Rep. Kagi reappointed to Chair Early Learning and Human Services Committee
Sunday, December 14, 2014
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| Washington State Legislative Support Services |
Since first coming to the state legislature in 1999, Kagi’s focus has been on improving early learning opportunities and quality child care options for children and families, strengthening the state’s foster care system, and reducing child poverty.
In recent years Rep. Kagi has fought to preserve these safety net and foster care programs that keep children and families off the streets.
“The Great Recession has had a devastating impact on Washington’s most vulnerable – children, single mothers, those with disabilities, and the elderly,” Kagi said.
“Poverty and child homelessness have increased significantly in the last five years. It’s time to recognize the devastating effect the recession and budget cuts have had on our families, schools, and communities.”
Rep. Kagi has also focused her efforts on building and expanding quality childcare and early learning programs in our state, and was recently honored by the Early Learning Action Alliance with the Gold Crayon Award.
“We know that almost half our state’s children arrive at kindergarten unprepared to succeed,” Kagi said. Quality early learning can change the trajectory of a child’s life, but Washington invests less than one cent of each tax dollar on early learning. We can’t afford to keep missing this window of opportunity. All Washington’s children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed.”
In addition to her chair position, Rep. Kagi will also serve on the Appropriations committee.
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County Council takes action on homeless encampments
Renewing legislation while maintaining commitment to find long-term stable housing for homeless individuals
The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday, December 8 unanimously approved an ordinance renewing and extending the ability to locate homeless encampments in unincorporated King County for the next 10 years.
The ordinance, proposed by County Executive Dow Constantine and sponsored by Councilmember Rod Dembowski, adds new provisions for community notice and enforcement of health and safety codes. The ordinance also acknowledges that encampments are far from an ideal solution to address homelessness in King County, but a necessary reality to protect some of the County’s most vulnerable residents.
“This is an ordinance my colleagues and I hoped we would never have to consider, but the unfortunate reality is that homelessness is still a serious issue in this county,” said Dembowski. “We must renew our commitment to end this systemic problem with every tool at our disposal.”
Since 2005, King County has worked in partnership with the Committee to End Homelessness to implement the Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness and address root causes.
While Monday’s action is evidence that homelessness has not ended in King County, the effort has successfully funded 5,685 new units of permanent housing, and supports 2,763 emergency shelter units and 2,638 transitional housing units.
Despite these efforts, in January, during the annual One Night Count for Homeless, volunteers located 3,123 individuals living without shelter in King County.
“In every part of King County, people are struggling with homelessness. By renewing this ordinance, the King County Council is acknowledging that we have much more work to do to ensure that no one sleeps outside,” said Alison Eisinger, Executive Director of the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness.
“For years, organized tent cities in King County have successfully provided individuals and communities an alternative to people surviving on their own outside. They offer important additional measures of safety and stability, as well as opportunities for concerned members of the public to learn about and take action on homelessness by helping neighbors.
"Living in tents is an interim means of survival. As we approach the annual One Night Count of people who are homeless outside, the Coalition on Homelessness calls on community members and elected officials across King County to redouble the needed public investments so that no woman sleeps under a bridge, no man on a bench, and no child in a car in King County.”
The ordinance includes an amendment from Dembowski which aims to strengthen King County’s commitment to end homelessness. The amendment requires the County Executive to prepare two reports. The first report examines what it would take to develop one or more micro-housing communities, such as Quixote Village in Olympia, and the second would analyze the availability of appropriate County-owned land that could be used for micro-housing communities.
“My goal is to identify long-term stable housing and put an end to the ongoing cycle of temporary and emergency shelters,” Dembowski said. “Innovative housing projects that are better options for both the homeless and the taxpayer are being implemented throughout the country, and we need to seriously consider these ideas.”
Dockside Cannabis opens recreational marijuana Store in Shoreline
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| Dockside Cannabis in Shoreline |
New recreational marijuana store, Dockside Cannabis, opened their doors to those 21+ for their Grand Opening on Saturday, December 6, 2014.
Dockside Cannabis' first store is located at 15029 Aurora Ave N in Shoreline. They feature a wide array of cannabis products as well as local glass and other paraphernalia.
