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June 14, 2004
SPECIAL MEETING - 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER - Special Meeting (4:00 p.m.)
William Shore Pool Renovation Report 1 Discussion
(Additional paperwork to be distributed before
meeting)
B. CALL TO ORDER - Regular Meeting (6:00 p.m.)
ROLL CALL - [ I
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -
PUBLIC CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS
AND PROCLAMATIONS
Proclamation in recognition of Amateur Radio 3 Read and Present Proclamation
Week June 20 - 27, 2004
C. WORKSESSION -
8~ Street Bridges Material Selection Select Material
D. LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTURE AGENDAS (By Council, Staffor Public) AND
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA (This is the opportunity for members of the public to
speak to the City Council about anything not on the agenda, please keep comments to 5-10 minutes.)
E. FINANCE
1. Contract for Co-Composting Facility 7 Award Contract
Improvements, Project 04-06
2. Amendment No. 6 to Consultant Agreement, Port Approve Amendment
Angeles International Gateway
3. Combined Sewer Outflow (CSO) Monitoring 13 Approve Contract
Contract with Geotivity
4. Contract for Peabody Street Reconstruction, 15 Approve Contract
Project 03-15
5. Approval of Contract for Legal Services with 17 Approve Contract
Craig Kautson
F. CONSENT AGENDA
1. City Council Meeting Minutes of June 1 & 8, 2004 2 4 Approve Consent Agenda
2. Expenditure Approval List - June 4, 2004 -
$650,102.41
NOTE: HEARING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE
MAYOR TO DETERMINE TIME OF BREAK
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G. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
H. ORDINANCES NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC
HEARINGS
1. Water Ordinance Revision, Port Angeles Approve Revision
Municipal Code (PAMC) 13.44
I. RESOLUTIONS
J. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
K. PUBLIC HEARINGS - QUASI-JUDICIAL
(7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter)
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS - OTHER
(7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter)
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment - 04-01 - Cronin Deny Application
2. Comprehensive Plan Amendment - CPA 04-02: Close Public Hearing
Sixty-eight Proposed Map and Policy Changes & Approve Comprehensive Plan
(Continued from June 1 & 8, 2004)
3. Continue on 2004-2010 Transportation Close Public Hearing and
Improvement Program (TIP) & Capital Facility Direct Staff to Prepare Resolutions
Plan (CFP)
M. INFORMATION 1. City Manager's Reports:
· Combined Sewer Outflow Update (Page 275)
· Benefit Dump Day (Page 277)
2. Department of Community Development Monthly Report - May 2004 (Page 279)
3. Planning Commission Minutes - May 19, 2004 (Page 281)
4. Clallam County Humane Society Report - May 31, 2004 (Page 295)
N. EXECUTIVE SESSION (As needed and determined by City Attorney) Executive Session authorized under RCW
42.30.110(1)(i): Discussion with legal counsel representing matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss
with legal counsel representing the agency potential litigations to which the City, the Council, or a member acting in an
official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an
adverse legal or £mancial consequence to the agency. No action anticipated.
O. ADJOURNMENT I I
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
Public headngs are set by the City Council in order to meet legal requirements pertaining to matters such as, land use permit applications, proposed
amendments to City land use regulations, zoning changes, annexations. In addition, the City Council may set a public hearing in order to receive
public input prior to making decisions which impact the citizens. Certain matters may be controversial, and the City Council may choose to seek
public opinion through the public hearing process.
NOTE: HEARING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE
MAYOR TO DETERMINE TIME OF BREAK
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June 14, 2004
I. CALL TO ORDER - SPECIAL MEETING:
II. ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING:
HI. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING:
IV. ROLL CALL:
Members Present:
Mayor Headrick
Councilmember Braun
Councilmember Erickson
Councilmember Munro
Councilmember Pittis
Councilmember Rogers
Councilmember Williams
Staff Present:
Manager Quinn
Attorney Bloor
Clerk Upton
B. Collins
M. Connelly
G. Cutler
D. McKeen
T. Riepe
Y. Ziomkowski
V. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
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CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 14, 2004 /
To: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARC CONNELLY~'DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION
SUBJECT: WILLIAM SHORE POOL RENOVATION PRESENTATION
Summary: Staff will be presenting background information related to the possible renovation of
the William Shore Pool and the potential for placing a bond issue before the voters to fund the
project in the near future. A separate packet is being prepared for your review outside the
regular agenda packet.
Recommendation: City Council is asked to discuss and provide direction to staff on key
policy issues and questions.
Background / Analysis:
The proposed agenda for the special meeting is as follows:
1. Staff Presentation 4:00-4:50
2. Discussion 4:50-5:50
Staff will be presenting a presentation detailing the following information related to the William
Shore Pool as part of your special meeting beginning at 4 pm, June 14, 2004:
· POOL HISTORY
* POOL FACTS
· BACKGROUND STUDIES
1998 Pool Feasibility Study
2002 Pool Renovation Conceptual Plan and Pro-forma
2004 Lincoln Park Recreation Complex Feasibility, Pro-forma and Marketing
Analysis
· POOL CONDITION AND NEEDS
Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical
Safety and Operational
· PORT ANGELES BOND ISSUE HISTORY
· CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
· BALLOT MEASURE POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
Executive summaries of each of the completed background studies will be included in this
packet. The copies of the full reports will also be attached. Rex Bond of ARC Architects will be
present to answer any technical questions regarding the background studies. Representatives of
the Pool Steering Committee, the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission will also be
present. Department staff involved in operations and maintenance will also be in attendance to
help respond to any questions.
Key Policy Questions:
1. Should the pool be renovated?
2. Should the pool be renovated at its present site or should consideration be given to its
possible relocation to Lincoln Park?
3. Should a bond issue for the Pool be held in the fall of 2004.
4. If not 2004, when?
a. Spring/Fall 2005?
b. Sometime in 2006?
5. Is there sufficient time to inform the public about the need for a renovated pool if a 2004
ballot measure is submitted before the voters?
6. What are the implications of Initiative 864 on timing for placement of a bond issue and
the ability of the City to fund on-going maintenance and operations costs?
William Shore Pool
Renovation
William Shore Pool Renovation
Agenda
Pool History
Pool Facts
Background Studies
Pool Condition and Needs
Port Angeles Bond Issue H
Ballot IVleasure Considerations
Port Angeles Pool History
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William Shore Pool Facts
B 1961
[] Opened May 1962
[] Pool Temperature
84°
[] Service extends well
past City limits.
[] Approximately
3,000,000 Visits
[] 204~000 Gallons
· 16,300 Square Feet
· $431K Annual
Budget
[] 8.35 FTE
William Shore Pool Uses
[] Swim Lessons
[] Water Exercise
· Hi§h School Swim
Teams
[] Public Swims
[] Lap Swimming
[] Special Events
[] Pool Rentals
[] Swim Club
[] Coast Guard
Attendance
Pool Usage t996 thru 2003
100,000 ~ .....
90,000
80,OO0
70,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g
r--'-lTotal Attendance -a--Instruction ¢ Public Swims & Rentals
cost Recovery
William Shoro Pool l~ost Recovery
60.00%
5O.OO%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
William Shore Pool Studies
· 1998 Feasibility Analysis and Condition
Assessment
2002 Pro-forma and Conceptual Plan
I($20,000)
2004 Feasibility and Market Analysis for
i_incoln Park Recreation Complex ($30,000)
1998 Pool Feasibility Analysis
and Condition Assessment
[] Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical
Issues
[] Service Delivery and Operational
Issues
Building Issues
Plumbing
Mechanical and
HVAC Systems
Pool Tank
Natatorium
Plumbing
Plumbing
Mechanical and HVAC Systems
IVlechanical and HVAC Systems
Pool Tank
Pool Tank
Natatorium
Service Delivery and
Operational Issues
Safety/Code/Security
Scheduling and Use
Conflicts
Safety/Code/Security
Safety/Code and Security
· Lobby
· Locker rooms
· First-aid
· Office
· Cashier
Scheduling and Use Conflicts
~~~~~ William Shore Pool Usage Durin~ School Year: ~m-Th ! Pool Usage Sat. & Sun.
5:45 a.m.
'6.:55 alto. ~ 6:55 a.m.
i7:00 a.m. ;r_,.___ ' : . . ~ 7:00 a.m.
17:45 a.m. ~ 7:45 a.m. ~ , ~ 7:45 a.m,
8;~0 a,m.I ~ i 8:30a.m. ~~~ ~ ~_ ~ 8:30 a.m.
: lO:30a.m.~ ~ ~
:i:00 p.m. ~ 1:00 .m. ~ ~
Scheduling and Use Conflicts
Pro-forma and Conceptual
Design
Conceptual Design Elements
Operations Pro-forma
Pool Renovation Design Floor
Plan
:
Pool Renovation Building
Elevations
Capital and Operations Costs
Capital Costs
[] Approximately $4t.2 iVlillion
Soft Costs
[] Approximately $1.26 IVlillion
Operations Costs
· Existing $387,500 (2003 Actual)
[] Cost Recovery (45.8%)
[] Subsidy $210K
[] New $802,000 (from 2004 Pro-forma)
· Cost Recovery' (70%)
· Subsidy $242,000
Feasibility and lVlarket Analysis-
Lincoln Park Recreation Complex
Findings:
· User Survey
· 76 percent favored downtown site for pool
· Service Area Population Base
· Too small to support project of this size
[] Capital and Operatin§ Costs
· $20-26M
· Approx, SiM annual opeFating subsidy.
Site Decision Considerations
· PoSsible Locations for the William Shore PooI' -
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Site Decision Issues
[] Support facilities [] Community and User
[] User Support Preference
· History
[] Expansion Capability
[] Activity Displacement [] Neighborhood acceptance
· Anchor Facility [] Accessibility/Transportation
[] Employment Impact · Design Status
[] Value of Existing Pool [] Site preparation/Development
site Cost
[] Fair parking impact
[] Future Population
Center
Port Angeles Bond Measure
History
1961 William Shore Poo1-$300,000
1977 City Pier Special Election-$2,000,O00
1977.,Civic :Field Renova.tion~r$50.0,000,.,~
1991 Senior Services Community Center
Special Levy-$2.46M
1992 Fire Truck-S224,500
1992 Fire Station Special Levy-$1.975M
1995 Port Angeles Library Special Levy-$3.6M
Ballot Measure Considerations
and Policy Issues
[] Basics
· Election Types '~
· Primary
[] General
[] Special
· Approval Requirements
· 60 percent approval
· 40 percent validation
[] Election Costs
· $15-35K
Ballot Measure Considerations
and Policy Issues (Cont'd)
· Timing
[] Community Awareness
· Design Status
· When?
· 2004
· 2005 or After
· 1-864
[] General fund im
· Other Capital N
Ballot Measure Considerations
and Policy Tssues (Cont'd)
[] Bond Campaign
· Campaign Length
· 6mos to.-1 'year
· Campaign Elements
- Organizing(Summer)
· Committee, Coalitions
[] Theme, Publications
- Endorsements(Summer)
- Mailings/Presentations (Fall)
Questions
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CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 14, 2004
To: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: 1VIARC CONNELLY~ DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION
SUBJECT: BACKGROUND MATERIALS FOR WILLIAM SHORE POOL RENOVATION
PRESENTATION
Enclosed are the studies involving the Williarn Shore Pool completed between 1998 and 2004.
This material should serve as background material for the presentation and discussion to be
conducted Monday, June 14, beginning at 4 pm.
Also included with this material is an executive summary of each of the reports. Should you
have any questions in advance of the meeting on Monday please feel free to contact mc at
417.4551 or via e-mail at mconnelly~ci _tyofpa.us.
Enclosures
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1999 William Shore Memorial Pool Feasibility Study
Executive Summary
This document developed and reviewed options for renovating the William Shore
Memorial Pool. A physical assessment and investigation of the building was performed
to evaluate the feasibility for renovating and/or expanding the existing pool. This
assessment was prepared in the context and direction to create a family-oriented facility
offering something for every age group and to identify the costs of fulfilling this goal.
Mechanical and operational deficiencies were identified along with specific
recommendations for any needed corrections. Minimum and long-term correction costs
were identified in 7 functional areas including the Natatorium and lockerroom HVAC,
pool water supply plumbing, domestic water piping, main and emergency power and fire
alarm. The cost estimates ranged from $285,000 to $498,000.
Three design options were evaluated with capital construction costs ranging from
approximately $500,000 to $2.6 million. The lesser figure identified is an option that
includes repair of the existing pool excluding maj or work such as plumbing replacement.
WILLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL POOL
FEASIBILITY STUDY
for renovation and aquatics upgrades
January 1999
ARC ARCI-IITECTS · 1101 EAST PIKE STREET · SEATTLE · WASHINGTON · 98122
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
INTRODUCTION
History
Built by the community in 1961, the William Shore Memorial Pool has served as
a tremendous community asset for the residents of Port Angeles. Use of the pool
facility has always extended well beyond the City limits, to the outlying county
residents on the peninsula. The pool has provided swim lessons to youth,
swimming instruction and competitions for the school system, a home for the Port
Angeles Swim Club, aquatic therapy, and recreational aquatic activities.
Process
Over the course of its existence, the pool facility support areas have suffered
deterioration in air quality and finishes. Coupled with recent changes in aquatic
focus from strictly competitive pools to combination competitive and leisure
amenities, the Port Angles Parks and Recreation Department commissioned a
feasibility study for renovation and aquatic upgrades to the existing facility.
The feasibility for renovation and additions to the William Shore Pool has been
assessed from two perspectives: The amenities that would create a family-oriented
facility offering something to every age group and the financial costs of fulfilling
these goals.
Two meetings were held by the Design Team and the William Shore Pool
Renovation Steering Committee to discuss the goals and objectives for the
facility. Simultaneously, a physical assessment and investigation of the building
was performed and overlaid with the desired renovation and additions to the
structure.
The purpose of this document is to review potentials and costs for renovating this
1961 aquatics facility. This feasibility study is meant as a flexible document, to be
used as support material in final analysis of the future direction to be taken at the
William Shore Memorial Pool.
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
THE MISSION
Physical analysis of a 37-year old aquatics facility for renovation of existing support
area and addition of aquatic amenities.
THE TEAM
William Shore Pool Renovation Steering Committee
Glenn Wiggins
Larry Doyle
Len Beil
Don Fairbaim
Jim Widstein f- )'` ~: '
Diana Tschimperle
Leslie Perrizo
Mark Fisher
Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department
Scott Brodhun, Director
John Hicks, Project Manager
ARC Architects
URS Greiner-Aquatics
Tres West-Mechanical Engineering
AEI-Electrical Engineering
Ballard*King-Recreation Facility Planning
Gentry/Hellwig-Architectural Affiliate, Port Angeles
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
The Site
OVERVIEW
The William Shore Memorial Pool site is located at 225 East Fifth Street. It is located
within the Civic Center block, bounded by East Fourth and East Fifth and East
Peabody to Lincoln Street. City Hall lies directly west of the pool and a school district
administration building lies directly northeast. Grades gently slope from east to west
with a more severe drop in elevation to the school district administration building.
Parking is provided in a designated lot on the west end of the pool building, away
from the main entrance door. Additional parking is located at the main entrance door
on the east with overflow parking connected to that of City Hall. A drop-off area
exists along East Fifth Street. Access for the pool mechanical systems is provided
through the western parking lot and then an unpaved driveway alongside the northern
wall of the pool building.
Landscaping is limited to areas of lawn on both the east and west edges of the
building. The southern edges of the building are a hardscaped pool deck area and
wading pool that drops offto a paved sidewalk running from property line to street
curb.
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
The Building
OVERVIEW
Built in 1961, the facility is spanned by a continuous sloped, double-plate, shallow-
pitched, wood frame roof supported on both concrete and steel columns. Perimeter
walls are concrete and CMU (concrete masonry units), with the south wall
predominantly glazed. Interior partitioning is predominantly CMU. Floor structure is
concrete, slab-on-grade with the minor exception of a crawl space located around the
perimeter of the main tank.
Maintenance of the building and its systems has included additional mechanical
HVAC units located on the exterior of the building on the west wall, as well as a
recent roof replacement. Finishes on the interior have been maintained fairly well;
however, due to age, some of the original aesthetics of the building have been lost.
The analysis conducted by the Design Team focused on three areas: Zoning codes,
systems functional deficiencies, and systems deficiencies. Each of these is discussed
on the following pages.
West Elevation
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
The Building
North Elevation
East Elevation - Main Entry
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
The Building
ZONING ANALYSIS
The following analysis focuses on site restrictions imposed by the underlying zone.
The columns noted as Option A and Option B refer to the concept designs illustrated
and discussed in DESIGN OPTIONS section of this document.
Lot Coverage Allowed Existing Proposed Opt A Proposed Opt. B
50% 26,250 s.f. 16,375 s.f. 19,175 s.f. 21,500 s.f.
Setbacks Allowed Existing Proposed Opt A. Proposed Opt B
North 0 ft.
East 0 ft.
South 0 ft. ~
West 8 ft.
Height Allowed Existing Proposed Opt. A Proposed Opt. B
Parking Required Existing Proposed Opt. A Proposed Opt. B
Landscaping Required Existing Proposed Opt. A Proposed Opt. B
1 Tree /
10 Parking
Established from center of vacated Chase Street West.
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
The Building
FUNCTIONAL DEFICIENCIES
The following analysis is complied from both physical assessment and discussions
with pool staff and maintenance. Comments listed under "Repair" are noted as
remediation to the deficiency but are not mandatory.
Deficiency Repair Notes
Arch itectu ral
1. Entry Lobby The current lobby is non-descdpt from the Reconfigure entry to provide an identifiable
exterior, making it difficult for patrons to marker to the building. Reconfigure interior to
identify. It is also small, does not meet meet code and prevent overcrowding. I
Accessibility Code, and does not function
properly.
2. Office Space Staff report that there is inadequate office Reconfigure Reception and Control area.
space for staff and staff positions.
3. Family Dressing Room Existing dressing rooms are fairly new and in If a total reconfiguration of the bathhouse is
adequate shape. They are currently dislocated considered, these dressing rooms could be
from the Men and Women's dressing rooms, located near the Men's and Women's dressing
4. Shower/Dressing Rooms There is currently no privacy in the Provide privacy screen walls at 4-5' for the
Shower/Dressing Rooms. Floors are slippery, ;howers. Provide a toweling area outside of the
lockers are inadequate, and level of finish is ~howers. Provide finishes that are more
less than desirable, representative of athletic club "look."
Mechanically or chemically abrade the existing
floors to provide safety.
5. Competitive Viewing 'here is extremely ample public viewing for A black-out curtain that could be drawn across
competitive events. However, viewers are the window wall would help alleviate the glare.
looking directly into the south window wall, Additional lighting in and around the vicinity
which reduces visibility of the swimming lanes, would also be a possibility.
6. Maintenance Room The existing Maintenance Room is too small In a reconfiguration of the facility, relocation or
for the needs of Maintenance Staff. enlargement of this area would be desirable.
7. Vending The existing Vending Area is on the exterior of A new Vending Area needs to be created within I
the building and is infrequently used. Vending the facility that will be accessible and out of the
machines are inside of the front lobby and tend way of traffic pattems.
to reduce the amount of area for crowds.
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8. Kalwall Kalwall is discolored and shows condensation. Replace with new b aH.qucent glazing or new
Kalwall.
9. Concrete Cracking at Exterior There are numerous concrete cracks at the Cracks that are still leaking should be cleaned
exterior walls that have been patched and and high-pressure epoxy grouted
repaired over time.
Aquatic
1. Roof Structure No vapor barrier in roof structure. Install vapor barrier beneath the roof insulation.
Timing for this would coincide with next re-
roofing. Need to identify if there is currently any
moisture damage. !
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~2~tter Overflow The water level in the pool tank is currently Notch the pool blanket at the drains and lower
kept at a level above the spit gutters because the water level.
the pressure from the drains destroys the pool
3. Diving Board Side-to-side clearances and depth in front of Eliminate the diving board. This condition is most probably
the diving board do not meet current code. grandfathered in and is noted simply
as a liability for the City.
4. Starting Platforms Inadequate depth per code at starting Eliminate starting platforms. This condition is moat probably
~lafforms, grandfatherad in. The 3'-9" minimum
is the FNIA preferred depth for
competitive swimming, given
adequate room for flip turns, This is
noted simply as a potential liability for
the City.
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
The Building
SYSTEMS DEFICIENCIES
The following are analyses of the facilities mechanical and electrical systems.
Insights into these systems were drawn from both physical assessment and interviews
with maintenance staff. The solutions offered as part of this narrative are presented
here as options for a complete understanding of the short term and long term
remediations and expenses that might be incurred over time.
William Shore Pool
Mechanical Code and System Analysis
Pool Water System
Note: Code analysis per this section is per WAC 246-260, State Board of Health Pules and
Regulations for Water Recreation Facilities.
Volume of Pool Tank: 204,000 Gallons
Pool Water Flow for 6 Hour Turnover: 567 GPM
Pool Water Circulation Pump Size (From Drawings): 600 GPM
Water Velocity-
Gutter Drain (at 6", 300 GPM): 3.2
(Code Maximum: 6.0)
Main Drain (at 10", 600 GPM): 2.5
(Code Maximum: 6.0)
Water Inlets: Located on side, should be on bottom per code. Not a serious deficiency, should be
no problem to grandfather in.
Gutter Flow: Per code, a method of insuring 60% pool water flow over the gutters is required.
The gutters should have the capacity for total pool water circulation flow. In operation, most
of the pool water returns through the main drains. There is no method of automatic
regulation to direct water over the gutter (a float valve on the main drain, for example). The
height of the water is adjusted manually, and is deliberately kept below gutter level because
the flow interferes with use of the pool cover.
Main Drain: Two main drains are located in the deep end (configuration complies with code).
Was not able to determine if velocity through main drain was 1-1/2 feet per second or less.
Drains located about 30' apart (code maximum is 20', should not be serious violation). No
float control valve.
Bather Load: 207 People (3,105 Gallons)
Balance Tank Volume: 20,700 Gallons (has to, and does, exceed bather load)
Chemistry Control: Gas chlorine with a base (soda ash or Sodium Hydroxide) for pH control.
Chlorine room fan switch is inside the door, should be outside or automatically actuated
when door opens.
Summary of condition and code compliance:
Pool water systems generally conform to current codes, surprising in a pool of this age. The pool
water flow meets code, filter condition is good, no problems reported with pool water system
equipment and the chlorine room generally meets code. Pool water system replacement is
recommended, based on Bob PeW's observation of its deteriorating condition. There are some
areas where this pool does not meet code, but they are minor. In our experience with the State
Swimming Pool regulatory agencies, we should have no problems with the circulation system in
its present condition.
Summary of Recommended Items to Repair, Replace or Provide:
1. Pool water piping, complete.
2. Add main drain float control valve.
3. Relocate electrical switch in chlorine room.
4. Misc. small items
HVAC System
Natatorium Air Volume: 187,680 cubic feet
Pool and Deck Area: 11,040 square feet
Minimum Code Natatorium Outside Air Ventilation: 5,500 CFM
Actual Natatorium Outside Air Ventilation: > 10,000 CFM
Air Quantity for 6 Natatorium Air Changes per Hour: 20,000 CFM
Design Natatorium Air Flow: 20,000 CFM
Locker Room Minimum Code Outside Air Ventilation: 540 CFM Each
Locker Room Outside Air Ventilation: Unknown, but can exceed 3,000 CFM Each
Natatorium:
The original HVAC system consisted of five air handling units. The main air handling unit (HV-
1. which still remains) is located overhead of the entry lobby, and provided about 18,000 CFM of
air (this is an estimate, as the drawings are very hard to read). This air can be a combination of
outside air and return air. Four air handling units were installed in the natatorium proper, which
provided warm air over the glazing on the South side and the wall on the North side. Four
exhaust fans were installed on the West side which exhausted about 10,000 CFM of air. This
system also conditioned the entry to the facility with supply air from HV-1 and returns air
through the managers' room adjacent the pool by transfer air from the natatorium. This
condition causes repid deterioration of electronic equipment in these area. Natatorium return air
is taken from the pipe trench. Floor return grilles are located over the pipe trench at the West
side of the natatorium. One unintended consequence of this return air configuration is that air
from the mechanical room is pulled into the pipe trench. This is because the trench is open to the
mechanical room. Since diatomaceous earth powder is used in the mechanical room, the pipe
trench has a nice coating of dust. This condition has another unintended consequence. The
mechanical room opening acts as an outside air intake, and places the natatorium under positive
pressure.
In 1984, a modification to the natatorium HVAC system was performed. The West side exhaust
fans were removed and replaced with four heat recovery heat pumps Heat was reclaimed from
the air prior to exhaust from these units. Two other heat pumps were added to the North side.
These two units recirculate natatorium air, removing heat and moisture. All of these heat pumps
are water source heat pumps. Pool water is supplied to the units, is heated, and is used to preheat
natatorium air and to heat pool water. Currently, only one of the West side units is operational.
A heat recovery coil was added to HV-1, and it was balanced to 20,000 CFM. 10,000 CFM was
exhausted through the West side heat pumps and 10,000 CFM was recirculated to HV-1.
The interior of the natatorium is not in bad condition. We observed that the exhaust on all of the
heat pump units was operating, so that 10,000 CFM of outside air was provided to the space.
The air flow pattern was not the worst we've seen. The air has to move all the way across the
natatorium to reach both the exhaust and return grilles. This insures somewhat even airflow
across the natatorium. Some condensation is experienced on the glazing in cold weather. An air
curtain over the glazing would reduce condensation. The system balance was set up to be
neutral, we would recommend a negative pressure. We would also recommend supplying the
entry lobby and manager's office from some other source besides the natatorium system.
We see two approaches for the natatorium air system. The first is the place the 1984 retrofit back
in operation, with some modifications. There are several items, such as cooling/dehumidification
coil selection and hydronic circuiting, which could be improved. We also recommend that the
mechanical room be closed to the pipe trench opening. However, the general design concept in
regards to outside air and airflow is workable. There would still be some condensation on the
uninsulated glazing. The second solution would be to provide a new air handling system with a
new duct system for improved air distribution. The best location for this air handling unit
appears to be on the West side of the building, on the ground. Costs for each of these options
will be presented. Under any option consideration, the managers' office and the lobby area
should be isolated from the natatorium air handling system.
Locker Rooms:
Each locker room occupies slightly more than 1,000 square feet of floor space. They are both
supplied with about 3,500 CFM of air from two air handlers located in the mechanical space
above. This air flow exceeds 3 CFM per square foot and l0 air changes per hour. 'Air is
exhausted at two points, one small exhaust fan located above the restroom facilities and one
larger area exhaust fan. Both locker rooms are reported to be uncomfortable and humid.
There is ample air supplied to these rooms for comfort. We believe that the comfort control
problems stem from the overall pressure balance of the building and the air distribution inside the
locker rooms. In our experience, swimming pool locker room facilities perform well when
excess air from the locker room provides some of the make-up for the negative pressure
natatorium environment. This insures that natatorium air does not go any place but to the
natatorium. It would also be helpful, but not mandatory, to provide doors between the
natatorium and locker rooms for air system isolation. The locker room systems can be made to
work. We recommend that the discharge of the two locker room air handling units re-ducted so
that air is better dispersed throughout the locker rooms. We would also supply both the lobby
and the manager's office from these units. We also recommend that more outside air be taken in
by these systems.
A long term solution is to provide air-to-air heat reclaim on both of these units so that more
ventilation air can be introduced without an energy penalty. There does not appear to be
sufficient space in the mechanical room to economically add this capability to the existing
equipment, so we would recommend that these units be replaced with package air-to-air heat
reclaim units.
General HVAC Comments
Control of the natatorium environment is essential. It is recommended that every new or remodel
installation be provided with a microprocessor-based control system for improved control and
monitoring.
As part of this discussion, only items which have an immediate effect or were a code
consideration were considered. Replacing the electric boiler with a gas-fired boiler, providing
separated storage for diatomaceous earth and conversion from gas chlorine to liquid chlorine
were not considered. These items would improve the environment of the work area, make
maintenance and operation easier and cut operating costs.
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
Design Options
WILLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL
POOL
Option A
Minor Alteration Feasibility
DEMOLITION
Minor Demo LoCker Rooms&control .... 2',620 SF ' $3 $?18~'b'?
Demo Southern Exterior Pool Deck 2,400 SF $2 $4,800
' DEFIcIENC~ CORRECTIONS : '
Renovate Locker Room and Control HVAC 1 LS $35,000
Renovate Natatorium HVAC & Controls 1 LS $85,000i
P'i:~'~i~J~' ~'~'~i' J~i~ ~'i~'~:~"~y~t~'~ 1 LS $12,0001
Provide Voice / Data Distribution System 1 LS $15,000
[ig"i~t~i~'~""0'~ ~'~1'~'~" ~'5" ~'~ (~t~'i:i'U n~'i- 'Eg~:~'i ........ ~ 1 LS ; ............................................................................................ $13,000
Ext.
R~)i~ B'~'~'~h"i~l'e'c[~:i'~a i is'~nei~'"(6) ...................... 1 LS $2'~':00b ................................................
CONSTRUCTION
Renovate Existing Locker Rooms 2,370 SF $45 $106 650
Renovate Existing Control Room 2,50 SF $35 $8,750
Reglaze Existing Kalwall 1,330 SF $36 $47 880
i~'~i'~i~'~"t~" ~'~J~(J'~{'g' "¢~'~i'~'"~'~'"~ r~" ~Ji~ ................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 LS $60 000
~W M ~'l~n-i~-J~J-R'~'~'r~ -4'00"S'F~ $80 $3~-0(~6
Me~i~i~Ji'''R'b6'~ ¢~i'~'i~'~t i ;j LS .........~ ~0'0'"~b'b'i ............................................
New"E~l~'~re"(~"~S'~t'h' P0~'i D~i~ 2'1'37~) '~'~ $~'00
Natatorium HVAC Upgrades for Addition 1 LS $40 000
LEISURE AMENITIES
New Bulkhead at Shallow Water 1 LS $35 000
Revisions to Shallow Water for Zero Beach I LS $45 000
shaii6w"~at~'~'"Leis'~Ji:~"~r~e~ities ............................... I ALLOW $i'0'000' ...............................................
Hydro Therapy Pool with River Run 1 LS $275 000
S'iide ~ ALLOW $1 O0 000
CustOm Swirl Pool ' 1 ALLOW $100 000
Mechanical Equipment for Leisure Amenities 1 ALLOW $100 000
SOB'¥6TAE"~'0 S'¥S $ ~':';4'9';i 'i~{~'{~ ......... ~'~"i'~'~"~"::~':~'b
Estimating C'Ontingency'' 15% .......... $22~3,~7:i'6:
WSST ........................................................... ¢:90% ..........................................
Subtotal $1,850,653
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
Design Options
WILLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL POOL
Option A (continued)
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Architects fees
A~ i~i56'~'i ' ~5'6'~'~i~'~ '~e'e~'~ ........... a'i'ibw
Predesign sewices(Programming) ~ allow
Contract Project Manager~ allow
Construction Contingency allow
Subtotal
"EQ'01P'M'~ NT~FURNIS'HiN~'~
computer system allow
Telephone System allow
Misc Equip allow
F'~'~it'~'(New) allow
Contingency allow
Subtotal ............. '~'0
BOND ISSUANCE
Bond issuance fee/management 1.75% $0
Legal and printing costs allow
Contingency allow
Subtotal $0
MISCELLANEOUS
Bid Printing and Adve~isement allow
Contingency allow
Subtotal ........ $0
NFLATIONICONTINGENCY
Inflation(assume 1 yr lag) 2.00%
Owners Project Contingency 2.00%
Subtotal
TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
PROJECT BUDGET WORKSHEET
BUDGET SUMMARY
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
Design Options
OPTION B
Design
Option B, while maintaining public access from the east, takes the opportunity to
reconfigure the bathhouse. In this scheme a new, enlarged entry is added to the
building and would include space for vending. The entry addition provides an
architectural opportunity to create a visually striking and identifiable 'front' to the
existing facility. The control area for pool staff is significantly enlarged and
would be configured to meet the demands of visual control of entry and
natatorium. The locker rooms are completely reconfigured to provide ease of flow
from the lobby out onto the pool deck. This new configuration, adding new square
footage to the south of the facility, has two benefits over the existing
configuration: both male & female enter the natatorium at the shallow waters and
cross traffic is reduced in front of the control area windows monitoring the
natatorium. By designing both locker rooms to the south end of the building, the
former men's locker room north of the control area is made available for the
addition of a multi purpose weight / cardiovascular / fitness room. The concept
design illustrates how this multi purpose room can be visually controlled from
both the control area and natatorium deck.
The existing family changing room and northern mechanical room remain
unchanged. A new mechanical work room is illustrated as an addition to the
northwest end of the facility. Pool water piping replacement would not be
included in the scope of the work but rather scheduled incrementally to be funded
through operations and maintenance funds over a number of years.
The existing exterior pool deck to the south of the natatorium would be reclaimed
as new interior space for new aquatic leisure amenities. This addition would be
fully glazed providing daylight to the new natatorium space and visual connection
to passing pedestrians. Leisure amenities include restructuring the existing
shallow water into a zero beach play area for children, the addition of a warm
water therapy pool, river run, swirlpool and slide. A new mechanical room for
these leisure amenities would be added in the SE end of the building. The existing
sauna would be incorporated into this small addition.
The new lobby configuration clearly separates the 'wet' use of the facility from
the 'dry' use. The 'dry' use includes direct access / monitoring off the primary
entry to the multi-purpose room, spectator viewing at the north end of the
natatorium, and the potential for future dry-side activity space added along the
west end of the building.
Cost
Project construction cost in today's dollars including WWST: $2,597,943.
*See attached spreadsheet.
Revenue Model
Projected operating expense recovery: 82%.
* See appendix - Operations Pro forma.
UUlLLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL POOL
I~ption B
Major Alteration Feasibility i
IPROJECT BUDGET WORKSHEET ~ '
DEMOLITION ~
D~mo Locker Rooms, Lobby, Admin, Maint. 4750[ $4 ~. $19,000
Demo Southern Exterior Pool Deck 2400i $2 ' $4,800
DEFICIENCY CORRECTIONS
Renovate Existing Air Handles & Controls 1i LSi $85,000
Prov d~ ~la~uu~ ~r~ ~,l~rrm~yys~e~ 11 LS: $12,000
Provide Voice / Data Distribution System 11 LS: $15,000
Lighting Upgrades to Natatorium, Egress, Ext. 11 LS $13,000
Replace ~le~t~mm 11 LS, $68,000 1
CONSTRUCTION
New Locker Rooms (incl new HVAC & plumb) 2500i $140 ! $350,000
_N_ew Control Room, Weights, Circulation 3400! $75 ! $255,000
New Lobby 4001 $100 i $40,000
New Maintenance Room, Exit Corridor 600 $75 $45,000
R~gl_a_z_e_ E~sting Kal,~all 13301 $36 $47,880
Rev sons to Ex st ng Tank for Zero Beach 11 LS $60,000
New Mechanical Room 4001 $80 $32,000
'Mechnical Room Equipment 11 LSi $100,000 .....
N~WlE~-clos~re ~3~S~u~ Poo Deck 2,375! $100; $237,500
:orium HVAC Upgrades for Addition 1 LS $40,000
LEISURE AMENITIES
NeTM Bulkh?_a_d_. at Shallow Water 1 LSi $35,000
Revisions to Shallow Water for Zero Beach 1 LSi $45,000
Shallow Water Leisure Amenities 1 ALLOWi $10,000
Hydro Therapy Pool with River Run 1 LSI $275,000
S de~ ' 1 ALLOWi $100,000
Custom Swirl Pool 1 ALLOW'= $100,000
iMechanical Equipment for Leisure Amenities 1 ALLOW: $100,000
SITE IMPROVEMENTS
New Sidewalk Paving 1. LS $4,500
_ SUBTOTAL COSTS i $2,093,680 _ $_2_,0_93,680
Estimating Contingency 15% = $31_4,0_52~
WSST: 7.90%~ $190.211
I Subtotal $2,597,943
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""~=RMITS, FEES, TAXES, INSURANCE, BONDS
Permit fees: allow
Insurance allow:
Legal feesi allowl
__Hook up fees allow, _ ............
Inspection/Testing allow i
Balancing HVAC allow i
Site Survey allow
Soils Testing allow
Architects fees
Additional Consultants fees allow
...... P_r_e_d_ e S i_g_n. _S e~ i ce s (~P r~o g r_a _re_m_ i_n_g_) allow:
.... C o?_a ct_?._ro_je ct M a n a g_e r ~_ a II_o_w_
Construction Contingency, allow
Computer System allow
Telephone SystemI allow
................ Misc__Equip L allow:
Furniture (New) allow
_. _ W_eight?__/.CV/Fitness Room Equipment allow
............ _C._ontingency allow, . _ _
Subtotal $0
BOND ISSUANCE
I~ - ....... -I~n~s-~a~c~ fete/management 1,75%
Legal and printing costs allow
Contingency allow
MISCEL.L.A~Eous Subtotal $0
Bid Printing and Advertisement; allow
Contingency: allow
............... Subtotal~ ................. $0
INFLATION/CONTINGENCY
Inflation(assume I yr lag) 2.00%
...... Owners Project Contingency 2.00%'
Subtotal $0
TOTAL. ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
Wi L LiA-M-s-I-I O R E M F MO F{IA L~p O O L~ .... i
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WILLIAM SHORE POOL
Design Options
OPTION C
Design
Option C accepts the existing bathhouse configuration. The entry would remain as
exists, visually unidentifiable from the exterior of the facility The control area for
pool staff would remain the same square footage but receive finish upgrades as
well as mechanical and electrical alterations to separate it from the natatorium air.
The locker room access and changing area would remain unchanged, however,
new finishes, privacy partitioning and mechanical upgrades would be provided.
The uncontrolled access from the buildings exterior to the public viewing area
would remain as is. Existing family changing, mechanical rooms and office would
remain unchanged. Pool water piping replacement would not be included in the
scope of the work, but rather scheduled incrementally to be funded through
operation and maintenance funds over a number of years.
The existing exterior pool deck to the south of the natatorium would be
unchanged. The south wall of the natatorium would be reglazed. Option C
provides for minor renovations to correct existing deficiencies
Costs
Projected construction costs in today's dollars including WSST: $498,871.
*See attached Cost Spread Sheet.
Revenue Model
Projected operating expense recovery: unchanged from exisiting
* See appendix - Operations Pro-forma.
I ' 'LLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL POOL
ption C [
Minor Renovation Feasibility ~
PROJECT BUDGET WORKSHEET
DEMOLITION
I Min~o_r Demo Locker Rooms & Control 26201 $3 $7,860
Demo Southern Exterior Pool Deck 0[ $2 $0
DEFICIENCY CORRECTIONS
Renovate Locker Room and Control HVAC 1i LS $35,000
Renovate Natatorium HVAC & Controls 1! LS $85,000
Provide Manual Fire Alarm System 11 LS $12,000
Provide Voice / Data Distribution System 1 i ESi $15,000
11 LS~ $13,000
Lighting Upgrades to Natatorium, Egress, Ext. I 1 ! LS $21,000
Replace Branch Electrical Panels (6)
CONSTRUCTION ,
Renovate Existing Locker Rooms 2370i $65 [ $154,050
Renovate Existing Control Room 250 $45 i $11,250
Reglaze Existing Kalwall 1330 $36 $47,880
Revisions to Existing Tank for Zero Beach 0 LS $0
NeTM I~le~na hi'al ~)~- 0 $80 $0
Mechanical Room Equipment 0! LS $0
jNew Enclosure of South Pool Deck j $100 i $0
N~a~tori~m ~-A~ ~for Addition 0 LSi $0
LEISURE AMENITIES :
New Bulkhead at Shallow Water 0j LSj $0
Revisions to Shallow Water for Zero Beach 0J~ LSIi $0
Shallow Water Leisure Amenities 0 ALLOWi $0
Hydro Therapy Pool with River Run 0 LSJ $0
Slide_. 0! ALLOW $0
Custom Swirl Pool 01 ALLOW $0
Mechanical Equipment for Leisure Amenities 0 ALLOW ___ _$_0_
SUBTOTAL COSTS ~ $402,040 $402,040
l~;iir~i~-ng Contingency 15%; _ _ $_60, 306_
WSST, 7.90%{ _ ~:~6_._525_
I Subtotal i $498,871
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==RMITS, FEES, TAXES, INSURANCE, BONDS i i
Permit feesi allowI ;
Insurancel allow!
Legal fees allow ~
Hook up fees al ow!
Inspection/'Testing allowl
Balancing HVAC allow
Site Survey allowi
Soils Testing allow:
Architects fees
Additional Consultants fees allow:
Predesign services(Programming) i allowi
Contract Project Manager; allow
Construction Contingency: allow
EQUi~'~FURNISHINGS Subtotal
Computer System allow:
Telephone System allow
Misc Equip allow
Furniture (New) allow
Contingency allow,
Subtotal' $0 _ _
3OND ISSUANCE
Bond issuance fee/management! 1.75%I $0
Legal and printing costs allow~
Contingency, allow!
Subtotal' $0
M'scE''A"Eous
Bid Printing and Advertisement allowi
Contingency allow:
iiNFLATiONICONTiNGENCY Subtotal $0
Inflation(assume 1 yr lag) 2.00%
Owners Project Contingency 2.00%
I' Subtotal $0
tOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
~vILLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL POOL
pROJECT BUDGET WORKSHEET
3UDGET SUMMARY .......
MinorRenovationProjectEstimate.xls
WILLIAM SHORE POOL
Design Options
COST SUMMARY
Option A Option B Option C
Minor Alterations Major Alterations Minor Renovations
$1,850,653 $2,597,943 $498,871
Port Angeles
William Shore Memorial Pool Expansion and Renovation
Operations Pro-forma
The following is an assessment of probable operating costs and revenue projections for the
expansion and renovation of the William Shore Memorial Pool. A pro-forma has been developed
for the two facility options that have been developed by ARC Architects. These assessments are
based on limited information regarding the project and have been completed without the benefit of
a site visit. These operating projections should be used as a general guideline only and a more
detailed analysis is recommended to determine a more precise operating pro-forma.
Expense and revenue projections are based on the following assumptions:
· The pro-forma's shown are in addition to existing expenses and revenues currently associated
with the operation ofthe William Shore pool.
· Option A includes the renovation of the existing pool and locker rooms, new zero depth play
area, lazy river, therapy pool, and large serpentine slide.
· Option B includes all of the components in Option A, plus the addition of a
weight/cardiovascular fitness area.
· The existing fee structure for the pool will be increased for Option 1 and again for Option 2.
· The center for either option will be operated totally in-house.
· The 1998 expenditure budget for the William Shore pool is $271,327 and the revenue budget is
$134,800.
· The center will be ssaffed with a mixture of full and part-time staff.
· The service area population for the center is approximately 50,000.
· All user groups and users will be charged for use of the center.
· Little is known about the presence of other indoor aquatic and recreation service providers in
the area.
· The expenditure and revenue projections in this document have been figured based on a very
conservative approach. However a strong marketing program will be necessary to adequately
promote usage of the new facility.
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Operation Cost Models:
Cateeory~ Option A Option B
Personnel
Full-time -0- -0-
Part-time 85,360 131,727
Total $85,360 $131,727
Commodities
Office supplies 1,000 1,500
(forms, etc.)
Chemicals 5,000 5,000
(pool/mech.)
Maint./repair/mat. 5,000 7,000
Janitor supplies 3,000 4,000
Uniforms 1,000 1,500
Printing/postage 2,000 3,000
Pro Shop 3,000 3,500
Other 500 750
Total $20,500 $26,250
Contractual
Utilities '15,000 20,000
(gas &elec.)
Communications 500 750
(phone)
Contract services 1,000 3,000
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Category_ Option A Option B
Advertising 3,000 3,500
Training 1,500 2,000
(staff time)
Other 500 750
Total $21,500 $30,000
Capital
Replace. fund $1,000 $3,000
Grand Total $128,360 $190,977
Note: Line items not included in this budget are exterior site maintenance, water (sewer),
insurance, trash pick-up and vehicle costs.
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Staffing Levels:
Positions Option A Option B
FULL-TIME
No New Full-Time Positions
PART-TIME
Front desk attend. 50hrs/wk 100hrs/wk
($6.50hr.)
Fitness Attendant N/A 44hrs/wk
($6.50hr.)
Lifeguard 150hrs/wk 160hrs/wk
($6.50hr.)
Program instructors
Aquatics $10,000 $12,000
Fitness N/A $5,000
Salaries $77,600 $119,752
Benefits (10% of wages) $7,760 $11,975
Total Part-Time Salaries $85,360 $131,727
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Revenue Projection Models:
Category Option A Option B
Fees
Admissions 62,000 101,500
Multi. Admiss. 4,500 8,500
Annuals 51,000 89,500
Corporate/Group 3,000 4,000
Rentals 5,000 5,500
Total $125,500 $209,000
Programs
Aquatics 15,000 18,000
Fimess -0- 7,250
Total $15,000 $25,250
Other
Pro-shop 3,500 4,000
Spec. events 2,000 2,000
Vending 3,000 4,000
Total $8,500 $10,000
Grand Total $149,000 $244,250
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Expenditure - Revenue Comparison
Category Option A Option B
New Expenditures $128,360 $190,977
Existing Expend. $271,327 $271,327
Total Expend. $399,687 $462,304
New Revenues $149,000 $244,250
Existing Revenue $134,800 $134,800
Total Revenue $283,800 $379,050
Difference - 115,887 -83,254
Recovery % 71% 82%
These operations proforma's were completed based on limited information and only
basic understanding of the project. As a result, there is no guarantee that the expense and
revenue projections outlined above will be met as there are many variables that affect
such estimates that either cannot be accurately measured or are not consistent in their
influence on the budgetary process.
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Projected Fee Schedule: The fee schedules have been figured utilizing a fee differential
for city and county residents. Revenue projections and attendance numbers were
calculated from this fee model.
Option A
Cateeor~ Daily Multiple Annual (6 Month)
City / Cty. City / Cty. City / Cty. City/Cty.
Adults $2.50 $3.00 $24.00 $30.00 $200.00 $250.00 N/A
Youth $2.00 $2.50 $18.00 $23.00 $150.00 $200.00 N/A
(under 18)
Senior $2.00 $2.50 $18.00 $23.00 $150.00 $200.00 N/A
(60+)
Early Bird/Lap $2.00 $2.50 N/A N/A N/A
Family $6.00 $8.00 N/A $300.00 $350.00 $200 $250
Option B
Category Daily Multiple Annual (6 Month)
City / Cty. City / Cty. City / Cty. City/Cty.
Adults $3.00 $3.50 $30.00 $35.00 $250.00 $300.00 N/A
Youth $2.00 $2.50 $18.00 $23.00 $150.00 $200.00 N/A
(under 18)
Senior $2.00 $2.50 $18.00 $23.00 $150.00 $200.00 N/A
(60+)
Early Bird/Lap $2.00 $2.50 N/A N/A N/A
Family $7.00 $9.00 N/A $350.00 $400.00 $250 $300
A single admission rate in Option B allows use of either/or the weight/cardiovascular
equipment area and pool.
Note: Multiple admissions are 12 admissions at a discount. Annual passes require a
monthly automatic withdrawal option from the holder's bank account to encourage sales.
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Attendance Projections: The following attendance projections are based on the revenue
figures that were identified earlier in this report. These are averages only and the yearly
figures are based on 350 days of operation.
Yearly
New Paid admissions Option A Option B
Daily 21,000 31,500
(# daily admiss.) 60 90
Multiple 2,400 3,600
(# sold annually) 200 300
Annual* 20,800 33,800
(# sold annually) 200 325
Total Yearly 44,200 68,900
Total Daily 126 197
* Admissions for pass holders were figured based on 104 visits per year. Family
admissions are counted as one single admission.
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Part-Time Staff Hours:
Time Hours Employees Days Total Hours Per Week
Fitness Room Attendant
Mon.-Fri.
3pm - 9pm 6 1 5 30
Sat.-Sun.
12pm - 7pm 7 1 2 14
Total 44 hours
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Revenue Worksheets
Option A
Daily
Fee # per day Revenue
Adult $2.50 10 $25
Youth $2.00 20 $40
Senior $2.00 10 $20
Early Bird $2.00 10 $20
Family $6.00 10 $60
Total 60 $165 x 350 days = $57,750
Non Res. 30% of users with a 25% increase in revenues $4,331
Multiple Admission Cards
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $24 100 $2,400
Youth $18 50 $900
Senior $18 50 $900
Total 200 $4,200 $4,200
NOn. Res. 30% of users with a 25% increase in revenues $315
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Yearly Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $200 50 $10,000
Youth $150 25 $3,750
Senior $150 25 $3,750
Family $300 100 $30,000
Total 200 $47,500 $47,500
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 25% increase in revenues $3,562
Revenue Summary
Daily $62,000
Punch Cards $4,500
Annual Passes $51,000
Total $117,500
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Option B
Daily
Fee # per day Revenue
Adult $3.00 40 $120
Youth $2.00 20 $40
Senior $2.00 10 $20
Early Bird $2.00 10 $20
Family $7.00 10 $70
Total 90 $270 x 350 days = $94,500
Non Res. 30% of users with a 25% increase in revenues $7,088
Multiple Admission Cards
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $30 200 $6,000
Youth $18 50 $900
Senior $18 50 $900
Total 300 $7,800 $7,800
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 25% increase in revenues $585
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Yearly Pass
· Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $250 150 $37,500
Youth $150 25 $3,750
Senior $150 25 $3,750
Family $350 125 $43,750
Total 325 $88,750 $88,750
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 25% increase in revenues $6,656
Revenue Summary.
Daily $101,500
Punch Cards $8,500
Annual Passes $89,500
Total $199,500
Note: These work sheets were used to project possible revenue sources and amounts.
These figures are estimates only, based on very basic market information and should not
be considered as guaranteed absolutes. This information should be utilized as a
representative revenue scenario only and to provide possible revenue target ranges.
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PORT ANGELES
WILLIAM SHORE POOL PROJECT
A. Aquatic Center-in house study group/project team
* Any information available from this group would be beneficial (N/A)
* Previous studies and reports (N/A)
* Project definition, limits, structure, mission statement, site (attachment A - 3)
B. Community/demographic information
* Size of the service area for the center (attachment *B - 1) * note: this is the School District boundary
* Service area population ( attachment *B - 2) * note: this is Clallam County figures
age ranges
income levels
* Detailed local map (attachment B - 3)
C. Comparison with other indoor aquatic service providers
Identifying of other similar service providers
* Sequim Aquatic Center, Sequim Wa. Public Recreation District
Identifying special interest (users) groups
* Port Angeles School District
* Port Angeles Swim Club
* United States Coast Guard
* Scuba/Dive schools
* Private Parties
* Peninsula College
D. Parks & Recreation information
* Program brochures (attachment D - 1)
* Organizational Chart ( attachment D - 2)
* Salary levels/hourly wage scales
benefits paid (%) full-time and part-time (attachment D - 3)
* Budget/revenues/attendance figures for the existing center (attachment D - 4 )
Fees & charges (see program brochure D - 1)
Rental rates (see program brochure D - 1)
Programs/services in high demand
Swimming lessons for youth (Pool Budget)
Exercise classes (Pool Budget)
School District and Swim Club practice times
Private parties (Pool Budget)
E. City information
* Utility rates
Gas N/A
Electric .0257 per KW hr. 2.53 per KW demand
Water $15.00 per month plus .70 per 100 cubic ft
Sewer $5.98 per month
Trash $79.20 per month
Telephone 9
*Insurance
Liability
Property
Other Self-insured (Washington Cities Insurance Authority)
* Operational assistance from other departments
When needed the Public Works Department has assisted the Parks department in-house
with construction and various projects. The Public Works Water Sewer division also assists us
with supplying our chlorine needs.
F. Operations analysis
* Staffing
Need for additional full-time staff Proposed upgrade of one part-time person to
full-time in 1999 budget
Maintenance/custodial operations
1 Full-time Facility Caretaker City Staff
1 part-time Custodian City Staff
* Hours of operation
(see program brochure)
* Program budget inclusion in operation budget? Yes
* Desired subsidy level/cost recovery ? Currently 50% City subsidy
Desired 70 - 80% cost recovery
POOL PROJE( T
V~' PROTEO. T AN EXI.gTIN~ OOMMUNITY Ag_gET
MEET RE0.REATIONAL NEED ( ,lidQ Qte..)
REVENUE ENI-IAN0.EMENT
ADD FITNEg_9, YOUTfl OR OTI-IER .gPAOE
RENOVATE ENTRY & LO(~KER ROOM_~
MEET PflY_910.AL TI-IERAPY NEED_9 IN
QOMMUNITY
PORT ANGELES PARKS & RECREATION
MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Pcrrks & Recreation is committed to enhancing the quality of life in the community of Port Angeles.
Its facilities and programs are designed and operated to provide opportunities which em'ich flue physical, mental and
spiritual life of ail citizens. Parks, recreational facifities and cultural programs, managed creatively and.safely,
broaden individual human potential and contribute to a highly aesthetic environment which is essential to a healthy
society.
DEPARTMENT MO'I~I'O
"Enhancinq the Quality of Life"
OBJECTIVES
Administration
· To facilitate Parks & Recreation divisions m accomplishing their objectives
· To plan and manage property acquisition, l::~:rk development, and capital improvements
· To develop and manage departmental budget
· To research grant programs and prepare grant applications
· To provide support for the various advisory boards associated with Park Department operations
Fine Art Center
· To support the cultural needs of the citizens by bringing varied exhibitions to the Fine Art Center
· To develop c~ud manage the Fine Art Center budget
· To supplement the operational budget with grants and other fundraising efforts
· To provide support for the Friends organization and the Board of Trustees
Parks & Cemetery
· To provide year-around maintenance to all city park facilities
· To plan & implement a beautification pro?~'m including traffic islands, hanging baskets, planter boxes & public
buildings
· To manage crud operate Ocean View Cemetery
· To plan and implement park projects
· To develop and manage the Parks & Cemetery budgets
Senior Services Community Center
· To provide comprehensive programs and services for older adults
· To plan, schedule and operate the Senior Services Community Center
· To provide support for the Sr. Center Advisor~ and sub-committees
· To assist with community use of the Sr. Services Community Center
· To develop and manag'e the Senior Services Community Center budget
Recreation
· To provide a comprehensive program cf recreutional activities for all citizens
· To schedule all recreational facilities in Pon Angeles, including school facilities
· To facilitate community use of the Vern Burton Community Center
· To munage m.~int~in ~nd operate the W!!!i~m Shore Memonal Pool
· To develop and manage the VBMCC, Recreation and Pool Budgets
PRI:MARY MA~K'F~ ~ D~OG~~
I I II
" 1995
~o~ Pop~on 50,916 56,13 I
Popu~on
Age 14 ~d A~ve 41,616
N~ of P~t N~ of P~t
Househol~ bv In,me ~ ~
~ ~ SS.~ 9~ 4.5~ ~3 3.4~
$5.~- 59.~ ~135 10.0% ~ 9.8~
~25.~- ~29.~ 1.~5 8.9% ~ I0~
S30.~ - S~,~ l j21 7.1% 1,~2 6.3~
~$35,~- S3g,~ 1,g~ ~.4~ lj35 6.5%
~,~- ~9,~ ~7 i0.7~ ~52 12j~
'$50,~ - ~4,~ Z911 13.6~ 3,898 16~%
~5,~ - ~,~ 1,056 4.9~ 1~9 5.5%
$1~,~ + 580 ZT~ 1,163
Tom 2139g 1~.~ ~,63~ 1~.~
M~ Ho~old ~m~ $~.8~ $32,621
N~ P~t N~ P~t
~ of~s ~ of
0. 5 ~859 5.6~ ~5 4.6%
6- 13 6,~I 12.7% 7~ 13.~
14- 17 ~8 5.1% ~ 5.~
18 - 20 1,143 ~
21.24 1,161 ~% g~ 1.6%
~ - M 5,~ 9.9~ 4,~ 7.6%
35 - ~ %874 153% ~ 15,8~
45 - ~ 5,~1 11.1% 7.~3 12.6%
55. ~ 5,189 10~% 5,975 10.6~
65 + I~972 ~% 14.9~ ~.7%
~o~ 50,916 1~.0~ 56,131 1~.~
M~ Age ~A
So~: U.S. Ce~ B~n ~ U~ ~oa
Wfli am Shor
M morIal Pool
lnt r/$prln# Seh dul
1998
Providing Quality of Life Enhancements for the Citizens of Port Angeles
(~60)
Home of the Port Angeles Swim Club
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Parks and
Recreation
Department
Parks &-'Recreation
Administration
I
Recreation Senior Center Fine Arts Center
VBMCC Activities & Services Cultural Experiences
Administration for
Seniors
Youth and Adult
Activities
Pool Operations
Recreation Staff Salary Schedule
/
Pa,/ Classification I 2 :3 4 5
Grade
1 Llfe Guard 5.90 6.:31 6.67
2 WSI 6.:31 6.67 7.04 7.4:3 7.85
:3 Supervisor I' 10.:38 10.95 11.56 q'q.96 12.36,
4 Supervisor II. 9.62 . 9.99 10.:38
5 Exercise Instructor 9.27 * 9.62 9.99
WILLIAM SHORE MEMORIAL POOL
Monthly Activity Report
DECEMBER 1997
RECREATION --
Children 767 14,329 482 13,242
Aduli 1,670 22,185 1,133 21,415
Saturday Kid's Day 22 152/616 0 232
Pool Parties/Participants 8/87 122/2,017 5/88 58/1,323
Recreation Attendance Totals 2,546 39,299 1,703 36,212
12qSTRUCTION --
Children 717 13,746 885 12,445
Adults -- 148 -- 395
Parent/Child Orientation -- 408 -- 250
Pre--School 185 5,845 223 5,237
Water Exercise 533 9,695 589 8,47~
School District Activities 1,108 8,521 584 6,39v.,
Pool Rentals/Classes 513 6,416 513 6,602
Instruction Attendance Totals 3-56 44,779 2,794 40,323
POOL OPERATIONS-
Days Open I 30 353 I 26 324
Hours, Open I 363.25 4,497.225[ 335.75 4,262.50
REVENUE - "
Rental:Suits, towels, Caps $103.27 $607.56 $24.06 $755.55
Admissions $1,990.18 $31,980.10 $935.40 $24,758.38
Lessons $541.50 $51,359.12 $1,220.75 $54,270.98
Aerobics $1,213.00 $16,738.00
Passes $1,672.90 $20,249.16 $794.34 $15,441.89
Showers $11.10 $737.73 $26.97 $1,467.20
Lockers $202.35 $3,572.70 $120.90 $3,326.12
Pool Rentals ' $361.48 $5,953.05 $280.61 $3,61
Sales Tax $33.5.65 $4,619.37 $158.78 $3,585.84
Other: Concessions (Pepsi) $0.00 $953.05 $1,137.68
[[TOTAL POOL REVENUE i ' $6,431.43 $136,769.84 $3,541.81 I' $1'08,38ii35
City of Port Angeles
Budget Status Report
General Fund Revenues - Period 08
As of August ~1, 1998
;."i Re~x~rt Generat~ ~/08/9S
Fnd 001 General Fund Dpt 0008 Parks & Recreation
Current YTD 1998 Annual Annual
Actual Actual Budget Variance ~ Var
~ilLiam Shore Pool
Revenues
862 9424 Aerobic Classes ( Pool ) 10,266- 15,431- 15,431
562 9450 PubLic Swimming/Admission 6,563- 44,759- 50,000- 5/24t- 10.5
862 9451 Swimming Instruction 2,020- 34,697- 50/000- 15/303- 30.6
862 9452 PooL Rental 21~- 11,571- 10/000- 1,571 15.7-
.~62 9454 Locker end Sho~er Rent 690- ~,366- 5/000- 1/654- 32.7
.362 9455 ToueC, Cap & Suit Rent 69- 543- 800- 257- 32.1
862 9612 Concession Proceeds 5 1,000- 1,005- 100.5
862 9624 Cashier's Overages & Shot 4- 63 63-
~62 9626 HisceLLeneous Revenues 8/893 18/000- 18,000- 100.0
O~v 062 ~iLLiam Shore PooC 10,931- 110,299- 134/800- 24,501- 18.2
City of Port Angeles
Budget Status Report
General Fund Expenditures - Period 8
'"':~*" Report Generated 09/08/98 ' ·
Fnd 001 General Fund Dpt 0008 Parks & Recreation
-- Current Month Year to Date -- 1998 -- Annual .....
Actual Encumbrance Actual Encumbrance Budget Variance ~ Avail
QiLliam Shore Pool
Salaries and Wages
8~2 1001 Full Ti~ E;pLoyees 1,9~ 22,334 ]4,60~ 12,270
862 1002 Part Time Employees 8,630 78,S07 107,629 29,122 27.1
862 1011 Overtime/Call-Back Pay 955 2,705 1,924 781- ~0.~
Ob] 001 Salaries and Wages 11,533 103,547 1~,157 ~,610 28.2
Personnel Benefits
862 2010 F~CA/ICNA/Pension Benefi 1,813 12,391 15,504 3,113 20.1
862 20~4) Znsurance Benefits 1,247 9,975 14,963 4,9~ 33.3
862 2060 State Unemployment
Obi 0002 Personnel Benefits 3,0~ 22,367 30,~7 8,100 26.6
3101 Office & Operating SuppL 294- 2,~4 $,150 416
862 3120 BLdg & Haintenance SuppL 215 7,901 110 12,000
, 00~ Supplies 79- 10,635 110 15,150 4,405 29.1
Other Services & Charges
862 4210 Coeeunications Expenses 85 1,262 ~03 859- 213.1-
862 /~10 Travel & Training 395 1,385 ~ 785- 110.8-
862 4710 Utilities Expenses 3,629 38,59~ 55,000 16,407 29.8
~2 ~10 Repairs & Maintenance 24] 500 257 51.4
862 4901 Oues/Subscriptions/MeeJ~e 315 50 265- 530.O-
Obj ~ Other Services & Charges 4,109 41,797 56,553 14,756 26.1
Capital Outlay
862 6410 Furniture & Equipment 13,721 13,721-
862 6510 Construction/Iaprovmt Pr 144 25~000 24,856 99.4
Obi 006 Capital Outlay 13~866 ~5~000 11~I~4 44.5
Oiv 062 ~iLCiam Shore Pool 18,622 192,211 110 271,327 7~,006 29.1
2002 William Shore Pool Expansion and Renovation Pro-forma
Executive Summary
According to this report operations at a newly renovated pool would require an
approximate 32 percent operating subsidy from the general fund. The pro-forma
examined the operational costs for two options. The annual operating deficit for option
two would be approximately $228,000. (The operating subsidy for the existing pool in
2003 was approximately 55 percent or $209,000)
The citizen's committee as their preferred option has recommended option two. This
option provides additional capability to generate additional revenue to support operations.
The pro-forma identified an expanded pool on the existing site with improvements
including renovated existing facilities, new zero depth family play area, lazy river,
therapy pool, 3 lane lap pool and large slide. The second option included an area for
rentals or weight/cardiovascular fitness equipment.
Port Angeles
William Shore Memorial Pool Expansion and Renovation
Operations Pro-forma
The following is an assessment of probable operating costs and revenue projections for thc
expansion and renovation of the William Shore Memorial Pool. A pro-forma has been developed
for the two facility options that have been developed by ARC Architects. These assessments are
based on limited information regarding the project and have been completed without the benefit of
a site visit. These operating projections should be used as a general guideline only and a more
detailed analysis is recommended to detem4ne a more precise operating pm-forma.
Expense and revenue projections are based on the following assumptions:
· The pro-forma's shown are in addition to existing expenses and revenues currently associated
with the operation of the William Shore pool.
· Option 1 includes the renovation of the existing pool and locker rooms, new zero depth play
area, lazy river, therapy pool, 3 lane lap pool and large serpentine slide.
· Option 2 includes all of the components in Option 1, plus the addition of a
weight/cardiovascular fimess area.
· The existing fee structure for the pool will be increased for Option 1 and again for Option 2.
· The center for either option will be operated totally in-house.
· The 2001 expenditure budget for the William Shore pool is $358,341 and the revenue budget is
$157,779.
The center will be staffed with a mixage of full and part-time staff.
· Maintenance and custodial staff which have previously been shown in another budget are now
included in this pro-forma.
The center's hours and days of operation will remain the same.
· The service area population for the center is approximately 18,500 primary (city) and 24,000
secondary, for a total of 42,500.
· All user groups and users (with the exception of the Port Angeles High School Swim Team and
the Port Angeles Swim Club) will be charged for use of the center.
· Little is known about the presence of other indoor aquatic and recreation service providers in
the area.
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· The expenditure and revenue projections in this document have been figured based on a very
conservative approach. However a strong marketing program will be necessary to adequately
promote nsage of the new facility.
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Operation Cost Models:
Category Option 1 Option 2
Personnel
Full-time 48,984 48,984
Part-time 175,416 225,294
Total $224;400 $274,278
Supplies
Office supplies 1,000 1,500
(forms, etc.)
Chemicals 8,000 8,000
(pool/mech.)
Maint./repair/mat. 6,000 8,000
Janitor supplies 3,000 4,000
Uniforms 1,500 2,000
Printing/postage 2,000 3,000
Pro shop 3,000 3,500
Other 500 750
Total $25,000 $30,750
Contractual
Utilities 30,000 38,000
(gas & elec.)
Communications 500 750
(phone)
Contract services 1,000 3,000
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Category Option 1 Option 2
Advertising 3,000 3,500
Training 1,500 2,000
(staff time)
Other 2,000 2,500
Total $38,000 $49,750
Capital
Replace. fund $1,000 $3,000
Grand Total $288,400 $357,778
Note: Line items not included in this budget are exterior site maintenance, water (sewer),
insurance, trash pick-up and vehicle costs.
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Staffing Levels:
Positions Option 1 Option 2
FULL-TIME
Facility caretaker $37,680 $37,680
Wages $37,680 $37,680
Benefits (30% of wages) $11,304 $11,304
Total Full-Time Wages $48,984 $48,984
PART-TIME
Front desk attend. 54hrs/wk 93hrs/wk
($7.50hr.)
Fitness attendant N/A 44hrs/wk
($7.50hr.)
Lifeguard 241 hrs/wk 241 hrs/wk
($7.95hr.)
Custodian 40hrs/wk 45hrs/wk
($11.90hr.)
Program instructors
Aquatics $14,028 $14,028
Fitness N/A $9,880
Wages $159,469 $204,813
Benefits ( 10% of wages) $15,947 $20,481
Total Part-Time Wages $175,416 $225,294
Total FTE's (Full & Part-time)* 9.4 11.6
* Does not include program instructors.
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Revenue Projection Models:
Category. Option 1 Option 2
Fees
Admissions 97,388 142,835
Multi. Admiss. 7,049 11,220
3-6 Month 18,868 32,913
Annuals 56,074 95,294
Corporate/Group 3,000 4,000
Rentals 2,000 2,500
Total $184,379 $288,762
Programs
Aquatics 21,000 21,000
Fitness -0- 10,000
Total $21,000 $31,000
Other
Pro-shop 3,500 4,000
Spec. events 2,000 2,000
Vending 3,000 4,000
Total $ 8,500 $10,000
Grand Total $213,879 $329,762
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Expenditure - Revenue Comparison
New Expenditures $288,400 $357,778
Existing Expend. $ 358,341 $ 358,341
Total Expend. $646,741 $716,119
New Revenues $213,879 $329,762
Existing Revenue $157,779 $157,779
Total Revenue $371,658 $487,541
Difference -275,083 -228,578
Recovery % 57% 68%
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Projected Fee Schedule: The fee schedules have been figured utilizing a fee differential
for city and county residents. Revenue projections and attendance numbers were
calculated from this fee model.
Option 1
Category Daily Multiple Annual (3-6 Month)
City / Cry. City / Cty. City / Cty. City/Cty.
Adults $3.00 $3.50 $29.00 $33.50 $225.00 $275.00 $75.00 $95.00
Youth $2.50 $3.00 $24.00 $29.00 $160.00 $210.00 $55.00 $65.00
(under 18)
Senior $2.50 $3.00 $24.00 $29.00 $160.00 $210.00 $55.00 $65.00
(60+)
Early Bird/Lap $2.50 $3.00 N/A N/A N/A
Family N/A N/A $325.00 $375.00 $215 $265
Option 2
Category Daily Multiple Annual (3-6 Month)
City / Cty. City / Cty. City / Cty. City/Cty.
Adults $3.50 $4.00 $33.50 $38.50 $275.00 $325.00 $95.00 $115.00
Youth $2.50 $3.00 $24.00 $29.00 $160.00 $210.00 $55.00 $65.00
(under 18)
Senior $2.50 $3.00 $24.00 $29.00 $160.00 $210.00 $55.00 $65.00
(60+)
Early Bird/Lap $2.50 $3.00 N/A N/A N/A
Family N/A N/A $375.00 $425.00 $275 $325
A single admission rate in Option 2 allows use of either/or the weight/cardiovascular
equipment area and pool.
Note: Multiple admissions are 12 admissions at an approximate 20% discount. Annual
passes require a monthly automatic withdrawal option from the holder's bank account to
encourage sales. 3-6 month passes for adults, youth, and seniors are three months and six
months for families.
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Attendance Projections: The following attendance projections are based on the revenue
figures that were identified earlier in this report. These are averages only and the yearly
figures are based on 350 days of operation.
Yearly
New Paid admissions Option 1 Option 2
Daily 35,000 45,500
(# daily admiss.) 100 130
Multiple 3,000 4,200
(# sold annually) 250 350
3-6 Month 5,670 7,695
(# sold annually) 160 210
Annual* 20,800 31,200
(# sold annually) 200 300
Total Yearly 64,470 88,595
Total Daily 184 253
Admissions for 3 month pass holders are 27 visits, 6 month on 54 visits, and annual
pass holders were figured based on 104 visits per year. Family admissions are
counted as one single admission.
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Part-Time Staff Hours:
Time Hours Employees Days Total Hours Per Week
Fitness Room Attendant
Mon.-Fri.
3pm - 9pm 6 1 5 30
Sat.-Sun.
12pm - 7pm 7 1 2 14
Total 44 hours
Front Desk Attendant (Option 1)
Mon.-Fri.
lpm - 9pm 8 1 5 40
Sat.-Sun.
12pm - 7pm 7 1 2 14
Total 54 hours
Front Desk Attendant (Option 2)
Mon.-Fri.
6am - 2pm 8 1 5 40
2pm - 9pm 7 1 5 35
Sat.
8am- 12pm 4 1 1 4
12pm - 7pm 7 1 1 7
Sun.
12pm- 7pm 7 1 1 7
Total 93 hours
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Pool Guards
Summer Season (June, July, August & Holidays-14 wks)
Time Hours Guards Days Total Hours Per Week
Mon.-Fri.
5:30am - 9am 3.5 1 5 17.5
9am- lpm 4 1 5 20
lpm - 6pm 5 4 5 100
6pm- 10pm 4 2 5 40
Sat.
7:00am-9am 2 1 1 2
9am- lpm 4 1 1 4
lpm - 6pm 5 4 1 20
6pm - 9pm 3 2 1 6
Sun.
12pm - 6pm 6 4 1 24
6pm - 9pm 2 2 1 4
Total 237.5 hours
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Fall, Winter, & Spring Seasons (September -May -38wks)
Time Hours Guards Days Total Hours Per Week
Mon.-Fri.
5:30am- 9am 3.5 1 5 17.5
9am- lpm 4 1 5 20
lpm - 3pm 5 1 5 25
3pm- 8pm 5 4 5 100
8pm - 10pm 2 2 5 20
Sat.
7:00am- 9am 2 1 1 2
9am- lpm 4 1 1 4
lpm - 6pm 5 4 1 20
6pm - 9pm 3 2 1- 6
Sun.
12pm - 6pm 6 4 1 24
6pm- 9pm 2 2 1 4
Total 242.5 hours
Custodian (Option 1)
Mon.-Fri.
4pm- 8pm 4 1 5 20
Sat.
7am- llam 4 1 1 4
3pm- 1 Opm 7 1 1 7
Sun.
10am - noon 2 1 1 2
3pm- 10pm 7 1 1 7
Total 40 hours
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Custodian (Option 2)
Mon.-Fri.
3pm- 8pm 5 1 5 25
Sat.
7am- llam 4 1 1 4
3pm- 10pm 7 1 1 7
Sun.
10am - noon 2 1 1 2
3pm - 1 Opm 7 1 1 7
Total 45 hours
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Program Staffing
Aquatics Programs
Swim Lessons
Summer- staff ($9.00/hr.) 10 classes/day 5 days 8 wks $3,600
Spring/Fall- staff ($9.00/hr.) 4 classes/day 2 days 16 wks $1,152
Winter- staff ($9.00/hr.) 4 classes/day 2 days 8 wks $576
Total $5,328
Water Aerobics
Summer- staff ($15.00/cl.) 8 classes/wk 14 wks $1,680
Spring/Fall- staff ($15.00/ci.)6 classes/wk 26 wks $2,340
Winter- staff ($15.00/cl.) 6 classes/wk 12 wks $1,080
Total $5,100
Therapy
1 staff ($15.00/cl.) 6 classes/wk 40 wks $3,600
Total Aquatics Programs $14,028
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General Programs
Weight Training
1 staff ($15.00/cl.) 6 classes/wk 52 wks $4,680
Personal Trainer
1 staff ($20.00/sess.) 5 per week 52 wks $5,200
Total General Programs $9,880
Note: Some programs and classes could be on a contractual basis with the center, where
the facility will take a percentage of the revenues charged and collected. These programs
have not been shown in this budget as a result.
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Revenue Worksheets
Option 1
Daily
Fee # per day Revenue
Adult $3.00 25 $75
Youth $2.50 45 $112.5
Senior $2.50 15 $37.5
Early Bird $2.50 15 $37.5
Total 100 $262.5 x 350 days = $91,875
Non Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $5,513
Multiple Admission Cards
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $29 130 $3,770
Youth $24 60 $1,440
Senior $24 60 $1,440
Total 250 $6,650 $6,650
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $399
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3-6 Month Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $75 50 $3,750
Youth $55 30 $1,650
Senior $55 30 $1,650
Family $215 50 $10,750
Total 160 $17,800 $17,800
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $1,068
Yearly Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $225 55 $12,375
Youth $160 20 $3,200
Senior $160 20 $3,200
Family $300 105 $34,125
Total 200 $52,900 $52,900
Non. Res. 30% o£ users with a 20% increase in revenues $3,174
Revenue Summary
Daily $97,388
Multiple Pass $7,049
Monthly Pass $18,868
Annual Passes $56,074
Total $179,379
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Option 2
Daily
Fee # per day Revenue
Adult $3.50 60 $210
Youth $2.50 30 $75
Senior $2.50 20 $50
Early Bird $2.50 20 $50
Total 130 $385 x 350 days = $134,750
Non Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $8,085
Multiple Admission Cards
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $33.5 230 $7,705
Youth $24 60 $1,440
Senior $24 60 $1,440
Total 350 $10,585 $10,585
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $635
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3-6 Month Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $95 75 $7,125
Youth $55 30 $1,650
Senior $55 30 $1,650
Family $275 75 $20,625
Total 210 $31,050 $31,050
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $1,863
Yearly Pass
· Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $275 140 $38,500
Youth $160 20 $3,200
Senior $160 20 $3,200
Family $375 120 $45,000
Total 300 $89,900 $89,900
Non. Res. 30% of users with a 20% increase in revenues $5,394
Revenue Summary
Daily $142,835
Multiple Pass $11,220
Monthly Pass $32,913
Annual Passes $95,294
Total $282,262
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Note: These work sheets were used to project possible revenue sources and amounts.
These figures are estimates only, based on very basic market information and should not
be considered as guaranteed absolutes. This information should be utilized as a
representative revenue scenario only and to provide possible revenue target ranges.
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Executive Summary
In December of 2002 the idea of a Recreation Complex at Lincoln Park including an ice
arena, indoor soccer, and indoor tennis was put forth by a group of respected local
citizens. It was also suggested that the pool be considered for construction at this site as a
possible "anchor" for a larger recreation complex. Subsequently, a feasibility and
marketing analysis~for this comPlex was funded as part of the adopted 2003-05 CFP. The
feasibility and marketing analysis was begun in September 2003 and was completed in
May 2004. During the study, further work on plans for the pool renovation was placed
on hold. The draft feasibility analysis concluded that the timing was not appropriate for
the development and operation of a complex of this size. The primary rationale for that
recommendation was the population base of the service area was currently insufficient to
support the project. The report also acknowledged that a considerable annual operating
subsidy would be required even with an aggressive fee structure to sustain operations.
The report did conclude that a swimming pool facility would be an economic asset to any
future recreation complex constructed at the site.
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Feasibility Study
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ARC
A.R,C ARCHITECTS
May 24, 2004
Lincoln Pnrk Sport~ Center
Completed By:
Ken Ballard, President
Ballard*King and Associates
2743 E. Ravenhill Cir.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Phone: (303) 470-8661
Fax: (303) 470-8642
Rex Bond
ARC Architects
1101 East Pike St.
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 322-3322
Fax: (206) 322-9323
Table of Contents
Section I Demographic Summary ..................................................... 1
Section II Market Orientation .......................................................... 26
Section III Concept Design ................................................................. 28
Section IV Capital Cost Estimate ...................................................... 35
Section V Operations Pro-forma ..................................................... 36
Operating expenditures
Fees and Attendance
Revenues
Expenditure-Revenue Comparison
- Appendix ....................................................................................... 55
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Section I -Demographic and Market Analysis
In an attempt to determine the market and potential financial performance of the proposed new
Lincoln Park Sports Center in Port Angeles, Washington, an analysis that looks at the
demographic realities of the area, as well as reviews the existing sports and recreation facilities
in the area has been undertaken.
This analysis is based on a planned facility that would include the following amenities:
· An NHL sized ice rink with the necessary support spaces.
· An indoor artificial turf surfaced area for sports such as soccer.
· An indoor hard surfaced area that can be used for indoor tennis, basketball, etc.
· Other areas for games, vending, meetings, office areas and storage.
It is estimated that the building to house these activities will be in the range of 200,000 square
feet. As part of this project there is also the possibility of building a new aquatic center (to
replace the William Shore Memorial Pool).
The following is a summary of the demographic characteristics of the greater Port Angeles area
and a comparison with basic sports participation standards as produced by the National Sporting
Goods Association.
Service Area: The primary market for the proposed sports center would be the residents of an
area that is bordered by Puget Sound on the north, the Clallam County line to the south, Clallam
Bay and Beaver to the west and Blyn to the east. A primary service area is usually defined by
the distance people will travel on a regular basis (a minimum of once a week) to utilize a sports
or recreation facility and its programs. However, it is also possible that the center will provide
recreation services to individuals outside of this area as well but on a much more limited basis.
As a result a larger secondary service area has been determined based on the boundaries of
Clallam and Jefferson County. Outside of the secondary service area it is unlikely that the center
will draw on anything more than an occasional basis with the vast majority of these users coming
from the Olympic Peninsula. Beyond the permanent residents of the area it may be possible to
have a market appeal to the many tourists and visitors to the region.
Service areas can vary in size with the types of components that are included in a facility. A
center with a significant leisure pool and other active elements (weight cardiovascular equipment
area, gym, track, etc.) will generally have a larger primary service area than a more passively
oriented facility. Specialized facilities such as an ice rink will have even larger service areas that
make them more of a regional destination. A 20 to 30 minute service area is not uncommon for
sports facilities in a more rural environment. The travel time within the designated primary
service area can generally support these numbers. Currently there are a number of indoor sports,
fitness and aquatic facilities in the greater Port Angeles area.
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Service Area Population: The population of the service areas is as follows:
2000 Census 2003 Est. 2008 Proj.
Primary Service Area 55,289 56,989 59,334
Secondary Service Area 90,478 93,558 98,302
Source - U.S. Census Bureau and ESRI.
Note: ESRI is a national demographic and business information firm that provides demographic
and market information for a variety of business and governmental clients.
The demographic statistics for the primary service area will be utilized for this report with
references to the secondary service area.
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Population Distribution by Age: Utilizing census information for the primary service area the
following comparisons are possible.
Primary service area - from 2003 ESRI census estimate
Table- A
~ges Pop. % of Tot. Nat. Pop. Diff.
