Arlington County Civic Federation 2018-2019 | 103 rd Year October 2, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Arlington County Civic Federation

2018-2019 | 103rd Year October 2, 2018

• Everyone: Sign in at the check-in

table!

• Delegates & Alternates: Please pick

up a colored card for voting & questions.

• Sept. Organization All Stars (18)

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43 member organizations. 68 delegates and alternates

Am Assoc Univ Women Arl Cty Taxpayers Arl Gay & Les All Barcroft Sch & Civ Crystal City Clarendon-Courthouse Friends of Arl Parks League Women Voters Nauck Arl Heights ATAG Bluemount Columbia Heights Glencarlyn Waverly Hills Yorktown North Rosslyn Old Glebe

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THANK YOU to Career Center for Filming!

Students Christian Porter Campbell Hamilton-Howard Academic Advisor Tom O’Day

AGENDA

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• 1. Regular Business
• a. Call to order
• b. Approve Agenda
• c. Adopt September Membership meeting minutes
• d. File September Treasurer’s reports
• 2. Bond Initiatives panel
• 3. Listening Session with Board Chair
• 4. Park Bond Resolution – discussion and vote
• 5. “Open Mic”
• 6. Closing Business
• 7. Adjourn

CONSENT AGENDA

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All documents found in lobby

• 1. Approve Agenda
• 2. Adopt September Membership meeting

minutes

• 3. File September Treasurer’s reports

ACCF Paid Members as of 9/30/2018 – 50 organizations

• Alcova Heights CA
• American Association of Univ.

Women

• Animal Welfare League of

Arlington

• Arlington County Taxpayers

Association

• Arlington East Fall Church CA
• Arlington Education Association
• Arlington Forest CA
• Arlington Gay and Lesbian

Alliance

• Arlington Heights CA
• Arlington Tree Action Group
• Arlington View CA
• Ashton Heights CA
• Aurora Highlands CA
• Ballston Virginia Square CA
• Barcroft School and Civic League
• Bluemont CA
• Boulevard Manor CA
• Buckingham Community CA
• Chain Bridge Forest CA
• Cherrydale CA
• Columbia Heights CA
• Crystal City CA
• Dominion Hills CA
• Donaldson Run CA
• Douglas Park CA
• Dover Crystal City CA

ACCF Paid Members as of 9/30/2018 – 50 organizations

• Fairlington CA
• Glebewood CA
• Glen Carlyn CA
• Gulf Branch CA
• League of Women Voters
• Lyon Park CA
• Lyon Village CA
• Madison Manor CA
• Maywood CA
• National Association of Retired
• Fed. Employees
• Nauck CA
• North Rosslyn CA
• Old Glebe CA
• Organized

Women Voters

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Arlington

• Penrose Neighborhood CA
• Radner/Ft. Meyer Heights CA
• Rivercrest CA
• Rock Springs CA
• Shirlington CA
• Shirlington Dogs II
• Tara Leeway Heights CA
• Waverly Hills CA
• Waycroft Woodlawn CA
• Westwind

Homeowners Association

Nominations for Board of Directors

We are looking for interested delegates and alternates to fill two positions on our Board of Directors.

Energize Arlington

Each Thursday evening at 7 pm ACCF is conducting Energize Arlington workshops in coordination with the

• county. The topics will be:
• Energizing Neighbors, Oct 4, Langston-Brown Community

Center

• Improving Communication with Multi-Family Buildings,

Oct 11, Walter Reed Community Center

• Essentials for Community Leadership, Oct 18, Walter

Reed Community Center

• Networking Happy Hour, Oct 25, New District Brewing

Company Please RSVP as indicated in Newsletter

Bond Funds Referendum Panel

Participants:

• John Touhy, Former Assistant Arlington County Treasurer,

member of R&E Committee – Overview of Bond Funds

• Linda Anestidou, 2018 School Bond Committee co-chair -

Arlington Public School Bond - $103 Million (Co-chair Laura Saul Edwards will participate in Q&A)

• Katie Cristol, Arlington County Board Chair and Northern

Virginia Transportation Commission Secretary-Treasurer – Metro and Transportation Bond - $74.570 Million;

• Peter Rousselot, ArlingtonNOW columnist – Community

Infrastructure Bond - $37.015 Million

• Bill Ross, Arlington Parks and Recreation Commission chair –

Local Parks and Recreation Bond - $30.330 Million.

