Museum Tower Homeowners Association
Newsletter
550 Front St  San Diego CA  92101

March 13, 2006

 

Next Board Meeting
March 16th in Amenity Suite
 
Board Meeting - All homeowners are encouraged to attend this very important meeting and to voice your concerns.  The Executive Session of the meeting begins at 5:00pm followed by Open Session at 6:30pm.  If you were at the February Meeting you are well aware of several of the pressing issues our HOA is facing in these early stages of occupancy of the Pinnacle Tower.  Your participation in this meeting is very important.
Joint meeting with the Children's Museum - This morning at 10:00 am there was a joint meeting of the Pinnacle HOA, Pinnacle builder & the Children's Museum.  The purpose of this meeting was to begin discussions on how to resolve security and restricting parking access to homeowners and patrons & employees of the future Children's Museum.  Present at this meeting were:  Pinnacle Tower homeowners Karen McElliott, Brett Schaffter, Jim Roberts, Chris Eddy, Ken Hawkins & Jose Figueroa; & our facility director - Richard Giondomenico; representing the Pinnacle builder - Apriano Meola; representing the Children's Museum - Kay Wagner, Executive Director & Carolyn Clark, Capital Campaign Director; & president of Parking Management Systems, LLC - Mario Herbelin Canelas.  Issues discussed:  Parking access, pedestrian access, & Kiosk placement.   This will be an ongoing discussion.
Pinnacle Construction Office has moved - By now you have probably noticed that the Construction Office has moved from its temporary location on the mezzanine floor to one of the commercial units at 540 Front St.  Phone numbers remain the same.  Perhaps Pinnacle Intl could be more creative with the window above our main entry other than paper.
Concierge Services - Richard Amberry wants you to know that he has made arrangements for Same Day Shoe Shine Service - contact Richard Amberry for the details.
Website Update - A Calendar page has been added to our website that lists activities at the Pinnacle Tower.  Also added are short bios of our Board members and Committee Chairs.  The Community Connection Page has been expanded to include more useful links and phone numbers.  CC&R's, Minutes, & Financials & other documents for the website are still pending.  Once received they will be posted to the website.
Save the Date - our newly formed Social Committee announces that our first HOA social event will be a Cinco de Mayo celebration [food, drink and entertainment too] on May 5.
More Padres Tickets - I would like to get on the Padre ticket bandwagon.  I also have season tickets in the Founders Club and can never use them all.  I have two tickets just in front on Julie Dillon and Jim Roberts.  Section L Row 6 Seats 8-9.  My contact information is k.mcelliott@cox.net. 

Venting - revisited - The good news is that (depending on just how much you run your clothes dryer) the secondary vents seem to be doing the job of catching the lint that is not caught in the dryer.  This picture is of the outside vent plate and after 6 months of use their is little evidence of lint or moisture.  Periodic cleaning of these third vents is still recommended where accessible.

 

 

 

Reminders & Updates from our Facility Director:
  • Parking on P1 - Richard Giondomenico has asked that we convey to you that effective immediately P1 is off limits to homeowners & residents.  With impending construction of the Children's Museum and the fact that P1 is not for homeowner parking it is imperative that all homeowners and residents park in their assigned parking spaces.  On P1 their are more than 70 parking spaces which belong to the Children's Museum.
  • Parking Level Containers - Everyone is advised to only put small bags of recycling materials into the parking level containers.   Any big bags or boxes that will NOT fit into the containers must go to the recycling room by the loading dock. Thanks for your assistance.
  • Elevator Access (continued) - There continues to be a problem with the security of our elevators and work is ongoing to resolve the problems associated with computer programming.  As per the decision of the HOA members the system is to be set to provide residents access to any floor when using your fob.  More on this ongoing problem in future newsletters.
Storage Problem - Homeowners Ann & Merritt Corren ask for your patience and understanding regarding the mess in their parking space on level P2.  Their storage closet (which is adjacent to their parking space) was flooded and they have lost many valuable and irreplaceable items.  According to Ann & Merritt they have been talking to Pinnacle Intl for over 11 days trying to resolve the problem.  They would like all of you to know that they are trying to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.

 

Stormy Weather - As you can see from this picture of our Lap Pool, we had some stormy weather.  The furniture actually landed in our pool twice.  It was retrieved and then safely stored out of harms way until the latest storm finally blew through.

And speaking of our pool deck - Everyone is reminded to please exercise courtesy and caution when using our common areas after being in the water.  Wet clothes & towels must be contained so as not to drip on  interior floors, carpeting & in the elevators. 

Ralph's Sidewalk Patio - The CENTRE CITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) LONG RANGE PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE met on Monday, March 6, 2006 and to discuss in part the Ralph’s Grocery Store Outside Patio.   There have been numerous complaints from downtown residents regarding the lack of cleanliness and security at their outside patio.  CCAC encourages downtown residents to write to Ralph's Grocery Store & their parent company Kroger to express their concerns.   http://www.ralphs.com/contactus.htm An official letter of concern is being drafted and will be sent to Kroger headquarters.
Stay in touch with one another.  Communication remains a top priority at the Pinnacle Tower.
 
Pat McArron,
editor & Communications Committee Chair