Harbour Tidings - September 2021

THE HARBOUR TIDINGS
—SEPTEMBER 2021—

BODEGA HARBOUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

In This Issue

GM Updates
Community Rules Series Article 2
Member Volunteer Opportunity
Golf
Women's Golf
Bistro
Literature
Cert
Exercise
BHHA Business and Community
Community Calendar
Board of Directors
DRAFT Policy Enforcement Guidelines
Design Review
How to Navigate
Landscape Review
Compost Tea & How it Works
Announcements, Updates & Info Links
Bodega Bay Happenings
Local Services

GM Updates - August Board Meeting

Trimming of Cheney Gulch at the North Harbour Way entrance was completed to improve visibility of HWY 1 when exiting North Harbour
Installed four new signs onto the course regarding boundaries and private property.
Working with NewBridge an iOT company to install moisture meters on two holes of the course as a pilot program to help control water usage.
Superintendent is working on soliciting bids for the next bunker project and should have a recommendation for the Board in September.
We are researching repairs of the fuel tanks at the lower shop to restore them and bring them up to code.
There have been several questions from residents related to the availability of water for irrigation of the golf course. We have requested information from PUD. The reservoir on property, currently, has adequate water supply for the next six months. The addition of moisture meters will assist with utilizing existing water supply and guard against over watering.
F&B operations - Thank you to the community for the Bistro shut-down, giving staff, who have worked throughout the past year, a chance to refuel. This break was made even more critical due to the short staffing (down to three full time front of house staff and 1 part time staff on the weekends to service 7 days of service in the Bistro and 7 days of service in the snack bar). Opening the lounge for Friday and Saturday service has generated an average of 3-5k in revenue a week.
Security Work Group has been meeting weekly to discuss the current challenges with security on property. We have met with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s office and received an education session on their Neighborhood Watch program. Tom O’Kane has prepared, and the committee has reviewed a security survey that we are recommending the Board approve for distribution to the community, which is on the agenda for today. Thank you to Tom, Scott Kernan and Brett Fox for assisting with this analysis which is ongoing. The survey, being the first step, to assessing the communities needs regarding security coverage. As part of this process, we have installed new security cameras independent of Bay Alarm to compare the functionality and clarities of cameras available on the market today. The new cameras are part of our pilot program and provide for expanded access to the cameras remotely. Also the cameras have motion sensors and improved night vision which allows us to better read license plates.

Your input and feedback is very important to us. Please take a few minutes and participate in the BHHA Security Survey:

BHHA Security Survey 2021

Bodega Harbour Community Rules

This is the second in a series of articles on various aspects of the Community Rules, approved in 2019, which are available online at www.bhha.org under “Documents”. We encourage all owners to visit the site.

Note: We are currently working on the Directory page at www.bhha.org. to allow members to modify their profile. We will make an announcement when the enhancement is ready to launch.

IMPROVE BODEGA HARBOUR SECURITY - PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION

The Board and Administration are working on projects related to security, safety, and improving everyone's quality of life in our community. To be successful, we are seeking increased two-way communication with all members. This month's article focuses on our need to know how best to reach you.

The Association’s Community Rules encourage owners to share their contact information with Administration and neighbors. These rules are available online at BHHA.org > Members > Documents.

An important part of BHHA security is for Administration or Security personnel to be able to contact an owner when any situation arises that concerns your home. This information is needed for the safety and security of all members, and will allow the Administration and Security to address matters that involve our community. This information will be shared only with Administration and Security Service. Also, you are encouraged to contact the BHHA Administration office (707-875-3219) if you want to give a vacation notice for the security office.

Please click here for a print version of this form.

Member Volunteer Opportunity!

The finance committee is looking for an advisor who has investment and cash management experience. Please contact Tracy Amiral at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if interested.

Golf News

Golf News for September

Greeting members, we hope you’re all continuing to enjoy summer and beautiful Bodega Harbour! Below are some highlights for September, as well as important reminders for our day-to-day operations.

Aldo Cima Memorial Update: Thanks to all of you who came to play in this special, inaugural event! Additional thanks to all of those who donated as your generosity helped raise approximately $3600 for the local charity, Waves of Compassion. This charitable organization was near and dear to Aldo’s heart, which certainly brings a smile!

