Keys Breeze January 2025

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Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association

WINTER SEASON SUGGESTIONS

A few reminders for keeping your home and family protected now that the cold weather has arrived!

• When you are not at your home, keep your thermostat on 55 degrees. Broken pipes are quite common this time of year.

• Sprinklers and any landscape irrigation should be shut off for the season once the nightly temperature consistently dips below 30 degrees.

• Carefully check all windows and doors before leaving your home, even if you’re just running errands. High winds can cause a window to blow open.

• Be sure your crawl space is sealed off and secure. Bears are looking for a cozy spot under your house to hibernate. Pine Sol is the best deterrent.

• Please keep your friends, family, and pets off the ice in the lagoons. It may seem thick enough to walk on, but with fluctuating temperatures it is not.

• If you are leaving a boat in the water all winter, please winterize and adequately secure your boat to the dock. Sinking and/or drifting boats are not uncommon this time of year. Also, only white shrinkwrap is allowed if the boats are to remain docked.

Thank you and have a safe winter season.

Linda Callahan

Architectural Control Dept. Manager, Ext. 239

PUBLISHING DISCLOSURE NOTICE

The Keys Breeze is the official monthly publication of the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association (TKPOA), which is located at 356 Ala Wai Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. Each membership parcel receives one subscription to Keys Breeze mailed to a domestic address. Cost to produce and distribute this publication is offset by advertising revenues and budgeted funds. The inclusion of advertising in this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association or its Board of Directors of the projects, services or views contained therein. FOR ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES please contact Kathy Hess-Slocum at Just Imagine Marketing and Design at (775) 846-5656, kathy@justimaginemktg.com.

356 Ala Wai Boulevard South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 (530) 542-6444 p (530) 541-2521 f tkpoa.com

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Mon–Fri 10:00 am to 2: 00 pm, Sat & Sun

TAHOE KEYS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Hallie Kirkingburg General Manager, ext. 224

Heather Blumenthal Operations Manager, Ext. 228

John Cefalu Facilities Director, Ext. 226

Security (530) 545-0847

Water Company (530) 318-4268

Kristine Lebo

Water Quality Manager, Ext. 241

Front Desk Attendant Ext. 221

Water Quality Ext. 275

2024–2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dave Peterson, PRESIDENT

Peter Grant, VICE PRESIDENT

Bryan Welsh, TREASURER

Sabine Litten, SECRETARY

Joby Cefalu, DIRECTOR

Bonnie Halleran, DIRECTOR

Mark Acri, DIRECTOR

2025 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE

MEETING SCHEDULE

ACC Meetings are held on Tuesdays

January 14

April 8

July 1, 15, 29

October 7

February 11

May 6, 20

August 12, 26

November 4

March 11

June 3, 17

September 9, 23

December 2

All meetings are held at the Pavilion and begin at 9:00 am unless otherwise posted. ACC application submittals are due by Wednesday prior to the meeting date. For more information, please contact Linda Callahan, ACD Manager, at (530) 542-6444, ext. 239, or lcallahan@tahoekeyspoa.org.

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Tonsillitis: What You Need to Know This Cold and Flu Season

With winter upon us and cold and flu season in full swing, tonsillitis is likely to follow. If you or someone you know has recently battled a sore throat, it's likely been caused by this common condition.

Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils, the large, fleshy glands located at the back of your throat, become inflamed due to infection. These glands play a key role in your immune system, producing antibodies that help fight off infections. However, when they are attacked by bacteria or viruses, they can swell, causing a range of uncomfortable symptoms including pain, difficulty swallowing, headaches, fatigue, chills, and fever.

While a winter illness and a sore throat may feel inevitable, there are measures you can take to reduce your chances of getting or spreading an illness that can cause tonsillitis:

• Avoid close contact with anyone who has tonsillitis or a sore throat.

• Don’t share eating utensils, drinking glasses, toothbrushes, or any personal items with someone who is sick.

