F e b ru a ry
Annual
Community
Association
Update
2014
Upcoming Events
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• February 19 -- Men's & Ladies luncheons
Vizcaya of Bradenton
The Men's Luncheon is at Samurai (order from the menu).
The Ladies is at the Lazy Lobster on Longboat. Select from the menu when you sign up. $20.00 per person.
Both sign-up sheets are in the clubhouse.
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• February 21 – Happy Hour/Open Grill
Come enjoy your neighbors and grill up your own dish.
Voting Requirements for Annual Meeting P.1
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White Elephant
Sale
• February 26 – Game Night
Vizcaya Website P.2
We had a great turnout last month, so come join the fun. If you have a game you want to play, bring it along,
New Duradek Balconies P.2
BYOB too. Coffee and cookies served during and after.
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The Annual
Meeting for 2014
is scheduled for:
March 11 t h at
7:00pm
– “Honor the Board” Pizza Party
Regarding the White Elephant
• March 12 – Movie Night
Sale -- it was a huge success.
• March 14 – Happy Hour/Open Grill
Thank you EVERYONE who
• March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Party
helped to make it that way. We
• March 26 – Game Night
would like to have your feedback
• March 28 – Happy Hour/Open Grill
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Outstanding job everyone.
New Landscaping P.3
Upcoming Events P.4
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for the record and future White
Elephant Sales.
Christmas Dinner & the Red Wagon P.3
The Annual Meeting will
In your packet among other things are two very
See you soon,
be held in the Vizcaya
essential items that need to be signed by that
Sue Palmer & June Sweeney, co-chairs
Clubhouse. To hold that
-Sue & June
Vizcaya of Bradenton Annual Community Association Update February 2014
meeting it will be
In the upper left hand corner of the envelope there is a
necessary for us to
place for your address, your unit number, building and
receive 50% of the
the
registered voter’s
accompanying the envelope is a proxy which has three
signatures plus one,
components. The first portion allows you to designate
which equals 129.
someone other than yourself to vote on your behalf, and
Please remit the required
Argus Property
Managem ent, Inc.
paperwork in a timely
fashion. For a detailed
Saras ota , FL
explanation regarding
how to properly complete
Vizcaya of Bradenton
Condominium Association
6101 34th Street West #34
Bradenton, FL 34210
“designated” voter, which are an envelope and a proxy.
your proxy please see
the article:
Voting Requirements to
Hold the Annual Meeting
Voting Requirements
to Hold the Annual
Meeting
Email:
[email protected]
Website:
www.vizcayabrad.com
It’s that time of year once again when our Association will hopefully
been
referencing.
Also,
if you so choose, put that person’s name in the open
space. If not, the current President will have that
responsibility. Next if you choose someone other than
the proxy and print the name of the “designated” voter
and sign that name with your unit number.
hold its annual meeting which gives our owners their legal right to
address our Board and make comments or criticisms regarding our
I will discuss where we are currently, and where we see our
Association in the future. We will discuss properties for sale, our
ongoing projects, our minimal delinquencies, and our overall
financial status, which is strong. We will also welcome a new Board
We hope you will be able
I’ve
you, check the box under General Powers. Finally date
My Fellow Vizcayans:
beautiful property and its operation. At that time, as your President,
PH# (941) 755-2082
FAX (941) 727-8920
signatures
The lower portion of this form, Substitution of Proxy,
enables your President to designate another person to
vote on his behalf in the case he cannot attend the
meeting. We try our best to accommodate your wishes
throughout the year and we hope now we can count on
you to do the same for us. We need your support.
member and regretfully say thank you to a parting one of 8 years.
to attend and we look
Special thanks to Dan Mull Photography for allowing us to
use his beautiful photos in our Annual Newsletter.
forward to seeing you
there!
Respectfully,
None of this is possible without the signature of the “designated”
qualified to vote for Association matters and if any of you are in
doubt as to whom that may be, a phone call to our office will clear
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William Caples, President
voter. When the property is owned jointly only one person is
up the matter.
Argus Property
Managem ent , Inc.
Saras ota , FL
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Tech Savvy:
Vizcaya Website
THE RED WAGON
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New flooring for
Balconies in Vizcaya
During the past year we
have
been
working
tirelessly on updating and
renovating the community
website. If you haven’t had
“Duradek is one of the finest
deck waterproofing products
available on the market today.”
an opportunity to check it
out, we highly encourage
you to do so.
www.vizcayabrad.com
[Please contact the office for
the passcode to view certain
material or you may obtain it
form channel 95]
Not only is the website
regularly
upcoming
updated
with
events
and
community news, but you
can also find information on
the Rules & Regulations,
Condo Documents & Bylaws, finance, budget &
insurance. You can review
the archives of Minutes
from past Board Meetings.
