarrett, Director Absent: Tom Trompeter, Director Management: Patricia Orlando, CCAM General Manager Anthony Nigro Maintenance Supervisor AGENDA APPROVAL The Board reviewed the General Session Meeting Agenda for approval. The agenda was accepted as published. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To approve the General Session Agenda of June 27, 2018. Approved: Unani-mous. HOMEOWNER COMMENTS (3-minute limit) This allotted time is set aside for members attending the meeting to address business of the Association with the Board. A three-

Oceanside Community Association

Board of Directors General Session Minutes

June 27, 2018

minute time limit is permitted. Issues pre-sented at this time will be taken under con-sideration and, with Board agreement and direction, placed as a future agenda topic. • Unit 7, #4: This member inquired about

the status of the Women’s restroom re-model and also wanted confirmation that a thank you letter from her was deliv-ered to NPL.

• Unit 32, #6: The homeowner reported seeing packs of coyotes crossing Vista Campana, getting very close to people. She also informed the members that her dog had recently been attached and tak-en away by the coyotes. The member provided a phone number to Animal Con-trol, 858-229-7280 and asked that com-munity members call with any sightings and continue to report that it appears that this community may have an over-population of coyotes.

APPROVAL OF GENERAL SESSION MINUTES The minutes of the General Session Meeting of May 30, 2018 were presented for approv-al. Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To accept the May 30, 2018 minutes as submitted. Approved: Four mem-bers in favor, two members abstained. Di-rector Sherry Jarrett and Director John Vogt abstained due to their absence at the May meeting. GREEN CLOVER GOLF/EMERALD ISLE GOLF CLUB UPDATE Holly Kennedy, a representative from the golf course was not present but provided an update in writing. Below are some of the highlights of her report. • The patio expansion project is coming

along nicely, should be completed in 2 weeks.

• Installing ceiling fans in the East patio for greater comfort during dining.

• John will be cooking up a grill special on July 3rd. Watch for our email and mes-sage board in the golf shop for hours and menu.

• Fireworks at 9pm from #7 fairway. All welcome

• Friday night music on the patio featuring Harvey Hansen with his steel guitar – 5pm


• Summer junior campus are under way. All Oceana children/grandchildren are wel-come to sign up. Camps take place July 13th, 20th, 27th, August 3th, 10th and 13th. Registration information is availa-ble in the golf shop;

Resolved: To acknowledge the Emerald Isle Golf Club update with no action necessary. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

President Joan Jeffrey provided an up-date on self-management versus a manage-ment company. While some members may feel that a management company provides an additional layer of protection to our commu-nity, President Jeffery suggested that it does not. Contracts with management com-panies provide indemnity to that company from OCA, sometimes even when they give us erroneous advice. While self-managed, we have insurance and legal advisors that can direct us in issues as they arise.

Even though the transition from Sea-breeze to self-directed management was not given desirable time frames, overall we are a better Oceana today because of the change. Costs are not easy to calculate, dol-lar for dollar. President Jeffery noted some areas in which the community has achieved a cost saving. Categories noted include improved payment of delinquencies, improved age verification reports, and add-ed income from escrow fees.

President Jeffery further noted that the costs of the transition were substantial; however, they are for the most part behind us and making another transition would be more added expenses. Making a change to a management company would not alleviate our reserve shortfall issues. There are a result of several factors including: • Deferred maintenance over several dec-

ades • Unexpected electrical line replacement

costs • Moving from a 5-year trim and 10-year

body paint schedule to a 10-year overall guaranteed paint. This requires repair on a grander scale than our previous prac-tice. The repairs are more extensive than originally predicted, especially when it comes to garages.

• Reluctance of former boards to raise

dues to meet the demands of our aging property, sometimes for years at a time.

With proper steps, which are yet to be determined, we could be in position to re-vert to routine maintenance costs in a few years.

President Jeffery went on to speak about the manner in which community members could positively contribute to the overall success. President Jeffery stated, “if we together as a community utilize the talents we all bring to the table in a unified and pos-itive effort of teamwork and support for one another; building on strengths rather than forming factions to tear down, there would be nothing we could not overcome. I hope we can all work for the Best Oceana we can be.” Resolved: To acknowledge the President’s report as presented with no action neces-sary. SECRETARY’S REPORT Due to Secretary Vogt’s absence last month, Vice President Finkas assumed the role of reporting on his behalf. She read the secre-tary’s report for this month. The Board had received the Delinquency & Collections Sta-tus Reports leading to a decision to write off one uncollectable case. The Board also received updates on three unresolved insur-ance claims. Upon reviewing the unpaid fines report, the Board resolved to task the Com-pliance Committee with the drafting of a fine collection policy. Resolved: To acknowledge the Executive Session Summary as presented with no ac-tion necessary. TREASURER’S REPORT A. Financial Report Treasurer Wendt provided a review of

the CPA report. He further reported that we are on schedule for reserve contribu-tion/under budget for the operations budget. He reviewed the cash position and reviewed the balance sheet. Treasurer Wendt provided an overview of the year-to-date operating and reserve budget.

