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HomeMy WebLinkAbout062711_ra03 JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 615 Sheridan Street. Port Townsend. Washington. 98368 www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org June 20, 2011 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Phillip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Stuart Whitford, Environmental Health Director Tami Pokorny, Environmental Health Specialist DATE: SUBJECT: Agenda Request: Public Hearing Regarding Applications for Conservation Futures Funding in 2011 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Conservation Futures Ordinance No. 06-0708-02 requires a duly noticed public hearing to be held as part of the public process of allocating conservation futures funding to worthy projects that protect public open spaces. On May 23, 2011 the BoCC approved a Public Hearing Notice for the Conservation Futures Program project applications for 2011. The notice was published on June 1 and June 15, 2011. Staff requests that the BOCC hold a public hearing on June 27, 2011 as scheduled, at 10:15 AM. After the hearing, the BoCC may decide which project(s) to fund while also making a factual finding as to whether each project would reduce capacity to accommodate growth. Draft resolutions, which reflect CF Committee recommendations and staff recommendations on the question of accommodating growth, accompany this request. ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS: Two applications for funding were received in 2011 and a total of $69,250 requested to support open space projects in Jefferson County. The two applications are: COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL D!S/\8IUTiE'S fViAI t;J: 360385-9400 F f\X' 36(}33:::'l--9401 PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTHIER COMMUNITY (:~N' i,~?C0~f'J:[NT/\L HEALTH \//!\TEF QU/\LiTY :\;1,~\!N: 360-3B5--9444 r~l,,~<: 300.379-4481 1. Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition project, $25,800 towards the fee simple acquisition of 5 acres of vacant land on Creek View Lane off of Prospect Avenue and $750 towards operation and maintenance costs. Proposed match would be up to $146,200 in Salmon Recovery Funding Board grant funds through the WA Recreation and Conservation Office and $750 in cash from Jefferson Land Trust. Jefferson Land Trust is the sponsor. Project location: See. 34 SW 1/4, T. 30N, R. 1W. 2. Winona Basin - Bloedel project, $42,100 towards the fee simple acquisition of 7 lots (approximately 1 acre) of vacant land in the City of Port Townsend's Quimper Wildlife Corridor and $600 towards operation and maintenance costs. Proposed match would be $42,100 in donated land value from a nearby property acquired by the City in 2009 and $16,000 in cash from Jefferson Land Trust. The City is the project applicant. Jefferson Land Trust is the sponsor. Project location: See. 33, T. 31N, R. 1W. After the Public Hearing, the BOCC may determine which project(s) may receive conservation futures funding. For successful projects, grant agreements between the project sponsor and the county will be developed by Water Quality Division and submitted to the BoCC. When approving any of the projects for funding, a factual finding is necessary in order to meet the requirements of Chapter 449, Laws of 2005. The BoCC is asked to consider whether, despite the approved purchases, the County or City would still retain enough "developable" land to accommodate the housing and employment growth that it is expected to receive (Ref D. Alvarez Memo, 08/12/05). This briefing packet contains: . Two conservation futures applications and supporting documentation 1). Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition project 2). Winona Basin - Bloedel project . Map of conservation futures projects 2003-2010 . Matrix of conservation futures projects 2003-2010 . Email from Jefferson County Department of Community Development regarding the Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition project . Letter from the City of Port Townsend regarding the Winona Basin - Bloedel project . Letter of August 18, 2009 from Jefferson Land Trust . Draft resolutions for each of the proposed projects with award amounts entered consistent with CF Committee recommendations The purpose of the CF Ordinance is to address the "general and increasing need to provide a system of publiC open spaces...for the health, welfare, benefit and safety of the residents of Jefferson County," and to maintain "Jefferson County as a desirable place to live, visit and locate businesses." Conservation futures tax levy collections, authorized under RCW 84.34.230 are an important means of retaining community COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVEL.OPMENTAL DISI\Ri UTIE:~? Mt~1 N 360-385-9400 F.i\X. -3GO-3B5-94!J1 PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTHIER COMMUNITY ENV:RCif...;rvENT;\L HEALTH Ni\.TUR!~.L !?ESOURCES \"/1,1 ~-, ',60-385-9444 ~--AX2hO-385-94C- character and accomplishing open space policies and objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan. The goal of the ordinance is to preserve and protect the county's open space resources from development, and from being "negatively and permanently affected. " On January 3, 2006, the BOCC approved Ordinance No. 01-0103-06 in response to Chapter 449 of that year which allowed up to 15% of the conservation future ievy monies raised in the preceding year to be used for operations and maintenance needs. Chapter 449 also states that local governments must consider and analyze whether new CF projects would reduce capacity to accommodate planned growth. In the accompanying correspondence, the Department of Community Development recommends that the proposed acquisitions not be found to reduce the County's capacity to accommodate growth. FISCAL IMPACT: The explicit purpose of the Conservation Futures Program is to fund acquisition projects to support a system of public open spaces. There is no impact to the General Fund for this effort. Funds available to 2011 projects equal $85,551. Of this amount, up to $31,742 may be used for 0 & M activities. The total funding available in 2011 is less than is typical because $102,394 of this year's funds have already been dedicated to the Tamanowas Rock and Nicholson Short Plat Project. RECOMMENDATION: In accordance with the Conservation Futures Ordinance, and to facilitate a timely publiC process, JCPH Management recommends that the BOCC hold a public hearing on June 27, 2011, at 10:15 AM. After the hearing, the BoCC may decide which project(s) to fund and consider the draft resolutions that accompany this request. REVIEWED BY: ~~d:, 0d-&- Date cc)r,;lMUi'JITY HEA1..TH CE\!ELOPf\t1ENTAL DiSj\81 UTiES f'J1Ai N 360-385-9400 F!