The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutA010503 Leslie Locke From: Sent: To: Subject: Dave Christensen Friday, January 10, 20032:31 PM Leslie Locke FW: January MRC Meeting ~.. , ,.,:"""".m mm ~.. .~ "~" ~;~~~,. ,- ~..... L:!J Agenda January 15, 2003.r\l MRC Planning Calendar.doc Handout sacc pub hrg FHM MRl 1... ATT09259.txt -----Original Message----- From: Joanna Sanders [mailto:sanders@waypt.com] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:53 PM To: mrcmembers@onenw.org Subject: January MRC Meeting The Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 in the Madrona Room at the WSU Cooperative Extension Office in the Shold Business Park in Port Hadlock. A hard copy of the agenda packet is being mailed today with all attachments, however since the packet has been delayed I have attached these documents for your convenience (with the exception of the minutes which were emailed Wed., Jan 8). If there is additional information related to the agenda that would be helpful for the meeting or if you cannot make the meeting, please notify me or Andy. The following documents are attached for your review: Meeting Agenda for January (also listed below) Revised Year 4 Grant Application (sent in separate email) Fred Hill Materials County Process Overview MRC Planning Calendar ---~----.....---~--- --------------.-- Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee 7;00 p.m. Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Madrona Room, WSU Cooperative Extension Port Hadlock, Washington http;//mrc.co.jefferson.wa.us 7:00 - 7;05 Introductions Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings: Nov. 20, Dec. 4, and Dec. 18 Amendments to Agenda 7;05 ~ 7;10 Observer Comments 7:10 - 7:30 Year Three Project Updates Habitat Stewardship olympia Oyster 7;30 - 8;00 Year Four Action Grant Proposal Status Revised Grant Proposal (Discussion/Action) 1 8:00 - 8:30 New Business Northwest Straits Commission Report (Information) Fred Hill Permit Process - Al Scalf (Discussion) 8:30 - 8:55 Other/Administrative and Agenda Planning Administrative and Action Grant Reports - Planning Calendar Reference (Information/Action) BOCC Presentation February Content or March - Presentation (Discussion/Action) 8:55 - 9:00 Observer Comments 9:00 Adjourn Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 19, 2002 Regular Meeting @ 7;00 ~ 9:00 p.m. Madrona Room at WSU Cooperative Extension 2 7:00 -7:05 7:05 - 7:10 7:10 -7:30 7:30 - 8:00 8:00 - 8:30 8:30 - 8:55 8:55 - 9:00 9:00 Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee 7:00 p.m. Re2ular Meetin2 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Madrona Room, WSU Cooperative Extension Port Hadlock, Washington http://mrc.co.jefferson.wa.us Introductions Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings: Nov. 20, Dec. 4, and Dec. 18 Amendments to Agenda Observer Comments Year Three Project Updates Habitat Stewardship Olympia Oyster Year Four Actiou Grant Proposal Status Revised Grant Proposal (Discussion/Action) New Business Northwest Straits Commission Report (InfoIDlation) Fred Hill Permit Process - Al Scalf (Discussion) Other! Administrative and Agenda Planning Administrative and Action Grant Reports - Reference Planning Calendar (InfoIDlation/ Action) BOCC Presentation February or March - Presentation Content (Discussion! Action) Observer Comments Adjourn Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 19, 2002 Regular Meeting @ 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Madrona Room at WSU Cooperative Extension I Officers: I Chair, Andy Pa1mer; Vice Chair, Judy Damore Northwest Straits Commission Representative, Anne Murphy; Northwest Straits Commission A1temate, Andy Palmer Standing Subcommittees: I Olympia Oyster: Vam Brooks, Larry Crockett Judy Damore, Spike HaJJ, Anne Murphy, Rex Rice Fundraising: Judy Damore, Andy Palmer Training/Public Outreach: Anne Murphy, Larry Lawson, Judy Damore, Larry Crockett. Rex Rice Habitat Stewardship: Chair Judy Damore, Vam Brooks, Spike HaB, Dave Jenkins, Andy Palmer Operations/Administration: Spike Hall, Anne Murphy, Andy Pa1mer Library: Jeff GaBant, Larry Lawson Emergency Response: Chair Andy Palmer, Larry Crockett, BiU Kalina Year 3 Projects: Two primary projects: 1) attempt to re~establish Olympia oysters while creating and enhancing partnerships, especially with Tribes with Usual and Accustomed Fish Rights in eastern Jefferson County; and 2) continue the process for developing marine protection and enhancement strategies by targeting specific locations and developing public support and specific strategies for selected sites. Priority Habitat Stewardship Program - identify one or more sites for possible stewardship by interested community groups, conduct workshops to educate the groups on those site(s) and develop the framework for a priority habitat Stewardship Program. Olympia Oyster Restoration - · Habitat Survey and Site Selection: The MRC wil1 hold a workshop and may conduct site visits to assess the viability of sites for re~introduction of Olympia oysters in eastern Jefferson County. PSRF will provide project oversight and management. · Community Outreach & Involvement: The project will be publicized locally with a large education and outreach component. Educational materials will be developed and distributed through planned outreach events. This component will occur throughout 2003. · Site Seeding: The MRC will participate in obtaining seed and in the seeding process. The PSRF will also provide oyster seed and technical consultation. Seeding