Central Houghton Neighborhood Association

Agenda for March 2016 CHNA Meeting

2/29/2016

Hope you can all make it for our March meeting. We have many guest speakers. This is a great way to get current and ask questions on topics in your neighborhood!

Agenda for March 2 Meeting

Neighborhood updates
A. Items from the audience
Siri Bliesner - Lake Washington Citizens Levy Campaign Committee
ICS program for dog waste station on campus – 3 minute presentation by ICS students
CERT and Northwest University (the Stone Soup Project) - PattiJean Hooper - Office of Emergency Management City of Kirkland
Long Range Metro Planning - Stephen Padua Transportation Planner City of Kirkland
NW University Expansion – Lisa
Neighborhood Safety Program update – Lisa
Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods update - Lisa

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 7:00pm
Houghton Fire Station 22
6602 108th Avenue NE

Central Houghton Neighborhood Association (CHNA)
Find us on the web at http://www.houghtonlives.com
And on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/centralhoughton

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Minutes from February Meeting

2/18/2016

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Next Meeting – Wednesday, March 2nd – 7pm at Fire Station 22

Minutes from the Feb 3rd Meeting

NW University Master Plan
As mentioned in previous emails, John Kappler has been working with the Mayor, the City Manager as well as Dr Castleberry, President of NW University on the update the University’s Master Plan and “uses for the campus”. Because the NWU master plan was a quasi-judicial matter, John wouldn’t be able to continue acting as a point person for an update to the plan.

The next step will be to understand the limitation or uses of outside organizations using the fields. Once this is understood, a suggestion might be to have a “liaison” to work with the neighbors and NW University.

Request from KAN regarding ST3
Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods (KAN) would like the neighborhoods to issue a letter to ST3. As a group we decide we are not ready to draft a letter. We would like to get both the Pro and Con to one of our upcoming meetings to discuss the issue in more depth. This should happen once ST3 has finalized their draft so we know what we are debating.

Parking Survey
KAN ran a survey on parking in Kirkland. The results are posted at http://www.kirklandkan.org/, you can review the overall results or the results within a specific neighborhood.

Neighborhood Matching Grant
The Neighborhood Matching Grant is done every two years. We are in the second year and need to use our money. A good portion of our money is allocated to the Houghtdown Picnic which did not happen in 2015. We can repurpose the money, we need to use it by end of this year. Suggestions included do a volunteer event and hopefully still finding volunteers to run the Houghtdown Picnic this year. If you have suggestions or interested in volunteering to run the Houghtdown Picnic, please send them to cathy.whiteside@outlook.com.

Neighborhood Safety Program
Our Neighborhood Safety Program (NSP) application is to put in crosswalk beacons at the crosswalk near the church on 108th (just south of Fire Station 22). This would be a rapid flashing beacon and street light. Kari and Lisa have been talking with neighbors and will continue to work out the details of the crosswalk project.

Additionally, we submitted the request to look at the drainage on 108th near 55th. This is not a NSP project. The city will look into the drainage as part of regular maintenance.

Year in Review
Brian put together a great presentation on what got accomplished in 2015, check it out! One of the key areas of improvement has been around communication; new meeting notice signs, updated website, and new Facebook page (over 120 members). What do you think of the communication? Is it better? Do you have suggestions on other improvements or would we should be focusing on in 2016?

Elections
For 2016, the following officers were elected to run CHNA:
-          Chair – Lisa McConnell
-          Vice-Chair – Brian Staples
-          Treasurer – Erika Somm
-          Secretary – Cathy Whiteside
Even though we just had elections, we really, really would like to get new member involved. We would love to work with folks throughout the year so you understand that it doesn’t take that much effort to have a positive impact on your own neighborhood.

Stay in touch!!
Join our group on Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1376693919236398/
Check the website www.houghtonlives.com

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Reminder: Plastic Bag Ban Begins in March

2/10/2016

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Last year, the Kirkland City Council voted to ban most plastic bags at city businesses. That ban will take effect March 1, 2016. The ban prohibits single-use plastic bags. It allows for plastic bags such as those used for transporting bulk food, hardware items, frozen foods, meats, and newspapers. It also requires retail stores to charge customers at least five cent fee for recyclable paper bags.

From the Kirkland Reporter article:

Mayor Amy Walen, who voted in favor of the ordinance, has said a ban is necessary for environmental reasons.

“Kirkland is growing and we must grow in a smart way,” she said in a release. “I’m proud to see Kirkland adopt this consumer- and business-friendly legislation that shows Kirkland’s commitment to being responsible for our environment.”
The only councilmember to vote against the ordinance was Toby Nixon, who has voiced opposition to the idea of a plastic bag ban from the beginning.

Other cities with plastic bag bans include Seattle, Issaquah, Bellingham, Shoreline and Mercer Island.

Find out more about the City's plastic bag ban here. They also have a FAQ for Shoppers here.

So, after March 1 be sure to bring along your reusable shopping bag when stopping into Metropolitan Market, PCC or QFC. Otherwise, bring along .05¢.

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Presentation from February 2016 Meeting

2/7/2016

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Agenda for February 3, 2016

2/2/2016

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Wednesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:00pm
Houghton Fire Station 22
6602 108th Avenue NE

1. Neighborhood updates
a. Items from the audience
2. CERT and Northwest University (the Stone Soup Project) - PattiJean Hooper
3. KAN – Kirkland Alliance of Neighborhoods update - Lisa
4. Neighborhood Grants update – Brian
5. Neighborhood Safety Program update – Lisa
6. Year in Review and State of the Neighborhood – Brian/All
7. Board Elections – all

Note: We currently need people to fill board position(s). Right now, we are going to be short at least one person for next year. Please, if you can spare a couple of hours a month, it would be great if you could step forward in valuable service to our neighborhood. Thanks!

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Google Grand Opening Celebration

2/2/2016

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Google hopes you can join them at an exciting event! They'd love to have folks from the neighborhood join us as we officially open the new building.

Space is limited, so please ask those who wish to attend to RSVP here.

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Agenda for March 2016 CHNA Meeting

Minutes from February Meeting

Reminder: Plastic Bag Ban Begins in March

Presentation from February 2016 Meeting

Agenda for February 3, 2016

Google Grand Opening Celebration

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Reminder: Plastic Bag Ban Begins in March

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Google Grand Opening Celebration

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