Aeration News: Greens aeration is tentatively scheduled Monday, October 25th & Tuesday, October 26th. Members who play during these two days will play the same 9-holes twice. Jonathan Ivory and his crew plan to use the small core aeration, so with the right weather and climate, we should see the green heal pretty quickly!

Women’s Club: The Invitational is Tuesday, September 14th, and is just around the corner! This will be a member/guest event, with an 8:30 shotgun start with special contests and prizes!

Men’s Club: The Invitational, or Windward, is a two-day event, which runs Thursday September 16th & Friday, September 17th. This is a member/guest event and both days will have an 8:30 am shotgun start, also with special contests and prizes!

Hole in One News: Congratulations to Peach Dunlavy who made her first hole in one on Hole #6 in August. Welcome to this elite club Peach 😊

Golf Trip to Mexico Returns! March 1st – March 8th, 2022, Golf Trip to Secrets Resort in beautiful Puerto Los Cabos. There are a few spots left, so if you’re interested see the attached flyer for more information and follow up asap with Bob Caldwell, our Director of Golf, 707-875-3539.

Pro Shop Hours/News: We are open daily from 7 am – 6 pm. Until further notice, anyone entering the pro shop is required to wear a facial mask and maintain a safe social distance to others. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

We’re pleased to announce the recent addition of a second point of sale (POS) system at the golf shop counter to help expedite golfers checking-in and process merchandise sales!

Tee Times: Members who wish to make tee times for themselves or guests should continue to book at least 7 to 10 days in advance (up to 60 days max), to help get your preferred tee times. You may book online by visiting our website www.bodegaharbourgolf.com, or call the pro shop directly, 707-875-3539 during normal business hours. Afternoon calls are recommended to help avoid delays while we check-in play during peak hours. Remember to present your BHHA Member ID at check-in in to receive your member rates.

Please note: when setting up your customer account for booking tee times, you’ll be requested to provide your credit card number to secure the reservation. Your credit card will not be charged until you check-in at the pro shop, unless you fail to show or cancel within 24 hours. At check-in, you can pay via credit card, or member account.

All members and guests, even those with annual passes, are required to check in to the pro shop prior to your round. This provides us an opportunity to register your round and let you know about golf car path rules and any notable course condition alerts.

Please note, when booking a tee time, you will more than likely be paired with someone else. In order to maximize rounds and revenue, please remember to cancel tee time(s) within the 24-hour cancellation period.

9-Hole Play: Options for 9-hole play are the BACK 9 in the mornings from 7:30 – 8:30 am, and available during twilight time on the FRONT 9. Priority goes to those playing 18 holes during peak hours, which also helps avoid gaps in play as some who only play 9 holes would reduce group size and impact the group’s pace of play.

Links at Bodega Harbour & Bluewater Bistro App: Our new app offers many features, which include GPS, scoring & posting to GHIN, booking tee times online, ordering food and beverage and more! To download, visit your Google Play, or iPhone App Store and search The Links at Bodega Harbour; it’s free!

Snack Bar: is open daily from approximately 8 am to 3 pm (weather-permitting).

Photo contest: This month’s winner is the proud smile from Peach Dunlavy, who is being presented with a Hole in One Certificate from Bob Caldwell; Congrats!!

Picture will be posted on the Newsletter when it is added to the website.

As always, please send any special photographic moments from around the links and Bodega Harbour to me: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. I’m happy to receive these works of art and feature your shots on our newsletter and/or HOA website!

Thanks everyone, be well, and we look forward to seeing more of you soon on The Links!

John Neri
Assistant Golf Professional
The Links at Bodega Harbour

BODEGA HARBOUR WOMEN’S GOLF
September, 2021

Below are photos of our recent Golf Activities:

Kelly Adams Trying out Electric Golf Cart that may be considered as an option when current lease of gas-powered carts expires. She noted, Comfortable Seating, Better Acceleration and Brakes, Quiet, No Emissions, Safer and Greener Alternative, Cutting Edge Technology, and A Pleasure To Drive on the varied terrain of the golf course.

sept 2021 womens golf

September is filled with various tournament play listed below:

AUGUST 31 STABLEFORD, 18 Holes, ABC Handicaps paired.
SEPT. 7 1st ROUND Club Championship, Ace of the Month, SWEEPS
SEPT 14 INVITATIONAL
SEPT 21 2ND ROUND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, SWEEPS
SEPT. 28 3RD ROUND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP, SWEEPS
OCT. 5 ACE OF ACES TOURNAMENT

