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AVG. SOLD PRICE: $1,631,667 ($603.42/sq. ft. avg.)

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$2,334,429 ($805.79/sq. ft. avg.)

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SOLDS: AVG. SOLD PRICE:

$906,250 ($628.24/sq. ft. avg.)

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6 TKPOA February 2024 Calendar + Beyond 8 Board Actions Summary

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2024 ACC Application Submittal Schedule 12 Architectural Control / Security Winter Season Suggestions 13 President’s Message

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Missing emails about what’s going on in your cove?

Missing important updates from staff?

Great news! TKPOA staff uses “Connect” to send e-mail blasts. However, if you haven’t opted in to receive emails, you’re missing out. In addition, TKPOA is updating how it sends annual disclosures – now, you can get them via email every year in November.

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How to Submit an Architectural Control Application Online 15 ACC Rule of the Month – Hot Tubs 17 Proposed Changes to Parking Rules

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2024 ACC Meeting Schedule

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Ice Safety

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The Effects of Bear Urbanization and What We Can Do 25

Visit https://tkpoa.connectresident.com/. and sign in Click on the three bars in top left corner – select “My Account” Under "My Communications Preferences," update your email and click on all boxes (note: this does NOT opt you into the homeowner’s list which can be shared with other owners)

This change helps us save costs, keeps you informed, and ensures we have your most up-to-date email on file. Explore additional features on the portal, such as architectural control applications and account information. If you need help, reach out to Heather Blumenthal at heather.blumenthal@fsresidential.com for the TKPOA website, www. tkpoa.com, or call the 24/7 Customer Care Center at (800) 428-5588 for portal assistance.

The Keys Breeze Magazine

PUBLISHING DISCLOSURE NOTICE The Keys Breeze is the official monthly publication of the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA), which is located at 356 Ala Wai Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. Each membership parcel receives one subscription to Keys Breeze mailed to a domestic address. Cost to produce and distribute this publication is offset by advertising revenues and budgeted funds.

The inclusion of advertising in this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association or its Board of Directors of the projects, services or views contained therein.

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DIAGNOSED WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Cholesterol is a fat-like, waxy substance found in all parts of your body; it helps your body make cell membranes, many hormones, and vitamin D. The cholesterol in your blood comes from two sources: your liver, which makes all the cholesterol your body needs, and the food you eat (from animal sources such as meat and dairy).

Cholesterol isn’t entirely bad. Cholesterol and other fats are carried in your bloodstream as spherical particles called lipoproteins. The two most commonly known lipoproteins are low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and high-density lipoproteins (HDL).

The trouble starts when you have too much LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol, which causes a substance called plaque to collect in your blood vessels. This buildup puts you at risk for heart attack and stroke.

You want your LDL to be low, and if you’ve been told you have high cholesterol, you need to take steps to decrease your LDL, including: • Dont eat foods that are high in saturated fat and trans fat, such as red meat, fried foods, cheese, or butter • Eat a heart-healthy diet that includes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, poultry, fish, nuts, and nontropical vegetable oils • Exercise regularly • Maintain a healthy weight • Stop smoking, if you smoke Keys Breeze

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If you’re struggling to lower your LDL, there may be other factors at play: • If you have family members with high cholesterol, you’re more prone to unhealthy levels. Your genetics may make it harder for your body to remove LDL cholesterol from your blood or break it down in your liver.

• Your body’s metabolism changes with age. While normal, these changes make it more difficult for your liver to get rid of LDL cholesterol. This helps explain why high cholesterol is often diagnosed between ages 40 and 59.

• Women have a lower risk for high cholesterol than men — until menopause. Menopause lowers hormones that may protect against high cholesterol.

• Sitting a lot and not getting a lot of exercise lowers HDL cholesterol. This “good” cholesterol carries LDL cholesterol away from arteries. With less HDL, it’s easier for LDL to build up in your blood vessels.

• Some prescriptions, such as steroids used to treat inflammatory diseases, can unintentionally cause unhealthy cholesterol levels.

