HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet 08/16/1999 pO AN ; L S
WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
Meeting with Senator Slade Gorton
Monday, August 16, 1999
City Council Chambers
Port Angeles City Hall
2:15 - 4:05 p.m.
AGENDA
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Discussion with Port Angeles City Council
A. City Water Issues
B. Timber Issues and Roads in National Forests
3:15 - 4:05 p.m. Discussions with Other Agency and Government Officials &
Public Forum
pORTANGEI ES
WASHINGTON, U.S.A.
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Port Angeles will
be meeting with Senator Slade Gorton on Monday, August 16, 1999, at 2:15 p.m., in the City
Council Chambers at City Hall, 321 East Fifth Street. Discussions Will be held relative to
City water issues, as well as timber issues and roads in national forests.
At 3:15 p.m.,' Senator Gorton will hold discussions with and answer questions posed
by other agency and government officials, as well as members of the public, in a public
forum.
This special meeting notice is being providedin the event there is a quorum of the
City Council present at the meeting.
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk
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CITY OF PORT ANGELES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 16, 1999
I. CALL TO ORDER - ~ETING:
II. ROLL CALL:
Members Present:
Mayor Braun
Councilman Campbell
Councilman Doyle
Councilman Hulett
Councilmember McKeown
Councilman Wiggins
Councilman Williams
Staff Present: Otlaer Staff .Present:
Manager Quinn
Attorney Knutson
Clerk Upton
B. Becker
S. Brodhun
B. Collins
G. Cutler Vt'
S. Ilk
Y. Ziomkowski
III. ADJO~IVE SESSION:
Reason:
Approximate Length:
IV. RETURN T~
V. PLEDGE OF ALLEG~ ~~
Led by:
City_ of Port Angeles
Domestic and Industrial Water Supply
Discussion Paper for Senator Slade G0rt0n
August 12, 1999
Issue:
The domestic and industrial water supply for the City of Port Angeles will be negatively
impacted by removal of one or both of the Elwha Dams.
Backeround:
The high quality sole source domestic and industrial water supply to the City of Port Angeles is
from the Elwha River. The water is vital to the current and future development of the City. Port
Angeles has taken an active approach in identifying potential solutions and costs associated with
the mitigation of the removal of the dams. In this endeavor Port Angeles has expended $150,000
for preliminary studies, staff coordination efforts, and consultant fees.
Solutions:
In order to ensure that Port Angeles has continued uninterruptible domestic and industrial water
supplies, permanent filtration and related measures (currently not needed) will be essential. This
is because high Elwha river turbidity will be a common recurring event. Longer term mitigation
measures are further indicated by the sequential removal of the dams.
The City has retained the consulting firm CH2M Hill, which is developing alternatives to
mitigate the water supply impacts of dam removal. Design and permitting is anticipated to be
approximately $5.5 million, which includes costs incurred by tl~e City to date.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the following actions be taken to protect and ensure that the current and
future water supply for the City of Port Angeles is not interrupted:
1 - Appropriate sufficient funds to design and construct an adequate and safe water supply for the
City of Port Angeles.
2 - Reimburse the City of Port Angeles for all current and future costs reasonably associated with
the mitigation of the Elwha Dam(s) removal.
3 - Designate the City of Port Angeles as the lead agency in designing and constructing the
necessary domestic and industrial water mitigation measures.
Prepared by:
Glenn A. Cutler, Director Public Works and Utilities Director, City of Port Angeles
Telephone: 360-417-4800
08/03/1991 17:54 36045771155 FARWFSTFORESTRY PAGE 01
August 9, 1999
Forest Service Aced Policies
In recent years due to budget constraints resulting from precipitou~ drops
in timber harvests from the Olympic National Forest, the problem of maintaining
forest roads for public access has intensified. It was estimated recently that 2.2
million dollar~ was required to maintain the Forest's roads adequacy for one
year but that only $650 K would be received. Thus the bactdog of unresolved
problems continues to grow, now totaling $52 million, resulting in many impacts
which are as follows:
1: Lack of access prevents effective fire control and salvage of damaged or
diseased timber, ia. fire risks increase.
2. Recreational pursuits are restricted and many multiple use purposes of the
national forests are thwarted.
3. As vegetation on and along roads grows and drainage structures fail,
difficulties in managing sediment loads increase. If slides occur there is often
no realistic meana of reaching them.
4. Opportunities for a host of forest management activities are severely
restricted including pre-commercial and commercial thinnings, fertilization,
stand exams, brush control, etc.
5. De-facto wilderness is established when, in fact, the lands involved do not
have wilderness qualities or potential for this purpose due to the road network
and pest timber harvest history.
6. Two separate funding aocounts exist, ia. maintenance and
decommissioning. The later has been used to reduce the inventory of roads
on the Forest even though decommissioning costs per mile average $10,738
versus $390 per mile to maintain roads.
Recommendation:
First reoognition, by Congress, that this ia a major pro~lem in managing
the national forests. Secondly, developing a atretegy that will address it.