CITY OF SHORELINE

SHORELINE CITY COUNCIL

SUMMARY MINUTES OF DINNER MEETING

Monday, March 25, 2002

6:00 p.m.

Shoreline Conference Center

Highlander Room

PRESENT: Mayor Jepsen, Councilmembers Chang, Gustafson, Hansen, and Ransom

ABSENT: Deputy Mayor Grossman and Councilmembers Montgomery

STAFF: Steve Burkett, City Manager; Larry Bauman, Assistant City Manager; Joyce Nichols, Community and Government Relations Manager; and Susan Will, Communications Specialist

GUESTS: Hal Beumel, Shoreline School District; Colin Jones and Dale Brookie, Northwest Architects

The meeting convened at 6:15 p.m. All Councilmembers were present with the exception of Deputy Mayor Grossman and Councilmember Montgomery.

Steve Burkett, City Manager, introduced the Shoreline School District Project Manager for the Aldercrest project, Hal Beumel.

Mr. Beumel, in turn, introduced the two architects working on the project, Colin Jones and Dale Brookie. Mr. Jones described the Aldercrest project site and the topography, access, surrounding uses and existing development. He also described potential uses for the site, noting that mixed uses are possible. He said that two different development schemes are being considered (one short term and one long term).

Mr. Brookie described a development scheme that could include recreational uses, a performing arts theater and school uses.

Mr. Jones explained that an alternate scheme has an outdoor amphitheater and fewer parking spaces. This design could be preliminary, providing an opportunity for the more intensive design to be constructed at a later date.

Councilmembers asked questions and discussed the options and issues regarding the 27-acre site.

Responding to Councilmember Gustafson, Mr. Beumel described the School District’s plans for the property. He said the District would want to retain ownership in order to be prepared for potential future school uses.

Councilmember Hansen expressed concerns about traffic generated by parking for as many as 650 cars and the potential impacts on the neighboring residential areas.

Mr. Jones pointed out that traffic would be handled by arterial streets, not residential streets.

Mayor Jepsen commented that he would like to ask the committee working on this project to describe in words what the project goals are. He also wondered what District program elements are being considered and what they would cost.

Councilmembers further discussed potential uses, costs and phases.

At the conclusion of this discussion Larry Bauman, Assistant City Manager, and Joyce Nichols, Community and Government Relations Manager, introduced a review of the City’s new website.

Susan Will, Communications Specialist, demonstrated the City web site improvements with the use of an on-line computer and projector. She toured through recreation, planning and other pages on the web site.

At 7:20 p.m., Mayor Jepsen declared the meeting adjourned.

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Larry Bauman, Assistant City Manager