Motion: $7K to $5K already budgeted, base don: 14K from Del Ray House and Garden Tour
Motion carried
Land Use Committee Report, Barry Nolan
Revisit Sicilian Pizza proposal
Business used to be in the Calvert. Parking sufficient for 4 tables 8 chairs. Overlay zone a few issues (business wants to use backlit sign from previous location)
Applicant: Not a chain but a local business. Workers suffering from loss of business. Never hit a person with delivery. Working with Walgreens for parking their vans.
LUC voted 6-1 against SUP: Business out of character for neighborhood. Concerns for safetly and need for future customer parking. Rooftop equipment an eyesore.
Amendment by Amy Slack to put conditions (business hours , screening rooftop equipment ):
Should Planning Commission recommend supporting SUP, we ask for midnight operating hours, screening equipment, apply for 15-minute parking spots
Amendment carries unanimously
Motion from committee: Approve LUC refusal to support SUP
Original motion: Pro 9, against 18, 5 abstentions.
Marlin moves to support SUP with the Slack amendment (conditions)
Motion carries: 26, 5, 0
Alexandria Police, Capt. Dennis Andreas
Homicide downtown today, active investigation – Patrick and Montgomery
Overall crime creeping up probably on account of warmer weather
Don’t use Call-Click-Connect service to report crime, call 911!
Land Use Committee Report (cont’d), Rod Kuckro
Motion from committee: LUC opposes Custis Ave. subdivision because of loss of contributing structure in the Town of Potomac Historic District. But if approved, recommend single, side-by-side, tandem parking and build in character with neighborhood
Motion carries unanimously
Presidential candidate introductions
Julie Jakopic
Helps organizations to succeed
Rod Kuckro
Wants to safeguard Del Ray’s historical character
Wants to spearhead an alley-naming project
Candidate Q&A
How does Del Ray move forward and keep historical structure, add historic structures to Historic District?
How to promote pedestrian safety?
How to boost membership
Would candidate serve as Vice President if not elected?
Why run from President when other vacancies on slate?
How should DRCA spend money?
How do you define DRCA success?
Elections
Vote by acclamation for uncontested positions:
Seán Crumley – Secretary
Bea Robinson – Treasurer
Lisa Quandt – Sergeant at Arms
Balloting for President
Bylaws Committee, Seán Crumley
Presented new draft of proposed bylaws, discussed at may meet. Changes made based on member feedback
1) Move expenditure authority from standing rule back into bylaws
2) Add constraint on Board’s authoioryt to spend up to $500
3) Remove standing rule on changing standing rules. (unnecessary based on Roberts
Motion from committee carries: 28, 2
Elections Results
Equal number of votes for each candidate. In accordance with bylaws rule, election decided by flip of coin with Rod Kuckro
Announcements
Appreciation for outgoing DRCA President Jay Nestlerode, 2015-2016 DRCA Board, Tim Herbert, Nominations & Elections Committee Chair
National Night Out
Del Ray Artisans
In the gallery: Respect: Unsung heroes
At the Vola Lawson shelter: Streets Meet Glass
In July: Art Camp (for kids), Grown-up Art Camp (for adults)