MINUTES
FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETING
December 5, 2005
BOARD MEMBERS
PRESENT: Norma
Jones, Vafa Ghazi, George Heideman, Dic Selin, April
Thanos, Jenny Eichwald, Toby Thaler, Sheridan Hammonds, Alan Younkers, Benjamin
Grossman, Julia DeBroux
GENERAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Benjamin resigning from
board since he had just purchased a home in Vashon. He will be missed.
MINUTES: The February 2005 minutes were approved as amended.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
PARKS
& OPEN SPACE: Last public meeting for P-Patch
on 42nd and Baker.
LAND
USE: The former City Light building on Albion
did not receive historic landmark designation.
History House Executive Director had sent a letter opposing the
designation, but this was done without the approval of the History House board.
LIQUOR
RELATED ISSUES: Alcohol Impact Area- There will
be a hearing on alcohol impact area in downtown-
including Capitol Hill, and the University District to restrict sale of low
cost alcohol. There are concerns that
this will cause an increase in low alcohol sales and associated problems in Fremont. There was a
motion to write a letter to the city council requesting that Fremont be included in any restriction of low
cost alcohol bans. It passed: 7 in
support, 2 opposed 2 abstained. Julia
volunteered to write the letter.
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING: Project was awarded state
money ($830,000). Sue is applying for
tax credit. This is the last of three
funding hurdles.
NEWSLETTER
It is going to be sent out 2nd week
in January. Submission date is end of December.
Preliminary draft sent out to board members. Final comments are due by Jan, 6th. It goes to printer by Jan. 9th.
PUBLIC SAFETY There have been increased robberies and break-ins to unlocked homes. A-1
motel has new owners. They will meet
with neighbors on Dec. 13th at 7PM at Olympic Pizza. Noise Issue: Resident of Evanston Ave.
presented concerns about noise levels from music at Tost
and High Dive. Neighborhood group has
been formed by Nick Licata to look at bar issues.
PRESENTATION:
History
of Fremont Project Helen Divjak presented a request for funding to allow
her to do an illustrated history book of Fremont. The publisher will be Arcadia Publishing,
which does not pay any upfront costs for book.
She will receive 8% royalties for the book, which she is willing to
split with the FNC. Additionally- FNC could purchase books at 42% of the publisher’s
price and then sell them for the profits. She will also meet with the chamber
to apply for funding. History House is
donating photos but not money. Motion to contribute $2999 with the condition
that it be split into 2 installments of $1500, half given initially and half
given after next board meeting to see progress and royalty agreement.. Passed with 7 yes, 2 abstained
NEW BUSINESS:
Meeting
Location There was a discussion of
possible new meeting locations, but no suitable alternative found.
2006
Meeting Dates: January 23rd,
February 27th, March 27th, Annual Meeting- April 24th, May 22nd, June
26th, June 24th, September 25th, October 23rd,
November 27th