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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - Council Workshop - Minutes - 04/21/2015 L®L l�9 l i Kent City Council Workshop Minutes April 21, 2015 The workshop meeting was called to order at 5:04 p.m. by Council President Ralph. Councilmembers present: Ralph, Berrios, Boyce, Fincher, and Higgins. Capital Facilities Planning— Finance Department Director, Aaron BeMiller along with Assistant Finance Director Financial Planning Manager, Barbara Lopez presented the topic. BeMiller noted that the general government funding sources are used for City facilities and infrastructure that are designed, built and operated for the public. He stated that there are three different types of funds when discussing capital dollars, they are special revenue funds, internal services funds, and enterprise funds. He noted that the street operating fund, which is a special revenue fund, is $12.8 million and funded by the B&O, solid waste utility tax, transportation impact fees, fuel tax, and system wide utility taxes. He highlighted the restrictive dollars, what they could be used for and said the expenses from the fund include debt service, street operations, and reimbursing the B&O. Councilmember Higgins confirmed that the City has paid $767,000 for the 256th Avenue street improvements in 2014, leaving $1.3 million. Therefore, there will be approximately $500,000 left to pay in 2016. BeMiller discussed the capital improvement fund which consists of the general real estate excise tax (REET) and REET 2 funds. He noted that 30 percent of the City's sales tax revenues go into this fund in order to speed up the repayment of debt. He noted that 2 percent goes into debt service and two (2) one time payments will be made, one in 2015 and another in 2016, for repaying of the internal deficit. He added that $3.1 million is going to reduce the debt and $0.3 million goes to the ShoWare lifecycle. He explained that REET2 has $760,000 for debt service and $740,000 for capital and discussed how the two funding sources are distributed. Council President Ralph confirmed that the funds for IT will be available in 2017. However, said BeMiller, if B&O is changed it will take longer. BeMiller discussed internal services funds and began with IT. He highlighted that the total revenue amount is $7.1 million and IT will be using $5.4 million for operating expenses with $1.7 remaining at the end of the year. He added that the funds come from the City departments and the Regional Fire Authority lease fees. He stated that Finance has asked that $300,000 of the fund be put aside for cash flow purposes. BeMiller discussed the facilities fund and stated it consists of internal services and RFA lease fees. He noted that they are also using $500,000 of fund balance this year. Operating expenses are $4.6 million leaving $1.1 million available for capital, he said. He estimated that $1.1 million will be available at the end of 2015. BeMiller continued and discussed the fleet services fund. This is made up of internal maintenance operation fees and fleet replacement fees. There is $0.4 million in fund 1 Kent City Council Workshop Minutes April 21, 2015 balance scheduled to be utilized with $3.2 million being spent on operations and $1.6 million going to fleet replacement. Council President Ralph questioned about whether there were any funds available for projects in this fund and BeMiller noted that it is to be used for fleet replacement. He reviewed the general government capital and the requests versus funded amounts for the 2015 - 2016 budget. He noted that 54 percent of all the departmental requests were funded. BeMiller continued and outlined the six-year capital improvement fund. He noted that if the City continues on the track it's going, it shows that the City will reflect a positive balance in 2016. He discussed B&O allocations. Councilmember Boyce clarified that sales tax revenues are general fund dollars which go into the CIP to pay down debt. He added that as the B&O collections continue, in 2024 or 2025 the debt will be paid off, so a determination needs to be made whether the City wants to reduce the amount of sales tax monies that go to debt. He noted that the next slide assumes that there is no inclusion of the $4.7 million B&O cap on streets. BeMiller continued and discussed the general capital prioritization. He noted that the existing debt service is retired in 2024 or 2025 and approximately $3.5 million will become available annually to the City. He explained that utilities capital needs are largely supported by revenues generated by user fees and charges (i.e., water fund, sewer fund, and drainage fund). He reviewed the capital figures for these three areas. Council President Ralph confirmed that internal utility tax that these