NEDC Announcements

November 1, 2001

1. University Area Transportation Study Open House: Thursday, November 15, 2001, 5 to 8 p.m. at Gould Hall Court, corner of NE 40^th Street and University Way. Come learn about potential transportation improvements in the University Area and comment on improvement priorities and funding strategies. For further information, contact Jonathan Layzer at 206-684-8084 or jonathan.layzer@ci.seattle.wa.us.

2. ProParks Opportunity Fund: Learn more about the ProParks Levy and obtain applications and information for the ProParks Levy Opportunity Fund at open houses. The remaining open house is on Thursday, November 8^th at the Jefferson Community Center, 3801 Beacon Avenue South. Opportunity Fund applications for capital projects or acquisitions are due December 17, 2001. To find out about the Opportunity Fund criteria, go to www.ci.seattle.wa.us/parks/ or contact Catherine Anstett at 206-615-0386 or catherine.anstett@ci.seattle.wa.us.

3. Sand Point Vegetation Management Plan: The Board of Park Commissioners is reviewing the draft vegetation management plan for Sand Point/Magnuson Park. A public hearing is scheduled on Thursday, November 8^th at 7 p.m. at the Community Activity Center, Building 406, 7400 Sand Point Way NE. The Board of Park Commissioners will forward its recommendation to the Superintendent of Parks on December 13^th. For information contact Kevin Bergsrud at 206-684-5831 or kevin.bergsrud@ci.seattle.wa.us. Copies of the plan are available at Sand Point/Magnuson Park offices.

4. Comment on the Budget: In order to make it easier to give input to Seattle City Council on budget issues, residents and local businesses can submit comments by e-mail to budget@ci.seattle.wa.us or use the form at www.cityofseattle.net/budget/comments. Comments will be made available to all Councilmembers along with written testimony; as time permits, e-mail comments may be read into the record at public hearings.

Information about the Mayor's 2002 Proposed Budget is available at the City Budget Office (CBO), 3rd floor, Municipal Building, 600 Fourth Avenue. For questions about the 2002 Proposed Budget, contact Joan Walters of CBO at 206-615-0922 or joan.walters@ci.seattle.wa.us. For questions about Mayor's proposed revenue sources, contact Glen Lee at CBO at 206-684-8079 or glen.lee@ci.seattle.wa.us. Budget information is also available at CBO's website at: www.cityofseattle.net/budget.

Questions related to the Council's review of the 2002 Seattle city budget should be directed to Saroja Reddy of the Council's Central Staff at 206-684-8147 or to Theresa Dunbar at 206-684-8142. Written and e-mailed comment may be submitted throughout the Council's budget deliberations up to the date that the Council considers and adopts the full budget, which is anticipated to be approximately November 19, 2001, but could be sooner or later.

Written comments should be directed to: Councilmember Jan Drago, Attn: Theresa Dunbar, Clerk, 1101 Municipal Building, 600 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. Comments may be faxed to 206-684-8587 or e-mailed to: budget@ci.seattle.wa.us.

5. Neighborhood Building Workshops: The Neighborhood Leadership Program, sponsored by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, offers free workshops that will help participants become effective advocates for their communities, coordinate neighborhood projects and neighborhood plans, mobilize assets, and build productive partnerships. Classes are free of charge and open to all, and no pre-registration is required. For more information: contact Randy Wiger at 206-684-0719 ext. 1 randy.wiger@ci.seattle.wa.us. The following workshops will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Miller Community Center, 330-19^th Avenue E:

· Grassroots in City Hall: Using Community Power in Local Government, Saturday, November 10

· Development by Design: Shaping the Shape of Things to Come, Saturday, December 1

· Community Power Analysis: A Case Study, Saturday, December 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

6. Home Clean-Up: Seattle Public Utilities is sponsoring Home Clean-Up 2001 through 11/16/01. Under the program, each residence in a 4-unit or less building will receive a pass that provides free access to either of the Recycling and Disposal Stations for up to 1000 pounds of garbage or clean green. No more than two large appliances are allowed and no more than four tires. Stations are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Sunday. For further information, call 206-684-0190.

7. Seattle Human Rights Day: Monday, December 10^th is Seattle Human Rights Day. Celebrate from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Dome Room of the Arctic Building and hear noted author Loung Ung, author of First They Killed my Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. For further information, call 206-684-4500 or go to www.cityofseattle.net/civilrights/Events.htm.

