Manchester Community Council www.manchesterwa.org

PO Box 173

Manchester, WA 98353-0173

“it’s a great place to live…”

Draft Minutes for MCC meeting of 11/27/07

Action Items:

1) John Winslow to send 2008 dues reminder to all members.

2) Executive Board prepare resolution of gratitude for Katrina.

3) Executive Board to proceed with draft Bylaw changes to clarify term limits.

Minutes:

The meeting was called to order by Chair, Ron Rada at 6:35PM in the Manchester Library. Ron welcomed the 13 people (including 12 current members) in attendance.

Foundation Program announcements:

Manchester Community Association: Phil Paquette reported that the Christmas tree for the Library will be cut on Thursday and erected on Saturday. The tree was generously donated by Bill Stewart and his daughter Kate (Bill has a tree farm, but only sells the trees wholesale). If you get a chance, be sure to thank Bill for his generosity!

Phil mentioned that the MCA needs cash donations for additional lights and decorations. You can mail donations to PO Box 603 in Manchester or they can be dropped off at the Library (see Dee). The MCA is coordinating the bon fire for the arrival of the Argosy Christmas ship on Friday 12/7 at 8:05-8:25PM. We will have the official tree lighting at the Library on the evening of Saturday 12/8. Note that the Library will have kids create decorations for the tree during a program on Saturday 12/8.

Manchester Historical Society: No report.

Manchester Foundation: Ron Rada reported that the next meeting of the Foundation Trustees will be on 12/6 following the MCC Executive Board meeting.

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Group: Bud Larsen was pleased to say that the Port boat ramp extension is now complete. He also mentioned that the Port regulations had been approved by resolution of the Commissioners, and signage is in work. Blockwatch maps have been updated for the Daniels Loop, Central Manchester, and Manchester South.

Business meeting:

The business meeting began with a reading of the MCC mission statement.

Review and approval of past meeting’s minutes: Minutes for the 9/25 meeting were approved as written.

Correspondence: None.

Reports:

Treasurer: Debby Trudeau said the bank balance is currently $1010.76. There is one outstanding bill for reimbursement of the land-use attorney. It was agreed that dues for 2008 will be $20 per person per calendar year. John Winslow will send a reminder to all current members.

Sewers Sub-Committee: Ron Rada said a meeting was held for those inside LID#9 (Pritchard to Cole on water-side only) on November 15^th. Property owners will be contacted directly beginning in early 2008 to seek signatures on petition for formation of the LID. Ron further stated that LID#8 has now grown to include ~35 parcels.

MCC Action Groups:

-Downtown Design: Carrilu Thompson mentioned that the Plan is now awaiting final approval by the County Commissioners, which is expected in December. Those attending the 11/26 public hearing reported it was well attended and the feedback was mostly favorable. The Commissioners will accept further written public input through 12/13.

-Historic Village Character: No report.

-Partnerships with other Agencies: No issues.

-Recreational Venues: No report.

-Village Commons: Ron Rada and John Winslow commented on the on-going efforts of this group and encouraged participation by more community members. One key task is identifying stakeholders and bringing their representatives into the discussions. Ron mentioned that Helen Robinson had briefed the group on some of the details of grant writing. Carole Leininger also requested that future meetings of the Village Commons group be scheduled at 6:30PM for the convenience of all.

Kitsap County Land use issues: Matti was not available, but it was mentioned that notices of pending land use for both the Tweeten and Spruce House developments have been mailed to adjacent property owners.

Old Business:

Carrilu Thompson suggested that the MCC needs to express “official” thanks to Katrina for her efforts on development of the Plan revisions. It was agreed that the MCC Executive Board would prepare a resolution of thanks at their 12/6 meeting.

New Business:

Ron Rada explained the Bylaw issues surrounding term limits for officers and how Ron Robinson had proposed changes to the Bylaws to simplify the verbiage. At this point Ron Rada and Debby Trudeau will have one more year as officers, Carole Leininger and Phil Paquette will have two more years as officers, and three new officers can be elected to three year terms. Candidates proposed were: Past Chair-Ron Rada, Chair-Carole Leininger, Vice Chair-Carrilu Thompson, Treasurer-Debby Trudeau, and due to no current volunteers to accept the role of Secretary, John Winslow offered to run on an interim basis only as Secretary (only until another members is elected to that duty), Members-At-Large- Lyle Burbidge, Paul Gilligan, Phil Paquette, and one open position as member-at-large. The slate of officers was approved unanimously.

Topics from the floor: It was agreed that there would be no December meeting.

John Winslow made two suggestions, 1) A member of the MCA should make an effort every August to contact Argosy Cruises to insure they know that Manchester wants the Christmas ship to visit Manchester and that the bonfire is handled. 2) Community members need to show their appreciation to Argosy for sending the boat to Manchester by sending notes of appreciation via email to Argosy (contact sales@argosycruises.com).

There being no other discussion from the floor, Chairman Rada adjourned the meeting at 7:38 PM.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday January 22nd at 6:30-8:30PM in the Manchester Library.

Carole Leininger and John Winslow will jointly develop an agenda for our next meeting for distribution with the reminder. If you have any additional items for the agenda, contact John Winslow prior to January 11th.

Happy Holidays!

Respectfully submitted,

John Winslow, Member-at-Large:Manchester Community Council