The Wilde Lake Village Board meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7:30pm. Residents are welcome to all Board meetings. Copies of approved minutes are available for review at Slayton House.

NOTE: WLCA now has a weekly email newsletter. To subscribe to this newsletter, email cjblack@columbiavillages.org and put "sign up for email newsletter" in the subject line.

August Board meeting is August 4. There will not be a Board meeting on August 18th.NOTE: The Architectural Committee meets at 7pm immediately followed by the Board meeting.

The Wilde Lake village Board continues to refine and advocate for residents on the redevelopment of the Wilde Lake Village Center. As part of this advocacy the Board has done the following:

At the July 21st meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board, the Board unanimously voted to oppose any plan to build 500 residential units in the Wilde Lake Village Center. We understand that under NT zoning, no residential units can be built in the Village Center until such time as rezoning is approved at the County level.

The Board also supports the following principles for redevelopment of the Village Center:

1. HOUSING:**

A position is contingent on zoning changes to be released.

2. FOOD AND BASICS SUPPLIER:

We continue to require a basic food and household necessities supplier. Needs of residents of the surrounding area are a major priority.

REASONING:

The village center was designed to provide surrounding residents with walkable access to basic needs, recreational opportunities and cultural enrichment

3. HISTORIC DESIGN:

Preserving and enhancing the historic design of the Village Center with the existing central courtyard community gathering space surrounded by small shops is essential

REASONING:

WL Village Center was carefully designed and built with

J. Rouse's intimate involvement. This history enriches the village.

4. BUSINESSES:

The commercial retail segment of the village center needs to include enough square footage for a variety of business opportunities. Existing merchants must be reinforced and accommodated through the redevelopment phase with both Kimco and county cooperation.

REASONING:

Existing merchants have been a vital part of the community, some for many

years. Their commitment to Wilde Lake deserves responding commitment to their continuing presence.

5. PARKING:

Parking is an enormously important issue. CA facilities, particularly Slayton House, need sufficient parking to meet their community commitment.

REASONING:

Parking must be adequate and free for residents and patrons of CA facilities and village center.

6. ENVIRONMENT:

Village Center redevelopment must demonstrate leadership in environmental quality standards with legal enforcement.

REASONING:

Wilde Lake was a leader in the successful initiation of Columbia. The highest environmental standards are forward looking, responsible, essential and provide continuing leadership as Columbia's first village.

The Wilde Lake Village Board continues to solicit professional architectural input for conceptual renderings of the village center. The Board also welcomes residents’ comments to this process.

To Whom It May Concern:

As Chair of the Wilde Lake Village Board and Wilde Lake's Columbia Council Representative, we concur with Kimco and County officials that Columbia's villages must consider contemporary economic realities and most likely will be redeveloped with a mixed-use format. Change is welcomed and inevitable. However, constructive change must also be flexible to meet varying challenges for years ahead.

We are deeply disappointed that in spite of resident opposition, Kimco continues to advocate for a Wilde Lake Village Center that consists of 500 rental apartments. This would transform our village center into a residential complex, destroying its community enhancing function.

Any development plan should retain the Village Green and internal courtyard. Both are historic community gathering places.

We understand there will be retail space in Kimco's proposed plan. The number of square feet they have proposed for retail/commercial is a significant reduction in the retail space that existed before the Giant closed. The current amount of proposed retail space is far too small to support a village center as a shopping destination.

As we expressed in a recent meeting with Kimco, we continue to support a grocer in the Village Center to meet the needs of Village residents. We are concerned that current data may lack projections proving that a grocer would not be viable in Wilde Lake Village Center.

Parking for non-residents, remains an issue of great importance to the Village. Wilde Lake Village sponsors many community activities at Slayton House that require adequate and available parking space. Adequate and available parking is needed by all who visit the village center and adjutant community facilities.

We urge Kimco to reconsider their conceptual plan before they next meet with the Wilde Lake Village Board this summer. We feel their conceptual plan is not consistent with Wilde Lake's vision; nor does it meet the resident’s need for a redeveloped and vital village center.

Further, we urge the County Council and County Executive to consider, carefully, the impact of Kimco's request to rezone the village center in order to allow the construction of 500 apartments. Rezoning [to allow 500 apartments] at its core is an infill issue that unalterably changes our village center into a massive multi-unit residential complex. The Columbia vision is built upon village centers as community and commercial centers, not predominantly residential complexes. Redevelopment and rezoning need not make it difficult for the Village to accommodate a mix of community space, retail/commercial uses and housing units, all the while remaining economically viable.

We anticipate working with Kimco and county officials to achieve mutually beneficial goals for the future of the Wilde Lake Village Center, which is Columbia's first and most historic Village.

Vince Marando Philip Kirsch

Chair, Wilde Lake Village Board Columbia Council Rep, Wilde Lake

Approval of Minutes (07/21/08)

Resident Speakout

AC Liaison Report

Covenant Advisor's Report

Adjournment

Call to Order

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes (07/21/08)

Resident Speakout

OLD BUSINESS

1. Non-Residential RAC and AC Guidelines and Procedures

2. Budget Requests

NEW BUSINESS

3. Appointment of RAC member

REPORTS

Columbia Council Representative

Manager

Chair

Committees

COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Following are the approved minutes from the July 21, 2008 meeting:

WILDE LAKE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

July 21, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Architectural Committee was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, at 7:05pm. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Mary Pivar, Lisa Mikkelsen, Bill Santos and Elliott Simons. Also present were Bernice Kish, Village Manager, Carole Black, Board Secretary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to

approve the minutes of the July 7, 2008 meeting.

The motion carried all in favor.

Resident Speakout

There were no residents who wished to speak out.

AC Liaison Report

Mr. Marando reviewed the applications from the July 8th RAC agenda and approved all applications as recommended by the RAC.

Covenant Advisor Report

There was no report.

Mr. Marando reported that he was working on the RAC and AC non-residential procedures with Mr. Santos and Ms. Shulder. A letter was sent to Sheri Fanaroff with some legal questions regarding the procedures for non-residential properties. Mr. Santos requested a meeting with Ms. Fanaroff to discuss her responses to these questions. Mr. Marando noted that they would wait to see what the responses were first.

The meeting adjourned at 7:10pm in a motion by Ms. Pivar, seconded by Mr. Santos. All in favor.