8. Small Sparks Celebration: There will be a fall celebration for Small Sparks and Community Outreach on Friday, November 2 from 6-8 p.m. at the REI Meeting Room, 222 Yale Avenue North. Meet Small Sparks project organizers and coaches and hear inspirational stories. For further information, call 206-684-0464.

9. SPU Speakers Available: Seattle Public Utilities will furnish a speaker for your organization on utility issues such as recycling, water supply, utility rates, the Endangered Species Act, urban creeks, salmon friendly gardening and volunteer programs. For further information, contact Ernie Dunston, SPU Speakers Bureau coordinator at 206-684-5951 or ernie.dunston@ci.seattle.wa.us.

10. Christmas Ship at Sand Point/Magnuson Park: The Parks Department is seeking contributions and volunteers for the Christmas Ship at Sand Point/Magnuson Park. The Department is asking community councils to contribute $50 and provide 20 volunteers. The event involves assembling, placement and lighting thousands of luminaries, set up and serving hot cider, cocoa, coffee and cookies, building and tending the bonfire and coordinating on-shore entertainment. For further information, contact Malcolm Boyles at 206-684-8832 or malcolm.boyles@ci.seattle.wa.us or Wendy Ceccherelli at 206-615-1705.

The Annual Christmas Ship Visit is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19 from 7:15-8:15 on the Magnuson Park Beach south shore. Central Kitsap High School Choir will sing. For further information, go to www.argosycruises.com/specialevents/xmas.

11. Farmers Market: The U District Farmers Market ends its season on Saturday, November 3. The Market, located at 50^th Avenue NE & University Way, will be open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The last day of the season festivities will feature Kyle Hanson and Lori Goldston from Black Cat Orchestra.

12. Best of the Northwest: The Northwest's premier art fair returns to Sand Point/Magnuson Park from Friday through Sunday, November 16-18 in Building 27 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. each day. The fair will feature over 200 artisans from the region who will display and sell their arts and crafts and food booths and entertainment throughout the day. For further information, contact Kathleen Miller at 360-221-1274 or info@bestnwcrafts.com or go to www.bestnwcrafts.com.

13. Help Nicole: Nicole Howard is four years old. Bryant Elementary, the school Nicole will be old enough to attend next year, is close enough to her home that even a kindergartner could walk. Nicole's parents are not trooping through classrooms this fall however, looking for the perfect teacher for their daughter. They are looking for a bone marrow donor for her. Nicole has leukemia. She is multi-ethnic and this makes her parent's search for a matching marrow donor much more difficult. No family member or volunteer on the worldwide database has been identified as a match for her. Nicole's best chance of a matching donor is someone of Asian and Caucasian ancestry. Only two percent of the volunteer donors on the national registry are of multiethnic ancestry. A group of friends, family and neighbors has formed a group called Help Nicole. You may have seen their table at the opening ceremonies for Bryant School last month. If you are interested in helping you can reach the group at 206-367-5433, write to HELP NICOLE 2400 NW 80th Street, #311 Seattle 98117-4449 or on the web at www.helpnicole.org. Volunteering for the National Bone Marrow Donor Program requires only a simple blood test and completion of a form. If you are willing to volunteer call the Puget Sound Blood Center, 1-800-366-2831,ext.1897.

14. TransLake Washington Project: There will be an All Committee Workshop on November 28 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Evergreen Room, Best Western Bellevue Inn, 11211 Main Street in Bellevue. For further information, go to http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/translake/home.htm.

15. Small and Simple Grant Awards: The Department of Neighborhoods has announced 22 Small and Simple Project Fund awards, totaling $107,953, from the Neighborhood Matching Fund. The cash awards range from $150 to $10,000. Some will be made to small groups of neighbors who will renovate traffic circles; others will go to larger community-based organizations that are carrying out larger neighborhood projects. The following projects are from northeast Seattle:

·	Traffic Circle Renovation at 28^th Avenue NE & NE 82nd Street
	Friends of Traffic Circle at NE 82nd & 28th NE was awarded $250, which they will match with $255 in community contributions, to clean and weed an existing traffic circle, complete a planting plan, amend the soil, and purchase and install new plants.
·	University District Gems: Documenting Significant Buildings and Spaces
	University District Arts and Heritage Committee was awarded $10,000, which they will match with $7,366 in community contributions, to identify historically- and architecturally-significant buildings, objects, and sites in the University District that predate 1962. A consultant will work with community volunteers to research, photograph, and document 100 significant properties.
·	University Playfield Planning
	Roosevelt Neighbors Alliance was awarded $10,000, which they will match with $5,000 in community contributions, to hire consultants to design and evaluate solutions for existing and new amenities at University Playfield. Designing a new fence is a top priority. Evaluating placement of the Sasquatch sculpture and potential for more art, of tennis court renovation, lighting, programming, safety, and landscaping are additional priorities.
·	Picardo Farm P-Patch Master Plan: Structure & Buffer Design
	Picardo Farm P-Patch gardeners were awarded $10,000, which they will match with $6,840 in community contributions, to hire a landscape architect to provide detailed professional drawings for a large tool shed, entrance arch, bulk bins, and edible buffer, and conduct research for onsite, ADA-compliant composting.

16. County Redistricting: The latest draft of the proposed districting plan has been posted on the committee's Web site. The map is not a final product. This map does not divide the U District into two council districts as an earlier map did. The plan was generated by the districting master with input by the members of the redistricting committee. Committee members are scheduled to provide additional input to the districting master at a public meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, in the Southwest Conference Room on the 12^th floor of the King County Courthouse in order to adopt a plan to present to the public that the committee believes it could approve as the final plan.

The Metropolitan King County Council's Districting Committee has set a public hearing for the evening of November 14^th at 7:00 p.m. to hear public comment on the proposed districting plan in the King County Council chambers. After the meeting, citizens will have seven days to submit testimony on the proposed plan. If the committee receives public testimony that merits amending the proposed plan, the Committee will do so at their November 21st meeting, and move to adopt a final plan on December 5th. If the committee fails to receive public testimony before November 21st that causes it to amend its proposed plan, it will adopt that plan on that date.

The period for public testimony remains open. Testimony can be submitted in writing or electronically. Written testimony should be directed to: 2001 Districting Committee, King County Courthouse, Room 1200 - 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, Attention: Darryl Cook. To submit comments by e-mail, go to http://www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/redistricting and click on "Testify Online."

17. Roosevelt High School Restoration: The Roosevelt Restoration Project committee is dedicated to promoting preservation of the historic architectural elements of Roosevelt High School. The design process for the remodel will start with the selection of the architect in November. The next meeting is on November 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Roosevelt High School library. The group will review the status of the project and there will be a presentation of the historical aspects of Roosevelt with a discussion following. For further information, email RestoreRHS@hotmail.com.

18. Sand Point Community Communications Committee: This group will meet on November 28 and January 23 probably at the Brig. There will be no December meeting. If your group has not yet designated a representative and alternate or if you would like further information, contact C. David Hughbanks at 206-615-1502 or cdavid.hughbanks@ci.seattle.wa.us.

19. Planting Work Party: Interested persons are invited to participate in a planting work party from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday, November 10^th at the NE 65^th Street entrance to Sand Point/Magnuson Park. For additional information, call 206-684-8369.

20. CNC Report: Highlights of the October 29^th meeting:

· CNC Planning Discussion: Most of the meeting was spent discussing questions that should be answered next year regarding the future of citizen engagement and the role of the CNC, who to invite to a future forum and the type of event that should take place. Some of the questions raised include: how can CNC be made more of a forum to share its work with district councils, what is the relationship of the CNC to neighborhood stewardship groups, are the current standing committee adequate or should some be eliminated and new ones created, how should CNC communicate with city departments, how can communications be modernized, etc. It was decided that neighborhood stewardship representatives would be invited to a future meeting and that discussion regarding the future of CNC would take place at a CNC meeting rather than a larger event. Reps were asked to check with their district councils as to what they need from CNC.

· Elections: The Nominating Committee proposed the following officers: Kate Joncas (Downtown), Chair; Irene Wall (Northwest), Vice-Chair; Ann Donovan, Secretary; Doug Lorenzen, Chair of the Neighborhood Matching Fund Committee; Stephen Lundgren, Chair of the Budget Committee.