• Wash your hands often.

• Always cover your mouth with your elbow when coughing or sneezing.

If you find yourself experiencing the symptoms of tonsillitis, treatment will vary depending on several factors like your age, overall health, and the severity of the condition. For viral tonsillitis, the approach is different from bacterial tonsillitis. If the cause is bacterial, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to help clear the infection. In the case of a viral infection, antiviral medications may be recommended.

In more severe or recurring cases, your healthcare provider might suggest a tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils entirely. This is a common treatment, especially for children and teenagers, who are more prone to frequent tonsil infections that can also obstruct their airways.

While tonsillitis can be unpleasant, understanding its causes, prevention, and treatment options can help you manage it better when it strikes.

Dr. Alex Manteghi is a board-certified ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist offering surgical and nonsurgical services for pediatric and adult patients. To learn more about ear, nose, and throat care at Barton Health, call 530.543.5554 or visit BartonHealth.org.

TKPOA JANUARY 2025 CALENDAR +

JANUARY

Note:

FEBRUARY

2025 TKPOA MEMBER VOLUNTEER RECEPTION

Thank you to our 2024 TKPOA Volunteers!

Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association’s (TKPOA) Annual Volunteer Appreciation

Reception was held at the Pavilion on the evening of Thursday, December 12th, 2024, to acknowledge our volunteers’ time and commitment to assist the Association this past year.

It is the enthusiasm of volunteers and the mutual support of the members working together that makes the Tahoe Keys a great place to live!

Whether you volunteered for an event, served on a committee, assisted with elections, served as a Cove Advisor, or participated in one of the many tasks necessary to run a successful community, the TKPOA Board of Directors, Management, and Staff would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you that have done so much in the past year.

Your willingness, dedication, and contributions are appreciated!

2024

BOARD ACTIONS SUMMARY

DECEMBER 11TH – BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE SESSION

BOARD ACTIONS

• Reviewed 0 Personnel Matters

• Reviewed 6 Legal Matters

• Reviewed 1 Member Disputes and Disciplinary Matters

• Reviewed 0 Contract Matters

DECEMBER 11TH – BOARD OF DIRECTORS OPEN SESSION

BOARD ACTIONS

• Approved Durkin Tree Service to complete the tree removal project for Coves 1, 3A, and 3B for a cost of $40,970 to be funded by the Cove 1m 3A, and 3B Tree Maintenance Reserve GL 19955.

• Approved the $35,275 Supplemental Service Authorization request submitted by Borges Architecture to prepare construction drawings for the permitting and repair of the rear balconies on Tahoe Marina Shores (TMS) buildings 1-8, to be funded by the TMS GL 19974 Balcony Reserve.

• Approved the $34,800 Supplemental Service Authorization request submitted by Borges Architecture to prepare construction drawings for the proposed sheds on Tahoe Marina Shores (TMS) buildings 1-8 to be funded by TMS GL 19869 Siding Reserve, subject to notifying the affected owners who will be charged the cost for their unit sheds to reimburse the TMS Reserves.

• Approved Pro Exteriors to complete the Tahoe Marina Shores (TMS) exterior remodel project at a cost of $2,941,180 plus a 10% contingency of $294,118 for a total cost of $3,235,298 to be funded from TMS GL 19869 Siding Reserve, TMS GL 19974 Balcony Reserve and TMS GL 19840 Deck Reserve.

• Authorized Reno Tahoe Geo Associates to move forward with drafting the engineering plans to repair and/or replace the Cove 3B, 4, 5, Islanders 2, and Indoor Pool bulkheads to be funded from the Cove Reserve funds at the contracted price of $42,900 for Cove 3B, $42,900 for Cove 4, $56,300 for Cove 5, $51,800 for Islanders 2, and $36,900 to be funded from the Common Channels and Lagoons Reserve Fund for the Indoor Pool; for a total project cost of $230,800.

• Adopted the proposed changes to Architectural Control Rules Sections 9 and 13.

