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CVCA Committees

There's lots of good work to do to keep our
community healthy, happy, and prosperous. Below
are the current committees that support CVCA work.
Please consider joining one. If you're interest in the
CVCA forming a new committee, please let us know!

For inquiries about specific projects or events,
please consult the chair of the committee, listed below


Sanitation Committee:

Meets as needed with Matthew Bradby, Sanitation Supervisor of CVCBD, to address sanitation complaints throughout Charles Village; planned and implemented the Mace Avenue Cleanup Project in the Spring/Summer of 2009 together with the Department of Public Works of Baltimore City; organizes volunteers for the biannual Citywide Mayor’s cleanup in the spring and fall of each year.

Chair: Sharon L. Guida (410.889.0436)
Julie Galbo-Moyes; Donald Manekin, Thiebault Manekin, Jonathan & Kerry Wetmiller

Safety Committee:

Meets as needed with Northern District Neighborhood Services Officers, Doug Gibson and John Walther, and CVCBD Community Safety Coordinator, Walter Brown, to address crime prevention and law enforcement issues in Charles Village; attends the Northern District’s Community Council at 2201 W. Coldspring Lane (just west of 83) held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month; coordinates community participation in National Night Out vs Crime on the first Tuesday of August in each year; handles community complaints and hands out Northern District’s Crime Watch applications; coordinates with CVCBD, JHU, Northern District Police, and Union Memorial Hospital to maintain Neighborhood Walkers on Patrol Program; administering $3,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention for “Light Up the Night” project to improve lighting in targeted areas of Charles Village.
Need walkers & volunteers

Chair: Sharon L. Guida (410.889.0436)
Sheila Rees & Paul Cawthorne

Traffic Calming:

Meets the Department of Transportation of Baltimore City at 9:30 a.m. on the second Friday of each month with to discuss, review and implement traffic calming measures along 28th and 29th Street from the Jones Falls to Greenmount;
Chair: Sharon L. Guida
Eric Dymond, Chris Merriam, Alexandra Hoffman, Julie Galbo-Moyses

Festival Committee:

Meets, as needed, with representatives of other neighborhood organizations, such as The Village Learning Place, Friends of Wyman Park Dell, to plan the annual Charles Village Festival, which occurs in the first full weekend in June of each year.
Chair to be announced. Ed Hargadon, Beverly Fink, Val Kuciauskas, Rory Flannagan; John Spurrier, John Fink

Garden Walk Committee:

Meets, as needed, to plan the Annual Charles Village Garden Walk for the Sunday of the Annual Charles Village Festival; plans and maintains community garden sites throughout Charles Village;
Co-chairs: Beverly Fink & Val Kuciauskas.
John Spurrier, John Fink, Ed Hargadon,

Tree Stewards: 

Meets as needed to plan the creation of new treewells, widening of existing treewells, and the planting of new trees in unison with the Forestry Department of the City of Baltimore; works with residents and property owners who wish to participate; organizes bands of volunteers on work days; obtains grant of equipment and machinery from area non-profits.
Chair: Peter Duvall.
Sheila Rees, Jeff Noll;

Holiday House Tour Committee:

Meets August-December to plan the annual Snowflake Tour of Charles Village Homes.
Chair: Ron Tanner
Jennifer Erickson, John Lessner, Shaun Carrick

CVCA Sign Committee:

Meets as needed to plan the placement of a “Charles Village Sign” at the corner of 33rd and St. Paul and to place long term promotional signs in other entry ways to Charles Village, south, east, west and north.
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Chair: Val Kuciauskas
Eric Dymond, John Fink

Charles Villager:

Published five times a year (Winter, Spring, Festival, Summer, Holiday), its participants write and collect articles of interest, distribute it widely throughout Charles Village, and solicit advertisements.
Editor: Sandy Sparks. 
Finances & Advertising: John Spurrier
Distribution: Chuck Bullamore;
Editorial Board: Dawna Cobb, Jennifer Burdick, Gage Blair, Jo Ann Robinson.  

CVCA Representation for Development

Land Use Committee:

Meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at 2434 St. Paul Street to review issues related to zoning, liquor board, and housing code violations within the Charles Village boundary, upcoming City and State legislation affecting land use, such as, live entertainment, group homes, comprehensive rezoning, North Charles PUD and Charles/25th Street URO committees, etc.;  meets with and entertains requests from applicants for support and recommends action on these issues to the CVCA Board of Directors; attends hearings on behalf of the CVCA position.

Chair: Sharon L. Guida (410.889.0436)
John Spurrier, Beth Bullamore,  Sandy Sparks, Alex  Hoffman, Peter Duvall, Jeff Noll, Eric Dymond, Julie Galbo-Moyes, Graham Entwistle; Matthew Compton. 


Charles Street Trolley;

Meets as needed with the City and State to plan the implementation of the Charles Street Trolley.
Chair: Sandy Sparks
Shaun Carrick, Sheila Rees

Charles Street Redesign:

Meets as needed with the City to plan the redesign of Charles Street.
Chair; Sandy Sparks, Ron Tanner

Residential Parking Permit Area 12: Charles Village North

As liaison with the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, the community representative manages renewal of residential parking permits, solicits volunteers, and attends bi monthly meetings of Community Advisory Group held at the Parking Authority of Baltimore City.
Community Representative: Bonnie Bessor 
Need volunteers

Residential Parking Permit Area 37: Charles Village West

As liaison with the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, the community representative manages renewal of residential parking permits, solicits volunteers, and attends bi monthly meetings of Community Advisory Group held at the Parking Authority of Baltimore City.
Community Representative: Sharon L. Guida
Betty Hill, Debbie Jones, Chuck Bullamore, Cornel Rubino, Linda Gravina Ridings, Reggie Parker, Wanda Holmes, Evalyn Tyson, John Skarbelis, Diane Brunetti, Lee Truelove, Tita Chico, John Spurrier, Thayn Moyes, Julie Moyes, Eric Dymond, Colin Pierce

CVCA Representation of the Community

Barclay Rec Advisory Board

Attends monthly meetings of the Barclay Recreational Center Advisory Board held at the Barclay Elementary School on 29th and Barclay Streets.
Community Representative: Sharon Guida 
Need volunteers

Margaret Brent Community Coordinating Council:

Attends monthly meetings of the Margaret Brent Community Coordinating Council held at the Margaret Brent Elementary School at 26th and St. Paul Streets.
Community Representative: Sharon Guida 
Need volunteers

North Charles PUD:

Meets as needed to review and approve plans for development within URO boundaries, i.e.,  St. Paul Street and Charles Street between 29th Street and 33rd Street;
Chair and CVCA Rep: Sandy Sparks and Jennifer Erickson, as CVCA President or designee

Charles /25 St URO:

Meets at 2434 N. St. Paul as needed to conduct plan and specification reviews of new development within URO boundaries. Decisions, based upon guidelines established by Community Review Panel, are then forwarded to DHCD for approval;
CVCA Reps: Laura Kindseth, Peter Duvall

CVCA Reps on the Charles Village
Benefits District Board

Represents the CVCA as members of the Charles Village Community Benefits District Board of Directors at its meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 2434 St. Paul Street at 7 p.m.

Jeff Millard, Jennifer Erickson

Charles North Vision Plan

Meets, as needed, with the Charles North neighborhood to discuss the future of the Charles North Area north of Mount Royal and south of 25th Street.

Charles Kelly, Sandy Sparks, Shaun Carrick, Peter Duvall

Governance of CVCA

Membership Committee:

Meets as needed to plan strategies for maintaining and increasing membership to the CVCA, and to deliver membership value to current members; maintains membership records.

Co-chairs: Dana Moore & Patty McLane 
Jennifer Erickson, Brendan Coyne, John Spurrier,
Ron Tanner,

Nominating Committee:

Meets annually in May/June of each year to interview prospective candidates for Board Members and Officer; recommends slate for upcoming year to current board and to general membership at Annual Meeting in September of each year.
Chair: John Spurrier
Dana Moore as Membership Chair

Bylaws/Governance:

Meets, as needed, to review matters related to the operation of the organization, including the bylaws of Charles Village Civic Association, Inc.
Chair: Shaun Carrick
Sandy Sparks, Diane Brunetti, Sharon Guida


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Thank you to the following businesses that support the CVCA:

Wheely Good Smoothies
Dominion Ice Cream
Donna's
Orient Express
EZ-Storage
Eddie's Market
Gordon Florists
Copy Cat Printing
Trinidad Gourmet
Video Americain
Just Cut It
Anderson Honda Service
Charles Village Pub
Darker Than Blue
Tuerk House
Charles Village Liquors
Niwana
Baltimorean Apts.
Alizée
Baltimore Health Coach
JHU Center For Social Concern


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