LANDSCAPE ADVISORY GROUP
For the most
part, Coronado Shores landscaping is along the road toward recovery following the severe
mid-January storms. Green buds and shoots are appearing amid the damaged brown leaves of
last year’s growth on many of our plants around the complex. Hardy non-deciduous
species that suffered hardly any damage, such as Pink Indian Hawthorn and Mock Orange, are
approaching their peak flowering periods. African Daisies, which also survived the storms
well, are flowering in profusion. Most of the Birds of Paradise are showing new growth.
Even the fragile Bougainvillea plants are developing new foliage at a number of locations,
most notably in the more sheltered ones. A hint of warmer weather to come is evident in
the air as these words are being written. This is all a welcome change from the cold, wet,
and unusually stormy winter season we have just experienced. It was hardly an endorsement
for Global Warming, but that’s another issue altogether.
Still, there is
no getting around the fact that our community has suffered considerably from the
“rogue” storms, and some plants may eventually be lost. Others, like the Naked
Coral trees, have been set back considerably, and perhaps will not flower at all this
year. The situation for Palms is mixed, depending on the locations and species (several
different Palm species can be found here). Most of them exhibit brown “tips” on
their fronds due to wind and salt exposure, with some species faring much better than
others. Although it is anticipated that most of these Palms will recover eventually, it
may be a slow process for some of them.
We have learned
much from these storms. It would be a mistake to brush it off as “a hundred
year” experience not likely to be repeated again for many years or even decades. In
fact, it could happen again at any time, so care must be taken to effect some changes in
certain planting around the complex for pragmatic reasons. One proactive step that is
being considered is to transplant certain of the more vulnerable species from exposed
areas to sheltered areas, at least in those situations where it is deemed feasible to
transplant without killing the plants in question. For the most part the species involved
are of a tropical nature, such as the Ginger plants. They have been noted not to tolerate
direct exposure to wind and salt even in the best of times. Finally, seriously damaged
plants of certain species that are not considered worth salvaging will be removed entirely
and eventually replaced with hardier substitutes.
Coronado Shores
L&R has implemented a very conservative operating budget for 2010, and fiscal
constraints are likely to continue in 2011. As a consequence, cost will be a very
important factor governing what landscaping activities will be undertaken
or deferred (remedial or otherwise) during this calendar year and the year beyond.
Please send any comments or questions you
may have to the Landscape Advisory Group at the following e-mail address: smithdonevelyn@gmail.com.
FITNESS
CENTER INTEREST GROUP
The Coronado
Shores Fitness Center Interest Group invites you to complete our Survey if you have not
yet done so. The Survey can be found online
at: www.shoresfitness.com or in hard copy from
your Doorperson. Your opinion is important to
us and we look forward to hearing from you concerning your feelings on the value of a new
fitness center in the future that is modern and above ground. Thank you.
ON-SITE
ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS
Spring has
sprung! Feel like getting off the couch and
enjoying all that Coronado Shores has to offer? We
have Senior Fitness Aerobics on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8am – 9am at no
charge. We also have Yoga on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8:30am – 10am for $10/session/resident.
BOTH AT ROEDER. |
MARCH
L&R ACTIONS
THRU 2/2010
Budget
Actual
Variance
INCOME:
( )
= Unfavorable
Assess.
325,450.
325,461.04
11.04
Admin
1,370
2,569.90
1,199.90
Recreation
4,228.
11,666.
7,438.
Beach Club
18,184.
19,041.50
857.50
TOTAL:
349,232.
358,738.44
9,506.44
COST OF GOODS SOLD:
Beach Club
13,572.
16,094.06
(2,522.06)
EXPENSES:
( )
= Unfavorable
Admin
61,867.
63,551.79
(1,684.79)
Landscape
42,838.
38,933.52
3,904.18
Maintenance
70,552.
70,910.
(388.)
Beach Club
15,674.
15,212.51
461.49
Recreation
13,596.
13,506.55
89.45
Utilities
51,526.
52,340.80
(814.88)
Security
71,832.
53,973.74
17,858.26
TOTAL:
327,855.
308,429.29
19,425.71
NET:
7,805.
34,215.09
26,410.09
·
$3,093.65 of $103,600 budgeted for the year has
been spent on Capital Replacements.
·
Son Energy ($42,237) and Sun Chaser ($29,628)
presented bids for solar heating panels for the Beach Club roof. Additional research will be ready for an April
decision.
·
The 2009 Draft Audit was accepted. The refund will be $106,498 total, better than
estimated.
·
Associations will be advised in advance of
invoicing necessary to address cash flow shortages anticipated in June and December.
·
Security reported that residents are being more
cooperative and violations are down.
·
The 2/25 Emergency Presentation was both well
attended and received. Nearly 50 employees
& residents signed up for CPR/AED on 3/23.
·
The storage closet in the Underground was built
by L&R Maintenance for $600 – (25% of bids).
·
El Camino and La Playa are not represented on
the Beach Club sub-Committee. Interested?
·
L&R and Rec Advisory support formation of a
“Community Affairs Alliance” to keep abreast of outside issues impacting Coronado
Shores.
·
Wk. Comp. coverage renewed with CompWest for
$146,804 total for 10 associations and L&R.
·
There were no further changes to the approved as
proposed 3/18 Non-Photo ID Card rule and procedure, out for mandatory notice to owners. A vote can be taken as early as the April 15
meeting.
·
Per the recommendation of the Workshop Group,
the 60% resident vs. 40% non-resident participation ratio policy, which is not being met
and is not being enforced, will be suspended for one year.
Monitors will continue to count residents vs. non-residents. Activities will be aggressively promoted to
encourage more residents to attend.
Next
Meeting: Roeder, Thurs. April 15 at 2:30pm
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