Upcoming Meetings

General membership meetings

TThere will be a general membership meeting of the Williamsburg Civic Association on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.  The meeting will be in the Multi-Purpose Room of Tuckahoe Elementary School (6550 26th Street North, Arlington, VA 22213).  The meeting will feature the following:

Report on the Virginia Assembly
Delegate Bob Brink
48th District

Lawn Product Safety
Jeff Herndon
Office of Pesticide Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Executive Committee meetings

Executive Committee meetings are generally held three to four weeks prior to the general membership meetings (typically at Little Falls Presbyterian Church).

Past meetings/events

• General membership meeting:  Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 7:15 to 8:45 PM in the library of Nottingham Elementary School, 5900 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207.
• Chair: Sonia McCormick, President WCA
• Meeting agenda (PDF)
• Presentation on East Falls Church Planning Study, by Mark Moran (PDF)
• See also
• Arlington County's East Falls Church Planning Study web page
• Minutes from the 7/22/09 meeting of the EFC PSTF
• Three proposed development options for the park-and-ride lot north of the station
• Transportation analysis
• Discussion of Neighborhood Conservation Program, by Paul Cullen (PDF)

• General membership meeting:  Tuesday, May 20, 2008, from 7:15 PM to 9:00 PM, Nottingham Elementary School (in the Library), 5900 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207.  Annual meeting and election of officers.
• Thank you to volunteers at the Pancake Breakfast, held May 10
• Real estate conditions in Arlington County:
  1) A Statistical Market Update and Absorption Rates
  2) What it Takes to Get Your House Ready to Market
• Status of the civic association
• Elections

• The annual pancake breakfast to celebrate Arlington’s Neighborhood Day
  
  • Saturday, May 10, 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road.
  •  This was a great opportunity to meet neighbors, enjoy some good food, help strengthen your local civic association, and join in commemorating Arlington’s most important annual event.
  •  The breakfast was organized by Ann Rudd and Mike Murtha.
• General membership meeting:  Tuesday, February 19, 2008, from 7:15 PM to 9:10 PM, Nottingham Elementary School (in the Library), 5900 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207.
• Meeting highlights
• Accessory Dwellings (ADs) in Arlington.  
  An accessory dwelling is defined as a second dwelling with kitchen and bath on a single family lot. It may be inside the main house or detached.  Arlington's Accessory Dwelling Subcommittee is recommending to the Housing Commission an amendment of the Zoning Ordinance to permit Accessory Dwellings.  Come here more about this topic.
• Services offered by the Arlington County Fire Department
• Nominations for upcoming elections in May
• Vote on which neighborhood project to submit for consideration to Arlington's Neighborhood Conservation program.
• Agenda (PDF, 9 KB)
• Accessory Dwelling Report, Executive Summary
• DRAFT meeting minutes from 11/27/07 meeting (PDF, 86 KB)
• Proposed changes to WCA bylaws (PDF, 90 KB)
• Proposed nominations as of 2/10/08 (We welcome other nominations for the five positions):
• President:  Mark Moran
• Vice President:  Coral Gundlach
• Treasurer:  Jim Toronto
• Secretary:  Jim Finley
• Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC) representative:  Lisa Moses
• WCA Neighborhood Conservation Plan (PDF, 122 KB)
• Draft meeting minutes (not yet posted)

• General membership meeting, Tuesday, November 27, from 7:15 PM to 9:00 PM, Nottingham Elementary School (in the Library), 5900 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207.

