CCNA$Winter$2014$Newsletter$ !!!

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1 ISSUE%HIGHLIGHTS:% CCNAUpdtes KeepSunnyvleBeutifulNews AsknExpert WterConservtionsTips HomesurveillnceInformtion UsefulLinks CherryChseFeturedPet 690$Grpe$Avenue$#158$Sunnyvle$CA$$94087$ Winter'2014,'Vol.'3' ' CCNA'Updtes:Michelle'Hornberger'' Greetings nd Hppy New Yer The CCNA hs just finished its second officil yer s neighborhood ssocition nd wereexcitedtoseetheenthusismnd community spirit continue to build. We hve over 160 CCNA members s prt of the CCNA Google emil user group nd over 300 households on Cherry Chse Next Door. Plese help continue to get the word out bout CCNA sothtwecncontinuetogrow. There were number of CCNA socil ctivities to highlight: Spring nd good wether brought us coffee in the prk nd hrvest shre.theseeventsprovidednopportunityto enjoycoffee,shrehomemdesnckndswp vegetbles from our grdens. In August the CCNA sponsored the 2 nd nnul Neighborhood Night Out, which ws huge success s it brought together over 300 neighbors for ice crem, fce pinting nd dncing entertinment. Sunnyvle Myor Anthony Spitleri presented Hruko Mtsud with the 2013 NeighboroftheYer wrd.inoctober weheldour2 nd nnuldiwlifestivlwherewe enjoyed wide vriety of svory Indin food 1 nd Dndi dncing. We wrpped up the socil clendr with our first ever hot chocolte wlkbout underfullmoonndmnysprkling holidylights. ThenewSyerbringstrnsitionndftertwoyerssCCNAChir,itistimefor 2014%CCNA%Bord% Chir:Hruko$Mtsud Tresurer:Berny$Chen Fundrising:KimChi$Tyler$ Communictions:Michelle$Hornberger$ GoogleGroupModertor:Prmod$Smbrju NNO:$Neighbor$of$the$yer$Hruko$Mtsud$ with$myor$spitleri.$ Everyone$enjoys$the$festivities$of$Diwli$ me to trnsition to other roles. Hruko Mtsud hs grciously volunteered to tke over s Chir ndtheccnabordisexcitedtohvehermove

2 intothisnewposition.hruko,whohslivedincherrychsesince2008,sys: Imso excitedtobeprtofthebordndtkeonsometskstohelpoutndgivebcktothe community.theccnais looking for dditionl help in mintining our website so if yourebletohelp,plesecontctbordmembertolernmore.finlly,ifyoure notprtoftheccnaemillist,orthecherrychseneighborhoodwtchgoogleuser LET S MAKE YOUR IDEA A REALITY Got n interesting ide for neighborhood event? Mybe you d like to host neighborhood coffee gthering, or block prty. Perhps you ve been thinking bout Pumpkin Crving contest or even Hlloween Pet Prde Whtever your ide, the CCNA bord is here to help We will provide up to $100 for the event to offset costs, nd will del with city permits or reservtions tht need to be plced. Approch one of the CCNA bord members with your thoughts nd we will do wht we cn to mke it hppen MARCH'23,'2014:'CCNA'sponsors' Personl'Emergency'Prepredness' Clss' Inthis2Shourclss,youwilllern: Wht to prepre for emergencies nd dissters How to prepre your self, your fmily, ndyourhome Howtoprioritizeyourpreprtions You will gin the knowledge, the tools, nd theresourcesto help youndyour loved ones survive emergencies nd dissters. CLASS'WILL'BE'HELD'FROM'2O4'pm'(DeAnz PrkBuilding,1150LimeDr).Spceislimited. Pleseusethislinktoregister: Do'you'wnt'to'put'video'surveillnce'on'your'property?Ifyes,thenhereresomelinkswhich cnhelpyoutodecidewhichtypeofvideocmerisbestforyou,howtoinstllthemndtheonline retilerswhosellthem: Thererevriouswirelessvideosurveillncecmersthtcnbeboughtfromonlineretilerssuch smzon.com,eby.com,ndbestbuy.com.therereseverlothersthtihvenotlistedhere.themost populronesonmzonrefoscam,agasiondtenvis,whichre<$100ndrelldiycmers,which comewithinstructionsndsupport.ifnyonehsnyinformtionthtyoucnshreregrdingthevideo surveillncewiththeccneighborhoodwtchgroup,plesedoso. Prmod'Smbrju 2

