Work Session Agenda Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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Work Session Agenda Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission September 19, 2018 Okanogan PUD, 1331 2nd Avenue, Okanogan, WA 98840 Commissioners: Chair Ken Bounds, Vice Chair Cindy Whaley, Secretary Patricia Lantz, Michael Latimer, Diana Perez, Steve Milner and Mark O. Brown. Director: Donald Hoch Time: Opening session will begin as shown; all other times are approximate. Public Comment: This is a work session between staff and the Commission. The public is invited but no public comment will be taken. No decisions will be made by the Commission at the work session. 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER – Cindy Whaley, Commission Vice Chair • Call of the roll • Introduction of Staff • Changes to agenda • Logistics 9:05 a.m. 2019-21 OPERATING BUDGET UPDATE- Shelly Hagen, Assistant Director • This item provides the Commission with updated information regarding the 2019-21 operating budget proposal submitted to the Office of Financial Management 9:35 a.m. SUMMER OPERATIONS REPORT – Mike Sternback, Assistant Director • This item updates the Commission on events and highlights on the 2018 Summer season and field operations. 10:00 a.m. BREAK 10:15 a.m. CAPITAL PROJECTS LIST REFINEMENT- Peter Herzog, Assistant Director • This item outlines refinements to capital projects and budget figures staff has made subsequent to the Commission’s approval of its 2019- 21 capital budget submittal. 11:00 a.m. STAFF REPORTS 11:40 a.m. NASPD CONFERENCE 11:50 a.m. LUNCH 12:20 p.m. MID-YEAR COMMISSION/DIRECTOR IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES FOR 2018 UPDATE – Peter Herzog, Assistant Director 1 • This item updates the Commission on progress staff has made on 2018 performance measures included in the agency’s strategic plan and Director’s performance agreement. 1:00 p.m. LANDS MANUAL – Steve Hahn, Lands Program Manager • This item provides the Commission an overview of policy and procedural direction included the LANDS manual guiding the agency’s real estate activities. 1:30 p.m. TRIBAL RELATIONS – Peter Herzog, Assistant Director, Mike Sternback, Assistant Director, Ryan Karlson, Interpretive Program Manager, Makaela Kroin, Interpretive Specialist, Dan Meatte, Archeologist, and Alicia Woods, Collections Manager • This item provides the Commission an overview and examples of agency coordination and cooperation with Native American Tribes. 2:30 p.m. BREAK 2:40 p.m. TRIBAL RELATIONS continued 3:30 p.m. GOLDENDALE OBSERVATORY UPDATE 4:00 p.m. ADJOURN The services, programs and activities of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the commission assistant Becki Ellison at (360) 902- 8502 or [email protected]. Accommodation requests should be received at least five business days prior to the meeting to ensure availability. Please provide 14-day notice for requests to receive information in an alternative format and for ASL/ESL interpretation requests. 2 Commission Meeting Agenda Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission September 20, 2018 Okanogan PUD, 1331 2nd Avenue, Okanogan, WA 98840 Commissioners: Chair Ken Bounds, Vice Chair Cindy Whaley, Secretary Patricia Lantz, Michael Latimer, Diana Perez, Steve Milner and Mark O. Brown. Director: Donald Hoch Time: Opening session will begin as shown; all other times are approximate. Order of Presentation: In general, each agenda item will include a presentation, followed by Commission discussion and then public comment. The Commission makes decisions following the public comment portion of the agenda. Public Comment: Comments about topics not on the agenda are taken during General Public Comments. Comments about agenda topics will be taken with each topic. If you wish to comment at a meeting, please fill out a comment card and provide it to staff at the sign in table. The Chair will call you up to the front at the appropriate time. You may also submit written comments to the Commission by emailing them to [email protected] by 5 p.m. September 14, 2018. 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER – Ken Bounds, Commission Chair • Flag Salute • Call of the roll • Introduction of Staff • Recognition of State and Local Officials • Approval of the Agenda • Approval of minutes of previous meetings: July 12, 2018, Vancouver 9:10 a.m. COMMISSIONER REPORTS 9:50 a.m. DIRECTOR REPORT 10:00 a.m. RECOGNITION • Volunteer Award • Gold Star Awards 10:10 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Pre-Arranged Speakers • Corey Gibson, Origin Generation 10:25 a.m. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS: Topics not on the agend 3 10:40 a.m. BREAK 10:55 a.m. WASHINGTON WILDLIFE AND RECREATION COALITION RESOLUTION 11:05 a.m. REQUESTED ACTION • Item E-1: Park Acquisition and Development Strategy - Candidate Park Selection Revision This item asks the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to revise a list of three selected candidate properties for new park development. 11:45 a.