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						Mar 24 1979
Mr. Jack Dillon
The Sequoias

Dear Jack:
	I an still waiting for the drawing of the area near the south-east
end of the Colonnade.  I have one pool company in the process of making a
bid and they must know the location of all buried pipes and other facilities
in this area before they can make an estimate of the costs.
	



		Arthur Samuel
						March 27, 1979

Mr. Elmer Hutchisson

Dear Elmer:

In looking into the problems of solar heating for a possible pool, I have
been lead to consider the possibility of The Sequoias doing something
about solar heating for hot water and for space heating.  An artical on
solar heating in the latest Science brings this to a head.

I believe that a good case might be made for us to install a solar heating
system if we could somehow qualify for a government grant for this
purpose.  The National Energy Conservation Policy of 1978 provides for a
tax credit against the cost of solar heating systems.  As a tax exempt
organization the NCPH would not benefit from a tax credit but a properly
worded appeal to the appropiate government agency might get us a federal
grant that would be a larger percentage of the total cost than the amount
normally allowed to others as a tax credit.

The Science article seems to say that we could not justify a solar system
without some assistance, but I rather believe that the article did not
attach enough weight to the rising cost of fuel and it certainly did
not consider the rather special conditions that obtain here at The Sequoias.

As to the practical considerations, it seems to me that we could have
solar colectors on the roofs of all of our buildings. The heat exchange
units in each building would provide a limited amount of heat storage but
we would need to supplement this with additional storage.  This could be a
storage tank at each building, but a more efficient system might be one in
which this storage was in the form of a centrally located tank. During
periods when excess solar energy is available the present piping system
would supply heat to this central storage system.  During periods of
insufficent solar heat, the heat stored in this central tank would be
available so that the demand for gas heating would be reduced.
First draft of a proposed set of regulations for --


		  The Sequoias Swimming Pool and Jacuzzi Club

       General Rules concerning the Pool Maintenance and Club Membership

1. The pool will belong to the NCPH Inc. and the NCPH will be responsible for
enforcement of all necessary safety regulations.  The normal maintenance and the
day by day management of the pool will, however, be the responsibility of The
Sequoias Swimming Club and the use of the facilities will be restricted to
members of the Swimming Club and their guests.

2. To become a member of The Sequoias Swimming Club the resident must submit a
formal request for membership and the applicant must be approved by The Sequoias
Physicion or by the Head Nurse as being an individual who is both physically and
mentally capable of making use of the facilities without requiring individual
supervision.

Under suitable restrictions, a resident who does not meets these conditions may
become a member if satisfactory personal arrangements have been made to provide
the resident with a qualified attendant who must accompany the resident when
that the resident is using the facilities.

As a protection for the NCPH, members of the swimming club will be required to
sign a waiver recognizing the normal hazards associated with the use of the pool
and absolving the NCPH Inc. of any extra liability caused by the their use of
the facilities.

3. The pool and the associated jacuzzi will be maintained through assessments
levied against those residents of The Sequoias who are members of The Sequoias
Swimming Club and the facilities are available for the individual use of these
members only. The monthly assessment will be set so as to cover all of the
anticipated costs of maintaining the facilities and to accumulate a contingency
fund for future repairs.  Members will also be expected to pay an additional 
assessment for the use of the pool by their guests and they must be present
when their guests are using the pool.

It is intended that the facility be entirely self supporting so that no costs
need be borne by non-users.  In the unlikely event that the future membership
would fall so low as to make the individual assessment unacceptably high, then
the pool would be filled in and abandoned.

4. Club members will be issued keys to be used to gain access to the facilities
and to operate the automatic pool cover.

5. The primary source of heat for the pool will be through solar heating,
although an auxillary gas heater will be provided.  It is anticipated that the
pool temperature will be maintained at a reasonable temperature for most
swimmers (80 degrees) for at least 8 months each year. The auxillary gas heater
will be used only rarely, perhaps early in the spring after the pool has just
been refilled and therafter only occassionally during prolonged cool periods.

The temperature will be allowed to drop during the remaining 4 months of the
year on those days when the solar heating proves to be inadequate.  Should
members want to have the pool heated by gas during these 4 months then it may be
possible to arrange for a special assessment against such users to cover the
additional cost.

		 Rules governing the use of the pool facilities

1. The normal pool hours will be from 9 A.M. until 6 P.M. or until sunset (which
ever comes first), with a quiet period between 1 P.M. and 3 P.M. when extra care
must be taken not to make any unnecessary noise.

2. Under no circumstances may a resident use the facilities if there is not at
least one additional adult person present.

3. Loud or boisterous activities will not be permitted in the pool area. The
pool is intended for therapeutic exercise and for the quiet enjoyment of the
Swimming Club members.  The Sequoias is a quiet residential community and the
interests of non-users of the pool facilities must be respected at all times.

4. There are, at present, two possible arrangements that are being considered
as to the use of the pool by children, and in particular by grandchildren. 
One possibility is to exclude children at all times.  A second possibility is
to allow children only during certain hours, perhaps between 12 noon and 1 P.M.
when most residents will be at lunch and when the noise that children inevitably
make will be the least objectional.

5. Bathers will be expected to wear shoes or sandals and some sort of robe or
coverup and to use the shortest or least conspicuous route in going to and from
the pool.  Bathers are to provide their own towels and to dry themselves before
leaving the pool area so as not to drip water on the walkways.  Under no
circumstances should towels or personal belongings be left in the pool area.

6. Showers will be provided and bathers are expected either to use these
facilities or to bathe at their apartments before using the pool or jacuzzi.

7. The last two persons leaving the pool area will be responsible for seeing
that the pool area is left in good order and that the pool has been covered,
particularly in the late afternoon or if it is unlikely that there will be other
users before the end of the day.