Update: Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee

I serve as the North District representative to Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (the “NPAC”). In our work this past month, we attended a training on The Regulatory and Legal Context of Neighborhood Planning, Neighborhood Planning in Seattle, Summary of Lessons Learned from Previous Neighborhood Planning, Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative, and information from Seattle Department of Transportation relevant to neighborhood planning.

We also discussed the format of the neighborhood planning status report meetings and information that will be presented at those meetings. Note that the North Neighborhoods (greater Lake City) Plan will be included in the neighborhood planning status report meetings. However, The Northgate Plan will not as Northgate was specifically excluded by Council from the scope of the current neighborhood plan update process.

Our next meeting will be held: 3/17, 6:30 – 8:30 PM at Bertha Landes Rm, City Hall. The agenda will include community involvement strategies, reaching under-represented communities and involving new people in the status report workshops. We will also discus the scope of neighborhood plan updates that will be occurring in 2008-2011.

Dates and locations for the first three neighborhood plan update meetings have been scheduled:

MLK at Holly Neighborhood
Sat., Mar. 14, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Miracle Temple of God
7100 42nd Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98118

North Rainier Neighborhood
Sat., Mar. 21, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m
Franklin High School
3013 S Mount Baker Blvd.
Seattle, WA 98144

North Beacon Hill Neighborhood
Sat., Mar. 28, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
El Centro de la Raza
2524 16th Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98144

Agendas and materials from our meeting sessions are available at the Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee official website: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/npi/npac.htm

Members of the committee have also set up an informal Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=75496368184 Everyone is welcome to visit or join this group.

I would like to hear from North District neighbors about your thoughts on these issues so that I am truly representing North District. Please feel free to e-mail me with your comments and questions.