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Manchester, WA  98353-0173                              “it’s a great place to live…”

 

Draft Minutes of the MCC Executive Board meeting of June 1, 2006

 

Those in attendance: B. Ballard, MC Edwards, R. Rada, A. Rebelowski,  R. Robinson,

C. Thompson, D. Trudeau, J. Winslow

Excused Absences: R. Robinson, C. Leininger

 

Action Items:

1)      Ron Rada to invite Bob Cairns to speak on Fuel Depot traffic issues or other relevant Fuel Depot issues at the 6/27 meeting.

2)      Ron Robinson to insure results from 5/23 meeting with all group leaders to minimize duplication of effort by Manchester groups.

3)      John Winslow to prepare a letter of support on Stormwater Discharge appeal.

4)      Arlene Rebelowski to pursue potential of joining forces with Kitsap Greeter Service on a welcoming effort with new residents of Manchester.

5)      Helen Robinson to investigate the potential of Main Street sidewalks as part of the funding package for the Mosquito Fleet Trail.

6)      Ron Robinson to develop a strategy for insuring efforts on updating of the Community Plan prior to the County approaching us.

 

The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair, Ron Rada at 6:32PM.  Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written.   

Treasurer’s report: Debby reported our current checking balance is $783.17 with another $30 in deposits ready.  Rada submitted a request for reimbursement for room rental for the sewers meeting on June 13th.

No significant new mail had arrived since our last meeting. 

 

Related Organizations’ status/issues:

*Crime Prevention/Safety group: No issues.

 

*MCA: Carrilu said that the roadside clean-up will happen on June 10th.  Volunteers will gather at Wiley’s Body Shop at 8:30-9:00AM for briefing.  It was asked whether there will be a Festival this year (date would likely be Saturday, August 12).  The decision on a Festival will be made at the June 7th meeting of the MCA.

 

*Historical Society: The group has scheduled a brainstorming session for Sunday June 4th 4-6PM in the Library.  A special tour of the Kitsap Historical Society’s museum will be scheduled for next week, exact date TBD.

 

*Manchester Foundation: Rada said that he is still trying to urge the attorney (Todd Smith of DWT) to complete his review.  Ron said that if the attorney is unsuccessful in completing the task, he will pursue a local attorney to take on the pro-bono task.

 

 

 

Sub-committee status/issues:

*Sewers sub-committee: Rada said that all members of LID#8 have been mailed a cost breakdown of the bid, which came in at ~$5K over the estimate.  The increase is mostly due to increases in the cost of raw construction materials.  This project will go before the County Commissioners for final approval at their regular meeting on Monday June 12th at 9:00AM; those affected by the project are encouraged to attend.

            The LID#9 project will have a public meeting with the County officials at the Long Lake Community Center on Tuesday June 13th at 7:00PM.  Those included in LID#9 are encouraged to attend.

 

*Downtown Design: Carrilu said the group is focusing their efforts on the survey right now.  There is concern on how to insure that individuals will only respond to one survey and not “stuff the ballot box”.  This issue is unresolved at this point.  She also expressed some concern on what the group’s focus should continue to be and whether it should be wrapped into another group.  Rada suggested that the group needs to see its future leading to an Architectural Review Committee for the commercial sector.  Carrilu also reinforced the County’s desire for input on the impact to the community of the proposed commercial developments in Manchester.  A question was posed on whether there has been any official action on a development of the property to the south of the Post Office; none of the attendees was aware of any official action.

 

*Regain Historic Village Character: No issues discussed.

 

*Partnership with agencies: No issues.

 

*Recreational Venues: No report.

 

*Village Commons: At their last meeting there was discussion on the importance of the survey in convincing the Port Commissioners of the community’s interest in supporting the Library/Village Commons efforts.  Their next meeting is scheduled on 6/3 at 8AM in the Library.

 

Old Business:

 

Follow-up items from previous meeting:

In a review of action items from the past meeting, the following was reported: Rada reported that a letter supporting the LID#9 “dry pipe” to facilitate future gravity hook-ups has been sent to the County with no response.

The survey effort has been transferred from Ron Robinson to the Downtown Design group.

Traffic and Parking issues are topics of interest to both the Downtown Design group and the Public Safety Committee.  They are encouraged to work closely with each other to avoid duplication of effort.  It was noted on this subject that the Federal Government has not been contacted on the impact to the flow of Fuel Depot traffic by the proposed new developments in downtown Manchester.  At this point it was suggested that Bob Cairns, the civilian director of the Fuel Depot would be a good speaker for the June 27th meeting; Ron Rada agreed to discuss this with Bob.

Ron Robinson held a meeting with all the group leaders at the conclusion of the 5/23 regular meeting.  It was not clear whether that had resolved all issues of duplication of effort.  This will be an open action item for follow-up by Ron.

         

 

New Business: 

          John Winslow was tasked with preparing the letter approved at the 5/23 meeting directed to the County Commissioners indicating the MCC membership’s support for the appeal on the Main St. Stormwater Discharge Project; the letter will be signed by Vice Chair Ron Rada.

            Progress on 2006 goals is as follows:

Community Center: Next meeting 6/3.

Welcoming committee/survey: The Downtown Design group is pursuing this effort, and looking for ideas.  Arlene offered a copy of the Kitsap Greeter Service’s welcoming letter.  Arlene will pursue this to see if we can link with the already existing group to simplify our task.

Mosquito Fleet Trail: It was mentioned that there may be County funding available to support sidewalks along Main St. as part of the Mosquito Fleet Trail project.  Helen Robinson was tasked with investigating.

Parking/Traffic flow: No action.

Updating Community Plan: Ron Robinson was tasked with strategic planning to insure progress on this critical effort.  We should probably look at other Community Plans for ideas.  It was mentioned that Kingston has regular “stakeholders” meetings.  We also need to look at the appropriate RDW’s.

Open Spaces/Greenbelts/Pass Ferry/Salmon Bake: These areas should be considered in developing changes to our Community Plan.

            It was suggested earlier that Bob Cairns be our speaker on June 27th, but Bill Zupanich could be a back-up speaking on the latest status of the Mosquito Fleet Trail.

.           There being no further business, Vice Chairman Rada adjourned the meeting at 7:30PM.

Our next regular meeting will be Tuesday June 27th at 6:30-8:30PM in the Manchester Library and the next Executive Board meeting will be Thursday July 6th at 6:30PM in the Library. 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

John Winslow, Secretary-Manchester Community Council