Vol. 24 No. 1

February 2018

President’s Report During the January 2018, Board of Directors meeting, the Board voted to nominate Elizabeth Kirk, owner of unit #611 to fill the Director vacancy created by Jim Wellman’s retirement. Elizabeth had expressed interest in serving on the Board in previous years and will fill Jim Wellman’s unexpired term. Welcome, Elizabeth. We are glad to have you.

The Board also approved the 2018/2019 rental rates through April of 2019. The new rate schedule is posted on the website under accommodations.

Also, the estoppel fee for unit sales was increased from $150 to $250 (seller) and a new transfer fee of $100 (buyer) was instituted on unit sales effective immediately.

The issue of smoking was discussed again. At the November 2017 meeting, a $500 fine was approved for smok-ing inside units at Sanibel Moorings. This was instituted exactly one year after the property officially became non-smoking. The Board voted in January to institute a $100 fine per occurrence for smoking anywhere on the property, with one warning prior to the fine.

Unit Surveys: Only a portion of the units were surveyed in 2017. Units that had been renovated, were in danger of falling into a lower category, had excessive complaints on guest surveys or units that had been scored “Below Standard” the previous year were re-surveyed. If your unit was surveyed, you should have received your survey by the beginning of January. Please feel free to contact Kari directly if you have any questions or feedback. We look forward to answering questions or helping in any way we can.

A new year brings change.

This January, Jim Wellman, whom has served on the SMCA Board of Directors as a consultant, Director, and past Treasurer of the Board, retired after 34 years of service. Jim and Georgia have sold their town-home and will be moving in the coming months. They will be missed, but will always remain a part of the Sanibel Moorings family. Thank you, Jim and Georgia, for your commitment, sacrifices and service to Sanibel Moorings over the years! Jim and Georgia Wellman

Jim Fox

#941—$559,000

2 Bed 2 Bath Courtyard View

Contact: Glenn Carretta (VIP)

239-233-6364

#1441—515,000

1 Bed 1 Bath Dock View

Contact: Dawn Colecchio

239-300-8595

To New Owners

James & Pamela Kelly

Dennis & Nadine

Miller

Dorothy Arndt &

Robert England

Jeffrey Lemma

We are off and running into 2018! Where did January go?

Loss Assessment:

Thank you to each of you for quickly remitting the

Loss Assessment payments. We realize the process was more

time consuming for some than others. We have collected nearly all assessments, and many of them were paid

in advance of the billing on December 31st.

We would also like to thank Brenda Adams with Brown and

Brown Insurance. Brenda is the personal agent for many of

the unit owners at Sanibel Moorings and was instrumental with helping our owners receive prompt payment of

their assessments. Since Brown and Brown also handles the commercial insurance for Sanibel Moorings, they appreciate

our business very much and therefore make our owners a pri-

ority. If you have questions for Brenda about your unit cover-age, she can be reached at (239) 274-1450.

Post hurricane Update:

We continue to repair and replace items from Hurricane Irma

and anticipate the process to continue well into 2018. Later

this month, the pool fences are set to be replaced. There should be minimal inconvenience to guests and owners. There

are still some remaining tree stumps to be removed. All garden

signs will need to be replaced later this spring (many were lost and damaged during the storm.) Other items include: siding

repairs and replacement, painting of curbs, garden

replacement of trees and shrubs.

At the November Board meeting, a streetscape landscaping

plan and budget was approved. The streetscape is the area on both sides of East Gulf Drive, from the beginning to end. This

is a very important part of the property, serving as the curb

appeal for the resort and a buffer between the buildings and the road. RS Walsh was chosen as the contractor because of

their knowledge and longevity on the Island. New lighting and

irrigation will be installed at the streetscape area in con-junction with the new plantings. The streetscape project will

be completed in March and we are excited to see the final pro-

ject and share pictures with each of you.

