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Police investigating former city employee for embezzlement BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue Police claim the city's former recreation program coordinator admitted to embezzling more than $100,000 in government funds that were documented for children's sports T-shirts, but were actually used to resolve debt brought on by an addiction to gambling. Heather Christoff worked for the city of Bellevue for 10 years before resigning from her position Jan. 16. She is alleged by police in an ongoing investigation of admitting to using city-issued credit cards belonging to both her subordinates and supervisors to make fictitious T-shirt purchases for children's sports and recreation programs.
According to an affidavit for search warrant filed Monday by a Bellevue Police fraud detective, an investigation began in November after the administrator for the city of Bellevue's Procurement Card (ProCard) Program identified inconsistencies with receipts received related to purchases through the Parks and Community Services Department. Inconsistencies were founds on credit cards assigned to subordinates of Christoff and superiors, including the community services manager, administrative assistant and community relations coordinator. These included expenditures in 2012 double what were calculated for 2011 and more than $102,000 in the first 10 months of 2013.
Those increases were connected to 73 ProCard transactions with a PayPal account for “mysimplet,” a fictitious T-shirt company made up by Christoff, which totaled more than $100,000, according to the affidavit. None of the ProCards used were actually issued to Christoff. Ted Mittelstaedt, the city's community services manager, told the detective he allowed Christoff to use his credit card when asked, but denied making 14 of the documented transactions with mysimplet. The administrative assistant and and community relations coordinator likewise stated they allowed Christoff to use their credit cards. “They just assumed that she was making legitimate purchases with their credit
cards,” the affidavit states. Mittelstaedt also stated he didn't review the paperwork for the ProCard purchases that had reportedly been made by Christoff 's subordinates as that was part of her responsibilities, according to the affidavit. Mittelstaedt told the fraud detective that Christoff had come to him in 2012 with a request to change T-shirt vendors. Police did determine more than 1,000 shirts were purchased from a legitimate vendor out of Seattle in 2013. A search warrant served on PayPal found Christoff had changed the credit card statement associated with her account several times, with some made to look like they SEE EMBEZZLEMENT, 3
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Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo defended her decision Feb. 27 to remove one of her officers from the city’s bomb squad as discipline for the 22-year veteran of the force drinking alcohol while on-call and driving his department-assigned vehicle. Dion Robertson had Linda Pillo been attending a Bellevue Swat Team appreciation event Nov. 10 at the Issaquah Brewhouse. A fellow officer reported to supervisors witnessing the officer consume two beers before getting into a bomb squad truck and driving to another officer’s house where he continued drinking. Robertson’s removal from the bomb squad represents a 4-percent pay cut. Pillo said in the press conference she followed the practice of progressive discipline based on labor laws. He was removed from his supervisory role with the bomb squad in 2012 after he and another officer were found to be drunk and disorderly at a Seahawks game in September of that year. That other officer, Andrew Hanke, resigned
Daniel Farber, who finished Phantom Lake Elementary in 1967, jokes with ‘61 alum Gail Frank. Yeizo Masunaga, who attended the school in the ‘30s, sits next to Frank in the background. Story, photos on page 4. DANIEL NASH, Bellevue Reporter.
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Additional toxicology screening needed for investigation of sheriff’s deputy Bellevue Police have requested more toxicology screening for a King County Sheriff ’s deputy who was arrested in Newcastle after being reported slumped over the wheel of his patrol car on New Year’s Eve. A passerby reported the 46-year-old deputy was “passed out at the wheel” of his patrol car while on duty.
The witness was unable to rouse the law enforcement officer. A trained drug recognition expert was called out and determined the deputy was impaired by something other than alcohol. A blood draw was conducted at the time of the deputy’s arrest for physical control of a motor vehicle. He was released later that
night and placed on administrative leave pending the conclusion of an administrative investigation. Results of the initial screening were expected to be concluded by the end of February, but further screening will likely push that timeline for several more weeks, according to police.
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Light rail East Main Station at 60 percent of design BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
There was a full house at the Red Lion Inn Tuesday night (Feb. 25) for Sound Transit's East Main Station 60-percent design presentation, where Surrey Downs residents confirmed they will lose access to their neighborhood from 112th Avenue Southeast, but emergency access will remain. Sound and Bellevue city staff were on hand to discuss the East Link extension alignment and East Main Station design, which will be located along 112th just south of Main Street and across from the Hilton Bellevue. Surrey Downs residents were assured no transit-oriented development will be allowed west of 112th, but there is such potential to the east where commercial buildings already exist.
The station will be at-grade with trains loading and unloading between eastbound and westbound platforms with north and south entrances for travelers. A pedestrian crossing is planned to be placed at 112th for traveling across the roadway. A portion of 112th near Southeast 15th Street also will be reconstructed during the project to allow the light rail train to switch from the east side of the street to the west by traveling under the roadway. Sound Transit architect John Walser said stainless steel screening will be incorporated into the design at the entrances based on observing similar architectural treatments around the neighborhood. The platform canopies will be the same for all East Link stations. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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were associated with the legitimate company from which the city was purchasing its T-shirts. Christoff allegedly admitted to embezzling money from the city by making ProCard payments to her PayPal mysimplet account and then transferring the money to a bank account belonging to a friend and subordinate, who claimed she thought Christoff was removing cash from her personal credit cards to hide her gambling debt. Records of her ProCard transactions show more than $39,000 charges from February to October of 2013. According to timelines provided by the city and the affidavit, Christoff admitted to the embezzlement six days after resigning her position. The city does not release information about ongoing investigations, but Interim City Manager Brad Miyake is providing this statement to media:
tigation we are unable to confirm any additional details at this time. “We take our responsibility of protecting the taxpayers' money very seriously and that is why we are actively pursuing the criminal investigation and restitution from the former employee.”
