10/8/2020 Board Minutes

San Vicente Homeowners Board Meeting Minutes

Monthly Meeting

October 8, 2020

www.svmha.com

email: svmha.340oldmill@yahoo.com

Bob called the Meeting to order at 7:00

Pledge of allegiance

Officers Present: Bob Mann, Tony Jimenez, Cheryl Mrachek

Board Members Present: Lilith Imbrogno, Ellen Duke, Dick Mires, Don Webb

Board Members Absent: Carolyn Howe, Cindy Enderby

The minutes from the September 10th meeting. Motion to approve by Lilith, seconded by Tony and approved by the board.

Guests: 10 guests were in attendance.

Treasurers Report: None

Social Committee Report: Luau dinner on September 26th was a big success. 40 people with four dinners to-go. As a surprise all dinners were fully refunded. October 24th is the next event. Fiesta dinner. Tacos, rice and beans, salad, salsa and chips. Beer, wine and soda included. Residents $12, Guests $15. Cutoff date to have your money in is October 17th.

DPG Report: None

GSMOL Report: No meeting this month

New Business: A resident inquired if the benches around the park could be replaced. The only decent one is the one Ed Aasted takes care of. In addition, Ed Aasted donated a new sound system/microphone to the Social Committee. (Thank you Ed for all you and Linda do for the Park)

Gopher problems continue… install owl boxes?

Mail Boxes need painting. Is the water project done? Can the street be reopened? Pool area? Cement was recently poured but residents are feeling things are way behind with many Board members being approached with the dissatisfaction felt by many residents. Lack of onsite manager brought up. Residents are very upset with the answer that mostly county’s fault. Lack on entry to the Clubhouse is particularly hard on residents with walkers or heavy loads. Question is can the front at least be done quickly so all can gain easy access to the Clubhouse again. An added plus would be Cristina could get out of the cave and terrible working conditions downstairs.

Problems not addressed in a timely manner: Where are the new street signs? Were supposed to be done by now. The Board noted the new No Parking signs which warn that your vehicle could be towed. Question was when? It is thought that 3 warnings (all kept track of at the Office with pictures taken by Security which automatically has a date stamp on it) After 3 notices your vehicle WILL be towed. Continuing and ongoing problems with the Clubhouse not being unlocked during stated hours 7 days a week from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm! One resident called the “Emergency number” twice and no one picked up (??) and then Frank was called twice and no one picked up so resident crawled through a window to gain access a little after 8:00 am on a Saturday. There is no way a resident with a problem and doesn’t want a Work Order can address it. Again, no onsite manager. Back entrance on Cathedral Oaks is looking very shabby. Just a slow walk down the street would show lots of dead, dying bushes, lots of weeds and sprinkler that apparently doesn’t work very well. Where is the new map at the front and the back one refinished? Is the bright blue house color truly approved? The committee thought that it was in the rules that it should be in earth tone shades? What happened to the white rockers on the upper deck? Can someone pay better attention to Flag protocol as to when the flag should fly at half-mast at the correct times? It is lowered many times days late and many times left down for too many days. Disrespectful.

On the plus side the TV in the dining room was replaced very quickly after the Office was told about it. Great response.

Speeding is still a problem……………..SLOW DOWN

The next HOA meeting will be on November 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm

Thank you for supporting your HOA

Motion to adjourn meeting by Bob, seconded by Tony. Adjourned at 7:55

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9/10/2020 Board Minutes

San Vicente Homeowners Board Meeting Minutes

Monthly Meeting

September 10, 2020

www.svmha.com

email: svmha.340oldmill@yahoo.com

Bob called the Meeting to order at 7:00

Pledge of allegiance

Officers Present: Bob Mann, Tony Jimenez, Cheryl Mrachek

Board Members Present: Lilith Imbrogno, Ellen Duke, Dick Mires

Board Members Absent: Carolyn Howe, Don Webb, Cindy Enderby

The minutes from the July 9th meeting. Motion to approve by Tony, seconded by Dick and approved by the board.

Guests: 9 guests were in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report:

Checking Balance $3236.95

Income $0

Expenses $0

Balance as of August 31, 2020 $3236.95

Legal Defense Money Market $7539.81

Interest $0.96

Money Market as of August 31, 2020 $7540.77

CD $12,302.24

 

Social Committee Report: Luau dinner on September 26th. Menu will be Kaula ham, fried rice, tropical fruit salad, Hawaiian sweet rolls and Pineapple Upside-down Cake. There will be a pre-dinner drawing for a Free Dinner. 20 names will be drawn.

