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March 2025 Management Report

3/24/2025

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles updated the Board of Directors on topics including electrical upgrades, residential and garage building maintenance, serpentine walls, court lighting, roof inspections, and balcony repairs.

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February 2025 Management Report

2/24/2025

 
C​ompiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including electrical upgrades, residential and garage building maintenance, garage structural damage from trees, serpentine walls, balcony repairs, court lighting improvements, and roof inspections.

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December 2024 Management Report

12/9/2024

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical pilot project, residential and garage building maintenance, HOA reserves, garage court pilot lighting project, tree pruning, annual roof cleaning, and SB326 balcony inspections.

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October 2024 Management Report

10/21/2024

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical pilot project, residential building painting and insulation, garage court pilot lighting project, garage maintenance and inspections, and SB326 balcony inspections.

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SEPTEMBER 2024 BOARD NEWS

9/24/2024

 
 Compiled by Patrick Comiskey 

​​The September Board meeting was attended by 34 people, with a full slate of Directors. The meeting was dominated by a long discussion of the Association’s 2025 Budget. 

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September 2024 Management Report

9/23/2024

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including electrical upgrades; garage, roof and balcony inspections; serpentine walls; garage court lighting; tree pruning; and residential building maintenance.

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August 2024 Management Report

8/26/2024

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.
Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including electrical upgrades; garage, roof and balcony inspections; serpentine walls; garage court lighting; tree pruning; and residential and garage building maintenance.

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July 2024 Management Report

7/22/2024

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.
Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project; building painting & insulation; garage inspections, restoration & painting; roof inspections; serpentine walls; laundry machines; and balcony inspections.

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April 2024 Management Report

4/22/2024

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project, serpentine walls, garage court lighting upgrades, balcony inspections, and garage restoration & painting.​

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March 2024 Management Report

3/25/2024

 
C​ompiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project, building painting & insulation, garage restoration & painting, the chimney & cupola project, and serpentine walls.

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February 2024 Management Report

2/26/2024

 
C​ompiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project, building painting & insulation, garage restoration & painting, and serpentine walls.

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January 2024 Management Report

1/22/2024

 
C​ompiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project; building power washing, painting and insulation; garage restoration and painting; the search for a new laundry service; and the transition plan for a new Landscape Services Manager with GreenCrew Landcare, Inc.

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December 2023 MANAGEMENT REPORT

12/19/2023

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.
Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project, building painting and insulation, garage restoration, serpentine walls, roof cleaning, laundry machines, and our new Escort & Patrol company, Green Knight Security.

IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE REMINDER
From Facilities Engineer Linda Pollari and the Management Team
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Please report structural issues and signs of internal damage to the Maintenance Crew immediately. For your safety and for the financial security of the property, please help us detect small problems before they become big ones!


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November 2023 Management Report

11/13/2023

 
​Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including residence and garage building maintenance, serpentine walls, laundry machines, and our new Escort & Patrol company, Green Knight Security.

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October 2023 Management News

10/23/2023

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.
ELECTRICAL UPGRADE PROJECT: 
Repair work in six of eight of Building 91’s units has been inspected and approved by the LA Department of Building and Safety; the remaining two units will be evaluated in a separate visit.

INSURANCE COVERAGE CHANGES:
​The Association’s General Liability and Property Insurance policy has been transferred to a new Farmers Insurance agent. Nick Early now oversees the policy, taking over for agent Scott Litman, who will continue to manage the VG’s Umbrella, Fidelity, and Directors & Officers policies. Mr. Litman also notified the Board that Farmers will not be renewing VGOA’s General Liability and Property policy, since Farmers no longer insures properties with a total value exceeding $100M. (Our replacement value is assessed at $188M.) He is exploring options from multiple carriers to ensure that we have choices available during the upcoming renewal process.

BUILDING PAINTING AND INSULATION:
Buildings 21 and 23 have been completed as of October 20. Power washing has begun at Building 51; insulation, carpentry repairs, and paint prep commenced the week of October 23, while work on Building 53 will begin November 13.