funds pay into the general fund fall under their operations amount and stated that it would be helpful to have that amount identified in both of the funds. Councilmember Higgins confirmed that the repayment period is four years and it is about $500,000 overall each year. Councilmember Berrios confirmed that the money that was borrowed from the golf complex in 2015 was taken from the self-insurance fund. BeMiller confirmed that there is money owed to water from the ShoWare. He added that funds need to go back to the self-insurance fund. BeMiller explained that when a loan is done it is a cash change, not a revenue change. Councilmember Berrios continued and stated that he has received presentations from IT stating they need money, this money owed isn't reflected. Councilmember Higgins added that it is shown as an asset, not as money owed. BeMiller reviewed the utilities capital percentages. Charlene Anderson discussed the City's capital facilities planning element and said these projects are broken down into two categories, capacity and non-capacity. Presently, there are about $548 million in unfunded projects and reviewed 2 �I Kent City Council Workshop Minutes April 21, 2015 alternatives if the funding isn't secured. Anderson noted that the City will be going through a prioritization exercise concerning this. Council President Ralph confirmed that the Growth Management Act (GMA) board is scheduled to hear the Comprehensive Plan on Monday and it will be done at a public hearing. Anderson added that they will be hearing the City's proposed changes to land use and zoning. Councilmember Thomas inquired if there has been any setting aside of any strategy if the RFA doesn't pass in 2016 and added that the Council needs to be cognizant of that happening. He confirmed with BeMiller that use of fund balance means that there were revenues left at the end of the year that would be expended in the following year. I Councilmember Ranniger arrived at 5:38 p.m. Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9) — WRIA-9 Watershed Coordinator, Doug Osterman and Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz from WRIA-8 highlighted what a watershed resource inventory area is, including what was in WRIA 9 and WRIA 8. Osterman stated that they are the two most uban watersheds in the state and that there are two Chinook salmon populations in WRIA 8, existing in the Cedar and Sammamish rivers. He highlighted the timeline from 1999 to where things are now in 2015. He reviewed salmon recovery efforts over the last 10 years and the three plans that were put into place. He noted that there are two organizations that handle governance and leadership; the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council and the WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum. He highlighted the roles of the two regional committees which, he highlighted, are not King County committees. He said the agencies, because they are regional, have worked together to address several other issues. He added that the two watersheds receive and grant around $4 million annually. Those sources include state and federal grants and local funding sources to include King Conservation District (KCD) and the cooperative watershed management grants through the King County Flood Control District. He highlighted the interlocal agreement funding and noted that the total WRIA 8 funding is $542,000 and Kent's share is $176. However, the WRIA 9 2015 costs are $411,961 and the Kent cost share is $51,200. He noted that Kent has the largest cost share. He reviewed the accomplishments of WRIA 8 and WRIA 9 and specifically reviewed projects done in Kent. Osterman reviewed the next step is to renew the interlocal agreement and memorandum of understanding of the participating agencies. He said the goal is for all of the jurisdictions to have it executed prior to July 31, 2015. He noted that recovery is ongoing and discussed what work still needs to be done. Council President Ralph noted that Mike Mactuitus has been working on proposed revisions to the agreement with WRIA 9. Councilmember Boyce confirmed that the only question in the public meetings thus far was an inquiry if King County had to be involved in this. Osterman explained that they are King County employees and King County is not supposed to put pressure on the watershed coordinators to accept their opinions and push their agenda. He added that there is a "firewall" that allows them to be neutral. 