Montevideo Neighborhood

Hello neighbors, Planning is in full swing for the 4th of July and we would love your input on the theme for this year’s parade.    Please choose your favorite theme and submit it by Friday, April 5th at 5pm.    

Registration for the Montevideo Piranhas Swim Team is now open! Kids aged 5 (on June 1) and older are invited to sign up and join the neighborhood swim team. Practice takes place weekdays at the Montevideo pool after school during the school year, and in the mornings during the summer.

Season starts April 29, 2024.

Click here to visit the Montevideo Piranhas website for more information and to register.

You are welcome to share this information with your friends who might be interested.

Join us at the clubhouse Friday, March 1st, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. We will be joined by local live band, The Dead Sea Fish. Bring something to share or just bring the family and some friends.

If you missed our first round of Fob pickup signups, head on over to our waitlist signup form and you will get notified of our next round of pickups, one tentatively scheduled for the next First Friday Monthly Meetup, with others TBA. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040545ACAB22A6F49-47756243-fobpickup

The first key fobs ready for distribution on February 6th between 6:30PM and 7PM, before the Member Meeting.  

This is just the first pickup session where we have 40 fobs to give out. We will release more pickup dates as we approach opening of the Pickleball/Sport Court and Swimming Pool access. 

Each household will get one fob. The household must be in good standing, meaning dues are paid (ok if first payment made on payment plan) and no adverse actions against homeowner due to failure to follow guidelines or rules set out in the CC&Rs and the upcoming Community Handbook. The fobs may not be lent out to non-Montevideo residents. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult resident when there are no lifeguards present. Unaccompanied children’s use of the fobs under the age of 18 will result in immediate suspension of access to the facility for the household, including swim privileges. 

In order to get your fob on Feb 6th: 

1. Sign up for a slot on Feb 6th. 
2. We will send you a link to download the release of liability that includes guidelines for accessing the facility. 
3. Print and Sign the forms. We will need hard copies.

You should have received your Annual HOA Assessment Invoice by email with the year-end financial statements and documents.

If the association does not have your email on file, you should receive a packet in the mail in a few days. If you don’t receive either, please contact the board.

The MIA HOA uses Quickbooks to manage the invoicing at this time. We use Heritage Bank to manage the payment processing.

Please return your enclosed annual HOA assessment invoice if paying by check.

The invoice can be paid in one of the following ways. Please remember to write your account number from the invoice on your check.

1. Mail payment directly to Heritage Bank
Montevideo Improvement Associationc/o Heritage Bank
PO Box 11014
San Jose, CA 95103-1014

2. Mail or drop off payment to our clubhouse mail slot
Montevideo Improvement Association
1585 Monteval Lane
San Jose, CA 95120

3. Online Dues Payment 

If you wish to sign up for electronic payments visit http://www.hbcpay.com. The service is free if you connect a bank account; however, credit cards and debit cards will incur a convenience fee. Residents who have previously signed up for online payments should check to make sure the payment amounts are adjusted based on this year’s invoice. 

To sign up homeowners will need the following information:

• Client ID: 1061 
• Association ID: MIA 
• Account number: (your account number, from the invoice. Please don’t use invoice number) 
• Email address: (your email address) 

PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS

Our bank, Heritage Bank, can accept online payment for HOA dues. The bank’s offer for online payment comes with choices to pay in full, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly. To cover the cost and effort to track the periodic payments and the mailing of statements, an installment fee per payment will be included for quarterly and monthly payments. The appropriate installment payment will be determined and assessed when receiving the initial payment. 

Residents may choose one of the following payment plans: 

Annual Payment: $954 total, 1 payment

• Payment due by Jan 31 
• No installment payment fees 
  

Semi-Annual Payment: $954 total, 2 payments $477ea

• Payments due by Jan 31 and July 31 
• No installment payment fees 
  

Quarterly Payments: $980 total, 4 payments $245ea

• Payments due by Jan 31, Apr 30, July 31, Oct 31 
• $954 dues + $26 installment payment fees 
  

Monthly Payments: $1020 total, 12 payments $85ea

• Payments due by end of each month 
• $954 dues + $66 installment payment fees

The annual HOA assessment is always due on January 1 and will accrue late fees and interest after January 31 (or installment due date). 

A little over a week ago one of our neighbor’s black bunny, named Blackie, went missing on Monteval Ct. and Camden Ave.

If you see a black bunny around this area please let the board know right away with your contact details and where you saw him so we can connect you with the bunny’s owner. Thank you.

The Montevideo Improvement Association meeting scheduled for November 14 has been. Postponed. The meeting is will be held at 7PM on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Join us to hear updates on the poolhouse and pool projects, the timeline and process for the keyless access system for next season, upcoming social events, CCR rules review, and parking and trespassing signs on MIA property.

