Minutes - DRAFT
Four
Creeks Unincorporated Area Council
Regular
Meeting Minutes –July 20, 2005 at
Submitted by Dellanie Fragnoli.
Attending:
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D1: Rick Spence |
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D2: OPEN |
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D3: Grant Smith |
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D4: OPEN |
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D5: OPEN |
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D6: Dellanie Fragnoli |
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D7: Marshall Brenden |
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D8: Dick Fackenthall |
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D9: Sharon Schimke |
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D10: Bette Filley |
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D11: John Vukov |
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AAL:
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Call
to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Rick
S. at 7:07 p.m.
Motion to approve
Minutes of April Regular meeting made by Edie J. and 2nd by Dave D.
Y=Yes , N=Nay, A=Abstention
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D1: Rick Spence |
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D2: OPEN |
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D3: Grant Smith |
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D4: OPEN |
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D5: OPEN |
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D6: Dellanie Fragnoli |
Y |
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D7: Marshall Brenden |
Y |
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D8: Dick Fackenthall |
Y |
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D9: Sharon Schimke |
Y |
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D10:
Bette Filley |
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D11:
John Vukov |
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AAL:
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Motion to approve
Minutes of May regular meeting made by Edie J. and 2nd by Dave D.
Y=Yes, N=Nay, A= Abstention
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D1: Rick Spence |
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D2: OPEN |
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D3: Grant Smith |
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D4: OPEN |
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D5: OPEN |
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D6: Dellanie Fragnoli |
A |
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D7: Marshall Brenden |
Y |
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D8: Dick Fackenthall |
Y |
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D9: Sharon Schimke |
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D10: Bette Filley |
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D11: John Vukov |
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AAL:
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Motion to approve
Minutes of June regular meeting made by Edie J. and
2nd by Marshall B.
Y=Yes, N=Nay, A= Abstention
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D1: Rick Spence |
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D2: OPEN |
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D3: Grant Smith |
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D4: OPEN |
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D5: OPEN |
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D6: Dellanie Fragnoli |
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D7: Marshall Brenden |
Y |
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D8: Dick Fackenthall |
Y |
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D9: Sharon Schimke |
Y |
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D10: Bette Filley |
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D11: John Vukov |
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President Rick Spence called for volunteers to fill vacant
Council positions.
There were no volunteers to fill positions.
Deputy's
Report:
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Deputy Maxwell reported the latest
numbers: -
Burglaries:
increased to 15 in June versus 11 in
May -
Auto Thefts:
remained even at 3 in June versus 3 in May -
Larcenies:
decreased to 14 in June versus 18 in May Deputy Maxwell reported that there
was an attempted break-in at the IGA in Briarwood. Perpetrators attempted to enter through the
roof. Deputy Maxwell was asked if they gave
out the addresses of burglaries. He
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Main Topic - None
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Rick S. gave a
synopsis of the June 3 Operations meeting involving the heads of most |
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Edie
Jorgensen gave the Treasurer’s report.
There is $508.03 in the checking
account and one outstanding check for $200.
There is $1 in the new account.
She is processing the invoice for our general liability insurance in the
amount of $1,638.40. Terrorism coverage
was declined.
Motion made by Dick F. and 2nd by John V. to authorize Dellanie Fragnoli to sign checks and hold the debit card on the checking account.
Y=Yes, N=Nay, A=
Abstention
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D1: Rick Spence |
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D2: OPEN |
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D3: Grant Smith |
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D4: OPEN |
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D5: OPEN |
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D6: Dellanie Fragnoli |
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D7: Marshall Brenden |
Y |
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D8: Dick Fackenthall |
Y |
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D9: Sharon Schimke |
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D10: Bette Filley |
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D11: John Vukov |
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AL: Dave Dahlin |
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AL: Edie Jorgensen |
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AL: Chuck Pillon |
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AAL:
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New
Business.