If you’ve been told to lower your cholesterol, talk to your health team about sustainable lifestyle changes, or other strategies including medication, to help reduce your LDL. Together, with your provider, you can personalize your approach for cholesterol success.

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TKPOA FEBRUARY 2024 CALENDAR + BEYOND Bylaws and CC&Rs Communication Subcommittee TBD TKPOA Visions Ad Hoc Committee TBD

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Finance Committee Meeting 10:00 a.m.

Town Hall Forum – Amenity Access Policy 4:00 p.m.

Rules and Enforcement Review Ad Hoc Committee 2:00 p.m.

ACC Meeting 9:00 a.m.

Townhouse Oversight Committee Executive Meeting 1:00 p.m.

Townhouse Oversight Committee 6:00 p.m.

Waterways Committee 2:00 p.m.

Holiday – Pavilion Office Closed Board Executive Disciplinary Subcommittee 2:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Executive Session 3:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Regular Meeting 5:00 p.m.

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Town Hall Forum – Firewise 5:00 p.m.

Finance Committee Meeting 10:00 a.m.

ACC Meeting 9:00 a.m.

Townhouse Oversight Committee Executive Meeting 1:00 p.m.

Townhouse Oversight Committee 6:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Executive Session 3:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Regular Meeting 5:00 p.m.

Waterways Committee 2:00 p.m.

Bylaws and CC&Rs Communication Subcommittee TBD TKPOA Visions Ad Hoc Committee TBD

Note: All meetings will be held at the TKPOA Pavilion, 356 Ala Wai Blvd, South Lake Tahoe unless otherwise noted. Member meeting attendance is also available via online Zoom conference call. Links and call in information for meetings are posted on the TKPOA website ahead of each meeting. Please contact the TKPOA Front Desk at (530) 542-6444 for details on member attendance via Zoom.

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BOARD ACTIONS SUMMARY

By Heather Blumenthal, Operations Manager

JANUARY 17TH – BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE SESSION

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Reviewed 0 Personnel Matters Reviewed 2 Disciplinary Matters Reviewed 1 Contract Reviewed 12 Legal Matters

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JANUARY 17TH – BOARD OF DIRECTORS OPEN SESSION BOARD ACTIONS •

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Approved to have TKPOA officially oppose the proposed City of South Lake Tahoe Residential Vacancy Tax Ordinance and inform membership and to join the coalition against the Vacancy Tax. Officially accepted Michelle Pandori’s resignation from the Board and approved solicitation of self-nominations for consideration to fill the Board Vacancy for potential appointment at the February 21st, 2024, Board of Directors Meeting.

Approved sending the proposed changes for Parking Rules for a 28-day membership review period.

Authorized recording of liens for account numbers 022201, 0359-01, 0415-01, 0526-01, 0906-01, 0996-01, 1077-01, 1362-01, 1426-01, 1500-01, and 1523-01.

Approved the October 2023 and November 2023 Financial Statements

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2024 ACC APPLICATION

SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE Submittal Deadline (Wednesday prior to the meeting)

ACC Meeting Dates (Tuesdays)

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ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL / SECURITY

Winter Season Suggestions

By: Linda Callahan, Community Design and Review Department Manager

The TKPOA Architectural Control and Security Departments would like to remind you of a few tips for keeping your home and family protected now that the cold weather has arrived.

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When you are not at your home, keep your thermostat on 55 degrees. Broken pipes are quite common this time of year.

Sprinklers and any landscape irrigation should be shut off for the season once the nightly temperature consistently dips below 30 degrees.

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errands. High winds can cause a window to blow open.

Be sure your crawl space is sealed off and secure.

Bears are looking for a cozy spot under your house to hibernate. Pine Sol is the best deterrent.

Please keep your friends, family, and pets off the ice in the lagoons. It may seem thick enough to walk on, but with fluctuating temperatures it is not.

If you are leaving a boat in the water all winter, please winterize and adequately secure your boat to the dock. Sinking and/or drifting boats are not uncommon this time of year. Also, only white shrink-wrap is allowed if the boats are to remain docked.