WILDE LAKE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

July 21, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, on July 21, 2008 at 7:10pm, at Slayton House, Columbia, Maryland. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Lisa Mikkelsen; Bill Santos; Elliott Simons (left at 9:30pm); Phil Kirsch, Columbia Council Rep; Bernice Kish, Village Manager; Carole Black, Board Secretary. Also present were Bob Carto, Joan Spicknall, Tony Tringali and Wendy Van Antwerp.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Santos requested the addition of Church Expansion on Route 108 under Old Business. Ms. Pivar requested the addition of Village Position on Symphony Woods under New Business. Mr. Marando requested the addition of Programs and Services under New Business, an Executive Session and change Town Hall meeting to communicating to residents.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to approve

the amended agenda for July 21, 2008. All in favor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar,

to approve the minutes of July 7, 2008. All in favor.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

Joan Spicknall has spoken to David of David’s Market, who has indicated that he would like to go ahead with an expansion in the village Center. He is planning on contacting Kimco again about this. The majority of the residents Ms. Spicknall has spoken to want to have a grocer in the Village Center. Ms. Spicknall also added her opposition to reducing the amount of retail to provide for 500 residential units.

Mr. Marando noted that he and Mr. Kirsch have met with Geoff Glazer and Kevin Allen of Kimco and they do not seem interested in negotiating. Kimco has not provided the Board with copies of their conceptual plan. When the Board met with Mary Kay Sigaty, who encouraged the Board to come up with a plan for the village center. Mr. Marando also met with Jessica Feldmark and indicated that the Board would be putting something together. He provided Ms. Feldmark with a copy of Bob Tenenbaum’s conceptual plan.

Ms. Pivar noted that everything hinges on zoning changes for the village center. No decision has been made yet on this.

OLD BUSINESS

Non-Residential RAC and AC Procedures

Mr. Marando indicated that they are waiting for legal information from Sheri Fanaroff before they can proceed with the procedures. They will work on the guidelines while they wait for the legal answers. Ms. Shulder has been researching guidelines for other communities. They (Mr. Marando, Mr. Santos and Ms. Shulder) are gathering information on which properties are “non-residential.”

Budget Requests

Ms. Kish provided some updates on this. For the next meeting, Ms. Kish will provide a timeline as to when the final requests are due.

Watershed Advisory Committee Appointment

Ms. Mikkelsen provided bios on the two candidates. Ms. Mikkelsen recommended Ms. Cappuccitti based on her background.

Mr. Simons made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar to

recommend the appointment of Debbie Cappuccitti to

the Watershed Advisory Committee. 4 in favor, 1 opposed

(Mr. Santos). Motion carried.

Village Conceptual Plan

The Board discussed their priorities. Mr. Kirsch suggested working with the county to develop a conceptual plan. Mr. Santos noted that they need to be open to changing their criteria if they work with the county. They need to develop common criteria. Mr. Simons added that the height of the residential buildings should be compatible with the surrounding buildings.

There was an agreement among the Board that 500 units are unacceptable.

Ms. Mikkelsen made a motion, seconded by Mr. Simons,

that the Wilde Lake Village Board put out a strong

statement that the Village Board is unanimously

opposed to 500 residential units in the Village Center.

All in favor.

Ms. Mikkelsen made a motion, seconded by Mr. Simons,

to send out Ms. Pivar’s list of points, with minor

editing as a working proposal. All in favor.

Geoff Glazer and Kevin Allen have been invited to attend the August 4th meeting.

Update on Church Expansion on Route 108

Mr. Santos reported that the Hearing Examiner will review this application on July 28th. The church has been working with the Ten Mills Road residents who back onto the church property regarding their concerns about flooding and have agreed to install a privacy fence for the addition. The addition will include 50 classrooms, which are intended for use by homeschooling groups. Since the concerns of the adjoining residents have been addressed by the church, they are not requesting any assistance from the Village Board.

NEW BUSINESS

Formal Request to CA for CA Involvement in Wilde Lake Redevelopment

The Board agreed to send a letter to the CA Board with requests for funding for legal counsel regarding rezoning of the village centers, that CA advocate on behalf of the villages on the redevelopment of the village centers and a clarification on the parking designations in the village center and surrounding CA facilities.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to

send a letter to the CA Board requesting funding for legal

advice on the technicalities of zoning on redevelopment,

advocate on behalf of the villages on the redevelopment

of the village centers and clarification on parking. All in favor.

Appointment of RAC Members

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to remove

Ms. Pivar as a member of the RAC. All in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to appoint

Terry Kuhn as a member of the RAC. All in favor.

Village Position on Symphony Woods

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to

suspend the rules. All in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to

send a letter to the CA Board urging them to support the

recommended motion by the Planning and Strategy Committee

which stated the following:

“Move that the Columbia Association make clear to General

Growth Properties that future plans for Symphony Woods

include the following: maintain the natural setting,

revitalization of the existing forest, provide for a gathering

place including community events, and do not plan for any

buildings or roadways.” The motion carried 4 in favor,

1 opposed (Mr. Santos)

Programs and Services

Mr. Marando recommended the formation of a Programs and Services Committee to assess and evaluate the programs and services offered by WLCA. Mr. Marando will serve on the committee.

REPORTS

Columbia Council Rep – A written report is attached to the minutes.

Council Representative Report 8-4-08

Phil Kirsch, Wilde Lake Council Representative

Board of Directors Meeting , July 24, 2008

1. The Board approved the Reciprocal Easement Request for Running Brook Elementary School recommended by the Performance Oversight Committee (POC).

2. The Board approved the AT&T Easement Request: Martin Road recommended by the POC.

3. The Board approved the Revised Vision Statement of the Columbia Association recommended by the Planning and Strategy Committee (P&S).

4. Mr. Coffman Moved to Approve the Guiding Principles for Future Plans for Development of Symphony Woods as amended. Mr. Coren seconded.

Motion passed 9-0-1. Abstained: Ms. Atkinson-Stewart. The Guiding Principles read as follows:

“Guiding Principles for Staff in

Discussions with General Growth Properties

Re: Symphony Woods

Future Plans for Symphony Woods should include the following:

1. Restoration and maintenance of a vibrant natural Eco system;

2. Provisions for a gathering place for individuals and community events;

3. Merriweather Post Pavilion will be an exciting and active destination;

4. Limited new roadways or buildings, of a park-related scale; and

5. Connectivity and accessibility to the rest of the downtown.”

5. The Board Approved appointments to the Owen Brown Executive Architectural Committee and appointments to the Dorsey’s Search Architectural Committee recommended by the Board Operations Committee.

Special Board Operations Committee, July 29, 2008

This was a general discussion with DHR, who is conducting the search for a new CA President, on status and future plans. Everything appears to be on schedule.

