Edgemoor Neighborhood Association
Monthly Board Meeting
June 3rd, 2010
Minutes
The
ENA monthly meeting was called to order at approximately 7:15pm on Thursday,
June 3rd by President Brad Rose. Lauri
Grove recorded the minutes.
Minutes from the
May meeting were approved as submitted.
President's Report (Brad
Rose):
Brad just had a few items to
offer this month. To start he mentioned
a Sehome Arboretum celebration with planned activities for children and a new
trail to dedicate as well. He continued with a list of park closures and
restrictions as follows: there would be
testing for contamination in the bay along Boulevard Park, the Paddle Point
trestle would be closed for repair September through December, and drainage
repairs were planned for the Village Green restrooms. Work at Woodstock Farms Inspiration Point
would limit public access during the months of July through October and also
close lanes on areas of Chuckanut Drive.
CSN (Brad Rose):
Brad attended a CSN meeting
requested by Fairhaven Neighbors to discuss disagreements holding up the
process of completing approval for updates to the Fairhaven plan. A second meeting planned on June 8th
from 6-9 at Fairhaven Library would include all 3 Fairhaven Associations;
Fairhaven Neighbors, Fairhaven Village, and old Fairhaven Association. Members of adjoining communities were invited
to listen in on the discussion. Brad
asked for and was granted permission to speak on behalf of ENA to request a
voice, as a stakeholder in Fairhaven, on any proposed updates to the plan. What
happens in Fairhaven impacts our community, traffic and views.
v
A
general discussion followed the announcement that Tim Stewart resigned as
Planning Director for the City of Bellingham to take a job on Mercer
Island. Joe offered that in his view, as
well as others, the hiring process was flawed. The city has a history of making
poor choices for planning directors – which is one of the most important jobs
in this city. Joe suggested Edgemoor
(neighborhoods) approach the city with a request to be allowed some advisory
capacity in the selection of the next planning director. Brad recommended the best way to do that
would be to have John bring up concerns at an MNAC meeting. That would be the
place to question the process and find out how we can have a say in the
selection.
MNAC Report (John
Erickson):
To follow you
will find the link to the draft minutes for the May MNAC meeting.
Treasurer's Report
(Diane MacLean):
Diane reported the balance
this month was $3877.96. A $25.00 check
was sent to the AOBN and $60.00 was paid for annual renewal of the ENA PO Box.
AOBN (Martin Nickerson):
No report for AOBN. Martin
attended the Transportation Improvement Program review and reported back with a
quick overview of the meeting. Chris Como (transportation) and his assistant
talked about the budget and how it affected funding for the 6 year
transportation plan. The only items that would be addressed or considered were
those that had federal or state funding or big pull such as Bellis Fair Mall
and St. Joseph’s Hospital. Martin voiced concerns that sparked a general
discussion about the safety of the 12th Street Bridge and the
prospective 24th Street connector.
Fairhaven Highlands Update:
July 30th ends the
extension period granted to the bank for a decision whether or not to continue
with the EIS.
Park District (Bob Gibb):
Bob reported the Park
District would have a table at the Ski to Sea event to collect signatures to
determine interest in reviving the Park District in Whatcom Co. The plan is to
keep it simple by considering natural boundaries in Whatcom. He asked our
thoughts on the
merit in going forward with the proposed district.
Closing
The meeting was adjourned at
8:45 pm.
The next Edgemoor
Neighborhood Monthly Board Meeting will be held on July
1st from 7-9pm at the Fairhaven
Park Pavilion. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lauri Grove
Minutes are subject to approval