C MPASSBCAFebruary 12, 2016Weekly News for Residents on the Go

Open Space Clean-Up ProgramContractor began work on Monday

Residential Brush Pick-up Schedule

Zone 3 in the Brush Pickup schedule will begin Monday morning. When BCA crews have completed the residential pickup, they will continue open space work around the gateways into the community.

There are three seats on the BCA Board of Directors that are up for election this spring. The current terms of Directors Don Blom, Tom Leonard and Bob Malek will be coming to an end in April. Any member interested in running for the Board is strongly encour-aged to contact Community Manager John Bailey at manager@brandermill.com or call 744-1035.

Deadline to submit nomination forms is February 29

Board candidatesneededGive Mother Nature a valentine this year

and show how much you care about birds by counting them for the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). The BCA will be hosting it’s 4th Annual GBBC count on Saturday, Febru-ary 13 at 8 a.m., meeting at the Brandermill Sailing Center. Darleen Stigall, Swift Creek Middle School science teacher and avid birder, will be on hand to help identify birds and answer all of your birding questions. BCA staff will record the counts and report them for inclusion in the world-wide count. You FDQ�YLVLW� WKH�*%%&�ZHEVLWH�DQG�¿QG�VRPH�

Get social with the original “Tweeters”

useful birding apps to download to your digital device. You can view a summary of the 2015 GB bird count here.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is a great way for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with nature. Bundle up, bring your binoculars and show some love for the birds this year.

Beginning on Monday of the week of Feb-ruary 8th, the BCA began a targeted program to clean up the community’s open space. The IXQGLQJ�IRU�D�VHSDUDWH�SURJUDP�WR�VSHFL¿FDOO\�focus on open space clean-up was included in the 2016 Budget in an amount of $40,000. At the February Board of Directors meeting, the Board authorized the Community Manager to hire a contractor for the open space clean-up program. After seeking competing propos-als for the work, Shovel Tree was awarded the contract; it will run for 8-9 weeks and provides for a three-man crew (each working 40 hours per week), all of the equipment and

supplies, and the hauling away and disposal of debris. The contractor’s initial focus will be on the 78 neighborhood entrances and the numerous cul-de-sac islands within the neighborhoods. Open space clean-up will continue with the next focus being on the major parkways (Brandermill, Millridge, Sandyridge and Harbour Pointe) and the loop roads (North Beach and Planter’s Wood.)

Brandermill consists of over 2,500 acres of land, including approximately 450 acres of open space. That’s almost the equivalent of 20% of the entire community that the as-sociation needs to maintain. OPEN SPACE LV�IXUWKHU�GH¿QHG�DV���SURSHUW\�ZLWKLQ�%UDQ-dermill that is not private property and for which the BCA has unfettered authority to maintain [this would not include wetlands and other Resource Protection Areas (RPA’s) nor along the major perimeter roads surrounding Brandermill, which would be maintained by VDOT.]

Work on the open space actually began last year along with the implementation of the residential brush pick-up program. As you know, that work is divided into four zones. Each Monday, the crew begins picking up residential brush in a new zone. It usually

takes anywhere from one day to three days to complete a zone, depending on how many piles there are to pick up (and that is depen-dent on the time of year, storms, etc.). After completing work in that week’s zone, the crew proceeds to general open space clean-up. Furthermore, for the several 5th weeks of the months that occur throughout the year, the residential brush crew is able to focus entirely on open space clean-up.

photo by Danny Ramsey

photo by Danny Ramsey

Brandermill residents are invited join MaiTy Dance for dancing fun every Sunday in February at the Harbour Pointe Clubhouse. These young Brandermill dance professionals are providing group dance lessons including Ballroom, Latin, and Social Dances and will ¿QLVK�WKH�GD\�ZLWK�D�GDQFH�SDUW\��7KH����PLQ-ute class requires no dance experience. A 45 minute dance party will follow and includes the dances you learn from class as well as your favorite line dances. Both singles and couples are welcome! Tommy and Mairi are looking forward to seeing you there! No registra- tion required. You can read more about Tommy and Mairi Bettin on their website www.maitydance.com.

Warm up your February with FREE Dance Classes

As most residents are or should be aware the Association has in place a set of Residen-tial Design Standards (RDS). The purpose of this document is to establish rules that guide GHVLJQ�DQG�FRQVWUXFWLRQ��WR�GH¿QH�DQG�HVWDE-lish the basis and reasoning for those rules, and to assist the homeowner in understand-ing the rules by providing illustrations and explanations of requirements. Overall, these Standards are tools for homeowners to use LQ�PDNLQJ�GHVLJQ�GHFLVLRQV�WKDW�ZLOO�EHQH¿W�the aesthetics and the value of homes and property and therefore the whole community.

In accordance with the Associations governing document (General Covenants) all homeowners are required to submit an application to the Architectural Review Board (ARB), PRIOR to beginning a home improvement project. The ARB will use the above mentioned RDS as a guide when

Exterior property changesrequire ARB Applicationreviewing and determining approval of the requested project.

