[cid:image002.png@01DB5AFF.053B8A30] The Vuecrest View Newsletter, January 2025 Happy almost New Year! Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. [cid:image003.png@01DB5AFF.053B8A30] 2025 Board Members & Officers Introducing Lea Sorgen and Stevie Bathiche as newly elected Directors for 2025! 2025 Directors: * Stevie Bathiche * Lea Sorgen * Stacia Smith * Lew Thayer * Rob DeRider * Jonathan Kagle 2025 Officers: * Rob DeRider – President * Stacia Smith - Vice President * Stevie Bathiche – Treasurer * Secretary – Chris Bodiford REMINDER: Vuecrest Annual Assessment Payments due Your 2025 Vuecrest annual assessment invoice was mailed December 4th and is due January 1st 2025 and late if not received/paid by January 31st, 2025. You can pay online at PropVIVO.com OR mail your check to; Vuecrest Community Association c/o PropVIVO Inc. PO Box 52363 Pheonix AZ 85072-2363 Allow at least 10 days if you are mailing the check. Email PropVIVO if you have questions services@propvivo.com<mailto:services@propvivo.com> or call 888-392-3515 [A group of houses with trees and a fence Description automatically generated] REMINDER: The next Vuecrest Board of Directors meeting is Thursday, January 2nd, 6:00 -7:00 PM PT Owners are always welcome to attend. Join Zoom Meeting<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5687915826?pwd=b1c5L0phbEx2TXV3Z1EvMm1PSnlQZz09&omn=87420040083> Meeting ID: 568 791 5826 Passcode: 962269 PLAN AHEAD – 2025 Vuecrest Board of Directors and Vuecrest Annual Community meeting dates * Feb 6th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Mar 6th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Apr 3rd, 2025, 6-7pm PT * May 1st, 2025, 6-7pm PT * June 5th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Thursday, July 10th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Aug 7th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Sept 4th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Oct 2nd, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Nov 6th, 2025, 6-7pm PT * Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025, 6-7:30pm PT, Vuecrest Community Annual meeting * Dec 4th, 2025, 6-7pm PT [A group of hands holding up letters Description automatically generated] Safety Matters, Mike Wittman, Committee Chair safety@vuecrest.net<mailto:safety@vuecrest.net> Happy New Year all! As we turn the page on a new year, many of us set expectations for improvement in our daily lives. These improvements traditionally take the form of “Resolutions”, most of which by human nature (at least in my case) are broken sometime in February or March – oh well. 😊 One improvement that I think we could all benefit from is in our preparation for unexpected events, such as power outages, severe weather, earthquakes, and other disasters. As I was reorganizing some files, I came across a disaster preparedness exercise that our family participated in several years ago. It involves working together as a neighborhood, or in groups of neighbors to map your immediate neighborhood in manageable groupings including names, house numbers, relative strengths and needs of individuals, contact information, equipment inventory, etc. under a program called Map Your Neighborhood, developed by the Emergency Management Division (EMD) of Washington State. While the workbooks associated with the program are no longer available, the following website is an excellent link to the resources developed by EMD: HERE <https://mil.wa.gov/map-your-neighborhood> Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security has a dedicated website with multiple language options to assist individuals and organizations with their disaster preparedness: HERE <https://www.ready.gov/plan> One of my goals for 2025 is to be better prepared for unforeseen events and I hope you will too! I’m no expert in disaster preparedness, but I’m happy to discuss these programs if you are interested. Please contact your safety committee at safety@vuecrest.net<mailto:safety@vuecrest.net> if you would like to further explore your own disaster readiness. Safety Matters! [cid:image008.jpg@01DB5AFF.053B8A30] Good Neighbor and Compliance Committee, Chris Bodiford, Committee Chair goodneighbor@vuecrest.net<mailto:goodneighbor@vuecrest.net> Since the Vuecrest Fine and Enforcement Policy became effective in June 2024, the Board developed a process to help engage neighbors, track and bring potential issues/violations to resolution via an updated Good Neighbor Compliance committee approach. Below is a visual to better understand what the committee does and how the process works. [cid:image016.png@01DB5AFA.F7A98F10] Good Neighbor and Compliance Committee meeting dates: * Jan 27th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Feb 24th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Mar 24th , 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Apr 