CBCA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
February
15, 2010
Submitted
by Chris Rogers
BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Terrye
Zaremba, President
Chris
Savage, Vice-President
Charlie
Anderson, Treasurer
Chris
Rogers, Secretary
Doug
Crow, Director
Pat
McKnett, Trustee
COMMUNITY
MEMBERS:
Randy DaCamara
Tina
Murphy
MINUTES:
The minutes of the last meeting, January 18, 2010, were approved.
TREASURER'S
REPORT:
01/01/10
Balance = $8,368.24
Total
Deposits = 585.83
Total
Disbursements = 461.75
01/31/10
Balance = 8,492.32
The
treasurer's report was approved. Charlie
Anderson also presented a summary report on the "amount spent ratio to
budget" as of January 31, 2010 for the CBCA fiscal year 2009-2010
budget.
COMMITTEES:
Community
Watch - Chris Savage said that no meeting will be
held in February. He plans to attend the
next scheduled meeting in March 2010.
Beach
Erosion - Terrye
Zaremba recapped her correspondence with Terry Shannon, Calvert County
Administrator, regarding the condition of the Avenue D stairs to the
beach. Mrs. Zaremba then reviewed data
gathered around 2004 concerning requirements for forming a tax assessment
district and unsuccessful community efforts to do so at that time. Doug Crow noted that two separate issues are
involved: a) how to obtain a tax
district designation and b) what the funds should be
applied to once obtained, e.g., structural vs. vegitation
efforts to mitigate erosion. The board
voted to pursue the possibility of establishing a tax district comprised of the
waterfront home owners. Mr. Crow
volunteered to chair a committee to work on this matter. Pat McKnett and Tina Murphy volunteered to
work with him.
Many of
the board members plan to attend a town hall meeting on February 20, 2010. The purpose of the meeting, which is being
sponsored by State Representative Anthony O'Donnell, is to discuss shoreline
erosion and the tiger beetle.
Contractors
for Stairs - Mr.
Anderson called six contractors and received an estimate from only one of them
for making repairs to the Avenue D stairs.
The estimate was over $7,000.00.
The board then discussed the possibility of holding a fundraiser to help
pay for the repairs. No decision was
reached. The board agreed to consider
this idea and Mr. Anderson will try and obtain additional estimates. There will be follow-up at the next board
meeting.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Eyesore
Enforcement - Due to the recent bad weather, this topic was deferred
for discussion at future board meetings.
Meeting
Announcement - Sign/Stores - Nothing new was reported.
501-3C
and Equipment to Fix Stairs - These topics were discussed under "Beach Erosion"
earlier in the meeting.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Plans
for Erosion Control/TV Show - Mr. Anderson recorded a Discovery channel TV program on cliff erosion
and the tiger beetle here in
OTHER
ISSUES -
Advertising
in the Newsletter - Mrs. Zaremba read a suggestion emailed from Maria
Buehler that the board consider soliciting advertisements from local merchants
for inclusion in the CBCA Newsletter as a means of raising funds for the
association.
Plowing
at Boat Ramp Entrance - It was determined that CBCA is
responsible (not the county) for maintenance of the road just in front of the
gate to the boat ramp. Mrs. Zaremba will
arrange to have said area plowed.
Condolences
- Mr Crow asked that we all join in offering condolences to
our Trustee, Mrs. McKnett, on the recent passing of her husband, John Wayne
McKnett. He will be sincerely missed in
the community.
April
Newsletter - Mr. Anderson reminded everyone that the deadline is
approaching for completion of the CBCA April Newsletter. Topics should be submitted ASAP.
NEXT MEETING; Monday, March 15,
2010, 7:00 PM at the