3 Kent City Council Workshop Minutes April 21, 2015 I Mulvihill-Kuntz communicated that a revision to the ten year plan is the goal going forward. Osterman stated that the city of Tukwila was very complimentary of the implementation schedule for this. He added that Black Diamond communicated that it is refreshing to see a ten year plan with so many implementation projects done. Councilmember Higgins expressed his appreciation of the WRIA and that there is only going to be one ILA and it will be received the third week in May. He confirmed that there will be time to review it. Councilmember Higgins inquired about the amount of support. Osterman replied that the cost sharing was kept level throughout the years and there is an increase this year and possibly an 8 percent increase next year. Osterman stated that the cost per city should be included in the packet. Mactuitis communicated that $5 million in grants have been received by Kent through the WRIA over the past 12 years. Councilmember Fincher inquired if there was any pushback from any other cities to Mactuitus' suggestions to the interlocal agreement. Osterman replied that there was discussion on whether policy should be in the memorandum of understanding or in the interlocal agreement and the conclusion was to put the policy in the interlocal agreement. Procurement — City Attorney Tom Brubaker discussed the proposed procurement ordinance and communicated all of the revisions that were made based on the direction of the Council. Councilmember Berrios suggested adding in a notification piece to the lease portion of the ordinance. Brubaker suggested allowing the ShoWare make their own purchases within their budget without going to the Council. Councilmember Berrios asked for an example and communicated that he hasn't seen any approvals for the ShoWare to make purchases. Discussion continued about the expenditures of the ShoWare Center. Councilmember Boyce asked what the proper thing to do was. Ben Wolters, ECD stated that the ShoWare is doing what they are supposed to be doing and they purchase things under the direction of the contract. He noted that originally, when the facility was being built, $700,000 was used to purchase items and it was under contract. Currently, there is a request to purchase items to refresh the facility. 4 Kent City Council Workshop Minutes April 21, 2015 Councilmember Berrios communicated that it is best to apply purchases under the profit and loss statement and have them noted if they are within the budget. Brubaker communicated that there is an ambiguity because the purchases are made under contract and there is a line that states that the Council needs to approve purchases. He stated that he will prepare a paragraph to clean the language up and provide it to the Council. Wolters stated that Brubaker means that there are times when the facility wants to purchase things with the SMG purchasing power which may be cheaper. He added that that blanket authorization isn't there for them to be able to make improvements. Councilmember Thomas noted that he is confused with using capital costs and operating costs for the ShoWare Center. He noted that he wants to see those expenditures. Council President Ralph communicated that the contracts and expenditures that are done by SMG need to be reflected in the contract log maintained by the City Clerk's Office. Wolters noted that nothing gets purchased without prior authorization from him and capital purchases are reflected in the public works purchasing process. Council President Ralph noted that as the lines between the ShoWare and the City are brought together policies need to be consistent. The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m. Ronald F. 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While we must commit to work to make progress,we ' recognize that the plans will change as firmer answers become available.. .We need not await perfection before we decide to act, We know enough to make a huge difference i f we proceed on • • our current knowledge. --William Ruckelshaus,keynote speech excerpt, Shared Strategy Summit,January 2005 WRIA 9 is 17 local governments within King County working in cooperation with businesses, environmental groups, and state and federal agencies to protect and restore habitat in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed. Since 1998 we have been working to create a healthy place for people and salmon from the Cascade Mountains in the east to Vashon and Maury Islands in the west. The landmark Puget Sound-wide 2005 Salmon Habitat Plan represents a deep commitment by many partners to save salmon in Washington state:the iconic Chinook, coho, chum, pink, and winter steelhead. $101 million has been spent on salmon recovery projects since 2006. Every project underway in the watershed, every effort undertaken by committed leaders brings us closer to our salmon recovery goals. The necessary future conditions for salmon health demand a broad approach to restoration. The number of returning salmon is not the only important metric; genetic and behavioral diversity, the geographic • • distribution of fish and the physical process that led to that distribution. • • • • We are monitoring our progress and are adaptively managingour actions as we restore the mainstem of the river, tributaries, and the nearshore on Puget Sound. PROTECT , RESTORE * REHABILITATE - SUBSTITUTE For more information: h ttp.11www,grovlink org/watershads/9/default.aspx r � � Upper Green Subwatershed,, Provides cool clean water to the city of Tacoma--fish cannot currently access the upper watershed, but the U.S. 