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Roma Call <romac@pgst.nsn.us>
Thursday, January L9,2017 5:20 PM
Garth Mann; Patty Charnas; Don Coleman; Michelle Farfan
Re: Scheduling Web Meeting
Agenda Pleasant Harbor MPR0L2617.pdf;
Blackpoint_PGST_CommentsSummaryO11917.pdf
Greetings.
Please see the attached draft agenda for our meeting on January 26th. This agenda assumes we are meeting from
8:3Oam to 10:30am. A set of bullet points summarizing some of our major concerns is also attached for your
review in preparation for the discussion.
Thank you
Roma Call
Roma Cal-l-
Port Gambl-e S'Kl-al-1am Tribe
Envj-ronmental Program
romacGpgst . nsn. us
cel-f 360-516-3979
office 360-297-6293
On t/L8/L7 3:07 PM, Roma Callwrote:
Hi again.
Would 8:30am work for everyone on January 26th? We will be providing technical bullet points
very soon, as well as a draft agenda.
Thanks, Patty for looking into setting up the web meeting. If that is a problem, we can also look
into setting it up. It would be much easier to meet if we have that web capability, but a back up is
always good.
Thanks.
Roma
Roma CalI
Port Gamble S'Kl-a1l-am Tribe
Environmental Program
romacGpgst. nsn. us
celf 360-516-3919
office 360-291-6293
On tl18lL7 10:56 AM, Garth Mann wrote
Good-Day
I too am ok for the GTM from in the morning of January 26tn
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Garth
Please advise of the time and invitation and agenda.
Thanks
M. Garth Mann
President & C.E.O
Statesman Group of Companies
Direct: 403.686.8371
Email: garth@statesman.ca
From: Patty Cha rnas [mailto: PCha rnas@co.iefferson.wa.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January t8,2017 11:11AM
To: Don Coleman <don@pleasantharbormarina.com>; Roma Call<romac@pgst.nsn.us>;
M ichelle Fa rfa n <M Farfan(dco.iefferson.wa.us>; Garth Ma nn
<Ga rth.Ma nn@statesmangroup.com>
Subject: RE: Scheduling Web Meeting
Hello All!
Thanks Roma for your outreach ! Michelle and I want to assist and are available for an 8-
10:0Oam slot on the 26th.
We will explore on web-based meeting abilities. However, with the advanced questions
we can use teleconferencing and lap-tops/email as a standard back-up and still have a
good meeting.
Let us know and thanks!
Patty Charnas - Director
Jefferson County Department of Community Development
621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone 360-379 -4493 * Fax 360-379 -4451
pcharnas@co j efferson. wa.u s
From: Don Coleman [mailto:don@pleasantharbormarina.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January t8,2Ot7 8:45 AM
To: Roma Call <romac@pgst.nsn.us>; Michelle Farfan <MFarfan@co.iefferson.wa.us>;
Garth Mann <Garth.Mann@statesmanqroup.com>
Cc: Patty Cha rnas <PCharnas@co. iefferson.wa.us>
Subject: RE: Scheduling Web Meeting
Hello,
Setup for the Seattle boat show is the 26th and I need to help with that. I could be
available between 8 and 10 am.
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ln order to be as productive as possible, have we seen a current list of
questions/concerns that have not already been answered/resolved?
Meetina Results /Follow-up Action ltems
, Romo will consult with her technical colleogues and get o list of questions/concerns regording
woter quolity, wildlife monogement recognizing there are exiting reports from Geo-Eng. on
Hobitat Monogement as required by BOCC and Woter Monogement Reports for the proposed
opplicotion.
Best Regards,
don
From: Roma Call [mailto:romac@pgst.nsn.us]
Sent: Tuesday, January 77,2017 8:12 AM
To: M ichelle Fa rfa n <M Fa rfan@co. iefferson.wa.us>; Garth Ma nn
<Garth. Ma nn @statesmangroup.com>; Don Colema n
<don@ pleasa ntha rbormarina.com>
Cc: Patty Cha rnas <PCha rnas@co.iefferson.wa. us>
Subject: Scheduling Web Meeting
Hi All.
