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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet 12/16/2004pORTANGELE$ WASHINGTON, U.S.A. AGENDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING 321 EAST FIFTH STREET December 16, 2004 SPECIAL MEETING - 3:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER - Special Meeting (3:00 p.m.) ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - PUBLIC CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS B. PUBLIC COMMENT - None Co WORK SESSION - Review and discuss the status of the Washington State Department Of Transportation (WSDOT) Hood Canal Bridge project D. ADJOURNMENT None None Discussion G:\CNCLPKT',AGENDAL2004~spec mtg 12 16 04wpd PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearings 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 mattem 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 December 16, 2004 Port Angeles City Council Meeting Page - 1 pORTANGELES WASHINGTON, U. S. A. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING December 16, 2004 CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR MEETING: 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 III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: pORTANGELES WASHINGTON, U.S.A. CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Attendance Roster DATE OF MEETING: LOCATION: December 16, 2004 City Council Chambers 3' pORTAN(:; L S WASHINGTON, U.S.A. CITY COUNCIL December 15, 2004 Washington State Transportation Commission P.O. Box 98504-7308 Olympia, WA 98504-7308 Re: Graving Dock Dear Commission Members: We would like to acknowledge ail the time and hard work that both the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have committed to resolving the very difficult issues surrounding the Graving Dock project. It is our hope that a resolution can be found that accomplishes the Tribe's need to preserve their ancestral remains and WSDOT's need to move forward with construction at the Port Angeles site. We do not feel that these very important goals are exclusive. Our community has achieved significant economic and community success over the past two years tlzrough collaboration. Now, more than ever, collaboration is the fundamental element for the positive resolution of the issues before us. We are ready to provide whatever assistance we can to finding an approach that accomplishes these goals. To this end we would like to meet with the Tribe and the State separately to discuss the issues. Ver~ truly yours, CITY OF PORT ANGELES Richard A. Headrick Mayor cc: Lower Elwha KIa]lam Tribe 321 EAST FIFTH STREET · p O BOX 1150 ® PORT ANGELES, WA 98362-O217 PIIONE: 360 417-4500 · FAX; J60-417-4509 ® TT¥: 360 417-4645 12/14/01 TUE 15:57 FAX 36041~.493 CLALLA~I COUNTY Board of Clallam County Commissioners ~7'£PHEIV P, THAP~IVGEI~ District ~, Chair M£CJ~AEL C. CHAPMAN/District 2 HOWARD V, DOHERTY~ Jr.~ Dl~'~ict $ File: D18.24 December 14, 2004 223 Ease 4m S[Teel~ Suite 4 Por~ Angeles, WA 98362-3015 360.417.2233 Fax: 360.417.2493 E-mail: commlssionersOco.clalla m.wa.u s Dan Eflgelber~on~ County Administrator Washington State Transportation Commission P.O. Box 98504-7308 Olympia, Washington 98504-7308 City, State Zip RECEIVED BEC 1 5 2i~l]4 PORT ANGELES CITY AT['ORNEY RE: Graving Dock Dear Commission Members: We would like to acknowledge all the time and hard work that both the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have committed to resolving the very difficult issues surrounding the Graving Dock project. It is our hope that a resolution can be found that accomplishes the tribe's need to preserve their ancestral remains and WSDOTs need to move forward with construction at the Port Angeles site. We do not feel that these very important goals are exclusive. A resource for solution to this impasse could include consideration of a portion of the Port Angeles Rayonier site. The state, federal, and local governments could secure funds for acquisition of the east portion of the Rayonier property to provide the Lower E]wha Klallam Tribe a similar land for a cultural heritage area to house their ancestors. Our community has achieved significant economic and community success over the past two years through collaboration. Now, more than ever, collaboration is the fundamental element for the positive resolution of the issues before us. We are ready to provide whatever assistance we can to finding an approach that accomplishes these goals. Sincerely, CLAL~LA/~ COUNTY/B)OARD OF CON1MISSION~R5 ]:\public\D18 Projects\DIS.2~' Gr~ving DocK\impasse ideas.doc LOWER ELWHA KLALLAM TRIBE ?o?t.x'o nox's~.'ay'am "Strong People" 2851 Lower Elwha Road Port Angeles WA 98363 (360) 452-8471 Fax: (360) 452-3428 Secretary Douglas B. MacDonald Washington State Department of Transportation 5720 Capitol Boulevard PO Box 47440 Olympia WA 98504-7440 December 10, 2004 Dear Doug- Following our recent discussions, I confirm that the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe strongly urges WSDOT to find a new site for the Graving Dock project. We continue to support the Hood Canal Bridge reconstruction project, but we are now convinced that a new site or approach must be found to construct the bridge pontoons and anchors. I want to convey my thanks to you for earnestly seeking the Tribe's position on this and for being open to a reconsideration of the direction of this project. As you know, from the beginning this has been a difficult, and even painful, subject for our Tribe. We have already suffered damage to ancestral remains and losses of historic properties, and it has become clear that-no matter how hard we all worked at it-the current construction cannot be sustained without additional destruction of burials and remains of our ancestors. We know that you and your colleagues at WSDQT have made every effort, and are willing to continue to make efforts, to save our burials. However, recent events have made it clear that this will be extremely difficult, if not impossible to accomplish--not because of anyone's lack of willingness to try but because of the physical problems involved. We have been united with WSDOT in trying to make this project work, because we have shared WSDOT's vision that our state, and especially our region, urgently needs a restored Hood Canal Bridge. We now hope to remain united with WSDOT in finding a different approach to accomplish that worthy goal. Going forward, I hope that you and others from WSDOT will join the Lower EIwha Klallam Tribe--and other dedicated State officials, Federal officials and other stakeholders-in helping to find an appropriate use for the 22.5 acre graving dock site. The year 2004 is historic because it marks the opening in Washington D.C. of the National Museum of the American Indian. It would be tragic if a few months after that museum is opened we in Washington State did not do all we could to protect a site like Tze-whit-sen, with all its cultural significance for Native Americans in this region. For our part, we will continue to support your efforts, and those of WSDOT, to move forward with the bridge rehabilitation project. This project remains a high priority for our Tribe and it should be pursued without delay. Cc: Congressman Norm Dicks Senator Patty Murray Senator Maria Cantwell Governor Gary Locke Sincerely yours, Frances Charles Cultural and Historic Resources and Tribal Consultation (2) Subsequently, the Tribe prepared an analysis of the 1853 U.S, Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart that showed the site of an Indian Village in the area in order to try to pinpoint its location in relation to the proposed Graving Dock construction. Conclusion "The graving yard footprint is generally located to the northwest of the intersection of Marine Drive and Hill street while the extreme limits of the village is to the south and east of the intersection. There does not appear to be a conflict based on the methods of locating the village described above." Report on the location of the Village of Tse - whit-sen, based on an analysis of the 1853 Map of Dungeness Harbor by the U.S. Coast Survey - Prepared for the Lower Elwa Tribal Council, June 16, 2003 1853 Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart iii Observatory Indian Village 7