The Isles of

Sarasota

Homeowner’s

Association

Professionally

Managed By:

Argus Property Management

Isles of Sarasota H.O.A.

5901 Benevento Dr.

Sarasota, FL 34238

Fax: 941-922-1501

Joshua Jones, Property Manager Phone: 941-922-1298

E-mail: joshua@argusmgmt.com

Olga Barrios, Activities Director

Phone: 941-922-1892 E-mail: olgab@argusmgmt.com

www.Islesofsarasota.com

Emergency After Hours Common Areas 941-951-4034

THE ISLES

Inside

Edition

July 2020

Isles Management Office will be closed on Friday, July 3rd.

A Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 2, 2020 @ 5:30 pm in

the Town Center. There are two agenda items: Election of Officers and approval of

the tennis court drainage.

FP&L is s scheduled to replace the large transformer next to the playground in late

July or early August.

Beginning Monday, July 6, 2020 the Town Center will reopen for recreational

use. Card games, board games, book club, and exercise classes will be permitted to

resume. The Town Center, including the card room will be limited to a maximum of

25 people. The card room will be limited to 12 people. Exercise classes will be

limited to 10 participants. See page # 2 & 3 for more information.

Fishing is permitted in the community see page # 4 for additional details.

As a reminder the 3rd quarter HOA payment is due July 1st.

A quarterly inspection is scheduled for July 1st for all sidewalks.

Proper footwear must be worn in the fitness center. Sandals are not permitted.

Trimming of palms over 15 ft has been completed. Palm trees under 15 ft are still

being trimmed.

The summer annuals have been planted at the Aviano entrance and the Town

Center.

“Do Not Trim” signs on personal landscaping are not permitted.

BrightView will pick up palm fronds that are placed curbside on Thursday.

BrightView will be completing enhancement on Abaco Entrance and by the Fitness

Center in early July.

Yoga & Exercise

Classes

2

Class Schedule &

Clubs

3

Fishing Rules 4

Committee Updates 5

Recycling Information 6

Advertisements 7-8

A note from Janie Gibson I am so happy to announce that our Yoga and Fitness classes at the Isles will start back up again beginning

Tuesday, July 7th. Our schedule will resume at the same times and days as before.

Tuesdays at 10:00 am - Gentle Beginner Yoga

Wednesdays at 10:15 am - Cardio Dance Party

Thursdays at 10:00 am - Yoga (for those with some Yoga experience)

Fridays at 10:00 am - Cardio Sculpt

Please be aware of the following guidelines:

Classes are limited to 10 participants. Because of the limited capacity, you MUST sign up in-advance to

attend a class. A sign up book will be available in the Town Center. Please do not call the Town

Center to be signed up. You must sign up in-person. If you cannot attend a class that you have signed up for, please remove your name ASAP so you can give someone else the opportunity to participate.

CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ISLES RESIDENTS ONLY!

Due to Covid, I will no longer be able to share my yoga props with you, you must bring your own equip-

ment. For Yoga classes you will need a mat, blocks (2) 9”x6”x 4”, strap, and blanket. A large beach towel or

pillow can be substituted for a blanket. For Fitness classes you will need to bring your own mat and 2-5 lb

weights.

Note: Places you can purchase equipments: Amazon, Target, sometimes Marshalls & TJ Maxx, and Walmart.

You will no longer be able to leave your weights at the Town Center. You must take the

weights with you at the end of each class.

Paying for classes: I will have a central location for you to pay for class. Classes remain $7 for a single

class or 4 classes for $26 or 8 classes for $48. If you are paying with a check, you can drop off your

check in the container provided. If you are paying with cash, please bring exact change and place in an

envelope. Write on the envelope your name and what you are paying for. For example: From: Jane Doe

paying 8 classes for $48. Hopefully this will streamline our payment procedure.

Please practice social distancing before, during, and after class. Please DO NOT come to class

if you are feeling sick.

I am so looking forward to seeing all! Thank you for helping us make a smooth transition back to classes.