-5 2,655 4.7% 6.7% -2.0%
5-17 8,398 14.9% 18.3% -3.4%
18-24 4,337 7.6% 10.2% -2.6%
25-44 11,392 20.0% 28.8% -8.8%
45-54 8,851 15.5% 14.1% +1.4%
55-64 7,856 13.8% 9.5% +4.3%
65+ 13,497 23.7% 12.4% +11.3%
Population- 2003 census estimate in the different age groups in the primary service area.
% of Total- Percentage of the primary service area population in the age group.
National Population- Percentage of the national population in the age group.
Difference-Percentage difference between the primary service area population and the
national population.
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30.0%
25.0%
20.0%-
15.0%- 1 Primary Service Area
lo.o%- l National Population
5.0%-
0.0%
-5 5yrs- 18-24 25-44 45-54 55-64 65+
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The demographic makeup of the primary service area, when compared to the characteristics of
the national population, indicates that there are some striking differences with a much smaller
youth and adult population and a much larger middle aged adult and senior age group. This
indicates a much older population.
When the age demographics for the primary service area (Table-A) are compared with those
from the secondary service area there are very few differences. The youth and adult percentages
are almost identical with the secondary service area having a larger middle aged adult population
and a smaller senior population. The population in the primary service area is slightly older.
Population Distribution Comparison by Age: Utilizing census information from the primary
service area, the following comparisons are possible.
Primary service area ~ from census information and ESRI.
Table- B
Ages 2000 Pop. 2003 Pop. 2008 Pop. % Change
-5 2,680 2,655 2,600 -3.0%
5-17 8,974 8,398 7,817 -12.9%
18-24 3,646 4,337 4,669 +28.1%
25-44 12,164 11,392 10,739 -11.7%
45-54 8,335 8,851 8,693 +4.3%
55-64 6,727 7,856 9,772 +45.3%
65+ 12,762 13,497 15,044 +17.9%
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16,000.
14,000.
12,000.
10,000. ~
8,000.
6,000
4,000.
2,000,
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-5 5yrs-t7 18-24 25-44 45-54 55-64 65+
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Table-B looks at the growth or decline in age group numbers from the 2000 census until the year
2008. It is projected that in most of the older age categories there will be a substantial increase
in population along with the 18-24 category. The youth and adult numbers will show a decrease.
The greatest increase will occur in the 55-64 and 18-24 age categories. It must be remembered
that the population of the United States as a whole is aging and it is not unusual to find negative
growth numbers in the younger age groups and net gains nearing 30% in the 45 plus age
groupings in communities, which are more stable in their population numbers.
Again, when examining the characteristics for the secondary service area there are really no
differences. The older age groups will show a slightly stronger rate of growth as will the 18-24
age group.
Next, the median age and household income levels are compared with the national numbers.
Both of these factors are primary determiners of participation in sports and recreation activities
(see Table~C and D). The lower the median age the higher the participation rates are for most
activities. The level of participation also increases as the income level goes up.
Median Age:
2000 Census 2003 Est. 2008 Proj.
Primary Service Area 45.2 47.0 49.8
Secondary Service Area 44.8 46.7 49.6
Nationally 35.3 36.0 37.1
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· Primary Service
Area
· Secondary Service
Area
n Nationally
2000 2003 2008
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Median Household Income:
2000 Census 2003 Est. 2008 Proj.
Primary Service Area $36,754 $39,161 $43,254
Secondary Service Area $36,840 $39,401 $43,687
Nationally $42,164 $46,6 t 5 $54,319
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~ [] Primary Service
il Area
•Secondary
Service Area
[3 Nationally
2000 2003 2008
The median household income level must be balanced against the cost of living for the area to
determine possible discretionary income available for recreation purposes. While the income
levels for the primary service area are considerably lower, the relative cost of living for the area
is relatively high. This means that there may be issues with the amount of discretionary money
available for recreation expenditures. However, it should be noted that the income numbers are
skewed lower by the large number of seniors in the area.
Visitor Market: Another market for a possible center is the large number of tourists that come
to the region. It is difficult to accurately estimate the total number of visitors or tourists that
come to the region but the National Park Service estimates that there are 3 to 4 million visitors to
Olympic National Park each year and approximately 279,000 come through the entrance at Port
Angeles. On the other end the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce reported 85,000 people
through its visitor's center last year. From this information, it is conservatively estimated that
the total number of visitors through the area is probably in excess of 350,000 per year. A visitor
profile developed by Jim Lillstrom & Associates for the state of Washington provides some
interesting insight into visitors to Clallam County. The report indicates that the greatest number
of visitors come from the state of Washington (42%), they come for sightseeing, hiking and
wildlife viewing and 46% stay a least one night. In addition 41% stay in a hotel or motel while
35% camp. The average age of the visitor is 38, 53% have incomes of over $50,000 per year,
and 39% came with children. The ability to estimate possible facility users from these visitor
numbers is difficult and is usually dependent on a multiple night stay as well as a strong
marketing campaign to the visitors with children. Again having the right elements that will
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attract the visitor is critical. An exciting leisure pool and the presence of fitness equipment is
usually the greatest draw for visitors.
Demographic Summary:
· The population for the primary service area is expected to show modest increases during the
2000's.
· The population density is low.
· The median age is well above the national average.
Household size is significantly below the national average indicating a significant senior
population.
· Median income is well below the national levels.
· The demographic characteristics for the secondary service area are very similar to the
primary service area.
· There are estimated to be over 350,000 visitors to the area annually.
Sports and Recreation Participation Rates: From the demographic characteristics noted
above, it is possible to develop general estimates of possible participation rates for recreation
activities that might be served by the proposed center. This provides background information
regarding the relative strength of the market for various sports and recreation activities on a
national, regional and state level. While not the sole basis for project decision making, these
figures should be considered when determining which sports and recreation activities and
amenities will have the strongest demand. It should be noted that rates of participation for each
activity include any form of participation (organized or not), in any location and does not
designate between indoor and outdoor sites.
Comparison With National Statistics: Utilizing information from the National Sporting Goods
Association and comparing them with the demographics from the primary service area the
following participation projections can be made (statistics were compared based on age,
household income, regional population and national population). Estimates are first determined
by percentage of the population (Table-C) and converted to actual number of participants (Table-
D).
Participation Estimates by Percentage of the Population - primary service area from the National
Sporting Goods Association (based on 2003 population estimates) for sports activities.
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Table- C
Income Age (avg.) Region Nation Average
Aerobics 11.2% 10.5% 11.5% 11.4% 11.2%
Baseball 6.7% 4.9% 6.0% 6.2% 6.0%
Basketball 12.7% 9.0% 10.9% 11.4% 11.0%
Exer/equip 18.9% 18.8% 16.8% 19.8% 18.6%
Exer. Walk 31.7% 33.4% 31.5% 32.4% 32.3%
Figure Skate 1.8% 1.7% 1.4% 2.1% 1.8%
Football 3.4% 2.4% 2.0% 2.9% 2.7%
Ice Hockey .6% .7% 1.2% .8% .8%
Martial Arts 2.3% 1.3% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9%
Roller Hockey .4% .7% .8% .9% .7%
Running/jog 8.7% 7.7% 9.3% 9.8% 8.9%
Soccer 6.1% 4.5% 6.7% 5.7% 5.8%
Softball 5.7% 4.2% 4.2% 5.4% 4.9%
Swimming 21.0% 18.7% 20.7% 21.5% 20.5%
Tennis 4.0% 3.7% 4.7% 4.3% 4.2%
Volleyball 4.6% 3.5% 3.2% 4.5% 4.0%
Workout Club 9.9% 10.2% 12.7% 11.4% 11.1%
Income- Participation based on the 2003 estimated median household income in the service area.
Age (avg.)- Participation based on averaging participation by different age groups in the service area.
Region- Participation based on regional statistics (Pacific, U.S.).
Nation- Participation based on national statistics.
Average- Participation based on the average of the other four categories.
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When looking at participation rates in various recreation activities, the National Sporting Goods
Association uses four different determiners for their percentages. Utilizing the average of these
four categories takes into consideration each of the factors that can influence participation rates.
Table- C indicates the relative size of the market for different sports activities and gives an
indication of the overall popularity of the activity.
Anticipated Participation Numbers by Activity: Utilizing the average percentage from Table-
C plus the 2000 census numbers and estimates for 2003 and 2008 (over age 5) the percentage of
participation is converted to actual number of individual participants.
Table- D
Average 2000 Part. 2003 Part. 2008 Part. Difference
Aerobics 11.2% 5,829 6,023 6,297 +468
Baseball 6.0% 3,123 3,227 3,373 +251
Basketball 11.0% 5,725 5,915 6,185 +460
Exer/equip 18.6% 9,680 10,002 10,457 +777
Exer. Walk 32.3% 16,811 17,370 18,160 +1,349
Figure Skate 1.8% 937 968 1,012 +75
Football 2.7% 1,405 1,452 1,518 +113
Ice Hockey .8% 416 430 450 +33
Martial Arts 1.9% 989 1,022 1,068 +79
Roller Hockey .7% 364 376 394 +29
Running/Jog 8.9% 4,632 4,786 5,004 +372
Soccer 5.8% 3,019 3,119 3,261 +242
Softball 4.9% 2,550 2,635 2,755 +205
Swimming 20.5% 10,669 11,024 11,526 +856
Tennis 4.2% 2,186 2,259 2,361 + 175
Volleyball 4.0% 2,082 2,151 2,249 + 167
Workout Club 11.1% 5,777 5,969 6,241 +464
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Note: The estimated participation numbers indicated above are for each of the sports listed and
do not necessarily translate into expected attendance figures at a Lincoln Park Sports Center
since many participants utilize other facilities for these activities and may participate in more
than one activity at a time. However, these figures do indicate the total number of people
participating in various sports activities within the primary service area.
Table- D gives an indication of how many individuals in the primary service area currently
participate in the activity and the expected increase in the number of participants from 2000 to
2008.
Participation Correlation: One of the primary orientations of many community recreation
centers is often a significant indoor aquatics area. With this in mind, and utilizing information
provided by the National Sporting Goods Association's 2002 survey, the following correlation
between people who participate in swimming and other recreational activities is possible.
Table- E
% of Swimmers % of Activity Part.
Aerobics 18.9% 35.5%
Basketball 26.3% 49.7%
Martial Arts 2.9% 37.3%
Exer. Walking 45.2% 30.1%
Exer/equip 30.4% 33.1%
Running/Jogging 21.5 % 47.4%
Volleyball 11.9% 57.0%
Percent of Swimmers- The percentage of swimmers who would participate in the given activity.
Percent of Activity Participants- The percentage of the listed activity participants who would also participate in swimming.
These correlation statistics indicate the strong relationship between those people who participate
in aquatics and other activities. These statistics also indicate the importance of having an
aquatics amenity in a recreation facility to increase overall usage of the center.
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Below are listed a variety of indoor recreation activities and the relative market strength and rate
of participation.
Summary of Sports Participation: The following chart summarizes participation in various
sports and leisure activities utilizing information from the 2002 National Sporting Goods
Association survey.
Table- F
Sport Rank % Part. Age Group
Exer. Walk 1 32.3% 45 - 54
Swimming 2 20.5% 7 - 11
Exer/cquip 5 18.6% 25 - 34
Basketball 9 11.0% 12 - 17
Workout Club* N/A 11.1% 18 - 24
Running/j o g 12 8.9% 12 - 17
Aerobics 13 11.2% 25 - 34
Baseball 20 6.0% 7 - 11
Soccer 23 5.8% 7 - 11
Softball 24 4.9% 7 - 11
Volleyball 26 4.0% 12 - 17
Tennis 28 4.2% 12 - 17
Football 32 2.7% 12- 17
Figure Skating 43 1.8% 7- 11
Martial Arts 45 1.9% 7 - 11
Roller Hockey 59 .7% 7 - 11
Ice Hockey 60 .8% 12 - 17
Rank - Popularity of sport based on national survey.
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% Part. - Percent of population that would participate in this sport based on average percentage in Table C above.
Age Group - The age group with the highest level of participation based on national survey.
* If Workout at Club were ranked it would be in the 11th spot.
Comparison of State Statistics with National Statistics: Utilizing information from the
National Sporting Goods Association, the following charts illustrate the participation numbers in
selected sports (that might be served by a Lincoln Park Sports Center) in the state of
Washington.
Washington participation numbers in selected indoor sports - As reported by the National
Sporting Goods Association in 2002.
Table- G
Sport Participation Age Group Largest #
(in thousands)
Exer. Walking 1,937 45-54 35-44
Swimming 1,072 7-11 7-11
Soccer 642 7-11 7-11
Workout at Club 633 25-34 25-34
Aerobics 622 25-34 25-34
Exer. w/Equipment 606 18-24 35-44
Basketball 464 12-17 12-17
Baseball 397 7-11 7-11
Running/Jogging 300 12-17 25-34
Tennis 249 12-17 12-17
Softball 240 12-17 12-17
Volleyball 163 12-17 12-17
Figure Skating 44 7-11 7-11
Participation - The number of people (in thousands) in Washington who participated more than once in the activity
in 2001 and were at least 7 years of age.
Age Group - The age group in which the sport is most popular. The age group where the highest percentage of the
age span participates in the activity. Example: The highest percent of an age group that participates in exercise
walking is 45-54. This is a national statistic.
Largest # - The age group with the highest number of participants. Example: The greatest number of exercise
walkers is in the 35-44 age group. Note: This statistic is driven more by the sheer number of people in the age group
than by the popularity of the sport in the age span. This is a national statistic.
When comparing these statistics to the national numbers in Table-F, there are a number of
differences in the ranking of sports. Soccer, aerobics and workout at club (see table -G) are more
popular while exercising with equipment, basketball running/jogging are less popular. There are
only state statistics for a limited number of activities so statistics are not readily available for all
activities noted in Table-F.
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Another method to measure sports participation statistics compares the percentage of the national
population from the state with the percentage of national participation in a variety of sports.
Washington sports percentage of participation compared with the population percentage of
the United States -
Washington's population represents 2.2% of the population of the United States (based on 2000
census statistics).
Table- H
Sport Participation Percentages
Soccer 4.4
Baseball 2.5
Exer. Walking 2.4
Tennis 2.3
Workout at Club 2.2
Aerobics 2.1
Swimming 2.0
Softball 1.8
Basketball 1.6
Volleyball 1.4
Exer. w/Equipment 1.2
Running/Jogging 1.2
Figure Skating .8
Note: Sport participant percentages refer to the total percent of the national population that
participates in a sport that comes from the state of Washington. It is significant that in only five
sports is the percentage of participation at or above the percentage of the national population.
This is a slightly below average rate of participation. Note: No state statistics are available for
ice hockey.
From the charts above it is apparent that the more traditional sports of swimming, basketball, and
fitness related activities have relatively strong participation rates, while many of the field sports
are in the middle and tennis and ice sports are near the bottom. With the major focus of the
planned center being on the field sports, tennis, and ice activities it must be recognized that the
market for these sports activities is relatively small and any appreciable variance in the rate of
participation will have a potentially profound impact on the rate of use and resulting revenue. It
also must be recognized that the stated rates of participation in the field sports and tennis
accounts for most of the use taking place in outdoor environments and the market for an indoor
facility will be significantly less. On the other side, the inclusion of more traditional sports
(swimming and fitness), despite the fact that other facilities exist for these activities, have a
much larger market from which to draw.
Recreation Activity and Facility Trends: There continues to be very strong growth in the
number of people participating in recreation and leisure activities. It is estimated that one in five
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Americans over the age of six participates in some form of fitness related activity at least once a
week. American Sports Data, Inc. reported that membership in U.S. health clubs has increased
by 76.1% between 1987 and 1999, and memberships in health clubs reached an all time high of
32.8 million in 2000. The greatest increase in membership has occurred in the over 55 age
group, followed by the under 18 and 35-54 age categories. Overall membership in the 35-54 age
group increased while it actually decreased in the 18-34 age group. Statistics also indicate that
approximately 12 out of every 100 people of the U.S. population (or 12%) belong to a health
club. On the other side most public recreation centers attract between 20% and 30% of a market
area (more than once) during the course of a year. All of this indicates the relative strength of a
market for a community recreation facility. However despite these increases the American
population as a whole continues to lead a rather sedentary life with an average of 25% of people
across the country reporting that they engage in no physical activity (according to The Centers
for Disease Control).
One of the areas of greatest participant growth over the last 10 years is in fitness related activities
such as exercise with equipment, aerobic exercise and group cycling (also known as Spinning or
group exercise on stationary exercise bikes). This is also the most volatile area of growth with
specific interest areas soaring in popularity for a couple of years only to be replaced by a new
activity for the coming years. Also showing particularly strong growth numbers are soccer, ice
hockey, exercise walking, and running/jogging while swimming participation remains
consistently high despite recent drops in overall numbers.
Without doubt the hottest trend in aquatics is the leisure pool concept. This idea of incorporating
slides, lazy rivers (or current channels), fountains, zero depth entry and other water features into
a pool's design has proved to be extremely popular for the recreational user. The age of the
conventional pool in most recreational settings is nearly dead. Leisure pools appeal to the
younger kids (who are the largest segment of the population that swims) and to families. These
types of facilities are able to attract and draw larger crowds and people tend to come from a
further distance and stay longer to utilize such pools. This all translates into the potential to sell
more admissions and increase revenues. It is estimated conservatively that a leisure pool can
generate up to 30% more revenue than a comparable conventional pool and the cost of operation
while being higher, has been offset through increased revenues. Of note is the fact that patrons
seem willing to pay a higher user fee with this type of pool that is in a park like setting than a
conventional aquatics facility.
Despite the recent emphasis on recreational swimming the more traditional aspects of aquatics
(including swim teams, instruction and aqua fitness) remain as a part of most aquatic centers.
The life safety issues associated with teaching children how to swim is a critical concern in most
communities and competitive swim team programs continue to be important.
The multi-component concept of delivering recreation services continues to grow in acceptance
with the idea of providing for a variety of activities and programs in a single location. This idea
has proven to be financially successful by centralizing operations for recreation departments and
through increased generation of revenues from patrons able to participate in multiple and varied
leisure needs under the same roof. These facilities have become identifiable centers for
communities, and have promoted "family" recreation values. The keys to success revolve
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around the concept of intergenerational use in a quality facility that has multi-use capabilities
and the versatility and flexibility to meet ever-changing leisure needs.
Below are listed those sports activities that would be often take place indoors in a community
recreation center and the percentage of growth or decline that each has experienced nationally
over the last 10 years (1992-2002).
Table- L
Sport/Activity 1992 Part. 2002 Part. % Change
Soccer 10.6 14.5 +37%
Ice Hockey 1.6 2.1 +31 °A
Exercise Walking 67.8 82.2 +21%
Running/Jogging 21.9 24.7 +13%
Exercising w/Equip. 39.4 43.0 +9%
Aerobic Exercising 27.8 29.0 +4%
Baseball 15.1 15.6 +3%
Basketball 28.2 28.9 +2%
Swimming 63.1 54.7 - 13%
Softball 19.2 13.6 -29%
Tennis 17.3 11.0 -36%
Volleyball 22.1 11.5 -48%
1992 Participation - The number of participants per year in the activity (in millions) in the United States.
2002 Participation - The number of participants per year in the activity (in millions) in the United States.
Percent Change - The percent change in the level of participation from 1992 to 2002.
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Due to the increasing recreational demands, Ballard*King and Associates has recognized that
there has been a shortage in most communities of the following spaces.
Gymnasiums
Pools (especially leisure pools)
Ice arenas
Weight/cardiovascular equipment areas
Indoor running/walking tracks
Meeting/multipurpose (general program) space
Senior's program space
Pre-school and youth space
Teen use areas
As a result, many communities have attempted to include these amenities in public community
recreation centers. Weight/cardiovascular space is in high demand and provides a facility with
the potential to generate significant revenues (along with the leisure pool). Gyms, due to their
flexibility and versatility are needed for both youth and adult activities. Ice arenas, although
expensive to build and operate, have the potential to have a positive cash flow (many rinks
actually are able to cover all of their operating expenses on an annual basis based on information
gathered by Ballard*King and Associates) and growth in hockey has been phenomenal over the
last 10 years (see Table-F above).
The success of most public recreation and sports facilities is dependent on meeting the
recreational needs of a variety of individuals. The fastest growing segment of society is the
senior population and meeting the needs of this group is especially important now and will only
grow more so in the coming years. Indoor walking tracks, exercise areas, pools and classroom
spaces are important to this age group. Marketing to the younger more active senior is
paramount, as this age group has the free time available to participate in leisure activities, the
desire to remain fit, and more importantly the disposable income to pay for such services.
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Youth programming has always been a cornerstone for recreation services and will continue to
be so with an increased emphasis on teen needs and providing a deterrent to juvenile crime.
With a continuing increase in single parent households and two working parent families, the
needs of school age children for before and after school child care continues to grow as does the
need for preschool programming.
The ever increasing demand for programming has put a real squeeze on the number of indoor
recreation facilities that are available. Recreation has historically utilized school facilities during
non-school hours for its programs and services. However, the limits of using school facilities
(unable to have consistent use), the growth in school sports, (including intramurals), and the lack
of daytime program space has pushed communities to build separate community recreation
centers or partner with schools to enlarge facilities. Even with these new centers, use of school
buildings has continued to be strong and has allowed for the growth in programs and services in
an effort to keep pace with demand.
As more and more communities attempt to develop public recreation facilities the issue of
competition with other providers in the market area has inevitably been raised. The loudest
objections have come from the private health club market and their industry voice IHRSA. The
private sector has vigorously contended that public facilities unfairly compete with them in the
market and have spent considerable resources attempting to derail public projects. However, the
reality is that in most markets where public centers have been built, the private sector has not
been adversely affected and in fact in many cases has continued to grow. This has been the case
in many metropolitan areas including Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, and Northern Virginia
where new private health clubs have come into the market after public facilities have been
opened. This is due in large part to the fact that public and private providers serve markedly
different markets. Where public centers focus on more basic fitness and sports activities and
introducing the concept to a community, the private sector concentrates more on specialized
services and meeting more individual needs. One of the other issues of competition comes from
the non-profit sector (primarily YMCA's but also Jewish Community Center's, and others),
where the market is much closer to that of the public providers. While not as vociferous as the
private providers, the non-profits have also often expressed concern over public centers. What
has resulted from this is a strong growth in the number of partnerships that have occurred
between the public and non-profit sector in an attempt to bring the best recreation amenities to a
community.
Community Recreation Center Benchmarks: Based on market research conducted by
Ballard*King and Associates at community recreation centers across the United States, the
following represents the basic benchmarks.
· The majority of recreation centers that are being built today are between 65,000 and 75,000
square feet. Most centers include three primary components A) A pool area usually with
competitive and leisure amenities, B) Multipurpose gymnasium space, and C)
Weight/cardiovascular equipment area. In addition, most centers also have group exercise
rooms, drop-in childcare, and classroom and/or community spaces.
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· For most centers to have an opportunity to cover operating expenses with revenues, they
must have a service population of at least 50,000 and an aggressive fee structure.
· Most centers that are between 65,000 and 75,000 square feet have an operating budget of
between $1,200,000 and $1,500,000 annually. Nearly 60% of the operating costs are from
personnel services, followed by approximately 28% for contractual services, 10% for
commodities, and 2% for capital replacement.
· For centers that serve a more urban population and have a market driven fee structure, they
should be able to recover 70% to 100% of operating expenses. For centers in more rural
areas the recovery rate is generally 50% to 75%. Facilities that can consistently cover all of
their operating expenses with revenues are rare. The first true benchmark year of operation
does not occur until the third full year of operation.
· The majority of centers of the size noted (and in an urban environment) above average daily
paid attendance of 800 to as much as 1,000 per day. For centers in more rural areas the
numbers are more in the 600 to 800 range. Urban centers will also typically sell between 800
and 1,500 annual passes (depending on the fee structure and marketing program) while rural
centers may sell 500 to 800.
· It is common for most centers to have a three-tiered fee structure that offers daily, extended
visit (usually punch cards) passes, and annual passes. In urban areas it is common to have
resident and non-resident fees. Non-resident rates can run anywhere between 25% to 50%
higher than the resident rate. Daily rates for residents average between $3.00 and $6.00 for
adults, $3.00 and $4.00 for youth and the same for seniors. Annual rates for residents
average between $200 and $300 for adults, and $100 and $200 for youth and seniors. Family
annual passes tend to be heavily discounted and run between $350 and $800.
· Most centers are open an average of 100 hours a week, with weekday hours being 6:00am to
10:00pm, Saturdays 8:00am to 8:00pm and Sundays from noon to 8:00pm. Often hours are
shorter during the summer months.
Note: These statistics vary by regions of the country.
Service Area Competition: It is clear that the greater Port Angeles area does not currently have
any of the activity spaces that are being proposed in the Lincoln Park Sports Center. There are
no indoor ice rinks present in the primary service area with the nearest rink located in Bremerton,
Victoria, or the Seattle Tacoma area. However, it should be recognized that indoor ice rinks
require a relatively large population base to support (generally 100,000) and are much more
regional in nature than other amenities. It also appears that there are no indoor tennis courts or
indoor field facilities (soccer, etc.) in the primary service area either. Again, users must go to
Bremerton or the Seattle Tacoma area for these activities. However, for more basic elements
such as fitness and aquatics there are options.
The City of Port Angeles has a number of recreation facilities of its own. The Veto Burton
Center serves as a recreation facility when it is not being utilized for conventions or other events
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which are its primary purpose. As a result very little on-going recreation programming takes
place in the building and the facility is more of a drop-in recreation facility. The center is not
really designed for active recreation pursuits and even the gym is more of an events space than
anything else. In addition, the council chamber in the attached city hall is also used for some
recreation programming. The city also has the only indoor pool in Port Angeles and the facility
must serve a variety of aquatic interests as a result. The William Shore Pool is an older facility
located in downtown that has a 6 lane 25 yard pool with an attached diving pool as well as a
shallow area. There have been on-going plans to either renovate the existing pool or build a new
facility at another location in an effort to develop a stronger recreational orientation to go along
with the competitive aspects of the pool. Besides these two facilities the city also operates the
Senior Services & Community Center, which functions primarily as a senior center. This first
class facility has a dining room and full kitchen as well as a multi-purpose rooms an computer
lab and coffee shop.
There are several other public indoor facilities within Port Angles that are being utilized for
recreation purposes. The school district's gyms are heavily programmed by the city's recreation
department as well as other community organizations when not being used for school functions.
Peninsula College also has a gym that is used by the community and the Clallam County
Fairgrounds exhibit space that has similar use. Outside of Port Angeles, Port Townsend has a
small indoor pool that is owned by the school district. In Sequim, the Sequim Aquatic
Recreation Center is a substantial facility that features a large 6 lane pool with a tube slide,
wading pool, significant fitness area, small gym, and two racquetball courts. The SARC is a
major provider of sports and fitness services in the area to the east of Port Angeles.
The other major significant provider of recreation, sports and fitness activities is the non-profit
sector. The Clallam County Family YMCA has a large facility that includes an extensive
weight/cardiovascular equipment area, aerobic studio, gym, two racquetball courts and a couple
of meeting/multipurpose rooms. This center serves as the main facility for indoor fitness and
active recreation in Port Angeles. In 2004 the Olympic Peninsula Boy's & Girl's Club will open
a new center but it will be oriented toward youth and will not have a gym.
Besides the public and non-profit facilities there are also a number of private health clubs in the
region, the most significant of which is Fitness West which has a substantial weight and
cardiovascular equipment area. There are also two health clubs in Port Townsend and a couple
of Curves for Women specialty facilities in the area. However, these facilities are focused
primarily on adult fitness (primarily weight training, cardiovascular fitness and aerobic
activities) with very little appeal to families or general recreation activities.
It is likely that some of the existing providers may have a concern over the possibility that a new
sports center in Port Angeles would adversely impact their market and they may very well
oppose the project as a result.
Alternative Recreation Service Providers: Below is a list of the alternate recreation, fitness
and aquatic service providers (facilities) that are located in the greater Port Angeles area.
Private
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Curves for Women (Port Angeles & Sequim) Fitness West
The Gym-Port Townsend Port Townsend Athletic Club
Olympic Mountaineering (climbing wall)
Non-Pro_[it
Clallam County Family YMCA
Olympic Peninsula Boy's & Girl's Club-Sequim
Olympic Peninsula Boy's & Girl's Club-Kendall Unit & Mt. Angeles Unit
Public
Port Townsend Pool Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center
Vern Burton Center/City Hall Senior Services & Community Center
William Shore Memorial Pool Peninsula College
Clallam County Fairgrounds
Port Angeles School District
Port Angeles High School
Stevens Middle School
Roosevelt Middle School
Franklin Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Dry Creek Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School
This is a representative listing of alternative recreation facilities in the area and is not meant to be
a total accounting of all service providers. There may be other facilities located in the area that
have an impact on the Port Angeles market as well.
Market for a Lincoln Park Sports Center: With any proposed sports center the issue of the
size and qualification of the market for such a facility comes to the forefront.
The primary market for the center will need to be the full-time population of the primary
service area. Daily and membership passes will have to account for over 50% of the
facility's revenue. A permanent population base of nearly 60,000 is barely of sufficient
size to support a significant indoor recreation center.
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· The fact that the area has a lower median household income when compared with the
national figures could limit use and will not allow for a more aggressive fee structure.
· The older population base will also inhibit participation at the center.
· The secondary service area will add another potential 35,000 participants but the rate of
participation will be substantially less than the primary service area. It will very difficult
to draw any regular users from beyond the secondary service area.
· Despite an estimated 350,000 visitors to the area there will be only a very limited market
for visitor use and revenue. This is due to the fact that the proposed elements (ice, indoor
turf sports and tennis) have little appeal to most visitors. The primary draw would be the
aquatics venue especially with a significant leisure pool.
· The focus on the center should be to provide spaces for on-going recreation activities
including drop-in use, organized programs and league play. Tournaments and other
special events should not be priority activities and cannot be counted upon as a major
revenue source for the center. While the center should be able to attract a number of
tournaments and other special events, many of these activities produce very little actual
revenue for the facility once operating expenses have been deducted. The real benefit
will be from the economic benefit that the community receives from the events.
The facility's primary use areas rely on activities that have relatively small markets
(tennis and ice) and a seasonal market for indoor field sports (and tennis). Incorporating
other elements that can increase use and revenue (swimming and fitness) will be
important to improve the cost recovery rate.
· The facility should be able to capture over 90% of the existing market for ice activities,
indoor tennis, soccer and other turf sports but the presence of other providers in the
primary service area will impact the market for more traditional indoor recreation
pursuits (aquatics and fitness). The indoor pool would replace the William Shore Pool
and thus should only expand the existing market. The fitness market is well represented
in the Port Angeles area and the inclusion of this amenity in the proposed facility will
have a substantial adverse impact on the YMCA and to a smaller degree Fitness West.
· While the concept of multi-use in facilities is important and critical to expanding
markets, this can be overplayed. It will be difficult for the center as currently outlined to
adequately serve all the markets that have been identified. Each element will need to
have its focus and priority of use.
o Hard surfaced area- a decision will have to be made if the priority is going to be
tennis or other court games (basketball, volleyball, etc.) the high demand time for
use will be in the early evenings and weekends during the fall, winter and spring
months. To have an effective tennis program four courts will be necessary and
the sale of blocks of time for the season (to individuals and groups) will be
essential. For this to occur it will minimize the use of the space for many other
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court sports. Non-athletic uses will be even more difficult and disruptive. It is
also important to note that tennis takes a very large number of square feet for a
small number of players on a court at one time, so court fees will have to be
reasonably high to justify their existence.
o Turfed surface area - again a focus on a sport (indoor soccer) will be important
but turf areas can be more easily utilized by a number of sports than most other
areas of the center. In fact a strong program will need to be put in place to
maximize the use of this area for activities beyond just soccer. Indoor
baseball/softball practices, lacrosse, field hockey, football and other sports will
need to be encouraged.
o Ice rink - most ice rinks are known as either a hockey or figure skating rink. It is
generally difficult to serve both markets adequately and generally the youth
hockey market is the largest and most financially lucrative. However, rinks must
also allow time for public skating and learn to skate programs. Use of the rink for
curling is not a realistic use as the ice surface characteristics are different and the
equipment set-up is more difficult.
Strong consideration needs to be given to incorporating a new swimming pool (to replace
the William Shore Pool) into the project. This new pool should have a strong leisure
orientation (separate pool with zero depth entry, water slide, interactive play features and
warmer water).
To maximize capital dollars and provide operational cost savings all indoor recreation
elements should be included within the same structure.
· Public recreation centers with more conventional amenities (fitness, pool, and gym)
facilities generally have readily accessible daily admissions, some form of extended
passes as well as annual passes (for large centers with multiple active elements). In
addition, there are usually a large number of programs (again in areas beyond sports and
fitness) that can be accessed without a pass and also a number of community functions
and activities where no fee is collected at all. Most community recreation centers
operate on an ala carte fee system which greatly expands the market to a broader
spectrum of users based on age, income and travel time. As a result, the 20% to 30%
market penetration rate is often obtainable and the geographic area served is generally
much larger. But with the specialized nature of the proposed Lincoln Park Sports Center
the rate of market penetration will be much less. Ice hockey and figure skating have a
market rate of less than 3% total while tennis has a rate of 4%. These activities have
very small markets and capturing an estimated 25% of this rate for an indoor facility
would equate to only 1% of the market. The turfed area if it has multiple uses should be
able to capture a total market rate of approximately 5%. Counting other possible
miscellaneous uses it is estimated that the total market penetration will be only around
10% of the population in the service area. This would equate to only around 5,700 to
6,000 total participants. If one half of the 10% rate is captured by the secondary market
this would add another 1,750. It is estimated that only 1% of the visitor market would
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utilize the center (or 3,500). Total projected participants are estimated to be no more
than 11,500, If the aquatic center were added to the facility it is conservatively
estimated that this amount would nearly double. It should be noted that the number of
participants does not indicate the total number of visits to a center as many people use
facilities multiple times. This number also does not account for other program uses or
for tournament attendance.
Overall, after reviewing the demographic information and the gaps in service from the other
sports, recreation and fitness facilities in the immediate area, there is a market for a Lincoln Park
Sports Center if it is focused on filling the general recreation needs of the primary service area
more than just being a tournament based facility. However, it should be expected that the center
will operate at a considerable loss each year.
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Section II - Market Orientation
Market orientation identifies key market segments that a sports and recreation facility should
attempt to serve. Based on the demographic makeup of the primary service area and the trends
in indoor recreation amenities, these specific market areas should to be addressed with the
planned Lincoln Park Sports Center. These include:
General
1. Drop-in recreation activities - Critical to the basic operation of any public recreation facility
is the availability of the facility for drop-in use by the general public. This requires components
that support drop-in use and the careful scheduling of programs and activities to ensure that they
do not dominate the center and exclude the drop-in user. The sale of extended visit passes and
daily admissions, potential strong revenue sources for a center, requires a priority for drop-in
use.
2. Instructional programming - The other major component of a sports center's operation is a
full slate of programs in a variety of disciplines. The center should provide instruction for a
broad based group of users in a number of program areas. The primary emphasis should be on
teaching basic skills with a secondary concern for specialized or advanced instruction.
3. Special events - There should be a reasonably strong market for special events including
community organization functions, sports tournaments and other special activities but these
events should not be conducted at the expense of on-going use and programming at the center.
4. Community rentals - Multi-purpose spaces can be used as a large community gathering
space and can host a variety of events from seminars, parties, receptions, arts and crafts sales and
other events. It is important that a well-defined rental fee package is developed and the fee
schedule followed closely. Rentals should not be done at the expense of drop-in use or
programming in the center.
5. Social welfare programs - An emerging area for many centers is the use of space for social
service activities and programs. Special population activities, teen assistance programs,
childcare and other similar uses are now common in many facilities.
Specific market segments include:
1. Families - Within most markets an orientation towards family activities is essential. The
ability to have family members of different ages participate in a variety of activities together or
individually in the same facility is the challenge. Perhaps the single greatest focus of most major
community recreation facilities is the family market.
2. School age youth - Recreation programming has tended to concentrate on this market
segment and this age group should be emphasized at a recreation facility as well. This group
requires a wide variety of programs and activities that are available after school or during
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weekend hours. Instructional programs and competitive sports programs are especially popular,
as well as drop-in use of the facility.
3. Teens - A major focus of many public recreation projects is on meeting the needs of teenagers
in the community. There is a great debate among recreation providers throughout the country on
how to best provide recreation programming for this age group. Some believe that dedicated
teen space is required to meet their needs while others find that it is the activities and approach
that is more important. Serving the needs of this age group will often require the use of many
areas of the center at certain "teen" times of use.
4. Seniors - As the population of the United States and the service area continues to age,
continuing to meet the needs of an older senior population will be essential. As has been noted,
a more active and physically oriented senior is now demanding services to ensure their continued
health. Again, the fact that this market segment will usually utilize a facility during the slower
use times of early to mid-day also is appealing. Providing services for this age group should be
more of a function of time than space.
5. Special interest groups - This is a market that needs to be explored to determine the use
potential from a variety of groups. These could include school functions, social service
organizations and adult and youth sports teams. While the needs of these groups can be great,
their demands on a center can often be incompatible with the overall mission of the facility.
Care must be taken to ensure that special interest groups are not allowed to dictate use patterns
for the center. It also should be kept in mind that many special interest groups are looking for
greatly reduced user fees or for a fee waiver altogether.
6. Visitor - This market can be developed through working with local hotels/motels and
campgrounds in the area. Generally the leisure pool elements will have the most appeal for this
group. This involves the development of a specific marketing plan more than anything else.
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Section III - Sports Center Concept Design
The following pages contain basic concept plans for the Lincoln Park Sports Center.
These plans have been extrapolated from original documents provided to the design team by
local citizens committee advocating the Lincoln Park Sports Center complex.
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BA~EHENT/t.OAD~NG - 28~ LEVEL
t3,940 8F
/,.~.c ~ BASEM~ i LOADING
~ .~,,~-.~.,~ UNCOLN PARK 280' LEVEL
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GROUND FLOOR- 295' LEVEL
AQUATIC CENTER: 2~.965 5F
REC CENTER: 104,350 51=
TOTAL: 131,315 SF
FLOOR
LINCOLN PARK
295' LEVEL
RECREATION CENTER
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SECOND FLOOR - 310' LEVEL
REC AREA: 32.550 5F
FIELD:. 17,000 SF
TOTAL: ,I,9,550
FLOOR 2
LINCOLN PARK 310' LEVEL
RECREATION CENTER ,.m, ~,.~.. ~- - m,
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THIRD FLOOR - 32~ LEVEL
RE~ AREA: 5,600
IRACK: 20,680
TOTAL: 28,280 SF
FLOOR 3
LINCOLN PARK 325' LEVEL
RECR~TION CE~R ~ ~ :.. ~
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Section IV - Sports Center Capital Cost Estimate
Below is an estimate of the capital cost of developing the Lincoln Park Sports Center.
LINCOLN PARK SPORTS CENTER
FEASIBILITY STUDY-
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
5/1/04
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Estimated construction costs $20,395,000 prepared by
(see appendix for detail) Kionka Group
cost estimators
Estimated Construction Cost [ $20,395,000 I
SOFT COSTS
Construction Contingency 10% $2,039,500
Washington State Sales Tax 8.2% $'1,666,272
A and E fees 6.17% $'1,258,372 WSFS
Civil Engineering $40,000
Landscape Architect $30,000
Kitchen Consultant $20,000
Ice Consultant $30,000
Interior Design $8,000
Aquatic Consultant $40,000
Acoustic Engineer $15,000
Geotechnical Engineer $10,000
Site Survey $10,000
Permits $25,000
Audio / Visual Consultant $18,000
Communications, security, data $10,000
HVAC Balancing and Commissioning $12,000
Printing, reimbursables $12,000
Furniture and Equipment 2% $407,900
Owner's Project Management $75,000
Special Inspections $10,000
Estimating Consultant $6,000
subtotal $5,743,043
design and estimating contingency 15% $861,456
Estimated Soft Costs I $6,604,499 I
Estimated Project Costs I $26,999,499 I
LINCOLN PARK SPORTS CENTER
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FEASIBILITY STUDY-
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
5/1/04
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Estimated construction costs $20,395,000 prepared by
(see appendix for detail) Kionka Group
cost estimators
I Estimated Construction Cost [ $20,395,000 [
SOFT COSTS
Construction Contingency 10% $2,039,500
Washington State Sales Tax 8.2% $1,666,272
Washington state fee
Aand E fees 6.17% $1,258,372 schedule
Civil Engineering $40,000
Landscape Architect $30,000
Kitchen Consultant $20,000
Ice Consultant $30,000
Interior Design $8 000
Aquatic Consultant $40 000
Acoustic Engineer $15 000
Geotechnical Engineer $10 000
Site Survey $10 000
Permits $25 000
Audio / Visual Consultant $18 000
Communications, security, data $10 000
HVAC Balancing and Commissioning $12 000
Printing, reimbursables $12 000
Furniture and Equipment 2% $407,900
Owner's Project Management $75,000
Special Inspections $10,000
Estimating Consultant $6,000
subtotal $5,743,043
design and estimating contingency 15% $861,456
I Estimated Soft Costs I $8,$04,49§ I
I Estimated Project Costs I $26,gss,ass I
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Section V- Sports Center Operations Pro-Forma
An operations pro-forma has been developed to help identify the expected financial performance
of the proposed Lincoln Park Sports Center. A pro-forma is based on the market dynamics of
the geographic area that will be served, the demographic characteristics of the area, the amenities
to be included in the building, the projected hours of operation, the development of a user fee
schedule and the establishment of a staffing plan.
The following are the operating assumptions guiding the budgeting process:
All utilization rates and revenues are based on aggressive numbers that will require a
strong marketing effort to draw primary, secondary and visitors to the facility on a
regular basis.
The main facility will be operated as an independent nonprofit center but the aquatics
portion will be operated by the city.
· The center will operate 104 hours a week and 360 days a year.
· There will be a balance between drop-in use of the elements of the facility, programs and
leagues, and tournaments and rentals.
· The tennis/multi-sport area will have as its priority indoor tennis but will also serve as a
location for other hard surfaced sports such as basketball and volleyball.
· The primary season for the indoor tennis area and turf space will be 32 weeks, running
from early fall (end of September) until late spring (first of May) while the ice rink will
operate nearly year round with 46 weeks of operation (all but late July and August).
· The budget for Option II (indoor aquatics) will replace the existing William Shore Pool
operating budget.
· The indoor aquatic center will be open 48 weeks a year.
· This operations budget does not include any capital debt service.
· It should be expected that the City of Port Angeles (and possibly other governmental
units) will have to provide financial assistance to the debt service and operating subsidy
for the project to become a reality. Ultimately the city would need to be prepared to
assume ownership and operational responsibility for the facility should operation under
non-profit status not remain viable.
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Operating Expenditures
Expenditures have been formulated based on the costs that are usually included in the operating
budget for an indoor recreation facility. The figures are based on the size of the center, the
specific components of the facility and the projected hours of operation. Actual costs were
utilized wherever possible and estimates for other expenses were based on similar facilities in
other areas of the country. All expenses were calculated as accurately as possible, but actual
costs may be more or less based on the final design, operational philosophy, and programming
considerations adopted by staff. A cost scenario has been developed for the facility options
noted below.
Option I Facility - sports center with an ice rink, indoor turf area, hard surfaced area for four
tennis courts, community/conference room, small weight/cardio vascular fitness area,
manned concessions, climbing wall, lobby/lounge/vending area, small locker rooms and
administrative area. Approximately 171,000 sq.ft.
Option II Facility - the addition of a leisure pool, 6 lane/25 yard pool, and locker rooms.
This aspect of the facility to be operated by the City of Port Angeles. Approximately
27,000 sq.ft.
Operation Cost Models:
Category Option I Option II
Personnel
Full-time 614,250 189,800
Part-time 47T871 328,629
Total $1,092,121 $518,429
Commodities
Office supplies 6,000 2,000
Chemicals (pool/ice) 3,000 15,000
Maint./repair/material 25,000 10,000
Janitor supplies 20,000 5,000
Recreation supplies 45,000 10,000
Uniforms 4,000 3,000
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Category Option I Option II
Printing/postage 40,000 3,000
Concession food/supplies 50,000 13,000
Resale items 5,000 5,000
Other 5,000 3,000
Total $201,000 $69,000
Contractual
Utilities (gas/elec.)* 427,500 135,000
Water/sewer 20,000 20,000
Insurance (prop./liability) 50,000 15,000
Commun. (phone/data) 6,000 2,000
Contract services** 50,000 10,000
Rental equipment 5,000 1,000
Advertising 20,000 5,000
Training (staff time) 5,000 5,000
Conference 3,000 2,000
Trash pickup 2,000 1,000
Dues/subscriptions 1,000 500
Bank charges 20,000 7,000
Other 5,000 2,000
Total $614,500 $205,500
Capital
Replacement fund* * * $ 50,000 $10,000
Grand Total $1,957,621 $802,929
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Note: Line items not included in this budget are exterior site maintenance and vehicle costs.
* Rates are $2.50 sq.ft, for Option I and assumes a minimum level of heating and cooling for
the large active areas of the building. Rate is $5.00 sq.ft, for Option II. It should be noted
that at the time of this report utility rates were very volatile and could result in a higher
energy rate for the center once it opens. The rates are based on the anticipated rate for the
Port Angeles area.
** Contract services covers maintenance contracts plus control systems work, and contract labor.
***Capital replacement includes such items as weight/cardiovascular equipment, pool pumps,
furniture, carpet and other items.
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Staffing Levels:
Positions Option I Option II
NEW-FULL-TIME
Facility Manager 1 0
($50,000)
Ice Coordinator 1 0
($41,000)
Sports Coordinator 1 0
($41,000)
Building Maint. Supervisor 1 0
($41,000)
Marketing Coordinator 1 0
($35,000)
Custodian 3 1
($33,500)
Arena Operator 1 0
($35,000)
Facility Specialist 1 0
($30,500)
Administrative Assistant 1 0
($37,500)
Front Desk Supervisor 2 0
($30,500)
Aquatics Coordinator 0 2
($41,000)
Aquatics Specialist 0 1
($30,500)
Salaries $472,500 $146,000
Benefits (30% of salary) $141,750 $43,800
Total Full-Time Personnel $614,250 $189,800
New F.T.E. 13 4
(full-time equivalent)
Note: Pay rates were determined based on City of Port Angeles job classifications and wage
scales. The positions listed are necessary to ensure adequate staffing for the center's operation.
The wage scales for both the full-time and part-time staff positions reflect an anticipated
wage for 2006. The option II budget replaces the existing William Shore Pool budget
(assumes that the center is closed). It is assumed that the facility (other than the pool) will be
operated as an independent 501 (c) 3.
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Full-Time Personnel Position Responsibilities: The following is a brief description of the job
responsibilities for each full-time position assigned to the sports center's operation.
Facility Manager - this individual is responsible for the administration and operation of the
entire center including budgeting, staffing, marketing, maintenance, programming, and service
delivery.
Ice Coordinator- has the responsibility for the day to day operation of the ice rink including
programming, rentals, special events, and ice plant operations.
Sports Coordinator - has the responsibility for the day to day operation of the turfed area, fitness
spaces and tennis/multi-sport area including programming, rentals, and special events.
Building Maintenance Supervisor - this individual is responsible for the overall maintenance
and cleaning of the building.
Marketing Coordinator- coordinates the marketing efforts for the entire center as well as the
individual amenities within the building. The focus is on growing use and revenues in the center
from daily and annual passes to programs, services and special events.
Custodian - is responsible for the daily cleaning of the building as well as some light
maintenance functions.
Arena Operator - is the assistant to the ice coordinator and has programming and operational
responsibilities for the rink.
Facility Specialist - works in conjunction with the sports coordinator assisting with building
operations in the sports and fitness areas.
Administrative Assistant - has the responsibility for organizing the administrative and financial
functions in the center.
Front Desk Supervisor - responsible for the supervision of the front desk and the multiple
functions that take place their. Also supervises and patrols the center itself.
Aquatics Coordinator - has the responsibility for the day to day operation of the aquatics area
including programming, rentals, special events, and pool mechanical operations.
Aquatics Specialist - will act as a head lifeguard and programming assistant for the aquatics
center.
Positions Option I Option II
NEW-PART-TIME
Front Desk Supervisor 24hrs/wk x 52 wks 0hrs/wk
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($11.00hr.) $13,728
Front Desk Attendant 134hrs/wk x 52 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $59,228
Cashier/Skate Attendant** 40hrs/wk x 46 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $15,640
Rink Supervisor** 50hrs/wk x 46 wks 0hrs/wk
($11.00hr.) $25,300
Tennis Supervisor* 89hrs/wk x 32 wks 0hrs/wk
($11.00hr.) $31,328
Skate Guard** 40hrs/wk x 46 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $15,640
Building Custodian/Attend. 49hrs/wk x 52 wks 49hrs/wk x 48 wks
($10.00hr.) $25,480 $23,520
Multi-Sport Area Attend.* 37hrs/wk x 32 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $10,064
Weight Room Attendant 89hrs/wk x 52 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $39,338
Climbing Wall Attendant 48hrs/wk x 52 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $21,216
Temp. Childcare Attend. 102hrs/wk x 52 wks 0hrs/wk
($8.50hr.) $45,084
' Aquatic Desk Attendant 0hrs/wk 100hrs/wk x 48 wks
($8.50hr.) $40,800
Lifeguard 0hrs/wk 437hrs/wk x 48 wks
($8.50hr.) $178,296
Concession Supervisor 49hrs/wk x 52 wks 0hrs/wk
($11.00hr.) $28,028
Concession Attendant 34hrs/wk x 52 wks 34hrs/wk x 48 wks
($8.50hr.) $15,028 $13,872
Program Instructors
General $41,626 $0
(hourly rates vary)
Ice $47,700 $0
Aquatics $0 $42,266
($9.00hr.)
Salaries $434,428 $298,754
Benefits (10% of salary) $43,443 $29,875
Total Part-Time Wages $477,871 $328,629
- * Position (and hours) is eight months (32 weeks) only, due to heavier use of the facility
during the winter months.
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** Position is 46 weeks only.
Part-Time Personnel Position Responsibilities: The following is a brief description of the job
responsibilities for each part-time position assigned to the sports center's operation.
Front Desk Supervisor - covers front desk operations during key hours of the week when the
full-time supervisor is not on duty, has the same basic responsibilities.
Front Desk Attendant - this position works under the direction of the front desk supervisor and
assists with any and all operations at the front desk.
Cashier/Slcate Attendant - this individual will handle any financial transactions at the ice rink
that are not taken care of at the front desk. Is also responsible for operation of the skate rental
area during public skating hours.
Ring Supervisor - is responsible for general ice rink operations when the ice rink coordinator
and operator are not present.
Tennis Supervisor - coordinates the programming, special events and rentals of the tennis
courts.
Skate Guard- is the on ice guard and monitor during public skating sessions at the ice rink.
Will also work in the skate rental area.
Building Custodian/Attendant - works during building operations hours to keep the building
clean and handles basic set-up and take down of program equipment.
Multi-Sport Area Attendant - monitors the multi-sport area when it is not being used for tennis
programming. Will also assist with turfed area supervision as well.
Weight Room Attendant - monitors the weight room area during open hours doing light cleaning
and maintenance as well as assisting users with fitness equipment operations.
Climbing Wall Attendant - supervises the climbing wall during open climbing hours doing light
maintenance as well as assisting users with wall operations.
Temporary Childcare Attendant- serves as the childcare provider for children of adult
participants in the center's facilities and programs.
Aquatic Desk Attendant - this position works under the direction of the front desk supervisor
and assists with aquatic center transactions at the building's front desk or at the entrance to the
aquatic area itself.
Lifeguard - is responsible for guarding the pool and monitoring the deck activity areas, as well
as cleaning the decks and pool area.
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Concession Supervisor - supervises the concession operations during open hours. Orders food
and supplies, schedules the attendants as well as assisting with overall day to day concession
sales and operations.
Concession Attendant - this position operates the concession area including food preparation,
product sales, inventory, money handling, and daily equipment cleaning.
It is critical that thorough job descriptions are developed for each position and areas of
responsibility clearly defined. The center must be staffed at a level that provides for the safety of
the user and allows the visitor to have a positive leisure experience. Key staff must be hired and
trained well in advance of the center's opening.
Lincoln Park Sports Center Organizational Chart
Manager
[Marketing ~ Adrnin. Assr, ] Operations
Programming Coo~.
I I I I I
[ Ice A ..... } [ Aquatic Center I [ Sports Facility } [ M~uni, led~anngce ][Bldg. Operation]
I I I I I
[ Ice Coordinator ] [ cooA~q iunn}:Cor.2 } [ SponsCoordi .....
I
I
[~nkSupemisor? { Life~d ] ( Spo~A,. ] ~ Childc~e J
[ S~,oGu.d ~ ~ Aquatic Desk J Wt.~. A. ) { C ....... SUp]
[ Cashier C~t~im ] ( CtWa,l~ ] [ Co
Note: The darker boxes (blue) represent full-time staffwhile the lighter colored boxes
(yellow) are for part-time staff.
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Fees and Attendance
Projected Fee Schedule: The fee schedule has been figured not utilizing a fee differential
between residents and non-residents. This is due to the fact that the center will have a strong
regional orientation and will need to draw residents of not only Port Angeles but the surrounding
area as well as visitors to the region. Revenue projections and attendance numbers were
calculated from this fee model.
Full Facility (no pool)
Category Daily Pass 1 Month Pass 6 Month Pass Annual Pass
Adults $7.00 $45.00 $165 $240
Youth (- 18) $5.00 $35.00 $90 $125
Senior (60+) $5.00 $35.00 $90 $125
Family* N/A N/A $250 $350
* Up to five members (2 adults/3 youth), each additional 1 month pass holder is $30 for an adult
and $20 for a youth; each additional 6 month pass holder is $100 for an adult and $60 for a
youth; and each additional annual pass holder is $175 for an adult and $75 for a youth.
Note: Annual and six month passes require a monthly automatic withdrawal option from the
holder's bank account to encourage sales.
Tennis Only
Drop-in Play
Adult (18+) $5.00
Youth/senior $4.00
Court Rental
Court $25.00/hr. Prime (weekday evenings and all day on weekends)
$20.00/hr. Non-Prime (weekday mornings and afternoons)
Block (lhr. 30 minutes x 32 weeks)
$800
Turf Field Only
Drop-in Sports
Adult (18+) $5.00
Youth/senior $4.00
Field Rental
Full-field $75.00/hr. Prime (weekday evenings and all day on weekends)
$60.00/hr Non-Prime (weekday mornings and afternoons)
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Ice Rink Only
Public Skating
Adult (18+) $5.00
Youth/senior $4.00
Ice Rental
Full-rink $300.00/hr. Prime (weekday evenings and all day on weekends)
$250.00/hr Non-Prime (weekday mornings and afternoons)
Skate rental $3.00
Skate sharpening $6.00
General Rentals
Rentals $25hr multi-purpose room
$25hr multi-sport area/one court
$75hr multi-sport area
$20hr kitchen
$100hr conference center
$1,500hr full facility
Temporary Childcare $2.50/per hour
Aquatic Center Only
Category Daily Pass 1 Month Pass 6 Month Pass Annual Pass
City/Cty City/Cty City/Cty City/Cty
Adults $5.00/$7.50 $42/$63 $75/$112 $250/$375
Youth (-18) $4.00/$6.00 $34/$51 $55/$82 $125/$190
Senior (60+) $4.00/$6.00 $34/$51 $55/$82 $125/$190
Family* N/A N/A $250/$375 $360/$540
Pool Rental (per tank)
$100hr (0-50 persons)
$150hr (51-100 persons)
* Up to five members (2 adults/3 youth), each additional 1 month pass holder is $30 for an adult
and $20 for a youth; each additional 6 month pass holder is $100 for an adult and $60 for a
youth; and each additional annual pass holder is $175 for an adult and $75 for a youth. Under
3 month the rate is actually for 6 months.
Note: Since the aquatic center will be operated by the city, a resident and non-resident fee
structure has been shown, in accordance with existing city policy.
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Admission Rate Comparisons: The above rates were determined based on the competition in
the area (public, private and non-profit).
Clallam County Family YMCA
Type Joining Month Draft 6 Month Annual
Adult $50.00 $42.00 $222.00 $420.00
Senior (62+) $50.00 $32.00 $192.00 $364.00
Young Adult $35.00 $29.00 $174.00 $330.00
Teen (14-18) $15.00 $10.00 $60.00 $114.00
Youth (6-13) N/A N/A N/A $60.00
Family 1 adult $60.00 $42.00 $252.00 $478.00
Family 2 adult $75.00 $54.00 $324.00 $615.00
Family 2 ad/Sr $75.00 $46.00 $276.00 $524.00
Daily rate:
Adult $8.00
Teen $4.00
Youth $2.00
SARC
Category Daily 30 Day 6 Month Annual
Adults $6.00 $64.92 $200 $303
Youth (8-15) $4.00 $48.69 $146 $238
Child (3-7) $2.00 N/A N/A $151
Senior (60+) $6.00 $59.51 $146 $238
Family* N/A $151.48 $465 $703
* Two adults and three children.
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Paid Attendance Projections: The following paid general attendance (does not include
programs and other events) projections are the basis for the revenue figures that are identified
later in this report. The admission numbers are affected by the rates being charged for residents
and non-residents, the facilities available for use and the competition within the service area.
The figures are also based on the performance of other similar facilities. These are averages only
and the yearly figures are based on 360 days of operation of the full center and 336 in the pool
(certain areas may have shorter seasons).
Yearly Paid Admissions Option I Option II
Full Facility
Daily 18,000 0
(# daily admissions) 50
1 Month 5,600 0
(# sold annually 700
6 Month 33,800 0
(# sold annually) 550
Annual* 44,720 0
(# sold annually) 330
Tennis
Drop in 2,880 0
Turf Field
Drop in 11,200 0
Ice Rink
Public skating 6,000 0
Aquatics
Daily 0 25,200
(# sold annually) 75
12 Visits 0 15,600
(# sold annually) 1,300
3 Month 0 24,570
(# sold annually) 850
Annual 0 41,280
(# sold annually) 330
Total Yearly 122,200 106,650
Total Daily 340 317
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Note: All family admissions/passes are counted as 1.5 admissions. Admissions for pass holders
were figured based on a formula that Ballard*King has developed for determining visit numbers
for various forms of admission. The numbers are based on 8 visits for 1 month, 26 visits for a 3
month, 52 for six months and 96 visits for an annual pass.
Attendance for other events, programs, and spectator functions is more difficult to predict but a
Ballard*King estimate is approximately 1.5 times the number of paid admissions. Recreation
centers are traditionally the busiest from November to March and mid-June to mid-August and
are slow from April to early June and again from mid-August to the end of October. Weekdays
between the hours of 5pm and §pm are the busiest times of the week and weekends are also very
busy during the winter months. In contrast mid-morning and early afternoon on weekdays are
usually slow as well as weekends during the summer months (especially Sundays).
Hours of Operation: The projected hours of operation of the sports center are as follows:
Monday - Friday 6:00am to 10:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 8:00am to 8:00pm
Hours per week: 104
Hours usually vary some with the season (longer hours in the winter, shorter during the summer),
by programming needs, use patterns and special event considerations.
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Revenues
The following revenue projections were formulated from information on the specifics of the
project and the demographics of the service area as well as comparing them to other similar
facilities and the competition for recreation services in the area. Actual figures will vary based
on the actual utilization of the building's components, market stratification, philosophy of
operation, fees and charges policy, and priorities of use.
A combination of user fees and program and service fees make up the revenues generated by the
facility. The amount of revenue is based in large part on the types of amenities that are included
in the facility, the fees that are charged, and the resulting number of users. Ultimately the
amount of revenue generated can be utilized to off-set some portion of the operating costs of the
facility.
Revenue Projection Models:
Category Option I Option II
Fees
Full Facility
Daily 104,400 0
1 Month 26,500 0
6 Month 89,000 0
Annuals 92,000 0
Tennis
Drop in ! 3,440 0
Court rental 72,400 0
Turf Field
Drop in 49,600 0
Field rental 106,200 0
Ice Rink
Public skate 45,900 0
Ice rental 206,000 0
Other (skate rental, etc.) 11,000 0
General building rentals** 45,500 0
Total $861,940 $0
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Category Option I Option II
Aquatics
Daily 0 136,500
12 visits 0 59,000
3 Month 0 96,360
Annuals 0 99,225
Aquatic rental 0 31,500
Total $0 $422,585
Programs ***
Aquatics 0 74,000
General 73,000 0
Ice 83,500 0
Contract 10,000 3,000
Total $166,500 $77,000
Other
Resale items 6,000 6,000
Concession sales 120,000 35,000
Pro-shop (percentage) 5,000 0
Special events 5,000 5,000
Temp childcare 23,000 0
Vending 20,000 9,000
Total $179,000 $61,000
Grand Total $1,207,440 $560,585
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* Figures are based on an active program to promote the sale of 1 month, 3 month, 6 month
and annual passes.
** Rentals are primarily for the multi-sport and pool areas.
Multi-sports (1 court) - 2 wk x $25 = $2,500
Multi-sports (full area) - 25 x $75 = $1,875
Kitchen- 60 x $20 = $1,200
Conference center - 5 wk x $100 = $25,000
Full facility 10 hrs x $1,500 = $15,000
Pool - 5 wkx $100 = $24,000, 1 wkx $150-- $7,200
*** Figures are based on assessing fees that are at least 75% higher than the total cost of
operating the program.
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Expenditure - Revenue Comparison
Once the total estimated expenses and revenues are compared the difference between the two can
be noted as well as the percentage of cost recovery. The deficit indicates the level of funding
that will needed to come from a source other than user fees associated with the center. It is
quickly apparent that Option I will have a large annual deficit and the aquatics center will have a
smaller deficit, but one never the less.
Category Option I Option II
Expenditures $1,957,621 $ 802,929
Revenues $1,207,440 $560,585
Difference -750,181 -242,344
Recovery % 62% 70%
Future Years: Expenditure - Revenue Comparison: Expenses for the first year of operation of
the center should be slightly lower than projected with the facility being under warranty and
new. Revenue growth in the first three years is attributed to increased market penetration and in
the remaining years to continued population growth. In most recreation facilities the first three
years show tremendous growth from increasing the market share of patrons who use such
facilities, but at the end of this time period revenue growth begins to flatten out. Additional
revenue growth is then spurred through increases in the population within the market area, a
specific marketing plan to develop alternative markets, the addition of new amenities or by
increasing user fees.
I This operations pro-forma was completed based on the best information available and a basic[
understanding of the project. However there is no guarantee that the expense and revenueI
projections outlined above will be met as there are many variables that affect such estimates thatI
either cannot be accurately measured or are not consistent in their influence on the budgetaryI
process. It is estimated that the margin of error could be +/- 10%. ~
It is difficult to extract individual elements from the overall operations pro-forma to determine
cost recovery numbers but it is estimated by Ballard*King and Associates that if the ice rink is
examined by itself it would result in an annual subsidy of at least $100,000.
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When investigating the operations pro-forma, it is also important to understand the benefits of
co-locating the aquatics center with the sports center.
Reduced capital costs for the aquatic center when it is co-located with the rest of the
sports center.
· All the active indoor recreation amenities in the community would be located at the
same site.
· Operational revenue enhancement for both the aquatic center and the sports center
through the cross marketing of both amenities.
· The sports center site allows for much more flexibility in the placement of the aquatics
center when compared with the existing William Shore Pool site. The site also allows
for better parking and long term expansion possibilities.
· By building the aquatic center at the sports center site, the existing William Shore Pool
can continue to operate until the new center is open. While construction at the existing
pool site may require that the entire pool be closed for extended periods.
Counter to the benefits, there is one major negative and that is the fact that the development of
the aquatics center is tied to the construction of the sports center. If the sports center is delayed
or not built at all construction of the aquatic center at the site would not happen or it would be
forced to occur before the sports center is finished.
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Lineoln Park Sports Center
Feasibility ~ady
Part-Time Staff Hours
Revenue Worksheet
Capital Cost Estimate
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Part-Time Staff Hours:
Option I
Front Desk- 2 scheduled to work any hours that the center is open plus a 3rd staff from 4 to 8
pm on weekdays and 1 to 6 pm on weekends. The two Front Desk Supervisors will cover 80
hours of the front desk operation mostly evenings and weekends.
Time Hours Employees Days Total Hours Per Week
Multi-Sport Area Attendant
Mom-Fri.
4pm - 9pm 5 1 5 25
Sat.-Sun.
1 pm - 7pm 6 1 2 12
Total 37 hours
Note: This position is 26 weeks only during the winter months.
Building/Custodian Attendant
Mom-Friday
2pm - 9pm 7 5 1 35
Sat.-Sun.
1 pm- 8pm 7 2 2 14
Total 49 hours
Cashier/Skate Attendant
20 hrs of Public Skating/Drop-in Hockey x 2 persons x 46 weeks
Skate Guard/Attendant
20 hrs of Public Skating/Drop-in Hockey x 2 persons x 46 weeks
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Time Hours Employees Days Total Hours Per Week
Tennis Supervisor
Mon.-Fri.
8am- lpm 5 1 5 25
1 pm - 4pm 3 1 5 15
4pm - 9pm 5 1 5 25
Sat. & Sun.
10am - 6pm 8 1 2 16
Misc. Hours (toumaments, etc.) 8
Total 89 hours
Rink Supervisor
Mort. - Fri.
6pm- 10pm 4 1 5 20
· Sat. & Sun.
10am - 1 Opm 12 1 2 24
Misc. Hours (tournaments, etc.) 6
Total 50 hours
Weight Room Attendant
Mon.-Fri.
8am- lpm 5 1 5 25
1 pm - 4pm 3 1 5 15
4pm - 9pm 5 1 5 25
Sat. & Sun.
8am- noon 4 1 2 8
12pm - 8pm 8 1 2 16
Total 89 hours
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Time Hours Employees Days Total Hours Per Week
Temporary Childcare Attendant
Mon.-Fri.
8am- lpm 5 2 5 50
4pm - 8pm 4 2 5 40
Sat.
10am - 4pm 6 2 1 12
Total 102 hours
Climbing Wall Attendant
Mon.-Fri.
3pm - 9pm 6 1 5 30
Sat.-Sun.
10am - 7pm 9 1 2 18
Total 48 hours
Concession Supervisor
Summer (June-August 15wks)
Mon.-Fri.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 5 30
6pm - 8pm 2 1 5 10
Sat.
10am- 12pm 2 1 1 2
12pm - 6pm 6 1 1 6
6pm - 8pm 2 1 1 2
Sun.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 1 6
6pm- 8pm 2 1 1 2
Total 58 hours
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Concession Supervisor
Fall, Wimer, Spring (Sept.-May 37wks)
Mon.-Fri.
2pm - 4pm 2 1 5 10
4pm - 7pm 3 1 5 15
7pm - 8pm 1 1 5 5
Sat.
12pm- 8pm 8 1 1 8
Sun.
12pm - 7pm 7 1 1 7
Total 45 hours
Concession Attendant
Summer (June-August 15wks)
Mon.-Fri.
12pm- 6pm 6 1 5 30
Sat.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 1 6
Sun.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 1 6
Total 42 hours
Fall, Winter, Spring (Sept.-May 37wks)
Mon.-Fri.
4pm - 7pm 3 1 5 15
Sat.
12pm - 8pm 8 1 1 8
Sun.
12pm - 7pm 7 1 1 7
Total 30 hours
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Option II
Front Desk - one attendant during all open hours.
Building/Custodian Attendant
Mon.-Friday
2pm - 9pm 7 5 1 35
Sat.-Sun.
1 pm- 8pm 7 2 2 14
Total 49 hours
Concession Attendant
Summer (June-August 13wks)
Mon.-Fri.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 5 30
Sat.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 1 6
Sun.
12pm - 6pm 6 1 1 6
Total 42 hours
Fall, Winter, Spring (Sept.-May 35wks)
Mon.-Fri.
4pm - 7pm 3 1 5 15
Sat.
12pm - 8pm 8 1 1 8
Sun.
12pm - 7pm 7 1 1 7
Total 30 hours
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Pool Guards
Summer Season (June, July, August & Holidays-13 wks)
Time Hours Guards Days Total Hours Per Week
Mon.-Fri.
5:30am- 8am 2.5 2 5 25
8am- lpm 5 3 5 75
Ipm - 7pm 6 6 5 180
7pm- 10:00pm 3 5 5 75
Sat. & Sun.
7:30am- 9am 1.5 2 2 6
9am - 12pm 3 3 2 18
lpm ~ 8pm 7 6 2 84
Total 463 hours
Fall, Winter, & Spring Seasons (September - May -35wks)
Time Hours Guards Days Total Hours Per Week
Mon.-Fri.
5:30am- 8am 2.5 2 5 25
8am - 11:30am 3.5 3 5 52.5
ll:30am- lpm 1.5 2 5 15
lpm - 3pm 2 3 5 30
3pm- 8pm 5 6 5 150
8pm- 10.00pm 2 4 5 40
Sat. & Sun.
7:30am- 9am 1.5 2 2 6
9am- 12pm 3 4 2 24
lpm - 8pm 7 6 2 84
Total 426.5 hours
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Note: This schedule has been developed on a guard rotation concept. Based on the pool's
configuration, schedule and estimated use patterns, this level of lifeguard staffing will be
necessary to ensure adequate protection for swimmers. This is an estimate of anticipated guard
hours only and actual needs could vary depending on actual use patterns, and hours of operation
over time.
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Program Staffing
General Programs
Leagues (adult basketball & volleyball, youth soccer, etc.)
Basketball
Tues. 2 staff ($20.00/game) 3 games/wk 20 wks $2,400
1 staff($8.50/game) 3 games/wk 20 wks $510
Tournaments (adult/youth)
2 staff($20.00/game) 12 games 2 $960
1 staff($8.50/game) 12 games 2 $204
Total $4,074
Volleyball
Thurs. 1 staff($20.00/cl.) 3 games/wk 24 wks $1,440
Total $4,380
Indoor Soccer/other leagues
MWF 1 staff($15.00/game) 9 games/wk 24 wks $3,240
1 staff($8.50/game) 9 games/wk 24 wks $1,836
T Th 1 staff ($15.00/game) 6 games/wk 24 wks $2,160
1 staff ($8.50/game) 6 games/wk 24 wks $1,224
Toum. 1 staff ($15.00/game) 12 games 6 $1,080
1 staff($8.50/game) 12 games 6 $612
Total $10,152
Grand Total $18,606
Tennis
Tennis Lessons
Summer- staff($10.00hr.) 3 classes/day 5 days 8 wks $1,200
Spring/Fall- staff ($10.00hr.) 4 classes/day 2 days 16 wks $1,280
Winter- staff ($10.00hr.) 4 classes/day 2 days 8 wks $640
Total $3,120
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Private Tennis Lessons
1 staff ($15.00/sess.) 3 per week 32 wks $1,440
Tennis Clinics
1 staff ($30.00/sess.) 6 clinics $180
Tennis Leagues
1 staff ($10.00hr.) 15 hrs/wk 32 wks $4,800
Tennis Tournaments
1 staff ($10.00hr.) 25 hrs 4 $1,000
Grand Total $10,540
Other
Weight Training
1 staff ($15.00/cl.) 6 classes/wk 36 wks $3,240
Climbing Classes
1 staff ($15.00/cl.) 6 classes/wk 36 wks $3,240
Birthday Parties
1 staff ($15.00/party) 4/wk 52 wks $3,120
Misc.
1 staff ($10.00/cl.) 8 classes/wk 36 wks $2,880.
Grand Total $12,480
Total General Programs $41,626
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Ice Rink
Learn to Skate Lessons
Summer- staff($10.00hr.) 3 classes/day 5 days 8 wks $1,200
Spring/Fall- staff ($10.00hr.) 6 classes/day 2 days 16 wks $1,920
Wimer- staff($10.00hr.) 8 classes/day 2 days 8 wks $1,280
Total $4,400
Private Skating Lessons
1 staff ($15.00/sess.) 3 per week 32 wks $1,440
Skate Clinics
1 staff ($30.00/sess.) 6 clinics $180
Hockey Leagues (adult/youth)
2 staff ($20.00/game) 20 games/wk 32 wks $25,600
1 staff ($8.50hr.) 25 hrs/wk 32 wks $6,800
Total $32,400
Hockey Tournaments
2 staff ($20.00/game) 16 games 4 $2,560
1 staff ($8.50hr.) 20 hrs 4 $680
1 staff ($10.00hr.) 20 hrs 4 $800
Grand Total $4,040
Misc. Classes
1 staff ($10.00/cl.) 4 classes/wk 32 wks $1,280
Birthday Parties
1 staff ($15.00/party) 2/week 32 wks $960
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Camps
$1,000 per 3 $3,000
Total Ice Programs $47,700
Aquatics Programs
Swim Lessons (instructors are paid $9.00 an hour classes are 35-45 minutes in length)
Summer- staff ($9.00hr.) 24 classes/day 5 days 8 wks $8,640
Spring/Fall- staff ($9.00hr.) 12 classes/day 3 days 16 wks $5,184
Winter- staff ($9.00hr.) 12 classes/day 3 days 8 wks $2,592
Total $16,416
Water Aerobics
Summer- staff ($15.00/cl.) 15 classes/wk 13 wks $2,925
Spring/Fall- staff ($15.00/cl.)12 classes/wk 24 wks $4,320
Winter- staff ($15.00/cl.) 12 classes/wk 11 wks $1,980
Total $9,225
Private Swim Lessons
5 lessons/wk ($15.00/less.) 45 wks $3,375
Other
L~feguard Training
1 staff($20.O0/cl.) 33 hours/sess. 3 sessions $1,980
Therapy Classes
1 staff ($25.00/cl.) 5 classes/wk 46 wks $5,750
Misc. (SCUBA, etc.)
1 staff ($20.00/cl.) 6 classes/wk 46 wks $5,520
Total $13,250
Total Aquatics Programs $42,266
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Note: Many programs and classes will be on a contractual basis with the center, where the
facility will take a percentage of the revenues charged and collected. These programs have not
been shown in this budget as a result.
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Revenue Worksheets:
Full Facility
Daily
Fee # per day Revenue
Adult $7.00 20 $140
Youth $5.00 20 $100
Senior $5.00 10 $50
Total 50 $290 x 360 days = $104,400
Grand Total $104,400
1 Month Passes
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $45 200 $9,000
Youth $35 400 $14,000
Senior $35 100 $3,500
Total 700 $26,500 $26,500
Grand Total $26,500
6 Month Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $165 100 $16,500
Youth $90 200 $18,000
Senior $90 50 $4,500
Family $250 200 $50,000
Total 550 $89,000 $89,000
Grand Total $89,000
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Annual Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $240 50 $12,000
Youth $125 40 $ 5,000
Senior $125 40 $5,000
Household $350 200 $70,000
Total 330 $92,000 $92,000
Grand Total $92,000
Revenue Summary
Daily $104,400
1 Month Passes $26,500
. 6 Month Passes $89,000
Annual Passes $92,000
Total $311,900
Tennis
Drop-in Play
Fall/Winter/Spring
Adult $5.00 x 60 = $300
Youth $4.00 x 30 = $120
Total 90 $420 x 32 weeks = $13,440
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Court Rental
Fall/Winter/Spring
Court $25.00/hr. x 30/wk x 32wks = $24,000
$20.00/hr. x 10hrs/wk x 32 wks = $6,400
Block $800.00 x 40-- $32,000
Misc. Summer use $10,000
Turf Field
Drop-in Play
Fall/Winter/Spring
Adult $5.00 x 150 = $750
Youth $4.00 x 200 = $800
Total 350 $1,550 x 32 weeks = $49,600
Field Rental
Fall/Winter/Spring
Full Field $75.00/hr. x 30/wk x 32wks = $72,000
$60.00/hr. x 10hrs/wk x 32 wks = $19,200
Misc. Summer use $15,000
Ice Rink
Public Skating
Winter/Spring
Adult $5.00x 150 = $750
Youth $4.00x 150 = $600
Total 150 $1,350 x 28 weeks = $37,800
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Summer/Fall
Adult $5.00 x 50 = $250
Youth $4.00 x 50 = $200
Total 100 $450 x 18 weeks = $8,100
Ice Rental (Hockey and other)
Winter/Spring
Full-rink $300.00/hr. x 15/wk x 28wks = $126,000
$250.00/hr. x 5hrs/wk x 28 wks = $35,000
Summer/Fall
Full-rink $250.00/hr. x 10/wk x 18wks = $45,000
$1{ateRental $3.00 x 40/wk x 46wks = $5,520
Sl~ate Sharpening $6.00 x 20/wk x 46wks = $5,520
Aquatic Facility
Daily
Fee # per day Revenue
Adult $5.00 25 $125
Youth $4.00 25 $100
Senior $4.00 25 $100
Total 75 $325 x 336 days = $109,200
Non. Res. 50% of admissions x 50% fee increase $27,300
Grand Total $136,500
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12 Visit Passes
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $42 375 $15,750
Youth $34 750 $25,500
Senior $34 175 $5,950
Total 1,300 $47,200 $47,200
Non. Res. 50% of admissions x 50% fee increase $11,800
Grand Total $59,000
3 Month Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $75 190 $14,250
Youth $55 380 $20,900
Senior $55 90 $4,950
Family $250 190 $47,500
Total 850 $87,600 $87,600
Non. Res. 20% of admissions x 50% fee increase $8,760
Grand Total $96,360
Annual Pass
Fee # sold Revenue
Adult $250 50 $12,500
Youth $125 40 $5,000
Senior $125 40 $ 5,000
Household $360 200 $72,000
Total 330 $94,500 $94,500
Non. Res. 50% of admissions x 50% fee increase $4,725
Grand Total $99,225
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Revenue Summary
Daily $136,500
12 Visit Passes $59,000
3 Month Passes $96,360
Annual Passes $99,225
Total $391,085
Note: These work sheets were used to project possible revenue sources and amounts. These
figures are estimates only, based on very basic market information and should not be considered
as guaranteed absolutes. This information should be utilized as a representative revenue scenario
only and to provide possible revenue target ranges.
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PROCLAMATION
In Recognition of
Amateur Radio Week
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles has more than 300 licensed Amateur
Radio operators who have demonstrated their value in public
assistance by providing emergency radio communications; and
WHEREAS, these Amateur Radio operators donate these services tree of
charge to the City, in the interest of the citizens of the City, as
well as the world; and
WHEREAS, these Amateur Radio operators are on alert for any emergency,
local or worldwide, and practice their communication skills
during the American Radio Relay League's Field Day exercise;
and
WHEREAS, this year's Amateur Radio Field Day will take place on June 26 -
27, 2004;
NOW, THEREFORE, l, Richard Headrick, as Mayor and on behalf of the City
Council, hereby declare the week of June 20 - 27th as
AMATEUR RADIO WEEK
in recognition of this important emergency preparedness exercise, and call upon all
citizens to pay tribute tot he Amateur Radio operators of our City.
June 14, 2004
Richard A. Headrick, Mayor
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CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities
SUBJECT: 8th Street Bridge Replacements Bridge Structural Material Selection
Summary: On March 15, 2004, the City Council selected the Slant Leg alternative as the bridge
type. The structural material for this alternative can be concrete or steel. This evening a
workshop will be conducted to present the advantanages and disadvanages of the materials and
the basis for selection of the recommended material.
Recommendation: Participate in the workshop, review the materials presented and the
basis for selection of the recommended material. Following the workshop select the
preferred structural material for the bridges to proceed into the permitting and design
phase of the project and authorize Exeltech to proceed with Phase II (final design) of the
project.
Background/Analysis: City Council selected the Slant Leg alternative as the bridge type to be
constructed over Tumwater Creek and Valley Creek on March 15, 2004. This alternative meets
all the critical constraints and considerations, provides an open vista, as well as graceful line and
form. The selected alternative can be constructed with either steel or concrete structural
members. As part of the bridge type selection decision, City Council members requested a
followup presentation report comparing the structural materials available for construction of the
bridges and a recommendation. Council was informed that the Consultant would be returning
with the requested report.
The City Council's selection of the structural material will allow the consultant to commence
permitting, complete the Type, Size, and Location (TS&L) report required by WSDOT, and
completion of preliminary and proceeding with final design. The City's consultant will present
the report along with a recommendation at the workshop. This will provide Council members
with the basis of the recommendation and assist in discussions leading to a final selection of the
preferred material.
When Council approved the original engineering agreement with our consultant, Exceltech,
authorization to proceed was limited to Phase I and II (alternatives, environmental, permitting,
and preliminary engineering). It was noted that next phases would be brought back for Council
approval to proceed when appropriate. With selection of the bridge type and the material it is
recommended that Council approve proceeding with Phase III (final design) at this time to avoid
delays. The engineering remains within the contract time and funding of the original agreement.