Photos of BHWGC members having fun golfing:

Eclectic Winners:

Flight 1:
Brenda Middlehurst, Edna Irving, Scotti England, Mary Parks, Linda Barr, Mary Kilkenny
Flight 2:
Lissa Vecchio, Kathy Dickson, Berit Boegli, Sue Ohlson

If you would like to join in the fun please call Membership Chair, Lissa Vecchio, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ida Slezak, Captain, BHWGC

Bluewater Bistro

sept 2021 hiring snack bar

LITERATURE GROUP

September 2021
Contributor: Cindy Borisoff

On September 13, Cindy Borisoff will present the classic Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. This book is Dicken’s third novel, published serially between 1837-39. The plot is relatively simple (an orphan boy escapes a workhouse, joins a gang, thieves, runs away twice, and finally lives happily ever after); it’s the characters that make this work amazing!

“A gripping portrayal of London’s dark criminal underbelly…shocked readers when it was published…Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel, and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.” (Goodreads Review)

(Also read for Dickens’ TONE – especially the sarcasm in his societal and philosophical commentary! For further research, go to The Charles Dickens Home Page. Look at the maps of Oliver Twists’ London to get a sense of Oliver’s travels and the locales of the characters!)

The Literature Group meetings are held the first Monday of each month. (If the date has a holiday conflict, the meetings are typically moved to the following Monday.) At this time our meetings are ZOOM meetings that begin at 4pm. Group members will receive an invitation to the Zoom prior to the meeting date.

If you have any questions about the Literature Group, please contact Maurine Harkness (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Cindy Borisoff (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Come join us!

Enjoy, learn, and grow READING!!!

nov 2021 cert

September 2021 Update

The Exercise Group - Is Alive and Thriving in the Harbour!

It’s never too late to start, and all fitness levels are welcome.

8:30 -9:30 am Monday, Wednesday and Friday tune into ZOOM to join the exercise group.

Enjoy a workout in the safety and comfort of your home. Betsy Spann, who hosts the meeting, is a certified fitness instructor has lead the Yacht Club exercise group as a community service to all Bodega Harbour residents since 2014.

A little stretching and balance helps stimulate your mind and maybe help your golf game too.

If you want to click on at 8:30 in the morning from your home, reach out to Betsy for the link and password at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or text to 707.849.8896

Community Calendar

September 2021

Board of Directors

September 1, 2021

Dear Members,

Re: DRAFT POLICY ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES

At the August Board Meeting, Directors reviewed and discussed a set of draft policy enforcement guidelines prepared by Vice President Carmen Estrada, with assistance from myself, as Association President, and our GM, Anna Taylor. The goal of this effort is to align, simplify and pull into a single set of documents our rules, enforcement procedures, violation reporting processes, and fine schedules related to the current CC&Rs (2017), Community Rules (2019), Golf Trespassing (2016) and other similar Association policies. The intent is to provide a more useful reference for homeowners and to guide members through the complaint process, when necessary. Not a part of this process, are the BHHA rules and policies related to Assessments, Design and Construction Guidelines, and Landscape Guidelines, which have their own enforcement policies and fine schedules for violations.

Please use this link to access the guidelines.
Draft Policy Enforcement Guidelines 08-21-21

We are collecting suggestions from Directors and we encourage you to help us at this development stage in the process. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. There are two ways to let us know what you think:

Send written comments and suggestions by September 15, 2021, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Provide comments during the Open Forum at the September 18 meeting, via Zoom.

Thank you for your interest,

Jennie Alexich
President, Bodega Harbour Homeowners Association

Agendas & Approved Minutes

Design Review

How to Navigate

If you plan on performing any type of exterior renovations you MUST contact Mary Angelo in the Administration office. Exterior renovations include re-staining (otherwise known as painting). Applications can be found on the BHHA website or reach out to Mary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

When signed in, hover over the Members Tab and click Design Review. If you are signed in now, click the "All Things Design Review" button below to go directly to the page:

All Things Design Review

Landscape Review

Compost Tea and How it Works

As we go into September, gardeners know this is the time to prepare for Winter. It’s time to plant our bulbs, in most cases, in pots away from the gophers. It’s time to make sure our garden is mulched, so the weeds won’t multiply over the wet & windy season. It is also time to feed our soil. Some of us cover the garden with compost before we put down new mulch, others make Compost Tea, or a combination.

