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Masters House Paint Colors & Framework October 2020

Masters House Color Schemes October 2020

Masters House Color Chips October 2020

1. Pat Becker reported that Live Oak trees would be trimmed in August.
2. The Board approved the revised Color Paletteand the House Color Framework for the Masters. The original palette and framework were approved earlier this year and were revised during the member selection process.
3. The Association will now file a PSG&RC ARC application for approval of the new Masters Color Palette.
4. The Masters Paint Committee reviewed the seven bids received from painting companies. There was discussion as to whether seven-year or twelve-year warranty paint would be used, in either case, Sherwin Williams paint will be used.

Florida Painters had the lowest bid and satisfactorily responded to all the RFQ questions. The Paint Committee recommended Florida painters.

The cost of painting the houses with the 7-year paint was $240,500 with the twelve-year paint costing an additional $20,000.

It was mentioned that there are sufficient funds in our Paint and Roof Cleaning reserve to cover the cost of painting.

The Board authorized the Paint Committee to commence negotiations using the twelve-year warranty paint, called Duration paint.

Upon completion of negotiations, the Paint Committee will submit the contract for approval from the Board.

January 2021 will remain as the starting date for the painting.

• Roof Cleaning 2021 and forward: The Board is considering relinquishing roof cleaning responsibilities to households starting 2021. A recent questionnaire submitted to the community suggested preference for the owner controlling roof cleaning in the future.

The benefits from such a change are:

• Flexibility – timing, cost, and method of cleaning. Such changes suggest the homeowners may want to control the future cleaning of theirroofs; If the Masters Board handles it would be one time for all and one method of cleaning.
• Equity – all contributed to the 2020 cost whereas a minority benefited from the service. This is expected to continue in the future and as such inequity will continue.
• Simplicity – the current process is easy for homeowners and the buying group contemplated to replace the current system will also be fairly simple.

The Masters Board approved submitting a formal vote by the community with specific declaration language change during September 2020. Jim Swanger and Don Jancin were requested to preparedocumentation for Board approval before sending out to the community for their vote.

It was also noted we have a prior approved Declaration change on excluding hurricane Blinds from Board paint responsibility; This change will be submitted to residents at the same time during this special vote.

FYI – 98% of residents have selected electronic voting which should help expedite our process.

• Workshop – Bruce Clark and Jim Leonard (the appointed Ad Hoc Tree Committee) gave an analysis and summary of their findings on “Street trees”; Street trees were defined as Live Oak Trees in ROW andUtility Easement areas in front of each resident. The discussion raised many issues as to responsibility etc. A complex topic when taking Lee County, Village of Estero, PSG&RC Declarations rules and theMasters Declaration and rules into consideration. The objective is to summarize the issues to basic explanations that all residents can understand responsibility and financial liability.

A question was raised on setting rules requiring Live Oaks being canopy trees in the Masters when each weather event we lose a tree with no replacement? Net result is bigger areas lacking trees on our street.

Do we want the Masters Board to accept liability for street trees when we constantly move away from the perceived goal of a street with canopy trees?

Next Steps – Bill Ellis asked Jim and Bruce to provide a short concise written recommendation; The Board will proceed with next steps – each Member to develop questions which when summarizedmay require legal discussion and opinion from our attorney.

Donald J Jancin, Board Secretary

Trafford Pressure Cleaning has cleaned 31 roofs as part of the Association’s periodic roof cleaning initiative. Originally there were 35 roofs to be cleaned but this number was reduced due to insurance claim approvals and changes in plans.

The total cost for the cleaning was $10,022 and was paid from the Associations Paint and Roof Cleaning Reserve. The resulting cost for cleaning each roof was approximately $325.

As every household equally contributed to the reserve, the reserve impact for each of the 100 households was $100.

When we start planning for the 2021 budget, we will have to consider a $25 to $30 quarterly assessment to cover the cost of the Association’s next periodic roof cleaning. This amount will be required to be paid by all households irrespective of whether their roof is cleaned or not.

Dikran Ohannessian

We are pleased to announce that your Board of Directors, at its meeting of June 22, 2020, approved a contract to clean the roofs as part of the Association’s periodic roof cleaning responsibilities.

The company chosen is Trafford Pressure Cleaning. They are a full-service pressure cleaning and painting company established in Naples in 1989. They will use a pressure cleaning method with a chlorine mix and with low psi.

We expect the cleaning to start on Monday, July 6, 2020, and be completed within five weeks, weather permitting.

The roofs to be cleaned are:

21700, 21708, 21716, 21732, 21748, 21749, 21752, 21756, 21759, 21767, 21772, 21773, 21776, 21788, 21789, 21809, 21819, 21824, 21835, 21836, 21840, 21856, 21860, 21864, 21872, 21888, 21892, 21896, 21924, 21925, 21929, 21940, 21944, 21952

If you are on the list and you are approved for a new roof before July 3rd, please let me know and we will remove your roof from the list.