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CITY COUNCIl. ~EMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities
SUBJECT: Award of Contract for Port Angeles Landfill Co-Composting Facility Improvements,
Project 04-06
Summary: Bids were opened for the Co-Composting Facility Improvements on June 7, 2004. The
bids have been reviewed and C&J Excavating, Inc. of Carlsborg, Washington, was the lowest
responsible bidder.
Recommendation: Award and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract for the Co-Composting
Facility Improvements, Project 04-06 to C&J Excavating, Inc. of Carlsborg, Washington in the
amount of $98,661.30.
Background / Analysis: The project consists of expansion of improvements to the existing co-
composting facility at the Port Angeles Landfill. The contract will provide for the addition of
subsurface aeration lines in three of the composting bays and excavation and grading of a storage area
for the finished product. Aeration lines were previously installed in three of the bays in 2002. This
will accelerate the process of composting bio-solids from the solid waste treatment plant and yard
waste collected at the landfill.
The plans and specifications were prepared by the consulting firm of Parametrix, Inc. with input and
oversight by City engineering staff. This project is a funded 2004 Solid Waste construction project.
The project was advertised for bids beginning May 16, 2004. Bids were opened on June 7, 2004 at
City Hall and were analyzed by City Staff. Four firms responded to the advertisement and the result of
the bid opening, corrected as needed in accordance with the Standard Specifications, is as follows:
BID RESULTS
Contractor [ City [ Bid Results (incl. tax )
C & J Excavating, Inc. Carlsborg, WA. $98,661.30
Diamaco, Inc. Bellevue, WA. $108,029.25
McConnell Construction Port Townsend, WA $115,343.83
Stouder General Construction, LLC Ferndale, WA $135,375.00
Engineers Estimate $98,608.00
It is recommended that the project be awarded to C&J Excavating in the amount of $98,661.30 and the
Mayor be authorized to sign the contract.
The project was advertised in the Peninsula Daily News, Daily Journal of Commerce and on the
Washington Builder's Exchange website. In addition, the North Peninsula Builders Association was
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CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
To: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities/~
SUBJECTI Amendment No. 6 to Consultant Agreement, Port Angeles International Gateway
Summary: An amendment ia rcquired to the consultant agreement with the architecture/
engineering firm of Men-ia + Pardini to include added architectural, engineering, and associated
design services required for revisions and additions for the parking structure and Visitor's Center
building.
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No. 6 to the agreement with
Merritt + Pardini to provide additional services for the parking structure and Visitor's
Center building with the negotiated total added fee not to exceed $41,970.00.
Background/Analysis: The contract with Merritt + Pardini for the Port Angeles Gateway Project
did not include the design of the parking structure and Visitor's Center building. These added
services were requested by the City to provide added parking and accommodate the Chamber of
Commerce needs. The scope of work for Amendment No. 6 is attached. The amendment was
approved by Clallam Transit on May 17, 2004.
Merritt + Pardini's proposed scope and fees for Amendment No. 6 has been reviewed. The scope
of work and associated fees for each new task are within an acceptable range. In addition, the
overall consultant fees, including this and previous amendments, remain in line for a project of
this size, duration, and complexity.
Funding for this amendment is from Project GG 03-00, Downtown Parking.
Attachments: Exhibit A, Amendment 6
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EXHIBIT A
Scope of Work
Revised V~sitor's Center Design and
Design-Build Parking Structure
The revised scope of work for which Merritt+Pardini and its consultants will provide architectural
and engineering services includes the following:
1. Provide permitting / construction documents and specifications for revised Visitor's Center
design.
2. Provide illustrative drawings and performance specifications for parking structure to be
constructed as a design-build project.
3. Utility stub-outs for parking structure to be provided in base design,
4. Eliminate extended parking area under transit lane. .
5. Provide on-grade, two-way transit lane to extend from Front Street to Railroad Avenue.
6. Reconfigure bus shelters to accommodate revised transit lane design.
7. Adjust Chamber of Commerce Building to accommodate new transit lane design.
8. Reconfigure landscape design to accommodate new transit lane design.
9. Eliminate single-lane road with parallel parking stalls along western edge of new parking
area connecting Front Street to Railroad Avenue. -.
10. Extend western property line 28 feet. Revise legal description and survey to reflect
change.
11. Provide geotechnical assessment of new design-build parking area.
12. Provide estimating services to encompass revised design.
Attachments:
· Schedule
· Final Design Scope of Work/Budget
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CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2003
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities
SUBJECT: CSO MONITORING CONTRACT
ISummary: Geotivity, Inc. has installed and maintains flow measuring and recording devices at
each of the City-'s 5 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) sites as required by the Wastewater
Treatment Plant's (WWTP) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
The flow recorders provide "realtime" data to meet NPDES permit requirements. The service
Icontractneeds to be renewed to continued service and additional
ensure
provide
reporting
support required to. meet our permit requirements.
Recommendation. Authorize the Mayor to sign a service contract with Geotivity, Inc. for
an amount not to exceed $40,000.
Background/Analysis: Geotivity, Inc., who completed the installation of flow monitoring
devices at the City's 5 combined sewer overflow sites in February 2000, also maintains the units
and uploads data in realtime, which is posted on a website for the City and its consultants' use.
The latest NPDES permit issued to the WWTP on May 31, 2002 includes specific monitoring
and reporting requirements for the 5 CSO sites which include immediate notification to the
Department of Ecology of dry weather overflows. Grab sampling during CSO events is another
requirement of the permit.
The City entered into a purchase contract to upgrade and continue to maintain the 5 CSO
monitoring devices in September 2003. That agreeme?t expired at the end of May and needs to
be expanded to include some additional reporting requirements that the Department of Ecology
now requires the City to meet. These include monthly CSO event reports and notification of
CSO events as they occur.
The new service contract, funded in the 2004 Wastewater budget, will include the monthly cost
to maintain the devices and website information, the monthly reports and event notification, and
set prices for replacement of equipment parts as necessary to continue their operation with
minimal disruption. Excluding the latter costs, the service agreement for twelve months (June
2004 through May 2005) is $34,200. Occasional service repair costs are expected to be less than
$5,000, based on the previous year's repair costs. The total service contract was therefore set at
a not-to-exceed price of $40,000 without amending the contract.
City staff recommends that a new service contract be entered into with Geotivity, Inc., and that
Council authorize the Mayor to sign the Contr~c~rfor an amount not to exceed $40,000.
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CiTY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities~''-
SUBJECT; Award of Contract for Peabody Street Reconstruction Phase I, Project 03-15
Summary: Bids were opened for the Peabody Street Reconstruction Phase I Project on June 7,
2004. The bids have been reviewed and Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles, Washington was
the lowest responsible bidder.
Recommendation: Award and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract for the Peabody
Street Reconstruction Phase I, Project 03-15 to Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles,
Washington in the amount of $398,759.50.
Background / Analysis:
Peabody Street was originally constructed in 1953 with a 24 foot wide concrete panel road
surface. These concrete panels, in general, have held up well, but settlement failures have
occurred in the vicinity of the Peabody Creek crossing, along with general shoulder failures in
many areas.
The project for the reconstruction of Peabody Street from Front Street to Fifth Street consists of
reconstructing the shoulders, planing asphalt bituminous and concrete pavement, installing curb,
gutter, sidewalk, asphalt pavement overlay, adjusting utilities, and placing traffic markings.
Design for the Peabody Street Reconstruction Project was completed by City engineering staff.
The project was advertised May 16, 2004 following WSDOT review and approval. Staff has
contacted fronting businesses and residents during the design to coordinate activity during
construction. Bids were opened on June 7, 2004. One bid was received. The result of the bid
opening, corrected as needed in accordance with the Standard Specifications, is as follows:
Contractor City Total Bid (Including
Applicable Taxes)
Lakeside Industries Port Angeles $398,759.50
Engineer' s Estimate $306,319.00
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In our Engineer's Estimate we attempted to compensate for the rising oil prices in the paving
items. The primary items that exceeded our estimate were the mobilization, planing (grinding) of
the existing roadway and shoulder to avoid reflective cracking and maintain a smooth riding
surface, and the concrete work items (curbing, curb ramps, and sidewalks). These cost increases
may indirectly be related to the increasing oil and fuel costs. We will be working with the
contractor on these items to reduce overall costs where possible. The added funding required for
the increase over the engineer's estimate will be covered by State Transportation Plan (STP)
funds. Utilization of these funds will negate the need for allocation of additional general funds in
2004. It is recommended that the project be awarded to Lakeside Industries in the amount of
$398,759.50, and the Mayor be authorized to sign the contract.
The following table details the funding for the project:
Project Funding Sources
Fund Sources Funding
STP Funds* $259,500.00
City of Port Angeles $140,500.00
Total Available Funds $400,000.00
*$177,256.22 currently available. WSDOT has approved and allocated the increase as shown to
be covered by anticipated future federal allocations. We normally receive STP funding of
$120,000+/- annually. 2004 STP funding has not been allocated due to lack of federal legislation
approving the next phase of national transportation funding.
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(~iTY (~OUNCIi
DATE: June 10, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Michael Quinn, City ManagerC--/.t
SUBJECT: Contract for Legal Services
Summary_: It is proposed that the City Council authorize a supplemental professional services
contract with our former City Attorney to represent the City on several legal matters during the
course of the remaining months in 2004.
Recommendation: The City Council authorize the attached Contract for Legal Services.
Background / Analysis: When our former City Attorney, Craig Knutson, retired earlier this
year, I entered into a professional services contract to cover the transition time prior to selection of
our new City Attorney, Bill Bloor. The terms of the contract were identical to the attachment, other
than the start and termination dates. The prior contract ended at June 15th in anticipation of having
a replacement City Attorney on board. The initial contract was very general in order to cover routine
attorney functions and provide contract review during the transition period. The cost of the contract
at $15,000 was covered by the absence of the staffposition salary for this transition period, and the
budget was not negatively impacted. This initial contract was entered into via the City Manager's
contract authority.
Now, I am proposing a second contract at the same general terms to continue after June 15t~.
However, there are some differences which impact how this contract will be managed as follows:
1. This contract essentially extends the legal services agreement and cumulatively exceeds
the level of commitment desired by the City Manager without City Council approval.
2. Where the prior agreement was general service oriented, this contract is more project
specific. From my perspective, the priority focus is on preparation for the appeal hearing on the
fluoridation of the City's water supply. This project will likely consume 2/3 of the projected costs.
Because of Craig's familiarity with this issue, his prior preparation for the appeal, and the separate
roles that Craig and Bill can assume in the City's defense; I believe this project alone justifies the
services contract. Depending upon Bill's workload, the other significant projects which Craig has
tremendous institutional knowledge to aid us in finalizing contracts is the MOU for the National
Parks Service and the Elwha Dam Project ( which is just about ready), and the Solid Waste RFP
(which is also essentially ready). As these prf~cts are finalized, we will transition out of the
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contract. While we could have inserted a closer termination date, the year-end date offers us the
most flexibility in dealing with any special legal issue that may arise where we need Craig's specific
knowledge.
3. This contract cannot be financed through salary savings and must be charged as
professional services to the receiving department. The anticipated projects are all within the Public
Works and Utilities Department where we do have a budget for professional services. I do not
anticipate any significant impact upon General Fund.
4. This contract is a cost-effective solution to finalizing these projects in a time sensitive
manner.
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CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
This contract is entered into between the City of Port Angeles, an optional municipal code city of
the State of Washington (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Craig D. Knutson, Attomey at Law
(hereinafter referred to as "Contractor").
In consideration of the covenants and promises set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Scope of Services. Contractor agrees to provide the City with legal services in the form
of legal representation on civil matters in which the City is involved. Services will include but not
be limited to: (a) preparing for and appearing at meetings of the City Council (b) providing legal
advice to the City Council, City Manager, and City departments, and (c) representing the City in
legal actions.
2. Standard of Services. Contractor shall provide the services under this contract in
accordance with the professional and ethical standards of the legal profession. Contractor shall
maintain its licensure to practice law in the State of Washington in good standing, including but not
limited to paying the Washington State Bar Association annual license fees and complying with
continuing legal education requirements at Contractor's expense. Contractor shall not/fy the City
of any actions or claims that may jeopardize said licensure and/or good standing.
3. Term. This contract shall commence on June 15, 2004 and shall continue until December
31,2004 unless sooner terminated pursuant to paragraph 4 or unless extended by mutual agreement
of the parties.
4. Termination. Either party may terminate this contract at will upon ten (10) days written
notice to the other party.
5. Compensation. Contractor's compensation for the services performed herein shall be at
the hourly rate, and shall include the costs, set forth in the attached Exhibit A and shall not exceed
the total amount of $15,000 unless authorized by the City Council. Contractor shall submit itemized
invoices to the City Manager, and the City shall make payment to the Contractor within thirty days
of submittal of acceptable invoices.
6. Relationship of Parties. The parties understand and agree that Contractor is a sole
practitioner and duly licensed attorney under the laws of the State of Washington. Contractor shall
act as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the City. Contractor shall perform the
legal services under this contract free from the City's direction and control over the manner of
performing the work. Contractor may hire employees to assist in performing the work and shall
provide and use its own equipment, including telephone, computer, and vehicle, provided that
Contractor shall also use City administrative assistance, telecommunications equipment, and office
space as necessary to allow for efficient use of City officials' and staff's time and to allow for the
reduced overhead reflected in the hourly rate for the services provided. Nothing in this contract shall
preclude Contractor's right to perform legal services for other clients, provided that Contractor
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complies with all ethical rules governing such representation. Contractor shall assume full
responsibility of all federal, state, and local taxes and contributions imposed or required, including,
but not limited to, unemployment insurance, Social Security, and income tax withholding and shall
not be entitled to the benefits provided by the City to its employees.
7. Hold Harmless, Indemnification, and Insurance. Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and
hold harmless the City, its officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims,
damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, occurring, arising, or resulting
from Contractor's acts, omissions, or failures in supplying services under this contract. Contractor
shall procure professional liability insurance with minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per claim and
$2,000,000 aggregate.
8. Breach of Contract. Each party shall have all remedies provided in law or equity for
breach of any provision of this contract,
9. Applicable Law and Venue. This contract shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington. Venue of any legal action related to this
contract shall be in Clallam County, Washington.
10. Modification. This contract may be modified, or its term extended, by written
modification hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract the date and year
indicated below.
CITY OF PORT ANGELES CRAIG D. KNUTSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
By:
Richard Headrick, Mayor Craig D. Knutson
Date: June ., 2004 Date: June ,2004
ATTEST:
Becky J. Upton, City Clerk
G:~Le8 al_B aclmp~A.G R,EE MENTS&CONTRACTS~P SC~ Knut so n-2 .wpd
June 8, 2004
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EXHIBIT A - HOURLY RATES AND COSTS
Attomey hourly rates:
$75.00 using City supplied administrative assistance
$100.00 using Contractor supplied administrative assistance
Costs:
Contractor shall be reimbursed for actual costs expended in supplying services under this
contract, including long distance charges, copying costs, filing fees, discovery costs,
travel expenses at IRS rates (other than to and from Port Angeles City Hall or other
locations within the City), and similar expenses incurred by Contractor on the City's
behalf.
G:~_,egaI_BackupLa, GREEMENTS&CONTRACTS~PSC-KNUT EX HIBIT A.wpd
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Port Angeles, Washington
June 1, 2004
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Headrick called the regular meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order
REGULAR MEETING: at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Members Present: Mayor Headrick, Councilmembers Braun, Munro, Pittis,
Rogers, and Williams.
Members Absent: Councilmember Erickson.
Staff Present: Manager Quinn, Assistant Attorney Dickson, Clerk Upton,
- B. Collins, M. Connelly, G. Cutler, Y. Ziomkowski, T.
Gallagher, K. Dubuc, G. Kenworthy, T. Smith, and J.
Hebner.
Public Present: P. Johnson, R. & J. Mantooth, G. Schoessler, P. Walker, T.
Ahlgren, J. Anderson, B. Booher, P. Lamoureux, S.
Zenovic, R. Leach, B. Vreeland, I. Miller, K. Smith, and C.
Kidd. All others present in the audience failed to sign the
roster.
PLEDGE OF The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Councilmember Rogers. Manager
ALLEGIANCE: Quinn advised the Council of the recent passing of long-time and dedicated Finance
employee, Judy Hamilton. A moment of silence in honor of Ms. Hamilton followed.
PUBLIC CEREMONIES, None.
PRESENTATIONS AND
PROCLAMATIONS:
WORK SESSION: None.
LATE ITEMS TO BE Larry Leonard, 1030 Olympus, addressed the Council regarding recent commentaries
PLACED ON THIS OR made by the Mayor on the matter of no-protest annexation agreements. He opposed
FUTURE AGENDAS: the insistence for such agreements and felt that annexation should occur only if agreed
to by property owners. Mr. Leonard spoke in support of individual property rights.
Peter Ripley, 114 E. 6th Street,//102, Port Angeles Journal, agreed with Mr. Leonard,
feeling that annexation can be accomplished by a vote of the people.
Paul Lamoureux, 602 Whidby, requested a status report on the storm drain disconnect
project, as well as a report on the cost of upgrades to the Francis Street Park and
surrounding area. Mr. Lamoureux referenced upcoming GIS training for a City
employee, asking that the employee be consulted upon .return from the training as to the
possibility of the City collecting its own stormwater fees. Mr. Lamoureux suggested
that emergency signaling be included in the community plan, something previously
mentioned by Councilmember Williams. Deputy Police Chief Gallagher shared that
Communications Manager Riggins was presently working on the emergency signaling
component.
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FINANCE: RFP~Q for Solid Waste:
RFP/Q for Solid Waste Public Works & Utilities Director Cutler informed the Council that he would make a
presentation on Solid Waste Processing Facility Development and Management
Services at the June 8, 2004, continued Council meeting. He asked that the matter be
continued to that date, which was agreed to by the Council.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilmember Braun moved to accept the Consent Agenda, to include: 1.) City
Council / Planning Commission Joint Meeting Minutes of May 12, 2004, and City
Council Regular Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2004; 2.) Equipment Purchase - Street
Sweeper; 3.) Expenditure Approval List - May 21, 2004 - $675,174.05; 4.)
Appointment of student, Elizabeth Minor, to the Parks Recreation and Beautification
Commission; and 5.) Travel/Training Request for GIS-CADD Specialist, Bill Hale.
The motion was seconded by Councilmcmber Rogers and carried 5 - 0, with
Councilmember Pittis abstaining due to absence from the May 18, 2004, meeting.
CITY COUNCIL None.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
ORDINANCES NOT None.
REQUIRING PUBLIC
HEARINGS:
RESOLUTIONS: None.
OTHER 1. Green Crow Preliminary Subdivision - Rook Drive East of Mt. Angeles Road:
CONSIDERATIONS:
Community Development Director Collins presented information on the Green Crow
Green Crow Preliminary Preliminary Subdivision, which constitutes the largest subdivision in the City in recent
Subdivision - Rook Drive years, as it involves 43 lots as well as a second phase that may be developed to the
East of Mt. Angeles Road north of the current proposed project. The southern 28 acres owned by Green Crow
are those involved in the deliberations this evening. Director Collins indicated that a
number of issues were addressed during the staffreview, and certain conditions were
established pertinent to those issues. He believed there would be a Developer's
Agreement to follow that would address how some of the conditions might be met.
Approval of the subdivision assumes the developer will be responsible for meeting all
of the conditions listed.
Director Collins advised the Council that meetings were held with the County Road
Engineer, as Mt. Angeles Road is a County road, and standards for a County road with
50 mile per hour traffic differ from City standards. Those differences are being
addressed, and a second letter from the County Road Department indicated that a
number of options may need to be pursued in the future. Referencing a map on the
overhead projector, Director Collins explained the specifics of the area under
consideration, as well as the area projected for future development. The existing
proposal accesses on Mt. Angeles Road via Rook Drive.
Councilmember Pittis distributed copies of a document he had prepared itemizing
specific questions, concerns, and corrections with regard to the subdivision. He then
expanded on the matters contained in the document, after which Director Collins
responded to the individual items. Councilmember Pittis had sought clarification as to
the comment made regarding the need for follow-up on the County roads in the area,
and Director Collins explained the second letter from the County arrived after the
packet memo had been prepared. If the subdivision were to be approved absent the
County's road requirements, Director Collins felt the County may expect the City to
accept responsibility for the road. That responsibility could include incorporating the
road into the City ~i~ts, and in responding to Councilmember Rogers, Director Collins
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OTHER indicated the resolution to this specific issue should be referred to the Legal
CONSIDERATIONS: Department. He thought there was case law for roads being annexed into a city. In the
(Cont'd) ensuing discussion, Director Collins clarified there is a 1300-foot stretch between Rook
Drive and the current City limits at Leighton Avenue, which is the section of concern.
Green Crow Preliminary Councilmember Williams asked as to the certainty that the County has title to the entire
Subdivision - Rook Drive road width, and Director Collins responded there may be some limitations on right-of-
East of Mt. Angeles Road way, but there aren't any limitations on the size of the pavement area. He stated there
(Cont'd) are 26 feet of pavement, which is in excess of what the City Engineer has deemed as
necessary for a suburban road standard in the City. Therefore, if the road is operating
at 25 or 30 miles per hour, then 24 feet of pavement would be adequate.
Councilmember Pittis suggested the possibility of entering into a Memorandum of
Understanding that the City would maintain the roadway until annexed, which would
be the preferred method. Manager Quinn added that staffmet to review the impacts of
the County road, and annexation of the road would be a possibility. Because the road
meets City standards, the City could opt to disagree with the County and not improve
the roadway. There are interfaces and transitions quite common between rural and
urban areas and, as the area develops, there will be more of these types of
developments that will generate traffic on a County road than was previously
experienced. The City has the ability to work with the County to improve the road if
so desired. The City also has the option of reducing traffic speeds to get the roadway
to function as less ora County through-road at a higher speed to something more like
a City street. He felt the City could work with the County, and it would be
inappropriate to make this consideration a condition of the development.
Councilmember Pittis noted that the wider the road, the more comfortable people are
in driving at higher speeds. Speeds can, therefore, be controlled by the width of the
road.
Responding to Councilmember Pittis' question as to the proposed walkway, Director
Collins referenced the maps on Pages 113 and 115 and clarified that the conceptual
map was on Page 115. The preliminary plat map was on Page 113, and Planner Johns
used the overhead to show the location of the proposed walkway and its correlation to
safety factors. Director Collins expanded on the location of the walkway, which is to
be connected to Rook Drive and available to the walking public on Mt. Angeles Road.
There is a condition that the trail is to be built with the first phase all the way to
Campbell.
In his handout, Councilmember Pittis had questioned the reference to an agreement
between the developer and the City and its association to improvements for existing
sewer and/or stormwater drainage problems in the Porter Street area. Director Collins
advised the Council that the Developer's Agreement was scheduled to go before the
Council on June 14, and the nature of negotiations were difficult until specifics could
be agreed upon. He noted there has been a capacity and drainage problem in the Porter
Street area for some time, and it has always been understood that any development of
a large subdivision on Campbell Avenue would require upgrades and improvements to
that system. Councihnember Pittis noted, however, that the record made no statement
of this nature, and Director Collins indicated the record stated the existing
infrastructure would meet subdivision requirements which would require the upgrade.
He stated that these issues could be further clarified in the conditions if so desired by
the Council, adding that, ifa Developer's Agreement is not reached, then the developer
would be responsible for making the improvements to the infrastructure.
Director Collins, responding to Councilmember Williams, clarified that State law
provides for a 90-day time frame to act on the subdivision, and the first phase of this
particular subdivision is at the end of the time frame now. Planner Johns, using the
overhead map, clarified there are two separate phases of the overall development, with
three sub-phases of build-out in Phase I. Discussion followed, with Director Collins
providing further clarification on the proposed development and the associated
improvements. 2Z[
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OTHER Manager Quinn provided further clarification on utilities, noting that the sewer capacity
CONSIDERATIONS: in the Porter/Campbell area has been very limited, which has been one of the challenges
(Cont'd) and has been the reason that the area has remained undeveloped for many years. He
indicated the Council would be seeing a Developer's Agreement as part of the NICE
Green Crow Preliminary Neighborhoods Program, coordinating on- and off-site improvements in public
Subdivision- Rook Drive infrastructure to correct these types of deficiencies and to enable improvements.
East of Mt. Angeles Road Manager Quinn indicated the preliminary plat needed to be completed first, and the
(Cont'd) Developer's Agreement would follow.
Responding to Counciimember Braun as to where the project ties into Wabash,
Director Collins referenced the map and explained the connection to Wabash and the
anticipated access points for the residents. Councilmember Rogers noted it would be
helpful to have arrows clarifying certain portions of the map related to specifics of the
project.
Concerning Councilmember Pittis' inquiry as to the wetland permit and possible
alterations of lot and street configurations, Director Collins advised the Council that the
wetland drawing was inaccurate, and a new delineation will be completed. Because
engineering was still being done, the lots in that specific area are subject to the
approval of the wetland permit. Director Collins indicated it is the City's expectation
that a buffer enhancement plan would likely accompany the permit; the issues in
question will be adequately addressed per the City's requirements in Chapter 15.24.
The City Council would, therefore, be approving the subdivision subject to the
wetlands permit being completed. Director Collins assured Councilmember Pittis that
the City would not unilaterally change the roadway and lot patterns because of the
wetland permit. In response to an inquiry from Councilmember Munro, Director
Collins explained that the wetland delineation would be completed by a professional.
Councilmember Pittis had questioned whether Condition 1 should contain more
specific language that Rook Drive would be extended from Mt. Angeles Road to
Wabash Street and would be fully improved to City standards within the plan and to the
gravel standard from the plat north to Wabash. He felt that, if the plat was submitted
for final approval prior to the improvement of Rook to Wabash, then a construction
bond should be required so that the improvements would be guaranteed. Director
Collins indicated the Planning Commission added the Wabash connection to Condition
1, and he felt the City Council could change the language of the condition if so desired.
Rook Drive will be improved to City standards using the low impact development
standards. Councilmember Pittis reiterated his conviction that the condition should
include the guarantee for the improvements with a bond. Discussion followed as to the
best methodology to accomplish the goal of the improvements actually being made.
It was noted that examples exist whereby such improvements were never made. It was
intended that the Developer's Agreement would address this matter, but
Councilmember Pittis also felt the language of the condition should be strengthened.
Regarding Finding 8, Director Collins agreed with Conncilmember Pittis' observation
that the word "could" should be changed to "will". On the question of whether the
County had been informed there would be two accesses out of the proposed
subdivision, Director Collins noted that discussions in that regard had been held with
the County Engineers who felt, while some traffic pressure would be relieved on Mt.
Angeles, it wouldn't change their comment. Councilmember Pittis had pointed out that
Condition 4 referenced an 8-inch water service, and he questioned what would
constitute a "service". Deputy Director of Engineering Services Kenworthy agreed
with Councilmember Pittis that the reference should be made to a water "main".
Councilmember Pittis offered two corrections to Condition 6: The word "be" was
missing between the words "shall" and "constructed". Also, the number 5 was missing
between the words "offset" and "feet", with which Director Collins agreed.
Councilmember P~jt~, in his prepared document, had asked if the City could maintain
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OTHER another park and whether there was budget to make such improvements. He was
CONSIDERATIONS: concerned with the commitment of future funds the City might not have. Director
(Cont'd) Collins responded that, particularly in large subdivisions, State law requires that public
or private parks be available to the residents of the area. In this particular area, there
Green Crow Preliminary are no public facilities, and it has been the City's practice to require recreational
Subdivision- Rook Drive facilities for such large developments. The developer proposed a facility that is
East of Mt. Angeles Road approximately two acres in size and connected by the trail system. There is mutual
(Cont'd) understanding with the Parks Department that this would be a valuable neighborhood
park in that it is large enough for the City to make it available to the public. There
would be access directly from Rook Drive and Campbell Avenue via the trail system,
and parking would likely be available as well. Director Collins thought that this matter
was under negotiation in the Developer's Agreement. Parks Director Connelly added
that the key element is that this particular area is lacking in public recreation open
space. As the area continues to develop, the need for such open space will grow. He
felt it important to note that the size of this particular facility is meaningful as an
effective and functioning neighborhood park in that it will be able to accommodate a
number of activities without conflict. Discussion followed, and Councilmember Rogers
felt the Council's concern was one of maintenance and how it would be financed on an
ongoing basis. The issue was not the value and merit of the park, but how it would be
paid for over the long term. Director Collins felt that this issue would also be
addressed in the Developer's Agreement.
Lengthy discussion ensued on the proposed park, its future maintenance, and timing of
park construction. Manager Quinn indicated the City's budget would need to address
the matter, once priorities had been set. On the matter of the timing of park
construction, Director Connelly spoke in support of land banking for park facilities.
Regarding Condition 9, Councilmember Pittis suggested that language be added such
that a public neighborhood park shall be developed subject to available City budget.
Councilmember Pittis had questioned the discrepancy in lot numbers on the maps
located on Pages 113 and 115, and Director Collins indicated that the map on Page 115
was for background information. He provided further information and clarified that the
development of property to the north could occur at some future date but was not part
of this consideration. Lastly, Councilmember Pittis had offered a correction to Finding
7 in that this consideration is for a proposed subdivision, not short plat. Director
Collins agreed that the correction should be made.
Councilmember Rogers moved to approve the preliminary plat of the Green Crow
Subdivision, subject to Conditions I - 10, Findings 1 - 18, and Conclusions A - H,
inclusive of the clarifications outlined in the June 1, 2004, memo from
Councilmember Pittis, as set forth in Exhibit "A" which is attached to and
becomes a part of these minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilmember
Williams and, following brief discussion, carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Olympic Medical Center Rezone (RS- 7, Residential Single Family to CO, Commercial
QUASI-JUDICIAL: Office) - Race Street and Caroline Street:
Olympic Medical Center Mayor Headrick opened the public hearing at 7:25 p.m.
Rezone - Race Street and
Caroline Street Scott Smasal, 418 N. Race Street, advised the Council that he resides on the lot just
north of the area to be developed. Understanding the Hospital planned to make this a
parking lot, he was concerned as to the possible location of the access to the parking
lot. Victoria Street runs behind his house, and he described it as being a fairly narrow'
alley- 14 feet wide at the most narrow point. Mr. Smasal was concerned there would
be an entrance to the parking lot just off the alley, and he inquired as to whether a
decision had been made in that regard.
Director Collins indicated there is no specific proposal for the site as this point; how-
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PUBLIC HEARINGS - ever, the location of an access would be subject to the City Engineer's determination.
QUASI-JUDICIAL: An off-site parking lot would be subject to a Conditional Use Permit, so there would
(Cont'd) be another opportunity to address the matter during a public hearing on the CUP.
Director Collins further explained that the first step would be to determine whether to
Olympic Medical Center allow a parking lot, and the second step would involve determining how the parking lot
Rezone - Race Street and would be developed. If the property is rezoned, it would not have been rezoned
Caroline Street (Cont'd) specifically for a parking lot, as it could accommodate another use as well. Director
Collins continued that it was the City's understanding that the hospital wanted to make
a parking lot which, again, would require a Conditional Use Permit for the CO Zone,
with a public hearing before the Planning Commission. Mayor Headrick provided
further clarification of the process for Mr. Smasal, and Councilmember Rogers assured
Mr. Smasal that the City Council record would show that he stated his concerns this
evening regarding the issue. Mr. Smasal provided additional information for
Councilmember Braun, indicating the alley, right off his driveway, is narrow and is
used by animals and children. He was concerned there would be a lot of traffic, with
employees hurrying into the parking lot.
At 7:30 p.m., Mayor Headrick continued the public hearing to June 8, 2004.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - 1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment - CPA 04-01: Cronin Proposed Map and
OTHER: Policy Changes:
Comprehensive Plan Mayor Headrick opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m., after which Planner Johns
Amendment - Cronin informed the Council that the Cronin's were out of town and unable to attend this
Proposed Map and Policy evening's public hearing. Mayor Headrick, therefore, continued the public hearing to
Changes June 14, 2004.
Comprehensive Plan 2. Comprehensive Plan Amendment- CPA 04~02:68 Proposed Map and Policy
Amendment - Proposed Changes:
Map and Policy Changes
Director Collins advised the Council that the City has been working on an update of the
Comprehensive Plan as required by State law. This is the third year and final phase of
the update, and an extensive public outreach program was implemented by the Citizen's
Advisory Committee. Many proposals for amendments have been forwarded to the
Council for consideration. Director Collins suggested that the public hearing be
opened for an hour this evening and then continued to June 8, 2004.
Councilmembers Williams and Pittis briefly departed the Council Chambers at 7:38
p.m. and 740 p.m., respectively, returning at 7:40 p.m. and 7:42 p.m., respectively.
Planner Johns showed a map on the overhead projector, depicting the area of the
Rayonier property that reflected a proposed change to the designation on the Comp
Plan map from industrial to commercial. He indicated that Rayonier was amenable to
leaving the lower portion of the site as industrial, with the upper portion of the water
filter plant being changed to a commercial designation.
Councilmember Braun briefly departed the Council Chambers at 7:42 p.m., returning
at 7:43 p.m. Mayor Headrick opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m.
Larry Leonard, who did not state his address, understood that the Planning Commission
had recommended against changing the Rayonier designation, a position that he
supported. He felt that, until Rayonier or its successor had found a use for the property,
it would be bad policy to change the use without the owner of the property submitting
such a request. Mr. Leonard noted there are two choices in the cleanup of the property,
one of which is related to industrial and the second is related to "other". He felt the
option of the "other" category would be a very expensive project, and a new buyer
might be industrial, so it would be ludicrous to require unnecessary cleanup efforts. He
felt the property s~o~d be returned to use as quickly as possible, and a change in the
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Comprehensive Plan designation would not be the way to proceed.
Amendment - Proposed
Map and Policy Changes Robbie Mantooth, 2238 E. Lindberg, had submitted a letter earlier in the day on the
(Cont'd) matter of the Rayonier designation as it relates to the protection of Ennis Creek. With
the use of varied photos, Mrs. Mantooth proceeded to paraphrase a large part of that
letter for the Council. Noting that the City's land use map already designates the Ermis
Creek corridor beyond the Rayonier property as open space, she urged the Council to
consider designating the Ennis Creek corridor within the former mill site with the same
designation, feeling that a sufficient estuarine environment could be restored using only
the east side of the stream. Mrs. Mantooth cited other governmental entities that have
been committed to restoring Ennis Creek, and she felt that an open space designatiOn
through Rayonier would enhance the property's marketability and would assure the
public's ongoing enjoyment of the stream and beach.
Jim Mantooth, 2238 E. Lindberg, spoke in favor of the open space designation just
suggested by Mrs. Mantooth and, speaking as President of the North Olympic Land
Trust (NOLT), he related how the NOLT uses conservation easements to permanently
protect the land in environmentally sensitive areas. The goal has been established to
protect and restore Ennis Creek, with the hope of improving the fish way under
Highway 101, as well as the fish corridor through the Rayonier site. Dr. Mantooth
summarized the benefits of an open space designation along the Ennis Creek corridor
and the beach east of the Creek, and he urged the Council's support of that designation.
Pam Johnson, Olympic Environmental Council, related that the OEC is a coalition of
environmental organizations working to ensure the cleanup of the Rayonier site and to
make sure it protects the environment and human health and maximizes the potential
for redevelopment of the site. She felt there is an intersect between some of the
proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments and the cleanup process; she urged the
Council to fully understand that intersection before making any decisions on the
amendments. Ms. Johnson felt it important to understand that the cleanup process is
still in its early stage, and she explained that the Department of Ecology is preparing
a work plan to provide direction to Rayonier to do a remedial investigation of the site.
She then proceeded to explain the process that must be undertaken in that regard, after
which a Feasibility Study must be completed to address the cleanup options. The next
step then is the final cleanup plan. Ms. Johnson felt that any consideration of what may
or may not occur on the site is still quite a way off in the ftmn'e. She added that a
determination must still be made as to what cleanup standard will be used for the site,
and the industrial designation would necessitate restrictions on future land use and
would be less protective of human health and the environment. Ms. Johnson felt the
City could adopt one amendment at this time, which would change the designation to
commercial and would result in a better cleanup plan that would better protect human
health and the environment. The change of the land use designation would not, to her
understanding, automatical/y change the zoning. Even if the City were to change the
designation to commercial, it would still have options for future land uses at this
waterfront site. If the designation is retained as industrial, it may not have a real effect
on the level of cleanup required. Ms. Johnson provided a letter to the Council that
included the relevant portions of the Washington Administrative Code that addresses
the criteria Rayonier must meet to be cleaned up to an industrial level. She discussed
various DOE standards that would be applied for future potential uses, and she advised
the Council that the Olympic Environmental Council urged the City to do everything
in its power to ensure that the site is cleaned up to levels that protect human health and
the environment. Further, she asked the Council to consider that land and water
adjacent to the site are being impacted now and will be impacted by fmal cleanup
decisions. She asked the Council to maximize the potential for furore development at
the site by changing the land use designation to commercial.
Director Collins directed the Council's attention to a letter provided by Bill Harris,
Department of Ec~w, addressing many of the same issues.
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Comprehensive Plan Jack Anderson, Senior Environmental Engineer for Rayonier and Site Manager for the
Amendment- Proposed investigation and remediation of the Rayonier site, indicated that Rayonier had
Map and Policy Changes submitted two written documents, one of which was a statement addressing the
(Cont'd) suggestions for keeping the mill site zoned industrial. The second was a map or
drawing suggesting that the filter plant area be changed to match the zoning and Comp
Plan designation for the area to the south. Regarding commentaries fxom the previous
speaker, he clarified that the upcoming report to be released is the result of the
investigation that has taken place that was inclusive of groundwater sampling,
ecological sampling, and soil sampling. Once that has evolved through Ecology, it will
then be submitted for public review, and a joint report to follow will identify the
expectation of what would be cleaned up at the site. Mr. Anderson noted that it had
been said by the previous speaker that contamination would continue to go off site if
the designation were to remain industrial, which was inaccurate, as the impact on
ground water, the harbor, and air emissions will remain the same regardless of the
designation. Mr. Anderson indicated that Rayonier's interest in retaining the industrial
designation is related to the speed with which the site could be investigated.
Modification to a commercial zone at this time would slow down the process, and
additional work would have to be accomplished. He suggested that the City wait until
a buyer becomes available and, once a sit°--s~acific plan is formulated by the future
,.. owner and Rayonier and reviewed by Ecology, then the appropriate designation could
be determined. He noted that everyone would have a chance to review this matter once
again, but Rayonier would like the City to retain the current designation at this time.
Councilmember Munro, referencing the acreage that accommodates the water treatment
facility, questioned whether a change to commercial would be acceptable to Rayonier.
Mr. Anderson responded that Rayonier had, in fact, suggested that specific change.
Councilmember Munro complimented Rayonier for its cleanup efforts, and he inquired
as to the disruption to the cleanup process if the designation were changed in the Comp
Plan. Mr. Anderson responded that the process is fairly rigorous and requires public
review so, once the report has been distributed for public review, then Rayonier, DOE,
and the Eiwha Tribe would formulate yet another report to suggest certain levels of
remediation. That report constitutes the feasibility study that then goes to the public
and other regulatory bodies for review, and that second report should come out early
next year. In further responding to Councilmember Munro, Mr. Anderson indicated
that a commercial designation would mean that the property must meet residential
standards, whether or not it is used for that purpose.
Councilmember Munro then asked what cleanup standards must be met if the City were
to create the open space designation at Ennis Creek, and Mr. Anderson felt that would
be a difficult issue. He indicated that Rayonier intended for restoration to be
accomplished by a new owner and the community, as Rayonier already addressed
remediation of the mouth of Ennis Creek. Councilmember Munro asked if restoration
of Ennis Creek must be accomplished at a restricted or unrestricted level, to which Mr.
Anderson replied that further study must be done. He added that a family type of
environment would require unrestricted cleanup, but the ecological aspect may require
another sampling program that could result in a two-year program.
Bob Vreeland, 3241 NE 105th, Seattle, advised the Council he was a retired fisheries
scientist with over 30 years training and experience. He felt it is wise to keep as many
options open as possible. It appeared to him that changing the Comprehensive Plan
designation of the entire Rayonier site to commercial would keep more options open
as opposed to leaving it as an industrial site. These options would not only apply to the
City, but to Rayonier as well, as it would expand the number of prospective buyers for
the site. Mr. Vreeland indicated he was no expert on cleanup costs and requirements,
but he encouraged the City Council members to visit the site and let their imaginations
envision the City in 10 - 40 years and what the Rayonier site could contribute to that
vision.
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Comprehensive Plan Paul Lamoureux, 602 Whidby, asked about the water treatment facility on the Rayonier
Amendment - Proposed site and, if the designation were changed, what impact would the designation have on
Map and Policy Changes that specific area. He suggested the Council consider how any change to that area
(Cont'd) might directly impact the City.
Kathe Smith, 607 E. 4th Street, spoke as a member of Soroptimist International Port
Angeles - Jet Set and thanked the Citizens Advisory Committee and the staff for
incorporating the Jet Set's suggestions into the revisions of the Transportation Element
of the Comp Plan. She indicated the Jet Set supported those revisions as presented.
Betty Booher, 1821 W. 4th Street, indicated she was new to the area. After having
visited Crescent Beach and an area that was considered to be private property, she
spoke in support of the open space designation on the Rayonier property.
There was no further testimony offered at this time. At 8:20 p.m., Mayor Headrick
continued the public hearing to June 8, 2004.
Break Mayor Headrick recessed the meeting for a break at 8:20 p.m. The meeting reconvened
at 8:45 p.m.
2004 - 2010 Transportation 3. 2004- 2010 Transportation lrnprovernent Program (TIP) & Capital Facility
Improvement Program Plan (CFP) :
(TIP) & Capital Facility
Plan (CFP) Mayor Headrick opened the public hearing'at 8:45 p.m. Public Works & Utilities
Director Cutler suggested making a presentation on June 8th and continuing the public
hearing to June 8, 2004, as well.
Peter Ripley, 114 E. 6th, #102, advised the Council that he had reviewed the proposed
projects in the Capital Facility Plan, and he had prepared his own list of priorities:
Homeland Security Project, Fire Station Roof Repair, 8th Street Bridge Replacement
Project, and Downtown Parking and Street Improvement Project. He stressed the
importance of ADA curb cuts in conjunction with the street improvements.
There was no further testimony offered at this time. Therefore, Mayor Headrick
continued the public hearing to June 8, 2004.
OTHER 2. New View, Inc., Preliminary Subdivision - EckardAvenue and Porter Street:
CONSIDERATIONS:
(Cont'd) Director Collins presented information relative to the preliminary subdivision of New
View, Inc., explaining the subdivision would be close to the Green Crow development,
New View, Inc., with access to Porter and Mt. Angeles Road. He noted that the County provided no
Preliminary Subdivision - comment in that the subdivision is smaller than that of the Green Crow development.
Eckard Avenue and Porter Director Collins added that the Planning Commission had added a walkway on Porter
Street that would be four feet in width, but would not be a bike route. This area had been
subdivided some years ago, but the project never went forward.
Councilmember Pittis moved to concur with the Planning Commission to approve
the New View preliminary subdivision, citing Conditions 1 - 5, Findings 1 - 15,
and Conclusions A - G, as set forth in Exhibit "B', which is attached to and
becomes a part of these minutes. Counciimember Braun seconded the motion.
Councilmember Williams generated discussion with regard to the developments in that
area and whether there would be back-to-back streets. Director Collins believed Green
Crow originally planned to not put in Porter Street. With New View being developed
and Porter Street being improved, Green Crow is back to the drawing board and may
change its plans. Discussion followed, with Director Collins providing further
clarification. Councilmember Williams felt it is difficult to conduct long-range
planning when cor~rt~ted with piecemeal developments. Councilmember Pittis noted
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OTHER that the engineer for both developments was in the audience, and he could hear the
CONSIDERATIONS: concerns about the layouts in the area; however, one of the compounding factors is
(Cont'd) working with the BPA right-of-way. He felt some creativity may be necessary on the
east side of Porter. Councilmember Williams felt a walking trail could be planned up
New View, Inc., Valley to the BPA right-of-way and down to Peabody to make the loop. Brief
Preliminary Subdivision- discussion followed, at~er which a vote was taken on the motion and carried
Eckard Avenue and Porter unanimously.
Street (Cont'd)
Olympic View Estates 3. Olympic View Estates Planned Residential Development and Subdivision
Planned Residential Preliminary Plat (Phase I) - Lindberg Road to Golf Course Road:
Development and
Subdivision Preliminary Director Collins presented information relative to Phase I of Olympic View Estates,
Plat (Phase I) - Lindberg which involves 9.3 acres. Referencing a map on the overhead projector, he indicated
Road and Golf Course the property to the southwest constitutes Phase II. The private trail is located in the
Road area of the BPA powerline, and the project includes a private play area. The
development would involve 38 lots and is similar to that of the small lots for the
Highland Estates project, but it would primarily provide starter homes for younger
families instead offer seniors. Director Collins noted that the property is zoned Pal-ID,
and a PRD allows for smaller lot design. Questions about sewer and street
improvements have been addressed, and the low impact development standards are
being applied to this development. He noted that one of the requirements of the PRD
is to protect view corridors, and some of the elements, such as the park, have yet to be
submitted. Director Collins indicated approval was being sought, conditioned on staff
review of the additional information to be submitted.
Councilmember Munro questioned the projected width of Golf Course Road in view
of the low impact development standards, and Deputy Director Kenworthy clarified
that Golf Course Road is presently about 18 - 20 feet wide. The road would be
widened to 24 feet. Discussion was generated by Councilmember Pittis as to Phase II
and the possibility that additional road improvements shoUld be bonded. Director
Collins indicated that the City Engineer could make that determination prior to final
plat approval. Before proceeding, Councilmember Pittis wished to make it known that
he had provided volunteer work at the golf course and had encouraged a drainage plan
that would incorporate water fi.om this specific area. Following further brief
discussion, Councilmember Rogers moved to concur with the recommendation of
thc Planning Commission and give preliminary approval of the Olympic View
Estates Planned Residential Development and Subdivision preliminary plat, citing
Conditions I - 21, Findings I - 32, and Conclusions A - R, as set forth in Exhibit
"C", which is attached to and becomes a part of these minutes. Counciimember
Williams seconded the motion. Councilmember Munro inquired as to when the house
that was demolished might be removed fi.om the property. Gary Schoessler, owner of
the property, responded that he had made arrangements for the septic and house to be
removed within 30 days or less. He added that staffwas a pleasure to work with on this
project. A vote was taken on the motion, which carried unanimously.
INFORMATION: Manager Quinn reminded the Council of the upcoming meetings scheduled for June 8
and June 9, as well as the AWC Conference on June 15. Discussion was held
concerning the special meeting set for June 9ih relative to the pool renovation, and three
Councilmembers indicated they had a schedule conflict. It was, therefore, agreed to
reschedule the special meeting to Monday, June 14, at 4:00 p.m.
Councilmember Pittis reported he had attended the Senior Center volunteer
appreciation ceremony, and he offered kudos to the Senior Center staff.'
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Headrick advised the Council there was need for an Executive Session subject
to Subparagraph (i), RCW 42.30.110, to discuss with legal counsel representing the
agency matters rel~tiog to potential litigation to which the agency is likely to become
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EXECUTIVE SESSION: a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse
(Cont'd) legal or financial consequence to the agency. Mayor Headrick projected the
approximate length to be less than one-half hour, and he indicated that action may be
taken. The meeting adjourned to Executive Session at 9:22 p.m. At 9:50 p.m., the
meeting was extended to 10:20 p.m. by announcement of the Mayor.
RETURN TO OPEN The Executive Session concluded at 10:20 p.m., and the Council reconvened in regular
SESSION: open session.
CONTINUATION OF The meeting was continued to Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 6:00 p.m.
MEETING:
Richard A. Headrick, Mayor Becky J. Upton, City Clerk
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June 8, 2004 (Continued from June 1, 2004)
CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Headrick continued the City Council meeting of June 1, 2004, at 6:00 p.m.
CONTINUED
MEETING:
ROLL CALL: Mernbers Present: Mayor Headrick, Councilmembers Braun, Erickson,
Munro, Pittis, Rogers, and Williams.
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Manager Quinn, Attorney Bloc, r, Clerk Upton, B. Collins,
M. Connelly, G. Cutler, D. McKeen, T. Riepe, Y.
Ziomkowski, L. Dunbar, G. Kenworthy, S. Johns, and B.
Coons.
Public Present: E. Tuttle, P. Ripley, P. Lamoureux, T. Ahlgren, B. Booher,
P. Walker, J. Nutter, D. Tschimperle, and S. Charno. All
others present in the audience failed to sign the roster.
PLEDGE OF The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Attorney Bloor, followed by a moment
ALLEGIANCE: of silence in honor of former President Reagan.
PUBLIC CEREMONIES, None.
PRESENTATIONS AND
PROCLAMATIONS:
WORK SESSION: None.
LATE ITEMS TO BE Councilmember Braun asked that a letter of congratulations be sent to the Port
PLACED ON THIS OR Townsend Boys 2A Baseball State Champions.
FUTURE AGENDAS:
Paul Lamoureux, 602 Whidby, appreciated the contact made by Parks Director
Connelly in response to Mr. Lamoureux' request for information at the last meeting.
Mr. Lamoureux clarified his posit!on on citizen representation at Council meetings.
FINANCE: RFP/Q for Solid Waste:
RFP/Q for Solid Waste Public Works & Utilities Director Cutler introduced the matter of the RFP/Q to design,
build, and operate a solid waste facility as a replacement for functions at the Landfill,
which will be closing as of December, 2006. He noted that one of the key components
to the RFP is the Interlocal Agreement between the City, County, and the City of
Sequim. The City and County have reached agreement; however, the City of Sequim
has identified some areas of concern that will be addressed. Director Cutler felt it
important to have the three-party agreement f'malized and incorporated into the RFP/Q
in order to provide certainty for those responding and to assure the best possible price.
Using PowerPoint slides, Power Resource Manager Dunbar summarized the different
elements of the RFP, reviewing the service components in detail. He noted that the
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FINANCE: transfer station would be contractor designed, and the major cost component of the RFP
(Cont'd) would be for disposal at a landfill outside Clallam County. In addition, the Blue
Mountain drop box operations wouldbe contractor operated, and current service would
RFP/Q for Solid Waste be continued for City curbside residential recycling and yard debris, curbside
(Cont'd) commercial cardboard, as well as recycling City facilities. It is anticipated that the
operation of the co-composting facility, the production of Class A Compost, and
customer loading would be outsourced. Mr. Dunbar also discussed Landfill post-
closure maintenance, which will commence as of 2007.
In the technical and cost proposal portion of the RFP, the contractors are being asked
to submit proposals beyond what the City is requesting, as it is hoped they will
incorporate creativity in their submissions. City staff will be working on a competitive
proposal as well for many of the operations, with the exception of transportation and
disposal outside the County. Mr. Dunbar reviewed for the Council the RFP draft
schedule, as well as the service agreement draft schedule, in order to meet the closure
deadline for the Landfill. Economic & Engineering Services is still working on a cost
of service analysis, and it is anticipated that staff will come to the Council in July to
discuss rates for 2005 and 2006. It is anticipated that rates for 2007 will be unbundled,
something that was further described in detail.
As introduced by Councilmember Braun, discussion ensued concerning the number of
residents currently recycling on a regular basis. In addition, Councilmember Pittis
generated discussion as to the possibility for the City to "cherry pick" those portions
of the operation it wished to retain. Director Cutler emphasized the need to maintain
a certain level of flexibility to allow the selection of more than one contractor if so
desired, and he expressed the hope that contractors would incorporate the use of sub-
contractors in order to provide the level of services being sought.
Councilmember Munro urged the City to enable local trackers to enter into the m/x,
and he questioned the concept of a design and build operation. Director Cutler
explained other governmental entities have experienced fewer problems by following
that methodology, and lower costs have been incurred as well.
Following further discussion, Councilmember Rogers moved to authorize staff to
proceed with the RFP. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Braun and
carried unanimously.
Break Mayor Headrick recessed the meeting for a break at 6:45 p.m. The meeting
reconvened at 7:00 p.m.
CONSENT AGENDA: None.
CITY COUNCIL None.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
ORDINANCES NOT None.
REQUIRING PUBLIC
HEARINGS:
RESOLUTIONS: None.
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OTI-IER Olympic Medical Center Rezone (RS- 7, Residential Single Family to CO, Commercial
CONSIDERATIONS: Office) - Race Street and Caroline Street (Continued from June 1, 2004):
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Community Development Director Collins summarized details pertinent to the rezone
QUASI-JUDICIAL: request submitted by Olympic Medical Center to change zoning from RS-7, Residential
Single Family, to CO, Commercial Office, for a lot on the comer of Caroline and Race
Olympic Medical Center Streets. Using maps on the overhead projector, Director Collins showed the area in
Rezone - Race Street and question, to include the current zoning ofsurroundingproperties and the location of the
Caroline Street neighbor on Victoria Street who had earlier expressed concern that access to the lot
would occur from the alley if used for a parking lot. D/rector Collins felt that access
would likely occur from Caroline Street; however, access could occur from the alley
as well. Director Collins pointed out that, although the City understood it was the
Hospital's intention to use the lot for parking, thefocus of the rezone was not related
to the specific use at this time.
Members of the Council quizzed Director Collins on access to the Hospital by
emergencyvehicles, requirements relative to off-site parking, the fact that a Conditional
Use Permit would be required if the Hospital were to use the lot for parking, and the
fact that a Conditional Use Permit would not be required if the lot were to be used for
an office. Director Collins, responding to Councilmember Williams, informed the
Council that the area is identified on the Comp Plan Land Use Map as an imprecise
margin that allows for minor expansion of the adjacent zones. Further, the Planning
Commission felt the rezone wouldbe in the public interest because of parking problems
in the area of the Hospital and because of the need to develop additional medical
services for the community.
Discussion ensued with Councilmember Munro seeking clarification as to surrounding
single-family homes, and Councilmember Pittis expressing concern that this rezone
would continue to erode the residential area. He felt it important for the City to seek
a long-range plan from the Hospital in order to be aware of expansion plans and
associated parking needs.
Mayor Headrick then continued the public hearing from the June 1st Council meeting,
and Carl Haarstad, 316 N. Race Street, approached the podium and, using a map on the
overhead projector, described the area where he resides. He felt it artificial for the
Council to not consider the specific use of the property in direct relation to the rezone
request. Mr. Haarstad referenced the age and historic value of the homes in the area,
feeling the rezone would be detrimental to the neighborhood. He felt the Hospital
should create a master plan as opposed to acquiring property as it becomes available,
plus he opined that the City should work with the Hospital to facilitate alternatives to
a sprawling campus.
John Nutter, Finance Director for Olympic Medical Center, summarized for the
Council how the Hospital has outgrown the building because of growth over the past
fifty years. He provided patient statistics showing the significant growth factor, as well
as increased demand for physician office space. Mr. Nutter referenced the fact that
there has been much speculation over the use of the lot in question for parking;
however, he indicated that other Hospital needs exist as well and, if not approved for
parking, those other needs could be met. He reviewed deed restrictions agreed upon
with the present owner of the property in that a natural barrier must shield the lot from
the residential area. He urged the Council to approve the rezone request. Upon
questioning by Councilmember Williams, Mr. Nutter indicated that the purchase of the
property would not proceed should the rezone be denied.
Carl Haarstad returned to the podium, expressing the opinion that commuting has been
decreasing based on increased gas prices. He felt that public institutions should be
responsible for arranging car pooling and ride sharing on the part of its employees.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS- Larry Leonard, 1030 Olympus, referenced his term on the Planning Commission
QUASI-JUDICIAL: approximately ten years ago, recalling a project at that time whereby the Hospital had
(Cont'd) assured the City they would stop parking on Caroline Street. Mr. Leonard notedthat
the situation has not changed since that time, and he had been informed by the
Olympic Medical Center Administrator that employee unions could not be issued a mandate on parking. Mr.
Rezone - Race Street and Leonard understood Mr. Haarstad's frustrations, but he felt it better to get people to
Caroline Street (Cont'd) park in a lot as opposed to the street. Therefore, he supported the rezone as requested.
Jim Hoare, 811 Caroline Street, advised the Council he was a resident to the west of
the subject property. He expressed concern as to trees to the west of the property that
presently buffer the Hospital, feeling that the neighborhood would be opened up to
noise and light should those trees be removed. Mr. Hoare indicated there is a parking
lot on the other end of Caroline that is never full, likely due to the fact that people don't
want to walk the distance to the Hospital. He expressed opposition to the rezone.
Patricia Walker, 1815 E. 3rd Street, noted this is a rather small lot to be used for any
kind of parking, and she indicated her desire to not see the residential neighborhoods
encroached with CO zoning. Ms. Walker felt that Race Street provided a logical stop
for any kind of incursion, and she expressed her opposition to the rezone.
Director Collins added commentaries in that it had been pointed out by Councilmember
Braun that emergency vehicles currently use Race Street for access to the Hospital. In
addition, he noted the impact of the rezone on future OMC development which would
require off-street parking. Discussion and debate followed on the merits of the rezone
request, with Mayor Headrick reminding those present that this is not the last
opportunity to provide public input should the lot be used for parking. Councilmember
Rogers felt this is an opportunity for the Hospital to work with other physicians in the
area in the interest of shared parking, as there are increased patient demands that must
be met in view of the City's growth.
Mayor Headrick closed the public hearing at 7:35 p.m., and Councilmember Pittis
further expressed his concern with the encroachment into the residential neighborhood.
Councilmember Munro questioned how many spaces the lot could accommodate, and
Deputy Director of Engineering Services Kenworthy projected the number at less than
20 spaces. Mr. Nutter returned to the podium, explaining that the engineered plan
projected the number of spaces at 22. He urged the Council to not focus on the parking
issues at the detriment of the rezone request. Councilmember Erickson pointed out the
alignment of the rezone with the Comp Plan, and Director Collins agreed the Comp
Plan anticipates this type of decision as to where the line should be drawn.
Councilmember Rogers noted that previous testimony from a neighbor to the north did
not oppose the rezone, just the access to the lot. Councilmember Braun, citing
projected growth patterns for the area, felt it important to consider the future needs of
the Hospital.
Councilmember Williams agreed with Councilmember Pittis as to the need for a long-
range plan, acknowledging the dilemma due to needs of the Hospital as well as the
microcosm of sprawl. Mayor Headrick noted the Hospital may be forced to enter into
condemnation proceedings if it is unable to acquire property to accommodate future
growth. Following further discussion, Councilmember Rogers moved to concur with
the Planning Commission to approve the rezone and adopt the Ordinance, the
title of which is set forth below, citing Findings 1 - 9 and Conclusions A - D, as set
forth in Exhibit "A", which is attached to and becomes a part of these minutes.
ORDINANCE NO. 3162
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles rezoning Lot 17, Block 32,
Norman R. Smith Subdivision from RS-7 to CO and amending the
Official Zoning Map, Ordinance 2801, as amended.
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Olympic Medical Center The motion was seconded by Couneilmember Erickson and carried 4 - 3, with
Rezone - Race Street and Mayor Iteadrick and Councilmembers Rogers, Eriekson, and Braun voting in
Caroline Street (Cont'd) favor of the motion, and Councilmembers Munro, Pittis, and Williams voting in
opposition.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - 1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment- CPA 04-02:68 Proposed Map and Policy
OTHER: Changes (Continued from June 1, 2004):
Comprehensive Plan Director Collins informed the Council that staffwould be making a presentation on the
Amendment-Proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments at the June 14 Council meeting, and it is
Map and Policy Changes recommended that the public hearing be continued to that date. Mayor Headrick
continued the public hearing from the June l~Council meeting at 7:50 p.m.
Ed Tuttle, 3909 Old Time Place, owner of property in the Eastern UGA and President
of the Bay Loop Neighborhood Association, distributed copies of a "No to
Annexation" letter, as well as a petition with 520 signatures opposing annexation of the
eastern UGA. Mr. Turtle also submitted a petition from Dry Creek community
residents opposing expansion of the Western UGA boundary. Mr. Tuttle proceeded
to read to the Council portions of his letter, expressing opposition to annexation. He
also addressed current ongoing discussions concerning sewer and water service in the
eastern UGA.
Larry Leonard, 1030 Olympus, inquired of the City Attorney as to whether this is a
quasi-judicial hearing and whether he could speak to Councilmembers off the record.
Attorney Bloor responded this is a legislative hearing, and Mr. Leonard could have
discussions with the Council off the record.
Councilmember Williams, in the interest of appearance of fairness, recused himself
from voting on the matter. Mayor Headrick then continued the public hearing to June
14, 2004.
Break Mayor Headrick recessed the meeting for a break at 8:00 p.m. The meeting reconvened
at 8:15 p.m.
2004 - 2010 Transportation 2. 2004 - 2010 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) & Capital Facility
Improvement Program Plan (CFP) (Continued from June 1, 2004):
(TIP) & Capital Facility
Plan (CFP) Public Works & Utilities Director Cutler, with the use of PowerPoint slides, reviewed
in detail the proposed Capital Facilities Plan / Transportation Improvement Plan for
2004 - 2010, noting the Transportation Improvement Plan must be approved and
submitted to the State on an annual basis. He reviewed the details of projects
completed this year, valued at $6 million, as well as projects that are ongoing and are
valued at $ 100 million. Director Cutler then summarized the various projects and costs
included in the Capital Facility Plan, recommending that the public hearing be
continued to June 14, 2004. Director Cutler also reviewed projects that could be
considered for funding should others be removed or reprioritized.
Lengthy discussion was held on the matter of Initiative 864, the potential loss of
funding to the City, and how the City should plan for the loss. Manager Quinn noted
that some investment in capital may result in decreased operating costs in certain areas,
and it has been the City's policy to not fund operations through reserves. Finance
Director Ziomkowski added that infrastructure improvements would result in bringing
money back to the community. She noted that the Finance Committee would be
discussing many of these issues at its June meeting.
Further discussion ensued on Initiative 864, funding for purchases such as a ladder
truck for the Fire Department, future bond issues and associated priorities, as well as
the amount that must be retained in reserves at all times. Mayor Headrick continued
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2004 - 2010 Transportation the public hearing from the June 1't Council meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Improvement Program
(TIP) & Capital Facility Vera Phillips, 1703 Milwaukee Drive, addressed the Council on the need for
Plan (CFP) (Cont'd) improvements at Shane Park, specifically citing the ball fields and restroom facilities.
She felt there are many safety issues that must be addressed, and noted that many
community members have offered to provide volunteer assistance. She urged the
Council to provide the funding necessary for the improvements.
Steve Nichols, 1029 W. 13~ Street, also voiced support for Shane Park improvements.
He understood the Council's difficulty in determining priorities, but he urged the
Council to spend the funds necessary for these improvements. He indicated he was
representing other ball teams, all of whom were supportive of the improvements.
Sheryl Nelson, 1736 W. 15th Street, felt the Council should view the parks as a way of
bringing revenue into the City in the form of baseball tournaments. She noted that
participants in tournaments spend a great of money in town, and much of the revenue
received from the use of the fields could be reallocated to maintain the fields. Ms.
Nelson mentioned the stench at Shane Park, which generated discussion between
Councilmember Pittis and Parks Director Connelly on the possible cause. Director
Connelly noted that Shane Park was built on a former swamp, thus explaining the need
for improved drainage.
Paul Lamoureux, 602 Whidby, asked for an explanation of the placeholders in the
Capital Facilities Plan; he agreed to meet with staff privately to receive answers to his
questions.
Mayor Headrick then continued the public hearing to June 14, 2004, after which
Manager Quirm informed the Council oft recommendation from staffto use a portion
of the $45,000 set aside for communityprojects. The Council had been presented with
a memorandum relative to the needed installation of event (power) boxes at City Pier
in order to support community-wide special events. The cost for the power boxes
wouldbe $11,500. Couneilmember Williams moved to proceed with the purchase
and installation of the power boxes as presented. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Erickson and carried unanimously.
Brief discussion followed on the matter of further review of the Capital Facilities Plan
by the Community & Economic Development Committee at its meeting scheduled for
this coming Friday.
INFORMATION: Manager Quinn advised the Council that the Port of Port Angeles had asked the City
to appoint an elected official to the interview panel for the Port's Executive Director
position. Councilmember Munro had been suggested as a likely representative, and he
indicated his willingness to participate in the interview panel.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Based on input from Attorney Bloor, Mayor Headrick announced there was need for
an Executive Session with two items subject to Subparagraph (i), RCW 42.30.110, to
discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to potential
litigation to which the agency is likely to become a party, when public knowledge
regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence
to the agency. A third item on contract negotiations was subject to Subparagraph (d),
RCW 42.30.110, to review negotiations on the performance of publicly bid contracts
when public knowledge regarding such consideration would cause a likelihood of
increased costs. The anticipated time of conclusion was 10:20 p.n~, and Mayor
Headrick indicated that action may or may not be taken. The meeting adjourned to
Executive Session at 9:40 p.m. and, at 10:20 p.m., the meeting was extended to 11:10
p.m. by announcement of the Mayor.
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RETURN TO OPEN The Executive Session concluded at 11:10 p.m., no action was taken, and the Council
SESSION: reconvened in regular open session.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 p.m.
Richard A. Headrick, Mayor Becky J. Upton, City Clerk
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City of Port Angeles
City Council Expenditure Report
'>'4~." From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04
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CARTEGRAPH SYSTEMS INC SUPPLIES 001-0000-237.00-00 -66.40
CDW GOVERNMENT INC COMPUTER ACCESSORIES&SUP1001-0000-237.00-00 -19.19
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GOPHER SPORTING & ATHLETIC EQUIP 001-0000-237.00-00 -15.93
LYNN PEAVEY COMPANY Evidence bags 001-0000-237.00-00 - 12.31
Katherine Swegle CLUBHOUSE DEPOSIT RFD 001-0000-239.10-00 50.00
Rotary Club (Garden Show) DEPOSIT RFD-VBCC 001-0000-239.10-00 118.00
QUILL CORPORATION Binder,Audio tape 001-0000-237.00-00 -4.65
Folder,calculator,sleeves 001-0000-237.00-00 -22.24
Folders 001-0000-237.00-00 -2.24
Folders 001-0000-237.00-00 -2.24
Foil certificate 001-0000-237.00-00 -2.19
Ink cartridge 001-0000-237.00-00 -9.63
RAINBOW RACING SYSTEM INC Signs and supplies 001-0000-237.00-00 -0.22
S & S WORLDWIDE INC SPORTING & ATHLETIC EQUIP 001-0000-237.00-00 -13.24
WA STATE PATROL - WASIS Criminal history-Adamich 001-0000-229.50-00 24.00
Criminal history-Ellis 001-0000-229.50-00 24.00
Criminal history-Sexton 001-0000-229.50-00 24.00
Criminal history-J Deck 001-0000-229.50-00 24.00
Division Total: $20.70
Department Total: $20.70
ALBERTSONS INC COUNCIL REFRESHMENTS 001-1160-511.31-01 38.07
KARON'S FRAME CENTER MUTSU CITY GIFT 001-1160-511.31-01 61.73
Legislative Mayor & Council Division Total: $99.80
Legislative Department Total: $99.80
ADVANCED TRAVEL M Quinn to Japan 001-1210-513.43-10 134.83
AT&T BUSINESS SERVICE 05-13 ac 0172134468001 001-1210-513.42-10 74.59
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001 -1210-513.42-10 90.12
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-15 a/c 36421103700001 001-1210-513.42-10 10.44
City Manager Department City Manager Office Division Total: $309.98
ADVANCED TRAVEL C Sellin to WCIA Meeting 001-1211-513.43-10 466.20
City Manager Department Customer Commitment Division Total: $466.20
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-1220-516.42-10 90.12
City Manager Department Human Resources Division Total: $90.12
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-1230-514.42-10 45.06
City Manager Department City Clerk Division Total: $45.06
City Manager Department Department Total: $911.36
HURRICANE RIDGE PUBLIC HURRICANE RIDGE BUS 001-1390-519.49-72 2,500.00
WHEN UNITED TOGETHER PAYMENT WUT/SVEC 001-1390-519.49-72 1,300.00
City Manager Dept Community Service Division Total: $3,800.00
City Manager Dept Department Total: $3,800.00
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER Cash over/shod 001-2001-369.81-00 5.00
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
Finance Department Finance Revenues Division Total: $5.00
ADVANCED TRAVEL Y Ziomkowski to Lynnwood 001-2010-514.43-10 40.57
Yvonne Ziomkowski REIMBURSE AIR FARE 001-2010-514.43-10 267.90
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-2010-514.42-10 90.12
Finance Department Finance Administration Division Totah $398.59
ADVANCED TRAVEL T Nevaril to WMTA Conf 001-2023-514.43-10 208.84
Dunbar,Agesson- Lynnwood 001-2023-514.43-10 81.16
CAPTAIN 'PS UNIFORM SHIRTS 001-2023-514.31-01 74.06
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-2023-514.42-10 112.65
WASHINGTON (AUDITOR), STATE OF APRIL AUDIT HRS 001-2023-514.41-50 7,786.80
Finance Department Accounting Division Total: $8,263.51
DATABAR INCORPORATED CYCLES 11-15 5/20/04 001-2025-514.41-50 1,385.37
METROCALL 05-16 a/c 298-A16153 001-2025-514.42-10 28.94
PROF COLLECTION AGENCIES INC Collection fees 001-2025-514.41-50 50.19
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-2025-514.42-10 270.36
Finance Department Customer Service Division Total: $1,734.86
DIVERSIFIED RESOURCE CENTER MAY COPY CTR SERVICES 001-2080-514.41-50 814.00
RICOH BUSINESS SYSTEMS LEASE & 2003 PROP TAX 001-2080-514.45-30 782.94
SAVIN CORPORATION COPY COSTS 001-2080-514.45-30 103.39
XEROX CORPORATION AP R IL LEAS E 001-2080-514.41-50 647.74
APRIL LEASE 001-2080-514.41-50 2,583.22
APRIL LEASE 001-2080-514.41-50 98.70
APRIL LEASE 001-2080-514.41-50 1,201.34
Finance Department Reprographics Division Total: $6,231.33
Finance Department Department Total: $16,633.29
MATTHEW BENDER & CO INC WA Reports 04 Subj Index 001-3010-515.31-01 21.39
PERS Excess Comp-Knutson 001-3010-515.20-30 51,796.40
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-3010-515.42-10 157.71
WEST GROUP April Information chgs 001-3010-515.31-01 106.53
Attorney Attorney Office Division Total: $52,082.03
ADVANCED TRAVEL W Bloor to WSAMA Conf 001-3021-515.43-10 547.22
CLALLAM JEFFERSON PUBLIC DFNDR Public Defender fees-June 001-3021-515.41-50 2,750.00
WEST GROUP April Information chgs 001-3021-515.31-01 106.53
Attorney Prosecution Division Total: $3,403.75
Attorney Department Totah $55,485.78
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER PC Refreshments-Collins 001-4010-558.31-01 15.55
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-4010-558.42-10 90.12
Community Developmt Dept Planning Division Total: $105.67
Community Developmt Dept Department Total: $105.67
AT&T WIRELESS 05-14 AT&T ac 49655020 001-5010-521.42 - 10 17.85
GLOBALSTAR USA 05-16 a/c 1.10012928 001-5010-521.42-10 39.91
PENINSULA DALLY NEWS 12 mo pe 06-19-05 001-5010-521.49-01 117.00
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From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04
Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
QUILL CORPORATION Foil certificate 001-5010-521.31-01 28.62
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-5010-521.42-10 157.71
SAFEWAY INC Refreshments-Police Dept 001-5010-521.31 -01 15.99
Police Department Administration Division Total: $377.08
AT&T WIRELESS 04-27 AT&T ac 49945520 001-5021-521.42-10 20.48
05-27 AT&T ac 04749945520 001-5021-521.42-10 15.01
COPY CAT GRAPHICS Polymetal sign 001-5021-521.49-90 151.08
LYNN PEAVEY COMPANY Eviden ce bags 001-5021-521.31-01 160.61
ERICK ZAPPEY Reimbrs uniform allowance 001-5021-521.20-80 40.58
JESSE WINFIELD Reimbrs clothing allownc 001-5021-521.20-80 54.29
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-5021-521.42-10 22.53
Police Department Investigation Division Total: $464.58
ADVANCED TRAVEL Portland training-Kuch 001-5022-521.43-10 323.01
DV Training-McFall 001-5022-521.43-10 321.24
1st Level Supervision-GR 001-5022-521.43-10 558.50
Hostage Seminar-G R 001-5022-521.43-10 508.84
CAPTAIN T'S Hats,embroidery 001-5022-521.20-80 66.06
IBM CORPORATION COMPUTERS,DP & WORD PROC. 001-5022-521.31-60 72.02
COMPUTERS,DP & WORD PROC. 001-5022-521.31-60 36.01
QUILL CORPORATION Ink cartridge 001-5022-521.31-01 125.61
Folder, calculator, sleeves 001-5022-521.31-01 290.14
SAFEWAY INC WRYCOPS Training 001-5022-521.31-01 37.48
WRYCOPS Training 001-5022-521.31-01 24.94
WRYCOPS Training 001-5022-521.31-01 22.44
WRYCOPS Training 001-5022-521.31-01 9.98
Film 001-5022-521.49-90 4.21
P h otos 001-5022-521.49-90 4.05
Police Department Patrol Division Total: $2,404.53
BLUMENTHAL UNIFORMS & EQUIP Badge-Morse 001-5026-521.31-11 101.73
Embroidery for emblems 001-5026-521.31-11 500.48
Window marker 001-5026-521.35-01 23.83
Name tags 001-5026-521.35-01 26.00
Police Department Reserves & Volunteers Division Total: $652.04
ADVANCED TRAVEL Spring Conf LEIRA-Morgan 001-5029-521.43-10 620.22
Basic L/E Academy-Morse 001-5029-521.43-10 388.48
QUILL CORPORATION Folders 001-5029-521.31-01 29.21
Folders 001-5029-521.31'-01 29.21
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-5029-521.42-10 112.65
05-20 ac 206Z200017790 001-5029-521.42-10 261.70
Police Department Records Division Total: $'1,44'1.47
Police Department Department Total: $5,339.70
ADVANCED TRAVEL WSFASD Conf-Wheeler 001-6010-522.43-10 845.62
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
ADVANCED TRAVEL... D McKeen to LEPC Workshop 001-6010-522.43-10 135.70
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-6010-522.42-10 112.65
Fire Department Administration Division Total: $1,093.97
CERTIFIED HEARING INC Hearing protection-GD 001-6020-522.20-80 108.20
Hearing tests 001-6020-522.41-50 75.00
Hearing test 001-6020-522.41-50 25.00
TERRY REID Reimburse tuition 001-6020-522.43-10 1,207.01
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-6020-522.42-10 67.59
SAFEWAY INC Air 9 supplies 001-6020-522.31-01 34.69
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-15 a/c 66424372000001 001-6020-522.42-10 15.86
05-15 a/c 66421143200001 001-6020-522.42-10 3.03
Fire Department Fire Supression Divisio~ Total: $1,536.38
ADVANCED TRAVEL EMS Conference-Chastain 001-6025-526.43-10 498.02
CERTIFIED HEARING INC Hearing test 001-6025-526.41-50 25.00
CLALLAM CNTY EMS Medic 1 Advisory - June 001-6025-526.41-50 600.00
CORDERY, SHARON Teach CPR 05-25 001-6025-526.31-08 50.00
JAKE PATTERSON Reimbrse clothing allownc 001-6025-526.20-80 27.50
MOROZ, JAMES Teach First Aid 05-19 001-6025-526.31-01 200.00
Teach CPR 05-21-McCurdy 001-6025-526.31-08 100.00
Teach First Aid 05-24 001-6025-526.31-08 200.00
QWEST 05-14 a/c 36O457O411199 001-6025-526.42-10 22.53
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-15 a/c 26439572400001 001-6025-526.42-10 14.89
Fire Department Medic I Division Total: $1,737.94
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-6030-522.42-10 22.53
Fire Department Fire Prevention Division Total: $22.53
AT&T WIRELESS 05-02 a/c 47190061 001-6040-522.42-10 23.25
Fire Department Fire Training Division Total: $23.25
GLOBALSTAR USA 05-16 a/c 1.10012919 001-6060-525.42-10 39.91
Fire Department Emergency Management Division Total: $39.91
Fire Department Department Total: $4,453.98
AT&T WIRELESS 05-27 AT&T ac 48966287 001-7010-532.42-10 8.23
CAPTAIN TS PW&U HATS 001-7010-532.31-01 113.72
CARTEGRAPH SYSTEMS INC SUP PLI ES 001-7010-594.64-10 866.40
GATEWAY COMPANIES INC COMPUTERS,DP & WORD PROC. 001-7010-532.31-60 36.82
COMPUTERS,DP & WORD PROC. 001-7010-532.31-60 703.94
JOBS AVAILABLE INC ENGINEER/PROJECT MGR 001-7010-532.44-10 182.16
GARY KENWORTHY 'Reimburse mileage 001-7010-532.43-10 40.75
PEN PRINT INC NO PARKING SIGNS 001-7010-532.31-01 81.23
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-7010-532.42-10 630.88
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-06 a/c 26470706000001 001-7010-532.42-10 5.08
Public Works-Gen Fnd Administration Division Total: $2,669.21
Public Works-Gen Fnd Department Total: $2,669.21
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From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04
Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
CDW GOVERNMENT INC COMPUTER ACCESSORIES&SUPt001-8010-574.31-60 250.31
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER WRPA Spokane-Connelly 001-8010-574.31-01 8.69
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-8010-574.42-10 67.59
RICOH BUSINESS SYSTEMS COPIER LEASE-MAY 001-8010-574.45-30 256.48
Parks & Recreation Administration Division Total'. $583.07
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-8011-574.42-10 45.06
Parks & Recreation Recreation Division Total: $45.06
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-8012-555.42-10 64.59
05-14 ac 3604577004947 001-8012-555.42-10 38.35
Parks & Recreation Senior Center Division Total: $102.94
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER Kid's Day-Oliver 001-8020-576.31-01 22.08
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-8020-576.42-10 22.53
05-14 ac #3604570241950 001-8020-576.42-10 40.11
05-14 ac #3604579958503 001-8020-576.42-10 56.97
Parks & Recreation William Shore Pool Division Total: $141.69
DEX MEDIA WEST LLC ADVERTISING-MAY 001-8050-536.44-10 71.10
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-8050-536.42-10 22.53
Parks & Recreation Ocean View Cemetery Division Total: $93.63
AT&T WIRELESS 05-02 NC 46008926 001-8080-576.42-10 12.69
EMPIRE SERVICES JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 001-8080-576.31-20 950.07
FAMILIAN NORTHWEST INC #3206 PIPE FITTINGS 001-8080-576.31-40 11.55
HORIZON AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM PARTS 001-8080-576.31-40 508.32
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM PARTS 001-8080-576.31-40 131.91
OLYMPIC LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING SERV 001-8080-576.31-20 52.80
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 001-8080-576.42-10 22.53
RWE DISTRIBUTING PLASTICS 001-8080-576.31-20 426.81
PLASTICS 001-8080-576.31-20 -32.71
Parks & Recreation Park Facilities Division Total: $2,083.97
Parks & Recreation Department Total: $3,050.36
FAMILIAN NORTHWEST INC #3206 PLUMBING EQUIP FIXT,SUPP 001-8130-518.31-20 565.63
OLYMPIC LAUNDRY& DRY CLEANERS LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING SERV 001-8130-518.31-20 10.02
ORKIN EXTERMINATING COMPANYINC POtSONS:AGRICUL & INDUSTR 001-8130-518.41-50 57.40
POtSONS:AGRICUL & INDUSTR 001-8130-518.41-50 57.40
QWEST 05-02 NC 3604170786905 001-8130-518.42-10 28.43
Parks & Rec-Maintenance Custodial/Janitorial Svcs Division Total: $718.88
Parks & Rec-Maintenance Department Total: $718.88
General Fund Fund Total: $9:~,288.73
BREWER, DAVID Contract svcs-June 101 - 1430-557.49-90 100.00
PORT ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMM 2004 MKTG CONTRACT 101-1430-557.50-83 27,117.60
Convention Center Convention Center Division Total: $27,217.60
Convention Center Department Total: $27,217.60
Convention Center Fund Fund Total: $27,217.6(]
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
PATRIOT DIAMOND INC HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF 102-0000-237.00-00 -32.61
Division Total: -$32.61
Department Total: -$32.61
ALPINE PRODUCTS INC PAINTS,COATINGS,WALLPAPER 102-7230-542.31-25 2,804.59
ANGELES CONCRETE PRODUCTS ROAD/HWY MAT NONASPHALTIC 102-7230-542.31-20 269.40
ROAD/HWY MAT NONASPHALTIC 102-7230-542.31-20 81.23
ROAD/HWY MAT NONASPHALTIC 102-7230-542.31-20 796.01
ROAD/HWY MAT NONASPHALTIC 102-7230-542.31-20 682.29
ROAD/HWY MAT NONASPHALTIC 102-7230-542.31-20 568.58
ROAD/HWY MAT NONASPHALTIC 102-7230-542.31-20 1,212.96
OLYMPIC LAUNDRY& DRY CLEANERS LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING SERV 102-7230-542.31-20 24.91
LAUNDRY/DRY CLEANING SERV 102-7230-542.31-20 25.02
PATRIOT DIAMOND INC HAND TOOLS ,Pow&NON POWEF 102-7230-542.31-20 425.49
HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF 102-7230-542.31-20 324.90
PUD #1 OF CLALLAM COUNTY 05-12 Golf Course Rd 102-7230-542.47-10 16.35
05-19 SR 101 & Euclid 102-7230-542.47-10 20.80
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 102-7230-542.42-10 67.59
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HUMAN SERVICES 102-7230-542.43-10 125.00
HUMAN SERVICES 102-7230-542.43-10 125.00
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-06 a/c 26470706000002 102-7230-542.42-10 13.09
05-15 a/c 76426408900001 102-7230-542.42-10 13.12
Public Works-Street Street Division Total: $7,596.33
Public Works-Street Department Total: $7,596.33
Street Fund Fund Total'. $7,563.7:2
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER PABA mtgs-Smith 103-1511-558.43-10 37.66
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 103-1511-558.42-10 22.53
Economic Development Economic Development Division Total: $60.19
Economic Development Department Total: $60.19
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Economic Development Fund Total: $60.1 !]
