October 2014 Bulletin
Board Members
President-Mike Jacobs
October Activities Announcements
Vice President-David Fosmire
Secretary-Sue Cox
Treasurer-John Hollinrake
Activities-Brian Branagan
Building and RemodelRobert Allen
Clubhouse-Kathi Peterson
Grounds-Steve Johnston
Reserves-Rick Leary
Inside this issue:
Activities Announcements
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November Agenda
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2015 Annual Election
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Blockwatch News
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October Meeting Minutes
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Blast from the Past
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Bulletin Board
Brewfest
Ski Bus
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Oktoberfest Chairs Tim and Mary Cleaveland, Jed and Sheri Miller
A good time was had by all at the annual Innis Arden Oktoberfest.
The clubhouse looked very festive with a new large Oktoberfest
banner, blue and white streamers on the ceiling, beer hall seating
with Oktoberfest patterned table covers and decorative Oktoberfest cutouts on all the walls and windows. Mary & Tim Cleaveland
and Sheri & Jed Miller were the co-chairs for the third consecutive year.
Many hands worked to create a delicious food selection. Once again
2 styles of brats were made fresh by Uli’s Famous Sausage, beer
and root beer were provided by Big E Brewery, and the polka band
was the Bonnie Birch Band. Red cabbage, German potato salad, sauerkraut, fresh green bean salad and German cucumber salad round(Continued on page 3)
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Agenda for the November 11, 2014 7:00 PM
Board Meeting
Do you have any new neighbors?
1. Approve minutes
2. Committee Reports
A. Treasurer
B. President/Vice President
C. Secretary
D. Building and Remodels —
Abbott, 16727 16th Ave NW, addition to SW corner of
kitchen, covered seating area (TeaHouse) not attached, changes to roof (metal), roof over BBQ, relocate garage door, trellis, garden arch, solar panels and
garden shed
Dellino, 905 NW Richmond Beach Road, roof top solar panels
E. Activities
F. Grounds
G. Clubhouse
H. Reserves
3. Board Agenda
Discuss 2015 Budget
4. Community Comments
5. Adjourn
If so, please contact the Hospitality Committee so they can deliver a welcome packet.
The hospitality committee is:
Lella Norberg 542-4949
Blockwatch Reminder
Please report criminal activity to police at
911 (emergency) or 296-3311 (nonemergency)
as
well
as
to
[email protected].
See
https://www.crimereports.com/ for crime reports. Enter any address and ‘search’.
Ongoing Break-ins on 18700 block of
Ridgefield Road Apart from garbage being
dumped on driveway and the road frontage
littered, property has now been broken into
3 times! The rear door was been kicked in
(deadbolt ripped out of frame) with a second
outside door again unlocked. More recently,
the washing machine in the basement was
stolen (water pipes cut through) along with
some carpeting torn up. The owner’s manual was located and stolen as well. Obviously, removing an appliance as large as a
washing machine is non-trivial and must
have required more than one person, lifting
equipment, and a truck to haul it away more than a casual burglary.
INNNIS ARDEN UPCOMING
ELECTIONS AND ANNUAL MEETING
The next Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 7:00 PM. We will also be
electing two Directors to the Board. Each Director
serves a three-year term and the current term of office
for Directors Mike Jacobs and Bob Allen will expire
in 2014. Additionally, the appointment of Kathi Peterson for Clubhouse chair will expire and the remaining 2 year term must be filled. Ratification of
the election of the Activities Committee Chairperson
to the Board for a one-year term will also take place.
From the By-Laws, “Shareholders who wish to be
candidates for Director positions and who wish to
have their names appear on the official ballot shall
notify the Secretary in writing not later than the stated
Board of Directors meeting the month before the Annual Meeting. Additional nominations may be made
from the floor at the Annual Meeting by a qualified
shareholder. The nomination must be seconded and
with the consent of the nominee. The additional
nominees shall be presented with the slate at the Annual Meeting.” ( Note: The Board will meet on December 9, 2014, 7:00 PM. The secretary’s email is:
[email protected] )
9-28 to 10-1: Break-in at 17th. Pl. N. W.
We have made an effort to deter the home
invasions by boarding up doors and checking on the house at least every 2-3 days.
Apparently, this time they muscled into the
front door and broke in. We now have secured the front door. The police think it was
kids, who possibly broke into a car in Woodway and somehow ended up at our vacant
house. There were several items in the
house from the car burglary.
