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HomeMy WebLinkAbout001Michelle Farfan From: Sent: To: Cc: Roma Call <romac@pgst.nsn.us> Tuesday, January 03,20L7 8:40 AM Michelle Farfan Patty Charnas Re: Brinnon MPR Draft Meeting Notes from L2_14_16-RC.doc Subiect: Attachments: Hi Michelle. I'm back in the office now after the holiday break. My tracked changes to the draft minutes using the version with Garth's edits are attached. Please keep in mind that the Tribe has been asking for a technical discussion since at least May 2016 when we submitted a proposal to the County for a possible process forward. The County did not want technical staff at the December meeting, but we appreciate finally having the opportunity for those discussions at our next meeting. We will be providing the list of issues as soon as we have them from the technical and cultural staff and expect to present the request to Tribal Council at their Jan.23rd meeting. We will be sure to keep you informed along the way. Thank you. Roma Call Roma Cal-l Port Gamble SrKlal-lam Tribe Environmental Program romacGpgst . nsn. us cel-1 360-516-39"79 of f 1ce 360-29'7 -6293 On 72/28/16 11.:03 AM, Michelle Farfan wrote: Hi Roma: Just touching base with you on a few items: o Do you have any comments/changes to the draft minutes? lf so, l'll need your comments by 1,2130 as I will be finalizing them. o Do you need any help with your agenda request to the Tribal Council? Patty and I are available if you need anything from us. Are your agenda items due on 7/3/77 or L2l3Ol1,6 to meet the requirement for the 1,19/17 Tribal Council meeting? r How is the progress on touching base with your wildlife biologist and anthropologist? r Have you found out if the "stewardship maintenance" of kettle pond B is the likely route or would some sort of an easement be preferred? o Please provide me with any items for discussion for our next "staff-to-staff" meeting (you may have items after the 1,19/17 Tribal Council meeting) and what expert(s) will be available for our next meeting. 7 a l'd like to schedule our next meeting as soon after the Tribal Council meeting as possible; so if you and your expert(s) have some available dates in mid-January please forward to me so I can coordinate schedules. Thanks Roma! Michelle Farfan Associate Planner, Brinnon MPR Lead Jefferson County Department of Community Development 62L Sheridan Port Townsend WA 98368 V: 360-379-4463 F:360-379-4451 mfarfa n@co. iefferson.wa. us All e-mail sent to this address has been received by the Jefferson County e-mail system and is therefore subjecttothe Public RecordsAct, a state lawfound at RCW 42.56. Underthe Public Records lawthe County must release this e-mail and its contents to any person who asks to obtain a copy (or for inspection) of this e-mail unless it is also exempt from production to the requester according to state law, including RCW 42.56 and other state laws. 2 JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTTUENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 621 Sheridan Strgot, Port Townsend, WA 98368 I Web: UUt @j@ Te[ 360.379.4450 | Fax: 360.379.i1451 | Email: dcd@o.hfierson.wa.us Squrr.OflE Rosource Ccntu I Bultdtng P.tnlts E lntpectlon. I Developn.nt Rcvlew I Long R.nW Pl.nnlng Preliminary Dnft Meeting Notes Summary and Follow Up Action ltems Pleasant Harbor MPR "Staff to Staff meeting Meeting date: December 14, 2016 @ 2pm; DCD conference room ATTENDEES: Garth Mann, Stiatesman Group Don Coleman, Pleasant Harbor Marina Roma Call, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe (PGST) Michelle Farfan, Jefferson County DCD Patty Charnas, Jefferson County DCD MISSING: Jeromy Sullivan & Technical Representatives of PGST. Meetino Results /Follow-uo Action ltems . Roma will consult with her technical colleagues and get a list of questionsi/concerns regarding water quality, wildlife management recognizing there are exiting reports from Geo-Eng. on Habitat Management as required by BOCC and Water Management Reports for the proposed application.. . Roma will work with tribal anthropologist on a) what does it mean to be eligible for further study or inclusion in to a national register and b) what is/how long is the process to move from being eligible to actual becoming listed, and does the Tribe wish to go through this expense to learn if Kettle B does qualify and what this means in terms for future Registration and Management of this Kettle? . Roma will request to get on the agenda of the January tribal council meeting so that she can request further clarification as to whether there is interest in spending time and resources on pursuing national register status for Kettle B. Patty offered to help Roma with information, etc. . Michelle will set up the Technical Agenda next I meeting which can use video and/or teleconferencing instead of being in-person. . Michelle will work with Roma on getting the necessary information together for that meeting and target for it to be in January. . Michelle will work with Patty on what the schedule is for preparing and adopting final development regulations that have been submitted by the Applicant < Statesman> in preparation for adoption with the Development Agreement. . Michelle will work with Don on the finalizing the status of all MOUS and scope for the development agreement. The meeting began on time with the participants listed above. Michelle opened the meeting, describing how Commissioner Sullivan requested that this meeting be convened. The first agenda item was to have the PGST review their concems with everyone present. Roma began by asking whether the project plan revision from August 1 9, 201 6 was still being considered by Statesman. Garth went over the background as to why that conceptual site plan was prepared to address the issues raised by PGST and the ensuing discussion following the Government to Government meeting of April 1 8/16. Garth described that the site plan contained and analyzed in the FSEIS is still valid. The August 19 version was proposed by Statesman in response to personal communications with PGST Chair Jeromy Sullivan. Discussions continued regarding Kettle B. PGST had described in an earlier comment letter that Kettle B met ene er-m€esgyga!