October NBHC Meeting

North Beacon Hill Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 7, 2010
7:00 PM, Beacon Hill Public Library Community Room

All are welcome! Please plan to attend.

Numerous group or individuals are at work here on N. Beacon to make innovative and major improvements to our community. These groups will present updates on their activities to the community at this meeting. Plan to attend. There is so much happening on N. Beacon! From arts to parks to music, we’re coming into our own.

7:00 Welcomes and Introductions
7:05 Presentations by Community Groups (Five minutes per group)

Beacon Ave/S. Forest Street Planting Project – Matt and Sara Stubbs
Beacon Hill Business Association – Robert Hinrix or representative
Beacon Hill Pedestrians/Bike Committee – Dylan Ahern or representative
Beacon Rocks Festival – Paul Ray or representative
Jefferson Park Food Forest – Glenn Hurlihey or representative
Jefferson Park Playground – Freddie Merril or representative
Jefferson Park Reservoir Gatehouse Historic Designation – Mira Latoszek*
Lewis Park Re-Forestation – Dee Dunbar and Vinh Nguyen*
*These groups have asked for letters of support by the Council and will be given extra time on the agenda.

7:55 Vote to approve submitting Council letters of support for Gatehouse Historic Designation and Lewis Park’s Park’s Opportunity Fund Grant

8:00 Steve Louie, Neighborhood Coordinator and Judith Edwards, Chair – City Budget Cuts: Loss of neighborhood service center, cuts to Neighborhood Matching Fund, impacts and strategies

8:10 Upcoming Meetings and Events
Saturday, October 16, 9:00 – 12:00, Beacon Lutheran Church
Small group action planning for our town center
http://www.cityofseattle.net/dpd/Planning/Neighborhood_Planning/NeighborhoodPlanUpdates/NorthBeaconHill/default.asp
This link allows you to review the areas prioritized at the Mercer Middle School open-house earlier this summer.

Other announcements

8:15 Executive Board Meeting/Closure


Next NBHC meeting – Thursday, November 4th, 7:00. Agenda TBA.
Announcements - Upcoming Meetings
Joint Greater Duwamish District Council/Southeast District Council meeting, Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 PM, Rainier Community Center. Stella Chao, Executive Director of the Department of Neighborhoods and a representative from the City Budget Office will entertain questions and input on the Mayor’s proposed 2011-12 budget and the cuts which are proposed for the Neighborhood Service Centers and Neighborhood Matching Fund.. Please join this event and let your voice be heard in favor of retaining our Community Service Center, Neighborhood Coordinator and funding for our many needed neighborhood projects.

City Council Budget Hearings are being held so that Seattle residents may voice their opinions on the 2011-12 budget. They are as follows:

Wed., October 13th, 5:30 PM, South Seattle Community College

Tuesday, October 26th, Council Chambers, City Hall

Mon., November 12th, 2:00 PM Full Council meets to adopt budget; Council Chambers, City Hall


Please contact your City Council members and Mayor McGinn to voice your concerns about budget cuts, including those to the Department of Neighborhoods

City Council Members – email and phone numbers

sally.bagshaw@seattle.gov 206-684-8801
tim.burgess@seattle.gov 684-8806
sally.clark@seattle.gov 684-8802
Richard.conlin@seattle.gov 684-8805 (CC Member Conlin is Council President)
Jean.godden@seattle.gov 684-8807 (CC Member Godden chairs the Budget and Finance Committee)
Bruce.harrell@seattle.gov 684-8804
Nick.lacata@seattle.gov 684-8803
Mike.O’Brien@seattle.gov 684-8800
Tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov 684-8808

Mayor Mike McGinn
Mike.mcginn@seattle.gov

Director of the Department of Neighborhoods
Stella.chao@seattle.gov

You may also submit you ideas on the budget by going to http://seattlecitycouncil.ideascale.com. Be sure to register (you may do so anonymously) so that your views are recorded. An interesting site!