Special Planning & Strategy Committee Meeting re: Zoning, July 31, 2008

To me the most interesting information to come out of this was that DPZ still seems to be unsure of many who, when and hows of village and downtown zoning and the CA representatives from the various villages seem to have finally realized that village rezoning affects them, not just Wilde Lake.

Manager – A written report is attached to the original minutes.

Chair - No report.

ADJOURNMENT

The Board adjourned to Executive Session for a personnel matter, at 10:50pm in accordance with Section 11B-111 (4) (i) of the Annotated code of Maryland.

Following are the approved minutes from the July 7, 2008 meeting:

WILDE LAKE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

July 7, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Architectural Committee was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, at 7:05pm. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Mary Pivar, Lisa Mikkelsen, Bill Santos and Elliott Simons. Also present were Bernice Kish, Village Manager, Carole Black, Board Secretary, and Kristin Shulder, Covenant Advisor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to

approve the minutes of the June 12, 2008 meeting.

The motion carried all in favor.

RAC Liaison Report

Mr. Marando reviewed the applications from the June 24 RAC agenda and approved all applications as recommended by the RAC.

Covenant Advisor Report

Ms. Shulder reported on the status of applications for the 2 openings on the RAC. Four residents requested applications. One application was returned on June 28th. Another application will be dropped off shortly.

Ms. Shulder reviewed the recommended revisions to the AC Procedures for Residential Properties. This will be voted on during the Board meeting. In the future, there will be a resident speakout added to the AC agenda.

The meeting adjourned at 7:28pm. All in favor.

WILDE LAKE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

July 7, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, on July 7, 2008 at 7:28pm, at Slayton House, Columbia, Maryland. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Lisa Mikkelsen; Bill Santos; Elliott Simons (left at 8:50pm); Phil Kirsch, Columbia Council Rep; Bernice Kish, Village Manager; Carole Black, Board Secretary. Also present were Bob and Pat Carto.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Marando requested the addition of Pool Closing Date Changes under New Business. Ms. Mikkelsen requested the addition of Lake Restoration Plan under Old Business and Watershed Advisory Committee Applicants under New Business.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to

approve the amended agenda for July 7, 2008. All in

favor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Ms. Mikkelsen made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar,

to approve the amended minutes of June 12, 2008. All

in favor.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

Bob and Pat Carto, residents of Deering Woods in Harper’s Choice, were concerned about the proposed plans for the Village Center that were recently presented by Kimco. They were particularly concerned about the possibility of over 500 rental units proposed. They recommended that any residential units should be owner-occupied. They also offered their support to the Board on developing a conceptual plan for the center.

OLD BUSINESS

Non-Residential RAC and AC Procedures

Mr. Santos reported that he has been working with Ms. Shulder to find out what the procedures are at the other villages. He has been gathering information from the villages that have non-residential procedures. He is also working on developing a standard for lighting that would comply with security and energy efficiency needs.

Mr. Santos made some preliminary recommendations, including a pre-submission hearing on non-residential applications, which would be a public meeting, and would allow a 30 day period for community input before the application is reviewed. The Board discussed whether the decision should be made by a liaison or the full AC. The Board agreed that any procedures would have to be reviewed by legal counsel before approval. Mr. Santos will draft a summary of recommendations for the next meeting.

AC Residential Procedures

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen,

to approve the revisions to the AC Procedures for

Residential Properties. The motion carried 3 in favor

(Mr. Marando, Mr. Simons, Mr. Santos); 1 opposed

(Ms. Mikkelsen); 1 abstention (Ms. Pivar).

Lake Restoration Plan

Ms. Mikkelsen reported that she has contacted Dennis Mattey and Diana Kelly of CA and they have scheduled a meeting regarding the Lake restoration for September 17th at 7:30pm at Slayton House.

Ms. Mikkelsen reported that there are two candidates for the Watershed Advisory Committee. Ms. Mikkelsen will help screen the candidates and provide more information at the next Board meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Family Pool Party – This will take place at Running Brook Pool on July 16th.

National Night Out – This will take place at Slayton House on August 5th.

Budget Requests – Copies of the CA Operating and Capital Budget for FY2010 were distributed. The Board will work on forming a list of requests.

Village Center Conceptual Plan

The Board agreed that 500 units were unacceptable. If the center is approved for mixed use, there would need to be fewer units. The Board also continues to advocate for a grocery store and a village “commons”. They also want adequate parking for all facilities around the center. The Board had met with Bob Tennenbaum to view his conceptual plan for the center. Mr. Simons recommended that the Board seek professional guidance in forming a design plan. Mr. Kirsch noted that Oakland Mills worked with DPZ to develop a master plan. They would also have guidelines for parking requirements.

The Board agreed that they would consult with some of the local architects to develop a plan before involving the county. They would also plan a public meeting to get community input.

The Board compiled a list of critical issues, which included:

1. adequate parking

2. food supplier

3. maintain the integrity of a courtyard

4. housing

5. environmental sensitivity

6. retail

From these critical issues, the Board will develop a list of criteria for the village center.

The Board will hold a worksession with Mary Kay Sigaty on July 14th at 7pm. Residents will be notified that they may attend and observe.

Courtyard Crafts

Ms. Kish reported that there will be crafters at the Village Center on Saturdays through the summer.

Pool Closing Changes

Running Brook Pool will be closing early due to the expansion of the parking lot. A letter will be sent to Rob Goldman to extend the date for closing Bryant Woods.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos to

suspend the rules. All in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen,

to send a letter to Rob Goldman, requesting that the

closing date for Bryant Woods Pool be extended since

Running Brook Pool would be closing early. All in favor.

REPORTS

Columbia Council Rep – A written report is attached to the minutes.

Council Representative Report 7-7-08

Phil Kirsch, Wilde Lake Council Representative

Planning and Strategy Committee, June 12, 2008

Strategy Sketch on Downtown Redevelopment The committee discussed its strategy sketch regarding Downtown Redevelopment and finalized a list of desired outcomes for downtown development. The committee will recommend the Board share those desired outcomes via a letter to the County Council, the County Executive, and General Growth Properties (GGP)

Second Reading on Motion Allowing Staff to Discuss Downtown Redevelopment with Major Stakeholders The committee recommended to the Board that the staff of Columbia Association be empowered to discuss with GGP, the county, and other major stakeholders any issues related to future downtown development.

