Mendocino Is Now Majority Vinyl!

Since the start of the campaign to upgrade side yard fences in March, 18 homes have chosen to install vinyl. Now out of 71 Mendocino homes, 38 have vinyl fences. And it shows! It gives a property a fresh clean look.

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, September 21, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

(Please check with MMS for call-in instructions)

 

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

Annual Member Meeting 6:00 – 7:30

- Approvals/certification

- Annual election

Minutes/Financials (Chris)

Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

 - Fence replacement and painting; walkthrough reports; parking rules enforcement; wasp extermination   

Treasury (Chris)

 - Reserves – onsite inspection

New Business

 - Notices/flyers on mail boxes – rule change?

-          - No parking 1153 MP

-          - Homeowner maintenance – CC&Rs 8.1 rusted/falling utility boxes

-          - Fiber-optics Micro-trenching

-          - Short-term rentals

 Landscape Committee (Slav)

 - Slope conditions

-          - Annual tree trimming / lacing – el nino prevention?

Architectural Committee (Nancy)

Executive session – closed to the members

Adjournment

 

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, July 20, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

Please check with MMS for sign in instructions

 

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

 Open Forum 6:00 – 6:30

 Minutes/Financials (Chris)

 Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-          Fence replacement and painting – notices?, totals; reserves inspection; woodcrete fence painted; election.

 Treasury (Chris)

 Mendocino R&Rs Amendment – parking

 Landscape Committee (Slav)

 Architectural Committee (Nancy)

 Executive session – closed to the members

 Adjournment

 Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

Warning: Coyote Dog Attack in Backyard

 A coyote jumped over the backyard fence of a homeowner on Pacifica  Place in broad daylight and inflicted extensive bite wounds on their dog, which sadly did not survive.

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, May 18, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

Please check with MMS for sign in instructions

 

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

Parking Rules Amendment – Open Forum 6:00 – 7:00

Minutes/Financials (Chris)

Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-         - Fence replacement and painting; Pope unapproved landscaping work (730 PW); 1126 PP paint; illegal parking sign removal on PW

Treasury (Chris)

-          - Pope overbill

       Landscape Committee (Slav)

-         - 1153 MP front yard drainage

 Architectural Committee (Nancy)

-          - Annual home inspection

 New Business

-          - Annual election

-          - Reserves inspection

Executive session – closed to the members

Adjournment

 Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

 Fellow Homeowners,

Preserving and enhancing Mendocino’s home values is a joint effort of the HOA and every homeowner. The HOA has always done its best, within the available resources and the CC&Rs’ mandate, to obtain the best landscaping services, maintain the roads, paint the curbs, poles and fences, sponsor block parties, uphold architectural standards for outside home repairs and repainting, and promulgate and enforce community rules and regulations while promoting a neighborly spirit. 

Homeowners have done their part by repainting their homes, converting their driveways to hardscape, and complying with community Rules and Regulations.

Every now and then there comes a time when we all need to come together for a major community facelift. It’s time for Mendocino to upgrade its fences. There are 71 homes in Mendocino. 20 have upgraded their fences to vinyl, another 11 have opted for other materials, such as concrete or redwood, while 40 homes still have the original wooden fences. These fences are over 20 years old – past the end of their useful life, many are barely held up by rotted rickety poles, are missing parts, have termite and dry rot damage and gates that can barely open and close. The HOA can no longer justify spending money to paint such fences, as it is required to do, until the homeowners do their part by replacing them.

Let us keep Mendocino one of the most beautiful and desirable places to live in Encinitas by upgrading our old rickety fences for a new and refreshed look.  

Please contact Mills Management Services for details.

Slav

Catalytic Converter Stolen

 A catalytic converter was stolen from a car parked at 1178 Pacifica Place last night.

 

Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, March 16, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

Please check with MMS for sign in instructions

 

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

Easement results and certification (Doug)

Open Forum 6:15 - 6:45

Minutes/Financials (Chris)

Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-         Annual tree trimming, overseeding, PO slope clearing, woodcrete repair, North trail repair, balcony removal, PP road/asphalt conditions (PDF)

Treasury (Chris)

-        - reserves investments

      Landscape Committee (Slav)

-       Architectural Committee (Nancy)

-         - Fence replacement campaign (Slav)

-          - Annual home inspection

New Business

-          - street parking

Adjournment 

Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

Free Mulch!

Our landscaper will use the wood chips to refresh the ground cover between homes, so hurry up! Help yourself while supplies last. The mix us an excellent groundcover and has lots of nutrients, primarily nitrogen.

