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CVCA Committees
There's lots of good work to do to keep our 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.
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.
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;
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.
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;
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.
Holiday House Tour Committee: Meets August-December to plan the annual Snowflake Tour of Charles Village Homes.
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.
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.
CVCA Representation for DevelopmentLand 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.
Charles Street Trolley; Meets as needed with the City and State to plan the implementation of the Charles Street Trolley.
Charles Street Redesign: Meets as needed with the City to plan the redesign of Charles Street.
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.
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.
CVCA Representation of the CommunityBarclay Rec Advisory Board Attends monthly meetings of the Barclay Recreational Center Advisory Board held at the Barclay Elementary School on 29th and Barclay Streets.
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.
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;
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 on the Charles Village 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. 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. Governance of CVCAMembership 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.
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.
Governance (bylaws): Meets, as needed, to review matters related to the operation of the organization, including the bylaws of Charles Village Civic Association, Inc.
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