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Seattle Floating Homes Association

Seattle Floating Homes Association. 47 th Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Welcome. History of Lake Union - Lorraine McConaghy SMP Revision - Bob & Bill Committee Reports Lake Union Sweep, Tour, Web Site Board Elections Raffle Drawing Don’t Forget to Get Your Ticket!.

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Seattle Floating Homes Association

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  1. SeattleFloating HomesAssociation 47th Annual Meeting Wednesday, April 22, 2009

  2. Welcome • History of Lake Union - Lorraine McConaghy • SMP Revision - Bob & Bill • Committee Reports • Lake Union Sweep, Tour, Web Site • Board Elections • Raffle Drawing • Don’t Forget to Get Your Ticket!

  3. Special Guest History of Lake Union Lorraine McConaghy, PhD Historian Seattle Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)

  4. Lorraine Here

  5. SMP Revision(Shorelines Master Program) • Some Context – Bill • SMP Revision 2009 - Bob

  6. SMP Revision StateShorelines Management Act • 1970 Shorelines Referendum • Response to Shorelines Development • WEC (& FHA), etc • 1971 Shorelines Management Act (SMA) • Protect Shorelines Generally • Prefer WD Uses (Not Houseboats) • Requires Shorelines Master Programs (SMP)

  7. SMP Revision Up and Down With theSeattle Shoreline Master Program • Up 1972 SMP – Fewer Displacements • Dn Moorage “Monopoly”: Houseboat Wars • Up 1987 SMP – Residential Zoning • ?? 2007 State Mandates SMP Revisions

  8. SMP Revision ESA and Chinook • 1999 Local Chinook Listed as “Threatened” • Cedar River • North Lake Wash • Issaquah (Hatchery) • WRIA 8 • Watershed Recovery Implementation Area 8 • Another Regulatory Overlay

  9. SMP Revision Seattle SMP Revision • Department of Planning and Development (DPD) • Public Input (CAC, etc) – We Are Here • Writes Draft Regulations • Seattle City Council • 2010 Approves Legislation based on DPD draft • State Department of Ecology (DOE) • Signs Off on City Regs

  10. SMP Revision Process Underway • We are Not Alone • Example: Other Shoreline Residential • Soft Armoring (bulkheads) • 35 Foot Setbacks • Smaller Docks • Example: New ‘UMX’ Designation • 1/3 Public Access • 15 foot Buffer + 20 foot Building Setbacks • Stricter Water Dependant

  11. SMP Revision Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) • About 22 Stakeholders • Bob Bowman Official FHA Rep • Supported by Workgroup • CAC Meetings Monthly for past Year • DPD Issues Policy: CAC Responds

  12. SMP Revision Floating Homes Role • Presence at Meetings • Analysis / Response to Paper Blizzard • Workgroup • Legal Support / Legislative • Two meetings between DPD / FHA • 4/2/09 - DPD Floating Homes Policy • Bob Bowman, SMP Workgroup Chair

  13. SMP Revision DPD’s Initial Proposal Threatened Long Term Viability of Floating Homes Required Conforming Standards for Replacement of Floating Homes Required Standards for Floatation Depth Maintenance and New Construction

  14. SMP Revision DPD’s Current Proposal - Positives • Does Not Require Reduction in Float Size • No standards for Float Maintenance

  15. SMP Revision DPD’s Current Proposal - Negatives • No Longer Water Dependant Use • Prohibits New Floating Homes • Allows Replacement • Combines Conforming/Non-Conforming Standards • Prohibits Basements • Allows Repair/Replace • Prohibits Additional Floor Space

  16. SMP Revision What’s Next?Ongoing Strategies • CAC Process • Hart Crowser Salmon Study • Lobbying (Seattle and Olympia) • Legal

  17. Standing Committee Reports • Tour – Melissa Ahlers • Legislative – Sheri Greaves • Environmental – Bob Bowman • Safety and Security – Giff Jones • Dockwatch – Tiff McNamara • Houseboatique – Giff and Mary Jones • Communications – Marilyn Robertson

  18. Tour Thank You Looking Forward to 2010

  19. Your FHA Legislative Committee … working for the interests of houseboaters … contact Sheri Greaves with any questions.

  20. Environmental Committee LU / PB / UB SWEEP! SLU Park May 9, 2009 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

  21. Environmental Committee Best Management Practices • Take care of the Lake ! • Now in color • Thank You • Molly Cadranell • Beth Means • Marty Greer

  22. Security and Safety • Police Boat Status • Fire Boat Replacement

  23. Dockwatch Security and Safety Committee • Join the FHA Dock Watch email list! seattlefloatinghomes.org/dockwatch/subscribe • Subscribe through the web site, or • Reach me, Tiff McNamara, at dockwatch@seattlefloatinghomes.org 206-854-5292

  24. Houseboatique Giff and Mary

  25. Communications Committee • This committee is responsible for the • Newsletter • Web site • History of the Community

  26. Newsletter Communications Committee Issue 155 - Winter/Spring 2009 FHA Newsletter First issue published in color! Always looking for articles & news from the Community

  27. Web Site Communications Committee • Many articles/stories in the newsletter are elaborated on the website. • Look for article, Chinook and Houseboats: Sharing an Urban Lake. • Special Articles found only on the website such as Bob Lilly’s Gardening Series. • More and more photos. • Updating site to make it easier to use.

  28. History of Our Community Communications Committee • Always looking for old newsletters! • Lake Union Writers Project

  29. Lake Union Writer’s Project Communications Committee LU, PB, and Houseboat Stories Past & Present • Write a story or poem about your life on a houseboat or the lake. • Contact neighborhood story-tellers, former houseboaters or others who worked or lived near LU/PB in the past to write their stories. • Know of a passage from a published book or article that mentions or is about LU/PB? • Any old journals, letters, postcards or artwork about LU/PB and HB life? • Do you have old photos of LU/PB or know someone who does?

  30. seattlefloatinghomes.org

  31. Door Raffle Drawing Win! Free! Stuff!

  32. FHA Board Elections Officers President: Bill Keasler Vice Pres: Sheri Greaves Secretary: Marty Greer Board Members (Vote for 7) Melissa Ahlers Bob Bowman * Molly Cadranell Tiffany McNamara * Marilyn Robertson Linda Valentine * Amalia Walton New Members ____________ ____________ * 1 year term

  33. Adjourn Thanks for coming to the FHA’s 47th Annual Meeting

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