Fauntleroy Community Association
Business Meeting
January 9, 2007

President Bruce Butterfield called the monthly meeting, held at the Fauntleroy School, to order at 7pm. In attendance was Vlad Oustimovitch, Kathleen Dellplain, Lynn Olson, Gary Dawson, Vicki Schmitz-Block, James Betzer, Barbara Startz, Rhonda Claytor, Lisa Conley, Ann Dunbar and secretary/Vice-President Kim Petram.

SW District Report Vlad Oustimovitch reported on the current status of the SW District Council. Of note, a new chairmanship has been established. The goal for this year is renewed organization and enhanced production. A new initiative for the water taxi was discussed which involves moving the West Seattle dock site to Jack Block park. This is to be further evaluated but could enhance linkage to downtown and assist with traffic mitigation.

Treasurer Report
Phil Sweetland produced the monthly budget report which was distributed by email to board members. Budget planning is in process.

Ferry Advisory Committee
Gary Dawson reports that this month’s FAC meeting will be held January 25th. Gary outlined the work done thus far with the FAC and actions taken thus far regarding planning for the new Coleman dock. He will continue to approach community groups to promote and explain the necessity of building four slips at the new Coleman dock as well as passenger only service issues and other related ferry concerns to West Seattle.

Membership Renewals
Kim Petram will be checking on the status of renewed memberships based on the outreach letters mailed this summer. Vicki Schmitz-Block offered to telephone lapsed members to personally send a message regarding the importance of membership.

Welcome Bags
Ann Dunbar updated the board of the status of the welcome bag distribution. New items are being solicited for inclusion to the bags. The next distribution is due this quarter and will begin once the newsletters are produced.

Department of Neighbors
Stan Lock sent word of an upcoming combined district council forum – “Community Building” offered in conjunction with the Seattle City Council.

Neighbors Newsletter
Martha Callard has requested that the deadline for article submission will be January 23rd. Martha will be unavailable for establishing the mailing date and mailing party but it was felt that distribution should be complete by February 12th. A solicitation was made for guest article submissions. Ann Dunbar suggested highlighting or interviewing a neighbor in the community for each newsletter, which was agreed upon by the board.

Wind Storm Update T
he motors at Cove Park were flooded and overwhelmed during the December storm. COS was extensive in the cove. King County responded quickly to the emergency.

GateWood Playground Update
Lisa Conley and Rhonda Claytor provided a playground improvement project update. A master design and plan is in place. The school is now on the cusp of a massive secondary fund-raising project. A letter of intent to the Department of Neighborhoods is in process.

March Informational Meeting Planning discussions took place regarding the March 1 informational meeting. It was decided that the focus of the meeting should probably be related to transportation issues. The mayor will make a formal appearance for approximately 30 minutes. Once that part of the program is complete and the mayor has completed a question and answer session the FCA will need to have a plan in place for the rest of the meeting. Informational tables shall be present and possibly be part of the evening presentation if it is related to the topics discussed. This would include the WSF, SDOT related to the viaduct and Spokane Street, Stan Lock related to disaster preparations and SNAP. The focus could pinpoint life and safety issues as related to the transportation decisions effecting West Seattle-the viaduct, Spokane Street, lack of adequate passenger and boat ferry traffic routed directly downtown and demographic changes to the West Seattle community as well as other communities that impact West Seattle (Kitsap). Trust issues related to decision making could also be factored in – lack of city interest in FCA/community input related to the new pedestrian activated light on Faunleroy Way, realistic impacts to businesses. Bruce Butterfield and Gary Dawson will speak with Stan Lock and hone down the agenda.

Bruce Butterfield adjourned the meeting at 9:00.