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December 6, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Call to Order 7:00 PM Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call (Attending: Don Butler, Dave Fields, Warren Iverson, Gordon Moorman, Patrick Seiver, Peter Rimbos, Susan Dawson, James Callow, Steve Hiester, Les Dawson. Absent: Rob Morris, Bruce Trelstad) Public Comment on topics which are not listed on the Agenda Review and Approve Agenda - approved Approval of minutes - action later
7:05 PM
Officer Election committee (Warren Iverson, Don Butler, Patrick Seiver
and Bruce Trelstad) will prepare for officer elections in January. Year-end gift for Teresa
Peter Rimbos moved Les Dawson seconded and
council approved to give our webmaster Treesa Hertzel a $300.00 gift for her
contributions to our council. Reserve Silica/Ravensdale Ridge - Frank Melfi, President, Bill Melfi, Vice President, and Pete Cawlfield,
Site Manager, all of Reserve Industries
Corp. attended our meeting to respond to concerns we had raised in connection to
their proposal, the Reserve Silica Sand Pit Mine Trench Filling Application. The
purpose of this project is to complete fill operations on their site with
material from places like the Seattle tunnel boring project and remodeling the
stadium at the University of Washington. The Area Council voiced concerns about SEPA shortfalls (the number of trucks, noise made, and times of arrival and
departure of trucks to the site), monitoring on-site fill and correction of
current storm water problems and future timber growth. Their Vice President,
Bill Melfi, pointed out that approximately 100 trucks each night could be
typical, but that King County DDES Noise Studies to date have not addressed such
truck traffic. It was pointed out that King County DDES contemplates requiring a
Limited-Scope Environmental Impact Statement. Our council intends to ensure that
proper studies are made to respond to concerns of unincorporated area residents’
concerns. Gordon Moorman will also continue communications with Fred White to
work mitigation procedures for all affected in this issue. K.C. Code recommendations Recently the council Growth Management and Transportation Committees concluded their review of King County Code Chapters, council discussed proposed change recommendations and sent them to the King County Code Review Committee. Paulette Norman of the King County Department of Transportation responded that her department appreciates our remarks about Transportation Concurrency and Mitigation Payment System Policies and will take them under advisement next year in their review. Peter Rimbos recommended that Harry Reinert of DDES be invited to a near future meeting to review our report also.
Member mailboxes/email policy
After discussion of use of emails and
policy in our work as council members it was decided to table the discussion at
this time.
UAC consolidation/funding for 2011-Funding for Greater Maple Valley
Unincorporated Area Council (and all other King County unincorporated area
councils) has been deleted from King County Council’s 2011 budget. Our status at
this time is unknown. We believe King County Execution Dow Constantine supports
a continuation of all area councils, in some form. Current proposals will result
in an unincorporated commission of some sort acting on our behalf in some way.
We sent a letter in opposition to this proposed “Commission” to the KC council
on November 30. We recently received a letter from Executive Constantine’s
office in support of our work. As we are the most “formal” of semi-public
organizations speaking for unincorporated residents of King County, we believe
this council and its voice on behalf of unincorporated residents to be very
important. Members expressed serious doubt about the ability of residents in the
unincorporated areas of King county to be able to be involved in such a
commission. Additionally, members were skeptical that such a commission would
even be recognized by unincorporated residents and therefore wondered if it
actions would be acknowledged by King County Council Members. Precinct 81 closure As of January 3, 2011 we will be meeting at the Fire Station across the street from Precinct 81 Police Station.
Sheriff’s Officers Guild
Council discussed the county budget as it
pertains to layoffs of deputies in the King County Sheriff’s Department. Dave
Fields reported that the county budget does not fund these deputies. He reported
that the reason quoted was that the deputies refused pay concessions to help
find the money to pay for the deputy positions. Two motions were discussed, the
first failing, but the second passed. Warren Iverson moved and Gordon Moorman
seconded with council passing that the Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area
Council requests King County Council to reconsider their inadequate funding of
the Sheriff’s Department and reprioritize its budget to reinstate the deputy
positions proposed to be cut. Other council business
Gordon Moorman reported that it was likely our
liaison with the county council, Marissa Allegra might be gone soon as a result
of budget cuts. Marissa confirmed this, but pointed out that Executive
Constantine was trying to find funds to continue this program. |
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