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November 2010
Coto de Caza's Stimulate, Expand & Subsidize Alive & Well
Posted by CotoBlogzz 10-22-2010
Coto de Caza, CA
- In the piece titled Coto de Caza Refuses to Grow Up, Ladera Ranch Is Normal,
we
renew a warning to residents and visitors alike to drive in Coto
de Caza at their own peril. A major reason for the
warning is that the CZ Master Association board of
directors' rhetoric and actions are
diametrically opposed:
On the one hand, CZ Master's Xochitl Yocham writes in the September 2010 Board Letter "Since I have been on the Board over the last 4 years, one intersection has repeatedly been brought to the board's attention as a less than safe for residents. For that reason, the board hired a traffic engineering firm to look at the intersection of Plano Trabuco and Coto de Caza Drive last year," and the board approved the construction of a refuge lane. And she continues "I would suspect that the residents of the community Grand Coto II ..are happy to see this project happening".
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Since
our previous work on the most dangerous intersections in Coto de Caza do not
logically support the CZ Master Association's justification for acceding to Coto
II residents' request to build a refuge lane and is
more like another example of the association's expand, stimulate and subside approach to management, instead of the statue mandate repair, replace and
maintain, we asked Ms. Yocham and Bruce Banigan for a
persuasive argument supporting what we consider mis-use
of fund. We also suggested that if there was a
logical argument to built the refuge lane, was was the
association prepared to to with the rest of the the
most dangerous intersection in the community.
The question is more than academic: Since the
data shows that there are other more dangerous
intersection, and the board does not take action, then
the association's liability goes up. Worse,
while the association decides to build a refuge late,
it lets the California Highway Patrol's (CHP)
proactive traffic patrol
hours drop by almost 50%- this when data clearly
shows that the CHP has been the most cost-effective
tool to prevent traffic accidents.
Just in case Ms Yocham knew something we did not, we
obtained the latest CHP accident by location
statistics and updated the most dangerous
intersections: The biggest change we found when
updating the data we published three years ago is that
the top most dangerous intersection of Coto de Caza
Drive and Sausalito dropped from the picture. On
the other hand, the Pajaro/Conejo, South Bend and
Vela/Bentley and CDC/Vista del Verde and San Miguel
are at the top of the list.
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Seems like the data supports our argument. Since we have not heard from the CZ board, we can reasonably conclude that the board continues to pursue its expand, stimulate and subside approach to management, instead of what by law, it is mandated to do: repair, replace and maintain.
Not convinced yet? Fair enough. In the same September 2010 Board Letter Xochitl Yocham warns pedestrians to follow the law: "All intersections are are a legal crosswalk area whether marked or not, per California Vehicle Code. The Code also states that a driver of a vehicle must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing a roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection..," she writes.
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| The CZ Master refuses to install children at play signs | ..but has no problems installing golfer crossing signs at most dangerous roads encouraging illegal street crossing |
Here again, the rhetoric does not match the action: The CZ Master association continuously subsidizes the Golf Club and other homeowners association.. In this case by encouraging club patrons to illegally cross the most dangerous Coto de Caza roads by posting "be careful with golfers" signs, such as the ones installed in San Miguel Road. All of this while denying residents' request to install "careful children at play signs".
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Coto de Caza's Stimulate, Expand & Subsidize Alive & Well
Coto de Caza, CA - In the piece titled Coto de Caza Refuses to Grow Up, Ladera Ranch Is Normal, we
renew a warning to residents and visitors alike to drive in Coto de Caza at their own peril. A major reason for the warning is that the CZ Master Association board of directors' rhetoric and actions are diametrically opposed:
On the one hand, CZ Master's Xochitl Yocham writes in the September 2010 Board Letter "Since I have been on the Board over the last 4 years, one intersection has repeatedly been brought to the board's attention as a less than safe for residents. For that reason, the board hired a traffic engineering firm to look at the intersection of Plano Trabuco and Coto de Caza Drive last year," and the board approved the construction of a refuge lane. And she continues "I would suspect that the residents of the community Grand Coto II ..are happy to see this project happening".