'n Army Corps of Engineers is working on a passage facility u . : .4 Middle Green Subwatershed: Provides the county with a verdant agricultural district; and provides the primary spawning habitat for Chinook �r Lower Green Subwatershed., Provides one-eighth of the King County GDP and has had most of the historic floodplain disconnected from the river; floodplain access is critical to salmon recovery . : Duwamish Subwatershed: Provides maritime and manufacturing jobs to thousands. 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This project �a ? will improve salmon maturation in the winter months SE2s6tnSt and create a slow-water rearing habitat for young 32 tnst salmon in the spring months. A ro . , LU • v r • Phase one of the project was for acquisition of land Green Rile, Z 2nd St �(� SE 274th St. fl with the intent to restore the site for salmon habitat. s 277th St The City of Kent now owns the four parcels of land totaling 21.81 acres in the project area. The project is S288thSt n in the final design and permitting phase. DO JI 40 • The next phase for restoration will create side channel AUBURN > M rearing and refuge habitat for salmon--particularly ` 3 0 juvenile Chinook salmon--that inhabit the Green River. Placement of wood in the river will create healthier � _ st stNw sEa,ztnst .LL conditions during different flow levels. SNOHOMISH Co y PROJECT AREA ..................... ell 0 0.5 1 For more information: t' KING Co. *; h ttp://www.govlink.org/watersheds/9/ Miles IEFtCE Co. LOWER GREEN RIVER SUBWATERSHED,WRIA 9 WASH y RECREATION STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE KENT _.r Salmon Recovery WA.....T.. ffig Funding Board WORKING TOGETHER TOMAKE 0UR WASTERSHED FIT FOR A KING MILL CREEK HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT Creating side-channel habitat for native fish Project Highlights: = '��: -� • Improve access to tributaries providing refuge for juvenile Chinook salmon • Preserve mature trees along the banks of Mill Creek and the Green River; remove invasive species and plant more than two acres of creek bank ' • Improves water quality by shading the creek and cooling the water S A7 C SE 208th St �y S 2)St SE 216th SE 2` ;t DES €MOI KENT a s 22ENT S 240th t E James St SE 240th St W Meeker St -r WRIA 9 partner,the City of Kent—with funding from a the Salmon Recovery Funding Board --is excavating �a over 1,000 feet of side-channel habitat on the right �4 G'ep3 SE 256th St bank of Mill Creek near the confluence of the Green 2 t I h St '�Iver a River and creating 55,000 square feet of underwater •FW habitat for Chinook salmon during peak downstream migration periods. 2nd St ' 7 SE 274th St J < S 277th St a N h fl • The new side channel will feature large wood Q, structures and mature trees along the banks of Mill S2s6thSt_ W e Creek and the Green River to provide healthier flows for native fish. Slower water flows create places for AUBURN co salmon to rest, hide from predators, and feed. Q Z.,, • This project will reshape stream banks and provide 15t St NW SE 312th St hi two acres of floodplain habitat along the creek bank LL and 6 acres of upland planting to help shade the PROJECT AREA r SNOHOMISH CO. creek and cool the water. +� 0 0.5 1 111111111=311111=1 Miles x KING CO. For more information: http://Www.govlink.org/watersheds/9/ f Y �J _. _.. PIERCE CO.�`'`✓-.+""-^, LOWER GREEN RIVER SUBWATERSHED,WRIA 9 lulu WASHINGTON STATE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE KENT Salmon Recovery W.s���o _. k Funding Board WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR WASTERSHED FIT FOR A KING RIVERVIEW PARK ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT Enhancing salmon rearing conditions Project Highlights: • Created approximately 1.7 acres of flood refuge for juvenile salmon • Control of invasive plant species • Planted 2000 feet of salmon-friendly o- , trees and shrubs .+ C s 21nn St N SE 208Yh St d SE 216th St W DES fDO N MOI KENT a s 228th st z KENT d S 240th t Z ¢ E James St SE 240th St "Think holistically and seek integrated Q W Meeker St. solutions which achieve diverse purposes and a around which support of diverse stakeholders j/ �a can be galvanized towards a common goal." f Qr �_. SE 256th St. 2 th St -Colonel Bruce Estok-U.S.Army Corps of Engineers aOD0 5 WRIA 9 partners, the City of Kent, Kin Conservation G'"een River!