Reston Association
A Community Association
Leading the model community where
all can live, work and play.
1930 Isaac Newton Square
Reston, Virginia 20190
703.435.6530
www.reston.org
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
Contents
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Agenda
5
About The Reston Association
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Reston Association’s Strategic Plan
11
2007 Board of Directors
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2007 Reston Association Volunteers
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2007 Reston Association Business and Corporate Sponsors
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2007 Annual Members’ Meeting Minutes
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2007 Highlights and Accomplishments
Inside
Back
Cover
2007 Operating Revenue and Expenses
Reston Association 2007 Annual Report
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Agenda
Reston Association Annual Members’ Meeting
Reception & Recognition of Honorees
Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive
7:00 pm
Reception
7:10 pm
Special Guest Speakers
• Hon. James Moran, US House of Representatives, 8th District of Virginia
• Hon. Senator Janet Howell, VA State Senate, 32nd District
• Hon. Gerry Connolly, Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
• Hon. Catherine M. Hudgins, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
Hunter Mill District Representative
8:00 pm
Annual Members' Meeting
• Call to Order & Opening Remarks – Jenn Blackwell, President
• Approval of Minutes/April 2007 – Jenn Blackwell, President
• Volunteer Recognition – Jenn Blackwell, President
Outgoing Board Director
– William Keefe, At-Large District Director
Volunteer of the Year
–Jay Monroe, Parks & Planning Advisory Committee Chair
Corporation Partner of the Year
–Ernst & Young, Represented by Senior Managers Daniel Kotter and Scott Smith
• Report of the President – Jenn Blackwell, President
• Member Comments & Questions
• Board of Directors Election Results – Tim Donohue, Elections Committee Chair
• Introduction of New Board Members – Jenn Blackwell, President
• Adjourn
Vision:
Leading the model community where all can live, work, and play.
Mission: To preserve and enhance the Reston community through
outstanding leadership, service, and stewardship of our resources.
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About
The Reston Association
Association (RA) is a not-forT heprofitRestoncorporation
initially empowered by
the developer, further authorized by the state
and responsible to its members. Reston
Association serves a community of about 60,000
people and is one of the largest homeowners’
associations in the United States. Reston
Association sustains and protects the community’s
quality of life by caring for Reston’s natural
environment and recreational facilities, and
administering its architectural and maintenance
covenants. As prescribed by law and set forth in
the Reston Documents, the purpose of the
Association is to:
1. Interpret, administer and enforce the protective covenants and restrictions of the Deed of
Dedication in such a manner as to conserve and
protect the value of all property subject to the
Deed.
2. For the benefit of the members, acquire, own
and lease property (real or personal) and to
improve, administer and maintain such property
in neat and good order.
3. Assess, collect, and disburse the assessments
and charges authorized by the Deed.
4. Promote the peace, health, comfort, safety
and general welfare of the members.
5. Do any and all lawful things and acts that it,
in its discretion, may deem to be for the benefit
of the property and the owners and inhabitants
thereof.
Reston’s membership is comprised of 21,346
residential units. All residential property owners
and renters subject to the Reston Deed are autoReston Association 2007 Annual Report
matically members of the Reston Association.
With membership come certain rights and
obligations, including the right to elect the
Association’s directors, the right to serve as a
director and/or officer, and the right to use
Association property. Property owners also have
the right to vote on certain matters that might
potentially affect the value of their property. As
well, Members are required to uphold protective
covenants and regulations, comply with association rules, and pay an annual assessment that
funds most of the Association’s operations.
Reston Association’s Bylaws provide for a ninemember Board of Directors that is responsible to
the membership for determining and implementing broad organizational goals. The Board
sets RA policy in all matters–finance and budget,
personnel and compensation policies, and planning
and program strategies. In carrying out its duties,
the Board looks to the following committees to
advise on important aspects of community life
and the management of Association recreational
facilities, open space and other assets:
Board Committees
Board Administration
Fiscal
Legal
Planning & Evaluation
Board Advisory Committees
Cluster/Condo
Environmental
Parks & Planning
Pedestrian & Bicycling
Seniors
Tennis
Transportation
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The RA Board of Directors relies on the Covenants
Committee, Architectural Board of Review and
Design Review Board for design, use and maintenance issues. Only the Design Review Board has
the power to interpret, administer and render
decisions involving design covenants and guidelines as provided in the Reston Deed and
Association Bylaws.
Unlike other sizable homeowner's associations
across the country, RA does not include local
businesses in its membership, and thus does not
collect assessment income from that source.
Nonetheless, the Association’s policies and practices have considerable impact on the business
community. Reston's attractiveness and the
amenities provided by the association play an
important role in attracting and retaining environmentally friendly commercial enterprises.
As the community’s steward, RA is responsible
for maintaining the quality of life in Reston,
chiefly by caring for and administering the community's most precious asset – its real property.
As a steward, RA has three major roles:
(1) RA provides parks and recreation
facilities and amenities like those of a city
or town. The association maintains and operates
a vast array of recreational facilities, including 15
pools, 49 tennis courts, 55 miles of paved pathways,
ballfields, playgrounds, multipurpose courts,
picnic areas, garden plots and a variety of rental
facilities for public meetings and gatherings. In
addition, it provides the membership with a wide
variety of opportunities to participate in many
educational and recreational leisure programs.
