For the full performance schedule, visitwww.redmond.gov/arts

FREE performances at Redmond City Hall Green Space

15670 NE 85th Street

Tuesdays and FridaysJuly 12 through August 19

The Pioneering Spirit ContinuesNext year is Redmond’s Centennial year. The City was founded on December 31, 1912. Back then, 300 pioneering farmers, merchants and businessmen shared a vision of creating a home for their families.

We have come a long way since then, but Redmond’s pioneering spirit remains strong in our fundamental values of working together, innovating and creating a place we want to call home. As Mayor, I’ve worked with resi-dents and businesses to continue the journey towards our vision for a city that is connected, vibrant and fiscally responsible.

Developing our 2011-2012 budget did involve some difficult decisions; however, I am pleased to announce Redmond now has a structurally balanced budget forecast over the next six years. We can move into the future with confidence, knowing we have the resources to provide the appropriate level of services based on resident priorities.

Over the last three and a half years, you like-ly have heard me speak about my vision for Redmond – strong neighborhoods, strong businesses and a strong environment. We can make sure our communities remain strong by continuing to physically connect neighbor-hoods through trails, paths and bicycle routes, while also building more connections between neighbors and City government.

In the downtown neighborhood, we are creating a vibrant mix of businesses, homes and open spaces. In Overlake, our efforts include planning for a similar mix of homes, businesses, parks and gathering spaces with a distinctly urban feel.

While an urban feel is appropriate in Overlake, many of us choose to live in Redmond for the natural environment. One of our top priori-ties over the next few years is to work with State and Federal governments to move Bear Creek away from the freeway to enhance salmon habitat. We also protect our water by using the best technology available to clean the stormwater before it reaches our aquifers, streams and the Sammamish River.

We will continue to partner with our region-al neighbors to solve transportation and other challenges we cannot tackle alone and by partnering with businesses and other organizations, we can bring you great community events to help you and your neighbors connect.

The next big event we have planned is Derby Days, set for Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9. Friday Night Live is quickly becoming a family tradition with a concert at City Hall, complete with food and a beer and wine garden. As always, Saturday begins with the Kids and Grand Parades and ends with a great fireworks show. In between is a variety of great free music and kids activities.

I hope to see you at Derby Days this year, but wherever your plans take you, stay safe and have fun.

Sincerely,

John MarchioneMayor

Find more news and information at Redmond.gov

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Volume XXV No 2 Summer 2011

From the Mayor

Spotlight On Youth

TEDxRedmond Conference in RedmondBy Maya Ganesan and Adora Svitak

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When you think of the teenage generation, you might envision a sullen group of plugged-in, tuned-out young people. The tweens and teens behind TEDxRedmond would like to put a different image in your head. Organized by students, for students, TEDxRedmond is a youth conference to be held on September 10th, 2011 in Redmond. TED is a notable non-profit which runs several high-profile conferenc-es a year, with past speakers including Bill Gates and Al Gore. Their TEDx program licenses local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.

After speaking at the main TED conference in Long Beach, California, thirteen-year-old author and speaker Adora Svitak decided to bring a similarly mind-opening experience to her peers in Washington State. “I’d heard about the TEDx program, and I started thinking about how I could get kids my age thinking about learning and leadership— from speakers their own age,” says Svitak, who will host TEDxRedmond for a second consecutive year.

TEDxRedmond 2010 was a great success with a lineup of inspirational speakers (all youth) and over 700 people in attendance. “This year, we are excited to host TEDxRedmond again and hope to make it even bigger,” remarked Priya Ganesan, the event’s public relations manager and a speaker last year.

At TEDxRedmond, live speeches, exciting performances, and ‘TEDTalks’ videos will combine to spark deep discussion and debate. Speakers share their inspirational experiences and visions for the future in order to motivate and encourage other students to recog-nize their full potential. This event is targeted towards students ages 11-17 (grades 6-12) from across western Washington. A live streaming video will also be available on the website. More infor-mation about TEDxRedmond, how to register to attend, and videos from last year’s event can be found on the event website, www.tedxredmond.com.

Council NotesThere is a lot of dirt being moved around in downtown Redmond these days. Streets are getting connected, park land is being cleared and utility infrastructure is being installed. It’s all part of a downtown master plan that has been in the making for years and now is coming to fruition.

The Redmond Central Connector is becoming a reality. Where once there was a railroad line that divided our city, there will now be a new urban park corridor connecting one end of our city to the other. In the future, a light rail line along this corridor will connect our community to the region. These are all wonderful developments bringing citizens closer together and in the process strengthening that close-knit and connected feel so unique to Redmond.

