FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 8, 2005

The meeting was called to order at 7:00p.m. at the Hall at Fauntleroy by President Bruce Butterfield. In attendance was Martha Callard, Lynn Olson, Gary Dawson, Kathleen Dellplain, Richard Conlin, Nancy Nuerenberg, Jim Nuerenberg, Phil Sweetland, Chuck Sawyer and co-secretary Kim Petram.

Introductions were made and guests were welcomed. The minutes for the January meeting were approved as submitted.

DISCUSSION WITH RICHARD CONLIN Seattle councilmember Richard Conlin introduced himself and provided an update to the highlights that is currently on the agenda of the city council. The first issue is that of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. A meeting has been set for Monday, February 23 at 5:30p.m. at Seattle City Hall to provide a briefing on the elements of the AWV emergency closure plan by the Seattle Department of Transportation and Washington State Department of Transportation. A public comment period and discussion will follow. Mr. Conlin reported that the issues include having a credible financial plan, project management issues and securing funding. He reported that a plan needs to be established for the interim before construction begins. He reported on one resolution that was passed by the City Council, which is a safety and transition plan. Further AWV information proposed by Mr. Conlin can be read in the January 19, 2005 issue of the West Seattle Herald. Board members expressed concern about the timeline in which the AWV is being addressed by the city and that the transportation needs of West Seattle are critical to decisions made about construction. Mr. Conlin also reported on another concern of his, which is the local transportation funding of our roads and bridges. He reports that there is a strong coalition of thirty-five King County cities currently working to lobby state legislature regarding a gas tax increase which would go directly to local government. As well, Mr. Conlin discussed a growing concern about pedestrian safety in the city. He has heard from many local neighborhoods regarding their anger over driver behavior and the inability of the city to respond in an appropriate manner. He reported that he feels that local transportation funding should be able to provide money to the options available for pedestrian safety measures. Kim Petram discussed the history of the FCA working towards improved pedestrian safety along Fauntleroy Way. Mr. Conlin expressed interest in possible city funding for a pedestrian activated light and that he may have access to a funding source. He also suggested pursuing neighborhood grant money for additional crosswalks. He stated that he has written letters of support in the past for groups pursing neighborhood grant money. A discussion was held regarding the RPZ zoning issues in the neighborhood and lack of patrol availability. It was suggested that the FCA could develop a reporting system as well as a possibility of the city establishing a parking warden system. A request was made that limiting parking in the south parking lot of Lincoln park would help with the ferry commuters abusing our park resources, and it was pointed out by Martha Callard that the parking lot is for Lincoln Park users and not a park-n-ride for ferry commuters. As well, a discussion was held about the waste management program currently being considered. The FCA expressed concern about the level of waste trucks clogging West Seattle especially given the issues surrounding the AWV. Mr. Conlin expressed his concern that full public notice has not yet occurred and that public meetings will have to be further established to ensure people are aware of the issues. He also suggested involving Dow Constantine in this particular issue. The FCA expressed appreciation to Mr. Conlin for his interest in our community.

LOBBY TRANSPORTATION DAY Gary Dawson presented information regarding his attendance at Lobby Transportation Day February 8. He reported that Representative Eric Paulson expressed a positive attitude regarding state funding for the AWV. There were questions regarding how the funding will be managed for the seawall as opposed to the AWV as the seawall is owned by the city and would probably be debt financed by the city as well as possible non-transportation funding from the Corp of Engineers. Also discussed was the combined overflow spillage related to Cove Park and the new generator/pump station project. Gary is working on pursuing accessing more information regarding this issue.

ROSE GREENBELT Jim and Nancy Nuerenberg, of the Adams Community Association, presented updated information regarding the Rose Greenbelt issue. It looks as if the space will be designated as a city lot available for sale with the primary concern that the sale will go to a developer. Currently there are approximately forty homes within the greenbelt area. The neighborhood feels that protecting the available green space is necessary as density is increasing as well as to minimize displaced habitat. They would like to see the area protected and not developed. Multiple letters have been written; communications are on going with city departments. The process has proved slow with limited reciprocal communication from the city. Richard Conlin did tour the area with the Adams Neighborhood Association members and neighbors. A letter has been prepared that indicates the FCA support of maintaining the greenbelt. The FCA approved the letter with the suggestion of addressing the letter to the Mayor of Seattle directly.

NATURE NIGHT A discussion was held regarding the need to change the name of Nature Night to something more encapsulating of the intent of the FCA programs. As the FCA offers multiple programs throughout the year the name should be inclusive yet general enough to capture multiple agendas. The goal of the programs is to offer outings that engage and educate children as well as adults as well as foster the FCA reputation within the community. The program itself requires evaluation and development. A short discussion of how to do this ensued. A few names offered were: “in our backyard”, “celebrating Fauntleroy”, “Fauntleroy Stewards”, “get out in Fauntleroy”, etc. The discussion was tabled with the intent to continue the discussion at the next board meeting. The first day of spring is March 20, and this will be the date for the Fauntleroy Park walk. Kim Petram is in the process of coordinating this. ANNUAL MEETING The potential dates for the Annual Meeting are May 12, 17 or 19. Bruce Butterfield will confirm with David Haggerty about availability of The Hall at Fauntleroy. A discussion was held regarding the agenda and goal for the annual meeting. Is it an opportunity for neighbors to have a fun evening of socializing, an opportunity for local vendors to showcase their wares, a business meeting, a push for membership? It was noted that part of the mission of the FCA is to provide forums to get information out to the community. A conversation was held regarding how to enhance membership and how the annual meeting can be used to do this. It was agreed that the next board meeting in March will be an opportunity to explore these issues further with the request that each board member come prepared to discuss this further in detail.

NEIGHBORS NEWSLETTER Martha Callard presented information about the upcoming newsletter. Included will be information about the welcome bags (it was noted that the welcome bags require better documentation/data gathering regarding use, and that they should be looked at further as a way to better promote new membership.) Also included will be the date for the public meeting regarding the application plan for the upgraded pump station at Lowman Beach, Watershed and creek information, Fall Festival photo spread, President’s Notepad and information about the Fauntleroy Park walk. A discussion was held whether to provide information regarding survey results in the newsletter, or simply a brief update with the actual data saved for the annual meeting. The newsletter is due for publication in one week.

SURVEY RESULTS Chuck Sawyer presented information regarding the survey results. He reported that 60 plus surveys have been returned since publication of the last newsletter where the surveys could be found. Surveys also have been picked up from The Original Bakery and sent in. Chuck has compiled the data and analyzed the feedback. He provided pie charts that indicated responses. A proposal was made to present this data at the annual meeting. A discussion was held whether to include the information in the next newsletter or keep it for the annual meeting. The board evaluated the grafts and discussed the findings. Further discussion was tabled until the March board meeting.

YMCA PARTNERS IN YOUTH CAMPAIGN Kim Petram proposed that the FCA board pledge financial support to the annual Fauntleroy YMCA’s Partners in Youth Campaign. This campaign raises funds to provide financial aide to community members attending YMCA programs at Fauntleroy and West Seattle who cannot pay individually. The board agreed to pledge $100 to the campaign.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:30p.m.