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Are you curious how the city budget cuts will affect you and the community? Attend the next Ballard District Council meeting to hear Pamela Banks, Outreach Director for the Mayor’s Office describe what those budget cuts are and the impact they will have.

Chairperson:  Steve Cohn

AGENDA

Short Announcements by Member Organization Representatives

Briefing – Mid-Year Cuts from the 2009 City Budget, Pamela Banks,
Outreach Director – Office of Mayor Greg Nickels

Proposed Redevelopment of West Woodland School Playground, West
Woodland PTA
West Woodland Elementary School is located in Ballard at 5601 4th Ave
NW.  The PTA has applied for a grant from the City’s Neighborhood
Matching Fund program in the amount of $85,000.

Report – Matching Fund District Level Review Committee, Shannon
Dunn and Jack Ellison
Each of the 13 district councils is asked to review and recommend
scores for Large Matching Fund projects applications from their
district.  The Ballard DC Review Committee will present its comments and
recommended score for the application from the West Woodland PTA for
their playground improvement project.
Discussion and vote

Report – Executive Committee
●    City Neighborhood Council, Robert Drucker
●    Neighborhood Plan Update Committee, Catherine Weatbrook

Seattle School Board President Michael DeBell
●    Proposed change in Seattle Public Schools Student Assignment
Policy; and how the Ballard families might be affected
●    Current financial challenges faced by the Seattle School
District
●    Action taken in the last session of the Washington State
Legislature related to public schools
BALLARD DISTRICT COUNCIL
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Ballard Library – 5614 22nd NW
(Free parking below building – accessed from NW 56th)
7:00 – 8:30 PM