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Meetings

Rep. Hasegawa hosting telephone town hall meeting

Rep. Bob Hasegawa

Tomorrow, February 2, at 6:30 p.m., 11th District State Representative Bob Hasegawa will host a telephone town hall meeting for constituents to bring up any questions, comments, and concerns about legislative and other issues. The 11th District includes parts of South Seattle including the western part of Beacon Hill, Burien, Sea-Tac, Tukwila, and part of Renton.

Just before 6:30 tomorrow evening, thousands of 11th District residents will get phone calls inviting them to participate in the town hall meeting by pressing “*3” on their telephones. If you don’t get a call and still wish to participate, you can call 1-877-229-8493 (toll free) and enter the PIN 18646 when prompted.

Meetings, Urban Planning

Save the date: Hearing Feb. 29 on North Beacon Hill station area rezones

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The proposed rezoning for the station area. Click on the image to see a PDF that contains a larger map.
The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is holding a public hearing on Wednesday, February 29 to discuss proposed rezoning in the North Beacon Hill urban village area, in order to implement the updated North Beacon Hill neighborhood plan. (See Seattle Council Bill 117375, currently in committee.) The proposed rezones may be seen in this PDF, and include rezoning several 40′ zones to 65′, changing parts of the El Centro properties from Single Family 5000′ to Neighborhood Commercial or Low-Rise zones, and changing some other areas to Low-Rise 3. Additionally, there would be a slight expansion of the Beacon Hill Station Overlay District.

The public hearing, which will be combined with a similar hearing for the Othello Neighborhood Plan update, will be held on Wednesday, February 29 at 6 p.m. at the NewHolly Gathering Hall, 7054 32nd Ave. S.

If you are unable to attend but still wish to comment, you may send comments to Councilmember Richard Conlin, richard.conlin@seattle.gov. Comments should be received by Tuesday, February 28, at 5 p.m.

More information about the neighborhood plan update and the rezone may be found at the DPD website, including the “Director’s Analysis and Recommendation on the North Beacon Hill Rezone Proposal.”

Meetings, Recreation

Rizal Park meeting rescheduled for Wednesday

This mural is a landmark in Dr. Jose Rizal Park. Photo by Seattle Daily Photo in the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool on Flickr.
Seattle Parks and Recreation will hold a meeting this Wednesday to discuss Dr. Jose Rizal Park’s off-leash area as well as future opportunities for the park.

Because of the recent snow and slush, Parks rescheduled the meeting to this Wednesday afternoon, February 1, from 1 to 2 p.m. The first part of the meeting will be at the park itself, 1008 12th Ave. S., and the second half will be held at the Quarters 1 conference room at the Pacific Medical Center building, 1200 12th Ave. S.

Topics under discussion at this meeting wil be the newly-redesigned off-leash area and the other partnership efforts in the park. Parks staff will address the following issues:

  • Why the off-leash area was redesigned and why it is 4.1 acres in size
  • Program and partnership opportunities to re-activate the park so it is safe and accessible
  • Identification of maintenance priorities and fund raising opportunities
  • Roles and responsibilities of Parks staff and volunteers in park maintenance and attention to ongoing issues

There may be mud in the park; dress accordingly.

Crime, Meetings

NBHC hosting public safety meeting Feb. 7

The North Beacon Hill Council is holding a public safety meeting on Tuesday, February 7 at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library. Guests at the meeting will include Sergeant Ann Martin of the Seattle Police Department, and another police officer (to be named later) who serves North Beacon Hill.

Here is the agenda for the February meeting:

  • 7:00 Welcome and hellos
  • 7:15 Public Safety Meeting with Sgt. Ann Martin and a patrol representative from the South Precinct
    • Sgt. Martin and her SPD representative
    • Open discussion
  • 8:00 Community announcements and concerns
  • 8:30 Closure—Executive board meeting to follow

The Beacon Hill Library is located at 2821 Beacon Avenue South.

Crime, Meetings

Motion-sensing cameras proposed to prevent crime in Mid-Beacon Hill

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Our news partners at KOMONews.com are reporting that a local resident has drafted plans to put motion-sensing cameras up on major arterials in parts of Mid-Beacon Hill to thwart crime.