CENTURY'tEL 05-06 a/c 3603742231 107-5160-528.42-11 103.22
05-06 a/c 3606452653 107-5160-528.42-11 83.81
05-06 a/c 3600800120 107-5160-528.42-11 255.49
GLOBALSTAR USA 05-16 ac #110012959 107-5160-528.42-10 39.91
LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES Prof svcs a/c 9020543117 107-5160-528.41-50 7.55
MARATHON COMMUNICATIONS INC 05-02 a/c BWA0012014 107-5160-528.42-11 17.47
QUILL CORPORATION Binder,Addio tape 107-5160-528.31-01 60.67
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 107-5160-528.42-10 383.02
QWEST INTERPRISE AMERICA INC Maint agre pe 05-31 107-5160-528.42-11 217.20
Pencom Pencom Division Total: $1,168.34
Pencom Department Total: $1,168.34
Pencom Fund Fund Total: $1,168.34
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From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04
Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
ABRAMS, GARY Umpire Adult Softball 174-8221-574.41-50 40.00
ABREU, JOHN Umpire Adult Softball 174-8221-574.41-50 260.00
BEANE, BRUCE C Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 87.50
CARLSON, ANDREW Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 50.00
CHAPMAN JR, HOWARD E Umpire Adult Softball 174-8221-574.41-50 40.00
CLARKE, JERRY Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 50.00
DROZ, DONALD C Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 600.00
EYESTONE, PAUL Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 200.00
GRUVER, DYLAN Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 100.00
MCHENRY, MICHAEL L Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 50.00
Michael Juskevich RFD SKYHAWK 174-8221-347.60-20 95.00
ROONEY, RANDY L Umpire Adult Softball 174-8221-574.41-50 320.00
SABUDA, NATALIE Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 25.00
SWANSON, DAN U m p ire Ad Mit Softball 174-8221-574.41-50 140.00
THAYER, JEFFREY Umpire Adult Softball 174-8221-574.41-50 40.00
TRAVERS, ADRIAN LEE Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 262.50
WINGER, BRENDAN Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 75.00
WISHIK, ANTON Officiate IFC Soccer 174-8221-574.41-50 50.00
Recreation Activities Sports Programs Division Total: $2,485.00
BILL'S PLUMBING & HEATING INC Sanikans-Walk-a-Bout Way 174-8222-574.31-01 500.00
CAPTAIN T'S T-Shirts 174-8222-574.31-01 575.07
VlCKI ADAMS Reimb U-Haul Truck 174-8222-574.31-01 198.36
OLYMPIC AMBULANCE INC Teach First Aid 05-19 174-8222-574.31-01 350.00
RAINBOW RACING SYSTEM INC Signs and supplies 174-8222-574.31-01 116.97
Recreation Activities Special Events Division Total: $1,740.40
ALBERTSONS INC SUPPLIES 174-8224-574.31-01 16.12
SUPPLIES 174-8224-574.31-01 5.98
SUPPLIES 174-8224-574.31-01 1.81
SUPPLIES 174-8224-574.31-01 14.58
SUPPLIES 174-8224-574.31-01 5.99
GOPHER SPORTING & ATHLETIC EQUIP 174-8224-574.31-01 207.80
MEMORIES TO GO REC EXPRESS SUPPLIES 174-8224-574.31-01 188.34
S & s WORLDWIDE INC SPORTING & ATHLETIC EQUIP 174-8224-574.31-01 172.72
Recreation Activities Youth/Family Programs Division Total: $613.34
Recreation Activities Department Total: $4,838.74
Park & Recreation Fund Fund Total: $4,838.74
DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Peabody Reconstruction 310-7930-595.44-10 266.40
Capital Projects-Pub Wks GF-Street Projects Division Total: $266.40
Capital Projects-Pub Wks Department Total: $266.40
FOWLER COMPANY, H D AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM PARTS 310-8985-594.65-10 341.52
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM PARTS 310-8985-594.65-10 18.92
Capital Proj-Parks & Rec Misc Parks Projects Division Total: $360.44
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
Capital Proj. Parks 8, Rec Department Total: $360.44
Capital Improvement Fund Total: $626.84
WA ST DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WA ST DEPT OF TRANSPORTAT 401-0000-213.10-90 209.56
GENERAL PACIFIC INC ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-0000-141.40-00 2,494.45
ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-0000-141.40-00 175.45
ELECTRICAL CABLES & WIRES 401-0000-141.40-00 2,945.76
KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORP ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-0000-237.00-00 -211.16
DUVAL, TOM UB CR REFUND-FINALS 401-0000-122.10-99 30.43
HIMMELBERGER, JASON MANUAL CHECK 401-0000-122.10-99 253.82
MANUAL CHECK 401-0000-122.10-99 -253.82
LOFTUS, MIKEL UB CR REFUND-FINALS 401-0000-122.10-99 33.26
MORGAN, ADRIENNE UB CR REFUND-FINALS 401-0000-122.10-99 44.00
SKEWS, CASSlE UB CR REFUND-FINALS 401-0000-122.10-99 55.77
YOUNG, STEVE UB CR REFUND-FINALS 401-0000-122.10-99 72.81
PACIFIC METERING INC ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-0000-141.40-00 338.84
ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-0000-237.00-00 -25.97
PATRIOT DIAMOND INC HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF401-0000-237.00-00 -49.80
PROF COLLECTION AGENCIES INC Himmelberger rfd 401-0000-122.10-99 253.82
QUILL CORPORATION OFFICE SUPPLIES, GENERAL 401-0000-237.00-00 -5.96
CLOCKS 401-0000-237.00-00 -1.62
WESTERN STATES ELECTRIC INC ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-0000-141.40-00 268.05
Division Total: $6,627.69
Department Total: $6,627.69
BUSINESS ANSWERPHONE SERVICE June Services 401-7180-533.42-10 160.00
DAVE IRELAND Reimburse mileage 401-7180-533.43-10 65.16
N C MACHINERY CO Seals 401-7180-533.48-10 10.07
OLYMPIC LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 401-7180-533.31-20 20.69
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 401-7180-533.48-10 21.21
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 401-7180-533.48-10 21.21
PATRIOT DIAMOND INC HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF401-7180-533.35-01 324.90
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER Filing fees-Rinehart 401-7180-533.49-90 38.00
QUILL CORPORATION OFFICE SUPPLIES, GENERAL 401-7180-533.31-01 77.68
CLOCKS 401-7180-533.31-01 21.12
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 401-7180-533.42-10 315.42
SANDERSON SAFETY SUPPLY CO HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF401-7180-533.35-01 60.11
HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF401-7180-533.35-01 83.36
HAND TOOLS ,POW&NON POWEF401-7180-533.35-01 114.34
TACOMA SCREW PRODUCTS INC Washers,screws 401-7180-533.48-10 144.45
TSM COMPANY Repair signal monitors 401-7180-533.48-10 406.83
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-15 ac #564535287 401-7180-533.42-10 36.91
WASHINGTON (DRS), STATE OF Statewide Pensioners 401-7180-533.20-30 200.16
WESTERN STATES ELECTRIC INC ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-7180-533.34-02 100.18
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
WESTERN STATES ELECTRIC INC... ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 401-7180-533.34-02 450.53
Public Works-Electric Electric Operations Division Total: $2,672.33
CAPACITY PROVISIONING INC Prof Svc pe 04/28-SCADA 401-7188-594.65-10 3,315.06
QWEST 05-14 ac #3604574717777 401-7188-594.42-10 40.05
TRIAXIS ENGINEERING INC Prof svcs pe 04-30 401-7188-594.41-50 57.00
Prof svcs pe 04-30 401-7188-594.41-50 280.00
Public Works. Electric Electric Projects Division Total: $3,692.11
Public Works-Electric Department Total: $6,364.44
Electric Utility Fund Fund Total: $12,992.13
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSN PUBLICATION/AUDIOVISUAL 402-0000-237.00-00 -4.27
PUBLICATION/AUDIOVISUAL 402-0000-237.00-00 -7.15
FOWLER COMPANY, H D PIPE AND TUBING 402-0000-141.40-00 1,584.91
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 ;,269.48
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 113.27
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 235.23
PLUMBING EQUIP FIXT,SUPP 402-0000-141.40-00 6,376.31
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 137.16
PIPE AND TUBING 402-0000-141.40-00 67.33
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 383.14
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 1,446.00
PIPE AND TUBING 402-0000-141.40-00 92.90
PLUMBING EQUIP FIXT,SUPP 402-0000-141.40-00 2,208.38
PIPE FITTINGS 402-0000-141.40-00 1,721.04
USA BLUEBOOK SUPPLIES 402-0000-237.00-00 -5.79
Division Total: $15,617.94
Department Total: $15,617.94
AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSN PUBLICATION/AUDIOVISUAL 402-7380-534.31-01 55.77
PUBLICATION/AUDIOVISUAL 402-7380-534.31-20 93.30
AT&T BUSINESS SERVICE 05-15 AC 0584912554001 402-7380-534.42-10 54.83
FOWLER COMPANY, H D PIPE FITTINGS 402-7380-534.34-02 425.71
PUD #1 OF CLALLAM COUNTY 05-14 203 Reservoir Rd 402-7380-534.47-10 39.19
05-24 Crown Z Water Rd 402-7380-534.47-10 15.87
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 402-7380-534.42-10 22.53
05-10 a/c 360Z100240955 402-7380-534.42-10 506.96
05-23 ac 206t411255315B 402-7380-534.42-10 64.21
TOKAY SOFTWARE TOKAY SUPPORT 402-7380-534.31-60 360.00
USA BLUEBOOK SUPPLIES 402-7380-534.34-02 75.48
VERIZON WIRELESS 05-15 a/c 2642149080001 402-7380-534.42-10 24.95
05-15 a/c 2642149080002 402 -7380-534.42 - 10 36.99
Public Works-Water Water Division Total: $1,775.79
Public Works-Water Department Total: $1,775.79
Water Fund Fund Total: $17,393.73
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From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04
Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
AGRI DRAIN CORPORATION SALE SURPLUS/OBSOLETE 403-0000-237.00-00 -29.06
Division Total: -$29.06
Department Total: -$29.06
ADS EQUIPMENT INC PLUMBING EQUIP FIXT,SUPP 403-7480-535.31-20 979.20
ADVANCED TRAVEL WA Certification-BR 403-7480-535.43-10 229.19
WEF Conference-Young 403-7480-535.43-10 676.77
AGRI DRAIN CORPORATION SALE SURPLUS/OBSOLETE 403-7480-535.31-20 379.09
ALL WEATHER HEATING & COOLING BUILDING MAINT&REPAIR SER 403-7480-535.41-50 59.92
AMTESTINC TESTING&CALIBRATION SERVI 403-7480-535.41-50 335.00
ENVIRONMENTAL&ECOLOGICAL 403-7480-535.48-10 470.00
CORRECT EQUIPMENT PUMPS & ACCESSORIES 403-7480-594.64-10 11,281.49
PUMPS & ACCESSORIES 403-7480-594.64-10 11,139.30
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC PIPE AND TUBING 403-7480-535.31-20 550.19
MIDWEST LABORATORIES INC SAMPLING&SAMPLE PREPARATI 403-7480-535.41-50 17.10
NATIONAL GROUNDWATER ASSN JYOUNG MEMBERSHIP IN NGWA 403-7480-535.49-01 105.00
NCL NORTH CENTRAL LABORATORIES CHEMICAL LAB EQUIP & SUPP 403-7480-535.31-20 277.03
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER Safety lunch-Young 403-7480-535.43-10 48.03
PUGET SAFETY EQUIPMENT INC PROSTHETIC,HEARING AID ET 403-7480-535.31-20 48.70
QWEST 05-08 a/c 3605650365696 403-7480-535.42-10 37.39
05-14 a/c 3604570411199 403-7480-535.42-10 45.06
WA STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY Loan SRF91001 Principal 403-7480-591.71-10 108,617.57
Loan SRF91001 Interest 403-7480-592.81-10 21,190.48
Public Works-VVW/Stormwtr Wastewater Division Total: $156,486.51
Public Works-WW/Stormwtr Department Total: $156,486.51
Wastewater Fund Fund Total: $156,457.45
ADVANCED TRAVEL WSRA Conf-Stromski 404-7580-537.43-10 367.50
DEN-REE PRODUCTIONS ADVERTISING 404-7580-537.44-10 250.00
Claudia D. Stromski DIG. CAMERA 404-7580-537.44-10 352.74
OLYMPIC LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANERS MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 404-7580-537.48-10 21.12
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 404-7580-537.48-10 21.23
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS 404-7580-537.48-10 28.81
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 404-7580-537.42-10 112.65
Public Works-Solid Waste Solid Waste-Collections Division Total: $1 ,'154.05
Public Works. Solid Waste Department Total: $1,154.05
Solid Waste-Collections Fund Total: $1,154.05
EES CONSULTING INC SW Rate Study for April 405-7585-537.4~-50 5,544.88
EMERALD RECYCLING ABSORBANT PADS 405-7585-537.31-20 165.55
GATEWAY COMPANIES INC CONSULTING SERVICES 405-7585-537.31-60 467.82
CONSULTING SERVICES 405-7585-537.31-60 1,842.20
CONSULTING SERVICES 405-7585-537.31-60 3,517.60
TAYLOR-SPARKS REFRIGERATION INC REFRIGERANT REMOVAL 405-7585-537.48-10 541.50
WASHINGTON STATE TREASURER Scale license 405-7585-537.49-90 61.00
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From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04
Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
Public Works-Solid Waste Solid Waste-Landfill Division Total: $12,140.55
Public Works-Solid Waste Department Total: $12,140.55
Solid Waste-Landfill Fund Total: $12,140.55
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER Filing fees-Possinger 421-0000-245.90-00 19.00
Division Total: $19.00
Department Total: $19.00
C & F INSULATION City Rebate-James Speer 421-7121-533.49-86 1,042.00
EVERWARM HEARTH & HOME INC City Rebate-Sanford 421-7121-533.49-86 396.50
City Rebate-Halkett 421-7121-533.49-86 255.15
City Rebate-Al Jensen 421-7121-533.49-86 435.00
GLASS SERVICES CO INC City Rebate-Crawford 421-7121-533.49-86 369.53
MATHEWS GLASS CO INC City Rebate-S Norberg 421-7121-533.49-86 1,527.12
City Rebate-W Richards 421-7121-533.49-86 140.00
City Rebate-Shearer 421-7121-533.49-86 241.50
OLYMPIC MEDICAL CENTER Energy Cons Rebate 421-7121-533.49-86 71,096.58
PENINSULA HEAT INC City Rebate-J Fox 421-7121-533.49-86 1,000.00
Public Works-Electric Conservation Loans Division Total: $76,503.38
Public Works-Electric Department Total: $76,503.38
Conservation Loans/Grants Fund Total: $76,522.38
KUHLMAN ELECTRIC CORP ELECTRICAL EQUIP & SUPPLY 451-7188-594.65-10 2,755.16
Public Works-Electric Electric Projects Division Total: $2,755.16
Public Works-Electric Department Total: $2,755.16
Electric Utility CIP Fund Total: $2,755.16
KUCHAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC Release retaing-Prj 02-23 453-7488-594.65-10 5,265.30
Public Works-WW/Stormwtr Wastewater Projects Division Total: $5,265.30
Public Works-WW/Stormwtr Department Total: $5,265.30
WasteWater Utility CIP Fund Total: $5,265.30
DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Advertisement-LF imprvmts 454-7588-594.44-10 297.85
PARAMETRIX INC Prof Svcs pe 04/30/04 454-7588-594.41-50 11,037.97
Prof Svcs pe 04/30/04 454-7588-594.41-50 20,355.96
Prof Svcs pe 04/30/04 454-7588-594.41-50 18,889.81
Public Works-Solid Waste Solid Waste Coil Projects Division Total: $50,581.59
Public Works-Solid Waste Department Total: $50,581.59
Solid Waste Utility ClP Fund Total: $50,581.5~]
MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO . AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-0000-237.00-00 -25.56
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-0000-237.00-00 -14.06
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-0000-237.00-00 -12.35
Division Total: -$5'1.97
Department Total: -$51.97
ADVANCED TRAVEL R Hoffman to Burnaby BC 501-7630-548.43-10 150.25
CRAFT (MAC TOOLS), DON AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.35-01 8.87
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
GREENTREE COMMUNICATIONS CO AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 308.66
AUTO & TRUCK MAtNT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 459.73
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 480.85
EXTERNAL LABOR SERVICES 501-7630-548.48-10 129.96
EXTERNAL LABOR SERVICES 501-7630-54848-10 86.64
EXTERNAL LABOR SERVICES 501-7630-548.48-10 280.23
LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER (CITY) AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.31-10 425.60
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 249.09
EXTERNAL LABOR SERVICES 501-7630-548.48-10 74.72
EXTERNAL LABOR SERVICES 501-7630-548.48-10 44.89
MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 272.56
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-54~_.34-02 183.43
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 161.09
AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.35-01 60.85
JOHN LOWELL Replace water pump- reimb 501-7630-548.48-10 223.84
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 501-7630-548.42-10 22.53
WASHINGTON STATE TREASURER AUTO & TRUCK MAINT. ITEMS 501-7630-548.34-02 209.00
Public Works-Equip Svcs Equipment Services Division Total: $3,832.79
Public Works-Equip Svcs Department Total: $3,832.79
Equipment Services Fund Total: $3,780.82
CAPTAIN T'S UNIFORM SHIRTS 502-2081-518.31-01 111.08
HTE VAR LLC EQUIP MAINT & REPAIR SERV 502-2081-518.48-02 9,343.80
PORT ANGELES CITY TREASURER CD Disks-Brooks 502-2081-518.31-01 27.06
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 502-2081-518.42-10 67.59
Finance Department Information Technologies Division Total: $9,549.53
Finance Department Department Total: $9,549.53
Information Technology Fund Total: $9,549.53
AWC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TRUST June Premium 503-1631-517.46-30 115,769.48
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-30 1,810.67
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-30 41.75
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-30 38.41
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-30 5,272.80
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-32 1,239.04
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-32 251.27
June Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 5,265.00
BAILEY, JAMES A Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 ' 58.70
BALSER, FRED Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 58.70
BALSER, SHARYN Disability Board-May 503-1631-517.46-35 179.67
BISHOP, VIRGIL Disability Board-May 503-1631-517.46-35 47.04
Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 129.10
CAMERON, KENNETH Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 91.90
CAMPORINI, RICHARD Disability Board-May 503-1631-517.46-35 122.00
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
CAMPORINI, RICHARD... Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 65.60
DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES 1st Qtr 2004 503-1631-517.46-35 20,824.61
FOX, KENNETH Disability Board-May 503-1631-517.46-35 111.30
GLENN, LARRY Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 58.70
GROOMS, MICHAEL Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 66.60
JOHNSON, DONALD G Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 66.60
JOHNSON, HARRY Disability Board-May 503-1631-517.46-35 150.00
Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 66.60
JORISSEN, ROBERT R Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 58.70
LINDLEY, JAMES K Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 54.00
LOUCKS, JASPER Disability Board-May 503-1631-517.46-35 20.00
Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 133.20
MCLANE, STEVE Disability Bsard May 503-1631-517.46-35 445.38
MIESEL, PHIL Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 61.60
Barbara Oliver WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.41-51 210.00
Bruce Knight MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.46-30 138.34
Erick Zappey MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.46-30 15.00
Glen Roggenbuck MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.46-30 50.67
Herbert Raerner MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.46-30 375.00
Jason Viada MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.46-30 308.46
Kevin Miller MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT 503-1631-517.46-30 12.01
MORGAN, ROY Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 65.60
SWEA'I-r, JOHNNIE Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 65.70
THOMPSON, BRUCE Reimb Medicare Premium 503-1631-517.46-35 50.00
Self Insurance Other Insurance Programs Division Total: $153,849.20
HEALTHCARE MGMT ADMNSTRS INC 05-25 Dental claims EFT 503-1637-517.46-01 1,469.91
Dental Premium-June 503-1637-517.46-01 1,719.48
SEQUIM FAMILY DENTISTRY DENTAL CLAIM 503-1637-517.46-01 1,096.66
Seff lnsurance Medical Benefits Division Total: $4,286.05
Self Insurance Department Total: $158,135.25
Self-Insurance Fund Fund Total: $158,135.25
BRAUN, GARY Reimb Medicare Premium 602-6221-517.46-35 66,60
CAMPBELL, MALCOLM D Reimb Medicare Premium 602-6221-517.46-35 65.60
EVANS, SIDNEY Disability Board-May 602-6221-517.46-35 47.00
Reimb Medicare Premium 602-6221-517.46-35 66.60
RYAN, ED Disability Board-May 602-6221-517.46-35 53.00
Reimb Medicare Premium 602-6221-517.46-35 60.60
Fireman's Pension Fireman's Pension Division Total'. $359.40
Fireman's Pension Department Total: $359.40
Firemen's Pension Fund Total: $359.4(]
ASM S~GNS Vinyl outside art 652-8630-575.31-01 41.57
INSIDE OUT MKTG & WEB SLTNS Pagewire hosting-Apr 652-8630-575.42-10 75.00
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Vendor Description Account Number Invoice Amount
INSIDE OUT MKTG & WEB SLTNS.., Pagewire hosting-May 652-8630-575.42-10 75.00
QWEST 05-14 a/c 3604570411199 652-8630-575.42-10 22.53
05-23 ac 206T418577331B 652-8630-575.42-10 60.56
05-14 ac 3604573532775 652-8630-575.42-10 41.34
Esther Webster/Fine Arts Esther Webster/Fine Arts Division Total: $316.00
Esther Webster/Fine Arts Department Total: $316.00
Esther Webster Fund Fund Total: $316.00
AFLAC SUPP INSURANCE-APRIL 920-0000-231.53-10 115.74
SUPP INSURANCE-MAY 920-0000-231.53-10 138.82
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES June Premium 920-0000-231.53-30 526.70
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION P/R Deductions ~e 05-23 920-0000-231.55-30 372.00
OFFICE OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT P/R Deductions ~e 05-23 :~ 920-0000-231.56-20 169.85
P/R Deductions ~e 05-23 920-0000-231.56-20 1,558.47
PERS P/R Deductions )e 05-23 920-0000-231.51-11 3,270.36
UNITED WAY (PAYROLL) P/R Deductions )e 05-23 920-0000-231.56-10 329.97
VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION P/R Deductions ~e 05-23 920-0000-231.55-20 28.00
WSCFF/EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST P/R Deductions )e 05-23 920-0000-231.53-20 1,425.00
Division Total: $7,934.91
Department Total: $7,934.91
Payroll Clearing Fund Total: $7,934.91
Totals for check period From: 5/22/04 To: 6/4/04 $650,102.41
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WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities
SUBJECT: Revision to PAMC, Chapter 13.44 Water Rates
Summary: The Water Rate Ordinance effecting 5/8 and 3/4 inch meters needs to be revised to reflect
the City's change from 3/4 inch to 1 inch standard service lines. Presently the water rates are based on
size of service line and not size of meter. This causes customers to be charged at a higher rate than
intended.
Recommendation: Adopt the ordinance changing the Water Rates section of The City of Port
Angeles Municipal Code.
Background/Analysis: Chapter 13.44 of the PAMC - Water Rates Chapter 13.44.020(A) reads in
part: "The charge is based upon size of the service line, and not size of the meter".
In 2002, the City changed its standard water service line size from 3/4 inch to 1 inch. This change was
primarily to standardize the size of materials used, the increased demand for residential fire flow and
residential sprinkler systems. The meter sizes remained the same, however, customers are now being
charged a higher rate (1-inch service) because of the service line size. The intent of the change was for
the convenience of the City and not as a penalty to the customer. This change only affects the 5/8 inch
and 3/4 inch meter sizes.
The revised ordinance will bill customers a base charge as follows:
Size 1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05
5/8-inch meter $13.40 $13.95 $14.50 $14.95
3/4-inch meter $14.55 $15.15 $15.75 $16.20
1-inch service $16.30 $16.95 $17.65 $18.15
(1 inch meter)
A change to the Ordinance is needed to reflect that the 5/8 inch and 3/4 inch meters will be billed based
on meter size rather than service size. On June 8, 2004, the Utility Advisory Committee supported the
recommendation for the change in the Municipal Code.
Attachment: Revised Ordinance
N:\CCOUNCIL~FINALXRevise Water Rate Ordinance.wpd
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising
water rates and amending Ordinance 3128 as amended and
Chapter 13.44 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 6 of Ordinance 2181, as most recently amended by Ordinance 3128,
is hereby amended by amending Sections 13.44.020, 13.44.025, 13.44.040, 13.44.050 and 13.44.080
of Chapter 13.44 PAMC to read as follows:
13.44.020 Monthly Residential Metered Rate - Within Ci _ty.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to water service to
single-family residences within the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. For the purposes
of this section, "single-family residences" are defined as structures designed for occupancy by a
single family only, containing a complete kitchen unit. Structures which are not "single-family
residences" include, but are not limited to, duplexes, fourplexes, apartments, and roominghouses.
The charge is based upon size of the service line, and not size of the meter, except as specified
below for the 5/8-inch and 3/4-inch meters thr¢¢-foui-ths-inch sc.i-¢ic~ b~low. The customer charges
are as follows:
Service Size Customer Charge Pe.r Month On Bills
Beginning On The Following Dates:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05
3,--,-,-,,- service
~with 5/8-inch meter) $13.40 $13.95 $14.50 $14.95
3,--,,,., service
~with 3/4-inch meter) 14.55 15.15 15.75 16.20
1-inch service 16.30 16.95 17.65 18.15
1 1/2-inch service 30.15 31.35 32.60 33.60
2-inch service 47.15 49.05 51.00 52.55
A. Metered consumption shall be as follows: 1. $1.07 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1, 2002.
2. $1.11 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1, 2003.
3. $1.16 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,2004.
4. $1.19 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1, 2005.
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13.44.025 Commercial and All Other Monthly Metered Rates.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to commercial and all other
water services other than those provided for under Sections 13.44.010 through 13.44.040 of this
Chapter, within the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. Except as specified below for 5/8-
inch and 3/4~inch meters tq=he customer charge is based upon size of the service line, and not the
size of the meter, except as ~v~,,,,,~u ,u, ,,,.~,~-~uu, ,,,~-,,,,,~ $Ci-v'iCc, uc,uw. The customer charges
are as follows:
Service Size Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning On The Following Dates:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05
~service
(with 5/8-inch meter) $19.05 $19.80 $20.60 $21.20
36q4nch-service
(with 3/4-inch meter) 20.30 21.10 21.95 22.60
1-inch service 22.40 23.30 24.25 24.95
1 1/2-inch service 39.50 41.10 42.70 44.00
2-inch service 60.10 62.50 65.00 66.95
3-inch service 107.90 112.20 116.70 120.20
4-inch service 176.40 183.45 190.80 196.50
6-inch service 347.50 361.40 375.85 387.15
8-inch or 10-inch service 552.70 574.80 597.80 615.75
B. Metered consumption shall be as follows: 1. $.87 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1, 2002.
2. $.90 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,2003.
3. $.94 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1, 2004.
4. $.97 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1, 2005.
13.44.040 Monthly Residential Metered Rate - Outside City_.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to water service outside the
corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. Except as specified below for 5/8-inch and 3/4-inch
meters t~he charge is based upon size of the service line, and not size of the meter, cxce, pt as
Service Size Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning On The Following Dates:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05
_13/4-inch service
(with 5/8-inch meter) $20.15 $20.95 $21.75 $22.40
13/4-inch service
(with 3/4-inch meter) 21.85 22.70 23.65 24.35
1-inch service 24.45 25.45 26.45 27.25
1 1/2-inch service 45.25 47.05 48.95 50.40
2-inch service 70.70 73.55 76.45 78.75
B. Metered consumption shall be as follows:
1. $1.60 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed regardless of size of service on
bills beginning January 1, 2002.
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2. $1.66 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed regardless of size of service on
bills beginning January 1, 2003.
3. $1.73 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed regardless of size of service on
bills beginning January 1, 2004.
4. $1.78 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed regardless of size of service on
bills beginning January 1, 2005.
13.44.050 Monthly Commercial Metered Rate - Outside the City_.
A. The following monthly customer charges are applicable to commercial water service
outside the corporate limits of the City of Port Angeles. Except as specified below for 5/8-inch and
3/4-inch meters t:t:he charge is based upon the size of the service line and not the size of the meter;,
~^,~,L ,~ ~},~**,,~, ,,,~ ~,,~-,~,~,,~,~-,,,,~, ~, v,,~ o~,,~,~. The customer charges are as follows:
Service Size Customer Charge Per Month On Bills
Beginning On The Following Dates:
1/1/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 1/1/05
13/4-inch service
(with 5/8-inch meter) $28.60 $29.75 $30.95 $31.85
13/4-inch service
(with 3/4-inch meter) 30.45 31.65 32.95 33.90
1-inch service 33.65 35.00 36:40 37.50
1 1/2-inch service 59.30 61.65 64.15 66.05
2-inch service 90.15 93.75 97.50 100.45
3-inch service 161.85 168.30 175.05 180.30
4-inch service 264.65 275.25 286.25 294.85
6-inch service 521.30 542.15 563.85 580.75
B. Metered consumption shall be as follows:
1. $1.31 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2002.
2. $1.36 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2003.
3. $1.42 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2004.
4. $1.46 for each one hundred cubic feet consumed on bills beginning January 1,
2005.
13.44.080 Rates - Fire Protection.
A. Where City water is used for fire protection purposes, no monthly rate will be
charged for such service.
B. The customer and/or property owner shall be responsible for all repairs and
maintenance associated with the fire protection service, beginning at the connection to the City
water main and ending at and including the service within the building. The Department shall
perform all repairs and maintenance activities on the fire protection service line within City rights-
of-way. All costs associated with such repairs and maintenance by the Department shall be paid for
by the customer and/or property owner.
C. If such repairs and maintenance costs (for work performed by the Department)
exceed one thousand dollars, the custome6Od/or property owner may arrange a payment schedule
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with the Director of Finance to pay for the costs over a period of time not to exceed twelve months.
Interest shall be charged at the rate of one percent per month on the unpaid balance. The minimum
interest shall be fifty cents.
D. Where such fire service is provided, no charge will be made for water used in
extinguishing fires of incendiary or accidental origin, if the customer at the location where the fire
occurs gives written notice to the Department within ten days from the time of such fire. Otherwise,
all water used will be billed at the applicable rate, as established for the primary metered service
serving the premises, as provided for in this chapter.
E. Where the size of a single-family residential service must be increased to provide
capacity for a residential sprinkler system in a rcsidcnce and the Fire Department certifies that the
fire sprinkler system has been installed, the residential water rate for the residence shallmay be ,the
rate for a '
service ,~,,,, ,~ ,, ,~ ~-u~,,*, ,,,,-,*,,,~ sci-v-iCC with a five-eighths-inch meter as established
in Section 13.44.020.
Section 2. If any provision of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or
circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the provisions of
the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Section 3 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect five days following the date of
its publication by summary.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 14th day of June, 2004.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Becky J. Upton, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Bloor, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: June 20, 2004
By Summary
G:~L~gat_Ba~kup~ORDtNANCES&KESOLLITION SX2004-O9.ord
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WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Brad Collins, Community Development Director
SUBJECt: Comprehensive Plan Amendment 04-01 - Cronin
Summary,.: Douglas and Linda Day Cronin applied for a Land Use Map chaag~ in a six block area
adjacent to Race Street between 4th and 7~ Streets and for two policies changes supporting the Land
Use Map change. The policies changes would add the words "light commercial" to Land Use
Element Commercial Policy E.6 and to Transportation Element Policy B.3. The map and policy
changes would create a conflict with the current policy directions of preventing further strip
commercial development in the City and of facilitating a crosstown truck route along Race Street
and Lauridsen Boulevard. The Planning Commission recommended denial of CPA 04-01 because'
of the policy conflicts on a 6-1 vote.
Recommendation: Following the close of the public hearing, the Department of Community
Development recommends that the City Council concur with the recommendation of the Planning
Commision and deny Comprehensive Plan Amendment 04-01, citing the Planning
Commission's 11 f'mdings and 6 conclusions.
Background / Analysis:
In 1994 the City adopted Comprehensive Plan map designations and policies to protect
arterial streets from further strip commercial development and to preserve a less congested arterial
corridor for a crosstown truck route. Commercial congestion along arterial streets were creating
objections, particularly from businesses and the Port Angeles Downtown Association, to heavy
trucks traveling through the commercial corridor of City. The City has had a longstanding land use
policy discouraging strip commercial, which was considered less attractive, less efficient, less
pedestrian oriented, and more impacting on a larger number of adjoining properties, which are
usually zoned for residential uses.
Race Street has received considerable pressure for commercial uses over the years. All
applications for Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezone have been denied, except for one office
development between the 6th and 7th Streets. Several members of the Planning Commission
expressed support for the land use change but not without broader policy changes regarding the
desirability of new strip commercial development and a better understanding of the impacts on the
crosstown truck route along Race St.
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June 14, 2004
Page 2
Attachmems: Findings and Conclusions
Excerpt of May 12, 2004, Planning Commission Minutes
Staff Report 5/12/04
CPA 04-01 Application
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS FOR DENIAL OF CPA 04-01 - Cronin
Findings:
1. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan Amendment is proposed by a property owner, Douglas P.
and Lynda Day Cronin, for a change in the land use designation from Medium Density
Residential to Commercial in the area south of 4th Street and north of 7th Street between
Francis and Washinglon Streets. The proposal encompasses a six block area.
2. The amendment was subinitted in a timely manner prior to March 31, 2004.
3. The proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map amendment would decrease the
medium density residential land available in the City by approximately 6 acres.
4. The Comprehensive Plan discourages creating strip commercial development outside of
the US 101 corridor and ~ncourages cluster development.
5. The Comprehensive Plan only allows commercial development in residential areas as
neighborhood shopping areas and as long as it does not encourage traffic from outside the
area or increase traffic congestion within residential neighborhoods.
6. The Comprehensive Plan identifies improvements to the Lauridsen Bridge to facilitate
both a crosstown truck route and alternate local crosstown route, indicating that the Race
Street corridor is considered as a portion of those future projects.
7. Several previous analyses of the amount of the City's land uses have shown that there is a
relative shortage of high and medium density residential to low density residential and
commercial zoned areas.
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8. A recent land use analys~s in Port Angeles indicated there is 279 acres ofh/gh and
medium density residential zoned land, 2,423 acres of low density residential zoned land
and 333 acres of commercially zoned land.
9. The Comprehensive Plan has been reviewed with respect to the proposed amendment,
and the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Policy.C.2, C.3, C.4, Goal E and
Policies E.2, E.5, E.6, and E.8 and Transportation Element Goal B, Policy B.2, B.3, B.6,
B.7, and Objective B.1 were found to be the most relevant.
10. A Determination of NonSignificance was issued per WAC 197-11-355 on May 5, 2004.
11. No public comments to the proposal, have been received.
Conclusions:
A. The proposal to change the Medium Density Residential (MDR) land use designation
along the Race Street from 4th to 7th Streets and Francis to Washington Streets to
Con-m~ercial (C) is inconsistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element
Policies C.2-C.4, E.2, 5, 6, and 8, and Transportation Element B.3.
B. The proposal was found to be inconsistent with policies which discourage creating a strip
commercial character outside of the us 101 corridor and discourage uses that may reduce
the viabi'lity of the Race Street/Lauridsen Boulevard corridor as an alternate crosstown
route.
C. Medium and high density housing should be located in areas of the community most
suitable for such uses, based on existing services, public facilities, and transportation.
D. In this case, medium density housing is a transitional use between the intense commercial
area along First and Front Streets and the less intense commercial area at 8'h and Race
Street, and does not adversely impacl the residential nature of the housing in the area.
E. The proposal is. in an area of existing park facilities and low to medium density
residential structures.
F. Comprehensive Plan An~endment CPA 04-01 by reducing medium density housing
opportunities, increasing potential traffic impacts, and not supporting the City's chosen
urban design patterns is not in the public interest.
Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council at its meeting of, 2004.
Richard Headrick, Mayor
Becky J. Upton, City Clerl~
Plnnning Commission Minules
M~y 12,200?
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIlE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
LAND USE MAP - CPA 04-01 - CRONIN: Amendment to the Low Density
Residential (LDR) designation between 4th Street and 7th Street along Race Street to
Commercial (C).
Associate Planner Scott Johns presented the Department's report recommending denial of
the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map amendment proposal. Chair Hewins 6pened the
public hearing.
George Cronin, 19] Old School House Road, Gardiner, W//stated that although the
application identifies a full block area east/west each side of Race Street, his specific interest is
to allow a light commercial area along Race Street connecting to existing commercial
development in the area. Encroact~ent into the surrounding residential area east/west of th,e
corridor is not really intended but he felt that the area lends to a light comrnercial use that would
favorably serve the community. .
In response io Commissioner Norton's question as to what types of uses would be
considered "light commercial", Mr. Cronin responded that he would seek professional office type
uses.
There being n9 further testimony, Chair Hewins closed the public hearing. ~ '
Community Development Director Brad Collins responded to Planning Commissioners'
questions regarding the ability of an applicant to reapply in the event a proposal is denied, by
saying that applications may only be considered once a year within certain submittal timelines.
When asked if staff's concern with the proposal's conflict with current transportation policies
would be aleviated if the area shown in the application were reduced, Director Collins responded
that an adjustment of the proposed boundary would still be in conflict without a change to the
existing transportation policies.
Commissioner Nutter opposed the extent of the proposed conunercial change to the
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and stated that, as the applicant's proposal could not be
changed, she would not support the amendment.
Commissioner Hewins asked for clarification purposes, how a rezone is considered
following a Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map change. Director Collins stated that property
owners would request such a change and that it is unlikely that the City would simply rezone a
property without being asked to do so by the property owner.
Following continued discussion, Commissioner Philpott moved to recommend that
the City Council deny the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map amendment proposal
citing the following findings and conclusions:
Findings:
1. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan Amendment is proposed by a property owner, Douglas P.
and Lynda Day Cronin, for a change in the land use designation from Medium Density
Residential to Commercial in the area south of 4th Street and north of 7th Street between
Francis and Washington Streets. The proposal encompasses a six block area.
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Page 2
2. The amendmen! was submitted in a timely manner prior to March 31,2004'.
3. The proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map amendment would decrease the
medium density residential land available in the City by approximately 6 acres.
4. The Comprehensive Plan discourages creating strip'commercial development outside of
the US 101 corridor and encourages cluster development.
5. The Comprehensive Plan only allows con-~mercial development in residential areas as
neighborhood shopping areas and as long as it does not encourage traffic from outside the
area or increase traffic congestion within residential neighborhoods.
6. The Comprehensive Plan'identifies improvements to the LaurJdsen Bridge to facilitate
both a crosstown truck route and alternate local crosstown route, indicating that the Race
Street corridor is considered as a portion of those future projects.
7. Several previous analyses of the amount of the City's land uses have shown that there is a
~-elative shortage of high and medium density residential to low density residential and
commercial zoned areas.
8. A recent land use analysis in Port Angeles indicated there is 279 acres of high and
medium density residential zoned land, 2,423 acres of low density residential zoned land
· and 333 acres of commercially zoned land.
9. The Comprehensive Plan has been reviewed with respect to the proposed amendment,
and the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Policy C.2, C.3, C.4, Goal E and
Pohc~es E.2, E.5, E:6, and E.8 and Transportation Element Goal B, Policy B.2, B.3, B.6,
B.7, and Objective B.1 were found to be the most relevant.
10. A Determination of NonSignificance was issued per WAC 197-11-355 on May 5, 2004.
11. No public comments to the proposal have been received.
Conclusions:
A. The proposal to change the Medium Density Residential (MDR) land use designation
along the Race Street from 4~h tO 7th Streets and Francis to Washington Streets to
Commercial (C) is inconsistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element
Policies C.2-C.4, E.2, 5, 6, and 8, and Transportation Element B.3.
B. The proposal was found to be inconsistent with policies which discourage creating a strip
commercial character outside of the us 101 corridor and discourage uses that may reduce
the viability of the Race Street/Lauridsen Boulevard corridor as an alternate crosstown
route.
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Mt~y J2,
Pt~ge 3
C. 1V~edium and high density housing should be located in areas of the community most
suitable for such uses, based on exisling services, public facilities, and transportalion.
D. In this case, medium density housing is a transitional use between the intense commercial
area along First and Front Streets and the less intense commercial area at 8th and Race
Street, and does not adversely impact the residential nature of the housing in the area.
E. The proposal is in an area of existing park facilities and low to medium density
residential structures.
F. Comprehensive Plan Amendment (~PA 04-01 by reducing medium density housing
opportunities, increasing potential traffic impacts, and not supporting the City's chosen
urban design patterns is not in the public interest.
The moiion was seconded by Commissioner Norton and passed 6-1 with
Commissioner Hewins voting against the motion. Commissioner Hewins stated that while he '
believes the area is destined to become more commercial, he could not support the redesignation
of such a large area. Commissioner Schramm agreed that it is likely the area will eventually be
commercial but stated that he too would not be in favor of the proposed extent of the
redesignation from Francis Street to Washington Street. Commissioner Philpott c6ncurred and
indicated that he would have been in favor of the proposal had the area been only along Race
Street.
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FILE'
p_ OR.T A NG 'L ';S
W A S H I N G T O N, U.S.A.
PLANNING DIVISION STAFF REPORT
DATE: May 12, 2004
TO: Chair Hewins and Planning Conmaission members
FROM: Scott Jolms, Associate Planner
FILE #: Comprehensive Plan Amendment - CPA 04-01
APPLICANT: Douglas P. and Lynda Day Cronin
OWNER: Various parties
LOCATION: Race Street from 4th tO 7th Streets, and Francis Street to Washington Street
PROPOSAL: Change of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map designation from Medium
Density Residential (MDR) to Commercial (C) and amend Land Use Policy
E.6 and Transportation Policy B.3 'to include "LigN Commercial".
RECOMMENDAT] ON
The Planning DMsion recommends denial of CPA 04-01, citing tlie findings and
conclusions found in Attachmenl A.
PROPOSAL
The applicant is requesting to change the Comprehensive Plan Land Use designation
for a three block by m,o block area along Race Street from 4~ Street to 7~ Street bem'een
Francis Street and Washington Slreet from Medium Density Residential (MI)R) to
Commercial (C). The application also proposes changes in the language of Land Use Element
E.6 and Transportation Element B.3 to include light commercial uses for the 400 Block of Race
Street and surrounding buildings. The application is included as Attachment C.
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CPA 04-01 - Cronin Page 2
PUBLIC COMMENTS
No comments were received from the public regarding this proposal. Notice of the public
hearing on the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan was published in the Peninsula
Daily News on April 28, 2004.
ANALYSIS/COMPREHENSIYE PLAN REVIEW
The proposal to change the Medium Densil3' Residential (MDR) land use map
designation along Race Stree! Io CoJmnercia] (C) is inconsistent with the City's Comprehensive
Plan Land Use Element and Transportation Element Policies. The entire Comprehensive Plan
has been reviewed, and the most r.elevant Comprehensive Plan goals and policies are included in this
report as Attachment B:
The proposed COmprehensive Plan Land Use Map amendment would expand the
commercial land use designation along the planned crosstown truck route. Such expansion is
not consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Goal E, Policies E.2, E.5, and
E.6, and Transportation Element Goal B, Policies B.2, B.3, B.6, B.7, and Objective B.1. If the
primary purpose for relocating truck traffic off of First and Front Streets is to avoid commercial areas
where access and congestion are significant concerns with circulation patterns, then developing new
commercial areas along the planned crosstown truck route would defeat a purpose for the major
capital improvements planned for and given a high priority in the Comprehensive Plan.
The expansion of a commercial area along the planned crosstown truck route on Race
Street should be seen as reducing the potential benefit for such a route and therefore
decreasing consideration olf vet3' costly improvements in the future. It is possible the crosstown
truck route could be developed along the alternate local crosstown route, which is not scheduled for
development soon. The crosstown truck route policies were adopted to take early action to relieve
the intensive pressure on the principal arterial (US 101) and the minor arterial (Marine Drive)
corridor through the downtown area.
The expansion of a commercial area along Race Street would disrupt the residential
character of the area. Such expansion is inconsistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan Land
Use Element Policies C.2, C.3, C.4, and E.8. The existing services and public facilities include
Civic Fie]d, Erickson Park, and the YMCA of Clallam County. These facilities are in close
proximity to the residential uses of the area. Race Street, Fifth Street and Eighth Street are all
arterial streets of sufficient size to satisfy traffic demand and to lessen neighborhood traffic
congestion and are therefore appropriate for medium density residential uses. The major commercial
area along First and Front Streets is located three blocks to the north and a smaller commercial area
located at Eighth and Race extends north along both sides of Race Street to Seventh Street and along
the east side of Race Street to Sixth Street. The area proposed for change from Medium Density
Residential to Commercial currently acts as a transitional area between these two commercial areas.
Designating the entire Race Street corridor as commercial would create a strip commercial pattern
rather than a clustered pattern. Adding commercial land uses in this area would encourage traffic
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Planninl~ Dcpanmenl Sl~ffReporl May 12, 2004
CPA 04-01 - Cronirl Page 3
from outside of the district and cause traffic congestion due to increased turning maneuvers across
existing arterial trafl3c flow.
The app]icanl also proposed a change in the Comprehensive Plan language of Land Use
Elemenl Policy E.6 and Transporlation Element Policy B.3. As indicated above, Land Use
Policy E.6 states "New Comprehensive Plan commercial area designations should nol be located
a]ont~ the allernate local crosslox~m route or the crosstown truck route.:' To amend this policy to
include "light commercial" uses would reverse the intent of the policy. The area is a residential
neighborhood with single and multifamity structures and a nursin~ home. There is easy access to
parks and the YMCA of Clallam County. Although a traffic light has recently been installed at 5'h
and Race Street indicating an increase in traffic at the intersection, the traffic is primarily passing
tkrough. Addint~ commercial uses to the area would increase traffic further by enticing customers
from out of the m'ea and necessitate mid-block left turns across, the traffic flow to reach commercial
enterprises. Transportat!on Policy B.3 states "The City should facilitate the development of a
crosstown truck route with improvements which provide full access to Highway ] 17 to and from
Highway 101 and improvements to the Lauridsen Boulevard Bridge over Peabody Creek and the
intersections of Lauridsen Boulevard at Race Street and Highway 101 ." By amending the language
of this policy, it would then be made to conflict w/th Land Use Policy E.2 and E.5 by creating a strip
commercial area between the commercial areas of First and Front and 7~h and Race Streets rather than
a clustering of comrnercia] development.
A previous Compreh ensive Plan Amendment (CPA 96-01) changed the east side of race
Street south of Sixth Street from the Medium Density Residential 1o Commercial land use
designation. That similar amendment was found to be constant with Land Use Element Goal A,
Policy A. 1, Goal C', and Policy C. ], which allows for a viable district including non residential uses
compatible with the adjacent residential neighborhoods and with Commercial Land Use Element
Policy E.3 and Transportation Element Objective B. 1, which provides for adequate mitigation of new
commercial uses on both the .~rincipa] arterial (Race St.) and the residential neighborhoods. When
the extension of commercial zoning from Seventh Street north along the east side of Race Street was
approved, it seemed likely that the commercial land use designation could have been expected along
the west side of Race Street as well. However, eight years later, nothing has changed concerning the
Comprehensive Plan land use and transportation policies, the plarmed crosstown truck route, nor the
alternate local crosstown route that would justify such a change.
An analyses of ihe amounl of l}~e City's land uses show thai l'here is a relative shortage of
medium and high densiiy residential to low densiD, residcniial designated areas and to
commercial areas. A recent analysis of cun'ently zoned areas indicates that medium and high
density residential zoning makes up 9..3 % of/he areas zoned for either res/dentia] or commercial and
low density zoning makes up over 78%. Conversely, 11% of the same area is commercially zoned.
DEPARTMENTAL COMMENTS
The Public Works and Fire Departments had no comments on the proposal.
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ENVIR ~NMENTAL REVIEW
The Cil3"s Slate Environmental Policy Act Responsible Official issued :~ Delermination
of NonSignificance for the proposal per WAC 197.-11-355 on May 5, 2004.
CPA040] .wpd
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Planning Dapartmcnl Staff Report May 12, 2004
CPA 04-01 - ~ronin Page 5
ATTACHMENT A
Findings and Conclusions regarding CPA 04-01 - Cronin
Findings:
l. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan Amendment is proposed by a property owner, Douglas P.
and Lynda Da), Cronin, for a change in the land use designation from Medium DensiB,
Residential to Commercial in the area south Of 4th Street and north of"]th Street beva, een
Francis and Washington S~reets. The proposal encompasses a six block area.
2. The amendment was submitted in a timely manner prior lo March 3 ], 2004.
3. The proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map amendment would decrease the
medium density residential la, id available in the City by approximately 6 acres. '
The Comprehensive Plan discourages creating strip commercial development outside of
the US 101 corridor and encourages cluster development.
5. The Comprehensive Plan only allows commercial development in residential areas as
neighborhood khopping areas and as long as it does not encourage traffic fro~ outside the
area or increase traffic congestion within residential neighborhoods.
6. The Comprehensive Plan identifies improvements to the Lauridsen Bridge to facilitate
both a crosstown truck route and alternate local crosstown route, indicating that the Race
Street corridor is considered as a portion of those future projects.
7. Several previous analyses of the amount of the City's land uses have shown that there is a
relatiYe shortage of high and medium density residential to Iow density residential and
commercial zoned areas.
8. A recent land use analysis in Port Angeles indicated there is 279 acres of high and
medium density residential zoned land, 2,423 acres of low density residential zoned land
and 333 acres of commercially zoned land.
9. The Comprehensive Plan has been reviewed with respect to the proposed amendment,
and the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Policy C.2, C.3, C.d, Goal E and
Policies E.2, E.5, E.6, and E.8 and Transportation Element Goal B, Policy B.2, B.3, B.6,
B.7, and Objective B.I were found to be the most relevant.
10. A Delermination of NonSignificance was issued per WAC 197-11-355 on May 5, 2004.
]. No public comments 1o the proposal have been received.
Planning Department Staff Report May 12, 2004
CPA 04-01 -Cronin Page 6
Conclusions:
A. The proposal to change the Medium Density Residential (MDR) land use designation
along the Race Street from 4th tO 7~h Streets and Francis to Washington Streets to
Commercial (C) is inconsistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element
Policies C.2-C.4, E.2, 5, 6, and 8, and Transportation Element B.3.
B. The proposal was found to be inconsistent wil. h policies which discourage creating a strip
commercial character outs/de of the us 101 corridor and discourage uses that may reduce
the viability of the Race Street/Lauridsen Boulevard corridor as an alternate crosstown
route.
C. Medium and high density housing should be located in areas of the community most
suitable for such uses, baked on existing services, public facilities, and transportation.
D. In this case, medium density housing is a transitional use between the intense commercial
area along First and Front Streets and the less intense commercial area at 8th and Race
Street, and does not adversely impact the residential nature of the housing in the area.
E. The proposal is in an area of existing park facilities and low to medium density
residential structures.
F. Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA 04~01 by reducing medium density housing
. opportunities, increasing potential traffic impacts, and not supporting the City's chosen
urban design patterns is not in the public interest.
Planning Depanmem SlaffRepon Ma), 12, 2004
CPA 04-01 - Cronin Page ?
ATTACHMENT B
IV. GROWTH MANAGEMENT ELEMENT
Goal A: To manage growth h~ a responsible manner that is beneficial to the community as a whole, is
sensitive to the rights and needs of individuals and is consislent With the State of Washington's Growth
Management Act.
Policy A.I: In all its actions and lo the exlenl consistent with the provisions of this comprehensive plan,
the CiD, shall strive to implement the £ollowing goals of the State Growth Management Act.
Policy A.17: All developmem regulations shall be promulgated with due regard for private property
rights in order to avoid regulator3, la,kings or violation of due process and to protect property rights of
landowners from arbitrary, and discriminator3, actions.
V. LANI) USE ELEMENT
Goal A: To guide current and future development within the City in a manner that prov.ides certainty to
its citizens about future land use and the flexibility necessary to meet the challenges and opportunities of
the future.
Policy A.I: The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map should be used as a conceptual guide for
determining current and long range zon. ing and other land use decisions. The map's land use designations
are intended to show areas where general land use types are allowed. The area bet-ween land use
desJgnalions should be considered an imprecise margin in order to provide flexibility in determining the
boundary of such areas. When determining appropriate zoning designations for an area near a margin,
the goals, policies and objectives of the Land Use Element should take precedence.
Goal B: To have a community, where residential development and use of the land are done in a manner
that is compatible with the environment, the character/sties of the use and the users, and the desired
urban design of the Ci.W. (Emphasis added)
Goal C: To have a community of viable districts and neighborhoods with a variety of residential
opportunities for personal interaction, fulfillment and enjoyment, attractive to people of all ages,
characteristics and interests.
Policy C.I: Residential land should be developed on the district and neighborhood concept. Although
such districts may be composed primarily of residential uses of a uniform density, a healthy, viable
district should be composed of residential uses of varying densities which may be augmented by
subordinate and compatible uses. Single family and multi-family homes, parks and open-spaces, schools,
churches, day care and residential ser~,/ces, home occupations, and district shopping areas are all
legitimate components of district development and enhancement. A neighborhood should be primarily
composed of low, medium, or high densily housing.
Policy C.2: Medium and high density housing should be localed in areas of the community, most suitable
for such uses. based on existin~o services, public facilities, and transportation. (Emphasis added)
Policy C.3: Medium and high density housing should be served by arterial streets of sufficient size in
order to satisfy traffic demand and to lessen neighborhood traffic congestion.
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Policy C.i: Medium and high density housing could be a transitional use between different land uses,
provided such other uses would not adversely impact/he residential nature of the housing.
Goal E: To provide shopping opportunities which meet the needs of all City residents and visitors in
safe, usable shopping areas that are compatible with the surrounding area and uses, tile environment, and
fiae desired urban design of/he CJW. (Emphasis added)
Policy E.2: New commercial developments should occur only where urban services are adequate to
accommodate them. These developments should follow a cluster configuration rather than a strip
pattern. (EmPhasis added)
Policy E.3: Commercial development should buffer its impacts on adjacent residential uses. Where
commercial development Js adjacent to residential uses, the commercial development should incorporate
elements in the site design to soften the impacts on tile residential uses.
VI. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
Goal B: To improve circulation patterns across and within tile community.
Policy B.2: The City should divert crosstown truck traffic around the downtown area.
Policy B.3: The City sl'l.ould facilitate the development of a crosstown truck route with improvements
which provide full access to Highway 117 to and from Highway 101 and improvements to the Lauridsen
Boulevard Bridge over Peabody Creek and the intersections of Lauridsen Boulevard at Race Street and
Highway 101.
Policy B.6: The City should facilitate the development of an alternate local crosstown route with
improvements which provide full access at Highway 101 and Highway 117 (the Tumwater Truck Route).
Improvements should be made to tile intersections of Lauridsen Boulevard at Lincoln and Peabody
Streets. Improvements should be made to the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek.
Improvement should be made for development of a crossing over White's Creek.
Policy B.7: Alternate local crosstown route and crosstown truck route improvements should be given a
high priority in capital facility planning.
Objective B.i: Secondary and primary arterials will be designed with an appropriate balance for moving
through traffic and providing local access to uses that front on these arterials. In commercially zoned
areas, policies for consolidating access and providing for joint access and maintenance of driveways
would be considered.
VIII. HOUSING ELEMENT
Goal A: To improve the variety, quality, availability, and affordability of housing opportunities in the
City of Port Angeles.
Policy A.5: The City should plan for sufficient urban services to support future housing in a variety of
allowable densities.
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XI. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
Policy B.5: The CiD, should encourage the availabilil3, of housing thai meets tile needs of the enlire
spectrum of the community's work force.
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Date: 6/14/04 9:33AM
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evening, as We are tied up on a Navy contract in los Angeles for Fox CIT~P(~P~ ~IGELES
Island & wont be in the North west until 2 July 2004, Our Intent for ,Dept. of Cornm~pi,,~,it¢r~,,D~veloprnent
Commercial Zoning was for one lot in from Race Street, 4TH to 7TH
Streets, not the full block as noted in Our application. Thank You for
Your consideration. D.P. Cronin ( Ref. CPA 04-01)
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W A $ H 1 N ~ T O N, U. S. A.
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Brad Collins, Community Development Director '~-~
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Amendment 04-02 - City of Port Angeles
Summary: After several months ,~ h'~tensive public outreach by the Citizen Advisory Committee,
sixty-eight proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments were drafted that included both Land Use
Map and policy changes. Attachments A (new policy language/analysis) and B (new maps/figures)
provide not only these 68 amendments but also additional administrative policy changes and new
analysis updating the 1994 Comprehensive Plan. Following sixty days of public review and a public
hearing on May 12, 2004, before the Planning Commission, all of the proposed amendments were
then subject to public heatings on June 1, 8, and 14, 2004, before the City Council. The
recommendations summary (Attachment F) and comment letters (Attachment G) identify the policy
options available to the City Council in their final action. The recommendations of the Community
& Economic Development Committee are presented in Attachment B.
Recommendation: Following close of the public hearing, the Department of Community
Development recommends that the City Council concur with the recommendations of the City
Council Community & Economic Development Committee and adopt the attached Ordinance
(Attachment A) approving the Port Angeles 2004 Comprehensive Plan update amendments
found in Attachment B, citing the findings and conclusions in Attachment C.
Background / Analysis:
The background information contains the June 1 and 8, 2004, City Council minutes
(Attachment D, included elsewhere in the June 14th Council packet), excerpts of the May 12 and 19,
2004, Planning Commission minutes (Attachment E), summary of the major changes and
recommendations from the Planning Commission, Citizen Advisory Committee, and City staff,
Clallam County, State agencies, business and civic groups, and individual citizens (Attachment F).
Copies of public comment letters (Attachment G), which have been received to date, and the Citizen
Advisory Committee report (Attachment H), which provides a description of the public participation
prograrfi and results, are also provided.
Public testimony and differences between various recommendations provided to the City
Council can be characterized as focused on a half dozen policy areas: 1) the Rayonier/closed
industrial site redevelopment, 2) expansion of the Port Angeles Urban Growth Areas, 3) extension
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of urban services outside the City limits, 4) inclusion of best available science references, 5)
improvements for trails and sidewalks, and 6) relocations of low and medium density residential land
use designations. While there are other mandated changes such as transportation planning
requirements and policy directions supporting entry and streetscape beautification, downtown and
tourism facilities, subdivision and low impact development standards, and plans for the harbor and
the airport, these Comp Plan amendments had more consensus about the recommended amendments
with the exception of the articulation of the City's annexation policy direction, which are simply
inclusion of statements about long standing policies that the City and the County have followed since
adoption under the Growth Management Act of their Comp Plans in 1994 and 1995 respectively.
The first major issue concerns the proposed change in land use designation of the
former Rayonier Mill site from industrial to covamercial to plan for mixed use redevelopment.
This controversial map change has been proposed during all three phases (2002-2004) of the Port
Angeles Comprehensive Plan update. The City has waited for Remedial Investigation/Feasibility
Study Management Plans that were first expected in the March 2002 and have yet to be issued by
the Department of Ecology. Since the Plans scheduled for public release in April 2004 have again
been delayed, the recommended major Comp Plan Land Use Map change is again on hold. As an
alternative, Rayonier proposed a Land Use Industrial policy change to incorporate goal and policy
statements providing for planned mixed use industrial development that would allow for commercial
and residential uses not currently permitted in industrial zones. The Planning Commission did not
support either the map change to commercial or the new policy language allowing mixed uses in
industrial zoned areas. Nonetheless, the Community and Economic Development Committee
recommended approving the mixed use industrial development language and a commercial
land use designation only on the Rayonier property above the marine bluff where their water
filter plant was located. This minor map change is consistent with the commercial land use
designation for the surrounding area to the south of Rayonier's Water Street property.
The second major issue involves proposed expansion of the Port Angeles Urban Growth
Areas. Prior to first phase of the Comprehensive Plan update in 2002, the City requested that
Clallam County expand the eastern Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA) to include the area
to Deer Park Road originally proposed by the County for inclusion in the UGA but not accepted by
the City. Over the years, urban development continued to be approved and the needs for sewer and
water became greater. After the County failed to take action on the City's request, the City adopted
a Comp Plan amendment in the 2003 update second phase recommending expansion of the eastern
PAUGA to include Deer Park commercial area as well as the Four Seasons and other suburban
subdivisions in and along the east rim of Morse Creek Canyon, because the areas were characterized
by urbanization already and were immediately adjacent to the UGA. Now in the final third phase
of the update in 2004, the City recognizes that urbanization has continued to take place immediately
outside the PAUGA along US 101 in the southwestern PAUGA, and an expansion is proposed for
similar reasons. In 2003 the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and in 2004 private development interests
have testified for the need to either expand the southwestern PAUGA to receive urban services or
to allow for industrial designation of private lands beyond those controlled by the Port of Port
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Angeles adjacent to the City limits or PAUGA boundary. Again, the area was originally proposed,
in this case by the City instead of the County, for inclusion in the UGA, because in 1993 the area was
zoned industrial. The County-Wide Planning Policy states that commercial and industrial lands
adjacent to cities should be included in their urban growth areas. The County downzoned the
industrial areas in question, and these lands were not included in the original UGA adopted by the
County. Subsequently, the County rezoned some of the lands to allow development of the Crown
Pacific Mill and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal health and social services center. Accordingly,
the Community and Economic Development Committee recommended approving the
expansion of the southwestern Port Angeles Urban Growth Area per the attached map
including the area between Edgewood Drive and US 101 west to Laird Road and the SR 112
junction with US 101. The County will be reviewing the City's prior eastern PAUGA expansion
recommendation, as well as this southwestern PAUGA expansion recommendation during their
current Comp Plan Update which also is due to be adopted by December 1, 2004. It is noted that
the comments of Clallam County and the State Department of Community, Trade & Economic
Development (CTED) believe that expansion of the PAUGA should not take place until a buildable
lands inventory has been done and justifies the need for an increase in area due to growth data.
Growth has not taken place in Port Angeles in the ten years since the adoption of the 1994 Comp
Plan, and that trend can be used to argue for planning to accommodate little or no growth into the
future, contrary to the intent of the Growth Management Act to steer new development away from
rural areas.
The third major issue has to do with the extension of urban services outside the City
limits. These planning policies have the same opposing comments from residents of the UGA,
Clallam County, and CTED and represent a classic planning "chicken or egg" dilemma. Should
urban services be provided in urban growth areas in advance of urban densities or should urban
development be allowed without urban services. The Growth Management Act requires concurrency
of such services as water and sewer systems, but each individual development project is not large
enough to pay for the upfront cost of a water, sewer, street system designed to serve the whole area.
Faced with this dilemma after the adoption of the GMA Comp Plans by the City and the County in
the mid-1990's, the County opted to approve urban development without concurrency and
agreements to annex to obtain urban services when they might become available in the future. When
developments approved under this approach started to fail or could not be expanded for lack of
services, the County requested that the City change its policy of requiring annexation before City
services could be extended to new urban development, and the City made that policy change several
years ago. Without the ability to provide water and sewer, growth will be stymied in the only areas
where large commercial and industrial developments had taken place. Accordingly, the Community
and Economic Development Committee recommended approving the policies encouraging
extension of City services to the PAUGA with the same agreements for future annexation as
have been required in the past for new urban development. The CED Committee's
recommendation changed several objectives that stated the City "will" extend sewers into the
PAUGA to policies that stated the City "should" extend sewers. While this may be only a subtle
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change, the distinction revolves around the difference between a policy and an objective. A policy
is a direction that the City should follow but is not specific to when, if at all, in the future. An
objective is a specific action that the City will take and can be expected to start work toward
accomplishing sooner rather than later. So, the City acts on policies as specific projects present
themselves and acts on objectives as a specific project itself to be accomplished when possible.
The fourth major issue has to do with the inclusion of best available science references
as mandated by new Growth Management Act legislation. The proposed changes focus on local.
studies that the City has had prepared in the past ten years and which are supplemented by site
specific development studies that taken together represent the best local knowledge of available
science on the ground or in the water. Other policies are simple references to State or regional
sources of best available science. The Community and Economic Development Committee
recommended approving the policies with a notation that the State's source list is referenced
as it is currently adopted and not necessarily as it may be amended in the future. The policy
regarding the Watershed Management Plan was considered premature, since the County has yet to
adopt the draft plan. Therefore, the Council may wish to consider this policy in another year rather
than at this time. Including the Watershed Management Plan policy is not necessary to effect its
policies, since the City has already agreed to follow the policies in it as drafted.
The fifth major issue concerns the proposed policies regarding improvements for trails
and sidewalks, which were a focus of many of the individuals and civic groups in the public
participation process. There is little difference of opinions over the policy statements which are
under consideration of the Council at this time. Most of the concerns are with which specific trail
projects may be put forward and when. The Community and Economic Development Committee
recommended approving these policies. The primary focus of trails and sidewalks will be in the
specific projects and priorities established in the Capital Facilities Plan.
A sixth major issue involves the relocations of low and medium density residential land
use designations, primarily on the west side of the City and PAUGA. The Planning Commission
did not recommend any reduction in medium density residentially designated areas on the Land Use
Map. Otherwise, there was support for changing some MDR designated areas along Milwaukee
Drive, where no development has taken place in the last ten years and now represent an opportunity
to zone an area for RS-12 Residential Single Family with minimum 12,000 square foot lots. The
Community and Economic Development Committee recommended approving these policies.
The density allowances in the introduction of the Land Use Element are also simplified and made
more accurate to actual development densities that can be accomplished.
Except where noted the CED and the Planning Commission recommendations are consistent
with each other and the majority of public comments. The SEPA review was completed on June 11,
2004, with the issue ora second addendum to the 1993 Environmental Impact Statement made for
the fn'st Comprehensive Plan adopted under the Growth Management Act. It was provided to the
City Council under separate cover.
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Attachments:
A: Ordinance
B: 2004 Comprehensive Plan Amendments (CPA 04-02) - Text and Map Changes
C: Findings and Conclusions
D: Excerpts of June 1 and 8, 2004, City Council Minutes
E: Excerpts of May 12 and 19, 2004, Planning Commission Minutes
F: Summary of the Major Changes and Recommendations
G: Public Comment Letters
H: Citizen Advisory Committee Report
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ATTACHMENT "A"
. ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington adopting
an Updated Comprehensive Plan.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles adopted a Comprehensive Plan on June 28,1994,
by ordinance 2818; and
WHEREAS, the Plan represents the community's policy plan for growth over the next
20 years; and
WHEREAS, new information and changing circumstances require amendment of the
1994 Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has approved updates and revisions to the Plan
so that is more accurately reflects current conditions; and
WliEREAS, the City provided comment oppommities as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City has received and responded to detailed comments; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act, Ch. 36.70A RCW, provides
for the adoption of a new Comprehensive Plan by December 1, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the City's Citizen Advisory Committee, Planning Commission, and Planning
staff have been working on the Comprehensive Plan updates over a three year period and have
held public hearings concerning the same; and
WHEREAS, a second addendum to the 1993 environmental impact statement has been
prepared pursuant to the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, Ch. 43.21C RCW; and
WHEREAS, all elements of the Comprehensive Plan, and this amendment, have been
reviewed with the goal of enhancing and assuring the City's compliance with its legal obligations
concerning endangered and threatened species; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has transmitted a copy of its recommendation for
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the adoption of said Comprehensive Plan to the City Council and the City Council has held public
hearings, has considered the Commission's recommendations and has incorporated its own
revisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has entered its findings and conclusions in support of
adopting the new Comprehensive Plan;
WHEREAS, as a result of the hearing, the comments, the responses and its own review
of the plan, the Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City that this amendment be
adopted as the City's Comprehensive Plan; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO
HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. The updated Comprehensive Plan for the City of Port Angeles, which is
attached to this Ordinance and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby adopted.
Section 2. A copy of said Comprehensive Plan shall be kept on file with the City Clerk
and shall be available for public inspection.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect five days after its publication
by summary.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 14th day of June, 2004.
Richard ^ Headrick, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Becky J. Upton, City Clerk William Bloor, City Attomey
PUBLISHED: June 20, 2004
By Summary G:~Legal_Backup\ORDINANCES &RES OLUTIONS~004-07.ord.wpd
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ATTACHMENT "B"
THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
FOR
THE CITY
OF
PORT ANGELES
AMENDED
JUNE 14, 2004
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Acknowledgments
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan (~2 Page i
2004 updates
The following citizens, past and present elected officials and staff are acknowledged for their
various contributions to the 2004 updating of this comprehensive plan, many of which devoted
volunteer hours to provide assistance to staff and develop a citizen participation process that
would reflect the wishes of the community in the Comprehensive Plan. Everyone's efforts have
made this planning effort a success and are greatly appreciated.
Ci,O, Council Members
Richard Headrick, Mayor Larry Williams
Gary Braun, Deputy Mayor Karen Rogers
Jack Pittis Grant Munro
Lauren Erickson
Planning Commission Members
Robert Philpott Linda Nutter
Charles Schramm Leonard Rasmussen
Fred Hewins Dylan Honnold
Fred Norton
Citi~n Advisor}, Committee Members
Cindy Souders Ray Gruver Nason Beckett
Orville Campbell Bill Sallee Jack Pittis, City Council
Betsy Reed-Schultz Jim Haguewood Fred Hewins, Planning
Commission
Staff
Brad Collins, Community Development Director Tim Smith, Economic Development Director
Mike Quinn, City Manager Scott Johns, Associate Planner
Glenn Cutler, Public Works Director Sue Roberds, Assistant Planner
Yvonne Ziomkowski, Finance Director
Acknowledgments
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan 93 Page ii
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan (~g~ Adopting Ordinance
Page iii
AMENDMENTS
DATE OF AMENDMENT
June 20,1995 #2873
June 4,1996 #2917
June 17,1997 #2960
June 2,1998 #2992 (Map change only)
June 1,1999 #3021 (Map change only)
June 19, 2000 #3056 (Map change only)
June 18, 2001 #3082
June 17, 2002 #3118
June 25,2003 #3142
June 14,2004 #XXX
Amendments
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan ~}~j Page iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan 96 Table of Contents
Page v
LIST OF FIGURES
(update List of Figures as needed)
List of Figures
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan {~ 7 Page vi
LIST OF TABLES
(updated List of Tables as needed)
LIST OF APPENDICES
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan {~8 List of Figures
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V. INTRODUCTION
Compliance with the State Growth Management Act
In 1990 the Washington State Legislature enacted the State Growth Management Act
(GMA), which requires all cities and counties subject to the Act to develop and adopt
comprehensive plans and implementing ordinances that will regulate and guide future
growth and development. In accordance with the Act, each county must also establish
independent urban growth areas capable of containing future growth projected for cities,
and other urban areas, for the next 20 years. To ensure compatibility between various
comprehensive plans, the cities, county, and other affected agencies cooperatively
developed a set of county-wide planning policies to guide this process.
To ensure orderly development, the City of Port Angeles agreed to work with the County
in the development of comprehensive plan goals and policies for the Port Angeles Urban
Growth Area (UGA).
The Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan has been developed to meet the requirements of
the Growth Management Act and is consistent with the Clallam County-Wide Planning
Policy.
In 2004 the City undertook a public participation program to seek input into updates to
the Comprehensive Plan. Citizen comments were received during public meetings,
through written comments, and over the Intemet. Various opportunities for community
involvement were provided and comments were received represented several hundred
people.
The following sections of this chapter will hopefully help users of this document better
understand what a Comprehensive Plan is and how it relates to other rules and regulations
of the City.
Purpose of the Comprehensive Plan
A City's Comprehensive Plan serves as the core of the land use controls which all other
city plans, ordinances, and regulations must be in compliance with and support (See
Figure 1).
Prior to the passage of the State Growth Management Act, such compliance was
considered desirable but actual consistency was not required. GMA now makes such
compliance a requirement.
If subordinate planning or regulations, such as the City's Zoning Ordinance or Capital
Facility Plan, are not consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan,
then those documents may be determined to be illegal and rendered invalid.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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Introduction
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan (~(~ Page 8
The Comprehensive Plan is the basis upon which local governmental decisions are to be
made. It sets forth the City's goals and policies and visualizes directions the City will
take over the next two decades.
It is, therefore, important that the Comprehensive Plan truly reflect the goals and desires
of the community. In order for that to take place, it is vital that citizens take an active
role in determining the quality, context, and vision incorporated within this
Comprehensive Plan.
A community is a diverse and heterogeneous grouping of people. Individually, each of
us has a set of treasured values. Together, we give the community a set of shared values.
In a community, individual values often clash and indeed must confront each other if the
shared values of the community are to develop. Good planning uncovers the values we
share as a community and uses the shared values to guide development of the
Comprehensive Plan.
No plan can be expected to last for all time. Times change, conditions change, and what
we value in our community changes. Even though this Comprehensive Plan covers a 20-
year period, it must be reviewed at least every te~ seven years and can be amended every
year. This allows the City to adjust the Comprehensive Plan as conditions, needs, and
desires of the community change.
Through the on-going development of this Comprehensive Plan, the City of the Port
Angeles reaffirms that it is the rightful goal of the people of our community to take an
active role, sharing the work and responsibility involved in determining the character,
quality, and destiny of this community.
Development of the Comprehensive Plan and Public Participation
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sur~¢y
Policies
~t~oduction
City of Po~ ~geles Comprehensive PI~ 0 ] Page 10
Thc Comprehensive PI~ was initially updated ~om its 1976 version under thc Gro~
M~agcmcnt Act in June of 1994. The City has been involved in a t~cc Te~ pro~ to
update the Comprehensive PI~. ~ 2002 thc City focused its Comprehensive P]~
ch~gcs on thc do--town and watcr~ont ~cas. ~ 2003, thc City focused its
~cndmcnts on thc east side and east UGA. Thc 2004 updates reflected a CiW wide
approach with ~ ~bitious public p~icipation pro~.
Thc City of PoN ~gclcs undc,ook thc task ofm~ing maior updates to its
Comprehensive Plan over a t~cc yc~ pc~od bcgi~ing in 2002. ~en~ent to ~c
Comprehensive PI~ made that yc~ focused on thc Do~to~ ~d shoreline ~cas of thc
City. ~ 2003, thc pfim~ focus was on thc eastern potion of thc CiW ~d thc usc of low
impact development tcc~iqucs to address sto~watcr issues ~d development costs. ~c
t~rd yc~, 2004, inco~oratcd Cit~idc cb~gcs ~at were developed t~ough ~ intense
public p~icipation pro,am ~ required by thc State. To do this, thc Ci~ appoint~ a
Citizen Adviso~ Committee comprised of nine members who helped dcsi~ thc Proem
specifically to reach a large nmbcr of citizens ~d solicit responses that could bc used in
craffing ~y proposed amendments. Thc adviso~ commiNee was made up of citizens
involved with neighborhood issues, local business ~d economic development, past
~l~ng Co~ission =d City Council members, ~d a si~ing member of both ~c City
Council ~d Pla~ing Co~ission. This ~oup was ~vcn thc task of desiring a
pro~ to involve citizens in contributing their ideas to thc plying process ~d to
assist staff in craffing proposals for cb~ges to the Comprehensive PI~.
Thc pro~ that was developed consisted of a wc~k-long open house, followed
by t~cc weeks of neighborhood meetings. Thc open house ~d meetings were advcNiscd
by several means, includJn~ placing a l~gc b~er across H~ 101, thc main s~cct
t~ou~ thc City. Press releases were issued weekly to ~c newspaper ~d local radio
station. Thc Peninsula Daily Newa published seven ~iclcs on thc pla~ing process over
thc five wcck pcCod and c~cd ~o CiW sponsored advc~iscmcnts. Additionally,
pla~ing meetings were ~ounccd in thc Thinga To Do column on t~ec occasions. Thc
D~a~ment of Community Development p~icipatcd in thc ~o-day Home Show held at
Introduction
City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan 1 02 Page 11
the Port Angeles High School gymnasium. The meeting times, dates, and locations were
scheduled so that a broad section of the population could participate. Times were varied
from early afternoon (1:00 pm to 3:00 pm), later afternoon (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm) and later
evening (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm). Meetings were held on various days of the week and
seven different locations were used to hold meetings. A web page was developed and
linked to the City's Homepage listing the meeting dates, times and focus. The web page
was updated throughout the process and the comment questions were made available on-
line to provide an additional and easy method of response to the written comments form
made available at all the meetings and various public locations such as City Hall.
Members of the Citizen Advisory_ Committee volunteered their time to contact
and attend meetings of 21 organizations that were identified as potential stakeholders.
Those organizations were informed of the planning effort being taken by the Ci_ty and
were invited to participate in the process by suggesting changes that might be made to the
Comprehensive Plan. A three-hour forum specifically for these civic and business
organizations to comment on or make proposals was held at the end to the three-week
public meeting period.
The Comprehensive Plan update process has had contact with 300 - 400
individuals through open houses, public meetings, organization/stakeholder presentation,
comment forms returned, and use of the Internet. Eighty-five people attended at least one
public meeting as indicated by sign-in sheets. A total of 58 comment sheets were
submitted. In addition, five different organizations made formal presentations to the
Citizen Advisory Committee. As a result, 68 specific amendments were drafted and
submitted to the Planning Commission for review.
Organization and Requirements of the Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan is organized as an introduction, a community profile, a
definition section a series of elements, and various appendixes including the Capital
Facilities Plan, Housing Needs Assessment, and Environmental Impact Statement. Each
element addresses a particular topic and contains a general comment section and one or
more goals with various related policies and objectives. Some of the elements have an
associated map or plan.
The Growth Management Act requires that a comprehensive plan consist of a map or
maps and descriptive text covering objectives, principles, and standards used to develop
the comprehensive plan. The plan shall be an internally consistent document, and all
elements shall be consistent with the future land use map.
Each comprehensive plan shall include a plan, scheme, or design for each of the
following:
1. Land Use Element,
2. Housing Element,
3. Capital Facilities Plan Element,
4. Utilities Element, and
5. Transportation Element.
Additionally each plan shall contain a process for identifying and siting essential public
facilities.
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This plan contains each of the required elements as well as three additional optional
elements, a conservation element, an economic development element, and a growth
management element. Each of the elements have been developed to be consistent with
the Growth Management Act and to reflect the needs and desires of the City of Port
Angeles and its citizens. Following are the minimum requirements for the various
elements as listed in the State of Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Included
with the requirements for each mandated element is a table, which shows how this
comprehensive plan meets these requirements.
