Edgemoor Neighborhood Association
Monthly Business Meeting
August
4, 2005
Minutes
The Monthly Business Meeting
of Edgemoor Neighborhood Association
was called to order at 7:05
on August 4th at the Fairhaven Park Pavilion.
Interim President, Niall Hackett
was present to facilitate the meeting. Lauri Grove, Interim Secretary, recorded the
minutes. A quorum was not present.
The minutes of the July 7th
meeting were read and approved as recorded.
Report of Officers
President,
Niall
Hackett recommended
members read the letter posted on the website from Responsible
Development to Horizon Bank. He
reiterated RD’s intention to
purchase Chuckanut Ridge. The presentation at the meeting last month by
Responsible Development was both
interesting and informative. In
addition, he mentioned an opportunity to volunteer to clean up trails, hand out
bags to dog owners, and post educational signs.
If interested contact Kim at #647-6961.
Treasurer, Lois Miles
presented the budget report and offered we now have 150 members. 14 of the new members responded to the
doorknob hangers passed out in the neighborhood. Good idea Sandie!!
Income - $266.00
Disbursements
- $208.77
Closing
Balance - $1609.52
A
detailed report was presented to the secretary to file.
Secretary, Lauri Grove
reported that a note of thanks was mailed to Donna
Grasdock for her contributions to ENA and work with the
Safety Committee.
Committee Reports
Communication
Committee Chair, Kathy Kaiser was not present. Diane thanked all involved with the doorknob
hangers. It was a lot of work that
worked quite well.
Hospitality
Committee Chair, Laurie Renne,
was not present so the report was given by Lauri
Grove. The 1st
Annual Edgemoor Neighborhood Picnic
was a success! Approximately 60 neighbors
came to Fairhaven
Park offering wonderful
pot-luck salads and desserts. Laurie
grilled plenty of hot-dogs. The whole
affair was quite elegant with linens and flowers. All had fun with the book exchange, impromptu
games and meeting new neighbors. A
“thank you “ was extended to everyone who helped pass out fliers and organize
the picnic. Hope to see you all again
next year. Now that the picnic is over
the committee will begin planning a winter social.
Growth
and Land Use Committee Chair, Brad Rose
was not available so Pam Went
presented the committee report in his absence.
Brad did an excellent job organizing a walk about on Tuesday, July 12th
to review development both under construction and proposed for construction in Fairhaven. The group
visited 17 sites. Pam continued her
report with the following land use points of interest:
.
1. The Hearing Examiner's review of the
proposed 10,279 sq. ft single family home at 826 Briar Road
- (The newly opened Madrona Point North sub-division). The 10,279 sq. ft. is up
from the 8,554 sq ft. that was stated in the original application. This meeting
will took place on Wednesday
July 27, 2005 at 7:00
in the City Council Chambers.
2. A Substantial Shoreline Development Permit was submitted by the U. S. Coast
Guard, requesting to build a 120-foot long pier adjacent to the Cruise Terminal
in Fairhaven.
The written Comment period will end on Aug 17, 2005 ( Tip Johnson voiced concern about this
permit request and cautioned ENA to become aware of the details of a coast
guard presence in Fairhaven
– an example was 100 to 500ft security set backs for boats and the need for
personal identification near the pier)
3. The Planning Department will hold a public hearing on Aug 11, 2005 to address a proposal to
increase the density of Units/Sq. ft and allow Office space at the property
located at 1314 Old Fairhaven Pkwy
Membership Committee Chair, Sandie Koplowitz
was not present. Happy Birthday Sandie!
Neighborhood
Plan Update Chair, Brad Rose
plans to hold a Vision of Edgemoor meeting
in late September and will post date.
Neighborhood
Safety Committee report
presented by Chair, Veronica Douglas. Veronica solicited new members for the Safety
Committee. Consider joining - she could
use some help. The August Night Out
Against Crime social went quite well.
Twenty or so people joined the Police Chief and a crime prevention
officer at Bayside Pool. Veronica will
be helping new block watch captains and encouraged more to get involved. There was another burglary in the area. Police respond to calls, but have difficulty
prowling the entire city. Be aware, be attentive to unusual
activities, call 911 with any
concerns. She offered that we could
purchase block watch signs for Edgemoor.
Coalition of Southside Neighborhoods– Pam Went reported on the most recent coalition
meeting and volunteered to be the second ENA representative to CSN (as
suggested in their mission statement). Thanks Pam. A meeting was held July 27th to which all
members of city council were invited; four were able to attend. Approximately 150 people attended from the
south side neighborhoods. Donna Auer (South Hill) opened the meeting with an
outline of the legal requirements to provide input and dialog with the
community regarding the comprehensive plan.
She noted the decided lack of such opportunities. The meeting was
intentionally intended to be non-confrontational although some citizens were
clearly frustrated and some council members somewhat defensive. Jorge Vega, who
also attended, shared his perspective. Some of the most meaningful
communication seemed to occur after the close of the meeting when council
members stayed to talk informally with citizens. At the end of the meeting the
Fairhaven Neighbors announced their decision to appeal the approved shoreline
setback for the Padden Creek Estuary and the related proposed development.
There was a spontaneous and generous outpour of support for associated attorney
fees.
New Business
Since our October General Meeting will include board elections it
was decided to ask a couple opposing candidates for city office to address the
membership. We would like to hold the
meeting at Lairmont Manor. ENA board
nominees would be announced at the September meeting in preparation for
elections in October. Niall would like
a survey on a hand-out (possibly another doorknob hanger) ready to pass out at
the Sept. meeting to question what residents want from this association and
remind them about the Oct. meeting. He
also solicited thoughts on how to keep up attendance at the meetings.
Issues and Concerns
The
board discussed a Policy for Support to Outside Organizations, but was unable
to vote due to the lack of a quorum at the meeting. Some thoughts included - no monetary support
to any organization and prior posting on website and in newsletter needed to
allow membership input for any written or verbal support to an
organization. ENA would like to remain
objective and informative. This policy would be reviewed at the next
meeting. Board should come prepared to
vote.
Meeting was adjourned at 9 PM.
The next meeting scheduled on
September 1st will be a
Business Meeting held at Fairhaven Park Pavilion– anyone interested is invited
to attend.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lauri
Grove