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Volume 34, Number 8 August 2017

JULY 4,

2017

A Wake-up Call...

or A Scary Memory??

WAY too close for comfort!

This photo by Richard Buck

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July 4th

Party

2017

Lynn Lewis, Chairperson, and Pierre Forgette Springers

Lynn Corney and Bob Wendt

Jane and Greg Pitchford

Jeanne and John McNair,Barbara and Bill Mason

Brian Pennington, Joy and Drake Van Camp, Harold Baker

Judy Petit, Jan Cheveres, Susan Spann

and Betty DeBay

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Judy Hyman andJohn Wiley

Ellen Owens

Robbie Dornick ~ Mistress of Ceremonies

photos by Jone Shively

Poldi

Hockenmaier

The Committee

Stan Roberts, Dorothy and Bob Jones, Lyman Beman

Hal Hyman ~ The Mayor of San Como Lane

Kathleen Forgette and Louise Purpura

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The Springs Book ClubAndrea Barer

Join us to discuss “Little Paris Book-shop” by Nina George, a novel about the owner of a floating book store who prescribes books to help his cli-ents heal from life’s tribulations. His path through liter-ature and love makes this a delightful read. We meet on Wednesday, August 9th at 10:00 am at the Clubhouse. All are welcome!

The Springs Homeowners AssociationFinancial Report for July, 2016

Beginning Operating BalanceCash ReceiptsReserve Trans from OperatingCash DisbursementsTransfers/Misc.Interest EarnedEnding Operating Balance

Beginning Reserve BalanceReserve Trans from OperatingCash DisbursementsTransfer/MiscInterest EarnedEnding Reserve BalanceReserve LiabilityReserve Overage or Shortage

$38,492.15$65,515.14

$<20,833.33>$<42,354.50>$<3,418.93>

$1.07$37,401.60

$590,444.14$20,833.33

$0$0

$10.40$611,287.87

$<704,287.87>$<93,000.00>

4th of July PartyLynn Lewis, Chairperson of 4th of July Party and

Member of The Springs Social Committee

We had a great time at this years July 4th party. The food was great and 126 people enjoyed socializing while getting their drinks, root beer floats and desserts. The main attraction was, of course, the meal with bbq beef tri-tip, chicken breasts and rolls from Wood Ranch; Country Harvest made the best potato salad. Our own Kaye Williams and Judy Dale made the cole slaw; Judy Hyman and Jeanne McNair made the baked beans. Our root beer floats were made by Hal Hyman and Stuart Krieger. Dessert was cakes from Costco. Thank you to all of the committee members. Many of these people had several jobs for this party; we could not have had this party without all of your help. Other team members were: Robbie Dornick, MC and Marika Panczel made our flyer. Gail Edwards and Susan Spann sold tickets for this party. Our other servers and helpers were: Harold Baker, Jan Cheveres, Jeri Cowley, Gale and Fred Driver, Rita Elliott, Bill and Camella Moore, Ellen Owens, Jone Shively, Lisa Tewsley and John Wiley. Thank you to Betty DeBay and several others for jumping in there when you saw we needed something done. The extra people who always seem to help clean up are always welcome! Thank you ALL... We gave away eighteen $10.00 cash prizes from our 50/50 Raffle tickets sales. Those winners were: Louetta Busick, Stephanie Burns, Judy Cash, Pierre Forgette, Michael Graham, Barry Gilbert, Joan Johnson, Margaret Kilpatrick (twice), Bob Knutsen, (twice), John McNair, Bill Moore, Jane Pitchford, (twice), Maressa Parizek, Winnie Rapmund and Jone Shively. I hope you all enjoyed this event and that you will support our next Social Committee event, Baked Potato Night, in October. See you all there!

Board of Directors July 10 Meeting SummaryExtracted from Draft Minutes

The Board approved the following Architectural Projects: 1. 1086 Belleza Tree removal 2. 1146 Paquita Exterior painting 3. 1148 Belleza Exterior wall installation 4. 1160 Itamo Landscaping 5. 1193 Belleza Concrete back patio 6. 1193 Belleza Above ground spa 7. 6006 Gitana Entry handrail 8. 6098 Gitana Front yd landscape upgrade 9. 6119 Gitana Replace garage door 10. 6119 Gitana Exterior Painting 11. 6138 Gitana Concrete walkway by garage 12. 6166 Gitana Exterior painting 13. 6180 Gitana Exterior painting 14. 6330 Gitana Decorative front rail 15. 6494 San Como Gate installation

Barry Gilbert, CFO, reported that:1. The agreement with the City of Camarillo has eased some financial concerns.2. The foreclosure action approved at the last meeting resulted in the homeowner paying off their delinquent dues of $3,256.00.