Requirements for the Land Use Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
A. Designation of the proposed general distribution and general location and
extent of the uses of land, where appropriate, for agriculture, timber
production, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, public
utilities, public facilities, and other land uses (WAC 365-195-305 1, a).
B. Population densities, building intensities, and estimates of future
population growth (WAC 365-195-305 1, b).
C. Provisions for protection of the quality and quantity of ground water used
for public water supplies (WAC 365-195-305 1, c).
D. Where applicable, a review of drainage, flooding, and storm-water mn-off in
the area covered by the plan and nearby jurisdictions, and guidance for
corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute waters of
the state, including Puget Sound or waters entering Puget Sound (WAC 365-
195-305 1, d).
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ReqUirement c°mprehensive Plan Number
1 A Land Usc Text
1 A Land Use Map
lB Community Profile Text
lB Appendix A
lB Land Use Text
lB Land Use Map
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Legislative addreSSed ~ ~e
Requirement comprehensiVe Plan NUmber
Conservation Goals, Policies
1C and Objectives
Conservation Goals, Policies
1D and Objectives
1D Appendix A
1D Appendix E
Requirements for the Housing Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
A. An inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs (WAC
365-195-310 1, a).
B. A statement of the goals, policies, and objectives for the preservation,
improvement, and development of housing (WAC 365-195-310 1, b).
C. Identification of sufficient land for housing, including, but not limited to,
government-assisted housing, housing for low-income families,
manufactured housing, multifamily housing, and group homes and foster
care facilities (WAC 365-195-310 l, c).
D. Adequate provisions for existing and projected housing needs of all
economic segments of the community (WAC 365-195-310 1, d).
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Hb~ ~he above liSted housing
Legislative req~n.~read~re~sed~: p~ge
Reqmrement~ m th~ Comprehensive Plan : NUmber:::
2A Community Profile Text
2A Appendix A
2A Appendix C
Housing Goals, Policies and
2B Objectives
2C Land Use Text
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Howthe above listed housing
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Requirement inth~ CoMprehensive Plan Number
2C Land Use Map
2C Appendix A
Housing Goals, Policies and
2D Objectives
2D Land Use Map
Requirements for the Capital Facilities Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
A. An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities
showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities (WAC 365-
195-315 1, a).
B. A forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities (WAC 365-195-
315 1, b).
C. The proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities
(WAC 365-195-315 1, c).
D. At least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within
projected funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money
for such purposes (WAC 365-195-315 1, d).
E. A requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short
of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital
facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan
element are coordinated and consistent (WAC 365-195-315 1, e).
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How the above hsted capital
facilifl~ requirements are
Legislative page
Requirement c°m~rehensive Plan , NUmber
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3A Appendix E
3B Appendix A
3C Appendix A 0
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Capital Facilities Goals and
3E Policies
Requirements for the Utilities Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
The general location, proposed location, and capacity of all existing and proposed
utilities, including, but not limited to, electrical lines, telecommunication lines,
and natural gas lines (WAC 365-195-320 1).
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~0~ th~ aboge fisted utilities
LegislatiVe r~ui~emen~s a.r~ addressed page
Requirement ih ~ C~preh~nsige plan NUmber
Capital Facilities Goals,
4 Policies and Objectives
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Requirements for the Transportation Element
This element shall contain at least the following features:
A. Land use assumptions used in estimating travel (WAC 365-195-325 1, a).
B. Facilities and services needs including:
1) An inventory of air, water, and land transportation facilities and
services, including transit alignments, to define existing capital
facilities and travel levels as a basis for future planning;
2) Level of service standards for all arterial streets and transit routes
to serve as a gauge to judge performance of the system. These
standards should be regionally coordinated;
3) Specific actions and requirements for bringing into compliance any
facilities or services that are below an established level of service
standard;
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4) Forecasts of traffic for at least ten years based on the adopted land
use plan to provide information on the location, timing, and
capacity needs of future growth; and
5) Identification of system expansion needs and transportation system
management needs to meet current and future demands (WAC
365-195-325 1, b).
C. Finance, including:
1) An analysis of funding capability to judge needs against probable
funding resources;
2) A multi-year financing plan based on the needs identified in the
comprehensive plan, the appropriate parts of which shall serve as
the basis for the six-year street, road, or transit program required
by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and
RCW 35.58.2795 for public .transportation systems; and
3) If probable funding falls short of meeting identified needs, a
discussion of how additional funding will be raised or how land
use assumptions will be reassessed to ensure that level of service
standards will be met (WAC 365-195-325 1, c).
D. Intergovernmental coordination efforts, including an assessment of the
impacts of the transportation systems of adjacent jurisdictions (WAC 365-
195-325 1, d).
E. Demand-management strategies (WAC 365-195-325 1, e).
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t~fisP~tion reqfii~emefits
Legislative Page:
ReqUirement ComPrehensive Plaa Numberi
5A Appendix A
5A Appendix E
Capital Facilities Goals,
5B Policies and Objectives
Transportation Goals, Policies
5B and Objectives
5B Appendix A
5B Appendix E
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How the abOV~ ,:sted~':
transi~Ortation req.uiremeats
Legislative ~re addressed iathe Page
Requirement c°mprel~easi~e plan Number
Capital Facilities Goals,
5C Policies and Objectives
5C Appendix E
Transportation Goals, Policies
5D and Objectives
Transportation Goals, Policies
5E and Objectives
Requirements for Siting Public Facilities
Thc Comprehensive Plan shall be consistent with the following:
A. Essential public facilities include those facilities that are typically difficult
to site such as, airports, state education facilities, state or regional
transportation facilities, solid waste handling facilities, and in-patient
facilities including substance abuse facilities, mental health facilities, and
group homes (WAC 365-195-340 1, a).
B. Thc office of financial management shall maintain a list of those essential
state public facilities that are required or likely to be built within the next
six years. Facilities may bc added to this list at any time (WAC 365-195-
340 1, b).
C. No local comprehensive plan may preclude the siting of essential public
facilities.
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How the abOve listed siting of
public facilities requirements
Legislative are addr~ssedia the i page
ReqUirement C°mpreli!e~sire Pian Number
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6B NA
Capital Facilities Goals,
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Use of the Comprehensive Plan
The Comprehensive Plan is designed to bc used by thc public as a way for citizens to
learn thc long-range goals and policies of thc City, as a base upon which City officials
make land usc and other decisions, and as a tool which City staff uses to insure the
desirable development of the City.
The Plan's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS, Appendix A) is designed as a
programmatic EIS and may be used as a phased reviewed environmental document for
any plans, ordinances, programs, or development projects that are consistent with the
goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Any project proposed in the City will
have to show that it is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. If it is not, it cannot be
approved unless the Comprehensive Plan is amended and additional environmental
review is completed.
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VI. COMMUNITY PROFILE
History of the City
The City of Port Angeles has long been the primary urban center of the North Olympic
Peninsula.
The earliest residents of the area were Native Americans such as the Klallam ("Strong
People") and Makah Indian tribes, who were sustained by the region's abundant natural
resources. These same natural resources - the naturally protected deep-water harbor,
abundant coniferous forests, prolific wildlife and marine resources, and an overall natural
beauty also attracted the first non-natives to the area and continue today to encourage
visitors and new residents alike from all walks of life.
Known variously as "Old Dungeness," "False Dungeness," "Cherbourg," and "Port
Angeles," settlement was intermittent and sporadic throughout the early history of the
City.
In ! 862 (due largely to the efforts of one man: Victor Smith, the "Father of Port
Angeles"), President Abraham Lincoln signed an executive order setting aside 3,520
acres of land on the site as a U.S. Government Lighthouse and Military Reservation.
and the original townsite layout was platted by the US Army Corp of Engineers, and the
Townsite of Port Angeles has endured to this day.
Patterned after the plan of Cincinnati, Ohio (substituting the Harbor for the Ohio River),
the streets are arranged and named the same: Front, First, Second, etc. and at right angles
to these are Tumwater, Cedar, Pine, Valley, Cherry, Oak, Laurel, Vine, and Race.
While the City has benefited greatly from that original planning with its grid-pattern
street layout, various challenges were also created such as utility service provision and
circulatory problems, due to the topography of the land. Seven different streams, with
associated ravines, travel through the community running south-to-north as they wend
their way to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. They are: Dry Creek, Tumwater Creek, Valley
Creek, Peabody Creek, Ennis/White's Creek, Lee's Creek, and Morse Creek.
Despite such early planning, major settlement did not take place within the City until
1887 with the arr~va! founding of the Puget Sound Cooperative Colony. A social
experiment in communal living the Colony contributed greatly to the expansion of Port
Angeles.
Although short-lived, this settlement near the mouth of Ennis Creek built a sawmill,
lathe-mill, and shipyard; constructed a 58-foot propeller-driven schooner, "The Angeles;"
started the first newspaper in town (The Model Commonwealth); and built the first
schoolhouse, office building, and a City Opera House, in addition to founding four
different churches in Port Angeles. The Colony was largely disbanded by 1889 due to
internal disputes, but many of the colonists stayed and blended with the rest of the
thriving community.
By 1890, the City population had soared to over 3,000 people, and the Government
Reserve established 28 years earlier had become a bottleneck to progress, completely
restricting further development of the City since it could not legally be homesteaded.
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The result was a "land rush" onto the federal property as citizens took matters into their
own hands as "Reserve Jumpers" that 4th of July, moving en masse onto the reserve,
platting lots, and establishing homesteads. Eventually, forced to recognize this matter
officially, Congress conceded ownership to the squatters and opened the Reserve for sale
to the public.
The year 1890 was also notable as the year Port Angeles was officially incorporated as a
City in the newly established State of Washington, and that same year it also became the
County Seat of Clallam County.
Thereafter, the City grew more slowly and developed much as did other small towns in
the Pacific Northwest. Gone were the early pretensions of becoming a great seaport or
Second National City patterned after Washington, D.C.
Lo~ing and timber have long been important industries, and in 1912 Port Angeles was
hor~-e to the world's largest sawmill. In 1920, a large pulp and paper mill was built by
Washington Pulp and Paper Company. Purchased a few years later and operated by
Crown Zellerbach for over 60 years, the mill is now owned by Nippon Paper Mill.
The City experienced sporadic growth until the linking of Port Angeles with the
transcontinental railroad in 1914 brought increased prosperity. As rail transport
increased and sea travel waned, Port Angeles surpassed Port Townsend as the maior
center for trade and commerce on the Olympic Peninsula. ~ Sustained largely
by marine trades and the lumber and fishing industries, Port Angeles became a classic
American small town and the center of urban life on the North Olympic Peninsula. In
1922, the Port of Port Angeles was formed. The natural deep-water harbor has always
attracted shipping and both commercial and sports fishing. The Port operates a marina,
boat haven, and international airport.
The first Coast Guard air station on the Pacific Coast was established at Ediz Hook on
June 1, 1935. It is the oldest United States Coast Guard Station in the country. The piece
of land occupied by the Coast Guard Station is the one remaining part of the military_
reservation that once included all of what is now Port Angeles. The station officially
became Coast Guard Group Port Angeles in September of 1944 and received its first
helicopter in 1946.
By far, the largest civic project was the regrading of the downtown streets, which
occurred in 1914. The Olympic Power Company was formed in 1911 to construct the
Lower Elwha Dam. The county Courthouse was built on Lincoln St. in 1915. A new fire
station was built in 1931. A new Police station and jail was built in 1954 and a new city
hall in 1987. In 1953 Port Angeles received the All American City Award.
Over the past forty years, except for a few periods of more rapid growth in the 1920's and
30's, the City has grown at a fairly stable rate of approximately 1 per cent per year, to its
present population of 18,270.
The City has used zoning to coordinate development and growth since the 1930's, and in
the early 1960's made a determined effort to improve planning efforts through
development of a "701" master plan along with a new zoning ordinance and subdivision
ordinance. In 1976 the City again reviewed its planning goals and process and adopted
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the 1976 Comprehensive Plan, which is the immediate predecessor of this
Comprehensive Plan.
Even before the State passed the Growth Management Act of 1990, requiring cities and
counties to revise or adopt comprehensive plans, the City of Port Angeles had decided it
was time to revise the existing Comprehensive Plan and had already begun that process
when the Act established new requirements for comprehensive plans. In response, the
City has continued to move forward consistent with the Growth Management Act
meeting all of its requirements, including the mandated completion dates.
Current Characteristics of the City
An essential part of developing goals and setting directions for the future lies in
reviewing the past and evaluating the present. The Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) prepared by the consulting finn of Nancy A. Ryan and Company for the original
Draft Comprehensive Plan takes an in depth look at the physical, social, and economic
aspects of Port Angeles. A second addendum to the original EIS was prepared and
adopted for the updates that have occurred over a three year period ending in 2004. The
following descriptions are intended to provide the users of this document a general view
of the community. For a more detailed analysis, one should refer to the t~EIS and the
2004 update addendum. The following descriptions are intended to provide the users of
this document a general view of the community. For a more detailed analysis, one should
refer to the t~EIS and the 2004 update addendum.
Location
The City of Port Angeles is located in Clallam County on the northern coast of
Washington's Olympic Peninsula (See Figure 2). It is less than three hours driving time
from Seattle or Olympia and sits at the base of the Olympic Mountains overlooking the
Strait of Juan de Fuca with one of the deepest naturally protected harbors on the West
Coast. Immediately to the north is the coastal marine environment of the Strait of Juan
de Fuca. To the south are the pristine alpine wilderness areas of the Olympic National
Park, to the east is the semi-arid climate of the Sequim-Dungeness Valley, and within two
hours time to the west is the Hoh Rain Forest and the beaches and rugged beauty of the
Pacific Coast.
Air
The circulation of air around the Olympic Mountains and through the Strait of Juan de
Fuca results in mostly easterly or westerly winds in the vicinity of Port Angeles. Highest
winds are generally associated with intense winter storms and may be from either an
easterly or westerly direction. On most summer afternoons, a moderate to fresh westerly
breeze can be expected. Wind velocity and direction vary with the season. Winds from
the west predominate and are strongest during the summer, averaging about 14 miles per
hour. Winds from the south and east occur more frequently during the winter with an
average velocity of about 9 miles per hour.
Water
Port Angeles is located in the Port Angeles watershed, which drains 65,000 acres (I 01.5
square miles). The topography of the immediate Port Angeles area is characterized by a
gradually descending slope from the OIympic Mountains north to the Strait of Juan de
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Fuca. Steep hillsides and bluffs of 50 to 150 feet in elevation mark the northern edge of
the slope. This region is segmented by streams, which flow from the mountains toward
the strait and have formed V-shaped ravines that are much lower in elevation than the
surrounding areas. The ravines contain the following major creeks, which pass through
the community to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Port Angeles Harbor; Dry Creek,
Tumwater Creek, Valley Creek, Peabody Creek, Ennis/White's Creek, Lee's Creek, and
Morse Creek. The Elwha River is located just west of the City.
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Wildlife
The marine wetlands are primarily Marine Intertidal Beaches or Marine Intertidal
Aquatic Beds. There are a few Estuarine Subtidal Open Water wetlands (the log ponds)
near the shoreline at the Daishc, wa Nippon Industries and K-ply mills and various Class
II, 1II, and IV freshwater wetlands scattered through the City.
Identification and classification of all fish and wildlife habitats within the City has not
been developed. The Pentec Shoreline Habitat Assessment has been completed since the
on.'ginal drafting of the Comprehensive Plan and provides a much better basis for
understanding the Port Angeles Harbor nearshore environment. The City of Port Angeles
Wetland Inventory developed in 1995 by Sheldon and Associates of Seattle, Washington,
provides a foundation for protection of local surface and ground waters from degradation,
identifies habitat areas to protect and restore and to develop a City wide stormwater
management plan. ~ The presence of the wooded ravines with a water source
provide areas of riparian habitat and corridors for wildlife movement.
Riparian areas help provide most of the food, cover, spawning, breeding, and rearing for
a wide variety of wildlife species. Trees and other plant which shade streams help keep
water cool while stabilizing banks and providing food (leaves, twigs, etc) for insects that
fish eat. Trees also provide cover for wildlife. When trees die and fall into the streams,
the logs create small dams and pools that offer fish rearing habitat and cover from
predators. Logs that remain on land provide cover for wildlife. Wildlife from the ravines
typically makes use of surrounding properties and undeveloped lands for foraging.
Within the general area, the Washington State Department of Wildlife (Priority Habitats
and Species program) has indicated that there are specific Eagle and Pileated
Woodpecker habitats. In addition, the region includes habitats for priority species of
State Candidates being studied for inclusion as threatened or endangered and other
species that are being monitored. Priority habitats for several game species are located in
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the vicini _ty. State Candidate species (for inclusion as threatened or endangered) include
the Marbled Murrelet and Fisher, and the Great Blue Heron is a State Monitored species.
Due to an agreement with the Department of Wildlife, the location of these habitats is not
immediately available. The locations have been reviewed and considered as part of this
analysis. Habitat for the State Endangered Spotted Owl occurs within, but is not limited
to, the National Forest.
The location of other less sensitive species has been identified in the DEIS. In particular,
there are two areas that harbor seals use for haulout. One is near the Rayonier Mill and
the other is at the base of Ediz Hook in Port Angeles Harbor. The Department of
Wildlife maps identify an area along the Harbor side of Ediz Hook that has "regular large
concentrations" of shorebirds. The bluff along the shoreline also provides a special and
valuable habitat for shorebirds.
Within the Olympic National Park, Roosevelt Elk roam the slopes of the mountains.
Other wildlife include black bears, cougars, coyotes, beavers, minks, raccoons, otters,
wolves, eagles, hawks, ravens, and grouse.
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All of the creeks are used for fish habitat, but most have barriers, which limit migration.
Coho, Cutthroat and possibly Steelhead use Dry Creek. Tumwater Creek provides
anadromous use by Coho, Cutthroat, and Steelhead well upstream of the City limits.
Valley Creek may be used by sea run Cutthroat and Steelhead, and some Coho return to
the lower reaches of Peabody Creek. However, these runs are not felt to be self-
sustaining. Some of the ravines, such as the White's Creek and Ennis Creek ravines, are
recognized by the State as sustaining significant populations of resident fish and
potentially having salmon runs restored, once downstream impediments are removed.
The resident fish currently present in Ennis Creek are Coho, Cutthroat, resident and sea
run Steelhead. The fish migrate up to 4.9 miles from the Port Angeles Harbor. White's
Creek, which joins Ennis Creek, contains Coho, Steelhead, and sea mn Cutthroat up to
Front Street. Significant restoration efforts have been undertaken along Valley Creek. In
exchange for a log storage area, K-ply Mill cooperated with local citizen groups to
reestablish the Valley Creek estuary_. Extensive restoration has been accomplished
upstream from the end of Valley Street to the Hwy 101 crossing. This effort is
accompanied by land acquisitions along the lower portions of Valley Creek with the
intent of future restoration projects.
Natural Resources
There are very limited forest areas, and no mineral lands located within the City. Those
that do exist are discussed in the DEIS.
Diverse scenic resources are abundant in Port Angeles. Notable visual elements include
the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Ediz Hook, Vancouver Island, San Juan Islands, Mt. Baker,
Hurricane Ridge, and the Olympic National Park.
There are numerous public and private panoramic views of both the Strait of Juan de
Fuca and Hurricane Ridge from various places in the city. Of special note are the views
along the bluffs to the west, east, and above Port Angeles Harbor. The Ocean View
Cemetery at the west edge of town provides unobstructed views northward and along the
coastline. The beaches and beachfront trail along the shoreline also offer spectacular
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views of Ediz Hook, the Strait, and distant Vancouver Island. Ediz Hook has superlative
views of the ocean, mountains, waterfront, and City. Exceptional views are also
available from the roads around Lincoln School and Port Angeles High School, the City
Hall area, and Lauridsen Boulevard.
The vegetated creek ravines offer wooded open space that provides attractive views a._~s
well as wildlife habitat and corridors. Other open space amenities includes wetlands,
steep slopes, marshes, hilltops, and even open fields.
Noise
The primary sources of noise in Port Angeles are the airport, industrial activities at the
mills, the Port Angeles Harbor, vehicular traffic, and construction activities. The ambient
noise levels within the City of Port Angeles would be expected to vary depending on
location within the City.
In 1986, a Noise Compatibility Planning Study was conducted for the Fairchild
International Airport under the guidelines of the Federal Aviation Regulations. The
Planning Study included analyses of both existing and projected noise levels associated
with the aviation traffic.
The mills along the waterfront are a source of noise and are in a difficult place to provide
noise attenuation. Since the mills are visible from many residential areas on the hill to
the south, these residences can be expected to receive the greatest noise impacts.
Rayonier Mill closed in late 1990s leaving no noise producing industries east of the
downtown area. Redevelopment of the mill site to heavy_ industrial uses may once again
create a noise source there.
Higher noise levels are allowed for motor vehicles operations on public roads. Warning
sirens and temporary construction equipment are generally exempt from the noise
regulations. Traffic levels would be expected to be highest along US 101, First Street,
Front Street, Lincoln, Lauridsen Boulevard, Race Street, Tumwater Truck Route, and
Marine Drive.
Population
The population for the City of Port Angeles in 1993 was 18,270, this is an increase of 3
per cent over the 1990 population of 17,710. The population for Clallam County in 1993
was 61,400, which ~ ~n ....... ;~ ~*~-' ~ n ......~ · ^c. ,~. ~ r- .... ,. ,, ...... ~,; ..... ;.~ ~
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in the CiW has dropped to 28.5% in 2004. The 2000 population of 18,397 is a 3.7%
increase over the 1990 population.
The State Office of Financial Management has projected a 5 per cent growth rate over the
next 20 years for Clallam County, this along with a linear projection for Port Angeles is
illustrated in Table 7. Note the City has already exceeded projected growth rates.
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Population Projections
Table 7
population
Population 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Port Angeles 18,397 18,516 19,309 22,138 21,190 22,159
Clallam CounW 64,179 64,969 67,752 77,678 74,350 77,751
The population figures in the above table are based on Washington State Office of
Financial Management's projected medium population growth for Clallam County and
using the 2000 percentage of Clallam County population attributed to the City of Port
Angeles (28.5%). The portion of the County population occurring in the City has been
declining in recent years fi'om a high of 47% in 1970.
Land Use
The City of Port Angeles contains 9.5 square miles or 6,070 acres of land, 26 miles of
marine shoreline including Ediz Hook, a 4-mile sand spit and 17 miles of streams. There
are residential areas, industrial areas which include--3 2_ large pulp, paper and wood
product mills (]~-T--~, D~,2sho.:,,a ,Mne~ca Nippon Industries, and K-Ply), and
commercial areas with a fairly well defined Central Business District (CBD).
Community facilities include 10 public school facilities (including a college), a 126-bed
hospital, 1 public library, 1 fire station, 1 police station, ~ 22 parks taeitg4es, the Senior
Services Community Center, the William Shore Memorial Pool, the Vem Burton
Community Center, Ocean View Cemet. ery, 1 private golf course, 3 cultural centers (Port
Angeles Fine Arts Center, Arthur D. Fiero Marine Lab, and the Clallam County
Historical Society Museum), the William R. Fairchild International Airport, 2 ferry
terminals (Coho Ferry and Victoria Rapid Transit), a 16.1 acre boat haven~ (housing
approximately 562 355 boats with 74 boat houses, and 3,000 feet of dock for tie-ups), and
public boat yard for repair and maintenance.
The Comprehensive Plan divides the City into 8 planning areas. For the purpose of
description, the individual planning areas are identified as the Harbor, Northwest,
Southwest, North Central, South Central, East, Eastern Urban Growth Area and
Southw~estern Urban Growth Area planning areas. These areas are located on Figure 3
and are described as follows.
The Harbor planning area contains the Coast Guard Station, the Port and Salmon Club
boat ramps, Ediz Hook Park, and wa/ .... -;, ~ Nippon Industries Mill on Ediz Hook. The
historic downtown and waterfront are also essential parts of this sub area. The boat
haven marina, log export terminal, the K-Ply mill, the Coho Ferry terminal, and City Pier~
~.~ ~ ..... :~. ~;u line the waterfront. The Rayonier Mill site was closed in 1997 and is
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undergoing site remediation for clean-up of materials left from the previous mill
operation. The site will become available for redevelopment in the future. Entertainment
activities (movie theater, bookstores, antique shops, galleries, an historic underground
tour and restaurants) abound within the pedestrian oriented central business district.
The Northwest planning area covers the western edge of town lying beyond Tumwater
Creek and north of the airport. This area is comprised largely of older homes, however,
recent growth pressure has led to new subdivisions and home construction in the area.
There is a commercial area serving the residents along C Street. A pocket of'
industrial/commercial activities are is located along the Tumwater Truck Route/US 101
junction. This area of town has limited access because of the Tumwater Creek ravine and
the bluffs. It also has the largest segment of undeveloped residential land within the
current City limits.
The Southwest planning area includes Fairchild International Airport, the Clallam County
Fairgrounds and Lincoln Park. Industrial development is located at the airport industrial
park. A few homes lie within the City limits along Lower Elwha Road, but otherwise this
planning area contains predominantly industrial and park (recreation) land uses.
The North Central planning area is the older more denser portion of town. It is an area
divided by Valley, Peabody and Ennis/White's Creek ravines. It contains all of the
municipal buildings, ~,n~ Clallam County building and courthouse, and the recently
renovated Carnegie Library_. The commercial uses along Lincoln Street provide
community shopping opportunities. Recreation is provided by a number of parks. Much
of the city's multifamily housing is within this planning area.
The South Central planning area is the area of town with newer homes, on larger lots.
This is where the street pattern changes from traditional blocks to cul,de-sacs. Many
views of Port Angeles Harbor and the Strait of Juan de Fuca are available. The Port
Angeles High School lies within this planning area. The Olympic National Park
Headquarters and Visitors Center is along the Heart of the Hills Road.
The East planning area is the area of the existing city limits easterly of Race Street. This
area has a mix of older homes and newer residential subdivisions and development, as
well as a portion of the main commercial corridor. Marine views from upper elevations
are possible, along with mountain views. This planning area includes Peninsula College
facilities and Peninsula Golf Club.
The Eastern Urban Growth Area is generally the area east of the city limits. Remnant
properties in the UGA that are located south of the city limits and east of Valley Creek
are considered to be in this area until annexation occurs whereby they will be considered
to be part of the adjacent planning area. Policies for this planning area are adopted by
Clallam County as a part of the Port Angeles Regional Comprehensive Plan.
The Western Urban Growth Area is generally the area west and south of the city limits.
Remnant properties in the UGA that are located south of the city limits and west of
Valley Creek are considered to be in this area until annexation occurs whereby they will
be considered to be part of the adjacent planning area. Policies for this planning area are
adopted by Clallam County as a part of the Port Angeles Regional Comprehensive Plan.
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The Regional Transportation Planning Organization has designated Port Angeles as a
primary center of mixed use development and the Urban Growth Areas as secondary
center of mixed use development in the Regional Transportation Plan. Goals and Policies
in the Growth Management Element of this Comprehensive Plan support focusing new
growth and mixed use opportunities in the City and UGA
The ~EIS provides a detailed analysis of the existing use and supply of land in the City
as well as a comparison of population/growth projection methods used for determining
future land use needs represented in the Land Use Element. Again, for an in-depth
analysis of these issues, one should refer to t~EIS. For the purpose of this description, the
following figures show how the land within the city is currently used, how it is zoned,
and a comparison of the two.
Figure 4 shows the number of acres and the percent of the City's land that is actually used
for residential, commercial, industrial, and public uses or contain significant physical
features.
Figure 5 shows the current number of vacant acres (those located in identified critical
areas and those which are not and therefore considered buildable) and dev6ioped acres in
each of the City's zoning districts.
CITY PLANNING AREAS MAP t~ ~ ,, ~... ~A,, ~'..~.~...., ~....x
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ACREAGE BY TYPE OF LAND USE
FIGURE 4
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ACREAGE BY TYPE OF LAND USE
FIGURE 5
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Figure 6 compares the current amount of land zoned for residential, commercial,
industrial and public uses with the amount of land currently used for those same
purposes, regardless of the land's zoning.
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Housing
In 1990, 7,553 dwelling units were located in Port Angeles. By 1992 the dwelling units
had increased by 422 units (or 5.6%) to a total of 7,975 dwelling units. By 2004 the
dwelling units have increased by another 797 units (or 10%) to a total of 9,479.
In the decade of the 1990s, the City of Port Angeles _grew at a slow rate of 3.9%. The
growth in the UGA during the same time was 6.3%. During the period of 1996 to 2003,
building permit activity shows that only 10.7% of'the county-wide residential building
units were constructed in the City of Port Angeles, while 14.2% of the county's
residential construction was in rural areas of the Port Angeles planning region. Recent
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are intended to reverse the City's no growth
trend.
Transportation
(Comment on consistency with the RTP and 1487 Regulations)
Thc road network in the City of Port Angeles is characterized by a grid pattern that is
oriented east-west (parallel to the waterfront) and north-south. This pattern shifts slightly
south of LaurJdscn Blvd. where the streets shift to match the platting pattern established
by the County before the City boundaries were expanded. The regular geometry of this
pattern is generally retained, except where the topography of the foot hills, the deep
ravines or thc bluffs a]ong thc Straight of Juan de Fuca cause thc road realignment. The
street pattern is shown on Figure 7.
Thc street grades are moderate in most areas, as they adapt to the topography, which goes
up from the waterfront and gently undulates as the foothills flatten to meet the Strait of
Juan de Fuca. Thc most unique characteristic of the street network is the way it is
interrupted by several deep ravines, which bisect thc east-west street network resulting in
a limited number of streets that run continuously from one end of thc City to the other.
There ;,$ o,ne arc three routes of regional significance through the City (US 101, State
Route l 17 Tumwater Truck Route, and Race Road leading to the Olympic Park Visitor
Center and Hur~cane Ridge).
There is one designated truck route in the City that runs from east to west along the
Front/First Street couplet to Tumwater Truck Route (State Route 117) and along
Tumwater Truck Route south to US 101. Thc link from US 101 to the Coho Ferry
terminal (South Lincoln Street/Railroad Avenue) is also a significant connection.
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LAND USE & ZONING ACREAGE COMPARISON
(Within City limits)
FIGURE 6
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CITY STREET MAP (11" by 14" foldout map)
Figure 7
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The City of Port Angeles is served by Clallam Transit, the Public Transit Benefit Area
Agency that serves the Clallam County with a combination of scheduled and para-transit
services. Clallam Transit currently identifies four routes that circulate within the City
limits. These routes all originate at the Oak Street and Railroad Avenue terminus in the
downtown area. The four routes provide service to east City limits at the Plaza shoppin~
center, the west side to the Elwha Tribal Center and Fairchild International Airport, the
near west side to the fairgrounds, and south through the central portion of the City to
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to move people between Port Angeles and other smaller cities on the Peninsula.
The Port of Port Angeles is responsible for the port operations along the waterfront,
including ownership of the Black Ball Ferry Terminal, the boat haven, and other
properties supporting water related industry, and at the Fairchild International Airport
including the Airport Industrial Park.
The William R. Fairchild International Airport is located southwest of the central city and
serves a combination of commercial and private aviation demands in the region. Total
19~9's. -m.~.~ has been a slow but "*~'~" ' ;- *~'
........... v Increase ...... e en},
.............. ~ ..... Because of its international status, this airport has a unique market
for passengers traveling between Canada and the United States. With a full time U.S. and
Immigration staff, regional airlines serving Victoria stop in Port Angeles for clearance to
avoid the congestion and delay at SeaTac. Early in 2004, Horizon Air, a ma{or carrier
from Port Angeles to Sea-Tac, withdrew service due to lack of customers.
Air Cargo is an ever-increasing component of airport operations with a 58 percent
increase in airfreight tonnage in the past 10 years. The two-runway airport is well
situated to serve increased volume because the long runways remaining from this original
military airfield can serve the trend to larger aircraft.
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Land uses surrounding the William R. Fairchild Intemational Airport include residential,
industrial and open space. The main landing approach area for the airport is over the
most densely populated portion of the City, located east of the airport. The area to the
west of the airport (the primary take-off area contains the City's landfill. This landfill is
currently planned to be closed in 2006 and converted into a solid waste transfer station to
reduce the hazards associated with conflicts between airplanes and scavenger birds
feeding at the landfill. Farther to the west, the area is located in the County and is zoned
Rural Low and Moderate density and Rural Character Conservation (RCC3) to maintain
low-density residential areas in the flight path area. The lands adiacent to the airport on
both the north and south are designated and zoned as industrial to minimize the impacts
that may be expected from more intensive land uses adiacent to an airport.
Urban Services
The Port Angeles Police Department cun'ently provides police protection within the city
limits of Port Angeles and operates PENCOM, the emergency dispatch for eastern
Clallam County. The police headquarters are located at City Hall. The Department has
54 53.5 personnel, of which -2--g 29 are sworn officers and 5.5 are volunteers.
The Port Angeles Fire Department currently provides fire and Medic 1 protection within
the city limits of Port Angeles. The headquarters are located at 5th and Laurel Streets.
The department has 24 23 full-time personnel, of which 4-9 15 are fire fighters, seve~ six
of which maintain paramedic certification, and all are emergency medical technicians.
The City Parks and Recreation Department maintains over 194 acres of park land, 14
playground equipment sites, 13 baseball and/or soRball fields, 9 football fields and/or
soccer fields, 12 tennis courts, and an indoor pool. The City also provides excellent
general recreation and senior activ rograms
e~.;~./r, ...... ;,.. r~_,~. A review of the parks and recreation facilities is included in
the DEIS, and the location of the facilities is shown on Figure 8.
The City of Port Angeles water service area includes the land within the city boundaries,
along with services within Clallam County P.U.D. No. 1, 59 residential
,,,,.,~.,,.,,.,..:~1 ,.,,v,,,._,~,'~ 52 Dry Creek customers, 5 Black Diamond customers, and one
government account outside the city limits. The City also provideds wholesale water to
P.U.D. No. 1. In the City's 1986 2002 Water Comprehensive Plan, the future service area
limit was from Morse Creek to the Elwha River and bordered on the south by the
Olympic National Park.
The current water supply for the City is from the Elwha River. The Elwha River Ranney
Well System with a minimum yield of 11 million gallons was constructed in 1987 1977.
This source provides for domestic and commercial and some industrial needs of the City.
There is also a separate industrial water supply line for the mills. The source is a small
diversion dam on the Elwha River approximately eight miles from the city limits. Water
treatment plants are being planned to treat the Elwha River waters once the Elwha dams
are removed in 2006.
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The CiW maintains all public sto~ sewers ~d culveAs. The City maintains the WSDOT
conduits ~d culve~s along US 101 wi~in the city limits. The City has only limited legal
access to all oft~z built or natural drainage courses ~oughout the city. Public access is
av~lable for some of the sites ~d ~eas.
S~it~ or combined sewers se~e approximately 3,700 acres in Pon ~geles. The city
has mostly 8-inch local sanit~ sewers ~d even some small 6-inch. However, the cites
original collection system w~ desired as a combined sewer system with sto~ water.
This occurs primely in old do~to~ in ~ ~ea approximately bound~ by the
water~ont on the no~h, Valley Street on the west, Peabody Street on the e~t ~d 6~
S~eet on the south. There were no sto~ sewers in ~e city until the !9~0% 1950's. The
existing sto~ sewer system ~ew in bits ~d pieces as individual renovation projects ~d
L~s responded to local problems. The sto~ sewers t~em~elvz~ arz ~mal! are 6" ~d 8"
diameter ~ due to the steep te~ain of the ciW. ~e existing sto~ sewers mn primely
in the no~south 'sho~ block" orientation picking up catch basins which happ~ to be at
th ~ 1 bl k i ti Tk ~ ~
e ~as west" ong oc" nters~c ons. ~~ ~* ........ o~,, ~ ~A~ ~,_~ ~;~ ..... ~ ~--~;A kl~o~
~ su~, thc old do--town has combined sewers and the rest of the city h~ v~ng
de~ees ofpa~ially separated sewers.
The sewage collection system has 10 pumping stations. Ei~t ~e operated and
.......... N~ppon hdus~es mills each
maintained by the City, with Rayonier and ~";0~ ..... '
having one private p~p. T~ee of the Cites stations ~e along the main interceptor
leading to the treatment p]~t.
Thc existing intemeptor syst~ w~ constructed in 1969 for the p~ose of eliminating
six major ~d numerous minor outfa]]s of raw sewage into PoA ~ge]es H~bor. These
outfa]]s ~e now used for thc combined sewer overflows. Overflows occ~ du~ng hi~
intensity sto~ conditions because of the hydraulic limitations of thc interceptor system.
Newer sto~ systems are separated ~om sanita~ sewer systems.
The treatment plant is located on a 3.5-acre site on the e~tem city limit of Po~ ~ge]es
~d just east of the foyer Rayonier mill site. The treatment pl~t ~ was completed
in ~ 1994 to provide second~ level trea~ent of sewage ~d. T~e ~e*~. ,~-,~nnn nan
,~ ......... v ..... to acco~odate 10.6 million gallons pc~ capacity per day of
City i ...... *~*; ....~ ""
sewage. ~ the ~ture, the ntends to cons~ct a -" '
~ .......~ -~;-~ ..... + ..... *~- -* ..... *--~- facilities to reduce thc combined sewer
The Solid Waste Utili~ t~ough the Po~ ~geles Public Works Dep~ment provides
solid waste se~ices. Re~se collection is m~dato~ for the residents ofPo~ ~geles.
The City of Po~ ~geles also has a policy of not accepting qu~tities of out-of-co~ty
waste at the Po~ ~eles landfill.
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The City of Port Angeles owns and operates the Port Angeles landfill. This site provides
disposal services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Clallam
County. In addition to disposal, a recycling program is conducted at the landfill site.
White goods, aluminum, glass, cardboard, newsprint, catalogues, magazines, used oil,
and used car and truck batteries are the primary target materials. The landfill is
scheduled to be closed in 2006. Transfer facilities are being planned to be in place at the
time of closure. Following closure all waste will be transported to regional landfills in
Eastern Washington.
Port Angeles CAW Light Utility is the electric power provider within the city limits.
Clallam County P.U.D. is the electric power provider for the unincorporated areas
surrounding Port Angeles. However, there are several areas outside the City that th__~e City
L4gh~ serves. These include an area near the Peninsula Golf Course, homes south of the
City along Mount Angeles Road, west of the airport and the Fairmont Trailer Park. The
power used by both Port Angeles City Light and Clallam County P.U.D. is delivered by
the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) via its transmission lines. The PUD has one
substation within the PAUGA at Monroe Street. There are 8 electrical substations within
the City of Port Angeles.
The Port Angeles School District Number 121 serves the City of Port Angeles and its
surrounding community. The District operates six elementary schools, two middle
schools (grades 6-8), one comprehensive high school, one alternative high school, and is
host to the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center. and one *';~" ~*'~^' m~ ;~ n,~^ ~
.... ~'--~'"+ .... ~+*' Within the City of Port Angeles there are three elementary schools;
these are Franklin Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary. Stevens
Middle School~,,.,~-~' Port Angeles High School, provide o,~,~,~..,~,~.~ .... ,~,.,,~,,,~,,.~' .... +:~ and Choice
Alternative School provide for secondary education. The Skills Center, working closely
with Peninsula College, provides the latest vocational/technical education in a
competency based learning environment.
The Peninsula Community College is a t=vvo-ye~ comprehensive communi _ty college
1 d i P rt Ang 1 ^ .... ;.,-~ ^r ^..,-~ ,-, ...... .,,,~.~ ,......+~.-, ..,;+,.;_ +,.~ c,;+.. ~,'~^..,
ocate n o e es., .................. ~ ....... ~,,~, ...................... ., ......
~ Peninsula College offers four transfer degrees: an Associate of Arts, Associate
of Arts Honors, Associate of Science Transfer, and Associate in Applied Science CT
degree. Certificate programs are also available in the college's 18 Professional Technical
programs. The campus is located at the east edge of the city.
By partnering with community organizations and other institutions of higher education,
Peninsula College is helping to enhance and strengthen educational and training
opportunities for every_one on the peninsula. Recent initiatives include developing the
Applied Environmental Technologies Center of Excellence by working in collaboration
with several local entities, including the Clallam County Economic Development Council
and private businesses, collaborating with the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center and
Business Incubator Network to provide training programs for young people, the work
force, and growing local businesses, and partnering with the Workforce Development
Council to provide services to expand the use of technology in the Medical Assistant
Program and to provide training as part of the Work Source Affiliate Site.
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Peninsula College also collaborates with several-four-year colleges and universities to
provide opportunities for local residents to earn bachelor degrees on the peninsula. These
collaborations include a new partnership with Western Washington University's award-
winning Huxley College of the Environment that allows peninsula residents to earn their
B.A and B.S. degrees on the Peninsula College campus without having to leave the area
or face long commutes to Bellingham. The program will commence effective with the
start of the 2004 fall quarter. It is also possible to earn a bachelor's degree in education.
Collaboration with City University allows Olympic Peninsula residents to earn a
bachelor's degree in education, University of Washington--Bothell allows individuals to
earn a bachelor's degree in Nursing, Washington State University allows residents to earn
eleven different degrees via distance learning, and the East Jefferson Education
Consortium allows individuals to pursue a variety of degree opportunities through the 12
universities and educational organizations that have partnered with Peninsula College in
this consortium. The partnering entities, in addition to Peninsula College, include
Centrum Center for the Arts, Chapman University Bangor Campus, City University, Port
Townsend Marine Science Center, Southern Illinois University Program in Workforce
Education and Development offered at Bangor, University of Washington, Washington
State University, and Western Washington University.
The college currently employs 4-5 66 full-time faculty, -,,nd 75 to 199 146 part-time
faculty and 66 96 persons as staff and administration on the Port Angeles campus.
Economic Development
Clallam County and the City of Port Angeles are rich in natural resources. The Olympic
Peninsula has proved to be one of the country's most productive timber growing areas,
while the Strait of Juan de Fuca has provided the area with a vast fishery. However,
recent declines in these resource industries has had a maior impact on the economy of
both Clallam County and the City of Port Angeles. The Rayonier mill closed in 1997
putting up to 200 people out of work. The decline of salmon and the subsequent listing
of Chinook salmon, and bull trout as endangered species have reduced the commercial
fishing industry dramatically. These economic declines are being replaced to some
extent by service industries that are driven by tourism and the popularity of the Olympic
Peninsula as a retirement destination. Port Angeles is also striving to strengthen its
marine trades and industries. A new boat builder, Westport Shipyard, recently located a
yacht manufacturing facility in Port Angeles.
In the past, the area's natural resources provided the majority of jobs in the area. The
~ largest manufacturing firms in Clallam County are all located in Port Angeles or the
PAUGA. ~, Da:-*' ........ ........ Currently, Nippon Industries employees 270, ~"'~ K-Ply
Plywood employees 175 and Crown Pacific employees another 96). Port Angeles'
newest employer, Westport Shipyard now employees approximately 200. :r-hese4hr-ee
...... ;"".ha"e. a ...... ..v * ...... ~ .....+ ^,- ...... :~.,.~.. ~ nnn .... ~ Major shipments
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of forest products to Japan, Korea, and China have historically provided a strong market,
bolstering the log export segment of the local economy. Export and old growth
harvesting are expected to be reduced significantly in coming years due to various
government restrictions.
In light of the recent developments in the timber and fishery industries, it is important for
Port Angeles to develop and improve its other economic resources, such as tourism and
manufacturing.
Port Angeles is part of a major international tourist route. The presence of the Olympic
National Park with over three million visitors a year, t-he two ferry terminals ~n~ with
service to Victoria and Vancouver Island which carries approximately 500,000
passengers per year, combined with the local freshwater and ocean sport fishing brings a
steady flow of tourists to the City, creating an important economic resource.
In general, the local economy appears to be relatively stable despite much uncertainty in
the timber harvesting and log exports. Growth in the retirement community has been
continuing, and tourism is expanding rapidly. The forest products industry will most
likely stabilize at a lower level of activity.
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DEFINITIONS
General Comments
The following definitions are for terms, which are used in the document and are provided
for clarification purposes in the interpretation and implementation of the various goals
and policies.
Definitions of Terms
Adequate Public "Adequate Public Facilities" means, facilities, which have the
Facilities: capacity to serve development without decreasing levels of
service below locally established minimums.
Affordable Housing: "Affordable housing" means the adequacy of the
community's housing stock to fulfill the housing needs of all
economic segments of the population.
Accessory Residential "Accessory residential unit" means a residential unit, which is
Unit: subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to a principal
residential unit and is located on the same zoning lot as the
principal residential unit.
Available Public "Available Public Facilities" means that facilities or services
Facilities: are in place or that a financial commitment is in place to
provide the facilities or services within a specified time.
Best Available Science: That scientific information applicable to the critical area
prepared by local, state or federal natural resource agencies, a
qualified scientific professional or team of qualified scientific
professionals, that is consistent with criteria established in
WAC 365-195-900 through WAC 365-195-925.
Best Management Conservation practices or systems of practices and
Practices: management measures that:
A. Control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation
caused by high concentrations of nutrients, animal
waste, toxics, and sediment;
B. Minimize adverse impacts to surface water and
ground water flow, circulation patterns, and to the
chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of
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wetlands;
C. Protect trees and vegetation designated to be retained
during and following site construction; and
D. Provide standards for proper use of chemical
herbicides within critical areas.
City: "City" means the City of Port Angeles, Washington.
Community Services: "Community services" means cultural, social and recreational
services necessary to enhance the quality of life, such as
libraries, parks and recreation services, fine arts, and
festivals.
Concurrency: "Concurrency" means that adequate public facilities are
available when the impacts of development occur. This
definition includes the two concepts of "adequate public
facilities" and of "available public facilities" as defined
above.
Consistency: "Consistency" means that no feature of a plan or regulation is
incompatible with any other feature of a plan or regulation.
Consistency is indicative of a capacity for orderly integration
or operation with other elements in a system.
County: "County" means Clallam County, Washington.
District: "District" means a portion of a planning area, which is
defined by the primary uses located in that portion of the
planning area.
Development: "Development" means any activity which would alter the
elevation of the land, remove or destroy plant life, cause
structures of any kind to be installed, erected, or removed,
divide land into two or more parcels, or any use or extension
of the use of the land.
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Development Rights: "Development rights" means a broad range of less-than-fee-
simple-ownership interests.
Domestic Water System: "Domestic water system" means any system providing a
supply of potable water, which is deemed adequate pursuant
to RCW 19.27.097 for the intended use of a development.
Emergency Services: "Emergency services" means services, which are a City
responsibility, and consists of provisions for police, fire,
emergency medical and disaster services.
Essential Public "Essential public facilities" means public capital facilities of a
Facilities: county-wide or state-wide nature which are typically difficult
to site. Essential public facilities include the following:
* Airports
* Hazardous waste facilities
* State education facilities
* State or regional transportation facilities
* State and local correctional facilities
* Solid waste handling facilities
* In-patient facilities including
- substance abuse facilities
- mental health facilities
- group homes
Facility: "Facility" means something designed, built, installed or
utilized for the specific purpose of providing a service.
Financial Commitment: "Financial commitment" means that sources of public or
private funds or combinations thereof have been identified
which will be sufficient to finance public facilities necessary
to support development and that there is reasonable assurance
that such funds will be timely put to that end.
Growth Management "Growth Management Act" and "Act" means the Growth
Act: Management Act as enacted in Chapter 17, Laws of 1990 1st
ex. sess., and chapter 32, Laws of 1991 sp. sess., state of
Washington.
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Level of Service: "Level of Service" means an established minimum capacity
of public facilities or services that must be provided per unit
of demand or other appropriate measure of need.
Manufactured Home: Factory built, single-family structures that meet the National
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act
(42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401), commonly known as the HUD (U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development) Code, and
that also meets the following requirements:
1. Consists of two or more fully enclosed parallel
sections each of not less than 12 feet wide by 36 feet
long;
2. Bears an insignia issued by the appropriate federal
agency indicating compliance with the construction
standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) as amended and as
approved by the State of Washington.
3. Is placed on an on-grade permanent foundation or on
footings and piers or on blocks in accordance with
HUD's specifications for the specific home and has
skirting installed so that no more than one foot of the
skirting is visible above grade;
4. Has all support appurtenances removed;
5. Is served by underground electrical power;
6. Was originally constructed with and now has a
composition or wood shake or shingle, coated metal,
or similar roof of not less than 3.12 pitch; and
7. Has exterior siding similar in appearance to siding
materials commonly used on conventional site built
Uniform Building Code single-family residences.
Medical Services: "Medical services" means licensed professional medical
services and retail services directly related to medical
services, such as hospitals, physicians' clinics, and
pharmacies.
Neighborhood: "Neighborhood" means an area located within a district
where people live, which is defined by the primary type
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and/or density of the residential units located in that
particular area of the district.
Planning Area: "Planning Area" means a large geographical area of the City
which is defined by physical characteristics and boundaries.
Public Capital Facilities: "Public Capital Facilities" means existing, new or expanded
physical facilities, which are owned, licensed or sanctioned
by a public entity, are large in size and serve a county-wide
or statewide population. Public capital facilities of a county-
wide or state-wide nature may include but are not limited to
the following:
· Airports
· State educational facilities
· State and federal transportation facilities
· Regional transportation facilities
· State correctional facilities
* Local correctional facilities
* Solid waste handling, disposal and storage
facilities
* In-patient facilities including:
- abuse facilities
- mental health facilities
- group homes
* National, state and regional parks and
recreational facilities
* Marine terminals
* Libraries
* Fairgrounds
* Hospitals
· County courthouse
Public Services: "Public services" includes fire protection and suppression,
law enforcement, public health, education, recreation,
environmental protection, and other governmental services.
Public Facilities: "Public facilities" includes streets, roads, highways,
sidewalks, street and road lighting systems, traffic signals,
domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems,
parks and recreational facilities, and schools.
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Regional Transportation "Regional transportation plan" means the transportation plan
for the regional designated transportation system, which is
Plan:
produced by the regional transportation planning
organization.
Regional Transportation "Regional transportation planning organization (RTPO)"
Planning Organization: means the voluntary organization conforming to RCW
47.80.020, consisting of local governments within a region
containing one or more counties, which have common
transportation interests.
Regulato _ry Reform Act: Engrossed Substitute House Bill, ESHB 1724 was enacted in
1995 to establish new approaches to make government
regulation more effective, and to make it easier and less
costly for citizens and businesses to understand and comply
with requirements. ESHB 1724 amended a number of laws,
including the Growth Management Act (GMA), Shoreline
Management Act (SMA), and State Environmental Policy
Act (SEPA). Commonly referred to as the Regulatory_
Reform Act, ESHB 1724 amended the Growth Management
Act and State Environmental Policy Act to more thoroughly
integrate the SEPA process into the planning process.
Appeals of SEPA determinations or permits must also be
consolidated so that only one public heating is held. ESHB
1724 is codified by the City of Port Angeles in Chapter 18.02
PAMC.
Residential Services: "Residential services" shall mean the providing of residential
care on a daily or live-in basis including special needs
housing such as group homes, adult-care homes and day-care
facilities.
Sanitary Sewer Systems: "Sanitary sewer systems" means all facilities, including
approved on-site disposal facilities, used in the collection,
transmission, storage, treatment, or discharge of any
waterborne waste, whether domestic in origin or a
combination of domestic, commercial, or industrial waste.
Scattered Site Housing: "Scattered site housing" means smaller scale, publicly
assisted housing new construction and conversion which is
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dispersed throughout the community as opposed to high
density, public housing "projects" concentrated on one large
site or in one area of the City.
School District: "School District" means the Port Angeles School District No.
121.
Service: "Service" means the supplying or providing of utilities,
commodities, accommodations and/or activities.
Shall: "Shall" means the statement is mandatory, and the action so
stated is required to be done without discretion by decision-
makers. The use of "shall" in a statement indicates that the
action is imperative and ministerial.
Should: "Should" means the statement ought to be done, but the
action so stated is not required to be done by decision-
makers. The use of"should" in a statement indicates that
discretion may be used in deciding whether or not to take
action. The use of "should" is intended to give decision-
makers discretion in matters where exceptions are warranted
by such factors as physical hardships and special
circumstances or when funding must be taken into
consideration.
Solid Waste Handling "Solid waste handling facility" means any facility for the
Facility: transfer or ultimate disposal of solid waste, including landfills
and municipal incinerators.
Social Services: "Social services" means those services necessary to support
life and health, such as food banks, hospices, home health,
congregate care, and day care services.
Transfer of Development "Transfer of development rights," means the conveyance of
Rights: development fights by deed, easement, or other legal
instrument to another parcel of land and the recording of that
conveyance.
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Transportation Facilities: "Transportation facilities" includes capital facilities related to
air, water, or land transportation.
Transportation Systems "Transportation systems management (TSM)" means the use
of low capital expenditures to increase the capacity of the
Management: transportation system. TSM strategies include but are not
limited to signalization, channelization, and bus turnouts.
Urban Growth: "Urban growth" refers to growth that makes intensive use of
land for the location of buildings, structures, and
impermeable surfaces to such a degree as to be incompatible
with the primary use of the land for the production of food,
other agricultural products, or fiber, or the extraction of
mineral resources. When allowed to spread over wide areas,
urban growth typically requires urban governmental services.
"Characterized by urban growth" refers to land having urban
growth located on it, or to land located in relationship to an
area with urban growth on it as to be appropriate for urban
growth.
Urban Growth Area: "Urban growth area" means those areas designated by the
County pursuant to RCW 36.70A
Urban Services: "Urban services" or "urban governmental services" means
services that are normally available in an urban environment
which include provisions for sanitary waste systems, solid
waste disposal systems, water systems, urban roads and
pedestrian facilities, transit systems, stormwater systems,
police and fire and emergency services systems, electrical
and communication systems, school and health care facilities,
and neighborhood and/or community park.
Utilities: "Utilities", "utility services", and "public utilities" means
enterprises or facilities serving the public by means of an
integrated system of collection, transmission, distribution,
and processing facilities through more or less permanent
physical connections between the plant of the serving entity
and the premises of the customer. Included are systems for
the delivery of natural gas, electricity, telecommunications
services, and water, and for the disposal of sewage.
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Will: "Will" means the statement is an action decision-makers
intend to do to implement plan goals and policies. The use of
"will" in a statement indicates that the outcome can be
measured.
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GOALS, POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
IV. GROWTH MANAGEMENT ELEMENT
General Comments
This Comprehensive Plan has been developed in accordance with the requirements of the State
Growth Management Act. The City has met all of the Act's required deadlines for compliance
and has participated with Clallam County, the City of Forks, the City of Sequim, the Tribes and
various other agencies in the development of a County-Wide Planning Policy.
Early in the planning process the City agreed with the County to address only areas within the
current city limits in the City's Comprehensive Plan and to work with the County on a Joint
Comprehensive Plan for the Urban Growth Area. On April 13, 1993, the Board of Clallam
County Commissioners adopted an Interim Port Angeles Urb~ Growth Area (see Figure 9).
When completed, the Joint Comprehensive Plan for the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area will
identify land use designations and locations.
The following goals and policies are included in the Comprehensive Plan to insure continued
compliance with the Growth Management Act and compatibility with the County's
Comprehensive Plan outside of the PAUGA.
Goals, Policies, and Objective
Goal
A. To manage growth in a responsible manner that is beneficial to the community as a
whole, is sensitive to the rights and needs of individuals and is consistent with the State of
Washington's Growth Management Act.
Policies
1. In all its actions and to the extent consistent with the provisions of this
comprehensive plan, the City skall should strive to implement the following goals of the
State Growth Management Act:
a. Urban growth. Encourage development in urban areas where adequate
public facilities and services exist or can be provided in an efficient manner.
b. Reduce sprawl. Reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land
into sprawling, low-density development.
c. Transportation. Encourage efficient multimodal transportation systems that
are based on regional priorities and coordinated with county and city
comprehensive plans.
d. Housing. Encourage the availability of affordable housing to all economic
segments of the population. Promote a variety of residential densities and
housing types, and encourage preservation of existing housing stock.
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e. Economic development. Encourage economic development throughout the
region that is consistent with adopted comprehensive plans, promote
economic opportunity, especially for unemployed and for disadvantaged
persons, and encourage growth in areas experiencing insufficient economic
growth, all within the capacities of the region's natural resources, public
services and public facilities.
f. Property rights. Private property should not be taken for public use without
just compensation having been made. The property fights of landowners
should be protected from arbitrary and discriminatory actions.
g. Permits. Applications for both state and local government permits should be
processed in a timely and fair manner to ensure predictability.
h. Natural resource industries. Maintain and enhance natural resource-based
industries, including productive timber, agricultural, and fisheries industries.
i. Open space and recreation. Encourage the retention of open space and
development of recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife
habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water, and develop
parks.
j. Environment. Protect the environment and enhance the state's high quality
of life, including air and water quality, and the availability of water.
k. Citizen participation and coordination. Encourage the involvement of
citizens in the planning process and ensure coordination between
communities and jurisdictions to reconcile conflicts.
1. Public facilities and services. Ensure that those public facilities and services
necessary to support development should be adequate to serve the
development at the time the development is available for occupancy and use
without decreasing current service levels below locally established
minimum standards.
m. Historic preservation. Identify and encourage the preservation of lands,
sites and structures that have historical or archaeological significance.
2. The Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA) should be established based at a
minimum upon land use demand as determined by the Clallam County 20-year
population forecast for Clallam County and specified sub-areas, so long as the
county-wide forecast is not less than the most recent forecasts available from the
State Office of Financial Management.
3. The City shall should work with the County to develop an annexation plan which
allows the annexation of land characterized by urban development and which is
consistent with the extension of services and the land development policies of the
City's Comprehensive Plan and Capital Facilities Plan.
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4. The City should work with the County to ensure appropriate techniques for
managing future growth consistent with the urban density, such as a minimum
density within the PAUGA and a maximum density outside the PAUGA. A range
of densities should be provided by the City for lands within the PAUGA,
including some lands for relatively low density single-family development and
some lands at a range of densities both allowing and encouraging multi-family
development.
5. Urban services/facilities shall should be provided consistent with the Capital
Facilities Element.
6. The City should work with the County and other service providers to determine
the appropriate levels of service for such facilities and services and to ensure
consistency between service provision within the City, the PAUGA, and the
County.
7. The City's preferred policy is to recognize a density of one unit per acre as
urban/suburban and to use this density as the demarcation between urban and
rural for purposes of establishing or amending the PAUGA; however, the City
will continue to discuss this issue with the County with the goal of arriving at a
consistent City/County policy prior to finalization of the UGA.
8. The PAUGA should include areas characterized by urban growth adjacent to the
existing City boundaries and should take into account the area's physical features.
9. Land designated for commercial or industrial uses which encourage adjacent
urban development ~hall should be located within the PAUGA.
10. The amount of acreage designated for commercial, industrial, or other non-
residential uses within the PAUGA shall should be based upon the Land Use
Element and Economic Development Element in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
11. The PAUGA should be established to avoid critical areas, unless addressed as part
of the City's Comprehensive Plan, and to exclude resource lands.
12. Urban services to be provided within the PAUGA should include, at a minimum,
sanitary sewer systems, solid waste collection/disposal systems, water systems,
urban roads and pedestrian facilities, street cleaning services, transit systems,
stormwater systems, police and fire and emergency services systems, electrical
and communication systems, school and health care facilities, and neighborhood
and/or community parks.
13. The City should be the ultimate provider of urban services within the City limits
and the PAUGA for those services the City provides except to the extent
otherwise provided in a UGA Urban Services and Development Agreement that is
reached pursuant to the County-Wide Planning Policy.
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14. Urban services/facilities for which the City is the ultimate provider should be
provided and constructed to meet the design and construction standards of the
City.
15. The City or service provider should demonstrate the financial capability for
continued operation of the facility following construction.
16. Regulations to protect critical areas which occur within the PAUGA should be
developed to ensure protection of such areas.
17. All development regulations s~all should be promulgated with due regard for
private property rights in order to avoid regulatory takings or violation of due
process and to protect property rights of landowners from arbitrary and
discriminatory actions.
New 18. The City and County should togetia~r designate and set aside additional lands on
the west side of the City for industrial purposes, both inside the City limits and in
the UGA.
New 19. The City should establish performance measures to review progress toward
accommodating growth and to ensure appropriate actions are taken to achieve the
goals of our community.
Objective
I. The City will continue its efforts to comply in a timely manner with the
requirements of the State Growth Management Act.
2. The City will work with Clallam County and affected special districts to
extend the eastern PAUGA boundary from its current location at the west rim
of the Morse Creek Canyon to include the areas zoned GC, R-l, and RLC as
shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A, including the Deer Park Road
right-of-way south of the GC zoning.
New 3. The City will recommend expansion of the southwestern Urban Growth Area
to include the area between Edgewood Drive to U.S. 101 from the City limits
to Laird Rd. (RCC3, RCCS, RLC, and RNC zones east of Laird Rd., plus the
area west of Laird Rd. currently zoned by Clallam County as RNC
New 4. The City will conduct a Buildable Lands Inventory to examine the need for
UGA expansions.
Goal
B. To ensure the orderly transition of land within the PAUGA into the City of Port Angeles.
Policies
1. Annexation of land, which is outside the established boundaries of the PAUGA,
shall not be allowed.
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2. Annexation of land from within the established boundaries of the PAUGA shall
be in accordance with the esmbl4sh~ adopted h:annexation Pc.!;,c;.es ^*'*~ r~,,,
laws.
3. A~mexation of land, which is not adjacent to and/or contiguous with the
established City Limits boundary-line, sP, all should not be allowed.
4. At the time of annexation, the City shall should appropriately classify and zone
such land, based upon the City Comprehensive Land Use Map and the City
Comprehensive Plan. Thereafter, the provisions, restrictions, and requirements of
City Ordinance #1709, The Port Angeles Zoning Code, shall apply to
development of the annexed area.
5. Annexation and development of land s~,a!l should be consistent with the orderly
extension of urban services/facilities and in accordance with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and capital facility planning.
6. No annexation of land s~na!! should be allowed in which existing development
cannot meet the established concurrency requirements of the City within six years
fi'om the time of annexation.
7. No annexation of land shall should be allowed which results in decreased
minimum standards for City streets, water service, sewer service, and/or electrical
service provided to existing residents of the City.
8. No annexation of land should be allowed which results in decreased minimum
standards for City solid waste collection, stormwater management programs,
emergency services and/or telecommunication services provided to existing
residents of the City.
9. Annexation boundaries should be drawn to eliminate boundary,
interjurisdictional, and service problems.
t 0. Necessary rights-of-way and easements should be obtained prior to or at the time
of annexation.
New 11. The City should facilitate any annexation in a manner that will minimize financial
impact to all residents and businesses.
New 12. The City should annex its urban growth areas as facilities are extended into those
areas and as new urban development takes place.
Objectives:
1. The City will work with Clallam County and affected special districts to
develop fair and equitable interlocal revenue sharing agreements to insure the
orderly transition of land within the PAUGA into the City.
2. As the ultimate provider of urban services within the City limits and the urban
growth areas, the City will work with Clallam County and the affected special
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districts to facilitate economic growth and new residential construction and to
encourage annexation of land within the PAUGA into the City..
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V. LAND-USE ELEMENT
General Comments
The Land Use Element establishes City policy regarding how land may be developed. This
element and its Land Use Map establishes the following six comprehensive plan land use
categories:
Low Density Residential,
Medium Density Residential,
High Density Residential,
Commercial,
Industrial, and
Open Space.
These land use categories are described below and located on the Land Use Map (See Figure 10).
Low Density Residential (Up to 9 _7 Units per Net Acre)
The Land Use Map identifies three separate categories of residential development. The first is
Low Density Residential which allows an overall residential density of a project or property to
range up to 9 7 units per ~t acre. The high majority o£residentially designated property in the
City will be of this designation. It is intended for the development of single family homes. It
also allows for the development of duplexes and planned residential developments in accordance
with the underlying zoning.
Medium Density Residential (Up to 4-5 13 Units per Net Acre)
The primary intent of this designation is for the development of multiple residential unit projects
including but not limited to duplexes, townhomes, condominiums, apartments and planned
residential developments at a density up to 4-5 13 units per ~ acre.
High Density Residential (Up to 4-3 39 Units per-Net Acre, Except that Existing Motel or Hotel
Units May Be Converted to Residential Units at a Density Greater than-4-3 39 Units per Net
Acre)
The primary intent o£this designation is £or development at a density up to 4-3 39 units per ~
acre and is intended for areas where a higher concentration of residents is compatible with the
surrounding area and uses. Condominiums, apartments, and planned residential developments
are the types o£building designs appropriate £or this category.
Commercial
The Land Use Map contains one commercial category, thus providing maximum flexibility to the
City's Zoning Ordinance in regulating the types of commercial uses and their permitted
locations.
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Industrial
The Land Use Map also designates only one industrial category, thus again providing maximum
flexibility to the City's Zoning Ordinance in regulating the types of industrial uses and their
permitted locations.
Open Space
The Open Space category includes areas of the City that contain unique or major physical
features, such as marine shorelines, bluffs, ravines, major streams, wetlands, critical wildlife
habitat, and other natural areas deemed of significant importance to the community. This
category also includes park and recreational uses. The development of natural open space areas
should be limited to only that which is necessary and does not degrade the significance of the
area.
Land Use Map Goal, Policies, and Objective
Goal
A To guide current and future development within the City in a manner that provides
certainty to its citizens about future land use and the flexibility necessary to meet the
challenges and opportunities of the future.
Policies
1. The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map should be used as a conceptual guide for
determining current and long-range zoning and other land use decisions. The map's
land use designations are intended to show areas where general land use types are
allowed. The area between land use designations should be considered an
imprecise margin in order to provide flexibility in determining the boundary of such
areas. When determining appropriate zoning designations for an area near a
margin, the goals, policies and objectives of the Land Use Element should take
precedence.
2. All land use decisions and approvals made by the City Council and/or any of its
appointed Commissions, Boards or Committees should be consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and its land use map.
Objective
1. The City will review and revise as necessary the existing Zoning Ordinance,
Zoning Map, and other development regulations to ensure consistency with
the Comprehensive Plan.
Residential Goals and Policies
Goal
B. To have a community where residential development and use of the land are done in a
manner that is compatible with the environment, the characteristics of the use and the
users, and the desired urban design of the City.
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Policies
1. Urban services shall should be available for all residential areas as required by the
Capital Facilities Element concurrency policy.
2. Single family lots should be of reasonable shape and should have access provided
by an alley or by a local access street or a collector arterial.
New 3. Large lots should allow for future subdivisions at the densities permitted for the
zone in which they are located.
4._:. All residential developments should be designed with the provisions of fire
protection and service vehicle access as key factors in street design and
circulation pattern.
5. For efficient circulation, rights-of-way should be obtained and improvements
made to further the grid street pattern in the central Townsite area of the City.
Cul-de-sacs and curvilinear streets may be permitted when designed as an integral
part of the maior grid street pattern in the outlying areas of the City, where low
impact development standards may apply.
46. All residential developments should be encouraged to preserve and capitalize on
existing unusual, unique, and interesting natural, historic, archaeological, and/or
cultural features, should preserve and utilize natural vegetation, should utilize and
preserve scenic views, should maximize southern exposures and solar efficiency,
should offer protection from prevailing winds, and should be designed to
minimize energy use.
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should emphasize the overall density of the development rather than individ'.:a!
1~,~ ^,. ,~,..~11;,~ units minimmn lot sizes.
Goal
C. To have a community of viable districts and neighborhoods with a variety of residential
opportunities for personal interaction, fulfillment and enjoyment, attractive to people of
all ages, characteristics and interests.
Policies
1. Residential land should be developed on the district and neighborhood concept.
Although such districts may be composed primarily of residential uses of a
uniform density, a healthy, viable district should be composed of residential uses
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of varying densities, which may be augmented, by subordinate and compatible
uses. Single family and multi-family homes, parks and open-spaces, schools,
churches, daycare and residential services, home occupations, and district
shopping areas are all legitimate components of district development and
enhancement. A neighborhood should be primarily composed of low, medium, or
high density housing.
2. Medium and high density housing should be located in areas of the community
most suitable for such uses, based on existing services, public facilities, and
transportation.
3. Medium and high density housing should be served by arterial streets of sufficient
size in order to satisfy traffic demand and to lessen neighborhood traffic
congestion.
4. Medium and high density housing could be a transitional use between different
land uses, provided such other uses would not adversely impact the residential
nature of the housing.
5. Medium and high density housing policies should apply to mobile home parks.
6. Manufactured homes homes that meet current state regulations should be treated
as av, y-ohh~ site constructed housing for !an~ 'age zoning purposes.
Objective
1. The City will develop a Residential, Single Family (RS-12) zone with
minimum 12,000 square foot lots.
Commercial Goals and Policies
Goal
D. To create and maintain a healthy and diverse commercial sector for a balanced and stable
local economy.
Policies
1. The City should encourage new and existing commercial developments and
businesses, which are consistent with the goals and policies of this
Comprehensive Plan.
2. Public uses such as government offices, public service buildings, and other public
and quasi-public facilities and services may should be allowed in commercially
designated areas.
3. The City should vacate rights-of-way to facilitate retention of existing businesses
and location of new businesses where land assembly is necessary to achieve the
desired urban design of the City.
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Objectives
1.The City will work with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to develop a cultural
center and marina for large pleasure boats in Port Angeles Harbor.
2. The City will develop an Ediz Hook master plan that designates land uses,
improves public access to shorelines, abates deteriorating structures, and
allows for expanded recreational and commercial uses.
3. The City will develop a Commercial Regional (CR) zone to allow and
encourage land intensive commercial uses (e.g. large regional shopping
centers or "big box" stores), where sufficient vacant, buildable, commercial
designated land and adequate transportation facilities exist.
Goal
E. To provide shopping opportunities which meet the needs of all City residents and visitors
in safe, usable shopping areas that are compatible with the surrounding area and uses, the
environment, and the desired urban design of the City.
Policies
4. Urban services shall should be available for all commercial areas as required by
the Capital Facilities Element concurrency policy.
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configuration rather than a strip pattern.
6. Commercial development should buffer its impacts on adjacent residential uses.
Where commercial development is adjacent to residential uses, the commercial
development should incorporate elements in the site design to soften the impacts
on the residential uses.
7. Service access should be distinct from parking areas and separated from
pedestrian areas wherever and whenever possible to accommodate pedestrian and
vehicular traffic.
8. Commercial development outside the US 101 corridor should not be in a strip
pattern.
9. New Comprehensive Plan commercial area designations should not be located
along the alternate local crosstown route or the crosstown truck route.
10. District shopping areas should be located at the intersections of arterial streets of
sufficient size to satisfy traffic demand and at the boundaries of neighborhoods so
that more than one neighborhood may be served.
11. Dist.~ct Neighborhood shopping area uses ~hculd may be allowed in residentially
designated areas as long as they are in accordance with the planning
area/district/neighborhood land use concept and as long as they do not encourage
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traffic from outside the district neighborhood or increase traffic congestion within
residential neighborhoods.
Objective
1. The City will increase the commercial area available for development of new
businesses or the expansion of existing businesses by extending the
Commercial Arterial (CA) zone a half block to include the whole blocks north
of Front Street (from Francis Street east to White's Creek Ravine) and south
of First Street (from Eunice Street east to Chambers Street).
Goal
F. To provide a pleasant, safe, and attractive shopping environment in the traditional
downtown waterfront area which provides a wide variety of shopping, dining,
entertainment, and housing opportunities for visitors and residents alike.
Policies
12. Commercial development in the traditional downtown should reemphasize its
waterfront location and historic heritage, should be oriented to pedestrians and
tourists, and should provide maximum enjoyment of the environment and public
amenities as well as protection from adverse weather conditions.
13. The City should continue to promote improvements to the traditional downtown
area, through beautification projects and in cooperation with downtown business
merchants.
14. Residential uses should be encouraged for the downtown area as part of a mixed-
use development concept.
15. The City should work with the Port Angeles Downtown Association to develop
urban design review guidelines that facilitate architectural elements/features,
which should encourage complimentary and aesthetically pleasing new
development in the Central Business District (CBD).
Objectives
1. The City will assist the Chamber of Commerce and the Port Angeles
Downtown Association in developing heritage tourism and the Downtown aa
unde ground alking
2. The City will assist the Chamber of Commerce and the Port Angeles
Downtown Association in developing a waterfront promenade along the
Downtown waterfront.
3. The City will encourage community events such as holiday ceremonies, town
gatherings, arts and crafts displays, and special business activities such as a
Farmer's Marker during the tourist season, particularly in the Downtown and
on Laurel Street.
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4. The City will consider various parking options to mitigate parking impacts
from the Gateway Project and other Downtown proiects.
Industrial Goals and Policies
Goal
G. To create and maintain a healthy and diverse industrial sector for a balanced and stable
local economy.
Policies
1. The City should promote a cooperative intergovernmental plan for comprehensive
development of industrial infrastructure and amenities to attract and support light
and heavy industry.
2. Office and commercial uses may be allowed in specific designated industrial
areas.
3. The William R. Fairchild International Airport should be considered an essential
public facility as referenced in Appendix B (Clallam County-Wide Planning
Process).
Goal
H. To provide opportunities for industrial development in a manner which efficiently uses
the community's various attributes and natural resources, has minimal impact on the
environment, and contributes to the City's quality of life, and is compatible with the
desired urban design of the City.
Policies
1. Urban services shall should be available for all industrial areas as required by the
Capital Facilities Element concurrency policy.
2. Infrastructure, which makes sites attractive and ready to develop, including
transportation facilities and utilities, should be available at industrial parks.
Industrial development should be encouraged to follow industrial park design
concepts.
3. Industrial areas should buffer their impact to mitigate nuisance and hazardous
characteristics such as noise, particulate matter in the air, water or odor pollution,
or objectionable visual material.
4. Industrial activity should be located in two major areas: adjacent to the harbor and
around the airport.
5. Because they are hazardous to the community and detrimental to the general
environment of the area petroleum refineries, liquefied natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas facilities, energy facilities, energy plants and their associated ·
facilities and associated transmission facilities, as defined in Chapter 80.50 RCW,
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should not be permitted outside the heavy industrial use area and without
conditional use review.
6. The City should discourage the siting of incompatible uses adjacent to the
William R. Fairchild International Airport recognizing the need to coordinate
airport related uses and other existing land uses that are already established in the
vicinity.
Objectives
1. The City will develop an industrial marine (IM) zone for shoreline uses
similar to the upland industrial park (IP) zone, which allows for mixed
commercial and industrial uses.
2. The City will establish a Harbor Study committee comprised of private and
public stakeholders in harbor uses and activities to review and revise the
Harbor Resource Management Plan, considering changes that have occurred
i~a-t-he-pa~ ~ since its adoption and visions that now seem possible.
New Goal
I To facilitate and encourage redevelopment and reuse of large closed or isolated industrial
areas within the City in a manner that fosters the local economy and a stable job base.
New Policies
1_:. The CiW should consider a wider range of uses for redevelopment of large closed
or isolated industrial areas than would otherwise be permitted under industrial
zoning, including mixed-use development, commercial development and/or
residential development as well as industrial uses.
2_ The City should consider proposals for any needed amendment of the
Comprehensive Plan and zoning concurrently with an application for a binding
site plan for some or all of the site of a large closed or isolated industrial property,
provided that any change to the comprehensive plan will be acted on as part of the
City's annual Comprehensive Plan amendment cycle.
3. The City should approve mixed-use or nonindustrial development of large closed
or isolated industrial sites where it is shown that permitting a wider range of uses
on the site will not contribute to or encourage the conversion of other industrial
areas to nonindustrial use.
4. The City should create a planned industrial development overlay zone for the
purpose of allowing mixed-use development for large closed or isolated industrial
sites.
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Open Space Goals, Policies, and Objective
Goal
t-:.J To create open space for relief within the urban landscape, to retain natural landscapes, to
preserve fish and wildlife habitat, and to provide natural corridors, which connect wildlife
habitats.
Policies
1. The City should further public interest by designating open spaces to preserve
unique or major physical features, such as marine shorelines, bluffs, ravines,
streams, wetlands, wildlife habitat and other environmentally sensitive areas
deemed of significant importance to the community.
2. The City sk.a!! should limit the use of and access to such natural areas to only that
which does not degrade the significance of the area and which protects the rights
of property, owners.
3. Wooded areas serve a functional purpose in climate, noise, light, habitat, and
pollution control and should be preserved as part of the urban landscape.
4. The City s kall should discourage intensive recreational uses and impervious
surfaces in sensitive open space areas.
Objectives
1. The City will develop a program of land banking, transfer of development
rights, or other innovative techniques, which preserve open spaces.
2. The City will support development of a public golf course.
3. The City will develop an Ediz Hook master plan that designates land uses,
improves public access to shorelines, abates deteriorating structures, and
allows for expanded recreational and commercial uses.
Goal
~ K__:.To encourage the development of parks and recreational opportunities for all residents of
the City and to increase access to natural areas in a manner that minimizes adverse
impacts, and to achieve the desired urban design of the City.
Policies
I. The City sk, a!! should include all City-owned parks in its designated open spaces
and establish development standards that discourage conversion of open spaces.
2. Development and planning of parks and recreational facilities should follow a
comprehensive service and facility plan consistent with the Capital Facilities
Element.
3. Public parks and recreational facilities should be equitably distributed throughout
the City to afford access to all residents.
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4. Every effort should be made to consolidate and utilize land donated for public use
which provides common open space, public buildings, parks, and recreational
opportunities.
5. The City should preserve and maintain unique or major physical features
contained within the boundaries of City parks and recreational areas for access
and enjoyment by residents of the community.
6. The City should cooperate with the County and other jurisdictions in planning,
funding, constructing, and managing multi-purpose recreation and transportation
trails which link together various areas of the City, the Port Angeles Urban
Growth Area (PAUGA), and other areas of the County and region.
7. The City should develop neighborhood parks for the developing areas on the
west, south and east sides of the City to support new subdivisions
Objective
1. The City will establish standards for development of trails, which minimize
the impact on designated open spaces.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP
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VI. TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT
General Comments
The intent of the Transportation Element is to define in a comprehensive manner how vehicular
traffic and nonmotorized means of travel are to be routed from one portion of the community to
another in the most efficient, economical, and compatible manner. The City's Circulation Plan in
accordance with the Statewide National Functional Classification System identifies the City's
principal arterial streets, minor arterial streets, and collectors with the remaining streets classified
as locals (See Figure 11).
Goals, Policies, and Objectives
Goal
A. To develop a coordinated, multimodal transportation system, which serves all areas of the
city and all types of users in a safe, economical, and efficient manner.
Policies
1. Pedestrian and bicycle paths, bike racks, storage facilities, drinking fountains, and
benches should be an integral part of the circulation system.
2. The safety of non-motorized modes of transportation should be a primary
consideration in the circulation system. Adequate sidewalks, crosswalks, and
handicapped access should be provided.
3. The collector arterial streets and local access streets should serve primarily local
traffic with special emphasis on safety for pedestrian traffic.
4. A multimodal transportation center should be located in or near the downtown
core and public transportation system.
5. The City should consider securing rights to the use of air space where it may be
valuable to the community.
6. Planning for transportation services and facilities (including public streets,
bikeways, pedestrian walkways, and public and private air, marine and land
transit services and facilities) shall should be performed consistent with the goals
and policies of the Capital Facilities Element.
New 7. The City should update the Transportation Element to be consistent with Bill 1487
and the Regional Transportation Plan.
Objectives
1. The City will be an active partner in the development of the Olympic
Discovery Trail which passes through and along key parts of its park, street,
pedestrian, and nonmotorized transportation systems and facilities. The City's
Circulation Plan acknowledges that such a regional trail system serves many
functions. It is a means of intercity commuting, a way to promote economic
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development, a means to promote a healthy lifestyle, and a way to provide
future utility right-of-way.
New 2_. The City will support the extension of the Waterfront (Olyrnpic Discovery_)
Trail from Marine Drive at Hill Street to the western City limits.
New 3~ The City will designate 'N' Street as a bike route on the Nonmotorized
Transportation Plan Map.
~ 4. The City's Comprehensive Plan will continue efforts to improve or provide
access to Valley, Tumwater, Peabody, Ennis, and White's Creeks and the
development of the Foothills Trail System.
4 5. The City will work with the property owner to assure completion of the
Waterfront Trail through the former Rayonier Mill site.
