Message From the President: New Landscaper

You've talked - the board listened

Fellow homeowners,

The number of landscaping complaints mushroomed in 2019. The board tried its best to work with our landscaper but in the end was left with a "take it or leave it" attitude.

We chose to leave.

The new landscaper, Watersedge Landscape, came highly recommended, with excellent references:

http://watersedgelandscape.com/photo-gallery/

We contacted dozens of landscaping companies with good ratings and interviewed four before finally selecting Watersedge.

The new company starts on November 1. Please bear with us during the transition period.


Slav

Side Yard Return Fence Extension

Be sure to check the updated Architectural Guidelines on the right!

You can now move your side yard fence forward to gain more private space.

Skateboarding Ban Takes Effect

The board received a lot of feedback from homeowners and carefully weighed the arguments for and against the ban. In the end the board voted for the ban for the following reasons:

1) Fiduciary duty to protect the HOA's  property and potential liability;
2) San Diego has a record number of first-class skateboarding parks. It is not the responsibility of the HOA to ensure that kids stay active outdoors.
3) It does not follow from a reasonable and necessary measure such as this that the board is going down a slippery slope of banning bicycling, walking, etc., as some suggested.

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA Agenda & Meeting Notice Tuesday, September 26 6:30 PM at: Starbucks inside Target at Encinitas Ranch Town center shopping mall

Call to Order 6:30 PM Open Forum 6:30-7:00 PM

Approve Minutes/Financials (Chris)

Project Status Update (Slav)

- Garden View HOA

Treasury

- Reserve Study and 2020 budget (Slav)

Landscape Committee Report (Slav)

- SML performance review and proposed solutions

New Business

- Rules and Regs changes (Slav)

- Election (Slav)

Executive Session - closed to Membership 8:00 PM

- Vendor management and contract formation

- homeowner issues

Adjournment

Message from the President: Where Do My Monthly Dues Go?

Fellow homeowners,

While working on the 2020 budget, I realized that many homeowners ask this question: Where do my monthly dues go? What am I paying $137/mo for?

Here's the breakdown for 2019:

Landscape Maintenance - $41.66
Reserves - $23.24 (street paving, fence painting, plant replacement, mailboxes, trails, irrigation, etc)
Water - $22.54
Property management - $18.24
Annual tree trimming - $9.84
Common area maintenance - $6.39 (pest control, street signs, etc.)
Insurance - $4.44 (liability, directors and officers, workman's comp)
Landscape extras - $4.23 (new plants, upgrades, etc.)
Irrigation repairs - $3.10 (broken sprinklers and valves)
Financial - $1.91 (reserve study, financial review, bank fees, annual disclosures, tax preparation and filing, etc.)
Electricity - $1.41 (street lights, irrigation)

Total - $137