Thanks,

Janie Gibson

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YOGA & EXERCISE CLASSES

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CLASS SCHEDULE CLUBS Cardio Dance Party: Each

Wednesday @ 10:15am. Featuring

30-40 minutes of cardio using upbeat

popular music and easy to follow fun

dance moves to get your heart pump-

ing!! This 60 minute class also includes core work, upper

body weight work and stretching. Please bring 1 to 5

pound hand weights, a mat and water with you to class.

Participants can choose not to use hand weights, if they

prefer. Fee $7.00 per class. Taught by Janie Gibson,

Certified Group Fitness Instructor. For more information

call Janie at 941-735-9370.

Cardio Sculpt: Each Friday @ 10am. Featuring 30-40

minutes of cardio using 1 to 5 pound hand weights com-

bining aerobic activity with sculpting of the entire body.

The 60 minute class also includes core work and stretch-

ing. Please bring 1 to 5 pound hand weights, a mat and

water with you to class. Participants can choose not to

use hand weights, if they prefer. Fee $7.00 per class.

Taught by Janie Gibson, Certified Group Fitness Instruc-

tor. For more information call Janie at 941-735-9370.

Tennis Clinics: Isles Resident and

Tennis Instructor, Jerry Kortenber hosts

weekly Tennis clinics for men and women.

Each Monday & Thursday 8:30am –

10:00am. See schedule posted on Tennis

Bulletin Board. FREE!

Water Aerobics: Class will

begin @ 10am each Monday,

Wednesday, and Friday. Low

impact and stretching!! Come on

out and join us!!!! FREE !

Yoga: Each Tuesday @ 10am. Fee $7.00 per class. Pre-

Pay Janie Gibson, BA, Master Personal Trainer, Certified

Yoga Instructor. For more information call Janie at 941-

735-9370.

Yoga Mixed Level: Each Thurs-

day @10:00am. This class is suit-

able for all levels and will include

options for increasing intensity for

those who are ready. Taught by Janie

Gibson, Registered Yoga Teacher,

Certified Group Fitness Instructor

and Personal Trainer. Fee $7.00 per

class. For more information call Janie at 941-735-9370.

Basketball & Pickleball: Play BBall or

Pickleball. Courts are ready. Be sure and sign

up at the Bulletin Board near the Bocce

courts. BBall and Pickleball cannot be played at

the same time!!! No back to back sign ups.

Pickleball nets are located in the Fitness

Center inside a brown bin.

Bocce: Each Monday @ 9:30am and Sunday @ 4pm.

If you want to play on your own, the equipment is located

by the Bocce courts.

Bridge: Social Bridge is held each Wednesday

@ 1pm in the Card Room.

Canasta: Card game each Friday @ 1pm in the Card

Room. Come and play!

Hand/Foot: Card game each Monday @ 1pm in the Card

Room. Come and play!

MahJongg: Intermediate MahJongg is played

every Tuesday @ 1:00pm in the Town

Center. Please call Julia Alvarez if you’re

Interested in this fun group!! Phone #

941-924-4601.

Mexican Train Dominoes: Plays each Thursday

@1:00pm in the Card Room. If you have any questions,

contact Liz Steiner:estein888@aol.com.

Rummikub Game: It is a tile game for

2 - 4 players, or more combining luck and

strategy. Each Thursday @ 6:30pm in

the Town Center.

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COMMITTEE UPDATES

ACC CORNER

The next meetings of the Architectural Change Com-

mittee will be Wednesday, July 8th and Wednesday,

August 12th both @11am in the Card Room. Please

note these meeting has been added to the calendar.

Since we are in the midst of Hurricane season and

homeowners are anxious to get their applications for

hurricane products reviewed by the ACC, during the

months of June, July, and August all applications that

are submitted to the HOA office for hurricane hard-

ening such as accordion shutters, roll down curtains,

impact glass, and etc. will be review within 5 days of

receipt.

We encourage homeowners to attend our meetings.

Carol E Solomon

Chairperson

CERT CORNER

To all CERT members & volunteers:

There will be NO CERT meeting for the month of

July due to Covid and the need for social distancing.

Please check your backpack CERT supplies as we are

already in the hurricane season. If you need supplies,

please contact me and I will arrange to get them to

you, especially face masks & disposable gloves.

