LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA Monday, April 8, 2019 7:00 P.M
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LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA Monday, April 8, 2019 7:00 P.M. City of Lakewood City Council Chambers 6000 Main Street SW Lakewood, WA 98499 ________________________________________________________________ Page No. CALL TO ORDER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION: (3) 1. Shoreline Master Program Update. – (Memorandum) (232) 2. Review of 2019 SSMCP Workplan. – (Memorandum) ITEMS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THE APRIL 15, 2019 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING: 1. Proclamation declaring April 27, 2019 as Parks Appreciation Day. – Mr. Jason Gerwin, Chair, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 2. Business Showcase. 3. Authorizing the award of a bid for the 123rd Street Bridgeport Way to 47th Avenue construction project. – (Motion – Consent Agenda) 4. Authorizing the award of a bid for the Custer Road SW Overlay Steilacoom Boulevard SW to John Dower Road SW construction project. – (Motion – Consent Agenda) 5. Authorizing the award of a bid for the 2019 Chip Seal Program. – (Motion – Consent Agenda) 6. Authorizing the execution of an agreement with Parametrix for the Veterans Drive American Lake Park to Gravelly Lake Drive design project. – (Motion – Consent Agenda) 7. This is the date set for a public hearing to consider the proposed modifications to the Transportation Benefit District Ordinance. – (Public Hearings and Appeals – Regular Agenda) The Council Chambers is accessible to persons with disabilities. Equipment is available for the hearing impaired. Persons requesting special accommodations or language interpreters should contact the City Clerk, 253-983-7705, as soon as possible in advance of the Council meeting so that an attempt to provide the special accommodations can be made. http://www.cityoflakewood.us Lakewood City Council Agenda -2- April 8, 2019 Page No. 8. This is the date set for a public hearing on the fiscal year 2019 Consolidated Annual Action Plan. – (Public Hearings and Appeals – Regular Agenda) 9. This is the date set for a public hearing on 2019 Carry Forward Budget Adjustments. – (Public Hearings and Appeals – Regular Agenda) 10. This is the date set for a public hearing on the 2019 periodic review of the Shoreline Master Program and Restoration Plan. – (Public Hearings and Appeals – Regular Agenda) 11. Abatement Program Update. – (Reports by the City Manager) REPORTS BY THE CITY MANAGER CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURNMENT The Council Chambers is accessible to persons with disabilities. Equipment is available for the hearing impaired. Persons requesting special accommodations or language interpreters should contact the City Clerk, 253-983-7705, as soon as possible in advance of the Council meeting so that an attempt to provide the special accommodations can be made. http://www.cityoflakewood.us TO: City Council FROM: Tiffany Speir, Planning Manager, Special Projects THROUGH: John Caulfield, City Manager Dave Bugher, Assistant City Manager for Development Services DATE: April 8, 2019 SUBJECT: Shoreline Master Program Periodic Update and Restoration Plan Adoption ATTACHMENTS: Department of Ecology Periodic Review Checklist, Planning Commission-Recommended Shoreline Master Program, Restoration Plan Lakewood is conducting a required “periodic review” of its 2014 Shoreline Master Program (SMP) in accordance with the Washington State Shoreline Management Act (SMA) and the Department of Ecology (ECY) SMP Guidelines. The periodic review amendments included in the drafts under consideration are summarized in the attached ECY Checklist (Attachment A.) The SMP is an element of the Lakewood Comprehensive Plan and the City’s development regulations. The SMP applies to shorelines of the state, generally including lakes greater than 20 acres and streams with a flow greater than 20 cubic feet per second, along with shorelands within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of these water bodies and associated wetlands (RCW 90.59.030). Within the City of Lakewood, the areas regulated under the SMP include: The shorelines of American Lake, Gravelly Lake, Lake Steilacoom, Waughop Lake, Lake Louise, Chambers Creek, and Clover Creek; and Associated wetlands within the Lakewood City limits. The City mailed notifications about the periodic review to over 1,200 property owners in November 2018, then held two open houses about the periodic review on January 16 and February 20, 2019, immediately before the Planning Commission meetings on each date. The website www.lakewoodsmp.org has been live since November 2018 and includes background information about the periodic review, notices re meetings and public hearings, and draft SMP language as it becomes available. 