Blackridge Civic Association Annual Board Meeting

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Blackridge Civic AssociationAnnual Board Meeting
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• May 19, 2013

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Agenda
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• BCA Annual Board Meeting
• Welcome
• Town Hall (Update Since January)
• Financial Results
• Capital / Building Improvements
• Events / Programming
• 2013 Nominations
• Pool Update
• Garden Club

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Welcome
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• The Annual Strawberry Festival BCA Board
  Meeting is our opportunity to socialize,
  summarize, vote and thank your hardworking board!

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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• Town Hall
• Update since
• January 27, 2013

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The 2013 Strategy

• Fight the Assessment in court and by leveraging
  politicians
• Support yearly operational costs with significant
  fundraising
• Upgrade the facilities with outside capital grant
  money
• Increase reoccurring rentals and reduce reliance
  on one time rentals
• Increase membership and community awareness by
  marketing the value of the BCA
• Increase resources by filling more board
  positions, finding volunteers of services or
  adopting a bill

This strategy must be sustainable and supported
year over year -- And we need your help!
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The 2013 Strategy 1. Fight Assessment
Property 2012 Assessed 2013 Proposed Final 2013 Assessed
Land (Vacant Lot) 2,100 13,900 13,900
Land 45,000 597,600 131,700
Building 50,000 310,600 87,300

Totals 97,100 922,100 232,900
Result We significantly reduced the tax
assessment!
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The 2013 Strategy 2. Fundraising (Operational
Costs)

• Increase Annual Fundraising Revenue to 35,000
  (Operations)
• Program must be repeatable and sustainable
• May 2013 Status
• B52 Profits - 6,000 of 10,000 goal raised!
• Script Card Program - 5,000
• Online Auction - 5,000
• Other Fundraising - 6,000 of 15,000 planned
• Night at Races (September, estimated 5,000)
• Texas Hold em (October, estimated 1,000)

Great start to fundraising, need additional
programs
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The 2013 Strategy3. Apply for Grants (Capital)

• Apply for Grant Funds for Capital
• Set goal to pursue 100,000 in 2014 (not
  guaranteed!)
• Result
• Identified the Allegheny County Economic
  Development (ACED) as a potential source of
  funds.
• Submitted pre-application May 15, 2013 with
  proposal for 135,000 (with 15,000 BCA
  Matching)
• Roof Gutter Replacement (50,000)
• Two Heating Cooling Units (15,000)
• Pool Improvements (25,000)
• Windows Doors (45,000)
• Exterior painting, driveway, ceiling tiles
  (15,000)
• Full Application Deadline August 2, 2013
• Grants Awarded for 2014 Spending

Lobby and support volunteers for this grant
needed!
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The 2013 Strategy4. Reoccurring Rentals

• Increase Reoccurring rentals (Exercise, Business
  Clubs)
• Results

Day of Week Activity
Mondays Mary Pat Dance Yoga (coming this summer)
Tuesdays / Thursdays Silver Sneakers (under negotiation) Jazzercise Zumba Boy Scouts (coming this summer)
Wednesdays Playgroup Zumbatomics (Kids Camp) Bottle Club
Fridays Salsa Dancing (under negotiation)
Saturdays Water Aerobics (under negotiation)
Reoccurring rentals provide stable income and
position us for potential grant money
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The 2013 Strategy5. Increase Membership

• Increase Membership
• Welcome Wagon and More Active Membership Requests
• Results
• Membership drive yielded 190 members
• Welcome wagon packets being finalized and expect
  to launch this summer
• Agreed to sustaining membership of 10 / month
  in January
• We are in urgent need of a VP of Memberships to
  help execute these excellent strategies

We need a VP of Membership to help execute the
plan
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The 2013 Strategy 6. Increase Volunteer Resources

• Increase volunteer resources by filling more
  board positions and finding volunteers of
  services (cost avoidance).
• Results
• Open 2013 positions
• President (Jen Suiters, Interim)
• Vice President
• Rental Director
• At Large Position (Wilkinsburg)

Sign up today! Volunteers keep the facilities
alive and help to reduce overall costs
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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• Financial Results

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Financial Results
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• We are holding on, and in a better position than
  at the end of 2012.
• Financial Goals
• Attaining grant funding
• Increase reoccurring rentals
• Increase Membership
• Pool Garden Club
• Continued partnerships

