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Kirkland Library Meeting Room
Laura Lee Pritt called the meeting to order. Laura Lee mentioned a few items that might be of interest to neighborhood residents. The City of Kirkland is seeking applicants to fill five to seven individual terms of varying length on the newly created Cultural Council, which has five current members. The Council will ultimately consist of no less than seven, and no more than fifteen members. For more information, check the City's web site: http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/commissions/cultural_council.htm The city also has a "Neighborhood Toolkit" -- a resource for resolving problems such as loud parties or abandoned boats that might occur in our area. http://www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/neighborhood/toolindex.htm The city has implemented an "Interim Tree Ordinance", which limits the number of trees that can be removed per year from 5 to 2, and bans the cutting of any trees within 10 feet of the property line for new developments. Laura Lee suggested that the association buy a stone paver with our name on it to help renovate the 1922 historic church on the Waverly site. Leslie Keller made the motion, Eric Ruff seconded it, and the association voted to proceed with buying it. "Moss Bay Neighborhood Assoc. Est. 1997" was the suggested inscription. It was suggested and approved that we change the day of our meeting to the third Monday on the odd numbered months. The association has received a gift of the services of a graphic designer to create a logo. If you have ideas as to what it should look like, email Laura Lee at [email protected] or send them her at 715 - 2nd St. Kirkland, WA 98033 At our January meeting, we will be electing new officers. We need ideas for matching grant money for projects like picnics, newsletters, welcome packets, neighborhood kiosk or park improvements. Kari Page gave a Powerpoint presentation concerning the Neighborhood Connections Program and how we will spend our $25,000. Watch this space for an online version of the information. About ten top suggestions have been selected so far, including a new walkway or lights at Brink Park, money for art, or bump outs on the the sidewalks of State Street. The meeting was adjourned and our next meeting will be Monday, January 20, 7PM, at the Kirkland Teen Center. State Street/Central Neighborhood Association
Meeting Minutes December 13, 2000 Houghton Round Table Pizza John Alberti called the meeting to order. The first to speak was Laura Roberts from Friends of Peter Kirk Park. Laura's group is opposed the proposed Land Swap involving City property in exchange for property owned by the Park Place developers. SSCNA has written a letter in favor of the swap. Laura's group feels that the swap is not a good value for the city and that the new rooftop tennis courts that would be created would be difficult to maintain and could be a haven for illicit activity. John Alberti and Laura Lee Pritt, SSCNA co-chairs, discussed association business, including the possibility of speed bumps on some streets. Apparently, European style roundabouts are now being planned for the west section of Seventh Avenue South. Non motorized transportation was on the agenda, and has been discussed as part of the downtown Strategic Plan. In our neighborhood it was mentioned that a missing link exists in the sidewalk on the east side of Lake Street near 7th Ave. S. The possibility of temporarily having this paved in asphalt was mentioned and will be pursued with the city. As part of the Comp Plan update, a traffic light will be installed at the intersection of Kirkland Avenue and State Street in 2002. Kirkland's Neighborhood Coordinator, Kari Page, was on hand and mentioned that a series of six classes is upcoming in the "City Hall 101" series. Ellen McMahon mentioned that the Downtown Strategic Plan will be before the City Council in February. Laura Lee Pritt spoke on behalf of the Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhood's (KAN). The 2001 matching grant money is approved and plans are under way for our picnic, leadership training, neighborhood trash cans with possible holders for flyers, and improved communications. Welcome packets are one idea that needs volunteer work to create. Janice King has had yet more exchanges with the Lake Washington School District and the City of Kirkland over the playfields that are nearly complete at Lakeview Elementary School. As of yet, several issues have not been clarified--such as what buffering will be done. Janice feels that the responses to her letters have not been adequate. The name change for SSCNA was discussed. We need to revise our charter and bylaws, Create a File Amendment ($20) with the Secretary of State, and get a new web domain name. Also, our new name, "Moss Bay Neighborhood Association", would have to be registered with the city. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 7, at Houghton Round Table. Dave Ramsay, Kirkland's City Manager, will be our special guest. State Street/Central Neighborhood Association
