How We Work/Where We Are
The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association: Our Purpose
To serve the area recognized by the City of Shoreline as the Ridgecrest Neighborhood
• By informing and educating the public on matters relating to the community
• Promoting projects which benefit and enhance the quality of life in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood
• Providing representation for the interaction with Council of Neighborhoods and the City of Shoreline
Where We Are
The boundary area recognized by the City of Shoreline as the Ridgecrest Neighborhood is as follows: North to NE 175th; South to NE 145th; East to 15th Avenue NE; West to I-5.
About the Board
The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association Board plans and coordinates events, tracks issues of interest to the neighborhood, and works to maintain quality of life in the Ridgecrest Neighborhood.
Board meetings are open to everyone—please join us and bring your ideas or concerns. We meet the second Tuesday of the month (unless otherwise noted on this site) at the Eastside Police Neighborhood Center at 321 NE 165th. If you would like to contact the Board, the Board Members are listed below.
Voting
Any resident of legal voting age is accorded one per person, with the exception of group or family homes, which will be accorded one vote per business or organization.
Election of Officers
The Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer (known as the Executive Board) are elected by the membership at the general membership meeting each May.
Our Board of Directors
The seven-member Board of Directors consists of the Executive Board, at least one Council of Neighborhoods Representative, and two or more members to be appointed by the Executive Board with the approval of the general membership.
Chair
Patty Hale
e-mail: patricia_hale_1@msn.com
Co-Chair
Phyllis Moll
e-mail: fhpjmoll@hotmail.com
Secretary
Stefanie Gendreau
e-mail: lebbonbird@yahoo.com
Treasurer
Diane Christensen
e-mail: christensen888@comcast.net
Board Members
Dick Nicholson
e-mail: dickncpa@comcast.net
Mary Kay Doyle
e-mail: mkdoyle60@aol.com
The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association Board Meeting Notes
Board Notes: January 12, 2009
Meeting was called to order at 7:07 pm, by Chair, Dick Nicholson. Those in attendance: Dick Nicholson, Patty Hale, Diane Christensen, Mary Kay Doyle, Stephanie Gendreau, Phyllis Moll, and visitors Frank Moll and Nora Smith.
The agenda was reviewed and approved.
The minutes of the December board meeting were reviewed, corrected and approved.
Treasurer’s report was given by Diane. We have $1182.51. Public comment reminded us that Dick has agreed to review the treasury books at the end of this year.
CON (Council of Neighborhoods) January Meeting Report
There was a good turn out and almost every neighborhood had two representatives present. The Chief of Police spoke and reported that crime is down, however home burglary is up. The Leadership Training program was rescheduled to February 3rd. A potluck will be held from 6 pm till 6:30 pm. The workshop will follow and is being presented by Amanda Madora.
Sound Publishing is proposing to start an on-line newspaper. They will make their decision by the end of February and it will depend on their ability to get advertising.
January General Meeting
Our general meeting is scheduled for January 20th and Patty is working on the agenda format. She will introduce the speakers. Set up starts at 6:30 and we should all be there to help. Phyllis has volunteered to get cookies as part of the refreshments.
2010 Board Meeting and Event Planning
Nora spoke to us about everyone being a Host or Hostess at our General Meetings. We all have to get out there and meet and greet the people–we need to work on getting more people involved. We need to put our calender out there and show the neighborhood what we’re doing. It was also suggested to try to get more school involvement.
Mini-grant Ideas
We are still waiting to hear from the Muralist.
Board Member Status
We have granted Diane Bunce a leave of absence to care for her husband.
Stephanie has volunteered to help take notes as secretary.
Meeting Reports
EDAC- they will be doing a visioning process for the Town Center and conducting an Outreach in the Neighborhoods. Park Board Trails Committee noted the trails at Hamlin are almost completed; when finished there will be lighted pathway and a new picnic shelter with tables and benches.
Old Business
Already covered under mini-grants.
New Business
Nora passed out mailing lists of our neighborhood.
Names need to be weeded out as some are not from our neighborhood and some are just old. We need to update for future mailings of our events.
Our next Board meeting will be on February 9, 2010 at 7 pm.
Meeting was adjourned.
Board Notes: December 15, 2009
The meeting of the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Board was called to order by President Dick Nicholson, just after 7 pm. Members present were Dick Nicholson, Diane Christensen, Mary Kaye Doyle, Phyllis Moll, Stephanie Gendreau, and Patty Hale. Frank Moll also attended. Neighbors are encouraged to join these meetings.
The Agenda was reviewed and approved.
Diane Bunce was absent so there was no reading of the minutes.
The Treasurer’s report was given and there is still one check from North City that has not been cashed. From the discussion that followed it was felt that the reason for this is that North City does not have a bank account. Patty will try to get in touch with them and try to resolve this problem.
Discussion of the upcoming January 20th neighborhood meeting
Topics to be presented:
• School Bond/Levy Presentation: It was decided that we must be careful in our introductions of the School Board Superintendent and her presentation of the school levy; so that it is clear, that this is strictly informational, and that we are not making an endorsement for or against the levy.
• Ready Neighborhoods: There will also be a presentation from ‘Ready Neighborhoods’ to discuss how you can prepare and organize your family in the event of an emergency.
