LAKEVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Minutes 23 June 2008
7 pm Houghton Fire Station #22
Attending: President
Susan Thornes,
Past President and Treasurer Robert Miller, Past
President Paul Robichaux, Secretary Pamela Miller, Neighborhood Services
Programs Coordinator Kari Page, Kirkland Police Officer Allan O’Neill,
Neighborhood Services Officer; LNA residents Vandlafulnes (?),
Christy Strong, Don McGehe, Helen Fisher, Christa Puls, Sandi
Andersen, Don Dillingham, Jane Shyne, Chris Peterson, Virginia Musgrave, Bob and Carole
Dent, Linda Kovic-Skow,
Alan Skow,
Debbie and Chris Halvorson, Vic Newhard, Ann Porter, Ann Glaser, Lori Ische, Randy
Eaton, Alan Brewer, Byron Prather, Gary Bonanhim, Larry Stepek, Daryl Zystra; Special Guest Amy Summe, Watershed Company Environmental Planner.
Prior to convening the meeting,
Susan Thornes greeted everyone and treated them to
French pastries from “The French Bakery” at 219
Kirkland Avenue, who donated them for our meeting.
Susan Thornes convened the record-attendance meeting
at 7pm, followed by introductions. The
minutes from March 24, 2007 were distributed and approved.
Treasurer: Acting
Treasurer, Robert Miller, reported he had met with Kari Page and had written a
check for $700 to the Kirkland Downtown Association, as a donation for their
Flower Fund. This donation
was necessary to implement the new Granting process, which the City of Kirkland has instituted
recently. Kari Page
explained the City of Kirkland disburses
$3,500 per year, which neighborhood association may receive as reimbursement
for each matching hour of volunteerism at the approximate rate of $19-$20 per
hour. Projects must be
approved by the City in advance, and then volunteer hours can be matched and
reimbursed as they are expended.
New Business: Neighbor
and advocate Alan Skow asked to
present Eastside Trail Advocates position concerning the future of the existing
rail corridor as a pedestrian and biking corridor. He urged neighbors to act now to take
advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a biking and walking
trail to be developed from the Eastside BNSF corridor. There are up-coming meetings where
residents may learn more: Wednesday, July 9, 7-9pm at Kirkland City
Hall’s Peter Kirk Room, 123
Fifth Avenue, Kirkland.
Featured Speaker: Amy Summe working for Watershed Company Environmental Planner, doing contract work for the
City ofKirkland since
2005, described the outlines of the Kirkland’s
Shoreline Master Plan (The Shoreline Master Program).
In Kirkland,
SMP applies to Lake Washington, land within 200 feet of the Lake’s ordinary
high water mark, and within wetlands connected to Juanita Bay and Yarrow Bay. The current operative regulations were
adopted 30 years ago, and need to be updated to fit current State guidelines
for Shoreline Master Programs. Standards
for uses, setbacks, maximum impervious areas, view-corridors, building heights, critical wetlands and
geologically hazardous areas, vegetation standards, public access standards,
shoreline stabilization standards, standards for piers, lighting, and parking
will be addressed in the plan. People
interested should go to www.ci.kirland.wa.us to learn of requisite meetings and an
opportunity for comment. City
of Kirkland contact person: Theresa Swan, Senior
Planner. tswan@ci.kirkland.wa.us phone 425 587 3258 or 425 587
3232. There are project overview tasks scheduled
September 2008 – Spring 2009.
Questions: Who is in charge of the Master
Plan? Kirkland is in charge of developing its
part. Department of Ecology
has the final say per Washington State Administrative Code Regulations,
Inter-Agency Coordinator, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Question: What is the water mark? 21.8’, set by the US Corps of
Engineers. A surveyor is
needed to make a determination.
Question: Is there a summary of different
changes from the last one? Not
completed yet. Residential
setbacks will be 15-25” depending upon zoning. Height restrictions will be reviewed
concerning view corridors.
Featured
Speaker: Officer Allan O’Neill, Kirkland Police Department’s
Neighborhood Resource Officer, spoke of his 11-year experience with the force. Car
prowls are their current concerns. GPS
units are targeted. He
suggested owners of such equipment keep it out of sight in their parked
vehicles to prevent attractive items for theft prevention. Locked doors are always prudent.
Parking Garage security gates are
also places where people slip in to vandalize cars in unlocked vehicles out of
sight. Break-ins in homes
are also attractive targets for burglary. He suggested walking around property
to remove ladders, shrubbery behind which one could hide, blocking sliding
doors, and installing and utilizing alarm systems with local dispatch. The Kirkland Police
Department’s emergency 911 number is
to be used for emergencies, and their 24-hour dispatch non-emergency number is
425 587 3400 is to be used for any suspicious activity.
Officer O’Neill also suggested
crossing out addresses on vehicle’s registration copies, insurance papers kept
in the vehicle, to prevent theft of identity, if stolen. Police have computers to verify
addresses on site. For
condominium residents, walking through parking areas, adjacent building
perimeters, and installation of motion lights are also advised. Mail theft is prevalent at holiday
time, and he suggested not using the flags on boxes for out-going mail. Take all mail to the USPS boxes for
mailing.
The current police available for
theft are 9 officers, including 1 sergeant. The upcoming graduates from the
Academy will offer 5 more officers and 1 sergeant. As the force is small, Officer O’Neill
urged residents to get involved and call them with suspicious-looking activity
or problems in the neighborhood.
Questions: There is garbage left behind
everywhere, parks, skate-parks. What
can be done? The department
has paid Summer Outreach people to walk around and help kids, and report any
drug paraphernalia where found. Graffiti
also is a problem. Report it, and if possible paint it out, if it is on
your property. The City has
a tagging crew who can be called upon to clean it up on public property. Call the Graffiti Hotline and report
it to KPD, www.ci.kirkland.wa.us
Neighborhood Grants: Kari
Page, Neighborhood Services Coordinator reported LNA had just finished our last
grant, and had applied for a new one. It
is signed and ready for the $3,500 funding. Volunteers with time should be
reported to President SusanThornes shthornes@comcast.net in order for it to count against
approved projects at $19-$20 per hour. The
City of Kirklandneeds
volunteers for the 4th of
July Parade. Hours need to
be pre-qualified to matching projects or City projects.
Kari suggested other issues
involving Kirkland residents: Parkplace re-development, annexation issues,
Park and Ride redevelopment partly in Kirkland that should be of interest. City Manager, Dave Ramsey, could come
and talk of such issues, as well as Mayor James Lauinger,
who has information about Kirkland’s hugh budget deficits, which will affect
everyone.
New Business: LNA
resident Don McGehe,
a resident of Brookside Condominiums at 63rd Street,
asked if anyone knows the origins of the creek that runs through that
property. He was asked to
contact Kari Page kpage@ci.kirkland.wa.us .
Next Meeting: Lakeview’s
next neighborhood meeting will be 28th July 2008 at the Houghton Fire Station
#22, at 7 pm. See you all
there with your concerns and comments and interest. Thanks for coming.
Meeting was adjourned 8:10 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Pamela R. Miller, Secretary LNA