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From: Robin CourtsTo: Andrew Deffobis; Joshua Cummings; Cynthia Wilson; Brad MurphyCc: Erin Birklid; Kelli Kennedy; Vickie LarkinSubject: FW: Lakemoor Community Club"s Open Space ApplicationDate: Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:21:46 PM

Sending this on for the file of public comment for this issue.

Thank you!Robin

From: County_Commissioners Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:16 PMTo: Robin Campbell ; Robin Courts; Ramiro Chavez ; Erin Birklid; Kelli Kennedy ; Vickie Larkin; Bud Blake ; John Hutchings; Gary Edwards Subject: FW: Lakemoor Community Club's Open Space Application

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To: the Thurston County Commissioners

Subject: Lakemoor Community Club's Open Space Application

From: Mark W Mahaffey

Email (if provided): [email protected]

Message:Dear Mr Hutchings, Mr Edwards, and Mr Blake,

I attended yesterday's (11 Jul 2018) meeting about the Lakemoor CommunityClub's Open Space Application.

The approximately 22 acre parcel that is situated to the northeast of the Lakemoor(Ken Lake) subdivision is owned by the Lakemoor Community Club Inc. But becauseof the current Open Space classification restrictions, the only access permitted is forscientific research. This means that the Ken Lake property owners that paid for the22 acres are not able to access the property without jeopardizing the Open Spacetax status, and that for all practical purposes the vast majority of Ken Lake propertyowners are not able to benefit from the property.

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The Open Space application that you are being asked to approve will allow KenLake property owners to benefit from the property that they bought because it willallow those property owners to build and use a low-impact "nature" trail on theproperty. The trail will also allow Ken Lake property owners to monitor the propertyto insure that it is used in a legal and healthy manner (think of this latter activity asa neighborhood watch program).

There are between 288 and 291 parcels/homesites in Ken Lake. There are only 10 ofthose parcels that share a property boundary with the 22 acres. Under the existingOpen Space classification, those 10 parcels are the only Ken Lake property ownersthat benefit from the 22 acres, given that the 22 acres provides those 10 parcelowners with an undeveloped area adjacent to their properties. The other 278-281property owners should also be able to benefit from the 22 acres by being allowedby the Open Space classification system to access a simple and environmentallysound trail on the 22 acres.

Respectfully,Mark W Mahaffey2111 Lakemoor Dr SWOlympia WA 98512-5529360-357-3500 (home)360-339-3745 (cell)

Revised 1/22/2017

From: Christina MorseTo: Bud Blake; Gary Edwards; John HutchingsCc: Andrew DeffobisSubject: Lakemoor Community Club Master ApplicationDate: Monday, July 16, 2018 3:28:42 PMAttachments: Trail Design.docx

Proposed Rules Version 2 Lakemoor.docx

Hello Commissioners,

Thank you for your time and service to Thurston County.

My name is Christina Morse and I support the approval of the Lakemoor Community Club MasterApplication modification to allow private recreation. I am a community resident at 1515 LakemoorLoop SW. I Co-Chair of the Urban Forest Committee for the corporation. The committee makesmonthly reports to the board, which are published in the community newsletter (which is alsomonthly).

I attended the July 6th briefing by county staffers to the commissioners. I believe there was someconfusion about who ‘the club’ and who the ‘HOA’ were. They are one in the same. The officialname of our nonprofit corporation is Lakemoor Community Club (LCC). The current application waslegally submitted by our past board President, Shaun Coombs on September 11, 2017. Our currentboard President, JP Anderson supports the application. The ‘club’/HOA has the legal right to submitthe application. Our Board of Directors are governed by our Covenants and By Laws of the‘Club’/HOA.

The Urban Forest Committee meetings are open to the community to discuss any concerns they mayhave. We are eager to talk to residents that have privacy and safety concerns. So far, no one hasshown up.

We have designed Proposed Rules, Trail Design Standards, which I have attached to my statement. We are waiting for the approval of the application before we install a trash container and pet wastestation. I have attached a few photos of the Kiosk and trail.

Our committee requests approval of this application.

Thank you for your time,

Christina Duchesne Morse360-584-8620

1515 LakemoorLoop SWOlympia, WA 98512

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Design Standards

· Trail to be non-motorized.

· New trail will be built at least 100 feet away from Ken Lake Residences where possible.

· Meetings with adjacent neighbors will be publicized and encouraged

· Stream courses and riparian areas will be avoided.

· The trail surface will be of native material

· Trail overhanging limbs pruned to a height of eight feet.

· The trail bed will be cleared to a width of four feet.

· Small dead trees and dangerous snags shall be removed within ten feet of the trail center line.

· Invasive ivy, holly and blackberry near the entrance will be removed

· Kiosk will be installed at the entrance

· A waste container will be installed

· A pet waste station will be installed

· An interpretive handout will be written within the 1st six months and available to residents

Ken Lake Forest Trail

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Ken Lake Forest Trail

Design Standards

Trail to be non-motorized.

New trail will be built at least 100 feet away from Ken Lake Residences where possible.

Meetings with adjacent neighbors will be publicized and encouraged

Stream courses and riparian areas will be avoided.

The trail surface will be of native material

Trail overhanging limbs pruned to a height of eight feet.

The trail bed will be cleared to a width of four feet.

Small dead trees and dangerous snags shall be removed within ten feet of the trail center

line.

