Please see below for the meeting summary from our April 17, 2008 meeting.
- Approval of February 21st Meeting Minutes
- Follow up on the Neighborhood Plant Exchange by NgocDzung Smith. The event was well attended and people are interested in making it an annual function.
- Heather Thomas gave an update of the planned development at the corner of Jason and Smith. At this time, the developer is still doing feasibility studies and has not officially come in to the City for formal application.
- NgocDzung Smith and Heather Thomas discussed plans for installing street trees in conjunction with Victoria Andrews with Kent Parks. Victoria wants to wait until fall because it is a better planting time.
- Laura Gorder discussed plans for a neighborhood garage sale in June. Interested neighbors were encouraged to contact her or Julie Brown.
- Sharon Bersaas shared information from her involvement in the Citizen Advisory Panel for the City’s new Storm Drainage Master Plan. The committee is looking at various fee structures to recommend to the City.
- Presentations by City Staff:
- Traffic Study Update by Rob Knutsen – the second study that we conducted in March came back about the same, perhaps slightly higher. About 10 letters were mailed out to mostly Kent residents, however, it was noted that most of the speeders were not residents of our neighborhood. We are officially transitioning into Phase II of the program to begin looking at traffic solutions.
- Sgt. Rafael Padilla from Kent Police discussed other options. Our neighborhood is not considered a major problem at this time, as far as collisions and complaints are concerned. Neighbors are encouraged to write down license plate numbers of repeat offenders and share that with him. We can also let him know if there is a specific time of day that is an issue and squad cars could target that area for a short time.
i. There are two new online capabilities that residents can use to file complaints:
1. Go to www.ci.kent.wa.us/police and click on “File an online police report” for non-emergencies.
2. Go to www.mygovhelp.com/kentwa to look for frequently asked questions or to file a complaint.
- Greg Reed, Utilities Superintendent for Public Works Operations spoke about the Storm Drainage Master Plan and efforts we can do to help with flooding issues and a possible Mill Creek clean-up. Suggestions:
i. Clean any catch basins or grates if we see them clogged with debris
ii. Remove bunches of leaves in gutters
iii. Call City crews if we notice problems at 856-5600
iv. Sandbags will be available for filling at Russell Park in storm events
v. Listen to 1650 AM for local information
- Matt Knox from Environmental Engineering came to talk about conservation methods and natural yard care. He had several brochures for neighbors to take, and highlighted the upcoming Natural Yard Care Workshops targeted for our neighborhood in April.
- Mary Kay discussed needs for host families for a Chinese sister school coming this summer. People can email NgocDzung to pass on questions to Mary Kay.
- Meeting adjourned.
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