2016 February Edition East Bay Newsletter

NEXT OPEN BOARD MEETING

Monday, February 22 at 6:30 PM

The 2016-2017 fiscal year proposed budget and long-term reserve (LTR) will be presented to all unit owners by Chet Babcock, Treasurer. The Finance Committee representing unit owners along with the Treasurer created this budget.

Spirit Life Church at 9455 N. 76th Street

In the large room where we vote. Enter on the north side of the building.

GARBAGE & RECYCLING

Garbage pickup is Tuesday through March 22.

The next Recycling date is Wednesday, March 9.

REMINDER If you are unsure when the next garbage & recycling dates are, please do the following:

• Call the Maintenance Number 354-1455

OR

• To view a scheduled 4 month calendar logon to

www.eastbayowners.com and Click on the ‘Garbage Pickup’ tab.

EBOA 2016-17 FINANCIALS The budget committee recently finished the final draft of the association’s budget for the next fiscal year 2016-2017. The

projected budget increase in your monthly maintenance fee is expected to be only 1.4% per

month. This means with approval by the board of directors, the minimal monthly increases, depending on the square footage of your condominium unit will be approximately $3 to $5. Because of a 30% decrease in our property insurance premiums due to the dropping of surcharges from the fires the association

experienced in 2013 and 2014 have greatly aided in keeping our total operating expenses low. The association’s major operating expense categories by percentage continue to be utilities 23.7% (water & sewer, electricity and telephone); payroll 23.2% (including payroll taxes); and 22.1% for our loan

payments, on the 2008-2009 $2 million exterior renovation, expiring in 2023. Major expenses to be made this year from our Long Term Reserve (LTR) account are for the pool (sand blasting & painting the pool as well as replacement of the pool bathroom flooring); asphalt seal coating of

roads & sidewalks including cement curb repair; replacing grounds equipment (new lawn tractor, a more efficient snow blower) and building repairs (foundation repairs and mud jacking). Notice of the exact amount of your monthly

maintenance fee for the next fiscal year 2016-17 including the Time Warner Cable fee will be outlined in the annual notice mailed to each unit by the middle of March.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The East Bay Owners’ Association Annual Meeting will be on, Tuesday, April 26, 6PM at Spirit Life Church. We look forward to seeing you there.

The remaining 2016 Open Board Meeting dates are

Monday, June 20 at 6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30 PM

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS

Notice that there are empty seats around the

table? This April unit owners must vote for three

new directors. They will join, Joe LaRosa, Rich

Miller, Courtney Miller and Chet Babcock.

Dennis Barrish, Amy Guthrie and Migdalia

Rivera’s terms expire.

This is your opportunity to play an integral role in your

community and share your talents in human resources, finance, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, customer service. It is also your opportunity to work with your neighbors, and continue to make this Association a desirable, pleasant place to live.

Please consider submitting your resume and running for one of the three open positions. Resumes should be turned in to the Administrative office or e-mailed to

eastbayowners@yahoo.com by March 15, 2016 to be included on the ballot.

If no one steps up prior to the information regarding the meeting being set out, nominations will be taken

from the floor with voting taking place during the meeting.

If you have questions regarding becoming a board member, contact Dennis Barrish, (305-2615).

Salt There are containers of salt at the

maintenance building. If you need a little extra salt for your area, just come and pick one up or bring your own container. When the container is

empty, you are welcome to refill and reuse the container or return it so it can be re-filled for others. The blue bin alongside of the maintenance building

contains the salt. If the container is empty, please let John know by leaving a note or a phone message at 354-1455.

Winter Parking Rules

Remember every vehicle left on garage aprons will be ticketed as described in the Rules & Regulations when there is a snowfall of 2” or more predicted. The plow cannot clean the aprons, yours and probably your

neighbors, of snow if there is a vehicle in the way. Park your car(s) in the garage or move them to either visitor parking or on 70th St. In addition, check with the police department for specific parking instructions for street parking.

