SWVNA MEETING MINUTES 21 OCTOBER 2009

SOUTHWEST VIENNA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION (SWVNA)
Meeting Minute
21 October 2009

Candidate for State Delegate Mark Keam was our guest at our October meeting. Mark spoke about some of his involvement in SW Vienna, outlined his goals for work at the state level, and helped provide a lot of guidance for the development of the SWVNA. Mark also provided a list of contacts that would be beneficial to helping the SWVNA get more engaged with local issues in Vienna.

The pros and cons to incorporation were discussed by the group. No final decision was reached, however, as to whether or not the SWVNA should do so at this time.

The next item that was discussed was adoption of the by-laws. Mike Pool moved to adopt the current draft of the by-laws and Bob Gregg seconded. The by-laws were unanimously adopted. Following the adoption of the by-laws, officers were nominated and elected as follows:

President - Patty Toler nominated Mike Pool, Tom seconded, and Mike was elected unanimously.

1st Vice President - Sonnet Lee nominated Anne Rutherford (who was absent), Bob Gregg seconded, and Anne was elected unanimously. It should be noted that Anne, absent from the meeting, later declined the 1st Vice President nomination, and Dave Sandrowitz agreed to serve in that capacity.

2nd Vice President - Bob nominated Sonnet Lee, Mike Pool seconded, and Sonnet was elected unanimously.

Treasurer - Sonnet nominated David Sandrowitz, Bob seconded, and Dave was elected unanimously.

Secretary - Patty nominated Anne, Sonnet seconded, and Anne was elected unanimously.

As the newly elected Treasurer, Dave collected membership fees of $10 from all in attendance, totaling $60.

Bob asked whether a local business could join the association. While no official position was taken, it was generally agreed upon that the association was intended to only consist of and represent residents and households within SW Vienna. This may change in the future and can be taken up for debate at a later time.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:30pm. Thanks to all that attended.

SWVNA Meeting - April 21 at 7:30pm

The Southwest Vienna Neighborhood Association (SWVNA) will hold its
next meeting on Wednesday, April 21st at 7:30 p.m. at Marshall Road Elementary School.

All are welcome, so come out and bring a neighbor
or two as well! The goal of SWVNA is to further establish a sense of
community amongst the neighborhoods in Southwest Vienna and to provide
a venue for addressing the local issues that are most pertinent to us
all. One of the topics to be discussed will be a grant we have
received through Fairfax County’s Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership
Program (NEPP) to help further the Association’s activities. We hope
to have a guest speaker as well and will provide more information on
that as soon as we have it.

For more information, please post in this forum, visit www.swvna.org,
or contact Anne Rutherford at 703-281-6178.