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BELLTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTION COMMITTEE 2015 – GET INVOLVED!

BELLTOWN COMMUNITY COUNCIL
ELECTION COMMITTEE 
Help guide the progress and change in your neighborhood!
For an election occurring on May 13th, 2015, The Belltown Community Council is forming a committee to nominate viable candidates to fill four Council Board Member positions.  The four open positions are all a two year term.   The title and job descriptions are below and can also be found in the BCC Bylaws:   https://belltown-cc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bcc-by-laws.pdf  We would very much appreciate your participation in the nominating committee as well as those BCC and Community Members interested in being nominated for the following positions:  
THE PRESIDENT: (Two year term)  a. The President shall preside at all meetings and serve as chief executive, coordinating all programs and business of the organization. b. The President shall prepare agendas – with board input and approval – for all meetings. c. The President shall be an ex­officio member of all BCC committees. d. The President shall provide a written update on all BCC activities to the membership. e. The President shall transfer records at the end of their term. 
THE VICE ­PRESIDENT: (One year interim term) a. The Vice­ President shall assume the duties of the President during the absence or disability of the President, and shall carry out such other duties as the President or Council Board may direct from time to time. b. The Vice ­President shall serve as the President-­elect if the President fails to complete their term on the Council Board. c. The Vice­ President shall maintain the integrity of and recommend improvements to the management of the membership list. d. The Vice­ President shall ensure the integrity of votes of the membership. e. The Vice ­President shall transfer records at the end of their term. 
THE SECRETARY:  (Two year term) a. The Secretary shall issue official notices for all BCC meetings. b. The Secretary shall record the minutes of each meeting. c. The Secretary shall maintain permanent files of all minutes, unfinished business, correspondence and other records created in the conduct of the BCC’s business, and transfer records at the end of the Secretary’s term. 
Non­-Officer Member #1  (Two year term) a. Participate as a member of the Council Board attending monthly Board meetings and special meetings as scheduled, b. Represents the general membership on issues of interest or concern, particularly those that arise outside of the standing committee structure c. Conducts projects to further the goals of the organization or to develop services for the membership. Serves as chair of any ad hoc committee formed to develop these projects if needed.
Non­-Officer Member #3  (Two year term) a. Participate as a member of the Council Board attending monthly Board meetings and special meetings as scheduled, b. Represents the general membership on issues of interest or concern, particularly those that arise outside of the standing committee structure c. Conducts projects to further the goals of the organization or to develop services for the membership. Serves as chair of any ad hoc committee formed to develop these projects if needed.
Thank you for your interest, please respond directly to me or at elections@belltowncc.org
Let’s Own This Progress,
Keith Kentop
Belltown Community Council
Council Board Member, Marketing/Branding
818-731-1974
kkentop@gmail.com
2608 2nd Ave   Suite 256   Seattle, WA   98121
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Belltown Community Council meeting minutes March 11, 2015

Belltown Community Council meeting minutes

March 11, 2015

Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street, Seattle, WA. 98121

Meeting called to order by Keith Kentop, Council board member: Marketing and Branding.

Minutes for February, 2015 meeting were approved.

A huge thank you to Mama’s Mexican Kitchen for providing the food this evening.

Announcements and Neighborhood reports:

David Levinson – Announced that the group ‘Friends of Art on Pier 86’ (or FAP 86) is applying for Friends of

Art on Pier 86 grant and looking for support from BCC membership to present to Downtown District Council.

Is anyone wishes to help, please see David.

Ayres Gipson – He thanked BCC for their support on racism project and reported progress with one early stage

planning meeting attended by activists and community who work on racial disparity issues. The City of Seattle

has been informed that we are proceeding, and there is support for holding a public education event.

Details given about the St. Patrick’s Day parade and run on 3/14 and 3/15. The parade will start at 1230,

traveling north on 4th Ave starting from Jefferson to the Reviewing Stand at Westlake Park, and officially ends

at the Seattle Center, joining the Irish festival. The run will also go along 4th Avenue on Sunday.

Reminder that the PBR group meets at 3pm each Sunday in front of The Rabbit Hole bar on 2nd Avenue

between Blanchard and Bell St. Bags and gloves are provided and the group removes trash for an hour.

Tarique Scott, Belltown resident brought up concerns about the loss of urban bars (Cellars and Ampersand) but

discussions brought to light that there were infractions and increased police presence needed at them.

Friends of Bell St Park and Recreation are doing a presentation next month. They have some funding and 10

plus projects have applied for grants. To contact the group, the best way is through the facebook page.

Speaker: Vivian on behalf of John Davis- Seattle Hempfest:

Seattle Hempfest will be celebrating it’s 24th year on August 14th,15th and 16th. Last year, counters at the

entrances showed 106K people attended the festival over the 3 days. Questions were raised with the City

Council about moving the festival from it’s current place in waterfront parks to the Seattle Center as it’s

growing so much, but this is not possible at this time. The festival draws a huge amount of people to the

surrounding areas and they are looking at working with local businesses in order to take advantage of this. The

first Hempfest business mixer will be held at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall on August 15th and 16th. The

theme of the festival this year is ‘Science now’. Information can be found at http://www.hempfest.org

Amazon update:

Architects met and gave presentation – Bell Street as it connects with Denny Triangle and Denny Park and how

this affects Belltown. Liz Campbell spoke with the Design Committee about Bell – Blanchard from 7th to 8th.

Debate was whether there was an expectation to carry the design over from Bell Street to Denny Triangle.

Elections for committees:

Anyone with time and experience to join the committee are encouraged to apply. BCC have staggered elections.

Looking for volunteers for Nominating Committee to take resumes from candidates. This would be a ad-hoc

committee. At large positions are: President, Secretary, VP and Treasurer. Everyone who has attended 4

meetings, including the day of vote, can vote.

Suggestions for upcoming meetings:

SDOT for follow up, what strategic planning is set up if 99 closes before the tunnel is open.

3rd St project follow up.

1st Avenue trolley update

Updates on how to get involved.

Waterfront Seattle project

MID and LEAD occurring every 4 months.

Council member is scheduled to attend next month’s meeting.

Anyone who wants to discuss something, please contact the BCC on the webpage or the facebook page.

Update on Mural Project:

Proposal to add art to Pier 86 (?) Grain terminal – Port has siged off on it. Belltown, Magnolia and Queen Anne

will find out in 2 weeks if proposal has been successful. BCC supported this.

Questions about assaults in Belltown:

People encouraged to call 911 at all times so that police can patrol more in those areas. Questions were asked if

there was a concierge available to report concerns to.

Meeting Adjorned.

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Monthly Newsletter APRIL 2015

Belltown Community Council meeting  
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
DATE: April 8th 2015
TIME: 6:30pm
LOCATION: Belltown Community Center
ADDRESS: 415 Bell Street, Seattle, WA 98121

 Come Early and Hungry!

This month we Welcome:
BELLTOWN INSURANCE GROUP

To celebrate the Opening Day of the Seattle Mariners Baseball Season, Belltown Insurance Group is generously providing the quintessential snack, All-Beef Hot Dogs, Potato Chips and Soda Pop!

Belltown Insurance Group, or BIG as they are commonly known, is an Independent Insurance Agency, which represents many of the finest insurance carriers in the industry. By being independent, it allows them to shop your insurance for you instead of you having to call around to multiple companies. They believe when you are shopping for insurance you should have options. http://bigseattle.com/

Agenda items include…

1.  Traffic Management Updates:  Metro/S-Dot  (6:45-7:15)
Victor Obeso (KC Metro), Jonathan Dong (S-DOT) and Dongho (S-DOT are all confirmed for April 8th.  The Topic is the Bus and Auto traffic management on Bell Street.  This is per specific request from general membership.

2.  Public Realm Study event (Speaker tba) (7:15-7:30)

3.  Programming:  Parks Dept. Programming  (7:30-7:45)
Bell Street Park Boulevard:  Programming and Management
Regarding its April 10th Art & Activation Open House
https://www.facebook.com/BellStreetPark?fref=nf

4.  Open Discussion,  Neighborhood Reports and Board Actions

5.  Announcements and Adjournment

So, come for the snacks from Belltown Insurance Group and stay for the updates and community fellowship!

Get Involved …and tell a friend.
It is YOUR BCC!