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“We can confirm that there is an ongoing criminal investigation involving a former city employee for alleged theft of public funds that occurred between June 2012 and October 2013. The individual resigned on Jan. 16, 2014. Given that this is an ongoing inves-
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Competition on a platter Newport High culinary arts gets ready to face the judges BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
While some students her age might be more apt to follow the careers of Marshawn Lynch or Russell Wilson, Newport senior Fiona Lee has her eyes on Pierre Hermé. Don’t recognize the name? Hermé — dubbed “The Picasso of Pastry” by French Vogue — is a French pastry chef known for his distinctive macarons. Perhaps not the traditional role model for a teen, but a perfect one for Lee, who wishes to become a French pastry chef herself. “I’m probably going to go to Renton Technical College first, then I’d like to go to the Culinary Institute of America in New York,” she said. Lee has gotten an early start, competing on Newport High School’s ProStart culiCory Black and Nick Chang prep their meal. nary arts team as an alternate. Think of it DANIEL NASH, Bellevue Reporter as the restaurant industry’s version of prep sports: teams are tasked with preparing a three-course meal to restaurant standard in the processes that get them to the finish one hour’s time — in Newport’s case, a rack line, including hygiene standards, knife of lamb, crab bisque with avocado, potato skills and teamwork. risotto and other mouthwatering dishes. The Newport High School culinary arts While they try to ensure their final prod- team competed at the Boyd’s Coffee ProSuct outdoes their peers’, judges also watch
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Phantom Lake Elementary celebrates 120 years BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
Students and families of Phantom Lake Elementary celebrated the school’s 120th anniversary Feb. 28. Eagle alumni were invited to join in a dinner reception, short documentary viewing and a “Parade of Nations” that saw current students representing countries around the world. A corner of the gym was
devoted to a visual timeline of the school from its foundation as a one-room schoolhouse in 1894, to its induction into the Bellevue School District in the mid-20th century, to the modern day. Yeizo Masunaga, an 86-year-old alum, said he was awed by the show of pride from the school’s current students. “All those kids that sang (in a chorus SEE PHANTOM LAKE, 5
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tart Invitational, held Sunday in eastern Washington’s Spokane Valley. Three days beforehand, Lee was preparing a tuile in The Golf Club at Newcastle. Nearby, Executive Chef Jesse Olsen’s ears perked up at Lee’s comment about her future. “You want to go to the Culinary Institute?” he said. “I didn’t know that. Good for you, that’s a good school.” Olsen is a former colleague of Newport culinary arts instructor Tracy Green — they worked together at the Four Seasons — and makes himself available as a mentor for her class. He had worked with the culinary arts team in their own kitchen, and loaned out the Club kitchen for one practice in an unfamiliar space before they moved on to the invitational. “If they do need to tweak anything, it’s better to do it out in the real world,” he said.
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Sammamish gets BECU grant
Sammamish High School is one of 46 schools in the state to receive a grant from BECU to support education projects that help promote student excellence. Each grant is awarded based on specific need up to a maximum of $2,500. BECU is a not-for-profit credit union owned by the members.
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“The students wrote the menu and Jesse came in and looked over it,” Green said. “He was really great about posing questions that would let the kids arrive at the answer, without telling them the answer himself.”
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performance), I was really impressed by them,” he said. “The unity was there and I really respect what they did. And the way each of them represented their country, I thought that was great. “It’s commendable what that school is doing.” Masunaga began schooling at Phantom Lake Elementary in 1933, when it was still a one-room schoolhouse. There were 28 students in eight grades, all taught by Betty LymanBrobst. The youngest of his family, Masunaga was born in Medina and moved into a cabin on Phantom Lake. Bellevue was a different place then, covered in forest. “One morning we were walking to school and it was foggy as all get on,” he said. “We hear howling and we look up and see a band of coyotes. My sister started crying and I think I picked up a rock — the roads were all gravel, you know, so they were everywhere — and threw it at them. But coyotes were no big deal, it wasn’t like they were wolves.” The rugged environment made every child a Tom Sawyer or Huck
More than 3,600 Washington DECA students flocked to the Meydenbauer Center Friday, March 7, for the annual state conference. DECA engages high school students in competitive challenges for marketing, business and entrepreneurship. Forty-five competitions were held in all. More than 600 volunteer judges from the business community determined who would move on to the international conference in Atlanta, to be held in May.
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Finn. On the playground, Masunaga gleefully recalled, boys would settle an argument with a wrestling match. The victor might not let his victim up for the rest of recess, but no one would bloody a nose or blacken an eye. Rob Burton, an alumnus featured in the student documentary on the school, recalled meeting another student on the jungle
gym. One turned to the other and suggested the two should be friends. They’ve been best friends since and were the best men at each other’s wedding, Burton said. “Enjoy yourself,” alumna Donna Murphy told the audience of students in her closing segment of the video. “This is a great time in your life, being in grade school.”
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n Bellevue, we continue to robustly support and invest in our schools. It only seems reasonable to expect that our state legislators do the same. No educational bills Sen. Rodney Tom has sponsored will help children learn more or support teachers to serve students better. Instead, his educational policies use faulty measures as political weapons to decrease educational investment and destroy the faith we have in our schools and teachers. His educational policies contradict Paul Sutton findings in a preponderance of the peer-reviewed educational research. For example, research shows that the policy that links student test scores to teacher evaluation is unethical and
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inaccurate. Test scores don’t even come close to defining the totality of student learning in a given subject. Yet, if Senator Tom succeeds in passing this policy, all our students will need to be tested in every grade, every class, every year, so that their teachers can be effectively evaluated. That includes kindergarten. As a result, our children will be tested much more, the curriculum they are taught will be further narrowed and their education will become more sterile and more standardized, ironically resulting in less student learning over time. Educational research tells us that these and other policies proposed by Senator Tom have not improved schools over time, leaving us to assume that he is either unconSEE EDUCATION, 7
interesting older homes and buildings interspersed among the new — renovating their inside spaces for art galleries, coffee shops, etc. Other cities showcase local natural beauty: creating livable spaces of natural and
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friend of ours to ask him about a translation of a Persian poem, which started their e-mail correspondence. She wanted to be a writer and study in the U.S. Fast forward to the present. Saeide is in her second year of a Masters in Fine Arts program in the U.S. and pursing her dream to become a writer. In February I met my email pal in person. She was in Seattle for a big writers’ conference. We spent part of an evening and a day together, talking about her goals — really, really ambitious — and mine — much less so. While I took her on a walking tour of Bellevue she told me about women’s
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cerned with serious educational improvement or he lacks the ability to understand educational research. If Senator Tom were really concerned about student learning and success, he would sponsor bills that increase student learning and improve teaching. He would significantly increase the state’s investment in high quality teacher education in our local colleges and universities and in supporting teachers’ professional learning in schools. He would invest in policies that give teachers more space and time during the school day to adapt curriculum and differentiate instruction to struggling students. He would increase the state’s investment in support staff like school counselors, paraeducators and ELL support staff to better serve the needs of a diversity of students. Lastly but most importantly, he would have done something, anything, to alleviate inequity and childhood poverty in our communities. He has done none of the above.
