Join us for our June meeting on Wednesday. This month we welcome:
Speakers: Judge Kimi Kondo, Seattle Municipal Court discussing cases of Mental Health, Domestic Violence & Drugs
o Q & A on how the process works
Speaker: Geoffrey Wentlandt, Department of Planning and Development discussing Seattle City Planners and BCC
o Reflections on our now complete plan
o Insight on planning our future!
Get Active…
BRING A FRIEND….
Wednesday, May 14th
6:30 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street
Puget Sound Bike Share is in the process of branding King County’s bike share program, which will launch in 2014. We would appreciate your assisting us by participating in the survey:
All future meetings will begin at 6:30 PM.
Join us at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, September 11 for a General Meeting. Representatives from Fair Elections Seattle will be on hand to talk about the ballot measure this November to publically finance campaigns for city offices.
Wednesday, September 11
6:30 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street
Tonight at 6 pm the Belltown Business Association is hosting a mayoral candidate forum at the Belltown Community Center. This will be free and open to the public, so bring a friend. Candidates will each have some time to speak, and will be answering questions from the public. Come out and get to know your candidates right in your own back yard.
Monday, June 24
6 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street
The text of the proposed Bylaws amendment can be found here.
A very dedicated group of us have been involved in making BCOP a successful neighborhood committee for the last five years. In addition to the numerous walks we have held, we have also had several well attended safety forums, had members participate in many city forums representing Belltown, and have worked closely with the Seattle Police Department and the Department of Neighborhoods to improve safety in the neighborhood. We are proud of what we have accomplished and feel Belltown is much better for our efforts.
However, given changing dynamics in the neighborhood, we think it is time to re-examine our focus. The City Council will vote shortly on expanding the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) into Belltown. The MID will provide regular Ambassador patrols on a daily basis. These patrols will provide the services that BCOP has been doing and more. So we feel that weekly walks will no longer be necessary.
Our “See It, Say It” poster campaign has been very well received by the community and is having an impact. This is something we feel is important to continue. So, instead of weekly walks, we will be putting up posters once a month. On these nights we will meet at 7pm at Seattle Heights and put up posters for approximately 2 hours. We have chosen the following dates for this and hope you can join us for at least one of them:
May 14th
June 18th
July 9th
While we are scaling down our walks, as an active committee of the Belltown Community Council, BCOP will still be involved in a number of Belltown events and issues and we will still work with other groups to improve our little corner of Seattle.
Regards,
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BCOP Team
The BCC Nominating Committee is pleased to recommend Cara Stanfield as a candidate for the office of Secretary,
and Elizabeth Campbell as a candidate for the office of President. Campbell would hold office for a second consecutive term.
Elections will be held at the upcoming BCC meeting, next Wednesday, May 8.
The Belltown Community Council Nominating Committee is looking for persons interested in running for the open positions of President and Secretary to be voted on May 8th at the Belltown Community Council annual meeting.
The official role descriptions as stated in the Belltown Community Council Bylaws are listed below. The length of term for each open position as stated in the Bylaws is two years from date of appointment. If you or anyone is interested in running for these open positions please contact the Nominating Committee at nominations@belltowncc.org.
The President:
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 ex-officio 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 Secretary:
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 for 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.
Tonight representatives from the Seattle Department of Transportation will be presenting on the Belltown-Uptown Transit Improvement Project.
We will also hear from a representative of James Corner Field Operations about designs for the new waterfront.
Come early and get a free 10-minute chair massage from Belltown Spine & Wellness from 5-7 PM.
Wednesday, April 10
7 PM
Belltown Community Center, 415 Bell Street
There will be a special BCC meeting tonight. We will be joined by City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and representatives from Plymouth Housing and the Seattle Police Department.
7 PM
Belltown Community Center
415 Bell Street
Belltown Community Council 