(2) RA seeks to preserve property values in
Reston through a system of covenants and
restrictions that govern the design, maintenance,
and use of property, as broadly spelled out in the
Deed; and
(3) RA seeks to protect Reston’s natural
beauty and environment. The association
maintains and nurtures over 1,300 acres of open
space, including 4 lakes, 3 ponds, streams, wetlands, forests, and meadows, as well as a 72-acre
nature education center.
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On a day-to-day basis, RA is managed by an
executive vice president supported by a staff of
78 full-time employees who bring a wide variety
of knowledge and skills to jobs as varied as environmental biology, auto mechanics, and public
administration. In the summer months, the fulltime staff is augmented by nearly 300 seasonal
employees who maintain outdoor facilities,
provide services and conduct programs.
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Reston Association’s
Strategic Plan
Vision for Reston Association: Leading the model community where all can
live, work, and play.
Mission for Reston Association: To preserve and enhance the Reston community
through outstanding leadership, service, and stewardship of our resources.
Strategic Goals & Objectives:
1. Communications
To effectively communicate with our member
ship and the greater community.
To effectively secure and manage Association
resources.
– Continuously inform our Members of the
role and purpose of the Association
through various communications methods.
– Consistently meet community needs by
improving our infrastructure to provide our
staff with resources to accomplish our
mission.
– Regularly engage and encourage dialogue
to elicit Member feedback.
2. Community Leadership and Identity
To lead the community in representing
Reston’s interests, engaging in partnerships,
and fostering community identity.
– Continuously inform our Members of r
elevant issues to proactively represent the
community’s interests.
– Represent our Members and the greater
Reston community; establish ongoing
relationships with interest groups, political
jurisdictions, and other organizations.
– Promote and foster Reston and RA through
increased visibility locally, regionally, and
nationally.
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3. Resources
– Attract qualified candidates to sustain a
service-oriented workforce to meet
community driven needs.
– Efficiently manage the Association’s
finances to fulfill our fiduciary responsibilities to our Members.
4. Customer Service
To achieve excellence in customer service.
– Develop and maintain an Association-wide
culture that focuses on “putting customers
first” everyday.
5. Covenants, Design, and Maintenance
To ensure maintenance, preservation, and
revitalization of all properties and infrastructure.
– Continually increase Member awareness of
standards and guideline requirements to
improve compliance with Reston
covenants.
– Deliver consistent and objective
application of the design and use/
maintenance processes.
6. Parks, Recreation, and the Environment
To provide well-maintained parklands and
achieve a balance of quality services, facilities,
and programs.
– Evaluate and improve services by continually
engaging our Members and the greater
community in the Parks, Recreation, and
Open Space planning process.
– Continuously protect and improve Reston’s
environmental resources through ecologically
sound management practices to prevent
further degradation.
– Encourage participation in programs and
use of facilities, and services by all of
Reston’s diverse populations.
– Continuously evaluate requests for services
and programs identified by our customers.
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2007 Reston Association
Board of Directors
Jenn Blackwell
Robin Smyers
Mark Watts
Frank Lynch
Kathleen Driscoll
McKee
Cheryl Beamer
Joe Leighton
William Keefe
Tim McMahon
John Higgins
Milton W. Matthews
Jenn Blackwell, President (At-Large Director)
Robin Smyers, Vice President (Lake Anne/
Tall Oaks District Director)
Mark Watts, Secretary (At-Large Director)
Frank Lynch, (North Point District Director)
Kathleen Driscoll McKee (South Lakes
District Director)
Cheryl Beamer (Hunters Woods/
Dogwood District Director)
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Joe Leighton (At-Large Director)
William Keefe (At-Large Director)
Tim McMahon (Apartment Owners' Director)