Moderator:

• Nicole Merlene, VP ACCF

2018 Parks and Recreation Bond

FY 2019 – FY 2028 CIP

Requested: $29.330 million will support:

• Fulfillment of Park Master Plans -- Jennie

Dean, Rosslyn Highlands

• Provision of Maintenance Capital –

Playgrounds, fields, courts, picnic facilities, etc.

• Support Synthetic Turf

Maintenance/Conversion

• Trail Modernization

2018 Parks and Recreation Bond

2018 Arlington Public Schools Bond

Reed - Expanded (725 seats in 2021) $44,250,000 Education Center (600 HS seats in 2021) $32,250,000 Major Infrastructure Projects (Drew Model School & Patrick Henry) $14,600,000 Career Ctr/Arl Tech (FY17-26 project; 250 seats in 2021) $6,000,000 Career Ctr Project - field and parking garage (2023); 800 seat addition and performing arts facility (2025) $5,900,000 Sub-total $103,000,000

2018 Metro and Transportation Bond

Metro $43,520,000 Paving $21,360,000 Boundary Channel Drive Interchange $3,340,000 Street Lights $2,435,000 Transportation Systems & Traffic Signals $850,000 Bridge Maintenance & Renovation $610,000 Parking Meters $430,000 East Falls Church Streets $380,000 WalkArlington $360,000 Neighborhood Complete Streets $295,000 Traffic Calming Device Replacement $255,000 Curb & Gutter Missing Links $215,000 Transportation Asset Management $210,000 ITS Device Replacement $200,000 Army Navy Country Club Emergency Access Drive $60,000 BikeArlington $50,000 Sub-total $74,570,000

2018 Community Infrastructure Bond

Fire Station #8 $14,000,000 Facilities Maintenance Capital $8,000,000 Neighborhood Conservation $5,000,000 1212 S Irving Street Replacement $3,320,000 Buck Property Redevelopment $2,995,000 Carlin Springs Site $1,500,000 Nauck Town Square $1,200,000 Facility Condition Assessments & Planning Studies $1,000,000 Sub-total $37,015,000

Listening Session with Board Chair

A Listening Session with the Board Chair: CivFed Members Invited to Share Comments about Past Board Budget Guidance and Public Engagement Processes

Parks Bond Resolution

• Discussion and vote

Open Floor Mic

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How

• 30 seconds for comment.
• Provide an action item for the rest of the membership
• n how to participate.
• There will be no immediate response from those in

attendance but please follow up if you believe one is necessary or should be explained further.

• Remember to act with empathy and civility.

Open Floor Mic

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Example

• What is happening: There are parking difficulties for students

and residents around YHS.

• Say something like: We are having trouble with lack of parking in
• ur civic association particularly around the local high school.

There is currently an open comment period on parking in residential areas - we encourage you all to participate on how this would impact your organization by XX date. Or go to Public Comment period at 8:30 am Saturday September 22nd at the County Board Meeting.

• Do not say: Yorktown parking is awful and we hope you all
• agree. Get rid of those reserved swimmers spots!

Next Board Meeting

Sunday, October 7| 6:30 pm Fire Station 2 4805 Wilson Blvd Committee Chairs Encouraged to Attend All Delegates and Alternates are Invited

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Next ACCF Events

Energize Arlington during month of October

• Energizing Neighbors (Oct 4, Langston-Brown

Community Center)

• Improving Communication with Multi-Family

Buildings (Oct 11, Walter Reed Community Center)

• Essentials for Community Leadership (Oct 18, Walter

Reed Community Center)

• Networking Happy Hour (Oct 25, New District Brewing

Company) Please RSVP as indicated in Newsletter

Next ACCF Events

General Meeting Tuesday, November 13, 2018

7PM Hazel Auditorium, Virginia Hospital Center – Note – Second Tuesday of the month because of Election Day. Will feature visit from Arlington State Delegation concerning Legislative Priorities for upcoming legislative session.

Newsletter Submission Deadline for November: Thursday, November 1.

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Old Business

New Business

Adjourn

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