Draft Minutes

Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council

Regular Meeting Minutes – July 21, 2004

Submitted by Gwendolyn High.

Attending:

D1: OPEN
D2: Gwendolyn High	X
D3: Grant Smith	X
D4: Heather Colburn	X
D5: Ronda Bryant	X
D6: OPEN
D7: Marshall Brenden	X
D8: Dick Fackenthall
D9: OPEN
D10: Vern Redecker	X
D11: Kelly Faoro	X
AL: Dave Dahlin	X
AL: Edie Jorgensen	X
AAL: Marilyn Sullivan
AAL: David Rockabrand	X

Opening Remarks:

Edie J. reported on the Citizen's Participation Initiative Meeting of today. All the UAC presidents and heads of King County Departments attend these regularly scheduled meetings.

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency gave a presentation. The Agency is reviewing the Land Clearing and Burning Stakeholders' Charter and may propose updates soon. There will be meetings during this process, and any updates will be presented in October 2004. There was much confusion among all present as to what rules applied to which activities throughout the FCUAC. It was popularly requested that someone from the county or the agency should be invited to inform us of the current regulations at a future meeting.

The next draft version of the Roads Capital Improvement Projects was also presented.

Deputy's Report:

- Burglaries: May had 13. June had 7.
- Auto Thefts: May had 4. June had 4.
- Larcenies: May had 10. June had 15.

- Gwendolyn High reported numerous concerned inquiries from residents in the wake of the recent racing related deaths of young people in the area. Neighbors had heard that the local precinct does not possess its own radar gun. Deputy Maxwell confirmed that officers here must check out a radar gun from Newcastle for speed patrols. On the issue of racing, the sheriff's office needs specific data in order to investigate and intervene. Citizens with concerns are invited to provide the location, date, time and as detailed a description of cars and circumstances as possible via the non-emergency number: (206) 296-4155 or the Four Creeks Storefront: (206) 205-8338

David Gaulteri - KC Roads - Transportation Needs Report Presentation:

The latest Transportation Needs Report will be sent to the printer this Friday. A copy for the FCUAC was requested. The report was last updated in the fall of 2000 and looks out to 2022. The 20 year planning horizon is tied to the Housing Targets coordinated with the cities and WSDOT.

A question was raised on the process by which audible signals were installed at intersection. Such devices are more expensive than standard and are only installed upon special requests.

In the preparation of this report there were changes from previous efforts.

- Environmental Scoping: There were several projects that never had been funded but had been originally identified in the 1980's. Some of these projects are no longer possible under current environmental regulations and thus were dropped from the report.
- Future Forecast Modeling: Some of the projects inherited from previous reports were determined to have been "over-modeled" and were either scaled back or dropped from the report.
- Corridor Approaches: The projects considered and proposed were grouped into more logical geographical configurations in an effort to maximize efficiencies in environmental mitigation, cost control, etc. while minimizing traffic disruption.

The report may be reviewed here.
Comments may be submitted here.

Elections Committee Report:

§	Ronda B. reported that the first call for candidates was published via Councilmember David Irons' email and newsletters as well as in the Issaquah Press. Additional newspaper and library postings will be coming out in the coming weeks. Total budget for elections expenses was presented as $3000 which includes a $270 contingency cushion. Once the preparation of the ballot is completed, it will be made available on-line to be printed and mailed. There will be no facility to submit the ballot on-line. Marshall B. left the meeting.
Date/Motion Description		Member	Motion Made By	2nd	Aye	Nay	Abstain
2004.07.21 Approval of $3000 for Election expenses		D1: OPEN
		D2: Gwendolyn High			X
		D3: Grant Smith			X
		D4: Heather Colburn			X
		D5: Ronda Bryant		X	X
		D6: OPEN
		D7: Marshall Brenden			X
		D8: Dick Fackenthall
		D9: OPEN
		D10: Vern Redecker			X
		D11: Kelly Faoro	X		X
		AL: Dave Dahlin			X
		AL: Edie Jorgensen			X
		AAL: Marilyn Sullivan
		AAL: David Rockabrand			X
Result: PASSED					10

Date/Motion Description		Member	Motion Made By	2nd	Aye	Nay	Abstain
2004.07.21 Approval of colored paper ballots		D1: OPEN
		D2: Gwendolyn High			X
		D3: Grant Smith			X
		D4: Heather Colburn			X
		D5: Ronda Bryant			X
		D6: OPEN
		D7: Marshall Brenden
		D8: Dick Fackenthall
		D9: OPEN
		D10: Vern Redecker			X
		D11: Kelly Faoro	X		X
		AL: Dave Dahlin		X	X
		AL: Edie Jorgensen			X
		AAL: Marilyn Sullivan
		AAL: David Rockabrand			X
Result: PASSED					9

Open Seat Appointment:

§	Sharon Schimke offered to stand for appointment to the open seat in District 9 where she is a 37 year resident of the Maple Hills Precinct.

Communications Committee Report:

Kelly F. reported that she had made 500 flyers for the July 11 Special Meeting and distributed them throughout the community with little perceivable effect.

Other Get-Out-The-Word suggestions were also popularly suggested:
- Tiny newspaper "business card" ad
- joint appearance of UAC presidents on local radio shows
- new clipboard at meetings for members of the public to sign up for our email list
- Add a new Public Comment Period to the standard Regular Meeting agenda for any citizen to bring up any issue not already on the agenda. The time per speaker and the order on the agenda will be at the discretion of the chair of the meeting.

Special Meeting: COA Response Report:

§	David R. gave a quick report of the July 11 Special Meeting at which the FCUAC latest CAO Response letter was drafted. The meeting lasted until 10pm with much lively and productive discussion. Kathy Lambert read from the letter on the Mike Segal radio show.

Treasurer's Report:

§	Heather C. reported that we have received reimbursement from King County for the current insurance invoice ($1802.24) leaving a remaining balance of $7700. the current WaMu balance is $118.51.

Minutes of Minutes of June 2004

Date/Motion Description	Member	Motion Made By	2nd	Aye	Nay	Abstain
2004.07.21 Adopt the minutes of June 2004 as presented	D1: OPEN
	D2: Gwendolyn High			X
	D3: Grant Smith			X
	D4: Heather Colburn			X
	D5: Ronda Bryant		X	X
	D6: OPEN
	D7: Marshall Brenden
	D8: Dick Fackenthall
	D9: OPEN
	D10: Vern Redecker			X
	D11: Kelly Faoro			X
	AL: Dave Dahlin			X
	AL: Edie Jorgensen			X
	AAL: Marilyn Sullivan
	AAL: David Rockabrand	X		X
Result: PASSED				9	0	0

New Business:

Gwendolyn H. announced that she will not run for the District 2 seat in this year's election. She is pursuing admission to the University of Washington for bachelor's and master's degrees in International Studies, Political Science, and Economics.

Edie J. announced that this year's UAC Forum will be hosted by the West Hill UAC on October 6 at 7pm at the Lakeridge Middle School. She requested that members with ideas for topics to be covered in her speech shoulb be emailed to her as soon as possible.

Vern R. asked if the King County Charter Review had ever occurred as had been requested some years ago. Discussion of the King County Budget Advisory Task Force and the various related ballot measures to be presented to voters this fall ensued.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:04pm.

Initially submitted via email to all UAC members on June 24, 2004 - gh