John Higgins, Treasurer
Milton W. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer
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Reston Association’s
2007 Volunteer Resources
Aaronson, Joanne
Aeschliman, Dorothy
Alsafadi, Halla
Amato, Sandy
Anderson, Donella
Andrews, Ken
Apple, Joe
Applegate, Carol
Arkhipova, Anastasia
Arkhipova, Natalia
Arterberry, Alexis
Assir, Marie
Assir, Nami
Assir, Ramzi
Atluru, Kinnera
Atwater, Darrick
Avalos, Nataly
Avalos, Ivan
Badgett, Matthew
Badgett, Scott
Badila, Carolyn
Barnowsky, Family
Barron, Pat
Bateman, Kathy
Bauer, Nick
Bauer, Joanne
Bauer, David
Beamer, Cheryl
Beattie, Adam
Beck, Michael
Belo, Ben
Benbennick, Mike
Bender, Matt
Bender, Matthew
Benson, Patricia
Bentley, Sarah
Bernardez, Yolany
Bernardez, Kendell
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Berntsen, Rebecca
Berry, Alexis
Bhide, Satish
Birenruth, Todd
Blackwell, Jennifer
Bobik, Kristen
Bond, Charles
Bond, Julie
Bonner, Jan
Bonner, Drew
Boswell, Lela
Boucher, Frank
Boyd, Margaret
Braunstein, Jason
Brissey, Bryan
Broussard, Florida
Brown, Mary
Brown, Robert
Brownie Troop 721
Bryson, Melissa
Bryson, Robert
Burns, David
Burns, Beth
Burt, Sheyna
Burton, Bill
Butler, Larry
Butler, Eden
Byron, Barbara
Byron, Christopher
Byron, Mary Catherine
Campbell, Jennifer
Campbell, Debbie
Caplin, Erin
Carroll, Sally
Castaneda, Angela
Celia, Ana
Cerniglia, Megan
Cerny, Steve
Childers, Meredith
Chustz, Austin
Cisek, Ray
Clark, Beth
Cline, David
Cline, Ian
Cline, David
Clough, Brittney
Codera, Paulina
Cohen, Don
Cole, Laura
Compton, Meredith
Coram, Don
Cortelyou, Chris
Cortelyou, Stephanie
Cortez, Josselin
Coshland, Pat
Costellanos, Omar
Cox, Nicole
Daly, Kelly
Damle, Swati
D'Angelo, Marc
D'Angelo, Laura
Danielle, Bartoe
Daum, Brian
Davis, Mary Jane
Davis, Scott
Davis, Vicki
De la Lama, Adrian
De Paso, Mah
deCamp, Kyle
DeCola, Freya
DeCola, Lee
Del Risco, Daniela
Demick, Mary
Dicke, Marilyn
Dipasquale, Domenick
Djorup, Jennifer
Donovan, Nancy
Douple, Don
Doutcheva, Dimitrina
Doutcheva, Nadia
Driggers, Wendell
Driggers, Yvonne
Driscoll McKee, Kathleen
Drissel, Anne
DuBose, Eileen
Dunn, RJ
Dunnihou, Tara
Dzeda, Marcela
Eisenhart, Cindy
Endsley, Shawn
Enrico, Joe
Errett, Angelinque
Erwin, Linda
Evans, Sam
Evans, Sherri
Evers, Lisa
Evers, Christopher
Farabaugh, Tim
Finney Fmaily
Fleming, Samantha
Formal, Barbara
Forth, Susan
Fox, Cindy
Franckowski, Piotr
Franckowski, Roxanne
Friedman, Mike
Fritz, Jeff
Frumal, Barbara
Fulkerson, Dave
Fuller, Doug
Gaither, Patricia
Garcia, Michael
Gautheir, Joye
Gibbs, Emily
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Gir Scout Troop 3545
Girl Scout Troop 402
Girl Scout Troop 4158
Glenn, Hedy
Goldberg, Anna
Gonzalez, Brittany
Good, Travis
Gorrell, Arlene
Gorrell, Rick
Goswick, Dan
Goswick, Liz
Goswick, William
Gould, Mary
Gowin, Stan
Grant, Emily
Grant, Steve
Greenfeld, Wayne
Guerio, Shirley
Guo, Charles
Hadlock, Carol
Hadlock, Jay
Harnal, Marjoni
Harris, Chip
Harrison, Lynne
Harrison, Norma
Harte, Jill
Hartman-Taylor, Elisa
Hasuike, Susan
Hasuike, George
Hausdorff, Cynthia
Hershkowitz, Steven
Hertz, Linda
Hickman, Lauren
Higgins, John
Hintz, Diane
Hirshfeld, Diana
Hitt, Kerie
Hochstrasser, Cyndee
Holberger, Alex
Holberger, Rick
Holt, Alex
Horn, Michael
Hughart, Ching
Hughart, Lee
Hugill, Anne
Hunter, Katharine
Igoe, Jenny
Ivicic, Vanis
Jaby, Monique
Jaby, Patricia
Jayaweera, Avanthi
Jerome, Paul
Jindal, Jyoti
Johnson, Judy
Johnson, Michelina
Jones, Anna
Jones, Deirdre
Jones, Katie
Jones, Steve
Kalibinbi, Ravi
Kaminski, Bob
Keefe, William
Keegan, Michael
Khan, Momin
Khan, Markus
Khan, Muiz
Kidd, Megan
Kim, Catherine
Kircher, Nelson
Kobayashi, Romi
Koizumi, Luci
Koizumi, Luci
Kolankiewicz Family
Koopman, Lynda
Koopman, Steve
Kormanec, Rosemarie
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Korn, Charles
Kotter, Daniel
Kovacs, John
Krob Family
Kruse, Milton
Lancaster, Alissia
Langston Hughes NHS
Larson, Cal
Larson, Nancy
Launer, Tara Lyn
Lazear, Walt
Lazear, Manette
Le, Phoung
Lecarpentier, Claire
Lee, Donovan
Lee, Karen
Lehn, Leigh-Anne
Lehowicz, Jeannie
Leighton, Joe
LeReche, Peggy
LHMS Service Project
Lien, Caroline
Liscomb, Kacey
Liu, Aaron
Liu, Ryan
Lofquist, William
Lovaas, Fran
Lovaas, John
Luehrs, Rachel
Lynch, Frank
Madresehee, Ladan
Mainkar, Ojas
Maisel, Phillip
Marin, Jorge
Marshall, Amy
Martin, Mike
McCool, Charles
McDevitt, Marcia
McHale, Cheryl
McHale, Tom
McIntosh, Ashley
McJilton, Kurt
McLean Landscapes, Inc.
