Reston Community Center, 7:30 PM
Board Members in Attendance:
– Elliott Wild
– Karen Reese
– Heather Maddox
– Dennis Schulte
– Matt Keally
– Manuel Torres
Opening Remarks
Due to some disagreements between board members Dennis opened the meeting with a statement that he wished the board can move forward to address new business. To that end, Heather introduced a motion to develop a code of ethics to be added to the bylaws. A draft version is to be developed by the October meeting. Elliot, Matt, and Heather voted to support the motion.
Officers
Heather stepped down as president but will remain on the board. Elliot will become the new president until at least the annual meeting, while Matt will become secretary.
Trees
Merrifield Gardening planted replacement trees in early August. Carrie brought up that some of the trees were planted in locations unsuitable for large trees. She also brought up that several stumps from the original trees were not removed and presented a hazard. Genelle brought up that a tree limb was dangerously overhanging the tot lot. The board invited all who were interested to walk around the cluster to survey the completed tree work and provide input as to how to address the stumps and remaining tree hazards. Elliott set the date for the walkaround for Sunday, August 28th at 2PM.
Parking Lot Resealing
Elliott mentioned he had one bid for parking lot resealing, however, he wanted several more bids. Two companies he contacted would not reseal a parking lot they did not originally pave themselves. Genelle said she would identify more paving and sealing contractors and provide the names to Elliott. Carrie and several others discussed re-adding a motorcycle parking space in the lower cluster that had previously been eliminated. Genelle also said she would help coordinate an effort to fix cracking concrete sidewalks around the cluster, identifying homeowners who would like concrete work done in order to reduce costs to individual homeonwers via one large job.
Parking
Carrie stated her disagreement with a letter she received from Heather regarding parking of her husband’s truck. Manuel also voiced his displeasure of the board’s monitoring of expired registration and inspection stickers. The board members stated that they will cease all vehicle policing for the indefinite future.
Rats
Several residents reported rat sightings. Karen will work to identify a pest control company.
Future Meetings
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 26th at 7:30PM at RCC. The board also scheduled a budget planning meeting for Monday, November 21st.
