KINGS CONTRIVANCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
Approved________________________
The regular board meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Barb Seely. Board members Marguerite Walsh,
Fred Niziol, Brian Dunn, Pete Maheridis, and Phillip Gilbert, Council Representative Shari Zaret, Village
Manager Anne Brinker and Operations Coordinator Jill Bartos were present. Jane Dembner, Director, CA
Community Planning, resident John Howe and JoAnn Maxfield, Special Assistant to Councilwoman Terrasa, also attended.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES
The agenda was approved unanimously as written. The minutes of the June 1, 2011 board meeting were approved unanimously as written.
RESIDENT SPEAK OUT
Anne introduced John Howe who submitted a letter of interest for the Senior Advisory Committee position.
John introduced himself, spoke about his involvement in the Election Committee last year and his interest in traffic safety and health coverage issues. He was recently appointed Director of Kings Gate Condominium Assn.
Board members welcomed John and spoke about the importance of seniors having a strong voice since many are choosing to age in place in Columbia. Marguerite made a motion, seconded by Brian, to appoint John Howe as
Chair of the Senior Advisory Committee. The motion passed unanimously.
Anne said that resident Debbie Crabtree contacted her about having a Dickinson neighborhood sign erected at the corner of Kindler and Guilford Roads. After discussion, the board asked Anne to advise Ms. Crabtree to start a petition in her neighborhood.
JANE DEMBNER-STARTING THE VILLAGE CENTER MASTER PLAN PROCESS
Jane Dembner gave the board an overview of how to start the master planning process. The first step is to define the study area boundaries. She gave examples of what other villages have included in their study areas and handed out two aerial maps of our village (file copies attached). Once the boundaries are defined, Jane will give this information to the county and it can be referred to when redevelopment occurs. The county will then provide a set of maps of our village center. The next step is to form a committee of residents, whose members have different areas of expertise (such as land use, zoning, environmental, etc) to draft a timeline and organize activities such as a walkabout in the village. Jane gave board members a copy of her helpful Community Process
Planning Guide (file copy attached) which contains a suggested outline of the planning process. Discussion followed. Anne will put this topic on the July 20 th
agenda.
FISCAL YEAR 2011 FINANCIAL & END OF THE YEAR REPORTS
Anne presented the End of the Year Financial Report for FY11, reviewing certain items and answering questions. After discussion, Barb made a motion, seconded by Shari, to approve the FY11 End of the Year
Financial Reports. The motion passed unanimously.
Anne presented the End of the Year Facility Use Report for FY11. After board review, Fred made a motion, seconded by Shari, to accept the FY11 End of the Year Facility Use Report. The motion passed unanimously.

BOARD MEMBER SPEAK OUT
Brian reported that last week he attended an interesting presentation, “21 st Century Development Trends – How
Will Columbia Measure Up?”, given by metropolitan land use strategist and author Chris Leinberger at CA headquarters. The presentation is part of CA’s ongoing Community Building Speakers Series and was cosponsored by CA and The Howard Hughes Corp. regarding energy use in cities and the trend towards pedestrian- friendly suburban areas and connected urban environments.
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE’S REPORT
Shari submitted and reviewed a written report on the June 9 th
CA board meeting (file copy attached) and highlighted the following items:
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County Tax Credit Legislation: CA’s inclusion in this legislation would help defray the costs of pool maintenance
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Symphony Woods: Option B contains a more formal structure with fountains and an impressive entryway. Tomorrow night the concept plan will be introduced and input from residents received.
 Ad Hoc Committee will present a draft of the President’s FY12 Goals at the June 23 rd
Board meeting.
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Board policies and procedures are now posted on the CA website
CHAIR’S REPORT
Barb had nothing to report.
MANAGER’S REPORT
Anne reviewed the manager’s report (file copy attached): *Item #2: In an effort to reach out to residents and hear their concerns, Officer Benn, our police liaison, will be in our village on three Fridays this summer.
*Item #3: Anne reminded board members to RSVP for the “Ignite Columbia” summit. *Item #4: Since
Wee Friends is no longer offering classes at Amherst House, we are advertising for recurring rentals to fill the space available during weekday daytime hours.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Bartos
Operations Coordinator