McLeigan, Robert
McMahon, Tim
Meyer, Olivia
Midura, Rachel
Miller, Donna
Miller, Michael
Misencik, Sally
Mitchell, Rubin
Mock, William
Mogul, Nicole
Molina, Shawnna
Moline, Ted
Moline, Sue
Monroe, Jay
Moody, Ben
Moore, Chris
Mooring, Nicola
Morris, Amy
Mowbray, Robert
Munroe, Kevin
Negin, Scott
Nelson, Tanja
Newlon, Richard
Niemela, Joann3
Nobels, Gary
Noble, Polly
Noe-Fellows, Greg
Norton, Joann3
Norwood, Morgan
Norwood, Robert
O'Connoll, Cynthia
Oladimeji, Nonye
Oladimeji, Tara
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Oliver, Isabel
Olivia, Meyer
Ornoff, Judi
Otero, Danial
Pack, Tom
Palmer, Emily
Pardasani, Poonam
Parks, Chanel
Patel, Sima
Perchick, Ben
Perley, Peter
Peters, Kate
Phillips, Nina
Phillips, Mary
Pink, Norbert
Plum, Delegate Ken
Podlesney, Judy
Portelly, Mary
Powell, Gary
Prochnow, Dave
Pruden, Pat
Quackenbush, Dave
Quinn, Joe
Quinn, Tim
Rabin, Andy
Rabinowitz, David
Rabinowitz, Michael
Racek, Cody
Racek, Mark
Radhakeishnan, Prema
Ralston, Dave
Rankin, Sean-Paul
Register, Lisa
Repplier, Richard
Robichaud, Ed
Robinson, David
Roche, Eileen
Rodriguez, Tali
Rogers, Arin
Roland, Matt
Roseberry, Neal
Ross, Jane
Rozzell, Maryann
Rubin, Mitchell
Rubin, Ron
Rudachille, Connie
Ruddy, Bobbi
Ruddy, Rosie
Russo, Jay
Sahgal, Sonia
Schenker, Liz
Schmidt, Kira
Schmidt, Lesa
Schmidt, Paulina
Schmoll, Karen
Schulte Family
Scoggin, Kathy
Scoggin, Sam
Scoggin, Sierra
Scoggin, Shane
Scoville, Julia
Seib, Laura
Sequelra, Clinton
Shaffer, Michael
Shevlin, Robert
Shifflett, Kyle
Shipley, Alex
Simon, Robert
Sinclair, Sara
Singaram, Malar
Sinsheimer, Abby
Skall, Monte
Small, Nicki
Smith, Mikhail
Smith, Scott
Smyers, Robin
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Smyers, Julia
Springs, Steven
Stadfield, Carol
Stein, Bob
Stich, Chris
Strand-Sorrell, Jillian
Streich, Dan
Sudy, A.J.
Swartz, Robert
Tapscott, Eleanore
Tapscott, Farrell
Teklinsky, James
Tekpertey, Richard
Thierry, Jay
Thomas, Jeanette
Thomas, Greg
Thomas, Paul
Thompson, Lance
Thompson, Steven
Tipton, Gabriel
Torpey, Bill
Tubito, Rosemarie
Tubito, Otto
Tuck, William
Tull, Kelly
Tull, Megan
Tyler Cox, Ruth
Tyler-cross, Ruth
Unitarian Universalist
Church of Reston
Valentine, Laura
Vallejo, Ligia
Van Opdorp, Martin
Van Trees, Rob
Van Vooren, Ludo
Veira, Annia
Vennet, Virginia
Vennett, Virginia
Venter, Vaughn
Vinga, Claire
Vintage Place Cluster HOA
Wallace, Lachelle
Wang, JiaRong
Washington, Wil
Waters, Jerry
Watson, Samantha
Watts, Alison
Watts, Mark
Weinert, Molly
Welty Family
West, Rosa
White, Aleksi
Wiley, Dave
Wiley, Evan
Wiley, David
Williams, Mariah
Williams, Mariah
Williams, Carolyn
Wright, Bruce
Wybraniec, Robert
Yeldell, Lynn
Yu, Jessica
Zelinsky, Ivan
Zhang, Anna
Zhang, Jing
Zhang, Aimee
Zlotmikoff, Raymond
Zlotnick, Margo
* We apologize if we have inadvertently left any name off the list
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Reston Association 2007
Business and Corporate Sponsors
Special thanks to those organizations in and around the Reston community that
donated $1,000 or more in cash, goods or services to Association programs,
events and/or special meetings.
Comcast Communications
Ernst & Young
Oracle
Dr. Tisseront
Times Community Newspapers
All in Stitches
Papa Johns
SIGNHA Beer
Thai Tennis Organization of America
M&S Grill
Reston Town Center MultiPlex Cinemas
Reston Youth Baseball
Reston Youth Soccer
Sheraton Reston Hotel &
Conference Center
South Lakes High School
Herndon High School
Langston Hughes Middle School
Morton’s of Reston
Edible Incredible
Volunteer Fairfax
PRS
Singles Volunteers of DC
Volunteers for Change
State Farm Insurance
Emblemax
Friends of Reston for Community Projects, Inc.
2007 Individual and Corporate Sponsors
Special thanks to those individuals and organizations in and around the Reston
community that donated $1,000 or more in cash, goods or services to the Friends
of Reston for Community Projects, Inc.
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.
Prospective Inc.
Deloitte Consulting
Robin Smyers
John Gasson
Charles A. Veatch
The Sallie Mae Fund
Peterson Development Companies
Peterson Family Foundation
The Business Bank
AMDOCS, Inc.
