President Bruce Butterfield called the monthly meeting to order at 7p.m. at the Hall at Fauntleroy. In attendance was: Martin Westerman, Gary Dawson, Phil Sweetland, Martha Callard, Vlad Oustimovitch, Lynn Olson, Renee Graham and Vice-President/Secretary Kim Petram.

The agenda was reviewed and approved. Minutes from the February 2006 meeting were reviewed and approved.

Neighbors Newsletter Martha Callard is looking for guidance as to when the next newsletter should be ready. As the annual meeting is set for May 17, it was determined that the newsletter be published just prior to this by approximately April 30th. Martha also acknowledged that she would be willing to be editor of the newsletter for the next year. The board acknowledged their gratefulness for this to Martha. Martha suggested that the FCA use the newsletter as a forum to thank new members who join the association via an enclosed pre-printed letter. This could be enclosed in the subsequent newsletter after joining with the welcome letter attached. Bruce suggested that Lynn draft a letter which he will edit and then submit for board approval.

Southwest District Council Vlad Oustimovitch reported that David Della attended the last SWDC meeting. Vlad reported on David’s proposals for the viaduct. As well, Vlad reported on the Orchard Ravine project including Vlad’s work towards securing support for this. Vlad will distribute the proposal via the assistance of Stan Locke.

Treasurer Report Phil Sweetland sent the monthly budget report via email to the board prior to the meeting. The board had no questions or comments regarding this months report.

Ferry Advisory Committee Gary Dawson reported that now that the legislative session is over the management of passenger services of the WSF has been distributed to King County and Metro which has subsequently left the service somewhat in turmoil. Funding sources, services have yet to be determined on any sort of permanent basis. Gary also reported that board member Chuck Sawyer’s term has expired for the Executive Council of the WSF, and as well Gary and Bruce’s terms will be up at the end of the year and will need to be renewed. As well, Gary reported that a committee is being formed to evaluate the replacement of downtown Seattle’s Coleman dock. Community members are invited to join this new evaluative process.

E-mail Outreach Lynn reported that the system seems to be flowing smoothly with getting announcements to Kirk in a timely manner. Lynn clarified the process for getting info to Kirk which is to vet Lynn and Bruce with the potential information first.

Pedestrian Safety Meeting Kim Petram reported that she and community members will be meeting with Joe Couples from the City’s Department of Transportation on May 17th for an initial evaluative meeting regarding the placement of the new pedestrian activated light at the North end of Lincoln Park. FCA members will go visit the site the day prior to the meeting to commit to the best sighting possible. Kim reported that she has sent out email invitations to community members who have indicated interest in pedestrian safety to come to this meeting.

Budget and Financial Planning Phil Sweetland presented the budget proposal that was drawn together by Phil, Kim, Bruce and Bob Callard. The board reviewed the budget proposal distributed by Phil. The issues of anticipated dues income was discussed as possibly being too high. Analysis will be done regarding this in the future. The budget was reviewed by line item. Kim presented to the board that the board donate to the FFF separate from the FCA. Lynn proposed that that could tax the board members that already do so much in volunteer work. The membership can be expected to help support the neighborhood projects. Martha Callard proposed that the budget be approved as submitted, seconded by Gary Dawson. However, after this proposal the annual meeting was discussed specifically regarding costs, thus, Phil will subsequently reevaluate the budget because as of now the annual meeting is not noted in the budget as a line item. Bruce proposed to approve for now and to reevaluate the costs of the annual meeting in the future as the financials play out. True costs will need to be re-evaluated as well as opposed to donated items.

Annual Meeting Lynn Olsen presented information regarding the annual meeting and food fest. The date has been set as May 17. Invitational postcards will be sent to new neighbors who have been sent welcome bags the past year. A discussion was had regarding how much business to attend to during the meeting as opposed to overwhelming the evening with announcements and discussions. Gary reiterated the idea that new members need to see what the FCA does for the cost of membership which can be displayed by holding a business meeting and promoting the function of the FCA board. Strategy was discussed to balance the meeting portion with the festival/party. Gary proposed making a list of who we would like to attend: Spokane Viaduct representative, Department of Neighborhoods representative, Waste Water Management, Washington State Ferry, SDART, West Seattle Farmer’s Market, Watershed Council, SPD, Nature Consortium, Morgan Junction, Flex Car, MegaWatt, FFF, Fauntleroy YMCA, Sealth IB program, FCA table. Groups to eliminate from table space could be Waste Water Management, MegaWatt and Flex Car. Food vendors: Guadalajara, Bird on a Wire, Tuxedo N Tennis Shoes, On Safari Foods, Abadanzo, Endolyne Joe’s, Thriftway, The Original Baker. Lynn will draft a letter of request to the vendors inviting them to participate. Table space can be determined further depending on responses. Various board members have been assigned to contact vendors with the goal of having emailed responses to Lynn by March 24th.

Waste Water Management The community meeting will be Thursday the 16th from 5pm to 9pm.

Photo Board Development Lynn presented the photo board for use at community functions.

The meeting was finished at 9:00pm with agreement to meet next on the second Tuesday in April.