Thank you and have a safe winter season.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Thank You Michelle. Michelle Pandori had to resign from the board for personal reasons, but I’d like to open my briefing to you all with a sincere thanks for all that she has done during her tenure. She has been a passionate and driving force in fiscal matters, and in matters involving the coves. But that understates her contributions. She has been an engaged and important member of our 7-person board of directors, providing critical viewpoints, logic, and discussion on all issues before the board. She was a gracious team player, and the whole board will miss her.

The Waterways Year 3 Control Methods Test special assessment passed late last year and was invoiced to you the last week of January.

The board has called for self-nominations and will use those in deliberating the appointment of someone to serve the remainder of Michelle’s term. That will happen at the February board meeting.

Vacancy Tax. A city-wide voter initiative is in the works to put a vacancy tax on the November ballot. The $6,000 per year tax would be assessed on all homeowners not dwelling in their properties for the majority of the year.

Homeowners would self-certify each year, but city staff would be tasked with developing an audit process if the measure passes. The measure would affect a majority of TKPOA members, so the board voted unanimously at the January meeting to oppose the measure. You will be seeing more information as this develops. One thing to consider over the next 10 months is whether it is time to declare your domicile in Tahoe Keys as your voting address, because measures like this one and Measure T before it are things that you should have a voice on.

Special Assessments. The special assessment vote for Cove 3A was extended to try to get to a quorum.

Members had been asking for information from the Bulkheads. We received an engineering report which bulkhead engineer, and we didn’t have it until right before updates us on the condition of the various bulkhead the original ballot deadline. As a result, the board voted segments in the Keys. They conclude that the top priority to extend another month to allow those cove members projects are Cove 3A, 3B, 3C, 4, 5, Islanders 2, and a to make an informed decision . segment of TKPOA Common bulkhead behind the indoor pool. All of these segments were given a remaining life The Cove 2A special assessment vote did not pass. of “less than or equal to 5 years” by the engineer. Staff will be working with the coves to put the projects on a Keys Breeze

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timeline and resolve funding mechanisms (likely special assessments for all or part of the cost). In most cases, it appears that we have time to go through the process of balloting for cove-specific special assessments. Where buildings or waterways are in peril, however, the board may consider an emergency special assessment without a vote. This is a big deal, as we suspected, and we will have many more focused communications.

activities. To that end, we commissioned an engineer to develop a space-planning analysis, or master plan. The engineer’s conclusion was that our Texas Ave lot that formerly housed the lagoon water treatment plant would be fully needed to serve that function in the future. There is room for some nominal drinking water treatment facilities and contingency water weeds processing. But the yellow lot is truly needed for a drinking water storage tank and pump station, staff offices, maintenance and The final engineering report on the St. Moritz and repair facilities, and equipment storage. With this Bavarian Isles bulkhead assessment has been received. information, the board will be moving to the next step on The bulkheads on these 2 isles are owned by the individual the yellow lot. homeowners and is their individual responsibility to maintain or replace them. However, it becomes an Related note: We were able to negotiate an extension of association concern if failure of somebody’s wall is our use of the Dover Ave facilities yard until the end of imminent and would cause damage to a neighbor’s house. 2024. This really bought us some breathing room, and my As I reported to you a few months ago, the St. Moritz thanks go out to Hallie and the CTC. requires minor repairs, and we will be reaching out the St. Moritz homeowners to determine a path forward Drinking Water. I don’t have any news regarding (collectively, individually, or a hybrid). Where house whether we’ll be able to eliminate treatment for uranium structures are very close to the wall, we may have to put a at well 3. It is looking good, but it’s not a done deal yet. special priority on action. Expect more information in the One kicker is that even if we sleeve off the strata that coming months. produces the bulk of the uranium, thereby producing water meeting drinking water standards, we will still The Bavarian Isle bulkhead is in worse shape because the have to treat the water for a year or more to prove that buried steel tieback cables are badly corroded, and some treatment is not needed. have failed. Staff needs to analyze house offsets from the wall so we can determine whether a homeowner’s As luck would have it, the ion exchange resin in those wall endangers a neighbor. Otherwise, the process will cylindrical tanks just reached its useful life. And because be the same as for St. Moritz: member engagement to we need to operate the system for at least another year, determine if we act collectively, individually, or a hybrid to it was necessary to change out the resin. The bill was just address the deficiencies. under $200k. Timing was not on our side this time.

