Minutes of the May 18, 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 President recognized guests including KC Councilmember
 Greg Nickels and Bong Santodomingo, interim replacement for Karen
 Ko.
3. The Treasurer reported balances of $104.58 checking,
$1,902.24 checking.
4. Greg Nickels reported that the ground water management plan
 is still pending with the county, and has seen more significant
 amendments.
5. The Public Safety Committee chairs were not present, but the
 Committee is preparing to hold new elections for chair in the
 second week of June, addressing procedural complaints with their
 previous election process.
6. The Transportation Committee is discussing service levels
with Metro, and has requested an extra 1 hour per day; they are
also investigating more parking away from the North End. The
next meeting is May 27 at the library.
7. The Land Use Committee had several updates:
 a) Jake Jacobovitch was re-elected as chair for his second
 term.
b) A Community Forum is being planned to seek input on issues
of community concern.
 c) The County has compromised on some of the attempted repeal
 of the Vashon Community Plan, with staff agreeing to retain 25 of
 the 89 Community Plan policies.
d) The County's new telecom ordinance significantly reduces
regulation of towers, so monopoles are now permitted outright in
most rural residential areas.
 e) The Ground Water Management Plan is facing political
 attacks.
8. The Forest Practices Committee said the State Forest
 Practices Board is still considering proposed island-specific
 regulations, but has taken no action yet.
9. The Social Services will meet June 10 with island ministers
 to discuss coordination of social services.
10. The Government and Policy Committee is working on policies
for the Community Council budget.
11. The ad-hoc Signage Committee will next meet May 19.
12. The ad-hoc Lone Star Gravel Pit Committee reported that the
 company has applied for its permit. Copies of the application
 are in the library.
13. The Motion to adopt proposed policies on general meetings
 and board operations was brought up for discussion.
 a) The Motion was voted on and passed, Aye 49, Nay 0, Abstain
 16.
14. The Motion to adopt proposed policies on elections was
 brought up for debate.
 a) The policies continue the traditional practice of allowing
 voting only by residents, not by absentee land owners.
b) The policies clarify that candidates, like voters, must be
18 or older.
c) The Motion was voted on and passed by overwhelming voice
vote, with one Nay and 9 abstentions.
15. Mike Gonsalves presented the long-term plan for Vashon
 Community Care at the nursing home. The existing facility is
 aging and must be replaced. The current concept is to use
 several smaller residential cottages to provide housing, with
 some central facilities and most services taken to each cottage
 resident.
16. John Gerstle of Maury Mutual Water Co. and Joe Green Jr. Of
 KC Water District 19 presented differing views of the test well
 District 19 is drilling outside its service territory on Maury
 Island.
 a) Maury Mutual is worried about the possibility of other water
 companies/districts taking water out of its territory, possibly
 limiting or reducing the supply available for local residents.
 b) District 19 wants to be able to serve all the residents of
 its district. Since zoning places most higher-density
 development in the town of Vashon, it is natural the District
 will need more water per resident than other areas of the island.
 i) The current well is just a test well, intended to determine
 the existence and size of the aquifer in the area.
 ii) The test well will be turned over to the property owner.
 c) The success of the test well would only be a first step.
 District 19 would still face logistical and permit issues.
 d) Nothing prohibits a water company from seeking water from
 outside its service territory; this is common for urban systems.
 There is no ground water management plan in force on Vashon or
 Maury islands.
17. There being no new business, the meeting was Adjourned.