Commonwealth of Virginia-Department
of Conservation & Recreation
NiSource Charitable Foundation
Reston Festival
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Sprint Foundation
Thrive, Inc.
Virginia Spine Institute
Allen & Patricia Lenz
Philip & Pamela Tobey
James & Bertha Hoskins
Reston Runners
James C. Monroe
Mark & Allison Watts
Hinge
Bob & Bonnie Haukness
Terry & Carolyn Brewer
EU Services
Whole Foods Market of Reston
Genesis Landscaping
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Annual Members’
Meeting Minutes
April 17, 2007
Call to Order and Opening Remarks
President Jenn Blackwell called the Annual
Meeting of the Members to order at 7:53 p.m.
Approval of Minutes – April 11, 2006
Director Joe Leighton, seconded by Vice President
Robin Smyers moved to approve the minutes of
the April 11, 2006 Annual Members’ Meeting.
The motion passed unanimously.
Report of the President – State of the
Association
President Jenn Blackwell paid tribute to and recognized the many accomplishments of former
Board member Barbara Aaron who past away in
December 2006 after a long illness. President
Blackwell then highlighted some of the Association’s
main accomplishments of the past year:
• The Governing Documents were formally
approved by the Commonwealth of Virginia in
May 2006. In December of 2006, all resolutions
and policy changes associated with the revised
Governing Documents were completed and
approved by the Board.
• For the 42nd year in a row, RA received a
clean, unqualified audit opinion for 2006 and
continues to remain debt-free.
• RA staff and Board worked in tandem to
develop a long-range Strategic Plan which
included a new mission and vision statement
as well as strategic areas of focus and related
goals, objectives and action steps which will
guide the Association’s activities over the next
three years. RA’s CEO, Milton Matthews will be
giving quarterly updates on the action steps at
the Board meetings.
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• Offered a revamped Newcomer’s Nights to our
members, the first of which was held in the
fall of 2006. The purpose of these gatherings is
to introduce new residents to the many services
and programs available to them through RA,
but not-so-new residents are also encouraged
to attend as well.
• RA received final approval for a multi-year
mitigation project that will permit Reston’s
degraded urban streams to be restored at no
cost to RA members. This is a first for Northern
Virginia, called the Northern Virginia Stream
Restoration Bank, and will improve the conditions of Reston’s streams, lakes and the
Chesapeake Bay.
• In March 2006, RA co-sponsored with Fairfax
County a pilot program to help revitalize one
of the older clusters in Reston, Dogwood
Cluster, built in 1973. With the Cluster Board,
the Design Review Board, RA staff and the
Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator, the cluster
was enhanced with new exterior colors, and
many needed repairs were made to over half
of the homes in the cluster after just six
months. The Dogwood Cluster Board is committed to continuing the spirit of the program.
In fact, they just conducted a cluster-wide
clean-up of the playground and common area
last Saturday with the assistance from RA and
employee volunteers from Oracle organized by
Volunteer Fairfax. We hope to continue this
type of program in the future for other clusters
given this success.
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• RA undertook an outside audit of the
covenants administration process, in order to
propose a better systemic method to serve our
members, which staff will be presenting in the
next year. RA also underwent a compensation
study analysis and implemented recommendations from that report, to ensure that we
remain a highly sought-after place of employment.
• Last June was a challenge for the maintenance
department, as rain storms swept the area
and wreaked havoc on our trees, streams,
lakes and pathways. RA staff is to be commended
for moving quickly and efficiently to clean and
restore facilities and property with very little
impact on users. During the storm events, the
lakes were monitored and an engineer and
diver were hired to inspect the spillways after
the rain subsided.
• RA’s pools saw a 10 percent increase in use last
summer during open swim time, and Ridge
Heights Pool received the largest increase in
visitors of any non-renovated RA pool.
• Reston has again, for the 12th year in a row,
been designated a Tree City USA as certified by
the National Arbor Day Foundation.
President Blackwell provided and overview of the
new opportunities and challenges that the
Association will undertake in the coming year
and beyond; which included:
• The implementation of the Parks and
Recreation Open Space (PROS) Plan as
reviewed by the Special Committee on Parks
and Recreation. Final recommendations by the
Committee will be made to the Board later
this spring. From there, the Board will have
the daunting task of establishing a strategy for
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future parks and recreation opportunities,
whether on our own initiative, or in partnership
with other organizations.
• A new home for RA. Although a successful
referendum was conducted in 2005, to build
or purchase an RA headquarters building
rather than continue to lease, construction
prices have risen dramatically since then, and
available land is scarce. RA’s lease at the Isaac
Newton Square location will expire in 2009.
Our Headquarters Search Committee presented
a recommendation to the full Board, which we
hope to be able to present to the community
through a new referendum this fall.
• Funding for the Nature House. The Friends of
Reston, the charitable arm of RA, has been
working tirelessly to raise the necessary funds
for the design and construction of the facility,
and they succeeded in meeting their original
goal of $750,000 in 2004. Since that time,
unfortunately, construction costs have escalated
dramatically, and the revised price to build the
3,500 square foot building is now approximately
$1.5 million dollars. Having met a very chal
lenging $1 million dollar mark in fundraising
last fall, and undaunted by this new challenge,
the Friends are on their way to meeting their
new goal, and are tapping into other avenues
of support.
