A presentation developed by the Pomegranate Center as part of the Gathering Place Grant, a partnership with Tully's Coffee.

1. Hunter Farm Gathering Place Project A Pomegranate Center, Tully’s Coffee & NE Seattle Partnership

2. Welcome Per Johnson

3. Introductions, Roles & Timeline Pomegranate Center

4. Roles Steering Group members Public Space Rangers Pomegranate Center Community Members Volunteers Other?

6. Pre-Project Evaluation Pomegranate Center

7. Project history, goals, and criteria Per Johnson

8. History

14. Criteria Maximize: 1) open space, 2) covered space, 3) hard surface Remain within the current Hunter property. Design for use between January and October. Must be built within 4 days with an anticipated 20 people per day on a $17K budget The brown building, attached lean-to, and red sales booth are to remain untouched with the exception of aesthetic improvements.

15. Criteria (Continued) Any improvement to the metal pitched roof would need to highlight or showcase the red sales booth equally. Plan for Semi-truck access between 35th Ave NE and 36thAve NE. (access & visibility not to be impaired by landscaping) Permanent features cannot interfere with tree sales. Features can be semi-permanent or temporary if they can be moved with a forklift.

16. Current Site Uses Christmas tree sales: November and December ‪Wedgwood Art Festival: July 9 & 10 Sustainable NE Seattle Planet Home Festival: Aug 6 Spooner Farms berry sales: each summer Other: overflow parking for the post office

17. Technical Criteria Height limits for structures = 25’ on the half fronting 35th, 30’ on the half fronting 36th. Buildings setbacks = 15’ from 35th, 20’ from 36th, and 5’ from the sides of the property. No more than 35% of the property can be covered with structures, which includes canopies or other similar covered shelters. A drainage review is required for 2,000 sq. ft or more of new plus replaced impervious surface (including compacted gravel); change in grade of more than 4’ and 50 cu. yds of excavation or fill; any grading more than 500 cu yds.

18. Agree to Ground Rules Milenko Pomegranate Center

19. Ground Rules Commit to finding common solutions Everyone participates Listen and talk Seek the highest good for the entire community Maintain positive atmosphere: respect, balance, no accusations, no blaming Propose something better Be willing to hear new information and change your mind Look for solutions with multiple victories

20. Imagine What’s Possible PomegranateCenter

21. Pomegranate Center Non-profit community design and development organization 24 years of experience in facilitation, planning, design, building with communities

22. Tully’s Established in 1992 in Seattle Valued for distinctive, handcrafted quality of coffee Committed to supporting vibrant local communities

40. OTHER?

41. Large Group Work Everyone participates

42. Given the project goals and criteria, what are your ideas for this site? Write your ideas down Circle your top idea In two or three sentences please share your idea with everyone when called upon

43. Review the Findings Milenko

44. Next Steps 12 – 1pm Community Treasures Survey: please fill this out and distribute to others Public Space Ranger orientation/ site tour 1-4pm Develop design concepts 4-5 Open House …………………………………………………………………………… Community Meeting #2, July 13, 7-9, Wedgwood Pres. Church