\X: 360.385-9401 PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTHIER COMMUNITY l:.i'1\il,C:::: Ni'-/'.::N':-/\L HE/\I.,TH f;;ESOUHCES i'Jp,i~'; '::()'},385-~)444 i\/: '::(<}'-33,l:,-fi/~U 1 Page 1of 1 From: Stacie Hoskins Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:45 AM To: Tami Pokorny Subject: 2011 Conservation Futures Project Tami, In response to your inquiry of May 10, 2011 regarding 2011 Conservation Futures projects, I have the following comments: I understand the proposed projects involve the purchase of the following parcel: Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition Approximate Potential # of Parcel numberZoningacreage*Developable parcels 001 343 Rural ResidentialRR 1:55 acres1 042 *Acreage is based on mapping. Surveys may differ from these estimates. This proposal does not include property located within an urban growth area, and the potential loss of developable parcels is minimal. Critical areas located on the parcel include: Conservancy shoreline, fish and wildlife conservation area, wetlands, geologically hazardous area (moderate landslide, unstable shoreline slope stability and seismic), flood hazard, and susceptible critical aquifer recharge area. The Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan identifies goals and policies for the preservation and enhancement of open space. Open Space Goal (OSG) 1.0 guides Jefferson County to preserve and enhance the existing open space lands, and Open Space Policy (OSP) 1.5 encourages the pursuit of public acquisition of potential parks, critical wildlife areas, and other open space lands by utilizing a variety of funding mechanisms. Recommendation: Based upon the preceding findings, the Department of Community Development believes the proposed acquisition would not significantly reduce the Jefferson County’s capacity to accommodate planned growth and Jefferson County would retain enough development land to accommodate the housing and employment growth that it is expected to receive. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Please contact me should you need anything else. êÉÜÚÔØñõÎÊÒÔÏÊ  д¿²²·²¹ Ó¿²¿¹»® Ö»ºº»®­±² ݱ«²¬§ Ü»°¿®¬³»²¬ ±º ݱ³³«²·¬§ Ü»ª»´±°³»²¬ êîï ͸»®·¼¿² ͬ®»»¬ ᮬ ̱©²­»²¼ô Éß çèíêè и±²» íêðóíéçóììêí Ú¿¨ íêðóíéçóììëï ­¸±­µ·²­à½±ò¶»ºº»®­±²ò©¿ò«­ All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the Jefferson County e-mail system and may be subject to Public Disclosure under Chapter 42.56 RCW ÍßÊÛ ÐßÐÛÎ ó д»¿­» ¼± ²±¬ °®·²¬ ¬¸·­ »ó³¿·´ «²´»­­ ¿¾­±´«¬»´§ ²»½»­­¿®§ file://C:\Documents and Settings\tamip\My Documents\Conservation Futures\2011 Fundin6/23/2011 ... City of Port Townsend Development Services Department 250 Madison, Suite 3 Port Townsend WA 98368 (360) 379-5084 Fax (360) 344-4619 jsurber@cityofpt.uswww.cityofpt.us May 13, 2011 Ms. Tami Pokorny Jefferson County Natural Resources and Environmental Health 615 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Dear Ms. Pokorny RE: Winona Basin- Bloedel Project Thank you for forwarding a copy of the Conservation Future Funds application for site acquisition of lots within the city limits. It is our understanding that the “Winona Basin – Bloedel project” involves purchase of seven platted lots (approximately 1 acre) for the purpose of wetland buffer and forested habitat preservation. The land is legally described as Lots 11 to17 inclusive of Block 24 of the Fowlers Park Plat, Assessor’s Parcel Number 951 902 402. You had asked whether the fee simple purchase of the project area for permanent conservation "would reduce the capacity of land suitable for development necessary to accommodate the allocated housing and employment growth, as adopted in the countywide planning policies”. The lots proposed for acquisition are identified on the City’s Land Use Map as “Potential Park and Open Space”. This category includes areas that may have the potential to be included within a comprehensive and interconnected system of open space and trails. The P/OS(A) overlay appears in areas that could be valuable if maintained as open spaces, such as wooded areas, drainage corridors, and scenic vistas. Purchase of these properties was identified as a means of implementing the open space overlay. In addition, Comprehensive Plan Policy 3.4 of the Land Use Element encourages the City to consider purchasing areas within Winona Wetlands as a means of retaining wetlands, drainage corridors and native habitat. ‘ Given that the Comprehensive Plan anticipated purchase and preservation of properties within the Potential Park and Open Space overlay it is concluded that purchase of the project for permanent conservation would not reduce the capacity of land suitable for development necessary to accommodate the allocated housing and employment growth as adopted in the countywide planning policies. Page 2 The proposed acquisition of “Winona Basin – Bloedel project” is consistent with the goals and policies of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. We are pleased to see it recommended for preservation and are hopeful that the Commissioners approve the application. Please feel free to contact me at (360) 379-5084 with any questions Sincerely, Judy Surber Senior Planner/Planning Manager STATE OF WASHINGTON County of