• The challenges associated with bringing rail
to Dulles and the impact this will have on the
environment and infrastructure. RA will continue
to be actively involved in discussions on Transit
Oriented Development, as well as accessibility
issues, safety and needed improvements to
the infrastructure to accommodate the new
transit stations.
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• Aging community and infrastructure. With
most facilities over 30 years old, replacements
and repairs are needed. The changes associated
with the revised Governing Documents will
allow more financial flexibility for RA to be
able to handle these expenses for years to
come. In addition, we are working towards
restructuring our covenants administration
process in order that we can better serve our
members and keep our aging community
looking its best.
Election Results
Andrea Parent, Chair of the Elections Committee
and Mike Chawner of BDO Seidman, independent
counting agent for the 2007 Election, read the
results of the 2007 Board of Directors Election.
At-Large Director Seat
Joe Leighton
Jane Lee Wong
5,386
1,628
Hunters Woods/Dogwood District Seat
873
Cheryl Beamer
James S. Burton6
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• Redevelopment in Reston. For years, it has
been said that Reston is built out, as new
construction of residential homes was considered
complete. However, redevelopment of existing
property continues to occur in different parts
of Reston, often with higher density and
mixed use of residential, commercial and retail
in one location, and RA will continue to be
actively involved in these projects as they
affect the membership. On that same note, RA
will also be continue to be included and
involved in discussions and planning for the
proposed revitalization of Lake Anne Village
Center.
President Blackwell thanked all who ran and
introduced all of the Board members present.
Member Comments and Questions
The following Member comments were received:
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
• Joe Leighton, 2033 Approach Lane –
Congratulated Jenn Blackwell on being named
Best of Reston.
Lake Anne/Tall Oaks District Director Seat
1,427
Robin L. Smyers
North Point District Director Seat
1,492
Frank Lynch
Volunteer Recognition
President Blackwell recognized Sprint Nextel –
Sprint Foundation as Corporate Sponsor of the
Year and Richard Newlon, Design Review Chair
and Charles Brunner, Covenants Committee Chair
as the Association’s Volunteers of the Year.
Sincerely,
Cate Fulkerson
Assistant Secretary
Director of Administration & Member Services
• Mr. Stibles, No address given – Expressed
concern with proposed Fairfax County plan to
redevelop Reston South Park & Ride situation.
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2007 Highlights
and Accomplishments
Administration & Finance
• Completed the 2008 and 2009 budgets which
were approved/adopted by the Board of Directors
in November 2007.
sponsored and participated in the Annual Reston
Relay for Life Event at South Lakes High School
which raised over $1,500 to help make a difference in the fight against cancer.
• We anticipate receiving a clean opinion
(Unqualified) for the 2007 calendar year from the
Association’s independent audit firm; marking
the 43rd consecutive year that the Association
has received a clean opinion on the annual,
independent audit.
• Participated in South Lakes High School’s sixteenth annual “Ethical Decision-Making:
Choosing the Right Road in the Workplace &
Society” Program, hosted by the Greater Reston
Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by the
Reston CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition. Specially
designed for the senior class of over 340 students,
the daylong program is designed to provide a
forum to discuss the varying ethical problems
and possible solutions students will encounter in
their adult lives. The Six Pillars of Character –
trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness,
caring and citizenship – are used to facilitate
discussion and are interwoven throughout the
day’s program.
• Developed with a consultant (Strategic
Interactions) a Quarterly Executive Management/
Professional Development program for the
Association’s Senior Leadership Team.
• Developed an Orientation Program for new
Committee chairs/members to provide them
with an overview of committee protocol, operations/administrative procedures.
• Organized and conducted a Board training
session on matters related to the successful governance of a community association.
• Developed & implemented new Performance
Appraisal System for Employees.
• Amended and redesigned the Association’s
Employee Handbook and made it available in
Spanish.
• Launched web-based Employee Benefits
Center (EBC) to provide employees 24/7 access to
benefits and health related information.
• Organized an Employee Health/Benefits Fair.
• Named a semi-finalist for CARE (Companies As
Responsive Employers) Award.
• Members of the Association’s staff and Board
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Communications & Volunteering
• In accordance with the development of a long
range Communications Plan for RA, over 30 focus
groups and interviews were conducted with internal
and external RA stakeholders. The purpose of the
focus groups was to gather of picture of RA’s core
competencies, competitive environment and to
understand how stakeholders perceive the
organization. The effectiveness of existing communications tools were also evaluated during
this research phase.
• Coordinated, with Volunteer Fairfax, two significant beautification and revitalization projects
in Reston. Volunteer employees from Oracle
participated in the Dogwood Cluster beautification
project and over 60 employees from Ernst &
Young, LLP dedicated their time and efforts for
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the Ernst & Young Mid-Atlantic Cares Day to benefit
Pinecrest Cluster.
• District meetings were held in each of the four
voting districts during the month of June. Over
200 attended the “Dessert & Discussion” sessions
which included a briefing by each district director
on the Association’s activities and a question and
answer discussion period.
• The 2007 Fall/Winter edition of the A to Z
Guide debuted a colorful new look. The new fullcolor magazine format was cost effectively printed
on recycled and recyclable paper with a streamlined design for better readability and easy use.
• Hosted two gatherings with area real estate
professionals to discuss RA activities, open space
issues, covenants, and disclosure documents and
information about the benefits of RA membership. The session included a discussion period
where many RA staff were on hand to answer
questions and provide information to these first
line communicators with new residents.
