Semi-Annual Civic Association Leadership Meeting

Golf Club of Dublin

May 2nd 2007

Agenda

1. Community Activities
1. Neighborhoods are encouraged to prepare a float for the annual Independance Day parade. The City will provide up to $250 to decorate the floats (which will be judged and prizes awarded). Contact Community Relations to sign up.
2. Discussed the block party kit and using the City of Dublin web site which has a lot of information on upcoming events.
3. Association Presidents were invited to attend the Memorial Tournament this year.
2. Community Relations
1. Tables are nearly sold out for the Independance Day celebration. There were only 10 left on 5/2.
2. The City is adding a bike brigade to the parade this year (which starts at 11). Two wheel bikes only (training wheels ok) and the entrants will be judged.
3. This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the Irish Festival (Aug 3rd-5th). A lot of the events can be registered for online.
4. Spooktacular will be Thursday October 18th this year.
3. Landscape Tips
1. Tips for a great lawn
1. Develop a Master Landscape Plan - How do you want to have your yard look long term
2. How much time do you want to spend landscaping?
3. Try to design multiple areas - think of your yard the same way as you do your house (different rooms have different functions)
4. When adding plants, think about odd numbers
5. Don't overload with too many plant varieties
6. Don't use too much mulch (1.5 to 3 inches tops) and pick one that will degrade easily.
7. Don't throw edging materials onto plant beds
8. Keep easements and draining areas clear of plant materials
2. Landscape guidelines and codes do exist for Dublin but they only apply to new developments
4. Community Planning
1. There will be a new Community Plan for Dublin this year.
2. The last plan was ratified in 1997.
3. Residents will be able to post comments online to all new development applications that are received by the city.
4. Plannning is important since the City is growing rapidly with new housing and commercial developments.
5. The Community Plan will help us answer questions like:
1. What do we value?
2. How do we protect what we value?
6. The Plan will be updated every year as opposed to every five years (as done previously).
7. Important Community Plan dates wil be posted to the City of Dublin web site and the plan will be delivered to City Council in July.
5. Report from City Forester
1. The Emerald Ash Bore is coming (apparently this is a bad thing).
2. The insect is very destructive so the Ash trees in Dublin are being replaces by Oak and other varieties of trees.
3. There are ~3,500 street Ash trees in Dublin.
4. The insect works from the top of the tree down and it takes 3-5 years to kill the tree.
5. More information available on the City web site.
6. Ohio wildlife will help with wild animal problems. The City can't take care of these issues.
7. The City uses dogs to chase the geese awat safely.
6. Assorted Issues and Q&A
1. Environmental sustainability and Health and Wellness will be big issues for Dublin addressed by City Council in the future.
2. Wi_Fi has been deployed in the commercial areas but has not been deployed yet (City workers can use these services currently).
3. Wi_MAX is being looked into for Dublin but the private partner needs to add the on-the-ground infrastructure.
4. The shopping center on Sawmill near I-270 (Dublin Village) is a loss leader for the land owner and they are using it for a tax write off. They have no desire to see this land developed. City Council continues to try and address this.
5. US 33 will be modified to accomidate the new hospital and there may be a one way exit from 33 straight into the hospital.
6. Residents should refer to the web site if there are additional questions.
7. Next meeting will be 3rd or 4th week of October.