The regular meeting of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association Board of Directors was held Thursday, November 18, 2004.

1.1 CALL TO ORDER -- President Kathie Ready called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m.

1.2 SALUTE TO THE FLAG -- President Ready led the Board and the audience in the pledge of allegiance.

1.3 ROLL CALL -- Directors Kathie Ready, Jim Sherman, Pat Pebelier, Peggy Sheridan and Director Patrick Ledesma were all present.

2.O MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

Director Sheridan moved to approve the minutes from the October 21, 2004, meetings Numbers 1099. Director Ledesma seconds the motion. The minutes are approved unanimously.

3.0 COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES

3.1 Alameda County Sheriff's Dept. -- Deputy Gemmel gave statistics for the past month:

Crime                       Number   Change from last month   Affected Street

Stolen vehicles                 3               +2               Hesperian (2), Paseo Largavista
Attempted Stolen Vehicles       0                0               
Recovered Stolen Vehicles       3               +1               Via Media, via Acalanes, Bandoni
Residential Burglary            0               -1               
Commercial Burglary             0               -1               
Auto Burglary                   0               -1               
Grand Theft                     1                0               Via El Monte
Graffiti                        0                0                
Robbery                         0               -1               

3.2 CHP -- No officer was present. The following statistics were left with staff for the month of October 2004:

CHP Statistics for October 2004

Infraction               San Lorenzo     Total for Unincorp. area
Collisions                       21                  182
Tickets                         134                1,568
Parking Tickets                 100                  382
Storage/Impounds                  6                  137
Stolen Recoveries                 3                   20
Parking Complaints              n/a                  n/a   

Total tickets for Hayward Area CHP:  n/a

3.3 Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker -- Kevin Dowling was unable to attend due to a conflict. The Administrator stated that there was nothing to report.

3.4 Zoning Enforcement Report -- Bruce Babcock reported on the zoning violations in San Lorenzo for the past month -- See attachment A.

3.5 Public Comment -- No comment.

4.0 FINANCIAL REPORT

4.1 Approval of October 2004 Expenditures and discussion of significant variances -- The Administrator reported that there were no significant variances for this past month.

Director Sheridan made a motion to approved the October 2004 expenditures, including payroll, Director Sherman seconded, the motion carried unanimously.

5.0 LIENS AND VIOLATIONS REPORT -- The Administrator reported that there were no liens released since the last board meeting, the following violations were reported for October 2004:

October 2004 Violation Report

Number  Violation                              # of Letters

1/19    Inoperable Vehicles in driveway                16
2/22    Recreational veh/trailer in driveway            8
6       Lack of Gen Maintenance                         9
10      Lawn Height                                    26
11      Dead Trees                                      0
12      Overgrown Vegetation                            2
13      Holiday Lights                                  0
15      Building Exterior                               2
16      Dirt Accumulation                               8
17      Attractive Nuisances                            1
18      Lean/miss fence                                 2
20/7    Unpaved parking                                 2
21      Working on vehicles                             0
22/2    Recreational vehicle in driveway                -
23      Dogs/Cats more than 2                           0
24      Barking dogs                                    3
25      Prohibited animals                              0
26      Excessive noise                                 1
27      No Home Business                                0
28/99   Other/ comments                                10
Total                                                  90

6.1 Hearing dispositions

a) 17499 Via Estrella -- Lack of General Maintenance, Stored Vehicle. 30-day extension to clear property of violations.