Coto de Caza Refuses to Grow Up, Ladera Ranch Is Normal
Coto de Caza, CA - The Coto de Caza demographics have been changing for the last ten years, with the average age rapidly increasing while the total population declines - and the number of visitors increase. That should be good news for traffic accidents and crime and vandalism - right? Wrong! We previously warned residents and visitors alike to drive in Coto at their own peril. We are renewing the call, based on the latest California Highway Patrol (CHP) statistics:
Consider that for close to a decade, we have consistently shown conclusive evidence that there is a direct correlation between the extent of the CHP traffic enforcement efforts and the number of traffic accidents in the community
The
CHP, Best Return on Safety Buck for Coto, Ladera.
Coto
de Caza Crime & Vandalism at All Time High - A
Tale of Two Cities
What does
it take to create a public spectacle? - In Coto de
Caza During
the 2007 CZ Master Association Candidate’s Nigh
(in preparation for the 2007 CZ board of directors'
election), incumbents Varo/Mezger insisted that
because Ladera Ranch residents were making a public
spectacle, CHP hours that
otherwise might be allocated to Coto de Caza, were
not.
Good News Bad News for Coto de Caza Public Safety
COTO
DE CAZA - CZ ASSOCIATION BOD COMPLAINT- I am
writing on behalf of Coto De Caza Concerned Citizens
and as a former Board Member of the CZ Master
Association, a 3,500 member homeowners association
located in Orange County, California. This
letter constitutes a formal complaint against the CZ
Master Board of Directors, and their agents CJ Klug at
Keystone Pacific Property Management, 29883 Santa
Margarita Parkway, Rancho Santa Margarita, California
92688 and James Harkin, representative attorney at
Caine, Walker and Harkins, 17821 East 17th Street,
Suite 140, Tustin, California 92780. The current
CZ Master Board of Directors and their agents have
consistently acted in violation of their fiduciary
responsibility, our governing documents and laws of
the state of California specific to homeowner and
corporate governance codes and statutes as follows
The
Audacity of Coto de Caza Stupidity In
covering public safety in the community for the last
six years, I have learned that the GRUP Syndrome aka
Michael Jackson’s Syndrome – where adults refuse
to grow up, is not only alive and well in Coto de
Caza, but is also thriving
REQUEST
TO RENEW CHP CONTRACTI understand that the CZ
Master Association board of directors is seriously
considering terminating the CHP contract for
pro-active traffic control by the end of the year.
As you may know, my father, Mr. Morteza Manian was
tragically killed in March 2006. I strongly urge
you to renew the CHP contract without hesitation
Second
Coto de Caza Traffic Fatality In Three Months-
Coto de Caza recorded its first traffic accident
fatality in ten years in December of 2005. In
less than three months, the second fatality has
occurred.
CHP
DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS!
Despite the public abuse the CHP has received from the
Coto de Caza board of directors ever since the board
was coerced into bringing the CHP back for pro-active
traffic patrol, figures indicate that the CHP is doing
its job: Trend for accident rate is...
Coto
de Caza Traffic Citations – Trading Places- We
have often referred to the GRUP, Peter Pan and even
Michael Jackson Syndrome – where adults refuse to
grow up - and usually associated with traffic
citations. This time is no different.
Looking at snap shots of citations throughout 2008:
Drive
In Coto de Caza At Your Own Peril
The
Varo anti-CHP Sentiment continues: CHP GO HOME, KEEP
OUT OF OUR DUIs!
The Coto de Caza gates, including the automated ones
are as reliable as the public utilities in the
outskirts of Baghdad, yet the association continues
paying for services barely-rendered, no questions
asked.
Public Safety - A Job For the Gendarmerie Royale Du
Coto de Caza! A Tribute to Mr. Morteza Manian On the
First Anniversary of His Tragic Death
The Enemy Within Coto Caza: The CHP - CZ BODs
Who
Shot the OC Sheriff? - OCBOS!
In a vote reminiscent of the CZ Master Association
Board of Directors calling the CHP extortionists
during open board meetings, the Orange County Board of
Supervisors voted 5-0 today to develop a plan for a
plan to form a civilian review panel to oversee...
Coto's
Dads Take Matters Into Own Hands, Get A+: CHP
Collision Report, 3Q2007- Kudos Coto Moms & Dads
for doing what the CZ BOD refused to even consider!
The 3Q2007 CHP collision figures just received from
the CHP show a quarterly collision level (on an
annualized basis) comparable to the levels the Coto de
Caza community experienced prior to expulsion of the
CHP by the CZ Master Association board of...
From
Safety Committee to Committee to Turn Coto de Caza
Into a City - Overview
This brief starts with the firing of a volunteer
(early 2006) Public Safety Chairperson for her refusal
to give up her free speech rights and promote Coto for
city, before public safety.The president of the CZ
Master Association board promises to fire...