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aimed in the direction of The Boeing Co. Writers of the House and Senate budgets did not include $500,000 for Washington State University to establish a School of Advanced Manufacturing and Aerospace in Everett. Nor did they put in $500,000 for the University of Washington to develop an advanced manufacturing facility in Snohomish County. And remember how the governor and some Democrats regularly touted the importance of a multibillion dollar transportation funding package to Boeing and the aerospace industry? Not only did they stop using that line, there’s almost no chance there will even be a package agreed upon this session. To their credit, Boeing lobbyists recognized the mood of lawmakers early in the session and are making themselves pretty scarce. There’s good news for the firm, as most legislators will make a full recovery March 14. That’s the first day they can raise money for their reelection campaigns. There may be no better cure for this syndrome than a contribution from Boeing.
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King County Metro’s plans to eliminate a single stop each direction on routes 271 and 245 on the Bellevue College campus, which serves 55 percent of the college’s transit riders, has students, faculty and staff concerned about how these changes would affect their daily commute. The stop in question is the only metro stop for the routes on the Bellevue College campus and more than 1,500 students use it on a daily basis. If the stop on campus is eliminated from these routes, students will have to travel upwards of half a mile to an unsheltered stop on 148th Avenue Southeast, right next to the on-ramp for I-90. “This puts our population which includes many vulnerable, disabled and evening students at risk,” said Deric Gruen, Bellevue College sustainability director. Student organizers have begun collecting signatures and donning pins to spread awareness both on and off campus of the wide ranging effects the cuts in service would bring. They plan to collect more than 500 signatures this month.
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anticipated, but the investigation should wrap up in several weeks. Pillo said Robertson, who remained on active duty during this latest internal investigation, “knows he’s on thin ice,” and defended her decision not to terminate the officer for his bad decisions that put the department in “poor light, again.” “For me to dole out termination, it’s like the death penalty,” said Pillo. In Robertson’s notice of discipline, it states the officer had not planned to drink before arriving at the Issaquah Brewhouse. Officers
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Interim City Manager Brad Miyake released a statement following the police department’s stating the punishment is “firm and fair.” It states with Pillo retiring in April, the city’s transition plan includes “an internal assessment to evaluate the culture and to help determine the skills needed in our next chief.” Pillo said Miyake has already assembled a group to assess Bellevue’s policy for all city-assigned vehicles in every department. “This investigation did bring to light the need for the city to look very carefully and thoroughly at its policies — specifically when it comes to driving a city vehicle,” Miyake’s release states. “It is poor judgment to drive any city vehicle after having a drink — even if you are below the legal limit,” the release states. “If our current policies do not clearly reflect that, then we plan to make the necessary changes.
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Drug/Alcohol Violation (2) Disturbing the Peace (1) Fraud (1) The Bellevue Reporter today begins a weekly wrapup of crimes committed in the city in 15 categories used by the police. Not all weeks produce crimes in all categories. And, because of the Reporter’s deadline and the lag in the Police Department in posting crime information to its Web page, our weekly crime chart will be for crimes reported in the previous week. To visit the city’s crime mapping feature, go to the
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Police chief proposes revised nuisance ordinance BY BRANDON MACZ
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It took nearly two years for the Munchbar in Bellevue Square to be undone by its own notoriety as a place where police officers were constantly responding to drunken assaults, disorderly conduct and finally a fatal shooting that was its death knell. Bellevue Police Chief Linda Pillo was back before City Council on Monday, Feb. 24 with a revised ordinance proposal that would allow her to declare a business or residence a chronic nuisance, a tool she said would curb bad practices like what had gone on at Munchbar. "Can you imagine what kind of drain that was on officer resources," the chief said of the 377 calls for service the police received during Munchbar's short time in Bellevue Square. That number was likely greater, said Lt. Andrew Popochock, because police weren't counting calls that occurred after a person left Munchbar and was arrested or contacted elsewhere. If the ordinance passes, the police chief will have the ability to declare a business or residence a chronic nuisance if three or more defined activities occur there within 60 days or seven within a 12-month period. The chief can do the same if the property has been the subject of at least two court determinations that specified crimes have occurred there.
Overnight closures planned for 84th on-ramp
Motorists should expect intermittent overnight closure of the 84th Avenue Northeast on-ramp to westbound SR 520. The closures are to take place between 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. during the week and 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. during the weekend. One lane of the ramp will remain open during the day.