Jim Fonk, IC

jfonk@comcast.net

FISHING RULES

Isles residents are allowed to fish in any of

the lakes on the Isles property. We ask

that you be courteous and observe your

neighbor’s property and fish only from the

common areas.

"No Trespassing" signs have been posted in

several areas around the lakes. The police

should be contacted in the event you

suspect someone is trespassing and is not

an Isles resident .

Owners are allowed to fish from the

common areas by the recreational area

and Town Center, but not in common areas

abutting individual lots. The Isles HOA

management will address an owner if they

are accessing another owner's rear yard

for fishing purposes, they will be asked to

cease and desist immediately.

We are now officially into our summer rainy season.

Weekly rains can range from a pleasant summer shower

to a frog strangler downpour. A common comment we

receive this time of year is, the irrigation was running

while it was raining. Our irrigation system has multiple

rain sensors that will turn off the systems when the rain

sensor has received enough water to trigger a shut down.

The rain sensor will allow the irrigation to again run under

normal programming once it dries out to a point that it

will disconnect. That being said the timing of shut down

and start up is dependent on the amount of rain received

at the location of the sensors and the amount of sun and

wind the sensors receive.

The planned Lady Bug release is still on hold as supplies

continue to be an issue. The good news is I have encoun-

tered Lady Bugs providing their beneficial pest control in

the landscape, we just need to assist in their population

growth. One key thing to remember is that there needs

to be a pest population for the Lady Bugs to flourish,

resulting in a balanced eco-system requiring less chemical

insecticides applied to the landscape.

Mowing will be on a weekly service and will include all the

usual suspects, mowing, blowing, weed eating with soft

and hard edging.

The detail crews will remain hard at work to keep your

shrubs beautiful for the season.

Our Irrigation system is continually monitored and

adjusted for the changing seasons and plant requirements.

Repairs and modification are taken care of as needed.

BrightView continues to be vigilant in this time of the

Global Pandemic. Employees are provided with all the

appropriate personal protective equipment and sanitizing

supplies. To date we have not had any cases at our

branch. During this time when the economy is beginning

to open back up in stages, it is important to remember

personal distancing and best practices to try an avoid

another mandatory shut down. Please be safe and take

care.

BrightView appreciates your loyalty and commits to

creating a beautiful place to live.

John Breitenstein

Account Manager

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BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPING

COMMITTEE UPDATES RULES & REGS CORNER

SPORTS CORNER

Your Isles Rules & Regs Committee will be in summer

recess for July and August. Our next meeting will be on

September 15th @ 9am in the Town Center.

All residents are welcome.

Thank you all for your cooperation and please be careful

this summer.

Robert Brosnan

Chairperson

Hello Sports Fans

Well it’s certainly getting hot out there. Still, we see many

players hitting the tennis, pickleball, and bocce courts. It’s

good to see the facilities active after the lockdown. We

ask that everyone continue to play smart and take all

necessary precautions to help ensure safety for all.

You may have noticed a buzz of activity around the tennis

and pickleball courts, and the bathroom building. As part

of a larger project to maintain the drainage in the amenity

area, the intrepid sleuths at the Isles discovered some

problems with the drains between the lake and the tennis

courts. The drains were at the wrong height and were

severely clogged. This allowed a large amount of water to

drain onto the courts. The workers have been clearing the

pipes and repositioning the drains to the correct level. We

appreciate your patience in dealing with the jackhammer,

compressor, and pump noise.

Especially as the summer wears on, remember to take a

break if needed, and don’t forget to hydrate.

John Savage

Chairperson

Single-Stream Recycling Program has

been in effect for a few months now in

the Sarasota & Venice area.

If you haven’t heard already, you can

now submit a request to exchange

your recycling cart.

When the program first started every-

one received a 65 gallon cart. You now

have option to request a smaller "35

gallon" or a larger "95 gallon" cart.

You can submit your exchange request online through the Sarasota County Recycling

website: www.scgov.net/recycling or call the Sarasota County Contact Center @

941-861-5000. Please be aware that they are experiencing a high call volume so we

definitely recommend trying the online link first, if possible.

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RECYCLING INFORMATION

Keep Sarasota County

BEAUTIFUL!

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