The 2026 Election Meeting was held on May 6th!

On May 6th, the reconvened Membership Meeting for the 2026 Election took place.  At the meeting, the quorum was reduced to 20%.  Earl McCowen, Amy Blakeney, and Minna Rogers were each elected to 2-year terms.  (In 2027, the terms for Cristina Olcomendy and Chuck Moore will expire.

In October 2023, the Continental Casualty Insurance Company refused to renew the PMA's Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance policy.  This was because the Board had filed claims in January 2021 (because it decided to defend its defective election rules) and in September 2023 (because it had failed to carry out annual elections and because it refused to place all 5 director positions up for election).  The PMA's "regular" D&O policy used to cost $3,400 per year.

In December 2023, the PMA Board obtained high-risk D&O insurance from Lloyd's of London Underwriters.  The high-risk policy cost 8 times more!  In 2024 and 2025, the PMA had to renew the Lloyd's of London policy.  See the PMA Annual Budget Report, which shows a charge of $25,060.

In 2020, Marin County Measure C was passed.  Measure C was for a property tax to fund the Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority.  The tax will last for 10 years.  With the tax funding, the Novato Fire Protection District mows a 50-foot wide strip of the tall grass on the City of Novato Open Space areas that are adjacent to the Pointe Marin Development every summer.  The map shows two mowing areas for "fire breaks."  One is in "blue" and the other is in "red."

Because the Association is a "Non-profit Mutual Benefit Corporation," these forms are published at the California Secretary of State's public website at www.sos.ca.gov.  The form that Bayside Management filed is inaccurate because the address for the two Officers is not in Petaluma (at the Steward Property Services address).

California is currently drafting new "Zone 0" regulations - for homes that are within "High Fire Severity Zones."  "Zone 0" is the area that is within 5 feet of your home.  To find out which Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) your home is within, use the link in the section above.  For a summary of the draft regulation language and other links, visit: https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/bof-website/projects-and-programs/defensible-space-zones-0-1-2/previous-public-workshops-and-materials/2026/april-23-2026-zz-meeting-material/april-zone-zero-rule-plead-summary-and-rule-text.pdf?rev=6742e9be3a5d48ad968198efe0402676&hash=8035DDBAEBCD9365819CCB8EFBD1C1DB

The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority was approved by Measure C.  To request a no-cost "Defensible Space and Home Hardening Inspection," visit:

https://www.marinwildfire.org/resident-info/resident-grants

The Pointe Marin Community Facilities District (CFD) includes the linear parkways and the smoundwalls along Ignacio Blvd.  Although the 342 sets of Pointe Marin Association Members pay property taxes for the CFD, the funds are "public funds," and the Pointe Marin Association.  The City of Novato controls the funds, and the Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining the CFD.  As a result, the PMA does not control how the public funds are spent.  In March 2020, PMA Board member Pat Eklund requested an opinion letter from the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) about whether the maintenance of the Pointe Marin CFD could be transferred to the PMA.  The FPPC concluded: "No facts indicate that a change in status quo is at all necessary, let alone to the City's benefit."  This means that the City of Novato should not transfer its maintenance responsibilities for the Pointe Marin CFD to the Pointe Marin Association - or any other entity.