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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2005-06-13 Item 5E - Discussion - New Community Pride Award COUNCIL AGENDA SY'N0PsI5 N Drawls ITEM NO. o; .�y Q 1 1G) S dleetuiR Date Prepared r reuleru 1 Council review l �-0 'o I 06/13/05 r so8 I I I ITEM INFORMATION CAS NUMBER. 05-089 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE. JUNE 13, 2005 AGENDA ITEM TITLE Proposal for New Community Pride Award. C.\TEGORY Discussion Motion Resolution n Ordinance n Bid Award Public Hearing Other Mtg Date 06/13/05 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date SPQNSOR Council Alajor Adm Svcs DCD Finance Fire Legal Pd:R Police PIh SPONSOR'S Members of the Arts Commission have proposed a new award for the Tukwila community SUMMARY that would be given yearly to a residence that is selected as an outstanding house and yard that demonstrates the owner's pride in the upkeep of both the home and grounds. REVIEWED BY COW Ibitg CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte Utihttes Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm. DATE. April 26, 2005 RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADMIN Arts Comm(sponsor) Approve award forward to COW for discussion COMMITTEE Approve award forward to COW for discusssion. COS T: IM PACT FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $N /A $N /A Fund Source. N/A Comments MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION MTG. DATE 1 ATTACHMENTS 06/13/05 Memorandum from C. Chesak to Mayor Council dated June 8, 2005 Minutes Community Affairs and Parks April 26, 2005 1 1 <(.-;~~\LA. W. ff",'0 _"', '1<5' ;; l.t.. ,-,,~<":? ~. -'''0.:" ~_ir3 ;:::;"'f. o ,~" -~ '" ~ 1, -1 i <;5"B,Y "fi*,1 GJ " ~,~ \ '0!tJ"\'~ d ~ o OJ\ \f7i'01 <:9 't;,-~j~". ~# ' "'", . j~-, 1908 ~ if ,,~ Parks and Recreation Department Bruce Fletcher, Director MEMORANDUM FROM: cc: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Mullet Tukwila City Council Cynthia Chesak, Arts Commissioner t~f>..' ~~ Bruce Fletcher, Director of Parks & Recreation June 8, 2005 Proposal for New Community Pride Award TO: Members of the Arts Commission have proposed a new award for the Tukwila community that would be given yearly to a residence that is selected as an outstanding house and yard that demonstrates the owner's pride in the upkeep of both the home and grounds Nominations will be taken from Arts Commissioners, Parks Commissioners and City Council members only There will be no applications taken from resident owners The nominees will be kept confidential, and a committee comprised of one Arts Commissioner, one Parks Commissioner and one City Council member will review the nominees and select one to receive the award Nomination criteria will include the following' . Home and grounds must be visible from street . Home and grounds have a pleasing and aesthetic appeal . Home and grounds are seasonally maintained . Home and grounds enhance the surrounding environment The award will consist of the winner's name being placed on a plaque (such as Tukwila Treasures) and a gift basket that will be presented to the winner by a surprise visit to the home Additionally, the winning residence will be spotlighted in the Hazelnut. The gift basket, created by the Arts Commission with the assistance from the Parks and Recreation Department, will consist of donations collected from local merchants in Tukwila such as a gift certificate from Home Dept, Lowe's, Star Nursery, restaurants and others Nominations are geared toward homeowners and/or renters that pride in the outward appearance of their Tukwila home Residences that utilize the ongoing services of a professional maintenance company should be excluded from nomination At this time, the Arts Commission would like to request Council approval for this award The Council's comments are welcomed and encouraged Community and Parks Committee Apn126,2005 Present: Joe Duffie, Chair; Joan Hernandez, Dennis Robertson Steve Lancaster, Bruce Fletcher, Rhonda Berry, Brandon Miles, Lucy Lauterbach, CynthIa Chesak-Arts C0I11l111SSlOn 4' 1. Proposed Community Pride Award The Arts Commission has been dIscussing the Idea of encouragmg Tukwila cItIzens to take pnde m their homes. They have now proposed an award to promote the idea. The focus will be on encouragmg people to take good care of their homes, yards, and gardens that can be seen from the street, and to reward those who do a particularly good Job. Cntena proposed would require a pleasmg and aesthetic appeal of home and grounds, seasonal mamtenance, and an enhancement of the surroundmg enviwnment. Cynthia said the Comn1lSslOn had proposed that Council, Arts ComnnsslOners and Parks Comnl1sslOners be the ones who nommate homes and yards for an award. ProfesslOnally mamtamed yards would be excluded, but renters' and employees' yards would be ehgible. The comrmttee members expressed enthusIasm for the award, and encouraged Cynthia and the Arts Commission to continue to work on the proposal. The Arts Commission would like a good tItle for theIr award, which IS currently named Cornmumty Pnde award. Present award idea to Council. 2. Duwamish Riverbend Hill Grant The Land Conservancy applied for and got capItal fundmg from the LegIslature for Grandmother's Hill. The grant was for $112,500. The funds were to pay for fencmg, trail Improvements, SignS, a parking area and environmental Improvements. The grant will be added to the fundmg receIved from Sound TransIt for use of the property as a staging area. Bruce wIll bnng back to the comrrnttee a plan covenng what the money will be used for and how the Land Conservancy will be mvolved. DennIS noted WRIA 9IS very mterested m opemng up the North TukwIla nverbank shorelme to be more natural than it currently IS. They want to return the flver to ItS onginal banks below the Hill by wIdemng it. The funding mformatlOn WIll go to the full Council. Information only. 3. Draft Chan2es to Si2n Code Brandon had researched other citIes' sign codes regardmg scoreboards, and listed them m a matrix. Dennis suggested addmg wordmg to the language regulatmg scoreboards wIth video dIsplays, and better defining scoreboards. Seattle and Sea Tac both regulate the bnghtness of signs through measuring umts of brightness. The comrmttee wanted mformation on what the umts sIgnIfied. Joan said she did not want signs to be dIstractIng from publIc nghts of way. She wanted scoreboard signs not to become a nUisance for some citIzens, but she balanced that wIth recogmzmg SIgnS can't be regulated so much they're not useful or viable. Brandon saId we're the strictest CIty regardmg vIdeo dIsplays. Our standards for brightness are comparable to the other citIes that were surveyed. The comrrnttee asked staff to add constramts to the installatIon of video scoreboards that dealt with the legibilIty from off-site and potentIal for becommg a distraction or interfenng wIth the enjoyment of resIdential property. Reschedule in Committee. Minutes by LL c ~~.;~ Committee chair approval v