GSMOL Report by Ellen Duke:

The 2019-2020 Legislative Session has ended with GSMOL victories:

AB 2782 (including provisions of SB 999) – Establishes minimum state standards for park conversions and closures and eliminates loophole that denies mobilehome residents with long term leases the protection of rent control.

AB 3088 (includes some protections of SB 915) – Protects tenants, including mobilehome residents, from eviction and property owners from foreclosure due to economic impacts of COVID-19. (SB 915 would have also required deferred rent payments for mobilehome residents affected by Covid-19 but legislature ran out of time before vote.)

GSMOL-Opposed AB 2895: Proposed to extend the same percentages and numbers in rental base adjustments as applied to apartment renters, which would have increased rents for mobilehomes. Bill was withdrawn before vote.

There were two GSMOL-Sponsored Townhalls this week:

1) Thursday, September 10th at 1 PM – HCD* State Audit Report Virtual Townhall:  Streamed live from State Senator Leyva’s office with State Auditor Elaine Howel. The audit was the result of GSMOL’s advocacy efforts and revealed significant issues that are being addressed. (*California Dept of Housing and Community Development – which inspects mobilehome parks.)

2) Friday, September 11th at 1:30 PM: Telephone Townhall with GSMOL Attorney Bruce Stanton:  GSMOL’s attorney will explain what the passage of AB 2782 and AB 3088 means for manufactured-home owners.

DPG Report: Meeting will be Sept. 16 at 7:00 in the Clubhouse. Please bring your radio.

New Business: These items were discussed via Teleconference this afternoon. In attendance were, Bob Mann, Cheryl Mracheck, Mary Manzo and Antonio Frausto.

Roads: Slurry seal gooks great, with few exceptions. Antonio and Frank will inspect and address the problem areas.

Water Project: Is complete except for the final connection of the emergency standby generator and fencing.

Pool Project: More delays with County Environmental Heath involved with the permitting and inspections. Plumbing problems have been completed. Now in the process of grading, compaction and installing the drains. Pavers will be installed and interior of the pool will take place soon. Late October is now the time for completion.

RV Parking area: This project is on hold until the final completion of Water and Pool project.

Street signs: Signs and numbers are being redone and should be completed by the end of September. The street known as Indian Wells will become a continuation of Stagecoach. Hang Tree will become Olive Branch.

Signs painted on roadways that read 10 MPH. Why these are not painted in other areas and the possibly of painting them a different color that would be more visible.

San Vicente has hired an Assistant Manager. Until training is complete the office hours will be 1:00-5:00 Monday-Friday. The phone message will be changed to reflect the new hours.

Sign on San Vicente property between San Vicente and RSB: Please do not use the arroyo to travel from our park to Rancho Santa Barbara. This is private property and a liability issue.

There was a discussion on what to do with the unused property next to the Water plant. Possible uses could include a new home site for an onsite manager.

Questions from residents:

A resident has notified the board about some political signs being removed from their property.

 

Despite how divided this country has become, the opinions of all should be respected. The theft of personal property is a misdemeanor and will be subject to arrest and prosecution. In addition, verbal harassment of residents (haranguing, cussing and photographing of residents of different opinions then theirs) needs to stop.

A resident asked, why we are being charged for the pass-thru on the RV area when it is unknown and not on the calendar to be completed.

 

Speeding is still a problem……………..SLOW DOWN

The next HOA meeting will be on October 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm

Thank you for supporting your HOA

Motion to adjourn meeting by Bob, seconded by Tony. Adjourned at 7:48

7/9/2020 Board Minutes

San Vicente Homeowners Board Meeting Minutes

Monthly Meeting

July 9, 2020

www.svmha.com

email: svmha.340oldmill@yahoo.com

Bob called the Meeting to order at 7:00

Pledge of allegiance

Officers Present: Bob Mann, Tony Jimenez, Cheryl Mrachek

Board Members Present: Lilith Imbrogno, Ellen Duke, Dick Mires

Board Members Absent: Carolyn Howe, Don Webb, Cindy Enderby

The minutes from the March 12th meeting. Motion to approve by Tony, seconded by Dick and approved by the board.

Guests: 8 guests were in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report:

Checking Balance $3236.95

Income (membership dues) $0

Expenses (for Chili dinner) check to Mollie Mann $0

Balance as of June 30, 2020 $3236.95

Legal Defense Money Market $7537.86

Interest $0.99

Money Market as of June 30, 2020 $7538.85

CD $12,276.77

April and May Treasurer’s report was read.

