Minutes - FINAL

Four Creeks Unincorporated Area Council

Special Meeting Minutes – January 4, 2006 at May Valley Alliance Church

Submitted by Dellanie Fragnoli.

Attending:

D1: Rick Spence	X
D2: Eileen Lane
D3: Bob Davis
D4: OPEN
D5: Tom Carpenter	X
D6: Dellanie Fragnoli	X
D7: Marshall Brenden
D8: Dick Fackenthall
D9: Sharon Schimke
D10: Grant Smith
D11: John Vukov
AL: Dave Dahlin
AL: Edie Jorgensen	X
AL: Richard Maki	X
AAL: Bette Filley	X

Call to Order:

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

Main Topic – Rural Economic Strategies/Growth Management

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The purpose of the meeting was to develop talking points for Rick’s for the meeting between Ron Sims and UAC presidents scheduled for January 18, 2006. Tom C believes the talking points regarding the urban area should be focused on annexation and the need for an interlocal agreement between Renton & King County. Renton has tried to pursue an interlocal and KC has not really been interested. Annexation is not really the issue, it’s the build-out and quality of life in the Urban Growth Area (UGA) - traffic, character, etc. Process is not involving the citizenry. Interlocal is necessary for transition and to give power to local people. Water from end-to-end is an issue (freshwater to sewer/septic) as are transportation and public space. UGA needs to be planned in context of rural neighborhood abutting it, keeping in mind that the Boundary Review board can move urban growth boundary. The second major issue for the FCUAC is rural economic strategy (RES). Home-based business and cottage industries section of the recent report is very weak. Need to allow for multi-uses, mixed uses, more than one employee. Economic data used is very weak/not credible and there is not a really good inventory of businesses existing in rural area. Within Four Creeks, rural area is being eroded. Need to preserve what is there. Need to better understand what we have here. How reverse trend of creating suburban homesteads (5-10 acre homes) in rural area (e.g. converting to non-rural uses)? RES does not address mix of rural and formerly urban (suburbanized) areas. Progress reports required under RES measure activity not progress/outcomes. Small livestock, small agricultural, equestrian, possibly recreation, home-based businesses are potentially economically viable options in the Four Creeks area. The area has no forestry, but significant green space and ecological value (watershed), fisheries (May Creek). Tom C. agreed to draft talking points with the assistance of the Growth Management Committee. Potential allies within KC were identified: Regan Dunn, Larry Phillips (understands rural area has to stand on its own). Growth Mgmt Committee’s initial project will be to describe character of area, inventory assets, suggested strategies. There was some discussion of using Gwen High and Paul Carkeek as subject-matter advisers. The Cascade Land Conservancy was identified as a group that has done significant work on creating a long-term (100 years) vision.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm.

Submitted by:

Dellanie Fragnoli, Secretary

Dated: January 18, 2006