Invasive ivy, holly and blackberry near the entrance will be removed

Kiosk will be installed at the entrance

A waste container will be installed

A pet waste station will be installed

An interpretive handout will be written within the 1

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six months and available to

residents

KEN LAKE FOREST TRAIL

Lakemoor Community Club

Private Property

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· Trail is open for members and guests only

· Open daylight hours only

· LCC identification bands must be visible

· Pets must be on leash at all times

· No smoking or fires

· No camping

· No motorized vehicles or horses

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Non-residents are subject to arrest

oruspension of park privileges



Private Property

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Private Property

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Trail is open for members and guests only

Open daylight hours only

LCC identification bands must be visible

Pets must be on leash at all times

No smoking or fires

No camping

No motorized vehicles or horses

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Non-residents are subject to arrest

oruspension of park privileges

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Ken Lake Forest Trail Design Standards

• Trail to be non-motorized. • New trail will be built at least 100 feet away from Ken Lake Residences where possible. • Meetings with adjacent neighbors will be publicized and encouraged • Stream courses and riparian areas will be avoided. • The trail surface will be of native material • Trail overhanging limbs pruned to a height of eight feet. • The trail bed will be cleared to a width of four feet. • Small dead trees and dangerous snags shall be removed within ten feet of the trail center

line. • Invasive ivy, holly and blackberry near the entrance will be removed • Kiosk will be installed at the entrance • A waste container will be installed • A pet waste station will be installed • An interpretive handout will be written within the 1st six months and available to

residents

KEN LAKE FOREST TRAIL Lakemoor Community Club

Private Property _____________________________________________

• Trail is open for members and guests only • Open daylight hours only • LCC identification bands must be visible • Pets must be on leash at all times • No smoking or fires • No camping • No motorized vehicles or horses

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Non-residents are subject to arrest oruspension of park privileges

From: Shaun CoombsTo: Andrew DeffobisSubject: Fwd: Ken Lake Open Space ApplicationDate: Monday, July 16, 2018 5:22:56 PM

For your records.

ThanksShaun

Begin forwarded message:

From: Shaun Coombs Date: July 16, 2018 at 4:29:58 PM PDTTo: [email protected], [email protected],[email protected]: Ken Lake Open Space Application

Hello Commissioners,

You will soon be asked to consider an Open Space application submitted by theBoard of Trustees of the Lakemoor Community Club (which is the governingbody of the Ken Lake HOA). I was the Board President when the application wassubmitted, so I am familiar with the details of the application. The current KenLake Board majority supports the Open Space application you will soon beconsidering.

I appreciate Commisioner Blake's "Bottom Line Up Front" approach to Countybusiness so I will start with the BLUF for the Open Space application you willsoon be considering:

The HOA is simply asking to enter a revised Open Space agreement sothat our membership can access our commonly owned 22 acre UrbanForest for recreation. The current Open Space agreement that wasenter into in 1995 prohibits all Ken Lake community members fromaccessing the land except for scientific research. Considering thatinstallation like tennis courts and pools are allowed in the PrivateRecreation Category it seems that a recreational trail would be wellwithin the bounds of the Open Space program.

This needless restriction has resulted in the land being unmonitored. Unfortunately, this lack of monitoring resulted in the accumulation of tons ofhomeless encampment debris that recently cost the HOA over $2,000 to remove. It is very likely that homeless camps would become re-established if we are notable to monitor the land.

I am sure it is obvious to the Commision that there is some degree of internalcontroversy about this proposal. The majority of opposition to this proposal

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originates from a select few homeowners with the Urban Forest behind theirhomes. I understand the perspective of these few members that are opposed tothe trail, but it simply does not make sense to exclude the other 270+ homeownerfrom land because of the desires of a very small group that wishes to maintain a"private backyard extension" that the rest of the members paid for.

Lastly, when this land was purchased by the community in 1987, recreational usewas one of the primary justifications for purchasing the land. In my opinionapproving the Open Space application to allow a trail will restore the promise ofrecreational use that was outlined in the 1987 purchase ballot. An excerpt of theballot is attached here:

I would like to request that the Commission expeditiously approve thisapplication that is recommended for approval by County staff and wasunanimously recommended for approval by the Planning Commission. Approving this application will allow the community to install a wonderfulnatural amenity,and it will improve our ability to monitor our land. If you haveadditional questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Shaun Coombs1603 Camden Park DrOlympia, WA 3609516219

From: Marian BaileyTo: Andrew DeffobisCc: Christina MorseSubject: Lakemoor Open Space Public Comment to BOCCDate: Monday, July 16, 2018 6:27:44 PMAttachments: Maps of Lakemoor 22ac location for BOCC.docx

2017 SURVEY Ken Lake Community.pdfComments to TC BOCC 7-16-2018.docx

Andrew,I’m attaching my written comments (& a map set, & the 2017 Survey of the Neighborhood thatshows the results of a VOTE on how residents feel about a walking trail in the 22 Acres). I haveALREADY sent to the 3 thurston county commissioners.Thanks. Marian Bailey

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These maps show the location of the 22 acres Lakemoor CC wishes to have re-zoned.

Shown: An overview of Highway 101 and Black Lake Blvd, a close-up showing lots with buildings, and lastly a close-up of the parcels with names. Residents can access the 22 ac forest near the blue dot.

Lakemoor /Ken Lake Neighborhood.

Governed by Lakemoor Comm. Club (LCC): which is an HOA. Residents can access the 22 ac forest near the blue dot.

West Olympia

22 Acres owned by LCC (HOA)

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2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY

Final Survey Report

December 31, 2017

Prepared for:

2018 Lakemoor Community Club

Board of Trustees

Survey Authors:

John Payne

Tory Tjersland

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Two

Survey Purpose

This community survey effort is a historic first for Ken Lakers! A comprehensive

community survey has never been undertaken before by the Lakemoor Community

Club (LCC) Board of Trustees.