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| Store Managers |
Dockside Cannabis is owned by the same founders of Dockside Co-op, located in Fremont, founded in 2011. Dockside Co-op was one of the first dispensaries in the nation to receive the Patients First Certification from Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and winner of Seattle Weekly’s reader voted Best of Seattle the past three years.
Now that I-502 has been implemented, Dockside is opening up to the fun, recreational aspect of marijuana and is opening a recreational store as well in Shoreline.
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| 15029 Aurora Ave N Shoreline |
“We have an opportunity to put a brand new face on what people associate with marijuana and I hope that we can bring in those who haven’t found a cannabis store they feel comfortable in just yet.
‘Living Dockside’ is all about getting out into the natural playgrounds that surround us and experiencing the beautiful Pacific Northwest,” said Maria Moses, Director of Dockside Cannabis.
Dockside Cannabis is a Washington State Licensed (I-502) retail store that provides cannabis products and associated accessories to residents and visitors of Washington State who are 21 years of age or older.
Dockside Cannabis offers customers a reliable selection of high-quality products in a comfortable, professional setting, where our commitment to sustainable operations is demonstrated by exemplary business practices that protect people and the environment.
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Aurora Square Renewal open house and public meeting Thursday
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| Land parcels in the Aurora Square |
Aurora Square Public Meeting
Thursday, December 18, 5-6:45 pm
City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N
Open House for Aurora Square Community Renewal Area Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement.
Learn about the City's initial findings for handling transportation, stormwater, and other impacts caused by the renewal of Aurora Square.
Questions? Steve Szafran, 206-801-2512 or Dan Eernissee, 206-801-2218.
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In The Garden Now… Evergreen Huckleberry
Evergreen Huckleberry Shrub
Text and photo by Victoria Gilleland
Talk about an easy to grow beautiful shrub for your garden... this is it! Evergreen Huckleberry is native to the Pacific Northwest. It grows beautifully in full shade to full sun, has lustrous evergreen leathery leaves, and produces clusters of whitish pink bell shaped flowers in spring that turn to small tasty blackish fruits in late summer and fall. Those berries that aren’t eaten in the garden by wildlife or hungry family members make their way into mini muffins at our house.
When an ancient big leaf maple tree split and fell, the rotting stump that was left behind became home to a new huckleberry plant. We broke down the heart of the stump so we could slip in a small plant to be nursed by the rotting wood. The young huckleberry thrives on its maple host or ’nurse log’ and regularly produces a fine crop of berries.
In the sun evergreen huckleberry stays smaller at around 3 to 5 feet. In its native forests under ideal growing conditions such as those on the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas it may reach 15 feet high. The plants are very forgiving when it comes to pruning.
I prune our senior huckleberry plant back when it has been a little too ambitious with its growth. We maintain it at about 4 or 5 feet high and wide. Snipped branches that have begun to intrude on neighboring plants or a garden path are often added to flower arrangements where they hold up admirably.
Gorgeous foliage, lovely spring flowers, and delicious berries … What a multi-talented garden plant!
Botanical Name: Vaccinium ovatum
Victoria Gilleland is the owner of Cottage Garden Designs, a Garden Design company specializing in Redesign of Residential Gardens, Garden Consultation and Coaching. She has been designing gardens in the northwest for over 20 years.
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On the Mayor's Mind - 12-15-2014
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| Shari Winstead Mayor of Shoreline |
On the Mayor’s Mind 12-15-2014
First, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve as your Mayor, and to share my thoughts and opinions in this column.
It’s been a truly wonderful experience. I have appreciated hearing from those who have been kind enough to make comments on my columns, or tell me when we meet at the grocery store, or a City meetings, and specifically thankful to those who have taken the time to send me an an e-mails.
You continue to inspire me. I hope that my columns have helped to inform you, possibly even inspire you, and at best, to cause you to pause and reflect.
I will end this year with a continued feeling of gratefulness, for all the people in my life, my good health, interesting careers, love, kindness and the ability to see the positive side, even through challenging times.
Now it is time to recharge in order to prepare for all that 2015 is sure to bring. Council meetings are finished for the year, but there will continue to be the daily reading of e-mails, articles and information to help inform and educate us, as we prepare for many exciting projects and decisions next year.
I wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday, and look forward to seeing you in 2015.