Performance Oversight Committee Meeting, June 17, 2008 9:00 PM

Recommend that the Board of Directors approve a proposal add a full-time permanent .Net Programmer/ Analyst and hire a temporary Certified Project Manager to successfully complete the implementation of the CSS project.

Recommend that the Board of Directors approve Additional Funding for the Maintenance Facility Access Gate of $1,517

*Recommended the Board of Directors approve the Special Ancillary Budget Request of $154,000 in additional funding for completion of the new Wilde Lake Tennis Clubhouse.

CA Board Meeting, June 26

There were a large number of seniors at this meeting protesting the discontinuation of the senior discount. Please remember that I was the only one who spoke against this when it was first proposed. I am gathering information to determine exactly how this was implemented and will ask the appropriate committee to look into it if there are problems.

*The Board approved additional funding for two additional staff for the CSS project and additional funding for both the Maintenance Facility Gate and new Wilde Lake Tennis Clubhouse.

The CA Board agreed to to send a spokesperson to oppose granting a liquor l icense near the Huntington pool in Kings Contrivance at the request of the Village Board.

After much discussion and many changes, the CA Board adopted a list of desired outcomes for Downtown Development. (Several CA Board members have requested a copy of the final version of these outcomes but they are not yet available. I will send out copies to the Village Board when they are available.)

The Board agreed to allow Staff's open discussion with all parties involved in downtown development. The Board will still retain approval on any proposals.

Manager – A written report is attached to the original minutes.

Chair - No report.

ADJOURNMENT

The Board adjourned to Executive Session for a personnel matter, at 9:50pm in accordance with Section 11B-111 (4) (i) of the Annotated code of Maryland.

Following are the approved minutes from the June 12, 2008 meeting:

WILDE LAKE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

June 12, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Architectural Committee was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, at 7:00pm. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Mary Pivar, Lisa Mikkelsen, Bill Santos and Elliott Simons. Also present were Bernice Kish, Village Manager, Carole Black, Board Secretary, and Kristin Shulder, Covenant Advisor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Simons, to

approve the minutes of the June 2, 2008 meeting.

The motion carried all in favor.

RAC Liaison Report

Mr. Marando reviewed the applications from the June 10 RAC agenda and approved all applications as recommended by the RAC.

Covenant Advisor Report

Guidelines for the Appointment and Composition of the Wilde Lake RAC – These guidelines require that there be five members. Currently, there are only 3 members. Ms. Shulder recommended that 2 members from the AC serve on the RAC until additional members apply.

Mr. Marando volunteered to be one of the temporary RAC members. Ms. Pivar agreed to volunteer as the other temporary RAC member for the short term, but suggested that the other AC members rotate as RAC members until new members are found. This issue will be brought back to the AC in September, if new members are not found by that time. Since the Village Board makes RAC appointments, this will be considered under the Village Board agenda.

Ms. Shulder also asked the AC for suggestions on advertising for new members. Ms. Pivar suggested contacting the HOA’s for possible names.

The meeting adjourned at 7:17pm. All in favor.

WILDE LAKE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

June 12, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, on June 12, 2008 at 7:17pm, at Slayton House, Columbia, Maryland. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Lisa Mikkelsen; Bill Santos; Elliott Simons (left at 8:50pm); Phil Kirsch, Columbia Council Rep; Bernice Kish, Village Manager; Carole Black, Board Secretary. Also present were District 4 County Council Rep Mary Kay Sigaty and the following residents: Ed Sroka, Robbie White, William and Ingrid Ireland, Bryan Grimaldi and Joyce Baer.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Marando requested the addition of Appointments to the RAC and followup letter to Kimco under Old Business. Item #7 (Council Resolution 62-2008) was moved up to #3.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Simons, to approve

the amended agenda for June 12, 2008. All in favor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Simons,

to approve the amended minutes of May 19, 2008. All in favor.

Ms. Mikkelsen made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos, to

approve the amended minutes for June 2, 2008. All in favor.

The Board discussed whether Sharonlee Vogel will continue as Chair of the Wilde Lake Merchants Committee. If she accepts, a schedule for future meetings will be set up. If not, this will come back to the Village Board to appoint a new chair.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

Ed Skroka came to listen to the discussion about CR- 62. He is an owner of a unit in Bryant Gardens and was concerned about the impact of CR-62 on the original vision of Columbia. He felt the idea of changing the Village Center to have more condos in Wilde Lake was against this vision. Mr. Skroka has seen many condos on the market recently and building more condos would just add to the number of vacant units on the market.

Robbie White spoke in regard to a petition she has been circulating in opposition to any apartments and in favor of a grocery store in the village center. She has collected additional signatures which she is sending to the county and copying to the Village Board.

OLD BUSINESS

End of the Year Financial Report

Mr. Marando reported that the Finance Committee had met and found everything in order on the report. He added that there have been changes in the programs, which have affected the income line. Staff is investigating other programs to help bring up the revenue base.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar to accept

the Financial Report as presented. All in favor.

Board Meeting Dates

There were three changes in regularly scheduled Board meeting dates: August 18 – propose to cancel; September 2 (day after Labor Day) and January 20 (day after Martin Luther King Day).

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos, to accept

these changes. All in favor.

Ms. Mikkelsen requested that all changes be publicized at least a month in advance.

County Council Zoning Bills

Ms. Sigaty provided information on CB-50 and CR-62. Ms. Sigaty had received information that Courtney Watson, who sponsored CR-62 will withdraw it on July 7th.

The Wilde Lake Village Board was joined by the Oakland Mills Village Board and Dorsey’s Search Village Board in their opposition to CR-62. The Owen Brown Village Board agreed. The Oakland Mills Village Board also came out in opposition to CB-50.

Ms. Sigaty explained the basis for CB-50, which creates a density exchange option for those in lower density areas of the county. This bill originally went to the Planning Board as ZR 95 along with ZR96, which is still at the Planning Board. Ms. Sigaty noted that it is difficult to evaluate ZR95 (CB-50) without knowing what the other bill offers.

Ms. Sigaty has also requested a map to indicate where the density would go. She encouraged the Village Board to testify on Monday, June 16th to indicate their opposition to CR-62. Ms. Pivar had drafted testimony. Board members will email her with any corrections.

Mr. Simons made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to authorize Ms. Pivar to present the testimony on

CR-62. All in favor.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to

recommend that CB-50 be tabled until ZR96 is elevated

to County Bill status. All in favor.

Non-Residential RAC & AC Procedures –

This will be on the next agenda.

