Annual Tree Trimming October 28/29

 We have accelerated our 2027 annual tree trimming in order to prepare for El Nino. The vendor will be leaving some woodchips behind for our landscaper to spread as ground cover throughout Mendocino. Woodchips help retain moisture and are also an excellent source of nutrients. Most importantly, they are free! Feel free to take what you need for your backyard landscaping!

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Special Board Meeting Notice

Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 

●        Appoint inspector(s) of elections

●        Plan to send ballots

●        Plan to elect next year's board under the election process

●        Amend the Election Rules to allow electronic/online voting 

 

Google Meet joining info:

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/pmp-rdjg-amr

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 240-766-5887 PIN: ‪696 616 257#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/pmp-rdjg-amr?pin=1796208728773 

 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, September 17, 2026, 7:00 PM via ZOOM

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82157602402?pwd=cjJOaUhUdk8wMU9lczQrREFVNXYvdz09

 Call to Order 6:00 PM 

 Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members

  - Legal matters

-          - Homeowner violations

 Regular Session 7:00 – open to homeowners

 Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

 Management Report / Project Status Update

-          Walkthrough report (Slav); Trip hazard (Slav); Reserve Study (Slav); Annual election (Slav); CC&Rs 2.0 (Mike); No parking signs (Karen); New street lights (Slav)

 Landscape Committee

-          - El Nino preparedness: 2027 tree trimming acceleration (Slav)

-          - California AB 1572 (Slav)

-          - Front yard modifications and upgrades (Slav)

-          - Sunlite proposals (Slav)

 Architectural Committee (Zach)

 New Business

-          - Mail boxes wipe down (Slav)

-          - Street sign replacement (Slav)

-          - Towing procedure (Karen)

 Open Forum

 Adjournment 9:00 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

California AB 1572

 

California AB 1572, (2023), prohibits HOAs from using potable (drinking) water to irrigate nonfunctional turf starting January 1, 2029. Nonfunctional turf is defined as decorative grass that is not used for recreation, sports, community gatherings, or similar purposes.

The bill does not apply to: (a) single-family residential lawns and (b) any HOA lawn that is genuinely used for recreation, gatherings, play areas, dog exercise, picnics, or community events, allows irrigation necessary to protect trees and other perennial plants or to address immediate health and safety needs.

The Legislature found that irrigating decorative, unused turf with drinking water is wasteful and inconsistent with California's long-term water conservation and climate resilience goals. The law is intended to reduce outdoor water consumption and encourage conversion to drought-tolerant landscaping.

Our options are: (a) convert the affected grass areas to drought-tolerant landscaping or (b) bring in recycled water. Either option will likely require special assessments. While we can reasonably estimate conversion costs, the exact cost of bringing recycled water to Mendocino is hard to estimate as it depends on the proximity to the nearest recycled water source and availability of grants or other financing, and may be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover trenching, pipe laying, connectivity, and re-piping throughout the community.

Minimizing the financial shock will require careful planning. California guidance specifically states that for detached single-family homes, front yards immediately adjacent to homes are not considered HOA common areas, even when the HOA maintains and irrigates them. AB 1572 generally does not apply to those areas. But our parkway strips and any grass area not directly associated with a specific home and not used for recreation or gatherings are likely to be affected. Those areas could no longer be watered with drinking water beginning January 1, 2029 if they are considered "nonfunctional turf."

Some California HOAs are already budgeting for landscape conversions before 2029 because turf removal projects can be expensive, although water-district rebates are often available. Some associations are starting planning several years in advance.

The board will explore available options to find the best solution, including:

a) identifying the nearest recycled water access points;

b) estimating the cost of switching to the recycled water;

c) working with OMWD and government agencies to identify any available financing;

d) consider applying for turf conversion rebates.

 Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:30 PM via ZOOM

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82157602402?pwd=cjJOaUhUdk8wMU9lczQrREFVNXYvdz09

 

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

 Board Member appointment (Slav)

Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members

- 1126 PP appeal

Regular Session 7:00 – open to homeowners

Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

-          - Draft minutes review process

-          - Reserve study

Management Report / Project Status Update

-          - Walkthrough report (Slav); woodcrete repair (Slav); Trip hazard revisit (Slav);

Landscape Committee

-          - California AB 1572 (Slav)

-          - Front yard modifications and upgrades (Slav)

-        Architectural Committee (Zach)

-          - Home inspection (Zach)

New Business

-          - Annual Election (Slav)

Open Forum

Adjournment 9:00

 Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

 

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 6:30 PM via ZOOM

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82157602402?pwd=cjJOaUhUdk8wMU9lczQrREFVNXYvdz09

 Call to Order 6:00 PM 

 Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members 

homeowner violations;

Regular Session 7:00 – open to homeowners

 Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

 Management Report / Project Status Update

-          - Walkthrough report (Slav); Sign posts on Pacifica Place (Allen); woodcrete repair (Slav); Trip hazard inspection (Slav);

 Landscape Committee (Karen)

-          - Front yard upgrades (Karen)

-          - Slope replanting (Karen)  

-          - Intelligent water meters (Mike)

 Architectural Committee (Karen)

-          - Home inspection (Karen)

 New Business

-          - Member surveys (Slav, Mike)