_criteria for cultural and historic significance and therefore was potentiallvssible eligible for further study or inclusion into a National Register (e.9., National Heritage Area or National Register of Historic Places). I Garth statr€qu€Gted that_i!_W_qs.itTrpg(qnt tCI th9 Srgr_1it9?-rtS9 9l Kettle -B !9 pe ESfet-so if it was no longer considered for on-site water management and additional evaluations might proceed wth alternative water management outside of Kettle B. Roma saad she would consult the PGST anthropologist and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) on exploring further the national eligibility of Kettle B. After more discussion, Roma offered to go before the PGST Tribal Council and request clarification on whether PGST wishes to pursue further study and analysis into having Kettle B be potentially included into a National Register. Garth further explained that if Kettle B would no longer be considered for on-site water management, then its maintenance over the long-term was also an issue. Garth proposed that the PGST would maintain Kettle B and provide for invasive plant removal and other vegetative management. Michelle noted that the riparian setback of 200 feet from the OHWM of Hood Canal was proposed as a Conservation Easement and therefore, perhaps Kettle B could be included in this easement area. Roma would review this Wi![ata-Tribal eenf€r€f,€€-CognciLin January including Registration and Long-Term Management requirements. Roma described this kind of maintenance as stewardship and that Keftle B could potentiallv have a conservation stewardship plan prepared and carried out by PGST and/or other tribes but that this would involve a process, Roma asked about use of fertilizers to which both Garth and Michelle said were detailed in the FSEIS. Garth provided detail that the FSEIS describes how a special kind of peat is proposed which requires very low maintenance and limits weed growth. Garth described also how the FSEIS details the use of fertilizers that are biologically friendly and break down without long term impact. Roma raised two remaining @ncems: water quality/shellfish and wildlife management. Garth described the investigative work done including identifying the present migration pattern of the Elk Herd which is 2 to 4 miles further to the North of the Black Point Property. Further, the Habitat Study shows no sign of the Elk Herd ever migrating to this area in the past. Washington State Fish and Wldlife already are utilizing a National Park program for mitigating risks of elk crossing the highway with GPS 'proximity-reader' is attached to either the ear of a collar on the lead bull elk. lf the herd nears the highway, the proximity reader alerts traffic with properly placed signals. At the request of PGST the golf course has been reduced by 50o/o of grassed area that could attract grazing. Fencing was not considered feasible as investigated in other areas where habitat migration of other 2 Fomatted: Not Highlight species would be impacted, and elk fencing is extremely unsightly and impractical to pursue. -Roma said she would consult with the PGST wildlife biologist to see if tagging/collaring and alert signaling would be considered sufiicient wildlife management for elk. Roma also said she would consult with the habitat aqsatiebiologist regarding any lingering concems not analyzed in the FSEIS relative to water quality and shellfish areas. Garth expressed disappointment that this meeting did not have the ability to specifically discuss and potentially resolve remaining concerns without the presence or additional consultation of tribal technical specialist. Roma agreed to have those tribal specialists list any specific concerns in writing so that they could be responded to either separately in writing or at the next convening of this group or both. The next meeting was discussed as being able to be done over teleconferencing or video conferencing. Roma returned to the issue of Kettle B's cultural significance and asked how Carth might re8pend te the oarties intended to oroceed if the historic desionation orocess involved a lenothv time frame. such as several vears. or if the analvsis was cost orohibitive. Garth replied that in the case of not pursuing formal designation, there would be need to be a decision to keep the original proposal or further consider the alternative relative to its potential significance. Garth mentioned that it would be very helpful that, at the very least, the significance for being listed as eligible for further study or inclusion would be good to know more about. Garth said the conceptual site plan of August 19th showing an alternative borrow-pit to accommodate 13.5 million gallons of recycled water reservoir would need more formal engineering and site plan development. Michelle and Patty described how if the alternative did not add aspecls or add impacts that were not already analyzed in the FSEIS then the alternative would be published as a FSEIS addendum. Roma reiterated her intention to go before tribal council and Patty offered to help prepare anything Roma might need for that. Patty listed action items for all to hear and offer comments to. Roma said she would help ensure a technical-level discussion with a list of tribal technical feedback that could be planned for in January. Garth and Michelle discussed the time frame of finalizing and adopting the development regulations and drafting the development agreement. Garth described an issuewith a road to the boat launch with Michelle that should no longer be required with the adoption and change in development plans due to setback amendments of the new Shoreline Management PIan . All attendees gave permission to continue to participate but that video conferencing or teleconferencing would be sufficient. Michelle promised to work on setting up the next meeting. AGENDA Pleasant Harbor MPR "Staff to Staff meeting Meeting date: December 14,2016 @ 2pm; DCD conference room 1. lntroductions 2. Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe concerns: kettle ponds, elk, shellfish, wildlife management plan J 3. Development Regulations next steps 4. Development Agreement next steps 4