21st, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * May 26th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * June 30th, 5-5:30pm PT * Jul 28th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Aug 25th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Sep 22nd, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Oct 27th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Nov 24th, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT * Dec 22nd, 2025, 5-5:30pm PT [cid:image020.png@01DB5AFF.053B8A30] REMINDER – No Extended Street Parking in Bellevue or Vuecrest Community Be sure to park your vehicles off the street and into your garage and driveways! The City of Bellevue does not allow vehicles to be parked on our streets longer than 24 hours (Bellevue Municipal Code 11.23.020) and parking over 24 hours is prohibited. Except for authorized time limit zones (BCC 11.23.022), no person may park or re-park a vehicle on either side of a public street within the same block for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours. A vehicle shall be deemed to be parked in violation of this section unless the vehicle is moved to a different block every 24 hours. For purposes of this section, a block is defined as the stretch of roadway between the two closest public street intersections on either end of the stretch. For cases where a roadway ends, a block is defined as the stretch of roadway between the end of the roadway and the closest public street intersection. (Ord. 6686 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6383 § 1, 2017; Ord. 4611 § 6, 1993.) REPORT vehicles parked more than 24hrs. via the City of Bellevue APP is easy. Download the City of Bellevue APP to your mobile phone from the APP Store and submit your report. [Colorful hands in different colors Description automatically generated] Seeking new Vuecrest Board members If you are interested in participating in the Vuecrest Community Association HOA as a Director, committee member or help on a committee – we’d love to have you participate. Vuecrest Board of Directors elections take place in November, so if you are interested in being on the Board please reach out to secretary@vuecrest.net<mailto:secretary@vuecrest.net>, president@vuecrest.net<mailto:president@vuecrest.net>, or directors@vuecrest.net<mailto:directors@vuecrest.net> [A group of trash cans Description automatically generated] Trash/Recycle/Yard waste tote etiquette Here’s a few reminders regarding trash/recycle/yard waste tote etiquette in the Vuecrest community; * Totes should be put out the day before collection and then pulled back in the day after collection * Totes should be stored on your property in a place not visible from the street * Place totes at or nearest the end of your driveway for collection only * Secure all bin lids in the down position, especially the garbage bin to ensure lids are down and garbage is contained and helps keep birds and other critters from making a mess before collection * Ask a neighbor to put your totes out or bring them in if you are planning to be out of town * Never leave totes out on the street for an extended period of time * Promptly clean-up any trash or other debris that may have occurred near your property during collection day Visit Republic Services Bellevue <https://www.republicservices.com/municipality/bellevue-wa> for more information and multilanguage translations. [cid:image011.png@01DB5AF1.33304060] Keep your Vuecrest Contact Information UP-TO-DATE Please make sure your homeowner contact information is up to date. Log-in at www.PropVIVO.com<http://www.propvivo.com/> and update your contact information, and click Submit. Your information is only used for your informational and safety benefit. Also, you can contact by emailing us at: Vuecrest Contact List: PropVIVO Property Management * services@propvivo.com<mailto:services@propvivo.com> Board of Directors * Directors@Vuecrest.net<mailto:Directors@Vuecrest.net> Officers * President president@vuecrest.net<mailto:president@vuecrest.net> * Vice President vicepresident@vuecrest.net<mailto:vicepresident@vuecrest.net> * Secretary secretary@vuecrest.net<mailto:secretary@vuecrest.net> * Treasurer treasurer@vuecrest.net<mailto:treasurer@vuecrest.net> Committees * Architecture Architecture@vuecrest.net<mailto:Architecture@vuecrest.net> * Good Neighbor Compliance goodneighbor@vuecrest.net<mailto:goodneighbor@vuecrest.net> * Landscape landscape@vuecrest.net<mailto:landscape@vuecrest.net> * Newsletter newsletter@vuecrest.net<mailto:newsletter@vuecrest.net> * Social social@vuecrest.net<mailto:social@vuecrest.net> * Safety safety@vuecrest.net<mailto:safety@vuecrest.net> * Website website@vuecrest.net<mailto:website@vuecrest.net> * Welcome welcome@vuecrest.net<mailto:welcome@vuecrest.net> * Block Watch blockwatch@vuecrest.net<mailto:blockwatch@vuecrest.net>