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Monday, October 25, 2021
7:00 pm
Online via Zoom Web Conference
See email for log-in information
Subject to Adjustment
Fall season and the delta variant keeps us convening via a virtual meeting. We’ll start the meeting with regular business and then Chris Slatt, of Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County, will present options for cycling improvements along Fairfax Dr.
Regular Business (1 hour)
Minutes
We will review and approval the draft minutes from our September 2021 Membership Meeting.
Treasurer’s Report
Our Treasurer, Giang Dang, will give us a brief on our financial situation and membership numbers. June was renewal month at a $10/year cost! If you are able, please consider renewing for multiple years to minimize transactional burdens for our treasurer.
As a reminder, please renew – or join – BVSCA on our membership page.
Ballston BID
Our representative to Ballston Bid, Allyson Ugarte, will share news from Ballston BID. If you missed it last month, check out this new video from Ballston BID with their 2021 update: https://youtu.be/oDbtB0HV-cE.
Arlington Civic Federation (CivFed)
Hear the latest news from BVSCA’s representatives to CivFed, Sharon Valencia, Adam Theo, and Nick Klissas.
Updates with the Ombuds
We work with the Ombuds and meet at least monthly for items relating to BVSCA. If you would like to keep us informed, or are struggling with resolution, contact us (info@ballstoncivic.org).
Upcoming speakers
Discussion on speakers for 2021-22:
Nov: Anthony Fusarelli, Arl Co Planning Director
Dec: <No meeting>
Jan: <Open>
Feb: Carmen Romero, APAH
Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC)
NCAC surveyed participants to form sub-committees/working groups for the name change/program functionality. More updates will be provided as they become available.
Developments within BVSCA’s Boundaries
Open session, with option to break-out into follow-up meetings for any questions or updates on projects as found on My Arlington Projects which include:
- The Clarendon Sector Plan
- Clarendon West (Red Top Cab site)
- St. Charles Borromeo Church
- The Kirkwood
- American Legion/APAH
- YMCA
- Special GLUP+
- Buck/Quincy Site
- Arlington Public Schools (general issues)
- Education Center Reuse
- Washington-Liberty High School
- Arlington Science Focus Elementary
- GMU
- 11th and Vermont
- Vernon Duplex
- Ballston-West Metro Entrance
- Ballston-Multi-Modal Improvements
- Ballston Central United Methodist Church
- Ballston-Beaver Pond Restoration
- Washington Boulevard improvements
- Arlington Forestry and Natural Resources Plan
Community and Issue Meeting Summaries
Over the past month, BVSCA leadership and membership has met with several community partners in relation to new and ongoing projects in our neighborhood. Brief summaries of these meetings are below:
- 10/6 WonderKids application – Henry Staples met with Paulina Enriquez re: the childcare use agreement application for 907 N. Quincy (prior United Bank). The center would take up to 35 children, ages 0-5, and would provide a Spanish immersion program. This application may be on the consent agenda of the December 2021 County Board meeting.
- 10/10 Lubber Run Watershed Group – Met w/ David Smith to understand initiative. They have promised to keep BVSCA included in discussions. In BVSCA, most land west of N. Quincy St is part of Lubber Run watershed. Increased stormwater management were approved of late by County.
- 10/12 Ballston Macy’s Redevelopment – BVSCA representatives met w/ Insight (developers) and their Counsel for project summary:
16 floors;
2 grocer/parking;
14 residential.
555 market rate units; of those,
236 allowed through 118 CAF (in perpetuity) via TDR (2:1 ratio) north of Columbia Pike.
County is the one pushing for reduced parking space ratios (.33 residential).
~40K sq ft grocer w/ 148 above grade spaces (3.7 sp/1K sqft,
4k est. trips/day
multimodal breakout?).
Waiting for County to accept application.
Maybe SPRC mid 2022;
approval fall 2023.
36-month build out.
Attendees: Melissa Riggio, Randy Painter, Adam Theo.
Salesforce Migration and Upcoming Membership Campaigns
BVSCA submitted and was approved for a Salesforce Non-Profit Success Pack (NPSP) edition of Salesforce. This includes up to 10 free users within the Salesforce Cloud instance.
We have sorted emails and setup Case tracking. Any email sent to info@ballstoncivic.org will automatically create a case. We are currently working on migrating/scrubbing membership information over the next month.
Once this is complete, we will have better infrastructure for supporting new membership campaign(s) for 2022. We will be looking for volunteers to assist with these campaigns- please consider contributing to this initiative.
Upcoming 2x2s w/ County Board
BVSCA has requested 2 30-minute 2x2s w/ the County Board (2 attendees from the County Board, 2 attendees from BVSCA) to get their perspective on BVSCA and how it fits into the County’s goals. Henry Staples and Jim Rosen are scheduled for October 26th and November 19th.
While the meetings are brief and we have some general topics for discussion (e.g. census, housing, transportation), we are open to other topics as well. Contact us (info@ballstoncivic.org) if you have topics you would like to bring forward.
Featured Topics (~ 1 hour)
Cycling Improvements on Fairfax Drive
Chris Slatt, Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County, will present some background information on the current state of cycling/multi-modal and discuss potential improvements on Fairfax Dr between Kirkwood and Glebe Rd.
He will be open for questions afterwards.
Upcoming Membership Meetings
Our next meeting is November 22.
All meetings start at 7pm. Locations to be announced.
Mark your calendars!