November 20, 2014

Agenda

Alcova Heights Citizens’ Association (AHCA) Meeting
November 20, 2014 – 7:00 pm
Arlington Baptist Church (714 S. Monroe Street)

1)     Introductions  – 5 minutes

2)    Introduction and thanks to Pastor Mike Law (Arlington Baptist Church) and Staff for housing AHCA Meetings – 5 minutes

3)    Thomas Jefferson committee updates – 10 minutes

4)    Introduction of Community Policing Staff – 10 minutes

5)    Arlington County Zoning Office – Robert Love – 15 minutes

6)     Election of Officers and Delegates – 10 minutes

• President (Incumbent: Sara Uzel – not running)
  • Nominees: 1) Kelly Holly
• Vice President (Incumbent: Kelly Holly – running for President)
  • Nominees: 1) Mark Cole
• Treasurer (Incumbent: Mark Cole – running for Vice President)
  • Nominees: 1) Karen Osterloh
• Secretary (Incumbent: David Saltiel – not running)
  • Nominees: 1)  Laura Cooke
• One Year Delegate (Incumbent: Karen Osterloh – running for Treasurer)
  • Nominees: 1)
• Two-Delegate (Incumbent: Bill Rapp – not running)
  • Nominees: 1) Karla Hagan

7)     Committee Reports -15 minutes

8)    Old and Unfinished Business

9)    New Business

Adjourn

Meeting Minutes

1. Introductions

• The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm on November 20, 2014.
• Approximately 20 Alcova Heights residents were in attendance.
• 6 of 7 Board Members were in attendance
• Representatives from the Arlington County Police Department, the Arlington County Zoning Division, and the Arlington Baptist Church attended the meeting.
• Current Treasurer, Mark Cole, announced that the Association would soon be making it possible for neighbors to pay their dues via PayPal.

2. Arlington Baptist Church

• Mike Law, Senior Pastor, Arlington Baptist Church introduced himself and Stacia Griffin, Church Administrator
• Mr. Law shared some background on his congregation and some information on upcoming church events.
• Mr. Law welcomed neighbors to call him or Ms. Griffin with any questions or concerns. (contact information)
• The Arlington Baptist Church has generously offered to allow AHCA to hold regular meetings in the church at no cost
• The AHCA thanks Mr. Law, Ms. Griffin, and the congregation for their hospitality.

3. Thomas Jefferson School Addition

• Maura McMahon briefed neighbors on the ongoing considerations related to potentially co-locating a new elementary school with Thomas Jefferson (TJ) Middle School.
• A poll of the neighborhood taken recently (~50 responses) showed that respondents held mixed views of co-locating an elementary school on the TJ property.
• The same poll indicated that respondents held mixed view of expanding Barcroft elementary.
• The polls identified size, traffic, and the preservation of parkland/green space as major concerns.
• The TJ working group will deliver recommendations to the County in December and the County will issue a final report in January.
• While no decisions are final, if the TJ site is selected, the impact to parkland should be minimal.
• Neighbors with questions or concerns may contact Maura or Lois Koontz

 

 

4. Arlington County Police Department

• Captain Stu Ellis, Third District Commander, introduced Sergeant Washington and Officer Manning. Three other officers are part of the District 3 team.
• Captain Ellis encouraged neighbors to contact District 3 (contact information) with any non-emergency concerns.
• Captain Ellis informed the meeting participants about recent airbag thefts.

5. Arlington County Zoning Division

• Robert Love of the Arlington County Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development gave an overview of what the Zoning Division does (and what they do not do).
  • See the full presentation
• The Zoning Division can only act within the limits of the zoning ordinance
• Concerns should include as much information as possible

6. Election of Officers and Delegates

• Elections were held for six AHCA board positions:
  • Two-year delegate TJ Ball’s term expires in 2015
• Nominations for all both positions were received prior to the meeting:
  • President: Kelly Holly
  • Vice-President: Mark Cole
  • Treasure: Karen Osterloh
  • Secretary: Laura Cooke
  • Two-year Delegate: Karla Hagan
  • One-year Delegate: Jonathan Barker
• No other nominations were received from the floor.
  • Per the AHCA by-laws, at least 10 active AHCA members were in attendance
  • A motion was made and seconded to forgo ballots and consider the nominations en bloc by voice vote. The motion passed unanimously.
  • Nominated delegates were approved unanimously by voice vote.
• AHCA Representatives as of November 21, 2014:
  • President: Kelly Holly (term expires in fall 2016)
  • Vice-President: Mark Cole (term expires in fall 2016)
  • Treasure: Karen Osterloh (term expires in fall 2016)
  • Secretary: Laura Cooke (term expires in fall 2016)
  • Two-year Delegate: Karla Hagan (term expires in fall 2016)
  • Two-year Delegate: TJ Ball (term expires in fall 2015)
  • One-year Delegate: Jonathan Barker (term expires in fall 2015)

7. Committee Reports

7a. Civic Federation

• Mitzi Williams reported on the most recent Civic Federation meeting. Topics included affordable housing, parks, schools, and taxes. Minutes of Civic Federation meetings can be found here 
• Lois Koontz has volunteered to represent Alcova Heights with the Civic Federation. Mitzi Williams will continue to do so, as well.

7b. Group Homes

• There is a new administrator for the group home on 2nd Street. No additional complaints have been received.

7c. Conservation Plan 

• The neighborhood needs to identify projects.
• One idea is to develop a master plan for the park. Two neighbor shave offered to lead this effort.

8.  Other Business

• Neighbors interested in representing AHCA in the Form-Based Code Advisory group should contact Mark Cole.
• Car dealership on Monroe between Columbia Pike and 9th Street
  • There is a limit to the number of cars they may have. This is a zoning issue
  • The police have engaged with the owners of the dealership and have ticketed and towed three vehicles that were parked illegally or did not have current registrations
  • Also working with the DMV

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.