Capturing Nature: KEYS LIFE FALL PHOTO CONTEST WINNER

The TKPOA Keys Life Committee is excited to announce the winner of this year’s Fall Photo Contest: Tom Minter. A recent addition to our community, Tom and his wife, Susan, moved here in April from Gig Harbor, Washington. A retired ER physician, Tom is a hobbyist photographer who relies on his iPhone to capture breathtaking images of the world around him.

Tom’s winning photo showcases a bear fishing for spawning Kokanee salmon in Taylor Creek. Taken on October 20, the photo captures a serene and magical moment as the bear, unaware of Tom and Susan, remained entirely focused on its task of fishing.

This stunning image highlights the unique natural beauty and wildlife that make our area so special. Congratulations to Tom on this remarkable capture, and welcome to the Tahoe Keys community!

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ASSESSMENT COLLECTIONS UPDATE

Hello Tahoe Keys Residents!

This is a friendly reminder that the first quarter 2025 assessment is due January 1st, 2025! Please be sure to check your account statement and disclosure documents for the 2025 Budget and Quarterly Assessment amount. The information needed to set up assessment payments can be found below and is listed on your quarterly statement.

PAYMENT OPTIONS ARE:

1. ClickPay – FirstService Residential’s online payment service provider. You can access ClickPay by visiting https://login.clickpay.com/firstservice. Please note that ClickPay charges a service fee depending on form of payment.

2.       Bill Pay – Your bank’s bill pay service. If using this service, please enter the following: name, address, and include your 8-digit Account Number on your bank’s website when using its bill pay service:

Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association c/o FirstService Residential PO Box 30354, Tampa, FL 33630

Please note that your account number with FirstService is different from your previous TKPOA account number. Your FirstService account number is the same as the Customer ID number listed on your quarterly statements.

3.       Paper Check – Mail a Check to the address above. Include your FirstService remit slip from your monthly statement and your 8-digit FirstService/TKPOA account number.

E-STATEMENTS

By default, the assessment statements are sent as a hard copy; if you would like to sign up to receive your future assessment statements electronically, please navigate to: https://estatements.welcomelink.com/ fscalifornia to sign up.

ASSESSMENT PAYMENT FAQS

Q: How are assessment charges applied to my account? A: Regular quarterly assessments are due based on the following schedule each year:

• First Quarter due January 1st, considered delinquent if received after January 30th.

• Second Quarter due April 1st, considered delinquent if received after April 30th.

• Third Quarter due July 1st, considered delinquent if received after July 30th.

• Fourth Quarter due October 1st, considered delinquent if received after October 30th.

Assessment charges, for regular or special assessments, are not applied to owner accounts until the respective due dates. Using the regular quarterly assessment as an example, the first quarter assessment will not be charged to an owner’s account until the January 1st due date.

Q: When do late fees and interest charges apply?

A: Late fees and interest charges begin accruing 30 days after the assessment due date. Collection charges begin accruing after 45 days. Please reference the regular quarterly assessment schedule.

Q: What happens if I pay my assessments early?

A: Early payment of assessments is not required, however, for those owners who choose to pay their assessments prior to the due date, a credit will temporarily show on your account until the assessment due date.

Q: How should I make my check out for my assessment payments?

A: Checks and online bank bill pay payments should be made out to the: Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association or TKPOA.

Note: To ensure your payment is applied correctly to your account, include your Tahoe Keys account number in the check memo section for check and online bill-pay payments submitted.

Q: There are multiple charges on my account. What are they all for?

A: Reference the Statement Outline below:

• Townhome Assessment – for townhome owners only, this is the Operating and Reserve portion

of the quarterly assessment specific to the Townhome Cove Subdivision.

• Quarterly Assessment – this is the Common Operating and Reserve portion of the total Common quarterly assessment.

• Water Quality Assessment - this is the Water Quality Operating and Reserve portion of the total Common quarterly assessment.

