A. The May 20, 1996 meeting of the VMICC was called to order at 7:38PM, Bill
 Tobin presiding.
B. The Treasurer reported ending balances of 710.46 checking, 814.97 savings,
 102.36 sister community, and 744.05 S.O.S.
C. The President recognized several guests, including Dave Foster, Karen Coe,
 and Jennifer Belcher.
D. Karen Coe, who represents our section of the County's unincorporated areas,
 announced that her area had been made smaller, still including Vashon. 
 Contact her at 296-3325.
E. The KC Council is expected to pass recognition of Vashon and other
 unincorporated area community councils on Tuesday.
F. There will be a second Sensitive Areas Ordinance workshop June 3, 6:30PM at
 the High School.
G. Enid Dolstad's April motion endorsing permit parking for residents of North
 End walk-in houses was brought forward for debate.
 1. Rapid increases in commuter parking have combined with added County
 parking restrictions have eliminated all parking spaces convenient to
 the walk-ins north of the ferry dock.
 2. The County is hesitant because there is no resident-only parking
 anywhere else in the County's jurisdiction -- Fauntleroy parking is
 City of Seattle, not King County.
 3. The proposal would not eliminate any existing commuter parking, but
 would create new parking by removing unnecessary County "No Parking"
 signs.
 4. The motion was called and passed.
 a. Aye 18 Nay 3 Abstain 2
H. Eagle Scout Candidate Sean Harken presented a survey of waterfront road ends
 on Vashon/Maury Islands, indicating which road ends are currently treated as
 public property by neighbors and which are treated as private.
 1. The County owns many road ends but does nothing to maintain most of
 them as public property. Some have been unused for so long there is
 doubt about their legal status.
 2. Many road ends have been closed off by neighboring property owners, but
 the Lake Washington String of Pearls park project demonstrates that
 public access can be reasserted through legal action if friendly
 measures do not work.
 3. David Vogel introduced a motion requesting King County to fund
 surveying and marking of public road ends on Vashon/Maury Islands.
I. Jennifer Belcher, Warren Warfield, and Ben Cleveland discussed forest
 practices on Vashon.
 1. The volunteer program on Vashon is intended to be a model for enlisting
 public assistance in monitoring and enforcing proper forest practices.
 2. There is a new phone number, 1-800-942-1430, for passing questions or
 complaints to the volunteers. All volunteers will get the messages
 from the line daily.
 3. Volunteers will also help review pending permit applications on the
 Island, helping make sure that permits accurately describe the property
 involved.
 a. Off-island permit reviewers may not know of the presence of smaller
 streams, wetlands, or other sensitive areas, and may approve
 permits that should be denied or modified.
 b. Island volunteers provide input but DNR still makes the final call
 and provides enforcement.
 4. The long-promised Memorandum of Agreement between DNR and King County
 regarding Areas Likely to Convert is effectively dead.
 a. DNR enforces but does not write forest practice rules.
 b. Jurisdiction over conversions out of forestry is ambiguous.
 c. DNR has no legal authority to delegate its authority.
 d. Chances of Legislative clarifications are slim unless prior
 consensus is reached among loggers, environmentalists, counties,
 Indian tribes, and relevant state and federal agencies.
J. Char Bennett, one of VMICC's representatives on the Public Health and Safety
 Network, has resigned. See Pat Britz or Bill Tobin regarding finding a
 replacement.
K. The new Firearms Use Committee has met once. Fish & Wildlife will be at
 their next meeting.
L. Several motions prepared by the Safety Committee were delivered in writing,
 but formal introduction of these motions was deferred until June. The
 motions concern safety issues at various intersections, and the Tahlequah
 parking lot.
M. The Chamber of Commerce requested interested parties to become involved in
 two upcoming issues.
 1. There will be a review of parking and traffic in Vashon. A meeting
 will be held in June. Contact Jay Becker for more information.
 2. On October 26 there will be a Community Improvement Summit Meeting to
 discuss long-term goals for community activities.
N. A petition was presented by persons seeking a review of the placement of a
 paroled sex offender next to Chautauqua.
 1. The parolee has been classified as a Class 3 sex offender, one who
 poses a significant risk of re-offending in the community at large. No
 other Class 3 offenders are registered on Vashon, though there are
 lower-risk 1 and 2 offenders.
 2. The parolee is reported to have a history of stalking children.
 3. The parolee's location is just a few hundred feet from the unfenced
 school district boundary.
 4. It is claimed that the parolee may have misled parole officials
 regarding his proximity to the school.
 5. Neighbors claimed that the parolee is already violating the terms of
 his parole, specifically a curfew.
 6. A meeting is scheduled with parole officials, police, school district
 representatives, and others to discuss and re-evaluate the placement of
 the parolee next to the school.
 7. A motion was introduced that the VMICC "Request reassessment of the
 placement of a paroled sex offender next to a public school, and
 appoint Safety Chairman Prle Mack to represent the VMICC at the
 upcoming meeting regarding this parole decision."
 a. As the meeting is scheduled before the next General Meeting of the
 VMICC, it was moved that the motion be granted emergency
 consideration, since it would otherwise be moot.
 b. Precinct Representatives in attendance approved emergency
 consideration of the motion.
 1) Aye 7 Nay 0 Abstain 0
 c. Discussion on the motion weighed the parolee's rights to privacy
 and the threat of reoffending.
 1) Several speakers expressed concern at the appearance of
 railroading the parolee, who was not present to support his
 side.
 2) Many speakers agreed that the location of the parolee was
 inappropriate because it is so close to an unfenced
 schoolyard. Some location elsewhere on the island or in town
 would be preferable.
 3) It was argued that the parolee should be released to a
 location where entering school property would be visible from
 public property. The current location requires only a short
 walk in the woods, not visible from the school, other houses,
 or any public street.
 d. The motion was called and passed.
 1) Aye 21 Nay 0 Abstain 3
O. The meeting adjourned at 9:50PM.