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HomeMy WebLinkAbout111014_cabs02MIN -%] W p50 CpL JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Y9g2< 615 Sheridan Street o Port Townsend o Washington o 98368 www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org November 4, 2014 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST TO: Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator FROM: Tami Pokorny, Environmental Health Specialist II DATE: November 10, 2014 SUB3ECT: Agenda Request: Consideration of Possible Transfer of County-owned Dosewallips Floodplain to WA State Parks STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The BoCC received a September 30, 2014 letter from Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Director Don Hoch inquiring if Jefferson County would be interested in transferring ownership of certain protected floodplain parcels to State Parks. The letter suggested contacting Michael Hankinson, park planner, for more details. Staff has contacted Mr. Hankinson and requests the opportunity to discuss the proposed transfer and possible next steps with the Board. ANALYSIS /STRATEGIC GOALS: State Parks would like to acquire the County -owned parcels on the south side of the Dosewallips River to support recreational activities and habitat protection. County- owned floodplain parcels located to the north of the river present a management challenge are not of interest. The parcels currently being discussed are: APN #s 602342001, 602343014, 602343010, 602343012, 602343013, and 602344014.The attached map shows their locations. All of the parcels were originally acquired with salmon recovery and Secure Rural Schools Title III funds and protected for conservation purposes by a Deed of Right for Salmon Recovery (example attached). Two parcels, 602342001 and 602344014, are divided by the river and would need to be segregated and the new parcels protected (Jefferson County Code (JCC) 18.35.040 (4)). State Parks has offered to conduct the necessary survey and assist with the application process in order to accomplish this. Staff understands that State Parks lacks funds to purchase the properties, but the possibility may exist to reserve the right to harvest timber when doing so supports forest health consistent with the Deed of Right(s). Any transfer of ownership is subject to approval by the Recreation and Conservation Office Salmon Recovery Funding Board (RCO SRFB) and must be consistent with SRS Title III. COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WATER QUALITY MAIN: (360) 385 -9400 ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND MAIN: (360) 385 -9444 FAX: (360) 385 -9401 HEALTHIER COMMUNITY FAX: (360) 379 -4487 FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact of transferring the parcels is being assessed. The cost to participate in the briefing is negligible. RECOMMENDATION: Meet with staff to discuss whether transfer of the parcels to State Parks is of interest to the Board and possible next steps. REVIEWED BY: u1 'Florley, E my Administratq Date COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WATER QUALITY MAIN: (360) 385 -9400 ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SAFER AND MAIN: (360) 385 -9444 FAX: (360) 385 -9401 HEALTHIER COMMUNITY FAX: (360) 379 -4487 Don Hoch Director sx STATE OF WASHINGTON WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 1111 Israel Road SW • P.O. Box 42650. Olympia, Washington 98504 -2650 (360) 902 -8500 • Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at (800) 833 -6388 www,parks.wa.gov September 30, 2014 Honorable Phil Johnson District 1 Honorable David W. Sullivan District 2 Honorable John Austin District 3 County Courthouse 1820 Jefferson Street PO Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Subject: State Parks acceptance of land transfer from Jefferson County adjacent to Dosewallips River Dear Sus: State Parks is willing to accept transfer approximately 26 aces of Jefferson County owned land lying south of the Dosewallips River, which abuts Dosewallips State Park and includes parcel numbers 6023433010, 602343012, 602343013, 602343014, and 602344014. If approved, State Parks would own and manage these Jefferson County lands for recreational activities and habitat protection. This proposal would provide additional mutual benefits to the County and State Parks. Prior to the Dosewallips State Park planning process in 2002, State Parks, Jefferson County, the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, and others partnered to identify the highest priority land acquisitions along the Dosewallips River. The original purpose of the acquisition was to protect high quality salmonids habitat along the river and to provide an opportunity to build an upland trail connecting Hood Canal with the high country of Olympic National Park. The result of this collaboration, along with public process, informed a long -range plan for Dosewallips State Park. By 2006 the State Parks Commission approved a long -term boundary for the park that included a 6 -mile corridor from Hood Canal to the Olympic National Forest boundary. In 2008, State Parks received a Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) grant number 08 -1356. The goal of this project was to acquire approximately 1 mile of riparian habitat on the Dosewallips River, adjacent to Dosewallips State Park. As a component of this grant, State Parks used a previous land acquisition made by Jefferson County as match for the 2008 grant. Grant funding allowed State Parks to acquire approximately 139 acres south of the Dosewallips River by December 2012. Today, portions of the Jefferson County match lands, however, are located in- between State Parks lands (see maps). State Parks acceptance of a land transfer will allow this agency to manage all of the lands on the south side of the river consistent with our policies and procedures and specifically eliminate the confusion about hunting caused by the current mix of recreational uses. The land transfer will also relieve Jefferson County of management obligations on the South side of the river. Please contact Michael Hankinson, parks planner, at your earliest convenience if you have questions or require more detail. Michael can be reached at (360) 902 -8671 or email at Michael Hankinson@parks.wa.gov Sri / ely, ✓'V't W&-+e Don Hoch Director -- APO AFTER RECORDING MAIL TO: \' Name: Tani Pokorny, Natural Resear Specialist Address: fefferson County Natural Resources - 615 Sheridan St. Port Townsend, WA 98368 DEED OF RIGD'i Am mar's patent another: 6g344614.. Restrictive Covemnt The Grembr, 3eff man County for and in conaideretion of nmraes inw qqr� in part from the Bauman Recovery Funding Board of the State of Washington ad in fnlfp 'rest termaof fir, ;act Agreement identified below, conveys and grants to the Grantee, State of Wash' lyf� as the representative of the people of the Star, the right to use the real property dmcrrUed *IOIx faevel'iwlatvbtt recovery and ceca� 'anon Purposes. �. ��. i III Those purposes are described in the Project Agreement Washington through the Salmon Recovery Funding Number Q9"1639A signed by the Grantor on the j Board on the _9 day of December 2004 and the Grantor and the State in cormectim with the Project The Grantor will out make or permit to be made aoei which is ixonistent with the right to we far sal(nt State, through the n Recovery FuridOo shall be granted only ly upon on tbe followQ The conditions am mot the substituted ejimgn tie market "too at the tine of change of use gn''of 48, (4) location for salmon recovery and cbo{ervatidp p h. 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