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Hiddenbrooke TIMES
Autumn Issue
Published by Hiddenbrooke
Property Owners
Association, Inc.
September 2012
Community Meeting—Design Charette for
Future Hiddenbrooke Park
Wednesday, September 26, 7-9pm
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club
IMPORTANT DATES
HPOA Board Meetings
Sep 27, Oct 25, Dec 6
♦ Closed Session 6:30 pm
♦ Open Session 7:30 pm
HARC Meetings
At this meeting, the entire community will have the
opportunity to help design the park for Hiddenbrooke. We look
forward to seeing you there!
Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 13
7:00 PM
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Get out
those
mowers
now!
Fire
season is
in full
swing!
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Save the Date
The 2012 Community
Garage Sale will be
held on Saturday,
September 29
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Next Newsletter
March 2013
Deadline February 5, 2013
Park Planning Underway
By Jim Libien
The Park Committee has been transferred from HCA to HPOA, and the HPOA
Board appointed members to the Park Committee at the June meeting.
Representatives of the Park Committee have met twice with the City of
Vallejo, the Vallejo City Unified School District (VCUSD) and the Greater
Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD) to work out some details in the process
and get things moving. A preliminary schedule was developed by the City
which shows an approximately two-year timeline from where we are now to
opening a new Park, but that could change depending on a number of
issues. The City has retained LSA, an environmental consulting firm that is
familiar with Hiddenbrooke’s environmental issues, to work with the various
regulatory agencies, and they will stay involved throughout the entire
process from initial plans through the final design.
Next, the City convened a Stakeholder meeting in August - which consisted
of agencies and groups that have a potential interest in the Park project
such as GVRD, VCUSD, Solano Land Trust, PG&E, State Fish & Game, State
Water Board, etc., and discussed concerns and issues they have that could
affect the design of the Park. Following the Stakeholder meeting, the City
will stake out the site for the Park so residents can see the location and
approximate size of the Park, followed by a public meeting/design charette
Continued on Page 4
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HCA Dissolving at the End of the Year
By Nancy Berke
As many of you already know, the Hiddenbrooke Community Association will be dissolving at the end of
the year and transferring its activities over to the Hiddenbrooke Property Owners Association.
When the Hiddenbrooke Community Association (HCA) was established in 2003, it served a valuable
purpose. It served as a voice for the people of Hiddenbrooke in dealing with the City of Vallejo and Triad,
it developed committees such as the Hiddenbrooke Maintenance District (HMD) Advisory Committee,
social, golf, and safety committees and generally helped establish the feeling of community that is so
unique to Hiddenbrooke. HCA was also instrumental in establishing the Hiddenbrooke Property Owners
Association (HPOA), an entity which would be responsible for enforcement of the Covenant, Conditions,
and Restrictions (CC&Rs) and for overseeing the Hiddenbrooke Architectural Review Committee.
Over time, the HCA Board decided that some key functions should be transferred to HPOA because they
benefit all Hiddenbrooke property owners and all property owners belong to HPOA. The HMD Advisory
Committee, which works with the City of Vallejo to maintain all of the landscaping in our common areas,
was moved to HPOA a few years ago, and then responsibility for managing the Welcome Center and
security guard contract with All Phase Security was shifted to HPOA a little later. For the same reason, the
Park Committee has recently been transferred to HPOA and the Safety Committee, which currently
functions as an HCA committee, will be transferred to HPOA in the near future.
With these events in mind it has become evident that there are fewer functions for HCA to perform than in
the past, and the remaining social and community functions do not require a separate Board to oversee
them and these remaining functions could also be performed under HPOA’s auspices. Therefore, after
much discussion, the HCA Board decided to recommend to the membership that HCA be dissolved
sometime around the end of 2012. This was discussed at the Annual Meeting and there was strong
support for the idea. Most of the current members of the HCA Board have agreed to stay in place until this
is accomplished, and they will be continuing with HCA activities, including organizing the annual
Hiddenbrooke Garage Sale on Sept. 29th and planning the next cocktail party on September 22nd. Over the
next few months, the HCA Board will decide how best to spend down its remaining funds. HCA members
have already weighed in on several ideas for using these funds. and the membership is invited to come to
the September 14th HCA Board meeting for further discussion on this matter.
HCA Dissolving...Continued on page 4
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Golf Lessons
Prime Rib Dinner – Oct 5
Need help with your golf game? Contact Sieg Wroebel,
Hiddenbrooke’s Head Golf Professional so he can help
you improve your golf game.