• Water Company Assessment – this is the Water Company Operating and Reserve portion of the total Common quarterly assessment.

• Channels and Lagoons – this is the Reserve portion of the total Common assessment for the Channels and Lagoons account. These are funds that go towards dredging and bulkhead projects for the East and West Channels.

Q: Who do I contact for questions on my account?

A: For account questions, members should contact the 24/7 Customer Care Center at (800) 428-5588. On-site staff is also available at info@tahoekeyspoa.org or (530) 542-6444.

Q: I am having issues with my ClickPay account, who do I contact for assistance?

A: For assistance with ClickPay, members should contact ClickPay customer support directly at (888) 354-0135.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

2024 is a wrap. We accomplished a lot last year as an organization. I am in my 3rd 2-year term on the board, and I can really see the improvement in the pace, efficiency, and effectiveness of the staff, board, committees, and contractors.

Our dues are higher, yes, but we are burning through a massive backlog of upgrades and rehabilitations, while doing a much better job at operations and communications. We completed the field work for the CMT, an important bulkhead project, vacated our Dover maintenance yard on time, completed some significant townhome upgrades, and have nearly completed important engineering studies on bulkheads and the drinking water system. And this year we got our arms around our finances and reserve needs. We now have a much clearer picture of the job ahead. The longterm weeds management plan is still to-be-determined, but most of the other uncertainties have narrowed. And for that I am grateful as a board member and homeowner! Below is a run-down on current happenings:

Trees. Staff and contractors put a great deal of effort into removing hazardous trees from common areas in 2024, yet over the Christmas holiday, a huge wind blew

over some more. In each case, the root ball pulled up, and it proved to be a shallow frisbee shaped affair with very little anchorage. Evergreen trees in the Keys don’t sink roots into the saturated zone of the soil profile, which begins at the lake water surface elevation. So, the roots spread horizontally instead. But the sandy soil is weak and provides little strength to this foundation. When the trees are small, the overturning force of the wind can be resisted by that shallow “spread footing” foundation. But when the trees get large, the wind hits a larger cross section, higher up, and the footing has a hard time holding back this “overturning moment”. I think we will be cutting them all down eventually, either before or after they fall. Lianne and I have 2 big pines in our yard that we are going to have to deal with before they tip over on something or someone. We will be sad to lose them, but it’s inevitable. I would encourage each of you to also think about this.

Lifestyle and Activities Committee. The committee is working hard to add activities and keep the calendar active. As the breadth of the program increases, there will be more and more things that sound fun to you, and I’d encourage participation. You have some good neighbors out there, and new friendships ahead.

Drinking Water. We received the draft report from our engineer, PBI. The study was needed to figure out how to restore our water system to full performance after the 2020 uranium problem, but at the same time address whether we can reduce the cost of PCE treatment at well 2 and uranium treatment at wells 2 and 3, improve fire protection, and address state mandates like metering. PBI’s immediate recommendations are for a new water well at the successful test well site near the tennis court on Ala Wai, a new ground-level storage tank and pump station near the marina, and some enlarged pipelines on Ala Wai and Venice. We have not received their recommendation for a full 5-year plan yet, but the initial list of improvements constitutes the bulk of the big things. The cost for all this will be in the $10M range (plus or minus). The board subcommittee will be meeting with the Finance Committee in January to begin discussions on how to fund this. There are options, and we have time, so I am optimistic that we can come up with something acceptable. But we do need to restore the functionality of the water system. It is mandatory.

Bulkheads. No update.

Waterways. Early estimates are that we will need to come up with about $2M to get us through the interim

period (between now and when we begin implementing a to-be-determined long-term plan), which would be coupled with about $4M of government spending.

The board will be discussing how to fund the interim effort in early 2025, at about the same time as it discusses funding for the drinking water program.

