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Copyright © 2015 Peel, Inc. Cat Mountain View - October 2015 1

CAT MOUNTAIN VIEW

VIEWCat Mountain

V I L L A S

OCTOBER 2015 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 10

President's MessageAfter a summer of play, we find ourselves busy once again

with focus on school, home, family and the upcoming holidays. Soon the leaves will fall and we will once again don jackets and sweaters. I can’t wait for cooler temps!

As Halloween approaches, please be mindful of the kids in costume, there are many in our neighborhood but even more so along Mesa Drive. Turn off your lights if you don’t want to be bothered but otherwise please light the walkways and front porch to invite the trick-or-treaters to drop by and scare you!

Over the past few months a resident has repeatedly left a bag of dog waste in or on the HOA mailbox. I personally find this beyond disrespectful, you should not own a dog if you can’t pick up after it. Leaving it for Jesse is an attack on someone who does so much for this community. I expect it will stop immediately.

The board continues to work toward improving our system to manage homeowner dues. Our goal is to have owners pay direct from their bank via ACH to our account. It eliminates costs to both the payer and recipient. It also eliminates wasted paper, mailing costs, delivery, fuel expense etc. Our association currently has almost 300 members that pay electronically in one form or another. Using a credit card is expensive for the payer at a price of $9.95 per transaction. We have a great community that pays their dues on time. We want to make it as efficient and cost effective as possible. One reason that our dues continue to be low, is that we make every effort to

control costs in our Association and one of the big annual costs has been the coupons and payment management. Please help us by arranging to pay your dues electronically if you don’t do so currently. You can setup a direct pay from your bank easily, we will let you know the details as they are confirmed for the coming year.

If you are interested in going green and receiving the newsletter electronically, please check out www.peelinc.com and look for the Cat Mountain Community. In addition to the website, they have a nice iPad app, it’s free.

I am going to make it my personal goal to get everyone in the neighborhood updated with an email and phone number so that we can communicate in the most efficient manner possible. Currently we have 30-35% of our members contact information. We would never sell or share this info but need it to communicate quickly in case of emergency. Please let us know if your contact info changes. Please email Jesse at [email protected] and share this information.

Jesse’s Manager’s Report touches upon the status of dogs in the neighborhood, tennis courts, road work & social networking. If you are new to the Villas, please do not hesitate to contact Jesse if you have questions.

Best Regards,Bryan HarterCat Mountain HOA | President

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Cat Mountain Homeowners Association Manager: Jesse Chargualaf

Club House Address: 6007 Mount Bonnell Road,Austin, TX 78731

Business Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM Contact Information: Office 512.451.3884

Email:[email protected]: www.catmountainhoa.com

For Emergency after hours, during weekends & holidays, Please call 512.328.7316 (h) or 512.963.0940 (c)

• Bryan Harter, President...........Term February 2014-February 2016• Marc Dully, Vice President......Term February 2015-February 2017• Davison Grant, Treasurer........Term February 2014-February 2016• Ken Nirenberg, Secretary........Term February 2015-February 2017• Richard Schley, Vice President..Term February 2014-February 2016For questions or to contact any board member please email the HOA Manager at [email protected]

Photo by: Elijah Merritt, EDM Photography

Cat Mountain Homeowners Association Board of Directors

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Continued on Page 4

JESSE CHARGUALAFHOA MANAGER

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY / 9:00 AM - 3:00 PMEMAIL: [email protected]

OFFICE: 512.451.3884

OCTOBER MANAGER’S REPORT

Dogs:There has been a recent increase in the amount of feces noted

around the sidewalks and trails. Please pick up after your dog while walking. The City of Austin has made available their “Scoop the Poop” signs, if you would like a sign please come by the HOA Office during regular business hours.

There have been numerous complaints about dogs barking late at night after 1:00AM and around 4:00AM to 6:00AM. If you put your dog outside please monitor them, also provide plenty of water to any dogs left outside for even short periods during this heat.

Tennis Courts:As the weather cools off, we have a group of players interested in

getting together on Sunday mornings. Please check out the social committee news & events page for more info. Tennis court keys are available for a $10 deposit.


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Roles: Stimulate new advertising accounts in our community newsletters. Maintain current accounts assigned to you by Sales Manager. Service your accounts by assisting them from ad design to final proof approval.