- Lu p Y g 2nd'St SE x�ath St w District, Salmon Recovery Funding Board and the U.S. y sa77tnst M Army Corps of Engineers excavated an 800 foot side A° ` r •I channel located opposite from the mouth of Mill Creek, 4! _S 288th St CL placed large logs in the water, and replanted area with 3 salmon-friendly trees and shrubs to improve rearing AUBURN Do conditions. z M • Salmon need rearing habitat. Some juvenile salmon t `J 3 remain in fresh water for over a year; they need 1st1. SEa,ztnst LL shallow water habitats like side channels, and PROJECT AREA _ SNOHOMISH CO. s adequate food, shelter like the placed logs, and water N - quality conditions to survive, avoid predators, and 0 0.5 1 , grow. KING CO. Miles SFr • When the winter flows are high, salmon need a place r to rest, seek shelter, and not get swept downstream. • Juvenile salmon migrate upstream and downstream within their stream and they ! must be able to escape high water or unfavorable temperature conditions. °FIERCE CO." LOWER GREEN RIVER For more information: http;//www.govlink,org/watersheds/9/ SUBWATERSHED,WRIA 9 1 1 1�.1 1 y WASHINGTON STATE K D RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE KENT US Army Corps Salmon Recovery W.s„,„o KIM Consmaflm D drkt of Engineers® Funding Board WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR WASTERSHED FIT FOR A KING WAsx i Making our " 1 placepeople ! i� 02 can live together-, ten years of progress 'in WRIA 8 9 F• �AMISt1� Partners in the Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed(also referred to as Water Resource Inventory Area,or WRIA,8)have been working together to protect and restore habitat for Chinook salmon since 2000. This collaborative effort is led by 28 local governments,state and federal agencies,non-profit organizations, businesses,and interested citizens. Since 2005,49 projects have been completed and 51 more are actively moving toward completion(see map on reverse).WRIA 8's salmon recovery work takes place in a variety of habitats,including rivers,creeks,lakeshores, and marine shoreline. Protecting and restoring habitat: • 2,625 acres protected through acquisition or easement • Over 450 acres of riparian lands treated/planted • Nearly one mile of levees removed or set back • More than 73 acres of floodplain reconnected • Over 8,000 feet of lakeshore restored ill �. Educating and advocating: ' —. • With partners,created the award-winning Green Shorelines program to replace bulkheads and promote salmon-friendly shoreline alternatives to lakeshore landowners • Since 2007,promote the efforts of a dozen partners who provide salmon viewing opportunities to thousands of people each year and raise awareness of salmon lifecycle and habitat needs i Getting the funding to make it happen: • From 1998-2014,allocated over$15 million in King Conservation District and King County Flood Control District watershed grant funds,leveraging over$28 million • From 1998-2014,allocated nearly$20 million in federal and state funds,leveraging over$14 million Working together for maximum impact: • Fostering regional coordination and an interlocal agreement to cost-share among xm_ta 28 local governments to implement salmon recovery • Developed and adopted the WRIA 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan in 2005 • Shared costs with the Army Corps of Engineers to fund temporary fish passage improvements at the Locks Basing our actions on sound science: • Monitoring fish and stream conditions,assessing land cover change,and more,to make strategic and effective project investments and policy decisions All because? - ! A healthy watershed for fish and wildlife means clean water,great recreational opportunities and a high quality of life for people. 1409 4364_WRIASfactSHT_COVER_PROJECTS.intld sk�a� WRIA 8 projects WRIA 8 Facts: 692 square miles MUKILTEO EVERETi shoreline:Marine MajorCedar1 Sammamish �1 /��MILL , i µREEK Sammamish •'. • • miles LYNNWOOD OO(� EDMONDS - 8 O Protected forest • - , WOOD"' MOUNTLAKE BRIER V 100,000+acres TERRACE BOTHELL O LAKE O 00 Salmon populations: SHORELINE FOREST KENMORE BOTHELL PARKAw O '9 -•1 bull trout WOODINVILLEy� Population: .1 • I million c 25 V((jv] 5� Q • a� O 0 4 KLAND REDMOND Counties: R� SEATTIE YAR W O -f'1O T VO Congressional districts: HUNT P T PO • • ..SEATTLE CLYDE HILLLegislative • M 1E1LEVUE / I I I Status - ITUX f SAMMAMISX • • `� A S I I, I I 8 O Active RCE ® Completed LAN AN NEWCASTLE ©' N ISSA Evaluation Tiers RENTON 0 2 4 6 Miles © December 2014 Cedar River,Tier 1 cB0cm0 0 Cedar River,Tier 2 O o O Sammamish River,Tier 1 � Sammamish River,Tier 2 Migratory,Migratory Tier 1 KENT ...