ARPOA BOARD MEETING

October 4, 2005

Member Present: Dave Buemi, Mary Gibb, Chris Humphreys, Geri Nicholson, Dan Santin, Judy Vaughn.

Directors Bigelow, Hopkinson, Persinger and Stroetzel were absent.

Presidents Report: V.P. Santin, sitting in for the President, opened the meeting. He informed the Board that Director Hopkinson was attending the regularly scheduled County Council meeting to represent ARPOA during the passage of a resolution permitting the use of the Special Community Benefit District taxing capability to pay down the Ogleton Woods purchase. Minutes of both the June & September Board meetings were approved as changed.

Old Business:

Green Willow: the proposed contract is still under review by the seller’s counsel.

Claibourne Road: the PWD was contacted by the County requesting the status of our proposed project. A contractor has been identified and the project will begin as soon as possible.

Board meetings locations: Board members have volunteered to host the meetings for the remainder of this year. A schedule will be posted by the Secretary.

Lands End Road Damage: temporary safety measures have been installed by the PWD at this time. Permanent repairs are being discussed with a potential contractor.

Crain Letter: a draft letter will be circulated to the Board for the comments.

Ogleton Woods Stewardship: As previously discussed, a “stewardship” program for management of this property is required under the conservation easement criteria. Volunteer names have been forwarded to the Bay Ridge Trust to get this a stewardship program going.

Security: Director Humphreys noted that $25K was budgeted for security this past year. A review of the contractor performance and the patrol schedules will be made. He also noted that he would again try to contact adjacent communities (Anchorage & Arundel on the Bay) to see if a pooling of resources to maximize coverage can be attained.

Overlook Damage Mitigation – no status changes reported. The project is still subject to Mr. John Flood’s schedule. The PWD will check with Mr. Flood.

Fall Classic - Ogleton Woods Celebration – a notice will be posted on the web and bulletin board.

PWD: The following updates were provided by the PWD through the Secretary. The County had contacted him re. the proposed Claibourne Rd. project. The PWD will be submitting a formal request for a land survey of Claibourne Road boundaries before any work begins. This will ensure ARPOA’s legal right to disturb the area and avoid controversy with adjacent property owners. The PWD has installed some safety measures on Carrollton Rd. in Land’s End, as an interim measure to protect the public. A more permanent fix has been discussed with a contractor but more is needed before any work can begin.

Land Preservation Committee:

No Report

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer, via email, provided the Board with ARPOA’s financial status.

New Business:

Lyons Drive Community Property: A Director was approached by a member, for the Board to consider putting that property under a conservation easement. The Board considers this idea premature at this time and no further discussion is planned.

Land Use Committee Duties & Responsibilities: The Board discussed the Land Use Committees duties and responsibilities. Further discussions and clarification of expectations with the Committee will be scheduled.

A motion was made and approved to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m.

Donald Walsh