May 2011 Town Hall on Pets and Committtees

A town hall meeting was held on Satuday May 14th to discuss Pets and Committees.  Over 40 people attended, and a lively discussion was held.

PETS: First, we discussed the issues, such as poop clean-up, large dogs, leash laws.  Then we focussed on solutions, such as bag stations, ferel cat programs, registration, enforcement, etc..  The community helped decide on the locations of four new baggy stations which will be placed along heavy dog-walking areas (as a trial).  Time was short, so it was decided that the pet issues topic would be further discussed and recommendations will be made by the beautification committee.

BEUATIFICATION COMMITTEE: The Board requested that we form a Beautification Committee to make recommendations regarding esthetic issues.  This would include landscaping, buildings, unit modifications, streets, animals, etc.  This committee met after the meeting and took on as their first topic the discussion of how address numbers are going to be presented with the new rehab.  No formal recommendations were made and no formal members were selected, but an intial meeting is expected soon.

FINANCE COMMITTEE: A Finance Committee was also created to discuss long term financial plans, to evaluate the cost of proposed ideas, suggest day-to-day cost savings, and to review financial statements.  This committee will have no decision-making authority and will make recommendations to the Board.  A powerpoint presentation was created by the Treasurer which further described the scope and structure of the committee, with a few example financial charts, which you can view by clicking on the link below:

 cv-fincom-2011-0514.pdf - 841 Kb

Next Steps and Follow-up

• Four people agreed to participate in the Finance Committee.
• Dog Poop stations were put up in four locations on May 20th.
• An initial Beauritification Committee meeting was held on May 24th.
• A volunteer form was created and is now at the office or available here:  cv-volunteerform-2011-0519.pdf - 182 Kb