will occur in Fal12003. · Monitoring: Tribal and citizen monitoring is scheduled for Spring/Summer 2003 under an existing PSRF grant. on Spill ResponselEmergency Management - Provide infonnation to local emergency response officials who are in the process of developing a comprehensive emergency response plan for the County. This element will be developing a database that identifies equipment necessary to provide early action response to oil spill events. Forage Fish Spawning Surveys - The MRC will work with Jefferson County staff, the Shorelines Advisory Committee and the Jefferson Board of County Commissioners to provide education as to the location of forage fish spawning beaches and the activities that can threaten those beaches. The MRC will provide the NWSC with an update on the progress of the North Olympic Salmon Coalition forage fish survey and regulatory issues surrounding the protection of those areas identified as providing forage fish spawning habitat. Grant Management - Jefferson County will perfonn administrative tasks as necessary to complete the tasks described in this grant. Jefferson County will manage the linkages between projects, the Northwest Straits Commission and communication with the MRC. Year 4 Projects: Expand the Olympia Oyster Project and include water quality monitoring, and implement site specific Habitat Stewardship Projects in Discovery Bay, Tarboo Bay, and Port Townsend Bay. These Habitat Stewardship projects will continue the process for developing marine protection and enhancement strategies by: 1) expanding the seeding of Olympia oysters in Discovery Bay, monitoring water quality parameters, and enhancing partnerships 2) identifying and removing spartina in both Discovery and Tarboo Bay locations, 3) assessing fish use and distribution in Tarboo Bay, 4) establishing a Port Townsend Bay Eelgrass Voluntary Anchor Protection Zone. These projects make progress in addressing NWS benchmarks associated with nearshore habitat, shellfish, other key marine indicator species, establishing MP As, broad county participation, and public outreach and education. Jefferson MRC will use category B funds to hire a MRC Coordinator and improve web services to accommodate internet group meetings and educational presentations. The MRC has identified a strong need for a paid Coordinator to improve communication and organization among the Exec. Committee, contractors, members, Board of County Commissioners, and the local communities. 2003 Marine Resources Committee Meeting Calendar and Grant and Budget Deadlines Month Event 2002 November Nov 19 · MRC Meeting Nov 22 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting Nov 30 · Interim Report for Year 3 Action Grant Nov 30 · Review and Evaluation NWSC December Dee 18 · MRC Meeting 0 Election of Officers Dec 31 · NWSC approves grants 2003 January Jan 15 · Initial Progress Report Administration Grant Yr 3 Jan 15 · MRC Meeting Jan 24 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - San Juan Jan 31 · Annual Report with All Jefferson County MRC Activities - Both Administrative and Year 3 Action Grants February Feb 19 · MRC Meeting Feb 28 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Whatcom Feb 28 · 2003 Work Plan Due -- Administration Grant and Year 4 March Mar 15 · Final Report Year 3 Action Grant (9/1/02-2/28/03) Mar 19 · MRC Meeting Mar 28 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Snohomish April Apr 15 · Completion Report Year 3 Action Grant Apr16 · MRC Meeting Apr 25 · Northwest Straits Commission Meetin1!: - Skagit May May 21 · MRC Meeting May 30 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Jefferson June Jun 18 · MRC Meeting Jun 27 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Island Jun 30 · Final Report Administration Grant Year 3 July Jul16 · MRC Meeting Jul 25 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Clallam August Aug 20 · MRC Meeting Aug 22 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - San Juan September Sep 17 · MRC Meeting Sep 26 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Tribal October Oct 15 · MRC Meeting Oct 24 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Snohouúsh or Skagit · MRC Training Conference - Snohomish/Skagit Oct 24-25 November Nov 19 · MRC Meeting Nov 21 · Northwest Straits Commission Meeting - Skagit or Snohomish December Dee 17 · MRC Meeting 0 Election of Officers FRED fiLL MATERIALS, INC. (FHM) PROPOSALS OR PENDING PROPOSALS FOR THE SIDNE- THORNDYKE AREA The following is an informal, general description of the application review process timelines for current and anticipated proposals submitted by FHM to Jefferson County. The Department of Community Development (DCD) prepared this two-page document for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) public hearing December 5, 2002 on the FHM Mineral Resource Land (MRL) overlay application. This document represents ONLY a best estimate of what will occur, and the application(s) submitted by FHM may lead to different results. MINERAL RESOURCE LAND (MRL) OVERLAY Process: · Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) 2002 amendment cycle docket: FHM MRL is one of 19 proposals. Planning Commission recommended approval of a 690-acre MRL oveday (reduced from the 6,240-acre overlay proposed by FHM in the original application). · DCD transmitted the Planning Commission recommendation to the BOCC, along with the 2002 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Docket Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS), dated November 