This survey is your opportunity to let your governance body know what’s on your

mind and help the LCC Board prioritize its meeting agendas to more accurately

reflect your specific needs and wants from your homeowners association.

The Ken Lake Community Survey is designed to be an effective and efficient way to

inform Board members how homeowners and their guests use and enjoy the LCC’s

existing amenities and program offerings. It is also an excellent way to rate the

current level of program activities/services, common area facilities, and document

what specific community improvements and upgrades Ken Lake homeowners desire

their Board to pursue. The survey will likely need to be redone every two years

given the number of Ken Lake properties that change hands and the natural pace of

changes taking place in our community and throughout our region.

Community Response

A total of 107 individual Ken Lake residential property lot owners completed the first-

ever community survey on-line. This level of participation represents a community

response rate of 37 percent of the 289 residential property lots that comprise all five

divisions within the Lakemoor Subdivision.

It must be highighted that a survey completion rate of 37% is likely not an accurate

expression of a clear majority of Ken Laker attitudes and preferences concerning their

community’s assets and preferences. But it does accurately represent a minority of LCC

members points of view and therefore represents a specific level of value and worth.

Each Ken Lake residential property lot owner was asked to complete only one on-line

community survey questionnaire and provide their most accurate and truest personal

assessment of and attitude toward each of 72 questions.

It must also be underscored that the identity of each of the 107 individual survey

participants is unknown because every survey questionnaire was completed on-line

anonymously.

Additional respondent survey comments, enhancement and improvement suggestions are

available on-line at www.SurveyMonkey.com and are not documented in this final report.

Below are the aggregated results for your review, evaluation and follow-through actions.

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Three

LCC Mission Statement:

When asked to what extent do you believe LCC’s mission should be to upgrade and

maintain Ken Lake as a premier community, protecting and enhancing our quality of life,

natural environment, and property values?

82% of survey participants strongly agree (59%); somewhat agree (23%); indifferent/neutral (9%); somewhat disagree (10%); and strongly disagree (0%).

Survey Respopndent Overview

98% of survey participants own Ken Lake property as their primary residence; less than 2% reside in a rental home.

95% of survey respondents live in Ken Lake 9-to-12 months of the year.

68% of survey participants have owned property in Ken Lake from 11 to more than 20 years; 24% moved into Ken Lake within the past five years.

81% of survey respondents think the Ken Lake community is about the same (54%) or worse (27%) since they moved here; only 19% think it is better.

36% of survey participants do not have any children; 12% have one child; 35% have two children;9% have three children; 8% have four children; and 2% have

more than four children.

44% of survey respondents have children 18 and older; 33% have no children; 13% have 12-17 year olds;16% have 5-12 year olds; and 8% have 0-4 year olds.

Christopher Park

51% of survey respondents visit Christopher Park 1-5 times/month from May through September in contrast to 31% who do not.

60% of survey participants do not visit Christopher Park from October through April in contrast to 37% who do 1-5 times/month.

71% of survey respondents prefer no changes while 26% prefer more activities (less open; grassy space) be offered at Christopher Park.

Westside Park

50% of survey participants visit Westside Park 1-5 times/month from May through September in contrast to 35% who do not.

69% of survey participants do not visit Westside Park from October through April in contrast to 26% who do 1-5 times/month.

85% of survey respondents prefer no changes while 15% prefer more activities (less open; grassy space) be offered at Westside Park.

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Four

Ballfield Park

51% of survey respondents do not visit Ballfield Park from May through September in contrast to 41% who do 1-5 times/month.

62% of survey participants do not visit Ballfield Park from October through April in contrast to 33% who do 1-5 times/month.

72% of survey respondents rate the tennis court facility as very good to good, while 17% rate te tennis court facility as excellent.

55% of survey participants and guests play tennis at the Ballfield Park and 55% never play tennis at the Ballfield Park.

53% of survey respondents prefer no changes while 42% prefer more activities (less open; grassy space) be offered at Ballfield Park.

55% of survey participants never play tennis; 40% play sometimes (1-3 times/month; and 5% play often (once a week or more).

Tot Lot Park

56% of survey respondents do not visit Tot Lot Park from May through September in contrast to 36% who do 1-5 times/month.

69% of survey participants do not visit Tot Lot Park from October through April in contrast to 26% who do 1-5 times/month.

53% of survey respondents prefer no changes while 42% prefer more activities (less open; grassy space) be offered at Tot Lot Park.

Ken Lake

58% of survey respondents either do not ever visit Ken Lake; 33% sometimes visit Ken Lake (1-5 visits per month); and 10% often visit Ken Lake (6 or more times

per month).

52% of survey participants own a boat floatable on Ken Lake and 48% do not.

21% of survey boat owners have a reserved boat storage slot and 79% do not.

26% of survey boat owners who do not have a boat storage slot would be interested in paying $30 for one, while 74% would not.

22 Acre Urban Forest Property

95% of survey respondents are aware the LCC owns 22 acres of undeveloped forest property, while 5% did not know.

42% of survey participants strongly agree with developing and maintaining a nature/walking trail on the LCC’s 22 acres of forest property; 8% somewhat

agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral; 12% disagree somewhat; and 23% disagree

strongly.

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Five

Off-Leash Dog Park

55% of survey participants do not have a dog and 44% do have a dog.

50% of survey respondents strongly agree on establishing an enclosed off-lease dog park; 8% somewhat agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral; 12% somewhat

disagree; and 23% strongly disagree.