�` WRIA 8 Boundary River Stream Major Road Lake FOR MORE INFORMATION:Visit the WRIA 8 website at www.govlinh.org/watersheds/8/default.aspx or contact Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz,WRIA 8 Watershed Coordinator, 206-477-4780,jason.mulvihill-Kuntz@hingcounty.gov 2 c � Salmon recovery actions are !r��T 6 9 sound _ _ 9 P Amish Scientific staff—both WRIA 8 staff and the Technical Committee comprised of scientists from partner agencies—are key to the implementation of the WRIA 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan.Science staff give valuable input to grant funding and implementation decisions,respond to technical questions from Council members and others,review regional science communications,present updates to Council,and represent WRIA 8 in various technical forums.Most importantly,monitoring,research and coordination inform and guide decision-making so that WRIA 8 salmon recovery efforts are based in sound science. MONITORING CHINOOK ABUNDANCE,PRODUCTIVITY, }� SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY:WRIA 8 science staff and the Technical Committee track how endangered Chinook salmon « ' are faring as conservation efforts move forward.WRIA 8 awards annual grants to support work performed by King County and its partners to collect and interpret adult spawner and juvenile outmigrant data and use it to identify population trends and recommend any course corrections needed to the Salmon Conservation Plan. FOCUSING RESTORATION PROJECTS ON OUR HIGHEST N PRIORITIES:To make sure that restoration projects do the most good b 0 for salmon and salmon habitat,WRIA 8 science staff and the Technical Committee created a project scoring approach now used by the Project and Funding Committee.Using this approach,project proponents can better integrate their goals with the Plan's technical hypotheses and priorities,and fenders can be more confident that their support targets the watershed's most important needs for salmon. INSTIGATING CRITICAL RESEARCH:The WRIA 8 Technical Committee helped secure funding to commission a 2005 study ' x « investigating the genetics of Chinook salmon in the watershed. o The findings helped refine WRIA 8's salmon recovery strategy early a in the planning process. " _ . INTEGRATING HARVEST,HABITAT AND HATCHERY GOALS TO RECOVER SALMON ("H-INTEGRATION"):WRIA 8 science staff facilitated and hosted a multi-year effort that brought the Technical Committee together with harvest and hatchery managers to define the most important actions needed across these three"H's"to recover sustainable salmon runs. (continued on reverse) 1411 4479 WRIAS_sCi ENCEsheet 2015,indd 1 Salmon recovery actions are based on sound science „mom . Ji Aic Ir it 14 f � S � I�xss w�7s Iro tip.. xss T�� Mmrs iA , .r�x t Between 2005(above,left)and 2009(above,right),houses and roads replaced forest along a tributary to Bear Creek. TRACKING LAND COVER CHANGES THAT AFFECT SALMON:With a 2010 Puget Sound Partnership grant, science staff commissioned a report tracking forest cover change in WRIA 8 between 1991 and 2006.The report showed that forest cover within the County's Urban Growth Area declined more than 20%in that period(see photos above), and that between 2005 and 2009,impervious areas in riparian zones increased in almost all studied sub-basins. This finding spurred the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council to establish the"Trees for Streams"riparian stewardship strategy of outreach to private landowners,in partnership with committed non-profits,to help restore streamside properties.An update to the report will be included in the 10-year WRIA 8 Implementation Progress Report. MONITORING THE HEALTH OF OUR STREAMS:WRIA 8 science staffleveraged a small monitoring program(funded by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council in 2009-2010)into a four-year,$1M U.S.Environmental Protection Agency grant awarded to King County to document the health of the stream systems,to investigate relationships among land cover,hydrology, habitat and biological systems across varying levels of urbanization,and to provide information to support adaptive management of the WRIA 8 Chinook _ Conservation Plan.Results from the multi-year project will be available in early 2015. K, CHECKING OUR PROGRESS:MONITORING AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT:With the Puget Sound Partnership and other partners, t wr tea ' WRIA 8 science staff translated the WRIA 8 Chinook Conservation Plan into a ; "common framework"for monitoringd adaptive management that addresses ? � i P manag _ 'an aa regional needs and recommendations.This framework and its list of prioritized 4 `;* = 14 indicators will help WRIA 8 more effectively measure and communicated progress and meet our monitoring and research needs strategically. " %i� . FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the WRIA 8 website at www.govlinh.org/watersheds/8/default.aspx or contact Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, WRIA 8 Watershed Coordinator, 206-477-4780,jason.mulvikill-huntz@hingcounty.gov 2 V 2 Continuing our commitment. 