There are PDF
versions of the
Of the many great attractions of
the
structural
water away from the underlying
the upstairs units at Vizcaya are
engineer, John McCall, and other
structure of the building, helping
the balconies on the fronts of
construction
to further protect the structure.
some of the buildings.
solution with the longest proven
Duradek
best results was found to be
weight flooring that does not
The
flooring of these front balconies
and
plans
Sonnegard
or Sonnegard systems. In most
systems. The one drawback of
cases the vinyl can be cleaned
all
through
these
necessity
systems
for
is
the
with warm water and a broom or
grinding
and
damp mop.
repainting and/ or reapplying
Duradek.
epoxy to recoat the topcoat
1974,
Duradek
“With an industry
have this flooring
every 5 to 7 years in the required
has
supplied
on your balcony,
maintenance
leading 10 year
North
America
to
ensure
the
with the premier
systems.
vinyl
If
warranty you can
past mail outs and official
correspondence from the
office as well as completed
orders
and
maintenance reports, PDF
versions of the monthly
newsletter and photos.
is
application
with
the
already
complete
instructions
trust.”
pedestrian
Duradek
you
cleaning
for
balcony decking
a
one-step
an
industry
expected life of 15 to 20 years.
This
required
maintenance
and
reapplication
requirements
of
liquid-applied
systems saves energy and costs
are available at the front office or
waterproofing system is intrusive
for the Community as there are
can be found online on the
to residents and expensive for
fewer maintenance chores tied
community’s website:
the community.
to
www.vizcayabrad.com under the
In 2012, after consultation with
flooring.
Also,
the
Many thanks go to Co-Chairs June
feast culminated with a sinfully rich
Sweeney and John and Fran Zinna
dance in the clubhouse.
chocolate
for
Residents
turned
out
in
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their
holiday finery and were treated to
a
delicious
catered
accompanied
crème
brulee.
by
live
entertainment.
Mercedes
the tables and Elisa Drews for
Guests were seated at tables that
making the topiaries and votives
were
which will be re-used in future
festooned
with
flowers,
with a delectable selection of
and new gold and red plate
passed hors ‘oeuvres during the
chargers held the hand decorated
cocktail hour and then proceeded
menus that served as souvenirs of
to a seated service of salad, an
the evening.
chicken
functions.
with
shitake mushroom sauce or
Duradek flooring is installed with
Community News side bar.
flashing at the edges to take the
-Lucy Dixon, Property Manager
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to
O’Brien and Sue Palmer for setting
candles, red and gold foil confetti
either
Galante,
event,
tea were offered to all.
The elegant 4-course meal began
of
the
Dorothy
glittering gold and silver votive
entrée
organizing
Complimentary wines, coffee and
dinner
It was a festive evening of great
New Landscaping throughout the Property
Updated Courtyards and New Palms
complement the Mediterranean style
The landscaping inside and outside
of Vizcaya. Among these new
the property has been
component for any liquid-based
this
food and dance.
note with a spectacular dinner
many courtyards throughout
The lack of the need for multiple
applications
conversation,
this
leading 10 year warranty and an
the
layouts. You can view the
work
Since
waterproofing capabilities of the
to
various buildings and unit
light
pebble
archifor
attractive,
that come with the poly pebble
traffic membrane.
available
is
from painted concrete to poly
print. There is real estate
tectural
the
have the grit or pebble issues
as well as wind mitigation
information
professionals,
has changed through the years,
various forms,
documents
community’s
2013 Christmas Dinner
The Vizcaya Social Committee
ginger crusted mahi mahi (special
Dance
ended its 2013 season on a high
vegan meals by request) and the
additions many Pygmy Date Palms
have been added to the property.
updated during the past few
These multi-trunked palms are very
months. The flower beds and
adaptable for different growing
entryways to many of the court-
conditions, but they are especially
yards have had their old
ideal for coastal planting. These little
plantings and shrubs removed
palms usually grow to a height of
and replaced with new
about 5-10 feet tall with a spread of
plants and bushes that
about 3-10 feet.
The Red Wagon Caroling
Party was a big success this
year with 37
Singing
Reindeer participating and
looking more festive than
ever.
In
addition
to
entertaining our neighbors
with songs, we doubled the
number of toys collected for
the Stillpoint House of Prayer
in Bradenton. June Sweeny
had the pleasure of being
there the next day for the
distribution of the gifts to the
children and said the
experience was uplifting.
The
Social
Committee
received a most heart warming Thank You note
from Bobbie Tischer, the new
administrator of the Mission
and a copy is posted on the
bulletin board in the
Clubhouse for all to view.
Several people helped make
the party great: Thanks to
the Red Wagon Caroling
elves Kathy Scherz, Fran
Zinna and Dottie Wissen for
an
array
of
cookies,
sandwiches and cupcakes
that would make Martha
Stewart proud, to Rock Lewis
for capturing the fun of the
evening in the pictures, to
head Reindeer Jim Scherz for
leading us in song, to Gary
Kegel for driving the wagon
and a very special thanks to
June and Tom Sweeney for
opening their courtyard and
home to the slightly tipsy
singers for a wonderful afterparty.
-Elisa Drews
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