Tent and Treat is coming up this Saturday from 5pm to 7pm at the Clubhouse.

We have a number of popup tents available if you’d like to decorate one and set out candy. Most of the popups have power. The popups can be setup and decorated between 11am and 4pm, you can enter through the side gate to the clubhouse. See you Saturday.

Please join us for our September 2023 Member Meeting at the clubhouse on Tuesday 9/19 at 7pm.

We have invited Lenka Wright, to share information about the District 10 Leadership Council, about herself, and her vision for District 10 and the City of San Jose. Lenka Wright is a member of the District 10 Leadership Council and candidate for District 10 City Council seat.

We will be inviting other council candidates to our future member meetings. The Board does not endorse candidates for public office. MIA does work to provide opportunities that inform and educate our neighborhood about challenges, issues, and elections that impact our community.

We will also discuss the progress on the renovation of the poolhouse, the process and timeline for the swimming pool and deck replacement, the upcoming reserve study, 4th of July re-cap, and the latest financials.

Save the date to celebrate Halloween this year with Montevideo’s Tent and Treat at the clubhouse on Saturday, October 28th 5PM – 7PM .  We would love neighbors or entire streets to adopt a pop-up to decorate for the night  We will have the Pop-Ups in the clubhouse lawn available all day before the event.

There will also be a Witch’s Brew Bar for kids and adults to grab treats and a drink during the event. 

Sign up, let us know your theme, or if you just want to come and enjoy the festivities. https://forms.gle/xKcQy5sd4AYYX2Tg8

If you would like to sponsor the event, contact us at
events [at] miahomeowners.com

On Tuesday August 1 5:30-7:30 at the clubhouse, Montevideo will be participating in National Night Out to help build better relationships between neighbors and law enforcement. We are inviting you and your family to participate in our ice cream social sponsored by Kerry Smith and the Bonafede Team and Brandon Koehne, Almaden’s very own Realtor.

Kerry Smith and the Bonafede Team will provide root beer floats and Brandon Koehne will provide ice cream. Bring something to share if you like. The pool will be open if folks want to swim. Please sign in with the lifeguard when you arrive if you do plan on using the pool.

We expect a couple of officers from SJPD, and have invited leaders from the community to stop by. Hope to see you there.

A few weeks ago we sent out a survey about how we should focus our efforts on repairing the pool but we still need your input.

The surveys went out by regular mail to the homeowner’s address we have on file with a stamped return addressed postcard. Please take a moment and fill it out and get it back to us, drop it in the mail or drop it in the mail slot at the clubhouse. The deadline is January 12th.

It is important that we hear from the community about how we should proceed. The pool has some large issues we need to address, including failing plumbing, cracks in both the pool and decking, some of them major, safety and accessibility issues.

Join us at the MIA clubhouse between 5pm and 7pm for the first Happy Hour of 2023.

It may be inside given the weather, but it should be a fun time to chat with neighbors. See you Friday.

Due to repair work at the Clubhouse, we are postponing the December 2nd Happy Hour. We will keep you posted with a new date and can’t wait to celebrate with everyone.

In light of the recent 5.1 earthquake, we wanted to share a state program that can help you pay for and earthquake retrofit.

Registration is now open for Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB) and closes November 29, 2022.

Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB) helps homeowners lessen the potential for damage during an earthquake by offering qualified homeowners a grant for up to $3,000 toward a building code-compliant earthquake retrofit. EBB is also offering a Supplemental Grant to homeowners with a household annual income of $72,080 or less as funding permits.

A few MIA neighbors have taken advantage of this program as a part of a remodel or just as a way to provide some extra piece of mind for when the big one hits.

You can register at EarthquakeBraceBolt.com. The process is quicker and less expensive than you might think.

The EBB Program was developed by the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).

Join us on Saturday, October 29 2022, between 5PM & 7PM for Montevideo’s Tent & Treat. Visit decorated tents, and get some treats at our neighborhood Halloween at the clubhouse.

If you would like to decorate a tent there are a still a few available. Sign up at https://forms.gle/xKcQy5sd4AYYX2Tg8. Popups provided just bring some decorations.

See you Saturday.

Join us at the clubhouse on Friday, 10/7 for a Montevideo double feature, Happy Hour 5PM – 7PM and Family Movie Night 7PM to 8:30PM.

For Happy hour Bring a drink or snack to share.

For Family Movie Night, bring your family, a blanket or chairs to relax on the lawn and enjoy the movie.

