FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
BOARD MEETING
FAUNTLEROY SCHOOL
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2003 - 7 P.M.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Bruce Butterfield, Martha Callard, Gary Dawson, Vlad Oustimovitch, Chuck Sawyer, Vicki Schmitz, Lynn Sealey and Martin Westerman.

F.C.A. MEMBERS PRESENT: Linda Cox, Kathleen Dellplain, Sheila Weaver and Gordon Wiehler.

F.C.A. STAFF MEMBER PRESENT: Lynn Olson.

GUESTS PRESENT: Stan Lock (Department of Neighborhoods).

1. MINUTES: The minutes from March's meeting were approved, and will be posted on the website.

2. TREASURER'S REPORT: Vicki reported a balance of $8,287.26. The Cove Park account stands at $2,298.40.

3. FERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: For the benefit of the guests present, Gary gave an overview of the makeup and function of the F.A.C. The next scheduled meetings for the Executive Council of the F.A.C. are on April 24th and May 29. The South Sound meetings are on May 13th at Southworth and then on August 12th at Fauntleroy. Gary was in the middle of telling those present that Phil Olwell had returned to Fauntleroy as the dock manager (Evening Shift) when Phil walked in. He is on duty from 11:30 am until 9 pm Monday through Thursday and he encouraged us to telephone him with any concerns: 1-800-84-FERRY. He responded to a question about the orange boats following the ferries that have been seen by many Fauntleroy residents. These are security boats and they are equipped with 50 caliber machine guns. Phil added that members of the Washington State Patrol are often on board many of the vessels.

4. SOUTHWEST DISTRICT COUNCIL: Vlad reported on the following issues discussed at last week's SWDC meeting:

a. Speakers: There were two speakers: Dr. Jill Wakefield, who is the new president of South Seattle Community College and City Council member, Judy Nicastro, who is up for re-election next November. b. B&B's: A couple in the Alki area would like to have a B&B in their home and are petitioning the City Council to reverse the 1987 executive decision that repealed the Seattle Land Use Code for such businesses. The original measure had passed in 1986. c. Monorail: The SWDC Monorail subcommittee meets every two weeks unless there is a formal Monorail meeting. 400 to 500 people were present at the last formal meeting. Vlad reported that there is some interest in changing the route from California St. to Fauntleroy Way, but still terminating at Morgan St. There has been much discussion about parking availability. Judy Nicastro is pushing for the city to change its policy of limiting the number of parking garages. A public workshop that will address parking will be Saturday, April 26 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center from 8:30 am until 2 pm. d. Police Precinct: May 2nd is the date for the new Police Precinct Open House. Vlad is on the Precinct Advisory Committee, which will meet on a regular basis with the precinct captain. e. Pea Patch: The Pea Patch construction near the tennis courts on Fauntleroy across from the Texaco Station will begin soon.

5. F.C.A. FILES/MASTER COPIES: It was decided that all formal documents should be kept on Martha's and Lynn Sealey's computers in addition to Judy Pickens' computer. These papers include: Membership forms, Annual reports, Talent/Volunteer Sign-Up Forms, the Naturally Fauntleroy Brochure. Lynn S. will contact Judy Pickens.

6. FAUNTLEROY TRAFFIC STEERING COMMITTEE: Trevor Partap, a Seattle Department of Transportation Engineer, will attend a meeting on April 30 along with personnel from Washington State Ferries, Washington State Patrol and leaders from the Traffic Steering Committee. Stan thought that the items identified by the the committee would need prioritization and that action on any one of them would depend on city resources. For details, contact Phil Sweetland at 206-938-4203.

7. NEWSLETTER: Martha is working on the next newsletter and plans to take it to the printer on Thursday, April 10, which means it would be back on the 14th and ready for mailing on the 17th. Pat Schille will be contacted to coordinate the mailing. There was some discussion on printing companies and that perhaps Staples at Westwood Village has such a service. Vicki will look into this and set up an account at Staples if necessary.

8. NATURE NIGHT: A volunteer is needed to coordinate this event. Lynn O. reported that it costs $50 to reserve a shelter at Lincoln Part and Chuck indicated that Beach Naturalists could be available. The optimum weekend when there are extreme low tides is June 14/15. It will be important to get flyers out to the Fauntleroy "Y" and to the neighborhood schools.

9. ANNUAL MEETING: There was much discussion about the agenda for the May 6th Annual Meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:15 pm; there will be food items provided by our neighborhood restaurants.

10. PATHFINDER SCHOOL: Martin said that on April 28th, there will be a fun benefit for the school at Arts West. It will be a song performance titled "Long Yellow Crayon."

11. FAUNTLEROY CHILDREN'S CENTER: Lynn O. said that on April 19th, the Center needs people to help plant trees.

12. NEXT MEETING: The next F.C.A. Board meeting will be on Tuesday, May 13th.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm Respectfully submitted, Lynn B. Sealey, F.C.A. Secretary www.fauntleroy.net