Top 10 Favorite LCC Park Activities

Swimming (77%);

Boating (41%);

Children’s Play Equipment (34%);

Fishing (32%);

Picnicking (32%);

Sunbathing (28%);

Tennis (27%)

Other (24%);

Basketball (23%);

Baseball/Whiffleball; Soccer;Pickleball (9% each)

Ken Lake Park Maintenance Services

15% of survey participants rate Ken Lake Park maintenance services as excellent; 43% very good; 25% good; 14% fair; and 3% poor.

Ken Lake Water Quality and Canal Maintenance

14% of survey respondents rate Ken Lake’s water quality and canal maintenance to be excellent; 38% very good; 33% good; 9% fair; and 6% poor.

Ken Lake’s Entrance Island

12% of survey participants rate Ken Lake’s entrance island as excellent; 20% very good; 22% good; 34% fair; and 13% poor.

Ken Lake’s Cul-De-Sac Islands

3% of survey respondents rate the condition of Ken Lake’s cul-de-sac islands as excellent; 13% very good; 26% good; 33% fair; and 26% poor.

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Six

Ken Lake’s Reserve Study and Infrastructure Replacement Program

42% of survey participants have no knowledge whatsoever about Ken Lake’s Reserve Study and its schedule of common area infrastructure replacements

program; 49% have some knowledge; and 8% have a lot of knowledge.

Ken Lake’s Marketplace Curb Appeal

29% of survey respondents strongly agree that Ken Lake is by far the nicest and safest place they have ever lived; 37% somewhat agree; 19% are

indifferent/neutral; 15% somewhat disagree; and 0% strongly disagree.

50% of survey participants strongly agree that they would highly recommend owning property in Ken Lake to family and friends; 35% somewhat agree; 8% are

indifferent/neutral; 8% disagree somewhat; and 0% disagree strongly.

22% of survey respondents strongly agree that owning Ken Lake property has proven to be an excellent investment; 28% a very good investment; 31% a good

investment; 16% a fairly good investment; and 3% a poor investment.

LCC Board Decisions

10% of survey participants believe Board decisions completely favor adult’s priorities; 23% believe they mostly favor adult’s priorities; 59% believe they favor

a balance between adult’s and children’s priorities; 7% believe they mostly favor

children’s priorities; and 1% believe they completely favor children’s priorities.

Ken Lake Community Club House

25% of survey participants strongly agree on building and maintaining a central Ken Lake Community Club House in which all Ken Lakers can conduct their

leisure-time activities, socialize together and hold community-based meetings

throughout the year; 19% somewhat agree; 21% are indifferent/neutral; 11%

somewhat disagree; and 24% strongly disagree.

Altogether, 44% of survey respondents are supportive; 36% are not supportive; and 21% are neutral about this community need at this juncture.

LCC Communications

74% of survey participants prefer the Ken Laker newsletter as their primary source for Ken Lake activities; 15% prefer LCC emails; 4% prefer the Ken Lake

Website; 3% prefer NextDoor social media; and 1% prefer Vantage Community

Management,

65% of survey respondents are not regular Ken Lake website users and 35% are regular LCC website users

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LCC Communications, Continued

3% of survey participants visit the Ken Lake website more than 5 times/month; 5% 3-to-5 times/month; 58% 1-to-2 times/month; and 34% not at all.

29% of survey respondents rate the Ken Lake website data/information very useful; 65% somewhat useful; and 6% not at all useful.

23% of survey participants very easily find what they are looking for on the website; 52% after some searching; 9% do not; and 16% never visit the website.

Ken Lake Security Services

23% of survey respondents rate Ken Lake security services excellent; 37% very good; 26% good; 10% fair; and 4% poor.

Ken Lake’s Parks Maintenance Services

15% of survey participants rate Ken Lake parks maintenance services to be excellent; 43% as very good; 25% as good; 14% as fairly good; and 3% as poor.

Ken Lake’s Water Quality and Canal Maintenance Services

14% of survey respondents rate Ken Lake Water Quality and Canal Maintenance Services to be excellent; 38% as very good; 33% as good; 9% as

fair; and 6% as poor.


12% of survey participants rate Ken Lake’s entrance island design and plantings to be excellent; 20% as very good; 22% as good; 34% as fair; and

13% as poor.


3% of survey respondents rate the condition of Ken Lake’s cul-de-sac islands to be excellent; 13% as very good; 26% as good; 33% as fair; and 26% as poor.

Ken Lake’s Reserve Study and Infrastructure Replacement Schedule

42% of survey respondents have no knowledge whatsoever about Ken Lake’s reserve study and infrastructure replacement schedule program; 49% have

some knowledge; and 8% have a lot of knowledge.

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Eight

Ken Lake’s Neighborhood Curb Appeal

29% of survey participants strongly agree that Ken Lake is by far the nicest and safest community they have ever resided; 37% somewhat agree; 19% feel


50% of survey respondents strongly agree that they highly recommend owning property in Ken Lake to their family and friends; 35% somewhat agree; 8% feel


22% of survey participants believe owning Ken Lake property has proven to be an excellent investment; 28% believe it to be very good; 31% feel it to be good;

16% believe it to be fairly good; and 3% feel it to be a poor investment.

LCC Board Decisions

10% of survey respondents believe Board decisions completely favor adult’s priorities; 23% feel they mostly favor adult’s priorities; 59% believe they balance

between adult’s and children’s priorities; 7% feel they mostly favor children’s

priorities; and 1% believe they completely favor children’s priorities.

Survey Participant Demographics

61% of survey respondents are female and 39% are males.

80% of survey participants are married/partner and 20% are single/divorced/widowed.

18% of survey respondents are under 45 years of age; 18% are 45-to-54; 20% are 55-to-64; 26% are 65-to-74; and 19% are 75 or older.