$ 6. The City will incorporate bicycle friendly amenities including bike path
development and maintenance, signage, and storage into new transportation
facility improvements.
6 7. The City will encourage public streetscape improvements as street trees,
seasonal displays, and pedestrian amenities through a comprehensive
development and maintenance plan.
Goal
B. To improve circulation patterns across and within the community, and to achieve the
desired urban design of the City.
Policies
1. Traffic flow modifications such as signalization, signing, parking restrictions,
channelization, and one-way couplets should be made before physical alterations
are made to existing streets.
2. The City should divert crosstown truck traffic around the downtown area.
3. The City should facilitate the development of a crosstown truck route with
improvements, which provide full access to SR 117 to and from US 101, and
improvements to the Lauridsen Boulevard Bridge over Peabody Creek and the
intersections of Lauridsen Boulevard at Race Street and US 101.
4. The City should facilitate an additional route for local crosstown traffic along
Lauridsen Boulevard across White's Creek ultimately connecting with US 101.
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5. In association with these two proposed crosstown routes the City should require
adequate mitigation measures to reduce any negative impacts on existing land
uses, including buffer areas, pedestrian sidewalks and crossings, bikeways, and
reduced speeds.
Amend 6. The City should facilitate the development of an alternate local crosstown route
with improvements, which provide full access at US 101 and SR 117 (the
Tumwater Truck Route). Improvements should be made to the intersections of
Lauridsen Boulevard at Lincoln and Peabody Streets. Improvements should be
made to the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek. Improvement
should be made for the development of a crossing over Whitets Creek. The City
wi!! should revise its development regulations as necessary to preserve the right-
of-way within an identified US 101 corridor.
7. Alternate local crosstown route and crosstown truck route improvements should
be given a high priority in capital facility planning.
8. The City g~al! should coordinate with the State Department of Transportation,
Clallam County, and the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning
Organization transportation planning efforts. This includes recognition of US 101
and SR 117, along with connecting roadways of Front, Lincoln, Railroad, Oak,
and First Streets to and from the ferry landings, and along Front Street and Marine
Drive and First Street between US 101 and SR 117, as transportation facilities of
state-wide significance which are declared essential public facilities under the
Growth management Act. Review of potential impacts these facilities and LOS
standards will be incorporated with future updates to the City's Comprehensive
Plan, as required by the Act.
9. Traffic circulation to and from the airport and around associated industrial areas
should be improved.
10. The City should complete the arterial circulation system for westside
development.
11. New arterial streets, local access streets, and alleys should be designed and
constructed to conform to the Statewide National Functional Classification
System for Federal Aid Systems, WSDOT, and Transportation Improvement
Board minimum design standards and standards as adopted by the City.
12. Arterial street rights-of-way should be acquired by the City in advance of the time
of development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan's Circulation Plan
Map.
13. Principal, minor, and collector arterial streets should be located on the edge of
district boundaries wherever possible.
14. Off-street parking should be sufficient and accessible within business and
residential areas to ensure that the traffic flow of the street is not impaired.
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15. Road improvements should provide for alternate modes of transportation, and
new roads should be evaluated for the ability to accommodate altemate modes of
transportation.
16. Parking requirements should make allowances for shared parking facilities.
17. The City should assist the public transit system by providing convenient access
between neighborhoods, residential, commercial, and industrial areas and between
major community facilities.
18. Police and fire protection should be a key factor in residential subdivision street
designs and circulation patterns.
19. The development of the City's comprehensive service and facilities plan for
streets, bikeways, pedestrian walkways, and the overall transportation system, and
regional transportation plans should all be consistent. These plans, as adopted and
hereafter amended, are incorporated herein.
New 20. The City should work with other jurisdictions to identi _fy and protect a right-of-
way for a second street accessing the City from the east.
Objectives
1.Secondary and primary arterials will be designed with an appropriate balance
for moving through traffic and providing local access to uses that front on
these arterials. In commercially zoned areas, policies for consolidating access
and providing for joint access and maintenance of driveways would be
considered.
2. The City will develop a variety of funding techniques available for new
development projects to provide mitigation for transportation impacts
resulting from new development or redevelopment. The funding techniques
could include but are not limited to developer provided right-of-way and
partial improvement to the street along the frontage of their property,
establishing a road development or trip end fee, use of latecomers agreements,
waivers of protest to the formation of LID's and bonding. The intent would be
to match the technique to the development circumstance in order for the City
to fund the transportation improvements that ensure concurrency. Whichever
approaches are taken, they must be equitable and proportional to the level of
impact.
3. The City will develop road improvement design standards, which will include
accommodation for pedestrians and non-motorized transportation. Pedestrian
facilities design will be appropriate for the safety, volume and character of
non-motorized/pedestrian traffic in each neighborhood or district.
4. The City will phase the implementation of the alternate local crosstown route
and crosstown track route in a west to east progression.
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5. A study to evaluate options for easterly access across Whites and Ennis
Creeks in the vicinity of Golf Course Road will be prepared.
6. The City will consider a variety of traffic management alternatives to increase
the existing street system capacity and implement appropriate options as
feasible. Such alternatives may include:
a. Taking into account nonmotorized use;
b. Remove parking at controlled intersections to provide auxiliary
turn lanes to increase capacity;
c. Remove parking during selected periods of the day (i.e., noon and
PM peak hour) to create additional through land capacity;
d. Modify signal timing to respond to seasonal and/or daily peak
traffic periods to favor major flows and expand the number of
signals that are coordinated as part of a system, while assuring
enough time for'a handicapped citizen to cross when a signal
button is pushed.
7. The City will coordinate with the County, RTPO, and State and Federal
agencies in the study of a possible future US 101 corridor including the Heart
of the Hills Parkway and Coastal Corridor concepts. East of Race Street, the
alternate local crosstown route (along Lauridsen Boulevard) will not be
considered as a future US 101 corridor.
8. The City will implement street improvements planned to provide access to
and improve circulation around the south side of the airport along Lauridsen
Boulevard and Airport Road and the west side of the airport along Milwaukee
Drive to Lower Elwha Road.
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plan.
New 9__:. The City will update the adopted Nonmotorized Transportation Map from
time to time.
10. The City will update transportation policies to refocus circulation patterns,
street improvements, essential state highways, truck routing, and traffic
controls throughout the City.
11. The City will facilitate the implementation of City-adopted transportation
plans.
New 12. The City will seek funding to evaluate and improve West 18th Street,
including the addition ofnonmotorized facilities.
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CIRCULATION PLAN MAP
Figure 11
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NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION MAP
Figure 12
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VII. UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES ELEMENT
General Comments
The Utilities and Public Services Element identifies and addresses the various services that make
a community a safe and desirable place to live. It also establishes policies that define which
services are the responsibility of the City to provide and which should be provided by the
community as a whole.
Goals, Policies, and Objectives
Goal
A. To provide or allow the opportunity for services and facilities which enhance the quality
of life for Port Angeles citizens of all ages, characteristics, needs, and interests and to achieve the
desired urban design of the City.
Policies
1. Public facilities should be equitably distributed across the City's planning areas
including designated Urban Growth Areas.
2. Public facilities :,hall should contain provisions for citizens with disabilities and
should be constructed according to accepted standards.
3. Social services providing home care should be located in residential
neighborhoods in a manner that maintains the character of the immediate
neighborhood.
4. Comprehensive service and facility plans r, ha!! should be consistent with the
City's Comprehensive Plan and should be implemented through applicable land
use approvals and construction permits.
New 5. The City should plan and seek funding to expand its existing infrastructure, to
ensure economic vitality, and to improve the quality of life in Port Angeles.
Goal
B. To support services and facilities through different levels of participation in cooperation
with other public or private agencies.
Policies
1. The City should be the "primary responsible agency" and should take the lead in
cooperation with other governmental entities to provide:
utility and emergency services (water, sewer, electrical, stormwater,
police, fire and emergency medical response services)
· transportation infrastructure, including trails and sidewalks and
· parks and recreation
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2. The City should participate as a "financial partner" to support essential programs
and services including:
· youth recreation programs and facilities
· library facilities
· senior programs
· low and moderate income housing programs
· facilities for senior programs
· utility assistance for low income households and
· social and public health services.
3. As a "supporter," the City should promote and cooperate in providing programs
and services including:
· library programs such as information and assistance
· affordable housing information and referral
· economic and business development services
· tourism information and services
· schools and community learning
· fine arts
· community recreation
· public and private youth, family and senior services
· telecommunications and
· crime prevention programs.
4. The City should develop and use public facilities cooperatively, in the promotion
of social and community services.
Goal
C. To provide safe, clean, usable, and attractive public facilities which enhance the cultural,
educational, economic, recreational, and environmental attributes of the City.
Policies
1. Industrial diversification should be supported by the development of urban
services.
Amend 2. ^, ....... ~;~ ...... ; .... r,^,,~,~ ,, .... ,~ ....... '~ The City should place a high
priority on installing new utility lines underground to increase safety and
reliability and to improve neighborhood appearance.
3. Where possible, new utilities should be located in alleys.
4. Major parks and large open spaces should provide for a variety of outdoor
activities and be located to take advantage of natural processes (such as wetlands
and tidal actions) and unusual landscape features (such as cliffs and bluffs).
5. The City park and recreation system should provide a variety of settings and
activities suitable to people of all ages, characteristics, and interests.
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6. The City should place special emphasis on the recreational needs of the youth of
the community, including bicycle safety education programs.
Objectives
1. When development warrants, the City will coordinate the efforts for a new fire
station to the west with the Port of Port Angeles at Fairchild International
Airport and a new station to the east with Fire District No. 2.
2. The City will develop and implement maintenance programs for all public
facilities under its jurisdiction.
Goal
D. To provide utility services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Policies
1. Urban services should be designed for the maximum planned density and/or land
use intensity of a given area as designated on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use
Map.
2. The City should provide urban services only in areas that are logical extensions of
areas, which are currently served by such services or needed to implement a
specific goal of the Comprehensive Plan.
3. The City, at its sole discretion, should extend urban services outside the City
without annexation.
4. The City shall should promote energy conservation and recycling efforts
throughout the community. The City's own practices shall should serve as a
model.
5. The City should promote the joint use of transportation rights-of-way and utility
corridors for all forms of transportation, including nonmotorized.
6. The City should promote coordination between road construction and utility
installation.
7. The City should allow for simultaneous processing of all development permits.
8. The City should promote coordination among adjacent planning jurisdictions to
9. Encourage consistency between each jurisdiction's utility plans and standards and
the development of a coordinated process for siting utility facilities.
10. The City should identify lands useful for public purposes, such as utility corridors,
landfills, sewage treatment facilities, transportation (including nonmotorized),
recreation, schools, and other public uses.
I 1. Planning for utility services shall should be consistent with the goals and policies
of the Capital Facilities Element.
12. New development should be served by sanitary sewers.
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13. The City, at its sole discretion, should provide sanitary sewer service to urban
development and outlying areas within the City limits and in the urban growth
areas and to areas of intensive rural development, while prohibiting service to
other areas of rural development·
14. Urban services provided in areas outside the City limits and not designated for
future and land uses on the Comprehensive Land Use Map should be sized for
potential urban growth in those areas, while generally prohibiting service to areas
of rural development.
New 15. The City should implement the policies adopted in the Water Resources Inventory
Area 18 Watershed Management Plan, including the provision of water supply to
the urban areas in and between the Elwha River and Morse Creek drainage basins.
New 16. The City should provide infrastructure to all industrial lands to encourage
development.
New 17. As sewer is extended into Urban Growth Areas, those hooking up should be
required to sign a no-protest annexation agreement.
New 18. The City should extend sewer into the eastern Urban Growth Area.
New 19. The City should extend sewer into the southwestern Urban Growth Area.
Objectives
1. The City will develop a phased plan for the extension of urban services.
2. The City will institute a program to promote water and energy conservation
techniques in new development.
new policy D.14
43. Recycling programs will be used to reduce solid waste disposal.
New 4_ The City is mandated to close the Port Angeles landfill and will establish a
solid waste transfer station at the landfill site per the Public Works and
Utilities Department plan.
Goal
E. To provide quality customer service with honesty, integrity and flexibility.
Policies
1. The City should promote e££orts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
customer service.
2. The City should promote responsibility and fiscal accountability in the provision
of customer service.
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3. The City should encourage a positive attitude, trust, initiative, and compassion
with a high standard of professionalism and open communication among its
employees and with the public.
4. The City should respect diversity and foster a safe environment.
5. The City should work in partnership with the community as stewards of the area's
unique environment and quality of life.
Objectives
1. The City will implement a customer commitment program that promotes
internal and external customer service.
2. The customer commitment program will include the development of a city-
wide statement of values which should be incorporated in all aspects of
customer service.
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VIII. HOUSING ELEMENT
General Comments
The City recognizes the extreme importance of available clean, safe, and affordable housing in
the community. In April of 1991, a Housing Needs Assessment Study was conducted for the
Port Angeles area as part of a larger two county study. This report is included with the
Comprehensive Plan as Appendix C.
The results of this study and public comments greatly influenced the development of the
following goals and policies, which strive to improve the quality, affordability, and availability
of housing for all segments of the community.
Goals, Policies, and Objectives
Goal
A. To improve the variety, quality, availability, and affordability of housing opportunities in
the City of Port Angeles.
Policies
1. The City should expand the residential land use options in the Zoning Code by
classifying residential zones by allowed density rather than by housing types.
2. Residential uses should be allowed in all non-industrial zones, including
commercial and office zones.
3. The retention and development of safe and attractive mobile home parks should
be encouraged.
4. The City should develop a program to improve substandard housing in the City of
Port Angeles.
5. The City should plan for sufficient urban services to support future housing in a
variety of allowable densities.
6. Accessory residential units should be allowed in certain residential zones, upon
approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
7. The City should promote acceptance of low and moderate income housing
through public information programs.
8. The City should consider the effect of impact fees on the affordability of housing
prior to establishing such impact fees.
9. In State and Federal publicly assisted housing under current contracts, the City
should require property owners who demolish, substantially rehabilitate, change
the use of residential property, or remove use restrictions developments to provide
relocation assistance to those tenants displaced as provided for in sections 49 and
50 of the Growth Management Act (See RCW 59.18.440 and .450).
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New 10. The City should increase densities in some areas of the sparsely developed
southwestern UGA along Lauridsen Boulevard from low density to medium
density.
Goal
B. To participate with Clallam County and other entities in programs to increase the
availability and affordability of public assisted housing and rental units as well as other
affordable housing opportunities.
Policies
1. The City should participate in a county-wide housing task force comprised of
representatives from government, financial institutions, business, construction,
real estate, non-profit housing entities, and other citizens interested in housing
issues. A major goal of the task force should be coordinating efforts to provide
affordable housing, encouraging rapid review of low and moderate income
housing projects throughout the County, and promoting public education and
awareness regarding the need for and nature of affordable housing.
2. The City should cooperate with the county-wide housing task force and other
agencies in assembling packages of publicly owned land which could be used for
low and moderate income housing and for shelter or transitional housing.
3. The City, in cooperation with the County, should promote innovative housing
techniques and should explore creative regulatory programs for the purpose of
creating affordable housing opportunities. Such programs may include the
transfer of development rights into high density receiving zones, density bonuses
and regulation allowances for guaranteed low and moderate income housing
projects, planned unit developments, and high density detached single family
residential developments.
4. The City should invite the Clallam County Housing Authority to participate in a
variety of affordable housing opportunities.
5. The City should seek representation on the Clallam County Housing Authority
and non-profit housing organizations.
6. Adequate low and moderate income housing opportunities should be provided
within the Port Angeles Planning Area.
7. A scattered site housing construction program should be promoted.
8. The City should support affordable housing by developing utility cost savings
programs.
9. The City should help support the provision of transitional and temporary housing
for the homeless and/or displaced families.
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Objectives
1. The City will work with the housing task force to determine that the supply of
land will be sufficient for all housing needs including but not limited to
government-assisted housing, housing for Iow-income families, manufactured
housing, multifamily housing, group homes, foster-care facilities, and single-
room occupancies (SRO).
2. The City will reference the Clallam County Housing Needs Study and
subsequent analyses that update the information in evaluating the type,
amount, and location of needed housing.
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IX CONSERVATION ELEMENT
General Comments
The Conservation Element establishes the importance of quality of life to the people of Port
An§eles. A clean, healthy, and diverse natural environment along with a variety ofhistoricai and
cultural amenities is critical elements of a high quality community.
Goals, Policies, and Objectives
Goal
A. To create and maintain a community with a high quality of life where the land is used in a
manner that is compatible with the area's unique physical features, its natural, historical,
archaeological, and cultural amenities, and the overall environment.
Policies
1. The City should require all development, including the location and design of all
structures and open space areas, to be compatible with the unique physical
features and natural amenities of the land and complement the environment in
which it is placed, while recognizing the rights of private ownership.
2. The City should promote compatibility between the land and its use by regulating
the intensity of the land use.
3. The City should adopt development criteria, which promote the use of innovative
design techniques to provide for the use of the land in a manner compatible with
any unique physical features or valuable natural, historical, and/or cultural
amenities.
Objective
1. The City will encourage streetscape improvements to beautify entryway
corridors. Incentives may be developed to encourage private property
participation in such beautification projects.
Goal
B. To protect and enhance the area's unique physical features, its natural, historical,
archaeological, and cultural amenities, and the overall environment.
Policies
I. The City should further the pubIic interest by protecting and enhancing the area~s
unique physical features, valuable natural historical, archaeological, and cultural
amenities, and the overall environment, while recognizing the rights of private
ownership.
2. The City should maintain and preserve its unique physical features and natural
amenities, such as creeks, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, ravines, bluffs,
shorelines, and fish and wildlife habitats.
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3. The City should protect and enhance the characteristics of its unique residential
neighborhoods.
4. Building density should decrease as natural constraints increase.
5. The City shall should establish minimum standards for development of properties,
which contain or adjoin critical areas for the purpose of protecting such areas and
enhancing their natural functions.
6. The City should regulate site design, preparation, and development to avoid or
minimize damage to wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas.
7. Recognizing the functions and values of wetlands, the City should strive to
achieve no net loss of wetlands.
8. The City should preserve uniquely featured lands, which still exist in their natural
states and which are notable for their aesthetic, scenic, historic, or ecological
features and should prohibit any private or public development, which would
destroy such qualities, while recognizing the rights of private ownership.
9. The City should promote public access to the shoreline, while preserving a
healthy shoreline environment.
10. The City should enhance and preserve the quality of its air and water as two of its
unique physical features.
11. The City should protect its air and water quality by minimizing potential new
pollution from new and existing sources.
12. The City shall should develop and implement a plan to improve water quality,
which includes measures to reduce and minimize stormwater pollutants and
combined sewer overflow pollutant discharges.
13. The City should use regionally consistent requirements for industrial and
commercial sewer discharge pretreatment and require new indirect dischargers to
locate where appropriate sewer service can be made available.
14. The City should maintain and enhance the quality of water resources through the
regulation of cleating, grading, dumping, discharging, and draining and the
provision of flood and erosion control measures and regulations to protect
wetlands and other environmentally sensitive areas.
15. Through the retention of existing vegetation, the City should protect water quality
and prevent erosion.
Amend 16. The City should designate open space areas to preserve major or unique physical
features, an~dv, r to serve as natural greenbelts and wildlife corridors, and to
establish an urban edge to the PAUGA.
17. The City should identify and preserve significant public scenic view corridors.
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18. The City should encourage identification, preservation, and restoration of sites
and structures that have historical or cultural significance.
19. The City should give precedence to long-term environmental impacts and benefits
over short-term environmental impacts and benefits.
20. The City should promote and utilize environment enhancing conservation
practices such as waste recycling and energy conservation and should encourage
the development and use of alternative forms of energy and transportation.
21. The City should coordinate its environmental regulations with County, State, and
Federal regulations to simplify the permitting process and to reduce associated
costs to the land user.
New 22. The City should reference the 2004 Washington State Citations qfRecommended
Sources qf Best Available Science_for Designating and Protecting Critical Areas
(as currently adopted) and other research identified as more locally appropriate
and applicable (when it is available) as Best Available Science in the Critical
Areas Ordinance.
Objectives
1. The City will work closely with State agencies on further development of
regulations and coordinated enforcement of air quality standards.
2. The City will adopt and enforce adequate regulations designed to maintain
and enhance water quality.
3. The City will identify and implement site specific requirements for individual
development proposals to mitigate any negative impacts created by the
development, particularly to an area identified as an environmentally sensitive
area.
4. The City will adopt and enforce regulations, which require all new
development to provide adequate stormwater retention/detention facilities
necessary to protect water quality.
5. The City will complete an inventory and identification of areas identified as
Habitats of Local Importance to assure that important habitat connections are
not severed.
6. The City will complete an inventory and identification of wetlands.
7. The City will encourage clustering of residential development where
necessary to protect environmentally sensitive areas, or to avoid hazardous
areas, or to preserve open space areas.
8. The City will develop a stormwater management plan.
9. The City will develop guidelines to evaluate new development that occurs
near scenic resources.
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10. The City will establish regulations that allow the preservation of identified
historically significant buildings/sites.
11. The City will participate in various watershed planning and salmon recovery
efforts. The City will incorporate appropriate measures for the protection of
habitat for listed or threatened species under the Federal Endangered Species
Act when providing public services and administering land use and
development regulations.
New 12. The City will add the definitions of Best Available Science and Best
Management Practices to the Critical Areas Ordinances.
New 13. The City will incorporate the 1995 Sheldon Wetland Report prepared by the
City, with the inclusion of site specific wetland delineations as addendums
into its Critical Areas Ordinance as Best Available Science.
New 14. The City will incorporate the 2001 Pentec Environmental Shoreline Habitat
Assessment prepared by the City, with the inclusion of site specific shoreline
habitat assessments as addendums into its Critical Areas Ordinance as Best
Available Science.
New 15. The City will incorporate the Washington State Department of Ecology
Coastal Atlas photographs into its Critical Areas Ordinance as Best Available
Science.
Goal
C. To promote community awareness of the importance of environmental, historical and
cultural amenities, the responsible use of such resources, and the use of the land with minimal
impact on its unique physical features, its natural, historical and cultural amenities, and the
overall environment.
Policies
1. The City should inform the public concerning the long-term benefits of protecting
and improving the quality of the region's air, land, and water.
2. The City should encourage the development and implementation of
environmental, historical, and cultural awareness programs which focus on local
and regional issues.
Goal
D. To preserve and enhance the City's shoreline, its natural landscape, and flora and fauna
and to minimize conflicts with present and planned uses in a manner consistent with the State
Shoreline Management Act.
Policies
1. Shoreline areas should be preserved for future generations by restricting or
prohibiting development that would interfere with the shoreline ecology or
irretrievably damage shoreline resources.
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2. Where possible, riparian vegetation in shoreline areas and on tributary streams,
which affect shoreline resources, should be maintained and restored.
3. Where possible, techniques to rehabilitate degraded shorelines for the purpose of
shoreline stabilization and habitat enhancement should be employed.
4. Where possible, aquatic habitats including shellfish habitat, and important marine
vegetation should be preserved and protected.
5. Development patterns and densities on lands adjacent to shorelines should be
compatible with shoreline uses and resources and reinforce the policies of the
Shoreline Management Act and the City's Shoreline Master Program.
6. Where possible, urban service facilities located in shoreline areas should utilize
common utility corridors.
7. Adequate shoreline area for water-oriemed commercial and industrial
development should be designated based on the Land Use Element.
8. Shoreline uses and activities should be located to avoid environmentally sensitive
and ecologically valuable areas and to insure the preservation and protection of
shoreline natural areas and resources.
9. Where possible, utility facilities and fights-of-way should be located outside of
the shoreline area.
10. Shoreline ecology and resources should be protected when locating utilities in
shoreline areas.
Objective
Amend 1. The City will devetopm update its 1995 Shoreline Master Program th~ is
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan~ ~n~ the Shoreline Management Act,
and the Growth Management Act by 2011.
2. The City will develop an Ediz Hook master plan that designates land uses,
improves public access to shorelines, abates deteriorating structures, and allows for
expanded recreational and commercial uses.
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X CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT
General Comments
The Capital Facilities Element consists of two parts. The first part is the listing of goals and
policies regarding the City's provision of urban services and its planning of capital
improvements. The second part is the Annual Capital Facilities Plan which is adopted separately
from the Comprehensive Plan but is included as part of the Plan as an attachment.
The Comprehensive Plan defines urban services in its definition section, which includes a listing
of the following services and facilities, which should be available in an urban environment:
* Surface transportation facilities;
* Water facilities;
* Sewer facilities;
* Stormwater facilities;
* Solid waste facilities;
* Parks and recreational facilities;
* Emergency services (police, fire and medical response);
* Public service buildings;
* Public schools facilities; and
* Regional facilities (libraries, corrections, and mass transit).
The following goals and policies provide guidance on how these services and facilities should be
provided. This includes the establishment of minimum levels of service standards for each
service. The policies also call for the development of individual comprehensive service and
facility plans which take an in-depth look at the current status of each service and the projected
future demand for each service and which include a financial feasibility analysis on the costs of
providing each service.
The Capital Facilities Plan is a six-year plan, which establishes how, where, and when the City
will develop the facilities necessary to provide its various services.
Goals, Policies, and Objectives
Goal
A. To provide and maintain safe and financially feasible urban services and capital facilities
at or above stated levels of service to all City residents and the general public.
Policies
1. The Comprehensive Plan sk. all should establish general level of service standards
for each urban utility and service. Such standards shall should be used to
determine the impacts of development.
2. The City should, at a minimum, ensure the continuation of established level of
service standards for all urban utilities and services to the extent and in the
manner provided herein.
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3. The City shall should develop individual comprehensive service and facility plans
for the following capital facilities and/or services:
* transportation, including streets, and nonmotorized (bikeways and
pedestrian walkways),
* water system,
* sanitary sewer system,
* electrical system,
* parks and recreation services, and
* emergency services (police, fire, and medical response).
4. The City should co-operate with the appropriate private and/or public agencies to
develop individual comprehensive service and facility plans for each of the
following utilities and/or services:
* telecommunications,
* schools,
* transportation (air, marine and public transit), and
* solid waste collection and disposal.
5. Comprehensive service and facility plans shall should be consistent with the
general level of service standards established in the Comprehensive Plan and
should establish detailed level of service standards which, at a minimum, meet all
local, state and federal health and safety requirements. Each plan may also
establish desired level of service standards and shall should include an inventory
of current facilities, measurements of current and future service capacities, the
determination of future service and facility improvements necessary to serve the
twenty-year vision of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map, and a financial
feasibility analysis.
6. The comprehensive service and facility plan for streets and nonmotorized
facilities (bikeways, trails, and pedestrian walkways) ak, all should also include
specific actions and requirements for bringing into compliance any street facilities
that fall below the required level of service, including demand management
strategies which encourage reduced reliance on single occupant vehicle trips and
encourage use of alternate modes of transportation such as the bicycles,
walkways, and transit riding with incentive programs for and from local
businesses.
7. The comprehensive service and facilities plan for streets, bikeways, and
pedestrian walkways should include a future US 101 corridor to meet long-term
local and regional transportation needs.
8. Each comprehensive service and facility plan shall should be consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan, the County-Wide Planning Policy, and the State Growth
Management Act.
9. The City shall should require concurrency at the time of development for the
following utilities and services:
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* streets,
* water service,
* sanitary sewer service, and
* electrical service.
10. The City should require the following utilities and services at the time of
development:
* solid waste collection,
* stormwater management,
* telecommunications service, and
* emergency services (police, fire and emergency medical response).
11. The City should require the following services and facilities within six years from
the time of development:
* parks and recreation services and facilities, and
* transit system.
12. The City ,shall should adopt an annual Capital Facilities Plan consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and State Growth Management Act. The Capital Facilities
Plan's financing schedule may be corrected, updated, or modified without being
considered as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, following a public
hearing before the City Council.
13. If projected funding fails for a capital project listed as funded in the City's
approved Capital Facilities Plan and development permits have been issued reliant
upon that capital project for concurrency, the,_,.,.,r'~*,, ~..,...~'"1~ should take necessary
actions to minimize further degradation of the impacted service or facility. This
may include one or any combination of the following actions:
a) reduce the level of service standard,
b) increase funding by increasing revenues,
c) reduce demand by revising the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and/or
Zoning Map, and/or
d) reduce demand by reducing consumption (i.e., conservation).
New 14. Where existing capital facilities are deficient, the City should remove obstacles to
economic development in an area with City participation through a New
Improvements for Community Enhancement (N.I.C.E.) Neighborhoods Program.
New 15. The City should adopt a Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Act as an Element of
the Comprehensive Plan.
Objectives
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1 3. The Capital Facilities Plan will be updated on an annual basis and should
implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.
2 3. The City will develop a schedule for preparation and adoption of each
required comprehensive service and facilities plan.
3 4. The City will study the development of a seasonal or permanent ice skating
rink facility.
4 3. The City will establish a review process with a more comprehensive analysis
of Capital Facilities Plan projects to address new mandates for environmental
protection such as the Endangered Species Act, extension of urban services
into the Urban Growth Area and new residential areas within the City, and
preservation and maintenance of service levels impacted by changes such as
the Elwha Dam removal, landfill closure, and aging facilities.
Goal
B. To provide urban streets and utilities at minimum levels of service for all city residents
and the general public.
Policies
1. All arterial streets shall function at an average daily level of service of D or better.
2. Development on all arterial streets and any other streets identified as school
walking routes :ka!! should include pedestrian sidewalks.
3. The City shall not approve any development that is not served with water service
at or greater than the following level of service standards at the time of
development:
· Single family units: 2 gallons per minute ~ 30 psi
· (fire-1000 gallons per minute ~ 20 psi for single family residential >-
3,600 square feet.) (Fire - 500 gallons per minute ~20 psi for single
family residential -< 3,600 square feet.)
· Multi-family units: 1 gallon per minute ~ 30 psi
· (fire per Uniform Fire Code)
· Commercial: per Uniform Fire Code
Industrial: per Uniform Fire Code
4. The City shall not approve any development that is not served with sewer service at
or greater than a level of service standard of 300 gallons per day per person at the
time of development.
5. The City shall not approve any development that is not served with electrical service
at or greater than a level of service standard of 118 volts (120 volt base) at the time of
development.
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6. The City should not approve any development that increases a site's post-
development stormwater mn-off beyond that allowed by the Stormwater Management
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7. The City should not approve any development that cannot be served with
telecommunications service at or greater than the following level of service standards
at the time of development:
Telephone Residential: 1 service per unit
Commercial: 1 service per business
Industrial: 1 service per business
Cable Television Residential: 1 service per unit
Commercial: 0 service per business
_. Industrial: 0 service per business
New 8. Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS) should function at Level of Service
(LOS) D or better, consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP).
New 9. The City should develop a Capital Facilities Plan list, with public input, for
prioritizing pedestrian walkway needs.
New 10. The City should seek funding to increase the provision of sidewalks in already
developed areas where sidewalks do not occur.
Objective
1. The City will '~ .... ~ ....'~ adept update design standards for street, water,
sewer, and stormwater facilities from time to time.
Goal
C. To provide urban services at minimum levels of service for all city residents and the
general public.
Policies
1. The Port Angeles School District should develop a capital facilities plan, which the
City will consider for inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan. The capital facilities
plan should contain at least a six-year plan for public financing of such facilities
as may be necessary to provide adequate public schools at or greater than the
following level of service standards in order to meet anticipated increases in
student enrollment, which may be anticipated based on the School District's
projected enrollment figures and residential growth as provided for in the Land
Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan:
High School: 125 square feet of permanent, appropriate
educational space per student,
Middle School: 104 square feet of permanent, appropriate educational
space per student, and
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Elementary School: 100 square feet of permanent, appropriate educational
space per student.
If capacity is inadequate to house students at the established level of service
standards (LOS) and adequate school funding is not available, then the demand
for new facilities will be reduced (e.g. through year round use of schools or by
matching grade and enrollment to facility capacities) or the level of service
standards will be reduced to keep both schools and housing development
affordable to the majority of Port Angeles School District residents. Imposition
of Growth Management Act impact fees on or denial of new development will not
be used as a measure to prevent further degradation of school services, unless the
reduced level of service standards are deemed unacceptable to Port Angeles
School District No. 121, Clallam County, and the City of Port Angeles.
2. The City should not approve any development that will not be served with
adequate transit service as determined in the comprehensive service and facilities
plan for transportation within six years from the time of development.
3. The City should not approve any development that will not be served at or greater
than a citywide level of service standard of 9 acres of parks per 1,000 population
within six years from the time of development.
4. The City should not approve any development that will not be served at or less
than the following level of service standards at the time of development.
Police: 677 persons per one officer
Fire: 4 minute response time or residential sprinkler system
installation
5. The City should not approve any development that will not be served with solid
waste collection service at or less than a city-wide level of service standard of 400
pick up accounts per 1000 population within six years from the time of
development.
6. The City g~al! should participate with the County in the development,
maintenance, and implementation of a regional solid waste plan, which addresses
collection, disposal, and recycling of solid waste.
7. The City should consider the cumulative effect of development on the City's need
for adequate public service buildings.
Goal
D. To participate with the County, State, and Federal governments as well as other public
agencies to provide adequate regional public services.
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Policies
1. The City should cooperate with thc County and thc community's health care
providers to ensure quality health care facilities within the City that serve the
region as a whole.
2. The City should cooperate with the County in planning regional library facilities
within the City.
3. The City should cooperate with the County in planning for adequate correctional
facilities.
4. Essential public facilities of a county-wide or state-wide nature must meet
existing state laws and regulations requiring specific siting and permit
requirements consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Objective
Moved and added to Transportation Element as part of Policy B.6;
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Goal
E. To reduce the amount of impervious surface created by new developments and thereby
reduce stormwater management costs and environmental impacts to the City and its natural
resources, reduce development costs to private property owners, and provide safe and more
attractive streets through traffic calming, safe pedestrian amenities, and improved street edge
landscaping.
Policy
1. The city should further revise its existing urban development standards in low
density residential areas to include low impact development standards for street,
pedestrian and nonmotorized access, sewer, and fire suppression to more nearly
reflect the needs of suburban densities and conditions in outlying undeveloped
areas m o__f the City and the PAUGA.
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XI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT
General Comments
The intent of the Economic Development Element is to benefit the community through the
diversification and strengthening of the local economy. The following policies address a variety
of subjects, some stand on their own, while others require coordination with other elements of
the Comprehensive Plan.
Goals and Policies
Goal
A. To create and maintain a balanced and stable local economy with full employment and
emphasis on strengthening the community's traditional natural resource related industries as well
as diversifying the overall economic base.
Policies
1. The City of Port Angeles should remain a major economic center on the North
Olympic Peninsula, meeting regional and local needs.
2. The City should promote the retention of employment in all sectors of the local
economy.
3. The City should promote long-term economic stability by encouraging businesses
and industries to invest in modernization and environmentally sound technology.
4. The City should promote the diversification of the community's economic base by
encouraging the location, retention, and expansion of both timber and non-timber
related businesses. This could include various types of manufacturing businesses
such as value-added natural resource related products, computer related products,
and technical devices and components and other businesses such as research and
development, retirement, tourism, retail trade, marine, and ecology related
enterprises.
5. The City should promote the location, retention, and expansion of small and
medium sized businesses, which access their markets and suppliers through
teleeomrnunications and available shipping and transit.
6. The City should promote in the traditional downtown retail, dining, and
entertainment oriented activities that are attractive to both tourists and local
residents.
7. The City should develop sufficient utilities, improve traffic circulation, and
identify environmental constraints in the airport industrial area in cooperation
with other governmental agencies.
8. The City should encourage training and educational opportunities, which
strengthen and increase the variety of skills available in the work force.
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9. The City should promote the motivation and availability of the community's work
force as a major economic development strength.
10. The City should encourage inter-jurisdictional discussion and cooperation with
other governmental agencies to foster the economic development of the region.
11. The City should work with other community organizations in developing an
effective business assistance program directed toward the commercial business
owner.
New 12. The City should recojmize the economic importance to the community in the
redevelopment of the Rayonier Mill site and take an active role in assisting
property owners to clean up the site to attract the interest of many potential
investors.
New 13. The City should pursue a management agreement with Clallam County as a first
step to a partnership for developing the ~ UGA.
New 14. The City should support continued development of a strong marine related
industry in the Port Angeles Harbor.
Objective
New 1. The City will work in cooperation with other stakeholders to update the
Harbor Resource Management Plan in 2005.
New 2~ The City will work with the Port of Port Angeles, Clallam County, and the
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) to study the future of the William R.
Fairchild International Airport, update the Airport Master Plan, and
accommodate the Terminal Relocation Plan.
Goal
B. To have a healthy local economy that co-exists with the community's high quality of life
through the protection, enhancement, and use of the community's natural, historical, and cultural
amenities.
Policies
1. The City should promote the region's quality of enviromnent and available natural
resources as factors in attracting and retaining business, industry, and individual
enterprises.
2. The City should promote the community's quality public school system and its
diversity of other educational opportunities as factors in attracting and retaining
business and industry.
3. The City should encourage the enhancement of the existing two year community
college through such means as the expansion of its technical curriculum and
additional four year degree opportunities.
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4. The City should promote development of planned office, business, and industrial
parks, while conserving unique physical features of the land and maintaining
compatibility with other land uses in the surrounding area.
5. The City should encourage the availability of housing that meets the needs of the
entire spectrum of the community's work force.
6. The City should preserve and promote its historic and cultural properties as a
measure of its quality of life.
New 7. The City should support landscaping and detailing of the streetscape at the City's
east and west entries.
Objective
1. The City will encourage streetscape improvements to beautify entryway
corridors. Incentives may be developed to encourage private property
participation in such beautification projects.
New 2~ The City will identify specific standards for street and parking lot tree
plantings and other landscaping requirements.
New 3. The City will support the development of a covered 'arena.
New Goal
C___:. To create and promote a strong tourism industry for Port Angeles, as well as to recognize
and support existing and prospective tourism attractions.
Policies
New 1. The City should support improved access to the Olympic National Park,
particularly to Hurricane Ridge.
blew 2. The City should work to enhance the commercial and public use of Ediz Hook.
blew 3. The City should take a leading role in enhancing visitors' first impression of the
community by maintaining and upgrading the City's public facilities, and
infrastructure, and strengthen the nuisance abatement program.
Objective
blew 1__:. The City will support the creation of a skateboard park.
blew Goal
D__ To strengthen and enhance the restoration and reinvigoration of our downtown historic
buildings, infrastructure improvements, and beautification prqiects.
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Objectives
New 1_ The City will develop incentives for downtown building exterior restoration to
improve the overall appearance of the downtown.
New 2.._:. The City will enhance the downtown waterfront by encouraging the removal
of derelict structures.
New 3_. The City will work cooperatively with the property owners to support the
repair and use of the Landing Mall pier.
New 4_ The City will continue to support the Gateway Visitor Center project.
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ATTACHMENT "~"
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS IN SUPPORT OF APPROVAL OF CPA 04-02
FINDINGS:
1. The City of Port Angeles adopted its present Comprehensive Plan on June 28, 1994, by
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O~,,mance 8 and has apmually amended it since.
2. The City of Port Angeles has established a process for amending the Comprehensive Plan
by Ordinance 2858 and Chapter 18.04 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
3. The City of Port Angeles undertook the required update to its Comprehensive Plan in a three
phase process during the years 2002, 2003, and 2004.
4. The City of Port Angeles received a Growth Management Act Grant to update its
Comprehensive Plan by December 1, 2004, as required by the Growth Management Act
(RCW 36.70A).
5. The City of Port Angeles developed a public participation program to involve the citizens
of Port Angeles in the planning process in compliance with the Growth Management Act
(RCW 36.70A. 130(4)).
6. The entire Comprehensive Plan was reviewed and analyzed to determine the need for
revisions.
7. The update to the Comprehensive Plan is based on review of ten years of growth data.
8. The recent population projections produced by the Office of Financial Management have
been reviewed in preparation of Comprehensive Plan update.
9. The City of Port Angeles has circulated the proposed amendments to Clallam County and
the State's Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development. Comments
from those agencies have been received and reviewed with regard to the proposed
amendments.
10. The Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization reviewed the proposed
amendments to the Port Angeles 2004 Comprehensive Plan and conditionally certified the
draft 2004 Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan as consistent with the Regional Transportation
Plan.
11. As mandated by the State, the use of best available science is included into the
Comprehensive Plan update.
12. The SEPA review of the proposed amendments for the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan
was competed June 11, 2004, with the publishing of a second addendum to the 1993
Environmental Impact Statement.
CONCLUSIONS:
1. The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are in compliance with the State's
requirements for updating the Comprehensive Plan under the Growth Management Act.
2. The updated Port Angeles 2004 Comprehensive Plan can be coordinated with the Clallam
County 2004 Comprehensive Plan update which is in progress.
3. The Comprehensive Plan update is consistent with the County-Wide Planning Policy.
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4. The 2004 Comprehensive Plan up-date fine tnnes the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan that
is now ten years old.
5. Opportunities for amending the Comprehensive Plan are available on an annual basis, until
the next major update to the Comprehensive Plan is due in 2011.
6. The 2004 amendments complete the State mandated update o£the Comprehensive Plan.
Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council at its meeting of June 14, 2004.
Richard Headrick, Mayor
Becky J. Upton, City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT "E"
Planning Commission Minutes
May 12, 2004
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
LAND USE MAP - CPA 04-02 - CITY OF PORT ANGELES: City wide
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map.
Associate Planner Scott Johns presented the Department's staff report identifying all of
the proposed amendments and identified specific proposed amendments to the City's
Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map based on the public review process.
Director Collins stated that 'Rayonier would not oppose that area above the bluff along
Water Street being redesignated for residential development but would oppose any redesignation
of the main mill area being anything but industrial at this time. Chair Hewins opened the public hearing.
Robbie Mantooth, 2238 E. Lindberg Road, stated her thanks for the opportunity to
participate in review of the City's Comprehensive Plan update process as a newly annexed
resident and noted that the effort that was made gathering information during the public
participation process earlier in the year. She felt strongly that the Rayonier mill site should be
cleaned up to a higher standard than industrial to allow for more variety of eventual uses. She
encouraged more public parks now rather than in the future, a proactive approach to stream
corridor restoration, a wider transportation corridor rather than an alternate crosstown route, and
hoped that the annexation process could be structured such that others would desire to annex to
the City who live in developing areas to avoid excessive septic tank usage. Finally, she noted
that the most beautiful beach in the county is located within the shoreline of the Rayonier
property and she encouraged the City to work with Rayonier to open the area to the public.
Andy Brastad, 1622 Milwaukee Drive, Port Angeles, WA spoke in favor of a change in a
residential area off Milwaukee Drive that is proposed to be redesignated from Residential
Medium Density to Low Density Residential. He characterized the area as rural and hoped that it
would remain so with relatively little future development. He appreciates the low impact
development standards allowed for infrastructure development in the area.
Ed Tuttle, 3909 Old Time Place, Port Angeles, WA presented a petition against
annexation and noted that a like petition was being submitted to the County Commissioners
asking the county to eliminate the City's eastern Urban Growth Area. He stated that he is not
against future development of the area east of the Port Angeles city limits but does not want
annexation. Instead, it is preferred that services be extended without annexation. The City
should take care of what is already within the City limits before looking at annexation.
Chair Hewins asked Mr. Turtle what proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan he
is addressing, to which Mr. Tuttle answered that he was addressing the eastern expansion of the
UGA. Chair Hewins pointed out that the issue was discussed during last year's Plan changes and
is not currently under consideration by the City.
Jack Anderson, Rayonier Mill, 700 North Ennis Street, spoke on behalf of the Rayonier
Mill management and asked that the Comprehensive Plan Map designation for the mill site
remain unchanged at this time. He explained that the Model Toxic Control Act (MTCA) clean
up regulations outline only two methods of clean up: industrial and commercial. To identify the
site as commercial would significantly slow redevelopment of the site. The Rayonier
management prefers to allow a prospective purchaser and the property owner to agree to a clean
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up plan based on future use of the site and is not in favor of a redesignation at this time.
Ava Traughber, 1636 Milwaukee Drive, Port Angeles, WA agreed with a previous speaker
regarding the redesignation of an area north of Milwaukee Drive being proposed for
redesignation from RMD to LDR. The area is not prepared for higher density development and
should remain rural and sparsely developed.
Bill Henry, 2206 East Sixth Street, Port Angeles, WA was concerned that neither the
County nor the City has proven to residents in the eastern UGA that there is a need to expand the
City's boundary to the east. An excess of vacant residential land exists within the City for
development at this time without annexation. Residents in the eastern UGA would like to
petition for a LAMRID (Limited Area of More Intensive Rural Development) and would like the
City's support. Port Angeles should utilize vacant land before looking to annex additional area.
The eastern UGA boundaries might better have been set at the existing City limits. At this point,
Chair Hewins asked the speaker what item he was speaking to on the hearing agenda. Mr. Henry
indicated that he was speaking to the entire scope of the Comprehensive Plan. Chair Hewins
noted that expansion of the eastern UGA is not currently under consideration having been
decided during the review process in 2003. The expansion of the western UGA boundaries is an
item under review. Mr. Henry presented written information to be entered into the hearing
record to the Chair.
Kathe Smith, 607 East Fourth Street, Port Angeles, WA strongly supported amendments
to the Transportation Element as proposed.
Harley Oien, 215 Rife Road Port Angeles, WA presented a petition opposing expansion
of the western UGA boundary and urged the Commission to leave the area in the County for rural
preservation.
Jeff Bohman, 3753 Canyon Circle, Port Angeles, WA represented the Peninsula Trails
Coalition and spoke in favor of the proposed amendment to the Transportation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan. He encouraged that the Economic Development Element, in particular
proposed Goal C, or the policies that derive from that goal, include the benefits of the Olympic
Discovery Trail and other trails and parks as an element of the economic plan. He noted that
some references in the 1990 Sheldon Wetland Report have become outdated. It has recently
become apparent that the old report is not a comprehensive reflection of existing wetlands within
the City boundaries. It may be appropriate to include wording in the Plan to recognize that site
specific analysis should always occur whether or not the Sheldon report indicates that wetlands
are present on a site.
Jean Fairchild, 3524 Mt Pleasant Road, Port Angeles, WA represented herself and others
in the audience on behalf of the Jet Set Soroptimist Club in support of changes to the
Transportation Element.
Hugh Haffner, 402 Goa Way Road Port Angeles, WA suggested that some type of
bonding be required of the Rayonier Mill owners to assure adequate clean up of the mill site.
There being no further comment, Chair Hewins closed the public hearing and announced
a break at 7:40 p.m. The meeting resumed at 7:50 p.m. The City Council Members adjourned
from the meeting and left.
Due to the number of other issues on the agenda, Commissioner Schramm moved to
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continue discussion of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map amendments to last on
the agenda. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Norton and passed unanimously.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND LAND USE MAP - CPA 04-02 - CITY OF PORT ANGELES: City
wide amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map. Item
Continued from May 12, 2004, meeting.
Chair Hewins asked the Commission if due to the large number of proposed amendments
and having had previous discussions regarding the proposed amendments if the Commission
would prefer to discuss each amendment individually and vote on each proposed amendment
separately. The Commission concurred with reviewing and voting on each item separately.
Item 1. Add a definition of Manufactured Home into the Comprehensive Plan. No
discussion Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 2. Add definition of Best Available Science. No discussion. Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 3. Add definition of Best Management Practices. No discussion. Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 4. Add definition of Regulatory Reform Act. No discussion. Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 5. New Growth Management Element Policy A. 18. Commission voted 3 - 1 to
recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen voted nay, stating that adequate industrial
lands existed and that the Port could sell its land to private interests.
Item 6. New Growth Management Element Policy A. 19. No discussion. Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 7. New Growth Management Objective A.3. No discussion. Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 8. New Growth Management Objective A.4. No discussion. Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 9. New Growth Management Policy B. 11. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 10. New Growth Management Policy B. 12. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 11. Comprehensive Land Use Map Change. Change Land Use Map Medium
Density Residential (MDR) land use designation in the "P" Street area north of 16th Street and
east of the Residential Trailer Park Zone to Low Density Residential (LDR) to facilitate
designation of a new RS-12 Zone in the west end of the City. Commission voted 3 -1 to
recommend denial, stating that prior testimony before the commission had indicated that there is
a lack of Medium Density Residential designated lands in the City.
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Item 12. Comprehensive Land Use Map Change. Change the Land Use Map for the
area of the Rayonier Mill from Industrial to Commercial recognizing that the future use will
likely be a mix of commercial and residential uses. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend
denial indicating that changing the land use designation could force Rayonier into making
undesirable decisions. It was pointed out that Commissioner Philpott's written comment
supported the land use designation change.
Item 13. New Land Use Element Policy B.3. The Commission recommended denial on a
split 2 - 2 vote. Commissioner Philpott's written comment supported the new policy.
Items 14 a & b. Amend existing Policy B.3 to become two reworded policies, Policy B.4
and B.5. The commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval of both newly worded policies.
Item 15. Amend existing Policy B.5 to reworded Policy B.7. No discussion.
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 16. Amend existing Policy C.6. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0 to
recommend approval.
Item 17. Amend existing Policy E.2. The Commission recommended denial 4 - 0 stating
that there was no clear definition of either strip development or cluster development.
Item 18. New Land Use Element Goal I. The Commission recommended denial 3 - 1
with the consensus being that the Goal was unnecessary, lacked definition and was a defensive
move on the part of the land owner Rayonier to counter the previously proposed land use
designation change.
Item 19. New Land Use Policy I. 1. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the
above discussion.
Item 20. New Land Use Policy 1.2. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the
above discussion.
Item 21. New Land Use Policy 1.3. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the
above discussion.
Item 22. New Land Use Objective 1.1. The commission voted 4- 0 for denial based on
the above discussion. Director Collins pointed out that without the above Goal, Policies, and
Objective that it would be likely that more support for changing the land use designation of the
former Rayonier mill site from industrial to commercial would exist.
Item 23. New Land Use Objective K.2. After discussion about the ability of the City to
take financial responsibility for additional park acquisition and development, the Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 24. Adopt the Nonmotorized Transportation Map as part of the Comprehensive
Plan. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 25. New Transportation Element Policy A.7. Discussion of the correct terminology
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for the name of EHSB 1487 followed. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 26. New Transportation Element Objective A.2. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 27. New Transportation Element Objective A.3. Discussion of 'N' St. and
Milwaukee Dr. as bicycle routes and potential improvements to either street followed. Director
Collins suggested that the improvements be added to the Capital Improvement Plan. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 28. New Transportation Element Policy B.20. Discussion pointed out that this
proposed route is not for an alternate cross town route or an aItemate SR 101. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 29. Replace existing Transportation Objective B.9 with updated wording. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 30. New Transportation Element Objective B. 12. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 31. New Utilities and Public Services Element Policy A.5. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 32. Amend the language of Utilities and Public Services Element Policy C.2. After
making slight modifications to the wording, the Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 33. Replace Utilities and Public Services Element Objective D.3 with new Policy
D. 14. A short discussion indicating that the City Council had adopted the Watershed
Management Plan followed. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 34. New Utilities and Public Services Element Policy D. 15. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 35. New Utilities and Public Services Element Policy D.16. Director Collins
indicated that this is a change from past policy where the City required annexation before the
City would extend sewer services into the UGA. This would not preclude the City from using
higher rates and current City policy is that any service extension outside of the City would pay
150% of the City rate. Commissioner Hewins pointed out that the policy is not intended to force
anyone onto the sewer system but to provide an option for failing systems and an opportunity to
build where septic systems would not work properly. Commissioner Rasmussen acknowledged
that this is not a popular idea especially in the eastern UGA but that it is a necessary step for the
City to take. It was noted that Commissioner Philpott's written comments stated to "try no-
protest or require higher rates if that fails" The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 36. New Utilities and Public Services Objective D.4. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 37 New Utilities and Public Services Objective D.5. No Discussion. The
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Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 38. New Utilities and Public Services Objective D.6. Director Collins indicated
that an agreement between the City and the City of Sequim and Clallam County had been
reached to make the land fill site the regional transfer station, at the City Council meeting of
April 18, 2004. Discussion of this issue focused on whether the City should truck materials
from the entire east end of the County through the City to the landfill site located on the extreme
west side of the City and then truck the same materials back through the City a second time. It
was suggested that possibly a site on the east side of the City might relieve some of the trucking
redundancy on the substandard 18th Street. It was also pointed out that comments received
during the public participation process questioned this policy direction. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment based on a split 2 - 2 vote.
Item 39. New Housing Element Policy A. 10. No Discussion. The Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 40. New Conservation Element Policy B. 16. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 41. New Conservation Element Policy B.22. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval. Director Collins stated that this and the following
amendments including Best Available Science into the Comprehensive Plan is supported by the
Port Angeles Association of Realtors and that this support is forward thinking and a bold
decision that needed to be recognized.
Item 42. New Conservation Element Policy B. 13. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 43. New Conservation Element Objective B. 14. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 44. New Conservation Element Objective B. 15. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 45. New Conservation Element Objective D. 1. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 46. New Capital Facilities Element Policy A. 14. A minor change to the proposed
language was made. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 47. New Capital Facilities Element Policy A. 15. Director Collins indicated that
under the new Growth Management Act rules the City is encouraged by the State to incorporate a
Parks Element into the Comprehensive Plan. He further indicated that staff had intended the
Comprehensive Parks Plan would be completed by this time but that has not been accomplished.
The Park Plan should be complete by the end of the year. The Commission voted 3 - 1 to
recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen voted no, indicating that he felt by adding the
Comprehensive Park Plan as a Comprehensive Plan element would tie the hands of the Parks
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Department in that a Comprehensive Plan change would be required to change the Park Plan.
Item 48. New Capital Facilities Element Policy B.8. Commissioner Rasmussen asked
for clarification of highways of State-wide significance. Director Collins indicated that highways
of State-wide significance were identified in the Comprehensive Plan and that the level of service
standards on the City and the State for roadways in the City were the same. This amendment
brings the Comprehensive Plan into compliance with Regional Transportation Organization
requirements. If the level of service standards are not met, then the City must decide whether
new development should be approved or the level of service reduced. The Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 49 New Capital Facilities Element Policy B.9. Commissioner Rasmussen asked
how this related to the low impact development standards. Director Collins indicated that the
low impact development standards would provide more pedestrian walkways than the sidewalk
program. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 50. New Capital Facilities Element Policy B. 10. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 51. New Economic Development Element Policy A. 12. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 52. New Economic Development Element Policy A. 13. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 53. New Economic Development Element Policy A. 14. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 54. New Economic Development Element Objective A. 1. After a slight
modification to wording, the Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 55. New Economic Development Element Objective A.2. Director Collins
provided clarification of the issues regarding this amendment. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to
recommend approval.
Item 56. New Economic Development Element Policy B.7. After a slight modification
to wording, the Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 57.New Economic Development Element Objective B.2. Associate Planner Scott
Johns provided additional information regarding the need for improved landscape standards and
indicated that the task of developing the standards would fall to planning staff. The Commission
voted 3 - 1 to recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen noted no indicating that he felt
that enhanced standards could potentially become requirements that could be onerous to property
owners.
Item 58. New Economic Development Element Objective B.3. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend denial of this amendment, stating lack of support from
various organizations and a lack of specificity as to the location, use and purpose of a covered
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arena.
Item 59. New Economic Development Element Goal C. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 60. New Economic Development Element Policy C. 1. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment after a split 2 - 2 vote. Discussion indicated that this
amendment was not specific.
Item 61. New Economic Development Element Policy C.2. Commissioner Rasmussen
indicated that he felt the policy should state that the City develop a specific plan for Ediz Hook.
Director Collins indicated that there is a plan for Ediz Hook that is a part of the Parks Plan and
that development of a plan would be part of the work required to enhance the Hook. The City
has supported both commercial and public uses on the Hook. Commissioner Hewins pointed
out that during the public participation process, that two different points of view were expressed.
Those were for increased public uses and view retention and those supporting increased
commercial/industrial uses. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 62. New Economic Development Element Policy C.3. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 63. New Economic Development Element Objective C. 1. The Commission voted 4
- 0 to recommend denial of this amendment, stating a lack of specificity about a skate park and
the fact that the City has studied the need for a skate board park and determined that a need exists
and a location has been designated.
Item 64. New Economic Development Element Goal D. The Commission voted 3 - 1 to
recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen voted no, stating that it should be up to the
Downtown Association to promote these concepts without City interference.
Item 65. New Economic Development Element Objective D. 1. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment on a 2 - 2 vote, stating that incentive programs tended to
be give-away programs and it is not the taxpayers job to provide incentives. Commissioner
Rasmussen pointed out that improvements in the downtown area are taking place currently
without incentives. Commissioner Philpott's written comments indicated support.
Item 66. New Economic Development Element Objective D.2. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment on a 2 - 2 vote, stating that the amendment is redundant
and unnecessary.
Item 67. New Economic development Element Objective D.3. Discussion provided
clarification of the proposal. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 68. New Economic Development Element Objective D.4. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment 3 - 1, indicating that the City is highly involved in this
project and therefor the amendment was redundant and unnecessary. The Commissioners
indicated that this vote against this specific amendment did not indicate that the Commission is
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not in support of the Gateway project.
Commissioner Hewins commented that he had participated in the public process and indicated
that he was pleased by the level of public involvement, the staff's efforts in organization and
preparation, and the support shown by the Peninsula Daily News.
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ATTACHMENT "F"
Recommended Comprehensive Plan Amendments for 2004
Definitions Section
Add definition of Manufactured Home
Manufactured Home - Factory built, single-family structures that meet the National Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401), commonly known as the HUD (U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development) Code, and that also meets the following requirements:
1. Consists of two or more fully enclosed parallel sections each of not less than 12 feet wide by 36
feet long;
2. Bears an insignia issued by the appropriate federal agency indicating compliance with the
construction standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as
amended and as approved by the State of Washington.
3. Is placed on an on-grade permanent foundation or on footings and piers or on blocks in accordance
with HUD's specifications for the specific home and has skirting installed so that no more than one
foot of the skirting is visible above grade;
4. Has all support appurtenances removed;
5. Is served by underground electrical power;
6. Was originally constructed with and now has a composition or wood shake or shingle, coated
metal, or similar roof of not less than 3.12 pitch; and
7. Has exterior siding similar in appearance to siding materials cormnonly used on conventional site
built Uniform Building Code single-family residences.
Add definition of Best Available Science
That scientific information applicable to the critical area prepared by local, state or federal natural resource agencies,
a qualified scientific professional or team of qualified scientific professionals, that is consistent with criteria
established in WAC 365-195-900 through WAC 365-195-925.
Add definition of Best Management Practices
Conservation practices or systems of practices and management measures that:
A. Control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by high concentrations of nutrients,
animal waste, toxics, and sediment;
B. Minimize adverse impacts to surface water and ground water flow, circulation patterns, and to the
chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of wetlands;
C. Protect trees and vegetation designated to be retained during and following site construction; and
D. Provide standards for proper use of chemical herbicides within critical areas.
Add definition of Regulatory Reform Act
Engrossed Substitute House Bill, ESHB 1724 was enacted in 1995 to establish new approaches to make government
regulation more effective, and to make it easier and less costly for citizens and businesses to understand and
comply with requirements. ESHB 1724 amended a number of laws, including the Growth Management Act
(GMA), Shoreline Management Act (SMA), and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). Commonly
referred to as the Regulatory Reform Act, ESHB 1724 amended the Growth Management Act and State
Environmental Policy Act to more thoroughly integrate the SEPA process into the planning process.
Appeals of SEPA determinations or permits must also be consolidated so that only one public hearing is
held. ESHB 1724 is codified by the City of Port Angeles in Chapter 18.02 PAMC.
Issue: The definition of mobile home is the definition that currently exists in the zoning code.
Inclusion in the Comprehensive Plan is for consistency.
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State mandates require updates to Critical Areas Ordinances based on Best Available Science.
The proposed definition is language proposed by Washington State Department of Ecology.
Best Management Practices are standard requirements for all construction projects. The
proposed definition clarifies the purpose and intent of those standard requirements.
Regulatory reform has been in place and is currently in use by the City. Addition of this
amendment would bring the Comprehensive Plan into line with current standard practices, which
are mandated by the State. Concern was raised at the 5/12/04 public hearing and in writing by
R. Mantooth that by including this amendment the City would jeopardize its ability to thoroughly
review environmental issues. The Citizen Advisory Committee, Planning Commission (4-0), and
DCD staff all supported the inclusion of the definitions into the Comprehensive Plan. CTED
especially liked the inclusion of Best Management Practices and Best Available Science.
Growth Management Element
· New Policy A.18: The City and the County should together designate and set aside
additional lands on the west side of the City for industrial purposes, both inside the City
limits and the UGA.
Issue: Impacts of not including this new policy would be on economic growth, since the need for
increased industrial lands would go unmet. Either the growth would be restricted due to the lack
of available developable industrial land and potential investors would locate elsewhere (other
communities) or industrial growth would be forced to locate in the rural areas outside of the city
or UGA, which would be counter to the Growth Management Act.
Clallam County stated that this policy lacked specificity as to which areas were targeted by this
amendment. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this
amendment.
· New Policy A.19: The City should establish performance measures to review progress
toward accommodating growth and to ensure appropriate actions are taken to achieve the
goals of our community.
Issue: By establishing performance measures at this time the City will have a way of evaluating
its progress. Without performance measures future leaders will not be able to fairly judge if
Comprehensive Plan goals are being met. Performance measures should include but not be
limited to a dynamic lands availability inventory that is updated regularly, water quality measures
for local independent stream waters and other biological indicators relative to habitat protection
and salmon recovery, street tree inventory and planting plan, building starts, new businesses.
PAAR, Citizen Advisory Committee, CTED, and Planning Commission (4-0) support this
amendment.
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· New Objective A.3: The City will recommend expansion of the southwestern Urban
Growth Area to include the area between Edgewood Drive to U.S. 101 from the City
limits to Laird Rd. RCC3, RCC5, RLC, and RNC zones east of Laird Rd., plus the area
west of Laird Rd. currently zoned by Clailam County as RNC as showa~ on map attached
hereto as exhibit B, including the Edgewood Drive and Laird Road right-of-way.
Issue: The City is recommending expansion of the southwestern Urban Growth Area to include
the area between Edgewood Drive to U.S. 101 from the City limits to Laird Rd. This proposed
expansion of the southwestern UGA is similar to the existing objective Growth Management
Objective A.2. Industrial development (Crown Pacific mill) has taken place outside of the UGA.
The Tribal health center is also located in this area, as is the partially urbanized US 101- SR 112
junction. The tribal health center needs to expand to serve its clientele but is limited by septic
system requirements. Sewer extension to the area would facilitate expansion of the health center
at its current location. Urban service needs to the commercial development between Laird's
Road and SR 112 and to Dry Creek School would be prohibited without expansion of the UGA.
Portions of the area are currently characterized by industrial type uses. Except adjacent to and
west of Laird Road, most of the area would most likely be designated as industrial on the
Comprehensive Plan Map. Citizens of the area have signed a petition opposing an increase in
the UGA or annexation into the City. Clallam County maintains that the City has adequate
available buildable lands and this policy is unnecessary, and that without doing a thorough lands
inventory study, the City cannot justify the need for additional lands. Business leaders have
given public testimony to the need for increased privately owned industrial lands near Port
Angeles.
Clallam County contends that the City has proposed UGA extensions, both east and west,
without proper analysis and therefore, the amended UGAs are premature. The County further
points out that the County-Wide Planning Policies contain procedures for evaluating the need for
UGA expansion. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this
amendment.
· New Objective A.4: The City will conduct a Buildable Lands Inventory to examine the
need for UGA expansions.
Issue: Without a buildable lands inventory the City and County will not be able to appropriately
plan for growth. The primary concern of local governments is with the cost of doing and
maintaining the inventory. PAAR, Citizen Advisory Committee, CTED, and Planning
Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy B.11: The City should facilitate any annexation in a manner that will
minimize financial impact to all residents and businesses.
Issue: Adverse impacts without this policy would be that some persons or businesses could bear
an unfair financial burden as annexation occurs. Residents and businesses in the UGA will
benefit from increases in services such as sewer hookups, City fire and police services, improved
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roads and sidewalks. Without financial participation from the local residents, the existing City
residents will subsidize the entire cost of those services and facilities. Conversely, the entire
burden of improving those facilities and services could fall entirely on the local residents of the
proposed annexation area. As existing City residents also have something to gain by annexation
of the UGA, both groups should share the expenses involved in improvements in areas expected
to annex into the City. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this
amendment.
· New Policy B.12: The City should annex its urban growth areas as facilities are extended
into those areas and as new urban development takes place.
Issue: Citizen support has been mixed on this issue. Most citizens within the City who
commented during the public participation process indicated support for annexation of UGA
lands. Economic and environmental justifications were noted. There is strong no armexation
sentiment being voiced by individuals in the UGA.
Clallam County suggested that some timeline or other benchmark be added to this policy to
provide some certainty to residents as to when annexations might occur. The language "as
facilities are extended into those areas and as new urban development takes place" was added for
clarity. The Citizen Advisory Committee and the Planning Commission (4-0) support this
amendment. CTED expressed concern that extending services before analysis showed that
urbanization was needed would be premature.
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map change:
· Change Land Use Map Medium Density Residential (MDR) land use designation in the
"P" Street area north of 16th Street and east of the Residential Trailer Park Zone to Low
Density Residential (LDR) to facilitate designation of a new RS-12 Zone in the west end
of the City. See revised Figure 10.
Issue: Loss of Medium Density Residential areas and addition of Low Density Residential and
potential RS-12 areas. Medium density areas in the western portion of the City have not been in
high demand. Lands designated as Medium Residential that will be lost on the west side would
be made up by increases in Medium Density Residential designations in other locations. (See
proposed amendment Housing Element new Policy A. 10).
Area residents expressed support for this amendment at the 5/12/04 Planning Commission public
hearing. Citizen Advisory Committee, supported the amendment. Planning Commission (1-3)
did not support the amendment.
· Change the Land Use Map for the area of the Rayonier Mill from Industrial to
Commercial recognizing that the future use will likely be a mix of commercial and
residential uses. See revised figure 10.
Issue: There is strong citizen support for hurrying up the process of cleaning the former mill site.
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However, by changing the designation on the Comprehensive Plan Map from its existing
Industrial to Commercial could require the property owner to start over with the site evaluation
and cleanup and would delay the site availability by as much as four years. This map change has
been reviewed by the Citizen Advisory Committee, Port Angeles Business Association, and the
Port Angeles Association of Realtors who have all expressed that this map change should not be
approved at this time. The land owner has forwarded recommendations of their own that are
included in the Land Use Industrial section. The owner has also expressed that changing the land
use designation for the portion of the site above the bluff, currently designated Low Density
Residential to Commercial consistent with the surrounding designation would be acceptable at
this time.
An individual (R. Mantooth) expressed support for this amendment at the 5/12/04 Planning
Commission public hearing. The Olympic Environmental Council also supports this
amendment. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (0-4) did not support the
amendment.
Land Use - Residential
· New Policy B.3: Large lots should allow for future subdivisions at the densities
permitted for the zone in which they are located.
Issue: This policy would help configure large lot parcels that are near to twice the minimum lot
size for a particular zone, to avoid creating oversized lots that cannot be further subdivided. The
physical design or shape of the lots for access or other constraints on future redivision of land
should be considered. This amendment is not intended to create a maximum lot size or to dictate
to land owners what can be done with their land. It is intended to reduce the potential for
creation of inefficient land divisions.
PAAR, Planning Commission (2-2) did not support this amendment.
· Amend existing Policy B.3 from: All residential developments should be designed with
the provisions of fire protection and service vehicle access as key factors in street design
and circulation pattern. For efficient circulation, rights-of-way should be obtained and
improvements made to further the grid street pattern of the City. Cul-de-sacs may be
permitted when designed as an integral part of the major grid street pattern of the City.
To: New Policy B.4 All residential developments should be designed with the
provisions of fire protection and service vehicle access as key factors in street
design and circulation pattern.
Citizen Advisory Committee, Planning Commission (4-0) supported this amendment.
And: New Policy B.5. For efficient circulation, rights-of-way should be obtained and
improvements made to further the grid street pattern in the central Townsite area
of the City. Cul-de-sacs and curvilinear streets may be permitted when designed
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as an integral part of the major grid street pattern in the outlying areas of the City,
where Low Impact Development standards may apply.
Issue: This proposed amendment is for clarity in the Comprehensive Plan and to include low
impact development standards into the Comprehensive Plan.
PAAR and a Milwaukee Drive property owner expressed support for this amendment, stating
that low impact development standards should be broadly use throughout the City. Citizen
Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· Amend Policy B.5 to be Policy B.7 '"~' ...... ] · T~_:, ,-, .... , ............. _,
Residential Development techniques should emphasize the overall density of the
development rather than :-- ':--: '---' '-~- '
~,,~, l,~ ~=[= or dwelling units or minimum lot s~zes."
Citizen Advisow Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· Amend Poli~y C.6 Manufactured homes that meet current state regulations should be
treated as site constructed housing fo~ ,,~,~, usc zonina purposes.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
Land Use Element - Commercial
· Amend Policy E.2 to: New commercial developments should
cluster co~g~ation ra~er th~ a s~ip pa~em.
Issue: s~ip development is not a~ractive, impacts more adjacent residential uses, ~d is
inefficient for pedestri~ ~d motor ve~cie ~af~c.
Citizen Adviso~ Co~i~ee, Po~ ~geles Business Association ~d Chmber of Co~erce
supposed t~s mendment, while Pl~ing Commission (0-4) did not.
Land Use Element - Industrial
· New Goal I: To facilitate and encourage redevelopment and reuse of large closed or
isolated industrial areas within the City in a manner that fosters the local economy and a
stable job base.
Issue: Rayonier supports mix use development without eliminating industrial uses and lahd use
designations.
Citizen Advisory Committee supported this amendment. Planning Commission (1-3) did not
support this amendment.
· New Policy I.l: The City should consider a wider range of uses for redevelopment of
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large closed or isolated industrial areas than would otherwise be permitted under
industrial zoning, including mixed-use development, commercial development and/or
residential development as well as industrial uses.
Citizen Advisory Committee supported this amendment. Planning Commission (0-4) did not
support this amendment.
· New Policy I. 2: The City should consider proposals for any needed amendment of the
Comprehensive Plan and zoning concurrently with an application for a binding site plan
for some or all of the site of a large closed or isolated industrial property, provided that
any change to the comprehensive plan will be acted on as part of the City's annual
Comprehensive Plan amendment cycle.
Planning Commission (0-4) did not support this amendment.
· New Policy 1.3: The City should approve mixed-use or nonindustrial development of
large closed or isolated industrial sites where it is shown that permitting a wider range of
uses on the site will not contribute to or encourage the conversion of other industrial areas
to nonindustrial use.
Planning Commission (0-4) did not support this amendment.
· New Objective 1.1 (bt Policy 1.4): The City will (should) create a planned industrial
development overlay zone for the purpose of allowing mixed-use development for large
closed or isolated industrial sites.
Issue: The above Land Use Industrial policies and objective were suggested by Rayonier Inc. in
an attempt to facilitate the site cleanup and future sale of the site by allowing for a site specific
development plan. Support came from PAAR, Port Angeles Business Association and Citizen
Advisory Committee. Planning Commission (0-4) did not support these amendments.
Land Use Element - Open Space_
· New Objective K.2 or {Policy K,7): The City will (should) develop neighborhood parks
for the developing areas on the west, south and east sides of the City to support
applications for new subdivisions.
Issue: Growth pressures have increased in Port Angeles and as new subdivisions are developed,
the level of service for parks is being reduced. Requiring individual subdivisions to provide park
facilities raises concern over who will be allowed to use them, who will maintain them, and at
what level should park facilities be required of the developer. The Growth Management Act and
state and local subdivision laws require that parks be made available as land is developed. The
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City is currently experiencing budget restrictions, and funds for park maintenance, development,
and land acquisition are limited.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) supported this amendment.
Transportation Element
· The Nonmotorized Transportation Plan Map as adopted and thereafter amended is
incorporated as part of the Comprehensive Plan. (See Policy B.19) See new Figure 12.
Issue: Existing Policy B. 19, "The development of the City's comprehensive service and facilities
plan for streets, bikeways, pedestrian walkways, and the overall transportation system, and
regional transportation plans should all be consistent. These plans, as adopted and hereafter
amended, are incorporated herein." supports the creation of a Transportation Plan that includes
nonmotorized uses. The Nonmotorized Transportation Plan Map has been adopted and support
of this amendment simply makes that plan map a portion of the Comprehensive Plan.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) supported this amendment.
· New Policy A.7: The City should update the Transportation Element to be consistent
with EHSB 1487 and the Regional Transportation Plan.
Issue: This is a State requirement. The Regional Transportation Planning Organization has
reviewed, the Comprehensive Plan for consistency with DOT and Growth Management Act
requirements and has granted conditional certification of the Comprehensive Plan.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Plamfing Commission (4-0) supported this amendment.
· New Objective A.2: The City will support the extension of the Waterfront (Olympic
Discovery) Trail from Marine Drive to the western City limits.
Issue: This is a widely supported objective. There is concern over the proposed route of the trail.
The concerns are best left to trail planning organizations and the capital facilities planning
process. The approval of this objective does not specify a ronte for the trail.
The new objective is supported by Jet Set Soroptimists, the Clallam County Trails Advisory
Committee, and the Peninsula Trails Coalition. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning
Commission (4-0) also support this amendment.
· New Objective A.3: The City will designate 'N' Street as a bike route on the
Nonmotorized Transportation Plan Map.
Issue: This change to the Nonmotorized Transportation Plan provides an alternative to the
Milwaukee Drive route. This proposed route takes advantage of existing roadways on "N" Street
~d 18th Street, as well as bringing needed improvements of street widening and/or pedestrian
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enhancements to those streets. This objective is supported by Jet Set Soroptimists and the
Clallam County Trails Advisory Committee. Citizen Advisory Committee and Plamfing
Commission (4-0) also support this amendment.
· New Policy B.20: The City should work with other jurisdictions to identify and protect a
right-of-way for a second street accessing the City from the east.
Issue: A second route into and out of the City on its east side has been a point of discussion for
several years. Residents of the south side who may be affected by such a route, are concerned
about losing their "rural character", privacy, and quiet neighborhoods. The City position is that
as development occurs, opportunities for protecting an alternate route corridor are being lost.
However, a secondary County access road that is not an alternate route for US 101 would provide
for emergency ingress and egress when US 101 is shut down. Written comments from R.
Mantooth urged denial of this amendment.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) supported this amendment.
· Replace Objective B.9: "~'-, .,.-,_.,Ly'-': ..... ~,~'" ~,L.,m,o,'-':-' ..... ,~ L,~**'- ~',~,,,~. ..... to~,~ .... v ~.,,~},'--- a ,..iLy'~:'-- wid,.
o,~,~,~y ,,,,~[~, w,~,. With; The City will update the adopted Nonmotorized
Transportation Map from time to time. See new Figure 12
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective B.12: The City will seek funding to evaluate and improve West 18t~
Street, including the addition of nonmotorized facilities.
Issue: West 18th Street is a major arterial, used to access the landfill (soon to be transfer station)
and the growing west side of the City, including Lincoln Park. It also serves the Fairchild
International Airport Industrial Park and Ocean View Cemetery as their primary access.
Because of its narrow travel lanes, lack of shoulders and sidewalks, 18th Street is dangerous for
pedestrians and cyclists. The entire south side of 18th from Lincoln Park west is industrial park
and will not contribute to new improvements, while the north side is also well developed with
residential uses and is not likely to contribute through new development either.
Supported by Clallam County Trails Advisory Committee, Peninsula Trails Coalition, and Jet Set
Soroptimists. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) also support this
amendment.
Utilities and Public Services Element:
· New Policy A.5: The City should plan and seek funding to expand its existing
infrastructure, to ensure economic vitality, and to improve the quality of life in Port
Angeles.
Issue: Without providing an expectation of willingness to be annexed into the City at some time
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in the future, the City would be in the position of providing sewer infrastructure to an area where
subsequent aimexation could be problematic and the expense of providing sewer to nonCity
residents would be highly subsidized by City residents. Without future annexation of the areas,
the City would not realize any return through the collection of taxes from the area. PAAR
expressed support for fnis amendment indicating that it reflects a proactive commitment to
sustai~fing employment.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment. CTED
expressed concern that extending services before analysis showed that urbanization was needed
would be premature.
· Amend existing Policy C.2: Ail ncw ~,[,,L2 ,,,.~ o,u~,~, bc ~,,~,~,~l,,~,~,. To: The
should place a high priority on installing new utility lines underground to increase safety
and reliability and to improve neighborhood appearance.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· Replace Objective D.3 with New Policy D.14: The City should implement the policies
adopted in the Water Resources Inventory Area 18 Watershed Management Plan,
including the provision of water supply to the urban areas in and between the Elwha
River and Morse Creek drainage basins.
Issue: Watershed planning is a state mandated process that has been in process for several years.
The City of Port Angeles was well represented during this process and a final draft of the plan
was approved by the City. PAAR expressed reservation about adopting the Watershed
Management Plan at this time, as it has yet to be totally reviewed by all stakeholders.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy D.15: The City should provide infrastructure to all industrial lands to
encourage development.
Issue: Several areas of the City that are zoned for industrial use do not have water, sewer, or
other utilities available at this time. Providing this infrastructure would place Port Angeles in the
position of having industrial lands available for immediate development as opportunities arise.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy D.16: As sewer is extended into Urban Growth Areas, those hooking up
should be required to sign a no-protest annexation agreement.
Issue: A policy change regarding provision of urban services outside of the City's limits without
annexation was made by the City of Port Angeles a year or two ago. The City currently has a
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policy that it can and will provide tn'ban services such as sewer and water outside of its City
limits. If areas outside of the City limits were to be served, there would be no return to the City
via tax revenue, only the expense of service provision and potential relocation of City tax base,
such as has been occurring in recent years.
Clallam County comments and individual comments from R. Mantooth suggest using higher
rates for nonCity residents instead of a no-protest requirement. One Planning Commissioner
indicated his understanding that the issue is unpopular but that it is a necessary step to protect the
City investment in infrastructure outside City limits. CTED expressed concern that extending
services before analysis showed that urbanization was needed would be premature.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective 1).4 or Policy D.17: The City will (should) extend sewer into the eastern
Urban Growth Area.
Clallam County suggests adding timeline/criteria as requested for urban development. Citizen
Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment. CTED expressed
concern that extending services before analysis showed that urbanization was needed would be
premature.
· New Objective D.5 or Policy D.18: The City will (should) extend sewer into the
southwestern Urban Growth Area.
PAAR supports this policy and objectives stating that they reflect the policies of the County
Wide Planning Policies and assure concurrency requirements of the Growth Management Act.
Clallam County suggests adding timeline/criteria as requested for urban development. Citizen
Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment. CTED expressed
concern with this amendment.
· New Objective D.6: The City will (is mandated to) close the Port Angeles landfill and
will establish a solid waste transfer station at the landfill site per the Public Works and
Utilities Department plan.
Issue: This process is currently underway and only serves to bring the Comprehensive Plan into
line with existing City policy direction. Citizens expressed concern during the public
participation process over additional trucks traveling to the west side of the City from the eastern
areas of the County. Citizen Advisory Committee supports the amendment. Planning
Commission (2-2) recommends denial based on increased truck traffic on 18th Street and the
substandard pedestrian and bicycle facilities there.
Housing Element:
· New Policy A.10: The City should increase densities in some areas of the sparsely
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developed southwestern UGA along Lauridsen Boulevard from low density to medium
density.
Issue: This is an area where land, arterial streets, and parks are available for future growth. The
area will provide for a replacement of potential reductions of MDR designated lands in other
areas of the City (see proposed amendment to Land Use Map). Currently the area is zoned Urban
Low Density by Clallam County, which is similar to the City RS-7 zoning density, however,
minimum lot size under County zoning is only 4,840 square feet and would be 7,000 square feet
under City zoning. Medium density designation would allow for an increase in the density to one
unit per 3,500 square feet in this area.
Clallam County comments suggest additional specificity as to location (which is in the
southwestern UGA) and include a definition of low and moderate density. Citizen Advisory
Conwnittee and Platming Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
Conservation Element
· Amend Policy B.I~: -The City should designate open space areas to preserve major or
unique physical features, and/or to serve as natural greenbelts and wildlife corridors, and
to establish an urban edge to the PAUGA.
