WRIA 56 Hangman (Latah) Creek Watershed Planning Unit Meeting Spokane County Conservation District Chair: Rick Noll, Spokane County Conservation District (SCCD) Present: Keith Holliday, Department of Ecology Dee Bailey, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Bruce Carmack, Landowner Bill Rickard, City of Spokane, Environmental Programs Shallan Dawson, Spokane County Conservation District Reanette Boese, Spokane County Rick Noll, Spokane County Conservation District Peter Grunte, Landowner Garry Ostheller, Landowner AGENDA/Minutes Comment #63 The word proposals will be added to strategy R11b. The term “Planning Team” will be changed to “Implementation Team”. Comment #64 R11c will have “and/or Critical Areas Ordinance” after Conservation Area Ordinance. Comment #65 R11e will be changed to local critical areas and SMP will be taken out. Comment #66 R11j will be left as it is and a strategy to update FEMA maps will be added. The strategy will include the submittal to FEMA for review. Comment #68 Change “holding water rights” to “keeping current water rights and water use in the watershed should be explored”.
Comment #73 R2b: Availability of water should be based on estimates from the watershed plan. All proposed changes in the Comprehensive Management Plan that affect housing density and require new withdrawals from the watershed should be taken into account. Comment #77 A second strategy will be added to R11 to address changes in regulatory elements. Comment #78 R11e will be changed to a recommendation, as it is not really a strategy. Comment #79 R12a, the second line will be changed to “A feasibility plan to identify the benefits of removal of the barriers and a action plan to remove identified barriers should be developed.” Comment #80 R12a will be broken into two strategies, and the word identified will be changed to evaluated. Comment #81 R13b will be changed to: At such time as a Memorandum of Agreement between the Initiating Agencies is complete, a lead entity should be identified to develop the Phase IV grant application and assume administrative responsibility for the grant.” Comment #82 R13 strategy 2 will be changed to: At such time as the Memorandum of Agreement between the Initiating Agencies is complete, the lead agency shall develop and submit the Phase IV grant application to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Comment #84 and #85 Recommendation 13c and the first strategy of this recommendation should be combined, and wording adjusted. Comment #86 R13d will be changed from “shall” to “should” and the wording pursuant to the MOA will be added to the end. Comment #87 Keith suggested leaving R13d strategy 1 for Walt and Rick to decide how this will best work, as it might take a while to get the MOA. Comment #88 R13d strategy 2 will be deleted Comment #33 (tabled at the previous meeting) The word “new” will be added. Gary abstained from this issue, he does not agree, but will not oppose it either. All comments were approved with the above changes, with the exception of #81, as Walt and Rick will need to evaluate their course of action. Next Meeting The next step is to compare the recommendations with SEPA and the EIS to make sure they are in compliance. The group will assign this task to Walt. When this is done, the document will be given to Bill to pass through the Public Works committee, and Bill would like to review a complete draft plan before submitting it. The next meeting will be Thursday, February 3rd from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.January 19, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 1:05 a.m. The minutes from January 5th meeting were distributed, and approved by consensus with SC meaning Spokane County (spelled out). The December 8th minutes had been distributed at the last meeting, and were approved by consensus.