Don Cohen

Chairperson Don Cohen called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm in the City Council Chambers of City Hall.

Roll Call:

Don Cohen, Chairperson; Fletch Waller, Vice Chairperson; Dan Grausz, Council Liaison; Tina Lanzinger and Rita Moore were present.
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(3) Public Education Workplan - Don Cohen
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(7) New Meeting Date - Deborah Alexander, Don Cohen
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Don Cohen, Chairperson

Attest:

Chairperson Don Cohen called the meeting to order at 6:05 pm in the City Council Chambers of City Hall.

Roll Call:

Don Cohen, Chairperson, Liz Sanderson, Secretary, Dan Grausz, Council Liaison, Tina Lanzinger, Elliot Newman and Rita Moore were present.
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(2) Education Work Plan - Don Cohen

Chairperson Cohen went over the notes from the 2007 Retreat and identified measures already taken and goals not yet achieved.
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Chairperson Cohen suggested that Trustee Waller contact Joy Johnston to discuss the possibility of doing a short piece about the health of Pioneer Park.
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Trustee Cohen asked if there were any recent potential donors who decided not to donate because they could not find a desirable location.
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(7) Next Meeting - Don Cohen
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Don Cohen, Chairperson

Attest:

Chairperson Don Cohen called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm in the City Council Chambers of City Hall.

Roll Call:

Don Cohen, Chairperson; Fletch Waller, Vice Chairperson; Liz Sanderson, Secretary; Tina Lanzinger; Elliot Newman and Dan Grausz were present.
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Chairperson Cohen announced that Trustee Waller needs to leave early, and therefore the order of the agenda may be modified.
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Chairperson Cohen requested that Ms. Byrnes submit her formal request to staff, and then at the next meeting staff would give the Trustees an update on the history of the Trust Board's decisions on this subject and include in the next agenda packet the minutes from the meeting when the decision was made.
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Chairperson Cohen asked about whether the park maps have donation information on the back.
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Chairperson Cohen requested that we print them this way for Summer Celebration! and revisit whether or not to continue this at a later date.
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Chairperson Cohen summarized that some of the Trustees would like staff to research what are the least intrusive options that can be used, the spacing and types of lights, costs and sources for funding for it, and any legal issues that must be considered.
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Chairperson Cohen remarked that various Trustees have been assigned Pioneer Park quadrants to monitor, but perhaps they do not always know what to look for in a hazard tree.
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(6) 2007 Retreat Follow Up - Don Cohen

The materials from the April 2007 retreat were distributed with the agenda packets to review. Chairperson Cohen remarked that one goal identified that less progress has been made is "make it valued." Chairperson Cohen talked about a few unsuccessful attempts and some ideas that have not been fully explored to achieve this goal. He feels the education component is the key to the next year, and feels the Trust Board could develop a work plan.
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(7) Next Meeting - Don Cohen

Chairperson Cohen asked the Trustees if there were any known scheduling conflicts for the July 17th.
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Don Cohen, Chairperson

Attest:

Chairperson Don Cohen called the meeting to order at 6:08 pm in the City Council Chambers of City Hall.

Roll Call:

Don Cohen, Chairperson, Fletch Waller, Vice Chairperson, Liz Sanderson, Secretary, Tina Lanzinger, Elliot Newman and Rita Moore were present.
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(6) Quadrant Assignments - Don Cohen
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(7) Meeting Carpooling - Don Cohen

Chair Cohen suggested that, consistent with the environmental/ecological orientation of the Trust, Trustees make an effort to carpool to meetings when possible.

(8) Next Meeting - Don Cohen
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Don Cohen, Chairperson

Attest:

Rita Moore, Chairperson, Don Cohen, Vice Chairperson, Liz Sanderson, Dan Grausz, Tina Lanzinger and Elliot Newman were present.
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(1) It was moved by Trustee Sanderson; seconded by Vice Chair Cohen to:
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Vice Chair Cohen expressed his unhappiness that this content is just now coming to light, and the fact that the Council has discussed this without a member of the Trust present.
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Trustee Sanderson nominated Don Cohen for Vice Chair.
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Vice Chair Cohen remarked that there may be another member who might have more time to commit to the position.
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It was moved by Vice Chairperson Cohen; seconded by Trustee Lanzinger
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It was moved by Vice Chair Cohen; seconded by Council Liaison Grausz
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It was moved by Council Liaison Grausz; seconded by Vice Chair Cohen that:
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Vice Chair Cohen expressed strong reservations about the use of herbicides in Pioneer Park given the few studies that have been done on them.

Rita Moore, Chairperson, Don Cohen, Vice Chairperson, Liz Sanderson, Dan Grausz, Tina Lanzinger, Elliot Newman and Fletch Waller were present.
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(1) It was moved by Vice Chair Cohen; seconded by Trustee Newman to:
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Vice Chair Cohen suggested the board come up with some theme ideas for Summer Celebration! and form a committee to pursue one or more ideas in preparation for the event.
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Trustee Lanzinger nominated Vice Chair Cohen as Chair, seconded by Trustee Waller.
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Paul West will compile the information in a final form for the City Council meeting on April 21st with the approval of Chair Moore and Vice Chair Cohen.
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Trustee Waller requested budget information in the work plan, and Vice Chair Cohen suggested a minor change in wording regarding the new trustees.

Rita Moore, Chairperson, Don Cohen, Vice Chairperson, Liz Sanderson, Bruce Bassett, Tina Lanzinger and Fletch Waller were present.
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(1) It was moved by Vice Chairperson Don Cohen; seconded by Trustee Bassett to:
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It was moved by Vice Chairperson Don Cohen; seconded by Trustee Waller that:
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Vice Chairperson Cohen feels the board and Paul need to develop a statement of the progress of the Forest Management Plan to date.
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Vice Chairperson Cohen suggested the board members bring ideas to the next meeting for the Summer Celebration! booth.
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Vice Chairperson Cohen mentioned that he is serving as Chairperson for the group.

Don Cohen Vice-Chair

Don Cohen received the 2000 Citizen of the Year award for his decade of service on the Mercer Island Planning Commission.Having served as its Chairman for four years, Don contributed to the development of many important pieces of land use legislation including the Mercer Island Comprehensive Plan, Critical Lands Ordinance, Mega-House Ordinance and the Unified Land Development Code.Don garnered respect for his experience, sense of fairness, environmental advocacy, leadership and legal knowledge.

Don Cohen, longtime member of the Mercer Island Planning Commission, was named Mercer Island's Citizen of the Year.