LICTON SPRINGS COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minutes of Community Meeting January 19, 2011,
NSCC Conference Room B2311

Directors Present: Liz Kearns and Jerry Owens.

Board Representatives Present: Ken Thompson (Liaison to North Precinct) and Kathleen Braden (List Serve).

Visitors: Bruce Kieser (Facilities and Plant Operations Director for North Seattle Community College), Jean Wirch, and Jody Gaharda.

President Liz Kearns called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and introductions were done around the room.

Minutes. Minutes for the July 21, 2010 meeting were approved as presented.

Treasurer’s Report. The January 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010 Treasurer’s Report was handed out and discussed.

NEW BUSINESS:

Karen Donohue
The representative for Karen Donohue was Judy Gaharda. She gave us some background on Ms. Donohue, who has 25 years of legal experience, and is now a part-time judge. Ms. Gaharda talked about the current court and told us that Ms. Donohue feels change is necessary for efficiency.

Farmers Market at NSCC
Bruce Kieser said he spoke with someone at Fremont a few years ago about how to run a Farmers Market. There are actually companies that manager Farmers Markets since it is complicated dealing with cost for space, insurance, and sales tax collection.

OLD BUSINESS:

North Seattle Community College
Bruce said that enrollment at NSCC is up again and they are expecting the growth to continue. The number of students on campus is down due to distance learning and online classes.

The next new building project is on schedule for completion in June of 2011. Capital dollars are being used for these buildings.

The College Master Plan is being extended indefinitely by the Department of Neighborhoods. Master Plans are very costly to do or re-do. NSCC will need to review the Master Plan if anything outside of the current Master Plan is anticipated.

North has a new website: www.NorthSeattle.edu.

Our next meeting is Wednesday, October 20, 2010.

The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Liz Kearns, President for
Ellen M. Beck, Secretary