b) 17443 Via Estrella ---Inoperative/Stored Vehicle. Owner came in; extension to get vehicle registered or donate withing 30 days.
c) 16129 via Paro -- Lawn tall and dry. Fine and 30 days to fix; refer to attorney.
d) 974 Bockman -- Tent Trailer stored in driveway. Tenant came in; gave 10 days to move trailer, then will fine if not in compliance.
e) 539 Grant Ave. -- Revisit, no plans for construction. Board approved fine of $1,000 to homeowner, and once paid will allow building as per approved plans by county.
f) 17401 Via La Jolla -- Lack of general maintenance, vehicles parked on lawn. Owner came in was given 30-day extension to comply or will fine and refer to attorney.
g) 16058 Paseo Del Campo -- No plans submitted. Owner present; submitted plans for landscaping and redoing walkway in front yard; board approved; no fine, owner now in compliance.
h) 896 Via Bregani -- Lack of general maintenance, lawn tall and dry. Problem resolved; last several drive-bys lawn mowed and green.
i) 1997 Via Lacqua -- Inoperative/stored vehicles and excessive working on cars. Owner came in; will get rid of cars and resolve issue in 30 days or be fined and attorney referral.
j) 16012 Via Cordoba -- No lawn dirt x 8 months. Owner came in; 30-day extension to plant greener and re-landscape.
k) 904 Via Mariposa -- Stored/inoperative vehicle in driveway. Issue resolved; car gone.
l) 17497 Via Estrella -- Vehicle with debris parked on lawn, landscaping and fence plans needed. Owner came in and spoke of his remodel. Will build fence to hide debris in back yard while addition is being done. Will revisit this item again in January 2005 to see how progress is going.
m) 16168 Paseo Del Campo -- Inoperative/stored vehicle in driveway and debris stored in driveway. Owner given 30 days to comply.
n) 18090 Via Segundo -- Debris stored in driveway. Some items have been cleared; owner to be given 30- day extension.
o) 15853 Via Arroyo -- Stored vehicle in driveway, over 50% pavement, no plans. Fine and submit to attorney.
p) 680 Via Manzanas -- Debris stored in driveway, lawn dead and tall with weeds. Owner came in and stated that they are having tenants leave Nov. 1 will have resolved by Nov 15, 2004.
q) 15954 Via Del Sol -- Inoperative/stored vehicle in driveway. Resolved.
r) 17860 Via Segundo -- Inoperative/stored vehicle in driveway. Tenant to put vehicle in garage by November 1, 2004.
s) 15537 Lorenzo Ave -- Lack of general maintenance, dry dead lawn. Owner to plant new sod next year. Gave extension til January 2005. Restrictions on how landscaping to be maintained until then.

6.2 VARIANCES

A. 15762 Via Sorrento -- Picnic table stored on lawn. Denied; board made policy decision no lawn chairs/picnic or outdoor furniture should be stored on front lawn or in driveway area.

B. 15936 Via Cordoba -- No plans submitted, driveway and cement over 50%. Denied and referred to county; will revisit December 2004.

C. 15939 Via Cordoba -- Plans submitted, but after driveway already laid and over 50%. Denied and referred to attorney will revisit in December 2004.

D. 16020 Via Cordoba -- Exterior paint, no plans submitted. Owner will be asked to repaint pink areas only and to submit choice of color prior to painting.

E. 389 Via Lucero -- Extension of side yard fence 6 ft with 10'9" setback (corner lot). Board approved with condition that corner of fence near neighbor's driveway be angled in 45 degrees with at least a 15 ft setback from the street.

F. 16101 Hesperian Blvd. -- Side yard redwood fence from 6' to 3' with 9'8" setback from street to separate Kavanaugh's parking lot from their residence. Approved.

G. 16006 Via Harriet -- Corner lot, revisit front yard wrought-iron fence to enclose front/side yard. Owner approved with specifications.

Director Sherman made a motion to approve the hearing and variance decisions, Director Pebelier seconded the motion carried unanimously.

7.0 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT -- No report for this month.

8.0 OTHER BUSINESS

8.1 Oro Loma request for a change in Fridays street sweeping day -- The Administrator stated that the Association received a letter asking that it change it's street sweeping days on Fridays so as not to conflict with the trash and recycling pick up days. The Administrator reported that the street sweeper has stated that the cans have been put back on the curb in Fridays area, so that lately he has been able to sweep. She stated that Association staff and board members will continue to work with Oro Loma and Waste Management to resolve this issue and will ask that stickers be placed on cans in Friday's area, noting where placement should be so the street sweeper can sweep the area. She requested that Oro Loma pay for this sticker. The Administrator will be requesting a meeting with Oro Loma in the near future.

