Board Members in Attendance
In Attendance Keegan O’Connor Anne Nolan Danielle McClure
Dorothy Driver Brett Boynton
15 other RBCC members in attendance.
Standing Items:
- Membership: Nothing to report
- Building: Gutter work on club house is underway
- Finance: Our balance is $34,100.84 ($6,838.40 in checking and $27,262.44 in savings
- Technology: Nothing to report
- Social: See “New Business” below
Old Business: None
New Business:
- Rainier Beach Back 2 School Bash – Saturday, August 28, 12-4pm , Rainier Beach Community Center Plaza (Rainier & Henderson). Calling for volunteers – Registration link (register by July 30). To provide students and families with backpacks, school supplies and information about neighborhood and educational resources, food, clothing and entertainment. RBCC donated $500 as a “Silver” sponsor to this event.
- Wine Tasting event – Saturday, October 9, doors 7pm, tasting 7:30-10pm -Bring a bottle of French red wine $20 or less and wine glass per person, $10 in advance, $15 at door.. Prepay link
- Harvest Social, Friday, November 26, 6-10pm
- Arts & Crafts Market, Saturday, December 4, 10am-2pm
Featured Speaker
Cody Nelson and Katherine Lynch of Seattle Public Utilities provide an update on the Taylor Creek Restoration project. SPU’s Taylor Creek (TC) Restoration project will address and prevent localized flooding by improving drainage infrastructure, restoring the natural drainage system function of TC and it’s watershed; eliminate barriers to fish passage; rebuild and improve natural habitat; and provide equitable opportunities to the community by expanding public access to open space. Notable design improvements include:
- The 36” diameter culvert under Rainier Avenue being replaced by a 17’ bridge
- A path to the Lake WA shoreline with 2 overlooks
- A sediment pond just south of Pulcinella (where the apt. bldg. is)
- An additional cross-walk at Cornell (no lights however)
- “Woody Materials Structures” to trap sediment, prevent further erosion and create habitat on upper TC
The project team has just reached the 90% design phase for lower TC and will be submitting for federal permits this fall. Bidding will follow in 2023 with construction expected to be complete in 2025.
SPU’s website https://www.seattle.gov/utilities/neighborhood-projects/taylor-creek
will be updated in the Fall with the revised plan that will include the changes that Cody and Katherine discussed.
Announcements
- Brendan Works advised RBCC members of the city of Seattle’s “Street Tree” program. He advocates trees planted along Waters (that would not block views and would like other like-minded neighbor to petition the City for this.
Next meeting is August 11, 2021 – Featured Speaker
Sally Li, Co-Chair of Rainier Beach Links2Lake, will give an overview of the project including major milestones that have been met since the last update, public and private funding information, construction timelines for beach access and Be’er Sheva Park improvements.