HomeMy WebLinkAboutPleasant Harbor MPR Development Cat(vs, Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner District 2
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August 22, 2022
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
31912 Little Boston Road Northeast
Kingston,Washington 98346
Subject: Pleasant Harbor MPR Development Agreement Implementation
Dear Chairman Sullivan,
In 2022, I was appointed Chair of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners and am
writing on behalf of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners to provide you additional
information in response to your August 24, 2020 letter to the Director of the Jefferson County
Department of Community Development ("DCD") Ms. Patty Charnas.
DCD's new Senior Management Team ("SMT") under the stewardship of Brent A. Butler, DCD
Director; Josh D. Peters, Planning Manager; and Jodi Adams, Building and Administrative Services
Manager has implemented your recommendation to set up regular meetings with PGST and county
staff. Two meetings have already occurred, one in the 1st quarter of 2022, and another in the second
quarter.At those meetings,the department's SMT shared that the Pleasant Harbor Master Planned
Resort ("PHMPR") received a permit from the Department of Natural Resources ("DNR") to cut
trees. The permittee's (PHMPR) application did not trigger Phase 1 implementation but it did alert
us to the need to more thoroughly consider how to establish a baseline.
Jefferson County is currently drafting a staffing agreement with PHMPR for a professional services
request for proposal ("RFP"). Since Jefferson County continues to break permit records, the county
will enter into a staffing for Phase 1 and later phases so that the expectations of the Developer,
PHMPR, and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe are addressed on a regular and ongoing basis. The Board
anticipates completing the RFP in the third quarter and beginning active recruitment for a
consultant in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Please feel free to contact me or DCD staff if you have any additional questions.
V1rm regards.
S ncYer ly,
eidi Eisenhour
Chair, Board of County Commissioners
Phone (360) 385-9100 Fax (360) 385-9382 eeisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us