CBCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

                                                            November 9, 2008

                                                            Submitted by Chris Rogers

 

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:

 

Terrye Zaremba, President

Charlie Anderson, Vice-President

Dale Middleton, Treasurer

Chris Rogers, Secretary

Pat McKnett, Trustee

Jim Powell, Trustee

Tina Murphy, Director

Curtis Walker, Director

 

COMMUNITY MEMBERS:

Randy DaCamara

BetteJane Middleton

Diane Powell

Loren Zaremba

 

MINUTES:  The minutes of the last meeting, October 12, 2008 were approved as amended.

 

TREASURER'S REPORT:

 

10/12/08 Balance =        $10,948.49

Total Deposits =                   80.00  (maintenance fees from 2 lot/property owners @ $40. apiece)

Total Disbursements =         540.00  ($40. trash service, $500. renewal of general liability insurance)

9/09/08 Balance =            10,488.49

 

To Date, of 394 lot owners, 125 are paid and 269 are unpaid.

 

Budget:  Security/Patrols - $2,000.00 - Paid: $1530.00 - Balance: $470.00

             Mosquito Control - $700.00 - Paid: $0.00 - Balance: $700.00

             Trash Service - $480.00 - Paid: $280.00 - Balance: $200.00

 

COMMITTEES:

 

Roads and Drainage- Chris Rogers is in contact with Mr. Tommy Buckler, Calvert County zoning commission, regarding the condition of an abandoned house on Ave. D.  A report will be given at the next CBCA meeting.

 

Community Watch -  CBCA had not received a report on the security patrols since August.  Charlie Anderson looked into this and found that the report was sent to the Long Beach Civic Association (LBCA) only by mistake.  At today's meeting, there was a general discussion about the effectiveness of the current patrols.  The board decided to table this discussion until next year and, at that time, LBCA will be included.

 

Boat Ramp Keys - Rekeying of the boat ramp gate lock and issuance of new parking permit cards will be done in 2009.  Residents will be informed of this change, which will take place in spring, in the CBCA Fall Newsletter.  A sign will be posted at the boat ramp entrance prior to the change noting the effective date.

 

Beach Erosion - Nothing new was reported.

 

OLD BUSINESS:

 

Sign for the Parking Lot -  Jim Powell obtained an estimate of $45 apiece for 18 x 24 aluminum signs.  The board approved the expenditure of up to $110 to have two parking signs made and installed at the boat ramp.  One sign will indicate where boat trailers should park and the other sign will indicate where cars and trucks should park.

 

Missing Street Signs -  Charlie reported that, per his request, the County replaced two missing signs on Chesapeake Ave.  A new sign has been erected where Calvert Beach Rd. becomes Bayview Ave. Charlie sent a thank you note to the County on behalf of the CBCA.

 

Bulletin Board Use Rules - A new list of rules for use of the Community Bulletin Board has been drafted.  The CBCA board reviewed these rules and voted to approve them.  Pending approval of the rules by the LBCA board (bulletin board is shared), they will be included in the CBCA Fall Newsletter.

 

CBCA-Sponsored Treasure Hunt - Terrye Zaremba said that she plans to include general information in the Fall Newsletter that the CBCA is planning to sponsor an event, such as a treasure hunt,  this spring on the beach.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

LBCA Annual Meeting -  Terrye attended this recent meeting.  She noted that LBCA allows camping on the beach and that this item has been removed from the CBCA rules.  Terrye asked for comments on this subject.  The general view seemed to be that camping should be allowed in few cases and only with CBCA permission.


Newsletter
-  Terrye asked for suggested topics for the newsletter.  Diane Powell asked about beach clean up and the board said it would be covered in the Spring Newsletter.  Terrye said she will send a draft of the Fall Newsletter to board members for review before the newsletter is distributed.

 

St. Leonard Planning - Charlie attended the meeting on Oct. 29, 2008.  He said information on the meeting can be found via the Calvert County website (www.co.cal.md.us, select "Business Guide", the "Planning and Zoning", then "Town Centers" and then "St. Leonard Town Center").

 

Doggie "bags" - The board approved the purchase of two doggie waste clean-up bag dispensers at $89.00 apiece and the hardware needed to mount them.  One bag dispenser will be placed at the boat ramp gate and the other at the foot of the stairs at Ave. D.  Charlie will order these items and follow-up on the installation.

 

New Website Domain - Since the October meeting, Charlie acquired new server space and two new names for the Calvert Beach website.  The cost of the server space is $5.00 per month. The new website names reserved for the CBCA are calvertbeachmd.org and calvertbeachmd.com.  A person outside of the CBCA owns the current names of the website (calvertbeach.com, .net and .org.) The board voted to approve funding the cost of the new server space.  The board also voted to authorize Charlie to offer up to $200. to purchase the current names from the owner.  Further details pending that offer.

 

Other Issues - None.

 

NEXT MEETING;   The next board meeting will be on Dec. 13, 2008 at 10:30 at the LBCA Community Center.