Calvert Beach Civic Association Board of Directors Meeting   

                                                                        August 17, 2009

                                                            Submitted by: Chris Rogers

 

 

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:

Curtis Walker, Vice President

Charlie Anderson, Treasurer

Chris Rogers, Secretary

Pat McKnett, Trustee

Doug Crow, Director

Chris Savage, Director

 

COMMUNITY MEMBERS:

Nino and Annie Santana

 

Mr. Curtis Walker, CBCA Vice-President, chaired the meeting.

 

MINUTES:  The minutes of the last meeting, July 20, 2009, were approved.  Many thanks to

Mr. Chris Savage, Director, for preparing the minutes due to the absence of the Secretary!

 

TREASURER'S REPORT:

 

Treasurer, Charlie Anderson, reported the following:

 

            July 1, 2009 cash          =  $ 12,781.70

            Income                                     =  $      201.10  

            Expenses                     =  $   1,049.20

            Current Balance             =  $  11,933.60

 

Mr. Anderson has opened a money market account for the CBCA so that funds on hand can accrue interest.  P

Pat Mcknett asked if plans were in place for the insurance bill to come in November and Mr. Anderson replied in

the affirmative.  He also mentioned that the cost of trash service will be higher than anticipated due to a price

increase.

 

COMMITTEES:

 

Roads & Drainage - Nothing new reported.

 

Community Watch - Nothing new reported. (See "Security" below.)

 

Boat Ramp Keys -  Mr. Anderson said that the lock at the boat ramp was changed today.  The old keys no longer

work.  Only 22 new keys have been given out as of this date.  One key was given to the fire department because it

provides them access to the Bay.  The towing company asked for a key.  The board discussed the feasibility of this.

It was decided that Mr. Anderson would speak with the company and ask if they will put a "first warning" type notice

on the cars and take down the offender's license tag number.  These cars would then be towed upon a second

violation.  Violations occur if the vehicle is not displaying a CBCA parking permit in the windshield.

 

Beach Erosion - Nothing new was reported.

 

Security - Mr. Anderson noted that he has been sending the security reports (from the off-duty officers) to the

Board members.  There was a general discussion of recent problems in the area and general dissatisfaction with the

response of County police was expressed.  Mr. Savage said that he has yet to receive follow-up on the attempted

break-in of his house.  Terrye Zaremba (CBCA President) has not had follow-up on the concerns she voiced at the

previous CBCA Board meeting, which was attended by police representatives.  Mr. and Mrs. Santana, attending

this evening's meeting, were refused a case number by the officer who came to their home to investigate vandalism

of their mailbox.  The Board will revisit these issues at upcoming meetings.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

Letters to Delinquent Dues Payers - While the Board discussed this issue, no decision was reached.  During the discussion,

Mr. Doug Crow offered to develop a "Mission Statement" for the CBCA and seek input from the Board members.  The goal is to have

such a statement prepared in time for inclusion in the November Newsletter.  The genesis of this idea is that the Board wants to

develop in the community a greater understanding of the purpose of and services provided by the CBCA and, thus, potentially

spur dues payments by those who have not contributed.  This topic was tabled for further discussion.

 

Website Update - Mr. Walker asked Mr. Anderson to resend to him the proposed changes Mr. Anderson has for the website.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Feedback from July 20 Meeting with Calvert Police - No one could report any feedbck from the police on the issues raised

at the last meeting.

 

PEPCO Proposal - Mr. Anderson attended a recent meeting at which a PEPCO representative discussed a plan to run power

lines under the Bay to the Eastern Shore.  From the gist of the discussion, it appeared to Mr. Anderson that Calvert Beach was

"out of the running" as a potential access site for PEPCO. 

 

Training for Neighborhood Watch - It was decided to table discussion of this issue until the next meeting. 

 

Other Issues - Chris Rogers said that she sent a "get well" card to President Terrye Zaremba on behalf of the CBCA.

 

The meeting adjoured at 8:05 PM

 

NEXT MEETING: Monday, September 21, 2009 at 7:00 PM at LBCA Community Center