Ravenna-Bryant Community Association

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May Board Meeting Agenda

Folks, it is time again to gather in the Teen room at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center at 7 pm to discuss topics near and dear to our community. Per Johnson from the Wedgwood Community Council will be joining us to talk about the proposed sale of the Children’s Home Society of Washington property. Albert Shen, who is running for City Council will be visiting us as well. We expect a lot of discussion around transportation and pedestrian issues in and around Children’s Hospital and NE 75th.

We’re also looking for some great people to join the Board and run for office!

The Agenda as it stands (subject to change)

Agenda
May 7, 2013 7-9 PM
Ravenna Bryant Community Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Ravenna Eckstein Community Association

7:00 Introductions (Jorgen)
7:05 Board Business (Various)
• President’s report – SNAP
• Nominations for President (Jorgen)
• Treasurer’s report/Minutes (none for April Community Meeting)
• NEDC update (Tony)
• April Community Meeting Debrief
7:20 WCC/35th Ave NE Neighborhood Planning District conversation with CHSW (Per)
7:35 Discussion on our next steps, including meeting with CHSW in a smaller group (All)
7:50 Albert Shen – Candidate for Seattle City Council (Albert Shen/Jorgen)
8:05 Updates from Jenny and the City (Jenny)
8:15 Transportation updates (various)
• Improvements at NE 75th and further plans for improving pedestrian safety
• Upcoming/Potential improvements at Blakeley (potential charrette with CBE)
8:30 Pedestrian Issues – (various)
• 40th Ave NE and B-G trail (Josephine)
• Sidewalk encroachment (Jorgen)
• NE 55th and 39th NE (Jorgen)
8:45 Old Business (All)
8:55 Adjourn
Next meeting – June 4, 2013

The future of 35th Ave NE is unknowable…but not unplannable.

Recently, residents of the Wedgwood, Ravenna-Bryant, and other NE Seattle neighborhoods have begun a community-driven neighborhood planning process for 35th Ave NE.

The Wedgwood Community Council (WCC) Land Use Committee and the Ravenna-Bryant Community Association (RBCA) Land Use Committee are both critical components of the planning process – and so are you!

Get the latest developments on the new “Future of 35th Ave NE” website.

RBCA Land Use Committee meetings starting up again

We’ve had quite an involuntary hiatus since the last LUC meetings, to a large extent due to the activities in the Roosevelt neighborhood which absorbed the time and effort of individuals in our group. However, the time is right for getting back together and addressing the issues at hand in the RB community.

In this regard, we’d like to get back to having regular meetings, with the first one being next Wednesday, March 7.

The specifics are:

What: Land Use Committee – Ravenna-Bryant Community Association
When: Wednesday, March 7, 2012; 7:00 PM
Where: Messiah Lutheran Church (7050 35th Avenue NE)

(Parking is available in back of the church, assessed off 36th Ave NE, north of NE 70th)

For the agenda, we’ll be taking about 30-40 minutes to update everyone on what has been going on since our last meeting, and talk about where we’re going in the months ahead, including a community-wide visioning workshop we’re planning for late April. Following that, we’ll be walking the commercial segment along 35th, roughly from the library on the south to Safeway on the north. This will be part of a larger survey of all the commercial districts and sub-areas that we’re trying to compile throughout the community.

If you know of anyone else that is interested that may not be on this distribution list, please invite them to join us (email).

-Tom Donnelly