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Seattle Design Commissioner sought

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Mayor Mike McGinn is looking for a new Seattle Design Commission member to fill the licensed engineer position. A transportation engineer is preferred. The term will start on March 1, 2011 and extend through February 2013, with the possibility of renewing for another two year term.

Design Commission members are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council for renewable, two‐year terms. The ten member commission is made up of architects, artists, urban designers, environmental designers, urban planners, landscape architects, engineers, members‐at‐large, and one member from Get Engaged, the YMCA Young Civic Leaders Program.

Established in 1968, the Seattle Design Commission advises city officials on the design and environmental effects of capital improvement projects. Members also help select consultants for City projects. The Commission meets all day on the first and third Thursdays of each month. In addition, members serve on project subcommittees and represent the commission on other advisory boards. Members work an average of 20 to 25 hours a month. Members cannot contract with the city on any capital improvement project reviewed by the commission.

For more information on the Design Commission please see:
www.seattle.gov/dpd/Planning/Design_Commission

The position is open until filled. To be considered, please send a letter of interest and resume to Mayor Mike McGinn c/o:

Valerie Kinast, Design Commission Coordinator
Seattle Design Commission
Department of Planning and Development
City of Seattle
700 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2000
PO Box 34019
Seattle, WA 98124‐4019

The City of Seattle is committed to promoting diversity in the City’s boards and commissions. Women, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, persons of color, and immigrants are encouraged to apply.

For more information about this position and the commission, please contact Valerie Kinast, Design Commission Coordinator, at 206‐233‐7911 or via e‐mail at valerie.kinast@seattle.gov.

Visit the mayor’s web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor’s inside view on efforts like the Youth and Families Initiative and the Walk Bike Ride initiative by signing up for The Mike McGinn Newsletter at www.seattle.gov/mayor/.

Bioblitz: The Fungus Among Us

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In partnership with the Puget Sound Mycological Society, and with support from the Arboretum Foundation, the UW Botanic Gardens are hosting this special event to inventory the various mushroom species living within the Washington Park Arboretum. Come join in this scientific scavenger hunt; no experience necessary. Spread the word: share this bioblitz flyer!

  • When: Thursday, October 28th
  • What time: 10am – 10pm; with 3 scheduled hunts & a public presentation at 6:30pm from PSMS President, Marian Maxwell.
  • Where: The Washington Park Arboretum, Graham Visitors Center
  • Who: Anyone & everyone, no experience necessary
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: Patrick Mulligan, WPA Education Supervisor, 206-616-3381, simsigan@uw.edu

For more information, visit the UWBG website.

Gateway to Chile Opening Celebration

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Gateway to Chile
Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting
Sunday, October 17, 1 to 4 p.m.
Pacific Connections Garden, Washington Park Arboretum – Free admission and parking

The Arboretum Foundation, the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, and Seattle Parks & Recreation invite you to join us to celebrate the official opening of the new Gateway to Chile display in the Pacific Connections Garden. The event is free and open to the public, and will feature:
  • Tours of the new garden by UWBG guides
  • Live music in the Pacific Connections meadow by Chilean folk group Sin Fronteras
  • A dance performance by Chilean folk troupe Violeta Parra
  • A ribbon-cutting ceremony
  • Complimentary refreshments (while supplies last)
For more information, call 206-325-4510 or visit the website.

Fall Bulb and Plant Sale

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Fall Bulb and Plant Sale

Bulbs Galore, Companion Plants, Bonsai, Seasonal Tours, and More

When: Sunday, October 3, 10 AM—2 PM; Monday, October 4, 10 AM—2 PM

Where: Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum

What: The biggest and best bulb sale in the region

It‘s bulb-planting season, and area gardeners will be flocking to the Arboretum Foundation‘s annual Fall Bulb & Plant Sale, which features the best selection of spring-blooming bulbs in the Puget Sound region. The sale takes place on October 3 and 4 at beautiful Washington Park Arboretum. Hundreds of varieties of daffodils, tulips, crocuses, cyclamen, and much more will be available. See a full catalog of bulbs on the Arboretum Foundation website.

Companion plants: Need shrubs, ferns, or perennials for your garden or to complement your bulbs? Several of the region‘s top specialty nurseries will be present at the Sunday event selling choice companion plants. What‘s more, the Arboretum‘s Pat Calvert Greenhouse and Plant Donations Nursery will be open throughout the event, and will be selling a wide array of herbaceous and woody plants. Volunteers from the greenhouse will be present on each of the sale days to help you with your plant selections. Donations volunteers will be on-hand for the Sunday sale and Saturday Member Pre-Sale.

Member Pre-Sale: Arboretum Foundation members may shop early at the Member Pre-sale, Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Not a member? No sweat! Just join at the door and enjoy first pick of the bulbs at the Sale!