Join us for Prime Rib Dinner Night
at the Main Clubhouse
Fri, Oct 5
2 Seatings: 6 pm or 7:30 pm
Sieg started in the golf business fifteen years ago and
turned professional in 2006 while working at Poppy Hills
Golf Course in Pebble Beach. He then became an
Assistant Pro at Club at Fairvue Plantation in Gallatin,
Tennessee. In 2007, he moved back to California to
become the 1st Assistant Pro at Hiddenbrooke and then
became the Head Pro in July of 2009.
In 2003 – 2006, Sieg was the Head Golf Coach of Holy
Names University where he was the Coach of the Year in
the Cal Pac Conference from 2004-2006. He is currently
an Assistant Coach with the CSU East Bay golf teams.
During the last fifteen years he has gained experience to
help players of any level improve their golf game.
Golf Lesson Rates:
$65 / hour
$300 Series of 6 - One hour lessons
Group Lessons:
$80 for 2 people / hour
$90 for 3 people / hour
$100 for 4 people/ hour
Golf Camp:
$300 a day
Instruction from 9 am - 4pm and includes lunch
Call 707-558-1140 or
email [email protected]
to schedule your golf lesson
Includes: Salad, Prime Rib, Choice of Mashed Potatoes or
Red Potatoes & Vegetable Du Jour
(Dessert available for additional charge)
$16.95 / person
$8.95 / child (12 years old or younger)
excludes tax & gratuity
Call 558-0330 x224 or HiddenbrookeGolf.com
to RSVP by Sept 21
Mark your calendar for each Prime Rib
Dinner Night Every First Friday of the Month.
The next one is Fri, Nov 2
Tennis Anyone?
Tennis lessons are available at the Hiddenbrooke
Tennis Courts. Contact Bud Light at 707-750-5695 or
email: [email protected]
Bud Light, USTA, PTR, has been teaching tennis for
many years. He was one of the Top 10 Tennis
Instructors in North Carolina. His approach has always
been twofold: to be certain the student has great fun
and to make the student as good as he (she) can
possibly be. As a result, he is very hands-on and
teaches ALL facets of tennis, including court strategy
and positioning for both singles and doubles.
Bud also supplies a variety of demo rackets for his
students to try.
* Classes and specialized instruction for all levels
* Clinics and doubles coaching
* Private or group lessons
* Reasonable rates
Hiddenbrooke Golf Course, Banquet Facilities & Grille are open to the public daily.
1095 Hiddenbrooke Parkway, Vallejo, CA 94591
707-558-0330
HiddenbrookeGolf.com
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Park Planning Underway.....Continued from page 1
in Hiddenbrooke on September 26 to get input from the community. The City will also be setting up a special
area on the City's website called "Open City Hall" where residents can have input on specific features they'd
like to see included in the Park, as well as express any concerns they may have.
After all this input is digested, the City and their consultants will develop a preliminary design which will be
brought back to the community for presentation and additional comments. At this point, the City can
proceed with preparing the necessary environmental documentation and obtain permits from the regulatory
agencies, estimated to take 9-12 months. Overall, this is a good show of progress in a short time. We will
continue to advise the community of future meetings of the Park Committee so all interested residents can
attend. And, we are still looking for neighborhood representatives from Costello, the Knolls, Reflections and
the Village to be members of the Committee. If you are from one of these neighborhoods and are interested
in serving on the Park Committee, please submit your name to the HPOA Board using their email address at
the end of this Newsletter. ۩
HCA to Dissolve.....Continued from page 2
After HCA is dissolved, the Social, Welcome, and Family and Community Activities committees will become
subcommittees of HPOA which will assign a Board member to act as liaison. The liaison will coordinate the
activities of these subcommittees and work with them to set their budgets. Funding for these activities will
either come from HPOA or fees paid to participate (e.g., for social events).
This joining of the two organizations makes sense on many levels. First, there will no longer be widespread
confusion about why there are two different neighborhood organizations in Hiddenbrooke. Second, a single
Board of Directors will serve the community, consolidating functions currently spread between the two
organizations and bringing all of the Hiddenbrooke activities under one policy making Board. Third, it will be
easier to find candidates who want to serve Hiddenbrooke as we now must recruit 7 members for each Board.
