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2022 Project Wrap Up
Another eventful year is coming to a close here at the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association and many Common Area Projects were completed this year. We had the Pavilion pier sanded and painted, the Pavilion parking lot repaired and sealed, the East Channel Bulkhead project site revegetated, we’ve done extensive tree removal work that is ongoing, we started the process of designing and permitting the Bavarian Isle Bulkhead, and we continue the work of searching for a place to relocate our corporation yard. Many of these projects are ongoing projects that will continue into next year and are only in their beginning phases. Others are routine projects that will be done again every couple of years as budgeted.
The Pavilion Beach Pier was sanded and repainted this summer. The project of sanding down the pier needs to be done very carefully because absolutely nothing can fall into Lake Tahoe. The painting team had crews above the pier sanding down the chipped paint and crews on a boat below the pier to catch everything that was falling through and assure nothing landed in Lake Tahoe. In the future, we will explore the option of having the pier stained instead of painted to avoid the chipping that happens from paint and the extra labor it takes to sand it down.
The Pavilion parking lot was repaired and sealed in June. A pothole was patched, and a new seal coat was applied. This is a project that is done every 3 years. The snow load and snow removal equipment put extra stress on our parking lots and therefore, the asphalt needs to be resealed frequently.
Another ongoing project is the major tree removal that we have done all over the community. These trees being removed have become a safety hazard and a danger to property in the event they fall during a storm. TKPOA Staff have worked diligently to identify the most hazardous trees that could potentially create an emergency situation and have them removed. This work is being done on an ongoing basis and in phases. Many trees have already been removed from the Indoor Pool parking lot area and in the Cove Common Areas.
You may recall the East Channel Bulkhead Project that was completed last Summer. The permits for that project required us to revegetate the project site back to its original state or better before the project can officially be closed out with all the governing and permitting agencies. In addition to the permit requirements, the East Channel Bulkhead project site is also alongside the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) Upper Truckee Marsh Restoration Project site. Our vegetation on the site needs to compliment and comply with the CTC project vegetation. A vegetation consultant was hired to oversee and manage the project and assure compliance with both the CTC and our permits. The site was seeded and covered with mulch to prevent the seeds from being washed away in a storm event. The site will be monitored for the next two years for vegetation. Progress reports will be sent to the governing and permitting agencies as required. Once the vegetation has been confirmed and signed off by our vegetation consultant, we will be able to close out the project and permits.
The bulkhead along the Common Area Park in the Bavarian Isle subdivision has been identified by the bulkhead engineers as a section of bulkhead that needs to be replaced by the Association. The process of replacing this bulkhead requires engineering plans and permitting from four different agencies. These two steps are currently underway and take about a year to complete. The engineer and the permitting consultant are communicating with each other for coordination of the permit applications. Each permitting agency has their own process that must be followed. Staff is planning on sending out a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the Spring for construction of the project. The engineering plans must be complete and included in the RFP for construction contractors to properly bid on the project. Staff will continue working with the engineer and permitting consultant to move this project forward.
In addition to these Common Area projects, each individual Cove also have reserve projects in process. Some of these include an exterior remodel design for Tahoe Marina Shores, upgrading the patios at the studio units in Cove 3A, replacing several balcony structures in Cove 5, painting the exterior stairs, fire exits, and wooden decks at Cove 5, new Landscaping Designs for Islanders 2, and a new boat dock configuration at Cove 2A.