Orange
County Crime Down, Nation's Crime Up -
While the FBI is
expected to report a 1.3 percent rise in violent crime
nationwide in 2006 — an increase for the second
straight year, Sheriff Michael Carona today
announced that criminal homicide, forcible rape,
robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft
and motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.7% in
jurisdictions served by the Orange County Sheriff’s
Department in 2006. “This is great news for Orange
County. Violent crimes decreased by 7.72% and property
crimes decreased by 3.76% as compared to 2005. The men
and women of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department,
in partnership with our residents, community leaders,
and business owners, continue to make law enforcement
a top priority. We are, once again, one of the safest
communities in the nation,” said Sheriff Carona.
Coto
de Caza, 2Q2007 CHP Collision Summary
The newly elected CZ Master Association Board of
directors? president has vowed to improve the
relationship between the board and CHP management, a
minimum requirement in order to increase the CHP
traffic patrol to at least 2006 levels. We think
that...
Coto
CHP Pro-active Traffic Patrol Cause-EffectMay
The CHP enforcement hours for March 2007 are 60% below
the monthly enforcement hours since the Varo/Mezger
board was coerced intro bringing back the CHP (after
2005 traffic fatality). This significant drop in
enforcement hours just happens to coincide...
1Q2007
Coto de Caza Crime and Vandalism Report
A comparison between the 1Q2006 and 1Q2007 Crime and
Vandalism reports shows that a favorite Coto de Caza
crime is fraud, that the Peter Pan Syndrome continues
to be alive and well (crime is evenly distributed
between kids and adults) and a criminal...
WHAT
COTO DE CAZA NEEDS FROM SUPERVISOR BATES
The reality is that we need just two things from
Supervisor Pat Bates that should justifiably be funded
by the county given the tax dollars that we pay. They
are about $240,000 a year of pro-active Sheriff and/or
CHP traffic patrols in Coto to deal with...
CHP
in Coto - Big Mouth CZ Bob- By Joseph Morabito, former
member CZ Master Association Board of Directors
Hello All: I have heard that CHP officers are not
volunteering to work in Coto even for the time and a
half pay they would earn. So, we are not even getting
the 40 hours a week that was the original deal under
Glisson/Rose. It would seem that Bob...
How
many times must the CZ safety committee be formed
before it can be called an association committee?
A 2006 CZ newsletter proudly announces that the ?CZ
Master Association Champions Public Safety Committee?,
During 2006 general CZ board meetings, the board
appoints a chairman and various public safety
committee members.A 2007 CZ stupid lawyer letter...
CHP
DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS! Despite
the public abuse the CHP has received from the Coto de
Caza board of directors ever since the board was
coerced into bringing the CHP back for pro-active
traffic patrol, figures indicate that the CHP is doing
its job: Trend for accident rate is down and
close to pre-firing levels. Just as
important, the number of Coto residents arrested for
DUI is down. See
chart below for actual accident rate.
With more than a few data points under Coto’s belt,
we can officially declare that there is a positive
downward trend in the number of Coto residents
arrested by the CHP since we started this report!
Coto
de Caza Truth Or Consequences
Earlier this morning we spent close to two hours with
Mayor of the City of Laguna Nigel Cathryn DeYoung
& Candidate for Orange County Supervisor, Fifth
District and Lt. Col. Bill Kogerman.
Given Keystone’s, private security company and the
myriad of consultant’s track record, we repeatedly
asked the board to use our supplier performance
metrics or come up with their own.
Finally the board’s response was: “If...
Caza
Board of Directors and Pat Bates Make a GREAT TEAM! -
The South Orange County Welfare Services Leadership
Board
The Coto de Caza subsidizes the Estates and the
Villages at the tune of over $1,000,000/year.Pat Bates
voted to raise pensions to public employees by a
whopping 50% (SB 400). This Bill set the stage
for the 3% at 50 benefit package that...
Coto
de Caza's Robert Varo For Mayor, The OCR and Pat Bates
Common Denominator?
Pat Bates' (Candidadate for Orange County Board of
Supervisors) claim to fame according to her website is
that "She was the driving force behind Laguna
Niguel's cityhood campaign and became the first Mayor
upon the city's incorporation in 1989."
