Shoreline City Council Meeting October 7, 2013

Devon Vose Rickabaugh
Photo by Jerry Pickard

Shoreline City Council Meeting October 7, 2013

By Devon Vose Rickabaugh

Mayor McGlashan designated October as Crime Prevention Month and presented the Proclamation to Shoreline Police Volunteer Patty Hale who has spent many hours working with the community on crime prevention and is committed to making Shoreline a safer community for all residents. Since 1984 “government agencies, civic groups, schools, businesses, and youth organizations from around the Country have reached out to educate the public and explore new partnerships around community crime prevention. The City of Shoreline joins these other jurisdictions and organizations in recognizing Crime Prevention Month in October 2013.”

Paramount Open Space property addition

The Council voted unanimously to purchase the Lim property adjacent to Paramount Open Space for $70,000. The property is addressed as the 14800 Block of 12th Ave. NE, Shoreline. There are no plans to develop this property for active park use. It is a very wet site as identified on the City’s Critical Areas map, and will provide water detention, infiltration, and wildlife habitat. The property is 0.3 acres and as a result the Paramount Open Space area will increase to 10.6 acres in size.

Former Councilmember Janet Way, representing Paramount Park Neighborhood Group, said she was “having trouble containing her enthusiasm”. She said the Lim Property is a very significant wetland property which her group has spent  twenty three years trying to save from development. The property is a “swamp” and not appropriate for development. She said their lengthy experience trying to save the property has been captured in a book called How to Save a Wetland.

The Affordable Care Act is here and King County and the City’s Human Services program have made it a priority to ensure that all eligible residents are enrolled. The City has featured health reform in Shoreline’s publication, Currents, and on the front page of the City’s web site. King County is under contract with the State to assist in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Locally the Center for Human Services is providing in person assistance to people with questions and assisting individuals signing up for health coverage.