City Council, Position #2
At our November 18, 2021 meeting, we chose a developer to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement with the City to develop Parcel A of the Marina Floor as described in the RFQ from our 18 November 2021 Meeting. Essentially, it was a job interview. Drama? After the meeting I got some feedback telling me
... continue reading.Submitted to Councilmembers as “information only” November 13, 2021 Fellow Councilmembers, At Thursday’s meeting I will present the following six budget amendment items, most of whichh I have already discussed with Beth Anne and Dan Brewer on November 4. They total $41,204. $5,000 of which is a one-time expense and the remaining $36,204 to be
... continue reading.The central premise of the Marina Redevelopment (land side) has always been that 223rd Ave should be brought down to the Marina Floor in some way. The current plan is to have a set of windy Steps that switch back and forth in front of the South Shores Condo. OK, that part -could- be great.
... continue reading.Public Service Announcements This Week Monday: SR509 briefing with WSDOT. I’m expecting some graphics detailing how it will affect Blueberry Lane, Des Moines Creek Trail and the bridge over 216th. What’s also pretty keen is that WSDOT will be creating a 1.8 mile bike lane as part of the Lake To Sound Trail and redoing
... continue reading.Selena Taylor is the mother of a young man killed at La Familia Sports Pub on Pacific Highway September 26, 2021. Hi, I am writing you today to (hopefully) respond a bit more clearly to your public comment last night. Just as you and Betty were speaking it dawned on me that this weekend is,
... continue reading.I know I’ll get yelled at for ‘gotchas’. And ‘shaming’. And ‘crankiness’. And ‘man-splaining’. That’s when I engage in my *Mindfulness And Forgiveness Meditation. 😀 Because you haven’t attended as many City Council Meetings as I have. We have made a lot of the same mistakes over and over because history and evidence has not
... continue reading.Port of Seattle Commissioner No. 1: Norman Z. Sigler Commissioner No. 3: Hamdi Mohamed Commissioner No. 4: Toshiko Hasegawa As you know, I watch the Port pretty closely because, in many ways, it is the most important government in our region. My recommendations are based on Des Moines. In general, you want to keep incumbent
... continue reading.Friday October 22nd, I was informed by Chief Of Police Ken Thomas that Councilmember Anthony Martinelli had been arrested and booked into SCORE jail. That night I issued a statement on Councilmember Martinelli’s arrest. I did so to respond to what I felt was a politicised press release by the Mayor. I’m not trying to
... continue reading.Many years ago my wife survived an abominable domestic violence. It took her two years to escape that relationship and during the entire time no one suspected. What many people do not understand is that there are many, many reasons why a person can become so completely trapped that they will never reveal their true
... continue reading.Hello Des Moines, At 1PM today the City Council received a ‘Significant Incident’ email from Chief Of Police Ken Thomas. These messages are typically two sentences describing an event that may attract public notice. We do not get detail because that is not our role. Today’s message informed us only that Councilmember Martinelli had been
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