FAUNTLEROY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING -
FAUNTLEROY SCHOOL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2002 - 7 P.M.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Gary Dawson, Bruce Butterfield, Lynn Sealey, Phil Sweetland, Vlad Oustimovitch, Chuck Sawyer, and Vicki Schmitz.

F.C.A. MEMBER PRESENT: Martha Callard.

GUESTS PRESENT: Washington State Ferry representatives: Russ East, Susan Harris, and Eddie Chu.

1. MINUTES: The minutes from the October meeting were approved.

2. TREASURER'S REPORT: Vicki reported a balance of $7,517.30 as of today.

3. MEMBERSHIP: Vicki said that there were about ten new members among several F.C.A. renewals.

4. PARKS: Lynn reported seeing an occasional car parked on the art in Cove Park. Next time, it is observed, she will put a kind note on the car to see if that takes care of the problem. Phil said that sand observed on the art should be blown off, but that maybe it could wait until a Spring Clean.

5. BOARD MEMBERS: Lynn will ask Jill Hansen if she still wants to be in charge of the "stench." Martha Callard was nominated and elected to the Board at this meeting.

6. WEST SEATTLE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP: No update.

7. SOUTHWEST DISTRICT COUNCIL: Vlad described a cell tower proposal for Alki that backfired. He indicated that height limits are sacred in the city code and that often these towers can be 54 feet high when 35 feet is the limit for houses.

The Delridge Police Precinct will be completed in early February, and a Precinct Captain, Jim Prior, has been named. Also a Lieutenant: Mike Washburn. Vlad added that someone from our transportation group should go to the SWDC meetings, as there is always Seattle Police Department representation.

8. E-MAIL PRIVACY POLICY: It was determined that F.C.A. should have a policy to protect the e-mail list. Lynn will contact Chris Nack.

9. FERRY ISSUES: The three Ferry Advisory Committee representatives fielded comments from those present regarding the three week dock project. Most comments were favorable. The ferry system did a good job notifying residents as to the intent of the project and kept to the schedule and even finished early (there was a monetary incentive for that). However, some other comments made reference to seemingly excessive noise in the evening plus the relentless backing up beeping noise from supply/delivery trucks at all hours of the night. Chuck suggested a penalty deduction (monetary) for each neighbor noise complaint. Another comment referred to the no parking signs along Fauntleroy around Lincoln Park, which should have been hooded for the duration of the project. Another comment had to do with the fact that so far, only three salmon have gone up the creek. Was the group of salmon seen in October (during the first week of the project) near the mouth of the creek spooked by the pile driving or was it the lack of rain and high tides? Judy Pickens has been in contact with some wildlife officials about this.

When asked how soon the next project would be, Russ explained that the timber support pilings for the dock will need replacing within 4 to 8 years due to worm infestation. With the failure of Referendum 51, there will be a curtailment for construction of passenger-only ferries. But on a positive note for our community, Russ explained that the ferry system is looking at expansion on the central waterfront area near Royal Brougham Way. However, with 25,000 walk-on passengers daily, it is a problem of how to get those commuters there from the core of the city. It seems that ferry officials are beginning to realize that there may be other options beyond having a ferry terminal at Fauntleroy.

Susan Harris added that we should ask the city for two cameras: one up at the Texaco Station and another one at mid Lincoln Park. DOT cameras are used more and more by commuters before they leave home in the morning and again before they leave work, and she said Fauntleroy cameras could be linked to the DOT system. All other ferry communities have a state highway leading to them. Because the Fauntleroy terminal is the only one without a linking state highway, we need to ask the city for help with this. It was decided we should talk with Grace Crunican.

10. FALL FESTIVAL: Phil said that Debbie Kerns thought the F.C.A. should sponsor the Fall Festival next year. There will be more discussion about this in the future.

11. TRAFFIC ISSUES: Phil gave an overview of the planning meeting that was held on November 4th. Nearly 20 people were present for that meeting. The next meeting is Wednesday, November 20th to continue the planning for the General Meeting, which will be on January 30, 2003.

12. NEWSLETTER: Martha fielded ideas for the next newsletter, which she has begun working on. She'd like to write on-going profiles of some of the older Fauntleroy residents. Also, she'd like to have a self-guided walking tour of our neighborhood that would point out interesting sights. These ideas were endorsed by those present. Those who might be able to contribute related ideas to Martha included Gary Thompson, who put together a history of High Point. Sealth High School students were involved. Ron Richardson put together wonderful boards for the History Project, and these were displayed in the Church Fellowship Hall during the Fall Festival. Bruce will write an article about what Fauntleroy Community Association is and does.

13. SAFFRON COW: This establishment has gone out of business, but has apparently been purchased by the owners of the Five Spot Restaurant on the top of Queen Anne. A new neighborhood restaurant will open in about two months.

14. GENERAL MEETING: The date has been confirmed for January 30, 2003.

15. NEXT BOARD MEETING: The next FCA Board meeting will be Tuesday, December 10th at 7 P.M.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynn B. Sealey F.C.A. Secretary LBSea@attbi.com www.fauntleroy.net