HOA Meeting 3/16
JULES
Michael Pinson
Michael Pinson
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jrose
jrose
On Monday, March 19, 2012 12:51:10 PM UTC-7, JULES wrote:
saeed th
so do people get to speak up at these meetings or is it rushed?
i feel like people should speak up about security patroling around
more. I think when I moved in 2 years ago, I used to them alot more,
but now not so much. Especially not at nights, I see them more during
daytime. I think they should patrol around more at nights and with
the gulf carts, I dont see why not.
about doors being broken, i never see them walk through the buildings
so even if someone was to break the door locks, there arent many
chances of them being caught.
by the way, do other apartments get these vandalisms?? There are many
other buildings with NO security but they seem to do fine. Why is it
that our complex with all this security seems to be vandalized so
much?
i Know in my building for exmaple, bldg 15, theres always something by
the service elevator, either trash or some marks on the elevator door
or inside. I dont quite know what these marks are but they keep
popping up. What is wrong with people these days? do they just take
out their life frustrations on the walls or what? Even if you are
renting, shouldnt you care about how your place looks? Its just truly
a shame for people who pay so much to live somewhere to just trash it
like they dont care.
VALERIE BAKST
From: The Met Woodland Hills Group on behalf of JULES <themetwoo...@googlegroups.com>
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Sent: Mon, March 19, 2012 12:51:10 PM
Subject: HOA Meeting 3/16
Did anyone attend? If so, does anyone have notes about what was discussed?
VALERIE BAKST
From: The Met Woodland Hills Group on behalf of Mike <themetwoo...@googlegroups.com>
To: The Met Woodland Hills Group on behalf of JULES <themetwoo...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Mon, March 19, 2012 1:20:36 PM
Subject: Re: HOA Meeting 3/16
Yuka
All padlocks were stolen from tennis courts and they closed it for 24 hours to meet with management to discuss what to do.
The reason they did the locks was because of vandalism, dogs in the courtc, people coming at night to drink.
You can call a head of time to reserve a spot on the court.
If you want to stay longer than an hour and the court is not full, call and extend your time.
HOA is trying to protect the investment. The lock key system is the same way for courts and massage room.
Homeowner wish not to lock it and rather put more guards in tennis courts. Wants power washing in garage not just use of blower during garage cleaning day.
Homeowner concerned with her 5 year old daughter going through the bars of the balcony. Many homeowner receiving warning letters to remove fences, plexi glass, bars from their balcony. It is the safety of children and pets and HOA is not taking those issues seriously. Plexi glass is invisible and it looks nice. Why is that not allowed? HOA will be discussing this matter but in the mean time the warning letters are being asked that everyone remove barriers from their balcony.
Homeowner in B3 complained of his 1 year warranty is over and after 4 years his having issues with his dishwasher and laundry. It costs $150 to bring outside company so asked why HOA can't fix it for them for lower cost. Marty said it happens and they would happy to give him references of companies but the best thing would be to shop around on the web.
Homeowner asked about needing insurance policy of HOA to refinance. It is avail on hoa website or at the office.
Homeowner asked about exit doors being broken – solution is to get access cards installed but HOA says it is expensive. HoA doesn't have the money to do so. HOA said they wanto do that for all doors when they have funds.
Homeowner asked about motorcycle liability issues with new spikes installed on Burbank gate. HOA will not take responsibility if motorcycles / bicycles get damaged from the spikes. Homeowner said HOA should take responsibility for motorcycle drivers. HOA is discussing and asked homeowner to contact them at the office to discuss further.
Homeowner asked that we prioritize our needs and wants. There are many things that are being done that is not a NEED. Such as planting plants. Ron said sometimes they are safety concerns. Homeowner said there should be a better prioritization of things that need to get done such as safety being the biggest NEED over the other wants. Those can wait until later. Marty said a lot of these items doesn't fall around RESERVE accounts so they don't have money
Homeowner in B5 said what the HOA has planned to stop vandalism. What are the steps to fix it. HOA just said they will continue to put heavier locks even if a homeowner thinks breaking things will solve the situation.