20% of survey participant’s spouse/partner are under 45; 18% are 45-to-54; 22% are 55-to-64; 22% are 65-to-74; and 20% are 75 or older.

33% of survey respondents have children under 19 living with them and 67% do not.

48% of survey participants do not have any children or grandchildren under age 10 that visit Ken Lake on a regular or frequent basis; 14% have one; 18% have

two; and 20% have more than two.

51% of survey respondents do not have any children or grandchildren between 10 and 19 who visit Ken Lake on a regular or frequent basis; 20% have one; 17%

have two; and 13% have more than two.

48% of survey participants are employed full-time; 11% are employed part-time; 38% are retired; and 3% are unemployed.

19% of survey respondents work from their Ken Lake home and 81% do not.

45% of survey participant’s spouse/partner are employed full-time; 18% work part-time; 31% are retired; and 6% are unemployed.

FINAL REPORT OF 2017 KEN LAKE COMMUNITY SURVEY Page Nine

Survey Participant Demographics, Continued

17% of survey respondent’s spouse/partner work from their Ken Lake home and 83% do not.

60% of survey participants annual household income is more than $100,000; 20% is $75,000 to $100,000; 13% is $50,000 to $74,999; 8% is $25,000 to $49,999; and

0% is less than $25,000.

22% of survey respondent’s household net worth is $1-million or more; 28% is $500,000 to $999,999; 30% is $250,000 to $499,999; 12% is $100,000 to $249,999;

and 7% is less than $99,999.

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My name is Marian Bailey and I live in the Lakemoor / Ken Lake Neighborhood at 2111 Lakemoor Drive SW, 98512.

I support the Lakemoor Open Space application to Re-Zone Parcel 12820120600. Our neighborhood has worked with Associate Planner Andrew Deffobis and the Thurston County Community Planning and Economic Development Department for months now. We have submitted reams of documentation as well as verbal and written comments. These documents have been provided to you by the Department. I recommend an immediate decision by the BOCC to approve the rezoning as recommended unanimously by the Thurston County Planning Commission on June 6, 2018.

A) The Rezoning Application before you was submitted by Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) ‘HOA’ Board President Shaun Coombs in 2017.

i. Simply said: Rezoning is needed to ALLOW the people who own the land to walk on it.

ii. Currently because of zoning limitations: only people working on a scientific study can stand upon the soil.

iii. We want to be able to walk, on a dirt path, in the forest, that we own.

B) I want to clarify an important and confusing terms in the application before you.

i. Lakemoor Neighborhood, Lakemoor Community, and Ken Lake Neighborhood are one and the same.

ii. Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) is the governing board of Ken Lake Neighborhood.

iii. Thus ‘LCC’ is equal to the acronym ‘HOA’.

a. The LCC was established years ago, before the term ‘HOA’ was popular.

Thus one does not see ‘HOA’ in the application, agreements, communications, documentation, etc. to legally identify the Ken Lake Neighborhood, nor its governing body. The LCC is governed by a 7 person board, and the neighborhood has Covenants, Bylaws, and Articles of Amendment. Elections take place every 3 years on 1/3 of the board positions.

C) Note, as previously said, the application before you was legally made by the LCC (HOA) governing Board. The 2017 Board President and his Board, and the 2018 Board President, and many, many residents, and other leaders in the neighborhood support this application. Once again this application is to allow us to walk in the forest that we own. I understand you are being strongly influenced by a very few, doggedly determined, and loudly vocal residents who oppose this application.

The opposition brings up many reasons and uses fear tactics to sway your opinions. But I ask you to think more broadly about their claims ….

i. The opposition says they don’t want people in the forest behind their home – they are afraid.

a. Yet they voted YES to buy the land and have prevented the residents who paid for it to even walk on it! They are keeping land that others bought, for their own purposes. They have a ‘private park’.

b. Note: They all have 6’ fences to protect their land/yards from being accessed via the forest. To ease their fear, they could have barbed wire put on top of their fence to deter ner-do-wells.

ii. Basically the opposition says resident walkers will cause bad things to happen.

a. Jeez, a sad lack of trust against caring, responsible, considerate neighbors who have most likely helped them out in the past. Most or all of the opposition are older people who will never walk in the forest or even around the block on the neighborhood streets. They do not understand or do not seem to care that the neighborhood has ‘turned over’ and is now mostly composed of young professionals, families with young kids: people who wish to get outside, enjoy the out-of-doors, and leave the stresses of life behind during a short nature walk.

iii. The opposition says ‘resident walkers’ won’t help deter bad people or bad things from happening.

a. I say lack of presence allows bad things to happen with impunity. The people who don’t want their own neighbors to walk into the woods on a path that DOES NOT even impinge on their yard are using poor judgment. People doing bad/illegal activities do not want to have law abiding people coming around. Note: without a presence it turned out the homeless had been living in the forest for a long while, unknown to anyone, until a resident decided to check on the state of the property. Also I believe Thurston County notified the LCC of the need to clean up the encampments.

iv. The opposition uses threats and theatrics to claim fire will be a consequence of resident access.

a. Using fear tactics to frighten people is manipulative, sad, and very controlling behavior that doesn’t foster rational thought.

b. I counter with - what about those who have been and are accessing the forest now: the homeless, the ner-do-well’s, those that don’t care about rules or safety? Homeless use fire to keep warm and cook food, those with emotional/mental issues could very easily light a fire just to watch it burn, and drug users don’t watch a fire carefully to prevent it spreading... Which will present more of a fire risk; homeless/mentally unstable/drug users OR a family teaching their kids to appreciate the beautiful state we live in? Law abiding RESIDENTS walking on a dirt trail will not increase fire issues – rather their presence will deter lawless and delinquent people from camping, lighting fires, and trashing the place.