Best wishes,
Mayor Shari Winstead
City of Shoreline
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Registration for the 2015 season of Richmond Little League now open
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| The Ravens win the league championship |
Richmond Little League is open to all children between the ages of 5 and 18. We will field teams in baseball for boys and girls and also girls’ softball. Any player registered before February 7 is guaranteed a place on a team.
- If you register your player before January 1, 2015 you will receive a $10 discount.
- Player evaluations (for ages 8 and above). There are three time slots to choose from during registration. Evaluations will be held on February 7, 2014 at Meridian Park.
Register for the year at Richmond Registration.
Other important dates:
- January clinics will be held on selected Saturday mornings for registered players. More information about these free clinics will be made available soon.
- Parent Meeting during the week of February 23 for Minor (including Kid Pitch), Majors, 90’ baseball and Softball. There is another Parent Meeting for Tee Ball and Coach Pitch division in March.
- Annual Jamboree and Hit-a-Thon on May 2rd
When you are registering your player please keep in mind that Richmond Little League is a volunteer organization. Throughout the year our volunteers put in countless hours to give your player a safe and enjoyable environment. We can use and would like any and all help that you can provide. During the registration page you are asked to fill out your information (name, address, etc.). At the bottom is a little box asking about volunteering. Take a moment to consider what you may be able to help with. Selecting this box does not tie you into anything but allows us to let you know about opportunities during the season where you may help the kids of Shoreline.
Contact John Lynch for more information.
145th Station Committee: report on panel discussion on property values and taxes in station rezone areas
By Robin Lombard, Co-chair 145th Street Citizens Committee
More than 80 people (including two council members and a member of the planning commission) showed up for this panel discussion – quite a big turnout for the holiday season. I think that shows just how important this issue is to many Shoreline homeowners.
Each of the three volunteer panelist groups gave a short presentation. We had more than an hour of Q/A before closing the meeting at 8:45.
My top takeaways:
From the King County Assessor’s Office representative Philip Sit, I learned that rezoning alone will not necessarily increase my property taxes. Taxes do not grow directly in proportion to the value of your property. There are a lot of variables involved, and assessment for tax purposes is a complex process. Also, almost 50% of our taxes in Shoreline are due to local assessments (schools, bond levies, etc.). We can all learn more about assessments here. His presentation will be posted on the city website soon (I’ll send out a link when they post it).
From Norm Strickland, who is an appraiser and principal at North Coast Realty Advisors, LLC, I learned that larger parcels of land will be worth more per square foot than smaller parcels. That is, a property is worth more if it is assembled with adjacent properties. That’s because a developer needs a relatively large parcel to build housing of the sort proposed in our neighborhoods (10,000 sq ft minimum for an apartment building). Norm did not have a formal presentation, but he spoke from a lifetime of living and working in the area.
From Henry Goss and Shelley Thompson of Windermere Shoreline, I learned that developers and investors are already buying up homes in the area. Their advice was to think about how things might come together in the future. A developer has to make a profit. It’s important to start understanding the process of how the neighborhood will change over time.
Lots of people expressed their thoughts in the Q/A portion. The main themes I heard discussed:
- How to prevent blight/ensure positive change? Hard to compare with other station areas
- What happens to taxes when the city re-zones/ implements minimum density? Tax values are based on past sales prices
- Is this an aggressive re-zone? Lots of discussion on this point – it was kind of a hot potato
- What if neighbors don’t want to bundle property/sell with neighbors? No one knows the full implications
- Why isn’t re-zone subject to a plebiscite (a direct vote by citizens)? Another hot potato
Volunteer Yoshiko Saheki did a great job recruiting the volunteer panelists and putting this together. She tried but was unable to convince a developer to be part of the panel.
The King County Assessor’s site has a lot of information and videos and will have a page in January that will allow us to see if/ when developers are applying for permits in the station areas.
Next up:
The 145th Station Subarea Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is set to be released in mid-January. There will be a 30-day comment period. There are several meetings where we can learn more (The 145thSCC will have two meetings to learn more about this and provide feedback to the city):
- December 18: Planning Commission meeting (agenda item) - Outstanding Issues for 185th Subarea Plan and Planned Action. Updated developer codes will be discussed.
- January 21: Community Forum (hosted by the Shoreline Preservation Society) at the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church at 14724 1st Ave, NE. This promises to be another lively panel session.
