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2011 CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting. September 21, 2011. CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting. Agenda Halloween – Oktoberfest Block Party. Snow Removal Contract Plans Security Review Dominion Power Update Dues Status Guest Speaker, Georgia Weiss of Avalon Homes Close.
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2011 CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting September 21, 2011
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting • Agenda • Halloween – Oktoberfest Block Party. • Snow Removal Contract Plans • Security Review • Dominion Power Update • Dues Status • Guest Speaker, Georgia Weiss of Avalon Homes • Close
2011 CWCA Bi-Annual MeetingSeptember 21, 2011 • Halloween – Octoberfest Party • Julie Schwan - Chair • Beth Stewart – Co-Chair • All neighbors are encouraged to attend! • Kids Halloween Party on one side, Oktoberfest Party on the other. • Signup Genius for more volunteers.
Cold Beer! Hot dogs! Bratwurst! Sauerkraut! All Provided By CWCA! • Neighbors Are Asked To Bring A Dessert, Side Dish & A Non-Alcoholic Beverage To Share.
Moon Bounces! Dangling Donut Games! • Parents of Young Children: A “Sign Up Genius” for will be distributed via email and the listserv.
The Children’s Portion Of The Party Cannot Be Successful Without Your Participation!
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting • Snow Removal • Steve Sunderhauf & Ed McGrady; • Co-Chairmen
Snow Removal Committee Annual Report
Snow Committee • What we do • Run the contractor • Try to be good stewards of our money • Communicate about snow • Listen to complaints and try to inform the community about issues • What we don’t do • Collect dues • Move cars • Repair electric lines • Fuss at VDOT • Clean up dog poop • Find lost children • Though we have opinions on all these
Let us review • We started doing this last year • Steve and Ed were “appointed” to the committee by Dave…right before he left • Last year we had a bit of snow • The community was strong in supporting the plowing effort • This year there was a lot less snow • Meaning few complaints, and few problems, from your perspective • The contractor did a good job, best we can tell • But he did too good a job, and there lies the problem
The issues • VDOT now has a plow assigned to the neighborhoods • In addition there are a lot of gray and unknown plows running around doing stuff • This may be sufficient, but we can’t tell because WE CAN’T GET THE CONTRACTOR TO STOP PLOWING • Our contract specifies plowing on 2” or greater or the contractors discretion • The contractor plowed at 1”, and put down de-icer almost all the time. • This costs money, we have refused to pay the last bill
Possible COAs • Stop plowing and let VDOT do it • We could always start up again, but there would be a lag • Set a minimum threshold for plowing of 4-5” and enforce it • We would write a new contract that was very clear on this • It would mean that if something went wrong, we’d need another contract • And you’d have to live with VDOT for <4” • Continue with the existing scheme, but enforce the 2” rule • What we cannot do is make an “audible” due to liability concerns • Continue to plow on even a flake of snow no matter what • Its your money! We don’t mind!
Other Initiatives • We have had good luck with online communications • Gmail account: cwcasnow@gmail.com • Twitter account: http://www.twitter.com/cwcasnow • Google maps: drain markers and routes • Set up a blog http://cwcasnow.posterous.com/ • But there wasn’t really much to blog about • It was a dull year compared to last year! • Reminders: • Don’t park your cars on the street during snow events (we know who you are all you cul-de-sac people) • Cars have been damaged! • Report problems through the gmail account, so we have a record of it • Don’t pull up my stakes that mark the storm drains, they cost money and you get the crappy stakes next year! • Check the twitter account first, I’m usually up on it when there is a major snow event • The blog is for longer format information
Contact us! Gmail: cwcasnow@gmail.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cwcasnow Blog: http://cwcasnow.posterous.com/ Our maps: http://tinyurl.com/ybqcavs Or look for us on HoodPlayDates
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting • Security Review • Cabell Fooshe • Very little activity for concern. • Vandalism of signs on Laburnum at the beginning of summer coincided once college students returned from being away and when Fairfax County Schools dismissed for the summer. • Teen drivers, Household Help and employees are commonly driving over the posted speed limit.
Chesterbrook Woods Citizens Association Treasurer’s Report Damien Dovi CWCA Treasurer September 21, 2011
CWCA 2011 -12 Proposed Budget * Not enough to cover one snow event.
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting Dominion Power • Continue Circuit Reconditioning • Currently in design phase and will begin in a couple of months. Will take 6 – 12 months to complete. • Load Transfer Project • Will be done in conjunction with Circuit Reconditioning. • Fuse Installation Project has already been completed.
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting The combination of both projects will improve service reliability. They will strengthen main feeder infrastructure and place Chesterbrook Woods on a different, more reliable circuit.
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting Guest Speaker; Georgia Weiss of Avalon Homes Question and Anwer
CWCA Bi-Annual Meeting Close of meeting