South Lake Union Community Conversation and Open House – Join us Tuesday!

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Please join your neighbors at the Museum of History and Industry this Tuesday Nov. 3 for your South Lake Union Community Council monthly meeting and open house as we talk about housing, transportation, new construction projects and impacts, neighborhood open space and more! Among the neighborhood and City of Seattle groups that we’ll hear from are the Lake Union Park Working Group, Cascade Neighborhood, Seattle Police Department Community Policing Team, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Seattle Department of Transportation, South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce and SHINE, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s specialty gift shop!

Open to everyone, our community conversation includes refreshments and gets underway at 4 p.m. See our November 2015 Agenda here.

Interested in learning more about your South Lake Union neighborhood? Visit Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw’s blog story: Meeting Our South Lake Union Neighbors.

Join us! It’s your exclusive opportunity to join in the conversation about our South Lake Union neighborhood.

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WHAT:South Lake Union Community Council Meeting & Open House

WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 3 (4 p.m.)

WHERE: Museum of History and Industry – 860 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109

WHO: You and Your South Lake Union Neighbors

WHY: Stop by to Meet Your Neighbors and Learn About Your Neighborhood!

AGENDA: South Lake Union Community Council Agenda - November 2015

GETTING THERE: Take the Seattle Street Car to the Lake Union Park stop, walk or ride your bike! Public, street-side parking is also available!

South Lake Union Seattle City Council Candidate Forum

It’s election season in Seattle and the South Lake Union community is in the conversation!  Join moderator and Q13 Political Analyst C.R. Douglas along with your SLU and Cascade neighbors on Wednesday, Sept. 30 for a debate of City Council candidates on topics important to our South Lake Union community.  The forum gets underway 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at 415 Westlake Ave. N. in South Lake Union. Join us! SLU Forum Participants

• District 7 – Sally Bagshaw and Deborah Zech-Artis
• Citywide District 8 – Tim Burgess and Jon Grant
• Citywide District 9 – Bill Bradburd and Lorena González

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State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw talks light rail, priorities with SLU Community Council

SOUTH LAKE UNION – Locations of LINK Light Rail stops serving South Lake Union’s workforce and residential population of some 50,000 along with the technology and health science hub’s community priorities were among the topics covered by Washington State Representative Brady Walkinshaw (D-43rd) at the August meeting of the South Lake Union Community Council. The SLU Community Council also discussed the City of Seattle’s proposed vacation of some 60,000 square feet of public right-of-way along the neighborhood's Broad Street corridor, voting unanimously to not support the City's proposed public benefits associated with the vacation, while identifying public benefits in line with the  SLU Urban Design Framework as both near and long-term objectives for its community.

"The Urban Design Framework identified (the Broad Street site) for potential redevelopment as a civic heart," South Lake Union Community Council President Mike McQuaid said in a letter to City officials.  "Because the majority of the block will no longer be available for public use we request that the City provide both off-site and on site public benefits commensurate with the wishes of the community."

Some 20 residents and leaders of the South Lake Union and Cascade neighborhoods in attendance for the regular community conversation, Tuesday, at the Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park.

Walkinshaw was  among a number of prominent state, county and city elected officials to join the South Lake Union Community Council’s general meetings, committee meetings and walking tours in the past year including Washington State Representative Gael Tarleton, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, King County Council Chair Larry Phillips, Seattle City Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw and Tom Rasmussen and Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole.

The South Lake Union Community Council next meets Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park.

Photo:  Washington State Representative Brady Walkinshaw (fourth from left) joins members of the South Lake Union Community Council at its regular meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 4 at the Museum of History and Industry.  (from left to right:  board members John Pehrson (Cascade Resident), Phil Fujii (Vulcan, Inc.), Lloyd Douglas (Cascade Resident), Walkinshaw, Mike McQuaid (SLU Community Council President), Kyle Ducey (W.G. Clark), Ben Grace (Amazon.com / Hines), Josh Barrows (Starbucks), Erin Maher (Rowhouse Café), Leonard Garfield (Museum of History and Industry), Jim Goodspeed (SLU Resident / Goodspeed Architecture).  Photo Credit:  Tim Durkan.

