News from the PIPOA - Marvin Jones, President
Date:
August 08, 2022
Details:
Full Transparency and Disclosure
News you can Use.As always, let me have your thoughts. You can reach me at marvin@pipoa.net or call me at 469-231-3485. You can also call the Padre Isles Property Owners Association (PIPOA) office with any questions you have at 361-949-7025.
Towing- Last week, nine vehicles and seven trailers were towed from the boat ramp parking lots. The parking lots are for the exclusive use of PIPOA members. You must have a PIPOA sticker on your vehicle and your trailer to identify you as a PIPOA member or authorized user. You can purchase your vehicle and boat trailer stickers at the PIPOA office located at 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive. The vehicle sticker is $5.00, and the trailer sticker is $10.00.
The PIPOA employee that monitors the boat ramps and orders the towing company to remove vehicles was forced to call the police last Saturday. A couple of people (whose vehicle was NOT being towed) became threatening and abusive to the employee and the tow truck driver. The four-letter words uttered by the abuser literally turned the air blue. No arrests were made. However, the driver and our employee had every right to swear out a complaint against this person. The odd part of this is that it was not his vehicle being towed.
This type of aggressive behavior cannot be tolerated. The employee and driver are only doing their jobs.
Boat- The PIPOA will be operating a boat on the canals to observe and report damaged bulkheads, decks, and docks. The canals are public waterways. The PIPOA is not spying on anyone. The boat will have a sign identifying it, and the occupants of the boat will have PIPOA ID. The PIPOA already contracts with a company to send a boat around the canals for cleaning purposes. Safety for members is the sole purpose of this operation.
The PIPOA does not own the boat. It is being contracted for this purpose. The persons on the boat are PIPOA employees. It is expected that the boat will make its Island inspection two or three times per year.
Fences- State Law allows homeowners to build security fences around their property. However, the PIPOA covenants do not allow vacant lots to be used for anything but residences. That means property owners cannot use vacant lots for storage or use for commercial purposes.
ISAC Meeting (Island Strategic Action Committee)- On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, I attended the ISAC meeting. The meeting itself was short and without interesting topics or discussion. I spoke to the assistant City Secretary regarding the possibility of getting the meetings broadcast live or at least videoed so that the public could watch the meetings. I was surprised when told it was not possible to broadcast from the Island. In order to have the meeting broadcast, the meeting would have to be conducted at City Hall, where the equipment is. I suggested broadcasting the media via Facebook. I was told this was not possible. Perhaps it is time to bring the City into the 21st Century technology.
Audit- The PIPOA has invited the auditing firm Park-Fowler to give a brief presentation at the August Board meeting. All members are invited to attend and receive firsthand information. Once again, the PIPOA has received a favorable audit report. The audit will be available on the PIPOA website next week.
Board Meeting- The next PIPOA Board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at 5:30 pm at the Padre Island Baptist Church located across from Whataburger. All PIPOA members are invited to attend.
Marvin Jones, PIPOA President