2022 - May - Meeting
Happy Valley Neighborhood Association Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
7:00 - 9:00 pm via ‘Zoom’
1. Welcome + Introductions
2. Treasurer Report: Bobbi, Treasurer
3. Approve Minutes: April Minutes
AGENDA
1) Greg Hope -- Office of Emergency Management, City of Bellingham – Hope came to our last “normal” meeting, in March of 2020, just as Covid-19 was hitting.
2) Urban Forest Plan -- City meetings: To promote the plan, the city is hosting an in-person open house from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Ave., and an online open house from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 18.
Add comments: https://engagebellingham.org/ufmp
3) Varsity Village – Wendy will provide updates on the meetings and progress
6:30 PM on Monday, May 23rd
Old/New Business
27th Street ROW, Bike\Ped meeting with Chad Schulhauser and Public Works, or whatever topics come up
June 4, 9:00-noon, Work Party at Connelly Creek North – register online or contact Alex
https://www.volunteerbellingham.org/need/detail/?need_id=679938
COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. HVNA website: Jake
B. Trees, Trails and Streets: John
C. Housing: Wendy
D. Newsletter: Pat
E. MNAC: Bobbi/Jake
Next HVNA Board meeting: Tuesday, June 14th, 7:00 – Jessica Sankey from Bellingham Public Schools
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Happy Valley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Monthly HVNA Meeting
Time: May 10, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87824135582?pwd=Q2pNMVhtT2NuOURMZmFSSUNlemxQQT09
Meeting ID: 878 2413 5582
Passcode: 072675
Greg Hope shared these links or mentioned them:
Disaster Ready Washington
https://mil.wa.gov/preparedness
Prepare in a Year
https://mil.wa.gov/asset/5f171cc0a935f
Preparedness Publications, Links, and Videos
https://mil.wa.gov/publications
Map Your Neighborhood
https://mil.wa.gov/map-your-neighborhood
Community Emergency Response Team
whatcomcert.org
FEMA Preparedness Resources
2020 National Household Survey
https://community.fema.gov/story/2020-NHS-Data-Digest-Summary-Results
360.778.8443
oem@cob.org
http://cob.org/services/safety/emergencies
https://www.whatcomcounty.us/811/County-Wide-Critical-Area-Ordinance-Maps
Margo shared an idea about purchasing a home for increasing a park :
Hello Michael,
Addressing the current Greenway project priority of “Acquire a Neighborhood Park in Happy Valley”, there is a piece of property for sale right next to the current Happy Valley Park which may be a fit. The house at 2710 Donovan Ave., which is currently for sale, abuts this park. A welcoming entrance to the park could be created from this property, making the park more usable to the community.
Thank you for your work on the City Council.
- Margo Hammond, HV neighborhood.
Blake Lyon, bglyon@cob.org, new planning director and is trying to learn the neighborhoods.
https://cob.org/news/2022/new-planning-and-community-development-director-begins-march-1
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bllyon
Scheduling wise, it looks like it would be a Saturday.
An idea that I think could work out, is a biking tour through the neighborhood, and several people at various interest points don't have to bike and talk about that spot.
Some places and people as examples:
Sully could talk about the Padden Creek daylighting and flood zone
Wendy could talk about Larrabee School, and 21st & Larrabee right of way
Bobbi could talk about Mill Avenue, and 24th & Douglas Right of Way
Pat (and neighbors) could talk about the 27th street Right of Way.
Alex (and others) can talk about the former LDS property, Connelly Creek, 32nd Street.
Any other spots to add?
-Signs?
-Firehouse Cafe?
-Happy Valley Park?
-A Cohousing or two?
-Specific Trees?
-Our Saviour's Lutheran Church rainwater barrels?
Greg Hope
7:31:57 PM
Disaster Ready Washington
https://mil.wa.gov/preparedness
Prepare in a Year
https://mil.wa.gov/asset/5f171cc0a935f
Preparedness Publications, Links, and Videos
https://mil.wa.gov/publications
Map Your Neighborhood
https://mil.wa.gov/map-your-neighborhood
Community Emergency Response Team
FEMA Preparedness Resources
2020 National Household Survey
https://community.fema.gov/story/2020-NHS-Data-Digest-Summary-Results
360.778.8443
oem@cob.org
http://cob.org/services/safety/emergencies
Pat Burnett (he,him)
8:02:44 PM
https://sites.google.com/view/happy-valley-neighborhood-asso/2022-may-meeting
Margo H.
8:06:56 PM
Thank you.
Greg Hope
8:07:07 PM
Good night, all! Thank you for allowing me to join you. My contact info has been added to your meeting agenda and I'll be happy to hear from any of you!
Margo H.
8:07:42 PM
Thanks for being here!
Jake
8:08:13 PM
I think this is our neighborhood plan under current discussion:
https://cob.org/wp-content/uploads/happy-valley.pdf
Margo H.
8:41:27 PM
Here is the request I sent to Michael Lilliquist for the park idea:
Hello Michael,
Addressing the current Greenway project priority of “Acquire a Neighborhood Park in Happy Valley”, there is a piece of property for sale right next to the current Happy Valley Park which may be a fit. The house at 2710 Donovan Ave., which is currently for sale, abuts this park. A welcoming entrance to the park could be created from this property, making the park more usable to the community.