Meeting Minutes - June 19

Please see below for the meeting summary from our June 19, 2008 meeting.

1. Approval of April 17^th Meeting Minutes
2. Linda Van Nest from the Historical Museum mentioned a few things the museum is working on:
1. Museum is currently undergoing some exterior renovations to bring back the original paint color and installation of a sprinkler system
2. The Kent Historical Museum recently became the 1^st house historically landmarked in the City of Kent
3. The Museum has been working with our very own NgocDzung Smith in development of their new website: www.kenthistoricalmuseum.org
4. In conjunction with King County and the City of Kent, the Museum is helping with compiling a list of historical homes/buildings that were constructed prior to, and including, 1948. To include your home on the list, please stop by the Museum or email Linda at ctyofknt@msn.com

i. You may also notice people walking around the neighborhood taking pictures of the historic homes for the survey.

ii. Those homes included in the survey should receive letters in the fall discussing next steps, which may include information if you want to have your home landmarked to allow access to special loans and grants.

5. If you are interested in finding out information about your home or other historical tidbits, stop by the Museum or you can contact the Washington State Archives Puget Sound Branch located at Bellevue Community College. Their number is (425) 564-3950.
6. 2008 is the centennial year for the Museum, and they will be celebrating with an antique car show and ice cream social in the afternoon on Saturday, August 9^th at the Museum. See the website or contact Linda for more information.
7. The annual Historical Society Dinner will be held on Saturday, November 1^st at the Senior Center. This is their major fundraiser, with auction items, etc. Tickets will be approximately $35-40/pp.
2. Follow up on the Neighborhood Garage Sale organized by Julie Brown and Laura Gorder. The event was well attended and people are interested in making it an annual function.
3. Heather Thomas gave an update of the planned development at the corner of Jason and Smith. The developer recently applied for a pre-application conference to determine their project conditions. This is the 1^st step in the formal permitting process. Please watch the site for a yellow board posting specific project information when they come in for permit review.
4. Heather Thomas gave an update on the traffic project. The City is in preliminary design stages to install traffic circles on both Jason and Clark, and the intersections of Temperance and Cedar (4 total). We hope to have a design available to show at National Night Out, and the City hopes to have the circles installed this fall – weather and schedules permitting.
5. Update on potential grant projects: more research is being done on the cost and design of historical home plaques, as well as installing street trees this fall. More information to follow.
6. National Night Out is Tuesday, August 5^th and planning efforts will be getting under way soon. We hope to have the event at the Museum again, as long as their sprinkler project is completed in time.
7. Amy Peri discussed a meeting she had with a representative from Big Brothers/Big Sisters. They are looking for volunteers willing to donate their time to youth in our area about twice a month. If you are interested, see www.MoveBig.org or contact Amy.
8. A vote was held to move the August council meeting to the same night as National Night Out. The August 21^st meeting has officially been rescheduled to August 5^th.
9. Meeting adjourned.