• Cleanscapes: Cleanscape will also tell us about the neighborhood contest they are launching about reducing waste. The neighborhood with the largest percent decrease in total tons of waste during the competition period wins a community improvement project installed and maintained by Cleanscapes.
Phyllis volunteered to get cookies for the refreshment table.
Mini-grant Proposal Discussion:
We are still discussing ideas for the mini-grant….kiosk or trees?
Website Update:
Diane reported that she has the website up and going. We should all check it out.
CON Meeting Reports:
• EDAC (economic development area committee): Aurora is still a problem, but EDAC is working on the best way to implement the rest of the improvement plan. This area covers Aurora from 165th to 185th street.
• Southeast subarea planning committee final report. We should watch the website for details as parts of Ridgecrest could face rezoning.
Old Business
North City Tree Lighting: Mary Kaye was there to help as back up.
New Business
Ridgecrest Elementary School is collecting Campbell soup labels to raise funds, and a discussion came up about car prowls increasing in the Paramount Park area.
Frank Moll made a suggestion that somehow the city of Shoreline should be more observant of the veterans in our community and of Veteran’s Day.
Next board meeting is Jan. 12th, 2010 at the storefront.
Meeting adjourned.
Acting Secretary, Phyllis Moll
Board Notes: November 11, 2009
The November meeting was called to order by Chairman Dick Nicholson at 7:03 pm.
Those attending were Dick Nicholdson,Diane Christensen,Mary Kay Doyl, Patty Hale, Stephanie Gendreau, Phyllis and Frank Moll
The agenda was reviewed and approved, moved and accepted by Phyllis and Mary Kay.
Secretary Diane Bunce was absent and thus the minutes for our October meeting were not available to be reviewed. We will review them at our next meeting.
The CON (Council of Neighborhoods) Report was given by Stephanie, who had attended the meeting with Dick. She reported that Shoreline’s Budget for 2010 has been proposed set at $84 million. This amount will maintain our essential services, including our King County contract for police services, with just a 4.5% increase. The city will maintain the same property tax levy in 2010 as in 2009, with a 0% increase. Funds for mini grants will be fully funded and gambling taxes are down. A full break down is given in the Shoreline CURRENTS.
The Treasurer’s Report was given by Diane. Our balance is $1,086.47 with two checks still outstanding from the “Swinging Summer Eve” book sale. The suggestion was made by Phyllis that we should consider doing a yearly audit, just as an added protection for our Treasurer. Dick has offered to do so.
Upcoming Events:
The North City Tree Lighting: Dick has offered our services to do coffee and warm cidar. Volunteers should be there at 5:30 pm.
School Bond Issue:
The School Board would like to send a representative to our January 13th meeting to discuss the upcoming levy. The meeting will take place at 7 pm. Patty will look into securing the school location and time for our meeting.
Mini-grants:
It is too late for this year to apply. Next year’s possibilities are 1] repair of the tile mural by the Ridgecrest School 2] repair of the mural across from the Crest Theatre 3] a neighborhood kiosk and/or 4] tree replacement.
Website:
Diane has informed us that the Ridgecrest Neighborhood Website was up and running.
Meeting Reports:
• EDAC: had 9 bidders for the Aurora project (from 165th to 185th street).
• Parks Board: approved $60,000 for Public Arts Southeast subarea planning committee with 1% for public arts. There are now 8 people left on the committee out of the 22 that started. They expect to go to the planning commission soon.
New Business:
• There will be a Neighborhood training session on December 2nd at the new Shoreline City Hall.
• Next meeting will be December 8th, 2009 at the usual location/Ridgecrest Police Station on 165th.
• Frank Moll suggested that we/the City of Shoreline try to get something going for next year for Veterans, such as a recognition celebration.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:45PM
Phyllis Moll/Acting Secretary
Board Notes: September 14, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Chair Dick Nicholson at 7:04 PM
• The agenda was reviewed and approved
• Minutes of the July 14th meeting were approved as amended, moved by Patty, seconded by Mary Kay
• Treasurer Diane Christensen reported income of $69.68 from the Ice Cream Social and $76 from the Book Sale with a total amount of $1119.00.
• Approved, moved by Phyllis, seconded by Mary Kay
• Patty reported on the CON meeting
• Candidates Forum planning was completed, Diane C will do the name tags and table signs. Diane B to purchase powdered creamer. Patty will drop off coffee and tea pots to Diane B. Be there at 6PM to help set up.
• North City Tree Lighting participation – will wait until asked to see if we are needed
• Mini-Grant update. Nora says Ridgecrest Elementary has decided not to pursue benches and basketball hoops. Diane B will look into restoring the tile wall mural.
• Website Development – Diane C is working on transferring the website. The new cost will be $6.95/month. Moved by Patty, seconded by Phyllis, approved
Meeting Reports
• EDC – Dick reported good community participation, the next topic will be the Town Center Development
• Lab Stakeholder – 20 yr master plan is going well with more acreage being acquired
• SE Subarea planning – Dick reported they are almost done with the draft, next meeting covers zoning. NE 148th to NE 145th between 15th NE and 12th NE zoned multiple use
Old Business
• Ice Cream Social wrap-up
New Business
• Dick will attend Back to School night for an hour
• City Hall Dedication is Oct 10th
Adjourned at 8:25PM
Diane Bunce/Secretary