It was a weekend of high winds and high tides. The picture below seems to show we had whitecaps on the beach sand.

The crossbridge was almost swampted. The picture at night with the high tide shows a pretty picture of the crossbridge.

The Schulte family(308) trout catch last weekend.

Lina's weekly notes

- Removed extra track from exit gate and installed on entrance gate

- Moved several pieces of shoreguard to under 100 building in lieu of 700 building because foundation contractors are working there

- Foundation contractors are under 700 building removing rotten posts

- Monitored the breakwater contractors - they came out on Tuesday 9 to 10,Wednesday 12 to (saw at 330) 5 (?)

- Removed weeds from the 200 building bayside and back of 700 building

- Pressure washed the lower back decks 701, 702, 703,704 and upper decks of 710 of 700 building - then my pressure washer hose busted

- Repaired irrigation sprinkler near entrance gate

- Hosed down front porch areas of bugs on the 100 and half of 200

- Repaired hinge on pool pump area

- Scheduled meeting with Attorney Bryan Stone on April 27 at 10:30am

- Uprooted hibiscus on the side of 701 and planted new bushes

- Painted ceiling of 201 for water marks

- Ordered the 9 volt batteries for the irrigation and smoke alarms

- Painted the gazebo posts near the 300 building

This weeks agenda and weeks forward

April 24th - Caulk above porches and corner areas 500, 600, & 700 building

                   Email policy parts that are completed

                   Pressure wash other half front porch areas from bugs of 200, 300

                   Meet with Bryan Stone - Attorney April 27th at 10:30am 

                   Order Schedule 80 posts from Fergusons to replace crossbridge poles

                   Trim bushes as needed

                    Install all-thread in west finger piers to give extra support - need to reevaluate

                   Install extra support beams on 2 finger piers behind the 400 building

                   Order irrigation controllers

                   Monitor the start of the pier turn-out project by Area Foundation

May 1st - Send out newsletter to owners

                 3G Contracting Stucco project will begin behind the 200 building

                 Caulk above porches and corner areas 100, 200, 300, 400 building

                 Improve landscaping on entryways to condos

                 Pressure wash on back decks and under upper deck - 500 building - Need to see if we can 

                 get other pressure washer going

                 Touch up paint on entrance and exit gate area

                 Pull sand away from skirting behind 100 building change out rotten skirting on the bayside

May 8th -  Replace 2 -3 crossbridge poles with Mike Rodriguez - Electrician       

                 Touch up paint on pool fence area

                 Pull sand away from skirting behind 100 building change out rotten skirting on the bayside

                 Touch up paint on gazebo posts near pool area

                 

May 15th - Purchase another BBQ from HEB

                   Order 4th garbage bin for property to be dropped off for the week of

I notified our board that I will be retiring from our board at the end of this month. There is a lot going on, but I'm sure they can handle it quite well.

Fishing has picked up a bit, but mostly by boat. Scott picked up two trout over 20 and a red at 25 this last weekend. The Schulte family got their trout limit last weekend also. Jim and Sandra( renting in 608) got their limit yesterday morning while the wind was down. This evening a guest caught a 35 inch Jack Crevalle off the end of the out pier.

Lina's weekly notes.

- Pressured washed front porch areas and steps of 500 & 600 building

- Sprayed weed kill on 600, 500, & in rock bed area near the 2 dumpsters facing 400 building

- Removed weeds behind the 300 building

- Replaced bulbs that were out on crossbridge and pier where needed

- Pressured washed the bbq grills

- Trimmed the saga palms on the 700, 100, and 500 building

- Changed out sprinkler heads on the driveway when testing the irrigation and adjusted to water more days on sprinkler schedule

This weeks agenda and weeks to look forward

April 17th - Paint Ceiling of watermarks in 201, 210, 401

                   Follow up with a meeting scheduled with Bryan Stone - attorney

                   Remove 1ft to 15 inches of extra track from exit gate and install to entrance gate

                   Place  shoreguard pulled out from breakwater to under the 700 building

                   Pressure wash the gazebo posts area near the 300 building and front porch areas of 300 

                   building

                   Touch up paint on the gazebo areas

                    Follow up with Area Foundation for the bulkhead repair project

                   Get a count of how many irrigation controllers need to be replaced

                   Order 9 volt batteries for irrigation and smoke alarms

April 24th - Caulk above porches and corner areas 500, 600, & 700 building

                   Email policy parts that are completed

                   3G Contracting Stucco project will begin behind the 200 building

                   Pressure wash front porch areas of 200, 100

                   Meet with Bryan Stone - Attorney April 27th at 10:30am 

                   Order Schedule 80 posts from Fergusons to replace crossbridge poles

                   Trim bushes as needed

                    Install all-thread in west finger piers to give extra support

                   Install extra support beams on 2 finger piers behind the 400 building

                   Order irrigation controllers

May 1st - Send out newsletter to owners

                 Caulk above porches and corner areas 100, 200, 300, 400 building

                 Improve landscaping on entryways to condos

                 Pressure wash on back decks and under upper deck - 500 building

                 Touch up paint on entrance and exit gate area

                 Pull sand away from skirting behind 100 building change out rotten skirting on the bayside

