It's Come To Meetin' Night In Portuguese Bend

Gather up your new and old versions of the CC&Rs and bring all your paper work to the Monday, August 2, 2010, PBCA  Board Meeting at Ladera Linda.

Tim Kelly says the Board attorney will be there to answer questions about the CC&Rs. At least one resident thinks the board should explain  why we need the changes to the CC&Rs. I hope he shows up at the meeting and asks his question. It's basic and it never has been answered. An exercise in education might clear the air for a lot of us.

That is all that is on the agenda, but a few other questions may arise at the meeting.

Some residents received a mailing from the board outlining the procedure for collection of assessments, along with suggested amendments to the Architectural Standards. It appears that not everyone got the letter...but if you did, it may not be clear WHY you received it, because there was no accompanying explanatory information. I'm not sure, and my query on the subject has gone unanswered, but this MAY be the reason for the mailing: In order to amend the architectural standards, the proposed changes must be discussed at three board meetings and then the final version must be mailed to residents for final input. Tim Vaughan is in charge of this, so if you have any questions or comments you can call him at 310 265 2599 or email tim.vaughan@cox.net  It's possible that there will be discussion or a vote on these items Monday,  although it is not on the agenda.

Another possible topic of discussion is the entire fuss about the proposed change in air space designation for Long Beach airport and its impact on our coastline. If you're not familiar with this  issue, please read two earlier blog posts on it here and here.  The city is preparing to discuss this issue at the September 7 meeting, and  Terranea and Trump National Golf Club report that they "are dealing with it, " as are numerous citizens. My repeated inquiries to Board members about what, if any, plans they have to address this issue have gone unanswered. But perhaps it will come up at Monday's meeting.

By the way, the city has obtained a delayed date for input on this issue until September 21. However, do not write to the FAA to voice your opinion. The FAA has agreed to hear from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. So, if you want to be heard, you can speak at the September 7  City Council meeting, and/or email  the council here.

You can read the city's information on this issue and sign up to receive updates on their listserv here 

The Architectural Committee meets at 7 p.m. Monday at Ladera Linda and the Board Meeting begins immediately afterward. PLEASE BE THERE. Your opinion counts and so does your vote.