Minutes - DRAFT

Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council

Regular Meeting Minutes – September 21, 2005 at May Valley Alliance Church

Submitted by Dellanie Fragnoli.

Attending:

D1: Rick Spence

X

D2: OPEN

 

D3: OPEN

 

D4: Grant Smith

X

D5: OPEN

 

D6: Dellanie Fragnoli

X

D7: Marshall Brenden

X

D8: Dick Fackenthall

X

D9: Sharon Schimke

X

D10: Bette Filley

X

D11: John Vukov

X

AL: Dave Dahlin

X

AL: Edie Jorgensen

X

AL: OPEN

 

AL: Chuck Pillon

 

AAL:  Richard Maki

X

 

Call to Order:

The meeting was called to order by Rick S. at 7:15 p.m.

Public Comment/Announcements

Rick S. passed around a copy of a letter from Reagan Dunn, dated August 24, regarding his efforts to have the Department of Transportation examine the need for transit service in the May Valley area.  At this time, the DOT believes that it is not financially feasible to do so.

Julia Larson of King County’s Office of Business Relations and Economic Development spoke about King County’s efforts to address Policy R-107 (Rural Economic Strategies).  The purpose is to ensure long-term viability of agriculture, forestry, cottage industries, recreation and tourism while maintaining the lifestyle and character of rural King County.  Ms. Larson provided handouts (available upon request).  Ms. Larson also indicated that her office will probably be making recommendation for changes to the DDES land-use regulations to allow for some of these economic initiatives.

 

Motion to approve Minutes of August Regular meeting made by Edie J. and 2nd by  Grant S.  No vote taken as a further motion was made (see below).

Y=Yes  , N=Nay, A=Abstention

D1: Rick Spence

 

D2: OPEN

 

D3: OPEN

 

D4: Grant Smith

 

D5: OPEN

 

D6: Dellanie Fragnoli

 

D7: Marshall Brenden

 

D8: Dick Fackenthall

 

D9: Sharon Schimke

 

D10:  Bette Filley

 

D11:  John Vukov

 

AL: Dave Dahlin

 

AL: Edie Jorgensen

 

AL: OPEN

 

AL: Chuck Pillon

 

AAL:  Richard Maki

 

 

Motion to table motion to approve Minutes of the August Regular Meeting made by Edie J. and 2nd by Grant S. to allow for review and discussion of the Minutes.

Y=Yes, N=Nay, A= Abstention

D1: Rick Spence

Y

D2: OPEN

 

D3: OPEN

 

D4: Grant Smith

Y

D5: OPEN

 

D6: Dellanie Fragnoli

Y

D7: Marshall Brenden

Y

D8: Dick Fackenthall

Y

D9: Sharon Schimke

Y

D10: Bette Filley

Y

D11: John Vukov

Y

AL: Dave Dahlin

Y

AL: Edie Jorgensen

Y

AL: OPEN

 

AL: Chuck Pillon

 

AAL:  Richard Maki

Y

 

Motion to approve the Minutes of the August Regular Meeting as corrected made by Edie J. and 2nd by John V.

Y=Yes, N=Nay, A= Abstention

D1: Rick Spence

Y

D2: OPEN

 

D3: OPEN

 

D4: Grant Smith

Y

D5: OPEN

 

D6: Dellanie Fragnoli

Y

D7: Marshall Brenden

Y

D8: Dick Fackenthall

Y

D9: Sharon Schimke

Y

D10: Bette Filley

Y

D11: John Vukov

Y

AL: Dave Dahlin

A

AL: Edie Jorgensen

Y

AL: OPEN

 

AL: Chuck Pillon

 

AAL:  Richard Maki

Y

 

 

 

President Rick Spence called for volunteers to fill vacant Council positions (#2, 3)

Rick S. appointed Tom Carpenter to fill the open District 5 seat.

 

 

Deputy's Report:

_

Deputy Maxwell did not provide a report.

 

 

Main Topic - None

_

 

Code Enforcement:  Joe Miles, Bill Turner, and Lamar Reed of the King County Department of Development & Environmental Services (DDES) spoke regarding code enforcement activities.

 

DDES acts as the regulator for codes adopted by the King County Council.   There are three divisions within DDES dealing with:  1) permits of all kinds; 2) arson investigation; and 3) code enforcement including the building codes and the land use codes.

 

Code enforcement officers typically have heavy caseloads (>100 cases at any one time).  Their goal is to assign officers who are or can become familiar with a community and become a liaison between the community and DDES.

 

Bill Turner was introduced as the code enforcement officer for the Four Creeks Area.  While he is new to this area, he has 20 years of experience in code enforcement.  He explained that most of his cases involve three codes:  zoning, building/construction standards, and property maintenance.

 

Bill explained the new amnesty program wherein a citizen who did not get a required permit can come in and pay the regular fee before December 31, 2005 and not have to pay the penalty (usually twice the regular fee).