Join Us for the Next SLUCC Board Meeting

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 (4 – 6 p.m.)

Museum of History and Industry | Lake Union Park | 860 Terry Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109

AGENDA

1. Welcome & Introductions (Mike McQuaid) (5 min)
2. Establish a Quorum (1 min)
3. Approval of Minutes:  June 2015 (Erin Maher) (5 min)
4. Public Comments (10 min)
5. Executive Reports (15 min) •    President’s Report (Mike McQuaid) ~ Welcome new board members ~ Retreat Overview:  Executive Officers / 2015-16 Priorities ~ Cascade / SLU Community Visits: Mayor Ed Murray (July 11), King County Councilmember Larry Phillips (July 17) •    Vice President’s Report (Erin Maher) •    Treasurer’s Report (Kyle Ducey) ~ Gift Expense Authorization - Outgoing Board Members Completing Two Full Terms $137.82 (APPROVED via eMail on July 7) ~ Fiscal Sponsorship ~ Annual Budget
6. Presentations  (30 min) •    Washington State Representative Brady Walkinshaw
7.  Committee Reports (20 min) •    Policy & Planning (Jerry Dinndorf) ~ Public Benefit Priorities / Broad Street Vacation •    Transportation (Kyle Ducey) •    Communications (Edlira Kuka) •    Placemaking (Ben Grace)
8. Neighborhood Reports  (15 min) •    Cascade Neighborhood (Jean Hedrick) •    Lake Union Park Working Group (Aislinn Palmer) •    SLU Chamber of Commerce (Danah Abarr) •    Public Safety / Community Policing Update (Officer Sam Cook, Seattle Police Dept.) •    City of Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods (Tim Durkan, Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods) ~ DON Alcohol Policy Letter of Support
9. Old Business (15 min) •    Bylaw Amendments (Placemaking Committee / Constituent Representation) (Mike McQuaid) •    City Council Candidate Forum (John Pehrson) •    Denny Substation Report - (John Pehrson) •    Sister Cities Westlake Micro Parks (Jim Goodspeed)
10. New Business / Other Business (5 min) •    Adopt-A-Street in Cascade and South Lake Union (Mike McQuaid)
11. Next Meeting SLU Community Council Regular Monthly Meeting: Tues., Sept. 1, 2015 (4 – 6 p.m. MOHAI Conference Room, Lake Union Park)
12. Adjourn

Join State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw at Tuesday's SLU Community Council Meeting

Please join Washington State Representative Brady Walkinshaw (D-43rd) for the first South Lake Union Community Council meeting of the 2015-16 year as we discuss issues critical to the South Lake Union and Cascade communities.  The regular monthly meeting gets underway at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 4 at the Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park.  All are welcome!

Among the topics on the August Agenda are our community priorities for the coming year, mobility and transportation along with the public benefit priorities of the community in regards to the City of Seattle’s proposed vacation of the South Lake Union Broad Street corridor.

State Representative Walkinshaw is among a number of prominent state, county and city elected officials to join the South Lake Union Community Council’s general meetings, committee meetings and walking tours in the past year including Washington State Representative Gael Tarleton, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, King County Council Chair Larry Phillips, Seattle City Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw and Tom Rasmussen and Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole.

WHAT: South Lake Union Community Council Monthly Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, August, 4, 2015 (4 – 6 p.m.) WHERE: Museum of History and Industry (860 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA  98109)  206.324.1126 WHY: Meet State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw and your South Lake Union and Cascade neighbors!  Have an impact with issues important in your neighborhood!

LEARN MORE:  http://www.SLUCommunityCouncil.org

Join Us For Our Annual Elections & A Conversation With Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw

Please join your South Lake Union and Cascade neighbors along with guest of honor Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw for a community conversation at the regular monthly meeting of the South Lake Union Community Council, Tuesday, June 2 at the Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park.  The meeting gets underway at 4 p.m. Along with a community conversation with Councilmember Bagshaw the meeting includes your annual elections along with a presentation on our new Terry Avenue Saturday Market, updates on our Westlake Micro Parks and Signal Box Art initiatives, SLU Art Walk and upcomming Seattle City Council Candidate Forum.

