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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Carl Smith, Director, Department of Community Development
Stacie Hoskins, Planning Manager, DCD
DATE: September 3, 2013
SUBJECT: Discussion and possible guidance to participate in Navy funded finalization of
Nearshore Assessment Tool:
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: DCD seeks the Board's guidance on whether to participate in a Navy funded
project. This is a continuation of the existing In -Lieu Fee (ILF) Program in which DCD participates
through the Hood Canal Coordinating Council.
The ILF project entailed creating a Draft Nearshore Assessment Tool. At the completion of the existing
project as funded, there will be a few steps left that are of benefit including take the tool from draft to
final, including field testing, calibration, developing economic basis for the outputs and creating user
documents. Staff believes the project in general and specifically the user documents will benefit greatly
from Jefferson County staff involvement.
The Navy requests written confirmation that the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, Hood Canal ILF
Program IRT members and the stakeholder group will continue meaningful participation in this effort.
Without continued participation, Navy funding will be unlikely for this effort that they believe to be of
value to permitting agencies and permit applicants.
Attachments: Department of the Navy letter dated August 1, 2013.
ANALYSIS /STRATEGIC GOALS/PROS and CONS: The Navy estimates involvement from DCD at
an average of 2 -5 hours per month of participation over 12 -24 months.
FISCAL IMPACT /COST- BENEFIT ANALYSIS: The project will be fully funded by the proposed
grant.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board direct DCD to provide written confirmation to the
Navy via the Hood Canal Coordinating Council that Jefferson County is interested in and would participate
in further development of the Nearshore Assessement Tool.
REVIEWED BY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND NORTHWEST
1101 TAIITOG CIRCLE
SILVERDALE, WA 98315 -1101
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AUG 0 1 2013
Mr. Scott Brewer
Hood Canal Coordinating Council
11791 Fjord Dr. NE Suite 122/124
Poulsbo, WA 98370 -8481
Dear Mr. Brewer:
SUBJECT: NEARSHORE ASSESSMENT TOOL
In the spring of 2011, based upon input from both
stakeholders and regulators, the Navy embarked on an effort to
develop a tool to perform a rapid, repeatable, and
scientifically sound method to assess nearshore impacts and
restoration. The Navy chose to lead this effort since there
were no existing tools to measure impacts or restoration and the
Navy's desire to support the development of an In Lieu Fee
Program (ILF).
For the past two years, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFAC) Northwest has led a multi- disciplinary stakeholder
group in the development of the draft Nearshore Assessment Tool.
The draft Nearshore Assessment Tool incorporates input and
direction received from stakeholders, as well as a peer review
team and an independent science team. At the completion of this
phase of the process, there will be a few critical steps left to
take the tool from draft to final, including field testing,
calibration, developing economic basis for the outputs, and
creating user documents.
As the first phase of the Nearshore Assessment Tool
development draws to a close, we thank the Hood Canal
Coordinating Council for their critical leadership, and to all
the members of the stakeholder group for their participation and
support. With continued support from your Council, as well as
the members of the Hood Canal ILF Program Interagency Review
Team (IRT) and the stakeholder group, we would continue to
pursue funding for and finalizing the draft Nearshore Assessment
Tool.
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Before embarking on the next phase of this effort, NAVFAC
Northwest requests written confirmation that the Hood Canal
Coordinating Council, Hood Canal ILF Program iRT members, and
the stakeholder group will continue meaningful participation in
this effort. Without continued participation, Navy funding will
be unlikely for the next phase of this effort, an effort we
believe will be of value to permitting agencies and permit
applicants.
NAVFAC Northwest anticipates that finalizing the Nearshore
Assessment Tool will require review of documents, attending
periodic meetings, attending a two -day training on the tool
including a field test, reviewing results of field testing,
providing input on calibration of the Nearshore Assessment Tool,
and providing input on the user manual. On average,
approximately 2 -5 hours a month of meaningful participation is
expected until the Nearshore Assessment Tool is finalized.
Finalizing the Nearshore Assessment Tool is likely to take 12 to
24 months depending on the complexity of the technical details.
Again, we thank you for your support of the Nearshore
Assessment Tool to date, and request your written confirmation
that you are interested in further development of this tool. In
addition, we respectfully request your assistance in
distributing this letter to IRT members and the stakeholder
group for their consideration, and collecting and forwarding
responses received. We would appreciate receiving responses
within a month of receipt of this letter.
Copy to:
Mr. Richard Brocksmith, HCCC
USACE
WDOE
Sincerely,
C. S. LaPLATNEY
Captain, CEC, U.S. Navy
Commanding Officer
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