Bear Boxes/Garbage Cans. I have used this forum to encourage single family house owners to install bear boxes. We have done it at our house, and we are happy we did. But you may have heard that South Tahoe Refuse will roll out a new garbage can program in the spring, and you may be confused about what to do. Under a new state law, STR must provide 3 separate rolly-totes for each house: waste, recycle, and green waste. I would Texas Lot Master Plan. Several months ago, I wrote to encourage you to surf STR’s website for info, because my you about our multi-dimensional lawsuit settlement with explanation will undoubtedly miss something. The waste the marina. Part of that settlement involved an option containers will supposedly be “animal resistant”, both to sell our “banana lot” near the marina to the marina, physically, and smellingly (my word). I am skeptical. A plus a separate option to buy their “yellow lot” which is bear’s sense of smell is amazing, and if you store one of near the entrance to the Tahoe Keys Beach and Harbor these in your garage, you risk a break in. STR allows you docks parking area. We have already made the decision to to opt out of the garbage container if you have a bear box. pursue sale of the banana lot. But before we can decide A new garage door costs far more than a bear box. One on the yellow lot, we need to know what land we NEED other consideration: each tote is 95 gal, which is REALLY for all of our administration, operation, and maintenance BIG. My garage doesn’t have room for 3 … does yours?

The Islanders 1 bulkhead/retaining wall was brought to the board’s attention at the October meeting. It is a 50-year-old timber crib retaining wall, and it has failed in several locations. The board approved some emergency temporary shoring and requested staff to secure bids for the permanent replacement or fix. I do not have an update for you on this.

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Please give it some thought.

Tahoe exit, snowpack is at 58% of normal, or just 10” of snow-water-equivalent. Please pray, chant or dance! We Fee and Fine Schedule. A new fee and fine schedule was need the snow because we need the runoff into the lake. approved by the board in December. Of note, some of the On the chance that your wishes are answered, please fines for things like prohibited commercial activity and make sure to keep snow away from your water shutoff short-term vacation rentals are now progressive: first valve, electric meter, gas meter, and your closest fire time $, second time $$$, third time $$$$$$$. Please be hydrant. Access to those things is a “right now” issue in aware. an emergency.

Waterways Grant. In the last week of January, TRPA approved a $200,000 appropriation to support our waterways improvement effort. Many thanks to Pete Wolcott, Rick Lind, and Kristine Lebo for fostering a great partnership with TRPA, Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the League to Save Lake Tahoe! It’s critically important to have these agencies with us on this!

Winter. What a difference a year makes! As of this writing at the close of January, the snow under the ski lift can’t be more than 1’ deep, and it’s nearly gone from the Keys. At the snow survey point near the Sierra At Keys Breeze

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Well, that’s enough for now. I could go on, of course.

There are so many things that are important. I didn’t talk about the new Cove oversight process because it is in flux. Members are providing feedback, and we’ve got work to do before we zero in on something that works for all. So I’ll talk about that next month or the month after.

But I do appreciate the effort, expertise, and passion that members and staff bring to the Keys. We are solving some old, festering problems, and although that can be a smelly process, it is the only way to heal and move forward toward our vision of a world-class waterfront community. And I appreciate all who come to help us get there!

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ACC RULE OF THE MONTH –

12.02 No lot accessory may be placed in any set-back area nor can they be placed anywhere on the street-side of the lot (side set-back -5 feet, rear set-back -15 feet from high water line (HWL).

12.03 Motorized or noise emitting installations (like pumps, filters or other equipment) will require soundproofing or a decibel rating low enough so as not to disturb neighbors.

12.04 All Saunas, Jacuzzis and Hot Tubs must be outfitted with a locked, secure childproof cover.

12.05 City of South Lake Tahoe requires permits for some lot accessories. Any required permits must be obtained from the CSLT prior to installation.

