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Newsletter September 2020

Autumn 2020 at the Nitza Pool

Dear Pool shareholders and friends

“For a much better year, full of health and joy“. Thisis the ברכה we all pray for. You and all your familyshould get out of your „confined life“ andcompensate for the missed months of personalfreedom with a new positive spirit.2020 started with a fulfilled dream: We were readyto celebrate with you in April the opening of ourbeautifully refurbished Nitza Pool. The plans wereready. All of us were excited to open the curtain fora new area in the history of our little Pool paradise.Man proposes, G’d disposes.

Shana tova, for a better year - stay healthy

The Rosh Hashana fruit and honey composition was created and photographed by Marina and Vladimir in the new Pool kitchen

Affixing mezuzot

In a small ceremony on 2nd September, 2020 DavidMarriott (left) and Jacques Korolnyk, the two membersof the Pool Management, affixed sponsored mezuzoton the two doors of the new Pool kitchen.

“Thank you evening“ for the Pool RotaTeam: We are proud of you

It was the first evening event at the Pool - a veryspecial evening organised for a good cause: to saythank you to a fully devoted team of volunteers whogave considerable time in checking the visitors inorder to comply with the Corona regulations.

With our various newsletters we informed you howwe approached a difficult time. Our top concern wasand still is, a maximum of safety for our visitors. Weinvested considerable time, energy and funds toconvert our Pool into a place where all our visitorsfelt safe without suffering too much from the variousrestrictions imposed.This is the moment to express our heartfeltappreciation to the visitors and guests, to our Rotateam at the door, to Sara, Vladimir and his wifeMarina and Orli Packer. They all respected the rulesof the game and made the best out of a difficultsituation. Let us dream of the next season with youall among us. We will work very hard to win backwhat could not be realised this year. We will get itif we want it.

David Marriott Jacques Korolnyk

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Newsletter September 2020

Thank you evening (continued) New ideas from the Nitza Pool Bar Kitchen -prepared with loving care by Vladimir andMarinaAll the volunteers were welcomed with this poem:

"We are proud of you. We can count on you.We needed help and we found it in you.We needed a smile. And got it from you.We needed your time. It was ok for you.We are proud of you. We can count on you.Thanks for our having found a reliablefriend in you."

Each one received a meaningfullittle present for theupcoming chagim.

A. Which was the hightest Nitza Poolmorning water temperature registeredduring the 2020 season until September 4(heating by sun - no solar panels)?

B. To how many visitors did the Rota teammeasure the temperature until 31 Augusteach time they entered the Pool area?

Correct answers on page 4

Our “Extended Board“ ladies, Joyce Berman and Lucette Medina…

…organised a most wonderful “Thank You evening“. Thank you.

Newsletter September 2020

Concerning access to the Pool: Help us toavoid conflicts with the tenants of yourapartment

This summer was special. Because of Corona manyshareholding owners of apartments rented out theirproperty to Israeli families who wanted to spend afew days at the seaside and cool down at the Pool.The conflict: Some tenants aggressively refused topay the Pool entrance fee stating that the apartmentwas advertised with a swimming pool but there wasno mention of an entrance charge. We had to fightto get the money, had to make special deals, etc. Wealso had to refuse entrance.

We have nothing against mentioning the beautifullyrefurbished Pool as an essential rental asset. Butalways add that entrance is payable, unless you havemade appropriate arrangements. This will avoid alot of frustration.

The Management will soon issue details of how toproperly instruct real estate agents and to correctlyword online offers. With this help we hope to avoidconflicts with our shareholders who, in the worstcase, will be charged for unpaid entrances.

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The Nitza Pool history in brief: the story tobecome a shareholder

From a privately run Pool…

…to a Pool share company

Nitza Pool in 1977

Nitza 16 was the firsttower of the three, builtin 1973 followed bytower 10 in 1978 andmany years later building14. The Swimming Poolwas part of the complexsince the beginning and

In the nineties the Pool was closed, probably due toeconomic reasons and eventually sold to a group ofowners who advanced the funds to buy it.

This new team restructured the Pool by establishing aShare Company under Israeli law. They made an initialoffer to all owners of $ 5,000 to buy a share, allowingaccess to the Pool, but also to contribute to the Poolmaintenance by a yearly fixed fee (Chova). In addition,shareholders still pay their entrance ticket based onone of the various subscription arrangements.

2/3 of the apartment owners became shareholdersbecause the share is also an important added value ofthe apartment. Some owners did not participate. Somebought their shares much later. There are a numberof owners who have contacted the Management toget the opportunity to use the Pool.

belonged to the Shapira family, the builder of thiscomplex. They ran the Pool which was accessible toall the owners by paying the entrance fee.

“In the contractis written WITHSWIMMING POOL!I will not pay anextra entrancecharge…!“

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Newsletter September 2020

The Operating Manual for Pool SecurityInstallations - a new important managementtool

There are some changes in the maintenance of thePool accessories:

The new storage rooms allow us to store the sunbedsowned by shareholders and by the Pool, as well asthe Pool owned, carefully wrapped, new mattresseswhich we hold for sale for the new season. Allprivately owned mattresses, including the new oneswould be exposed to extreme humidity and wind andrisk getting damaged. Therefore mattresses must betaken to the owners’ apartments at the latest byend of October, 2020. Please make yourarrangements.

Many sunbeds are in a poor condition due to theweather conditions making the plastic porous andbreakable, and mattresses are dirty, faded andfrayed. We will not accept these accessories for thenew season. We plan to be in touch with the ownersto approve their disposal.

Due to the Corona problems our supplier was unableto deliver the covers we had ordered before Corona.We are working on options to buy the fabrics tosecure the unified look of the mattresses.

Imagine: Vladimir is on vacation. There is a majortechnical problem which must be solved immediately.How to cope? How to instruct third parties such asthe fire brigade or other services?

The Management is planning to issue a manual forthe new season 2021 in which all security installationsare described with exact operating guidelines. TheManagement is committed to „Safety first“.

The main idea is to be able to operate independentlyand at any time important security relatedinstallations, such as Entrance door, Emergency door,Safety storage of chemicals, etc. This project will bedeveloped in cooperation with Vladimir. A copy of themanual will be stored in the Va’ad office, withVladimir and with the Management.

The correct answers to the Quizquestions:

A. 31.5ºC (Sept.1, 2020, 7:30 am)B. 2,250

Privately owned mattresses can no longerbe stored in the Pool. Please take them toyour apartment. Dirty old mattresses andbroken beds will be disposed of.

No slipover covers

The “Private Property“ sign is supplied only for new or wellmaintained old mattresses.

If you have questions or suggestions please do nothesitate to contact us.

David Marriott Jacques Korolnyk