Meeting Minutes August 3, 2000 • Kirkland City Council member Dave Asher presented his concerns on a stream setback issue in our neighborhood. There is a class B perennial stream that runs through Lakeview School and under State Street adjacent to property owned by Kurt Mathewson. In 1992 the building setback from this stream was raised from 25’ to 50’. Mr. Mathewson has been working with various scientists to move this back to 25’ to enhance his property development. Mr. Asher makes the point that this is a mistake given that once the Endangered Species Act goes in to effect (18 mos - 2 yrs.) the setbacks adjacent to streams will be 90’; in addition, 81% of Kirkland’s population agrees that environmental protection is a top priority according to a recent survey done by the city. A public hearing will be scheduled in early October. Date is TBD but tentatively 10/3. In the meantime, letters to City Council or to Patrice Young, Sr. Planner asking them to not move the setbacks in the wrong direction would be appreciated. A motion was made and seconded that SSCNA will draft a letter opposing a reduced setback at the Sept. committee meeting to be reviewed and submitted by our Chair, John Alberti. See appendix to at bottom for an update on this issue. • Grant money has been approved for the year 2000 in the amount of $1810.00. Ideas for using the money were as follows; public art in the neighborhood, attractive trash cans along State St. and by bus stops along with recycling containers; murals/tiles on trash cans done by teens. • There was some discussion on the new signs announcing neighborhood meetings. A few members requested a name change to something with more personality. There was also a discussion of possibly having a neighborhood kiosk located at the end of State St. by the statue of the bears or possibly at the small patch of property at 68th & St. or possibly at the small triangle at the end of 6th St. before the post office. John is going to look into getting permission from the city to permanently place our neighborhood signs. • Leadership Training is coming up in September and runs for 9 various days until May. The city is offering scholarships for those interested. For more information contact the Leadership Institute at 869 - 6009. • SSCNA will be hosting our 2nd annual neighborhood picnic. The date is set for Sunday, September 17. Givan and Dwight volunteered to coordinate. Thank you both! Stay tuned for more information on the picnic. • A motion was made and seconded to move our monthly meetings to every other month. A motion was made and seconded to move the day of the week from Thursday to Wednesday. A motion was made and seconded to move our location to Round Table pizza, at least temporarily, and to look into other public facilities as well. We are hoping to make it easier for people to attend at the dinner hour as well as attract new people. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, October 11, 7:00 p.m., at Round Table. • It is also time to nominate new officers. In order for us to operate as a bona fide neighborhood association we need a chair, CO-chair, secretary and treasurer. Our next meeting on October 11 will be a nominations meeting. Please contact John Alberti if you are interested in holding one of this offices or if you wish to nominate someone. *************************** Appendix to August Minutes: SSCNA received the following info on 9/27/00 from Dave Asher concerning the stream setback issue-- Thanks to all of you that took your time and effort to be a "grass root" on the stream buffer issue. It ain't over 'til it's over, BUT there is CURRENTLY NO directive by the City Council to cut stream buffers in Kirkland! Whew!! After much public pressure, prayer and behind the scenes work, the City Council decided that it would be best to wait on the steam buffer issue until we considered the impact of the Endangered Species Act in a few months. The word from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is that buffer widths are going to look more like DOUBLE our current 50 feet rather than half! (Well, maybe there is a use for the federal government after all.) So the wolf has not been killed, but he is no longer banging on the door. Someone once said, "the price of freedom is eternal vigilance." Stay tuned for upcoming chapters of this as Kirkland may try to cut its own deal with the feds rather than sign on to the Tri-county agreement that has been being negotiated for about 8 months. There will be a need for your attention at that time, I feel certain. Thanks again! Dave Asher Meeting Minutes