3 Keep%Sunnyvle%Beutiful %Updtes:%Eric$Krock$$ $ Mny thnks to everyone who prticipted in studying, orgnizing, nd ppeling to the City Council regrdingthe1095w.elcminorel mixedvuse project Our neighborhood survey showed overwhelming opposition to the project. However, the City Council voted 4V3 in fvor of grntingthevrince.theprojectwill goforwrd. Wht%we%lerned:% Toinfluencedevelopmentprojects,it scriticltolernboutthemerlynd getinvolvederlyintheprocess.weneedvolunteerstoredplnning Commissionemilupdtestoidentifyprojectsofconcern. Theschooldistrictprovidednestimteoflikelystudentlod(11V16 studentsfrom156unitcomplex)thtseemsunrelisticllylow.the studentstcherrychseelementryetinglunchinthreeshiftsknowthe consequencesofunderestimtingpopultiongrowth.weneedtoinvestigte howtheschooldistrictmkestheseestimtesndwhetherthere spttern ofunderestimtion. ThePlnningCommissionclimedthtoursectionofElCminoisnot congested.iguesstheydon teverdrivepstchickvfilva ItwshrdtoorgnizeresponsefromSunnyvleWest,theneighborhood ontheothersideofelcmino,becusetheyhvenoneighborhood ssocition.weneedtoencourgethtneighborhoodtoformitsownofficil Sunnyvleneighborhoodssocition. WereconcernedthtPlnByAre,regionldevelopmentplntht Sunnyvlehsoptedinto,recommendsthedevelopmentof2000V5000new residentilunitslongoursunnyvleelcminocorridorlone(notto mentionthousndsmoreunitsinfourotherprioritydevelopmentaresin Sunnyvle).WeneedtostudyPlnByArendevlutewhetherweshould pushtohvesunnyvleoptoutofthisvoluntrypln,whichobligtes Sunnyvletollowtensofthousndsofnewresidentilunitsinreturnfor smllmountoftrnsporttionfunding. Areyouconcernedbouthowunblncedgrowthmyhrmourschools,trffic,nd ir qulity? Are you concerned bout how developers my be influencing our city plnning process? Join us Keep Sunnyvle Beutiful will next meet on Tuesdy, Jnury 14th t 7:00 p.m. t 755 Rmon Ave. Check out our website $ $ 3

4 $ With such dry conditions, it wouldben excellent time to do wht you cn to conserve wter. You my lso be eligible for some rebtes so check the detils below. Go to for more informtion.' Sve'Wter'Indoors' Turnoffthefucetwhileyourebrushing yourteeth. Tke'shorter'showers.Youwillsve2.5 gllonsofwterechminute. Fix'leks.Runningtoiletscnwste2 gllonsminutewhilelekyfucetscn wstethousndsofgllons. Onlywshfulllodsoflundrynddishes. Instll'wterOefficient'fucet'ertors'nd' showerhedsinyourkitchennd bthrooms. Sve'Wter'Outdoors' tyis n u o rc Cl ceold t n pl s. SS ATE testore ndtoilet B E R sreb ines 5 4 t o offer ngmch 607x25 i wsh 08V265V2 4 Cll more r le n 4 Plnt'ntive'or'droughtOtolernt'plntstht requirelesswtering.ntiveplntspromote helthierloclecosystems. Checkforleksinpipes,sprinklerheds,nd vlves. Use''broom'to'sweep'off'pvement.Using hosetowshsidewlks,drivewysndptios wstesmoneyndwter. Applyorgnicmulchroundplntstoreduce moisturelossndkeepweedsgrowthdownnd promotehelthiersoilenvironment. Wter'during'cool'prts'of'the'dy.Erly morningisthebesttimesinceithelpsprevent growthoffungus. Deep'sok'your'lwntoensuremoisture rechestheroots.lightsprinklewtering evportesquicklyndencourgesshllowroot systemsthtneedmorefrequentwtering.

