History
A forum for problem-solving
After the Court declared the Option Agreement void, the dispute over the $500,000 that DIA had paid the Club remained unresolved. In May 2026 both Boards announced a different path: a joint Task Force of three DIA appointees and three DCC appointees.
MembersSix
Three appointed by DIA and three appointed by DCC, serving as community problem-solvers rather than advocates for the organization that appointed them.
Time allowed90 days
From its first meeting, to deliver a written recommendation to both Boards.
Status of its workAdvisory
Both Boards committed to give the recommendation serious, good-faith consideration. The Boards decide.
ProceedingsConfidential
Members were to sign non-disclosure agreements before participating.
How it was meant to work
- It drew on the model of the Club Improvement Advisory Committee that DIA and the Club ran together from 2021 through 2023 (the committee created in Section 2 of the Option Agreement).
- No more than one sitting DIA Board member could serve among DIA’s three representatives, and DIA’s representatives could not be DCC members.
- DIA invited residents to volunteer for its three seats. Appointments were to be made within 30 days, with the first meeting within 45 days.
- A joint public statement was to be issued after both Boards had reviewed the recommendation.
What happened next. The Task Force convened on June 25, 2026. Its members were Beth Jennison, Brennan Merrell and Ken Tomchin, appointed by DIA, and Bill Boutwell IV, David Heaton II and Carla Miller, appointed by DCC. On September 18, 2026 it delivered its recommendation to both Boards. Step 4 presents it.