With summer just around the corner, we come to the time of year when people are outside more and getting to know the people in their neighborhoods. Knowing your neighbors and what is happen-

ing in your neighborhood makes our city stronger. The strength of a community emanates from the relationships we have with our neigh-bors and the acquaintances with people we meet through work, play, civic involvement and raising our families.

In Redmond we are creating places for people to meet, share a smile and get to know each other. This summer we encourage you to get outside and see what’s happening in your city. We invite you to attend Derby Days, our signature event that kicks off summer in Redmond. As you walk around the festival grounds after enjoying the parades, please be sure to stop by the Redmond City Council booth and engage us in conversation. Let us know what you think about the developments taking place in Redmond.

Now if summer doesn’t arrive, which could well happen given the current weather pattern, and you are trapped indoors, you can always email your thoughts to us at council@redmond.gov.

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Neighborhood CornerIn April, the City published Redmond Community Indicators 2011, the sixth annual Community Indicators report. The report describes Redmond’s progress towards achieving its community vision as well as actions the City is taking to implement its Comprehensive Plan.

During 2010, the City continued to make progress toward improving mobility options. The City opened the NE 36th Street Bridge in December 2010 – a critical connection over SR 520 for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. In addition, Sound Transit rider-ship in Redmond reached a new high, in part because of the addition of route 542, a direct express route to the University District.

Redmond continues to be on strong economic footing as the economy grows out of recession. Redmond gained over 1,100 jobs in 2009 (latest year available).

Data also indicate that Redmond community members continue to value resource conser-vation. The percentage of the waste stream heading to the landfill decreased for the fourth straight year to 56.5 percent, while per capita water consumption continues to fall (267 million cubic feet in 2010).

The Redmond community is making increas-ing use of online tools: there were 6.7 million visits to Redmond.gov in 2010, and 68 percent of permit applicants who could use the online permit system did.

Much more information related to Redmond’s natural environment, community character, transportation options and more can be found inside this year’s report. The report is available online at www.redmond.gov/CommunityIndicators.

dynamiC neighBorhoods they don’t just happen, they’re CreatedShared community visions followed by careful planning and implementation give rise to neighborhoods people describe as sensational places to live, work and play. Such is the direction for Overlake’s future urban center.

On April 5, Redmond’s City Council approved new street design standards for the area. This document identifies the street and streetscape standards necessary to develop a vibrant urban center with superior opportunities to raise a family, develop a business, shop and recreate. The standards support the City’s vision of a pedestrian and bicycle friendly area.

Future Overlake streets will include wider sidewalks, traditional bicycle lanes and additional travel paths for bikes that run alongside the roads separated from vehicular traffic by parked cars, bollards or a curb serving as a physical barrier. Much more prevalent in European cities, Redmond is one of just a handful of locations in the United States to incorporate this type of travel path into their bicycle facility plans.

Over the last several years, City planners actively engaged area residents and business community to conceptualize and make decisions about the neighborhood’s future. Based on this input, the overall look and feel of Overlake’s urban center streetscape will be clean and contemporary.

Besides being pedestrian and bicycle friendly, another characteristic of the Overlake urban center will be increased transit options. Over the next 10 years, Sound Transit will connect this area to Seattle when the East Link light rail is constructed.

More information about what’s coming up for the Overlake urban center at www.redmond.gov/OverlakeVision.

sign Code ChangesAs part of the new Zoning Code update, the Sign Code and Sign Design Standards were updated as well. Details at www.redmond.gov/ Residents/CodeEnforcement/Signs.

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The City of Redmond encourages groups to look for alternative fundraising events – such as selling car wash coupons. If not, please contact the City to arrange to borrow a car wash kit, or plan your event at a location that has a kit onsite.

Reserve the car wash kit one month in advance of your event. Contact Barbara Sullivan, Natural Resources 425-556-2845

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Keep Redmond’s Water Clean this SummerAbout 75% of the toxic chemicals getting to Puget Sound are carried by stormwater running off paved roads and driveways, rooftops, yards and other developed land. The problem is what goes down a storm drain ends up untreated in the nearest pond, stream, river or lake.

Tips to Keep the Water Clean:Car Washing: Use a commercial car wash that recycles its water or sends it down a sanitary sewer. Wash the car on the lawn so soil and grass act as a natural filter. Try a waterless car wash product. Some multi-family buildings have a designated car wash area but make sure the water runoff goes to a sanitary sewer.

Power washing/Carpet Cleaning/ Painting: Dispose of dirty, soapy water or paint and paint thinners in a sink or sanitary sewer. Don’t dump cleaning solutions and chemicals anywhere outside.