v. The opposition says the land should stay the way it is--no trail. It is a wetland – no access.

a. I believe this is a reasonable concern that has been voiced: wetlands may be (negatively) impacted if people are allowed in the forest. However, I feel it is a bit over-zealous. The trail plan has always been to avoid the seasonal wetland areas (whether they are holding water or not). National and state forests, reserves, and parks allow trailsm mostly situated away from wetlands. National Parks, Refuges, Reserves, and other agencies conduct biological assessments to determine potential impacts (both negative and positive) and some conduct follow-up assessments to ascertain the actual effects. Reports show a well-placed trail situated away from wetlands rarely causes negative impacts to those wetlands. Considering the 22 acres has a dense forest with a rich understory/groundcover, runoff from the dirt trail will be negligible.

D) Commissioner Edwards asked at an earlier meeting if there could be a neighborhood survey to see how residents feel about changing the zoning…

i. Actually, there was a survey – last year. In 2017 a comprehensive Ken Lake Community Survey was conducted by the Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) Board of Trustees (HOA). The survey was a way to rate the current level of program activities/services, common area facilities, and document what specific community improvements and upgrades Ken Lake homeowners desired their Board to pursue. Of the 289 residential property lots (1 vote per lot), 107 owners completed the survey resulting in a community response rate of 37 percent. Although 37% does not represent the entire neighborhood it is a substantial response in any neighborhood, community or city vote. NOTE: in many previous voting attempts in Ken Lake (on different issues) it has proved nearly impossible to get 51% of the residents to vote one way or another.

ii. Survey Results - 22 Acre Urban Forest Property (document attached).

a. 95% of survey respondents are aware the LCC owns 22 acres of undeveloped forest property, while 5% did not know.

b. 42% of survey participants strongly agree with developing and maintaining a nature/walking trail on the LCC’s 22 acres of forest property; 8% somewhat agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral; 12% disagree somewhat; and 23% disagree strongly.

E) We have been going through the channels of Thurston County government to get our concerns to you. Before getting to this point, we the residents of Ken Lake Neighborhood, have attended many TC Planning and Economic Development Department meetings – taking time off of work, rescheduling important clients, and patients, and meetings, we’ve had to hire daycare for kids, etc. to attend those Planning meetings. We have already submitted an extensive amount of spoken and written comments. Approximately 300 documents have been prepared for this application. We TRUST you have or will read those documents / comments before you decide to ‘open it up to public comment’ and force us all, again to come before you and say it all over again.

F) I request that you, the County Commissioners, acknowledge the extensive amount of time and work the TC Planning and Economic Development Department has done on this application and adopt their well thought out recommendation to approve the rezoning.

Additionally, I request that you not force our neighborhood to more rounds of public comment before you make a decision.

Marian Bailey

July 16, 2018



X

X

Lakemoor /Ken Lake Neighborhood. Governed by Lakemoor Comm. Club (LCC): which is an HOA. Residents can access the 22 ac forest near the blue dot.


West Olympia


X


Final Survey Report

December 31, 2017

Prepared for:


Board of Trustees

Survey Authors:

John Payne

Tory Tjersland


Survey Purpose















Community Response














anonymously.












95% of survey respondents live in Ken Lake 9-to-12 months of the year. 68% of survey participants have owned property in Ken Lake from 11 to more

than 20 years; 24% moved into Ken Lake within the past five years.





Christopher Park




Westside Park





Ballfield Park







Tot Lot Park




Ken Lake


per month).

52% of survey participants own a boat floatable on Ken Lake and 48% do not. 21% of survey boat owners have a reserved boat storage slot and 79% do not. 26% of survey boat owners who do not have a boat storage slot would be

interested in paying $30 for one, while 74% would not.





strongly.


Off-Leash Dog Park

55% of survey participants do not have a dog and 44% do have a dog. 50% of survey respondents strongly agree on establishing an enclosed off-lease

dog park; 8% somewhat agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral; 12% somewhat



Swimming (77%); Boating (41%); Children’s Play Equipment (34%); Fishing (32%); Picnicking (32%); Sunbathing (28%); Tennis (27%) Other (24%); Basketball (23%); Baseball/Whiffleball; Soccer;Pickleball (9% each)




















LCC Board Decisions










LCC Communications



Management,
















13% as poor.














LCC Board Decisions





61% of survey respondents are female and 39% are males. 80% of survey participants are married/partner and 20% are

single/divorced/widowed.









19% of survey respondents work from their Ken Lake home and 81% do not. 45% of survey participant’s spouse/partner are employed full-time; 18% work

part-time; 31% are retired; and 6% are unemployed.








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My name is Marian Bailey and I live in the Lakemoor / Ken Lake Neighborhood at 2111 Lakemoor Drive SW, 98512. I support the Lakemoor Open Space application to Re-Zone Parcel 12820120600. Our neighborhood has worked with Associate Planner Andrew Deffobis and the Thurston County Community Planning and Economic Development Department for months now. We have submitted reams of documentation as well as verbal and written comments. These documents have been provided to you by the Department. I recommend an immediate decision by the BOCC to approve the rezoning as recommended unanimously by the Thurston County Planning Commission on June 6, 2018.


i. Simply said: Rezoning is needed to ALLOW the people who own the land to walk on it. ii. Currently because of zoning limitations: only people working on a scientific study can stand

upon the soil. iii. We want to be able to walk, on a dirt path, in the forest, that we own.