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Road Work:Some residents have expressed concern over the fact that the cul-de-

sac they live on has cracks or the recently filled cracks don’t match the asphalt. The association has a long term plan to manage the streets we are responsible for paving. Sometimes we can justify the expense of a full new surface but more often we need to be conservative and deal with cracks or patch holes in the surface due to drainage issues that have arisen. This leads to a surface that is a mix of black and gray. Our options to seal coat the roads are limited by the incline of many of the streets. Seal coating is very slippery when wet and is not approved for roads that are steep. It is a good preventative measure in some cases where it is both aesthetically pleasing and functionally a good seal against water intrusion. As always we strive to provide a level of fiscally responsible maintenance to all our long term capital assets. If you see anything that needs attention or maintenance, please contact me.

Social Network:Reminder you can find neighborhood updates on facebook under

“cat mountain community” or on nextdoor.com

Cat Mountain Tennis (CMT): Are you interested in Sunday morning doubles practice? We are

looking to start up a tennis group to play on Sunday mornings at our own Cat Mountain courts, starting this fall.

Who is CMT for? Recreational tennis players who want to practice playing doubles tennis. Most recreational tennis players are rated 3.5 (intermediate), but all recreational players (2.5-4.0) who are Cat Mountain Villas homeowners, or your guests, are welcome.

What is CMT? CMT is a doubles practice session. The format is flexible so we frequently switch teams and teammates. We may play with an odd number of players by rotating players after every game. Our goal is to make sure no one sits out for more than a few seconds. Occasionally, there may be some singles play as well. CMT does not provide lessons, drills, or instruction. There are no fees or obligations, other than to bring a can of new tennis balls every other time you play.

When is CMT? Proposed time is Sunday mornings from 9-11AM starting this fall, depending on availability and schedules of interested players.

Where is CMT? Cat Mountain tennis courts located next to the Club House.

Why? To have fun on our courts with good neighbors and friends!The goal is to get between 4 and 12 people each week to come out

and play. If you are interested in playing, email me at [email protected]. Please include your rating level. If you don’t know your rating, just indicate if you consider yourself a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player. I will send an email each week on Wednesday morning to find out who plans on playing that Sunday. On Friday I will send out a confirmation email, let you know who plans to play, and reserve courts. If not enough interest on any given Sunday, we will skip CMT that week. If inclement weather, I will send an email cancellation.

Hope to see you soon on our courts!

Neighborhood YogaCharles Devany, Cat Mountain resident and trained yoga instructor,

has had a wonderful response from numerous residents joining him for his free yoga classes held on the patio of the clubhouse.

He is currently holding his classes Saturday mornings from 10-11AM and now Monday evenings (instead of Wednesdays) from 6-7 PM.

If you are interested in joining or have any questions, please email Charles at [email protected] All Cat Mountain Residents are welcome!

OCTOBER SOCIAL COMMITTEENEWS & EVENTS


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Cat Mountain BOOK CLUB

All Cat Mountain Residents are invited to join the book club on Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 PM to discuss the book The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Book Description Below: In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are.

FRANCE, 1939In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to

her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France...but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes

About the author (2015)Kristin Hannah is the New York Times bestselling author of

twenty-one novels, including the blockbuster Firefly Lane and #1 bestsellers Night Road and Home Front. She is a former lawyer turned writer and is the mother of one son. She lives in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii with her husband.

Kristin Hannah is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including Winter Garden, Night Road, and the blockbuster Firefly Lane which sold over 1.2 million copies.

Her novels Home Front and Night Road were among the first novels to appear in the #1 spot on 5 New York Times bestseller lists simultaneously. Home Front has been optioned for film by 1492 Films (produced the Oscar-nominated The Help) with Chris Columbus attached to write, produce, and direct.

Kristin's highly anticipated new release, The Nightingale, will be published on February 3, 2015 (St. Martin's Press). The novel --an epic love story and family drama set in France at the dawn of World War II--is a profound and compelling portrait of two estranged sisters, living in a city under siege and a country at war, where sometimes surviving means doing the unthinkable.

WWW.KRISTINHANNAH.COM

The next quarter books and dates are as follows and all meetings will be held in the clubhouse:

Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 PMBig Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty

Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 PMIf I stay, by Gayle Forman

The Cat Mountain Book Club, established in 2012, invites new residents to join them at any time and new members are always welcome and encouraged.

For more information contact Book Club Leader Adrienne Boer at [email protected] or look for updates on the Cat Mountain Community Facebook Page and on NextDoor.com.

The HOA Board would like to welcome Stephen & Monica Johnson, Michael Collins, Edward Koza & Mary Quesada, Nanmin Shi & Xianzhu Chen to our neighborhood!