FINAL REMINDER

2015 SMOKE & CARBON MONOXIDE

DETECTORS ATTESTATION/REPLY FORM

The December 31, 2015 deadline has passed and the following units have not responded: 8921, 8937, 8945, 8953, 8971, 8981, 9021, 9025, 9027, 9029, 9047, 9049, 9051, 9069, 9075, 9077, 9101, 9123, 9125, 9127, 9131, 9133, 9137, 9143, 9147, 9153, 9155, 9159, 9165, 9169, 9173, 9183, 9185, 9215, 9217, 9223

If you have misplaced it, hand write a note or e-mail with the subject 2015 Test and the following verbiage: I have the requisite amount of smoke and carbon

monoxide detectors. They have been tested and

are working properly. If you are writing a note, please date, print your name and unit number and sign

it. If you are sending an e-mail provide your name and unit number & send to eastbayowners@yahoo.com. Please return your form no later than February, 29 to avoid a $20.00 fine as stated in our Rules &

Regulations for non-compliance.

Welcome to the

Neighborhood

OUR NEWEST UNIT OWNERS

Rex & Gail Nelson (9187) Africia Campbell (8935)

Please extend get-well wishes and speedy recovery to:

Linda Zarbock (8931) Lynn Hennecke (9109)

Our Sympathy Former long-time resident, June Huettenrauch, wife of Clarence, passed away 1-24-16. Our sympathy goes

out to Clarence and their family and friends.

PLEASE NOTE: GARBAGE AND RECYCLING BINS MAY NOT

BE PUT OUT BEFORE 4PM THE DAY

BEFORE PICK-UP AND MUST BE

RETURNED TO THE GARAGE THE EVENING

OF PICK-UP.

Owners are responsible for all their garbage & recycling that they put out for pick-up. Make sure loose items are secured so the wind does not blow them around the grounds. It is not the responsibility of the City of Milwaukee or East Bay to clean up after

us.

Please report exterior building or exterior property damage

directly to:

Rich Miller (buildings) 688-1719

Maintenance Office 354-1455

Or

Use the Owners Work Request Form located in the box to the left of the overhead garage door on the maintenance building or on the East Bay web page,

eastbayowners.com, under Owner Login section, Unit Owner Forms.

IMPORTANT REMINDER

You must have approval of the Association prior to any project such as

replacing your furnace,

air conditioner, garage door,

front door, windows or

remodeling project to make sure they adhere to the East Bay by-laws or it can be redone by the Association and billed to the unit owner.

The process is quite easy and does not take long.

Please contact Rich Miller–Buildings Chair: 688-1719 or gerard728@gmail.com.

COMPLAINTS

We ask that everyone please follow the rules because East Bay rules are put in place to keep this a good and safe community and to keep our property value up!

Please call if you have any questions:

Courtney Miller (916-0919)

If you have a complaint, we need the following basic information in order to pursue it:

PARKING:

Vehicle license number Make of vehicle (Ford, Chevy, etc.) Basic color of vehicle Type of vehicle (4dr, 2dr, SUV, Pickup, motorcycle)

DOGS: Dog owner or unit #

Dog size (small, medium or large) Basic dog color Area of complex where complaint occurred WITHOUT THIS BASIC INFORMATION, WE WILL BE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR COMPLAINT.

EAST BAY OWNERS ASSOCIATION

PARKING REMINDERS

The following are from the East Bay Parking and Traffic Regulations:

A. NO CURBSIDE PARKING EXCEPT IN MARKED STALLS. ORD. 101-23.5 G. Disabled, abandoned, unlicensed, or illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and towed away at owner’s

expense after a warning has been given.

1. All units must register any vehicles kept on EBOA property and be issued a registration sticker to be placed on the back of their rear-view mirror. 17. At no time can any vehicle, except those on

official business, be parked in front of yellow

curbing, because of the potential of obstructing easy

access by emergency vehicles. This is a city of

Milwaukee ordinance ( ORD. 101-23.5).

18. At no time should any vehicles be parked that would deny any unit owner access to their

garage without that owner’s permission.

Did you replace one of these?

Do not forget to register it with the office (354-1487) or Courtney Miller (916-0919) or

We need the following information: • Make of vehicle (Ford, Chevy, etc.) • Type of vehicle (SUV, 4DR, 2DR, PICKUP,

VAN) • Color of vehicle

• License plate number (if different) • Vehicle being replaced or added

When we get this info, you will be issued a new ID sticker for the rear view mirror and any parking permits for which you are already entitled.

WHERE’S THE LEASH???

The following is from the East

Bay Rules & Regulations

IV. PETS

A. Residents are responsible for their pets and

observance of Milwaukee Code of ordinances.