Residential Procedures

The Board discussed appointing additional members to the RAC before making changes to the procedures. Mr. Marando volunteered to become a member until September 1st or until a new member is appointed. Ms. Pivar volunteered to serve as another member until September 1st. Mr. Santos volunteered to serve after September 1st if needed.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen,

to appoint Mr. Marando and Ms. Pivar as members of the

RAC. All in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos to accept

the revised Residential Architectural Procedures for the RAC.

The motion carried 4 in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos, to accept

the Residential Architectural Procedures for the AC. The

motion failed with 2 in favor (Mr. Marando, Ms. Mikkelsen),

and 2 opposed (Ms. Pivar, Mr. Santos).

Protocol for Town Hall Meetings

Ms. Mikkelsen provided copies of a notice strategy for a followup meeting on the Lake restoration with CA. She proposed to have a meeting before the study is completed to get more community input. Ms. Mikkelsen recommended setting up a meeting in September, which would allow sufficient time to publicize the meeting. She has requested CA publish a timeline on their website with milestones for Wilde Lake. She also recommended that CA provide community updates and public notices of the schedule. Mr. Santos also recommended that FAQ’s be posted on the CA website and/or the Wilde Lake website.

Signs for the Village Center

A map has been sent to DPZ with sign locations.

Letter to Kimco

Mr. Marando and Mr. Kirsch met with Geoff Glazer and Kevin Allen of Kimco on June 6th. Mr. Glazer and Mr. Allen said there was no change in their plans for the Village Center. Mr. Marando also met with Bob Tennenbaum to discuss Mr. Tennenbaum’s idea’s for the Village Center. The Board agreed to invite Mr. Tennenbaum to a worksession to discuss these ideas. Mr. Marando will contact Mr. Tennenbaum.

Ms. Pivar will work on revising a letter to send to Kimco as a followup to the meeting with Mr. Marando and Mr. Kirsch.

NEW BUSINESS

There were no items of New Business.

REPORTS

Columbia Council Rep – A written report is attached to the minutes.

Manager – No report

Chair - No report.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to adjourn

the meeting at 10:15pm. All in favor.

Following are the approved minutes from the June 2, 2008 meeting:

WILDE LAKE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

June 2, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Architectural Committee was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, at 7:07pm. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; and Bill Santos. Also present were Bernice Kish, Village Manager and Kristin Shulder, Covenant Advisor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr.Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to

approve the minutes of the May 19, 2008 meeting.

The motion carried all in favor.

RAC Liaison Report

Mr. Marando reviewed the applications from the May 27 RAC agenda and approved all applications as recommended by the RAC.

Covenant Advisor Report

10150 Placid Lake Court – Ms. Shulder recommended that a 15-Day Notice be sent. All AC members visited property. This will be voted on under Old Business.

10334 Nightmist Court – Ms. Shulder recommended Board Resolution to ARC. This will be under Old Business.

Ms. Shulder reported that the SDP for the new Interfaith Building was approved by the Planning Board on May 22nd. Ms. Shulder also reported that Maryland state legislation has been passed allowing residents to install solar panels without restriction.

Mr. Marando called to adjourn the meeting at 7:15pm. No objections.

WILDE LAKE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

June 2, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, on May 19, 2008 at 7:15pm, at Slayton House, Columbia, Maryland. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Bill Santos; Phil Kirsch, Columbia Council Rep; Bernice Kish, Village Manager; Kristin Shulder, Covenant Advisor (Lisa Mikkelsen arrived late). Also present were John Herdson, Aquatics Manager; Matt Burns, Swim Center manager; Danny Walker, FR ass’t manager; Rebecca Salazar, FR & BW manager; Katherine Reis, RB manager; Kelly Baugh, west side supervisor; Brendon O’Donnell, BW & FR manager and residents Jody Rusnak, Mark & Katherine Wujcik, Maatenhe Ramin and Rose & Darrell Vaughn.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Santos requested the addition of Signs to Village Center and County Council Zoning Bills under New Business. Mr. Marando requested the addition of Board-Staff Communication under New Business.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos, to approve

the amended agenda for June 2, 2008. All in favor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Ms. Pivar requested a change under Planning Board meeting from “read” to “present.” Mr. Santos requested a change under Annual Board Report from “questions” to “statements.”

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to table the minutes of May 19, 2008. All in favor.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Wilde Lake Outdoor Pool Managers

Mr. Herdson welcomed everyone to the pools and wishes to open lines of communication. Facilities are looking very good, particularly Bryant Woods due to recent renovations. Faulkner Ridge is on schedule for some renovations.

Ms. Pivar raised some concerns about BW pool. Specifically, lack of hot water in showers, leaky hot tub, empty soap dispensers. Mr. Herdson will make sure these issues are addressed.

Mr. Santos inquired about WL swim team registration. Mr. Herdson reported that registration is light so far but this was the first day of practice. WL swim team is typically populated from swimmers from outside of Columbia assigned to this team.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

There were several Cross Fox residents in attendance. One resident recently witnessed a drug transaction in the KFC parking lot. Residents noted that all incidents described were reported to the police. There is general concern about loitering at KFC, Crown and near Produce Galore, lack of lighting, overgrown wooded areas/brush and trash. Ms. Ramin wanted to know if there’s any way to limit/prohibit parking on Cross Fox Lane near Lynx Lane as it is difficult to make the right turn because of the parked cars. Ms. Kish would investigate this issue and notify Ms. Ramin. Mr. Marando said that these issues can be brought up at the bimonthly Wilde Lake Merchants security meeting. Mr. Santos believes that Deering Woods may have similar problems and will talk to representatives from Harpers Choice Village Board and possibly coordinate efforts.

Mr. & Mrs. Vaughn addressed the Board about a problem with the timing of the traffic signal at Twin Rivers Road and Governor Warfield Parkway. It appears to be on a very short cycle and often cars must sit through 2-3 light changes. The county told Ms. Vaughn that the light was shortened at the request of the Village Board and that the county would lengthening it upon Board request. Ms. Vaughn asked the Board to contact the county to lengthen the time of the signal.

Ms. Mikkelsen stated that local Boards are not qualified/trained to assess traffic but could make sure that this complaint gets attention at the county level.

Mr. Marando said that other implications of changing the light sequence should be considered.

OLD BUSINESS

Management Contract

Ms. Mikkelsen asked whether the contract has been reviewed by an attorney. Ms. Kish responded that at least one other village’s attorney had reviewed contract but it has not been reviewed by an independent attorney. Lengthy discussion about the need for attorney review ensued regarding the issue of liability.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to approve the

contractas submitted. Mr. Marando and Mr. Santos voted in favor.

Ms. Pivar and Ms. Mikkelsen opposed. Motion failed.

Ms. Mikkelsen made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, that an

independent attorney who represents Wilde Lake Community Association

review the contract. After discussion, Ms. Mikkelsen amended

motion,seconded by Mr. Santos, to restrict the money spent for

an independent attorney within a defined cap for a preliminary

review. Ms. Mikkelsen voted in favor. Mr. Marando, Ms. Pivar

and Mr. Santos opposed. Motion failed.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen, to table

the issue so that Ms. Mikkelsen could make a list of concerns.

Mr. Marando and Ms. Mikkelsen voted in favor. Mr. Santos & Ms.

Pivar opposed. Motion failed.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos, to re-consider

motion to approve contract as submitted. Mr. Marando, Ms. Pivar

and Mr. Santos voted in favor. Ms. Mikkelsen opposed. Motion

passes. It was noted that Ms. Mikkelsen expressed concerns that

an independent attorney should review contract and that Board has

the right to revisit the issue.

Request for 15-Day Notice – 10150 Placid Lake Court

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms.

Pivar, to send 15-Day Notice. All in favor.

Request for Recommendation for ARC – 10334 Nightmist Court

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos, to send case to

ARC. All in favor.

Protocols for Public Meetings

Ms. Mikkelsen made a motion to create a protocol for

town hall meetings to provide 30-60 days notice to residents.

No second.

After lengthy discussion, Ms. Mikkelsen agreed to follow up and work with Bernice on setting up the next lake meeting and will present proposal at next Board meeting.

Non-Residential AC Procedures

Recommended revisions to AC & RAC Procedures were distributed. Changes will be considered at next Board meeting.

Mr. Santos will put together a timeline for writing procedure for non-residential properties.

NEW BUSINESS

End of Year Financial Report

Finance Committee will review report before next Board meeting.

Summer Meeting Dates

The Board normally does not have second August meeting. This will be on the next agenda under Old Business.

Signs for Village Center

Ms. Kish and Mr. Santos will work on letter to county requesting signs. Mr. Santos will work on map to show specific locations.

County Council Zoning Bills

Resolution to allow density to be transferred to Western Howard County to Columbia is being introduced at tonight’s council meeting. Representatives from Board should attend the June 16th meeting.

Board-Staff Communication

This will be on the next Board agenda.

REPORTS

Columbia Council Rep – A written report is attached to the minutes.

Council Representative Report 6-2-08

Phil Kirsch, Wilde Lake Council Representative

External Relations Committee, May 19, 2008

Speakers’ Bureau - The External Relations Committee approved a motion to have a designated Board member, or other designate, act on behalf of the CA Speakers’ Bureau to educate Villages on the communication channels in use today, and those planned for the future.

ERC Annual Goals - The External Relations Committee agreed that next month’s agenda will include discussion the of following annual goals: a) advocacy, b) “Going Green,” c) communications, d) business engagement, and e) monitoring environmental issues, including the watershed project.

CA Board Meeting, May 22. 2008

As usual for the first meeting of a new CA Board there were very few action items. There were however two items of note.

The Board confirmed four strategic areas for the next year based on the Columbia Summit.

1. Advocacy for Columbia

2. Environmental Sustainability

3. Improving Governance

4. Revitalization

The Board authorized the Chairman to send a letter to Ken Ulman asking for a delay in any legislation affecting New Town zoning.

Special Board Meeting on the President's Goals for FY09, May 29

This meeting was called to work on the president's goals. Although the goals are not yet final, the goals will be in the following areas.

1. Communications

2. Environmental Sustainability

3. Customer Services System (CSS)

4. Annual Operating plan

5. Transition to a new President

Wilde Lake Pool Review, May 24

I made my annual review of the Wilde Lake pools. There is still no new furniture at any of the pools but the furniture at all three pools appears to be in better shape than it has been in the previous years. There were repairs to the Bryant Woods pool and the hot tub, look for new tiles to see the changes obvious changes but most of the work was structural not cosmetic. The pool in Running Brook also had repairs.

Manager – A written report is attached to the original minutes.

Chair - No report.

ADJOURNMENT

The Board adjourned to at 10:40 pm.

Following are the approved minutes from the May 19, 2008 meeting:

WILDE LAKE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

May 19, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Architectural Committee was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, at 7:00pm. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Mary Pivar, Lisa Mikkelsen, Bill Santos and Elliott Simons. Also present were Bernice Kish, Village Manager, Carole Black, Board Secretary, and Kristin Shulder, Covenant Advisor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Mr.Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to

approve the minutes of the May 5, 2008 meeting.

The motion carried all in favor.

RAC Liaison Report

Mr. Marando reviewed the applications from the May RAC agenda and approved all applications as recommended by the RAC.

Covenant Advisor Report

5137 Homecoming Lane – Ms. Shulder recommended that this case be closed. This will be voted on under Old Business.

10150 Placid Lake Court – Ms. Shulder recommended that a 15-Day Notice be sent. This will be under New Business.

Ms. Shulder reported that the SDP for the new Interfaith Building will be reviewed by the Planning Board on May 22nd.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen to adjourn the meeting adjourned at 7:05pm. All in favor.

WILDE LAKE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

May 19, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board was called to order by Vince Marando, Chair, on May 19, 2008 at 7:07pm, at Slayton House, Columbia, Maryland. Members present were Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Lisa Mikkelsen; Bill Santos; Elliott Simons; Phil Kirsch, Columbia Council Rep; Bernice Kish, Village Manager; Carole Black, Board Secretary. Also present were Dennis Mattey and Diana Kelley, CA Construction, Walter Dinicola and Travis Merritts from Anchor Environmental and approximately 30 residents. A list of residents is attached to the original minutes.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Marando requested the addition of Restoration of Wilde Lake under New Business and Executive Session – personnel. Mr. Santos requested the addition of Letter to GGP – re: Community Discussion under New Business. Ms. Mikkelsen requested the addition of Public Notice of meetings under New Business.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to approve

the amended agenda for May 19, 2008. All in favor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to approve the minutes of May 5, 2008. All in favor.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

The residents present would speak during the presentation by the CA and Anchor Environmental.

OLD BUSINESS

Farmer’s Market - Update

Ms. Black provided information from the Economic Development Authority regarding a Farmer’s Market in Wilde Lake. Since there were no objections, this item will be tabled.

Management Contract

Since there were corrections to be made, this will be on the next agenda.

Annual Board Report –

A summary of the ballot statements was added to the report. The report will be made available for residents and can be sent by email upon request.