Our technical team has checked availability for a web meeting to discuss the
Pleasant Harbor MPR project with you. Would Thursday, January 26th work for
you? We can meet online any time before 3pm that day.
Thank you.
Roma Call
Roma CaI1
Port Gambfe StKl-al-Iam Tribe
Environmental Program
romacGpgst . nsn. us
cel-l- 360-576-3919office 360-291-6293
On tl4lt7 L2:24 PM, Michelle Farfan wrote:
Good afternoon all and a Happy New Year!
Please find attached the final minutes for the December L4,20!6 "staff
to staff" meeting.
Rega rd s,
Michelle Farfan
Associate Planner, Brinnon MPR Lead
Jefferson County Department of Community Development
62l Sheridan
3
Port Townsend WA 98368
V: 360-379-4463
F: 360-379-4451
mfa rfan (oco. iefferson.wa.us
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PORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM TRIBE
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
31912 Little Boston Rd. NE - Kingston, WA 98346
Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort Discussion
Technical Workgroup
Web Meeting - fanuary 26,2OL7;8:30am - 10:30am
https: //global.gotomeeting.com /j oin/9 8 19 583 65
United States: + L (87 2) 240 -33LL Access Code: 9 B 1-9 5 8-365
DRAFT AGENDA
8:30am Introductions and Review Agenda
Update: Cultural Resources
Laura Price, PGST Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Roma Call, PGST Environmental Program Manager
Purpose: Report on discussions with tribal anthropologist, fosh
Wisniewski, and PGST Tribal Council
Discussion: Shellfish Resources Protection and Management
Tamara Gage, PGST Shellfish Program Manager
Purpose: Discuss concerns regarding potential impacts to tribal
shellfish resources and possible solutions
Discussion: Water Quality Protection
Sam Phillips, PGST Environmental Scientist
Purpose: Discuss concerns regarding potential impacts to water
quality and possible solutions
Discussion: Wildlife Protection and Management
Tim Cullinan, Wildlife Program Manager, Point No Point Treaty Council
Purpose: Discuss concerns regarding potential impacts to wildlife and
possible solutions
10:2Oam Next Steps - 111
8:40am
8:50am
9:20am
9:5Oam
10:30am Adjourn
DRAFT fan. L9,2017 PGST
Summary of Comments Regarding Shellfish Resources
Proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort
The Black Point Resort will be located between two public beaches (the
Duckabush and the Dosewallips) which provide both significant commercial
and ceremonial/subsistence harvest opportunities to the Tribes with Usual
and Accustomed fishing rights in the area. The two delta flats are two of
the three most important intertidal areas to Tribal harvesters.
The increase in visitors from the Resort, both temporary and permanent
residents, is expected to increase the harvest pressure on the Duckabush and
Dosewallips tidelands. Natural recruitment of bivalves in Hood Canal is
sporadic and increased pressure from additional harvesters without seeding
and an annual enhancement will result in a decline in the existing resource
over time.
Both tidelands have areas of concern to the Washington Department of
Health (DOH). In 2015, DOH reported that one water sampling location on
Dosewallips and two locations on Duckabush were in Threatened status and
an additional location on each tideland were falling into Concerned status.
Additional system overflows into the Duckabush or contaminated
stormwater runoff from the increase in impervious areas could result in poor
water quality in the rivers leading to problems with shellfish on the
tidelands. A closure of these tidelands by DOH due to water quality issues
would have a cultural and economic impact on the Port Gamble S'Klallam
Tribe.
We would like to develop a Shellfish Resources Protection and Management
PIan with the developer for the protection and restoration of tribal shellfish
resources in the area. The Plan may include seeding and enhancement of the
beaches by the landowner on the Duckabush and Dosewallips Rivers where
tribal members harvest. It may include conservation easements to protect
the tidelands adjacent to the project area. Additionally, the Plan would
include response plans in the event of a water quality incident.