5 ASK AN EXPERT: Is swimming pool the thing of the pst? Wht room remodels offer the best return for the vlue? Question: When one is selling home is swimming pool n sset or hve things chnged from in the pst? expnsion nd the cost of wter, electricity for filtrtion, etc. Lrge lots re rre in our re but pool tht doesn t tke up the Lion s shre of roomy yrd cn dd some vlue but nothing pproching the cost of in- stlling pool. The exception to the rule is estte properties such s Los Altos Hills where pool is expected s prt of the menities. A mrketing hint: it s best to sell home with pool during the wrm months. A pool on riny winter dy is just big puddle of cold wter but if it s 90+ degrees out it s n inviting osis. Bline Cte, Broker/Associte writes: Swimming pools hve fllen out of fvor with most buyers, especilly for homes with stndrd size lots (6,000 squre feet give or tke). There re severl resons including: sfety nd libility concerns, restriction of home Question: I m bout to upgrde portion of my house without dding spce. Which room is most vluble to upgrde when reselling: Kitchen, Livingroom, or lndscping the bckyrd? Diyr Essid, Coldwell Bnker: Kitchen (gret room feel) is wht most buyers wnt these dys. Qurtz nd Cesr stone is the wy most people re going. Gs cooking nd stinless pplinces re populr. It doesn t hve to be super high-end pplinces but good 5 burner cooktop is relly ppeling to people, long with good vent. We hve 2 distinct tste groups in the re. One group tends to like the very rich brown tones of wood, lmost bit on the reddish side. The other cmp is very much interested in more modern look, not too much clssic detiling. Trnsitionl styles seem to be the fvorite round here. Lots of nturl light is nother big one on the list. Most of my buyers rule out drk looking homes. A by window ddition or even skylight seems to be nother very ttrctive feture. While very ttrctive yrd is nice, most buyers view this s n item they cn dd t lter dte. Useful'links' CityofSunnyvle: SunnyvleCityCouncil: SunnyvlePublicSfety: 5

6 Cherry'Chse'Fetured'Pet:' Hi, my nme is Dewey nd I live on Don Ave. I m wire-hired dchshund/terrier mix nd I'm bout 10 yers old. My forever fmily dopted me from the Compnion Animl Rescue Effort six yers go. I love squek toys nd people If you see me wlking round the neighborhood you cn bet I will wnt to sy hi to you. If'you'hve''pet'photo'to'shre,'plese'send'it'to'me'so'we'cn'include'it'in'our'next'issue' (michelle.hornberger@gmil.com)' Block'Representtives'needed:Blockrepresenttivesretheenthusisticlifeblood ofourorgniztion,the telephonetree fordvertisingctivities.hereisthe currentlist: Blir:MnvenderRghv& VineetBhll Bennington'+'Andover'+' Citron:'Volunteer' Grpe:'Two'volunteers' (upper'nd'lower)' Melon:PrmodSmbrju Rmon:ShirleyFrntz& BeckyJevons Don:StephnieRmirez Lynn:PeteMletis Mngo(upper):DiyrEssid Mngo'(lower):'Volunteer' Knickerbocker:'Volunteer' Lois(upper):MrkPool Lois'(lower):'Volunteer' Northumberlnd:Hruko Mtsud Remington:'Volunteer' 6

7 TheCherryChseNeighborhoodAssocitionisgrtefulfor llthesupportfromour2013sponsors.plesemkesure youmentionyourpprecitionwhenyoushopttheselocl businesses Cherry'Chse'lso'thnks:'Imge'Beuty'Slon;'Tstebuds;' New'Indi'Bzr' Blir% 7 CCNA% Boundries% Remington% Mry% Bernrdo%