State Street/Central Neighborhood Association June 1, 2000 John Alberti called the meeting to order. Craig Salzman, Kirkland’s code enforcement officer explained what type of problems are addressed by Kirkland’s codes and what type fall outside it’s scope. There is also new volunteer mediation program that helps resolve problems between neighbors that aren’t covered by a specific code. The program has a 90% success rate and is provided free of charge. Call City Hall at 828-1100 or email Craig at [email protected] to find out more. City Council member Joyce Buchanan was out next guest. We brought out the SSCNA map and all present showed where they lived. Joyce lives on Tenth Ave S, so is in the SSCNA area. She explained how she unexpectedly won election last fall with a very minimal campaign. She has been forced to get up to speed on the issues quickly and has taken a special interest in neighborhood issues. Kari Page—Kirkland’s Neighborhood Services Coordinator—updated us on her work. She has finalized the grant work she has been working on for SSCNA. Dan Krehbiel updated us on the 4th of July picnic being planned for Marina Park. The pooling of neighborhood resources in running a food stand and having a common area for the various N/As is being proposed. We voted to buy a tent for SSCNA if necessary. Ellen McMahon, one of our members, discussed the downtown strategic plan which she has been working on as part of that commission. A new proposal for Marina Park has been proposed that would cover the parking lot and open up access to Park Lane through the old JC Penney (Dynamite) building. Ellen also presented the letter she drafted to Kirkland’s Park Dept. on behalf of SSCNA favoring the proposed land swap for Peter Kirk Park and Park Place. Members voted to support the swap at our last meeting in May. Dan Krehbiel updated up on the Pace Project. Ultra Corp. has submitted plans as part of the permitting process. Don Winters and Ellen McMahon volunteered to represent SSCNA with Kirkland Downtown on the Lake and to go to monthly meetings of that group. Our next association meeting will be August 3 at the Houghton Fire Station. Meeting Minutes
State Street/Central Neighborhood Association May 4, 2000 Kirkland Senior Center John Alberti called the meeting to order. The first to speak was Peter Maule, a volunteer with the city of Kirkland on endangered fish habitat. Peter explained how homeowners can help preserve salmon runs by using commercial car washes rather than washing in the street and causing detergent to enter the storm drains and our streams and lakes. Peter believes that publicity concerning the dangers of runoff to salmon runs will help as people adopt more environmentally safe practices. Peter can be emailed at [email protected] for further info. Ellen McMahon from SSCNA and Jeremy McMahon from the Kirkland Planning Dept. discussed the downtown strategic plan, which is under consideration. A timeline was presented showing the progress of the plan. Comments were solicited form SSCNA members as to how they would perceive a future downtown. Jim Hitter pointed out some pitfalls of this type of planning in that grandfathering by developers can preclude implementation. The concept of two “anchors” in Parkplace and the Lakefront with a corridor via Park Lane was envisioned. Traffic and possible narrowing of streets or other means of slowing it was discussed. The type of stores desirable in town also was mentioned. The sign for our neighborhood may be installed soon at the corner of 68th St. NE and State Street. The name on the sign will be “Central Neighborhood”, unless we petition the city for a different name. The matching grant program needs chairpersons from SSCNA. Any volunteers can call John Alberti at 822-5028. Also, we need someone to write a monthly article to appear in the Kirkland Courier. Dan Krehbiel updated us on the 4th of July celebration being planned in Kirkland and that some neighborhood associations are planning their picnics in conjunction. It was decided that SSCNA will approach Penny Sweet—the organizer—as to the possibility of setting up a booth. The land swap at Parkplace was discussed. Members in general were in favor if the city could negotiate the best value possible in the deal. Ellen McMahon will draft a letter to the city in support of the swap. The Pace Chemical (Ultra Corp) site has been the scene of “fight club” type activities and the police have been involved. Also a homeless person has been living in the area and the police have warned that he is possibly unstable. Ultra Corporation has submitted plans to the city planning department as a step towards getting permits. The next association meeting is scheduled for June 1rst at the Houghton Fire Station No. 22. Meeting Minutes
