Lakes, Docks, and Boats Working Group - Reston Association
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8/7/2018
Lakes, Docks, and Boats
Working Group
July 12, 2018
Agenda
• Approval of Agenda and Meeting Minutes
• Member Comments
• Introductions – newly appointed members
• Tutorial on Google Drive- file sharing for working group
• WG Goal- universal application/relevance/appropriateness of rules to
all lakes
• Brainstorm Objectives 2, 6, and 7
• Boat Violation – Enforcement Examples
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Google Drive Tutorial
Proposed Timeline to Achieve Objectives
• Kick-off, introductions
MTG 1 • Achieve Objectives 1 (number/type of boats and docks) and 4 (review governing documents)
• Start Objectives 2, 6 and 7: Brainstorm all environmental impacts (2), impacts on lakeside property
MTGS 2-3 owners (6), and enforcement issues (7) related to governing docs
• Begin planning for Objective 3, holding focus groups
MTG 4 • What is the goal, format, questions to be asked? How many? Where?
• After focus groups are completed, analyze results and use additional data collected to finalize
MTG 5 Objectives 2, 6, and 7.
• Formulate conclusions and recommendations for changes to governing documents (Objectives 5, 8)
MTGS 6-7 • Prepare final deliverable for Board of Directors (11/15)
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• Kick-off meeting was held June 13, 2018
MTG 1 • Achieved Objectives 1 and 4
1. Examine the number and types of boats and docks currently on each of the Association’s lakes and ponds.
2. Review all the current Governing Documents on lakes, docks, and boats.
http://bit.ly/RAworkinggroup
Floating
Docks
Deck Pontoon not Total Boats per
Sail Boats Rowboat
Boats Boats affixed Boats acre
to
shoreline
Audubon 1 0 57 120 0 178 4
Anne 0 0 23 48 0 71 2.6
Thoreau 0 1 155 54 2 212 5.3
Total 1 1 235 222 2 461
Board-Given Purpose and Objectives
• Start Objectives 2, 6 and 7: Brainstorm all environmental impacts (2), impacts on lakeside property
MTGS 2-3 owners (6), and enforcement issues (7) related to governing docs
1. Examine the number and types of boats and docks currently on each of the Association’s lakes and ponds.
2. Identify any and all environmental impacts docks and boats have on the Association’s lakes and ponds.
3. Hold focus groups and public meetings to obtain input from lakefront property owners as well as other RA
members.
4. Review all the current Governing Documents on lakes, docks, and boats.
5. Recommend amendments to the Governing Documents.
6. Identify the impact of RA rules on lakes, docks, and boats on the lakeside property owners’ use of their
properties.
7. Identify enforcement issues, especially from the perspective of lakeside property owners and RA staff.
8. Recommend a plan for possible amendments to the Governing Documents that best resolve issues in
Objectives 1-7.
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Boat Violation Enforcement
Examples
2015-2018
Not a complete summary
Violations
• Poor Condition
• Rotting, deteriorating, and/or unsecured decking, posts, or carpet
• Not floating level
• Mildew or mold present
• Moss/plants growing on boat surface
• Cracked or deteriorating upholstery
• Non-payment
• Oversized
• Extra deckboats & docks
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Poor Condition Boat Violations: Rotting and
unsecured decking or posts
Unattached post Hole in decking
Poor Condition Boat Violations:
Rotting, deteriorating, unsecured decking, posts, or carpet
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Poor Condition Boat Violations:
Not floating level
Poor Condition Boat Violations:
Moss/plants growing on boat
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Poor Condition Boat Violations:
Cracked or Deteriorating Upholstery
Violations
• 29 Poor Condition identified in 2017 or earlier inspections
• 20 corrected
• 9 pending
• 6 on Lake Audubon
• 3 on Lake Thoreau
• Unpaid Boat Permits (for 2017 permit fees)
• 4 total
• 1 not paid since 2014
• 2 not paid since 2016
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Violations
•Oversized Boats
• 9 Grandfathered by Covenants Committee in 2008
• Cannot convey with sale of property or be sold to anyone
on Reston lakes. Must be shortened or removed from
lake.
• 5 shortened or removed
• 2 original condition with original owner
• 1 original condition at original property, but tenant
occupied
• 1 sold and not shortened grandfathered boat violation
• Has since been removed
Violations- Oversized cont.
•12 Oversized but not-officially grandfathered by
Covenants Committee
• Those found by RA staff to be wider than 10’
• One boat on lake 20’ long
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Violations- Oversized cont.
• New construction or renovated boats since 2015
• 1 grandfathered through Covenants Committee
• 1 pending
• Found after renovations were being made
Oversized cont.
•2017 boat monitoring results
• Many oversized boats present misclassified as
not oversized
• awaiting working group recommendation
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Extra boats and/or docks not permanently
secured
• 8 Corrected
• 3 Pending
Extra boats and/or docks not permanently secured
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Before
Appropriate
solution?
After
Examples of docks not permanently
attached/secured
• Requesting working group define
“permanently secured to shoreline”
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Environmental Impacts:
Clearing shoreline vegetation from “biolog area”
Sign says
“Stay off
Biologs”
Next Meeting Agenda: Aug. 9, 2018
• Election of Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary
• Review notes from July mtg. (Obj. 2 & 7)
• Focus on Obj. 4 & 6
• Review resolutions
• Review impacts of resolutions on property owners use of their properties
• Proposed for following meeting:
• Plan focus group/public meetings- (Communication Manager)
• Goal
• Format
• Focus Group (small) vs Public Meeting (large)
• How many sessions?
• Number of people invited?
• Facilitators and scribes, videotape sessions
• Location(s)
• Dates/times (September/October?)
• What questions shall we ask?
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