The new Board will be more interesting and challenging because of the range of activities under its purview
and that will make it easier to attract highly qualified and dedicated candidates. Fourth, it will simplify
communications with the City of Vallejo as there will be just one organization representing all homeowners in
Hiddenbrooke and their interests. Finally, homeowners will pay only one set of dues (HPOA dues of $55 per
year) and the social and community oriented activities that make Hiddenbrooke so unique will continue with
the help of our dedicated volunteers.
We thank all of our dedicated community members who have helped with all our HCA activities over the years
and have volunteered their time. Hiddenbrooke would not be what it is today without the foundation that HCA
helped create. ۩
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Speeding – a Continuing Issue for Hiddenbrooke
Over the past months, there has been a rash of vehicle accidents and heightened
concerns about the number of people failing to observe stop signs. Of course, this
is not a new issue, but one that has continued to plague our community for years.
We can post signs at the Welcome Center Message Board, and decry the lack of
attention to our traffic laws, but it is up to individuals to be responsible drivers. Do you really get to
your destination faster by going 60 mph on the Parkway? If you want to race, Sonoma Speedway is
just over the hill. Are you one of those people who believe that stop signs are ornamental?
Getting the Vallejo police department out here to cite violators of the City traffic laws would
certainly help the situation, but spotting a police officer is almost as rare as finding one of those
endangered Red-Legged Frogs. On the brighter side of the issue, we have recently received a
commitment from the City to use some of our HID bond money to install four solar powered radar
speed signs at selected locations where speeding is a big problem.
PLEASE Remember....
♦ Don’t text while you drive
♦ Slow down on residential streets where kids may be playing
♦ Take some time to enjoy the drive in and out of our beautiful community and don’t speed
on the Parkway
This is our home and we want to keep it safe for everyone. ۩
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This is our regular reminder that any
changes to your home and/or front and
back yard need to be approved by the
Hiddenbrooke Architectural Review
Committee (HARC) before beginning
work. This includes painting of any kind
on your home, unless you are not
changing the original color. In order to
obtain a building permit from the City
of Vallejo, you are required to have a
letter of approval from HARC. If you
live in the Fairway Villas, Reflections,
Summit or Village, you will need to get
approval from your HOA as well.
For information on HARC, email
[email protected] or call
Jamie Clark, HARC Chair, at
707-644-7764
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More Phone Numbers
Hiddenbrooke Property Owners Association Inc.
Income Statement - Accrual Basis - Actual
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Cows Out (new 2/2012)
Azevedo Farms-SW side valley 707-695-0650
Five Dot Farms-Southern side 916-541-3666
Actual
FYE 6/30/12
67,210
27,612
$
94,822
INCOME
Assessments
Other Income
Total Income
EXPENSES
Computer, Software, Support
Hiddenbrooke Improvement Cost
Insurance Expense
Internet/Webmaster Expense
Contractor - CC&R Mgmt
Contractor - Financial Management
Contractor - Administrative Assistant
Contractor - Landscape Approval
Newsletters
Office Supplies, Postage, Misc., Graffiti
Professional Fees-Legal/Acctg
Room Rental/Events
Taxes & Fees
Uncollected Interest, Assessments, Fine
Violation Correction Expenses
Total Expenses
Net Income - Accrual Basis
$
4,343
1,385
6,791
550
4,189
24,497
3,953
1,813
4,333
1,473
1,236
1,494
706
23,269
595
80,625
$
14,196
Ending Cash at June 2012 is $124,885. More detailed information
is available on the web at www.hiddenbrookeonline.org. Click on
Property Owners and Documents.
Dog Poop Bags-Refills
Jason Hamilton, [email protected]
Fed. Raccoon/Skunk Removal
707-784-1310
Hiddenbrooke Plaza
J &O’s Market & Deli
Hiddenbrooke Cleaners
Hiddenbrooke ACE Hardware
Michael Warring
707-534-1674
707-642-4600
707-651-9993
707-655-4808
Notary Services in Hiddenbrooke
Annette Young-Taw
925-260-9568
Nancy Sanders
707-853-3507
Solano County General Info
311
Solano Co. Mosquito Abatement 707-437-1116
Vallejo City Services
Abandoned Vehicles
707-648-4682
Animal Control-Lost/Injured
707-645-7906
Animal Control, Dead on Street 707-552-3110
Answering Machine 707-552-0221
Code Enforcement
707-648-4469
Fire—Non Emergency
707-648-4526
HMD-James Olson
707-553-7219
Illegal Dumping
707-648-4469
Police & Fire from
Cell Phone In Vallejo
707-648-5293
Police—Non Emergency
707-648-4321
Public Works—Street Lights
707-649-5413
Public Works—Pot Hole Repair 707-648-4556
Vallejo Garbage Service
707-552-3110
Vallejo Garbage, Recycling Ctr 707-552-3174
Vallejo Sanitation and Flood
707-644-8949
(clears drains 24/7)
Weed Abatement
707-648-4565
Welcome Center / Security
707-558-9697
If Sacramento Dispatch, dial ext 1007
♦Richard Tirrell, Manager
707-649-8224
♦Kathleen Brittle, Message Board
707-731-0056
We Are Selling Homes Now More than Ever!!