If you have any questions, or have a business you would like to promote products that might be included in the welcome basket, please contact our welcoming committee co-chairs, Lisa Castillo at [email protected] or Faye Van Haren at [email protected] for more details.

Welcoming Committee

SAVE THE DATE!For our next social on Saturday, December 12, 2015 hosted

by Laurie Gamble & Michael Ibison. More details to come in our next issue.

Wine Socials were formed by residents who share a common interest. The purpose is to bring neighbors together in a social setting.

If you are interested in joining wine socials please email Charlene Casillas at [email protected]

Hope you can join us, Cheers!


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CALL 3-1-1 FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ANY NON-EMERGENCY

ACTION BY THE CITY OF AUSTINThe City of Austin provides one number, 3-1-1, that citizens may call

for things like the following:• Coyote sightings or howling – provide an exact street address, so the

trapper can locate them• Reporting trees that have fallen and block roadways or sidewalks, or

those that drag on power lines• Reporting dead animals for pickup; they must be placed at the curb,

though; City personnel are not allowed to enter our yards to gather them• Problems with loose dogs or traffic signals not working• Reporting instances of people feeding deer• And more.

Call 3-1-1 or file a request at http://austin-p1csrprodcwi.motorolasolutions.com/Home.mvc/Index. The City also has a smartphone 311 app now. See this link for more information: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/311/smart-phone-app

CALL 9-1-1 FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

The 9-1-1 emergency number gets you a response for a wide variety of issues:• Life-threatening issues – house on fire, person having a heart attack,

burglary in progress, etc.• Health-related crises – someone can’t catch their breath, incapacitated

person needs a lift out of the bathtub, and more.• If you’re unsure, err on the side of caution!

Call 9-1-1 and you will get a quick and kind response from EMS, APD, and Austin Fire Department personnel.

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Directions:Mix All, Bake for 8-10 min

2ND PLACEBROOKE’S BEST BOMBSHELL BROWNIES

BY VICKI ROCHSTEINDescription: These brownies are the bomb! I've found the perfect combination of ingredients to make the fudgiest brownies yet... Enjoy!

Ingredients: •1cupbutter,melted •3cupswhitesugar •1tablespoonvanillaextract •4eggs •11/2cupsall-purposeflour •1cupunsweetenedcocoapowder •1teaspoonsalt •1cupsemisweetchocolatechipsDirections: •Preheatovento350degreesF(175degreesC).Lightlygreasea9x13 baking dish. • Combine themelted butter, sugar, and vanilla in a largebowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each, until thoroughly blended. •Sifttheflour,cocoapowder,andsaltinabowl.Graduallystirflour mixture into the egg mixture until blended. Stir in the chocolate morsels. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.Bake in preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove, and cool pan on wire rack before cutting.

3RD PLACECHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

BY ANITA COSTANZIIngredients:

•1stickCriscoButter •11/3c.lt.brownsugar •2/3c.whitesugar •2eggs •1T.vanilla •21/4c.flour •1t.soda •1t.salt •2bagsofSeesChocolateorHersheyChips

Directions:Cream Crisco, sugars and vanilla, add eggs then dry ingredients bake eight min.

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2015CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Cat Mountain Homeowners Association

OCTOBER

Monday, October 12 - 6:30 PMHOA Monthly Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 20 - 6:30 PMBook Club

*Free Yoga by Charles Devany, Cat Mountain resident and trained yoga instructor, Saturday mornings from 10-11AM

and now Monday evenings from 6-7 PM.

NOVEMBER

Monday, November 9 - 6:30 PMHOA Monthly Board Meeting

Tuesday, November 17 - 6:30 PMBook Club



DECEMBER

Sunday, December 6 - 5:00-8:00 PMAnnual Holiday Party

Saturday, December 12 - 7:00 PMWine Social

Monday, December 14 - 6:30 PMHOA Monthly Board Meeting

Tuesday, December 15 - 6:30 PMBook Club



EXERCISE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS!

We know there’s a lot of talent in our neighborhood, and we’d like to give you the opportunity to use that talent! Here are things on which we’d like help:•Occasional graphics design for events and promotions on

facebook, in email, and for the website. •Gatheringinformationandformattingthemonthlyemailupdate•Take/SubmitPictures•Writingamonthlynewslettercolumn,suchas“businessprofile,

family profile, child highlight, meet our new neighbors” etc.


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