SHARE:  

A Fabulous Community

In The Heart Of Downtown Scottsdale

News, For And About
Residents Of Villa Monterey III

September 18, 2024

Our VM III Neighborhood Watch Team and Scottsdale Crime Prevention Officers have recommended that we, as a community, be more aware of recent thefts (plant, bicycle) and property tampering (breaker box) in our area. It has been suggested that we…


- lock our side gates and entry doors


- provide good lighting on the property


- consider motion detectors and/or cameras (Ring, etc.)


- lock vehicle doors 


- remove visible valuable items from vehicles & carports


- report ANY suspicious activity to: 1) non-emergency police @

480-312-5000 OR  2) 9-1-1 for any “active crimes in progress” OR  3) notify your Neighborhood Watch block captain. 


It’s imperative that we all do our part in maintaining a safe community by being proactive…”See Something, Say Something!


Neighborhood Watch block captains are as follows…

E. Rancho Vista: Elizabeth Rehling / 480-322-3565

E. Highland:  Mimi Dolan / 602-751-4811

E. Highland / N. 78th St:  Donna Baldwin / 480-459-7840

E. Thornwood: Kay Debus / 602-460-9559 & Wayne Debus / 602-460-9514

N. 76th Place: Andy Stevenson / 623-203-8337

N. Miller: Sally Eskew / 480-946-7853


Elizabeth Rehling, Donna Baldwin

Neighborhood Watch


Property Maintenance


We've noticed some new weeds popping up in yards from the summer monsoons.

Good news! We've negotiated a discount rate with our landscaper, Ersland Touch Landscape, to manually remove, rake, blow and remove debris from your front yard for only $60. Please contact Anthony Moreno, Ersland Touch General Manager, (602) 329-6317, for weed removal.


Shortly, our property maintenance team will be conducting another walkthrough of the whole neighborhood, and courtesy letters will be delivered to those residents who have these issues.


Please take advantage of these weed removal services and resolve these issues before September 30th to avoid receiving a violation, which may eventually result in a monetary fine.


If you have a question regarding maintenance, we can assist.


Ralph Whitney, casitacolony.vicepresident@gmail.com, 480-440-6326

Karen Fleming, casitacolony.president@gmail.com, 309-242-7035


Ralph Whitney

Vice President, VM III Board of Directors

President's Notes


We had a strong turnout this month.


Patricia Reasbeck's appointment to serve as the Ownership Admissions chairperson was ratified.

We completed two capital projects this summer. The first project was to modify the gates at the pool are so that one can exit without a key. This upgrade makes the HOA compliant with Scottsdale's statutes. The second was to repair and replace a good deal of the plastic drain covers. Thanks to Gus Meyers and Ralph Whitney for their efforts with this second project.


Ralph walked through the next three capital projects:

1) Brackets for the ramada curtains;

2) Oven replacement; 

3) Applying a substance to the ramada floor to make it less slippery.


The brackets project is ready to proceed. Bob Sweeney pointed out that the southwest ramada pillar is worn at the base. We agreed to add this to the scope of work. Sher Novak suggested the replacement oven include a cooktop. This was put to vote and defeated 6-11. Sher Novak also suggested we get an additional quote to address how to make the ramada floor

non-slippery. This was agreed to.


Wayne DeBus reviewed the financials, covering four months, from May – August, inclusive. The reports will be available on the website in 1-2 days.


Wayne DeBus also discussed our reserve fund. Notably, 54% of it is funded. The recommended goal is 70%. John Baughn and Wayne DeBus presented an overview of the new reserve fund tool. The examples included a 4% annual raise in fees. The new tool adjusts for inflation.


During the meeting, Elizabeth Rehling agreed to meet with Russell Martin to review illegal activities/errors he feels the board is performing. Post-meeting:  Elizabeth Rehling reviewed the response John Baughn previously sent to Mr. Martin. She confirmed it is accurate, so there are no illegal activities by the HOA board. There will be no meeting.

 

The board hired a lawyer this month to provide counsel on a confidential issue. The total cost incurred was $800.00.


Agenda item 7) c), Property Maintenance by Ralph Whitney, was not covered due to time constraints.


Karen Fleming

President, VM III Board of Directors

Visit VM III's Website

7702 E Highland Avenue

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

----


Blast Committee Chairperson

Penelope Meyers

----


Send VM III An Email