9 y underwayKey pr "ects still • v 9 Q. �AMISN� While many salmon restoration projects listed in the WRIA 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan have been completed over the last ten years,key efforts are still underway in the Lake Washington/Cedar/ Sammamish Watershed.In this complex and populous watershed,critical salmon recovery projects are often large,involve many steps and have multiple partners—and multiple benefits.Below are just some of the works in progress that need our continued commitment to move to completion. RECONNECTING A TIDAL MARSH IN EDMONDS • Daylighting the Willow Creek outlet of Edmonds Marsh to Puget Sound will restore tidal inflow to the largest remaining salt marsh along the WRIA 8 nearshore,providing juvenile Chinook salmon access to 28 acres of important—and rare—rearing habitat. • Restored tidal access will benefit other wildlife,help control invasive species,improve water quality,and reduce risks from projected sea level rise. • Railroad trestles are already in place for the daylighted channel to pass under the BNSF rail lines,installed by Sound Transit and eliminating a major barrier,cost,and source of uncertainty. • The City of Edmonds is completing the final feasibility study for the project and will subsequently begin preliminary design. Contact:Jerry Shuster at 425-771-0220 or Jerry.Shuster@edmondswa.gov or Keeley O'Connell,206-322-9296 X213 or hceley@earthcorps.org RESTORING FLOODPLAINS ALONG THE CEDAR RIVER • In 2013,King County bought the 18-acre Riverbend Mobile Home Park It for nearly$7 million to remove people from an area of flooding and channel migration risk. • The Riverbend purchase connects the Cavanaugh Pond and Ricardi Natural Areas,completing five miles of public ownership along the '! Cedar. • In addition to removing people from harm's way,the property acquisition will allow for reconnecting the river to the floodplain. This type of floodplain restoration is the highest priority for salmon recovery in WRIA 8. • King County is initiating preliminary design to set back and remove existing flood control levees and facilitate future restoration. Contact:Tom Beavers at 206-477-4743 or tom.beavers@hingcounty.gov (continued on reverse) 1 1409_4364_WRIA8factSHT_WORKSinPROGRESS.indd skrau -4ED,eUM MOVING EVANS CREEK TO A NICER NEIGHBORHOOD (FOR FISH!) • The City of Redmond seeks to relocate and restore a ditched section of Evans Creek from an industrial area to adjacent open space. • The project will improve habitat for Chinook and coho salmon by constructing a new 3,500-foot segment of creek,restoring more than 10 acres of riparian buffer,and enhancing 12 acres of existing wooded wetland. • Portions of the old channel will be filled,accompanied by offsetting wetland areas created on neighboring industrial land. • The new channel will connect to a 1,100-foot restored channel completed by WSDOT in 2013. • Beyond the habitat benefits,moving and restoring the creek will improve passive recreation and stewardship on the Bear-Evans Trail. Contact:Roger Dane at 425-556-2815 or rdane@redmond.gov FACTORING IN FISH AT CONFLUENCE PARK • The City of Issaquah is restoring aquatic and riparian habitat at Confluence Park,the junction of Issaquah Creek and East Fork Issaquah Creek in downtown Issaquah,to benefit Chinook,coho,sockeye,and kokanee. • Key project elements include restoring more than 1,400 feet of stream and 2.3 acres of riparian buffer by removing hardened creek banks and floodplain fill,adding large woody debris and engineered logjams to form pools,creating off-channel habitat,and replacing invasive plants with +i r native species. .awl • The upland area of the park will be primarily passive open space. r=.0 Contact:Kerry Ritland at herryr@issaquahwa.gov or 425-837-3410 IDENTIFYING KEYACTIONS ON THE LOWER CEDAR • In 2014,the City of Renton received a WRIA 8 grant to identify habitat :6 restoration opportunities on the lower Cedar River. - • The river in this area is confined by levees and bank armoring,which — limits productive adult and juvenile Chinook habitat.The high , proportion of impervious surfaces also affects water quality. • Through the grant-funded habitat assessment,the city will identify property and infrastructure constraints and restoration opportunities from the mouth of the Cedar at Lake Washington to the Renton city limits near Ron Regis Park.Conceptual restoration designs for areas upstream of the I-405 crossing will be developed. • Developing feasible restoration projects for these reaches will fill a significant gap in the WRIA 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan. Contact:Wayne Cornwall at wconnwall@rentonwa.gov or 425-430-7205 2