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CLJGHOA NEWSLETTER - APRIL 1999
Due to the lack
of a quorum at the April meeting, the CLJGHOA annual meeting could not be
held. This was because many homeowners did not send in their proxy forms
to Menas, as requested. Thus, the annual meeting will have to take place
again on May 4th. By law, no formal CLJG business can be conducted
until this annual meeting is held and a quorum is achieved. During this
meeting only a closed review of the last year's CLJG business will take
place. The next formal HOA meeting where resident's business can be heard,
will be held on June 1st, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. in the community room at
L.J. Village Square Mall, next to the AMC theater entrance. Meetings are held
the first Tuesday of every month. Please Join Us!
IMPORTANT - Don't forget to replace the air filter in your
furnace at least twice a year. If you aren't able to change the furnace
filter yourself, make friends with a neighbor who can or call a handyman! The
filters only cost $3-$5 at Home Depot or HomeBase and you will be amazed at
how dirty your old furnace filter has become. Also, if the furnace filter is
dirty, this may restrict the normal airflow to the burner, not allowing the
natural gas to burn properly and the furnace may emit poisonous carbon
monoxide fumes. This happened to one resident at CLJG recently and their
carbon monoxide alarm went off. The cause - a dirty furnace filter. Symptoms
of carbon monoxide poisoning include dizziness, headaches, queasy stomach and
drowsiness. Call SDG&E at 800-611-7343 immediately if you suspect that
your furnace is emitting carbon monoxide and get your furnace serviced
annually by a licensed contractor. Also, buy a
carbon monoxide alarm for your home. They only cost $15 from Home Depot and
they may save your life.
Please do not
apply ANY poisons on the common areas
at CLJG. Since January, two cats have repeatedly been poisoned by some sick or
irresponsible resident at CLJG. One cat died. If you know of any resident at
CLJG who is using poison on the common areas, please contact Animal Control
at (619) 236-4250 immediately. They would like to hear from you, as they are
investigating these incidents at CLJG and will likely prosecute those found
responsible. Notice to pet owners - Do not let your animals roam freely
around CLJG or they may also get poisoned.
Recently some A,
B, D & E unit owners have noticed that the drain from their kitchen sink
has become blocked. This is because some unit owners have put food down the
garbage disposal unit and it has then stuck to the inside of the pipe,
eventually blocking it. Unfortunately, these drains are common between
A&B units and D&E units, so a blockage will affect both units even if
you don't put anything in your garbage disposal. It is recommended that unit
owners do not put any food down their garbage disposals, especially potato
peelings, artichoke leaves, rice, pasta, oil, etc. Instead, please dispose of
any waste food or cooking oil in garbage bags and dump in the trash.
Trash and food
left outside people's homes attracts ants and rats and is very unsightly! In
the last month there have been a lot of complaints of unnecessary mess at
CLJG, including coffee grounds, eggs, soap and cigarette butts being dumped
in the common areas. Let's not rely on the "kindness of strangers"
to clear up and dispose of all trash properly ourselves.
As you may have
read recently in the Union Tribune (April 1st) or UCSD Guardian,
the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) is planning to
put a trolley station at UCSD, to be in service in 2010. The track for this
station will run alongside I-5, although the station location (and track
route) has not yet been chosen. The two likeliest proposals have the station
located adjacent to the VA hospital (i.e. west of I-5) or at the Thornton
Hospital (i.e. east of I-5). The west I-5 station proposal would see the
trolley tracks located right next to CLJG. If you are concerned about the
additional noise and vibration caused by the tracks being close to CLJG,
please voice your concerns to MTDB. There will be a public meeting at
8.45am on May 6th at the San Diego MTDB downtown offices, 1255
Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000.
Recently, there
was a major fire at CLJG. Unfortunately, a balcony caught fire and over
$20,000 of damage was done to the unit. However, the fire was detected early,
no one was injured and the whole block didn't burn down, thank goodness!