12.06 No lot accessories may be installed upon Over Water Platforms (OWPs), landings or any other over-water structure.

Hot Tubs

By: Linda Callahan, Community Design and Review Department Manager Hot Tubs Require Architectural Control Committee (ACC) Approval If you are considering the placement of a hot tub on your property, several issues need to be addressed prior to installation. First, you must submit a Form 12, Spa/Sauna/ Hot Tub application to the Architectural Control Committee (ACC) for review. This form can be found on our website www.TKPOA.com or at the front desk of the TKPOA pavilion.

We will also be happy to email you the application.

Be mindful of TRPA coverage considerations when planning the placement of the Sauna, Jacuzzi, Spa or Hot Tub. General land use requirements and building codes are established and enforced by CSLT and other agencies.

When applying for a hot tub, keep these things in mind: • A backflow preventative device must be installed, if appropriate for the unit.

• Hot Tubs must never be placed within the property’s 5’ All Saunas, Jacuzzis, Spas, Portable Spas, and Hot Tubs must side setback or 15’ rear setback. be approved by ACC prior to installation or construction.

• Preferably, the unit should be centered within the Failure to do so will result in a fine. property to avoid disturbing neighbors. Sounds of pumps kicking on and off all night can be a nuisance to Requirements are outlined in Section 12 of the Architectural your neighbors. This is especially true if the property is Control Rules Brochure. being used as a vacation rental.

12.01 All accessory structures or equipment must be Any questions can be directed to the ACC Department 530 approved by the ACC prior to installation.

542-6444 x 239 or linda.callahan@fsresidential.com.

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N OTIC E OF P RO PO SED CHANGE IN ASSOC I AT I ON R UL ES

TEXT OF PROPOSED CHANGES

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NOT I C E OF PR OPOSED C H ANG E I N ASSOCI A T I O N R U L E S

(Deletions are show in strikethrough type and additions in boldfaced underlined type) At the January 17th, 2024 Board meeting, the TKPOA Board of Directors approved the following changes to the Association Operating Rules for a 28-day membership review period. These changes will be reviewed for adoption at the February 21st, 2024, Regular Board of Directors Meeting. If you would like to provide any feedback to the Board prior to approval, please email your comments to Operations Manager Heather Blumenthal at heather. blumenthal@fsresidential.com.

P ROP OS E D CHANGES TO SINGLE FAM I L Y H OME, TOWNH OME SU BDIVISIO N, AND CO MMON AR EA P ARKING R U LES, TKPO A O PERATI NG R UL ES ARTIC L E 2 , SECTIO N 600 PURPOSE OF CHANGE: TO CLARIFY ASSOCIATION P ARKING RU LES. GENE RAL P ARKING RU LES

The streets within the Tahoe Keys are owned by the City of South Lake Tahoe; all city ordinances and traffic laws apply. Parking enforcement on city streets is the responsibility of the South Lake Tahoe Police Department however TKPOA Security Officers are responsible for enforcing TKPOA parking rules and regulations throughout the Tahoe Keys.

TKPOA assumes no responsibility for damage, theft, vandalism, or liability done to a vehicle visiting or parked on TKPOA grounds. All vehicles are subject to tow-away for violation of these rules. Vehicles parked in the fire lanes will be towed away without notice.

All vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, mopeds, etc., operated or parked on the private streets and alleyways of Tahoe Keys shall display current licenses

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and be maintained in a proper, legal operating condition so as not to be a hazard or nuisance by noise, exhaust emissions, or appearance.

Not more than one motor vehicle per property bearing advertising or otherwise pertaining to this use is allowed unless parked within an enclosed garage. shall be parked on or about the above described premises.

Vehicles bearing an advertising sign, commercial trucks, commercial vans, all such vehicles of more than 2 ½ tons, or of such length to inhibit safe parking, are prohibited from parking in the unassigned parking spaces of TKPOA except in performing their commercial duty and function requiring limited timeperiod parking. City parking ordinances on street parking apply.