Invitation
to Attend the Coto de Caza Pat Bates Celebration
September 28, 2006
In preparation for Pat Bates’ appearance in Coto de
Caza, September 28, 2006, CotoBuzz is preparing a list
of questions we plan to ask her. The questions below
have been sent to her office for review.
If you are planning to attend the reception,...
CHP
PUBLIC ARREST RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING 9-10-2006
At the risk of pulling an OCR’s Sickler (attempting
to impersonate a reporter by presenting “news”
with no factual information to support these news), we
are starting to see what appears to be a trend: A
reduction in Coto residents...
The
Broken CZipper and Mezger’s POLP Rain
These (see email below
from former Coto de Caza board of directors, Joe
Morabito) are clear indications of an out of control
board:Generally, the rights of homeowners include the
right to participate in meetings of the board of
directors and to be heard,...
Coto's
Dads Take Matters Into Own Hands, Get A+: CHP
Collision Report, 3Q2007- Kudos Coto Moms & Dads
for doing what the CZ BOD refused to even consider!
The 3Q2007 CHP collision figures just received from
the CHP show a quarterly collision level (on an
annualized basis) comparable to the levels the Coto de
Caza community experienced prior to expulsion of the
CHP by the CZ Master Association board of...
The
Maturing of Coto de Caza-Coto de Caza is no longer
GRUP City!
Age distribution in the crime & vandalism and
collision statistics for Coto de Caza, indicate that
an underage person is as likely to be involved in a
crime or collision within Coto, as is a senior
citizen. This fact has led us to the conclusion
that...
From
Safety Committee to Committee to Turn Coto de Caza
Into a City - Overview
This brief starts with the firing of a volunteer
(early 2006) Public Safety Chairperson for her refusal
to give up her free speech rights and promote Coto for
city, before public safety.The president of the CZ
Master Association board promises to fire...
Orange County Crime Down, Nation's Crime Up - While the FBI is expected to report a 1.3 percent rise in violent crime nationwide in 2006 — an increase for the second straight year, Sheriff Michael Carona today announced that criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft decreased by 3.7% in jurisdictions served by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in 2006. “This is great news for Orange County. Violent crimes decreased by 7.72% and property crimes decreased by 3.76% as compared to 2005. The men and women of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with our residents, community leaders, and business owners, continue to make law enforcement a top priority. We are, once again, one of the safest communities in the nation,” said Sheriff Carona.
Coto
de Caza, 2Q2007 CHP Collision Summary
The newly elected CZ Master Association Board of
directors? president has vowed to improve the
relationship between the board and CHP management, a
minimum requirement in order to increase the CHP
traffic patrol to at least 2006 levels. We think
that...
CotoBuzz
December 2005 Newsletter
CZ BOD HOLDS THE COTO DE CAZA SECURITY AS HOSTAGE
For over two years, through use of WMP (Weapons of
Mass Persuasion), and a perfected LID (Lie/litigate,
ignore/ignoramus, or Deny/deflect/delay) Methodology,
the CZ Board has held Coto security hostage....
CotoBuzz
November 2005 Newsletter
THE BUCK NEVER STOPS AT THE CZ MASTER ASSOCIATION BOD!
- In the Believe it Or Not category, since CotoBuzz
started covering the CZ Master Association, the
current board of directors has refused to publicly
acknowledge that any of the decisions they have...
CotoBuzz
October 2005 Newsletter
Halloween is Here: The Silencing of the Lamb: Michael
Moore is acclaimed for his anti-administration
fabrications in the 9/11 documentary. And Harold
Pintner is awarded the literature Nobel Prize, as the
academy calls the prolific political playwright,...
CotoBuzz
Sep 2005 Newsletter
WELCOME TO THE CITY OF COTO! - – Soon the be
officially known as RSM South, the place formerly
known as Coto de Caza. In the September
The
Enemy in Coto de Caza's Midst - The CHP!
Considering the history of Coto de Caza, Can you name
all the service providers that have been on a
quarterly review (rather than yearly review) ? to make
sure the service it provides is acceptable? Can you
name the members of the board of directors when...s
A
Tribute to Mr. Morteza Manian On The First Anniversary
of His Tragic Death
As Mr. Morteza Manian was riding his bicycle on a lazy
Sunday afternoon, just like he had done so many times
before, a 16 year old female driver of a Nissan
Frontier approached the same intersection at Lexington
Way and struck the left side of Mr. Manian.