 

He also explained the process he uses when he gets a complaint.  The first step is to send a letter to the property owner detailing the complaint and asking for the owner to call him.  If he does not get a response, he tries to track down a phone number and contact the property owner.  The next step is a site visit.  He prefers not to do a site visit until he has had contact with the owner and schedules a time.  Exceptions are safety issues and issues requiring immediate response.

 

Tom C. asked what King County is doing to reduce the number of unintentional violations.  DDES has staff available from 8:30 – 10:00 am each morning to answer questions without charge.  They are trying to put more information on the website.  Tom C. pointed out that the website language is virtually impenetrable for someone not already well versed in the issues.  The DDES representatives indicated that they would look at simplifying the language.

 

There was discussion of having Bill Turner attend the Four Creeks UAC meetings on a quarterly basis to provide updates, answer questions, etc.

 

Proposed Legislation on Property Rights Guarantees: Viet Nguyen, District Director, Councilmember Reagan Dunn’s office provided an overview of the proposed “Property Owners’ Bill of Rights” (handouts were provided and are available upon request).  Mr. Nguyen pointed out that at the state level (constitutional and RCW), there are pretty strong protections for property owners; however, at the County level, there are few explicit protections.  These proposed resolutions are intended to address that gap.  There are five parts to the proposed ordinances:  1) resolution that provides the overview (mission statement for the package); 2) property tax ordinance; 3) citizens oversight committee; 4) legal risk management ordinance; and 5) best available science (data quality act).  The proposal is in the formation state and is being reviewed by legal.  They would like our input on the proposals.

 

 

 

 

 

Edie Jorgensen gave the Treasurer’s report.

Edie J.  handed out a copy of a spreadsheet showing the Council’s financial status and projected spending commitments until the end of the year.  Funding should be sufficient if spending conforms to Edie’s projections.  There is currently $308 in the checking account and no outstanding check(s).  Edie will process payment for the P.O. Box fee.

Dellanie F. and Dick F. gave the Election Committee’s report.

Dellanie F. reviewed the list of candidates so far.  Dick F. reviewed the schedule and reported that he had obtained a mail list from King County that would need to be updated after the final deadline for voter registration.  Dellanie pointed out that it appeared a couple of precincts had been left off that list.  Dick F. would provide Dellanie with the list he gave to King County to double check it for accuracy.  Dick F. reported that the quote he had received for printing was within the $3,000 budget set by the Council. 

 Motion to extend the meeting for fifteen minutes was made by Dave D. and 2nd by John V.

 

Y=Yes, N=Nay, A= Abstention

D1: Rick Spence

Y

D2: OPEN

 

D3: OPEN

 

D4: Grant Smith

A

D5: Tom Carpenter

A

D6: Dellanie Fragnoli

Y

D7: Marshall Brenden

Y

D8: Dick Fackenthall

Y

D9: Sharon Schimke

Y

D10: Bette Filley

Y

D11: John Vukov

Y

AL: Dave Dahlin

Y

AL: Edie Jorgensen

Y

AL: OPEN

 

AL: Chuck Pillon

 

AAL:  Richard Maki

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Business.

The flyer approved at last month’s meeting that Rick S. developed and had placed in the South County Journal was discussed.  Bette F. felt that the flyer looked like a promotion or endorsement of Reagan Dunn and that he had referred to it in his campaign materials.  Rick S. stated that was not his intent.  He said he simply wanted to generate community interest in attending the Four Creeks Council meetings and felt that the flyer’s content would appeal to the citizens of this area.  Edie J. said that she had the same reaction to the flyer that Bette F. did.  Dellanie stated that she too had that same reaction, but pointed out that the more significant issue to her was that the flyer did not conform to what the Council approved.  The motion approving the flyer was read from the Minutes of the August meeting to verify that the purpose of the flyer was to announce the election.  Marshall B. pointed out that the Council did not ask to or require Rick S. to seek approval for the content of the flyer.  Rick S. offered to pay for the flyers himself and not seek reimbursement from the Council for the $376 cost of the flyers and the Council accepted this offer.

 

Rick S. called a special meeting for the purpose of having Julia Larson of King County Office of Business Relations & Economic Development back to discuss the rural economic initiatives in more detail.  The special meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 7:00 pm at the May Valley Alliance Church.

 

Edie J. asked who had the P.O. Box keys.  Marshall B. has one, Marissa at King County has one, and Edie has one that does not work.  Someone suggested that David Rockabrand might still have one.  Rick S. will call David and ask him.  Marshall felt that an officer should be the one to retrieve the mail.  It was agreed that Marshall would continue to pick up the mail and Edie would go get it from him.

 

David D. announced that his wife has been diagnosed with cancer and will be undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment.  He asked for our thoughts and prayers.

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 9:14 pm.

 

 

 

Submitted by:

 

 

                                               

Dellanie Fragnoli, Secretary

 

Dated:  October 17, 2005