Compost tea works in much the same manner as probiotics work for us. The soil, like our gut, is full of both healthy and unhealthy microorganisms. When there is an unbalance of these organisms, it is harder for the plant to defend itself against disease that impacts the health and growth of the plant.

Compost tea, like probiotics, boosts the ratio of good to bad microbes. These well-oxygenated microbes add oxygen into the soil which means the healthy microbes become super microbes!

Regular pesticides are full of chemicals that hamper growth and health in the same way that eating refined and junk food causes an imbalance in our gut bacteria.

There is not a better thing that you can do for your plants than replace chemical fertilizers with compost tea. Even if you are using organic fertilizers, compost tea adds that extra boost that will really make your garden pop.

BENEFITS OF COMPOST TEA

Here are just some of the great things that will happen when you use compost tea in your garden:

Stronger plant growth – Your veggies will be hardier and tastier, your flower blossoms will be bigger and leaves will be greener.
Stronger root systems – With the addition of compost tea, roots will grow robustly and begin to pull nutrients from deeper down.
Stronger immune system – Plants, like humans, have an immune system of sorts. Using compost tea strengthens the immune system of plants giving it the ability to keep disease at bay.
Accessible nutrients – The nutrients in compost tea are readily available and easily absorbed.
All natural fertilizer – You can achieve a beautiful and healthy garden with the addition of compost tea that will not harm insects, wildlife or native plants.
Prevent shock transplant – When you use compost tea during transplanting, you can help your plants acclimate quickly to the soil and keep them from going into transplant shock.

HOW TO MAKE COMPOST TEA

Ingredients:

10 Gallon Bucket
Aquarium Pump
High-quality compost
Sachet or brew bag to put the compost into
Water
Compost Catalyst (a commercial mixture that encourages the micro-organisms in the compost to multiply) Note: You can also use a cup of molasses.

Recipe:

Fill your bucket almost to the top with water – if it is tap water allow it to set for a day so that the chlorine can be released. If you skip this step, the chlorine will kill all of the beneficial micro-organisms.
Place your pump into the water (aquarium pam)
Add the catalyst to the compost.
Put your compost into a sachet or mesh bag and put this into the water.
Turn the pump on and let it do its work. It will pump oxygen throughout the water. This will encourage the beneficial bacteria to start working.

Using Compost Tea:

Here are two ways that you can use compost tea for a healthier and beautiful garden.

Direct spray on leaves: When you spray leaves directly with compost tea it is absorbed quickly and distributed evenly throughout the plant in a more efficient way than soil drenching. Applying compost tea directly to the leaves also reduces the chance that the plant will develop a disease such as powdery mildew. For best results, repeat spraying once per month during the growing season.
Soil feeding: I pour ½ cup of compost tea in the hole of all of my transplants. This will give plants the boost they need to be healthy and get a great start. It also helps transplants fight off soil-borne diseases.

Note: No matter how you apply compost tea, it is best used in the morning or the evenings. This is when the plants can best absorb the nutrients in the tea.

If you don’t have time to make compost tea, there is compost tea that can be purchased by the gallon in some of our local nurseries. Enjoy your garden.

All Things Landscape Review

Announcements, Updates & Information Links

Reminder, per Ordinance 11-20.100 vehicles must be moved on county maintained public streets after 72 hours. The streets in Bodega Harbour are county maintained and therefore fall under County Ordinances. Your vehicle is subject to tow if it isn’t removed/moved after 72 hours.
We are under severe drought conditions this year, please monitor your water usage.

Free Evacuation Tags
Coming Soon

The Sheriff’s Office is giving away evacuation tags to residents living in unincorporated Sonoma County and our contract cities, Sonoma and Windsor. Evacuation tags are a new tool to help us more quickly ensure that neighborhoods are evacuated during a disaster. Residents tie the tag in a highly visible location when they evacuate.

This saves time because first responders don’t have to tie their own ribbon on the property and they can immediately check the next home. We’ve learned that seconds can count during evacuations and we are excited to bring this new time-saving tool to our residents.

An order for tags has been placed with the Sheriff's office specifically for the community. As soon as the tags arrive, a email notification will be sent out.

Also, residents can pick up a tag at any of the stations or during one of the drive-through distribution days next month. All the details are here: sonomasheriff.org/evac.

Errant Golf Ball Procedures Revised
The ACH Authorization Form