"We don't have the ability at this time to tell a club you need to improve your safety, because a club can say, 'To heck with you, we're not going to do it,' and that's where we end up with the problem the chief talked about," said Popochock. An owner of a property declared a chronic nuisance would be able to work with the chief to remedy the problems cited by the department. If, after a certain time, the property owner does not correct the problem, they would be subjected to penalties. The ordinance was drafted to be similar to what the city of Seattle has had in place since 2010. A 2011 annual report from the city attorney's office states the ordinance appears to be working well with all properties declared a chronic nuisance eliminating or greatly reducing their impact on the community. Councilmember Jennifer Robertson said she support the ordinance, but also questioned whether staffing in the police department was adequate enough to handle the city's needs. "Do we need more police officers downtown?" she asked Pillo. "If you do, it's a budget year. We want it to be safe." Pillo said she is working on a proposal to restore bike patrols downtown and to add more police investigators to her staff. Brandon Macz:
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Heritage Corner A look at Bellevue’s past
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Killarney Glen Park was one of the first parks to emerge in Bellevue after the city’s incorporation. The first Bellevue park bond passed in 1956. This allowed the city to purchase the 10-acre parcel of marsh and woodland in 1958 for $25,000. The city held a park naming contest in April of 1959. Catherine Gene Walker, a seventh-grader at Bellevue High School, selected the winning name “Killarney Glen.” This name may refer to the nearby Killarney Way or one of the three pieces of land in the immediate vicinity that were platted under the names “Killarney,” “Killarney No. 2,” and “Killarney No. 3.” Park development took place in 1961. Originally, park employees tried to turn the swampy area into a pond. When that proved unsuccessful, workers put in pipes and drained the swamp into Mercer Slough instead. The city also built a play area, tennis courts, a parking lot, a basketball court, picnic tables and benches. Most of the park remained woodland, which was made accessible by a series of walking trails. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place in 1962. In addition to local residents and city employees, members of the Killarney Glen Garden Club No. 2 and Scout Troop 602 also attended the celebration. In the next years, these groups and others would contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the park, usually through donating and planting trees and shrubs. The park is located at 1933 104th Ave. S.E. Heritage Corner is a feature in the Bellevue Reporter. To learn more about Bellevue and Eastside history contact the Eastside Heritage Center at 425-450-1049 or visit EastsideHeritageCenter.org.
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Bellevue College to host 200 kids at engineering fair More than 200 students from King and Snohomish counties will compete Saturday, March 8 in the fifth annual Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair (CSRSEF) on the Bellevue College campus. Participants spend the months leading up to the fair conducting independent research, either individually or in teams, in one of 17 science, math and engineering categories. Projects will be evaluated for creativity, depth of content, thoroughness, clarity, and other criteria set by local science and engineering professionals. Fair organizers are encouraging public participation 1-3 p.m. and will present a “People’s Choice Award” to the project receiving the greatest number of public votes. Those in attendance will see science and engineering demonstrations on topics like computer science, chemistry, physics and entomology. The grand prize and category winners, will be announced at the awards ceremony at 3 p.m., with winners of the the top two projects receiving all-expense-paid trips to represent the central Puget Sound region at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles from May 11-16, an annual fair drawing over 1,500 students high school students from 40 countries. The Bellevue College main campus is located at 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., and parking is available.
Miyake to represent U.S. Japan Council in Tokyo, Fukuoka Bellevue Interim City Manager Brad Miyake begins his weeklong visit to Japan today as one of 10 representatives for the Japanese American Leadership Delegation in order to build a greater understanding of multicultural America. Miyake was selected Brad Miyake as a representative of the U.S. Japan Council
to meet with Japanese leaders in business, government and education, among others. The program is supported by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Japanese American Leadership Delegation is in its 14th year, and this year's delegation will be visiting Fukuoka and Tokyo March 7-15. Miyake will also serve as a panelist during a discussion sponsored by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the USJC. This is his first visit to Japan.
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Bellevue business assists Chinese integration BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
The Chinese population in Bellevue is the fastest growing in the city and showing no signs of letting up as more and more relocate here for employment and educational opportunities. Entrepreneur Tim Lee remembers his own journey to the United States decades ago, and has spent the past year growing a business that works to acclimate Chinese and Korean clients to a new life in Bellevue.
Lee first came to the United States from Hong Kong as a child attending boarding school in 1968. “I didn’t speak a word of English, so my parents were trying to give me the Tim Lee best education possible,” he said. Years later Lee returned to Hong Kong during a time of rapid business growth. “It’s still the golden years,” he said. “Business is buzzing.”
Outerwall announces grant awards BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue-based Outerwall announced Tuesday its award of more than $250,000 in general operating grants in the Seattle and Chicago areas and its collaboration with grantees to provide company employees with volunteer opportunities. Outerwall first stated its goal of committing 1 percent of its previous year’s after-tax profits to charity in its 2011 consolidated fiscal report and issued its first grants in 2012, said Nicole Trimble, senior director of corporate responsibility
at Outerwall. “We invited, in total, about 30 organizations to apply for two different requests for proposals,” said Trimble of this year’s Better Everyday and Community Connection grants, adding of those 29 applied. The Boys and Girls Clubs of King County, Childhaven, FareStart, Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County, Hopelink and Treehouse are recipients of this year’s Better Everyday grants in the Seattle SEE OUTERWALL, 13
In 2005 Lee returned to the United States and took a position with the California Department of Social Services. “During that time I also learned the American system,” he said. “We’re a very, very people-oriented society.” When Lee retired last year, he said he started the Bellevue Chinese Chamber of Commerce to assist immigrants like himself in finding essential services and adapting to life in a new country where language can prove to be a barrier to establishing a satisfactory lifestyle.
“They don’t need financial help,” Lee said of his 600-plus clients. “They just need help with establishing a lifestyle and becoming comfortable.” Lee speaks Cantonese and his wife speaks Mandarin. Together they show Chinese immigrants where to find essential services, such as health care, housing, driver’s licensing, food and retail, offering referrals and aiding with translation when the time comes to put down roots in Bellevue. SEE CHINESE, 13
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Businesses and business people in the news
Chamber hosting annual biz awards The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce has announced its list of nominees for the 25th annual Eastside Business Awards set for 5:307:30 p.m. March 20 at The Golf Club at Newcastle. Legacy categories include Eastside Business of the Year and Eastside Small Business of the Year. The
Most Innovative Product or Service of the Year will also be awarded. To see the nominees, go to this shortened link: http://bit. ly/1cCDNw0.