Pool/Hot Tub/Landscaping: Pool/hot tub water can’t be emptied into storm sewers, nor can herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers.

Business contact for proper disposal: King County business waste line at 206-263-8899 or www.lhwmp.org.

More information at: www.pugetsoundstartshere.org

Call the Spill Hotline to Report Stormwater PollutionIf you see something that is not rainwater going down a storm drain, call the Spill Response Hotline at 425-556-2868

Marking Storm Drains for Service HoursStudents looking for volunteer and community service hours this summer can earn them by marking storm drains. This is a good summer project as dry weather is needed for the mark-ers to stick.

Contact: Barbara Sullivan, Natural Resources, 425-556-2845

Create a beautiful yard with Natural Yard CareYou can take care of your landscape and help protect Puget Sound by just saying “NO” to weed & feed products. These combine quick-release fertilizer and weed killers. They are spread all over the lawn, not just where a few weeds are noticed. The best method is to hand-pull weeds, but if that is not possible, “spot spray” just the weeds and work on building healthy soil.

If you have a lawn, aerate it. Air and water can infiltrate or soak into the soil. It is the most effective way to loosen up compacted or poorly draining soils.

Overseed and top dress the lawn. Once aerated, overseed the grass with a peren-nial rye/fine fescue grass seed mix for the Pacific Northwest. Then top dress with ¼ inch to ½ inch of fine compost. The compost covers the seed, improves the soil and adds nutrients.

Switch to a slow-release organic fertilizer. Slow release fertilizers release at a rate plants can use them. It’s less likely the nutrients will wash away, leaving no excess chemicals that can be carried by stormwater into streams, lakes and finally Puget Sound, where they contribute to water quality problems in the warm sum-mer.

Use the grass clippings to “feed” your lawn. This is called “grass-cycling”. Each time you mow, leave the clippings on the lawn to provide nutrients to your lawn. Before doing this, make sure your mower blade is very sharp or replaced with a sharp mulching blade to make clean cuts and help prevent disease.

Contact the Garden Hotline for expert recommendations and answers to garden questions at 206-633-0224 or help@gardenhotline.org.

Classes focused on natural yard care are coming to Redmond this fall. Look for dates and locations through the Parks and Recreation Guide, or in the News and Events section of www.redmond.gov/Environment/.

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Summer Recycling & Collection EventJuly 16, 20119:30am - 4:00pm

Location:18120 NE 76th Street(City of Redmond Maintenance Operation Center)

Redmond Businesses Make Food Scrap Recycling a SuccessBusinesses in Redmond are eligible to participate in the City’s food scrap collection program at no additional charge. Food scraps are taken to Cedar Grove Organics and turned into compost that is used in gardening and landscaping. Approximately 35.11 tons (70,220 pounds) of food is collected monthly from Redmond businesses and turned into compost! Recycling food scraps helps divert materials from the landfill, and lowers greenhouse gas emissions.

Each business is eligible for up to two 64-gallon collection carts, which are picked up twice a week by Waste Management. Food scrap recycling helps businesses save money by generating less garbage. Accepted materials include all food including meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, fruits and vegetables and food soiled paper such as pizza boxes, waxed cardboard boxes, paper towels and napkins.

NEW! Apartments and Condos can sign up for Food Scraps RecyclingIf you live in an apartment or condominium complex with shared garbage and recycling facilities your complex may be eligible to participate in food scrap recycling. To learn more about the program, and how your complex can qualify, call 425-556-2832 or email slauer@redmond.gov

The City of Redmond extends a big thank you to the following businesses that participate in the City’s commercial organics recycling program!

• AcapulcoFresh• Aerojet• AndoverCommonsHomes• AvondaleCrest• BearCreekFlorist• BilltheButcher• BlackRavenBrewery• BritishPantry• CityofRedmondBuildings:CityHall,

SeniorCenter,OldRedmondSchoolHouse,TeenCenter,FireStations

• CanyonsRestaurant• DairyQueen• Dominos• ElToreador• FamilyPancakeHouse• FreshwayPizza• FritoLay• GarlicJim’s• Georgio’sSubs• GoldenChopsticks• HarperHillOneCondominiums• HaveliVegetarianCuisine• HerfyBurgers• Hopelink• IguanaMexicanGrill• IyaraThaiCuisine• JambaJuice• J.MichaelsPubandEatery• JoyWokExpress• Keeney’sOfficeSupply• KikuyaJapaneseRestaurant• LakeWashingtonSchoolDistrictSchools:

AudubonElementaryEinsteinElementaryMannElementaryRedmondElementaryRedmondJuniorHighRedmondHighSchoolRockwellElementaryRoseHillJuniorHighRushElementary

• LasMargaritas• LisaDuparCatering• McDonald’s–2locations• MehfilCuisineofIndia

• Mikie’sBrooklynBagelandDeli• NaraJapaneseRestaurant• NoetixCorporation• Noodleland• Ooba’sMexicanGrill• PacificCoastBakery• Pallino• PapaJohn’s• PapaMurphy’s• ParkerHannfinCorp.• PashaGrill• PelotonApartments• PinkabellaCupcakes• PomegranateCafé• RedmondFloral• RedmondSaturdayMarket• RedmondSquare• RedmondSubs• RedmondTownCenter• REI• RiverstoneApartments• RoundTablePizza• Spazzo’s• Stantec• Starbucks–4locations• St.Jude’sChurch• Subway• SureeThaiCuisine• SushiLand• Suzanne’sDeli• TacoDelMar• ThaiGinger• Thinkspace• TomboTeriyaki• Toshi’sTeriyaki• Tully’sCoffee• Univar• VegetarianTeapot• Victor’sCoffee• WatercressBistro• Wendy’s• YumikoTeriyaki• YummyPho• YummyTeriyaki• Zetron

Thank You for Participating in the City’s Commercial Organics

Recycling Program!

Proper Paint DisposalKing County Hazardous Waste Facilities no longer accept latex paint. Latex paint should be dried out, or hardened with a commercial paint hardener, or kitty lit-ter, and thrown in the garbage. Extra paint may also be donated to charity, such as a theater or school. Paint should never be poured down a storm drain. For more information about proper paint disposal visit: http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/facilities/ latex-paint-disposal.asp.

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Outstanding Senior Volunteers HonoredEach year in May, as part of the nation-wide Older Americans’ Month celebration, two special volunteers are selected by the RSC Senior Advisory Committee to receive recognition for their outstanding volunteer service. In addition, a community agency, service or business is chosen for recognition.

At the City Council meeting on May 3, Mayor John Marchione proclaimed May as Redmond Senior Recognition Month and the individuals selected for recognition received certificates. A dinner for all the recipients, hosted by Fairwinds of Redmond, and a reception held at the RSC honored the recipients.

This year the special seniors receiving the Outstanding Volunteer Service award are Howard Larson and Paul Lester, and the organization chosen to be honored is the State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors, commonly called SHIBA.

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Howard LarsonHoward is a dependable, willing worker who has a friendly smile for everyone. He is caring, kind and considerate of others. He is always there to lend a helping hand.

Howard began volunteer ing with the RSC nutrition program in August of 2003 where he helps prepare lunch for 35 to 40 seniors on Wednesdays and takes the role of dishwasher on Thursdays.

Howard performed above and beyond the call of duty this past winter when snowy weather kept all the other volunteers away. He stepped up and prepared lunch by himself for the 25 hearty souls who ventured out that day.

Howard is a true asset to our nutrition program and our community. He is most deserving of the Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award. Paul LesterAfter many years observing his wife Barbara’s volunteer work at the RSC, Paul joined the RSC Advisory Committee in 2009. Since then Paul has stepped up to a leadership role for the Advisory Committee and has coordinated and attended many additional meetings.

Paul’s major focus has been to improve the transportation options for seniors and he is working with both the City and other organizations to this end.

Paul’s other primary interest is playing Lowery organs and he brought the Prosser Pedals and Pipes group to the RSC. They meet regular ly and perform a free concert for everyone once a year.

Paul is friendly, outgoing and quick to respond when needed. He is an advocate for the Redmond Senior Center and extremely deserving of the Outstanding Senior Volunteer Award.

State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors Represented by Bruce HandThe State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program is operated by the Washington State Insurance Commissioner’s office. SHIBA trains volunteers to provide unbiased counseling about health care coverage.

Bruce Hand is the SHIBA trained volunteer who provides one-hour consultations twice each month for the seniors in the Redmond area. Through the training provided by SHIBA, Bruce helps others understand their healthcare options and rights; find affordable healthcare and prescription coverage and evaluate and compare coverage plans. In this time of rising costs and complex plans, this assistance it a vital service.

Bruce is an outstanding example of seniors helping seniors and SHIBA is much deserving of this recognition.

This year the RSC will celebrate National Senior

Center Month with an Open House. Stop by the RSC to experience a sampling of

our many programs and to meet many of our community partners. Come find out what the RSC has to offer you or for family and friends. Open

to all ages.