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ed out the food line up. Desserts included German
Chocolate cake, peach and plum kuchens, fresh
fruit, and of course root beer floats! A record
number of happy participants attended the festive
occasion this year. Every event has at least one
good story. Ours this year was that when the grill
did not work Brian Branagan volunteered his gas
grill, and wheeled it down the hill from his house to
the clubhouse so those tasty brats could sizzle on
a grill for our hungry group! Thank you Brian!!!
Many volunteers participated in set up, food prep,
event work, and tear down. Our wonderful volunteers included: Tom Compton, Randi Fattizzi, Deborah Howe and Neal Larsen, Jane & Tate Mason,
Matt & Victoria Oclassen, Ed & Buny Renour, and
Kelly & Maggie Tabor. Tom Compton cooked 6
pounds of bacon for the potato salad alone!! And
thank you to all the late night attendees to helped
with tear down. Every year the word gets around
that our Innis Arden Oktoberfest is a fun event
not to be missed. And if you did, we look forward
to seeing you next year!!
collect and sort rummage on Monday collection
dates from 10am-noon and Saturday collection
dates from 2-4pm. If you are willing to sort and
box rummage on even just one of the following collection dates, please contact Jan Schnall
[email protected]). We need your help! Come
join the fun!
Rummage Collection Dates
October -November 2014
Mondays 10 am- noon
October 27
November 17
Saturdays 2-4 pm
November 8
What Rummage we collect:
Please note these Rummage Sale Collection Dates
and donate items and household goods in clean,
sellable condition. We collect clothing (men's
women's, children's, infants), bedding, linens,
housewares, glassware, collectables, furniture,
toys, games, books, stuffed animals, small working
appliances, holiday items, tools, paintings, pictures,
jewelry (costume and real). Clothing items should
be clean - no major spots and freshly laundered
please.
Also note that we cannot accept: computers, monitors, printers, TVs, stereos, speakers, mattresses,
box springs, bed pillows, bed frames, adult skis,
adult ski boots, washers, dryers, sinks, toilets, microwaves, encyclopedias, car batteries, and copy/
fax machines.
Boxes:
Please contact Janet Schnall if you can donate
boxes. Or, just drop a few boxes by during collection time.
Rummage collection begins!
We need lots of good, sellable rummage as well as
volunteers to help collect in preparation for the
2015 Innis Arden Rummage Sale annual fundraiser
to be held March 21 and 22, 2015. Rummage, volunteers and boxes are welcome!
Volunteers:
We are seeking rummage collection volunteers to
We appreciate your rummage and support!
Holiday Party
The Holiday Party will be December 6th at the
Clubhouse. Julie and Kelly Sanders will be the
event co-chairs. The Activities Committee will be
spending over $600 to purchase a new artificial
Christmas tree to decorate the clubhouse.
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INNIS ARDEN BOARD MEETING MINUTES –
OCTOBER 14, 2014
President Mike Jacobs called the October 14, 2014
meeting to order at 7:10 PM. Board members present: David Fosmire, Kathi Peterson, Steve Johnston, Rick Leary, Sue Cox, Bob Allen, Brian Branagan and Mike Jacobs. Absent: John Hollinrake.
The minutes of the September Board meeting were
approved as published.
blocking. (It was reported by Dave that the Echodu
trees were cut on October 14th and that matter has
now been resolved.) Dave received a letter from Mr.
Soderling stating his hedge and trees have been
trimmed and are now in compliance. Dave has not
been able to reach Mr. Marchisio to confirm this. A
motion carried to hold a hearing on the second
Wednesday of November, November 12, 2014, 7:30
PM, regarding Cox v. Cook and Town v. Cook petitions regarding out-of-compliance vegetation on the
Cook property.
PRESIDENT, Mike Jacobs: The Club's Directors &
Officers insurance policy is due for renewal on October 22nd. Rob Tripple, the Club's insurance broker, is
having difficulty finding an insurer who will issue a
policy for a reasonable premium due to the fact that
the Club is a for- profit rather than non-profit corporation, which places the Club in a higher risk category. Mike has spoken to Peter Eglick concerning the
idea of re-incorporating as a non-profit. Peter issued
a memorandum on this subject about 10 years ago.
SECRETARY, Sue Cox: Sue reminded everyone
that the Annual Meeting and elections are not too far
off in the future (January). Three Board member positions will be available (Jacobs, Allen and Peterson).
The Board will be setting a date for a second site visit
concerning the Town vs. Joseph/Njegovan covenant
compliance petition as Dr. Joseph has indicated that
additional pruning was accomplished recently. The
Board will then issue its decision
BUILDING & REMODEL, Bob Allen: A motion carried approving the application of Ruhlman, 18615
17th Ave NW, an addition to the second story and
entry, and changes to the west side.
GROUNDS, Steve Johnston: With the mild weather
this fall there has been lots of use of the playfields
and grounds by shareholders and their families for
outdoor activities. Our grounds maintenance program, which includes lawn mowing, weeding, gardenbed cultivation and many other activities, has been in
Concerning the Hosey lawsuit, the Club joined
high gear due to vigorous lawn and weed growth this
Eastside Tree Service as a defendant. This concerns time of year as we strive to keep the grounds attracthe unauthorized cutting of trees in Blue Heron by Mr. tive and safe for the community. Planning is currently
Hosey for which the Club has and will incur expenses underway for next year so please contact me if you
for mitigation pursuant to permit requirements by the have requests or suggestions for cost-effective imCity.
provements to the IA grounds.
The Dellino application has been submitted and will
The Board will be setting a date for an executive ses- be on the agenda for November.
sion with Peter Eglick concerning Bylaw issues.
There was discussion as to whether we should be
VICE PRESIDENT, David Fosmire: The Compliance considering people’s right to solar access as solar
Committee composed of Bob Allen, Kathi Peterson,
panels become increasingly popular.
Steve Johnston, Rick Leary and David Fosmire visitTREASURER, John Hollinrake: John submitted the
ed the Cook and Cox residences to view trees that
are the reason for a petition. The Committee also
following report: Cash balance as of September 30 `
noted that Mr. Cook's hedge is out of compliance with
the settlement agreement reached in 2013. After the CLUBHOUSE, Kathi Peterson: Income for the
site visits, the Committee determined there is cause month of September 2014 was $2,400 and refunds
to recommend to the Board that a hearing be held on totaled $1,125. The clubhouse was used for a client
the matter. In the Town v. Joseph petition, another
thank-you party by a Windemere Real Estate broker,
site visit may be necessary to resolve that matter. A three reception parties, one Innis Arden shareholdCompliance Committee composed of Bob Allen, Ka- er’s family party and a non-profit fundraising event for
thi Peterson, Steve Johnston and Rick Leary met for Children’s Hospital.
a site visit to make a determination on a petition regarding view blocking trees on the Echodu property.
The committee determined that the trees are view
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Several October and November Saturdays are still
available along with a few Sundays. Shareholders
are encouraged to reserve dates for upcoming
events and for next year as soon as possible to insure getting dates of choice. Please contact [email protected].
restrooms. Now the interior painting of the clubhouse
is complete. Thanks to Harley O’Neil, we got a good
deal on this repainting work.
ACTIVITIES, Brian Branagan:
Oktoberfest -- This popular event will return on Saturday, October 18th. People can now purchase tickets
online through Brown Paper Tickets using the link in
Shortly after the September Board meeting I purthe e-mail sent to residents who subscribe to the Inchased a new faucet lock for the front of the clubnis Arden e-mail list. The ticket price is $15 in adhouse to restrict vandalism and unauthorized use.
vance, which is the same as last year. Tim and Mary
Greg Paquette installed it the same day. Kam Kutek Cleaveland and Sheri Miller are co-chairing the
(one of Harley O’Neil’s employees) repaired a broken event.
clubhouse interior security camera and also investigated why the sinks in the bathrooms were stopped
Holiday Party -- The Holiday Party will be December
up.
6th at the Clubhouse. Julie and Kelly Sanders will be
the event co-chairs. The Activities Committee will be
A barefooted vandal got up onto the clubhouse roof
spending over $600 to purchase a new artificial
and stuffed a PVC pipe into the roof vent preventing Christmas tree to decorate the clubhouse.
air circulation. The bathroom sinks became clogged
with water overflowing during two rental events. Kam Rummage Sale -- The Rummage Sale will be held
discovered the problem, removed the PVC pipe and March 21 and 22, 2015. Rummage collection will
normal sink functions were immediately restored.
begin in October.
During one of our September events, someone
pulled the toilet paper dispenser off the wall in one of
the cubicles in the women’s restroom. A new dispenser was purchased and installed and the severely
damaged wall repaired and re-painted.
The annual maintenance of the clubhouse fire extinguishers was completed for the Club free of charge.
The inspector was in the area inspecting the fire extinguishers at Harley O’Neil’s properties and because
we had only a few, he visited the clubhouse during
his lunchtime and did the inspections.
Randi Fattizzi from the Activities Committee requested light bulb protectors be purchased and installed to
cover unprotected light bulbs in the clubhouse storage areas. Protectors were purchased and installed.
One of the functions of the clubhouse manager is to
insure that sufficient cleaning and maintenance supplies are available for the clubhouse cleaners. This
past month I purchased paper towels, garbage bags,
hand towels, deodorizer and hand soap at Costco
and Cash & Carry.
This past March and April the entrance to the clubhouse was refurbished with new paint, flooring, seating, tables and artwork. The painting was also extended into the restrooms and kitchen. This past
month the rest of the clubhouse was painted to
match what was begun in the entrance. The painting
was also extended into the hallway adjacent to the
Seeking 2015 Innis Arden Event Chairpersons and
Volunteers -- We are looking for people to chair and
volunteer to help with the following 2015 events: the
Men’s Night Out and the Salmon BBQ. Contact Brian Branagan if are interested in learning more about
the opportunities to help put on these popular Innis
Arden events.
Summer Tennis Program -- Shelley Brodersen reported that attendance was up for the 2014 Summer
Tennis Program. However, expenses were up as
well. The committee is looking for someone to manage the 2015 Tennis Program. Contact Shelley
Brodersen if you would like more information.
November Activities Meeting -- The next meeting will
be at Randi Fattizzi’s home on Monday, November
3rd at 7pm.
NATURAL RESERVES, Rick Leary:
Plant Survival Study -- We initiated a study to compare survivability of trees grown in 1-gallon pots with
6 feet nursery grown trees that have been dug up
and prepared with a burlapped root ball. This study
was initiated last spring with the intent of planting all
trees in areas of our natural reserves where watering
is not practical. To give the trees a reasonable
chance of survival, all trees were planted within
stream buffers or near seeps that are common in
Running Water (RW) and Blue Heron (BH) Reserves.
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Twenty (20) Excelsa Cedars that were at least 6 feet
tall were all planted within 10 feet of the streams in
RW and BH. The trees in 1-gallon pots included 25
Shore Pine, 25 Vine Maple, and 45 Hydrophilic trees
including Pacific Willow, Western Hawthorne, Pacific
Crabapple, Cascara, and Choke Cherry. Five (5)
Quaking Aspen were included to round out the group.
All planting was done in late April through May. No
watering was done except what was naturally available.
Shore Pine had an 84% survival rate, Vine Maple
had a 96 % survival rate, and the Hydrophilic had a
72% survival rate. The Shore Pines grew vigorously
and appeared to be very healthy. The Hydrophilic
tree survival would increase to 96% if we exclude 7
plants that were in the area where a large number of
hazardous trees were recently removed. These
plants couldn’t be found because of the large number
of trunks and brush that has not yet been removed
from the area. The Quaking Aspen had a 60% survival rate. The remaining 40% has some twig death but
other parts of the tree seemed to be surviving. Only
45% of the Excelsa Cedar is still alive and healthy.
Ten percent (10%) of the Excelsa Cedar have a significant amount of dead leaves; these trees may or
may not survive through the winter. The remaining
Excelsa Cedar are all dead.
This clearly demonstrates that the survival rate of
trees that are not watered during the dry summer
months is much better with 1-gallon pots. This is
probably due in part to 1-gallon pots having the entire
root structure of the plant. In a separate study from
2011, we planted quite a few small bare root trees in
Running Water Reserve; these trees are now 5 to 8
feet tall. Thus, using plants from 1 gallon pots should
provide us with good survivability with substantial
growth after 3 years.
Storm Creek Stream Study -- The City of Shoreline
Public Works Department wants to move ahead with
monitoring Storm Creek just before the Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railroad where extensive
erosion has occurred in lower Eagle Reserve. This
erosion monitoring plan would involve taking a formal
baseline survey this October (prior to the start of wet
weather) and returning on an annual basis and also
possibly after major storms to gather additional monitoring data. A professional survey crew would conduct the initial baseline survey and annual updates in
future years; City staff from the Public Works Department would likely perform some additional basic surveying after major events and at the end of the wet
season.
Natural Reserve Committee Planning Meeting -- The
Natural Reserve Committee will meet from 7 to 8 pm
at the Clubhouse on Tuesday, October 21. The committee will be deciding the priorities for restoration
work in our reserves. It is an open meeting available
to all Innis Arden residents.
COUNCIL OF NEIGHBORHOODS, June Howard:
The Council of Neighborhoods met Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Shoreline City Council Chambers. We had speakers on how to attract and retain
volunteers in our neighborhoods. Our November
meeting will be on the 2015 City Budget and the CIP
budget.
The CON has four opportunities for folks to be involved. We are forming a committee for Leadership/
Education Training and a second for Inclusion/
Diversity Issues. We also have a committee forming
to show Meaningful Movies, which is a program to
show documentaries regarding an area of social justice with an open discussion following. Our last committee being formed will join with the World Dance
Program which Rosie O’Brian-Ochs now leads. We
encourage Innis Arden residents to get involved by
volunteering for one or more of these opportunities,
thus getting acquainted with other folks in our city.
A World Dance party is being held at Shoreline Community College on Friday, October 24. Come and
join in a wonderful time.
We also need a second delegate and a second alternate delegate from Innis Arden to the Council of
Neighborhoods. If you would like to be part of this
group, please let me know. My contact information is
[email protected] or 206-542-8177.
COMMUNITY COMMENTS: There was considerable
discussion on what is taking place with the Point
Wells development. Leslie Flohr offered use the recent IA traffic study to write an article for inclusion in
an upcoming Bulletin describing the impact of traffic
increase on Innis Arden streets if the Point Wells development is successful.
Meeting adjourned at 8:37 PM.
Sue Cox, Secretary
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COMING EVENTS
Rummage Collection
November 8, 2-4 pm
November 17, 10-noon
At the Pool house
Board Meeting
November 11, 7:00 PM
At the Clubhouse
Deadline for November Bulletin—
November 16th
Community Notices
(no anonymous items)
Carol Solle, 542-4978
[email protected]
17061 12th Avenue N.W.
Remodels—Robert Allen 542-3219
We’re on the Web!
www.innisarden.com
Innis Arden Bulletin Board
4 –Corners.org
Our Innis Arden community is part of 4-Corners.org (made up
of the neighborhoods of Hillwood, Innis Arden, Richmond
Highlands and Richmond Beach) and will host the annual
drive to support Hopelink during the month of November. By
collaborating with our neighboring communities, we hope to
lavish Hopelink with much needed items. This holiday program stocks Hopelink’s Shoreline food bank with extra food
so families with few resources can create holiday traditions.
bers are a group of vibrant, avid skiers of all skill levels who
participate and work together to make ski trips easy, accessible
and fun.
The members come from all over the area; there are no club
fees. Beginning in January, the Innis Arden Ski Bus travels to
Stevens Pass and Crystal Mountain on alternate Thursdays, for
a total of eight trips.
On November 8th, members of each of these communities will
be collecting donations of food or cash donations (made payable to ‘Hopelink’) at the Richmond Beach QFC from 1-7 PM.
Donations will also be accepted at RB Coffee or Beach House
greetings during the entire month of November.
A first class bus leaves from the Innis Arden Clubhouse at
7:00 a.m. and heads straight for the slopes, non-stop. On the
trip home, the skiers relax and enjoy refreshments provided by
the club. The bus returns to Innis Arden by approximately 6:00
p.m. Being a member allows skiers to take advantage of group
rate lift tickets at a considerable discount.
If you would be available to volunteer 1-2 hours at the QFC on
Nov 8th, please contact Jane Mason
([email protected]). We can all be grateful that we live
in such a wonderful, generous community.
If you're a skier looking for an easy and relaxed way to enjoy a
day of skiing, or even if you're a bit rusty and want to pick up
your favorite sport once again, come join us. Skiers of all age
groups and abilities are welcome.
Did you know there is a ski bus in our neighborhood?
The Innis Arden Ski Club was started in the 1960s. Its mem-
For more information contact Martha at [email protected].
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