Bonsai Bonanza: As a special feature this year, we will be selling a collection of bonsai trees donated to the Arboretum by a generous member of the Foundation. It‘s a marvelous collection of 20 trees of varying ages and sizes, including conifers, broadleaf species, and bamboo. See our full-color, illustrated bonsai catalog for descriptions and prices.

Seasonal tours and kids’ activities: Also new this year at the Sunday sale will be a kids‘ table hosted by educators from the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. Parents and kids can take a break from shopping and enjoy free, fall-themed educational activities, such as creating leaf rubbings and using pressed leaves to make cards. In addition, the UWBG‘s knowledgeable garden guides will lead free seasonal tours of the Arboretum on Sunday, October 3, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The morning tour will showcase the fall foliage of the Japanese maples in the Arboretum.

Parking and admission are free! The sale raises important funds for the Arboretum. For more information, call 206-325-4510, e-mail or visit our website.

Montlake and the National Historic Preservation Act

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Jon Decker and Dick Dunn are hosting a meeting to inform and engage the community with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. They will first explain the 106 process to those of you who are unfamiliar with it. Then we will break out into smaller groups to address specific areas of Montlake that are potentially affected by either the construction of the 520 Bridge or the final design. During this process you will be able to suggest mitigation for the affected properties. This will be our second meeting and it was clear to me after listening to the input at our first meeting that the creative ideas and comments come from neighbors who live, commute and work in Montlake.

Montlake, more than any neighborhood will suffer impacts from not only the construction but the final bridge design. Jon has worked for years with his committee to provide us with this final opportunity to comment on adverse effects and be heard. I urge you to attend this meeting on Tuesday, October 12th in the Tudor Room at the Montlake Community Center at 7:00pm.

WSDOT Taking Comments on 520 Westside Transit and Design

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Friends of South Portage Bay – Volunteers Wanted

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Volunteers Needed

The mission of Friends of South Portage Bay is to reclaim an abandoned City of Seattle Property and create an urban habitat for wild life and a place the citizens of Seattle can enjoy nature. The site is 15th Street off Boyer Avenue and is at the dead end of that small street.

Next Group Work Party is Friday, September 24th at 10 am to 2 pm
Work Party volunteers will be supplied all tools and work gloves

We also welcome independent work and ask you and friends to adopt a Piece of the Park.

Volunteer could take 2 hours a month and weed the areas below. For more information contact Anne Preston @ 206-328-4135 or anne.preston@kerry.com

Adoption Area

Park Bench Mound
Rose Point
Tree and Snag Round Bed
Front Berm Outside
Front Berm Inside
Front Entrance Left
Front Entrance Right
Water Frontage by Gravel Path
Woodland Gravel Trail Right
Woodland Gravel Trail Left
Montlake Park Entrance to Woodland Trail

MCC September Meeting

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Next Montlake Community Club General Meeting September 9 at 7:00 pm

Please note that all General Meetings will now be held on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

  • CleanScapes presentation
  • Updates to the MCC by-laws
  • SR520 Update by the 520 Coalition with a video simulation of the preferred plan

Montlake Community Club meetings are held at the Montlake Community Center, 1618 E. Calhoun Street.

SDOT Project: 15th Ave. NE

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In 2011, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will reconstruct 15th Avenue NE between NE Pacific Street and NE 50th Street, and resurface the roadway between NE 50th Street and NE 55th Street. The 15th Avenue NE Reconstruction Project is anticipated to begin in January 2011 and is scheduled to be complete by October 2011.

The project will likely be conducted in three phases:

·         Phase 1 (January – June): NE Pacific Street to NE 45th Street

·         Phase 2 (June – September): NE 45th Street to NE 50th Street

·         Phase 3 (September – October): NE 50th Street to NE 55th Street

The project is currently in the final design stage and will be advertised for competitive bids from contractors in September 2010. A more detailed construction schedule will be available in late 2010. Improvements to 15th Avenue NE include upgrades to pedestrian mobility, sidewalk widening at bus zones, new electrical infrastructure for future transit improvements, and upgraded street lighting.

For more information

Visit our project Web site:

www.cityofseattle.net/Transportation/pave_15thavene.htm

Or e-mail:

DOT_15thAveNE@seattle.gov

100 Years of Votes for Washington Women

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The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) will partner with the League of Women Voters of Greater Seattle in hosting a free Forum Thursday, September 9, 7:30-9:00PM at MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave. E. in Seattle, celebrating 100 years of votes for Washington women.

How have votes for women affected our democracy?  Hear King County Elections Director Sherrill Huff, Washington State Women’s History Consortium Coordinator Shanna Stevenson and Voter Action Director Holly Jacobson examine how 100 years of votes for Washington women have impacted our state and how everyone’s voting is changing in today’s digital age.

“Women’s Votes – Womens Voices”, Mohai’s exhibition of how women won the vote in Washington in 1910 – the fifth state in the union to do so – will be open during regular museum hours through Oct. 1, 2010.

For information contact Mohai at 206-324-116, www.seattlehistory.org, or the League office at www.seattlelwv.org, 206-329-4848.