ThisisEricKaufman.IjustjoinedtheHOAboardafewmonthsago.I'dliketoaddressthevery reasonablefrustrationthatsomeofusarefeeling,andreassureallresidentsthattheHOA boardisinfactaddressingtheissue.
Ithastakentimetoascertainthatthelandontheothersideofourfencedoesindeedbelongto Safeway.Infact,asofthiswriting,Iamnotyet100%surethatitdoes.
WehavebeenincommunicationwiththenewownerofSoquelGardens.Asyouknow,heis threateningtobuildhisownfenceifweremovethelock.Wouldthatbelegal?Possiblynot.But thatwouldbeanissuebetweenhimandSafeway.Safewaymayhavebiggerfishtofrythanto dealwithanissuelikethis,andmaychoosetodonothing.Atthatpointwewouldhavelittleif anyleverage.Wehavebeentrying,andarestilltrying,tocontactSafeway.We'dliketogetan easementfromthem,givingustherighttowalkontheirland.Thishasbeenthebiggestholdup. Itisn'tthattheHOAboardisdoingnothing.Itisthatwehavenotyetbeenabletocontact Safeway.Wehavetriedseveraltimes,andarestilltrying.
Weareawareofotherpossiblesolutions.IfwesignanindemnityagreementwithSoquel Gardens,whichiswhattheywant,we'dbeagreeingtopayalltheirlegalcostsifoneofour residentstripsandfallsontheirpropertyandsuesthem.Thisseemslikeapotentially expensivealternative.
Anotheralternativeistobuildourownpathdowntotheroad,oraskthecountytodoit.This mightturnouttobethebestlongtermsolution,butmighttakequiteabitoftime. Sopleaseunderstandthatwearepursuingsolutions,butthatthistakestime.Thefactthatthe lockisstillonthegatedoesnotmeanwearedoingnothing.Iamkeenlyawareofthedifficulty thishascausedmanyofus,includingmyself.
APHOA minutes
The approved APHOA minutes are available upon request in the Park Manager’s office. The financials for the park are there as well. When you see the APHOA Minutes in the Newsletter or on the Alimur FB community they are UNOFFICIAL and subject to revision. They are posted as a courtesy in order to keep everyone informed. The minutes from the previous month are always approved at the next meeting. We welcome all residents to our monthly meetings. Beginning on May 1st, 2025 they will take place at the clubhouse on the first Tuesday of every month, at 5 PM.
Red Flag Notification Service Sign Up
The Red Flag notification service will advise of a planned outage in the park. It can send messages to your phone, send you an email or send a call to a land line. It will do any one of these or all three. Please sign up for this important service. There is information later in this newsletter with instructions, or you can stop by the office. Our park manager will help you sign up. It’s easy! NOTE! The Red Flag service CANNOT send notice of an unplanned outage. But it will send out a notice as soon as the situation has been assessed.
Volunteers Needed!
If you have the time to help, or an idea about what might be done, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Rickie Crane. That’s me! All projects must be discussed with me before any work is done. It is not allowed for folks to do work on common areas without permission! The volunteer jobs are unpaid, like being on the Board. The park will pay for any necessary supplies required, after approval. Please consider helping to improve Alimur Park. Let’s make it a team effort. Current distributors of the monthly Newsletter:
Rebecca and James
Lori
Laura Thank you!!
Anyone who is interested in volunteering please contact me. Text or call me at (831) 479-4921. Please identify yourself if you text. Name and Spc #.
Bulletin Board for Park Residents with a Business or Service
We have a listing of services available from folks who live in the park in this very newsletter. Handy folks, artists, computer services, what have you. So if you need some work done, why not hire your neighbor? The page with the listing is later in the newsletter.
Reminders to all the residents:
Don’t let your pet out without you and a leash. Don’t let your pet use your neighbor’s yard as a bathroom. Please slow down. There are children and pets in the park.
Rickie Crane(831) 479-4921 rickiescrz@comcast.net
ALIMUR PARK HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION
Meeting Minutes
Board of Directors General Meeting 2025-06-03 / 5:00 pm / Clubhouse
Board Members Present: Timothy Norton, Rickie Crane, Mike Pisano, Eric Kaufman, Dana Schlagheck, absent.
In Attendance:
Closed Session: none
Regular Meeting Opened:
Roll call. Timothy Norton, Rickie Crane, Mike Pisano, Eric Kaufman
Treasurer Report Treasurer Absent
Approve Minutes from:
Motion: Timothy Norton
Ayes/Opposed: 4/0
New Business :
Second: Mike Pisano
1) Review Back Gate Information.
Meeting with Davies and Manu on the 11th or 12th
Safeway is the owner of the parcel that includes the road from our gate to Safeway Davies has an easement to use that road. It’s unknown what the easement specifies in terms of permission…is it just for access, or can he build a fence?
Next task is to communicate with Safeway to determine what permissions Davies has to use his easement and to get an easement of our own?
We continue with the process of getting an easement of our own from Safeway. Meeting scheduled next week with the owner of Soquel Gardens, ourselves and the County Supervisor
2) Money Market discussion. Looks like it’s CDs only Do we still want to go ahead?
Motion to create a CD of 150k at Wells Fargo: Timothy Norton Second: Rickie Crane Vote 4/0 in favor
3) Increase rents on storage spaces by the shop. Review arrangements to increase rents on storage spaces.
- 3 month notices to go out to current renters
- rents to go up 30 dollars a year for 3 years to 190.
- any turnover of a rental space to mean the rent goes to 190 for next renter.
Old Business:
1) Line Painting in the Park
One bid received, for 5800, two more pending.
2) New Mobile Home behind the pool?
More discussion about how to generate revenue from that space.
- put in a mobile home and sell it, turn the space into more rental space units are considered.
Meeting adjourned:
Timothy Norton Secretary, (acting secretary)
ALIMUR PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Special MINUTES
Board of Directors General Meeting Friday, June 6th, 2025 / 5:00 pm / Spc. 103
Board Members Present:
Timothy Norton, President / Rickie Crane VP /Mike Pisano
Closed session: None
Special Meeting Opened : 5:00 pm
Timothy Norton
Roll Call: 5:01 pm- 5:02 pm
Approve Minutes from:
Agenda
5:02- 5:45
1) Consider plans for new home at space 68a. Plans considered. Second parking space made longer to meet requirements and eve shorted to meet the 3’ setback rule. Tree overhanging from neighboring property, Soquel Gardens, need trimming. Apparently, trimming may cause instability with the tree. To be resolved. Motion to approve plans if the tree can be safely trimmed or removed: Timothy Norton. Second, Mike Pisano
Vote 3/0
Old Business: None
Meeting Adjourned: 5:45 pm
Timothy Norton, Acting Secretary