25, which contains the final staff recommendation with conditions of approval. Copies at DCD or on County website: http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us · BOCC is holding public hearing on MLA02-235 December 5, when oral comment accepted. Written comment by close of public hearing December 6. Comments may pertain to any facet of the proposal. · BOCC will deliberate on the 2002 Docket on Monday, December 9, beginning at 2:00 PM. · County will publish decision of the governing body and forward to State Office of Community Development. · If a petition if filed by any aggrieved party within 60 days of the published notice of a Growth Management Act (GMA) action, the case goes before the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (WWGMHB), which reviews the action for consistency with GMA (and by extension, State Environmental Policy Act::=SEPA). If deemed out of compliance, it goes back to BOCC. · Appeals of WWGMHB decisions may go to Superior Court, Court of Appeals and Washington State Supreme Court. FUTURE MINERAL EXTRACTION PROPOSALS IN MRL (IF ADOPTED BY BOCC) Process: · MRL does not constitute approval for mineral extraction activities. Permits required from Jefferson County, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Ecology (Sand and Gravel permit, NPDES=National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System), and potentially others. · Jefferson County and DNR to be co-lead under SEP A for future mineral extraction proposals in Shine-Thorndyke area. Memorandum of Understanding will need to be prepared. · County permit is Type I (stormwater management), which is an administrative review (no hearing; appeal is to Superior Court). Regulations from UDC 4.24 (Mineral Extraction, Mining, Quarrying and Reclamation) apply, in addition to those of other applicable UDC sections (e.g., 3--environmentally sensitive areas protections-and 6------development standards). · SEP A conditions from MRL approval, if any, also apply to project action proposals. December 5, 2002 ~ -: CONVEYOR AND PIER FACILITY (PRE-APPLICATION STATUS) Process: Upon receipt of application from FHM with applicable fees, the review and public participation process will be carried out per Section 8 of the Unified Development Code (UDC), summarized as follows: · Assignment of a project planner. · Notice of Application and Notice of a threshold determination pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEP A) will be published in the Peninsula Daily News (PDN), mailed to adjacent property owners and other parties of interest, and posted on the County website and at the Courthouse. · The threshold will likely be a Determination of Significance (DS), which prompts the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Notice of Application will likely be combined with the DS and Scoping Notice in one document. · The first formal opportunity for the public is to participate is in the scoping process for the EIS, which is intended to narrow and specify the issues to be analyzed in the EIS. There will be a public meeting and a written comment period. · Draft EIS will be issued to or made available to agencies, citizens, and local Tribes, followed by a public comment period. A Final EIS will be prepared and issued together with a Notice of Public Hearing for a Type ill permit application (conditional use zoning and shoreline). (Notice win be published and distributed as original Notice of Application and DS/Scoping Notice.) · The Hearing Examiner, a quasi-judicial independent 3rd party hired by Jefferson County, will conduct a public hearing. Written comment is accepted until at least the close of the open~record hearing. Oral comments are accepted at the hearing, as well. · The Hearing Examiner will approve, deny, or approve with conditions. The Hearing Examiner shoreline conditional use permit decision will be forwarded to Ecology, which has final authority over shoreline conditional use permits per the Shoreline Management Act. · Other agencies involved; US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE-and by extension National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service), DNR (7), Washington Department ofFish and Wildlife (Hydraulic Project Approval), Ecology-with only ACOE having a public comment process. · County permits include: zoning conditional use (Type ill permit per UDC Section 8), shoreline conditional use (Type III permit), stormwater management (Type I permit). · Time line for County permits; 120-day clock to make a decision once DCD receives a "substantially complete" application. Clock stops for EIS preparation or other additional information request made to the applicant. Once EIS is ready or information request is fulfilled, clock is up and running again. · Appeals of a shoreline substantial development permit or shoreline conditional use permit heard by the Shoreline Hearings Board. There may be a local appeal process to an Appellate Hearing Examiner for County zoning conditional use. · Enforcement of County permit conditions managed by OCD through UDC Section 10, with participation of the Prosecuting Attorney's office, when necessary. Ecology and other agencies could be involved depending on the nature of the violation. · BOCC is not the hearing body involved in the permitting process for proposed conveyor and pier facility, but can be approached at anytime by concerned citizens. (BOCC meets every Monday to conduct public business. Public comment periods are usually from 9:30 to 10:00 AM). [END] December 5,2002 2