BVSCA Membership Meeting September 2008

Agenda for Meeting Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Important Reminder. BVSCA now has parking garage arrangements in the Ballston Station Building, 4301 N. Fairfax Drive. Bring your Colonial Parking ticket to the meeting; we will stamp it with a mark (BVSCA Arlington, VA) that the attendants recognize. The parking garage entrance is on the building's east side, 1000 block of N. Taylor St. Elevators will bring you from garage to street level. You must exit the building on the ground floor to enter our meeting room on the N. Utah St. side.

7:00 PM A. Discussion and planning by officers and representatives until 7:30 pm.

Take note of the new 2008-2009 BVSCA meeting dates: last page of this agenda

Review the topics for tonight's discussion.

7:30 PM B. Arlington Counnty Police Department Information: Announcements and/or reports concerning law enforcement. Our contact: Captain Franz Desamour, Fdesam@arlingtonva.us, 703 228 4062. BVSCA in Police Department's new 1st District. Corporal David Green Jr., Operations Division, is the liaison to BVSCA. We are free to contact him with questions or requests at 703 228 4348.

Postponed until November meeting. Formerly 7:45 PM C. Notable Tree Program, Arlington County Beautification Committee. Public and private trees are eligible for nomination. Unusually large tree for its species, unusual species for this area, historic or community significance counts. Program contact: Anne Wilson, MSN, wilsanne@gmail.com.

8:30 PM E. Regular Meeting.

Administrative.

Report of the Treasurer. Allyson Ugarte
Report of the Secretary/Recorder. David Ryan

9:00 PM F. Reports of Committees, if any new information.

9:15 PM G. Regular Business.

Review the procedure for joining BVSCA: application to President or Treasurer, payment of dues, name and key information to List Serve Owner for placement on official roster.

Collection of membership dues is high priority so members maintain active status.

Vote on dues management and structure:

Cycle of payment.

Dues amount.

Discuss any suggested changes to the BVSCA By-Laws (furnish copies and specify the paragraphs and wording to be changed

BVSCA Newsletter: progress toward production of the revived newsletter. Discuss plans for distribution (mail, hand delivery, etc.): Nia Bagley

Other business. Program Committee; should we consider establishing a Membership Committee (coordinate with Treasurer)?

9:30 PM H. Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC)

NCAC update. Robert Preiss, Representative; Whitney Wilson, Alternate

-- Discussion of options for community future work (streets, parks, etc.);

-- Site plan attendance by some BVSCA members (Peck/Staples, Founder's Square, St. Charles School);

-- BVSCA review of School Board Plan (September);

Comments on activities of the Arlington County Civic Federation: Any ACCF representative who attended can summarize if practical.

Adjourn Meeting. Motion and second needed.

Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association Information

BVSCA meetings are normally held on the last Tuesday of alternate months. (2007-Sep 25, Nov 27; 2008-Jan 29, Mar 25, May 27, Jul 29, Sep 30, Nov 25). The location is the public meeting room behind (north of) the Willow Restaurant, northeast corner of N. Utah St. and Fairfax Dr., Ballston Station Building (4301), Arlington. The entrance is the fourth set of green doors, 1000 block on N. Utah St. Parking is authorized in building for BVSCA members who present stamped tickets when leaving on scheduled meeting days.

Officers and representatives elected and appointed at our regular meeting on September 25, 2007:

• President: Daniel Corts, H 703 528 1192, Dbcorts@aol.com
• Vice President: Paula Bertolin, H 703 243 8689, dcbertolins@yahoo.com
• Treasurer: Allyson R. Ugarte, ugarte@pipeline.com
• Secretary/Recorder: David Ryan, ryan0001@yahoo.com
• Newsletter Editor: Nia Bagley, niabagley@yahoo.com
• Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC) Representative, Robert Preiss, preis@aol.com
• NCAC Alternate, Whitney Wilson, wwilson@jhip.com

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