- January 22: 145th SCC Jan meeting (7-9 pm at Bethel Lutheran Church, 17418 8th Ave, NE). Details to come.
- February 5: Open house (hosted by 145th SCC) and Planning Commission meeting (6-9pm City Council Chambers). Details to come.
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Shorecrest grad honored by national publication
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| Matt Ehrlichman Photo courtesy Porch |
So you have decided to remodel your home. You have the financing and you are ready to go. Now for the details. What contractors do you need? Who should you hire and where do you find them? You have some general ideas about space and design, but what about the details? What will get the most return on money spent?
Enter new startup company, Porch.com with its home improvement app.
"Imagine Zillow, Angie’s List and Pinterest (because half the fun is posting photos of your completed projects) all wrapped up in one site." says Chief Marketing Officer Asha Sharma in an article by Caroline McMillan Portillo in Upstart Biz Journal.
Here's how the platform works, Sharma says, "After registering, users can see the cost and details of remodels on their own home. They can see photos of neighbors’ recent home improvement projects — including the actual cost — and see which professionals did the work. And they can peruse reviews of the 1.5 million professionals who’ve registered with the site."
With a Stanford degree and a previous, successful startup under his belt, Founder and CEO Matt Ehrlichman knew what he was doing when he started Porch 14 months ago. With 25 employees working in the basement of his home, he was able to secure a $27.6 million Series A round of financing before the end of the first year, and a contract with Lowe's that put Porch in every one of the home improvement chain's 1,720 stores in the United States.
And now Matt Ehrlichman has been honored as the first to be selected as Entrepreneur of the Year by the national publication USA Today. See the video story here where Matt explains and demonstrates the site.
Now out of the basement of the home that Ehrlichman, a 1998 Shorecrest graduate, shares with his wife Alison, a 1999 Shorecrest grad, Porch has 200 employees in 30,000 square feet in a Seattle building. A partnership with Realtor.com allows app users to get the full history of any home they are interested in, including previous remodeling details.
The company is in rapid growth mode and Ehrlichman feels confident his team of professionals can handle it. In an article he wrote for Upstart, he says,
"Looking back on the previous year makes me realize that there is no such thing as “typical year” for a startup and the “right “ strategy lies in building on your strengths and assets and taking full advantage of the opportunities that come your way."
Ehrlichman is the son of Peter and Debi Ehrlichman of Lake Forest Park, where Matt was raised.
Corrected Asha Sharma's title 12-14-2014
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Search suspended for missing Lake Forest Park man
Saturday, December 13, 2014
According to the Herald of Snohomish County,
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office dive team has ended its active search of Blackmans Lake for a missing 38 year-old fisherman last seen Nov. 6.
After seven days, they were unable to locate the Lake Forest Park man, sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said. The Snohomish Police Department, search and rescue personnel and volunteers will scan the lake periodically for signs of the victim, Ireton said.
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Soulful Sounds of Christmas XXVI at SCC Monday Dec 22
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| Pat Wright |
Monday, December 22, 2014 at 7:30pm Shoreline Community College – Pub. Maps
Put some high spirit in your holiday plans. The Soulful Sounds of Christmas XXVI concert has filled the Shoreline Community College campus with Christmas and Gospel Music sounds for the past twenty-six years.
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| Nichol Venee’ Eskridge |
Performing this year for the twenty-fifth time is Pat Wright and The Total Experience Gospel Choir along with the powerful soloist Nichol Venee’ Eskridge.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the outreach programs of Kingdom Community Worship and Outreach Center, a 501-c3 non-profit organization.
For tickets and more information, call 206-403-7859 or download the ticket order form and click on to the events link.
There is a small fee for parking on campus.
Crime Watch volunteers needed in Lake Forest Park
The Lake Forest Park Police Department has a program called Crime Watch.
This program is staffed by volunteers who check homes of residents who are out of town and have signed up via the Vacation House Check Form.
This service has been a valued part of the community for over 20 years; however it needs your support. They are currently looking for volunteers who have a few hours a week to donate to help continue to make the community safe.
Volunteers are provided with appropriate identifiable clothing, proper identification, and the use of the crime prevention vehicle while volunteering for the City.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, contact Crime Prevention Coordinator Casey Krzyminski 206-364-8216.
Your work will be appreciated.