Wells Fargo to open Kelsey Creek banking branch Wells Fargo Bank will open a new Kelsey Creek branch Monday at 15015
Main St. Construction is wrapping up on the new branch this week, which is set to be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and include 12 Wells Fargo team members. Services to be provided include consumer and business banking, loans and lines of credit, investing, mortgages and insurance. Another feature is SEE BUSINESS, 13
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another could not attend. With only two viable candidates left, the council The Bellevue City decided to re-advertise for Council on Feb. 10 met in the position. executive session The city is not to review “a robust disclosing how pool of candidates” many applications seeking to become it received by the the next city manJan. 24 deadline, ager. but narrowed the Brad Miyake has pool on Feb. 10. been serving in Extensive backBrad Miyake the position in the ground checks interim since Steve are now being Sarkozy resigned as city conducted with a second manager last May. round of reviews to take The council had place in March. From planned to meet with that meeting a final list of finalists for the position candidates will be selected in late November, but two for on-site interviews tencandidates withdrew and tatively set for April 3-5.
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area. This grant is awarded to nonprofits that help individuals develop skills and access opportunities to improve their lives. Neighborhood House, Powerful Voices and YWCA of Seattle-KingSnohomish received Community Connection grants for their efforts that align with Outerwall’s diversity
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we’d be happy to support them in this,” she said. Outerwall is also close to meeting its 2015 goal of engaging one-third of its workforce in volunteerism a year early. Trimble said employee volunteers are just shy of 30 percent of its workforce. Organizations receiving company grants agree to host Outerwall employees for volunteer opportunities based on their skill sets. Outerwall also incentivizes its employees by donating $150 to a non-
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“Mostly they are very particular,” said Lee. “They know what they want.” That includes being within the Bellevue School District, he said, and finding a home between $1 million and $2 million. Real estate comprises much of his business, he said, adding he is discussing with East West Bank a new program that will make it
Jerry D. Chase has been appointed president and CEO of Bsquare Corp. Chase, 54, joined the board of Bellevue-based Bsquare in July 2013 and has been interim CEO since September 2013.
profit of their choice for every 10 hours of volunteer work completed, up to $600 annually. Employees also qualify for up to eight hours of paid volunteer time. “It helps us build our reputation as an employer, and we really hope people will learn what a great place we are to work from our employees out in the communities,” Trimble said. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602, bmacz@bellevuereporter.com easier for immigrants to get home loans when they have the money, but not the credit for it. Lee said that’s because there are limits on transferring foreign funds. Lee also has staff to assist Bellevue’s growing Korean population. “I really want the new immigrants to have a better life integrating into our community,” said Lee. Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602; bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
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Sounders sound off in Teen Center’s MLS-built music room BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
The Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue Teen Center commemorated the opening of its music room Wednesday with a visit from Seattle Sounders Lamar Neagle, Andy Rose and Brad Evans. Team band Sound Wave entertained the crowd of children and other Club associates. The soundproofed room — replete with recording equipment, microphones, snakes, guitars and drum set — was constructed under Major League Soccer’s MLS:
Works outreach initiative. In a statement before the room’s reveal, Club President and CEO Kathy Haggart urged children to practice diligently and “become the next Pearl Jam.” A paper cover came down to a band ready and jamming inside the booth. The Sounders captain and midfielders soon shuffled in to try out the instruments themselves. “We’re the new Beatles, yeah?” Brad Evans joked in a faux-British accent, after playing a few beats on the drum set. “No, really, that’s all I know how to play.”
From left: Sounders midfielders Lamar Neagle and Andy Rose, with team captain Brad Evans, jam in the Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue Teen Center’s new music room. The room was built under Major League Soccer’s MSL: Works outreach program, and opened to throngs of the Club’s kids and Sounders fans. DANIEL NASH, Bellevue Reporter
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Bellevue boys, girls in state tournament BY JOSH SUMAN
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Bellevue’s boys and girls basketball teams are the only local squads remaining in the state tournament, and each played a quarterfinal game Thursday after the Reporter’s deadline. The Wolverines’ boys outlasted Lincoln Feb. 28 in the Regional round 60-55 to get back to the Tacoma Dome for the first time since 2011. They faced Stanwood, which had lost only one game during the season, with a spot in the semi finals on the line. The girls team handled Kennedy Catholic 69-52 at Bellevue College March 1 to punch its second consecutive state tournament ticket. Sunnyside, which was the co-champion of the Columbia Basin/Big 9 conference during the regular season, was waiting in Thursday evening’s quarterfinal round. A win sends the Wolverines to another game against Cleveland, which beat them for this year’s district title and also in last year’s state semi finals. Semi finals are set for Friday and championship games Saturday in the Tacoma Dome. Visit the belleveureporter.com for updated scores, highlights and coverage from the boys and girls state basketball.
Newport has a new head baseball coach entering the 2014 season, and it will be a familiar face for those who follow the Knights. Brad Files, an assistant with the program for 17 years according to the team’s official website, will take over for Hal DeBerry. DeBerry stepped down due to a conflict with his coaching duties and employment, according to Newport athletic director Gill James. Files played for former Newport baseball coach and current scorekeeper Bob “Mitch” Mitchell, himself an institution around the program, and has also spent time with many Newport players and coaches as part of Food Giant and Lakeside Recovery Ameri-
Newport girls fall in Regional round
Newport lost its 4A Regional round game 62-31 to Skyview at Mark Morris High School, ending the season
Bellevue guard Mandy Steward (pictured above in a game against Lakeside) has been a key for the Wolverines all season, and will be in the state tournament March 6-8. RICK
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A story in the Feb. 21 edition of the Reporter contained incorrect information about the state tournament history of the Newport girls basketball program. The Knights last made the state tournament in girls basketball during the 2009-2010 season, finishing 1-2.
