September 15, 2008 General Meeting
Meeting called to order 7:00
Officers in attendance: Margaret Carnegie, Carol Nielson, Sharon Clark, Arthur Best, , Mike Stults, Patti Sutter, Kaylee Nilan, Dave Boyer, Patty Sutter, Betty Lou Crampton
What brought you here Yard sign, _Black___2__Red__3___Neighbor__2___Kiosk sign__0___
Email reminder___5_____ First time___1___ Welcome packet
John Regalla, City Planning Report: Totem Lake Shopping Center has no current redevelopment application in the works.
The City is looking for people interested in “Arts in Kirkland” to give input to Create Vision statement for public art. Enhance Tourism and City Economy. Review role of Cultural Council.
If Interested contact jreynolds@ci.kirkland.wa.us
Mark Twain Elementary yard clean-up done on Labor Day weekend, thanks to leaders Jeff Trager, Kaylee Nilan, and other workers: Dick Seelye, Mary Alyce Burleigh, Mike Stults
· Noel Schoneman: Public Works - Slater Ave. Traffic Calming Report in 2006 a child was hit by car on Slater so it brought the current task force together. Brought the fire dept. out and put temporary calming devices in place to see if the Fire Dept. could maneuver. The city is going to go ahead with the project. NRH allocated $4200 from the $25,000 to install lights along Slater and it ended up costing $1,000. At 100th a Beacon light will be installed so when the fire goes West and East the light will be on so pedestrians and drivers will know the trucks will be coming through. At the intersection 105th traffic Circle will be second in the work order.
· Clearing street of Brush, just contact Noel and they will handle it from the Cities end.
Betty Lou let us know about brochures that can be found at the Library, on County contacts.
Kirkland Community Contacts brochure will no longer be published so find it on line.
Vial of Life sponsored by Bartell, a big pill box, sticker to put on door, insert medical history and medications, and put on refrigerator door.
Ellen Nealy urged everyone to vote, and make sure you are registered.
Eric Olsen Chief of Police, fully staffed for the first time in many years. Recipient of Grant $300,000 to fight auto theft. Education materials to send out to schools and such to know how to protect your cars.
Most difficulty is to keep officers employed. Brian Farman our neighborhood officer came. What can we do as a neighborhood to help the officers to do their job? Stolen cars, house break-ins, car break-ins. If you see someone in the neighborhood you are not comfortable with, call 911 and continue watching them until the officer comes. Do not leave ANY valuables in your car when you are not in it.
· Red light cameras are not yet installed in Kirkland
· Don’t open your door to anyone you do not know that comes to your door.
· If someone is following you on your way home, do not go home, go to a public place and call the police, or go to the police department.
· Overall Crime has dropped in the past year city wide and state wide.
Milt Olsen: Survey Results
· Safety Issues: most important concern of the neighborhood Sidewalks, Speed, Environmental issues. Cost of installing sidewalks is too high (Dave Asher said we as a neighborhood needs to assess which sidewalk are most important, also tomorrow nights City Council Meeting)
· Livability Issues: Over development, not enough affordable housing, and bussing.
Go to the Kirkland website and bring up NRHNA and read over the
Forbes Lake Park Design Workshop here at the October 22, 2008
David Godfrey from the city Transportation Engineer Kirkland Public Works
Priority? What do we use for Priority
· Ability to fund by grant
· It is in an approved plan
· Neighborhood Integrity
· Will project fit into the local transportation local and metro
· Info public works/transportation/ projects (?)
· Funding 1 million a year allocated for sidewalks city wide
Non motorized Plan: Good walking around parks, to transit, and shopping, Major streets, school walk route.
CERT Program Last one for a long time, this Wednesday 6:00 to 9:00 Sept. 17, 2008.
Picnic: Lot of food was served, ask neighbors to sponsor a cake, or hot dogs or ………….
Patti Sutter: Talked about city meetings, McCleod project was approved by the city
Bank of America project, CIVIK, brought suit against the council and city disapproved the project and now the applicant is suing the city and CIVIK.
Channel 21 on Tuesday night to watch the study session and council meetings.
Treasurer: $3,469 current balance.
Arthur put out street signs.
Meeting adjourned at 9:10