July 2019 by Church Hill Association of RVA

July 2019

Community Newsletter

In This Issue Cover Photo By: Jim Melisi

Le er from the President page 5

Richmonds of the World

page 23

Community Roots page 20

Meeting Reports page 27

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Meetings & Notices CHA Mission e purpose of this organization shall be to promote a sense of unity and common endeavor among all the residents of the St. John’s Church, Church Hill North, and Chimborazo Old and Historic Districts, other residents of the East District, and other interested persons, in order to develop a stable, desirable urban neighborhood.

Historic Preservation and Land Use Commi ee Meeting Generally held on the Tuesday before the board meeting at the Patrick Henry Pub, 2300 E. Broad St. at 6:00pm. Upcoming Meeting: July 2 Upcoming Meeting: July 30 CHA of RVA Board Meeting Generally held on the first ursday of every month at Patrick Henry Pub, 2300 East Broad St. at 6:00pm. Upcoming Meeting: July 11 Upcoming Meeting: August 1

Membership Meeting Generally held on the third Tuesday of every month in St. John’s Parish Hall, 2401 East Broad St. at 7:00pm Upcoming Meeting: August 20 - Picnic Meeting Plan ahead, all invited, membership not required Upcoming Meeting: July 16 - Business Meeting

If any member wishes to a end any zoning or board meeting they are most welcome, but please check with Debra Melisi at president@churchhill.org for updated meeting times and dates. What does Church Hill look like to you? Send images to: newsle er@churchhill.org July 2019

Board of Directors President

Vice President

Debra Melisi

Alli Alligood

president@churchhill.org

vp@churchhill.org

Secretary

Assistant Secretary

Audrey Auyeung

Jon Woods

secretary@churchhill.org

asstsecretary@churchhill.org

Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer

Pam Lipscomb

Vacant

treasurer@churchhill.org

assistan reasurer@churchhill.org

Directors at Large Reshma Gola Chloe Rote Bill Martin Diana Burke

Historic Preservation and Land Use Chair: Barbara Co er (804)677-7647 Past President: Genni Sasne

Volunteers Layout & Graphics Helana Franz helanafranz@gmail.com

Content Editor & Ad Sales Coordinator Celeste Deal newsle er@churchhill.org (804) 644-2862

Church Hill Planters Marion Macdonald (804) 644-1347 Transportation Commi ee Eddie Fendley eddiefendley@gmail.com Membership Coordinator Beth & Chris Houlihan ewhoulihan@gmail.com chrishoulihan@gmail.com

Lead Newsle er Distribution South: Tom & Eileen Sanders (804) 343-7157 North: Sandra Horton (804) 780-1641 Parks Commi ee Barbara Co er (804) 677-7647

For more information on joining the CHA, please see our website at: churchhill.org or fill out the application included in this publication

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Le er from the President Debra Melisi President, CHA of RVA 2019

Hi Everybody! It has been yet another incredibly busy month in Church Hill! e CHA Transportation Commi ee has conducted 2 “walking meetings” with Councilwoman Dr. Cynthia Newbille in recent weeks, to highlight the safety and connectivity concerns between Church Hill and the Capital Trail. In addition to Dr. Newbille and representatives from the CHA, the groups included individuals from Capital Trees and Bike RVA, RPD officers, a DPW engineer and a rep from the Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation. Dr. Newbille is commi ed to helping our association with this project and will keep us posted. e Friends of Chimborazo Park and the Parks & Beautification Commi ee of CHA, together with other concerned citizens have brought a ention to the recent spraying of pesticides near Chimborazo Park. I reached out to the Mayor and the Deputy Director of Operations at DPW for information, and was directed to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. I filed a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the spraying, but was denied information because the investigation is still active. I did obtain the names of the chemicals used (Super Trimec and Garlon 4E). I will update the community as the information becomes available. e CHA Community Outreach Commi ee recently sponsored a moderated dialogue between a variety of community leaders including CHA representatives, Richmond Hill staff and local neighborhood and church leaders. e group was organized to explore issues related to gentrification and racial reconciliation within the greater Church Hill community. e group will hopefully establish a foundation for an increased understanding and respect for the history of the Church Hill neighborhoods and lay the framework for improved community relationships. Finally, a group of Church Hill representatives have been meeting with the Department of Planning and Zoning’s Mark Olinger for several months in an effort to formalize the “sacred spot” from Libby Hill Park from which we can establish a permanent viewshed protection. A few weeks ago, Mr. Olinger met the team at Libby Hill Park and the recognized site is now moving towards being protected by a city ordinance. More information will be coming as it becomes available.As you can see, the summer has started out busy for the CHA! Enjoy the 4th of July!

July 2019

What is the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust? A new way to help families afford homeownership now and in the future

A Community Land Trust...

Reduces the cost of homeownership and

Keeps the home affordable for future buyers

Community Land Trusts modify the normal process of homebuying to make housing permanently affordable.

Why CLTs Matter: Pay It Forward

Time of Resale

Initial Purchase

CLTs remove the price of the land from the initial purchase price, resulting in a smaller down payment and lower monthly payments. This creates an affordable alternative to renting and allows families to build wealth through their monthly mortgage payments. In exchange for buying the house at a lower price, a CLT homeowner agrees to â&#x20AC;&#x153;pay it forwardâ&#x20AC;? and recieves half of the appreciation value of the home. The rest stays with the house and keeps the home affordable for the next buyer.

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A new buyer purchases the house, but leases the land underneath from the CLT.

They pay a minimal lease fee to the CLT...

With the cost of the land removed, the home is more affordable.

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Lower mortgage amount Lower monthly payments Lower down payment

An income-qualified buyer purchases the house at an affordable price...

Example (5 Years Later):*

The current resident sells their house and earns 50% of the increase in value as equity.

...and agrees to the same requirements around resale.

$185,000 Land + House - $ 25,000 Cost of Land _____________ $160,000 Cost of House

$192,000 Appreciated Value - $160,000 Original Value _____________ $ 32,000 Increase in Value

$ 32,000 x 0.5 = $16,000 (Owner Share of Appreciation)

*Please note that this is a projection that assumes a 4% annual rate of appreciation and may not reflect actual returns on equity from appreciation for CLT homeowners

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How do I become a CLT Homeowner? How can a CLT home help me build wealth? Attend an information session

Who are the CLT lenders? Obtain a preapproval letter for a mortgage from a CLT lender

The CLT is a unique ownership model. These banks offer loans for CLT homes: â&#x20AC;˘ Fulton Bank â&#x20AC;˘ Virginia Credit Union

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MWCLT has two homeownership programs: one for families making less than 80% of Area Median Income, and one for families making less than 115% of Area Median Income.

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Area Median Income (AMI) for the city of Richmond is calculated annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Contact Info@mwclt.com if you are interested in owning a CLT home. July 2019

Photo By: Emily Hoard

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Church Hill Real Estate Market Report 10 Year Trends in Church Hill - Sale Price and Days on Market We always seem to get a lot of good feedback when we deep dive into some numbers, so we thought we’d share some more long-term trends. See below for your ten year trends of median sale price and median days on market. We’ve split it up between single family and condo/townhome properties since their trends tend to differ. What can we read from this? Well, besides the obvious “prices have gone up”... 2019 has seen days on market go up from the last year or two, but that is likely due to home sellers pushing up prices and being more patient when they list. Also, it is interesting to note that condos are just now reaching the price points of 2011.

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2019 YTD Median Sale Price: $275 $275,000 000 2019 YTD Median Days on Market: 16 2019 YTD Median OLP to SP: 98.34% Current Active Median Price: $299,975 Current Active Median DOM: 34

⌂ 2018 YTD Median Sale Price: $252 $252,000 000 ⌂ 2018 YTD Median Days on Market: 9 ⌂ 2018 YTD Median OLP to SP: 98.39%

*Criteria: 23223 in school zones Bellevue, Chimborazo, and George Mason. Data obtained from CVR MLS Villas at Oakwood South have been removed from reporting as outliers.

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Community Roots Submi ed by: Trish Bernal

Richmond Tree Steward has opened applications for their Community Roots program. Community Groups (schools, houses of worship, friends of parks groups, and other organizations) may apply for trees to be planted in the City of Richmond. Tree Stewards will provide advice on site and species selection, provide the trees, and will be there on planting day. e community group is responsible for recruiting volunteers for the planting project and for tree care following planting (i.e. mulching, watering). Projects in Church Hill that have been supported by Community Roots in the recent past include Libby Hill Park, Bellevue School, 27 Street “Parke e” (on Franklin), Montessori Middle School (20 and Broad), Chimborazo Elementary School, and Richmond Firestation One. th

Applications close on August 31. Please visit the Richmond Tree Steward website for more details and to apply. If you have any questions feel free to contact Trish Bernal, Church Hill resident and Richmond Tree Steward, trishbernal@gmail.com or 643-2420.

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Richmonds of the World & A Piece of Peace: Creating the Global Community of Richmond

Richmond called Richmond Hill in Galle. I quickly realized we must expand our peace project to include a response to Sri Lanka as well. A Piece of Peace Project Description: e A Piece of Peace project focuses a global Richmonds of the World supportive response to the tragic terror a acks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka, home to 3 of the 91 communities of Richmond around the world >> Richmond, Christchurch & Richmond, Nelson in New Zealand and Richmond Hill, Galle, Sri Lanka. Physically, the project involves the creation of two very large banners (10 feet X 36 feet) featuring the word P E A C E surrounded by an artistic mural promoting peace and unity. Spiritually, the project involves thousands and thousands of Richmonders from many of the Richmonds around the world becoming a piece of peace by signing the banners and participating in this global cooperative effort.

By: Rick Tatnall

As almost everyone reading the CHA newsle er is quite aware, Richmond Virginia is named for Richmond upon ames, a borough of London, because of the distinct similarity of the views from Libby Hill of the James River and from Richmond Hill of the River ames. Studying and facilitating this Richmond to Richmond connection for more than 20 years I have come to learn that Richmond is the most named place on the planet, with at least 90 other communities of Richmond around the world. For almost as long I have been championing an effort called Richmonds of the World, working to create a global collaboration between the 91 communities of Richmond - with Richmond Virginia and Richmond upon ames leading the way. One of the 91 Richmonds is in Christchurch, New Zealand, about 1.5 miles from the Linwood Mosque, which was the second mosque a acked in the March 15th terror a acks in Christchurch. Within days of that event I developed a Richmonds of the World (ROTW) response with a project called A Piece of Peace (see description below). A«er several weeks of considering the project scope and reaching out to Richmonders in New Zealand, on April 21st there was a retaliatory terror a ack in Sri Lanka, also home to a community of

Richmond Virginia, led by students and teachers from Richmond Public Schools working with Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, will collaborate with many other communities of Richmond around the world to complete the two banners. Richmond Community High School and Armstrong High School student artists will work with RVA mural artists to design and paint each banner’s background mural. Current plans involve multiple signing events in Richmonds around the world on Saturday August 31st, with the RVA signing event planned to occur in Libby Hill Park.

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For more information on Richmonds of the World, please go to: h p://replenishrichmond.com/rotw-snapshot/ For more information on the A Piece of Peace project, please go to: h p://replenishrichmond.com/a-piece-of-peace/ To get involved, please contact Rick Tatnall @ Replenish Richmond / Richmonds of the World: rick@replenishrichmond.com

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Meeting Reports CHA Viewshed Advocacy Commi ee June 3, 2019 Submi ed by: Eugenia Anderson-Ellis, Chair

CITY MEETING: Eugenia reported for Debra a positive reaction from Mark Olinger re the photo of the viewshed to the East as what needs our preservation a ention. at reasoning was revisited and accepted once again by the commi ee. (see May summary in CHA Newsle er for full understanding.) 180RVA WEBSITE: A query from John Whitworth (via text) as to whether or not we wanted to keep the 180RVA website led to a full discussion about the role of the CHA website. We would prefer not to confuse information seekers with two entities, nor do we want to lose what we currently have as an important repository of our complex history and preservation struggle, without another place for it. To date, nothing has been posted on CHA regarding the history - importance - of the Viewshed at Named Richmond, so it does not appear to be a safe place yet to which all the history can be transferred – although that does remain the goal. Many questions must be resolved first re the intent and quality of the CHA website. PHOTO DISPLAY: In another direction for spreading the word, Tom Layman presented the professional photo of the view that is proposed for display at the Market@25th to inform that population of what is theirs – just at the other end of the Hill. We’ll need about $350 of the viewshed reserve to pay for the printing. e actual mounting of the photo will be done by us, VAC volunteers, without whom it would cost $600. e Market may not be a permanent display location, but it will start spreading the view! e old Captain Buzzy’s Beanery will open under new owners and name: Riverbend Coffee Shop, offering another possibility for display. STUDY OF THE VIEW: e suggestions from Chris McNamara’s thesis on the economic value of a viewshed, and how to preserve it, were presented, including highlighting the number of jobs created through tourism, and suggesting interaction with the local schools, directional signage, maps, etc… SISTER CITY: Leighton will be in London the week of June 9, promoting e View at Named Richmond, and our photo will be part of her JPG presentation. She’ll be seeking local publicity as a follow-up to the Scenic Virginia trip. INDIVIDUAL TOURS: Contacts are being followed to develop a short history guide/ tour of the Viewshed that can be accessed by cell phone with the Quick Response bu on.

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Meeting Reports Parks And Beautification Commi ee June 17, 2019 Submi ed by: Barbara Co er

e Commi ee met on June 17th and continued work on compiling a list of needs for Libby Hill Park, Chimborazo Playground, Taylor’s Hill Park, and Patrick Henry Park. Chimborazo Park and possibly Jefferson Park will be included as well. (Karen Jones is contacting leaders for Jefferson Park.) e plan identifies actions to be sought from the City’s Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments, as well as activities by the community. Some are maintenance items while others fall under capital improvements. Our plan is to meet with City representatives at the beginning of the new fiscal year, probably July. For Libby Hill Park, the Clean City commission has offered pick-up tools for trash collection that will help us recruit more people to keep the park clean. Coqui Macdonald reported that final arrangements have been made with the City to place two more benches in the park that are funded from the Be y Moore Fund. Cathy Hayden and Trish Bernal will put together the phase 2 plan for addressing ailanthus on the slopes of Libby Hill as late August and early September are critical months for eliminating this tree by “cu ing and painting” the trunks. Cathy also reported that next March is the month for removing kudzu; meanwhile she is testing some methods to remove this vine. Friends of Taylor’s Hill Park is in place, as Trish Bernal has filed needed documents. Planning is now underway to eliminate the ailanthus at the Grace Street Overlook going down to 21st Street, and most funds have been raised to cover the cost. Our Commi ee continues to support CHA’s fundraising campaign for the removal of the massive graffiti on Richmond Hill’s brick walls facing the park. Chris McQuale will check with the Richmond police for their suggestions and help for deterring this spraying and identifying culprits. Our Commi ee will be seeking CHA approval (July) for removing restrictions on $1000 held by EnRichmond for Chimborazo Playground so funds can go toward its current needs. Chris has been successful in ge ing the old construction material out of the playground and now will focus on removal of gravel to expand the playground’s grassy area.

