Edgemoor Neighborhood
Association
Monthly Meeting
March 3, 2005
The
Monthly Meeting of Edgemoor Neighborhood
Association was called to order at 7:05pm on March 3, 2005 at the Fairhaven
Park Pavilion. Niall
Hackett opened the meeting and presided as Meeting
Facilitator. Interim Secretary, Lauri Grove recorded the minutes. A quorum was present.
The
Minutes of the February 3rd Monthly Meeting were approved as
recorded.
Report of Officers
Niall
Hackett introduced himself to the
membership and volunteered to step in as Interim President in view of Sue
Tercek’s recent resignation from the board.
He proposed to remain impartial while facilitating the business of the
association in an well-organized manner.
In addition, Niall spoke with members to fill positions vacated by Michael Menard.
Brien Thane agreed to chair
the By Laws Committee. Paul Stephenson
was approached to step in as Interim Vice President, but declined due to
another commitment.
Interim
Treasurer, Lois
Miles
reported as follows:
Opening
Balance $1156.32
Income $225.00
Disbursements $15.36
Closing
Balance $1365.96
A detailed report was presented
to the Secretary to file.
At this time banking procedures were questioned and it
was confirmed that Sue Tercek is no longer authorized to sign ENA checks.
Motion
by Brad Rose to formally acknowledge the
resignations of Sue Tercek as Interim President and Michael
Menard as Interim Vice President of ENA.
Motion was
seconded and passed unanimously
Motion
by Veronica Douglas to formally elect Niall Hackett as Interim President of ENA.
Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Committee Reports
The
Neighborhood Safety Committee
report was presented by Donna Grasdock and Veronica
Douglas. Approximately
10 people attended the block watch overview presented in January. Donna suggested the membership consider
having a presentation at a future ENA meeting.
She indicated the importance of having designated “captains” throughout
the neighborhood and at this time not even a quarter of Edgemoor is
covered. Donna also attended a STAR breakfast meeting and declared Edgemoor the only
neighborhood without a known meth lab. Veronica Douglas moved the discussion to pedestrian
safety. She stated Chuckanut was still
slated for sidewalks and crosswalks, however, to construct sidewalks on
Fieldston would cost $12 to $15 per square foot. The 4 way stop requested at
Fieldston and Willow was denied following a study that concluded there was not
enough traffic to warrant this stop or a speed bump. The only recourse is enforcement. Contact Sargent Richards
or Sargent Leake at # 676-6677 with speed complaints (try to have the license
number if possible).
The
Growth and Land Use Committee report
presented by Brad Rose established
the purpose of this committee would be to inform and educate the association so
individuals or the group (if so decided) can take appropriate action. Brad pointed out a few new developments
brewing in Fairhaven, specifically, the proposed 9-story condominium on Harris
and McKenzie. This application would be
open for public comment through March 28th and go before the Hearing
Examiner in April. In addition, he
stated there would be an important public meeting with the developer of
Fairhaven Heights (Chuckanut Ridge)
in mid March. The committee would try to
keep members informed of the process.
The Land Use Committee requested permission to speak conditionally, on
behalf of ENA, regarding proposed south side development when time does not
permit a request for endorsement.
Motion
by Brad Rose to allow the Land Use
Committee to speak on behalf of ENA in opposition to project applications
requesting special parking districts, variances to code, conditional use
permits or to those with negative environmental impact. The committee would only be allowed to do
this when time allocated for public comment was too short to request membership
permission. Anytime the committee
exercised this privilege the association would be notified.
Motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The
Neighborhood Plan Committee did not
have a report this meeting. They were
still updating the plan.
The
Communication Committee did not
have a report for this meeting.
The
Membership Committee did not
have a report this meeting
The
Hospitality Committee report
was presented by Chair, Laurie Renne. She stated they were organizing plans for a
July neighborhood picnic. The event
would be potluck and kid-friendly. She
solicited volunteers and ideas for games, etc.
Also it was suggested the committee place courtesy fliers (with
permission) in new homes on the market
Issues and
Concerns
Niall
Hackett
solicited volunteers to join the Bylaws Committee and help make important
decisions concerning the rules of this organization. The mechanism involved to adopt the official
bylaws was questioned. (Review Bylaws on the website.) It was established that they would not be
nit-picked during a monthly meeting.
Communicate input to Brien Thane
or Niall via email or attend bylaws committee meetings.
There
was a vote passed at the Feb. meeting to start an official ENA website. However, the vote to separate the website did
not follow the proper channels.
Therefore this matter was referred to the Communications Committee to
prepare a report for the April meeting, followed by a general discussion
concerning the website. It was noted
that in interim ENA information would continue to be posted on
Edgemoorneighborhood.com.
The
character of the organization was discussed and it was concluded that the purpose
of ENA was nicely stated in the draft of bylaws – a balance of community spirit
and civic concerns. Jim Caldwell
suggested each member bring a new neighbor to the next meeting to foster
community involvement. The hospitality
committee could provide refreshments at future meetings. In addition, the Southside Coalition was
indicated to be an important avenue for civic matters.
Motion
by Pam Went to
support Brad Rose (or someone he
appoints) as representative to the Southside Coalition.
Motion was seconded and passed unanimously
In Conclusion, Donna Grasdock agreed to set up a
presentation about block watch for the April meeting.
Closing
The next meeting is at 7:00
on April 7th April14th at the Fairhaven Park
Pavilion. (The meeting date was changed
due to conflict with Fairhaven Highlands Public Meeting).
Meeting
Adjourned by general consent at 9:15.
Thank
you for attending.
Respectfully submitted,
Lauri
Grove