Join us at the clubhouse on August 2, 2022 6PM to 8PM to celebrate National Night Out with an ice cream social. Each year, National Night out encourages residents to get out in the community, meet neighbors, and foster relationships with police.

Since everyone is busy preparing for 4th of July, we will be skipping our Friday Happy Hour on July 1. It will be back on August 5th.

We will see you at the 4th of July celebration.

Don’t forget to preorder your food and sign up for the race.

We still need volunteers to help setup, serve and cleanup. Signup info can be found here.

We are pleased to offer swim lessons to residents of Montevideo and members of the Montevideo Piranhas. MIA Lifeguards will provide half-hour swim lessons between 12:00PM and 1:00PM. 

Lessons are $30 per half-hour. 

Due to liability concerns, and to ensure the safety and quality of the lessons only certified lifeguards and employees of MIA may conduct swim lessons at the pool. 

Visit our Swim Lessons page to request a lesson.

Hello Neighbors!

We are excited about the upcoming July 4th fun in Montevideo. You should have received a newsletter on your porch with all of the information about our festivities. The parade theme this year is Video Games. We are excited to see what people come up with for their parade entries. 

NEW THIS YEAR: T-SHIRTS!
We have designed some Montevideo t-shirts for our Fourth of July festivities this year. Shirts can be ordered through our website shop for $20 each. Orders must be in by June 23. We will buy a few extra to sell the day of the events, but to guarantee you get this year’s shirt, order now. 

NICK OLSEN 4 ON THE 4TH RUN
Our four mile run is back this year. You can fill out this google form to register, then either pay on our website or drop your check off at 6149 Monteverde Dr. Sign up by July 2. The race begins at 8:30; bib pick-up will begin at 8:00 am in the Montevideo parking lot.

PARADE
To sign up to be in the parade, fill out this google form. Any group of neighbors can be in the parade; it doesn’t have to be by street. Grab a few friends and come up with an idea based on the theme and join in the parade! We welcome pets, bikes, bands, businesses, whoever! 

BBQ
To purchase meals for the BBQ or register for the race (coming soon), go to our website shop. Order by June 27. After submitting your order, watch for an invoice and pay online. (The invoice will not be immediate, but will be sent within a day.)

To volunteer to help with the race, set up, food service, or clean up, click here.

Would you like to know more about Mayoral Candidate, Matt Mahan?

Matt Mahan will be at our Club House on May 2 at 7pm for a meet-and-greet for our neighbors to get to know him and learn more about his campaign for Mayor.

This is not a political event or a fundraiser for Matt’s campaign. This is simply an opportunity for Matt to meet neighbors. He wants to hear from all of you, regardless of who people might support in the race.

Although an RSVP is not required to attend, you may do so by clicking here. If you would like to provide a light refreshment, please email Kerry at clubhouse@miahomeowners.com

Any questions regarding Matt or his campaign, please contact adrian@mahanforsanjose.com

Please note that this is an informational meeting only and the MIA Board is not endorsing any mayoral candidates.

If you are interested or know someone 15 years old or older, who is an experienced swimmer and likes to be outdoors in the summer who is interested in being a lifeguard this summer, please submit your application here.

If you have questions about the job, please email poolmanager@miahomeowners.com.

• Applicants will need your Lifeguarding certifications and may require a valid work permit
  • American Aquatics & Safety Training 2-year Lifeguarding certification
  • American Aquatics & Safety Training 2-year First Aid and CPR/AED certification.
  • In accordance with State of California law, a valid California Work Permit is required at time of appointment for candidates under the age of 18 who have not graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate of proficiency

Montevideo’s First Friday Happy Hour falls on April 1 this month, which also happens to be National Hospital Admitting Clerks Day, as well as National Trombone Players Day, National Sourdough Bread Day, National One Cent Day, and of course, my personal favorite, National Edible Book Day!

Whether or not you are a hospital admitting clerk, or a trombone player, or a bread aficionado, join us for Happy Hour 5pm to 7pm on Friday April 1, 2022 at the clubhouse to enjoy some edible books and some trombone music.

Bring something to share. Bring your family.

See you Friday.

Hi everyone, I’m Tom the new HOA community President. I’ve lived here for almost 5 years since I arrived from the UK with my wife Andrea, and daughters Sophie and Charlotte.

The concept of an HOA, with a shared space and joint responsibility, is not something we get much in Britain. It’s a great idea. Here in Montevideo, we are blessed with a wonderful space, complete with a community hall, and a pool.

But the reality is that after so many years, and like many of our homes, these shared facilities need some attention.

I’ve heard that many years ago, an attempt was made to improve these shared spaces, but that the idea of an assessment on each homeowner caused the community some heartache.

Let’s not do that again.

Our funds look much more healthy than they did back then.