House trailers, motor homes, boats, campers, and recreational vehicles may only be parked or stored within the TKPOA within an enclosed garage, except for the purposes of loading and unloading. Pickup trucks with campers installed in the truck bed and class B vehicles, and camper vans with a maximum length of 23 feet may be parked within a property’s driveway, however, may not be parked along the street, other than for brief periods of loading and unloading, in order to prevent blocking of roadways and views of pedestrians and bicyclists. Truck bed campers and sprinter vans must reasonably fit within the driveway and may not be utilized for overnight accommodation and may not be stored (i.e. must be utilized as a frequent driver vehicle).

Major vehicle repair, auto repair and maintenance for pay, or extraordinary vehicle maintenance shall not be carried out on Association property. Vehicles shall not be in a state of disrepair or severe damage, nor be allowed to drip excessive amounts of engine or transmission fluids on the streets or alleyways of TKPOA.

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S INGL E FAM ILY HO M E PARKING ARE AS

Each resident’s single family home is considered to have parking spaces in the garage, driveways, and in immediate street parking areas near their properties.

Additional vehicles shall not be stored, kept, or parked in TKPOA common or townhome parking areas.

TOWNH OME SU BDIVISIO N S PARKIN G AR EAS

Townhouses with a garage shall utilize the garage for parking of passenger vehicles only. Each townhouse unit may have only two (2) vehicles in its designated parking area at a time.

Each vehicle parked within townhome subdivision lots must have either a TKPOA parking sticker or hangtag displayed.

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No vehicle shall be parked except within their garage or paint-designated parking space. No parking on landscaped areas or off pavement.

All townhouse streets and alleyways are fire lanes and are so marked. Parking in these areas is prohibited at all times, except for 15 minutes loading and unloading, while the vehicle is attended.

No vehicle shall be left in an unassigned-designated parking space in a non-operative condition or with an expired registration. Any vehicle not moved for a period of two weeks is considered a stored vehicle.

Vehicles will be towed away at owners’ expense.

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2024 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE

MEETING SCHEDULE ACC Meetings are held on Tuesdays January 16

February 13

March 12

April 9

May 7, 21

June 4, 18

July 2, 16, 30

August 13, 27

September 10, 24

October 8

November 5

December 3

All meetings are held at the Pavilion and begin at 9:00 am unless otherwise posted. ACC application submittals are due by Wednesday prior to the meeting date. For more information, please contact Linda Callahan, ACD Manager, at (530) 542-6444, ext. 239, or lcallahan@tahoekeyspoa.org.

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Now that winter has arrived and the Tahoe Keys lagoons Rental (VHR) Properties Please inform your renters that the ice within our and waterways are covered with ice and snow, it is important to think about ice safety. TKPOA Water Quality community is unsafe. Renters and their families should refrain from walking on it for their own safety. Refrain and Security Departments along with the South Lake from throwing rocks, trash and other items on the ice.

Tahoe Fire and Rescue recommend you don’t venture out on our frozen lagoons and waterways, as they are considered unsafe. Please keep in mind: Never allow children or pets to venture onto the ice In the event they fall through the ice, there is a high probability of injury or death. TKPOA rules pertaining to pets and City of South Lake Tahoe Animal Control Codes do not allow an unleased pet to run or play on the ice.

Recognize that ice will never be completely safe Conditions, and unseen or unknown factors, can render seemingly safe ice suddenly dangerous. Take all care and precautions to avoid mishaps and make sure you have a rescue plan in place, i.e.; throw able floatation device with an attached rope, for those who live on the water. Having a safety plan in place, should you see an ice incident, can save lives.

Understand that ice strength is not the same everywhere, not even on the same body of water It is difficult to judge the strength of ice based on appearance alone. Other factors including snow cover, currents, bubblers to prevent ice around boats, distribution of the load on the ice, schools of fish, and other factors affect the thickness and safety.

Laminar Flow Aeration (LFA) Project Area In the spring to 2019, the Water Quality Department introduced a new project in the TKPOA waterways. This project consists of 10 diffuser and over 8,000 feet of high pressure hose which covers approximately six acres of waterways operates nonstop throughout the year. One of the project goals is to have a continuous circulation of the water column. This will reduce the water’s ability to freeze and if it does freeze the ice will be thin and ununiform which makes this area extremely dangerous. The LFA project is located in the waterways that are north of Venice Drive and between Christie Drive and Lucerne Way (refer to picture to the right).

