We once wrote about rust being evil. Our Maintenance guys have a different view. For them wood rot and rust represent job security. The entrance gates and fences are undergoing rust removal and painting. The Manta and Cabrillo Gates have been completed. Mariner and Garibaldi should be completed before this article is printed. The Bluff fence will … [Read more...]
Maintenance Update
June 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Garibaldi Gate vehicle gate operators, barrier arm and battery backup system, were scheduled for refurbishment later this year. As is often true about “the best laid plans,” events on Memorial Weekend forced a change in these plans. On Monday, May 28, a staff holiday, the gate would not open or respond to the barcode reader (this never happens … [Read more...]
Maintenance Committee – June 2012
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A fairly normal month in Niguel Shores for the Maintenance Department. The FOB gate at the Beach Bluff Park stopped working. The gate fails on the weekend when we don’t have staff on site to make the repairs so the Maintenance Manager comes in the morning to open the gate and again at night to lock the gate. Monday, we find the problem. The fix … [Read more...]
Maintenance Committee – May 2012
April 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
George leaves for vacation and Dave Smith, our lead maintenance man, is in charge. With the Boss gone, Dave and the Maintenance Staff are anticipating a peaceful week. Not so. It’s after midnight and Dave gets a call from the security service. “You need to come in now”. The bar code reader at the Manta Court Gate is down. The reader is mounted on … [Read more...]
Maintenance – April 2012
March 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Maintenance is planned to be proactive, but events often require a reactive response and a delay of planned projects. There have been both planned and unplanned projects this past month. Proactive includes both planned projects, and routine maintenance. Routine maintenance includes daily upkeep of pool and spa, general cleaning, trash pickup, set … [Read more...]
Maintenance – March 2012
February 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The envelope please. And the winners are……. Jerry Koppang and George Cooley for leading the MaintenanceDepartment and the ad hoc Irrigation Committee in the first phase of a financially, and performance successful turnaround of the NSCA irrigation system. In mid-year 2007, the installation of fifty-one new smart irrigation controllers was … [Read more...]
Maintenance – February 2012
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dave Smith was recently certified as an Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO) by the National Certification Board (NCB) and National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The AFO examination is administered by NRPA, the Aquatic Facility Operator Certification Committee (AFOC) and the NCB. AFO Certifications are valid for a period of five years. The … [Read more...]
Maintenance – January 2012
December 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Almost complete. Seven years ago the Maintenance Committee, chaired by Sam Johnson, with Board approval, began a project to replace all the pressed brick on the Garden Home streets. The pressed brick had deteriorated with numerous cracks and chips. The appearance was not pleasing and there were trip hazards for anyone who might walk across them. In … [Read more...]
Maintenance – December 2011
December 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you heard a little noise and saw a little dust in the neighborhood, it was probably a sidewalk grinding machine. California Grinders Inc. spent a week here grinding down possible sidewalk trip hazards at over one hundred locations. In addition to grinding, Glenn Harker Cement Company replaced sidewalk in twelve locations with new cement. The … [Read more...]
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