Issue: Additional language intended to help creme a distinct separation between urban and rural
areas is added to this policy. This is an urban design issue whereby individuals entering or
leaving the City will have a more clear understanding of when they are moving between urban
and rural areas.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy B. 22: The City should reference the 2004 V/ashington State Citations of
Recommended Sources of Best Available Science for Designating and Protecting Critical
Areas (as currently adopted) and other research identified as more locally appropriate and
applicable (when it is available) as Best Available Science in the Critical Areas
Ordinance.
Issue: Washington State Growth Management Act mandates that best available science be used
as a foundation upon which critical area ordinances are updated or developed. Accordingly, the
State has published a reference list of materials that best comprise that body of knowledge.
PA,AR suggested a valid point that more local research should be included, and doing so does not
diminish the State's reference list. Staff agrees that local resources should be used when
available. Such local resources would be geotechnical reports or specific local area maps.
PAAR suggested adding language that would include other research identifies as more locally
appropriate and applicable and BAS. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-
0) support this amendment.
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· New Objective B.i3: The City will incorporate the 1995 Sheldon Wetland Report
prepared by the City with_the inclusion of site specific wetland delineations as addendums
into its Critical Areas Ordinance as Best Available Science.
Issue: In 1995 City of Port Angeles commissioned the wetland report and inventory. This report
was developed from various sources including aerial photography, existing wetland maps and
documents, and site visits. Although not all the wetland areas in the City were identified by the
study, it represents the best starting place for investigation of sites relative to wetlands. As
individual wetland delineations are completed, they are added to the Sheldon Report to expand
its applicability.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective B.14: The City will incorporate the 2001 Pentec Enviro~unental
Shoreline Habitat Assessment prepared by the City with the inclusion of site specific
shoreline habitat assessments as addendums into its Critical Areas Ordinance as Best
Available Science.
Issue: In 2001 the City commissioned the shoreline assessment. The entire Port Angeles Harbor
shoreline was evaluated for its value as habitat. Different assessment units were designated by
physical characteristic. Each assessment area is described m~d rated for its marine habitat value.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Plamxing Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective B. 15: The City will incorporate the Washington State Department of
Ecology Coastal Atlas photographs into its Critical Areas Ordinance as Best Available
Science.
Issue: The oblique aerial photographs that comprise this section of the Coastal Atlas were taken
in 1977 and 2002 showing the changes that have occurred over that period of time and thus
provide a reference of what uses are now on the ground relative to past uses. They also provide a
different perspective for evaluating shoreline use applications.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Cormnission (4-0) support this amendment.
· Amend Objective D.I: The City will devetoF-a update its 1995 Shoreline Master
Program that is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and the Shoreline Management
Act, and the Growth Management Act by 2011.
Issue: This action is mandated by the State. A new Shoreline Master Program was adopted in
1995 and has been in use since that time. Periodic updates are required by the State. The
proposed amendment updates the Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with existing data and
State requirements.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
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Capital Facilities Element
· New Policy A.14: Where existing capital facilities are deficient, the City should remove
obstacles to economic development in an area with City participation in a New
Improvements for Community Enhancement (N.!.C.E.) Neighborhoods Program.
Issue: This is a program whereby the City undertakes to make facility improvements, in areas
where deficiencies occur, prior to new development taking place in the area. In this way, the City
anticipates development instead of reacting to it, thereby removing impediments to prospective
development.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy A.15: The City should adopt a Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan
consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Act as an Element
of the Comprehensive Plan.
Issue: Growth Management Act recommends that a Parks and Recreation Element be included
in Comprehensive Plans. The City of Port Angeles Parks Department is in the process of
developing its Comprehensive Park Plan which should be finished soon.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (3-1) support this amendment. One
Planning Commission member indicated concern that the Parks Department would be required to
make amendments to the Comprehensive Plan prior to being able to make changes to the Parks
Plan.
· New Policy B.8: Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS) should function at Level of
Service (LOS) D or better, consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP).
Issue: This is a State requirement.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy B.9: The City should develop a Capital Facilities Plan list, with public input,
for prioritizing pedestrian walkway needs.
Issue: City of Port Angeles has many intermittent sidewalk sections that do not connect with
other sidewalk section. School walking routes are designated by the School District and will be
regularly updated as residential development occurs. Some existing school walking routes either
do not have sidewalks or have sidewalks only on one side of the street. Many streets have no
sidewalks and pedestrians are forced to walk in the street as homeowners have landscaped across
the unpaved right-of-way area. Strong support for adding sidewalks was heard during the public
participation process.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
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· New Policy B.10: The City should seek funding to increase the provision of sidewalks in
already developed areas where sidewalks do not occur.
Issue: See above con~-nents
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
Economic Development Element
· New Policy A.12: The City should recognize the economic importance to the community
in the redevelopment of the Rayonier Mill site and take an active role in assisting
property owners to clean up the site to attract the interest of many potential investors.
Issue: The Rayonier Mill site hold vast potential for the City's future. The citizen participation
process highlighted the wide variety of ideas and possible uses for the site. The range went from
keeping the site industrial (light industrial/marine industry, not heavy smokestack industry) to
totally public recreational use. The imagination was the only limiting factor. All voices support
appropriate cleanup and uses that will provide economic development for the City. This new
policy would direct the City to take an active role of support (no necessarily financial) for a
positive future use on the site.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy A.13: The City should pursue a management agreement with Clallam
County as a first step to a partnership for developing the (eaxtem) UGA.
Issue: The UGA is in need of improved urban services, primarily sewer and water. The Growth
Management Act states that Urban Growth Areas are areas designated for annexation by cities.
The annexation of the area has been contentious in the past. The County has not been strongly
supportive of annexation efforts for the assumed reason that the County would lose tax revenue
to the City if annexation occurs. Whether annexation precedes sewer extension or sewer
extension precedes annexation, there will be issues that the City and County will be required to
manage jointly. If either annexation or sewer extension are to occur, both the City and County
will need to agree on the ultimate resolution of the issues. Allowing the County to approve
development without adequate infrastructure would result in land use patterns and substandard
streets, lot sizes, and facilities when annexation to the City finally does occur.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy A.14: The City should support continued development ora strong marine
related industry in the Port Angeles Harbor.
Issue: Port Angeles has one of the best deepwater ports on the West Coast. As other regions
reach a saturation point of development in the marine industries, greater pressure for marine
industrial sites in Port Angeles will be felt. Since the timber and fishing industries are declining
in the area, the need for new marine industries becomes greater.
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Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective A.I: The City will work in cooperation with other stakeholders to update
the Harbor Resource Management Plan in 2005.
Issue: The Harbor Resource Management Plan has not been recently updated. Several
significant developments have occurred since it was adopted in 1989, including the Valley Creek
Estuary restoration, Westport Marine and Graving Dock projects, and the anticipated downtown
conference center. The available land patterns have changed due to such projects, and the Harbor
Plan should reflect these changes.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective A.2: The City will work with the Port of Port Angeles, Clallam County,
and LEKT to study the future of the William R. Fairchild International Airport, update the
Airport Master Plan, and accommodate the Terminal Relocation Plan.
Issue: As with the Harbor Plan, the Fairchild International Airport Master Plan has not been
updated recently. Changes in the local economy and national security issues have made updating
the plan more urgent.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy: B. 7: The City should support landscape and detailing the streetscape at the
City's east and west entries.
Issue: The entries to the City are important as they represent the first impression that visitors and
local residents alike have of the City. A recurring theme that came up during the public
participation program was the City's appearance. Concerns that the area not be allowed to
become more rundown and that the current condition is not at an acceptable level were
expressed. The definition of City entry was not clearly specified, whether it is the existing City
limits or whether it is the urban edge located near the Urban Growth Area Boundaries.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective B.2: The City will identify specific standards for street and parking lot
tree plantings and other landscaping requirements.
Issue: Currently the City has only minimal standards available to guide developers or property
owners in the basics of choosing and caring for trees that are required for parking lots in
commercial zones and for street trees on arterial streets as part of subdivision requirements. In
order to improve the City's urban forest, guidelines with tree preservation and enhancement goals
need to be developed.
The Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (3-1) support this amendment. One
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Planning Commission member objected stating that developing standards could easily become
requirements forcing property owners to comply with specific landscape requirements.
· New Objective 1!.3: The City will support the development ora covered arena.
Citizen Advisory Committee, PABA, and Planning Commission (0-4) all recommend denial of
this amendment because it is vague and not understood. No proposed location or use of the
structure was proposed.
· New Goal C: To create and promote a strong tourism industry for Port Angeles, as well
as to recognize and support existing and prospective tourism attractions.
Issue: Tourism is perceived as a viable method to replace more traditional economic generators
that have been in recent decline. Without taking an active role in support of groups or activities
intended to am'act tourist trade, the City will not be able to take full advantage of the potential
that tourism has to offer. Tourism is not intended to diminish the role or importance of other
economic generators in the City, such as the existing wood products, seafood, or marine repair
and construction trades.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Policy C.I: The City should support improved access to the Olympic National Park,
particularly to Hurricane Ridge.
Issue: Hurricane Ridge is a major year-round tourist attraction offering skiing in winter and
hiking and sight seeing in summer. Current cutbacks in National Park operating budgets have
threatened the ability of the Park to keep the road cleared of snow for those wishing to ski. This
amendment was supported in public testimony and writing by R. Mantooth. Citizen Advisory
Committee supports this amendment. Planning Commission (2-2) recommends denial.
· New Policy C.2.' The City should work to enhance the commercial and public uses of
Ediz Hook.
Issue: Ediz Hook received a great deal of attention during the public process. Like the Rayonier
site, the citizens of Port Angeles tended to strongly support the most public uses possible on the
Hook. Expanded commercial uses of the Hook have also been proposed. Rehabilitation of
beach areas, trail improvements, more park areas and preservation of the views from the Hook
back toward the City received the most attention.
Clallam County criticizes this amendment as being imprecise and suggests rewording to specify
'enhance the use of Ediz Hook' as what. The language "commercial and public uses" was added
in response. Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this
amendment.
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· New Policy C.3: The City should take a leading role in enhancing visitors' first
· impression of the community by maintaining and upgrading the City's public facilities
and infrastructure and strengthening the nuisance abatement program.
Issue: This amendment is aimed at the appearance of the City at its entryways and the general
Citywide appearance. It is felt that by creating an attractive well maintained City visitors will be
compelled to stay longer and return to Port Angeles more often, leading to more revenue for local
business. The entry points of the City again were the primary focus of this amendment; however,
the nuisance abatement program is applied Citywide.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective C.I: The City will support the creation of a skate (board) park.
This objective has been discussed by Citizen Advisory Committee and others with the consensus
that it is vague and should not be recommended for approval. Planning Commission (0-4)
recommends denial.
· New Goal D: To strengthen and enhance the restoration and reinvigoration of our
downtown historic buildings, infrastructure improvements, and beautification projects.
Issue: An attractive and viable downtown is key to local economic success. A downtown area is
a reflection of a community, it is an area where the City's grandest buildings are located. In the
case of Port Angeles, the downtown is an international gateway, with many visitors at least
passing through the downtown. As with the east and west entries to the City on US 101, the
downtown is a very important point of entry.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (3-1) support this amendment. One
Planning Commission member indicated that he felt this was the responsibility of the Downtown
Association without City interference.
· New Objective D.I: The City will develop incentives for downtown building exterior
restoration to improve the overall appearance of the downtown.
Issue: The downtown area has suffered some aesthetic deterioration as older exterior remodels
begin to show their age and loose their luster. Other buildings have not had any alteration to
their exteriors and are just showing their age. As with the City entries and visual issues
associated with those, the appearance of the downtown is important in establishing visitor
impressions.
Citizen Advisory Committee supported this amendment. Planning Commission (2-2)
recommends denial on a split vote, indicating feelings that incentives were not well defined and
that it is not the taxpayer's responsibility to provide incentives to private sector entities.
· New Objective D.2: The City will enhance the downtown waterfront by encouraging the
removal of derelict structures.
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Issue: Currently there are vacant buildings and piers over the water that need to be either
removed or rebuilt to be usable. When structures have been neglected to the point where they
cannot be practically rebuilt or cannot be rebuilt within existing shoreline regulations, the City
would be in a position to facilitate the removal of such structures.
Citizen Advisory Committee supported this amendment. Planning Commission (2-2)
recommended denial on a split vote indicating feelings that the amendment was unnecessary and
somewhat redundant. The City currently has abatement ability.
· New Objective D.3: The City will work cooperatively with the property owners to
support tl~e repair and use of the Landing Mall pier.
Issue: The pier at the Landing Mall is completely underutilized due to its condition. If repairs
are not made, future use of the pier is jeopardized. Reconstruction of the exiting pier is more
feasible than constructing a new pier considering existing shoreline regulations.
Citizen Advisory Committee and Planning Commission (4-0) support this amendment.
· New Objective D.4: The City will continue to support the International Gateway Visitor
Center project.
Issue: The City is well entrenched into this project at the present.
Citizen Advisory Committee supports this amendment. Planning Commission (1-3) recommends
denial indicating that this amendment is not necessary in the Comprehensive Plan to have the
Gateway project proceed successfully.
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ATTACHMENT "G"
.. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Ju~ae 7, 2004
Port A~geles.City Council
City of Port Angeles
P.O. Box 1150
Port Angeles, WA 98362
R£: GMA Comprehensive Plan PubLic Comment
Dear Sirs:
I first would Like tO' tliar& the City C6undl and Staff for sdectmg me to participate in the 2020 Vision
· process. I enjoyed the experience; it was very educational and'enlightening, l"am in agreement with the
majority of the comments and recommendations that have been ~levelop'e_d through the public input. I
would like to' take this oppormmty to express my thoughts on what I believe xs critical to the county's
economic and commumtv devdopment of the next few years, but a'lso is creating'd4e greatest amount of
disagreement at this time - expansion of urban services and urban growth boundaries.
As the Executive Director of the 5D~, I have had direct contact with economic and community
de~dopment issues including.measuring the econamic health through key indicators. The county has
experienced moderate econmnic growth during 2002 and 2003, with increases in retail sales and new
businesses locating to the community: Since the start of 2004, there has been unprecedented growth in
the labor force of 660 people and ~he second loW. eSt unemployment ra~e since 19.80.5conormc growth is
now pie, king up steam i~ Clallam County with still more'business expansion and new locations to take
place. AdditionaUy, the City and County are seeing new. hou'sing and subdivismns not seen for d~cades.
The benefits of the economic development successes in: 2002 .and.2003 are now being seen and
implementat20n of urban service should begin immediately.
There is one element in the central and east county's economic development tool' box that i~ lacking at
the present time, industrial a'nd manufacturing Sites of 15 acres-or more·that are prepared for purchase
and development... Recendy there have bee,n a nmnber of inquires regarding industrial sites with a limited
inventory, especially west of Port Angeles. The City should continue to pursue th~ intent of the OMA
and make a priority of planning for expansion of urban boundaries and services. SpecfficaJJy reviewing
large pa'reds within the current UGA boundaries f0~ primary job crear!oh and recommend expansion to
devdop, in that faslfion, during the next decade. .
This issue has raisea emotions and caused grave concerns within public agencies in the'county. I
applaud ~he City and County leaders for creatin§a modal for how our community's public agencies can
prepare, for and address infrastructure ex'pansion./his.model and partnership experience should be
continued. As a community we.cannot al]ow one jurikdiction to gut the financial stability 'of an'other.
I firmly beLieve that the City of Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks should make a priority of preparing for
urban growth in Clallam County. If government agencies get bogged down in territoriaLism and personal
agendas the quality of life ~hat we cherish, wiLt-be lost and development will again have a bad
connotation. .'
Again thank you for the opportunity to participate ir ~he process.
Respectfully.
~('m Haguewood
~ront- P.O. Box 1085 · Port Angeles, Washington 98362-0204
Website: x~nx~v.¢lallam.oI'g · Phone: 360.457.7793 · Fax: 360.452.9618
Clallam County
Department of
Community Development
Robert Robertsen, Director 223 East 4a' Street, Suite 5
Building Division/Fire Marshal Port Angeles, WA 98362-3015
Planning Division 360.417.2321 Fax: 360.417.2443
CITY OF PORT ANGELES
Dept. of C0mmu.n. ity Development
City of Port Angeles
Mayor Richard Headrick
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Re: Comments on City's Proposed Amendment to the Comprehensive
Plan and Land Use Map
Dear Mayor Headrick:
On May 25, 2004, City Planning Staff provided us with a copy of the final
recommendations of the City's Planning Commission on amendments proposed to the
City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map. It is our understanding that these will
be considered by the City Council at a public hearing scheduled for June 1, 2004. On
behalf of Clallam County, we appreciate the opportunity to provide the following
comments for the consideration:
IV - Growth Manaqement Element
Policy A-18, 19; Obiective A-3:
There are a number of existing policies that provide guidance for the
establishrnent and maintenance of the City's Urban Growth Area (UGA).
Clallam County wants to reiterate the importance of these policies in guiding, any
amendments being considered to the City's UGA. Furthermore, we would
suggest providing a reference in the City's Plan to the adopted County-wide
planning policies that outline the process and procedures for UGA amendments·
This would help clarify the public understanding of the relationship between
these two plans as they relate to UGA issues.
As the County has reiterated before, we believe that the City's proposed new
policies are premature at best in that no analysis or evaluation has been done as
a part of the record that explains the need for these expansions. As mentioned
previously, the County-wide planning policies contain procedures for evaluating
the need for expansion, and in our opinion, this should be done before policies
such as these are added to the Comprehensive Plan.
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Letter to Mayor Headdck
May 28, 2004
Page 2
Utility and Public Services
Policy D-16
This policy should be reconsidered, and replaced with one which advocates a
fee-based incentive for annexation; perhaps charging differential and higher
rates for non-city properties served by sewer.
Obiectives 4 & 5
TheSe' should includ~ performance or timeline cdteda outlined in the Capitai
Facilities Plan to provide more certainty for affected property owners.
While we aPpreciate the changes made by the Planning Commission to address several
of our comments, we continue to have strong concerns with proposed changes to the
UGA that are outside the process outlined in the adopted plan and policies. We look
forward to working with the City on your Comprehensive Plan amendment process.
Sincerely,
Rob Robertsen
Director,
Department of Community Development
Stephen P. 'Fhadnger
Chair,
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
cc: Board of County Commissioners
Dan Engeibertson
Andy Meyer
Steve Gray
Brad Collins, City of Port Angeles
Community Trade & Economic Development
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Junel, 2004
Port Angeles City Council
321 E. 5'h St.
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Dear Councilmembersi' ' . . ' ~7.M{c~wc~k°~t~
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the current am, ~dmen.,ts. t..o,.th~,e .P?~'~laA~--.l~..~/ox~o ~'~;
Angeles Comprehensive' Plan. The Olympic Environmental t..ounc~l tom-.) is part .or a
coalition that includes individuals of Clallam County and organizations representative of ~-/[~T~t~c'''~
citizens throughout the North Olympic Peninsula and WA State. Coalition organizations
are the OEC, Prot=ct the Peninsula's Future, People for Puget Sound, WA Toxics
Coalition, Sierra Club, WashPIRG, WA EnvirOnmenta1 Council, Puget SoundkeePer
Alliance, WA Action Project and Physicians for Social Responsibility. The stakeholder
breadth is due to. Claliam county memberships in these organizations,.and the fact that
state and'federal resources are at issue. '
As actions ar~ set in place towards cleanup assessment and implementation, the work of
OEC's Coalition is to insure public education and involvement, that public and ·
environmental .safeguards are met, and that quality. Plans,' actions and binding agreements
are in the best interest of Public stakeholders: We believe that several amendments
- proposed in the update of the comprehensive plan could have a significant impact on the
quality of cleanup and future redevelopment of the Rayonier Mil1 Site and therefore have
· the following comments:
The Rayonier Mill site, Which is a toxic waste site listed under our state's Superfund
program, is currently designated as industrial land under the.Comprehensive Plan.
Understanding some of the requirements of.the cleanup process underthe Model Toxics
ContrOl Act, (the state law under which' this site is being regulated) is key to
understanding the tirdng and validity of these amendments.
Although this s~te has been waiting for cleanup for almost a decade, .unfortunately it is
· still early in cleanup process. The Department of Ecology has not yet released the final
workplan that explains what kind of further investigation of contaminants must be done
at the mill site. Based on that document, which is due to be released soon, the next step is
for a Remedial Investigation to be completed. This information will characterize the
extent of contamination in' the soil's, what ri sks that level Of contamination.pose to human
health, fish and wildlife, and provide'the basic facts upon which options for cleanup can
be proposed...The-Feasibility Study is the document in which several cleanup options will
Rayonier Hazardo~ste Cleanup Project
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email: darlenes@oI-ympus, net ' www. olympus, net/c°mmunity(/°ec O)
be evaluated. Finally, a cleanup plan will be derived from those documents and will
undergo public review. Not until then can Ecology, Rayonier, or any other stakeholder
state what kind of levels or methods of cleanup will happen at this site
One decision that will be made in the future is determining what general level cleanup
will be the standard for the site. One level, which would necessitate restrictions on future
land use, and is less protective of human health and the environment, is labeled
"industrial." The other level is unrestricted and would allow for any and all future land
uses at the site.
There is one amendment that the city could adopt now which would change the industrial
designation to "commercial." This could lead to a final cleanup plan at the site that
better protects human health and the environment, but would only be a first step. The
change does not automatically change the zoning, and therefore the city would have ail
its options open for future land use (including industrial) at this important waterfront site.
But even if the designation is kept as industrial, it may not have any real effect on the
level of cleanup required by Rayonier. The label of "industrial" has no meaning if the
actual uses of the site and adjacent lands are either now or expected in the future to
reflect other uses.
In order for the site to be cleaned up to an industrial standard, it must meet several
criteria, regardless of its land use or zoning designation. Attached to this letter is the
relevent chapter of WAC ~73, which outlines these requirements. Among other
considerations, the Dept. of Ecology must look at whether people live on the site,
whether the general public has access to the site, and whether there is potential for
transport of residual hazardous substances to off-property areas.
We urge the city to do everything in its power to ensure that the Rayonier Mill Site is
cleaned up to levels that protect human health and the environment.. Beyond
consideration of final ownership and plans for the site itself, please consider that land and
water adjacent to this site are impacted now, and will also be impacted by final cleanup
decisions.
We urge the the city to maximize the potential of future development at this site.
Changing the land use designation to commercial will leave all doors open to future
development, and show the city's commitment to a.cleanup standard that will allow uses
of that site beyond industrial. Whether you favor a park, condos, or retail as the preferred
development of the site, the level of cleanup to"industrial" standards at any portion of the.
site would preclude any of the above.
Finally, Rayonier is legally bound to clean up this site. They cannot walk away from the
cleanup if they don't like the decisions made by the city about the f/~ture of their
~vaterfront. If they dO walk away, the Department of Ecology would be responsible for
cleanup, and the bill would still be submitted to the liable party, Rayonier. While
admittedly this would be a worst case scenario for all involved, the city should not make
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important decisions about the future of waterfront redevelopment based on fears that
achieving that vision may cause Rayonier to stall or derail ultimate cleanup efforts.
Again, it is in the city's best interest to preserve all options for the future sale and
redevelopment of the Rayonier Mill Site. Please keep in mind as you make changes to
this comprehensive plan now and in the future, that a restricted cleanup level places all
sorts of barriers to this goal.
OEC is happy to work with the city on making sure the best use is eventually realized,
and that the citizens of Port Angeles inherit a future free of a toxic waste site on their
waterfront.
If you' have any questions, please feel free to contact Pam Johnson at 206-784-9576, or
pamjohnson9@comcast.net.
Thank you for consideration of these comments,
Para Johnmn
Public Out'each Coordinator
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Statistical tests shall be performed with a Type I error level of 0.05;
(iii) Direct comparison of soil sample concentrations with cleanup
levels may be used to evaluate compliance with cleanup levels where selective
sampling of soil can be reliably expected to find suspected soil
con%a~ination. There must be documented, reliable information that the soil
samples have been taken from the appropriate locations. Persons using this
method must demonstrate that the basis used for selecting the soil sample
locations provides a high probability that any existing areas of soil
conta~nination have been found; or
(iv) Other statistical methods approved by the department.
(e) All data analysis methods used, including those specified in state
and federal law, must meet the following requirements:
(i) No single sample concentration shall be greater than two times the
soil cleanup level. Higher exceedances to control false positive error rates
at five percent may be approved by the department when the cleanup level, is
based on background concentrations; and
(ii) Less than ten percent of the sample concentrations shall exceed
the soil cleanup level. Higher exceedances to control false positive error
rates at five percent may be approved by the department when the .cleanup
level is based on background concentrations.
(f) When using statistical methods to demonstrate compliance with soil.
cleanup levels, the following procedures shall be used for measurements below
the practical~quantitation limit:
(i) Measurements below the method detection limit shall be assigned a
value equal to one-half the method detection limit when not more than fifteen
percent of the measurements are below the practical quantitation limit.
(ii) Measurements above the method detection limit but below the
practical quantitation limit shall be assigned a value equal to the method
detection limit when not more than fifteen percent of the measurements are
below the practical quantitation limit.
{iii) When between fifteen and fifty percent of the measurements are
below the practical quantitation limitand the data are assumed to be
lognormally or normally distributed, Cohen's method shall be used to.
calculate a corrected mean and standard deviation for use in'calculating an
upper confidence limit on the true mean soil concentration.'
(iv) If more than fifty percent of the measurements are below the
practical quantitation limit, the largest value in the data set shall be used
in place of an upper confidence limit on the true mean soil concentration.
(v) The'department may'approve alternate statistical procedures for
handling nondetected values or values below the practical quantitation limit.
(vi) If a hazardous substance or petroleum fraction has never been
detected in any sample at a site and these substances are not suspected of
being present at the site based on site history and other knowledge, that
hazardous substance or petroleum fraction may be excluded from the
statistical analysis.
~Statutory Authority: Chapter 7D.105D RCM. 01-D5-024 ~Order 97-09A), ~ 173-
340-740, filed 2/12/01, effective 8/15/01; 96-04-010 (Order 94-37), ~ 173-
340-740, filed 1/26/96, effective 2/26/96; 91-04-019, ~ 173-340-740, filed
1/28/91, effective 2/28/91.]
NOT~S:
Reviser's Note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the
above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.
~C 173-340-745 Soil cleanup stanS~ds for industrial properties. (1)
/~Dplicabilit~.
(a) Criteria. This section shall.be used to establish soil cleanup
levels where the department has determined that industrial land use
represents the reasonable maximum exposure. Soil cleanup levels for this
presumed exposure scenario shall be established in accordance with this
section. To qualify as an industrial land use and to use an industrial soil
cleanup level a site must meet the following criteria:
(i) The area of the site where industrial property soil cleanup levels
are proposed must meet the definition of an industrial property under
WAC 173-340-200;
Industrial soil cleanup levels are based on an adult worker exposure
scenario. It is essential to evaluate land uses and zoning for compliance
with this definition in the context of this exposure scenario. Local
governments use a variety of zoning categories for industrial land uses so a
property does not necessarily have to be in a zone called "industrial" to
meet the definition of "industrial property." Also, there are land uses
allowed in industrial zones that are actually commercial or residential,
rather than industrial, land uses. Thus, an evaluation to determine
compliance with this definition should include a review of the actual text in
the comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance pertaining to the site and a
visit to the site to observe land uses in the zone. When evaluating land
uses to determine if a property use not specifically listed in the definition
is a "traditional industrial use" or to determine if the property is "zoned
for industrial use," the following characteristics shall be considered:
(A).People do not normally live on industrial property. The primary
potential exposure is to adult employees of businesses located on the
industrial property;
(B) Access to industrial property by the general public is generally
not allowed. If access is allowed, it is highly limited and controlled due
to safety or security considerations;
(C) Food is not normally grown/raised on industrial property.
(However, food processing operations are commonly considered industrial
facilities);
(D) Operations at industrial properties are Often (but not always)
characterized by use and storage of chemicals, noise, odors and truck
traffic;
(E) The surface of the land at industrial properties is often (but not
always) mostly covered by buildings or other structures, paved parking lots,
paved access roads and material storage areas--minimizing potential exposure
to the soil; and
(F) Industrial properties may have support facilities consisting of
offices, restaurants, and other facilities that are commercial in nature but
are primarily devoted to administrative functions necessary for the
industrial use and/or are primarily intended to serve the industrial facility
employees and not the general public.
(ii) The cleanup action provides for appropriate institutional c~ntrols
implemented in accordance with WAC 173-340-440 to'limit potential exposure to
residual hazardous substances. This shall include, at a minimum, placement
of a covenant on the property restricting use of the area of the site where
industrial soil cleanup levels are proposed to industrial property uses; and
(iii) ~azardous substances remaining at the property, after remedial
action would not pose a threat to human health or the environment at the site
or in adjacent nonindustrial areas. In evaluating compliance with this
~criterion, at a minimum the following factors shall be considered:
(A) The potential for access to the industrial property by the general
public, especially children. The proximity of the industrial property to
residential areas, schools or childcare facilities shall be considered when
evaluating access. In addition, the presence of natural features, manmade
structures, arterial streets or intervening land uses that would limit or
encourage access to the industrial property shall be considered. Fencing
shall not be considered sufficient to limit access to an industrial property
since this is insufficient to'assure long term protection;
(B) The degree of reduction of potential exposure to residual hazardous
substances by the selected remedy. Where the residual hazardous substances
are to be capped to reduce exposure, consideration shall be given to the
thickness of the cap and the likelihood of future site maintenance
activities, utility and drainage work, or building construction reexposing
residual hazardous substances;
(C) The potential for transport of residual hazardous substances to
off-property areas, especially residential areas, schools and childcare
facilities;
(D) The potential for significant adverse effects on wildlife caused by
residual hazardous substances using the procedures in WAC 173-340-7~90 ·
through 173-340-7494; and
(E) The likelihood that these factors would not change for the
foreseeable future.
(b) ~x~ctatio~s. In applying the criteria in (a) of this subsection,
the department expects the following results:
(i) The department expects that properties zoned for heavy industrial
or high intensity industrial use and located within a city or county that has
completed a comprehensive plan and adopted implementing zoning regulations
under the Growth Management Act {chapter 36.70A RCW) will meet the definition
of industrial property. For cities and counties not planning under the
· .Growth Management Act, the department expects that spot zoned industrial
properties will not meet the definition of industrial property but that
properties that are part of a larger area zoned for heavy industrial or high
intensity industrial use will meet the definition of an industrial property;
(ii) For both GMA and non-GMA cities and counties, the department
expects that light industrial and commercial zones and uses should meet the
definition of industrial property where the land uses are comparable to those
cited in the definition of industrial property or the land uses are an
integral part of a qualifying industrial use (such as, ancillary or support
facilities). This will require a site-by-site evaluation of the zoning text
and land.uses;
(iii) T.he department expects that for portions of industrial properties.
in close proximity to (generally, within a few hundred feet) residential
areas, schools or ~hildcare facilities, residential soil cleanup levels will
be used unless:
(A) Access to the industrial property is very unlikely or, the
hazardous substances that are not treated or removed ar~ contained under a
cap of clean soil (or other materials) of substantial thickness so that it is
very unlikely the hazardous substances would be disturbed by future site
maintenance and construction activities (depths of even shallow footings,
utilities and drainage structures in industrial areas are typically three to
six feet); and
(B) The hazardous substances are relatively immobile (or have other
characteristics) or have been otherwise contained so that subsurface lateral
migration or surficial transport via dust or runoff to these nearby areas or
facilities is highly unlikely; and
(iv) Note that .a change in the reasonable maximum exposure to
industrial site use primarily affects the direct contact exposure pathway.
Thus, for example, for sites where the soil cleanup level is based primarily
on the potential for the hazardous substance to leach and cause ground water
contamination, it is the department's expectation that an industrial, land use
will not affect the soil cleanup level. Similarly, where the soil cleanup
-level is based primarily on surface water protection or other pathways other
than direct human contact, land use is not expected to affect the soil
cleanup level.
(2) General consi4erations.
(a) In the event of a release of a hazardous substance at a site
qUalifying as industrial property, a cleanup action that complies with this
chapter shall be conducted to address those soils with hazardous substance
concentrations which exceed industrial soil cleanup levels st the relevant
point of compliance.
(b) Soil cleanup levels for areas beyond the industrial property
boundary that do not qualify for industrial soil cleanup levels under this
section (including implementation of institutional controls and a covenant
restricting use of the property to industrial property uses) shall be
established in accordance with WAC 173-340-740.
(c). Industrial soil cleanup levels shall be established at
concentrations that do not directly or indirectly cause violations of ground
water, surface water, sediment or air cleanup standards established under
this chapter or under applicable state and federal laws. A property that
qualifies for an industrial soil cleanup level under this section does not
necessarily qualify for a Method C cleanup level in other media. Each medium
must be evaluated separately using the criteria applicable to that medium.
(d) The department may require more stringent soil cleanup standards
than required by this section when, based on a site-specific evaluation, the
department determines that this is necessary to protect human health and the
environment, including consideration of the factors in WAC 173-340-740
(1) (c)- Any imposition of more stringent requirements under this provision
shall comply with WAC 173-340-702 and 173-340-708. (3) M~thod A industrial soil cleanup levels.
{a) A~plicabilit~. Method A industrial soil cleanup levels may be used
only at any industrial property qualifying under WAC 173-340-704(1).
(b) General requirements. Method A industrial soil cleanup levels
shall be at least as stringent as all of the following:
· (i) Concentrations in Table 745-1 and compliance with the corresponding
footnotes;
(ii) Concentrations established under applicable state and federal
laws;
(iii) Concentration~that result in no significant adverse effects on
the protection and propagation of terrestrial ecological receptors using the
procedures specified in WAC 173-340-7490 through 173-340-7493; unless it is
demonstrated unde~ those sections that establishing a soil concentration is
unnecessary; and
(iv) For a hazardous substance that is deemed an indicator hazardous
substance under WAC 173-340-708(2) and for which there is no value in Table
745-1 or applicable state and federal laws, a concentration that does not
exceed the natural background concentration or the practical quantification
limit, subject to the limitations in this chapter.
(4) Method B industrial soil cle~n%~p levels. This section does not
provide procedures for establishing Method B industrial soil cleanup levels.
Method C is the standard method for establishing soil cleanup levels at
industrial sites and its use is conditioned upon the continued use of the
site for industrial purposes. The person conducting the cleanup action also
has the option of establishing unrestricted land use soil cleanup levels
under WAC 173-340-740 for qualifying industrial properties. This option may
be desirable when the person wants to avoid restrictions on the future use of
the'property. When a site does not qualify for a Method A or Method C
industrial soil cleanup level under this section, or the user chooses to
establish unrestricted land use soil cleanup levels at a site, soil cleanup
levels must be established using Methods A or B under WAC 173-340-740. (5) Metho~ C industrial soil cleanup levels.
(a) ~licability. Method C industrial soil cleanup levels consist of
standard and modified cleanup levels as described in this subsection. Either
standard or modified Method C soil cleanup levels may be used at any
industrial property qualifying under subsection (t) of this section.
(b) Standard Method C industrial soil cleanup levels. Standard Method
C.industrial soil cleanup levels for industrial properties shall be at least
as stringent as all of the following:
(i) Applicable state and federal laws. Concentrations established
under applicable state and federal laws;
(ii) Environmental protection. Concentrations that result in no
significant adverse effects on the protection and propagation of wildlife
established using the procedures specified in WAC 173-340-7490 through 173-
340-7494, unless it is demonstrated under those sections that establishing a
soil concentration is unnecessary.
(ii/) Human healthprotection. For hazardous substances for which
sufficiently protective, health-based criteria or standards have not been
established under applicable state and federal laws, those concentrations
that protect human health as determined by evaluating the following exposure
pathways:
(A) GroundWater protection. Concentrations that will not cause
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENI OF ECOLOGY
PO Box 47775 · Olympia, Washington 98504-7775 · (360) 407-6. CiTY OF PORT ANGELi~S
, )ep._..~t, of Community Development
June 1, 2004
Mr. Brad Collins
Director, Department of Community Development
City of Port Angeles
321 E. 5th Street
Port Angeles WA 98362
RE: Cleanup at Former Rayonier Port Angeles Mill
Dear Mr. Collins:
I am writing to provide your department with an update on the cleanup at the former
Rayonier Port Angeles Mill, and to respond to a suggestion fi.om your office that Ecology
might provide some clarification o£ Washington's Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA)
rules with respect to local land use designations and their effect on cleanup decisions. As
you know, the Washington State Department of Ecology, in consultation with the Lower
Elwha Klallam Tribe, is working with Rayonier on the cleanup of the mill property and
its surrounding environs under the authorities of MTCA.
The MTCA cleanup process involves several major steps:
Remedial Investigation (RI), which evaluates the site to determine the nature and
extent of contamination associated with release of hazardous substances during the
operational life of the mill;
· Feasibility Study (FS), which develops and evaluates a range of cleanup alternatives
to address any contamination identified in the remedial investigation.
· Cleanup Action Plan (CAP), which selects the particular combination of cleanup
alternatives from the feasibility study and establishes the cleanup standards which the
cleanup action is expected to achieve.
The Rayonier Port Angeles Mill cleanup is currently in the remedial investigation phase.
Accordingly, no cleanup standards have yet been established for the site.
Cleanup standards under MTCA provide a uniform statewide approach to cleanup that
can be applied on a site-by-site basis. The two primary components of the standards for a
site are cleanup levels and points of compliance. Cleanup levels determine at what level
Mr. Brad Collins
June 1, 2004
Page 3
However, Ecology expects that the RI and FS reports for the site will provide for an
evaluation of the site conditions against both unrestri6ted and industrial land use cleanup
criteria. Following the public review and finalization of the RI and FS reports, Ecology
will develop and issue a draft CAP, which will identify the proposed cleanup action. The
public will have the opportunity to review the draft CAP and comment on the proposed
cleanup action, including the determination of cleanup levels within the framework
described in MTCA.
If the cleanup action which is finally selected is based on industrial cleanup levels, but
the site is later redeveloped in a use for which the industrial cleanup levels would not be
protective of human health and the environment, additional investigation and cleanup
may be necessary.
However, until the RI and FS reports for the site have been drafted by Rayonier,
reviewed by Ecology and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and presented to the public for
review and comment, it's premature to be drawing conclusions about the extent or type of
any cleanup at the site.
If you have any questions regarding the cleanup at the former Rayonier Port Angeles
Mill, please contact me at (360) 407-6253 or at whar461@ecy.wa, gov.
Sincerely,
William W. Harris, PE
Regional Environmental Engineer
Solid Waste & Financial Assistance Program
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June 1, 2004 JUN ~d ~ ,:(iit/~
CiTY OF PO S
'lr'o the members of?orr Angeles CJ~ Co~c~ D.~t o~ Community ~eve~o~mem
Regarding the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
As our City grows and amends it's Comprehensive Plan it is considering not only where the city
will grow but also what it will grow into. It is planning the future of Port Angeles. In doing so
we must look at all of the options that will enhance the economic growth and desirability for
investors, visitors and our families to come here and stay.
The former Rayonier Mill site is a central part of the proposed amendment to rezone the area
fi:om restricted industrial use to unrestricted commercial use and flit is changed, the site would
have to be cleaned up to commercial use levels that are safe for human activity.
Iflef~ as is it will be limited to heavy industry which has lower standard of clean up and would
only support limited human activity.
When the mill closed 7 years ago, Rayonier announced it was going to sell the site, and they
proposed different types of development that could go there. This is prime waterfi:ont property
zoned to handle heavy industry and with a minimum industrial cleanup required. Rayonier should
have had that site sold, cleaned up and under new development without a hitch but they haven't
had a buyer. At the May 12, 2004 PA Planning Commissioners meeting, Rayonier announced that
they will not clean up until the site is sold AND it is not for sale. So when are they going to clean
it up and sell it if they oxen't even looking for a buyer?
The City of Port Angeles is also trying to find industry to move to PA. In an attempt to assist
the redevelopment of the site, the city formed focus groups to lure new heavy industry to this area
and in 7 years it also has not had a bite.
Nothing has materialized for the future of this site as it exists and we must reevaluate its use and
zoning to make it more attractive for development. The current zoning is much to limited to
appeal to other types of development and must be changed.
Without the new amendment to the Comprehensive plan, the mill site will remain restricted to
heavy industry and limited human activity. There will be no Yacht club or Fine arts center. The
visions put forth ora resort, retail development, condos, aquarium, visitors center, commercial
office or monorail can never be achieved if the current zoning remains. I support the plan that gives us the most options.
I support the amendment changes to Port Angeles's Comprehensive plan.
Tina Lipman
144 Striped Peak
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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Sam Martin - Clean up of Rayonier site be~(ond "industrial"
From: Strickland <chareyck@olypen.com> ,/~~
To: <council@ci.port-angeles .wa .us>
Date: 6/1/04 1:24PM
Subject: Clean up of Rayonier site beyond "industrial"
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I have been informed that the PA City Council is considering amending ~.-j ......... : .... JLL~j
the land use plan on the Rayonier site at tonight's meeting. I have U'LJ,
been attending the meetings on the Rayonier site clean up for a number
of years, and have appreciated the opportunity to voice my views. Since j
I will be unable to attend tonight's meeting I am sending my comments CITY OF P~)RT ANGELES
via e-mail. Dept. of Cornmunity Development
We are blessed to live in one of the most beautiful places of the world,
and the Rayonier is a part of this environment. I would like to urge
the Council to keep the options open for future development of the site
by designating it for "unrestricted" instead of "industrial"
development.
Respectfully submitted by a concerned grandmother.
(Mrs.) Eycke Strickland
360-417-2984
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CITY OF PORT ANGELES
~pt. of Community Development
~ CI:'/:'Y OF PO'RT ANGELES
B Port Angeles Association of REALTORS® ~_De~t. of Community Development
127 E. First St., Suite 2W, Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 452-7441
REALTO~
June 1, 2004
TO: Port Angeles City Council
FROM: Port Angeles Association of REALTORS®
RE: City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan Amendment Proposals
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Planning Commission's recommended
amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan. Throughout the Comprehensive Plan review
process, the Port Angeles Association of REALTORS® (PAAR) has welcomed the opportunity
to participate and comment on recommended changes to the Plan. PAAR appreciates the
consideration given to our comments by the Citizen Advisory Committee, the Planning
Commission and the City's planning staff.
Overall, proposed amendments to the plan reflect the City's goal to pro-actively work toward
accommodating quality growth that supports the infrastructure, economic development and
quality of life needs of the city's current and future residents. Implementation of many of these
policy amendments poises the City to continue building on its current strengths while continmng
to improve the community's economic vitality, housing opportunities, environmental protection
and create sustainable community services and amenities.
PAAR's Land Use Committee has reviewed the Planning Commission's actions on the Citizen
Advisory Committee's recommended amendments and submits comment on the following
proposed amendments:
Land Use - Residential
New Policy B.3: Large lots should allow for future subdivisions at the densities permitted for the
zone in which they are located.
PAAR agrees with the Planning Commission's finding that this policy is unclear both in intent
and in implementation. PAAR believes protecting property owner's ability to freely own, use,
buy and sell real property is essential for preserving the largest investment most people will
make in their lives. All subdivision codes must protect property owners' rights to use the land as
they see fit. Should the city prefer subdivisions, which reflect desired densities, those
preferences should be encouraged tlu-ough positive incentives rather than mandated.
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Land Use - Industrial
New Goal I; New Policy 1.1-3 and New Objective 1.1
The Rayonier site provides multiple economic opportunities for Port Angeles. PAAR believes
these proposed goals, policies and objectives are a thoughtful approach for addressing re-
development of the site. The approach provides flexibility for any number of development
proposals, is sensitive to the special considerations necessary for infil] development, and honors
the processes in place for Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map changes. In a spirit of cooperation
and progress, we recormnend the City consider adoption of these recommendations.
Utilities and Public Services Element
New Policy D.14 The city should implement the policies adopted in the Water Resources
Inventory Area ]8 Watershed Management Plan, including the provision of water supply to the
urban areas in and between the £lwha River and Morse Creek drainage basins.
PAAR appreciates the years of hard work the WRIA 18 Planning Committee has invested in
developing the Watershed Management Plan. It is comprehensive and contains valuable
recommendations for ensuring the quantity and quality of our area's water supply.
However, as stated this policy recommends implementation of a staggering number of
recommendations all of which deserve close scrutiny and continued public input as they are
considered for implementation. As the city works toward codifying the recommendations
contained in the WRIA 18 plan, each recommendation should be considered on its own merit,
utilizing the public participation process to thoroughly review and debate the proposed mandates.
Should the city wish to adopt policies specific to its water supply, PAAR recommends
identifying those recommendations in the comprehensive plan.
New Policy D.16: As sewer is extended into Urban Growth Area, those hooking up should be
required to sign a no-protest annexation agreement.
According to the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A. 110(4)) and Clallam County's
County-wide Planning Policies (Policies Related to the Implementation of an Urban Growth
Area, Policies No. 12 and 13) ensuring adequate city services to urban areas is the responsibility
of the City. The City must have the ability to guarantee sustainability of these services. As
contentious as this issue is for smaller segments of the population, this policy moves the City
closer to sustaining and accommodating urban style growth within the urban boundaries as
mandated by the Growth Management Act. The policy will also help prevent de facto
restrictions on development in the UGAs due to inadequate infrastructure. PAAK supports this
policy.
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June l, 2004
ClYV O~)50ET ~,NG ELES
To: Port Angeles City Council, Dept. of Community Development [~e~, oi Oommunity Development
From: Robbie Mantooth, 2238 E. Lindberg Road, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Subject: Protection of Ennis Creek
I have appreciated the opportunity the Vision 2020 planning process is providing, and I have
responded to your invitation for citizen involvement by submitting numerous suggestions for the
Comprehensive Plan. Those continue to be important to me, but at this point in the process, I
want to focus on my previous proposals that the City take a pro-active stance to protect an
irreplaceable resource, Ennis Creek.
I have been especially concerned about making sure Ennis Creek will have the protection it may
need in the months before we have another opportunity to revise the Comprehensive Plan. I
understand the difficulty in determining how the Comprehensive Plan should designate
Rayonier's property and former millsite when reports from the Department of Ecology on the
extent of pollution and a cleanup plan ar, not yet available.
But I think our City representatives need to do more than wait for events to transpire. I would like
to propose a simple way to protect the site's most si~aificant natural assets.
The City's land use map already designates the Ennis Creek corridor beyond the Rayonier
property as open space. Why shouldn't the corridor within the former millsite have the same
designation?
Buffers of 200 to 300 feet on each side of a stream are typical for providing riparian protection. In
the case of B~mis Creek, an additional area needs to be set aside for the estuarine environment
anadromous fish need for getting acclimated as they are heading out to saltwater and again as
they return to freshwater spawning grounds. Even the specialists are uncertain just how far this
estuarine area extended, but Randy Johnson, a fish habitat specialist for the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife created a virtual representation showing approximately 5-7 acres
on both sides of the stream. It's possible that a sufficient estuarine environment could be restored
using only the east side of the stream, so it would not interfere with the property farther west,
which I understand is more suitable for development.
It seems only fair to give the fish some of the estuarine area that was covered by landfill before
people knew m~y better and essentially provided free land for Rayonier and its predecessor mills
for many decades.
I only used the term "development" to refer to the land west of the stream, but I think the most
effective planning for our economy as well as our quality of life would regard open space as such
a valuable asset that we might call it "open space development."
We know how valuable the community trail has become for residents and visitors who contribute
to our economy. We could call that "open space development." Can you imagine what an
attraction it would be if people could watch from the trail and see sahnon leaping toward fl~eir
spawning grounds upstream? How many cities have such a naturaI asset within easy walking
distance from downtown?
It's amazing that Ennis Creek still has coho, steelhead and cutthroat even though its estuary has
been destroyed by landfill and its meandering path that once kept young fish from being swept
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out to sea before they were ready has been straightened and forced into a narrow channel. But this
stream's status as healthiest of the Port Angeles urban streams recently was reaffirmed by the
area watershed planning council and it even was given top priority ranking for restoration
potential - right up there with the Elwha River. Ennis Creek flows from snowfields around Mount
Angeles and is protected by Olympic National Park for much of its distance.
Other governmental entities, individuals and corporations are working to restore Ennis Creek.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has received funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
improve fish spawning and rearing areas upstream on about a half mile of Ennis Creek. About a
quarter mile is owned by the City and already is a designated greenbelt under public buildings
and parks. The next quarter mile, where restoration work is to take place in the next few weeks, is
on property my husband and I own and have protected through a conservation easement with
North Olympic Land Trust. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington
Department of Transportation have a plan for improving the fishway for Highway 101 that should
be implemented this summer. Rayonier has done some remediation work on Ennis Creek.
Protecting the Ennis Creek corridor and assuring the availability of the estuarine environment its
fish need seems the minimal commitment the City should make through desig~ating these areas
as open space in the land use map. My recommendations submitted by earlier deadlines for the
comprehensive plan asked for more pro-active policies. But this would be a start toward the kind
of leadership our remarkable natural assets deserve.
Good leadership also would make sure the exceptional beach on the Rayonier land is protected
and access provided from the trail, which logically would be located as close to the beach as
practical. I can't imagine that protecting the stream, estuarine area or the beach would interfere
with any other development. If construction is not prohibited in those areas, it certainly should be.
My proposals are made with complete respect for Rayonier's rights as the property owner. I think
the designations I am recommending will not detract from the property's marketability and
actually could enhance it. And the commitment such a designation would show should be helpful
in obtaining funding for continuing restoration of Ennis Creek so fish and wildlife will have the
protection they deserve and all the people who live and visit here will be able to enjoy the stream
and beach.
Thank you for your consideration.
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To: Port Angeles City Council, Dept. of Community Development
From: Robbie Mantooth, 2238 E. Lindberg Road, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Subject: Protection of Ennis Creek CiTY OF PORT ANGELES
Dept. of Community Development
I have appreciated the opportunity the Vision 2020 planning process is providing, and I have
responded to your invitation for citizen involvement by submitting numerous suggestions for the
Comprehensive Plan. Those continue to be important to me, but at this point in the process, I
want to focus on my proposal that the City take a pro-active stance to protect an irreplaceable
resource, Ennis Creek.
Here's one vision that I hope will inspire you to do that. Imagine a trail, within easy walking
distance of downtown Port Angeles, where people could watch salmon returning from the Strait?
Imagine a long, sandy beach next to the stream. How many Cities have these kind of resources.
It's amazing that Ennis Creek still has coho, steelhead and cutthroat even though its estuary has
been destroyed by landfill and its meandering path that once kept young fish from being swept
out to sea before they were ready has been straightened and forced into a narrow channel.
Other governmental entities, individuals and corporations are working to restore Ermis Creek.
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe has received funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
improve fish spawning and rearing areas upstream on about a half mile of Ennis Creek. About a
quarter mile is owned by the City and already is a designated greenbelt under public buildings
and parks. The next quarter mile, where restoration work is to take place in the next few weeks, is
on property Jim and I own and have protected through a conservation easement with North
Olympic Land Trust. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington
Department of Transportation have a plan for improving the fishway for Highway .101 that should
be implemented this summer. Rayonier has done some remediation work on Ennis Creek.
My commitment to making sure Ennis Creek has its best opportunities for protection and
restoration has been my primary motivation in urging land use planning that will assure cleanup
of the Rayonier site to a standard that will protect Ennis Creek from further pollution. Later this
year, it appears that we will learn much more about what that cleanup is likely to require. But
regardless of the cleanup standard, one logical, positive and simple step you could take now
would be to provide an open space designation for the area that served as Ennis Creek's estuary,
as well as 200 feet on either side of the stream, the beach that extends east from the stream and an
area for the waterfront trail around the outer edge of the estuary after it crosses Ermis Creek at its
present location.
This should have no negative impacts. Laws protecting streams and beaches should prohibit
construction in these areas anyway. But making this des/gnat/on should clarify the City's position
and assist in obtaining grants to help with stream restoration and beach acquisition.
I am providing several images to show the stream, estimated estuarine area and beach.
Thank you for your consideration.
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CITY OF PORT ANGELES
, _D...e.,_pt_:..o~.?, 0 m m e n i t y Development
The Honorable Mayor Richard Hcadrick
City of Port Angeles
321 F. ast 5m Street
PO Box 1150
Pon Angeles, WA 9B362
RE: Proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments for 2004 update.
Dear Mayor Headrick:
Thank you for sending the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic
Development (CTED) the proposed amendments to Port Angeles's comprehensive plan that we
received on 04/02/2004. We recognize the substantial investment of time, energy, and resources
that these documents represent,
We especially like the following:
· Aclding definitions for Best Management Practices and Best Available Science, which can
help to increase the understanding and use of these measures to integrate land uses with
environmental systems.
· Growth Management Element new Policy A.19 to establish performance measures to review
progress towards accommodating growth and achieving comprehensive planning goals,
· Growth Management Element new Objective A.4 to conduct a Buildable Lands Inventory to
examine the need l'or Urban Growth Area (UGA) expansions will help quamify existing
amounts 01' lands in various zoning classes within the city and its UGA, land vacancy status,
and existing gaps in available land categories. Enclosed is our Buildable Lands Progrm~n
Guidelines. Although these were developed to assist counties with a statutory mandate to
develop a buildable lands program, you may find some useful tools and techniques to assist
with your program.
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~On orable M'ayor ~cadrick DR AFI'
May 2.6, 2004
We have concerns about the following that should bc addressed before adopting thc plan
amendments:
Growth Management Element
· New Policy B. 12 promotes the city annexing its UGA as city services and facilities extend
into the area to meet the needs o1' new urban development. While this is a preferred policy,
the actual determination of appropriate areas m~d timing for annexation requires an analysis
by the city to determine the priority areas and sequence for actual annexation. There have
been several concerns raised by citizens witl~in the city, residents in the eastern UGA, and
by the county planning staff, about the need to address provision of urban services to
existing city areas first, prior to annexation of new land into the city from the UGA, We
recommend the city first conduct the inventory proposed in new Objective A.4 and analyze
the existing city and UGA needs for services and infrastructure facilities, in suppor',of
policies such as this favoring UGA annexation. We refer you to our guidance paper on
Capital Facilities Planning on our website at:
h_tlp://www.cted.wa, gov/upload.~/GMA Capita] Facilities?df
· New Policy A.5 recommends the city plan for and seek funding to expand its existing
infrastructure, with the implication such expansion should occur into the UGA. This is a
good policy if it sets priorities based on a current capita] facilities plan and addresses current
city areas first. Those property owners benefiting from Ibc new services should pay the
costs for such service expansion. As stated previously, the city capital facilities plan should
erich'ess bow and when existing city areas will be provided with urban services, prior to
expanding these services into the UGA.
Lltilitics and Public Service
· New Policy D. 16 and new Objectives D.4 and D.5 all relate to this same issue of services
within the UOA, and adopting them now is premature without doing the land capacity
analysis and capital facility planning steps to determine priority areas for urban so,wire
expansion. We support the idea expressed by C]allam County staff to include timclines and
perfonuance benchmarks to guide future urban service expansions in to the UGA. As
expressed in the new Objective A,4 (to conduct a Buildable Lands Inventory to examine the
need for UGA expansions), that work should precede adopting policies such as the new
Objective A.3 recommending expansion of the city UOA.
We have some suggestions for strengthening thc plan amendments that we encourage you to
consider either in these or future amendments:
In the Community Profile, Urban Services section, page 31 states that there are five
retention/detention facilities for stonuwater in the city. Subsequently two facilities are
mentioned as being maintained by others. It is unclear if the National Park Service facility
is included in the list of five facilities or not. We suggest clarifying if this is a separate sixth
facility or not.
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Honorable Mayor Hcadrick
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· There are several notes within thc Plan text indicating mxt additions m'e intended. Until
those are actually added to the Plan, it is impossible to critically review them for consistency
within the city comprehensive plan or with the Clallam County Comprehensive Plan.
Congratulations to you ~d your staff for the good work these amendments embody. If you havc
any qucstions or concerns about our comments or any other grow~ management issues, please
call me at (360) 725-3046. We extend our continued support to the City of Po~X Angeles in
achieving thc goals of growth management,
Sincerely,
Douglas L. Peters
Senior Planner
Growth Management Services
dp:lw
ce: Michael Quinn, Port Angeles City Manager
Scott Johns, Associate Planner
Andy Meyer, Clallam County Planning Director
John Cambalik, PSAT
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CITY OF PORT ANGELES
Dept. of Community Development
March 1 g, 2004
Mr. Brad Collins
Planning Director
City of Port Angeles . .
321 East 5th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Dear Planning Commissioners:
The Clallam County Trails Advisory Committee urges the Planning Commission and City Council
to include policies in the Comprehensive Plan that require the timely development ora signed
route for the Olympic Discovery Trail (ODT) westward fi:om Marine Drive to the west .City
Specifically, we strongly recommend an Olympic Discovery Trail route along Hill Street to West
4t~ Street, and ut~qizing the entire length of Milwaukee Drive to Lower Elwtm Road. Striped
bicycle lanes are needed on West 4th Street and the initial paved section of Milwaukee Drive.
Undeveloped portions of Milwaukee Drive need to be the subject of preliminary engineering
studies to determine roadway cross sections and the permanent location of the Olympic Discovery
Trail within the 100 foot right away available.
In the meantime, as the City's planning and funding come together for the permanent ODT rome
on Milwaukee Drive, we would like to recommend these interim options:
A signed bike route with painted bike lanes along N Street, intersecting with a separated
bike/pedestrian path along the south side of 18t~ Street--which would connect to
Milwaukee Drive. (Preliminary discussion between the Port Angeles Soroptimists and the
Port of Port Angeles for use of this property has been encouraging.)
A signed, graded, graveled path through the undeveloped portions of the existing
Milwaukee Drive right-of-way for the use of pedestrians and fat tire bicycles.
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Clallam County is currently surveying the Trail beyond the Elwha River. They are finishing their
final sections just west of Sequim. The Trail should be complete from Whitefeather Way to
Marine Drive in 2005. To finish this priceless resource locally, Port Angeles needs to settle on a
route westward from the waterfront to the west City 'limits.
The economic benefits of the Olympic Discovery Trail are well-knowr~ We have akeady seen
several thousand visitors with the first marathon. The Waterfront Trail 'is in cominuous use by
residents and visitors. The Trail is an economic boon to our community, and a tremendous asset
for healthy living.
Let's finish the job!
Sincerely,
Rich James for the Clallam County Trails Advisory Committee
Senior Planner - Transportation
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Andy and Colleen Brastad
1622 Milwaukee Drive
Port Angeles, WA 98363 [~ (~ ¢ ii ~![ [~ 'i~~il
C !T'"~'0~p'6 R~T AN G EL[ S [
Dept. of Community Development I
Port Angeles City Council
Port Angeles City Hall
Port Angeles, WA 98362
RE: City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan Update
Honorable Council Members:
This correspondence provides you our comments regarding the City's "Comp Plan"
updates. I live at 1622 Milwaukee Drive which is accessible from West 18th Street. Our
neighborhood is characterized by ½ acres or larger lots, a gravel road with shallow
ditches for catching storm water and provides for a rural setting. My comments are
regarding this area of Milwaukee Drive and to the north toward the bluffs. My comments
are as follows:
· We recommend that the City promote low development density standards. This
will result in maintaining larger lot sizes as our neighborhood develops in the
future, while maintaining rural settings.
· We recommend that the City adopt Low Impact Development standards and
infrastructure for our area. As you know, these standards promote roads of 20 or
25 feet in width, gravel verses pavement, allow storm water to be collected and
treated in ditches. We do not support the development of w/de, curb and gutter-
type roads and infrastructure.
This is important to us because it preserves the existing rural setting that we and our
neighbors enjoy, decreases storm water impacts which save the City costs and improves
the environment, and maintains or increases our property values.
Thank you for this oppommity to provide these comments.
S.~.incerely, ,., .
Andy and Colleen Brastad
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l CITY OF PORT ANGELES
Dept. of Community Development
Port Angeles Association of REALTORS®
127 East First St., Suite 2-W, Port Angeles, WA 98362
REALIOr~ (360)452-7441
May 12, 2004
TO: City of Port Angeles Planning Commission
City of Port Angeles Department of Community Development
FROM: Port Angeles Association of REALTORS®
RE: Recommended Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to the City of Port
Angeles Comprehensive Plan. We applaud the commitment the City has made to the public
participation process and feel that process has produced some strong recommendations.
The Port Angeles Association of REALTORS® supports most of the proposed amendments.
Overall, they reflect a desire to maintain a strong and diversified economy, a commitment to
provide infrastructure necessary to accommodate quality growth and an understanding of what
amenities make a better community.
We offer the following comments on specific proposed amendments:
Growth Management Element
New Policy A.19: The City should establish performance measures to review progress toward
accommodating growth and to ensure appropriate actions are taken to achieve the goals of our
community.
This policy is commendable in that it recognizes the City should incorporate a systematic process
for reviewing progress toward achieving each of the goals listed in the plan. Wherever possible,
goals in the plan should be accompanied by performance measures. Performance measures have
not been included in the list of recommended amendments. Should this policy be adopted, we
trust City staff will work toward identifying appropriate measurements and including those into
the plan.
New Objective A.4: The City will conduct a Buildable Lands Inventory to support UGA
expansions.
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Monitoring growth patterns and the supply of buildable land is essential for assuring growth is
accommodated. We support and encourage ongoing inventories of commercial, industrial and
residential lands well ahead of any possible inventory shortage.
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map Change: Change the Land Use Map for the area of
Rayonier Mill from Industrial to Commercial recognizing that the future use will likely be a mix
of commercial and residential uses.
We oppose this rezone change at this time. Proposed amendments to the Industrial Element
(New Goal I and Policies I: 1-3; Objective I: 1) are more flexible and appropriate amendments for
addressing the Rayonier Mill site. The annual Comp Plan amendment cycle will provide timely
opportunities to review site specific changes where specific site plan proposals can be considered
in a less restrictive manner.
Land Use Element - Residential
New Policy B.5: For efficient circulation, rights-of-way should be obtained and improvements
made to further the grid street pattern in the central Townsite area of the City. Cul-de-sacs and
curvilinear streets may be permitted when designed as an integral part of the major grid street
pattern in the outlying areas of the City, where Low Impact Development standards may apply.
Wherever possible, the City should allow Low Impact Development standards to help reduce the
costs of development while reducing the amount and the affects of stormwater run-off. We
support this amendment and hope the City will look for further opportunities to incorporate LID
standards in the development regulations.
Land Use Element - Industrial
New Goal I; New Policy I. 1-3; New Objective I. 1
We support this thoughtful approach for addressing re-development of industrial sites. It
provides flexibility for any number of development proposals, is sensitive to the special
considerations necessary for infill development and honors the processes in place for
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map changes. In a spirit of cooperation and progress, we
recommend the City consider adoption of these recommendations.
Utilities and Public Services Element
New Policy A.5: The City should pIan and seek funding to expand its existing infrastructure to
ensure economic vitality, and to improve the quality of life in Port Angeles.
This policy reflects a proactive commitment to sustaining and improving the employment base of
the City. We are aware of the financial commitment this policy will require and are certain
investment in our infrastructure will reap benefits for the entire community.
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New Policy D.14: The City should implement the policies adopted in the Water Resources
Inventory Area 18 Watershed Management Plan, including the provision of water supply to the
urban areas in and between the Elwha River and Morse Creek drainage basin.
We believe it is premature to consider adoption of this amendment until the WRIA 18
Management plans have been completed and reviewed by all stakeholders in the community.
We oppose this amendment.
New Policy D.16: As sewer is extended into Urban Growth Areas, those hooking up should be
required to sign a no-protest annexation agreement; New Objective D.4: The City will extend
sewer into the eastern Urban Growth Area; and New Objective D. 5: The City will extend
sewer into the southwestern Urban Growth Area.
This policy and its objectives are important measures for ensuring the UGAs can accommodate
growth as intended by the Clallam County, County-wide Planning Policies (CPP). Under the
section Policies Related to the Implementation of an Urban Growth Area the CPPs state;
Policy No. 12
"Public facilities and services necessary to support urban development will be specifically
identified for provision within the designated urban growth areas of Clallam County in
accordance with the policies for Joint Planning and Contiguous and Orderly Development."
Policy No. 13
"Urban services to be provided within UGAs should include, at a minimum, provision for
sanitary waste, solid waste disposal systems, water systems, urban roads and pedestrian
facilities, transit systems, stormwater systems, police and fire and emergency services systems,
electrical and communication systems, school and health care facilities, and neighborhood
and/or community parks. "
Additionally, this policy and its objectives assure concurrency requirements o£ the Growth
Management Act can be met in a manner that will not prevent new business and residential
development. We support these amendments
Conservation Element
New Policy B.22'. Should be amended to read:
The City should reference the Washington State Citations of Recommended Sources of Best
Available Science for Designating and Protecting Critical Areas (as periodically updated) and
other research identified as more locally appropriate and applicable (when it is available) as
Best Available Science in the CriticaI Areas Ordinance.
The citations provided by the state should be considered guidelines. The list is not all-inclusive
and does not come with any automatic indicators as to applicability or appropriateness of
recommendations to local circumstances. Nor does the publication o£the list identify the full
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range of alternatives available to accomplish the necessary protection. For these tasks, local
expert opinion may be more appropriate.
Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to working fu~her with the Commission
and Department of Community Development on this important work.
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Clallam County
Department of
Community Development
Robert Robertsen, Director 223 East 4th Street, Suite 5
Building Division/Fire Marshal Port Angeles, WA 98362-3015
Planning Division 360.417.2321 Fax: 360.417.2443
E-maih development@co.clallam .wa.us
CITY OF PORT ANGELES
,, ,D. ep!.ofComrnurtity D. evelopment
City of Port Angeles
Planning Commission
c/o Department of Comm. Development
P.O. Box 1 150
Port AngeLes, WA 98362
Re: Comments on City's Proposed Amendment to the Comprehensive
Plan and Land Use Map
Dear Chairman Hewins:
On May 3, 2004, City Planning Staff provided us with a copy of the draft
amendments proposed to the City's Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map. It is our
understanding that these will be considered by the Planning Commission at a public
hearing scheduled for May 12, 2004. On behalf of the Department of Community
Development, we appreciate the opportunity to provide the following comments for the
City's consideration:
IV- Growth Mana.qement Element
t. Pages 43, 44 and 45
There are a number of existing policies that provide guidance for the
establishment and maintenance of the City's Urban Growth Area (UGA).
The Department of Community Development would just like to reaffirm
the importance of these policies in guiding any amendments being
considered to the City's UGA. Furthermore, we would suggest providing
reference in the City's Plan to the adopted County-wide planning policies
that outline the process and procedures for UGA amendments. This
would help clarify the public understanding of the relationship between
these two plans as they relate to UGA issues.
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2. .Page 45; New Policy # 18
It should be clarified whether this policy is intended to apply to the existing
UGA or also includes the proposed UGA areas? Furthermore, if the lands
involved are adjacent to, or within the UGA, then the policy should be
reworded to include a reference to working with Clallam County as County
actions/impacts will be involved.
3. Page 45; Objectives 2 & 3, and Related Land Use Map Ch~nqes
As the County has reiterated before, DCD staff believes that these policies
are premature at best in that no analysis or evaluation has been done as a
part of the record that explains the need for these expansions. As
mentioned previously, the County-wide planning policies contain
procedures for evaluating the need for expansion, and in our opinion, this
should be done before policies such as these are added to the
Comprehensive Plan.
4. Pa.qe 45; Objective 4
This should be amended to reduce the appearance of a policy chasing a
foregone conclusion. Change to "The City will conduct a Buildable Land
Inventory to examine the need for UGA expansions".
5. Page 46; Policy 12
This policy should be amended to include timeframes on performance
benchmarks to assist landowners in understanding what timeline/criteria to
anticipate for annexation to proceed.
Utility and Public Services
1. Page 70; Policy 16
This policy should be reconsidered, and replaced with one which
advocates a fee-based incentive for annexation; perhaps charging
differential and higher rates for non-city properties served by sewer.
2. Pa.qe 70; New Objectives 4 & 5
These should include performance or timeline criteria outlined in the
Capital Facilities Plan to provide more certainty for affected property
owners.
Housing Element
1. Page 73; New Policy 10
This policy should be reworded to clarify whether it applies to the existing
or proposed UGA, and should reference coordination with Clallam County.
The wording should also clarify the actual definition of Iow and medium
density, as well as where the policy is applicable; existing UGA?
Proposed?
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2. Pa_cie 90; Economic Development; New Objective 2
This policy should be reworded to include the County as a jurisdiction to
coordinate within this process.
3. Page 92; New Policy 2
Consider rewording this policy to clarify what is intended by this statement
"...work to enhance the use of Ediz Hook'; as what? Imprecise
wording leads to potential confusion.
Again, thank you for the opportunity to comment, and we look forward to working
with the City on your Comprehensive Plan amendment process.
· · Sincerely,
Planning Director
cc: Rob Robertsen; Director, DCD
Board of County Commissioners
Dan Engelbertson
Steve Gray
Brad Collins, City of Port Angeles
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2238 E. Lindberg Road
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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Dept. of Community Developmer~t_
ennis@olypen.com
May 1 l, 2004
To: Port Angeles Planning Com~m~sion, Planning Department, City Council
From: Robbie Mantooth
Subject: Comprehensive Pla~?~,~qi~i'~t~'/
Appreciation
First, I want to express appreciation for the work that has brought the updating of the
Comprehensive Plan to this point. The effort to involve the public has been impressive. The scope
of the recommendations also reflects broad vision as well as attention to details.
Strongest support for proposed amendments
The following proposals are especially important to my vision of what the City of Port Angeles
should be as we head toward 2020. My vision focuses on locations and concerns of particular interest,
and I am grateful to those who have made sure other locations and concerns are well covered.
Page 2, Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map change, second bulleted item:
Changing the Rayonier mill property to commercial seems essential to provide flexibility for this
important site. I believe, and certainly hope, that such a change will prove to be in the long-term
best interests of Rayonier, as well as the City. It should attract a much broader pool of potential
buyers of the site, which should provide much greater potential for contributions to the local
economy.
Page 4, Land Use element- Open Space
New objective K.2, related to neighborhood parks, is welcome, but I suggest a very small change in
wording, so it is clear that these parks would support "newer" subdivisions. Otherwise I fear that thc
lack of any parks south of Highway 101 and east of Race will continue to leave the sizable
population in the area between Whites and Ennis creeks with no easily accessible park even though
much of this area was developed 10, 20 or even 40 years ago.
Page 5, Conservation Element, first bulleted item, Amend Policy B.16
The City of Port Angeles has an especially important role in extending habitat protection for
riparian corridors that begin in Olympic National Park but otherwise lose protection outside the
Park's borders.
Page 6
Economic Development Element, first bulleted item, New Policy A.12:
The Rayonier site's cleanup is essential for attracting potential investors and also for contributing to
the attractiveness of the City as a place to live and visit. Although I will comment on other elements
of the former millsite in my later recommendations, I think it is important to recognize the
economic importance of the site beyond its purchase and development for future jobs.
New Policy, C. 1: Improved access to Olympic National Park is important through continuation of
the ski buses, assistance with keeping the parkway open, and better transportation options for people
arriving on ferries or buses. Even though other entities may have major responsibilities for some
services, the City's support is important.
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Concerns about proposed amendments
Page 2, first item, regarding Regulatory Reform Act
I hope the proposed limitation to only one public hearing for SEPA determinations or permits does
not mean that the public will be deprived of an opportunity to present concerns directly to the City
Council. Council members are our elected representatives, and it is important that we be able to bring
our concerns to their attention in some way. Perhaps written comments will be or could be accepted,
if not a public hearing.
Page 4
Land Use Element -- Open Space, New Objective K.2: Per earlier comment, please replace "new"
with "newer" to make it clear that existing subdivisions will not be excluded from park expansion.
Transportation Element, New Policy B.20: This relic from earlier comprehensive plans seems a
foolish waste of limited resources. A much higher priority should be support for a minimum of four
lanes on Highway 101, especially when so many people are being killed and injured by vehicles
attempting to pass in two-lane areas and hitting oncoming vehicles.
Pushing for another eastern access into the City will leave property owners in doubt about the future
of their tranquility and property values and contribute to blight.
It's time to focus on far more important goals.
Page 5, New Policy D. 16: Instead of requiring a no-protest annexation agreement, couldn't sewage
hookup fees for non-City residents make annexation attractive enough that it isn't necessary to
continue to alienate people opposed to annexation? Of course, septic systems that leak into streams
and groundwater or cause other health hazards shouldn't be permitted to continue to pollute, and
those property owners need to be required to hook up to a sewage system, if that is the only way to
take care of their problems.
Continuing concerns from comments submitted earlier
· Bike lanes: Do transportation plans include provisions for bicycle lanes?
· Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces: Does the stormwater ordinance include penalty
for abandoning such impervious surfaces as parking lots? That might discourage the tendency for
business owners to build more parking than is feasible and then abandon it to move to areas farther
out, where land is always cheaper and regulations may be looser.
· Stormwater-sewage separation: Does the stormwater ordinance do everything it should to
separate stormwater runoff from sewage, so raw sewage won't overflow and cause pollution?
, Water conservation: Are water conservation provisions adequate?
· Pollution protection: Is language protecting residents and visitors from air, water and noise
pollution adequate? (Change "should" to "shall" in Item 3, Page 49.
· Landfill contaminants: Is oversight adequate to protect the public from landfill contaminants?
· Stream restoration and protection: Although the statement about protecting wildlife corridors
and implementing the recommendations of this area's watershed planning unit, could the City take a
stronger stand favoring protection and restoration of streams, especially those given highest priority
by the watershed planning unit (WRIA 18)? I think this might contribute to efforts by watershed
groups to obtain grants that would contribute to salmonid enhancement -- certainly important to our
area.
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· Trails must not harm riparian areas: A statement needs to be added to Page 56, Proposal 2,
Transportation Element, to make it clear that any trails should be created only after making sure
that they will not have a deleterious effect on riparian habitats. Many streamsides, including Ennis
Creek, have sensitive soils and vegetations that would be vulnerable to erosion and stream
sedimentation if trails were created and pedestrian or even bike and motorcycle use opened up.
· Fish and wildlife passage: My earlier suggestions urged a statement requiring all new or
renovated streets to provide for fish and wildlife passage through proper culverts. Failure to do this
will compromise the larger effort we need to make to protect and restore important habitat areas and
is likely to waste money on later alterations when projects should have been done properly in the
first place.
· Essential estnarine environment for Ennis Creek: A specific statement favoring the return
of the essential estuarine environment for Ennis Creek could be valuable. The area salmonids need
for getting acclimated as they travel from Ennis Creek to saltwater and back has been covered with
landfill and structures. Pilings still remain where the estuarine area should be. The landfill never
should have been permitted, and the City should take a firm stance to make sure approaching
opportunities to undo some of *~he damage are not lost.
· Beautiful beach for public enjoyment: The City also should take a pro-active stance favoring
protection of the longest and most unspoiled beach close to downtown. Of course, private property
rights must be upheld, but City support could increase opportunities for grants to purchase that part
of the Rayonier property or at least obtain a purchased or donated (with tax benefits) conservation
easement, which would protect both the beach and the estuarine area while still making more suitable
land available for development.
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P.O. Box 1836, Pt. Angeles, WA 98362
Mr. Brad Collins,
Community Development Director
City of Port Angeles
C~TY OF PORT ANGELES
321 East 5th Street Dept. of Community Development
Pt. Angeles, WA 98362
Dear Brad,
Peninsula Trails Coalition is pleased to provide the following recommendations to the
City of Port Angeles and to the Port Angeles Planning Commission. As you know we
have been supporting Port Angeles for the last several years in planning for the extension
of the Waterfront Trail west to meet the Olympic Discovery Trail at the west city limits.
We have explored and evaluated numerous potential routes. We have conducted two
neighborhood meetings in West Port Angeles to inform residents about the trail and have
reported comments and suggestions back to the city. Now the time has come to put fn-m
plans in place. The Waterfront Trail is connected going east all the way to Sequim. The
County is actively planning and building trail west of Port Angeles. We need to plan for
completion of this trail link in the next 3-4 years.
The route through west Port Angeles that utilizes Hill St, Fourth St. and the Milwaukee
Road right of way all the way to the city limits at Lower Elwha Road and Kacee Way is
the best route for the following reasons:
1. It is the most direct route
2. It has the best grade available
3. The city already owns all the right of way required
4. It has been a designated bike route in your comprehensive plan for several years
5. It provides a largely isolated route through this urban area, avoiding vehicle
traffic
6. It currently sees significant usage as a bike and walking trail
7. It connects properly at the waterfront and with the county plans going west
Route selection is the responsibility of the city, and we will, of course, support the city's
selection. However the above considerations seem compelling to us.
We believe the city should take the following specific steps this year:
(1) Include the extension of the Waterfront Trail west to the city limits in the
current comprehensive plan update.
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(2) Establish a planning project in Public Works to provide preliminary plans
and estimates.
(3) Initiate efforts to get federal and state funding grants for trail completion.
If this link, which connects to the Olympic Discovery Trail segments currently being
built by the county west of Port Angeles, is not completed by 2007 it will begin to impact
the ability to promote the trail and the hoped for economic impact from out of area trail
users.
A priority effort should be to establish a bridge over Dry Creek. We will be bringing
recommendations on affordable ways to accomplish this to the city soon. As your plans
progress, please call on us for assistance and volunteer support at any point.
Sincerely,
Peninsula Trails Coalition Board of Directors,
Chuck Preble, President
363-683-4549
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMU N ITY, CITY OF: PORT^N(3ELES
,-,~O ...... DEVFI OPMENT
TRADE AND ~:c' NC3MIC __ Dept. of CommunityDevel0prnent
128 - loth Avenue SE · PO Box 42525 · Olympia, Washington 98504 · (360) 725-4000
April 2, 2004
Scott Johns
Associate Planner
Department of Community Development
321 East 5th Street
Post Office Box 1150
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
RE: Submittal of Documents to the Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and
Economic Development for City of Port Angeles
Dear Mr. Johns:
Thank you for sending this department the following:
Draft Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan
Proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments for 2004 update. Received on 04/02/2004. Please keep this
letter. It is your record of when the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED)
received this material.
We have forwarded a copy of this notice to other state agencies. Adopted development regulations should
be sent to CTED immediately upon publication, as well as to any state agencies that commented on the draft
regulation. A jurisdiction does not need to send its regulation to the agencies which have been called ahead
and that have indicated the local plan will not be reviewed. The jurisdiction should keep a record of this
contact with state agencies and the state agencies' response.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at (360) 725-3046.
Sincerely,
Doug Peters
Growth Management Planner
Growth Management Services
Enclosure
ATTACHMENT "H"
2020 VISION FOR PORT ANGELES
PROJECT REPORT
Public participation
As required by the State, the City of Port Angeles undertook to update its Comprehensive
Plan with guidance from the State. The first requirement of GMA was to establish a public
participation process to help craft amendments to the plan that would meet the expectations of
the citizenry. To do this, the City appointed a Citizen Advisory Committee comprised of nine
members who helped design a Public Participation Program specifically to reach a large number
of citizens and solicit responses that could be used in crafting amendments to the City's
Comprehensive Plan. The advisory committee was made up of citizens that are involved with
neighborhood issues, local business and economic development, past Planning Commission and
City Council members, and a sitting member of both the City Council and Planning
Commission. This group was given the task of designing a program to involve citizens in
contributing their ideas to the planning process and to assist staff in crafting proposals for
changes to the Comprehensive Plan.
The program that was developed consisted of a week-long open house, followed by three
weeks of neighborhood meetings. The open house and meetings were advertised by several
means, including placing a large banner across Hyw 101, the main street through the City. Press
releases were issued weekly to the newspaper and local radio station. The Peninsula Daily News
published seven articles on the planning process over the five week period and cmTied two City
sponsored advertisements. Additionally, planning meetings were announced in the Things To
Do column on three occasions. The Department of Community Development participated in the
two-day Home Show held at the Port Angeles High School gymnasium. The meeting times,
dates, and locations were scheduled so that a broad section of the population could participate.
Times were varied from early afternoon (1:00 pm to 3:00 pm), later afternoon (4:00 pm to 6:00
pm) and later evening (7:00 pm to 9:00 pm). Meetings were held on various days of the week
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and seven different locations were used to hold meetings. A web page was developed and linked
to the City's Homepage listing the meeting dates, times and focus. The web page was updated
throughout the process and the comment questions were made available on-line to provide an
additional and easy method of response to the written comments form made available at all the
meetings and various public locations such as City Hall.