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Revenues
Biggest opportunities are in fundraising and
rentals!
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Expenses
Expenses down in 2013 due to constant review by
board
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Membership
Good start to membership in 2013! Apply today
here or online at www.blackridge-bca.org
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Membership Contributions
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Outstanding Debt
Debt Amount Owed
Loan (Parking Lot and Consolidation-2007) 23,301
Line of Credit (Accrued over multiple years-2007) 8,757
Vigliotti (paying down our debt) 4,250
Insurance (making scheduled monthly payments) 3,430
Wade Heating and Cooling (repairs) 400
Sembower Mikesell (plumbing repairs) 250
Service Master (cleaning) 976
Woodland Hills School District 2012 (includes penalty) 2,494
Sullivan 0
Waste Management 0

Total Outstanding Debt (Current, May 2013) 43,858
Total Outstanding Debt (January 2013) 45,127
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BCA Taxes
2012 2013
Allegheny County 625 1079 (73)
Churchill Borough 614 965 (52)
Woodland Hill School District 2,267 ????
Total 3,506 gt5,000 (estimate)
Significant tax liability averted, still
outstanding balances
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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• Capital Improvements

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Capital Improvements
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• Improvements Made this Year
• Very little money spent on improvements this year
• Special thanks to Garden Club for landscaping and
  tree removal!
• List of projects where volunteers are welcome
  are
• Curtain Hanging
• Tree Removal (Parking Lot)
• Window Cleaning
• Old Fridge Freezer Removal
• Organize building (old records, decorations,
  etc.)
• Hang signs (fire lane outside and no smoking
  insider)
• Gutter Repairs
• Clubhouse to Park steps and railing

Contact us after the meeting to sign up!
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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• 2012 / 2013 Events

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BCA 2012 / 2013 Events
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• Jewelry Purse Sample Sale December 2012
• Gingerbread Houses December 2012
• Beef n Beer April 2013
• Strawberry Festival May 20th
• Garage Sale coming June 15h
• July 4th Bike Parade coming July 4th
• Night at the Races coming September 7th
• Blackridge Jubilee coming September 27th
• Texas Hold Em coming October (TBD)
• Fall Fest Concert in Park coming October 12th
  

Focus on celebrating Blackridge 60 Years of
Community Pride Celebration
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Blackridge 60th Anniversary

• BLACKRIDGE 60th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
• The year was 1953,
• Eisenhower was President and Richard Nixon was
  Vice-President. 
• The Korean War ended and Stalin died.
• Queen Elizabeth II was crowned queen of England
  and JFK married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
• The Blackridge Civic Association was founded.
• During the 1950s, the Blackridge Civic
  Association was a social organization for the 600
  homeowners. 
• The cost of a yearly membership was 1.00. During
  1950-1953, membership hit a high with 699
  members. 
• President Brewster stated that a dream of almost
  8 years was realized with the completion of the
  Clubhouse in 1954. The cost of the clubhouse was
  estimated at 25,000.
• The 60th Anniversary Celebration will be held on
  September 27 at the Edgewood Country Club. We
  hope you join!

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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• 2013 Nominees

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2013 Nominees
http//www.blackridge-bca.org/

• President, Vacant (Jen Suiters Interim)
• Vice President, Vacant
• Treasurer, Ron Kotun
• Secretary, Julia Ryman
• Vice President Membership, Kristin Pesch
• Vice President Buildings Grounds, Peter Hughes
• Vice President Ways Means, Ceil Greber
• Rental Director, Vacant (Jen Suiters Interim)
• Newsletter, Tara Taylor
• Historian, Cathy Taylor
• Webmaster, Sarah Kuharik
• Members-At-Large
• Churchill Lee Borellis, Ceil Greber, Maria
  Taylor
• Penn Hills Steve Jurman, Bill Miller, Stephen
  Pesch
• Wilkinsburg Stephanie McCarthy, Justin
  McCarthy, Marita Garret

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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• Our Partners
• Garden Pool Clubs

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Pool Update2013 Pool Board

• President, Erin Sass
• Vice President, John Osterle
• Treasurer, Chris Luedde
• Membership, Anne Flaherty
• Buildings Grounds, Cathy Powers
• Fundraising / Events, Katie Hanna
• Fundraising / Events, Helen Kondrich
• Secretary, , Dan Crawley

This and more information available _at_
www.blackridgeswimclub.org
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Garden Club Update2013 Garden Club Board
http//www.blackridgegardenclub.com/

• President, Nancy DelPresto
• Vice President, Sheila Mozer
• Treasurer, Rose Guerrieri
• Assistant Treasurer, Adele Butterfield
• Recording Secretary, Diane Law
• Corresponding Secretary, Adrienne O'Toole

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BCA Rentals Update Board Recommendations

• Thank You!