ITEM NO: 6a Supp
DATE OF
MEETING: July 7, 2009
Lower Duwamish River Habitat
Restoration Plan
Restoration
Plan
Purpose of the Plan
Purpose
of
the
Plan
• Bringing together different stakeholder groups to
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• A proliferation of habitat in the coming years
• Demonstrating that habitat will not be at the
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or other river users
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Study Area
Study
Area
The Nature of Port Land Ownership
on the River
on
the
River
• Terminals
• Ribbon
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Outreach Program
--
Outreach
Program
• April - lunch meetings with businesses
•
April
project open house in Georgetown
•
April
-
project
open
house
in
Georgetown
• June - lunch hour bus tour
•Jul
y
- series of three
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and South Park
• August - mail-back planning maps / surveys sent to
businesses
businesses
• November - 2
nd
open house for comments on draft plan
• December - SEPA comment period
Outreach Program – Indications of Success
• Adapted the structure of the
outreach program with
enhanced results
enhanced
results
.
• Use of the internet – 149
email addresses collected
email
addresses
collected
from website alone.
• Cases of businesses bein
g
g
very supportive of habitat in
proximity to their facilities.
Plan Content
Plan
Content
• 31 habitat sites in total
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•
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es
throughout study area
•
Total of 70 acres of habitat
Total
of
70
acres
of
habitat
• Translates to 30,000 lineal feet
of shoreline
• Plan has demonstrated
restoration and navigation can
coexist
coexist
.
Two Changes to Stakeholder Input Received After
the Public Process
Maritime Business Stakeholder #1
•Six parcels associated with the business based at
7318 4th Avenue S. 1000’ of bank total.
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•
B
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ness owner
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habitat designations adjoining that property.
•Staff recommendation: No plan change.
Miti B i Stkhld #2
M
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B
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ness
St
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h
o
ld
er
#2
•Two parcels associated with the business based at
582 Riverside Dr. S.
•Business owner has requested eliminating all
habitat designations adjoining that property
habitat
designations
adjoining
that
property
.
•Staff recommendation: Upon learning of plans for
new docks, staff recommends plan change to
remove habitat adjoining both of the parcels (a total
of 300’ of removed habitat)
of
300’
of
removed
habitat)
.
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Step
etStep
• Return soon to Commission for adoption of plan
as Port policy
as
Port
policy
.
Summation
Ad t d l ill id l bl f k
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prov
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bl
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f
ramewor
k
once the implementation mechanisms are
defined
defined
.