Glenn Tamura has created a proposal to place cameras to capture images of all pedestrians and motorists who travel on Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Beacon Avenue South, Columbian Way, and South Orcas Street. (See the map below.)
The cameras would be able to capture license plate information and send images to a remote server via a wireless connection.

Why this area? The KOMO article quotes neighbor Alexis Gallegos, a block watch captain in the Mid-Beacon neighborhood of Lockmore, who says that crime in the area “‘just started escalating…Now it’s to the point where you can’t go to a (neighbor’s house) without having somebody that’s had their door kicked in.'”

Tamura will discuss his proposal with neighbors at a community meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club.


View Motion-sensor cameras proposed area in a larger map

Local Events, Meetings

Musicians and gardeners meet at Garden House this week.

Does music make your garden grow? Find out this week, when events for both musicians and gardeners will take place at the Garden House on 15th Avenue South.

On Tuesday, January 24 at 7 p.m., ROCKiT Community Arts presents this month’s Tuesday Folk Club show, featuring Percy Hilo and
Friends, who are described as “original songs to sing, laugh and think with in Americana folk stylings.” Opening the show will be Betty Jean Williamson and Jack Lenoir. (Make note—next month’s show will feature Golden Tree Story, with Jean Mann opening.) Admission is a $5 donation, and kids get in free.

The following day, Wednesday, January 25 at 7 p.m., the Beacon Hill Garden Club meets. The local chapter is the newest chapter of the Federation of State Garden Clubs. At this week’s meeting, the group will look at seed catalogs to make a group order from multiple companies. All are welcome to visit, and it is $10/year to join the club.

The Garden House is located at 2336 15th Ave. S.

Vines growing in the Beacon Hill P-Patch during warmer weather. Gardening time is coming soon! Photo by Dapper Lad Cycles in the Beacon Hill Blog photo pool.
Meetings

NBHC starts 2012 with station block discussion

The North Beacon Hill Council is wasting no time getting started with 2012 business. The council’s first meeting of the year is Tuesday, January 3 at 7 p.m., at the Beacon Hill Library, and tentatively includes a presentation by the designer/architect of the proposed development on the Beacon Hill Station block.

Here’s the scheduled agenda:

  • 7:00 Welcomes and introductions
  • 7:05 (tentatively scheduled) The designer/architect of the proposed four-story commercial/residential structure at 2721 17th Avenue South, the southeast corner of the Beacon Hill Station block, will be present to discuss the project. (See previous posts about this project here and here.)
  • 7:35 Q & A
  • 7:50 Community concerns, reports from committees, announcements
  • 8:15 Executive board meeting as needed
Arts, Education, Meetings

Youth Arts program seeks artists, organizations

Artists, organizations, and youth-service agencies: The Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs is seeking project applications for the 2012-2013 Youth Arts program, an annual funding program that supports arts training opportunities for middle and high school youth.

Funding of up to $10,000 may be granted to individual artists, artist teams, arts and cultural organizations, and youth-service agencies. Youth Arts prioritizes youth or communities with limited or no access to the arts. Previous grants may be seen here. The projects in the last round of funding are estimated to serve 8,697 kids in about 44,000 hours of after-school arts training from September 2011 through September 2012.

An upcoming informational workshop for interested funding applicants is planned for Monday, January 9 at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave. S., from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Attendees will learn about the program and the application process, as well as meet and get advice from previous award recipients. No registration is required for the workshop.

Guidelines for the application are here. You can complete an online application here. The application deadline is 11 p.m., Wednesday, February 15.

Meetings

Save the date: Library wants your input on options for upgrading services

The Seattle Public Library is holding a community meeting next month to discuss improving library services, along with funding strategies to accomplish the needed improvements. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 14, from noon until 2 p.m. at the Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Ave. S.

Community members at the meeting will hear about suggested options for improvements in four essential service areas: collections, library hours, computer access, and building maintenance. They will also learn about ideas for stabilizing library funding into the future. There will be an opportunity for public comment on the various options.

City Librarian Marcellus Turner and Library Board members will be in attendance to hear what the community has to say.

For more information, see the Libraries for All project website or call 206-386-4636.

Neighbors wait for the library to open in the morning. Photo by Jason.