Upcoming Events

1/15, 1/22, 1/29: Uhills Time Capsule Zoom Meetings
Friday, 1/21, 8pm: Kulāiwi - Native Lands at the Barclay Theatre (20% OFF tickets)
Friday, 1/28: Deadline for HRB Candidacy Statement
Sunday, 1/30, 6-7pm: CSD Book Club
Wednesday, 2/2, 9am-4pm: UCI Health Blood Drive
Tuesday, 2/8: Newport Beach CERT Training begins (details below)
Call for Homeowners Representative Board Candidates

The University Hills Homeowners Representative Board (HRB) is a community-elected body of volunteer residents. The HRB meets monthly to consider Property Improvement Applications and community issues. The HRB also advises the Irvine Campus Housing Authority (ICHA) Board, works with Management on community matters and advocates on behalf of residents to build community. More information is available at uhills.org and icha.uci.edu.
Letter From the HRB
Dear Neighbors,

As you may have noticed, the University Hills Homeowners' Representative Board (HRB) has issued a call for candidates to run for four of the seven positions on the board. 

So what is the HRB, and what do we do?

The general description of our functions is twofold. Originally established as an Architectural Review Board, the HRB reviews and approves applicants for property improvements on homes owned in University Hills. But over the years, the HRB has taken on the task of building an engaged community for all of the area's residents, so that we become more than workforce housing or an impersonal subdivision.

Here are some of the ways HRB does this:

  • We work directly with senior management of the Irvine Campus Housing Authority and its Board to guarantee resident input and engagement.
  • We create opportunities for community engagement through HRB committees that create and sustain events, volunteerism, sustainable practices, traffic mitigation, and more.
  • We survey the community to assess future community needs and standards.
  • We invite individual residents to share their feedback on the policies and practices of the HRB and ICHA at our monthly meetings.

We have accomplished much in the past few years, from the establishment of an effective website, UHills.org, to providing useful seminars online during the COVID 19 pandemic, hosting a plethora of social events, movies, and forums, promoting traffic calming measures in Area 11, replacing gas-powered lawn maintenance equipment with electric tools ... the list is long.

This work is done by many residents, some directly on the HRB, some on committees, some by independent groups aligned with the HRB, and some by individuals.

The HRB has served as an incubator and coordinator of these efforts. 

Please consider joining us in accomplishing our goal to continue to make University Hills a welcoming, diverse, and thriving community. While voting in the HRB election is currently only open to homeowners, we encourage any University Hills resident to run.
Click here or on the button below to submit your candidacy statement.

With Best Wishes for the New Year,

Your University Hills HRB
This year, four HRB member positions are up for election (three 2-year term positions and one 1-year term). If you are interested in running, please complete an application (click on the button below). Candidate applications are due by Friday, January 28, 2022. The application should include information about yourself and why you want to serve on the HRB. Voting will take place in February; those elected will be seated at the March 2022 HRB meeting. 

Typically, homeowners in University Hills are named signatories to their Property (the home) and to the Ground Sublease (the land). The University Hills Property Use and Maintenance Regulations (PUMR) require at least three HRB members to be named signatories to the Ground Sublease (a “Home Owner”). For clarification on whether you are a UHills Home Owner according to this definition, please contact the ICHA Real Estate Sales & Administration department at (949) 824-7345 or sales@icha.uci.edu. For questions about serving on the HRB, please email HRB@uhills.org.
Calling All Uhills Youth: We Need You to Help Fill a 2022 Time Capsule!
The Homeowners Representative Board (HRB) is seeking to engage neighborhood youth in helping to fill a time capsule to be installed in Vista Park in Area 11. The group will meet over Zoom on 1/15, 1/22, and 1/29, and present their plan to the HRB on February 1. The capsule will be filled in February and installed in March. Interested in participating? Email HRB@uhills.org. 
Irvine Barclay Theatre Presents: Kulāiwi - Native Lands
Click on the photo below for 20% discount tickets
CSD Book Club: The Refugees
Sunday, January 30
6-7 pm
Meeting virtually
(Click on the book photo above to register.)
Wednesday UCI Blood Drives
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
University Hills Community Center
Appointment Required
Face Coverings Required

All donors will receive a t-shirt and Baskin-Robbins ice-cream gift certificate
Amid a nationwide blood shortage, UCI Blood Donor Center is in dire need of blood donations. UCI Health urges all healthy people to donate blood. All blood types are needed, but there is an even greater need for Type O.

If you have recently received the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson, there is no deferral unless you are currently experiencing side effects. If you were a part of a study and received an experimental COVID-19 vaccine other than Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson, you must wait one year before donating blood.

The UCI Health Blood Donor Center is sensitive to concerns related to COVID-19. We want our prospective donors to know that we continue to provide blood components to UCI Health patients while ensuring their health and safety, as well as that of our donors. We have intensified cleaning and disinfecting of common areas throughout the donor center. Our staff members wear masks and are diligent in handwashing and the use of hand sanitizer after each donor encounter.

Masks are required for all donors. This event is by appointment only. We are unable to take walk-in donors at this event due to social distancing requirements. If you have any questions, please contact us at 714-456-5733 or tbarrett@uci.edu

On behalf of the patients we serve, and with our deepest appreciation, we thank you for your continued support of our shared mission.
For more information and sign ups, click on the links below:
Suggest a Name for the Miramonte Dog Park!

Calling all Uhills residents to send in submissions for the naming of our newest dog park. The park is located adjacent to the Miramonte Rental Townhomes, across from the Gateway Tennis Court. Email your best dog park name ideas to Arnie.Bengo@icha.uci.edu by January 31. The community will then have the opportunity to vote on the submissions in a future email.
Thank You for Your Generosity

Thanks to the generosity of the University Hills community, over 100 gift items were donated to the UCI Police Department Toy Drive. Toys were distributed to children in need at the UCI Medical Center this holiday season. The UCI Police Department would like to extend its thanks for the community's participation.
Are You Planning Home or Yard Improvements?

According to Property Use and Maintenance Regulations, no exterior construction, property improvement or landscape alteration may be undertaken in University Hills without the prior approval of the Homeowner Representative Board or ICHA. To request approval, complete the Property Improvement Application below.
ICHA reserves the right to send to an unsubscribed e-mail certain important communications such as construction notifications or emergencies. The unsubscribed status will be respected for all other ICHA or HRB communications.