2024 CAHH Board Accomplishments

Board Governance and Administration

Conduct an in-depth review and analysis of the existing CAHH by-laws; make constructive change recommendations to the CAHH membership for voting and approval/rejection (CONTINUING)
Conduct an in-depth review and analysis of our financial statements with respect to Virginia law, taxes and the requirements of a 501(c)(7) corporation (CONTINUING)
Evaluate nearby storage facilities for improved pricing and terms (e.g., opportunities for long-term commitment (1-year lease) for reduced monthly fees) (IN PROGRESS)

Community Entrance (Paul Spring Rd)
- Maintain and beautify neighborhood entrance using low maintenance native plants; originally funded by Audobon at Home with Plan NOVA Natives in a mini-grant program funded by Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation's Environmental Education and Stewardship Grants Program (CONTINUING)
Community Entrance (Sherwood Hall)

Water discharged from a nearby property is resulting in standing water. Investigate cause, determine source, contact homeowner, and seek solution and resolution.
Finalize and correct Fairfax County records related to the "dog leg" Parcel: 0933 01 0009. (IN PROGRESS)

Continue support the natural plantings demonstration project; reapply naming labels, as needed. (COMPLETE)

Continue focus on invasive plant removal (CONTINUING)
Continue stewardship and nurturing of new native trees, shrubs and other plantings installed (CONTINUING)

Continue focus on invasive plant removal (CONTINUING)
Continue stewardship and nurturing of new native trees, shrubs and other plantings installed (CONTINUING)

Install and support the Willow Dome (presented by Friends of Hollin Hills) (COMPLETE)
Continue focus on invasive plant removal, with special emphasis nearest pool and tennis/pickleball courts (CONTINUING)

Plan and execute a variety of 75th Anniversary events in addition to regular events (COMPLETE)
Identify all known events in the community (regardless of sponsor) (CONTINUING)
Communicate all events to all community residents via the Constant Contact mailing list (CONTINUING)
Communicate and open registration for any "registration-required" events consistently on the 15th day of the preceding month (CONTINUING)

Improvements we're making:

Central place to quickly access useful information at hollinhills.org for ALL Hollin Hills residents, such as:

Frequently used telephone numbers / websites including emergency numbers (COMPLETE)
Easy to understand, plain language instructions on when and how to engage with the DRC (COMPLETE)
Opportunities to volunteer within the community and share my talents and time to help others (CONTINUING)
How to engage directly with the appropriate State and County resources (non-emergency fire and police, mental health, code enforcement) to resolve common community issues. (COMPLETE)
Consolidated community events calendar (COMPLETE)

Secure on-line payment for dues, donations and Hollin Hills merchandise (COMPLETE)
Easy-to-access, use and update online, real-time Hollin Hills Directory (COMPLETE)
Additional information for CAHH members (CONTINUING)

Improvements we're making:

Deploy a common domain name, hollinhills.org, and a back up, hollinhills.com, as the single, long-term digital home for CAHH's website, email and membership software (COMPLETE -- except for obtaining hollinhills.com)
Official email addresses for all CAHH Board and DRC members to use to conduct CAHH business using the title@hollinhills.org naming convention (COMPLETE -- Implemented using Google Workspaces)

Email addresses will remain constant even as board and DRC members change
Supports continuity of information and operations as new board members come up to speed
Improves cybersecurity of board operations -- reduced email spoofing by hackers

Single system that supports secure membership database and administration with integrated payments, events management and on-line store (COMPLETE)

Automates what was tedious and time-consuming work
Reduces administrative burden and data-entry errors
Professional software upgrades and support without high-cost customer development services

Central, secure, on-line repository of information shared by all current board members, supports (COMPLETE -- Implemented using Google Workspaces shared drive)

Central, secure, on-line repository of information shared by all current DRC members (IN PROGRESS -- Implementing using Google Workspaces shared drive)
If you are a previous CAHH Board or DRC member and have files you'd like to contribute, please contact info@hollinhills.org
Little to no training required for new board members