Meeting Minutes 13 May 2010
13 May 2010
Membership Meeting
(Next meeting: July 8, 2010, 6:30 PM)
Neighborhood Business
- Neighborhood picnic/barbecue
- Elections coming up in July for North Park Neighborhood Council officers (treasurer and secretary)
- Plant sale report: $161.25 — about $60 in plants at approximately 50 cents apiece and approximately $100 in cash donations
- Many ShoWare events coming up in May and June. Our street parking passes are effective until December 2010. Toni will be ordering next year’s passes.
- “Lake Cloudy,” the large perennial puddle on the north side of Cloudy Street between Second and Third Avenues, needs attention. Toni has put it on a work order.
- Neighbors are asked to keep an eye out for stolen cars. Call 911 if you suspect any cars dumped on your street. Let’s all do what we can to keep crime out of North Park.
- Neighborhood Council planning to march in Cornucopia Days Parade (July 11).
- National Night Out – to be organized before the Aug. 3 event.
Guest speakers
Chris Blado, Americorps Intern
Victoria Andrews, Kent City Parks
Chris Blado is an intern with Americorps working with “Green Kent,” a partnership of the City of Kent and the Cascade Land Conservancy.
Victoria Andrews is Volunteer Recruiter and Coordinator with the City Parks Department.
Chris gave a presentation on the activities of Green Kent. These include efforts to eradicate noxious weeds. For example, workers cut the bottom of English ivy climbing up trees so that it won’t kill the trees.
Chris followed up with an email listing the five most noxious weeds in Kent. They are:
- Himalayan and evergreen blackberry
- Reed canary grass
- English ivy
- Scotch broom
- English holly
He also provided this link to King County’s noxious weed website:
http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification.aspx
Cascade Land Conservancy
Visit the Conservancy’s web site to learn more about what they do and for local volunteer opportunities: http://www.cascadeland.org/stewardship/green-cities/green-kent
Nine members attended.
Minutes submitted by Susan Stoddard, secretary, ses@DSLextreme.com