Do you owe more than what your house is worth?
SHORT SALE SPECIALIST
Call us for a consultation or
Market Analysis
707-647-2020
Elvira
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VALLEJO, CA
PERMIT NO. 77
ECRWSS
Postal Customers
Hiddenbrooke
Property
Owners
Association, Inc.
c/o Valley Management Services
#508 PMB 272
101 W. American Canyon Road
American Canyon, CA 94503
Phone
Fax
707-644-0922
707-638-0464
[email protected]
Associations at Hiddenbrooke
♦Hiddenbrooke Master CC&Rs
Valley Management Services-Above
♦Fairway Villas HOA
Bridgeport, 925-824-2888
♦Reflections HOA
Helsing Group, 925-355-2100
♦Village HOA
Summit Properties, 707-448-8906,
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Hiddenbrooke TIMES—Mailing Information
This newsletter is mailed to all residents and businesses in Hiddenbrooke. It will also be
online at www.HiddenbrookeOnline.org in the Property Owners section, Documents tab.
(See Community Communications.) To sign up to be notified of when the latest issue is
posted, please send an email to [email protected]. ۩
HB-News is a FREE! Yahoo Groups e-mail list just for Hiddenbrooke residents.
Subscribers (all 583) get the email delivered daily to their email box. To join send an email
with the required information, your name, HB address and whether owner or tenant, to:
[email protected]. Or, follow the links at
www.HiddenbrookeOnline.org. ۩
2012 – 2013 Board of Directors
[email protected]
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director–HARC
Director–CC&R Violations
Director—HMD/Wel Ctr
Annual Mandatory Assessment
$55.00 per year—Billed July 1st
Kevin Smith
Vicki Medina
Heather Scott
Ian Forsyth
Chris Brittle
Maria Andrews
Trevor Macenski
707-563-5764
707-642-6156
619-279-4723
707-543-1650
707-731-0056
707-647-1387
916-508-4170
♦Summit HOA
Boardwalk Invest., 925-937-4378
Hiddenbrooke Golf Club
www.HiddenbrookeGolf.com
Pro Shop/Tee Time 707-558-1140
HB Grille 707-558-0330 x217
Club House (during events only)
707-558-0330 x 218
Annual Swim/Gym/Tennis
707-558-0330 x 208
Maintenance 707-557-8160
Catering 707-558-1153
HB Maintenance District (HMD)
(Broken Sprinklers & Landscaping)
James Olson, 707-553-7219
Emergencies After Hrs
707-648-4315
Welcome Center
Security
707-558-9697
Financial Manager:
Valley Mgmt Services — See upper left for contact information
CC&R Manager:
Bret Andrews — [email protected]
HARC Committee:
[email protected]
HB-TIMES Editor:
Elizabeth Mathern
[email protected], 707-644-2530
HMD Advisory Committee:
Mike Baldwin - [email protected] 707-557-0600
HMD Resident Inspections: Jane McWhorter - 707-552-7807
Landscape Plans/Questions or to Drop Off Plans:
Jamie Clark, HARC Chair - 707-644-7764 [email protected]
For agendas, minutes, committee information and most all documents
please visit www.HiddenbrookeOnline.org. Drafts of minutes not posted can be
obtained from Valley-Management Services.
CC&R Complaints: Complaints should be submitted using the complaint form
on the Hiddenbrooke website under Property Owners and CC&R information.
This form will ask for a description of the complaint, the address, your contact
information, and you can also attach and submit pictures of the violation.
Complaints about a home in the Village, Villas, Reflections or Summit should
FIRST be submitted to their respective HOA. Emails will be forwarded to: CC&R
Manager, Liaison Directors and the President. ۩