 Open Forum

 Adjournment 9:00 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

Special Meeting of the BOD:

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Monday, April 27, 2026, 6:00 PM, Pacifica Way cul-de-sac

- Walkthrough motion review

- Homeowner landscaping violations - executive session, closed to the members  

 Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6:30 PM via ZOOM

Please use the zoom link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82157602402?pwd=cjJOaUhUdk8wMU9lczQrREFVNXYvdz09

 

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members

Regular Session 6:30 – open to homeowners

Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-          Walkthrough report; CC&Rs 2.0 (Nancy); woodcrete repair;

New Business 

-          - Trip hazard inspection (Slav)

-          - Parking on Pacifica Place (Karen)

-          - Street lights (Slav)

       Landscape Committee (Karen)

-          - 1161 PP tree removal (Slav)

-         -  Water management (Mike)

-          - Trees in the Parkways & Front Maintenance Policy (Mike)

Architectural Committee (Karen)

Procedural Item 

-       - Process for Agenda Items at Board Meetings (Mike)  

Open Forum

Adjournment 9:00 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

 

 Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, January 15, 2026, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

Please use the zoom link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82157602402?pwd=cjJOaUhUdk8wMU9lczQrREFVNXYvdz09

 Call to Order 6:00 PM 

 Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members

• 1109 PP – drain
• 1185 PP – wrought iron fence
• 1133 PP – new board update
• 1149 PP – new board update
• 1159 MP – new board update

Regular Session 6:30 – open to homeowners

Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-          Walkthrough report; CC&Rs 2.0 (Nancy); woodcrete repair; 1161 PP sidewalk repair

Landscape Committee (Karen)

•           Annual tree trimming (Slav)
•        Front yard landscaping requests: 1183 MP; 1126 PP

Architectural Committee (Nancy, Karen)

Open Forum   

Adjournment 9:00

 Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

 

Resident Owl on Pacifica Way

 

2025 President’s Report

 Fellow Homeowners,

Our biggest accomplishment this year was the clearing of the slopes as a fire prevention measure and to minimize the risk of homeowner insurance cancellations. It was paid for with a one-time $99/door emergency special assessment and from the reserves and surplus operating funds. We have also added the slopes on Pacifica Way and between Monterey Place and Pacifica Place to the monthly maintenance. Our slopes had never been covered by a landscape maintenance contract – and that’s how they grew out of control. But the risk of fire or insurance cancellations is too real to let it grow back, so the board has decided to increase the monthly dues to $179/mo to cover the slope maintenance and other operating cost increases. You know that I have been the most vocal proponent of keeping our dues low but there comes a point where inflation catches up with you and you have to adjust to a new reality. Please be assured that the board will continue to do its best to get maximum return on our HOA dollars by watching our expenses and focusing on projects with the most visual benefit to most members.

We also seal coated our streets to protect our largest HOA asset and most recently overseeded the grass throughout Mendocino for a greener look.

We have experienced renewed member interest in managing the HOA affairs, with Karen Boyle, Kim Porter and Zach Hill joining the Architectural and Landscape Committees and Michael Dobransky and Allen Lemle joining the board. We have a full house now!

The CC&Rs 2.0 Committee (Matt Deiter, Mike Dobransky, Nancy Van Kan, Samer Boardcosh, Slav Fedorov and Zach Hill) has continued the work to update our CC&Rs. As always, we will keep members appraised of every new step and development.  

Our reserves remain 100%+ funded.

I anticipate the biggest challenge in the new year will be to balance the mounting inflation pressures with the need for landscape upgrades and aging infrastructure management. Our goal also is to gradually give the slopes a more visually appealing look. 

 Slav

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, November 20, 2025, 6:30 PM via ZOOM

Please use the zoom link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82157602402?pwd=cjJOaUhUdk8wMU9lczQrREFVNXYvdz09

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members

Regular Session 6:30 – open to homeowners

 New board member seating and orientation (Slav)

 Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

• 2026 budget
• Slope coverage supplement

 Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

•          Walkthrough report; overseeding; CC&Rs 2.0/rental cap; woodcrete repair

 Landscape Committee (Karen) 7:00

•           737 PW no maintenance request (Slav)
•          Annual tree trimming (Slav)

 Architectural Committee (Nancy, Karen)

• New member appointment (Slav)

 Open Forum   

 Adjournment 9:00

 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

 

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

(Please check with MMS for call-in instructions)

 Call to Order 6:00 PM 

 Executive session 6:00 – closed to the members

 Regular Session 6:30 – open to homeowners

 Minutes/Financials (Chris, Slav)

-          Reserve Study

-          credit union share certificates (CUSCs), NCUA insured

 Landscape Committee (Slav) 7:00

•           Sunlite contract options and proposals
•           New members
•           Private landscaping by HOA vendors (liability)

 Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-          Walkthrough report; CC&Rs 2.0 (Michael) + Samer; rental cap

 New Business (Slav)

•           Meeting minutes
•           Meeting venues
•          Annual election (+inspectors of election)
•          HOA woodcrete fence damage
•          Member communications (Michael)
•           R&R update - HOA irrigation
•           Public trails (Phil)

 Architectural Committee (Nancy)

• -         New members

 Open Forum 

 Adjournment 9:00 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609