Meeting 2
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Visioning Process, Inventory and Characterization,
Environmental Designations

Notes:

The CAC Staff presented an overview of the "visioning" process, whichis one of the first steps in the SMP Revision.

Meeting 1
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Introductions, SMP Overview,
Review Charter and Work Plan

Notes:

This was an introductory meeting to get acquainted, receive an overerview of the SMP process

An enthusiastic membership attended the 2008 FHA Annual Meeting held on April 22 in the South Lake Union Armory. There was a festive atmosphere during the pre-meeting social hour as members shopped at the Houseboatique, chatted with dock friends, mingled with the scheduled speakers and FHA board members and met neighbors new to houseboat life.

You are looking at the Seattle Floating Homes Association's new web site. We are hopeful that this version will be easier for visitors to use and less hassle for volunteers to maintain.

The May 2008 Harbor Patrol Advisory Council meeting was substituted by a Council invitational visit to the new USCG JHOC, Joint Harbor Operations Center at Pier 36 on Elliott Bay. This is a state of the art maritime command center for the Pacific Northwest including the Washington Sate Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security agencies, and local law enforcement. The JHOC oversees and monitors marine operations, maritime safety and security of the Puget Sound area, as well as facilitating planning, monitoring, and response

This recently came through the FHA office.

With all the remodel projects going on, I thought there might be some houseboaters interested in televising their projects.

Chief Gregory Dean, head of the Seattle Fire Department, won his audience's attention by admitting to several humorous misperceptions about life in the houseboat community over the years. He struck a more serious note as he gave behind-the-scenes accounts of several recent waterside infernos, especially the NOAA fire.