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Recology CleanScapes partners with Shoreline PTA on Holiday Event
Donation supports the Teen Gift Drive for Youth in the Community
Recology CleanScapes issued the following statement following a $1,000 contribution to the Shoreline PTA’s Holiday Baskets event.
Recology CleanScapes is proud to sponsor and support the Shoreline PTA and their annual “Holiday Baskets” event.
We know that our contribution to the Teen Gift drive portion of this event will help to make a positive impact for the youth community in Shoreline.
The Teen Gift drive is the collaborative effort between the Shoreline School District PTAs, Hopelink, the Rotaries, the City of Shoreline, and Dale Turner Family YMCA to provide parents at least one quality gift per teen for the holidays.
As a 100% employee-owned company, we view our business success as a way to further benefit the communities we serve through partnership and shared goals.
Arts Council Community Spotlight: Elsa Bouman, Working Artist
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In Celebration of 25 years of doing good in our community, the Arts Council would like to take some time and highlight some of our fantastic members who are doing great things in our community.
Elsa Bouman - Lake Forest Park
Artist in Schools, August Arts Camp Teacher, Fiber Artist in Residence
What do you love most about our community?
The
community here is just so open and warm. I was at the Commons, and they
put up a huge white barricade 60 feet long and 8 high, and I thought
“hum.. well thank you for priming the canvas.” I wrote them and said
“this should be a big mural.” They liked it and I got everyone (to paint
it) from 2-year-olds to 90-year-olds, to teenagers, and some
professional artist friends.
How have you been involved with the Arts Council, and for how long?
I
started teaching as an Artist in Schools and the summer camp to share
with kids. It’s really who I am, because I love it so much and I take it
everywhere, it defines who I am and defines our community …I got
involved with the Arts Council and everything just bloomed from there.
How do the arts make an impact in your life?
I moved here about 8 years ago. I did some weaving and artwork in the Bay Area, but here there was this community of fiber artists
that don’t just spin and weave, they own their own sheep! They love
what they do, and their passion combined with the accessibility of the arts made it the best move we’ve ever made.
Why should someone support the Arts Council?
Art
is not superfluous or a luxury, it really defines who we are. The joy
that it gives kids to feel clay, or dance, or play an instrument, or
whatever they do, is critical to defining and distinguishing us and
distinguishing them.
In one word, describe the Arts Council...
The Arts Council is “very necessary... Oh! That’s two words!”
Join The Loom Lady and become a member of the Arts Council.
You’ll not only receive great member perks, you’ll also get to bask in
the warm glow that comes with knowing you’ve helped foster creativity in
your community. Stand with your neighbors who together, over the last
25 years, have invested over $3 million in arts and arts education right here in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park.
You can also check out Elsa’s current Power2Give campaign and donate to the Loom Lady Project.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture and support the arts in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park
City Manager's report week of 12-8
From Debbie Tarry, Shoreline City Manager
The City Manager's reports are given to the City Council at their meetings and are posted on the City webpage under the City Manager's webpage.
Here’s what happened at the December 8 Council Meeting – Last Council Meeting for 2014 (The Shoreline City Council is on winter recess through the end of the month. The first Council meeting of the new year will be Monday January 5)
· Dinner Meeting – Dinner
with the Council of Neighborhoods. There were many things to celebrate
that the Council of Neighborhoods and individual neighborhood
associations have been instrumental in supporting and making happen
throughout the greater Shoreline community.
· Regular Meeting
o Adoption of Ordinance No. 700, 2014 Budget Amendment: Discussed by Council on November 24, the budget amendment totals $407,817, and increases both revenues and expenditures.
o Adoption of Ordinance No. 698:
Ordinance No. 675, which enacted a new chapter of the Shoreline
Municipal Code (SMC), Chapter 9.30 - Chronic Nuisance Properties,
includes an inconsistent reference to an appeal time period. Ordinance
No. 698 corrects this inconsistency so as to ensure a single appeal
period.
o Contract
Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation to
Obligate STP Grant Funds for the Meridian Avenue N Overlay Project: Council
authorized the City Manager to execute a Local Agency Agreement with
the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to obligate
$674,560 of Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant funding for the
Meridian Avenue N Overlay Project to be constructed in 2016. This
funding source is through WSDOT and provides for 68% of eligible costs.