One of the biggest issues the Association and the homeowner encounter is when a proj-HFW�LV�FRPSOHWHG�ZLWKRXW�WKH�UHYLHZ�DQG�¿QDO�approval of the ARB. Many times, this comes to light at a most in-opportune time for the homeowner – when selling the property- and a “Disclosure” request has been submitted. The Association conducts an inspection of the property to determine its compliance with the Covenants- and so advises the prospective buyer. While many times the nature of the improvement(s) is in compliance with the 5'6�� DQG� DQ�$5%�DSSOLFDWLRQ� LV� ¿OHG� DQG�approved, there are times when this is not the FDVH�DQG�FDQ�FDXVH�VLJQL¿FDQW�SUREOHPV�IRU�the both seller/homeowner and the prospec-tive buyer. Examples range from a new front door, sheds, decks/patios, exterior siding color changes, fences, and in one instance a porch and driveway extension that were added on beyond the owner’s property line. As you might imagine, this can cause significant

problems including possibly removing the unapproved structure. So whether the change is discovered during the “Disclosure” process, RU�IURP�VWDII�REVHUYDWLRQ�RU�FRPSODLQW�¿OHG�by a neighbor, the problems described above FDQ�PRVWO\�EH�DOOHYLDWHG�E\�VLPSO\�¿OLQJ�DQ�$5%�DSSOLFDWLRQ�DW�WKH�$VVRFLDWLRQ�RI¿FH��DQG�ZDLWLQJ�IRU�DSSURYDO�FRQ¿UPDWLRQ�35,25�WR�starting and completing the project.

The ARB meets on the 2nd and 4th Tues-GD\�RI�HYHU\�PRQWK��DW������S�P��DW�WKH�%&$�RI¿FH��7KHUH�LV�QR�FKDUJH�IRU�¿OLQJ�DQ�$5%�application, and the applicant does not need to attend the meeting. All applications need WR�EH� LQ� WKH�RI¿FH�E\� WKH�FORVH�RI�EXVLQHVV�the Monday 8 days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting to insure that the matter will be placed on that agenda.

3OHDVH�FRQWDFW� WKH�%&$�RI¿FH� IRU� DVVLV-tance or questions regarding the ARB process-

Al Raimo, Director Property Management, alraimo@brandermill.com

Gail Fenske, Property Management Specialist, GailFenske@brandermill.com

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Brandermill Community Association is holding a Sealed Bid Auction for machinery used by

the Maintenance Department.

Auc!i"#Items for Auction:1. 72” Bush Hog, 3 pt. hitch,

dresser mower

2. Goossen, 3pt. hitch, debris blower

3. 1996 GMC, 6.5 liter, diesel 3500

truck with dump body.

Needs new engine. 83,000 miles.

Hydraulics and dump body

work great.

Instructions:Bids must be submitted to the BCA

in a sealed envelope by

Thursday, Feb. 18 at 5 p.m.

Bids will be unsealed at that time.

Mail or hand-deliver to:

3001 E. Boundary Terrace

Midlothian, VA 23112

Sundays, Feb. 14, 21 & 28 3 - 4:30 p.m.Harbour Pointe Clubhouse

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Printable Calendar

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PLACES: BCA BCC HI HPCH MS – Market Square SP NB–North Beach Pool SL HP BSC - Brandermill Sailing Ctr (SP) TBD–To Be Determined TBC BR BSC WSC - Waterford Shopping Center

COMMITTEES: ARB BHPC CMC CSC - Community Services FC - Finance Committee HP CAM NRC PC - Planning Committee BCA BoD TF–Task Force

OTHER: CHES CHHS SCES SCMS CHPL – Clover Hill Public Library

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdaySunday

H.P. Recycle DayARB Mtg., 3:30 p.m.

BCA

8 9 11107 12 13

Brush Collection in Zone 2

FEBRUARY2016Great Backyard Bird

Count, 8 a.m., SPFREE Dance Class &

Party, 3 p.m., HPCH

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21 22 2423 25 26 2728 29

14HAPPY VALENTINE’S

DAYBrush Collection

in Zone 3

Brush Collection in Zone 4 H.P. Recycle Day

FREE Dance Class & Party, 3 p.m., HPCH

FREE Dance Class & Party, 3 p.m. HPCH

FREE Dance Class & Party, 3 p.m., HPCH

CSC Mtg., 7 p.m., BCA FC Mtg., 6 p.m., BCA

ARB Mtg., 3:30 p.m. BCA

ARB applications due for 2/23 mtg.

Deadline to submit BOD nominations

Superbowl 50!!

President’s Day

Printable Calendar

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdaySunday

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H.P. Recycle Day

4 5

Brush Collection in Zone 1

ARB Mtg., 3:30 p.m. BCA

BCA BOD Mtg., 7 p.m. TBC

7 8 1096 11

ARB applications due for 3/15 mtg.

MARCH20161

CAM Mtg., 7 p.m., BCA

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ARB applications due for 3/8 mtg.

No residential Brush Collection this week

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