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fan. 19,2017 DRAFT
Summary of Comments: Water Quality Protection
Proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort
Contact U.S. Army Corps representatives to request a new determination of
wetlands jurisdiction for the purposes of USCOE permit review. The 2007
determination (FSEIS Vol.2 Appendix f.A) expiredin2012 and the document
is no longer a valid determination that the wetlands in question are not
Waters of the U.S.
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Consult with PGST Natural Resources Dept. staff to develop and implement a
plan for the protection of water quality in the project area and in waters
adjacent to the project area. Amend the existing Draft Water Quality
Monitoring Plan to include these protections:
o Water quality monitoring in waters connected to tribal fisheries and
shellfish harvesting areas, including monitoring for pollutants. The
monitoring plan will consider the transport and fate of pollutants with
a mass-balance approach. This will incorporate the following:. event-based monitoring of stormwater conveyances and
detention basins. monitoring of the proposed storage pond (Kettle B or
alternative)r monitoring of sea-level aquifer groundwater. monitoring of nearshore ambient waters. monitoring of shellfish tissue and/or other biota
o An evaluation of alternatives for constructing additional swales and
contours near roadways to redirect stormwater runoff away from
Hood Canal, particularly in the areas of Phase 1 construction.
Provide advance notification to PGST Natural Resources staff before any
application of chemical pesticides, herbicides or fungicides in the event that
organic management is not sufficient. Maintain a log sheet for all fertilizers,
pesticides, herbicides and fungicides used on site, made accessible to PGST
Natural Resources staff.
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fan. 19,2017 DRAFT
Summary of Comments: Wildlife Protection and Management
Proposed Pleasant Harbor Master Planned Resort
Management of Roosevelt elk has not been adequately addressed.
The requirements specified in Jefferson County Ordinance No. 0l-0128-08, 63.1, have not been
met. That ordinance requires:
"a wildlife management planfocused on non-lethal strategies...in consultation with the
Department of Fish and Wildlife und local tribes, to prevent diminishment of tribal
wildlife resources...to reduce the potential for vehicle collisions... [and] ra reduce the
conflictsfrom wildlifeforaging on high-value landscaping..." [Emphasis added.]
The 2012 Habitat Management Plan prepared by GeoEngineers, Inc. does not meet these
requirements. It does not provide assurances that elk will be managed by non-lethal means when
they enter the project site and cause property damage. The plan was developed without
consultation with the Tribes or the Department of Fish and Wildlife. It does not address vehicle
collisions, except to note that a fence will be constructed to discourage wildlife from crossing the
highway. It does not address conflicts regarding wildlife foraging on high-value plants, and how
those wildlife will be managed.
The Habitat Management Plan, without any supporting evidence, concludes that elk will not
likely cross highway l0l , and concludes that because elk are not currently using the project site
they will not use it in the future. This is wishful thinking. The Point No Point Treaty Council has
more than l0 years of habitat use data showing that elk are attracted to open, grassy habitats,
particularly those where the grass is fertilized and irrigated.
Elk are known to cause significant damage to golf courses. We find it difficult to believe that
such damage will be tolerated for long by the golf course managers. Long-term measures to
prevent elk from crossing the highway and entering the properfy are needed.
Installing caution lights (like the ones near Sequim) on the highway to warn motorists that the elk
are nearby is a valuable addition to the mitigation package. Does Statesman understand that it is
necessary to attach telemetry sensors to the elk to activate the lights? We would be happy to
cooperate with Statesman to implement such a system.
Highway caution lights will reduce collisions, but they will not prevent elk from entering the
project site. A fence is still needed. We already know that the highway is not a barrier to elk
movement (and have evidence thereof), despite the uninformed conclusions in the Habitat
Management Plan.
Elk access to the east side of highway l0l is likely to be improved by the recently authorized
Duckabush estuary restoration and highway re-alignment project. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers will remove the causeway that currently carries highway l0l across the estuary, and
replace it with an elevated highway supported by concrete piers spaced at 1l0-foot intervals. This
is expected to make it easier for elk to disperse east of the highway.
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