Meeting Summary Little Spokane River Management Plan Meeting 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Riverside Fire Station Meeting Room 3818 E Deer Park Milan Chattaroy, WA 99003 Chair: Rick Noll, Spokane County Conservation District (SCCD) Present: Dale Gill Stan Grant Mary Sterling Bill Gilmour, Spokane County Ann Zaren Diane Huff Don DeChenne, Newport Paul Turner, Department of Ecology Walt Edelen, SCCD Amy Voeller, SCCD Jilla Harmon, SCCD Meeting was called to order at 10:20am. At the beginning of the meeting, we didn’t have the 9 voting members present needed for a voting quorum. Rick continued with Old Business issues that didn’t need Committee approval. A meeting agenda with copies of the December 2, 2003 meeting minutes had been distributed earlier. Rick asked for any comments or corrections to the December 2, 2003 meeting minutes. Mary Sterling noted that her name didn’t appear on the two Watershed Characterization Groups that were formed at the last meeting. It was noted that she should be added to Group 1-Economics, Growth & Development and Group 3 – Recreation. It was also noted that under the first group and the last bullet, the 3524 should be 2514. Motion was made to approve the minutes as amended by Stan Grant and was seconded by Ann Zaren. Motion carried. Open Discussion/Public Comment - No Comment Rick introduced new SCCD employee, Amy Voeller. Rick explained that Amy would be working on GIS maps and the Watershed characterization report. Acronymns The combined list of Acronyms that was reviewed at the last meeting had been updated with the changes suggested. Rick took a few minutes to start reviewing what we had and supply any definitions needed. Jilla will update list with changes and it will be e-mailed to Planning Committee. It was suggested that the document be re-titled to include terms as well as acronyms. The document will be known as “Acronyms & Terms” with short definition supplied for each. Ecology will have a presentation at the February meeting. This will probably take a good portion of the February meeting time. They are working on a TMDL timeline to present to the Committee at the February meeting.January 6, 2004
Meeting Minutes
Old Business
TMDL Update
Little Spokane River Watershed Maps
Rick asked for comments on the four maps that he e-mailed to everyone. Rick had a large map displayed and said that he wouldn’t print out another one until we have narrowed down what other information would be useful to have on the map. There was a lengthy discussion by the Planning Committee suggestions for map layers were:
- All perennial streams
- Have the Lakes identified
- Show where each Planning Committee member lives
- Note all the sites in the watershed that have Water Quality problems that aren’t on the TMDL list
- Parks and other recreation areas denoting ownership of land
- More detailed road system
- Include Spokane River, possibly part of Hangman Creek
Review Watershed Characterization and the Social Structure Committees
The Planning Committee decided on the group leaders for each of the committees. The group leaders are to contact their fellow group members and set up a meeting time and place. Rick asked that each group have the first meeting before the February 3, 2004 meeting. Each of the Group Leaders should e-mail the meeting information and Rick will e-mail a complete list of meeting dates and times to the Planning Committee. Walt and/or Rick will try to attend each sub-committee meeting. Rick will find out the availability of Fire Station meeting rooms as we need them.
- Group 1 – Economics, Growth & Development and Land Use
- Lindell Haggin
Stan Grant- Paul Schuyler
- Ann Zaren
- Lloyd Brewer
- Bill Gilmour
- Diane Huff
Changes to Group 1 are: Group leader is Lindell Haggin. Remove-Stan Grant. Add-Bill Gilmour and Diane Huff.
- Group 2 – Politics and Jurisdictions
- Kathleen Werr
- Russ Fletcher
- Susan McGeorge
- Joy Hart
Changes to Group 2 are: Group leader is Kathleen Werr.
- Group 3 – Recreation
- Bart Haggin
- