The Colonist FEB / MAR 2017 Vol

The Colonist FEB / MAR 2017 Vol. XXVII Colony 2016-2017 Colony Red Hots Swim New Property Manager for The BOARD OF DIRECTORS Team Registration Colony Michael Jacobs President Please join us in welcoming Brittany Kitts, our This is the 32nd year Hearing Panel Liaison new property manager for The Colony. for the Colony Red 714-305-9034 Hots and Irvine Swim Brittany Kitts is a certified Chip McGehee VP League! The Red Property Manager and has Pool Liaison Hots are a recreation- worked in Property Man- 949-551-3500 al swim team open to all Colony agement for almost 6 years. David Braun Treasurer children, ages 5-18. She graduated with a de- 949-552-4401 Registration will begin online gree in Psychology from San Jose State University in 2007 Myra Radlow Secretary Wednesday, March 15 and relocated to Southern ARC Liaison at www.colonyredhots.org. California in 2010. During 949-857-4633 Proof of residency (all swimmers) and birth certification her time as a Property Manager, she has John Allmann Director worked with Homeowners Associations, Com- Landscape, Facilities Liaison, (for swimmers that did not swim last year) can be turned mercial Projects, New Development Accounts, Website and Condo Conversions. Brittany Kitts serves on 949-653-5770 in to the Colony Clubhouse on Saturday, March 18 two (2) Committees at Accell Property Manage- LaDonna Bornzin Director 9-11 am. ment Inc., and is very active with CAI Recreation Liaison This year we are offering a dis- (Community Association Institute). Brittany en- 949- 559-5949 count to all families that register in joys working with people in all capacities and Truc Nguyen Director March so sign up earlier! For regis- aspires to one day be a Senior Director with 949-552-6117 Accell. tration questions, contact Miguel Colony Web Site at [email protected] or Brittany can be reached at the office: 949-581- www.colonyirvine.com 714-309-7531. 4988 Ext. 275 on e-mail [email protected] Board News Regular BOD Meetings:Colony Board of Directors approved moving the regular BOD meetings to be held on the 4th Thursday of every month. The next meetings areFebruary 23, 2016, 7pm & March 23, 2017, 7pm at the Colony Clubhouse. Remember to check the web site; meeting dates are subject to change. Board meetings are open to all homeowners. Please check the agenda and come early to sign up if you wish to speak at the Open Members Forum. Your input is valued. Meeting agendasand approved minutes can be found on the Colony web page at www.colonyirvine.com Click on About Us then Board/Meetings tab. They are also posted on the Clubhouse information board. Agendas are posted four days prior to Board meetings. Tree Trimming: The Board approved a bid for Douglas Landscape to trim the trees in the Colony in the coming weeks. This year in addition to the regular trimming along The Mall and in Colony Park they will trim the California Sycamores both along South Mall and in the North Walkway area. New Architectural Review Form: The BOD approved a new short form to submit to the Architectural Committee when planning, changing and updating your home. More details in the Architectural Committee report on page 4. Accell CEO Passing: It is with deep sorrow and regret that we learned of the untimely passing of Steve Feistel, Accell Property Management's President and owner. We have enjoyed a wonderful relationship with his company and send our condolences to his family. Steve is survived by his wife Sandra Feistel, the CEO, owner and founder of Accell Property Management, Inc.. She plans to continue working on the vision and purpose they have for the company. NOTES FROM LADONNA Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Colony Recreation Planning at the Colony Clubhouse Saturday, February 11, 2017, 9:30 am I am calling all interested parties to discuss Colony recreation activities for 2017. Last year the Recreation Com- mittee held child focused events: Breakfast with Santa, Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Party, plus family movie nights, and the all-Colony Fourth of July parade and pool party. They were well attended, but we had a hard time recruiting volunteers to staff the events. Shall we broaden the scope or change the focus of our activities to appeal to many of us who are singles or Colony Monument Signs empty nesters? Would you like to have an opportunity In response to community concern The Board of Direc- to discuss books, see or critique movies, play board tors has formed a committee to explore the possibility of games, or just get together to socialize and exchange replacing the monument signs at the two entrances to information? What about a garden club, or a friendly the neighborhood: The Mall at Walnut and Scottsdale at neighbor club to help out when someone is sick or in the Culver. hospital? What would the community support? Would Over the years, the wood in our current signs has worn you like more informational events that require fewer away, leaving them very rotten, and the paint very faded volunteers or focus on just a couple of all-Colony events and worn. It is time to address their condition. We have per year? Support means helping to put on the event as three options for your consideration. All signs will be the well as attending it. Let's discuss. same dimensions of the current signs, and costs will be I will make the coffee. If you cannot attend the meeting, paid from the reserve fund. We are not planning to raise call or e-mail me with your ideas. your quarterly assessment to pay for this project. LaDonna Bornzin, [email protected] 949-559-5949 Option #1: Rebuild the signs to appear as they current- ly do, but with new solid material and fresh paint. We have a quote to rebuild the signs at Culver and Scottsdale Breakfast with Santa and the double-sided sign Walnut and The Mall for The Colony Breakfast with Santa was fun for the whole $9,800 (not including tax, architectural drawings, if need- family. Crafts, cookie decorating and a delicious pan- ed, or city fees). cake breakfast were provided by the Colony. Mr. and Option #2: Replace the current signs with updated ma- Mrs. Claus made a much anticipated appearance. Many terials. With this option, we will build a rectangular mon- thanks to LaDonna Bornzin, Emmanuelle Bigot, Eileen ument of tan and light brown rock with light-colored met- Tsai, Elaine Dedeaux, John and Melissa Allmann and Va- al letters spelling “The Colony” on the front. To make the lerie and Alan Schiano for volunteering to make the two signs for Culver and Scottsdale and the double-sided morning a success! sign at Walnut and The Mall is estimated to cost $23,500 (not including tax, potential permit cost, architectural drawings, if needed, or city fees). Option #3: Replace the current signs with updated ma- terials. With this option, we will build a rectangular monument of cement with river rock on the left and right sides and dark-colored metal letters spelling “The Colony” on the front. To make the two signs for Culver and Scottsdale and the double-sided sign at Walnut and The Mall is estimated to cost $23,200 (not including tax, potential permit cost, architectural drawings, if needed, or city fees). To see more pictures visit the Colony website (Continued on page 5) www.colonyirvine.com about us and click on recreation The Colonist FEB / MAR 17 3 Architectural Committee the original color on many fences. SW 6041 Otter is the By Eileen Tsai approved replacement fence color. You can use paint The Board of Directors has just approved a revised ar- from other paint vendors in same or similar colors. Please chitectural application that is only 2 pages long, including explain where on the house each color is for. instructions. This is now at www.colonyirvine.com. This You will still have 90 days to complete your project revision replaces the old application, although we will from the date listed on the approved application. You can continue to accept the old application. mail applications to our property manager Accell, bring to our monthly meeting or submit to me in person or at my Thank you to Board liaison Myra Radlow who created the template, spent many hours and produced multiple house. Please do not email to me as it has proved too drafts on her way to this final version. This was done in difficult to print in true color. response to many requests for a shorter application that STORM DAMAGE – after the recent heavy rains, I ex- is easier to understand and fill out. Thank you, Myra! pect homeowners to be dealing with leaky roofs or win- Please review the dows, water damage, trees falling over or large branches revised application coming down, fence and termite damage, etc. Please remember applications are required for exterior changes. carefully. Both pages Rain gutters may be installed if painted same color as ad- must be filled out com- pletely, including con- jacent roof fascia/trim and as inconspicuous as possible. tractor information if Of course, emergency repairs may be completed first if any, signatures of all needed. owners (or the legal If a joint fence with a neighbor is damaged, please con- owner representative) and date. Please list proposed pro- tact the other homeowner to coordinate repair or replacement. If it is a rental, ask Accell to contact the ject start and end dates. You can combine multiple pro- homeowner and give a deadline.

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