From the General Manager... Kari A. Cordisco

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Units Recently Sold #842—2/2 Courtyard—$475,000 May 17

#931—2/2 Courtyard—$490,000 Oct 17

#612—2/2 Courtyard—$545,000 Nov 17

#1221—2/2.5 Townhome—$965,000 Jan 18

Units for Sale

Business Name

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Sanibel Moorings

Officers and Directors

2018 - 2019

Jim Fox

President

Mark Lorenger

Vice President

Bill Hallberg

Secretary

Dick Arnould

Treasurer

Mike Fereday

Director

Arch Smith

Director

Elizabeth Kirk

Director

Upcoming 2018 Board

Meetings

Friday, January 19

Friday, April 20

Friday, September 21

Friday, November 9

2018 Annual Meeting

Saturday, November 10

Mark you calendar!

I would like to start off by saying how excited I am to be a part of

the team here at Sanibel Moorings. This position offers me the

ability to combine all of my past experience in Marketing, Sales,

Customer Service, and Operations into one and help drive the

property forward. I am looking forward to meeting and working

with each and every person here on property. I have a bachelor’s

degree in Marketing and Professional Sales and I have worked for

many hospitality and customer service oriented businesses here

in the Fort Myers/Sanibel area. I am excited to be able to use this

experience to grow the Sanibel Moorings brand.

Sincerely,

RJ Snider

RJ Snider Assistant Manager

Meet our new Assistant and Maintenance Managers!

New Addition: Paddleboards!

Tim Wodjeski Maintenance Manager

I was born in Buffalo, New York and lived there until 2004. My

wife, two children and I eventually moved to Sanibel Island. I

have been working in Maintenance and renovations for the past

20 years. I am very excited to be a part of the Sanibel Moorings

team and hope to contribute to the property's continued suc-

cess.

Regards,

Tim Wodjeski

We have added some brand new

Bic Paddleboards to the property

as an activity for owners and

guests! They are available for rent through the front desk.

What better way to get a great work out and enjoy the

waters around Sanibel Island! Full Day: $75, Half Day: $50

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Rated #1 on Trip Advisor

Sanibel Moorings is still listed as #1 out of 20 for “Hotels on Sanibel.” This is an

accomplishment that can only be acquired with a full team effort and one that

we are very proud of! Some of the recent reviews

mention things like; Friendly Staff, Renovated

Rooms, Great Amenities, Great Location, Beautiful

Property, Clean rooms, etc. We want to thank you

for continually refreshing your units and helping us

maintain our #1 position!

Upcoming Events on Sanibel Island:

February & March 2018

• Ding Darling: Sundays @1pm-Manatee Program, Mondays @9:30am-Biking

Tour, Mondays @11am-Photography Program, Mondays @1pm-Venomous

Wildlife Program

• Feb 14th, 5:30pm—”Go Wild for Ding” Fundraiser for Ding Darling with enter-

tainment, dinner, live and silent auctions, and more! *Tickets required.

www.dingdarlingsociety.org

• Feb 17th-18th, All Day – Sanibel Captiva Rotary Club’s 35th Annual Arts &

Crafts Fair

• Feb 19th, 6pm—Village Gala: Footprints in the Sand. Held by The Sanibel His-

torical Museum & Village. *Tickets Required.

• March 6th, 2pm—Captiva Memorial Library: 100 Things to do in Fort Myers

and Sanibel Before You Die, by Nancy Hamilton

• March 16th-17th, All Day—Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club Annual Arts & Crafts

Fair

We love seeing your photos! If you

have any photos of Sanibel Moorings

or the surrounding area please send

them to assistantmanager@sanibelmoorings.com!

We may feature your photo in our upcoming

newsletters or on our Facebook

page!

- RJ Snider

Assistant Manager

Core Purpose:

To provide memorable experiences in harmony with nature

Core Values:

• Positive relationships (owners, guests, employees)

• A sense of history

• Family Orientation

• Sanctuary, retreat, home away from home

• In harmony with nature

From the City of Sanibel:

Keep Your 2016 Hurricane Pass

In the City of Sanibel's continuing efforts

to reduce costs, the City is going to keep

the 2016 series pass active.

People who have been issued a 2016

series pass should keep their pass for use

in 2018.

Pass Expiration: The city makes an inde-

pendent decision each year whether to

re-use passes or issue new ones. There

will be press releases and emails when

the decision is made. Keep your pass

until you know it is no longer valid.