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Dosewallips River Collaborative (DRC)
DRAFT Meeting Summary
Saturday, September 30, 2023
11 AM – Noon
Brinnon Community Center
(A live stream was initiated but the connection was soon lost and could not be re-established)
Welcome and Introductions
Attending: Brent Butler (Jefferson County – Community Development), Greg Brotherton (Jefferson
County – County Commissioner), Barb Jones (Jefferson County - JCPH), Tami Pokorny (Jefferson County -
JCPH), Kevin Streett (Jefferson PUD), Dan Toepper (Jefferson PUD), Brinnon community landowners and
members of the public.
Agenda Changes
None
August 23, 2023 Drat Meeting Summary
A correction was made to include a request for restoration project cost information.
Comments & Announcements
Old Business
None
New Business
Tami Pokorny explained that, at the August 23rd DRC meeting, the group expressed a desire to organize
and expand upon the information voiced at public meetings in Brinnon this year about the range of
community concerns for the area. Lists of community issues and concerns from past and today’s
meeting could be used to create a survey and to organize and prioritize these items in a manner that
informs existing resiliency projects and future grant requests. The information could also be placed into
a Venn-type diagram to help strategize next steps. Barb Jones and Brent Butler provided perspectives on
how this information could potentially be utilized in their respective programs.
As requested, Tami then shared the cost information for the Lazy C/Powerlines Reach project [to
develop a preliminary design for habitat restoration to restore natural floodplain processes and to help
reduce bank erosion and sediment mobilization on publicly-held lands and, as feasible, with private
landowner permission]:
Paid to date: $155,468.83 (includes Phase I Resiliency Plan)
Available: $433,650.17 plus required match
Total: $589,119
Barb, Brent and Tami introduced the small group exercise, answered questions and divided up the
group. Each group was given a flipchart-sized paper, colored sticky notes, and a list of issues and
concerns drawn from the County Commissioner Community Conversation in Brinnon on September 8,
2023. The paper was divided into three sections:
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What do you see as Brinnon’s greatest need?
What do you like most about Brinnon?
What do you dislike most about Brinnon?
Each of the three groups conversed, wrote multiple answers to each of the questions on the sticky notes
and placed them on the flipchart page. At the end of the exercise, each table designated a spokesperson
to summarize their perspectives on the experience for the entire group. Participants liked the beautiful,
peaceful community focus in Brinnon, the rural character, Fire/EMT program, abundant natural
environment, the resilient and proactive community members, access to Hood Canal for fish, shellfish
and boating, small population, and the beauty of the area. Needs and dislikes will be incorporated into
the survey. Tami will reach out to at least two of the meeting participants to develop a community
survey from the responses. She provided logistics information for the Lazy C floodplain site visit.
Next Meeting:
Saturday in late October or early November.
Adjourn
Summary by Tami Pokorny, natural resources program coordinator for Jefferson County.