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The Association sent out a ballot regarding a proposed special assessment to complete the final phase of the repiping project and proposed Bylaw amendments in August. A special membership meeting was scheduled to be held on September 20, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. in the Clubhouse to open and tally the ballots. However, there was not a sufficient amount of ballots and the meeting has been adjourned to October 11, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. in the Clubhouse.

The special assessment is needed to complete the repiping of the final phase of the repiping project as soon as possible. The Association has been incurring significant expenses due to the leaks in the pipes of the remaining units that have not been repiped. This project has been completely funded through the Association’s reserves, as the community did not approve the loan that the Association had proposed, and there are not enough funds in the reserves to complete the project at this time. The Association wants to repipe these units as soon as possible to prevent having to pay wasted money on repairing the leaks and remediating the water damage resulting from those leaks. The Board of Directors believes it is in the best interest of the homeowners to each pay a one-time special assessment of $620.00 to complete the project rather than raise the monthly assessments in 2019, as this will be the alternative if the special assessment is not approved.

We need to receive your ballot prior to October 11, 2018 so that the ballots can be opened at tallied at the Board meeting that evening at 7:00 P.M. in the Clubhouse. If you have thrown away or misplaced your voting materials (which consist of the ballot and white and blue envelopes), please contact Action Property Management and another set will be mailed to you. Voting materials will be available at the Board meeting on Thursday, October 11th at 7:00 PM in the Clubhouse and you are welcome to fill out a ballot and submit it then. Please feel free to contact the Community Manager directly if you have any questions about the proposed special assessment and Bylaw amendments.

The Association will be participating in SDGE’s “Power Your Drive” program, in which SDGE will install 5 to 6 electric vehicle charging stations in the common area parking at a low cost to the Association. The proposed location for the charging stations will be in the back of the property on the Padrino side. This program will enable owners of electric vehicles in the community to charge their vehicle and have the cost billed to their individual account. The electricity in the garages is metered to the common area electricity (except for the townhome units). In order to charge an electric vehicle in their garage, a homeowner would have to complete the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Application and have their electricity ran to their own individual unit so as to not have the charging of their electric vehicle billed to the Association. This program will make it much easier and more cost effective for residents with electric vehicles to charge their vehicles in the community and provide an opportunity for residents who do not have garages to have an electric vehicle. The project is in the planning stages at SDGE and is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2018.

The proposed Electric Vehicle Charging Station Application & Approval Policy was mailed to the membership in July 2018 for your review and comment. The Board of Directors reviewed and considered your comments during the Board meeting held on August 16, 2018. After careful review and consideration, the Electric Vehicle Charging Station Application & Approval Policy was adopted and is now in effect.

Should you have any questions regarding the new policy, or would like to obtain another copy, please contact Rhonda Hart at (949) 450-0202 or via email to rhart@actionlife.com.