Resolved:To acknowledge and accept the finance report as presented noting no further action is needed at this time.

B. Delinquency & Collections Status Report The delinquencies as listed on the aging


report were included in the monthly pack-et for Board review.

Resolved: To acknowledge the delinquency and collections status report as present-ed with no action needed at this time.

C. Fine Report A listing of the unpaid fines that have

been approved and applied to various members accounts was included with the monthly financials.

Resolved: To acknowledge and accept the report as presented noting no action needed at this time.

D. Lien Resolutions (2) Pursuant to the Association’s established

Collection Policy and in accordance with Civil Code, to note two new lien resolu-tions were presented to the Board this month. APN: 160-241-12-00 and APN 160-181-06-00. Upon a motion and seconded:

Resolved: To acknowledge and approve two lien resolutions, APN:160-241-12-00 and APN160-181-06-00. Approved: Unani-mous

EXECUTIVE SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Activities Executive Sub-Committee The Activities Executive Sub-Committee minutes were presented to the Board noting actions taken by the Executive Sub-Committee at the meeting held on June 5, 2018. The Committee approved Beth Musho-vic, Jay Norris, Vicky Reigle, Steve Reigle and Donna Wendt as Share & Wear volun-teers. Resolved: To acknowledge and accept as presented by Vice President Finkas on the June Meeting of the Activities Executive Sub-Committee Minutes. B. Architecture Executive Sub-Committee The Executive Sub-Committee submitted minutes for the June 12, 2018 Architecture Meeting. The Committee & Executive Sub-Committee voted on items as follows: eight applications were approved; three applica-tions were ratified. Additionally, it was not-ed that Steve Graves’ resignation from the Architecture Committee was accepted. Tony Hoople’s resignation was mistakenly report-ed. He is indeed an active member of the Committee. Resolved: To acknowledge and accept as presented the June 12, 2018 Architecture

Executive Sub-Committee minutes and ap-provals. C. Landscape Executive Sub-Committee 1) Executive Sub-Committee Minutes The Executive Sub-Committee submitted

minutes, approvals, and recommendations from the meeting of June 14, 2018. The Executive Sub-Committee approved four homeowner paid landscape proposals and three Association paid proposals. The committee approved Unit #1 turf hy-droseeding.

2) Water Usage Report. The Water Us-age Report for April has been included.

Resolved: To acknowledge and accept the minutes as presented for the June 14, 2018 meeting. To further acknowledge and accept the Water Usage Report, FYI, not action necessary. D. FMARC Executive Sub-Committee Executive Sub-Committee: Minutes and Ap-provals -The FMARC Committee met on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. There were no new proposals presented for Executive Sub-Committee review and approval. Bruce Cow-gill, the new FMARC Committee Chairperson led the June meeting and discussion. Direc-tor Rocke brought up a discrepancy in the management report and noted that a motion to modify the work order report was ap-proved by the Executive Sub-Committee. Discussion took place. Upon a motion and se-conded: Resolved: To rescind the approval of the FMARC Executive Sub-Committee’s request for additional information which would in-clude house numbers on the Work Order Re-port. Five members in favor; one member opposed. Director Rocke opposed. E. Additional Committee Business: 1) Safety Committee-The Safety Commit-

tee met on June 4, 2018. The Safety Committee, OSERT and Unit Advisors will be meeting to discuss the formation of neighborhood watch groups

2) OSERT-The OSERT Committee met on June 20, 2018. President Jeffrey provid-ed an update on both the safety and OSERT Committee June meetings. The Safety Committee and OSERTS group are working together with unit advisors to come up with a community wide evacu-ation plan.

3) OCATV-The OCATV Committee did not


meet in the month of June. There are no minutes to present.

4) Unit Advisors-The Unit Advisors met on June 13, 2018. At this time June 2018 minutes will be presented in the July packet. As noted, Joe Hussey provided his resignation as a Unit Advisor. Jan Norris and Pat Brinson have joined the committee as unit advisors. At this time, the May 9, 2018 minutes have been in-cluded for Board review. The June Unit Advisor Meeting minutes will be included in the next meeting packet.

5) Finance Committee-The Finance Commit-tee met on June 18, 2018. The Finance Committee Meeting minutes of May 2018 have been included in the meeting pack-et. June minutes will be provided next month.

Upon a motion made and seconded: Resolved: To acknowledge the various com-mittee minutes. To further acknowledge and accept the resignation of Joe Hussey as a unit advisor and to accept Jan Norris and Pat Brinson as unit advisors. To accept the resignation of John Maffucci Sr. from the Finance Committee. Approved: Unanimous. GENERAL MANAGER REPORT: A. General Manager Patricia Orlando re-ported that the administrative team is con-tinuing to work on updates to our database. Additionally, they are training on new fea-tures that the database has to offer. Train-ing continues with our new staff member Teresa Brown. Tracy Richardson, our recep-tionist, is now assisting the Landscape Com-mittee and continues her training in this ar-ea.