Jefferson Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the } Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition Project } as Authorized by 84.34 RCW and in Accordance } RESOLUTION NO. _______ with Jefferson County Code Section 3.08.030(7) } to Provide a System of Public Open Spaces } WHEREAS, conservation futures tax levy collections, authorized under RCW 84.34.230 are an important means of retaining community character and accomplishing the open space policies and objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan that encourage the coordinated acquisition of key open space lands for long-term protection; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County is authorized by RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220 to acquire open space land, agricultural and timber lands as defined in RCW 84.34.220; and WHEREAS, the Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee has reviewed project applications for 2011 and made its funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with Jefferson County Code Chapter 3.08; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Program, the Jefferson Land Trust, as project applicant and sponsor, requests funding towards the protection of five acres of vacant land in Sec. 34 SW 1/4, T. 30N, R. 1W with Assessor’s Parcel Number 001343042 through fee-simple acquisition; and WHEREAS, the County retains enough developable land to accommodate the Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition Project as well as the housing and employment growth that it is expected to receive, thus satisfying the requirements of Chapter 449, Laws of 2005; and WHEREAS,Jefferson County considers it in the best public interest to contribute to this open space project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that: 1. Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to $25,800 in conservation futures funds for acquisition expenses contingent on a matching contribution of no less than the amount of conservation futures funds requested. Resolution No. ______ re: Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Carleson Chimacum Creek Acquisition Project 2. Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to $750 in conservation futures funds to reimburse for operations and maintenance expenses incurred within ten years of the signing of this resolution contingent on a matching contribution of no less than the amount of conservation futures funds requested. 3. This dedication of funding may be nullified if a submittal for reimbursement, accompanied by documentation of matching funds sufficient to complete the acquisition, is not received from the sponsor within three years of the signing of this resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ______________, 2011 in Port Townsend, Washington. SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS John Austin, Chair ATTEST: Phil Johnson, Member Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board David Sullivan, Member STATE OF WASHINGTON County of Jefferson Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the } Winona Basin – Bloedel Project as Authorized } by 84.34 RCW and in Accordance with Jefferson } RESOLUTION NO. _______ County Code Section 3.08.030(7) to Provide a } System of Public Open Spaces } WHEREAS, conservation futures tax levy collections, authorized under RCW 84.34.230 are an important means of retaining community character and accomplishing the open space policies and objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan that encourage the coordinated acquisition of key open space lands for long-term protection; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County is authorized by RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220 to acquire open space land, agricultural and timber lands as defined in RCW 84.34.220; and WHEREAS, the Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee has reviewed project applications for 2011 and made its funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with Jefferson County Code Chapter 3.08; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Program, the Jefferson Land Trust, as project applicant and sponsor, requests funding towards the protection of seven lots of vacant land in Sec. 33, T. 31N, R. 1W with Assessor’s Parcel Number 951902402 through fee-simple acquisition; and WHEREAS, the County relies on the recommendation from the City of Port Townsend that the City retains enough developable land to accommodate the Winona Basin – Bloedel Project as well as the housing and employment growth that it is expected to receive, thus satisfying the requirements of Chapter 449, Laws of 2005; and WHEREAS,Jefferson County considers it in the best public interest to contribute to this open space project. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that: 1. Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to $42,100 in conservation futures funds for acquisition expenses contingent on a matching contribution of no less than the amount of conservation futures funds requested. Resolution No. ______ re: Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Winona Basin – Bloedel Project 2. Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to $600 in conservation futures funds to reimburse for operations and maintenance expenses incurred within ten years of the signing of this resolution contingent on a matching contribution of no less than the amount of conservation futures funds requested. 3. This dedication of funding may be nullified if a submittal for reimbursement, accompanied by documentation of matching funds sufficient to complete the acquisition, is not received from the sponsor within three years of the signing of this resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ______________, 2011 in Port Townsend, Washington. SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS John Austin, Chair ATTEST: Phil Johnson, Member Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board David Sullivan, Member