FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
BOARD BUSINESS MEETING
October 11, 2005

President Bruce Butterfield called the monthly meeting to order at 7p.m. at the Hall at Fauntleroy. In attendance was: Phil Sweetland, Gary Dawson, Martha Callard, Lynn Olson, Kathleen Dellplain, Martin Westerman, Tom Linde, Renee Chatalas and V.P./Secretary Kim Petram.

Introductions were made. The agenda was reviewed and approved. The minutes from September 2005 were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer Report Phil Sweetland sent out the monthly balance sheet via email. Copies were reviewed and approved.

Ferry Committee Report The passenger only ferry task force has meet further and Gary Dawson reports that the next meeting is Oct 25th. Gary reported that the last meeting was partially spent defining interests of committee members. A sub-committee thus was formed to address how some interests could be potentially combined and then worked upon jointly. As well, the Ferry Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Nov 9th at Vashon. As result of Initiative 912 the ferry system is concerned about the impact this could make (if passed) for the ferry community. The board reviewed a draft from the FAC Executive Council regarding the impact the passage of I-912 would have on the Washington State Ferries that will be presented to the state governing bodies imminently.

E-Mail Outreach Lynn Olson suggested promoting the Megawatt event for outreach. Events and information will be passed on to Kirk for posting.

Cove Park Clean Up Gary Dawson reported on the semi-annual Cove Park clean up held last Sunday, Oct. 9th. Community members volunteered their time for clean up coordinated and managed by Ann Dawson. Some expenses were accrued for disposal and Gary will submit receipts.

Traffic Speed Sign Community input regarding the new speed sign has been primarily positive. Seattle police officer Steve Amadant contacted Bruce Butterfield regarding his concern regarding placement. He indicated that his impression is that most traffic tickets are issued to Southbound traffic mid-park speeding for the ferry. Gary Dawson questions his data, as most patrols seem to happen in the afternoon which would naturally lead to that conclusion. Board members agree that this perceived data may be misleading. Another issue is visibility of the sign. Kim Petram will contact Brian Kemper regarding having SDOT trim the tree causing the visibility issues.

Fall Festival Party Kim Petram reported on the planning for the upcoming FFF event October 16 at Endolyn Joe’s. This will be a hosted thank you party for past vendors and volunteers who have participated in previous Fall Festivals. The purpose is for networking, appreciation, support building and minimizing lost momentum secondary to the cancellation of this years FFF event.

Megawatt This year’s event will be held Saturday November 5th. This gathering of neighbors will be held at West Seattle High School. The goal is outreach and networking between community associations, neighbors and local vendors/businesses. Lynn suggested that the coordination of FCA hosting a table should go through Renee Graham. Gary Dawson said he could attend and host the FCA table and will contact Renee. A question arose whether this is an event that the FCA must pay for in order to have a table at the event. The board considered whether we would be willing to pay for a table to gain visibility at the event. Gary Dawson will be attending the next Southwest District Council meeting and will find out if they will be having a table at the event. Bruce will telephone Mary Ellen Cunningham from Megawatt and ask her the specifics regarding cost or if the non-profit associations are not charged for participation.

Survey’s/Annual Meeting Currently the FCA has two survey results pending for discussion. The community was polled regarding specific ferry issues as well as at the Annual Meeting the participants were polled regarding what issues are of importance to them. As well, the last newsletter inquired about feedback for newsletter input. Lynn proposes that the board establish guidelines regarding how we report on issues and other survey results that we procure. One issue at stake is two-fold: that the FCA is a voice for Fauntleroy specific issues/concerns versus larger community events and issues or a combination of both. For now is agreed that Gary will address the ferry survey results in an article for the next newsletter when he discusses updates regarding the FAC. Bruce will write about the Annual Meeting survey results in the Notepad section of the next newsletter.

Monorail Update Tom Linde presented information regarding the monorail issues as of date. He outlined the history of the monorail project thus far. Proposition 1 is the newest proposal to go the community for vote regarding the newest construction of the monorail by this newest modified plan. Gary queried about where the city council stands right now regarding permit issues. Tom felt the council is waiting to make any move until the proposition vote is complete. The cost proposal by the monorail board currently is at about 1.4 billion. Tom indicated that he felt the bonding structures and debt management as proposed is a more streamlined and conservative projection for financing. The board asked question of Tom regarding specific issues currently pending before the monorail authority including tax revenue sources, viability issues and assessments of other rail transit systems.

Newsletter Guidelines Committee Formation To be deferred to next month.

Other News All class reunion will be held at Sealth High School on Saturday, October 22, 2005. West Seattle Helpline will be having a wine tasting and fundraiser/auction October 27,2005 at Huling Bros. Auto Center.

Bruce Butterfield adjourned the meeting at 8:40pm.