Winter is Here. Really… it is here, I have been told. The 2024 portion of the winter was rainy, with little snow accumulation. But I have high hopes for 2025! I made a shout out in last month’s Breeze for all homeowners to keep clear their water shutoff, gas and electric meters, and nearby fire hydrant. Mother Nature has done the task so far for us all, but in 2025 we might have to take over.

Thank you to all the staff and volunteers that worked so hard on the Keys business this year, with special gratitude to outgoing board members Jim Siegfried and Pete Wolcott, and outgoing 10+ year ACC committee members Pat Disney, Deborah Sherry, and Tom Spencer.

I wish you all a wonderful year!

TEXT OF PROPOSED

CHANGES

(Deletions are shown in strikethrough type and additions in boldface underlined type)

At the December 11th, 2024 Board meeting, the TKPOA Board of Directors adopted the following proposed changes to the Architectural Control Rules. These changes were noticed for potential changes on November 14th, 2024.

PURPOSE OF CHANGE:

To clarify Architectural Control Rules to be in conformance with current practices for architectural approvals and align with recent changes in architectural design proposals. The purpose of the proposed rule change to set a maximum width for gates is to prevent storage and parking on unpaved surfaces in line with current enforcement procedures and the Association’s CC&Rs. The purpose of the proposed rule change to add dock standards for Lake Tallac is to set maximum length and dock sizes specific to the unique layout of properties along Lake Tallac and conformity with what is currently existing.

SECTION 9 – FENCES

9.04 Left intentionally blank Gates: Total width may not exceed 4 feet, whether it is a single or multi-gate.

SECTION 13

Dock Dimensions:

Lake Tallac: Docks may extend no more than 30 feet into the lake from the high-water line and may not exceed a maximum size of a standard finger dock, 120 square feet.

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL APPLICATION SUBMITTAL PROCESS

Happy New Year!

ACC will discontinue the application submittal schedule requirement for 2025.

In the past, members were required to follow an established submittal schedule and provide projects for review by the ACC no later than noon on Wednesday prior to the next scheduled ACC meeting. This requirement was established to allow staff time to create hard copy packets to distribute to the committee for review prior to the meetings.

With the introduction of ‘Smartwebs,’ an HOA management software, you may now access the ‘resident connect portal’ on the FirstService Residential website https://tkpoa.connectresident.com/ where you can upload your project and the required TKPOA applications digitally. ACC can then review said projects virtually, thus eliminating the requirement for a submittal schedule.

However, ACC will still adhere to a deadline of Friday by 12pm, on the Friday before the scheduled Tuesday ACC meeting to allow time for staff to add projects to the agenda for timely posting.

Thank you and have a great 2025!

TOWNHOME CORNER

THE "KEYS" TO FINDING WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ON THE WEBSITE

Need to find your cove’s specific information?

A lot of information concerning townhome cove owners has been posted on the website. Here are the steps to access this information:

• Go to www.tkpoa.com

• Sign in (on the right side)

• Click on the tab “Docs”

• Select “Documents”

• Select “Townhome Oversight Committee” from the menu

• In this folder are the following (select and then look for your Cove’s folder):

» Cove Financial Reports

» Cove Newsletters

» Cove Town Hall Presentations

» Meeting Agendas

» Property Insurance

» Townhall Surveys

» Prior Cove Advisor Meeting Documents

Need to submit a Workorder or TOC Agenda Request?

Click on header "Townhomes”.

• Select “Work Order” to submit a work order, snow removal or call request.

• Select “Agenda request” to submit an item for the next TOC meeting.

Need the zoom link for an upcoming meeting?

Click on the header "News"

Select "Events.”

Scroll down to see the calendar, search for the date, and click on the event to find the zoom link.

Looking for a proposed rule or policy change?

Click on the header “Docs”

Select “Documents”

Select “Rules & Procedures”

Select “Rule Change Notifications”

WANT TO PAY DUES ONLINE?

Click on header “Pay Dues”.

A new window will open on the FSR Click Pay website. You will need to sign in with your Click Pay user ID and password to proceed.

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