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VOL. 28 NO. 2 www.seabreezepublications.com FEBRUARY 2020

Chairman’s Corner

By Barry J. Haberman, Large Directors. At the 2020 meeting, new Directors must distinction between the responsibilities of the Community
BPCA Chair and President be elected for the following Districts: Association, Country Club, and Village Associations.
District 1 Encantada, Valencia and The Palms Further, we ask that volunteers have some experience
Interested District 3 La Mirada and Meridiana in serving on either a Village Board or a Community

in Being an District 5 Esplanada, Caravelle, Palomar, La Corniche, Association or Country Club committee.
and El Dorado

If you are interested in volunteering to run for an At

Association District 7 The Plum/Cortina, Pointe 100 and Villa Large Director position on the Community Association

Board, please contact Kathleen O’Donovan at the
Sonrisa

Volunteer? District 9 Edgewater Pointe Estates and Stratford BPCA office to request a Profile Sheet to complete. All
Court Volunteer Profiles will be included in the meeting notice
Are you interested in Prior to the Annual Meeting, the Village Presidents sent to Village Presidents and Candidates will be given
volunteering to serve on a within the above named Districts will gather to determine an opportunity to address the attendees before the voting
committee or interested in who will be nominated to represent their area for the next takes place.
running for the Community Association Board? Then two years. District Directors must live within the Districts If you would like to be considered for one of the
read on. they represent. committee positions in the coming year, please email
Boca Pointe Community Association (BPCA) has However, in addition to District Director positions, info@bocapointe.com introducing yourself, your area of
scheduled its Annual Meeting for April 21ST, 2020 for there will be three At Large Directors elected. These expertise and where you feel you could best contribute
the Village Presidents, who serve as the Voting Members three positions will be filed by the individuals receiving to the operation of the Community Association.
of BPCA. the most votes cast by the Voting Members (the Village If you are new to the community and would like to get
Included on the Agenda will be the election of new Presidents) present (in person or by proxy) at the Annual involved in your Village, contact someone on your Village
members to the BPCA Board of Directors. There are Meeting. The slate of Candidates will be those who self Board of Directors or email your property manager and let
fifteen seats on our Community Association Board, nominate to run for the positions. them know where you would like to participate.
roughly half are elected each year to fill two year terms. We ask that anyone interested in running for Strong successful communities are sustained by good
The Board includes nine District Directors and six At the BPCA Board have a basic understanding of the leadership and altruistic volunteers their foundation. 
Thwarting Criminal Activity

By Justin Mocha, Director of Security officers processed nearly 900,000 vehicles in 2019 alone, are regularly implementing new processes and technology
and denied almost 10,000. It is highly recommended that to improve our ability to collapse the Crime Triangle.
Over the past few months, there has been an increase residents manage their guest lists actively, and remove Securing our property will go a long way towards
in criminal activity in our area; namely, the frequency of vendors when jobs are completed. Avoid putting Uber improving that effectiveness even further.
vehicle burglaries, vehicle thefts, and home burglaries or Lyft on your permanent lists. It’s an extra step to call Lastly, remember that you can contact Access Control
have been abnormally high. While Boca Pointe has them in each time you use the service, but it is far more 24/7 at (561) 395-3392 to report suspicious activity. If
experienced far fewer of these crimes than the surrounding secure. you have suggestions or feedback on anything to do with
area, we have had four vehicle thefts in the past five Many residents are concerned about pedestrian access. security you can reach me directly via e-mail Justin.
months as well as some vehicle burglaries. We have not The size and layout of our community is not conducive Mocha@aus.com or phone (561) 672-3309. 
had any home burglaries. to controlling all pedestrian access along the entirety of
There is a concept in criminology called the ‘Crime our perimeter. There are some locations on our property
Triangle’, which identifies the three factors that create a we know are being used by pedestrians, and the Access
criminal offense. These are the Desire of a criminal to Control Committee is considering solutions to address
commit a crime, the Target of the criminal’s desire, and those.
the Opportunity for the crime to be committed. Our task Opportunity can also be thwarted by securing our
is to break at least one side of the triangle. Although we property. Even in the event a person with Desire to commit
can do nothing about Desire, we can do something about a crime accesses our community, and even if they have a
the Target and Opportunity. Target, if that target is a locked vehicle, or a home with an
The Target in most of the crimes we see in our area active and armed burglary alarm, it is highly unlikely that
are either valuables and / or the vehicles which contain a crime will be committed.
them. It is recommended that you do not leave valuables The overwhelming majority
in your vehicle unattended, especially if they are in plain of crimes in Boca Pointe are Please Help The Very Needy
sight. And, of course, never leave your keys in a vehicle. committed on unsecured
Opportunity is more complex to manage. Keeping property. At This Special Time Of Year
criminals out of our community is one method. We want Effective security is
to do our best to screen traffic at the gates. Boca Pointe always a collaboration. We
We are all so fortunate to live at Boca Pointe. However, there are many who are struggling
to just get by. The homeless in our community have a constant need of clothing. Please consider
donating any used clothing to those less fortunate. The only requirement is that the clothes
are clean. All clothing collected will be donated to local homeless shelters and programs. All
clothing can be dropped off at the Boca Pointe Community Association Office at 6909 SW
18th Street, suite A120. If you are unable to go there please email Paul Hart at paulhart46@
gmail.com and I will arrange to have the clothing picked up at your residence. Thank you
for your generosity and care for those in need.

Paul Hart, Esplanada at Boca Pointe. 