950320.txt 20 Mar 1995 Minutes A. The March 20, 1995 meeting of the VMICC was called to order at 7:30 PM, Pres. Bill Tobin presiding. Attendance was approximately 130 people. 1. Due to a family emergency, the Secretary was unable to attend, and no written Agenda was available. B. The Minutes of the February 20, 1995 meeting were presented in writing. Corrections and additions are requested throughout the meeting. The final minutes will be adopted when the meeting adjourns. C. Treasurer Jim Garrison reported ending balances of $790.47 in savings and $290.26 in checking. 1. Voluntary dues, which had been $3 per year, are now $10 per year. As always, participation and voting are open to all Island residents regardless of dues. 2. The Treasurer will collect dues at the beginning of every meeting. D. The President introduced Joan Yoshitomi, the County's Director of Community Relations. E. Several general announcements were presented to the Council: 1. The downtown Vashon sidewalks & roads project will have a meeting Thursday, 7PM, at the Senior Center. a. The centerline of the road is five feet off the center of the County's right-of-way. This complicates the arrangement of parking for the bank and the hardware store. 2. Emergency Preparedness: the Board will consider sponsoring a symposium for Islanders in May, featuring a presentation from the Red Cross, information from the Fire Department, and other speakers. 3. Landfill Hours: there will be a hearing on the reduction of landfill operating hours March 30 at 1:30 at the County Courthouse. 4. Heritage projects a. The Vashon Heritage Assn. is sponsoring a 1-year "Project Heritage Seed" to promote heritage and preservation on the Island. Recent highlights: work towards acquisition of the Harrington Log Cabin. b. Vashon Allied Arts, with cooperation from the Heritage Assn., is restoring the Mukai gardens and will open them to the public after all the work is finished. 5. The Vashon Saturday Market has finalized plans to move to Ober Park, and will open April 1. a. This makes the motion endorsing this move moot, so the motion is dropped from the agenda. 6. Unincorporated Areas Affairs: there will be a presentation from the Metro/KC Council at the April meeting of the VMICC. F. A motion was introduced by Mary Robinson, seeking to have the VMICC endorse a public art project in Vashon as part of the Town Plan process. 1. Due to application deadlines, it was moved, seconded, and unanimously voted to suspend the bylaws and allow emergency consideration of this motion. 2. After debate, the motion was put to a vote and failed. a. Yea 35 Nay 37 Abstain 7 G. The Land Use Committee reported that it had decided it was inappropriate to support Clifford and Eileen Freed's petition to vacate a portion of Division Street without the unanimous consent of all affected landowners. The Committee would support this vacation if the Freeds reach an agreement with the other land owners. 1. The motion before the VMICC was proposed by Clifford & Eileen Freed on January 16, and reads: "Clifford & Eileen Freed move that the Community Council endorse the vacation petition of the Freeds on their property at 9315 SW Summerhurst Rd." 2. After debate, the Freed's motion for the VMICC to endorse the vacation petition was put to a vote and passed. a. Yea 46 Nay 35 Abstain 12 H. Debate was held on the motion to oppose the Conditional Use Permit for the Misty Isle Farms heliport. 1. The motion before the VMICC was proposed by Keith Putnam and moves that "The Council oppose the Conditional Use Permit for Misty Isle Farms helicopter landing." 2. After debate, the motion was put to a vote and failed. a. Yea 19 Nay 98 Abstain 1 I. Keith Putnam, the head of the Land Use Committee, introduced a motion to approve the sale by King County to the Fire District of land north of Jack's Market. 1. The property in question is Parcel. No. 1823039108, which is left over from the straightening of Vashon Island Highway many years ago. The County has no use for the property and can transfer it to the Fire District for $7,800. 2. The Fire Department would eventually like to build a new station for the North End on this site, as it offers better highway access and more room. 3. It was moved, seconded, and unanimously approved that the Council suspend the bylaws and grant emergency consideration to the motion. a. No opposition was voiced, and the motion was put to a vote and passed. 1) Yea 71 Nay 3 Abstain 9 J. The scheduled business of the meeting being finished, the President received new motions in writing. No corrections to the minutes of the February meeting were received. 1. A number of residents of Windmill Street presented a motion requesting that the VMICC endorse their petition to re-route the Metro bus turn-around loop. K. At about 9:15 PM the general meeting was adjourned and Committee meetings were begun.