MEMBERSHIP MEETING May, 2005

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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGMay, 2005

• ALLIANCE OF RESTON CLUSTERS AND HOMEOWNERS

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Tonights Agenda
630 PM Informal meet-and-greet 700
PM Introductory Remarks Frank Pfeilmeier 705
PM Financial Report Joe Leighton 715 PM Vote
of Membership to Approve Budget Frank
Pfeilmeier 720 PM Election of ARCH Directors
Richard Chew 745 PM Member Support Committee
Richard Chew George Kain 755 PM Procurement
Committee Frank Pfeilmeier 800 PM Issues
Committee Robert Goudie 810 PM RING Robert
Goudie 825 PM QA Frank Pfeilmeier
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Financial Report

• Joe Leighton Treasurer
• Statement of Revenue and Expenses
• Balance Sheet
• Proposed Budget FY 2006

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Initial Board of Directors Officers

• Director and President Frank Pfeilmeier,
  President of Westcove Cluster
• Director and Vice President Steve Roberts,
  President of Polo Fields HOA
• Director Marcia McDevitt, President of Inlet
  Cluster
• Director Robert Goudie, President of West
  Market Cluster
• Director George Kain, President of Deer Forest
  Neighborhood Association
• Secretary Richard Chew, Cedar Cove Cluster
• Treasurer Joe Leighton, Wethersfield Cluster
• Thank You! Board, Committees, Contributors,
  Members

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Board of Director - Candidates

• General Member Representatives
• Director Robert Goudie, President of West
  Market Cluster
• Director George Kain, President of Deer
  Forest Neighborhood Assoc.
• Director Marcia McDevitt, President of Inlet
  Cluster
• Director Frank Pfeilmeier, President of
  Westcove Cluster
• Director Chris St. John, President of Baldwin
  Grove Cluster
• Director Rock Brown, Member Lakewinds I
  Cluster
• Associate Member Representative
• Director Gerry Volloy

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Board Election - Motion

• Whereas the by-laws of ARCH specify, The Board
  shall consist of at least five and not more than
  7 elected Directors, and only one Associate
  Member may serve on the Board at the same time.
• The Board recommends the Members consider and
  adopt the following motion
• I move that..All seven candidates who have put
  forth their names at the 2005 Annual Meeting to
  serve on the ARCH Board be elected to the Board
  by verbal acclamation.
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Member Support

• Objective
• Build a network of General Members that can
  easily interact with one another to share
  resources and ideas
• Create a practical resource to help General
  Members meet their day-to-day management and
  problem solving challenges.
• Provide support in three critical areas
• Governance and Administration
• Neighborhood Initiatives
• Procurement

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Workshop

• Objective

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Procurement Support Committee

• The Procurement Support Committee will
• Leverage General Members experiences in
  procuring key services, including
• Heating and A.C. Landscaping
• Paving Trees
• Sidewalks Decks and Fences
• Roofing (Complete) Snow Removal
• Painting/staining Windows and Doors
• Develop a database of vendors/suppliers used by
  General Members with feedback from these users.
• Develop a resource guide on what to ask for when
  procuring these goods or services.
• Power is in the network.
• Leverage Member network to achieve volume
  discounts, service and quality assurance, or
  other benefits for Members contracting for like
  services.
• The Critical Dependency is Resources and
  Volunteers!

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ARCH Issues Committee

• Purpose Be a reliable, politically non-partisan
  filter of information
• Strategy Issue must be local in nature, of
  interest to ARCH Members, and be one we are
  capable of affecting
• Work Product to date
• RA HQ Fact Sheet
• RA Candidates Questionnaire
• RA Candidates Forum

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ARCH Issues Committee

• Next Project RA Governing Docs
• Focus Big-picture issues affecting homeowners
  and HOAs
• Anything that diminishes or impacts homeowner
  ability to check and balance Board
• Cap
• Capital referendum authority
• DRB/Covenants Reform
• Limitations on internal cluster governance
  (independence)
• Work Product TBD
• Will include Member input

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Ring

• RING -- the Reston Interfaith Neighborhood Giving
  Campaign

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Call For Volunteers

• To have a lasting and substantive impact in the
  community ARCH must enlist and sustain the "grass
  roots" support and involvement of its Members.
• The success of ARCH depends entirely on the
  willingness of its members to participate on ARCH
  committees.
• We need your help!
• Please take a minute to talk to representatives
  of the various ARCH committees to see where you
  can contribute.

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Q A

• Questions regarding the organization
• Issues of specific concern to ARCH Members
• ARCH priorities
• Member Comments
• How can ARCH help you?