B. Pets shall not be kept in common or limited common areas while owner and/or responsible party is absent from the residence.

C. All pets must be kept on a leash and

accompanied when outside. Pets shall not be

staked out in common areas, on a tether long

enough to reach common areas, or allowed to

run loose.

D. The pet owner is responsible for cleaning up all pet litter immediately.

E. Residents aggrieved by violation of pet

ordinances have the responsibility to report such

violations to City of Milwaukee Department of

Neighborhood Services 414-286-2268.

Coyote Sightings

We are aware that coyotes reside in the Northridge Lakes area. Continue to be vigilant regarding leaving small dogs, cats and children outside unattended.

Units for Sale

The following units are for sale. This information along with the floor plans associated

with the unit types can also be found on our website:

eastbayowners.com

#8967 – (EB-I) 2 bedroom Asking $58,900.00 Contact Jason Scott Realty & Management LLC

#8991 – (EB-VIA) 3 bedroom Asking $95,000.00 Contact Realty Executives-Integrity

(This list is informational only. The East Bay Board of

Directors does not endorse nor recommend any of the

realty companies.)

IF YOU ARE GOING TO VACATE YOUR UNIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME

If you need to leave your unit vacant for more than a week—due to vacation or placing it on the market—please consider doing the following:

1. Turning off the water to your unit (not the whole building) and opening a faucet on the top floor and the basement to allow the water to drain out. We have had several instances where pipes have broken and severe water

damage has occurred while people were away.

2. If you will be gone during the colder months (October-May), please leave your thermostat set at 55 degrees. That is the temperature advised to avoid damage to the compressor in the refrigerator. This will also keep pipes from freezing.

3. Leave a light set on a timer so it appears someone is present.

4. Stop newspaper and mail.

5. Let the office know the unit will be vacant so we can keep an eye on it.

6. Ask a friend or relative to stop by once a week to make sure all is OK.

7. Consider leaving a radio on so it sounds like someone is present.

Please feel free to contact any of the current

board members directly if you have questions or

comments. The following is their contact

information in addition to their responsibilities.

2015-2016 East Bay Officers

President – Dennis Barrish Vice President – Courtney Miller

Secretary – Amy Guthrie Treasurer – Chet Babcock

The board members responsibilities are as follows:

Dennis Barrish – President & Legal Liaison 305-2615 or dbarrish@wi.rr.com

Courtney Miller – Vice President & Arbitration & Complaint Chair

916-0919 or miller.courtney24@yahoo.com

Amy Guthrie – Secretary 550-4921 or alnovara06@yahoo.com

Chet Babcock – Treasurer & Finance Chair 354-2819 or chetbab3@gmail.com

Joe LaRosa – Grounds Chair 357-8169 or jlarosa031@aol.com

Rich Miller – Buildings Chair 688-1719 or rmiller188@wi.rr.com

Migdalia Rivera 334-1441 or newtrenz@twc.com

Karin Bojarski-Vella 414-355-1141

If you need a copy of the East Bay Owners’ Association Inc., Master Condominium Insurance Policy for your mortgage, have questions regarding what our condominium insurance covers or

you are looking for another agent. Karin is East Bay Owners’ Association’s agent for the exterior building policy.

E-mail Addresses

Wanted

To receive the East Bay newsletter, updates & alerts, information from Alderman Puente and our 4th District Police Precinct electronically and in a timely fashion, provide your e-mail address to the East Bay Office at:

eastbayowners@yahoo.com

We only use your e-mail address for East Bay business and will not distribute it to others.

Continue to report any suspicious activity

that appears to be out of the ordinary to the

non-emergency #933-4444 or 911 for a life-

threatening situation

EASTBAYOWNERS.COM

That is our website.

Our newsletters are located there. You are able to read them online or print them out for

leisurely reading.

Or

The current newsletter along with

reminder flyers & other relevant information are also located on the bulletin board attached on the pool fence.

REFERENCE PHONE NUMBERS

Keep Them Handy

9-1-1 for emergency

Milwaukee Police Department -Non-Emergency

414-933-4444 #9 for all suspicious activity

City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood

Services Complaint to report dog, parking & noise

issues: 414-286-2268

IMPORTANT

East Bay Phone Numbers

Maintenance: 354-1455

Administrative Office: 354-1487