1 3 Utilizing grant funding from ECY, Lakewood also engaged AHBL to update the City’s Shoreline Restoration Plan to be consistent with the latest RCW and WAC provisions as well as to reflect restoration projects completed, underway, or planned since 2014. On March 20, the Planning Commission took action to recommend approval of the attached Shoreline Master Program (Attachment B) periodic review amendments and Restoration Plan (Attachment C.) These documents incorporate not only changes per ECY guidance, but also input from the Clover Creek Council, Chambers/Clover Creek Watershed Council, and the Tahoma Audubon Society. The Planning Commission has also recommended the following for Council’s consideration: The Commission could annually dedicate one of its meetings for a discussion about shoreline restoration activities in Lakewood. Current thought about this meeting follows: - CEDD staff time to support this meeting is estimated at 5-7 hours. An agenda would be prepared, and meeting materials provided by stakeholders would be organized, by CEDD staff. - The Planning Commission would receive updates from groups (e.g., Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council (CCWC), Tacoma Audubon Society and Pierce Conservation District, et al.) and individuals engaged in restoration activities. - The Planning Commission would consider actions such as removing completed projects, adding new ones or identifying incentives, and forward a recommendation to the City Council to amend the Restoration Plan if the Commission feels amendments are appropriate. - The annual review and meeting process would be iterative and would be changed or discontinued as appropriate. 2 4 ATTACHMENT A SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM PERIODIC REVIEW City of Lakewood, WA Periodic Review Checklist Contact: Tiffany Speir, Special Projects Planning Manager 253.983.7702 l [email protected] 6000 Main St SW Lakewood, WA 98499 Introduction This document is intended for use by counties, cities and towns conducting the “periodic review” of their Shoreline Master Programs (SMPs). This review is intended to keep SMPs current with amendments to state laws or rules, changes to local plans and regulations, and changes to address local circumstances, new information or improved data. The review is required under the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) at RCW 90.58.080(4). Ecology’s rule outlining procedures for conducting these reviews is at WAC 173-26-090. This checklist summarizes amendments to state law, rules and applicable updated guidance adopted between 2007 and 2017 that may trigger the need for local SMP amendments during periodic reviews. How to use this checklist See Section 2 of Ecology’s Periodic Review Checklist Guidance document for a description of each item, relevant links, review considerations, and example language. At the beginning: Use the review column to document review considerations and determine if local amendments are needed to maintain compliance. See WAC 173-26-090(3)(b)(i). At the end: Use the checklist as a final summary identifying your final action, indicating where the SMP addresses applicable amended laws, or indicate where no action is needed. See WAC 173-26-090(3)(d)(ii)(D), and WAC 173-26-110(9)(b). Local governments should coordinate with their assigned Ecology regional planner for more information on how to use this checklist and conduct the periodic review. March 13, 2019 Lakewood Shoreline Master Program Periodic Review Checklist 3 5 TASK 5.1 - A Periodic Review Checklist documenting consideration of statutory amendments, and internal consistency review Row Summary of change Review Action 2017 a. OFM adjusted the cost threshold 2014 SMP, Chapter 7: Definition of 2014 SMP Ch. 7 definition of for substantial development to Substantial Development includes reference to “Substantial Development” $7,047. cost threshold of $6,416 and contains amended to incorporate $7,047 language noting that this figure must be adjusted every five years. b. Ecology amended rules to clarify 2014 SMP, Chapter 7, page 120: Definition of 2014 SMP Ch. 7 definition of that the definition of “development” references RCW “development” amended to “development” does not include 90.58.030(3a). clarify that the term does not dismantling or removing include dismantling or structures. removing structures. c. Ecology adopted rules that clarify 2014 SMP, Chapter 6.C.1.a. incorporates 2014 SMP Ch. 6.C.1.a amended exceptions to local review under WAC 173-27-040 by reference. to refer to WAC 173-27-044 and the SMA. to incorporate language from page 4 of P.R. Checklist Guidance d. Ecology amended rules that 2014 SMP, Chapter 6.C.2.h. contains No amendment needed. clarify permit filing procedures procedures for filing and includes language consistent with a 2011 statute. for “Date of Filing”. e. Ecology amended forestry use 2014 SMP, Chapter 4 Table 1. prohibits forest No amendment needed regulations to clarify that forest practices in all