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Golf NewsJim Slayton

The June Nine-Hole tournament had only nine players. It was an individual event using the Callaway scoring system. There was a tie for first place between Bill Oppelt and Ed Hilbert with a net score of 35. Jim Morgan won the Longest First Putt contest and Bill Oppelt took the Closest to the Pin event. The August tournament will on August 31st and will be hosted by Steve West. Please get your sign up coupons in by the 25th.

9-HOLE TOURNAMENT - Thursday, August 31, 2017Dinner (at your own expense) will be at the Golf Course at 4 pm

Please submit entry by Friday, August 25, 2017

Name of player(s)__________________________________ Phone No. __________________

Choice of partners _______________________ (if any) No payment required when signing up; fees will be paid to the course on the day of the tournament. In addi-tion to the green fees, you will pay $5 that day to the person in charge of the tournament for the prize money. Check the Golf Bulletin Board for Pairing Sheet and Starting Time. Dinner and Tournament Prizes (at the Golf Course), 4 to 6:30 pm.

In case of rain, tournament and dinner are cancelled

3. The account at Union Bank was over the $250,000 FDIC limit. To address the situation immediately. $150,000 was transferred out of the HOA’s Union Bank Money Market reserve account into five separate $30,000 CD Plus reserve accounts which are staggered from 30 day maturity to 1 year maturity. Additionally, the Operating bank account had a surplus of $30,000 earning no interest. Those funds were transferred to a 30 day Operating CD Plus at .50% interest. The Board ratified the CD’s established. The motion passed 5/0. 4. Regarding the remaining foreclosure that is approaching completion: Public notice of foreclosure is July 22, 2017. The scheduled foreclosure sale date is August 22, 2017. In speaking with James Geffners office, the following results are possible: 1) Third Party buys property at Foreclosure – HOA is paid “only” past due HOA dues, penalties and interest due, not HOA fines. Third party pays our legal foreclosure costs as part of the sales price. There is a 90-day redemption period for the current owner of the property. The foreclosure purchaser cannot do anything with the property during the redemption period. After the 90-day redemption period expires, they will issue a trust deed to the foreclosure purchaser. 2) The current owner decides to stop the foreclosure by paying off delinquent HOA dues and legal costs – HOA is paid “only” past due HOA dues, penalties and interest due up to current date and our legal costs as part of the sales price, but not HOA fines. 3) The current owner does not stop the foreclosure by paying delinquent HOA dues and no one bids on the property at foreclosure – The HOA takes ownership of the property and the HOA pays the legal costs. 5. At the current rate, the $93,000 originally borrowed from Reserves for Debris Flow expenses should be paid back by the end of the year. As of 6/30/17, the remaining amount due is $32,326.02 6. Reserve funds are growing and currently at about $650,000.

Board of Directors July 10 Meeting Summary continued from page 4

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4th of July Fireworks at

Camarillo High School

as seen from Vista Point

in Camarillo Springs

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Nominating Committee: The Board appointed Stan Roberts and Jan Cheveres as the Nominating committee for the upcoming election, with a third member to be found.

Budget Committee: The Board appointed Barry Gilbert, Val Palmer, and Lynn Lewis to serve as the Budget Committee for the upcoming budget for FYE 2018.

Good Samaritan Discussion: Val Palmer suggested the forming of a Good Samaritan Committee to help neighbors with running errands, picking up prescriptions, transportation to doctors’ appointments, walking dogs, etc. as needed in the event of illness or surgery. The Board would like to find someone to head the committee. Judy Hyman offered to be on the committee once a chairperson was found. Robbie Dornick volunteered to run an article in the newsletter about setting up daily check-ins with neighbors.