• Agenda (PDF 10 KB)
• Arlington Master Transportation Plan (MTP),  Ritch Viola, MTP Project Manager, Arlington County (See http://www.co.arlington.va.us/Departments/EnvironmentalServices/dot/planning/mplan/mtp/MTP_Draft.aspx and http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Communications/PressReleases/58931.aspx)
• East Falls Church Planning Study, Mark Moran (PowerPoint presentation, 1.53 MB;  Adobe PDF, 1,450 KB).  Project web page (http://www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/CPHD/forums/columbia/current/CPHDForumsEastFallsChurch.aspx)
• Announcements:
• We need volunteers to fill two key positions:
• Recording secretary
• Representative or alternate to the Neighborhood Conservation Advisory Committee (NCAC)
• Proposed changes to bylaws (Adobe PDF document, 91 KB).  Voting to occur at the Feb. 2008 general membership meeting.
• DRAFT meeting minutes (Adobe PDF document, 86 KB)
  
  
• Williamsburg Civic Association Executive Committee meeting, Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 7:00 PM, Little Falls Church
• Candidates Night #2 of 2:  Tuesday, October 30, 2007
• Cosponsors:  Arlington-East Falls Church, Bluemont, Dominion Hills, Highland Park-Overlee Knolls, John M. Langston, Leeway Overlee (organizer), Tara-Leeway Heights, Waycroft-Woodlawn, and Yorktown
• Location: Resurrection Lutheran Church, Parish Hall (6201 Washington Blvd.).
• Agenda
• 7:00 PM -Virginia Senate, District 31
• Mr. Samuel D. Burley (Independent Green)
• Ms. Mary Margaret Whipple (Democrat)
• 7:25 PM - Arlington County Clerk of Court
• Mr. Paul F. Ferguson (Democrat)
• Mr. Mark D. Kelly (Republican)
• 7:50 PM - Arlington County Sheriff
• Ms. Elizabeth A. “Beth” Arthur (Democrat)
• Mr. Steven S. Strasburg (Independent)
• 8:15 PM - Arlington County Board
• Ms. Mary H. Hynes (Democrat)
• Mr. Michael McMenamin (Republican)
• Mr. Josh Ruebner (Green)
• Mr. Walter Tejada (Democrat)
• 9:00 PM - Conclusion
• Further information (PDF 55 KB)
• Candidates Night #1 of 2:  Wednesday, October 17, 2007
• Cosponsors:  Donaldson Run Civic Association (organizer), Maywood Community Association, and Bellevue Forest Citizens’ Association.
• Location: Multi-purpose room of Taylor Elementary School (2600 N. Stuart Street).
• Agenda
• 7:00 PM  Social half-hour
• 7:30 PM  Announcements
• 8:00 PM  Candidate presentations and Q & A: Arlington County Board
• Ms. Mary H. Hynes (Democrat)
• Mr. Michael McMenamin (Republican)
• Mr. Josh Ruebner (Green)
• Mr. Walter Tejada (Democrat)
• Joseph Warren (Republican)
• 9:30 PM  Adjournment
• Format:  Each candidate gives a short rundown of his or her platform, followed by questions from the audience
• Ground rules for candidates (PDF 16 KB)

• General membership meeting, Tuesday, September 18, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (7:00 PM Collection of dues and meeting setup), Nottingham Elementary School (in the Library), 5900 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA 22207.

• Special guest speaker: Dr. Robert Smith, Superintendent, Arlington Public Schools
• Agenda (PDF 10 KB)
• Presentation on crowding in elementary schools by Dr. Smith, Mark Macekura, and Marjorie (Meg) Tuccillo, Arlington Public Schools  (PowerPoint, 1,297 KB; Adobe grayscale, 372 KB)
• DRAFT meeting minutes (Adobe PDF document, 86 KB)
  
• Executive Committee meeting, August 25, 2007, 2:00 PM.
• Executive Committee meeting, June 23, 2007, 9:00 AM.
• General meeting of the civic association, Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM, Nottingham Elementary School.
  
  Agenda (PDF 60 KB)
  Minutes (PDF 13 KB)

• General membership meeting of the civic association, Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, Nottingham Elementary School.   7:00 PM Coffee, cookies, and dues paying.
  

  Agenda (PDF 17 KB)

• Executive meeting, Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 7:00 PM, Little Falls Church.
• Executive meeting, Thursday, February 8, 2007, 7:00 PM, Little Falls Church
• General meeeting of the civic association, Tuesday, November 28, 2006, 7:30 PM at Nottingham Elementary School