 

Annual Tree Trimming and Free Wood Chips

The annual tree trimming is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, February 1st and should be finished on Thursday, February 2nd. We appreciate your patience during this process.

We have asked the arborist to leave the wood chips behind on Monterey Place. The HOA landscaper will use them for mulching but members are welcome to help themselves to whatever they need while supplies last. 

 Mendocino at Encinitas Ranch HOA

Agenda & Meeting Notice

Thursday, January 19, 6:00 PM via ZOOM

Please check with MMS for sign in instructions

Call to Order 6:00 PM 

Open Forum 6:00 - 6:30

Minutes/Financials (Chris)

Treasury (Chris)

- foreclosure, delinquencies / unpaid invoices, fines

- onsite reserves inspection / reserves investments

- inspection of books (Allen)

Management Report / Project Status Update (Chris/Slav)

-          overseeding, woodcrete repair, easement vote

Landscape Committee (Slav)

-          Annual tree trimming

Architectural Committee (Nancy)

Adjournment

 Owners are welcome and encouraged to attend

Questions?  Please contact Mills Property Management at: 760.978.9609

Car / front porch thieves on Pacifica Place

Several homeowners have reported thieves going car to car and door to door looking for items to steal at night. One homeowner also got them on a ring video. Be sure to lock your cars, do not leave valuables inside your cars, and don't let delivery packages pile up on your front porch.

2022 Annual Report

 

Fellow homeowners,

This year Mendocino home prices crossed the $1M mark but we also have faced multiple challenges. 

1) Inflation

Prices of everything, from utilities to vendor services, have jumped. The board has been making every effort to contain costs but there is only so much we can do without raising the dues. We will make every effort to keep the hikes to a minimum by selecting projects with the most visual impact and by seeking the highest return on our investment.  

As of October 31, we have saved $5,753.36 in water bills by repairing our irrigation system, investing in more water efficient sprinkler heads, and optimizing watering schedules.   

The board has been making sure that every member pays their fair share by using all the resources at our disposal to collect late payments and fees - from suing in small claims court to filing liens, to foreclosing. A long-term member of Mendocino stopped paying dues years ago (He currently owes the HOA $12,275.70) and has ignored all our efforts to collect - so we filed to foreclose. The foreclosure auction date is pending.

2) Vendor quality and availability

It has been hard (and sometimes impossible) to find good vendors at a reasonable price. As the economy slows down we expect this trend to self correct but in the meantime we had to put projects on hold or consider alternatives.

It is no longer enough to obtain three estimates for a project. In order to find a couple of good vendors, we typically contact 5-10 contractors and filter out the flakes and outliers.

3) Aging irrigation

Our landscaper has done an outstanding job fixing, upgrading and maintaining our irrigation but we still experience breakdowns of legacy valves, pipes and sprinklers which, if unreported, result in dry spots and/or wasted water.  

To minimize water losses, we have made it easier to report water leaks by setting up an email link on the Mendocino website:

https://www.mendocinohoa.com/

If you see water runoff or a dry spot, please report it immediately. It's better to over-report than to under-report. In addition to the email link, we have an after-hours emergency phone number:

760-231-0261.

4) Rules enforcement and neighborhood spirit

In enforcing the rules, we strive to maintain the optimum balance between individual character and personal taste on the one hand, and architectural integrity and appearance of the community on the other, while fostering a neighborhood spirit. To do that, we need more active member involvement on the Architectural and Landscape Committees. Some of the ongoing issues are minor front home and side yard fence repairs, house painting, limited parking, trash cans being left out for days, and non-working garage lights.

We have brought back neighborhood block parties: the Halloween party on October 28 in the south Monterey Place cul-de-sac was a success: lots of great food and drink, kids' games and costume prizes, over 20 families attended.

We have worked with a homeowner to get a section of the woodcrete fence on Garden View Rd repaired so that we can proceed with the slope landscaping upgrade at the Monterey Place entrance.  

Also, please remember to check the community blog for neighborhood news and updates:

https://mendocinohoa.blogspot.com/

5) Homeowner service requests  

With so much going on, upgrading individual front yards is not on the HOA priority list. The management company receives numerous landscaping service requests. They are evaluated from the standpoint of overall visual impact on the community, and funds availability.

We want Mendocino to look its best. Our landscaper offers multiple front yard upgrade options that homeowners may purchase through the HOA. We also have a simple approval process for homeowners wanting to do their own thing.