State Street/Central Neighborhood Association April 6, 2000 Houghton Fire Station John Alberti called the meeting to order. There was a presentation by the project architect on the proposed Park Place renovation. A model was there for SSCNA members to view. Theresa Swan from the City of Kirkland discussed the approval process for the project. Kari Page, Kirkland’s Neighborhood Services Coordinator had news on several issues:
Ellen McMahon mentioned that the speed humps scheduled to be installed in our neighborhood are on schedule and should be installed soon. Ellen also updated us on the strategic plan being prepared for the downtown area. Heights of buildings is an issue. Also, many on the planning group are in favor of opening a “hole” in the wall of buildings behind Marina Park as a way of connecting Park Lane—and Park Place—with the waterfront. The next meeting was scheduled for May 4th at the Senior Center on Kirkland Ave. Meeting Minutes
State S/Central Neighborhood Association March 2, 2000 Houghton Fire Station John Alberti called the meeting to order. John discussed the Park Place Redevelopment. Parking will be increased from 400 to 1500 spaces, a traffic lite is planned for Central Way and there is a land swap in the works with the city to make the existing tennis courts a part of the project. Mike Magee from the city's traffic department was on hand and spoke about proposed roundabouts in our neighborhood and provided a handout. Kari Page--the city's Nieghborhood Services Coordinator, spoke about a proposal to trim historic trees that are near powerlines on 103rd Ave NE and possible remedies to save the trees. A representative from the tree service involved was available to explain the options, including undergrounding the powerlines. A resolution was passed to urge Puget Sound Energy to preserve the trees. Ellen McMahon spoke on behalf of the Downtown Stategic Planning Group. Kari updated us on several fronts:
Leslie Keller talked about the grant money and how the matching worked. Leslie also mentioned that the right of way at the south end of 4th St. S. will be enlarged as part of a condo project at the end of that right of way along the Lakeview School northern boundary. Next meeting was scheduled for April 6th at the Houghton Fire Station. Larry Springer, Kirkland's new mayor will be at our May meeting!! The meeting was adjourned. Meeting Minutes
State S/Central Neighborhood Association January 6, 2000 Houghton Fire Station Dan Krehbiel called the meeting to order. Karen Lightfeldt, President of Kirkland Downtown on the Lake, spoke about that organization and invited SSCNA to send a representative to their meetings. Dan said that he would be interested in doing so. David Godrey from the Kirkland Traffic Dept. spoke about the Nieghborhood Traffic Control Program. Speed humps, parking, and traffic volume in the area surrounding the proposed Pace project was discussed. It was suggested by association members that parking along 5th Place South be restricted so that traffic coming from the Pace project would be encouraged to use this route instead of 7th Avenue South. David said that the crosswalk at 7th Ave. S. and Lake Street was scheduled to be upgraded with the blinking lite system in February. The possibility of permit parking along 7th Ave. S. was discussed. A traffic signal at 5th Pl S at 6th St. S. was mentioned. Don Winters read the minutes of the Nov. 4 meeting. Leslie Keller gave the treasurer’s report and handed out a copy to everyone. Total revenue for 1998 and 1999 was $3,591. Total expenses were $1,494.78. The association may have to return some unused grant money to the city. Kari Page, Kirkland’s Neighborhood Services Coordinator, spoke on several topics from the hot sheet:
Marc Connelly, assistant director of the Parks Dept. may be invited to one of our future meetings. The Next SSCNA meeting will be held Feb 3 at the Senior Center. Tentative topic will be:
Janice King spoke about the Lakeview project. On Jan 18th the final decisions were to be made on the project. Janice mentioned that the hearing examiner had determined that buffering should be added to the north perimeter of the Lakeview property. Don Winters spoke about our web page that is in development. We have a volunteer, Robert Fleming, who is helping create the page. We also have a couple of hosting options with MyEastside.com site and also with Kirkland.net. Kari said that the City might purchase a domain name for “kirklandneighborhoods.org” and that all the neighborhoods might link to that page and become subdomains with urls such as “kirklandneighborhoods/SSCNA.htm. The meeting was adjourned. |
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