B) I want to clarify an important and confusing terms in the application before you. i. Lakemoor Neighborhood, Lakemoor Community, and Ken Lake Neighborhood are one and

the same. ii. Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) is the governing board of Ken Lake Neighborhood.

iii. Thus ‘LCC’ is equal to the acronym ‘HOA’. a. The LCC was established years ago, before the term ‘HOA’ was popular.

Thus one does not see ‘HOA’ in the application, agreements, communications, documentation, etc. to legally identify the Ken Lake Neighborhood, nor its governing body. The LCC is governed by a 7 person board, and the neighborhood has Covenants, Bylaws, and Articles of Amendment. Elections take place every 3 years on 1/3 of the board positions.

C) Note, as previously said, the application before you was legally made by the LCC (HOA)

governing Board. The 2017 Board President and his Board, and the 2018 Board President, and many, many residents, and other leaders in the neighborhood support this application. Once again this application is to allow us to walk in the forest that we own. I understand you are being strongly influenced by a very few, doggedly determined, and loudly vocal residents who oppose this application. The opposition brings up many reasons and uses fear tactics to sway your opinions. But I ask you to think more broadly about their claims …. i. The opposition says they don’t want people in the forest behind their home – they are

afraid. a. Yet they voted YES to buy the land and have prevented the residents who paid for it to

even walk on it! They are keeping land that others bought, for their own purposes. They have a ‘private park’.

b. Note: They all have 6’ fences to protect their land/yards from being accessed via the forest. To ease their fear, they could have barbed wire put on top of their fence to deter ner-do-wells.

ii. Basically the opposition says resident walkers will cause bad things to happen.

a. Jeez, a sad lack of trust against caring, responsible, considerate neighbors who have most likely helped them out in the past. Most or all of the opposition are older people who will never walk in the forest or even around the block on the neighborhood streets. They do not understand or do not seem to care that the neighborhood has ‘turned over’ and is now mostly composed of young professionals, families with young kids: people who wish to get outside, enjoy the out-of-doors, and leave the stresses of life behind during a short nature walk.

iii. The opposition says ‘resident walkers’ won’t help deter bad people or bad things from happening. a. I say lack of presence allows bad things to happen with impunity. The people who don’t

want their own neighbors to walk into the woods on a path that DOES NOT even impinge on their yard are using poor judgment. People doing bad/illegal activities do not want to have law abiding people coming around. Note: without a presence it turned out the homeless had been living in the forest for a long while, unknown to anyone, until a resident decided to check on the state of the property. Also I believe Thurston County notified the LCC of the need to clean up the encampments.

iv. The opposition uses threats and theatrics to claim fire will be a consequence of resident access. a. Using fear tactics to frighten people is manipulative, sad, and very controlling behavior

that doesn’t foster rational thought. b. I counter with - what about those who have been and are accessing the forest now: the

homeless, the ner-do-well’s, those that don’t care about rules or safety? Homeless use fire to keep warm and cook food, those with emotional/mental issues could very easily light a fire just to watch it burn, and drug users don’t watch a fire carefully to prevent it spreading... Which will present more of a fire risk; homeless/mentally unstable/drug users OR a family teaching their kids to appreciate the beautiful state we live in? Law abiding RESIDENTS walking on a dirt trail will not increase fire issues – rather their presence will deter lawless and delinquent people from camping, lighting fires, and trashing the place.

v. The opposition says the land should stay the way it is--no trail. It is a wetland – no access. a. I believe this is a reasonable concern that has been voiced: wetlands may be

(negatively) impacted if people are allowed in the forest. However, I feel it is a bit over-zealous. The trail plan has always been to avoid the seasonal wetland areas (whether they are holding water or not). National and state forests, reserves, and parks allow trailsm mostly situated away from wetlands. National Parks, Refuges, Reserves, and other agencies conduct biological assessments to determine potential impacts (both negative and positive) and some conduct follow-up assessments to ascertain the actual effects. Reports show a well-placed trail situated away from wetlands rarely causes negative impacts to those wetlands. Considering the 22 acres has a dense forest with a rich understory/groundcover, runoff from the dirt trail will be negligible.

D) Commissioner Edwards asked at an earlier meeting if there could be a neighborhood survey to

see how residents feel about changing the zoning… i. Actually, there was a survey – last year. In 2017 a comprehensive Ken Lake Community

Survey was conducted by the Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) Board of Trustees (HOA). The survey was a way to rate the current level of program activities/services, common area facilities, and document what specific community improvements and upgrades Ken Lake

homeowners desired their Board to pursue. Of the 289 residential property lots (1 vote per lot), 107 owners completed the survey resulting in a community response rate of 37 percent. Although 37% does not represent the entire neighborhood it is a substantial response in any neighborhood, community or city vote. NOTE: in many previous voting attempts in Ken Lake (on different issues) it has proved nearly impossible to get 51% of the residents to vote one way or another.

ii. Survey Results - 22 Acre Urban Forest Property (document attached). a. 95% of survey respondents are aware the LCC owns 22 acres of undeveloped forest

property, while 5% did not know. b. 42% of survey participants strongly agree with developing and maintaining a

nature/walking trail on the LCC’s 22 acres of forest property; 8% somewhat agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral; 12% disagree somewhat; and 23% disagree strongly.

E) We have been going through the channels of Thurston County government to get our concerns

to you. Before getting to this point, we the residents of Ken Lake Neighborhood, have attended many TC Planning and Economic Development Department meetings – taking time off of work, rescheduling important clients, and patients, and meetings, we’ve had to hire daycare for kids, etc. to attend those Planning meetings. We have already submitted an extensive amount of spoken and written comments. Approximately 300 documents have been prepared for this application. We TRUST you have or will read those documents / comments before you decide to ‘open it up to public comment’ and force us all, again to come before you and say it all over again.

