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Board Meeting Minutes, 24 August 2016

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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.

Board Meeting Minutes, 4 March 2016

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Attendance

  • Heather Maddox
  • Karen Reese
  • Dennis Schulte
  • Elliot Wild
  • Manuel Torres

Also in attendance: N/A

New Business

  • Snow Removal: Heather shared several bids which she collected.  Discussion will continue in future meetings since there is plenty of time to decide.
  • Tree Replacement.  Heather shared bids collected for tree replacement.  The board voted and agreed to hire Merrifield Gardens for $50 to meet with the board for a walk around.  This fee will be applied as a credit if Merrifield is selected.
  • Landscaping.  The board discussed five bids and approved Heather to pursue a contract with Frontier Landscaping.  Frontier’s bid was approximately $2000 less than the current landscaper.
  • Yard Sale: April 16th, one week before the cluster cleanup.
  • A website instruction will be presented at the next meeting.

Old Business

  • The cluster cleanup will be discussed at the next meeting.

The next meeting will be April 4th at 7:30 PM.

Board Meeting Minutes, 1 February 2016

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Board Members in attendance:

  • Heather Maddox, President
  • Karen Reese, Vice President
  • Elliot Wild, Secretary
  • Matt Keally, Director
  • Manuel Torres, Treasurer

Also in attendance:

  • N/A

Old Business

  1. Tree Removal/stump grinding: Karen will reach out to follow up on the unfinished tree work, namely the large sections in the front of the cluster which have not been removed.  Investigation of tree behind 2221 which had been discussed for removal.
  2. Tree Replacements: Heather gathered tree bids from two locations, with a third expected to submit soon.
  3. Cluster records, file sorting gathering date is set for March 4th at Heather’s, at 6pm.
  4. Inventory of contracts/accounts:
    • Snow removal is good until April
    • Towing- status unclear
    • Lawn/tree bids
  5. Snow bids: Heather will collect bids and put together a spreadsheet.
  6. Parking lot resealing: Elliot left messages and has yet to hear back and get bids.
  7. Sidewalk work: Elliot left messages and has yet to hear back and get bids.
  8. Communication: Discussion of a lesson to the board on website posts.  Karen is currently in charge of Facebook maintenance.  Lastly, the board discussed posting message boards on the mailboxes to announce cluster events.
  9. Increasing neighborhood involvement: provide announcements via social media and the website.  Also, the board discussed establishing several committees: welcome, social, yard sale (Ruth and Christine?), neighborhood watch (Elliot will speak to potential candidates), and parking (Elliot will speak to potential candidates).

New Business

  1. Snow removal feedback: Some upper cluster residents expressed disappointment with the plow service.  Discussion of purchasing a cluster snowblower.
  2. Cluster cleanup tentative date April 23rd.
  3. Next meeting will be on March 4th, following the file sorting meeting, which will begin at 6:00pm. The meeting will be at Heathers, at 2252.