If you are not on the list and your insurance claim gets declined before July 3rd, let me know and your roof will be added to the list.

Dikran Ohannessian

If you have an questions or comments contact Dikran at ohandik@gmail.com.

Rusty Demeules suggests watching this video to commemorate Flag Day

Please thank Rusty and Mary for displaying the flags on the Circle.

 We are glad to announce our friends and Missouri neighbors Lanny and Katy Maness, and their new puppy Henry, have moved to the “Circle”

They are the new owners of 21917 Masters Circle (Pat and Patty Broesch’s former home.) They are settling into their new home for a couple of weeks before they return North until Fall.  

If you see them be sure to introduce yourself. We know they will be a great addition to our neighborhood and Pelican Sound.

Carol & Roger Roberts

DROP OFF:   21944 Masters Circle 

 TIME:            Between 10am and 4pm

ITEMS:     Non-perishable food

DID YOU KNOW?

For every $1 donated, $8 worth of food can be purchased. CLICK HERE if you wish to Donate online instead.

Food items generally most needed:

• Meals in a Box: Pasta, Rice & Soup Kits
• Canned Meat: Ham and SPAM
• Cooking oils : Olive Oil & Canola Oil (mild flavor)
• Herbs: Oregano, Basil, Tarragon, Pepper, Rosemary, Thyme, Cinnamon, are good basics
• Granola Bars
• Whole Grain Cereal
• Canned: Tuna, Salmon, Chicken
• Crackers: Whole Grain
• Fruit: Canned or Dried
• Canned Vegetables
• Rice & Pasta
• Soup, Stew & Chili

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Part of a Pelican Sound Foundation effort to recognize the food needs of our larger community.

The 31 roofs to be cleaned in 2020 as part of the Association’s periodic roof cleaning responsibilities, are:

21700, 21708, 21716, 21732, 21748, 21749, 21752, 21756, 21767, 21772, 21773, 21776, 21788, 21789, 21809, 21819, 21824, 21835, 21836, 21840, 21860, 21864, 21872, 21888, 21892, 21924, 21925, 21929, 21940, 21944 and 21952.

List revised: July 5, 2020

Roof Cleaning & House Painting

The Board will proceed with 2020 roof cleaning and the Association will pay for the cleaning.

This year is unusual, with homes having new roofs, roofs in litigations and original roofs continuing to perform. Normally we would clean all roofs, but not all roofs need to be cleaned.

Our Declarations require us to clean all roofs. We will do so unless you notify us otherwise. You should have received the request asking you to acknowledge to have your roof cleaned or decline to have your roof cleaned in 2020.

The recent opinion survey showed interest in the community for residents to assume responsibility for their roof cleaning; The Board will discuss this issue at an upcoming meeting and may request a vote to make the change effective January 1, 2021.

Selection of a painting company will proceed within the next month. We will target the painting to start early January 2021. This will ensure the majority of residents are here while their homes are painted.

Shutters, housing and rails will not be painted under the Association contract. A Declaration change with a Notice for your approval will be sent in a few weeks. Note however, that homeowners may choose to paint at their own expense.

 ARC CHANGES

The Board approved hurricane shutters, housing and rails need only to blend with the house color and not need to match exactly. The word match was dropped from our guidelines to provide flexibility.

The Board also enhanced the Masters ARC Guidelines by requiring that: “Bird Feeders and Bird Baths are not allowed anywhere in the Masters. The feeding of wildlife is not allowed anywhere in the Masters.”

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Our community has been privileged to have flags on display on key dates. This task has been undertaken by Rusty and Mary Demeules every year since our community began. We owe them a heartfelt thank you for the service they have given us all.

Days we display flags in the Masters:

Presidents Day: 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day: last Monday in May Flag Day: June 14

Independence Day: July 4th Labor Day: 1st Monday in September Veterans Day: November 11th

When you use Zoom to participate in a remote meeting, using the “Raise Hand” function is the best way to ensure you have your say without having to interrupt the meeting mid-flow. 

It simply puts a little hand icon beside your username and lets the meeting’s managers know you have a question, input, or otherwise need some attention when possible.

Here’s how to raise your hand in Zoom.

1. During a meeting, click on the icon labeled “Participants” at the bottom center of your PC or Mac screen. 

2. At the bottom of the window on the right side of the screen, click the button labeled “Raise Hand.” (If you are in full-screen mode, the participant window should appear as a floating box.)

Your digital hand is now raised. Lower it by clicking the same button, now labeled “Lower Hand.”

The same method can be used to raise your hand in a Zoom meeting on a mobile device, simply tap “Raise Hand” at the bottom left corner of the screen. The hand icon will turn blue and the text below it will switch to say “Lower Hand” while your hand is raised.

Here is a video that someone made to give the same instructions: