1) Columbia Association has planted over 3,100 trees in the last year and continues rain garden and soil testing programs. 2) They are moving team members from Microsoft Exchange to the more cost effective and secure Google Apps for Business. 3) Renovations are underway at Hobbit's Glen Clubhouse, Owen Brown Tennis Club, and Supreme Sports Club, along with a KidSpace addition. 4) Feasibility studies will examine enclosing an outdoor pool and replacing the SplashDown water park.

1. Ignite Columbia 2012
Columbia Association Major Projects Update

2. Watershed
2,300 trees
planted last year
800 trees planted
this spring

3. Bio-retention
Facilities

4. Rain Gardens
& Soil Testing
Rain Garden
Program currently
recruiting
participants in the
Villages of Wilde
Lake, Owen Brown
and Long Reach

5. Google Apps for
Business
Web-based & secure
Business Email (Gmail)
Calendar
Documents
Sites
Video Moving all team members from MS Exchange to Gmail
289 moved to date, that number will double by end of July
Talk All team members will be off of Exchange by the end of
the calendar year
Most will use GAB as a replacement for MS Office
Significant cost savings in licensing fees
Increased efficiency from using cloud-based applications

6. Hobbit’s Glen
Clubhouse

7. Owen Brown Tennis Club

8. Supreme Sports Club
KidSpace Addition

9. Stevens Forest Pool Renovations

10. Aquatic Feasibility Studies
Ideas Bubbling Up
The Aquatics Master Plan calls
for 2 feasibility studies
one to study the feasibility
of enclosing an outdoor
pool to an indoor pool
the other to outline what
family-friendly amenity
options are feasible to
replace SplashDown
Anticipated completion of
both during this calendar
year

11. CA Dog Park Wag More, Bark Less

12. Active Transportation
Connecting Columbia: Pathways for a 21st Century Columbia
Preliminary recommendations
include 50 more miles of
pathways, a pathway hierarchy
of routes and a pilot signage
program
Intended to create a more
interconnected system for
health, transportation and
recreation purposes

13. Symphony Woods Park
A Central Gathering & Activity Place for New Downtown

14. Village Center Community Plans
Planning for the enhancement and/or repositioning of village centers
CA support for
Village Association
efforts includes
planning advice,
map coordination,
graphics &
concept
development and
document
development

15. As of June 1, 2012,
there has been
dredging for 30 days
Wilde Lake Dredging
Removed
approximately 10,000
cubic yards of the
15,000 under contract
Focusing on area at the north
end of the lake
Moving to small cove adjacent to
Cove Condominiums by mid-
month

16. Lake Elkhorn Dredging

17. Lake
Kittamaqundi