Join us and invite a neighbor!  All are welcome!

WHAT: South Lake Union Community Council June Meeting

WHEN: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 (4 – 6 p.m.)

WHERE: Museum of History and Industry at Lake Union Park

WHY: Monthly Community Council Meeting / Annual Elections

WHO: Our neighbors and Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw

AGENDA: South Lake Union Community Council – June 2015 Agenda

South Lake Union Community Council, 2015 Board Elections Letters of Interest

Food trucks come through with extra helping of good for South Lake Union kids

SOUTH LAKE UNION – Seattle food trucks and their customers came through with an extra helping of good this week for an after-school education and homework program for underserved kids and families in South Lake Union.

One lunch at a time, with donations of extra change on up to $20 bills, South Lake Union’s food truck customers contributed $1,040 to the South Lake Union Community Council’s SLU-Cascade Youth Enrichment Program.

In just three weeks the effort delivered twice its fundraising target and brought the community closer together, said organizer Jessica Hovater of The Hot Dog King on the corner of Westlake and Harrison Streets, one of five food trucks and carts that got behind the fundraiser.

“The entire neighborhood was very generous,” said Hovater, who along with partner Salvator Savago opted to forego customers’ tips during February in support of the effort.  “It went from $1 bills to fives, tens and even $20 bills,”said Hovater, whose customers include workers at local technology, health sciences and retail businesses. And construction workers.

“You see people in a different light than you would otherwise.  The construction workers are helping build (South Lake Union), but they don’t live here. Some live as far north as Bellingham,” she said. “You don’t think of them opening their wallets – but they said ‘absolutely, I want to be a part of that’.  It captured the attention of the entire neighborhood.”

The donations will help the youth program qualify for matching grants from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund Program and others, said Mike McQuaid president of the South Lake Union Community Council.

“With so many fundamental changes going on in South Lake Union, it’s also important to stay focused on building community,” said McQuaid, who was presented with the donations by Hovater and Savago at Tuesday’s SLU Community Council meeting at the Museum of History and Industry.

For Hovater, continuing to make investments in people is worthwhile.

“When the community feels they have invested in their environment they are more willing to take care of the their neighborhood long term,” she said.  “It’s people investing in people. We’re investing in each other.”

The SLU-Cascade Youth Enrichment Program, which kicks-off later this spring at the Y@Cascade People's Center in South Lake Union's Cascade neighborhood, fills an important education-gap for families and elementary school-aged kids 3 – 13. The program will offer structured homework help, education materials and nutritious meals to kids between school hours and when their parents arrive home from work.

To find your favorite food truck in Seattle or to learn more about this growing segment of the hospitality industry visit SeattleFoodTruck.com.

About The South Lake Union Community Council

The recognized South Lake Union neighborhood leadership organization by the City of Seattle, the South Lake Union Community Council is the steward of the SLU neighborhood plan and collaboratively with community stakeholders authored the SLU Urban Design Framework and the SLU / Uptown Mobility Plan. The South Lake Union Community Council meets monthly (4 – 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month) at the Museum of History and Industry in South Lake Union. To learn more visit SLUCommunityCouncil.org.

Participating South Lake Union Food Trucks

The Hot Dog King Open: Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri. (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Location: Corner of Westlake and Harrison (next to Firestone)

Now Make Me A Sandwich Open: Mon., Wed., Fri. (11 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.) Location: Corner of Terry and Thomas

Caravan Crepes Open: Fri. (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Location: Corner of Westlake and Harrison (in front of the Aveda)

Buddha Bruddah Open: Mon., Tues., Thurs. (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) Location: Monday, Friday:  Corner of Westlake and Harrison Tuesday, Thursday:  219 Terry Ave. North

Lumpia World Open:  Tues. (11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) Location: Corner of Westlake and Harrison