Are you Firewise? Time to Be Wildfire Aware

Wildfires can happen at anytime, anywhere.  We all need to be ready.  Get Firewise now.  

The updated Fire Awareness page provides many resources to help you and your family stay safe.   The following resources are available:

  • What Can I Do Before Wildfire – Defensible space checklist, red flag alerts, go-bags
  • Wildfire Alerts – Placer County, Truckee Fire, CalFire, Lake Tahoe Basin Forrest Service
  • Evacuations – Checklist, Hi-Lo siren example, how to prepare, what to expect
  • Fire Maps – Prescribed burns, Fire Incidents 

Be ready!  Get Firewise! 

Stay Safe,

Firewise Committee: https://www.dollarpoint.org/committees/firewise-committee

Committee Annual Reports – Firewise, Website Available

Committees drive our community.  Communication of committee results improves community transparency.  During the recent annual meeting several members expressed interest in committee annual reports.  Specifically, posting annual reports on the committee website pages for all members to review.  The following reports are now posted for member review.  The intent is to provide a quick, one page report of accomplishments over the past year.  

Firewise Committee 2020/2021 annual report

Website Committee 2020/2021 annual report

More committee reports will be available in the near future.

Questions or comments on the reports?  Let the committee chairs know what you think.  

Stay safe and well.  

Annual Meeting Results

Thank you for your patience as the ballots were counted and verified. We received 271 ballots and 248 ballots were verified and counted. The results of the 2021 Annual Meeting election are as follows:

 

Pamela Galy – 237

Scott Rodda – 239

James Donahue – 238

Lyle Martin – 3

Dan Wilkowsky – 4

Karen Pearce – 4

Roger Quinlan – 1

Bruce Peterson – 1

Withhold – 2

Provide Your Feedback – Take the Website Survey

Congratulations to all who are using the new website launched in November 2020. As of July 1st more than 68% of the membership has logged in at least once. Hopefully, the structure, features and functions of the site are helping members with information to make their DPA member experience a better one.

With the new site operational for 9 months, we are looking for feedback on the website experience. Will you take 5 minutes to let us know what you think?

Take the Survey:  DPA Website Survey – Summer 2021

Thank you in advance for your participation to improve our web site. We appreciate the feedback!

Stay safe and well,

Dollar Point Website Committee
Nate Walker – njwus@comcast.net
Cailin Jope – asstmanager@dollarpoint.org

Annual Meeting

Dear Members,

Your Election Packet was mailed to you last week and included the McClintock Financial Statement. In the meantime, please review the enclosed documents as there are items that require your attention.

Please note, there is a 2021 Proxy Ballot enclosed. The Board recommends you complete and sign Proxy A and vote for its recommended slate of 3 candidates on the back. Candidates are Pamela Galy and Scott Rodda, incumbents, and James Donahue,  an attorney who has the background and experience to speak to the many legal issues that can arise in a non-profit such as ours and who can act as a liaison for the association on matters where outside counsel has been retained. The three candidate statements are enclosed herein.

Please also note, we are serving a nice dinner following the meeting, catered by Fox and Hound, a Tahoe restaurant since 1991. We hope you will enjoy this delicious meal. Reservations are required. Your packet contains a 2021 Buffet Form which must be returned by July 26th but the caterer would very much appreciate it if you return the reservation form at your earliest convenience.

Thanks to all! We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Sincerely,

The Dollar Point Association Board of Directors

Defensible Space Cleanup – Do You Need Help?

Fire season is here!  Have you created a defensible space around your DPA home?  Looking to clear out that manzanita, old dead wood, needles and pine cones?  Perhaps the job looks too big for the family.  Several DPA members have hand success getting help from local contractors.  If you need help with defensible space cleanup, check out the following list:  Defensible Space – Contractors for Clean-Up

Be prepared for wildfire events.  See the DPA Fire Awareness page (https://www.dollarpoint.org/news-events/fire-awareness) for info on the following topics:

  • Sign-up for wildfire alerts
  • Defensible space checklist
  • Firewise donations
  • Firewise certificate
  • Past Firewise newsletters
  • …. and more…. 

Firewise – Thank You for Donations to Date

Many thanks to our members who made donations to fund our Firewise projects in 2021.  In the last 45 days we have received $1855.  This is significant progress to close the gap.

If you missed the announcement in February, please consider making a donation today.  

In 2020 the DPA Board made the dumpster days, hydrant painting and Firewise signage possible by allocating funding toward these projects to reduce fire risk in Dollar Point. For 2021 the DPA board has increased the Firewise funding allocation 70%. However, the amount will not meet the projected expenses for this year. The Board has asked that we request member donations and continue to apply for funding grants to help offset the increasing costs.

The Firewise committee is asking for donations to help fund 2021 Firewise projects that reduce wildfire risk to your home and DPA facilities. Please consider a $20, $50 or other amount to help keep Dollar Point fire safe.

See the Firewise Donation PDF for instructions on how to donate.

Many thanks from the Firewise Committee!

Stay Safe!

DPA News Summary – Coming on Fridays

Looking for what’s new at Dollar Point? Are there member announcements regarding facilities, committees, DPA board meetings or community info you need to be aware of?

The new website has a page dedicated to Association News (https://www.dollarpoint.org/news-events/association-news). The page provides a listing of all news postings and is searchable by category and month. It’s a fast and easy way to keep up to date.

Starting Friday March 26th, members will receive a short email with news items posted over the last week. The email will include the title, a few brief view of the item and link to the full posting. To see the full article, login to the DPA member website and then click the article link.  You will only receive emails when there is news to share.  

Let us know what you think.

Enjoy!

Cailin Jope (asstmanager@dollarpoint.org)
Nate Walker (njwus@comcast.net)

Firewise Donations – Need Your Help

The DPA board made the dumpster days, hydrant painting and Firewise signage possible by allocating funding toward these projects to reduce fire risk in Dollar Point. For 2021 the DPA board has increased the Firewise funding allocation 70%. However, the amount will not meet the projected expenses for this year. The Board has asked that we request member donations and continue to apply for funding grants to help offset the increasing costs.

The Firewise committee is asking for donations to help fund 2021 Firewise projects that reduce wildfire risk to your home and DPA facilities. Please consider a $20, $50 or other amount to help keep Dollar Point fire safe.

See the Firewise Donation PDF for instructions on how to donate.

Many thanks from the Firewise Committee!

Stay Safe!

2021 DPA Access Policies Finalized and Posted

Members,

Thanks to the Access committee and the DPA Board for finalizing the 2021 access policies.

For 2021, access to DPA facilities is limited to members, defined member family, escorted guests and member house guests via the Member Coupon Program. DPA facilities include the pool, beach, pier, buoys and tennis courts.

Visitors renting a member’s Dollar Point home (a.k.a. Short Term Rental, STR) are no longer allowed access to DPA facilities.

Long term renters (31 days are longer) may arrange for access to DPA facilities when the member and renter meet the conditions specified in the access rules and regulations.

For the full policy, member family definition and other details please see the following pages on the DPA website:

Access Policies:  https://www.dollarpoint.org/governing-policies-docs/dpa-access-policy
Access Rules and Regulations:  https://www.dollarpoint.org/governing-policies-docs/dpa-rules-regulations/venue-access-rules-regs
Renter Info:  https://www.dollarpoint.org/renter-faqs

If you have questions about the updated access policies, please feal free to contact Jeffrey (dollarpointmgr@gmail.com) or Calin (asstmanager@dollarpoint.org) for clarifications.

Stay Safe!