Painting Issues – last call!

We need you! Everyone, painting is now complete and the painters have indicated that they have addressed all previously reported issues. Inevitably, a few things will still not quite be correct. You have until Sunday Dec 8th to report issues for the painters to fix.

If you previously reported an issue, we need you to verify that it is addressed. If your issue was not addressed, please help us by re-reporting it in the form.

https://forms.gle/2mdtcNtgHRNLZXxc9

Fireplace inspection and dryer duct cleaning results

Thank you all for coordinating with us and having your fireplaces inspected and dryer ducts cleaned. Almost every unit passed inspection! Units which passed inspection can be found listed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jey9WWs2qb2d_sPcePV4V8B587Ji6BayT_jlO027l00/edit?usp=sharing
(We’ve also separately reached out to units which did not pass.) Please also note that the clubhouse fireplace should not be used at this time.
I am so happy that we have finally made real headway on this longstanding concern, just in time for the weather to start getting colder! 😁
If you have any feedback pertaining to the fireplace inspection or dryer duct cleaning, please let us know at help@caminodelprado.org.

How to Go Paperless

To all homeowners, please consider going paperless. Not only is this good for the environment, but it saves the HOA a little bit of money each month.

When you log into your account on the portal, on the left side is a menu: select “My Profile,” then “Profile Settings,” and then go to the “My Login” tab there you can set your general communication preferences and billing communication preferences.

(If you prefer paper communication, that’s perfectly fine – but we want to make sure everyone knows how to go paperless if they want.)

Paint Vote Winner

The voting has concluded and Color Scheme B has won! (To help refresh people’s memories I’ve attached below a photo I took, but note that this is not properly color calibrated at all.)

Thank you everyone who took the time to review the mockups and vote – we had 33 members participate. We really appreciate everyone ranking their preferences. For those who might be curious Ranked Choice Voting is also known as “Instant Runoff Voting”. It’s a way of running “primary” elections and the “final” election in a single go. Most elections boil down to 2 real candidates because that way you don’t “waste” your vote (e.g. voting for an independent for President – we know an independent won’t win). By gathering people’s ranked preferences, we instantly know the following:

  1. Color scheme E is people’s least favorite option overall, so we can eliminate it (moving those votes to their second choice).
  2. Of A, B, C, and D: A would be people’s least favorite option, so we can eliminate it too.
  3. Of B, C, and D: C would be people’s least favorite option, so we can also eliminate it.
  4. Then, between B and D: B wins. We know we could re-run the vote again, with just B vs D, and B would win.

A good video explainer of Ranked Choice Voting is here: https://youtu.be/gq7N2hmX9FI

And the full results for our color vote are here: https://www.rcv123.org/results/5SfPZs6GcGFUCE5mWFPDS7/ff8juhBbA2ETyzfUAtWWnG?_secure=xwxIoedJlD

As next steps the board will be selecting a matching color for the front gates, and updated door color options for each unit to choose from. Stay tuned!

Emergency Shelter Project in our Neighborhood

Dear Owners/Residents,

I just learned about an emergency shelter project possibly coming to our neighborhood and though I let you all know in case you want to engage. There is a petition going on against the project and a community meetings scheduled.

  • March 1st at 6:00pm, in person at Mission City Church, 1290 Pomeroy Avenue
    ● March 9th at 6:00pm, in person at Mission City Church, 1290 Pomeroy Avenue

Save Our Neighborhood flyer 02.08.2023_2

The petition can be found here:

https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-the-homeless-shelter-at-corner-of-benton-street-and-lawrence-expressway-in-sant

–Mehmet Musa