Find an alternative to playing on the lagoons Skaters can go to Heavenly Village Ice Rink (530- 5424230) or the South Tahoe Ice Arena (530-544-7465).

There are many interesting trails in and near the Tahoe Keys for walking and snowshoeing. All people who The TKPOA WQ Staff has placed ice caution signs around venture out during winter should carry emergency supplies no matter how long they plan to be out or where the TKPOA Waterways to remind the members, renters they plan to go. Always make sure that someone knows and visitors about the threat that ice pose (refer to where you are going and when you are expected to return. pictures below).

Picture 1: TKPOA Signage near waterways Keys Breeze

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THE EFFECTS OF BEAR URBANIZATION AND WHAT WE CAN DO By: Toogee Sielsch “Tahoe Toogee” What does the term "urbanized" mean in relation to black bears?

Well, black bears are extremely intelligent omnivorous/ opportunistic feeders that can survive on a broad range of calorie sources, and we lazy humans have been more than obliging in providing them with the easiest calorie sources they have ever obtained. Not only have we provided them access to endless calories easily obtained in minutes, as opposed to foraging for natural calorie sources for hours upon hours in their natural wildland environment, we're also providing that calorie source 52 weeks a year!

So the lure of easy calories has

enticed them in, and their high level of intelligence has helped them to thrive in this urban environment.

It also didn't take them long to figure out that under decks or poorly secured/unsecured crawl spaces make wonderful protected and safe summer day bedding or over winter denning sites. It's been my experience that once one bear has used one of those spaces for bedding or denning, others will also use it and it becomes what I call a "Bear B&B". We have multiple generations of local black bear sows that only den and give birth in crawl spaces and under protected decks.

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What have been the physiological and behavioral effects of the urbanization of black bears?

Physiologically our local urbanized black bear population tend to be 25%-35% larger/heavier than their wildland cousins, often give birth to 3 cubs as opposed to wildland bears birthing 1 or maybe 2, and due to easy calorie access 52 weeks a year, many of our urbanized black bears forego full torpor (proper term for how black bears hibernate over winter) and actively feed throughout the winter.

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then taught to the future generation who then teaches it to theirs, and so on. Behaviorally urbanized black bears have come to rely on unnatural food sources as a primary calorie source, have condensed their normal ranging areas, have become far more comfortable in the presence of humans, they routinely and comfortably cross roads and highways, some actively moving through neighborhoods checking for unlocked car doors seeking out attractants, others checking for unlocked or open doors/windows/sliders of homes for attractants, and even a few that have ratcheted it up a level and are bashing locked front doors in to gain access (sometimes with humans present) to those houses and their attractants.

this summer I even documented three large different aged males moving through a neighborhood stream zone together as a group on a number of occasions.

The biggest factor affecting us here in South Lake Tahoe, and Lake Tahoe in general, is that we have an unnaturally high black bear population density never before seen, and far higher than the natural holding capacity of a wildland black bear's natural habitat.

In an ongoing black bear population density study, I assisted a UC Davis PhD candidate on, the preliminary numbers are showing that the low estimate for black bear population density on just the California side of Lake Tahoe is 2+ black bears per square mile. To put that into perspective, the In the winter of '20/'21 I discovered entire Yosemite National Park has an and documented for the first time estimated bear population density of two 450lb+ non sibling male black 1 black bear per 2.3 square miles. bears denning over winter 20 feet from each other under the same Unless we humans take a far more building, a thing that would never proactive approach to securing happen with wildland black bears. attractants and access to buildings, The easy access to calories means we are going to experience an there is no real competition for food ongoing escalation in human/bear sources among unrelated bears, and conflict issues, with more property Keys Breeze

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Here is a link to an excellent interagency (USFS, CDFW, NDOW, TRPA, Cal State Parks) resource on how to visit or live in bear country: https:// www.tahoebears.org/

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