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION 12:15 p.m. LUNCH 12:45 p.m. REPORT • Item E-2: Property Transfer and Disposal This item reports to the Commission the current status of properties that the Commission has authorized for transfer or disposal. This item additionally discusses implications of recently passed legislation regarding surplus of state lands. 1:30 p.m. REQUESTED ACTION • Item E-3: 2019 Supplemental Budget Requests This item asks the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to: 1) approve the submittal of 2019 Supplemental Operating and Capital Budget Requests to the Office of Financial Management (OFM), and 2) authorize the Director to make changes to the dollars or items requested as needed to finalize the submittals. 2:15 p.m. REPORT • Item E-4: 2017-19 Financial Update This item reports to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission on the status of: 1) State Parks’ 2017-19 biennium operating and capital budget expenditures and 2) Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account (PRSA) revenue. 2:45 p.m. REPORT • Item E-5: 2017/2018 Winter Recreation Program This item reports to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission regarding the Winter Recreation Program and highlights program accomplishments. 3:30 p.m. ADJOURN The services, programs and activities of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the Commission assistant Becki Ellison, at (360) 902-8502 or [email protected]. Accommodation requests should be received at least five business days prior to the meeting to ensure availability. Please provide 14-day notice for requests to receive information in an alternative format and for ASL/ESL interpretation requests. 4 Item E-1: Park Acquisition and Development Strategy - Candidate Park Selection Revision - Requested Action EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This item asks the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to revise a list of three selected candidate properties for new park development. This item advances the Commission’s strategy: “Develop amenities and acquire lands that advance transformation.” SIGNIFICANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In July 2016, the Commission adopted a Statewide Acquisition and Development Strategy (Appendix 1) to guide the agency’s decision- making on land acquisition and park development. The Strategy indicates that the first implementation effort will be to identify a property for new park development from among those currently being held for future development, as well as an existing park to target for major park redevelopment. The State Office of Financial Management (OFM) requires a predesign study for capital projects with costs exceeding $5 million. A predesign study is a document that explores alternatives, conveys programming information, and provides a cost estimate for a proposed capital project. The 2017-19 State Parks capital request included two predesign studies, one for a new state park, and one for a major park redevelopment. The New Park Predesign Study was funded, but the major redevelopment study was not. The New Park Predesign Study will include a process to engage staff, communities, and the public to select which of the three candidate properties to target first, and then it will explore alternatives and develop cost estimates for implementation. State Parks could then request capital funding to implement the study in subsequent biennia. On November 17, 2016, the Commission approved the top three candidate properties for new park development: • Fisk State Park Property • Miller Peninsula State Park Property • Nisqually State Park In addition to the predesign study for new park development, the 2017-19 capital request also included a separate request for a predesign study for Nisqually State Park. The Nisqually request was not funded in the 2017-19 capital budget, but the governor’s office has recently expressed support for the project. Staff now anticipates seeking funding for a Nisqually predesign study in the agency’s 2019 supplemental capital budget request. With Nisqually proceeding independently of the selection process for the New Park Predesign Study, staff would like the Commission to add one more candidate to be considered for new park development along with the Fisk and Miller Peninsula properties. Potential candidate properties currently held for future development include: • Dugualla • Forks of the Sky • Haley • Harstine Island (including Fudge Point and Scott) • Hoko River • Lake Isabella • Shine Tidelands (including Wolfe) 5 • Skating Lake • Sol Duc • Washougal River • Westport Light The 2015 study Economic Analysis of Outdoor Recreation at Washington’s State Parks by Earth Economics showed that state parks benefit local communities through direct and indirect visitor expenditures, taxes, jobs, and ecosystem services. Some communities understand and support that contribution more than others. The strategic direction in the Statewide Acquisition and Development Strategy (Appendix 1) is for State Parks to focus its new acquisitions and developments primarily in communities that support state park development, and where there may be opportunities to partner with the communities to develop parks or assist in managing them.