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ELLENSBURG ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA Council Conference Room 501 North Anderson St 5:15 P.M ELLENSBURG ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AGENDA Council Conference Room 501 North Anderson St 5:15 p.m. February 21, 2018 Regular Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Regular Meeting January 17, 2018 4. NEW BUSINESS a. SEPA Review P17-114 Libenow Rezone 5. BICYCLE ADVISORY a. Bike/Pedestrian Counter b. Pedestrian and Bicycle Program c. Safe Routes to School Program 6. STAFF UPDATE/DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Discuss Joint Meeting with UAC b. Work Session for SEPA Comment Packet c. Work Session for Open Meetings Act Training (will take 45 minutes) 7. ADJOURN The City of Ellensburg strives to make our services, programs, and activities readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request. Please furnish the ADA Coordinator with your request in sufficient time for the city to provide a reasonable accommodation. A "Request for Accommodation" form may be obtained from the City Clerk @ City Hall. The contents of this agenda have been photocopied on recycled paper. ELLENSBURG ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION January 17, 2018 Regular Meeting (5:15 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.) Council Conference Room – 501 North Anderson Members Present: Andrea Sledge, Laura Busby, Howard Lyman, PJ MacPhaiden, Members Absent: James Rivard, Chandra Gerdes, Also present: Nancy Lillquist, Council Liaison; and Laura Wilson, Associate Planner (Recording Secretary) Vice Chair MacPhaiden called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m. AGENDA The Environmental Commission approved the agenda. ELECT OFFICERS Commissioner Lyman moved that Commissioner MacPhaiden be elected Chairperson and Commissioner Busby as Vice Chairperson. Commissioner Sledge seconded the motion. There was discussion about the possibility of adding new members. Commissioner MacPhaiden amended the motion that she would assume the Vice Chair position and Commissioner Busby be elected Chairperson. She stated it would give others the opportunity to chair the Environmental Commission. Commissioner Busby accepted the nomination. Commissioner Lyman seconded the amended motion. The motion passed with all in favor. MINUTES Commissioner Lyman moved to approve the minutes from the special meeting on December 6, 2017. Commissioner MacPhaiden seconded the motion. The motion passed with all in favor. NEW BUSINESS Kittitas Environmental Educatoin Network Grant Year End Report Laura Wilson, Recording Secretary, presented Kittitas Environmental Education Network’s water quality year-end report for the 2017 grant cycle. The commission agreed the projects and reports were well organized and complied with the agreement. Motion: Commissioner Lyman moved that the Environmental Commission approve the year-end report and recommend reimbursement of $2000 to Kittitas Environmental Education Network. Commissioner Sledge seconded the motion. The motion passed with all in favor. Mid Columbia Fisheries Grant Year End Report Laura Wilson, Recording Secretary, presented Mid Columbia Fisheries water quality year-end report for the 2017 grant cycle. The commission agreed the projects and reports were well organized and complied with the agreement. Motion: Commissioner Lyman moved that the Environmental Commission approve the year-end report and recommend reimbursement of $2000 to Mid Columbia Fisheries. Commissioner Sledge seconded the motion. The motion passed with all in favor. BICYCLE ADVISORY Nancy Lillquist, City Council Liaison, reported on her involvement with the State Bicycle Safety Advisory Committee. She offered to forward reading material and information to the Environmental Commission if they were interested. She also asked if the Environmental Commission had any goals or studies they would like to suggest to the State Bicycle Advisory Committee for the year. Commissioner Lyman requested the material and requested information on 7th Avenue bike lane usage. There was a brief discussion on public opinion of the bike lane, community bike usage, and ways to encourage more usage. STAFF UPDATE/DISCUSSION ITEMS Laura Wilson, Recording Secretary, presented the 2018 Environmental Commission meeting schedule. There was consensus that November’s meeting date was problematic. Other November meeting dates were discussed. The topic would be placed on September’s agenda for discussion. Mrs. Wilson also discussed the Environmental Commission attendance policy per city code. The code stated committee members were allowed to miss three consecutive meetings or an aggregate of five regular and/or special meetings, unless by permission of the commission given at an open public meeting, the office shall automatically be vacated. The requests or excused absences