Minutes of the January 19, 1998 General Meeting of the
 Vashon-Maury Island Community Council
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1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30PM, Craig Beles
 presiding.
2. The Treasurer reported balances of $46.78 checking,
$2,483.85 savings.
3. The Public Safety Committee reported several updates of
ongoing issues.
 a) The North End traffic revisions are nearing completion.
b) The committee has formed an ad-hoc Bicycle Safety Committee.
 c) The committee has endorsed separating public safety and
 transportation issues with the creation of a new Transportation
 Committee.
 d) Illegally parked cars at the north end will be towed if they
 block mail boxes or driveways.
 e) Recent wet weather has led to several locations of water
 over the roadway that are being dealt with by the County.
4. The Social Services committee reported an upcoming meeting
 on low-interest loans for homeowners and landlords providing
 affordable housing.
5. The Land Use and Natural Resources Committee reported
 several updates.
 a) DNR has listed 5 or 6 options for the Portage restoration
 project that will be studied.
b) The Sprint monopole appeal should be heard in February.
 c) Louise Miller's suggested improvements to the County
 telecommunications ordinance is facing opposition from industry.
d) Puget Sound Energy says its office closure should not hurt
service, but their 800-number phone system disconnects callers
without touch-tone service.
e) The Comprehensive Plan/Community Plan consistency project is
being restarted, with many Community Plan policies again being
slated for revision or repeal.
 f) US West has applied to add antennas to the existing Pt.
 Robinson radar tower.
6. The Outreach Committee is working with other island groups
 to coordinate efforts and concerns, and would welcome any
 suggestions or new members.
7. The Ad-Hoc Committee following the expansion of the gravel
 pit is tracking the permit process. A pre-application meeting
 has already been held, with a checklist due in 5 or 6 weeks.
 Lone Star is seeking a declaration of non-significance, while the
 Committee is seeking a full EIS due to the huge expansion of the
 pit's operations.
8. The Board reported the appointment of all ten applicants to
 the Ferry Advisory Committee, with their status as regular or
 alternate members and their routes of interest to be sorted out
 later.
9. The Board reminded members that volunteers are needed for
the Election Committee for the November elections.
10. King County Planner Tom Fitzpatrick made a brief
 presentation on the review of the Community Plan for consistency
 with the Comprehensive Plan. A list of Community policies and
 proposed actions is available, and Mr. Fitzpatrick will be
 working with the Land Use Committee to seek input from concerned
 islanders.
11. Laura Bienan updated the Council on the status of island-
specific logging regulations that were submitted last May. The
Forest Practices Board has discussed them only briefly to date,
but they are on the agenda for February, with mixed results
expected.
 a) Also, the Land Trust's forest stewardship classes were
 oversubscribed, showing strong interest in forestry issues on the
 island.
 b) Recently released statistics show timber harvests slowed on
 the island in 1997.
12. Laura Wishik and Dan Carlson both made presentations on the
 issues of defining and maintaining rurality. (See handouts for
 details.)
13. Adjourned.