May 8th -  Install all thread in west finger piers

                 Replace 2 -3 crossbridge poles with Mike Rodriguez - Electrician       

                 Touch up paint on pool fence area

                 Pull sand away from skirting behind 100 building change out rotten skirting on the bayside

May 15th - Purchase another BBQ from HEB

                   Order 4th garbage bin for property to be dropped off for the week ofMay 22

This is the craft that our newest contractor is using to pull up the old shoreguard. It is working so much better. The first contractor abandoned the job and we are using money not paid to him to have the job finished. They have been able to pull the sheets up whole which are reusable. The previous contractor with his small boat had to cut the pieces in short lengths and made them worthless. Each piece is very expensive and we can reuse them.

The first contractor's boat was so old it had not been registered in 20 years and had been stripped of any usable parts. Now he has left the old boat for us to dispose of. Anyone want an old boat and trailer?

Weekly notes from Lina.

- Painted upper deck railings 601, 602, 603, 604, 606, 607 and lower railings of 602 & 607

- Planted new plants under the electrical panel on the 200 building, gardenias on 107/108 front porch area, and in pot in pool area

- Monitored the pool depth markers and pool tiles being repaired by Area Foundation - they pressure washed the concrete deck area but recommends to re-stain it to give it a cleaner look

- Monitored the breakwater contractors pulling up the shore guard left under water

- B&R Electric replaced the photo cell on the 100 building

- Removed the weeds from the palm tree area near front gate area

- Interviewed several candidates for maintenance and security positions

- Tested irrigation controllers for batteries needed and controllers needing replacement

- Monitored the new motor install at pool pump by Allen Pools

- Caulked sliding door and window on back deck of 405

- Called several welders for service needed on exit gate bracket

This weeks agenda

- Pressure wash porch areas of 300 and 500 building

- Scrape and paint skirting areas under electrical panels and front walkways of 300 and 200 building

- Repair ac lattice that is coming apart near 708

- Follow up on welder for exit gate bracket

- Touch up paint on pool fence and gate areas

- Spray weed kill near rock bed area near the 2 dumpsters facing the 400 building

- Plant flowers in the bed area under the palms at front gate entrance area

Weekly Notes.

 Interviewed several candidates for maintenance and security positions

- Painted 605 upper and lower deck railings/painted eave area and caulked where needed/reinforced upper deck railing as it was not stable

- Painted 606 and 608 lower deck railings

- Painted the orange discoloration from the steps on the back of 600 building

- Removed weeds from the 300, 200, and 100 buildings

- Monitored the palm tree trimming

- Monitored the concrete pour under the 200 building - one more pour is needed scheduled for next week

- Monitor the rerouting of sewer pipe under 200 building by Area Foundation

- Picked up like type pool tile from Dal-Tiles in Corpus Christi

- Changed out entrance gate code and walk-through gates and emailed and texted owners and rental companies

- Changed out bulbs on the pier and crossbridge that were out

- Schedule with B&R to replace the photo cell on the 100 building as the building lights will not turn off

- Schedule with Smart Docks to start the removal of the remaining shoreguard left below water

- Verify schedule with 3G Contracting for 200 Building stucco project of April 10th - waiting for a call back

- Painted over water stains on ceiling areas in 701 near the windows

This weeks agenda

- Paint 602 and 607 upper and lower deck railing

- Paint 604, 603, 604, 606, 608 upper deck railings

- Plant new plants under the electrical panels on the 200 and 400 building

- Monitor the pool tile repair and depth markers installation with Area Foundation

- Monitor the installation of the new motor on pool pump area by Allen Pools - it rusted and went out on Friday (last install was in June of 2014)

- Touch up paint on entrance gate area

- Remove extra chain link from exit gate area

- Follow up with welder in Rockport if he is available to install bracket of pool ladder

This sewer pipe coming out of 209 was in the way for the new  foundation pier. Ralph's crew relocated the sewerline at no charge for us. 

Last week was palm tree trimming time. We now have 111 palm trees and it cost $2200 for the trimming. As the trees get taller the cost to trim goes up too. I remember well we had only three trees when we started. One day in 1993 the maintenance man, Chet Hutsell, called me in my classroom to say he could purchase some palm trees for $10 each. I told him to proceed. He purchased 95 of those little things. Now look at them.

Saturday morning was windy, but two of my friends got out early and brought back their limit of trout from Copano. These were some nice sized trout. Maybe it portends a good spring.