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What’s happening on Bellevue’s arts scene
Ceramic people and fragile fortresses
The Bellevue Arts Museum opened two new exhibits Friday, featuring ceramicist Kathy Venter and Northwest wood sculptor Dan Webb. “Kathy Venter: LIFE” includes the debut of the Canadian artist’s series “MetaNarrative” and other pieces from her body of work in life-size figure sculptures. Venter first displayed at the BAM during the 2010 biennial celebration, “Clay Throwdown.” “Fragile Fortress: The Art of Dan Webb,” features the 15 years of the Seattle artist’s work in woodcarving. True to the exhibit’s name, Webb explores the fragility of life and human resilience. The exhibit was made possible by a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. Both exhibits run from March 7 to June 15.
The Comedy of Errors
The Friends of the Bellevue Library will read and discuss William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” at the library, 10:15 a.m. each Friday in March. The early Shakespeare play, believed to have been published between 1589 and 1595, concerns two sets of identical twins sharing the same names. The twins were separated in childhood and became separate master-servant pairs in the neighboring cities of Syracuse and Ephesus. Antipholus of Syracuse and Dromio of Syracuse arrive in the city of Ephesus, where repeated cases of mistaken identity result in misfortune and accusations.
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When Kuu Sakuragi was a thirdgrader at Ardmore Elementary, he was one of two students selected by Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s DanceChance program to receive a scholarship for one season’s dance instruction. His parents were ecstatic, but Sakuragi had to be figuratively dragged kicking and screaming to the Francia Russell Center. That was just the first year. By the second year… “I still didn’t like it,” Sakuragi said simply. “Because I was the only boy.” Then-principal Nicholas Ade encouraged Sakuragi to take classes at the school’s Seattle campus, where he met other male ballet students. “I liked it a lot,” Sakuragi said. “Now I can talk to other boys studying ballet and, since we’re going through the same things, we can relate.” Sakuragi, now 15, proved a capable student and eventually advanced to Level Eight, the highest in the student division, where advancement is determined by mastery of skills in the school syllabus. The Interlake student will play the part of “real boy” Pinocchio, the human being the puppet wishes to
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Level Eight ballet student Kuu Sakuragi plays the part of “real boy” Pinocchio in Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s upcoming production. He is seen here in another ballet production. © REX TRANTER, Courtesy Photo become, in the upcoming installment of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Family Matinee series. As a featured performer, he must not only dance masterfully, but do so to express the
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Books nostalgic for an America young and vigorous after World War II BY DANIEL NASH BELLEVUE REPORTER
A retired Procter & Gamble Co. marketer has written and recently self-published two vastly different books in rapid succession. “Rock Hill” and “America’s Opportunities,” both by James A. Nelson of Bellevue, were released via Amazon in October 2013 and January 2014, respectively. “Rock Hill” is a fictionalized account of the author’s childhood in a southwestern Washington logging community. In a narrative split across elementary school and junior high — the institutions comprise the only two chapters in the book — young Jim engages in Sawyeresque mischief and opines at length about everything from the preferred gender of his unborn sibling to the economic and political status of the United States in the wake of World War II. “America’s Opportunities” began its life, as Nelson tells it, as an afterword to “Rock Hill.” Originally a frank essay about where the United States stands and where the author believed it should go, on the urging of his wife Nelson expanded it to a brief book. The tome covers everything from “American Citizen Service” — Nelson proposes a mandatory two-year draft into civic service after high school — to “Young People,” an earnest plea to America’s youth to study history and take an interest in their country’s future.
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Books March 11 Meet the author: 7 p.m. Jamie Ford, author of the popular novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” will discuss his follow-up, “Songs of the Willow Frost,” a Depression-era Seattle tale of love and hope. Sammamish Library, 825 228th Ave. S.E.
Concerts March 9 States of Mind: 3 p.m. Presented by Washington Wind Symphony, in its 28th season. Ticket information at www.kpcenter.org. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland. March 14 Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado”: 7 p.m. Presented by Lake Washington Players. Advanced tickets can be purchased for $2 off at www.lakewaplayers.org. Life Community Church, 232 Fifth Ave. S., Kirkland
Dance James Nelson’s books “Rock Hill” and “America’s Opportunities” — a ficitionalized account of the author’s southwest Washington childhood and a manifesto on American policy and culture, respectively — are available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s online store. COURTESY PHOTOS Nelson is not a politician or a policy wonk, which may be part of the point: In America, everyone is free to have their say in the country’s direction. His political philosophy is nostalgic for the young and mighty superpower forged in the fires of World War II — respectful of constitutional limitations, unafraid to flex its muscle in improving the lives of a conscientious and active citizenry. And Nelson practices what he
preaches. He has recently spent much of his free time working toward the relocation of a murdered black Civil War officer’s remains from Nebraska to Arlington National Cemetery. “Rock Hill” and “America’s Opportunities” are available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s online store.
either. But I love performing, being on stage with the lights and the audience. It makes me feel special. It makes me feel like I’m worth something.” Having developed a love for his chosen art form, Sakuragi hopes to move on to the Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s professional division, where students transitioning
to a career in dance are trained in perfecting technique and artistry. “Pinocchio” will run for four performances beginning March 16. Find showtimes and ticket information under the 2013-2014 Season page of www.pnb.org.
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March 14 PNB Director’s Choice: 7:30 p.m. Pacific Northwest Ballet director Peter Boal’s annual roundup of favorite and new performances. Runs through March 23, visit www.pnb.org for more information. McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle. March 15-16 Tea For Ruby: Evergreen City Ballet. Ruby gets a princess-worthy lesson on manners in this charming worldpremiere ballet. www.evergreencityballet.org. The Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue
Music March 15 Geoffrey Castle’s 9th annual St. Patrick’s Celebration: 8 p.m. Geoffrey Castle with his high energy, rocker style electric violin playing, accompanied by his band and Irish dancers. Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave.
