South Rose Hill/Bridle Trails Neighborhood Association

Board Meeting

 

August 12, 2003

 

Bruce Feuling called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm

 

Board Attendees:

Feuling

Samdahl

Nelson

Jones

White

McElwee

Seitz

Schuler

Trosper

Guests

Tindall

Greenway

 

Announcements

 

·        Imeria announced she is moving to Gig Harbor.  When she is closer to departing we will announce an open position for the board. We thanked Imeria for all of her hard work for the neighborhood.

 

Updates

 

  • Natural Resources Plan- The plan was approved by Council in July
  • Off Leash Area- Barb and Bruce represented our neighborhood in conversations with the city regarding use of the Santana area for an off-leash area. The board discussed several issues including dust, noise, parking and traffic.  We need to remind Barry Russell that the NA did not give our approval to the plan, just to a plan to study the potential.
  • Planning Commission Vacancy- Planning Commission Vacancy:  Should Jessica be elected to the City Council, our neighborhood association has an interest in finding and supporting a strong neighborhood replacement on the commission.
  • Ben Franklin School- The plan will be further discussed at a meeting in August.
  • NE 85th-
    • NE 124th Intersection.  Sound Transit will have another meeting on August 25 to discuss the status of the 85th transit plans. We have given conditional support based upon commitments for sidewalks on 85th and median islands. WE are working closely with the NRH neighborhood.
    • Honda- has submitted a private amendment request to an August 14 meeting of the planning commission. We will reiterate our position against encroachment into the neighborhood. There will be an August 21 meeting with Honda.  Steve suggested that Honda has been a good neighbor overall. We need to determine whether approval of the expansion would ‘set a precedent’. Jessica said that

both the NE 85th Street Corridor Plan and the North Rose Hill

Neighborhood Plans state that there will be no further commercial creep into residential areas. A precedent that allowing the Honda expansion will set is that neighborhood plans are not taken seriously nor followed.

    • Bruce suggested a get together with NRH to establish an action team for the corridor. He will contact NRH.
  • Traffic Calming- Don reported that the traffic committee is somewhat stalemated on the issue of physical devices.  The group agreed that developing a traffic calming plan is important for the neighborhood and was supportive of going forward with a plan. Don was authorized to make a presentation at the September meeting with Doug Love to discuss the tradeoffs.  Don will also contact Ellen McMahon of the city to discuss conducting a neighborhood survey.  He will also prepare a draft plan that does not include speed humps.  Other ideas suggested include starting with arterial speeding (e.g. speed radar signs) and perhaps focus on a smaller area for initial treatment of traffic calming.
  • Walking Juanita- Ken announced a new brochure done for Juanita with the Neighborhood Connections grant funds.

 

Actions

 

  • Grant- The board passed a motion supporting a request for the 2004 grant. The likely use would be for mailings, but the potential use for the funds will be readdressed later.
  • Letters- Approved letter support for sidewalks on NE 80th by Elementary School; City proposal to American Planning Association for Community Conversations- provide our input on the city’s good intentions and commitments. Bruce will write.
  • KAN Meeting- Ken Nelson will substitute for Jim McElwee at the September KAN meeting
  • Candidates Night- Bruce will talk to NRH about volunteering to host.
  • Point of Contact List- Update on web site with links to key city staff and council. Bill Anderson?
  • Neighborhood Process for approving ‘position statements’- Bruce and Don will send out procedures that the board discussed a few months ago.

 

 

Agenda for September

 

  • Monorail Report- Heidi Schorr
  • NE 85th – Try to get Janice Stoloff of the planning department.
  • Downtown Action Team- limit the time allotted.
  • Reports- Traffic calming, sidewalks (Sept 16)

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM.

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

Donald Samdahl

Secretary