Your board’s ambitions, whilst still high, accept that great things take time and that Rome wasn’t built in a day.

But, there’s a decision that we all need to make soon, together.

The pool leaks… which is really unforgivable in this day of water drought. The pool decking is crumbling and is a danger to toes big and small. The plasterwork will also need renewing in a year or two. We need to spend a lot of money (at least $500k) to address all of this.

We already have much of that money. We could start the work next year, and the board has an obligation to do this, to maintain the facilities of the HOA for the benefit of all residents.

However, there’s also interest from some fellow residents in the Community to take this opportunity to be bolder. Addressing the shape of the pool, making it more appropriate for lane swimming, and also making it available throughout the year.

A more traditional, rectangular pool would be more easily rented out when the Community doesn’t need it, which gives us an income stream to fund the costs of a longer opening season (it would cost us around $30-40k each year to open our current pool all year round, covering gas, water, electric, and pool servicing costs). I’ve heard that local swim clubs pay around $5k/month to rent a pool.

Let’s not beat around the bush. It’s still an expensive undertaking. Initial quotes to remove our existing pool and replace it with a new rectangular pool are around $1M.

Considering the condition of the pool as it is now, and with loan rates still near their historic lows, we have an opportunity to take that step.

With that in mind, the members of your board carefully developed a plan that allows us to borrow for this big ticket item, and use our current funds to address the other areas of the site that need attention. The loan would be paid back over as short a period as we can afford, but probably around 10-15 years.

If we get your approval, then we’ll instruct architects, contractors, banks and any other required parties to help us start this work in the fall of 2023.

If we don’t, we’ll get on with the required repairs to the existing pool, on around the same timeline. Either way, we’ll be investing in the long term future of the pool soon.

We’ll aim to make the pool more accessible to all, albeit without formal lifeguard coverage outside of the historical summer season. Note the ongoing costs of doing so are not insignificant if we are bearing them ourselves, as mentioned above.

The Poolhouse remodel is already out with the city for a permit. The fencing replacement (which will also include keycard access to the site during reasonable hours) is currently in the bidding stage. A clubhouse remodel is planned and will happen when we have the money.

We need your help to guide our efforts. Over the course of the summer, we’re going to be formally asking you these two questions:

1) Should the board explore options to change the shape of the pool while investing in needed repairs?
2) Should the board limit funding to only be by dues collection while undergoing repairs?

We need your feedback, support, and most importantly your direction. So, please send your feedback, thoughts, ideas, etc to the board at Board@miahomeowners.com. We’ll post all questions and responses here for everyone to read. We’ll also be arranging a formal poll of all householders in the coming months.

Either way, the future looks bright at the MIA,

Your President, and Board

Unfortunately, we have decided to postpone the Meet and Greet with Mayoral Candidate, Matt Mahan that was scheduled for January 9th. We will be moving to a virtual event and will let the community know the details once a new date has been set. As always, if any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the Board, board@miahomeowners.com

Hello, neighbors!

After working as Montevideo’s pool and clubhouse manager for over 20 years, Peggy Samson is resigning. A huge thank you to Peggy for all the hours of hard work she has put in keeping our pool running and our clubhouse rentals going strong.

At this time the MIA board is looking to hire a new pool and clubhouse manager. This is a paid position. The job includes hiring and managing lifeguards for the pool, overseeing clubhouse rentals, managing the gardener, pool service, and cleaning service. As well as troubleshooting any issues that arise with the property.

We also have an opening or two coming to the board in the coming months. 

And we’d love to have more people join us on committees. We currently have a Facilities Committee that is working on plans to update and improve the pool-house and clubhouse as well as replacing the fence. We would love to start up a Social Committee to oversee activities to get our neighbors gathering in a social capacity. And if there are other ideas from members who would like to start other committees, we’d love suggestions.

If you have an interest in any of these roles (pool & clubhouse manager, board member, committee member, or other) please fill out the google form at this link. 

Please note, we’ll be reaching out to and interviewing any candidates who are interested in the paid position in two weeks. So please fill it out by September 12 if this is a position that interests you.

Thanks!
The MIA Board

Hello, neighbors!

We wanted to share the link to the cabana club survey again. Please click on the link below and share your input. It should only take five minutes.

MONTEVIDEO CABANA CLUB SURVEY

Hello, neighbors!

We have an awesome facilities committee working on ideas and plans to upkeep and update our clubhouse and pool properties. They would love feedback from as many neighbors as possible. Please take five minutes to fill out the survey linked below.

MONTEVIDEO CABANA CLUB SURVEY

Thanks!

Dear Neighbors,

Due to unhealthy air quality, we will be closing the pool today, September 11.