Theater March 8 Little Shop of Horrors: 8 p.m. for opening night. 5th Avenue theatre and ACT present the story of a boy and his man-eating plant. Shows run through June 15. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle.
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Bilingualism topic of talk
Fred Genesee, professor emeritus at McGill University, will discuss bilingualism and bilingual language acquisition in children at 6 p.m. April 30 at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island. The talk is in partnership with French Immersion School of Washington and the Stroum Jewish Community Center. The center is located at 3801 East Mercer Way.
Volunteers needed for Earth Day
The Bellevue Parks and Community Services is seeking 400 volunteers to work on environmental improvement projects for its annual Earth Day event May 3. Volunteers will plant trees, restore trails, remove invasive plants and provide improvements for parks and open spaces, and all ages are welcome. Volunteers receive a Tshirt and complimentary lunch from Whole Foods. Preregistration is required by March 14, and project work will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers are also asked to attend the community tree planting celebration 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Kelsey Creek Farm Park. To preregister or for more information, contact Curtis Kukal at CKukal@Bellevuewa.gov or 425452-4195.
Plant stewardship program seeking volunteers
People are being sought for a Native Plant Stewardship Program that will provide training in preserving and restoring habitat for birds, insect pollinators, other wildlife and the natural beauty of parks and public green spaces.
PUBLIC NOTICES Notice of Service by Publication of Order to Show Cause in the United States District Court Western District of Washington at Seattle UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Petitioner, v. JOSEPH P. BRYANT, Respondent. Civil No. 2:13-cv-01253-RAJ The United States of America to the said Joseph P. Bryant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 7th day of March 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the Order to Show Cause of the petitioner, the United States of America, and serve a copy of the answer upon the undersigned attorney for the petitioner, the United States of America, at his office below stated; and in the case of your failure so to do, the Court will enter an Order approving the Internal Revenue Service levy pursuant to the Order to Show Cause, which has been filed with the clerk of said Court. The object of this action is for judicial approval of a levy upon Joseph Bryant’s principal residence in order to sell that property to satisfy part or all of his federal tax liabilities. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY The property that is the subject of this action consists of real property located at 10441 SE 14th St., Bellevue, WA 980004 and with a legal description as follows: That portion of the north half of the south half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 5, Township 24 North, Range 5 East, W M, in King County, Washington,
described as follows Beginning on the southerly line of said subdivision at a point 177 18 feet westerly of the intersection of said southerly line and the westerly line of Lake WashingtonBoulevard, Thence north 88 degrees 30 minutes 39 seconds west along said southerly line 89 00 feet, Thence North 2 degrees 23 minutes 40 seconds west to the southerly line of the north 165 00 feet of said subdivision, Thence south 88 degrees 30 minutes 21 seconds east along said southerly line to a point from which the point of beginning bears south 6 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds east, Thence south 6 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds east to the point of beginning EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the City of Bellevue by instrument dates March 20, 1957, and accepted by City of Bellevue Resolution No 609, recorded April 3, 1957 under King County Recording No 4784855 Petitioner’s Attorney: QUINN P. HARRINGTON Trial Attorney, Tax Division U.S. Department of Justice Post Office Box 683 Washington, D.C. 20044-0683 Published in the Bellevue Reporter on March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 7, 14, 2014. #996087.
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Police foundation hosting fundraising breakfast
The Bellevue Police Foundation will hold its fifth annual fundraising breakfast 7:30-9 a.m. March 27 at the Barrier Motors Showroom in Bellevue. The annual event raises funds to support the police department’s initiatives and programs where city funding is not available. March 14 is the registration deadline, and a minimum donation of $150 is suggested. Q13 anchor and Washington’s Most Wanted host David Rose will be the guest speaker for this year’s event. The Barrier Motors Showroom is at 12000 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue. For more information, visit www.bellevuepolicefoundation.org or email info@bellevuepolicefoundation.org.
Howie to speak on LifeSpring luncheon
Chef John Howie will be the keynote speaker at the Step Up to the Plate benefit luncheon that raises funds to assist Bellevue’s children and their families. The event will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Guest Speaker at the event will be Dr. James D. Kriseman of Overlake Medical Clinic, who will speak on child hunger. Howie owns John Howie Steak, Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar, SPORT Restaurant & Bar and Adriatic Grill Italian Cuisine & Wine Bar. For the past 10 years he has been reaching out to families in need in the Bellevue community. One of his largest charitable events is the Thanksgiving dinner he hosts at his Bellevue Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar. Howie will be selling his cookbook, “Passion and Palate” for $35 and tax; $10 of every cookbook sale will directly benefit Bellevue LifeSpring. As an added bonus, Howie will be signing books after the program. More information is available at bellevuelifespring.org.
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Council looking at drug loitering law BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
Bellevue city councilmembers are set to approve an ordinance giving police officers the ability to investigate loiterers in the city they suspect are there with the intent to buy or sell drugs after rejecting a rough draft three years ago. Bellevue Police Operations Deputy Chief Jim Jolliffe conceded Monday night a 2011 ordinance proposal — modeled after the city of Tacoma's — was too ambiguous. The newest incarnation is modeled after an ordinance from Seattle, which has withstood state Supreme Court scrutiny and been on the books since 1992. The ordinance lists seven circumstances that would provide probable cause to investigate a person suspected of loitering at a location in the city for the purpose of conducting illegal drug activity. That includes if the person is a known drug trafficker, is seen in possession of drugs or paraphernalia, has been evicted from the area for drug-related activity and if the person is monitored repeatedly contacting drivers and pedestrians on the street.
