A. The July 17, 1995 meeting of the VMICC was brought to order at 7:40, with Pat Britz substituting for President Bill Tobin. B. The minutes of the June general meeting were presented in writing. 1. Corrections to the minutes are requested in writing: attn. Joshua Putnam, Clerk. C. Treasurer Jim Garrison reported ending balances of 543.26 checking, 797.47 savings, 727.29 S.O.S. D. Several general announcements were presented: 1. The VMICC needs to create the 3-member Nominating Committee for the fall elections. All members except board members are eligible. 2. PTI will soon begin installation of new, modern pay phones and disabilities act-compliant phone booths. 3. PTI will soon remove the phone booths from the U.S. Bank site because it has lost its lease. Interested businesses please contact PTI. 4. The KC Sheriff Dept. says Dan Brown and William Erdt have been assigned to Vashon and will not be rotated off-island. 5. KC Title 21A, Code Enforcement, will be on the agenda this fall when scheduling conflicts have been dealt with. 6. A public hearing on a speed limit change north of Burton will be held 9:30AM on July 26 at the Yesler Building. There has been no newspaper notice, so look for one of the two small signs posted in Burton. 7. The wheelchair ramps that were to be cut into the soon-to-be-demolished sidewalks in Vashon will be stopped, but the two in remaining sidewalks will go ahead. 8. Contrary to earlier County statements that only 14,000 feet of new guard rails will be installed on Vashon, and that all locations will be sent to the Community Council in advance, a July 6 letter from Paul Tanaka says that 31,000 feet of rails are "needed" on Vashon/Maury, and 750 feet at unidentified locations are slated for installation this year. 9. The first unincorporated area service center under the KC Executive's order will go in Maple Valley. E. Pat Britz reminded the VMICC of pending motions that have been tabled pending committee reports or outside action. 1. The County has finished his survey at 103d SW and an easement is being written. 2. The Kingdom Hall zoning motion has been withdrawn by its makers. 3. The proposal to make the alley behind the pharmacy one-way is being discussed by adjoining businesses. 4. The Metro Bus rerouting petition is awaiting KC Engineering and Metro reports. a. Mark Salkind moved that the motion be brought forward for debate and voting without waiting for these reports. F. Persuant to Mark Salkind's request for action, the Windmill Street motion was discussed. 1. The Metro bus cannot use 97th until the intersection is improved. This requires that the County find the money for the improvements. 2. Residents say their children do not "play in the street" but were getting out of a car when almost hit by the Metro bus. 3. Some Metro drivers apparently use the 97th route unofficially. 4. If no money is found for the 97th improvements, the Safety Committee recommends that the bus continue to use Windmill St, but the 97th route is better if it can be done. 5. If 97th cannot be improved and Windmill Street cannot be used, there is currently no place in Dockton for the bus to turn around. 6. The motion to support the rerouting of the bus off of Windmill Street was put to a vote and passed a. Yea 16 Nay 0 Abstain 1 7. (Prle Mack has the only copy of the written motion, so its exact text is not included here.) G. The motion "that the pedestrian crossing sign at Vashon Elementary School be retained for Island use, and that the VMICC make a recommendation where this sign should be placed in the near future," was brought forward for debate. 1. The sign has been removed and is being stored off island. 2. Nobody at the meeting suggested any location where such a sign would be wanted on Vashon, and many expressed their delight at its removal. 3. The motion was put to a vote and failed a. Yea 1 Nay 12 Abstain 5 H. The land use committee's motion on surplus schools was brought forward for debate. The text of the motion is too long for these minutes. In short, it asks the county to rezone the surplus school sites to allow uses other than single-family residences, such as schools, assisted housing, public agency offices, a park, etc. 1. As originally introduced, the motion stated that "uses shall not include retail sales." This produced concern that it would exclude community uses such as souvenirs at museums, the Saturday Market, and sales by artisans working on-site. a. This was changed to state that "uses shall not include retail sales uses restricted to business zones." 2. After considerable discussion, the motion was put to a vote and passed a. Yea 16 Nay 1 Abstain 3 I. At 8:35, Victor Okereke and Kevin Kiernan of KC Solid Waste presented alternatives for future solid waste service on the Island. 1. The current landfill has less than five years' capacity. 2. Additional landfill cells may be possible, but would be expensive. 3. A simplified Net Present Value comparison showed closure of the existing cell and construction of a transfer station to be the most economical option. Expanding the dump before closing it was less economical, and indefinite continued dumping was the most expensive option. 4. A recommendation on which option to pursue should be made by September. 5. Several audience questions were put to the Solid Waste representatives: a. Is there any reason we should prefer continued on-island dumping? b. Will the presence of domestic water wellhead protection areas in the proposed expansion area allow further expansion? c. Can Solid Waste get permits for expansion? d. What impact does the EPA's Sole Source Aquifer designation have? e. When will monitoring well results be released? f. How much will a site search for a transfer station add to the cost and delay, and would any site other than the current one be suitable? 6. David Vogel introduced a motion, "That the VMICC endorse the first alternative in the KC Solid Waste Alternatives, closing the existing landfill when full and constructing a transfer station on the same site." 7. Marian Calhoun introduced a motion, "That other alternatives be considered before voting for KC Solid Waste Option 1." J. After the Solid Waste presentation, a motion was made that the VMICC reimburse Bill Tobin for his expenses in appealing the Comp Plan. K. Loren Reinelt of KC Public Works presented extensive information on the threats to surface water and ways of mitigating and avoiding damage. 1. Jim Garrison moved "That the Forestry Committee work with Surface Water Management to develop some options for implementing surface and groundwater management services." L. The meeting adjourned at 9:50.