Coto
de Caza's Equus trailus patrolus publicus (horse trail
patrols paid by the commonwealth)
We were befuddled by the recent announcement by the CZ
Master Association board of directors of the impending
deployment of mounted units of the Sheriff?s
department to patrol the horse trails and fire roads
that surround the community. After all, all...
Coto
de Caza?s Public Safety, A Job For The Mounties - A
Paraphrase of the Orange County Register ? But, why
waste scarce, precious resources patrolling horse
trails?XThe Mounties are Coming, the Mounties are
Coming?.!X
It is no secret that the Orange County Register has
been an ardent supporter of the Varo/Mezger
administration. There is evidence that the editor
collaborated with the board to silence critics,
including the CotoBuzz Journal: The OCR board of
directors...
CHP
in Coto - Big Mouth CZ Bob- By Joseph Morabito, former
member CZ Master Association Board of Directors
Hello All: I have heard that CHP officers are not
volunteering to work in Coto even for the time and a
half pay they would earn. So, we are not even getting
the 40 hours a week that was the original deal under
Glisson/Rose. It would seem that Bob...
The
CotoBuzz Journal March 2007
Public Safety - A Job For the Gendarmerie Royale Du
Coto de Caza! A Tribute to Mr. Morteza Manian On the
First Anniversary of His Tragic Death
Coto
De Caza, Ladera Ranch, Safest Communities in the
Canyons ? Not!
According to the OCSD, Coto de Caza registered the
highest incidence of crime/vandalism for 3Q2006. On
the other hand, Ladera Ranch ended 2006 with a
significant reduction in crime and vandalism.
CHP
Patrol Hours Down, DUI-related Accidents Up: Coto de
Caza Traffic Accident Trends - 1Q2007 - another Case
of Cause-Effect
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reports a total of
6 collision for the first quarter in 2007, one injury
and 5 property damage only traffic collisions, for the
un-incorporated area of Coto de Caza. Two of the
collisions were DUI related.
Rancho
Santa Margarita Residents arrested for DUI
The Capistrano Area Public Arrest Log for the week
ending 1/28/2007 registered the arrest of two RMS
residents.
Public
Spectacles Work!
Public Spectacles worked For Ladera Ranch, and Laguna
Woods Village, Why Not Coto de Caza? CHP enforcement
hours in Coto de Caza have dropped some 60% from 2006
levels, mostly, because resources have been allocated
by CHP management to other...
Coto
de Caza?s Bastard Child: Public Safety
In just 15 short months, the community witnessed the
absence of the CHP for proactive traffic patrol
followed by two tragic traffic accidents. In the last
one, the board blamed the victim, although the teen
driver eventually pleaded guilty.
From
Safety Committee to Committee to Turn Coto de Caza
Into a City - Overview
This brief starts with the firing of a volunteer
(early 2006) Public Safety Chairperson for her refusal
to give up her free speech rights and promote Coto for
city, before public safety.The president of the CZ
Master Association board promises to fire...
The
CotoBuzz Journal May 2007
CHP in Coto - Big Mouth CZ Bob- By Joseph Morabito,
former member CZ Master Association Board of
DirectorsHello All: I have heard that CHP officers are
not volunteering to work in Coto even
The
Varo anti-CHP Sentiment continues: CHP GO HOME, KEEP
OUT OF OUR DUIs!
The Coto de Caza gates, including the automated ones
are as reliable as the public utilities in the
outskirts of Baghdad, yet the association continues
paying for services barely-rendered, no questions
asked.
CHP
DOES ITS JOB – CZ BOARD PLEASE DO YOURS!
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Despite
the public abuse the CHP has received from the Coto de
Caza board of directors ever since the board was
coerced into bringing the CHP back for pro-active
traffic patrol, figures indicate that the CHP is doing
its job: Trend
for accident rate is down and close to pre-firing
levels. Just
as important, the number of Coto residents arrested
for DUI is down. See
chart below for actual accident rate.
Law
Enforcement – Evil, Necessary Evil, Or Noble
Profession and Role Model?
In
open societies, we posit that law enforcement follows
Winstren’s Law:
Law Enforcement Goes Where it is Needed and
Stays Where it is Wanted
1Q2007
Coto de Caza Crime and Vandalism Report
A comparison between the 1Q2006 and 1Q2007 Crime and
Vandalism reports shows that a favorite Coto de Caza
crime is fraud, that the Peter Pan Syndrome continues
to be alive and well (crime is evenly distributed
between kids and adults) and a criminal...
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