• On September 10th, the Fairfax County Board
of Supervisors recognized Reston Association and
others who made properties available for training
to Fairfax County public safety agencies. The
enhanced training was instituted after the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001 to help reduce the
safety risks associated with the dangerous work
conducted by the county public safety agencies.
• Hosted two Newcomers Nights to welcome
new and “not to new” residents to Reston and
RA. The informal presentation and discussion
included a “Welcome to Reston” video and
presentation and discussion with Director Robin
Smyers and RA staff. Over 100 members attended
the two events held in the fall and in the spring.
• Reston was recognized by Washingtonian
Magazine as one of the best places to live in the
Washington metropolitan area.
• Hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Pool Party in
August. Staff cooked and served our dedicated
volunteers for an afternoon of relaxing and
mingling poolside at Lake Newport Pool.
• Coordinated several hundred volunteers to
assist with the Potomac River Watershed
Cleanup, Lake Clean up Day, Reston Festival,
MultiCultural Festival, 5K Fund Run/Earth Day
Festival, Weed Warriors Projects, Wildlife Counts,
Mutt Mitt Dispenser, Adopt-a-Spot and
Halloween Trail.
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Headline News segments and Public Service
Announcements showcasing RA events, activities
and community news.
• Participated in Fairfax County’s “Events 101”
conference for area professionals as a panelist on
“Making the Most of Your Chamber of Commerce
Resources”to help others effectively market their
organization, product or service.
• Ha Brock, RA’s Volunteer Coordinator was
honored with Employee of the Year award for her
outstanding commitment and dedication to RA
and the hundreds of volunteers who participate
in RA activities, events and programs year-round.
• On April 28th, Clean Fairfax Council recognized
Reston Association for our continuing support of
the Reston Adopt-a-Spot Program.
• A new “District Map” feature was added to the
reston.org web site which allows user to search
by street address, the voting district they live in
and find out about neighborhood amenities,
capital project updates and contact information
for their district director. The design and programming for the District Map section was
produced with in-house resources.
• In partnership with Comcast Communications
Reston Channel 28, produced several CNN
• An interactive photo gallery was developed
and implemented for the reston.org web site
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which allows staff to upload their digital photos
directly to the web site photo gallery, with accessibility to high resolution photos. The photo
gallery continues to receive a significant amount
of visitors along with the homepage and RSS
feed, based on web site statistical information
collected in 2007.
Association staff teamed up and accomplished
several beautification projects at one of the oldest
neighborhoods in Reston –Dogwood Cluster –
repairing and removing old hazardous playground
equipments and improving landscaping to control
erosion. Volunteers working together turned barren spaces into healthy, vibrant green spaces.
Covenants Administration
• Assisted the Cluster and Condo Advisory
Committee in presenting eight workshops with a
total attendance of 400 members; the annual
Winter Social recognizing the cluster of the year
and bringing members together to network,
socialize and meet with Reston Association staff;
and the EXPO providing a one-stop shop for
members on a variety of home improvement
products and services, and cluster management
information.
• Participated in a Mission Development
Workshop for the Covenants Administration
Department, facilitated by Jennell Evans of Strategic
Interactions, to review the Reston Association’s
Strategic Plan 2007-2009 and brainstorm a department Mission Statement: “To ensure the vitality of
Reston’s unique community through communication and administration of the covenants.”
• Revived the Cluster-wide “walkthrough”
inspections with approximately 400 properties
receiving inspections in four clusters. For the
first time ever, the Covenants staff conducted a
walk-through inspection of a single family
neighborhood.
• Began raising the Covenants Administration
Department’s profile to RA members with coverage
and articles in Reston Association’s publications,
including the A to Z Guide and the Reston Resource
to increase member awareness of requirements.
• Developed and aired on the CNN Headline
News Reston on Channel 36, an informational TV
clip on Tree Removal, “Call Before You Cut”.
• Took an active lead in the Volunteer Fairfax
Day, as Oracle employees, Volunteer Fairfax staff,
Dogwood Cluster residents, and Reston
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• Organized the Marco Cluster Community
Clean-up and Cookout Day with other RA staff, to
encourage resident involvement and foster pride
in neighborhood appearance. Cluster Board
members and residents came together to help
each other with beautification and landscape
maintenance projects, culminating with a community cookout.
Parks & Recreation
• Developed a pilot leaf pick up project which
will be implement in 2008.
• Established an internal “Green Team” at RA to
move towards an even stronger environmental
ethic in our day to day operations.
• Removed several very large lightening struck
trees through out the year, continued to maintain
trees that are damaged after storms, and ground
down over 50 stumps to make way for new tree
plantings.
• Pruned over 50 trees at RA’s recreational facilities.
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• Hosted the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the
International Society of Arboriculture’s Annual
Tree Climbing Championship at the Temporary
Road Picnic Pavilion.
• Received a Gold Leaf award for recognition of
outstanding Arbor Day events.
• Held the monthly Weed Warrior volunteer
activities to remove invasive exotics and provided
seminars to educate Members about the effect of
these plants on the Association’s natural areas.
• Participated in the USGS Open House to share
the environmental projects that we are working
on in Reston.
• Worked with Southgate Community Center, by
offering free "open swim time" for their summer
camp program.
