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District 1 Neighborhood Meeting Summary Page 1 of 3 District 1 Neighborhood Meeting Report May 31, 2012 6:30pm Merrill Gardens Retirement Community Citizens attending: approximately 55 Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Hopkins, Knutsen, Vermillion City Staff: City Manager Ralph Dannenberg, Police Chief Bryan Jeter, Community Relations Coordinator Melanie Robinson Speeding & Police Department Issues The following areas were targeted for additional enforcement: 17th St NW / 4th Ave NW / Tacoma Road – Speeding 500 Block of 19th St NW – Speeding, parking, failures to stop Near 9th St / 7th Ave NW Thank you to Police Department – quick recovery of stolen property Suspected Criminal Activity : Two homes near 9th St / 7th Ave NW Increased suspicious activity, thefts, and finding needles/paraphernalia, drug deals The Police Department’s POP Unit is aware of and addressing activity Citizens asked to assist by continuing to call 9-1-1 to report all suspicious activity Neighborhood Watch Information Requested Citizen contacted by Police Dept with info on 6/8 Compliments to Police Department for their Crime Alerts Program Compliments for quick recover of Stolen Property Citizen questions about process after a recently burglary arrest in their neighborhood, Answered by Chief Jeter Code Compliance Issues Citizen question regarding Real Estate Signs near Stewart & regulations Citizen contacted by Deputy City Attorney with more information on the Puyallup Municipal Code. House without Garbage Service Citizen was emailed a link to a “Request for Action” form to open a Code Compliance case following the meeting Miscellaneous Use/development of Storm Ditches at a site within Millmar Plat ---PAGE BREAK--- District 1 Neighborhood Meeting Summary Page 2 of 3 Citizen was connected with Engineering Services for follow up. Engineering services worked to contact property owner regarding reported non-permitted use of stormwater features. City vehicles sighted in Eatonville City Mgr answered with policy that on-call employees take their vehicle home. Council can choose to review. Utilization of City Hall / City Facilities – Information given at meeting by City Manager Ralph Dannenberg Schedule for Repairs for Richardson Drive Citizen was notified that the current conservative fiscal policy means that Capital Projects are undertaken as the funding becomes available. While this project was initially scheduled for design in 2012 and construction in 2013, there will be a delay because revenues have not come in as expected to fund the project. The project will retain its level of priority for the city, and Council will see it included in the 2013 budget. Public Works will check to see if there are potholes they can fill to create some improvement in the interim. Delivery of Weekly Advertisements as Newspaper Citizens asked Council to consider revising ordinance to include consequences for this type of “litter” Consider removing traffic circle on 4th Ave for adequate emergency vehicle access The City Manager confirmed that Central Pierce Fire and Rescue can get even their largest truck through this intersection. Traffic circle maintenance questions were referred to Traffic to see if this island is “adopted”. Mention of parking congestion during little league season at Sam Peach Park Concerns with Clarks Creek, weed trimming and woody debris City Manager Answered regarding state requirements and permits needed for removing debris from the creek. A citizen presented an idea for land purchase and public safety building expansion A citizen invited council to the Riverwalk Trail tree sculpture and dedication to occur in August Questions regarding the Fish Hatchery questions The citizens questions were answered at the meeting Pedestrian Access to Aylen Junior High off of 3rd Ave NW being used for drop off/pick up Police Department, Traffic Engineering, school district, and City Manager’s Office partnered to look at solutions for the area. Signs installed for no parking, idling, etc due to marginal turn around space at the end of the street. Are there any plans for a trail along Clarks Creek to Decoursey 1, cross Pioneer and run along WSU extension property? This trail was included in the Stormwater Management Plan as it was initially of interest to WSU. There is not plan to implement this trail at this time. Concerns were expressed by a citizen regarding the Freezing Nights Program ---PAGE BREAK--- District 1 Neighborhood Meeting Summary Page 3 of 3 Emailed citizen with the background information recently provided to the City Council in case it is of interest to him. A citizen suggested 20mph speed limits for neighborhood roads to deter speeding One Councilmember indicated that this would not do more than a 25mph limit to deter speeding.