Members of the Citizen Advisory Committee volunteered their time to contact and attend
meetings of 21 organizations that were identified as potential stakeholders. Those organizations
were informed of the planning effort being taken by the City and were invited to participate in the
process by suggesting changes that might be made to the Comprehensive Plan. A three-hour
forum specifically for these civic and business organizations to comment on or make proposals
was held at the end to the three week public meeting period.
The Comprehensive Plan update process has had contact with 300 - 400 individuals
through open houses, public meetings, organization/stakeholder presentation, comment forms
returned, and use of the internet. Eighty-five people attended at least one public meeting as
indicated by sign-in sheets. A total of 58 comment sheets were submitted. In addition, five
different organizations made formal presentations to the Citizen Advisory Committee. As a
result, 68 specific amendments were drafted and submitted for review by March 31, 2004.
Public Comment Responses
Several major topic areas came to light from the comments received through the public
participation process. The major topics have a thread of commonality binding them together. As
an example, the appearance of the City was mentioned several times in connection with the
ability to attract tourists which would stimulate economic development. Tourism, including
outdoor recreation and eeo-tourism, were suggested as ways to stimulate economic development.
This led to suggestions of what to base tourism on, including the City's history, preservation of
its small town character, and protection and enhancement of its local environmental assets.
There was a sense that the City should not have a shabby, decrepit look and feel to it.
This was seen as a detriment to attracting and maintaining a strong tourist market. The eastern
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entry to the City was specifically mentioned as needing improvement, as it is often the first
impression that visitors have of the City. Few specific suggestions for how the City could make
improvements were included. However, the need for additional street trees was mentioned more
than once.
The City' s small town character was mentioned several times with a concern that there is
a need to limit or control growth patterns. This small town character is cited as a reason that
people come here and stay here. This idea is connected to another reason that people are here,
namely the open space and natural environment, which tied in with a strong feeling of protecting
that open space, providing more park space, and ensuring public access to the waterfront. These
concepts also were tied to tourism and again back to economic development. While most people
responding to our questions indicated that growth would be good, there was a theme of constraint
and caution so that the growth would be orderly and planned for and that the small town
character not be lost to large mega-stores and malls and that the local scenic environment be
protected. It also seemed, to those individuals who currently lived in areas where it was quiet
and private, and the character was somewhat rural, that any potential growth should not be in
those areas.
Quiet, safe neighborhoods was also a common theme. The lack of sidewalks, specifically
in the west end, was a neighborhood issue that also came up several times. Other neighborhood
comments included noise as an issue. Noise from several sources was mentioned, including
general traffic noise, large tracks idling for long periods, motorcycle riding off-road on vacant
lots, loud car stereos, and airport noise.
Annexation of the eastern UGA and extension of the sewer into this area had mixed
responses; however, the majority of respondents encouraged the annexation of the UGA.
Annexation and sewer extension were often tied to environmental health and economic
development issues. It was typically felt that the City would be in a better position to provide
services that would improve the general conditions of the eastern UGA in both aesthetic and
environmental ways.
Transportation issues generally focused on finding more efficient ways to move trucks
out of the downtown area and moving traffic through the City more efficiently. The use of the
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term by-pass or alternate Hwy 101 route were used synonymously, but no specific solution
surfaced. Many different scenarios were discussed and there was disagreement as to the scale,
location, and purpose ora route. There was a consensus that an additional route out of town to
the east would be advantageous, if there were a need for emergency evacuation of the City or if
Hyw 101 were closed for any length of time. Whether that route would function as a bypass of
the City, a route for truck traffic to avoid the downtown area, or an easy way for locals to meet
their commuting needs was never clear. Several disadvantages to an alternate traffic pattern were
pointed out. They included reducing tourist traffic from fully experiencing the City, encouraging
sprawling land development to the south, the expected high cost of land acquisition and
construction associated with such a project, and impacts from noise and traffic to existing quiet,
semi-rural neighborhoods.
The Rayonier Mill site received comments from citizens and organizations including the
property owner Rayonier. Citizens generally expressed the idea that expanded public use of
some kind is desired. Suggestions included park and recreational uses, residential use,
educational and research uses, public access to the waterfront, and uses that would specifically
attract tourism. While these ideas were popular with citizens, the political and economic leaders
of the community were advocating caution and patience in changing the existing Comprehensive
Plan designation or zoning to avoid the appearance of forcing Rayonier into a more costly
cleanup scenario and possible abandonment of the site. Rayonier itself proposed allowing for a
method of overlay zoning for planned industrial development that would allow something other
that a blanket cleanup to an impractically high standard. Business leaders encouraged the City to
consider keeping the site available for marine related light industry, as it is the last available
waterfront on the harbor.
The extension of the Olympic Discovery Trail from Marine Drive to the western edge of
the City received extensive discussion at several of the neighborhood meetings. This issue is
supported by two citizen organizations, and some residents along portions of the proposed route
expressed their opinions. Trail users also voiced their opinion at several meetings. Currently the
undeveloped Milwaukee Drive is designated on the Nonmotorized Transportation Map as the
approved route for the trail. Strong support for an alternative route from 4th and 'N' Street,
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following 'N' Street to 18th Street and then west to Milwaukee Drive was proposed and well
supported. Advantages to this route included the existing infrastructure, the need for
improvements to the existing infrastructure, existing property ownership along the ronte, and
potential early timing of the improvements. Although property owners along Milwaukee Drive
are aware that Milwaukee Drive will be improved at some point in the future, their desires to
keep the area quiet and private for as long as possible and to make sure that development there
happens in a well planned, orderly fashion support the 'N'/18th Street route.
Discussion of the future of the William R. Fairchild Airport took place at several
meetings. These discussions ranged from the short term needs of the terminal and hanger
relocations to the possible, need to relocate the entire airport in the long term future. Potential
population growth in the area, coupled with existing land availability and growth patterns, and
the airport's impact on surrounding land uses prompted these discussions. There is a need to
control the land uses surrounding an airport, especially in the restricted flight zones. Discussion
of land use controls led to considerations of planned growth in the areas directly west of the City
limits and the airport. There was discussion also as to whether the County or the City would be
best suited to control that land use and what the best method would be. The Washington State
Department of Transportation Aviation Division and the FAA concluded that there would be
little State and Federal support for relocation of the airport and those taking part in the discussion
agreed that the County would most likely be able to control the land use for less intensive
development west of the airport. The City, therefore, limited its proposed expansion of the UGA
west of the airport. This also led the City to recommend limiting its sewer extension outside the
City limits to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Reservation to the smallest size required to serve
the Tribal Reservation and not provide potential hook-up capacity to residents living between the
City and the Tribal Reservation.
Next Steps
The 68 proposed amendments have been submitted to Washington State Department of
Community Trade and Economic Development (DCTED) to be reviewed for consistency with
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WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Date: June 14, 2004
To: City Council Members
From: Brad Collins, Community Development Director~
Subject: Second Addendum to the 1993 Environmental Impact Statement for the Comp Plan
The Second Addendum to the 1993 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Comprehensive
Plan for the City of Port Angeles is provided for the City Council under this separate cover. The matter is
on tonight's Council agenda, and the City Council Members should be familiar with this SEPA review before
taking final action on the 2004 Comp Plan Update. The environmental impacts of the 2004 Comp Plan
Update have been reviewed programmatically, meaning that they are not impacts for a specific proj eot(s), and
are not significantly different than those originally reviewed under the 1993 EIS for the 1994 Comp Plan.
The 2004 Comp Plan Update Amendments have been prepared and reviewed per Port Angeles
Municipal Code Chapter 18.04 and specifically must be adopted during the annual review process by June
30th. If the City Council needs additional time following the close of the June 14t~ public hearing, and a
special meeting of the City Council before June 30th would be in order. Staffwill be available to answer any
questions prior to or during the City Council meeting tonight.
SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE
1993 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
for the
CITY OF PORT ANGELES
2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE
Prepared in compliance with:
The Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) 1971
Chapter 43.21C, Revised Code of Washington
SEPA Guidelines, effective January 1976 (revised April 4, 1998),
Chapter 197-11-442, Washington Administrative Code.
Date of Issue:
June 14, 2004
FACTSHEETS
NAME OF PROPOSAL: City' of Port Angeles 2004 Comprehensive Plan Update
PROPOSED ACTION: The proposed action consists of updating the City's
Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the State's Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A).
The draft amendments include revisions to the Introduction, Community Profile, supporting
population, building, and available lands data, as well as revisions to the required elements to
reflect shifts in cormnunity character, physical structure, citizen preferences, and consistency
with State requirements. The draft amendments include expansion of the City's Urban Growth
Area to encompass development characterized as urban, which has occurred since the initial
adoption of the Comprehensive Plan and to allow planning of urban services for those
developments. The amendments also provide for extension of urban services, primarily sewer,
into the UGA prior to City annexation. A third area of revision brings the Comprehensive Plan
into consistency with the Regional Transportation Plan and other transportation planning
requirements as mandated by the State legislation. Since the update covers the entire
Comprehensive Plan, there are numerous other amendments.
ALTERNATIVES:
· Accommodate/support/encourage growth alternative. (preferred alternative) Either
annexation or extension of the sewer into the UGAs with later annexation would
encourage urban development in those areas. The current lack of sewer inhibits
commercial and industrial growth which today typically requires large parcels of land to
accommodated parking requirements. These large parcels of land no longer exist in the
City limits bm do exist in the UGA. Annexation and the extension of the sewer into the
UGA would stimulate both commercial and residential development in the UGA rather
than in rural areas. The City operates a sewer treatment plant on the east side of the City.
When that treatment plant was constructed (1994), capacity for anticipated future growth
in the UGA (future service area) as well as in the City (existing service area) was
included. Since that time, the treatment plant has not reached its planned capacity and
provision of sewer service into existing and proposed UGAs would not have a negative
impact on capacity, particularly give the very slow growth rates in Port Angeles for the
last 10-15 years.
· No action alternative - A no action alternative would at minimum require that the City
review the Comprehensive Plan and find that it is consistent with Growth Management
Act. The analysis of growth patterns of the past and projections for the future would need
to show that there are no expected growth demands and, therefore, no need to expand the
UGA or to make infrastructure improvements.
· Slow growth alternative - (don't facilitate new growth in the UGA by sewer extension -
wait for annexation requests from residents/property owners). The impacts of making no
plans toward annexation or service provision in the UGA would presumably slow growth
Addendum to Environmental Impact Statement for Port Angeles 2004 Comprehensive Plan 1
in the City and/or UGA, as development of larger commercial buildings or industrial
plants could not proceed due to a lack of vacant buildable area in the City area and/or
conditions suitable for the required septic systems in the UGA. Without commercial and
industrial growth, residential growth in the City and UGA ~vould most likely continue to
stall as well. Residential areas are also facing a similar problem with inadequate septic
systems. Although growth in the UGA would be slowed, the potential for sprawling
suburban residential development into rural areas remains likely.
A slow growth alternative would require that the Comprehensive Plan be reviewed for
policies that allow or encourage growth. An evaluation and removal of those policies
would be necessary. The Comprehensive Plan currently contains policy direction in the
Economic Development Element, as well as other elements, that encourage growth in the
Port Angeles area, both in the City proper and the UGA.
Promoting a slow growth scenario could include policies directing the City to object to
urban growth outside of UGA boundaries or by withholding services that it now provides,
including water, without annexation first. This action could result in the urbanized area
adjacent to the City incorporating and developing water, sewer, and other utility systems
independent of the City, County, or Utility District at some time in the future. Since a
slow growth scenario is not in the City's economic interest, this is an unlikely alternative.
However, without some assurance that future utility extension will serve the City's future,
it also is not in the City's interest to expend its limited capital funds needed to provide
those services to areas outside the City. Several years ago, the policy change from not
providing services outside of the City limits to that of providing the services with future
inclusion of the area into the City was a major reversal in direction for the City. To
effectively void that new policy of extending services for new urban development in the
UGA would discourage urban growth in the largest urban center on the North Olympic
Peninsula.
PROPOSED ACTION LOCATION: City-wide and Port Angeles Urban Growth Area (PAUGA)
PROPONENT: City of Port Angeles
P. O. Box 1150
321 E. Fifth
Port Angeles, WA 98362
IMPLEMENTATION DATE: The adoption of proposed amendments to the Port Angeles
2004 Comprehensive Plan is anticipated to be June 14,
2004.
LEAD AGENCY: City of Port Angeles, Department of Community Development
321 E. Fifth
Port Angeles, WA 98362
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Mr. Brad Collins, Community Development Director
City of Port Angeles
Addendum to Environmental Impact Statement for Port Angeles 2004 Comprehensive Plan 2
CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Scott Johns, Associate Planner
City of Port Angeles
ADDENDUM DATE OF ISSUE: June 14, 2004
DATE OF FINAL ACTION: June 14, 2004
TYPE AND TIMING OF SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The addendum is a continuation of the phased environmental review of the City's
implementation of comprehensive planning in compliance with the Growth Management Act.
Environmental review of subsequent changes to development regulation including but not
limited to the Zoning Code, Subdivision Code, Critical Areas Ordinances, and Shoreline Master
Program will follow the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan amendments.
This second addendum to the 1993 Environmental Impact Statement on the Comprehensive Plan
is part of a phased SEPA review for the Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan. It is intended that
after the adoption of the 2004 Comprehensive Plan amendments and revised development
regulations, projects which are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan policies and land use
designation may rely on much of the land use impact analysis from the EIS. Provided that the
EIS analysis remain timely, projects may forego detailed study of the impacts under the use of the
existing environmental documents. It is also expected that some future development projects
will require detailed study of project specific impacts that cannot be analyzed in a programmatic
study.
BACKGROUND DATA LOCATION: City of Port Angeles
P. O. Box 1150
321 E. Fifth
Port Angeles, WA 98362
This addendum incorporates Comprehensive Plan amendments that have been made over a three
year period. Port Angeles has under taken State mandated Comprehensive Plan updates in a
three year, phased approach. Several amendments to the Comprehensive Plan made during the
first two years of updates included changes intended to address specific issues with stormwater
management, extension of City services prior to annexation, and expansion of the eastern UGA.
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Proposed Action: Encourage urban growth in the City and the Port Angeles Urban Growth Area
(PAUGA) through expansion of the PAUGA to include adjacent lands characterized by
urbanization, through extension of urban services to new urban development inside the PAUGA,
through annexation of areas served by City services, and through density allowances (RS- 12,
minimum 12,000 square foot lots or 3.63 units/acre) at slightly below existing minimum urban
densities (RS-9, minimum 9,000 square foot lots or 4.84 units/acre).
Impacts:
Encourage Growth (Preferred) Alternative
· Slightly less compact urban development in suburban/outlying areas of the City and the
PAUGA. The proposed expansion of the east and west UGA areas provide land for
suburban residential development that could help to reverse the current trend of more new
housing starts in the rural areas surrounding Port Angeles than in the urban areas.
Extending the UGA would allow residential growth to occur inside of the UGA and
therefore be consistent with the Growth Management Act. The nature of the residential
growth inside of the UGA need not be any different than that which is currently allowed
by the County if it were done under proposed RS-12 City Standards. In the first ten years
of growth under Growth Management Act Comprehensive Plans in Clallam County, the
demand in residential development has continued to be for large lots in somewhat remote
areas so that property owners can enjoy peaceful, private lifestyles.
· Slightly less efficient urban services in suburban/outlying areas of the City and the
PAUGA. Often, once suburban residential development is established, the need for urban
services increases. Additional traffic necessitates wider roads, diminishing water supply
necessitates new water sources to protect homes from fire, or poor soil conditions or
requests to further subdivide strains the septic system to a point where sewer is required.
· Larger commercial and industrial developments in suburban/outlying areas of the City
and the PAUGA. Public testimony before the Clallam County Planning Commission
supported the need for an increase of privately owned industrial lands large enough to
meet the area requirements (five acre or larger). An example of limited growth is the
existing Wal Mart store that is being replaced by a new, larger store in Sequim, because
they cannot expm~d at their existing location due to septic system failure. This is a direct
economic loss to the Port Angeles UGA.
· Since the 1994 adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, the City has undertaken several
projects and actions aimed at addressing Goals, Policies and Objectives that were
included in that edition of the Comprehensive Plan. Meeting the Growth Management
Act goals of concentrating new population growth in urban areas where infrastructure
exists and is therefore efficient to provide presents several challenges. The trend in
housing choice has tended to be toward new, large homes on rural sized lots. These
housing choices are not as readily available within the City limits. As new residents
arrive from areas that tend to have a favorable housing market, owners can sell relatively
expensive homes and reinvest in this area for a comparable increase in value.
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· Additional low density suburban development closer to the City and inside the UGA as
opposed to in rural areas outside of the UGA is needed. Changes have been proposed to
the Comprehensive Plan in 2004 as well as 2002 and 2003 that were meant to encourage
growth within the City and UGA. These changes include policy language to plan for
residential areas near the edge of the City and in the UGA where the minimum lot size is
increased to 12,000 square feet. This is intended to reflect the size of existing large lots
currently in the UGA and to provide areas within the City that can provide the larger lots
that are in demand, thus providing options in urban areas to potential homeowners and
developers.
No Action Alternative
· Continued development pressure for urbanization in rural or unserved urban growth
areas.
· Continued development in suburban/outlying areas of the PAUGA of suburban densities
at 1-2 units/acre.
· Inefficient suburban development patterns that cannot support urban services.
· Continued lack of private industrial and commercially zoned properties of one acre or
larger within the City limits.
Slow Growth Alternative
· Same impacts as the No Action Alternative. Promoting a slow growth scenario could
include policies directing the City to object to urban growth outside of UGA boundaries
or by withholding services that it now provides, including water, without annexation first.
This action could result in the urbanized area adjacent to the City incorporating and
developing water, sewer, and other utility systems independent of the City, County, or
Utility District at some time in the future. Since a slow growth scenario is not in the
City's economic interest, this is an unlikely alternative. However, without some
assurance that future utility extension will serve the City's future, it also is not in the
City's interest to expend its limited capital funds needed to provide those services to areas
outside the City. Several years ago, the policy change from not providing services outside
of the City limits to that of providing the services with future inclusion of the area into
the City was a major reversal in direction for the City. Th effectively void that new
policy to extend services for new urban development in the UGA would discourage urban
growth in the largest urban center on the North Olympic Peninsula.
· Alternatives of limiting or not expanding the UGA include the denial of any further urban
development outside of the existing UGA, leaving the existing urbanized areas isolated
and without sewer or City water services. Without the extension of sewers into these
outlying areas, the potential of septic failure is left without a remedy. This alternative
leads to restricted economic development in the Port Angeles area as large commercial
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and industrial uses are forced to find locations elsewhere that can provide the needed
services or that adversely impact rural areas without adequate services.
Mitigation Measures:
· Denial of new urban development in rural and unserved urban growth areas (Encourage
Growth and Slow Growth Alternatives).
· Elimination of the R-1 maximum rural density (1 unit/acre) outside of cities and urban
growth areas of Clallam County (Encourage Growth and Slow Growth Alternatives).
· Implementation of low impact development standards (narrower impervious street
improvements, biofiltration drainage improvements, separated pedestrian improvements)
in suburban/outlying areas of the City and the PAUGA (Encourage Growth Alternative).
· Subsidization of the upfront costs of urban service extensions (Encourage Growth
Alternative)
· Implementation of an RS-11 (11,000 square-foot minimum lot size) urban density (3.96
units/acre) inside cities and urban growth areas of Clallam County (Encourage Growth
Alternative).
Unavoidable Adverse Impacts:
· Continued urban/suburban sprawl outside of cities (No Action Alternative).
· Continued trend of greater rural growth than urban growth in Clallam County.
Urbanization of the area east of Morse Creek (No Action Alternative).
· Inefficient suburban development patterns in rural and unserved urban areas (No Action
Alternative).
· Slightly less efficient urban services in suburban/outlying areas of the City and the
PAUGA (Encourage Growth Alternative).
Proposed Action: Redesignate some or all of the Rayonier Mill site as commercial on the
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and implement an industrial zone or overlay zone that
allows mixed use developments of commercial, residential, and industrial uses.
Impacts:
Encourage Growth (Preferred) Alternative
· Cleanup at industrial use standards under the Model Toxic Control Act (MTCA) with the
continuation of the existing Industrial Land Use Designation for the Rayonier Mill site
below the marine bluff.
· Policy language would create an overlay zone which would allow for nonindustrial uses
on the site being designated by a master planning process.
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No Action Alternative
· Same impact as the Encourage Growth Alternative
Slow Growth Alternative
· Cleanup at unrestricted use standards under the Model Toxic Control Act (MTCA) with
the continuation of the existing Industrial Land Use Designation for the Rayonier Mill
site below the marine bluff.
Mitigation Measures:
· Implementation of an industrial zone or overlay zone that allows mixed use developments
of commercial, residential, and industrial uses (Encourage Growth and Slow Growth
Alternatives)
· Cleanup standards consistent with future uses under MTCA.
Unavoidable Adverse Impacts:
· Lower MTCA cleanup standards for all of the Rayonier Mill site (No Action Alternative)
· Lower MTCA cleanup standards for some of the Rayonier Mill site (Encourage Growth
Alternative)
Proposed Action: Beautify and maintain the City's entries, streetscape, and downtown.
Impacts:
Encourage Growth (Preferred) Alternative
· Limited funding for enhanced aesthetics and first impressions of the City for visitors and
residents.
No Action Alternative
· Deferred maintenance of and enhancements to the public facilities and spaces that will
continue to look shabby.
Slow Growth Alternative
· Same impact as the Encourage Growth Alternative
Mitigation Measure:
· None (No Action Alternative)
Unavoidable Adverse Impact:
· Deferred maintenance of and enhancements to the public facilities and spaces that will
continue to convey a look that is less attractive than potential. (No Action Alternative)
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Proposed Action: Close the landfill and locate a transfer station on the site.
Impacts:
Encourage Growth (Preferred) Alternati've
· Transportation of solid waste for most of the County to and from the site.
No Action Alternative
· Not applicable/mandated closure
Slow Growth Alternative
· Reduced waste stream with the transfer station being one of several throughout the
County
Mitigation Measure:
· None except the alternatives themselves
Unavoidable Adverse Impact:
· Greater traffic impacts (Encourage Growth Alternative)
Proposed Action: Incorporate new planning efforts into the Comprehensive Plan including
legislative mandates (transportation, watershed, and best available science planning
requirements), new data (OFM. 20-year population forecasts/local growth performance measures
and buildable lands inventory), existing plan updates (airport and harbor plans), and added
ser~Sce and facility plans (parks, water, sewer, and transportation). The State Growth Management
Act requires that jurisdictions update Critical Area Ordinances and Shoreline Management Programs.
The Growth Management Act requires local jurisdictions to use best available science (BAS) when
reviewing or revising policies or regulations for critical areas (Chapter 36.70A. 172 RCW). The City of
Port Angeles is required to complete its Critical Areas Ordinance update by December 1, 2004, and its
Shoreline Master Program by 2011. The Comprehensive Plan must be consistent with the Regional
Transportation Organization Plan.
Impacts:
Encourage Growth (Preferred) Alternative
· None
No Action Alternative
· Growth delayed for lack of compliance and/or planning for concurrency under GMA.
Slow Growth Alternative
· Same as no action alternative.
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Mitigation Measure:
· None except the alternatives themselves
Unavoidable Adverse Impact:
· Delayed growth until compliance with plmming mandates. (No Action and Slow Growth
Alternative)
Supporting Comments:
In 2000, the City requested that the County expand the eastern UGA, and this was a major
change in policy direction for the City of Port Angeles. In 1995 the County initially opposed the
UGA extending to the Deer Park area. In 1996, that UGA boundary was scaled back to the upper
western edge of the Morse Creek ravine per the City's recommendation. The current request for
expansion of the UGA to the west, as well as last year's request for expansion to the Deer Park
area on the east, are not related to population growth in the City or the need for additional
commercially zoned lands. The City is experiencing a relatively stable population that is
growing at a slow rate. UGA expansion is based on urban development taking place immediately
outside of the UGA. The Deer Park area contains four significant commercial enterprises: an
auto dealership, multi-screen cinema, a business park, and a restaurant. There are also three or
four existing suburban residential subdivisions in the area proposed for expansion of the eastern
UGA. Similarly, the County has approved industrial uses (Crown Pacific Mill) and commercial
uses (Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Health Center) in the area south of Edgewood Drive and west
of Reddick Road, just outside of the existing UGA. There is a need to provide urban services to
these commercial and industrial sites outside of the UGA so that environmental problems do not
arise and so that the existing urban uses can expand as they may need or desire more
urbanization.
Within the area designated as the Port Angeles Planning Region by Clallam County, a total of
1,181 residential building permits have been issued between 1996 and 2003. Of those permits,
52.9% (625 permits) have been issued on lands designated as rural. An additional 6.6% (78
permits) have been issued in the UGA. Of the 39.8% (total 470 permits) issued in the City of
Port Angeles, nearly half (215 permits) were for multiple family structures.
The existing east UGA is approximately 1,542 acres in size. Of that 162 acres is open space and
not developable. Another 90 acres is zoned Urban Regional Commercial (URC) where single
family residences are listed as prohibited. The remaining 1,290 acres of the area is divided
among five other zones. The VLD/LD Urban Very Low Density/Low Density zone makes up the
largest portion of that at 408 acres (816 dwelling units at 1 unit/half acre allowed density) and the
VLD Urban Very Low Density occupies 312 acres (624 dwelling units at 1 unit/half acre allowed
density) for a total of 720 acres. Density in VLD/LD areas is 2 Du/Ac and can increase if
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density bonuses are used. This density would allow for a gross number of dwelling units of
1,440. The remaining area is divided between the MD, Urban Moderate Density (240 acres ~ 15
DU/AC),, UNC Urban Neighborhood Commercial (171 acres ~ 15 Du/Ac) and the LD, Urban
Low Density- (159 acres ~ 9 DU/AC) zones. These zones allow for an addkional 7,596 dwelling
units. These figures do not take into account unbuildable areas such as wetlands or other critical
areas, or street right-of-way. Assuming a 25% reduction for right-of-way, the expected number
of dwelling units would be reduced to 5,697. A large area in the Bay Loop neighborhood is
shown as wetland on the City's Sheldon ~vetland inventory map. This would further reduce the
potential number of homes in that area. Nonetheless, suburban residential areas closer to the City
should be made more available for development to offset the continuing trend of greater rural
residential development.
Comparing the existing County zoning to City zoning: Proposed RS-12 zone in the City allows a
density of 3.63 and is similar to the County zones of URL and URH but allows a slightly higher
density than the 2 Du/Ac VLD/LD and VLD zones. There are no Urban Residential High or
Urban Residential Low zones in the UGA. The proposed RS-12 City zoning would be applied to
the low density residential areas of the UGA after City annexation occurs. The County Low
Density zoning allows 9 Du/Ac while the City RS-7 zoning allows 6.22 Du/Ac and areas zoned
LD now would become RS-7 after annexation. The Urban Moderate Density and Urban
Neighborhood Commercial zones in the County allow 15 Du/Ac and would likely become
Residential Medium Density RMD City zoning which allows 12.44 Du/Ac.
The proposed eastward expansion of the UGA to the Deer Park area would extend the area by an
additional 939 acres. This area includes the Four Seasons Ranch and Four Seasons Park and
several other subdivisions as well as the commercial uses at Deer Park Road. Together, with the
existing UGA, the two areas are roughly the same area as the US Census Bureau considers as the
East Port Angeles Census Designated Place (CDP). The 2000 Census indicates that the entire
CPD area currently contains 1,484 dwelling units. The area along Morse Creek is zoned R1
Rural, which allows one dwelling unit per acre and comprises 716 acres of the area. Much of
this area is constrained by critical area such as slopes, creeks, wetlands, etc. It is unlikely that
much additional development would occur in this area under City zoning. Under City zoning at
RS-12 levels would increase the allowable gross density by a factor of approximately 3.6 times.
Public testimony before the Clallam County Planning Commission supported the need for an
increase of privately owned industrial lands large enough to meet the area requirements (five acre
or larger). An example of limited growth is the existing Wal Mart store that is being replaced by
a new, larger store in Sequim, because they cannot expand at their existing location due to septic
system failure. This is a direct economic loss to the Port Angeles UGA. If additional residential
development is allowed in areas where the City cannot plan or provide sewer, the potential for
environmental degradation of environmentally sensitive areas increases. Failed septic tanks
pollute ground waters that eventually daylight at the marine bluff or stream ravines where it then
enters the Strait or local streams. Additional ground saturation near the marine bluff from drain
field moisture could accumulate, causing a potential failure of the bluff and threatening property.
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The City is well aware of opposition by residents of the area to annexation of the UGA. At the
request of Clallam County, the City has changed its policy from not extending sewer or other
urban services into the UGA without annexation to a willingness to extend services with an
agreement for future anncxation. Like other Washington cities in the past, the City is asking that
no-protest agreements be signed as sewer or other services are extended. This policy position is
not popular with area residents either.
The City's proposal to create a new RS-12 zone (12,000 SF minimum lot size) is an attempt to
assuage the objectives of UGA residents by planning for suburban sized lots for areas within the
UGA. By allowing for a larger minimum lot size, the existing densities and suburban character
of certain areas of the unincorporated County could be maintained if they were to be included in
the UGA.
Endangered Species
Since the 1993 adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, several salmonid species have been listed as
threatened or potentially threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This has placed a strong
emphasis on watershed planning, habitat preservation and restoration, and urban stormwater
management issues.
Stormwater utility and low impact development standards are being accomplished to mitigate
urban runoff. The City recently adopted both a stormwater utility and low impact development
standards that are aimed at reducing negative impacts created by stormwater. These two actions
adequately address the existing policies and objectives in the Comprehensive Plan. Proposed
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan will recognize actions the City has taken in the recent
past. Low impact development standards have yet to be fully implemented in any development
and it is yet to be seen how effective they will be in mitigating stormwater impacts. It is
expected that additional refinements will be made to the low impact development standards as
experience is gained.
The following policy and objective language relevant to these issues is currently contained in the
Comprehensive Plan and the actions taken by the City are described.
Conservation Element Policy A.12: The City shall develop and implement a plan to improve
water quality which includes measures to reduce and minimize stormwater pollutants and
combined sewer overflow pollutant discharges. Combined sewer overflow is being
addressed incrementally as each year projects are included in the Capital Facilities Plan to
remedy the situation and a high priority is given to these projects.
Conservation Element Objective B.4: The City will adopt and enforce regulations which
require all new development to provide adequate stormwater retention/detention
facilities necessary to protect water quality. These regulations were included in the Port
Angeles Stormwater Management Plan adopted in 1996.
Conservation Element Objective B.8: The City will develop a stormwater management Plan.
Port Angeles adopted a stormwater management plan in 1996. A stormwater utility was
created in 2003.
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Capital Facilities Element Policy A.10: The City should require the following utilities and
services at the time of development: Stormwater facilities. This is included in the Port
Angeles Stormwater Management Plan.
Capital Facilities Element Policy B.6: The City should not approve any development that
increases a site's post-development stormwater run-off beyond that allowed by the
Stormwater Management Manual for the Puget Sound Basin as adopted by the City. City
policy currently requires developers to manage stormwater on-site to the degree that
discharge from the site is at or below the predevelopment level.
Capital Facilities Element Objective B.I: The City will develop and adopt design standards
for street, water, sewer, and stormwater facilities. The City adopted low impact
development standards for new development in RS-9 and proposed RS-12 zones. These
revised standards are intended to reduce the amount of impervious surface created in new
subdivisions, provide roadside swales for stormwater mitigation at or close to its point of
origin, and reduce costs to developers.
Capital Facilities Element Goal E: To reduce the amount of impervious surface created by new
developments and thereby reduce stormwater management costs and environmental
impacts to the City and its natural resources, reduce development costs to private
property owners, and provide safe and more attractive streets through traffic calming,
safe pedestrian amenities, and improved street edge landscaping. This goal was added to
the Comprehensive Plan in 2003. It has resulted in the revision of the minimum
development standards for street width and required gutter and sidewalks.
Watershed Management Plan
A Watershed Management Plan has been completed and should be incorporated into the
Comprehensive Plan. When the Growth Management Act started, watershed goals were
established. The goal is to protect beneficial uses of water from nonpoint sources of pollution in
the Port Angeles watershed, including the effects of pathogens, chemicals, sediment, and
nutrients on both surface and ground water resources. In 1998 Washington State Legislature
enacted ESHB 2514, the Watershed Management Act, to provide a framework for locally-based
watershed planning and resource management.. Through that planning process, a Final Draft
Watershed Management Plan was completed in 2004. Satisfying the State requirement. The
Comprehensive Plan includes an objective (Utilities and Public Services Element, D.3) stating
"The City will work with the County on the development of a regional watershed management
plan for the Port Angeles Regional Watershed." That objective is proposed to become new
Policy D. 15 stating "The City should implement the policies adopted in the Water Resources
Inventory Area 18 Watershed Management Plan, including the provision of water supply to the
urban areas in and between the Elwha River and Morse Creek drainage basins." The watershed
management plan expects the City's water supply system to serve the entire Port Angeles UGA
and thereby maximize mitigation on habitat for ESA listed species in the Elwha River and other
local streams through regional control of water consumption.
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Best Available Science (BAS) and Best Management Practices (BMP)
The State Growth Management Act requires that jurisdictions update Critical Area Ordinances
and Shoreline Management Programs. The Growth Management Act requires local jurisdictions
to use best available science (BAS) when reviewing or revising policies or regulations for critical
areas (Chapter 36.70A. 172 RCW). The City of Port Angeles is required to complete its Critical
Areas Ordinance update by December 1, 2004, and its Shoreline Master Program by 2011. The
mandated updates must include the use of best available science. The proposed Comprehensive
Plan amendments do include a definition of best available science and makes references to
existing document as best available science. Adoption of these amendments will make the
Comprehensive Plan consistent with the State requirements.
An additional means of mitigating adverse impacts from growth and development is to use best
management practices (BMP) during construction activities. Best management practices are
conservation practices or systems of practices and management measures that control soil loss
and reduce water quality degradation, minimize adverse impacts to surface and ground water,
protect trees and vegetation designated to be retained during and following site construction, and
provide standards for proper use of chemical herbicides within critical areas.
Inclusion of best available science and best management practices in the Comprehensive Plan
sets the stage for those definitions to be included into the updated Critical Areas Ordinance and
Shoreline Master Program.
Rayonier Site Redevelopment
Two alternative actions were proposed regarding the Rayonier site. A proposed amendment to
the land use map would change the current designation from industrial to commercial. The
second proposal was suggested by Rayonier, whereby the land use designation would remain as
industrial (with the exception of the area above the marine bluff, commonly referred to as the
filter plant area). Policy language would allow an overlay zone which would allow for
nonindustrial uses designated by a master planning process.
The closed Rayonier mill site and its potential future use received a large amount of attention
during the public participation process and subsequent review of proposed amendments.
Potential impacts from a final decision regarding the site generated significant debate. The
general public expects to gain amenities and access benefits from the site in the future. Parks,
golf courses, condominiums, beach access, cultural preservation, and other public interests were
expressed as potential redevelopment uses. Economic development and business groups stressed
the need for privately owned lands on the waterfront for development's such as aquaculture, fish
processing, boat building and repair or other marine related industry and commercial
developments such as research facilities, aquariums, and retail, office, and residential mixed use
projects. Environmentalists expressed the need to restore nearshore beach areas and the Ennis
Creek estuary for salmon recovery and water quality reasons. Rayonier contributed their position
to the debate by proposing goal, policy, and objective language. Many good arguments in favor
of the differing positions were presented. The potential impacts are varied, depending on which
proposed amendments are adopted or not. Under most scenarios the site will be cleaned up at
least to the Department of Ecology Model Toxics Control Act industrial standards. Under some
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scenarios the site may be cleaned to unrestricted use standards. Some areas on the site may be
cleaned to different standard levels than others based on specific localized uses. Until the State
cleanup requirements are met and future uses, based on potential future ownership, are
determined it is unknown how the site will be affected by the land use designation.
Other Impacts Anticipated
Traffic
Traffic impacts have not indicated rapid growth in the Port Angeles area. The LOS on US 101
remains at the same level with only minor reductions in travel time. Traffic impacts are typically
felt for relatively short periods of time at peak hours when workers are arriving in and leaving
from the central portion of the City and primarily on the east side of the City. Traffic delays are
occasionally exacerbated by collisions or other unexpected incidents. Traffic on other local roads
is also functioning at an acceptable LOS (the City and RTP urban areas operate under an LOS D
standard).
Providing Adequate Industrial and Commercial Opportunities
Proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan are intended to ensure that adequate commercial
and industrial lands are available in the City limits (or UGA) and adequately served with services
to meet the future needs of potential new development. Several amendments are suggested to
attract new commercial and industrial development with the associated population increases.
Without new growth (both economic and population) Port Angeles will suffer from further
economic stagnation, possibly missing an opportunity to capitalize on an increasing tourism trade
on the Olympic Peninsula, and from young people leaving the area for better opportunities.
Directing Population Growth into the City or UGA
Residential growth in the unincorporated county has increased over the last ten years relative to
growth in the City. Creating a larger minimum lot sized zone than the current 9,000 square foot
RS-9 is intended to provide areas that are closer to the city and still desirable to those who are
seeking the perceived amenities and benefits that are associated with suburban living. By
including lands not currently in the UGA as a part of the UGA, the City can plan for urban
development in those areas that are currently without the availability of services. The City will
not gain the financial benefits that would come with eventual annexation, while being required to
maintain City streets and other facilities (parks, library, community and senior centers) used by
those nonCity residents.
Several areas in the City have large parcels of land that are expected to be subdivided in the
future. Propose amendments are intended to provide assurance to the city that future lots that are
more than the minimum lot size will be large enough to be resubdivided so that urban services
can be provided to those lots efficiently. Without such assurances, it is conceivable that lots in
excess of 18,000 SF in the RS-9 zone or 24,000 SF in the proposed RS-12 zone might be created
that cannot be easily redivided to help pay for the cost of urban services or to reduce sprawl by
allowing for increased density in urban areas. If these large lots are not further dividable and
therefore require the extension of services at less than the planned urban densities, then costs for
services will be discouraging.
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June 14, 2004
Port Angeles City Council
321 E 5th St
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment-CPA 04-02
Dear Council Members:
I strongly urge you to change the Comprehensive Plan Map along Ennis Creek and the
Waterfront Trail where they cross the former Rayonier Mill site to open space to
complete the gaps now apparent in these open space corridors. The current cleanup
phase of the Rayonier property and the current update in the City's Comprehensive Plan
allow a rare opportunity to shift land usage designation in this area. I urge this change
whether or not you change the overall land usage designation in this general area to
commercial.
If you accept under Industrial Goals and Policies the new goal I, new policies 1, 2, 3, and
new objective 1 (or any subset thereof), I urge you to include specific language that will
encourage, facilitate, designate and maintain corridors along Ennis Creek and the
Waterfront Trail as open space and assure continued public access to these areas no
matter what other development may occur within any planned industrial development
overlay.
Sincerely,
Patricia Walker
1815 E 3rd St
Port Angeles, WA 98362
CITY OF PORT ANGELES
Dept. of Comrm.mitv Development
June 14, 2004
Port Angeles City Council
321 E 5TM St
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Re: Comprehensive Plan Amendment-CPA 04-02
Dear Council Members:
I strongly urge you to change the Comprehensive Plan Map along Ennis Creek and the
Waterfront Trail where they cross the former Rayonier Mill site to open space to
complete the gaps now apparent in these open space corridors.
I agree with the comments given on June 1 by the Mantooth's regarding the importance
of completing maintaining an open space corridor along Ennis Creek throughout the City
limits. I feel this has extensive appeal to the community as a whole; to potential buyers
or users of the land; and has enormous potential as a tourist draw (especially if salmon
and other fish runs are successfully encouraged). E.g. Alaska, the recent marathon
Many successful employers now encourage and develop parklike or open space settings
for their enterprises. Cities throughout the world and the US are actively encouraging the
creation of open space areas along with redevelopment and new development and these
open spaces are a big drawing factor for professional or office centered business (e.g.
software companies, banking and insurance firms), for educational and cultural groups as
well as for light or extremely light industry.
The current cleanup phase of the Rayonier property and the current update in the City's
Comprehensive Plan allow a rare opportunity to shift land usage designation in this area.
It appears from Mr. Harris's letter (from the Dept of Ecology,) WAC 173-340
(specifically -745 Soil clean up industrial and -740 Soil clean up unrestricted), and from
other speakers here, that only subsequent to the currently concluding survey findings,
will the cleanup plan will be developed. The inclusion of a possible map change to
commercial and the proposed new industrial goals, policies, and objectives apparently
tailored primarily for this area, indicate that many people in the community no longer see
this land as being most appropriately further used for heavy or even light industry. With
the absence of the mill in this locale, the stretch of city from roughly the city pier to the
sewage plant can logically be designated for other usages. The sewage site is located,
apparently, in an area already zoned for open space and public buildings etc and this area
too could be included as open space on the Comprehensive Plan Map. A recognition from
the City at this point that usage of some or all of the Rayonier property is likely to be
different from industrial should not add any appreciable time to developing the cleanup
plan for the site nor impede progress with the cleanup. The necessary level of cleanup
may or may not take more time. Waiting to do a piecemeal unrestricted cleanup later if
necessary, by a new owner or owners who wish to use the land in such a way that an
unrestricted cleanup is required may indeed greatly increase the overall cleanup time.
I urge this change to open space for these two corridors whether or not you change the
overall land usage designation in this general area to commercial.
In addition if you choose not to change any land usage designations in this area or if you
accept under Industrial Goals and Policies the new Goal I, new Policies 1, 2, 3, and new
Objective 1 (or any subset thereof), I urge you to include specific language that will
encourage, facilitate, designate and maintain corridors along Ennis Creek and the
Waterfront Trail as open space and assure continued public access to these areas no
matter what other development may occur within any planned industrial development
overlay. My concern is that many private developments, even if well intentioned
initially, can tend to become exclusive and not allow the public ready access to open
spaces or what have become or have always been public routes or lands. For example
gated communities, golf clubs, yatch clubs commonly maintain policies to keep the rest
of the public out. Even the development at lake Sutherland tho' require to allow public
access to the lake has attempted to severely limit and discourage public access. The trail
and the creek enhance the community primarily if they remain open to the community at
large. And in remaining open they are not indefinitely maintained as a narrow fenced
path as now thru Rayonier and the sewage plant area.
Sincerely,
Patricia Walker
1815 E 3rd St
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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Re: Comp. Plan Amendment 04-02
Comments: (T have discussed these comments with staff)
· ]~ntroduction - assuming that the page number references will be inserted during codification
of the document.
· Community Profile - Page 23 the initial draft included a comment that we would insert some
comments related to salmonids, which has not been incorporated at this time.
o Page 2c] second to the last paragraph it should say Race Street not Race Road.
o Page 30 there should be some discussion that 5an .Tuan Airlines is currently serving
Port Angeles to Boeing Field and that Kenmore Express is planning on new service by
the end of .Tune.
o Page 3! includes the phrase after P.U.b. No. ! "subject to certain conditions."
o Page 32 includes that 'The City has a voluntary curbside recycling program for
aluminum, glass, cardboard, newspaper, plastics, tin, magazines and yard waste. The
current participation is 30-3§% of the residential households.
· Page 5§, Policy B.1? - add 'in accordance with state statutes" after the word annex.
· Page 59, Policy B.7 - do not strike through the word "than".
· Page 61, Policy E.! - E.8 - These policies are shown as 4-1! due to typo and should be changed.
· Page 6~, Policy E.2 - The Planning Commission had some issues with the vagueness of the
terms cluster and strip pattern, befinitions should be provided for these terms and retain
the policy.
· Page 69, Policy B.6 - There was not a specific vote taken on this amended policy since the
amendment includes the placement of the C~pital Facility Objective on page 9:> into this
policy.
· Page 76, Policy b.~§ - Change "The City should implement the policies..." to 'The City should
consider the policies...".
· Page 76. Objective 4 - The Planning Commission denied this objective on the basis of traffic
impacts. Z agree that using the current site for the transfer station make economic sense,
but the Planning Commission makes a ve~/good point that we should be looking at additional
access to the landfill from the south to HWY ~01.
· Page 95, Objective 3 - ]~ agree that the public support for the covered area is not sufficient
to include this objective in the plan. This does not mean that such a pro~ect could not occur
in the future with public support.
· Page 95, Objec. tive! - The Planning Commission denied this objective as being unclear. The
park in E~rickson Park." '
· Page 96, Objectives t,?,4 - Planning Commission denied these objectives as being redundant
and unnecessary. While the City Council supports economic development in the downtown
area, ]~ agree that these objectives are not needed in the Comp. Plan at this time.
the Growth Management Act and to the Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) to be reviewed for consistency with the Regional Transportation Plan. A SEPA
review of the potential impacts of the amendments on the environment must be conducted. Each
proposal must be analyzed as to its impact on the City and must be found to be in the public
interest. A public hearing on the proposed amendments will be held at the Planning Commission
meeting on May 12, 2004. The Planning Commission will then make a recommendation to the
City Council regarding the proposed amendments. The City Council will hold a public hearing
on June 1, 2004, before taking a final action on the proposals.
After the final amendments to the Comprehensive Plan have been adopted, the City will
then take up the task of reviewing and amending the zoning ordinance, the subdivision
ordinance, and the critical areas ordinance. These tasks will once again require support and input
from the citizens of Port Angeles.
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WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities
SUBJECT/ Continue the Public Hearing on the 2004-2010 Capital Facilities Plan (CFP)/
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Allocation of 2004/2005 General
Funds
Summary: The public hearing on the City's Six-Year CFP/TIP was opened on June 1, 2004. A
workshop and additional public input was conducted on June 8, 2004. The hearing was
continued to June 14, 2004 for additional public comments.
Recommendation: Continue the public hearing and, after receiving comment, close the
public hearing. Provide direction to staff to prepare resolutions adopting the 2004-2010
CFP/TIP and allocation of general funds.
Background/Analysis: At the June 1, 2004 City Council meeting the public hearing on the
City's Six-Year CFP/TIP was opened. The CFP/TIP project lists are attached. The heating was
continued to June 8 when a workshop was held to discuss the projects. The heating was
continued to June 14/~004 for additional public comment and further discussion. Council
directed that the projects be reviewed by the Community and Economic Development (CED)
Committee.
Staff will present the results of the meeting held with the CED Committee on June 11, 2004.
After discussing the projects and closing of the public hearing, it is recommended that staffbe
directed to return with resolutions adopting the 2004-2010 CFP/TIP and 2004-2005 Government
Fund Projects allocation.
Attachments: 2004 - 2010 CFP/TIP (As of June 10, 2004)
2004 - 2005 Government Fund Projects Allocation (As of June 10, 2004)
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Port Angeles, Washington 98362
Re: Public Hearings on Capital Facilities Plan
Dear Mr. Mayor and Council Members:
During the past several years, the Kiwanis Foundation of Port Angeles has overseen the
funding of the Dream Playground located in Erickson Park. We believe it to be a
monument to community involvement and a significant addition to the recreational
facilities in our community.
At our most recent meeting, the Foundation's Board of Directors unanimously passed the
following resolution:
Be it resolved that the Kiwanis Foundation of Port Angeles strongly supports the
proposed renovation and expansion of the restroom facilities adjacent to the
· Dream Playground at Erickson Park.
Thank you in advance for your consideration of our position.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Charno
Chairman
DREAM PLAYGROUND FOUNDATION
Post Office Box 416 June 14, 2004
Port Anl[eles, WA 98362
Port Angeles City Council
Stephen M. Methner
President 321 East 5th Street
Nancy Prince-Fox Port Angeles, WA 98362
Vice President
Hon. Steven M. Charno Secretary/Treasurer
Re: Public Hearings on Capital Facilities Plan
Gentles:
The Dream Playground Foundation is a formal organization which grew out of
the steering committee which coordinated planning and construction of the Dream
Playground at Erickson Park. Today, the Foundation works with the City by providing
funds and labor to help maintain the Playground.
Our Board of Directors believes that the Dream Playground's single greatest
weakness is a lack of adequate restrooms at Erickson Park. This problem will only
be exacerbated when the planned skate board park is completed.
Accordingly, the Dream Playground Foundation urges the City to undertake the
proposed renovation and expansion of the Erickson Park restroom facilities.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Charno
SOMETIMES . . . DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE!
W A S h I N G T O N, U.S.A.
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
To: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn A. Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities .~,~L/
SUBJECT.' Update of Combined Sewer Overflow Directed Actions by Department of Ecology
ISummary: Attached is of and their to meet the
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Recommendation: No action required. Provided for information.
Background/Analysis: City Staff and our consultant, Brown and Caldwell have been
aggressively pursuing accomplishing the DOE required actions within the required timelines. A
table of the required items, actions, and completion dates is attached.
The information is provided for information.
Attach: DOE Actions & Schedule Table
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CITY COUNCIL MEMO
DATE: June 14, 2004
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Glenn. A. Cutler, Director of Public Works & Utilities
SUBJECT: Benefit Dump Day
Summary: The City of Port Angeles held the annual Benefit Dump Day event on April 25,
2004. The goal was to divert as much refuse as possible to the recycling area to conserve
valuable landfill space, and to insure that the current cell will not reach capacity before
December 2006. The Food Bank received $1,960 cash and 2,440 lbs. of food. The cost of the
event is included in the landfill tipping fees.
Recommendation: Information Only.
Background / Analysis: The City of Port Angeles Solid Waste Division sponsors an annual Benefit
Dump Day for all Clallam County residents. Residents may haul all non-hazardous waste to the Landfill Site
for free on this designated free dump day. All landfill fees are waived for this event. Residents are requested
to donate cash or food items to benefit the Port Angeles Food Bank.
For the 2004 event, increased recycling and inspection of loads prior to unloading were implemented.
Residents were allowed to use up to 3/4 ton pick-ups or cars with trailers (5 ft x 8 ft). One load per
household, with a limit of four tires and four appliances.
The Benefit Dump Day event was assisted by a ($10,000) grant from the Department of Ecology [City will
match ($2,500)]. The grant will pay for costs associated with recycling. Other costs for the event are
planned and recovered in the tipping fee paid by all users of the landfill.
Promotion / Advertising:
® Peninsula Daily News
· Sequim Gazette
· KONP Radio
Staff for the Event:
· City Staff
® Clallam County Staff
® Food Bank Staff
· Community Service Workers
· Senior Patrol
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Event Totals:
· Results in 2004: 706 vehicles / $1,960 in cash donations / 2,440 lbs of food
· Results in 2003:1,400 vehicles / $3,259 in cash donations / 5,840 lbs of food
· Results in 2002:1,444 vehicles / $2,800 in cash donations / 5,500 lbs of food
The specific reason for the decline in participation is unknown. It is speculated that individuals are
bringing more material to the landfill during the year since implementation of the higher minimum
fee.
Demographic of Users: 2004
TABLE 1
Agency 2004 Vehicles 2004 TONS Tip Fees
City of P.A. 336 120.01 $9,216.77
Sequim 93 37.04 $2,844.67
Forks 5 1.98 $152.06
East County 175 59.46 $4,566.53
West County 97 32.88 $2,525.18
Totals 706 251.37 $19,305.20
Advertising Cost for 2004:
Table 2
Agency COST
Daily News $267.33
Sequim Gazette $158.40
KONP Radio $250.00
Total $765.73
Event Costs for 2004:
TABLE 3
Expenditure Cost
Tipping Fee's not collected $19,305.00
Employees and Equipment $ 8,764.00
# Advertising $ 765.73
# Freon Removal ( 120 units ) $ 1,590.00
#Tire Recycling (14.69 tons278 $ 1,700.00
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WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DATE: June 14, 2004
To: City Council Members
FROM: Sue Roberds, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT-' Department of Community Development
Planning Division May, 2004 - Monthly Report
CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS: CURRENT MONTH 2004YTD 2003 YTD
Rezone 0 1 0
Municipal Code Amendment 0 0 0
Conditional Use Permit 0 3 5
Conditional Use Permit Extension 0 0 0
Conditional Use Permit Appeal 0 0 0
Annexation 0 0 0
Municipal Code Amendment 0 0 0
Subdivision 0 7 1
Binding Site Plan 0 1 0
Short Plat 1 1 0
Appeal of Short Subdivision Decision 0 0 0
Boundary Line Adjustment 0 5 5
Home Occupation Permit 0 2 1
Retail Stand Permit 0 0 1
Bed and Breakfast Permit 0 0 0
Variance 1 1 6
Minor Deviation 0 0 0
Street Vacation 0 0 0
Parking Variance 0 0 0
Shoreline Substantial Development Permit 1 4 2
Shoreline Exemption 1 1 0
Wetland Permit 1 1 0
Environmentally Sens. Areas 0 0 0
SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY:
Determinations of NonSignificance 4 8 11
Mitigated Determinations of NonSignificance 0 0 0
Determinations of Significance 0 0 0
SEPA Appeal 0 0 0
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATIONS:
Building Permit 13 42 43
Code Enforcement 2 7 9~ 4 0
Clearing and Grading Permit O 0
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MINUTES
Special Meeting
PLANNING COMMISSION
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
May 19, 2004
6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Fred Hewins, Fred Norton, Leonard Rasmussen, Dylan
Honnold
Members Excused: Bob Philpott, Linda Nutter, Chuck Schramm
Staff Present: Brad Collins, Scott Johns, Sue Roberds, Jim Mahlum
Public Present: Steve Zenovic, Dennis Yakovich, JeffBohman, Brian Gawley
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes from the May 12, 2004 meeting were placed on the dias before the meeting.
Commissioner Norton moved to continue approval of the minutes to the next Planning
Commission meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Honnold and passed 4-0.
PUBLIC MEETING:
PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION - GREEN CROW - Rook Drive: Proposal for
a 43-unit subdivision in the RS-9, Residential Single Family zone. Decision
continued from the May 12, 2004 meeting.
Director Collins stated that staff had met with the applicants and Clallam County Roads staff
regarding the issue of Mt. Angeles Road. Based on the fact that Mt. Angeles Road is located in the
UGA, City standards should apply. Mt. Angeles Road currently meets paved surface standard, but
not the ditch and pedestrian walkway standards. The applicant requested that right-of-waybe 50 feet
in width, however City Engineer Jim Mahlum indicated that the standard is 60 feet and that the City
cannot negotiate that width. It was also indicated by Mr. Mahlum that sight distance at the
intersection of Rook Drive and Mt. Angeles Road met the standard requirements for the posted speed
limit.
Director Collins indicated that the City is comfortable with the proposed park area being
developed in the second phase of the development. Specific details of the park could not be
presented at this time as parking requirements would be based on final size and design of the park.
The park will be linked by a pedestrian walking path that meets City standards from Campbell
Avenue to Rook Drive, which will also act as the required pedestrian link that would not be added
to Mt. Angeles Road. In response to a question from Commissioner Rasmussen, Director Collins
stated that the preliminary site preparation and grading of the park area would be done by the
applicant and that final improvements would be completed by the City Parks Department.
Director Collins stated that an agreement had been reached that Rook Drive would be
extended to Wabash during the first phase of the project, however the initial construction would be
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gravel, allowing up to one year for the road bed to settle before paving would occur. The extension
of Rook Drive to Wabash would also be dependent upon the conditions applied to the wetland permit
that is currently being reviewed.
Brief discussion as to rewording of Conditions followed.
Commissioner Norton moved to forward a recommendation of approval of the
Greencrow subdivision to the City Council with the following Conditions, Findings and
Conclusions:
Conditions:
1. Sixty (60') foot of right-of-way shall be dedicated extending Rook Drive to Wabash Street.
At minimum, an improved surface along Rook Drive to a final width of 20 feet with ditches
and 4 feet all weather surface walkway shall be developed per the City's low impact
development standards. Due to the limitation of street width, streets and cul-de-sacs within
the subdivision must be posted for "no parking" as required per the City's low impact
development standards. In lieu of the required walkway along Mt. Angeles Road, a 4-foot
all weather surface walkway linking Mt. Angeles Road and Campbell Avenue along internal
street fights-of-way and through a public park shall be improved and dedicated to the City.
2. Fire hydrants shall be placed and spaced as required by the City's Fire Department to a
maximum 1000 feet of separation distance.
3. Electric utility service to the subdivision shall be underground, and the utility trench will be
made available for other utilities, i.e., telephone and telecable. Electric utility requirements
will be addressed after the preliminary plat is approved and when required data is provided:
load calculations, meter locations, and utility routes will be the driving factors to how
electrical service will serve the lots.
4. Prior to final plat approval, an 8 inch water service shall be extended looping the service at
Wabash Street disconnecting PUD service to the area. Construction shall be as required by
the Public Works and Utilities Department.
5. Storm drainage/detention/manholes are to be within city right-of-way or a 20-foot dedicated
utility easement. Detention shall be shown and calculations, treatment, and erosion control
plan maintenance covenant shall be provided.
6. An 8 inch sanitary sewer main shall constructed within dedicated City right-of-way or within
a 20-foot dedicated utility easement where placement of the utility will be offset feet of
centerline. Side sewer lateral connections are to be 6 inch PVC within City right-of-way.
Pressure treated posts (4" x 4") shall be placed at each end of lateral, marked "s/s" and buried
to a depth indicated on the post.
7. Stormwater improvement plans shall be submitted for approval per the City's Urban Services
Standards and Guidelines and installed prior to final plat approval. Installation may be
phased with the three phases proposed for final approval as proposed in the March 4, 2004,
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application.
8. Building setback areas shall be identified on the final plat, and address numbers provided by
the City's Building Division shall be placed on the lots.
9. A public neighborhood park approved by the City's Parks and Recreation Director shall be
developed prior to issuance of building permits for structures in Phase III of the subdivision.
A series of all weather surface walkways and/or trails shall be developed by the applicants
linking Mt. Angeles Road/Rook Drive/Campbell Avenue prior to final plat approval.
10. All conditions of Wetland Permit WP 04-01 shall be met prior to final plat approval or
development through the area identified as a wetland or its buffer.
Findings:
1. Preliminary approval is for a 43-unit subdivision submitted by Zenovic and Associates on
March 4, 2004, for Green Crow Timber identified as being in Blocks 6, 7, and a portion of
8, Beacon Hill Addition located east of Mt. Angeles Road south of Campbell Avenue. The
property is bounded by Campbell Avenue on the north, Rook Road on the south, Mt. Angeles
Road on the west, Wabash Street on the east, and White's Creek to the southeast. The
subject property is the south approximately 28 acre site of two adjacent properties owned by
Green Crow Timber.
2. Chapter 16.08 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code (PAMC) sets forth local requirements for
the approval of subdivisions and Section 16.08.050(B)( 1 ) PAMC provides that the Planning
Commission shall examine the proposed plat, along with written recommendations of the
City Departments, and shall either approve or disapprove the submittal. A recommendation
thereon shall be forwarded to the City Council within a period of 90 days after a preliminary
plat has been submitted to the City Planning Department. The City Council shall either
approve or disapprove the proposed preliminary plat at a public meeting. Section 16.08
PAMC states that a final plat shall be submitted to the Community Development Department
within five years after City Council approval of the preliminary plat. Said preliminary
approval shall become void unless a final plat is submitted and approved by the City within
the five year period.
3. The Revised Code of Washington RCW 58.17 contains the State' s guidelines for the uniform
division of land within the State. Section 58.17.110 requires a city to inquire into the public
use and interest proposed to be served by the establishment of a subdivision and determine
if appropriate provisions are made for, but not limited to, the public health, safety, and
general welfare, for open spaces, drainage ways, streets or roads, alleys and other public
ways, transit stops, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, parks and recreation,
playgrounds, and schools and shall consider all other relevant facts including sidewalks and
other planning features that assure safe walking conditions for students who only walk to and
from school and whether the public interest will be served by the subdivision. A proposed
subdivision shall not be approved unless the city can make written findings that these
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provisions are made.
4. The site is zoned RS-9, Residential Single Family and is located at the south edge of the City
limits east of White's Creek. The RS-9 zone allows a density of up to 9 units per acre. The
preliminary drawing indicates that lots in the proposed subdivision will range from a
minimum 9,000 square feet to 31,190 square feet in area. The purpose of the City's RS-9,
Residential Single Family zone is a low density residential zone intended to create and
preserve urban single family residential neighborhoods consisting of predominantly single
family homes on larger than standard Townsite-size lots. Uses that are compatible with and
functionally related to a single family residential environment may be located in this zone.
Because of land use impacts associated with nonresidential uses, few nonresidential uses are
allowed in this zone and then only conditionally. This zone provides for a variety in the
urban land use pattern for the City's single family residential neighborhoods, following a
curvilinear street system of non through public and private streets with irregularly shaped
lots, minimum 75-foot front lot lines, and 60-foot rights-of-way for collector arterial streets
in large rectangular blocks and usually located in outlying areas with large tracts of vacant
buildable land
5. The subject property is identified as Low Density Residential (LDR) on the Port Angeles
Comprehensive Plan land use map. The Comprehensive Plan requires concurrency at the
time of development for streets, water service, sanitary sewer service, and electrical service
(Capital Facilities Element Policy A.9) and should require concurrency at the time of
development for solid waste collection, stormwater management, telecommunications
service, and emergency service (Capital Facilities Element Policy A. 10). The proposal has
been reviewed with respect to the Comprehensive Plan and the following Comprehensive
Plan policies are relevant to the proposal: Growth Management Element Goal A; Land Use
Element Goal A, Policy A.2, Goal B, Policy B. 1, B.2, B.3, and B.4, Goal C; Transportation
Element Goal A, Policy A.3, A.6, B.11, B.14, and B.18; Utilities and Public Services
Element Policy C.2; Capital Facilities Element Goal A, B, Policy B.1, B.3, B.4, B.5, B.6,
B.7, C.2, C.3, C.4, and C.5.
6. The subdivision is proposed in three phases: Phase I will consist of the development of Lots
1 - 8 and 25-33; Phase II will consist of Lots 34 - 43 (northwest cul-de-sac); and Phase 1II will
consist of Lots 14-24 (middle cul-de -sac). No timing is scheduled for Lots 9-13 at the
present but development of those lots is dependent on issues relative to the required wetland
buffer in that area.
7. The Port Angeles Public Works, Light, Parks, and Fire Departments reviewed the proposed
short plat. Their comments and specific conditions have been incorporated in the
Department's recommendation. Water, power, garbage pickup, telecommunications, sewer,
and emergency services are available within acceptable standards to the site or will be
extended through conditions to the preliminary plat.
8. The site is currently served from Mt. Angeles Road which is a county road that meets City
low impact development standards in payment width but does not provide ditches and a
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separated walkway to City standards. Rook Drive could be extended to loop to Wabash
Street and Campbell Avenue at some point depending on the need for a secondary or
emergency access route. Rook Drive would be developed to suburban residential standards
that would include a 20-foot improved asphalt surface with ditches and a 4-foot all weather
surface walkway per the City's low impact development standards. Rights-of-way
dedication and improvement for ditches and a walkway are required for the continued
development of Rook Drive.
9. The City's low impact development standards for suburban areas were adopted in 2003 with
the understanding that subdivisions developed under the reduced standards would not allow
for on-street parking. Site development and design for residential lots developed under the
lower impact standards need to accommodate resident parking and visitor parking on-site.
Roadside ditches developed under low impact development standards should be kept free of
debris by adjacent property owners. Improvements for school walking routes in the vicinity
of the subdivision will be required with other street improvements.
10. The proposal was reviewed with regard to the City's Subdivision Ordinance (Section 16.08
PAMC) which provides specific design standards expected of subdivisions within the City
The site is served by City water, sewer, telecommunication, solid waste, and emergency
services - police and fire. Open space consisting of a public neighborhood park and trail
system for recreation purposes is proposed. Streets will be developed to the City's Iow
impact development standards including ditches and a walkway separated from the traveled
street for pedestrian safety. Design standards state that street trees are a protection against
excessive heat and glare and enhance the attractiveness and value of abutting property.
Drainage plans must be prepared and approved by the Public Works Department prior to
development and shall include requirements of the wetland permit (WP 04-01) for the
proposed development of the eastem extension of Rook Drive and utilities through the buffer
area. Intrusion into the buffer for street and utility development will include an adequate
proposal for enhancement or buffer averaging of the wetland.
I 1. Two environmentally sensitive areas exist on the site: a portion of White's Creek buffer is
found along the southeastern edge of the site bordering White's Creek, and an area along the
north to northeast portion of the site that crosses onto the adjacent property is noted as
containing a Type III wetland and its buffer that comprises nearly 10 acres of the site. Rook
Drive encroaches into the buffer in the northeast portion of the proposed subdivision and into
the rear yards of proposed Lots 9, 13, and 14 - 18. A wetland permit must be obtained in
order to develop Rook Drive north to Lots 9 - 13 and for work within the buffer area for the
installation of utilities Rook Drive. Without wetland permit approval, the preliminary layout
as proposed may not be allowed, and that area of the subdivision and utility corridor will
need to be redesigned. Sewer to serve the area extends along the BPA power line easement
south to Rook Drive. The site is not listed on the Federal Emergency Management Act
(FEMA) maps which denote those areas that are within 100-year flood areas.
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12. The owner of a construction site which disturbs a total of five acres or more of land area that
has a discharge of stormwater to a surface water or storm sewer system must apply to the
State Department of Ecology for a General Permit for Stormwater Discharge Associated with
Construction Activities.
13. Building permits are required for all structures within the subdivision. All local building and
Fire Codes shall be complied with during construction.
14. The Port Angeles School District has been notified of the development to allow them to plan
for needed public school facilities and routes. School busses travel along Mt. Angeles Road
to Franklin School. Peninsula College is located approximately ½ mile north and east of the
site.
15. The City's Parks Department responded that they are aware of the preliminary proposal and
do not believe the level of service for the area will be hampered as a result of the
development. The City's LOS for parks and recreational services is 1/3 acre for 1,000
population. The applicant is proposing to add a minimum 2 acre public neighborhood park
for the subdivision and a planned residential development on the north property adjacent to
the site owned by the proponents. Walking trails around the environmentally sensitive areas
may be counted as open space.
16. The City's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Official issued a Determination of
Nonsignificance for the preliminary subdivision on May 6, 2004, therefore satisfying the
City's responsibility under the Act.
17. The Planning Commission's decision is a recommendation to the City Council. The
Commission acts as the City's heating body for preliminary subdivision approval. Reports
are advisory only to ensure conformance of the proposed subdivision to the general purposes
of the City's Comprehensive Plan and to planning standards and specifications adopted by
the City.
18. Property owners within 300 feet of the proposed subdivision were mailed notice of the
proposal on March 10, 2004. The property was posted on March 12, 2004, and publication
appeared in the Peninsula Daily News on March 14, 2004. Written comments regarding
traffic concerns on Mt. Angeles Road were received by three neighbors as a result of the
public notification.
Conclusions:
A. As conditioned, the proposed subdivision is consistent with the Port Angeles Comprehensive
Plan, specifically Growth Management Element Goal A; Land Use Element Goal A, Policy
A.2, Goal B, Policy B.1, B.2, B.3, and B.4, Goal C; Transportation Element Goal A, Policy
A.3, A.6, B.11, B.14, and B.18; Utilities and Public Services Element Policy C.2; Capital
Facilities Element Goal A, B, Policy B.1, B.3, B.4, B.5, B.6, B.7, C.2, C.3, C.4, and C.5..
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B. As conditioned, the proposed subdivision is consistent with the Port Angeles Zoning Code
(Title 17 PAMC), and Section 15.24 (Wetlands) of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
Conditions imposed by Wetland Permit WP 04-01 are necessary to mitigate the direct
impacts of the project on the adjacent wetland and buffer and are roughly proportionate to
those impacts per Section 15.24 PAMC.
C. As conditioned, the proposal is consistent with the Port Angeles Subdivision Ordinance,
Chapter 16.08 PAMC, and Chapter 58.17 RCW of the Washington State Subdivision Act.
D. Appropriate provisions have been made in the proposed subdivision application for the
public health, safety and general welfare, open spaces, playground/recreation, drainage ways,
streets, potable water supplies, sanitary wastes, schools, and school walking routes.
E. Based on the City Engineer's determination, Mt. Angeles Road satisfies the City's low
impact development standards for a fully improved street with an alternate provision for the
required walkway. In lieu of the required walkway along Mt. Angeles Road, a 4-foot all
weather surface walkway linking Mt. Angeles Road and Campbell Avenue along internal
street rights-of-way and through a public park will be improved and dedicated to the City.
This internal public walkway will provide public access for pedestrians traveling north and
south from the intersection of Rook Drive and Mt. Angeles Road as well as more safety for
a school walking route to Franklin Elementary School and Peninsula College.
F. As conditioned, signage informing residents and visitors as to the prohibition of on-street
parking will ensure that interior streets remain passable for public safety situations where on-
street parking could prevent access for emergency vehicles and create sight distance safety
issues.
G. Cleating and grading activities will require handling of the existing drainage and future
stormwater from the site as a result of development through the subdivision process. A
wetland permit will determine the disturbance of the existing wetland area and may require
enhanced buffering in the event the existing buffer is to be altered.
H. As conditioned, the public interest is served in the platting of this subdivision as articulated
in the City's Comprehensive Plan, Subdivision, and Zoning Ordinances. Furthermore, the
subdivision provides for development of new homes within the City of Port Angeles
consistent with the Growth Management Act.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rasmussen and passed 4 - 0.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AND LAND USE MAP - CPA 04-02 - CITY OF PORT ANGELES: City wide
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Map. Item Continued from
May 12, 2004, meeting.
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Chair Hewins asked the Commission if due to the large number of proposed amendments and
having had previous discussions regarding the proposed amendments if the Commission would
prefer to discuss each amendment individually and vote on each proposed amendment separately.
The Commission concurred with reviewing and voting on each item separately.
Item 1. Add a definition of Manufactured Home into the Comprehensive Plan. No
discussion Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 2. Add definition of Best Available Science. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 3. Add definition of Best Management Practices. No discussion. Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 4. Add definition of Regulatory Reform Act. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 5. New Growth Management Element Policy A.18. Commission voted 3 - 1 to
recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen voted nay, stating that adequate industrial lands
existed and that the Port could sell its land to private interests.
Item 6. New Growth Management Element PolicyA. 19. No discussion. Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 7. New Growth Management Objective A.3. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 8. New Growth Management Objective A.4. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 9. New Growth Management Policy B. 11. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0 to
recommend approval.
Item 10. New Growth Management Policy B. 12. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0
to recommend approval.
Item 11. Comprehensive Land Use Map Change. Change Land Use Map Medium Density
Residential (MDR) land use designation in the "P" Street area north of l Ch Street and east of the
Residential Trailer Park Zone to Low Density Residential (LDR) to facilitate designation ora new
R$-12 Zone in the west end of the City. Commission voted 3 -1 to recommend denial, stating that
prior testimony before the commission had indicated that there is a lack of Medium Density
Residential designated lands in the City.
Item 12. Comprehensive Land Use Map Change. Change the Land Use Map for the area
of the Rayonier Mill from Industrial to Commercial recognizing that the future use will likely be a
mix of commercial and residential uses. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend denial
indicating that changing the land use designation could force Rayonier into making undesirable
decisions. It was pointed out that Commissioner Philpott's written comment supported the land use
designation change.
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Item 13. New Land Use Element Policy B.3. The Commission recommended denial on a
split 2 - 2 vote. Commissioner Philpott's written comment supported the new policy.
Items 14 a & b. Amend existing Policy B.3 to become two reworded policies, Policy B.4 and
B.5. The commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval of both newly worded policies.
Item 15. Amend existing Policy B.5 to reworded Policy B.7. No discussion. Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 16. Amend existing Policy C.6. No discussion. Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend
approval.
Item 17. Amend existing Policy E.2. The Commission recommended denial 4 - 0 stating
that there was no clear definition of either strip development or cluster development.
Item 18. New Land Use Element Goal I. The Commission recommended denial 3 - 1 with
the consensus being that the Goal was unnecessary, lacked definition and was a defensive move on
the part of the land owner Rayonier to counter the previously proposed land use designation change.
Item 19. New Land Use Policy 1.1. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the
above discussion.
Item 20. New Land Use Policy 1.2. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the above
discussion.
Item 21. New Land Use Policy 1.3. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the above
discussion.
Item 22. New Land Use Objective I. 1. The commission voted 4 - 0 for denial based on the
above discussion. Director Collins pointed out that without the above Goal, Policies, and Objective
that it would be likely that more support for changing the land use designation of the former
Rayonier mill site from industrial to commercial would exist.
Item 23. New Land Use Objective K.2. After discussion about the ability of the City to take
financial responsibility for additional park acquisition and development, the Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 24. Adopt the Nonmotorized Transportation Map as part of the Comprehensive Plan.
The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 25. New Transportation Element Policy A.7. Discussion of the correct terminology for
the name of EHSB 1487 followed. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 26. New Transportation Element Objective A.2. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 27. New Transportation Element Objective A.3. Discussion of'N' St. and Milwaukee
Dr. as bicycle routes and potential improvements to either street followed. Director Collins
suggested that the improvements be added to the Capital Improvement Plan. The Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 28. New Transportation Element Policy B.20. Discussion pointed out that this
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proposed route is not for an alternate cross town route or an alternate SR 101. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 29. Replace existing Transportation Objective B.9 with updated wording. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 30. New Transportation Element Objective B. 12. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 31. New Utilities and Public Services Element Policy A.5. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 32. Amend the language of Utilities and Public Services Element Policy C.2. After
making slight modifications to the wording, the Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 33. Replace Utilities and Public Services Element Objective D.3 with new Policy D. 14.
A short discussion indicating that the City Council had adopted the Watershed Management Plan
followed. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 34. New Utilities and Public Services Element Policy D.15. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 35. New Utilities and Public Services Element Policy D. 16. Director Collins indicated
that this is a change from past policy where the City required annexation before the City would
extend sewer services into the UGA. This would not preclude the City from using higher rates and
current City policy is that any service extension outside of the City would pay 150% of the City rate.
Commissioner Hewins pointed out that the policy is not intended to force anyone onto the sewer
system but to provide an option for failing systems and an opportunity to build where septic systems
would not work properly. Commissioner Rasmussen acknowledged that this is not a popular idea
especially in the eastern UGA but that it is a necessary step for the City to take. It was noted that
Commissioner Philpott's written comments stated to "try no-protest or require higher rates if that
fails" The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 36. New Utilities and Public Services Objective D.4. No DiscUssion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 37 New Utilities and Public Services Objective D.5. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 38. New Utilities and Public Services Objective D.6. Director Collins indicated that
an agreement between the City and the City of Sequim and Clallam County had been reached to
make the land fill site the regional transfer station, at the City Council meeting of April 18, 2004.
Discussion of this issue focused on whether the City should truck materials from the entire east end
of the County through the City to the landfill site located on the extreme west side of the City and
then track the same materials back through the City a second time. It was suggested that possibly
a site on the east side of the City might relieve some of the tracking redundancy on the substandard
18th Street. It was also pointed out that comments received during the public participation process
questioned this policy direction. The Commission recommended denial of this amendment based
on a split 2 - 2 vote.
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Item 39. New Housing Element Policy A. 10. No Discussion. The Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend approval.
Item 40. New Conservation Element PolicyB. 16. No Discussion. The Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 41. New Conservation Element Policy B.22. No Discussion. The Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval. Director Collins stated that this and the following amendments
including Best Available Science into the Comprehensive Plan is supported by the Port Angeles
Association of Realtors and that this support is forward thinking and a bold decision that needed to
be recognized.
Item 42. New Conservation Element Policy B. 13. No Discussion. The Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 43. New Conservation Element Objective B.14. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 44. New Conservation Element Objective B.15. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item45. New Conservation Element ObjectiveD. 1. No Discussion. The Commission voted
4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 46. New Capital Facilities Element Policy A.14. A minor change to the proposed
language was made. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 47. New Capital Facilities Element Policy A.15. Director Collins indicated that under
the new Growth Management Act rules the City is encouraged by the State to incorporate a Parks
Element into the Comprehensive Plan. He further indicated that staff had intended the
Comprehensive Parks Plan would be completed by this time but that has not been accomplished.
The Park Plan should be complete by the end of the year. The Commission voted 3 - 1 to
recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen voted no, indicating that he felt by adding the
Comprehensive Park Plan as a Comprehensive Plan element would tie the hands of the Parks
Department in that a Comprehensive Plan change would be required to change the Park Plan.
Item 48. New Capital Facilities Element Policy B.8. Commissioner Rasmussen asked for
clarification of highways of State-wide significance. Director Collins indicated that highways of
State-wide significance were identified in the Comprehensive Plan and that the level of service
standards on the City and the State for roadways in the City were the same. This amendment brings
the Comprehensive Plan into compliance with Regional Transportation Organization requirements.
If the level of service standards are not met, then the City must decide whether new development
should be approved or the level of service reduced. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend
approval.
Item 49 New Capital Facilities Element Policy B.9. Commissioner Rasmussen asked how
this related to the low impact development standards. Director Collins indicated that the low impact
development standards would provide more pedestrian walkways than the sidewalk program. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
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Item 50. New Capital Facilities Element Policy B.10. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 51. New Economic Development Element Policy A. 12. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 52. New Economic Development Element Policy A. 13. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 53. New Economic Development Element Policy A. 14. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 54. New Economic Development Element Objective A. 1. After a slight modification
to wording, the Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 55. New Economic Development Element Objective A.2. Director Collins provided
clarification of the issues regarding this amendment. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend
approval.
Item 56. New Economic Development Element Policy B.7. After a slight modification to
wording, the Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 57 .New Economic Development Element Objective B.2. Associate Planner Scott Johns
provided additional information regarding the need for improved landscape standards and indicated
that the task of developing the standards would fall to planning staff. The Commission voted 3 - 1
to recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen noted no indicating that he felt that enhanced
standards could potentially become requirements that could be onerous to property owners.
Item 58. New Economic Development Element Objective B.3. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend denial of this amendment, stating lack of support from
various organizations and a lack of specificity as to the location, use and purpose of a covered arena.
Item 59. New Economic Development Element Goal C. No Discussion. The Commission
voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 60. New Economic Development Element Policy C. 1. The Commission recommended
denial of this amendment after a split 2 - 2 vote. Discussion indicated that this amendment was not
specific.
Item 61. New Economic Development Element Policy C.2. Commissioner Rasmussen
indicated that he felt the policy should state that the City develop a specific plan for Ediz Hook.
Director Collins indicated that there is a plan for Ediz Hook that is a part of the Parks Plan and that
development of a plan would be part of the work required to enhance the Hook. The City has
supported both commercial and public uses on the Hook. Commissioner Hewins pointed out that
during the public participation process, that two different points of view were expressed. Those were
for increased public uses and view retention and those supporting increased commercial/industrial
uses. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 62. New Economic Development Element Policy C.3. No Discussion. The
Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
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Item 63. New Economic Development Element Objective C. 1. The Commission voted 4 -
0 to recommend denial of this amendment, stating a lack of specificity about a skate park and the fact
that the City has studied the need for a skate board park and determined that a need exists and a
location has been designated.
Item 64. New Economic Development Element Goal D. The Commission voted 3 - 1 to
recommend approval. Commissioner Rasmussen voted no, stating that it should be up to the
Downtown Association to promote these concepts without City interference.
Item 65. New Economic Development Element Objective D.1. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment on a 2 - 2 vote, stating that incentive programs tended to
be give-away programs and it is not the taxpayers job to provide incentives. Commissioner
Rasmussen pointed out that improvements in the downtown area are taking place currently without
incentives. Commissioner Philpott's written comments indicated support.
Item 66. New Economic Development Element Objective D.2. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment on a 2 - 2 vote, stating that the amendment is redundant and
unnecessary.
Item 67. New Economic development Element Objective D.3. Discussion provided
clarification of the proposal. The Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval.
Item 68. New Economic Development Element Objective D.4. The Commission
recommended denial of this amendment 3 - 1, indicating that the City is highly involved in this
project and therefor the amendment was redundant and unnecessary. The Commissioners indicated
that this vote against this specific amendment did not indicate that the Commission is not in support
of the Gateway project.
Commissioner Hewins commented that he had participated in the public process and indicated that
he was pleased by the level of public involvement, the staff's efforts in organization and preparation,
and the support shown by the Peninsula Daily News.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
STAFF REPORTS
There is a full very full agenda at the June 1, 2004 City Council meeting. The Comprehensive Plan
will not be acted upon by City Council until Monday, June 14, 2004. The City Council meeting is
moved up from Tuesday to Monday due to thc Association of Washington Cities meeting schedule
conflict.
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REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
Brad Collins, Secretary Fred Hewins, Chair
PREPARED BY: S. Johns
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