Social Committee Report: The Champagne Brunch was a success with 34 persons in attendance. Next event is a Luau on July 25th. The menu will be Kalua ham, fried rice, tropical fruit salad, Hawaiian sweet rolls and Pineapple upside down cake. Cost is $12 for residents and $15 for guests. Cutoff date to sign up is July 18th.

GSMOL Report by Ellen Duke:

Bills supported by GSMOL are moving successfully through the California Legislature. Park owners are pushing against them so it is important that we show our support.

Letters are awaiting your signature at Ellen Duke’s’ front deck at Space #194 (Indian Wells Road). The signed letters can be placed in the marked box. Ellen will scan and email the letters to our lobbyist. Here are the four bills:

SB 915 (Leyva) prevents evictions and requires deferred rent payments for mobilehome residents impacted by COVID-19. 

SB 999 (Umberg) eliminates the loophole that denies mobilehome residents with long-term leases local rent stabilization protection.

AB 2690 (Low) eliminates the loophole denying local rent stabilization protections if a park or space was created after the year 1990.

AB 2782 (Stone) establishes state standards for park conversion, including requiring a relocation plan, report on impact on low-income housing stock and, if no space is available in another park, ensuring impacted residents receive in-place market value of their mobilehome. (Note: Santa Barbara County already has a comprehensive ordinance and would not be affected by this bill.)

Mobilehome owners are an important voting block and your help is needed to make sure these needed changes happen. Please call Ellen at 805-637-3327 for information or if you need to have these letters brought or emailed to you for signature.

DPG Report: No report

President’s statement:

New Business: The last few months have been difficult for all, but life must go on. SVMHA understands that extra caution must be taken for our protection. The Board will continue to take care of business and members will be updated via email.

It appears that someone in the park has complained to management about two street names that appear to be offensive. Hang Tree and Indian Wells are in the process of being changed.

Someone who has access to the gym has stolen two #20 dumbbells. After all the effort from management to make a commitment to purchasing and maintaining this equipment, this is the thanks they get. Please if you know who has stolen this equipment, please notify management or the HOA. Thank you.

Roads to be slurry coated in August. If any resident notices problems in the road surface, please notify management or the HOA so these issues can be fixed before the slurry seal is applied.

Water Project is completed, except for the installation of the Emergency stand by generator.

Pool Project is moving rapidly now. Upon the deck removal, county inspectors noticed that the plumbing was not buried deep enough. The project has been delayed because everything had to be brought up to 2020 standards. Now a projected August completion is expected.

RV Parking area Management is looking for a different contractor to do this project. Late summer estimated completion.

Questions from residents:

Trees on Cathedral Oaks need trimming, Lilith will notify Cristina.

The walk way between our park and Rancho was blocked. Why? Many residents use this path to walk between parks for exercise. RSB does not appear to have a problem with this. Could San Vicente and RSB jointly create a permanent pathway between the parks? The board was instructed to send a letter to management with our concerns.

A question was asked about the size of the pavers that will be used around the pool area. Will there be a gap between the pavers for drainage and would such a gap become a hazard for a cane or walker with narrow wheels?

Speeding still a problem……………..SLOW DOWN

The next HOA meeting will be on August 13, 2020 at 7:00 pm

Thank you for supporting your HOA

Motion to adjourn meeting by Tony, seconded by Dick. Adjourned at 7:35

Pool/Deck info/photos

Letter from Bob Mann, HOA president 6.9.20:

Monthly meeting on Thursday 6/11 is cancelled.
Tony and I had a teleconference call (6.9.20) with Mary and Antonio.
Items that were discussed:
•Pool project. After the concrete decking was removed, the county inspectors noticed that the plumbing was too small in diameter and the piping was not buried deep enough. You must remember that this forty year old pool that must be brought to updated 2020 standards.These items were noticed and will add approximately one to one and a half weeks to the project. The new completion date is now around mid August.

•Security patrol. The patrol is now back to it’s regular schedule.

•July will be starting the homesite inspections.

•Roads are to be slurry sealed and the RV area will hopefully start in mid July.

We hope to be back to our regular meeting schedule in July.

Be safe everyone

Bob Mann
San Vicente Homeowners Association


Photos by John Wiley 5/27 & 6/10/2020 (click to enlarge):

Pool 5/26/2020
5/26-Deck Removed, coping & tile removal in process.

 

5/26/2020 Pool Entrance from street.
5/26/2020 Pool Entrance from street.