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Redmond Saturday MarketBy Ray AnspachIf you’ve lived in Redmond for at least one summer, you are likely aware of the Redmond Saturday Market (RSM). It’s the Eastside’s oldest farmers’ market and this is its 36th year. For those unfortunate souls who are unaware of it, you’ll find it at the corner of Bear Creek Parkway and Leary Way, close to Redmond Town Center (RTC).

You may be wondering what the RSM has to do with the Redmond Senior Center (RSC). Well, actually, there is a connection. RSC is, of course, a facility of the Parks and Recreation Dept, which is part of the City. Although the RSM is not a City facility, it is an important Redmond tradition and the City is sponsoring it again this year—as it did last year.

It is a great place to shop and people-watch. There is a great variety of fresh fruits, nuts, vegetables, flowers, arts and crafts and specialty items, edible and inedible, all produced locally. On top of all that take-home stuff, there’s also a variety of on-site eats and entertainment. In other words, it’s a great place to spend some time on a sunny—or cloudy—Saturday.

One Saturday a month, you’ll also see a booth staffed with RSC volunteers getting the word out on our great senior center. We are one of a fortunate few that benefit from a limited number of complimentary spaces provided to not-for-profit organizations. The season opened the first Saturday in May and runs through the last Saturday in October. The hours are from 9am to 3pm. Plenty of free parking is available in the adjacent Lake Washington School District parking lot, the RTC parking garage and on the local streets. No parking in the Marriott lot please; you may end up walking home!

To keep informed on the goings-on throughout the season, subscribe to the Markets free on-line newsletter, The Market Thymes. Simply go to their website at the link below, click on the envelope and follow the simple instructions. Your address is for the purpose of receiving The Market Thymes only and will not be shared with others. Sorry, but to keep costs down, there is no paper version.www.redmondsaturdaymarket.org

Enjoy This Great Redmond Tradition! Walkin’ Redmond5 K Poker WalkFriday, July 29Warm up at 9:30 am Departure at 9:45 am

The RSC Health and Wellness Committee held their first very successful 5K walk last summer and it is time to do it again! They are busy planning a theme and working on a route to make the event fun and interesting.

It’s free to participate, so put on your walkin’ shoes and join us.

RSC Open House

Looking for a Way to Supplement Your Income?The Recreation Department is always looking for new and interesting classes to offer. If you have a hobby or skill that you would like to share with others please call Teri Burke at 425-556-2342 to discuss the possibilities and request a program proposal form. We are especially looking for individuals interested in offering programs in the evening.

Free Smoke Alarms & Installation Offered to CommunityOn July 6 at 9:30 am, the Fire Department will present fire safety education at RSC, 8703 160th Avenue NE, followed by a registration time for eligible residents.

Eligibility requirements:• Be a Redmond resident• One member of the household must be 55 or older• Home does not have required number of smoke alarms

or smoke alarms are more than 10 years old • Resident must register before the firefighters

come to the home• Residents allow all needed smoke alarms to be installed

by the firefighters or their volunteers

To apply for free alarms contact: Carol Hartwell at 425-556-2220 chartwell@redmond.gov Linda Swanberg at 425-556-2246 lswanberg@redmond.gov.

City of Redmond Parks & Recreation Department and Redmond Arts Commission Proudly Present

www.redmond.gov/arts 425.556.2367

FREE performances at Redmond City Hall Green Space

15670 NE 85th Street

July 12 through August 19

Tuesdays at Noon - Performances for ChildrenFridays at 7pm - Performances for all ages

Check online for the full event schedule.

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Events at the Redmond Senior Center

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Northwest Senior Games Dance DayFriday, June 17Line Dance: 9 am - 12 pmBallroom Dance: 1 - 3:30 pmMultipurpose RoomCal 425-556-2314 for registration information

Outdoor Concert LunchWednesday, July 1311:30 am – 1 pmPatio (weather permitting)Tickets on sale June 13

Walkin RedmondFriday July 295 K Poker WalkWarm up at 9:30 am Departure at 9:45 am

RSC Open HouseSaturday, September 10 10 am – 1 pm

Motor MadnessThursday, August 2510 am – 1 pm•Model A Ford Club of America,

Seattle Chapter•Radio-Controlled Airplane enthusiasts•Plans in the works for Harley rides and

Hot RodsHot Dogs and Root Beer Floats available between 11:30 and 1 pmPlaza south of RSCFood Tickets on sale July 14

8703 160th Avenue NE Info: 425-556-2314

All events take place at the RSC.