There were approximately 230 combined landscape and maintenance requests submit-ted since last meeting. Along with the standard work request, the maintenance team worked to repair water line-valve leaks that were identified by NPL the sub-contractor for the SDG&E. NPL continues to work with management to coordinate various aspects of the gas-line project. The slurry of the street in Unit #8 has been complet-ed. The maintenance team will be following behind and repainting the red-lines through-out this area. Slurry and red-line painting will take place in Units #5, 7 and 9. Mem-bers will be given 48-hours’ notice and will

be asked to cooperate with NPL when streets are closed or blocked for slurry work. B. The June Maintenance Report was in-cluded for further detail. Maintenance Su-pervisor Anthony Nigro will be scheduling a number of larger projects for the mainte-nance team to complete in-house. There is additional cement work and a small v-ditch to be added to the Unit #1 slope. This work is scheduled for early July. Resolved: To acknowledge the General Man-ager’s report as presented; no action need-ed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. Unit #2 Repairs and Painting-Contract Review and Discussion Management was asked to present multiple bids for the repairs and painting that is needed in Unit #2. The Board requested a break-out of the cost homes versus car-ports so that it could be determined how to best move forward. Four vendors were con-tacted, one vendor did not work with HOA’s and another vendors quote is pending. (All vendors found it difficult to comply with our three-week turn around request.) In an eval-uation of the numbers the Board discussed moving forward with the houses as a first step and replacing the shutters with new wood shutters. Q&A took place in order to evaluate the Pacific Western, RayCo and Dy-namix proposals.

In order to evaluate the possibility of the wood repairs on the garages being done in-house with existing personnel, the Mainte-nance Supervisor was asked to prepare an estimate of the cost of materials and man-hours which would be needed. Upon a mo-tion made and seconded: Resolved: To accept Pacific Westerns Bid with the inclusion of wooden shutters, $114,000.00 for repairs and painting of the homes plus the cost of approximately $15,0000 for wood shutters. Approved: Unanimous. B. Electrical Project-Contract Review & Discussion

A total of five vendors were contacted with a request to bid this job. Two of the five contractors that Maintenance Supervi-sor Anthony Nigro met with to review the scope of work, were not interested in sub-


mitting a proposal. CLD, Northwest and RayCo have provided bids. Northwest and RayCo provided details by unit numbers. Northwest and RayCo also provides a break-out of cable costs. We are being told by SDG&E that these costs are covered by the utility, but we have provided the costs as a safeguard to the planning of this project because we are getting conflicting infor-mation. CLD did not provide details by unit, and the CLD bid does not include trenching costs.

Maintenance Supervisor Anthony Nigro met with the SDG&E on-site inspectors, ob-tained input from these inspectors as well as the contractors who have bid the job. It is being suggested that, as long as SDG&E continues to see work progressing on the electrical repairs, the remaining units, i.e. meters that have been marked by SDG&E for repair, can be budgeted and planned out over a 2-3-year period of time. Each of the contractors are willing to meet with the Board to review in detail their bid. Manage-ment will continue to work on obtaining fur-ther information from SDG&E and will try to obtain information on obtaining an assigned SDG&E project manager for our community. Resolved: After a review of the various proposals to table for no more than 60-days in order to compile further research. Approved: Unanimous. C. Unit #9 Garage Roofs for Houses 84/95 (Adjoining) The owner of unit #95 reported an ongoing roof leak that allows water to run down the side of the structure and enters the garage both through the leak in the roof and the siding. The roof leak drains into the center of the garage onto the vehicle. Garage #95 has a drain that was installed 5-6 years ago

VENDOR COST ($) w/Cable ($) Misc. Notes

CLD ELECTRIC 1,005,000

No break-outs provided

Estimate ranges from $1,005,000 to $1.077.000*

North-west 697,000 977,000

Add $280,000 for cost of Cable if not provided by SDG&E

RayCo 761,508 956,958

Add $195,450 for cost of Cable if not provided by SDG&E

that is intended to assist in the draining of water from the flat roof top. Upon inspec-tion of #95, the adjoining roof for house #84 was also found to need replacement. #95 is the only roof that requires a drain. As indicated by RayCo, if pitched roofs are approved, drains are eliminated. Q&A took place and upon a motion and seconded: Resolved: To accept the bid by MS Roofing in the amount of $5,402.00 for the two roofs. Approved: Unanimous. XII. NEW BUSINESS There were no new business topics to intro-duce and discuss at this time. XIII. ADJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION President, Joan Jeffery, adjourned the General Session Meeting at 11:35 am. The next General Session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 25, 2018. The Board re-convened in Executive Session following this meeting. Respectfully Submitted, John Vogt, Secretary

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