• Received recognition from the American Red
Cross for the Association’s participation in their
newly released Lifeguard Training Program.
Footage was shot at RA facilities as well as our staff
was shown conducting rescue skills and scenarios.
• Provided over 150 new and returning employees with a specialized lifeguard training program.
• Realized an increase in use of Reston’s pools of
about 4.5 percent over last year during open
swim time.
• Laurel Learning Center successfully participated
in its seventh season of swim lessons utilizing
our fee-waived swim lesson program with 57
participants. The Association looks forward to
offering the Center’s students the opportunity for
fee-waived lessons again during the 2008 summer season.
• Sold 17,028 Reston Association Member Pool &
Tennis Passes and 642 Non-Resident Memberships.
• Hosted the fourth annual Asian Festival and
Legg Mason Qualifier Tennis Tournament, sponsored
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by the Thai Tennis Association in America at Reston
Association’s Brown’s Chapel Park and Lake
Newport Tennis Courts. The festival attracted
about 10,000 visitors to dine on great food, watch
competitive tennis and see cultural entertainment.
• Replaced, upgrades, or installed the following
RA recreational amenities:
– Hook Road Recreation Area
Basketball Courts.
– Browns Chapel Recreation Area
Basketball Courts.
– Autumnwood Recreation Area
Basketball Courts.
– Cushion Surface for Lake Newport
Tennis Courts.
– Soapstone South Recreation Area
Playground.
• Installed over 40,344 feet of gravel edges on
RA’s pathways and resurfaced over 1.6 miles of
pathways.
• 39,537 people participated in RA events
in 2007.
restoration of Reston’s degraded stream channels
at no cost to residents. RA staff began securing
easements from clusters and communities in
order to have a seamless restoration project from
the top to bottom of the stream network.
• Cooperated in the provision of the following
community events including: Reston Festival,
Multicultural Festival, Earth Day Festival, Town
Center Holiday Parade, Nature House 5K Fund
Run/Walk, Reston Relay for Life, Shredding Day
for Seniors, Bike to Work Day, Halloween Trail,
Spanish Fiesta for Older Americans Month, Dance
Under the Stars.
• Increased watershed outreach with a presentation to cluster and condo representatives on
erosion and drainage issues.
• Received, for the 13th year, the designation of
Tree City from the National Arbor Day
Foundation.
• Collected over 1 ton of trash during regular
maintenance of the lakes and ponds.
• With the approval of the Mitigation Banking
Instrument, the Northern Virginia Stream
Restoration, a subsidiary of Wetland Studies and
Solutions, Inc., began the plan approval process
with Fairfax County, VA Dept of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) and US Army Corp or Engineers for
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• Coordinated two stream cleanups and collected
over 4 tons of trash. Conducted the first annual
Lake Cleanup in June and collected 80 bags of
trash plus a truck load of logs and woody debris.
• Received a $1,000 grant from “Take Me Fishing”
with which we bought two new paddle boats and
a number of fishing poles and supplies with the
goal of increasing fishing and boating in Reston.
• Continued to operate Boat Rentals at Lake
Anne in conjunction with the Lake Anne
Merchants Association.
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• Conducted two “Make Your Own Rainbarrel”
Workshops in July supplying 50 rainbarrels for
participants.
• Hosted an Intro to Stream Monitoring Workshop
in July for people to learn how to stream monitor
and help us track changes in our watershed.
• Lake Anne was chosen to be included in the
National Lake Survey funded by the EPA. The VA
DEQ surveyed the lake in July.
• Received $8,500 from the Chesapeake Bay
License Plate fund and $4,000 from Fairfax Water
to begin working on the self-guided Storm Water
Trail around Brown’s Chapel.
• With the help of volunteers, marked 644 storm
drains with “No Dumping”sign; expanding the storm
drain marking project to 1429 drains in Reston.
• Installed over 500 feet of biologs for shoreline
stabilization and began mapping the invasive
species Purple Loosestrife on the lakes.
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2007 Operation Revenue and Expenses
Reston Association & Friends of Reston for Community Projects, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
December 31, 2007
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
Net Accounts Receivable (RA & Friends)
Prepaid Expenses
Net Property and Equipment
Total Operating Fund Assets
Liabilities and Fund Balances
Accounts Payable
Accrued Wages and Benefits
Deferred Compensation
Revenue Collected in Advance
Total Operating Fund Liabilities
$ 8,658,597
969,199
726,686
152,516
15,219,436
$25,726,434
$ 148,995
439,879
969,199
47,890
$ 1,605,963
Fund Balances
$24,120,471
Total Operating Fund Liabilities and Fund Balances
$25,726,434
Reston Association & Friends of Reston for Community Projects, Inc.
Consolidated Operating Revenue and Expenses For the Year Ended December 31, 2007
Revenue
Assessments and Other Fees
Open Space
Recreation Programs
Covenants Administration & POAA
Contributions Friends of Reston
Investment Income
Total Operating Fund Revenue
$ 9,697,808
737,745
1,046,278
107,602
281,868
554,309
$12,425,610
Expenses
Operating Programs
Management and staff services
Recreation Programs
Depreciation expense
Dredging expense
Friends of Reston
Total Operating Fund Expenses
$ 4,231,688
3,779,431
1,901,335
1,030,669
-022,058
$10,967,687
Excess or Revenue over Expenses
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$1,457,921
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