Reminder - Please use extreme caution when operating barbecues on balconies
and do not leave hot coals unattended. Similarly, do not discard cigarettes
from the balconies - put them out and dispose of them properly.
Website: http://www.capelajollagardens.com/ For common area
maintenance issues, contact Leslie Holiday at 270-7870, extension 24. FOR 24-HOUR
EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE CALLS, CALL
MENAS REALTY COMPANY 619-270-7870
(9am-5pm) 619-744-9883
(after hours) Reprinted from the UC
SAN DIEGO GUARDIAN Monday
April 19th, 1999 As the San Diego Trolley expands to our campus, UCSD debates the best
location for the new station By
Jeffrey M. Barker, Senior Staff Writer The
San Diego Trolley will make its way up to UCSD - exactly where on campus and
how much it will cost the university, will be discussed by the San Diego
Metropolitan Transit Development Board next month. The
University of California and the Metropolitan Transit Development Board
(MTDB) have been working together since the mid-1980s to bring the trolley to
the UCSD campus. However, the two organizations have never seen eye-to-eye as
to where the trolley Stop should be located. MTDB will decide the station
location at a meeting tentatively scheduled for May 13. The
trolley will come to campus alongside Interstate 5. Whether it will arrive on
the east or west side of the freeway is yet to he decided. There are three
options for where the trolley stop will be located. A station east of I-5
would be near Thornton Hospital while a western station would be at Gilman
Drive near Villa La Jolla Drive. A third option is for both stations to be
constructed. Advocates
for a trolley station near the Price Center/Geisel Library area of campus
said that a more central location for the trolley is the most logical plan. "They
basically feel that it makes more sense - that it seems to be the right thing
to do" said Milt Phegley, UCSD campus community planner. "Cost
potential and ridership benefits are considered above all." Dennis
Wahl, project manager of the mid-coast line of the trolley said tests
conducted during the 1980s showed that the vibrations produced by a trolley
traveling through the center of campus would disturb research and scientific
equipment. Wahl
said that physical conditions and the university administration's long-term
goals have ruled out a station in the current center of campus activity. He
also said MTDB has opted for the easier and less disruptive option. Wahl
said the difference in cost between building trolley stations on each side of
the freeway is great: the plan for the project shows the trolley on the east
side of l-5 traveling from Old Town San Diego to the La Jolla area. Crossing
over to the west side of the freeway to accommodate a UCSD station would
require a costly bridge or sub-freeway tunnel. Phegley
said the proposed east campus site, near Thornton Hospital would be closer to
the center of UCSD's growing campus in 2010, which is when the La Jolla
stop for the trolley would he completed. He said that before the first
trolley zips through UCSD, the east campus will become home to a 30 acre
scientific research park, the Preuss School and an expanded medical center. Also
Phegley said that a two vehicular-lane bridge over I-5 on east campus is
currently under development. The cable-stayed bridge, similar to but much
larger than the walking bridge over La Jolla Scenic Drive, is funded by
Federal research dollars awarded to UCSD's engineering department. Phegley
said the bridge, which is scheduled for completion in 2003 will make shuttle
transportation from an east of I-5 station to campus easy. Wahl
said that though the University of California can help to find funding not normally
available for this type of project, the $200 million to $300 million price
tag on the trolley expansion still makes the cost the most important
consideration in determining the station location. Phegley
said UCSD is supportive of the eastern station because such a station fits
into the university's long range development plan and will potentially serve
the campus well. "The
university very much would like to see a trolley station on campus."
Phegley said, also noting that MTDB foots the bill for the rail line and
makes the final decision. Wahl
said that choosing a station location is also dependent upon potential
ridership - how many people live and work within the area of the station
site. He said MTDB projects that 10,000 to 11,000 people will ride the
trolley daily between the future Balboa Avenue station and UCSD. A public meeting regarding the location of UCSD's trolley station will
he held at 8:45 a.m., May 6th at the San Diego MTDB downtown office, 1255
Imperial Avenue, Suite 1000.
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