Request to Close Case – 5137 Homecoming Lane

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr.

Santos to request that this case be closed.

All in favor.

Review of Residential Guidelines – Create a non-residential review committee

The Board agreed to set up a committee of the whole and appoint Mr. Santos as Chair to work on the guidelines and procedures for non-residential properties.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to set up a Committee of the Whole to review and

establish architectural guidelines and procedures

for non-residential properties and appoint Mr. Santos

as Chair. All in favor.

Revisions to the current residential guidelines and procedures will be reviewed at the next meeting.

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Diana Kelley and Dennis Mattey, CA Construction

Walter Dinicola and Travis Merritts, Anchor Environmental

Restoration of Wilde Lake

Mr. Dinicola presented three possible options to address the restoration of the Lake. He explained that resident comments would determine which method would be used.

They are now working on dam maintenance and repairs. This will not affect the general appearance of the dam.

The last dredging was done in 1993. This was done mechanically. Hydraulic dredging is being done at Lake Elkhorn and Kittamaqundi.

The proposal to create a forebay would be at the northwest section of the Lake. This would be to limit sediment deposition into a smaller area. This would make maintenance dredging less expensive but more frequent.

Mr. Dinicola also provided multiple alternatives for the construction of a forebay.

CA plans to meet with state and county officials to coordinate with watershed management efforts.

Residents expressed concerns about the forebay obstructing their view of the lake as well as the noise of frequent dredging. Many favored doing a deeper dredging over a forebay.

The restoration of Wilde Lake will not begin before 2009 or 2010.

Mr. Mattey noted that if the Board wanted, they could do another presentation for any residents who were not able to attend this meeting.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

John Hannay, RBES PTA President, came to thank the Board for their recent donation which would help fund a Science event at the school. The Board received invitations to the event.

NEW BUSINESS

Request for 15- Day Notice – 10150 Placid Lake Court

This will be on the next agenda under Old Business.

Village Center Action

Ms. Pivar drafted a follow up letter to Ken Ulman regarding plans for the Village Center and the proposed zoning legislation, which would allow the Village Centers to have residential units. Ms. Pivar and Mr. Santos will work on revisions to the letter, which will be sent out this week.

Mr. Marando will contact Kimco to arrange a meeting with them.

Planning Board meeting – WLIC – May 22

Ms. Pivar drafted a statement regarding the proposed parking agreement.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar,

to suspend the rules. All in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to delegate Ms. Pivar to present the statement to the

Planning Board on behalf of the Village Board. All in favor.

Restoration of Wilde Lake

The Board agreed that they need to monitor the plans for the restoration of the Lake. Ms. Mikkelsen, Mr. Marando and Ms. Kish will investigate dates when they can have CA do the presentation again.

Ms. Kish reported that she had spoken to Steve Sattler about someone to replace Mr. Santos on the Watershed Advisory Committee. Since there is currently no one else interested, the Board will advertise again for a representative from Wilde Lake.

Letter to GGP –

The Board agreed to send a letter to Greg Hamm of GGP to thank him and his staff for holding the community discussion at Slayton House on Saturday, May 17th.

Public Notice of meetings

The Board will work on developing protocols for advance notice of public meetings and providing sufficient time to notify the community. This will be on the next agenda.

REPORTS

Columbia Council Rep – A written report is attached to the minutes.

Council Representative Report 5-19-08

Phil Kirsch, Wilde Lake Council Representative

Planning and Strategy Committee. May 6, 2008

1. Election of Committee Chair and Vice Chair: Miles Coffman was elected chair and Cynthia A.S.H. Coyle was elected vice-chair of the Planning and Strategy Committee.

2. Review of Planning and Strategy Committee Job Description: The Planning and Strategy Committee added the requirement of a year-end report to its job description.

3. Other Business : The Planning and Strategy Committee had a first reading of a motion that Columbia Association staff be open to discussion with General Growth Properties (GGP), the county, and other major stakeholders in the future downtown development; this motion will be placed on next month’s agenda for a second reading.

Board Operations Committee, May 12, 2008

1. Presidential Search Update: Mr. Pat O’Malley gave an update on responses by Executive Search firms to the Request for proposal (RFP).

2. Review of Board Operations Committee Job Description The Committee voted to add a year-end report to its job description.

3. Review of BOC Major Accomplishments in FY 08 and Discussion of FY 09 Priorities The Committee reviewed the BOC’s accomplishments of FY 08 and proposed priorities for FY 09 and suggested the following priorities be added: documenting processes, and reviewing the committee charter template for thoroughness.

Performance Oversight Committee Meeting, May 13, 2008

1. Phil Kirsch was elected Chair of the Committee for 2008-2009. Michael Cornell was elected Vice Chair of the Committee for 2008-2009.

2. Additional Funding for Capital Project RH1, Maintenance Facility Access Gate was recommended..

3. Members reviewed the Committee job description, FY-09 priorities, and discussed agenda items for future meetings.

4. Members agreed to start future meetings at 7:30 PM instead of 7:00 PM.

5. The next meeting date was tentatively changed to June 17, 2008, to be confirmed.

Manager – A written report is attached to the original minutes.

Chair - No report.

ADJOURNMENT

The Board adjourned to Executive Session for a personnel matter, at 10:10pm in accordance with Section 11B-111 (4) (i) of the Annotated code of Maryland.

Following are the approved minutes from the May 5, 2008 meeting:

WILDE LAKE VILLAGE BOARD MINUTES

May 5, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A regular meeting of the Wilde Lake Village Board was called to order by Bernice Kish, Village Manager on May 5, 2008 at 7:05pm, at Slayton House, Columbia, Maryland. Members present were Vincent Marando; Lisa Mikkelsen; Mary Pivar; Bill Santos; Elliott Simons; Phil Kirsch, Columbia Council Rep; Bernice Kish, Village Manager, Carole Black, Board Secretary. Also present were Geoff Glazer and Kevin Allen, Kimco.

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

Vice-Chair: Mr. Simons nominated Ms. Pivar. Ms. Pivar seconded the nomination. Since there were no other nominations, Ms. Pivar is elected Vice-Chair.

Chair: Ms. Pivar nominated Mr. Marando. Mr. Simons seconded the nomination. Since there were no other nominations, Mr. Marando is elected Chair.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Santos requested the following items be added to the agenda under New Business: Howard County Government Liaison; Watershed Advisory Committee Representative; Interfaith Center Legal Opinions. Ms. Mikkelsen requested the addition of Change of Village Board meeting nights under New Business.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Marando to approve

the amended agenda for May 5, 2008. All in favor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of April 21, 2008 were approved by the majority

of those present at the meeting.

