July 25th, 2001 Meeting Summary
-- see also the June meeting summary
Greg Helland reiterated that the FOMP board has approved $700 for
a pressurized water tank and $500 for a traffic counter, but has tabled the
request for $6000 for the LitterVac. All three of these proposals came
from Karl Kostel. There have not been any further developments vis-à-vis
these grants, nor has Karl provided any further information regarding the
LitterVac. More details on them can be found under Grant
Requests in the May meeting summary.
Bobbi Wallace presented a proposal for FOMP to partner with KC
Parks in an application to the King County Solid Waste Department for money to
purchase and install an Inground Waste Management System in the park.
The Inground Waste Management System consists of impermeable
cylinders of plastic planted in the ground. Above ground, these look like
garbage cans. Inside the cylinder is a single, large, thick plastic bag
supported in a liftable harness. These cylinders would replace garbage
cans around the park. Each one has a capacity far, far greater than a regular
can (the cylinders have a 3-4 cubic yard capacity equivalence - they are not
really that large, but they are self-compacting). A hoist and trailer system is
needed to remove these bags. Due to the very large capacity, they need to
be emptied much less frequently.
The benefits of these are as follows: (1) The above-ground
appearance is better than the existing cans. (2) The cans are less susceptible
to vandalism and damage because of their permanent anchorage, locked and latched
lids, relatively small counter-weighted opening, and built-in fire suppressing
design. (3) The cost to empty these is reputed to be substantially below
the cost of emptying cans because of their much larger capacity. Figures
of 80% fewer man-hours involved in garbage collection for the same amount of
garbage are mentioned in the literature. (4) These cylinders (and a larger
version as well) may allow a recycling system to be implemented at
Marymoor. This is a core piece of the grant request. (5) Using the hoist
system avoids the potential back injuries associated with lifting overfull
garbage bags.
The proposal calls for FOMP to be the lead grant applicator, and
to possibly contribute some money (each cylinder costs more than $1000, the
hoist and trailer are around $8000). KC Parks will contribute labor and
equipment for installation.
Norah Gaynor gave a rundown of various projects at Marymoor:
The lake platform "dock" replacement (actually,
reconstruction as a new pier) will be starting July 31, and should be complete
within a month.
Clise Mansion roof replacement begins 8/6, with 60 days allowed
for completion.
Softball fields 3, 4, and 5 are being reconstructed
currently. Target date for reseeding is the 3rd week in October.
These fields should be ready for play by June 2002.
The new grass soccer fields near the velodrome are supposed to
be being worked on currently. They also have a seeding target date of late
October, and should be play-ready in early summer, 2002.
All-weather soccer field #4 is almost ready. The
contractor is still trying to get the crown of the field into the correct
configuration.
The Recreation Office (the formerly green little house near the
mansion) has been nicely renovated and repainted (it's now in a gray/brown
scheme).
There is a new handicapped-accessible path connecting the
mansion, recreation office, and new restrooms.
Paved aprons at the entrances to the two large gravel parking
lots have been completed, which should cut down on grading needs.
CIP (capital improvements) has allocated funding for at least
one new restroom, following the strong support in FOMP for replacing the old
bunker-style facilities.
Norah is still working with the
Luis Palau Festival to see if they can be hosted in 2002. Following the
strong statements of concern expressed in the last FOMP
meeting, Norah is trying to see if an earlier date is feasible. One
possibility would be the weekend of August 3-4. This would require
coordination with the movies-in-the-park.
The Heritage Festival was declared a success, with great weather
and increased attendance. The Parks System received many positive comments
regarding the Civil War reenactment.
Meg
McHutchinson, from The Workshop, was again on hand to answer any questions
from FOMP concerning this year's show. Thank you Meg. Here's some of what she noted:
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The Kids' Workshops should be really great.
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Sound monitoring is in place, with computer-automated
monitoring at the Willowmoor stage. Neighborhood monitoring will be
available upon request; a monitoring unit will come out to neighborhoods
with complaints and take sound-level measurements (2 one-minute readings 20
minutes apart). The Workshop will be following Seattle sound codes,
since theirs are the most concrete.
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The addition of a Peter Gabriel solo set at 8:00 p.m. Sunday
has caused some schedule reworking. The 10:00 p.m. end time for Sunday
will still be the goal, but they have a variance allowing them to run as
late as 10:30. Meg expects they will actually be over at 10:15 or
10:30 p.m.
The phone number to contact WOMAD
directly during the event for inquiries, to report any problems, or to
register noise complaints is 425-882-8843.
They are looking for a source of grant money to redo the paths
and water system in the gardens. Possible sources recommended were the
City of Redmond, and the water utility department (DNR) of the City of Redmond.
Greg Helland suggested they might want to look into building a well.
According to Greg, wells with maximum capacity less than 5000 gal/day require
minimal permitting and have no water rights issues. This would allow
non-chlorinated, non-ionized water to be used on the gardens, and would provide
a drought-resistant water source.
Greg Helland, as SODA representative, put out a reminder that salmon-season
closures of the dog swim areas will go into effect August 15, running though
November 15. One dog "beach" will be closed completely, the
others will allow only modest access to the water.
These notes were made by the
webmaster, Michael Hobbs, and they do not constitute an official record of the
meeting. They may have inaccuracies and omissions. If anyone has any
complaints about the content of these notes, they should direct them to Michael
Hobbs at fomp@marymoor.org, and he will endeavor to
correct them.
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