Tiarra said that outgoing mailbox slots are no longer in the works. The post office advised not to do it due to issues with theft. Just go to one of the near by mailboxes near the complex. A homeowner complained that they didn't want to get out of their car to drop off mail.
Homeowner complained about towing issues and asked that security make courtesy calls if pass has expired. HOA will look into his suggestion.
There will be new Rules and Regulations being mailed out in 2 weeks to homeowner to review for 30 days. During that time you can put in your suggestions and concerns.
There is 133 units left.
Laundry card with use of credit card will be up with new wening over it this week.
There will be new signs posted for compact car spaces by main entry area since there is no space for larger vehicles for this area.
There will be mail going out soon to update who is residing in your unit, vehicle information changes. Please fill it out and mail it back.
Driver of the hydrant last year that created the water outage is being taken care of insurance. All of the money will be re-cooped in full with all the reimbursements.
Evacuation signs are $95 each sign. We need 50 more signs. - approved by the board.
Looking into enhanced camera for burbank gate. Will be discussed in next board meeting.
HOA suggested that if there are any major problems that they suggest getting together in your building and discuss to bring it up to the board. Petition, etc. If you want a camera is certain problem areas, hoa can assess those as a building and work with each building.
Tamara
doors and distribute keys to residents for the time being? The side
exits are standing open and unlocked in many buildings right now, and
people's units are being broken into and robbed. We must demand card
readers or key locks, one or the other. The HOA cannot leave the
doors open, and they can't lock owners out of their buildings. If
they don't have the resources to install key cards on all the doors,
then they should not have implemented them on the buildings in the
first place. They should just used the cards on the pools, tennis
courts and gym, and maybe the front door of each building.
HOA should place a 24 hour written notice on cars before towing, but a
courtesy call? No. After 3 warnings and you get towed immediately.
I think there needs to be an independent audit of the HOA accounting.
I don't understand how we can spend a million dollars on that lame
entrance gate, but we can't afford a few card readers? I really do
not see where or how they could possibly have spent that much money on
the main gate. There's also been talk of kick backs from the towing
company? I think an outside security company could probably do the
job of patrolling this complex better and more efficiently. Even the
signage is overpriced. $95 for evacuation signs??? That's
ridiculous. My roommate owns a sign and printing company and they
could do it for a fraction of that price.
On Mar 19, 9:31 pm, Yuka wrote:
> Unofficial Meeting Notes:
>
> **Don't forget to attend the social on Sunday at 6:30pm @ club house deck.
>
> All padlocks were stolen from tennis courts and they closed it for 24
> hours to meet with management to discuss what to do.
> The reason they did the locks was because of vandalism, dogs in the
> courtc, people coming at night to drink.
> You can call a head of time to reserve a spot on the court.
> If you want to stay longer than an hour and the court is not full, call
> and extend your time.
> HOA is trying to protect the investment. The lock key system is the same
> way for courts and massage room.
> Homeowner wish not to lock it and rather put more guards in tennis
> courts. Wants power washing in garage not just use of blower during garage
> cleaning day.
> Homeowner concerned with her 5 year old daughter going through the bars
> of the balcony. Many homeowner receiving warning letters to remove fences,
> plexi glass, bars from their balcony. It is the safety of children and pets
> and HOA is not taking those issues seriously. Plexi glass is invisible and
> it looks nice. Why is that not allowed? HOA will be discussing this matter
> but in the mean time the warning letters are being asked that everyone
> remove barriers from their balcony.
> Homeowner in B3 complained of his 1 year warranty is over and after 4
> years his having issues with his dishwasher and laundry. It costs $150 to
> bring outside company so asked why HOA can't fix it for them for lower
> cost. Marty said it happens and they would happy to give him references of
> companies but the best thing would be to shop around on the web.
> Homeowner asked about needing insurance policy of HOA to refinance. It
> is avail on hoa website or at the office.