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Marilyn Jean Arbaugh
Marilyn Jean Arbaugh, 79, of Bellevue,WA passed away February 20, 2014. Born in Fayette County, IA, on August 17, 1934, the daughter of Alfred and Erna (Vandersee) Schaller. Loving wife of the late Wayne Howard Arbaugh; dear mother of Rodney, Brad, and Rene Arbaugh; beloved grandfather to Matthew, Nicholas, and Kyle Arbaugh; beloved sister of Edward Schaller, Dorothy (Schaller) Bemis, David Schaller and Arlene (Schaller) McComb. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Waverly, IA. 996652
Bellevue Police Ofc. Jim Keene was working the Crossroads area of the city when he first came before the City Council to discuss such an ordinance, which had been inspired by a suspected drug dealer officers were unable to investigate. "What it really came out of was a lot of frustration from the business owners who would call 911 for help because they could see people on the corner dealing drugs," he said. "And when we would get there, this particular person and this group had become so knowledgeable in criminal procedures that they knew what they could do — what they couldn't do — to basically get around what basic patrol procedures could do to arrest them or investigate the crime." Keene said it was particularly frustrating in the summertime when children were out of school. He said he came to find out they were aware of the drug dealers in their neighborhood and even became intelligence assets. Deputy Mayor Kevin Wallace said the new ordinance is a significant improvement to its 2011 draft and will support its passage when it comes up on the council's consent agenda. "I supported it in 2011," added Councilmember Jennifer Robertson, "and I support it now."
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Todd, a 2-year-old brown and white hound mix, can't wait to meet you. Volunteers play every morning with Todd and practice basic commands with him, like "Sit," "Stay" and "Down." Todd is a fun, active boy who will keep you entertained. Tabitha is a 1-year old mediumTodd haired brown tabby girl that is curious and playful. She loves to explore, climb and gaze out the window at all the activities outside. Tabitha is still very much a kitten and would love chasing a laser dot or giving some what-for to a catnip mouse. Both are at the Seattle Humane Society in Bellevue, located at the intersecTabitha tion of I-405 and I-90. It is open seven days a week from noon to 6 p.m. For directions, call 425-641-0080. Mira is a 3-year-old female Chihuahua. Weighing about 9 pounds, Mira is a very sweet girl that loves to meet new people. Good on a leash, she loves going for long walks with her humans. Mira can be noisy when seeking attention. Mira For this reason, she would do best in a house rather than an apartment. Mira also gets along great with other small dogs. If you're looking for a small girl who's big on love to join your family, Mira may be the one for you Mira is available at the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent, located at 21615 64th Ave. S. Adoption hours: 3-6 p.m. Monday, noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 206-296-PETS or pets@ kingcounty.gov.
Bellevue city councilmembers voted unanimously Monday to extend for an additional six months an emergency ordinance addressing individual room rentals in residential dwellings. The planning commission will ramp up work on a final ordinance later this month. Spearheaded by concerns from Spiritwood neighborhood residents, the City Council approved the emergency ordinance in September and reaffirmed it in November. The ordinance restricts the number of unrelated renters in a dwelling unit
to four and will require those with leases in rooming houses in singlefamily residential areas to move out by July 1. The exception would be if four unrelated persons can show they are operating as a family unit. There was an absence of Bellevue College students, who have been the strongest opponents to the ordinance, but a number of Spiritwood residence came out Monday to reiterate their support for it. They added since the emergency ordinance took effect the problem of such rentals in their neighborhood continues and requests for enforcement have been submitted with the city.
Carol Helland, city land use director, said property developers requesting permission for remodels that indicate potential multi-room rentals are asked to sign an agreement stating that won't be the purpose of those homes, which aids in enforcement should they later be found to be doing so. Only one agreement has needed to be drafted, so far, she added. The city's planning commission, which will draft a permanent resolution for council consideration before summer break, is set to begin work at its March 12 meeting.
Brandon Macz: 425-453-4602, bmacz@bellevuereporter.com
Reporter sets photo contest The Bellevue Reporter is looking for residents who have an eye for photography for its upcoming photo contest. Photographs can be in any or all of three categories: local scenery, local people and local animals (pets and livestock). Entries will judged by The Reporter staff. A prize will be offered for the best photo in each category. To submit your photo, email them to editor@bellevuereporter.com and clearly mark them as contest photos. Submitted photos should be at least 300 dpi and at least 14 inches by 11 inches. Limit your submis-
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Sign Up Now for FREE Cascade Gardener Classes! Learn how to have beautiful, healthy landscapes while using water more efficiently Cascade Water alliance and its members — the cities of Bellevue, issaquah, Kirkland, redmond, tukwila, the sammamish plateau Water & sewer district and skyway Water & sewer district — are offering free gardening classes in a community near you.
Over 35 free classes, taught by our team of popular
instructors and expert gardening professionals, are being held now through april 5 on a wide range of topics including: • Food Gardening • Plants & Garden Design • Irrigation
Classes are free but registration is required. seating is limited so sign up today! For a full schedule of classes and to register visit Cascade Gardener at: www.cascadewater.org or call 1.800.838.3006.
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Cascade Gardener Instructors • Marianne Binetti, radio host, author and columnist • Emily Bishton, landscape designer and environmental educator • Jessi Bloom, owner and lead designer of N.W. Bloom EcoLogical Landscapes • Dan Borba, owner of Natural Rain Water • Jacqueline Cramer, landscape professional and permaculture designer and educator • Susie Egan, owner of Cottage Lake Gardens, Master Gardener • Meghan Fuller, horticulturist • Kimberly Leeper, landscape professional and permaculture designer and educator • Laura Matter, Seattle Tilth • Greg Rabourn, educator, radio personality, author • Ladd Smith, co-owner, In Harmony Landscape Services • Carey Thornton, Seattle Tilth
www.cascadewater.org or call 1.800.838.3006 for details or to register. seating is limited, so sign up today! Cascade Water Alliance • • • •
City of Bellevue City of issaquah City of Kirkland City of redmond
• City of tukwila • sammamish plateau Water and sewer district • skyway Water and sewer district
They Represent You Cascade Board member: John Stokes Councilmember, City of Bellevue
Cascade Board alternate: Kevin Wallace Deputy Mayor, City of Bellevue
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