F) I request that you, the County Commissioners, acknowledge the extensive amount of time and work the TC Planning and Economic Development Department has done on this application and adopt their well thought out recommendation to approve the rezoning. Additionally, I request that you not force our neighborhood to more rounds of public comment before you make a decision.

Marian Bailey

July 16, 2018

From: Marian BaileyTo: Andrew DeffobisCc: Christina MorseSubject: FW: Lakemoor Open Space Public Comment to BOCC-how many ??Date: Monday, July 16, 2018 6:39:43 PMAttachments: Maps of Lakemoor 22ac location for BOCC.docx

2017 SURVEY Ken Lake Community.pdfComments to TC BOCC 7-16-2018.docx

Andrew: I heard that you are having to quantify the # pros/cons on the rezoning. I urge you to read page 4 of the attached doc 2017 Survey of the NeighborhoodBEFORE the meeting OR what I have below:

As part of my written comment I stated:

D) Commissioner Edwards asked at an earlier meeting if there could be aneighborhood survey to see how residents feel about changing the zoning…

i. Actually, there was a survey – last year. In 2017 acomprehensive Ken Lake Community Survey was conducted bythe Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) Board of Trustees (HOA).The survey was a way to rate the current level of programactivities/services, common area facilities, and document whatspecific community improvements and upgrades Ken Lakehomeowners desired their Board to pursue. Of the 289residential property lots (1 vote per lot), 107 owners completedthe survey resulting in a community response rate of 37 percent.Although 37% does not represent the entire neighborhood it is asubstantial response in any neighborhood, community or cityvote. NOTE: in many previous voting attempts in Ken Lake (ondifferent issues) it has proved nearly impossible to get 51% of theresidents to vote one way or another.

ii.Survey Results - 22 Acre Urban Forest Property (documentattached).

a. 95% of survey respondents are aware the LCCowns 22 acres of undeveloped forest property,while 5% did not know.

b. 42% of survey participants strongly agree withdeveloping and maintaining a nature/walkingtrail on the LCC’s 22 acres of forest property;8% somewhat agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral;12% disagree somewhat; and 23% disagreestrongly.

From: Marian Bailey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2018 6:28 PMTo: Andrew DeffobisCc: Christina Morse ([email protected])Subject: Lakemoor Open Space Public Comment to BOCC

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mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


Lakemoor /Ken Lake Neighborhood.

Governed by Lakemoor Comm. Club (LCC): which is an HOA. Residents can access the 22 ac forest near the blue dot.

West Olympia


X

X

X



Final Survey Report

December 31, 2017

Prepared for:


Board of Trustees

Survey Authors:

John Payne

Tory Tjersland


Survey Purpose















Community Response














anonymously.












95% of survey respondents live in Ken Lake 9-to-12 months of the year.

68% of survey participants have owned property in Ken Lake from 11 to more than 20 years; 24% moved into Ken Lake within the past five years.





Christopher Park




Westside Park





Ballfield Park







Tot Lot Park




Ken Lake


per month).

52% of survey participants own a boat floatable on Ken Lake and 48% do not.

21% of survey boat owners have a reserved boat storage slot and 79% do not.

26% of survey boat owners who do not have a boat storage slot would be interested in paying $30 for one, while 74% would not.





strongly.


Off-Leash Dog Park

55% of survey participants do not have a dog and 44% do have a dog.

50% of survey respondents strongly agree on establishing an enclosed off-lease dog park; 8% somewhat agree; 14% are indifferent/neutral; 12% somewhat



Swimming (77%);

Boating (41%);

Children’s Play Equipment (34%);

Fishing (32%);

Picnicking (32%);

Sunbathing (28%);

Tennis (27%)

Other (24%);

Basketball (23%);

Baseball/Whiffleball; Soccer;Pickleball (9% each)




















LCC Board Decisions










LCC Communications



Management,
















13% as poor.














LCC Board Decisions





61% of survey respondents are female and 39% are males.

80% of survey participants are married/partner and 20% are single/divorced/widowed.









19% of survey respondents work from their Ken Lake home and 81% do not.

45% of survey participant’s spouse/partner are employed full-time; 18% work part-time; 31% are retired; and 6% are unemployed.








- oOo -

My name is Marian Bailey and I live in the Lakemoor / Ken Lake Neighborhood at 2111 Lakemoor Drive SW, 98512.

I support the Lakemoor Open Space application to Re-Zone Parcel 12820120600. Our neighborhood has worked with Associate Planner Andrew Deffobis and the Thurston County Community Planning and Economic Development Department for months now. We have submitted reams of documentation as well as verbal and written comments. These documents have been provided to you by the Department. I recommend an immediate decision by the BOCC to approve the rezoning as recommended unanimously by the Thurston County Planning Commission on June 6, 2018.


i. Simply said: Rezoning is needed to ALLOW the people who own the land to walk on it.

ii. Currently because of zoning limitations: only people working on a scientific study can stand upon the soil.

iii. We want to be able to walk, on a dirt path, in the forest, that we own.

B) I want to clarify an important and confusing terms in the application before you.

i. Lakemoor Neighborhood, Lakemoor Community, and Ken Lake Neighborhood are one and the same.

ii. Lakemoor Community Club (LCC) is the governing board of Ken Lake Neighborhood.

iii. Thus ‘LCC’ is equal to the acronym ‘HOA’.

a. The LCC was established years ago, before the term ‘HOA’ was popular.

Thus one does not see ‘HOA’ in the application, agreements, communications, documentation, etc. to legally identify the Ke

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