Linda Rasmussen,
Regional Director of the South King County YWCA made a presentation about the
YWCA’s proposal to convert the Cedarhills Rehab
Facility into a shelter for at-risk women and children. She reported that the YWCA currently has 45
units scattered around south King County for homeless women who have been
separated from their children. These
women may have completed a treatment program but can not get custody of their
children until they have housing. The
YWCA’s housing rules require that the women have children to be accepted into
these 45 units. They view the Cedarhills facility as a good site for creating a campus or
village-like setting. They will need to
reconfigure it from dorm-style accommodations to a separate living units. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed
between King County, YWCA, and the KC Housing Authority.
Council
members and the public had a number of questions for Linda:
Q. Is the YWCA concerned about 1)
health issues due to the smell from the nearby Cedar Grove Composting and 2)
the lack of public transportation in the area?
A. Public Health has to approve the
use. They are planning to use small vans
for transport. In addition, some
residents have their own vehicles.
Q. Are you looking at alternate
facilities?
A. No, this was done in response to
an RFP from the County. It would be
difficult to find and/or afford an equivalent space in an urban setting.
Q. How will you address
ingress/egress at odd hours? Will it be
an open campus?
A. The site will not be open to
visitors at all hours. Residents are
free to come and go at any time, but must adhere to a code of conduct. They have not yet determined if a guard will
be needed.
Q. Are there any similar facilities
that this is being modeled after?
A. The YWCA has a program like this
on a much smaller scale here. In the
East, there are several larger programs similar to this one.
Q. How will residents be
selected/screened?
A. The YWCA will work with women
coming out of correctional facilities.
They will start well before their release to assess receptivity to the
program. There will be a site visit for
the women as well as a stringent screening process including a paper
application, interview, and background check.
No women with a record of violent assault, sex offences, etc. will be
considered.
Walt
Washington, Manager of Animal Services and Programs for King County gave a
brief overview of their operations. He
stressed the importance of having all animals licensed. Every animal must be licensed even if the
animal stays indoors at all times. They
are funded by pet/animal licensing fees.
They currently estimate that there are 640,000 pets in King County, but
only 114,000 are licensed. KC Animal
Services has agreements with 33 cities for services in addition to the county
responsibilities. They have 7 field
officers and 1 sergeant on any 1 day.
They operate 24 hours per day, seven days a week. The officers are shared between cities who
provide money for salaries and benefits.
Given the staffing and funding, they have to really prioritize using a
1-10 scale. They are investigating ways
to revamp their work including phone, fax, email, and Web. For example, online licensing and renewal is
now available. He asked that we
encourage all those we know with animals to license them.
Tom
Carpenter, citizen, spoke to encourage the UAC to engage in issues pertinent to
the area east of the Renton Plateau which is an urban growth area (UGA). He wanted to understand what we do, what
positions we’ve taken historically in regard to UGA’s. He and his neighbors are concerned about the
erosion in the quality of life in their area including wildlife issues,
aggressive growth by developers, annexation and its impact on remaining
unincorporated areas. He felt that the
population increase forecast for this area does not warrant the aggressiveness
of current development. In addition,
infrastructure necessary to support that development is not being put in place
in advance of the development.
King County
Council Member Reagan Dunn gave an update on several items. He will be meeting with directors of Metro
about extended a bus route to the Maple Valley area. In addition,
they are looking at turning some public land north of May Creek into a
small park. The Assistant Director of
Parks is interested in the project and hopes to create a program for community
adoption of parks. Councilman Dunn
reported that his proposal to create a Rural Ombudsman was buried by the
Democrats on the KC Council. He has met
with Councilman Ferguson (Democrat) who is in support of the proposal. Councilman Dunn is hopeful that with
Ferguson’s support he can revive the proposal, move it out of committee and
force a vote. He will keep us updated.
Meeting adjourned at
9:05 pm.
Submitted by:
Dellanie Fragnoli,
Secretary
Dated: August 16, 2005