RESIDENT SPEAKOUT

Geoff Glazer and Kevin Allen, of Kimco were present to notify the Village Board that, although they would not be able to attend the GGP community discussion at Slayton House on May 17th, Greg Reed, the assistant development director, would attend to represent Kimco.

Mr. Glazer added that Kimco was actively working with county planners to incorporate the village retail center as part of the larger village center, which includes Slayton House, the Tennis Club, Swim Center, Interfaith Center, schools and HCC.

OLD BUSINESS

Election Report –

Barbara Glick, Co-Chair for the Elections, gave a report with statistics about the ballots.

The Board discussed moving up the date for candidates’ night for 2009, before too many absentee ballots were returned.

Election Financial Report 2008 – This provided cost analysis for the Elections.

Board Orientation/Retreat

The Board discussed when and where to have the retreat. Since Slayton House has limited availability, Ms. Kish will investigate the availability of all neighborhood centers.

Facilities Use Report

Mr. Simon made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to approve the Facilities Use Report as presented.

All in favor.

Farmer’s Market

The Board has received requests to try to get a Farmer’s Market in the parking lot by Produce Galore. The County, Kimco and David’s would have to be contacted to see if this is feasible. Staff will contact the Economic Development Authority to find out what process needs to be followed to have a Farmer’s Market here. This will be on the next agenda.

NEW BUSINESS

Reappointment of Village Manager

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to suspend the rules. All in favor.

Mr. Simon made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar,

to reappoint Ms. Kish as Village Manager. All in favor.

AC Appointments to CA

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen,

to nominate Ms. Pivar, Ms. Mikkelsen and Mr.Simons

as CA appointments to the AC. All in favor.

Ms. Pivar made a motion, seconded by Mr. Santos,

to appoint Mr. Marando and Mr. Santos as Village

Board appointments to the AC. All in favor.

Management Contract

This will be on the next agenda for approval.

Annual Board Report

The Board discussed whether or not to mail the report out to all residents or send out a notice through the email newsletter and the Columbia Flier newsletter that it is available by request.

This will be on the next agenda for approval of the report and to decide which method to use to send it out to residents. Ms. Pivar will collate the comments from the ballots. Ms. Pivar also requested that a letter she had drafted, which thanked residents for voting and asking for continued input be included in the annual report. There was a discussion as to whether this should be in the annual report or rather in the email and Columbia Flier newsletters.

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Mr. Simons,

to distribute Ms. Pivar’s letter in the email newsletter

and the Columbia Flier newsletter. The motion carried

4 in favor, (Mr. Marando, Ms. Pivar, Mr. Simons, Mr. Santos)

and one opposed (Ms. Mikkelsen).

RAC Interviews

The deadline to apply for the RAC is May 15th. Interviews will be held on May 19th.

Howard County Government Liaison

The Board discussed the appointment of a liaison to represent the Board and present testimony at Council meetings and hearings, which occur the same nights as the Village Board meetings. This will be on the next agenda.

Watershed Advisory Committee Representative

Mr. Santos notified the Board that he is currently the Wilde Lake representative to the Watershed Advisory Committee. Mr. Santos wants to step down since he is now on the Board. Ms. Kish will contact Steve Sattler to notify him and find out if there is another candidate to serve as rep.

Interfaith Center Legal Opinions

Mr. Santos requested that the new Board members be given access to the legal opinions regarding the recent AC decision on the Interfaith Center. Mr. Marando noted that this is privileged information and would discuss this with Mr. Santos after the meeting.

Change of Meeting Dates

Ms. Mikkelsen requested that the Board consider changing the meeting nights from the first and third Monday to the second and fourth Monday of the month, so it would not conflict with meetings of the County Council. Staff will investigate if this is feasible.

REPORTS

Columbia Council Rep – A written report is attached to the minutes

Council Representative Report 5-5-08

Phil Kirsch, Wilde Lake Council Representative

CA Board Meeting, April 24

As the last meeting of the fiscal there was a lot of issues discussed. Some of the highlights were:

1. The Quality Initiatives Policy and Mission statements along with the Non-Financial Business Metrics Reporting Format were approved. This program is now well underway.

2. The Board agreed to accept and have the staff implement the CA Salary Compensation Study Report.

3. The Spirit of Columbia Scholarship Awards were approved. Six students received awards, none from Wilde Lake.

4. The Board had straw voted to reduce the assessment cap to 2% in a budget meeting but after concerns were raised by both CA's Chef Finical Officer and the Residents Budget Committee, the Board voted to keep the cap at 3%.

5. The Board voted to go back to the earlier (approximately three years ago) policy of having the Board grant all easement requests. This does not answer the question of what happens to easements granted while the president delegated this responsibility.

Members Meeting, CA Board Organizational Meeting, and Columbia Council Meeting, May 1

At the Members Meeting the Columbia Council Members appointed themselves to the CA Board.

At the CA Board Organizational Meeting, Tom O'Connor was elected as Board Chair and Michael Cornell was elected Vice Chair. The Columbia Council Meeting is now just required formality. Following is the list of committee members:

Audit Committee

Miles Coffman

Michael Cornell

Cynthia A. S. H. Coyle

External Relations Committee

Pearl Atkinson-Stewart

Alex Hekimian

Suzanne Waller

Planning and Strategy Committee

Miles Coffman

Cynthia A. S. H. Coyle

Henry Dagenais

Performance Oversight Committee

Evan Coren

Michael Cornell

Phil Kirsch

Manager – A written report is attached to the original minutes.

Chair – No report.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar,

to adjourn at 9:58pm. All in favor. The Board then

convened as the Architectural Committee.

WILDE LAKE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MINUTES

May 5, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting of the Architectural Committee was called to order by Vince Marando Chair, at 9:58 pm. Members present were: Vince Marando, Chair; Mary Pivar, Vice Chair; Lisa Mikkelsen; and Bill Santos. Mr. Simons was absent. Also present were Bernice Kish, Village Manager; Carole Black, Board Secretary.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of April 21, 2008 were approved by the majority of those present at the meeting.

APPOINTMENT OF RAC LIAISON

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Mikkelsen,

to appoint Ms. Mikkelsen as the RAC Liaison. All in favor.

ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Santos made a motion, seconded by Ms. Pivar, to

adjourn the meeting at 10:15pm.

All approved minutes before May, 2008 are available for review at Slayton House.