8.2 Alameda Co Inter-regional partnership plan (2002) - Linda Gardner -- Linda Gardner was present to address concerns the Board had in a grant application she had been involved in for funds for the 2002 year. The wording in the document appeared to paint a negative picture about the residents and the economy of San Lorenzo and the Board members wanted to know why. Gardner stated that her job is to try and get grant applications in so that areas in Alameda county are the first in line for the funds. She stated that currently there are two areas that have been identified for funding, one is the San Lorenzo area and the other is the Dublin Bart station. The wording and the statistics in her application for the Inter-regional funding were taken from a variety of sources one of the biggest was the 1990 Census. Her group had to use the older census because at the time, the 2000 Census data was still not complete.

Director Ready said she was very upset about how the San Lorenzo area was depicted in the document. She felt that the community could have been pictured differently and was upset that no one from the county informed San Lorenzo about this application. Some of the wording that upset Ready was as follows; "The economic plan for this area is to create new businesses to provide services and jobs to the surrounding area for a low skilled labor force." Ready stated that there are several people that are highly educated in this community and that our area is not a " low skilled work force", as was outlined in the document. She was offended that this could be written about San Lorenzo, and at the same time, the community never was consulted.

Gardner apologized, she stated that it was never her intention to offend the community. Her intention was to help the community by getting grant funding. She noted that there are sections in the application which deal with the educated population in San Lorenzo and the work force. She noted that at the time of the application the Specific Plan and the Civic Partners negotiations were developing in San Lorenzo. The money that would be generated from this grant could be used to help the Civic Partners project and the plan move forward. It was never her intention to use the application as a "put down" to San Lorenzo community.

Ready noted that this document was written about the same time as the Specific plan was being developed. She understands the need to have funds to move the project forward, however she was concerned that this document also reflected what ABAG statistics say about the San Lorenzo Community. She noted that ABAG current statistics show an increase in job opportunities between the years 2000 and 2030, in all cities in Alameda County, except for San Lorenzo , where there will be 0 growth in those years. She is concerned that the county as well as ABAG is painting a negative picture of San Lorenzo, which in turn is making it difficult to get businesses into our area.

Gardner stated that the grant writing process and her department has nothing to do with the ABAG data that Ready referred to. She noted that she has several employees in her department who live in San Lorenzo and only want the best for the community.

Director Ledesma thanked Gardner for coming to the meeting to clarify any misunderstandings. In the future, he would like the county to inform the Board and San Lorenzo when these grants are being written and applied for on behalf of the community. He also would like more clarification in these documents as to a more "technical" definition of "low-skilled" work force means as referred to in a specific grant application. This definition may clarify and rectify misunderstandings in the future.

The Administrator noted that our community does have a large population of senior citizens who may not make much but have houses that are paid for and very few expenses, this population is still seen as low income in terms of grant applications. She noted that the bottom line is that the community needs to be informed. She requested that in the future the county note this and bring applications to staffs attention.

Gardner stated that she understands the problem and will consult the community in the future.

8.3 Report on election for 2005 -- The Administrator reported that there was one (1) seat up for election (Sherman) and only one candidate, the incumbent, Jim Sherman, ran for the office. She congratulated Director Sherman for another term of office as a Board of Director for the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association.

8.4 Approval of Audit for FY 2003-2004 -- See attachment B. -- The Administrator noted that the audit was published in the last newsletter and has been reviewed by the board.

Director Sheridan moved to approve the Audit for FY 2003/04, Director Sherman seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

9.0 PUBLIC COMMENT -- No comments.

10.0 COMMITTEE REPORTS

10.1 Airport Committees -- No report.

10.2 Library Committee -- Director Sheridan reported that at the last community meeting for the San Lorenzo Vision plan in Cherryland there were few attendees. However the group is going to local PTA meetings and has been getting a good response.

11.0 COMMENTS FOR BOARD MEMBERS

12.0 ADJOURNMENT -- President Kathie Ready adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Pat Pebelier
Secretary-Treasurer

Recorded & Transcribed By: Kathleen Harrigan, Sr. Admin. Assistant
Reviewed By: Nancy Van Huffel, Administrator , Kathie Ready, Board President