would need to be in writing. The committee discussed that the requests would be directed toward the Chairperson or the Recording Secretary. There was a brief discussion on February’s agenda items and Open Meetings Act training. The training would be scheduled when the vacancies are filled. Mrs. Wilson mentioned March’s agenda to allocate time to work on the SEPA comment packet. Chairperson Busby explained the information she would like to include in the packet. The packet would be given to builders either prior to project development or with the Environmental Commission’s SEPA recommendation. There was a brief discussion on scheduling a special meeting or work session or developing a subcommittee to compile the information. Commissioner Lyman moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner MacPhaiden seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Laura Wilson Recording Secretary (Drafted 1/18/18) P17-114, Libenow Rezone Date: 2/13/2018 1 inch = 142 feet Disclaimer: Relative Scale 1:1,701 Kittitas County makes every effort to produce and publish the most current and accurate information possible. No warranties, expressed or implied, are provided for the data, its use, or its interpretation. Kittitas County does not guarantee the accuracy of the material contained herein and is not responsible for any use, misuse or representations by others regarding this information or its derivatives. mi ´ 0 0.00705.015 0.03 0.045 0.06 LAND USE ACTION The City of Ellensburg has received a SEPA Environmental Checklist for the following project: Submitte d by James M. Libenow; for a proposed Rezone from Residential Suburban (R-S) to Residential Medium Density (R-M) Zoning to permit multi-family housing units on the three (3) parcel s. Parcel ID #s 960383, 960384 and 960382, addre ssed as 111, 113 and 115 W. Helena Ave. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the SEPA Environmental Checklist (Case # P17-114) from the Community Development Dept., City Hall, 501 N. Anderson St., Ellensburg, WA 98926. Written comments on the Checklist must be received by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in person, by mail or by email, after which time the City will issue its Threshold Determination. This may be your only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of this proposed project. Project Planner – Jonathan Kesler, 509-925-8608 or [email protected] LocationID LocationDesc CountYear CountTime Bike_Total Seattle1 Fremont Ave N and N 34th St 2016 PM 995 Seattle1 Fremont Ave N and N 34th St 2016 AM 847 Seattle2 Eastlake Ave E and Fuhrman Ave E 2016 PM 509 Seattle40 Westlake Ave (Cheshiahud Trail) near Newton St 2016 PM 501 Seattle4 Montlake Bridge 2016 PM 468 Seattle35 Elliott Bay Trail at Myrtle Edwards Park (northwest of2016 BroadPM St) 460 Seattle40 Westlake Ave (Cheshiahud Trail) near Newton St 2016 AM 450 Seattle39 Shilshole Ave NW and 17th Ave NW 2016 PM 386 Seattle35 Elliott Bay Trail at Myrtle Edwards Park (northwest of2016 BroadAM St) 376 Seattle42 Brooklyn Ave NE & NE 40th St 2016 PM 366 Seattle6 Burke Gilman Trail under Aurora Bridge 2016 AM 363 Seattle6 Burke Gilman Trail under Aurora Bridge 2016 PM 354 Seattle5 Duwamish Trail and W Seattle Bridge Trail 2016 PM 335 Bothell1 Burke-Gilman Trail & 96th Ave NE 2016 PM 331 Seattle49 Pine St and Melrose Ave 2016 AM 328 Seattle4 Montlake Bridge 2016 AM 323 Seattle5 Duwamish Trail and W Seattle Bridge Trail 2016 AM 316 Seattle39 Shilshole Ave NW and 17th Ave NW 2016 AM 292 Seattle8 East Green Lake Way N and NE Ravenna Blvd 2016 PM 276 Kenmore5 Burke Gilman Trail west of 61st Ave NE 2016 PM 275 Seattle36 Elliott Bay Trail at 21st Ave W (on trail) 2016 AM 267 Kenmore2 Burke Gilman Trail and NE 175th St 2016 PM 264 Bothell2 Sammamish River Trail at North Creek Trail 2016 PM 247 Lake Forest Park6 Beach Dr NE and NE 165 St 2016 PM 247 Seattle49 Pine St and Melrose Ave 2016 PM 246 Seattle43 E Madison St and 12th Ave 2016 AM 240 Lake Forest Park1 Bothell Way NE and Ballinger Way NE 2016 PM 237 Seattle34 I-90 Trail at West Bridge (on trail at the west end of2016 the I-90PM Bridge) 224 Seattle42 Brooklyn Ave NE & NE 40th St 2016 AM 215 Bellingham3 Holly St and Railroad Ave 2016 PM 207 Seattle48 12th Ave and E Jefferson St 2016 AM 206 Seattle48 12th Ave and E Jefferson St 2016 PM 194 Seattle16 University Way NE and NE 47th St 2016 PM 183 Bellevue3 I-90 Trail at Enatai 2016 PM 176 Mercer Island1 I-90 Trail at East Channel Bridge (on trail between Bellevue2016 PM and Mercer Island)171 Seattle9 Jose Rizal Bridge and I-90 Trail 2016 AM 168 Seattle37 Alki Trail near 53rd Ave SW (on trail) 2016 PM 160 Seattle9 Jose Rizal Bridge and I-90 Trail 2016 PM 152 Seattle13 Lakeside Ave S and Lake Washington Blvd S 2016 PM 146 Bainbridge Island2 SR 305 and Winslow Way 2016 AM 145 Seattle38 Ballard Locks (southside entrance near 33rd Ave W)2016 PM 144 Kenmore5
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