Street Repair: The Board is considering addressing street repair in stages, saving San Como and Gitana until after City work on Gitana, and individual rebuilding of the remaining homes on San Como is complete. In the meantime, the Board will seek bids for street repair to be submitted prior to the Budget for 2018 is finalized. A committee for the street repair will also be sought.

Clubhouse Improvements: The Board appointed Val Palmer and Donna Burger to head an exploratory committee to begin research on remodeling the Clubhouse. Additional homeowner members will be sought.

The Board approved installation of an automatic chemical feeder for the spa at a cost not to exceed $4,900.00, after cost comparisons are made and the vendor is consulted for recommendations.

Parking Signs: This item was tabled for further research.

Updates:Conejo Mountain debris flow mitigation maintenance: Ron Kester reported that the signed agreement was approved by the City Council. Letters have been sent out by the city to each of the red-tagged homes, as well as the Association, that they may now submit plans to obtain building permits. The City asked for permission slips to be signed to allow access to remove all the remaining K-Rails. All but 2 of the homeowners returned them. The Board has asked the City if they will accept the Board’s permission, as the remaining areas are easements and drains to which the Association. If that fails, the Board will ask them to use their police powers to remove them, as they did when they were originally placed. Ron Kester said that the relationship between the City and the Association is excellent at this point. The new City Management is excellent, and the City Council is very supportive.

Golf Course: As the golf course is not Board business, Ron Kester said that he would be happy to share an update with those that were interested after the meeting.

Committee Reports: Robbie Dornick reminded everyone that there were still tickets for the Bird Museum trip on July 20th. Additionally, Robbie reported that N.O.A.A. was still planning to come from Washington to meet with trained CERT volunteers as well as the Board Members. This is tentatively planned for August 8th or 9th. The social committee, and Fourth of July Chairperson Lynn Lewis were thanked for the great party and all of their hard work. Community Questions and Issues: Val Palmer reported that she had recently attended an event where she saw a product to scare away coyotes and bobcats while out walking. She said that it was about the size of a flashlight. It had a light on one end and the other had a button that creates a loud noise that those animals find offensive, causing them to run away. The product is sold by Protect Yourself Products on Verdugo Way in Camarillo. Val will be dropping off more information with Malisa in the office. [see related article and photo on page 9]

Board of Directors July 10 Meeting Summary continued from page 5

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BirthdaysJames Geds 2 Chicago, ILTed Oakes 2 Dona LeMelle 3 Van Nuys, CAShirley Whitehead 3 Thompsonville, ILDick Cash 4 Glendale, CAMadeline Corney 5 Glen Cove, NYPierre Forgette 5 St Petersburg, FLElsie Geds 6 Chicago, ILRichard Hargreaves 6 Huntington Park, CAKay Koupal 6 Norfolk, NERichard Ongania 8 Van Nuys, CAChuck Purcell 8 Buffaol, NYEve Hallidy 9 Lynwood, CAM Rademacher Russell 9 PARobert Gzyl 10 Detroit, MICarol Petrusson 10 Los Angeles, CATerry Cameron 11 Buffalo, NYErik Dahl 11 Oslo, NorwayRich Dewey 11 San Diego, CAMary Oskamp 11 Heemstede, HollandGary Sherwin 11 Los Angeles, CAHarry Papageorge 13 Bakersfield, CAMichael Bessert 14 Freeport, ILRamiro Trujillo 15 Jalisco, MXDave Wagner 15 Mariposa, CA. Linda Kawamoto 16 Los Angeles, CATom Pilcher 16 Boston, MAJessica Johnson 17 Los Angeles, CAJean Kelly 17 Santa Monica, CAKathryn Oliver 17 Ventura, CAPat Werve 17 Madison, WIJerome Markota 18 Los Angeles, CA Cammie Hardy 19 Compton, CARobert Kiontoff 19 Los AngelesBarbara Mason 19 Los Angeles, CABarbara Williams 19 Honolulu, HIBetty Jean Finch 20 Lawrence, KSJuneal Hammar 20 Balsam Lake, WISalvatore Palame 21 Buffalo, NYBetty Jean Sorenson 21 Long Beach, CAMarcia Haimowitz 25 Philadelphia, PAJudy Petit 25 Oklahoma City, OKFred Stickle 25 Newark, NJMark Powers 26 Detroit, MICharles Russell 27 NYLucy Gardner 28 Fayetteville, NCSteve Polley 28 Santa Barbara, CAJoAnn Iaccino 29 Chicago, ILWilliam Moore 29 Los Angeles, CADolly Ling 31 TaiwanJeanne McNair 31 Burbank, CA

