Licton Springs Neighborhood

LICTON SPRINGS COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of Board Meeting:
February 16, 2005
NSCC President's Board Room

Directors Present: Liz Kearns, Jerry Owens, Wanda Fullner, Shannon Snider, Debra Willendorf, and Ellen Beck.

Board Representatives Present: Ken Thompson (North Precinct Representative).

Visitors: Bob Ferguson (King County Councilmember), and John Mark.

President Liz Kearns called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Introductions were made around the table.

Minutes: The January 19, 2005 minutes were approved as presented.

Treasurer’s Report: Debra Willendorf thanked everyone who had given her membership dues. There was no Treasurer’s Report.

100th Sidewalk. Liz reported that Trung Phan is on vacation until February 22, 2005.

Speed Bumps. Liz reported that she had spoken with Theresa Smith. The process to get speed bumps involves: (1) getting information with a radar gun; (2) having the information put into a database; (3) having a radar trailer in place to flash speed to motorists; and (4) having traffic study tubes to record volume and speed of traffic.

It is also possible to slow traffic by having parking on both sides of the street. Speed bumps are expensive and hard to qualify for receiving.

Newsletter. Liz said that there was some confusion with Bob Ferguson’s office regarding paying for our newsletter. They apparently wanted to approve the newsletter before it was mailed out. However, they did offer to pay for the newsletter and another in June. Normally his office pays for either the postage OR the printing, not both. But he has made an exception for us, since we won’t have another newsletter until August, too late for his June deadline. We very much appreciate Bob’s support (meeting with neighbors at Starbucks on 2/11 and attending our community meeting on 2/16, plus covering the cost of our January newsletter).

List Serve. Shannon Snider reported that he would show someone how to add e mail addresses to the list serve, or if the addresses were given to him, he would add them. Debra said that she would forward the information to Shannon and he could be the one to add them to the list serve.

Senate Bill 5160. Community member John Mark spoke about the dangers of cell phone usage while driving. He had written materials which he passed out. This has been a concern of his for a number of years.

Northgate Library. Ellen Beck gave an update on the Northgate Community Center and Library per an e-mail from The Seattle Public Library. The City is moving forward with the contract award for this project! Construction is expected to begin in March 2005 with the facilities to open in late spring 2006.

North Precinct. Ellen asked what the consensus was for putting the North Precinct Report on our website. Everyone was in favor of this. Liz said she had talked to Amy Markistum, who maintains our website, regarding whether she could add the Report to the Licton Springs Community website and the answer was yes!

Bob Ferguson. Bob Ferguson, King County Councilmember for District 2, next introduced himself and informed us of recent events, as well as answered questions. He said that with the reduction of districts from 13 to nine, new lines have been drawn. Even though he just won election to the Council, he will have to run in the next election to retain his seat. Our district will include North Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville, and parts of unincorporated King County.

There was a long question and answer session on the recent elections and provisional ballots and election reform.

95th and Ashworth Open Right-of-Way. Liz reported that around Christmas time the pathway from Ashworth to Interlake, that Bob Messina and a group of volunteers cleared and beautified earlier, had been damaged when a truck drove through the pathway, presumably as a shortcut. Liz reported that she talked with the construction workers there on Ashworth, and they had assisted in restoring the pathway. Liz said she would contact Kirsten Sparkman and inquire if there was any possibility of getting some big rocks to protect the right-of-way path.

Neighborhood Appreciation Day. Wanda Fullner reported that she and Liz had gone to the Neighborhood Appreciation Day at the Phinney Neighborhood Association. She said that the Phinney group had gotten a $100,000.00 grant to get into their building. They had demonstrated a need for space and had found partners in the community to join with them.