GARAGE RESTORATION/PAINTING:
Courts 3, 7, and 11 have been selected for restoration. Due to the project’s need for multiple vendors and overlapping work, scheduling is still being worked out. The project includes termite treatment, carpentry repairs and new paint, as well as roof and concrete foundation repair. Garage inspections in these courts will coincide with the work.

LAUNDRY MACHINE MAINTENANCE:
WASH technicians replaced three problematic washers in mid-October and deep cleaned all machines. Three days later, one of the replacement machines failed. Management is evaluating alternative laundry service companies and will bring proposals to the Board at an upcoming meeting. 

SERPENTINE WALLS: 
Contractor Craig Troxler submitted details of his repair plan to the Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources and reports that Lambert Geissinger has reached out for clarification.

GARAGE COURT 7 LIGHTING TRIAL:
VG Maintenance replaced existing driveway and walkway light fixtures with new Westgate LFX-SM Series fixtures—thirteen in all. These fixtures feature variable brightness, power consumption, and color temperature. Residents and safety committee members are encouraged to review the lighting in action after dark. 

FURNACE VENT ISSUES:
As reported last month, trial construction to separate the furnace pipes for two units, needed to fix and to prevent condensation damage caused by a replacement furnace, was completed in Building 7. The work requires a two by two foot pipe chase in some units’ closets and bedrooms. The new rooftop venting will be hidden in a false chimney, pending approval by LAOHR.

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October 2023 Management Report

10/23/2023

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.
Topics include: electrical upgrade pilot building, insurance coverage changes, building painting and insulation, garage restoration/painting, laundry machine maintenance, serpentine walls, and furnace vent issues.

​Also, there's a new garage lighting trial in Court 7. Residents and safety committee members are encouraged to review the lighting in action after dark. 

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September 2023 Management Report

9/25/2023

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles; edited by P.J.C.

Topics include: electrical upgrade project, residential and garage building maintenance, laundry machine maintenance, serpentine walls, metal window frames, our security services contract, and furnace venting issues.

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August 2023 Management Report

8/21/2023

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles, edited by Patrick Comiskey
Topics include: electrical upgrade pilot building, residential and garage building maintenance, metal window frames, serpentine walls, and security services contracts.

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July 2023 Management Report

7/24/2023

 
Compiled by Sherri Giles, edited by P.J.C., photo by Zig
Topics include: electrical upgrade project, Fannie Mae, residential and garage maintenance, window frame replacements, rooftop venting, LED lamps for common area buildings, and our security services contract.
Picture of VG serpentine wall
Serpentine wall brick materials were one of the many updates from Management this month.

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May 2023 Management Report

5/22/2023

 
Compiled by Lucy Fried
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Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including garage inspection enforcement hearings, residential and garage building maintenance, the electrical upgrade project, the CA Energy Commission's Title 24 energy requirements related to our metal window frames, and cost savings on concrete work.

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April 2023 Management Report

4/24/2023

 
Compiled by Lucy Fried and Patrick Comiskey

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including the electrical upgrade project, building maintenance, garage inspections, laundry machine maintenance, landscaping work, an increase in the cost of Wynstan security screen doors, metal window frame replacements, and LADWP lamp replacements.
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March 2023 Board & Management News

3/28/2023

 
Compiled by Lucy Fried and Patrick Comiskey
The Board of Directors and Management updates at the March 28th Board meeting were extensive. Topics included the master planting guidelines from RIOS, major building maintenance, the electrical upgrade project, garage inspections, serpentine wall repairs, and laundry machine maintenance.
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February 2023 Management Report

2/27/2023

 
Compiled by Lucy Fried

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including garage inspections, laundry machine maintenance, an evaluation of VG's energy use by LADWP, window repairs and replacements, and our electrical upgrade project.

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January 2023 Management Report

1/23/2023

 
Compiled by Lucy Fried

Manager Sherri Giles’ updated the Board of Directors on topics including: laundry machine maintenance, the electrical upgrade project, AT&T land-line service, garage inspections, residential building maintenance, and updates on our grounds.

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November 2022 Board News

11/15/2022

 
Compiled by P. J. C. 

​Thirty people attended the November Board Meeting, held early in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The meeting was unusually brief.

The Board of Directors discussed garage inspection violations with regard to the advanced notice residents receive and the month's financials.

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