6/10/2020
6/10: Coping & tile replaced, pipes partially exposed.

6/10/2020
6/10/2020-Deck area adjoining clubhouse.

No May HOA Meeting

From Bob Mann:

Subject: May HOA meeting
Date: Wed, 9 May 2018 00:36:11 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Mann

We are cancelling the May HOA meeting.With nothing new to report, cancelling was the best option.

We will see everyone on June 14th.

3/8/2018 Board Minutes

Bob Mann wrote:

Here are the minutes from the March 8th meeting. Also I am sending out the flyer for those who may have forgotten to pay your 2018 dues. I will be updating the email list soon and will remove those names and addresses who have not paid. If you have any questions whether you paid do not hesitate to call Bob Mann or Carolyn Howe.
Thank you for supporting your HOA

San Vicente Homeowners Board Meeting Minutes

Monthly Meeting

March 8, 2018

www.svmha.com

email: svmha.340oldmill@yahoo.com

Meeting called to order at 7:00

Officers Present: Bob Mann

Board Members Present: Lilith Imbrogno, Tony Jimenez, George Misbeek, Cindy Enderby, Dick Mires

Board Members Absent: Don Webb, Mark Allen, Cheryl Mrachek, Carolyn Howe, Ellen Duke

The minutes from the February 8th meeting: motion to approve was made by Cindy, Tony 2nd, and approved by all.

Guests: Twenty-two guests were in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report:

Checking Balance $4791.36

Income $330.00

Expenses $2.50

Balance as of Feb. 28, 2018 $5118.86

Legal Defense Money Market $20945.96

Interest $2.41

Money Market as of Feb. 28, 2018 $20948.37

 

Social Committee Report: Charlene Hovey: next event will be Saint Patrick’s Day dinner of corned beef and cabbage, mashed potatoes, green salad. Cost is $10.00 per resident or guest. Details will be in the Voice. Special note: a surprise is planned for our diners. Isabel is working well with Charlene in putting an article in the Voice. The Art Committee is now covered by Insurance for alcohol at their Art Shows. Dean and Charlene continue with their creativity and dedication they are giving to the Voice!!

GSMOL Report: Members are continuing to knock on doors to chat with residents to join.

DPG Report: Bob Enderby is holding a Fund raiser for DPG with a pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 14th from 10-2:00 pm. Cost is $7.00, you can make your checks out to HOA but put DPG on your memo line. The DPG is still in need of 4 Block Captains and also Co-Captains. Next meeting will be June.

Business: The premium for D&O liability insurance to Brown and Brown for $1700.00 was approved for payment with Tony 1st and Lilith 2nd the motion.

New Business: The attractive glass French door has been reinstalled at the Office which looks really nice and welcoming. Our sad looking flagpole has been sanded, painted and the ball on top shined up along with an extra-large flag is now flying. (8 x 12) The serious gopher problems are continuing to be addressed which is good. Spring cleaning dumpsters will be coming. Reminder: Annual inspections of each home site for cleanliness, weeds, dead bushes, sagging skirting, unsafe stairs, hedges that desperately need trimming or other eyesores will be addressed. The inspections will be March 20-23.

Questions put forth from homeowners to HOA:

Landscape on Cathedral Oaks was started but large trees still hanging on residents’ roofs and clogging their gutters has yet to be done. The HOA advised that San Vicente is now contracting out the tree trimming in the park. (Per February 20th memo)

Parking was discussed by all residents at the meeting, particularly the ½ hour limit.

Water leaks are not being addressed in a timely manner and left to run down the streets for 4 and 5 days before they are fixed. Concerns about possible sinkholes. The HOA advises to not drive your car over existing leaks but around them.

Roads are a big concern also as they are in such bad shape. One good rain will lift even more road surface up. Can patch and seal or chip seal be done?

Condition of the Park many homes are for sale and it was thought that it may be partly due to condition of Park. Work on homes are allowed to take way too long (#215 and #99) sometimes pushing a year and longer. The question was raised if Management is even aware they should be checking on all construction to make sure Permits have been pulled as too many have no Permits and are just winging it.

Rosa’s email address is: rparedes@sv-sb.org

Mary’s email address is: mmanzo@sv-sb.org

Isabel’s email address is: ivalenzuela@svmhp.org

Speeding still a problem……………..SLOW DOWN

Thank you for supporting your HOA

Next HOA meeting will be April 12th, 2018 at 7:00 pm

Motion to adjourn made by Tony, Lilith 2nd

Meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM