Morgan Community Association (MoCA)

Thank you to all who responded with your thoughts on prioritztion for the next Neighborhood Street Fund projects.  After compiling the votes, the projects stacked up as follows:

Because no one is sure of what the effect of the Fauntleroy Way restriping project will be, as it also includes pedestrian crossing improvements, we set project items 1 and 2 on hold for this year, until we can make improvement plans that incorporate upcoming changes.  And for item 8, it was limited to only the 48^th Ave SW location, as there is a volunteer effort under discussion at that location.  We were not sure where the other locations were regarding support from nearby neighbors, so we can gather that information during the upcoming year.  Final result was that project proposal sheets were sent in for items 5, 4, 7 and 8. Copies of the proposal sheets are linked below.

Attachments:

2009 CRF Application 48th Ave traffic calming Final .pdf	[ ]	532 Kb
2009 CRF Application_Calif Ave streetscape Final	[ ]	31 Kb
2009 CRF Application_East west streets Final	[ ]	29 Kb
Morgan CRF NSF 2009 Ped improve on California Final	[ ]	33 Kb

New Park naming process

The Parks Department has started the naming process for the new park in Morgan Junction.   The press release reads “The Park Naming Committee is comprised of one representative designated by the Board of Park Commissioners, one by the Chair of the City Council Parks and Seattle Center Committee, and one by the Parks Superintendent. Criteria the committee considers in naming parks include: geographical location, historical or cultural significance, and natural or geological features. A park may be named for a person no longer living (deceased a minimum of three years) who made a significant contribution to parks and/or recreation. The Park Naming Committee will consider all suggestions and make a recommendation to Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher, who makes the final decision.

Please submit suggestions for park names in writing by Monday, April 6, 2009, and include an explanation of how your suggestion matches the naming criteria. Send to Seattle Parks and Recreation, Park Naming Committee, 100 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109, or by e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .”

Please be aware that an effort is underway to propose that the park be named after Tim St Clair, and petitions are being circulated (one is down at the Beveridge Place Pub).  The reason a petition is needed is that Tim passed away in 2008, and would not qualify under the 3 year minimum requirement.

The petition reads: "We the citizens of the peninsula of West Seattle hereby petition the City of Seattle and its Parks Department to take the following action. We request that the new park facility located at California Ave SW and SW Eddy St be named after Tim St. Clair.  Tim St. Clair for over two decades was a veteran reporter for the West Seattle Herald. Tim St. Clair was an influential force in our West Seattle community brining light and scope to every major issue that happened in his years of service to our West Seattle community. Tim St. Clair was always the one you saw in the back of the room at any meeting be it a community council meeting, a public meeting on a transportation issue or on a parks issue. It is fitting that this new park stands on former Monorail property, which he thoroughly covered from transit station concept into a green space for the Morgan Junction neighborhood.  In his lifetime Tim St. Clair had a passion for the outdoors and took every opportunity to explore the world around him.  One of the things he loved was to help improve his environment here in West Seattle.  This included being an advocate for our neighborhood parks.  Those of us signing below respectfully request that the City of Seattle’s Parks department join with us in approving the naming of the park at California Ave SW and SW Eddy St in memory of Tim St. Clair.”

If you would like to sign this petition, contact Cindi Barker This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Pete Spaulding This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for a form.  And if you do not wish to sign the petition, please do submit your ideas!

We would like your opinion – which remaining Morgan Junction Neighborhood Plan items that qualify for Neighborhood Project Funds should go forward next?  Please see the below list and let us know which are your top three to submit this year.    The applications are due by Feb 27, so please reply by Feb 22  to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Thank you.

1.       Reconfigure and channel Fauntleroy Way intersections, landscape unused street ROW and islands at 40th and Juneau/39^th Ave SW, 45^th /Holly Pl., Lincoln Park Dr.

2.       Develop landscaped entryway in existing triangles on either side of Fauntleroy

                      Way SW at Juneau.

3.       Develop green spaces at SW Holly intersection with Fauntleroy and 45^th

4.       Improve California Ave SW streetscape with installation of landscaping and street trees.

5.       Improve pedestrian crossing at intersections in business district along California Ave.

6.       Improve pedestrian crossing at signalized cross-streets and bus stops along 35^th Ave sw.

7.       Pedestrian improvements to East-west streets including SW Graham, SW Morgan, and SW Holden.

8.       Install traffic calming/control devices on SW Holly, 48^th Ave, Frontenac & Myrtle, 38^th Ave SW, Juneau, or 42^nd Ave SW.

Morgan Festival – Saturday, June 13, 2009. 10:00 – 6:00.

The Morgan Festival returns with a dual purpose this year.  We’ll begin the day with the grand opening of the Morgan Park (and hopefully will have an official name to announce as well).  We plan on having vendors, food and music again and the owners of Beveridge Place Pub, Zeeks Pizza and the Feedback Lounge have all given permission to use their parking lots, so there will be room to spread out this year.  Chas Redmond is coordinating the music, if you have ideas for him, please contact him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Cindi is working on the vendor booths, if you would like to have a booth, please contact her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  We’ll also need lots of help during the week before (last minute tasks) and the day of (set up and tear down), please contact Cindi if you can help in that department.

