Shoreline City Council joint meeting with School Board Monday

On Monday, November 9, the City Council will hold a joint meeting with the Shoreline School Board to discuss topics of mutual interest. 5:30pm, Conference Room 303, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N.

Below are some topics that have been jointly identified as topics for discussion.

Promoting Shoreline
The Council funded a new marketing initiative in its 2015 budget with the goal of promoting Shoreline to new residents and businesses. This initiative will result in a new communications strategy that for the first time reaches outside Shoreline’s borders.

The initiative is approximately at the halfway point. The City is using the firm PRR and they have completed an online survey.

Based on the data gathered from an online survey, PRR is making three recommendations to guide the City’s efforts to reach new residents:

1. Create a campaign for those who are most likely to find Shoreline appealing
2. Debunk misconceptions about Shoreline held by those who would otherwise be receptive to living in Shoreline
3. Continue work on city-building efforts with broad appeal for future residents

The survey revealed the importance of schools to future residents and the great reputation that the Shoreline School District has.

Shoreline School District
This year the School District Board and Superintendent have identified priorities that they want to address as a District. The District has been engaged in a two major studies to identify the long-term expected growth rate of the District and how this impacts the need for facilities now and into the future. The Superintendent will be sharing information from these three processes.

Partnerships: Existing and Future Opportunities
Joint Use Agreement: The City and the School District have started the process of reviewing the existing Joint Use Agreement and discussing potential changes.

Eric Friedli, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director and Marla Miller, Deputy Superintendent, are taking the lead on this process. The Joint Use Agreement is focused on joint use of fields, facilities, and programs.

RADAR program
The City has been awarded a grant for the RADAR project, which calls for Shoreline Police to engage with the community to more effectively respond to crises involving individuals with mental health issues or cognitive / intellectual deficits. (see previous article)