o Motion to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into Interlocal Agreements and Cooperative Joint Purchasing Agreements: Shoreline
Municipal Code Section 2.60.080 authorizes the City of Shoreline to
enter into interlocal and cooperative joint purchasing agreements. These
agreements are ultimately authorized by RCW 39.34.030 in order to serve
the best interests of the cities. Council authorized the City Manager
to enter into interlocal agreements with several agencies to help
address the City's purchasing needs.
o Discussion of Transfer of Development Rights and the Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program: The
Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program (LCLIP) was
passed into State Law in 2011. LCLIP creates incentives for both land
conservation in the county and funding for infrastructure improvements
in the city. The City recently received a grant to study the feasibility
of applying LCLIP in the 145th and 185th light rail station subareas,
Town Center, and the Community Renewal Area (Aurora Square). Darren
Greve from King County, Nick Bratton from Forterra, and Erik Rundell of
ECONorthwest, participated in the presentation to Council. We anticipate
that there will be another follow-up to this presentation during the
first quarter of 2015, as the feasibility study moves forward.
o Authorized
the City Manager to execute a Settlement Agreement with Arabella
Apartments LLC to settle current litigation as well as pending claims. This action was authorized following an Executive Session.
Agenda Planner Items
· Property Tax Exemption – This item has been moved to January 26, the same night Council will discuss the Affordable Housing proposals in the proposed light rail development regulations.
· February 23 – The Regular Meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. In order to stay on schedule for adoption of the 145th Light Rail Station Sub-Area Plan, Council must select the 145th Light Rail Station Preferred Alternative on this date. This is the same night that Council is scheduled to adopt the 185th Light Rail Station Sub-Area Plan.
Park Director Interviews
This
week we will be interviewing five candidates for the Park Director
position. I am hopeful that at the end of the week we should have
narrowed this down to one to three top candidates. There were a total of
38 applicants for the position.
Financial Update
November Real Estate Excise Collections:
· November
2014’s total sales amount was $29.4 million, which is 30.1%, or $6.8
million, more than November 2013. It is also $7.1 million, or 31.9% more
than November 2012’s total sales amount. With one month left in 2014,
the total sales amount is already 3.9%, or $12.6 million, more than the
2013 January-December YTD total sales amount.
· In
November 2014, the total tax collected was $146,940. That is $34,026,
or 30.1%, more than November 2013. It is also $28,979 more than the
projected amount for the month of November 2014. Like the total sales
amount, with one month left in 2014, the total tax collected is already
3.9%, or $62,823, more than the 2013 January-December YTD total tax
collected. To meet 2014 total year end projections, another $79,569 in
tax will need to be collected in December. This equates to a need of
roughly $15.9 million in total sales amount in December 2014 in order to
meet projections. In 2012, the December total sales amount was $30.2
million. In 2013, the December total sales amount was $32.7 million.
WSDOT and TIB Funding Update
Just before Thanksgiving, the Transportation Improvement Board released their approved project selection list.
Unfortunately, none of our 4 sidewalk project applications made the cut
in the highly competitive Urban Sidewalk Program. As is customary, we
will follow-up with TIB staff to review our scores and gather feedback.
Within the past few days, WSDOT released their 2015-2017 report to the state legislature that
includes the proposed projects in the Pedestrian and Bicycle and Safe
Routes to School funding programs. We applied for four Ped/Bike projects
and one Safe Routes to Schools project - and are being recommended for
the Echo Lake Elementary Safe Routes to Schools Project for $520,000.
This project will construct new sidewalk on the south side of N 195th
Street between Meridian Avenue and Wallingford Avenue, directly adjacent
to Echo Lake Elementary School. The project will also include education
and enforcement components with the assistance of the Shoreline School
District and the Shoreline Police Department. Final approval of the
project list is dependent on the passage of the 2015-2017 state budget.
This and That
· City Property Damage Restitution Program:
Recently a process improvement team led by Tuan Ho in our Public Works
Department established a new adopted policy and procedure to improve on
recouping funds to damaged City property. As a result the City’s
collections have significantly improved and collections from old claims
have been realized. To date $74,000 has been collected in 2014.
· Councilmembers signed a letter to Governor Inslee regarding the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Marine & Rail Oil Transportation.
· Dockside Cannabis has officially opened as the City’s first marijuana retailer. Address is 15001 Aurora Ave N, Suite 15029.
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