Steve Sindiong, Presiding. Cindi Barker, Chas Redmond, Eldon Olson – officers

4 guests: Veronica Abraham, Stan Locke, Tracy, Fauntleroy NA,

5 persons from neighborhood

Introductions, Announcements, Updates

·         A letter has been sent on behalf of both SW District Council and Delridge Neighborhood District Council to Gov. Gregoire, Sims, and Nickel in support of the “surface plus subsurface” (surface plus transit plus deep-bored tunnel) option for the replacement of the Alaska Way Viaduct. (complete letter available from Chas Redmond or the West Seattle Blog westseattleblog.com ). There will be a public meeting Feb. 4 with Cheryl Chou of the Dept. of Neighborhoods, and a joint meeting with the Delridge Council in April .

·         The so-called “Density Bill” will soon be coming before the Legislature to increase allowable density for housing zoning in areas near Sound Transit lines (except several Duwamish area stations). This will increase density regulations to 50 occupants per acre (current MoCA area density allowance is 11 occupants per acre). Our understanding from Futurewise staff is that this is not intended to apply to the  the future BRT route in West Seattle.

·         At a recent open house for Long-Range planning of the WA State Ferry system, the plan was presented to increase the holding capacity at the Fauntleroy dock and to add a second level pedestrian entry facility. Question has been raised about whether this proposal is counter to City and County regulations. www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries. 

·         Re. Re-striping of Fauntleroy (California to Alaska)– Now scheduled to take place in May, 2009. This will include new bicycle lanes in both directions, parking in both directions, one travel lane each direction and a center left turn ane. For further information, contact the W Seattle Blog or Seattle Dept. of Transportation. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

·         A model for intersection decorative painting for Seattle residential streets (based on model developed in Portland) is being discussed for Seattle. Call Seattle Dept. of Transportation, Jane Rebelowski, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or Neighborhood Traffic 206 683-0353   

·         Emergency Preparedness – Radio audibility tests were recently held throughout MoCA: Hiawatha neighborhood area has spotty reception; Fauntleroy area has limited audibility. Thriftway is creating of Board for coordination of community response efforts. The Emergency Medical Reserve Corp is also in process of coordinating response resources. 

·         Solstice Park – Trail development has been approved, now in process of planning. The project manager is Suzanne Friedman from the Parks Dept. Question raised about continuing control of invasive plants.

·         Morgan Junction Park – to be completed by April. The sidewalk repairs (complete with public art project with 10 frames of sidewalk art) will be done after the park is completed. MoCA approves the Parks Dept kiosk suggestion. The Pedestrian/Wayfinding kiosk will also be located in the Morgan junction area. The Park will not be named until after it is completed Previous requests to name the park in honor of Tim St. Clair may be hampered due to the most recent naming policy from the Parks Department.

·         West Seattle Trails – Wayfinding – Chas Redmond

Kiosks are now planned for Lincoln Park area, Fauntleroy Triangle, Morgan Junction, and the Ferry dock – with 20 on-street wayfinding signs near the kiosks in our area, with maps, signs, and public art. Meeting Feb. 11 (6:30 to 7:30) at Fauntleroy Church. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 206 652-2310.  

Big Brothers/Big Sisters – Veronica Abraham ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

206 763-9060, x228 (www.bbbsps.org) Community Recruitment Coordinator.

Two programs are offered in our area: one-on-one community-based activity mentoring for 2-3 hrs per week, and school-based mentoring for 1 hr per week. There are now over 2,500 matches in our area, targeting youth at risk, but over 100 youth are still awaiting mentors.

Kenney Redevelopment – recent meetings have revealed that there is a lot of confusion

regarding the process of planning and construction for expanded facilities at The Kenney. It was suggested that MoCA might sponsor a local neighborhood charette including neighbors, architect, Kenney administrators, etc. – perhaps a joint proposal of both MoCA and  the Fauntleroy Neighborhood Assn.

Morgan Junction Festival – Cindi:            June 13 (Saturday). Chas Redmond is in charge of Music, Cindi in charge of city permits, Eldon in charge of local merchants. This will be a combined festival and Morgan Junction Park Opening, with entertainment, vendors, food. At the Morgan Junction Park.  Help is needed for set-up, food, preparations for the day of the Festival. Call Cindi at 933-6968, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Neighborhood Project Fund – 2009 requests

Two fund sources are available: the Cumulative Reserve Fund (CRF) for

maintenance or repair of existing structures implementing the neighborhood plan and the Neighborhood Street Fund for transportation-related projects.  In 2008 applications, the sidewalk improvements adjacent the future Morgan Junction Park and the pedestrian improvements along Orchard Street leading to  the Orchard Street Ravine Park were approved. The  2008 application project that was not funded will be our 2009 priority:

Pedestrian facility along west side of 44^th Ave between Austin or Webster and

stairwell to Solstice Park.

Additional projects from the Neighborhood Plan that should be added to the CRF applications will be:

1.       Reconfigure and channel Fauntleroy Way intersections, landscape unused street ROW and islands at 40th and Juneau/39^th Ave SW, 45^th /Holly Pl., Lincoln Park Dr.

2.       Develop landscaped entryway in existing triangles on either side of Fauntleroy

                  Wy SW at Juneau.

3.       Develop green spaces at SW Holly intersection with Fauntleroy and 45^th

4.       Improve California Ave SW streetscape with installation of landscaping and street trees.

5.       Improve pedestrian crossing at intersections in business district along California Ave.

6.       Improve pedestrian crossing at signalized cross-streets and bus stops along 35^th Ave sw.

7.       Pedestrian improvements to East-west streets including SW Graham, SW Morgan, and SW Holden.

8.       Install traffic calming/control devices on SW Holly, 48^th Ave, Frontenac & Myrtle, 38^th Ave SW, Juneau, or 42^nd Ave SW.

Next Meeting: April 15, 2009 The Kenney – 7:00 pm

            Election of Officers