> Homeowner asked about exit doors being broken – solution is to get
> access cards installed but HOA says it is expensive. HoA doesn't have the
> money to do so. HOA said they wanto do that for all doors when they have
> funds.
> Homeowner asked about motorcycle liability issues with new spikes
> installed on Burbank gate. HOA will not take responsibility if motorcycles
> / bicycles get damaged from the spikes. Homeowner said HOA should take
> responsibility for motorcycle drivers. HOA is discussing and asked
> homeowner to contact them at the office to discuss further.
> Homeowner asked that we prioritize our needs and wants. There are many
> things that are being done that is not a NEED. Such as planting plants. Ron
> said sometimes they are safety concerns. Homeowner said there should be a
> better prioritization of things that need to get done such as safety being
> the biggest NEED over the other wants. Those can wait until later. Marty
> said a lot of these items doesn't fall around RESERVE accounts so they
> don't have money
> Homeowner in B5 said what the HOA has planned to stop vandalism. What
> are the steps to fix it. HOA just said they will continue to put heavier
> locks even if a homeowner thinks breaking things will solve the situation.
> Tiarra said that outgoing mailbox slots are no longer in the works. The
> post office advised not to do it due to issues with theft. Just go to one
> of the near by mailboxes near the complex. A homeowner complained that they
> didn't want to get out of their car to drop off mail.
> Homeowner complained about towing issues and asked that security make
> courtesy calls if pass has expired. HOA will look into his suggestion.
> There will be new Rules and Regulations being mailed out in 2 weeks to
> homeowner to review for 30 days. During that time you can put in your
> suggestions and concerns.
> There is 133 units left.
> Laundry card with use of credit card will be up with new wening over it
> this week.
> There will be new signs posted for compact car spaces by main entry area
> since there is no space for larger vehicles for this area.
> There will be mail going out soon to update who is residing in your
> unit, vehicle information changes. Please fill it out and mail it back.
> Driver of the hydrant last year that created the water outage is being
> taken care of insurance. All of the money will be re-cooped in full with
> all the reimbursements.
> Evacuation signs are $95 each sign. We need 50 more signs. - approved by
> the board.
> Looking into enhanced camera for burbank gate. Will be discussed in next
> board meeting.
saeed th
Doesn't every HOA have members on the board that are actual home
owners?
Aside from the management company that runs our HOA, there should be a
person in charge of decision making that is not part of the management
company, Ross Morgan. Who is this person?
i remember there was Brandy who gave up because it was too much work
and I understand people that can't do it. But I wish we could find
someone who would do this, otherwise we will continue having to deal
with this BS. I dont understand why the tennis courts cant be
protected by security the least. We are paying something like 500,000
per year for security, its one thing to not see the vandalism because
the community is big but damn...even the tennis courts that are right
there and so noticeable??
obviously people have no respect for our security cuz all this stuff
happens. Its a shame cuz tons of other complexes in our street and
many other streets around the valley have NO security, and yet nothing
happens or its minimal. But in our high security complex there always
seems to be something going on.
We as owners need to run these meetings and HOA works for us. But i
feel like we are bullied and they dictate what happens around here.
We need to change that, and the law says HOA is HOME OWNERS
ASSOCIATION.....not some management of a rental place that has the say
on everything.
Michael Pinson
Thanks.
Michael Pinson
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saeed th
there is clearly a conflict of interest...i feel like as owners we
have no voice or power against HOA. The tennis court rule is
stupid. I dont play tennis but that is NOT how its supposed to be
done. People walking up to outside security while cars are coming
by ???? are you kidding me ??
i remember when i first moved in, i went for a jog then came thru the
main gate by walking up and went thru the resident section to open the
main gate....so i was not in the way of the guest cars....and this
security guard guy comes and say, sir please dont do that, its not
allowed to walk up here for safety, etc....i said ok. But NOW its ok
for residents to walk up to security to get a tennis court card?? and
then go back all sweaty to return the key?? just plain retarded if you
ask me