J. Ron/Cynthia Kester 1 Pt. Mugu, CA 47 yearsAl/Val Palmer 2 Ventura, CA 14 yearsJohn/Jeanne McNair 6 Ventura, CA 23 yearsMark/Carol Petrusson 6 Inglewood, CA 57 yearsBill/Peg Oppelt 12 Bruin, Penna 56 yearsBogie/Gail Edwards 14 Antioch, CA 52 yearsDavid/Margaret Kilpatrick 20 Armagh, Ireland 49 yearsRobert Kontoff/Catherine Moore 8 years 21 San Luis Obispo, CAJerome/Judith Markota 22 Los Angeles, CA 53 yearsSrinivas/Prema Chari 27 Bangalore, India 55 years Bob/Kathy McDonough 27 Calabassas, CA 11 yearsFrank/Mariam Zelinski 27 Owatonna, MN 63 yearsRay/Georgia Palmer 28 Oxnard, CA 46 yearsBob/Mary Smith 28 Pittsburgh, PA 52 years

Anniversaries

SPRINGS TIMESEditor: Robbie DornickPhoto Editor: Robbie DornickProduction: Robbie DornickDistribution:Louetta Busick John/Judy PetitRick Canelli Marika PanczelGail Edwards/Susan Spann Beverly RahamJoAnn Iaccino/Stephanie Burns Carol RobergJoan Kellet Ileen Zins

THE SPRINGS BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident: J. Ron KesterVice President: Val PalmerChief Financial Officer: Barry GilbertSecretary: Donna BurgerDirector: Stan Roberts

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VC ALERT Everyone in The Springs should register with VC Alert in order to receive emergency notifications. Register online at vcalert.org or by calling (805) 648-9283.

Be a Friend/Have a FriendRobbie Dornick

The Springs CERT has always strongly recommended that each resident have a “key buddy” in case of emergency. A number of Springers have carried that one step further and worked out various methods to ensure the well-being of neighbors. Some of these include a curtain/shade closed or opened, texting each other at the same time each morning, notes in windows that face each other, etc. Whatever works for the two of you is fine but you should also have keys to each other’s homes ~ just in case. It really is comforting to have a friend looking out for you.

Too Much of a Good Thing?Lynn Lewis

It has come to our attention that some people are just dropping off medical equipment that they no longer need at the clubhouse. We have very limited storage space. We currently have a wheelchair and a couple of walkers for residents to use for a few days until you get your own from Medicare or you buy them for yourself. Please do not bring no-longer-needed medical equipment to the clubhouse and just leave it. Wheelchairs, walkers and other medical devices you no longer need can be donated to The Santa Paula Hospice organization in Santa Paula. Medical supplies that have not been opened (i.e., still sealed in original packaging) and can still be useful to someone can also be donated. These may include bandages, tape, gauze, etc., but do NOT include any unused medications. They do not offer pick-up services so you do have to take them there yourself. You can call for their hours and directions to their facility. Their current hours are 9 am to 1 pm Monday to Friday for drop off donations.

Santa Paula Hospice217 North 10th StreetSanta Paula, CA 805-525-1333

Coyote “Zappers”

At the last Board Meeting, Vice-President Val Palmer reported that she had recently attended an event where she saw a product to scare away coyotes and bobcats while out walking. She said that it was about the size of a flashlight. It had a light on one end and the other had a button that creates a loud noise that those animals find offensive, causing them to run away. The product is sold by Protect Yourself Products on Verdugo Way in Camarillo. Val reported that she would be dropping off more information with Malisa in the office. She has since purchased this item and obtained more product information. The “zappers” are $26.82 each with checks payable to “Protect Yourself Products.” Be sure to include your phone number on the check and style/color choice. The plain style comes in red, black or pink; the bling style comes in red, pink, black or blue. Place your order with Malisa at the clubhouse; she will then place a group order and the items will be delivered to the clubhouse. You can view a sample in red bling at the clubhouse office. See photo below.

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