Carl O o’s mission continues for a third dog park, ge ing the old streetlights on all night (most have now been repaired), and uncovering more of the old pavers. On June 18, Dominion in collaboration with the Richmond police is leading another volunteer effort in Lower Chimborazo Park to uncover more cobbled walkways and help unclog drainage systems. Concerns remain on the extensive herbicide spraying in Chimborazo Park (mostly on slopes) and the potential adverse impact on the stability of hillsides and spread across trees and to the James; CHA President Debra Melisi is seeking more information on this ma er. Church Hill Association

Meeting Reports Parks And Beautification Commi ee (cont.) June 17, 2019

Youth offenders help clean up Chimborazo Park By NBC12 Newsroom | June 18, 2019 at 1:17 PM EDT - Updated June 18 at 1:18 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A program through the Richmond Juvenile Justice Center called “Second Chance” brought first offender youth to Chimborazo Park on Tuesday morning to help beautify the park and rehabilitate their past behavior at the same time. ey were joined by volunteers from Dominion Energy and the Richmond Police Department. In addition to unearthing historic cobblestone pathways and water drainage systems, they removed invasive species to improve the health of the trees. “ e idea was to engage our youth and to engage our first responders in a way that made this a ractive so that we could see a meaningful difference when we got done a«er a few hard hours today,” volunteer program manager Tara Richardson, of Dominion Energy, said. Dominion Energy’s forestry team has worked to remove dead trees and construction crews have utilized recycled electrical poles to aid in erosion control and act as guard rails to increase safety. Copyright 2019 WWBT. All rights reserved.

CHA Historic Preservation And Land Use Commi ee (HPLUC)

Ma Jarreau provided information on the upcoming project and requested support for the related SUP which relates to a parking waiver and lot coverage: 3205 P Street Development Project.

June 4, 2019

Extensive discussion occurred on the number and size of units for this location that involved several different viewpoints. e group voted to support both aspects of the SUP and for each item the vote was: 4 in favor, 1 opposed, and 1 abstained.

Submi ed by: Barbara Co er

is is a voting item for CHA’s July meeting. Details on the project, issues, and recommendations will be sent to CHA members in early July for their review. Ma Jarreau will be at the July meeting and will also be available from 6:30 to 7:00 pm that evening for discussion of the project. Updates on the following topics were covered: Commission for Architectural Review, Willis Store (401 N. 27th Street); and the Viewshed Commi ee work. In addition, the Commi ee discussed the new process for presenting HPLUC projects to the membership that should streamline the process.

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2019 MEMBERSHIP IN THE CHURCH HILL ASSOCIATION (CHA)

Join and enjoy discounts at many restaurants and local businesses by showing your card!!! CHA of RVA NEW: MIKE & MADDY’S IS NOW OFFERING A DISCOUNT! Members receive one-time discounts at local businesses plus 5% all year at Alexander’s Cleaners:

RESTAURANTS & OTHER EATERIES

8-1/2 on Church Hill – 10% (excludes groceries and alcohol)) 23rd & Main Taproom - 15% Alamo Barbecue – 10% Dutch & Company – 15% (excludes alcohol and prix fixed menu) Liberty Public House – 15% Metzger Bar & Butchery – 15% Mike & Maddy’s – 10% Millie’s Diner - 15% Nile (Ethiopian Bistro & Café) – 10% Nota Bene restaurant and lounge – 15% Patrick Henry’s Pub & Grille – 15% Poe’s Pub - 15% Proper Pie – 10% Sub Rosa Bakery – 10% The Hill Café - 15% Union Market – 15% (prepared food/meals, excludes groceries) WPA Bakery – 10%

OTHER BUSINESSES

C. Alexander’s Cleaners – 5% off ALL cleaning orders Eric Schindler Gallery – 10% off up to 3 art works Luminary Hair Company – 20% off service/treatment Antione Shaw - 10% off first lawncare and landscaping service Pets at Play - 5% off service Richmond Balance – free 1-hour personal training session Seven Hills Studio – 20% discount to new clients

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JOHN HEBBERD

JENNIE

CAMILLE ROBINSON

Real Estate Consultant

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Church Hill Association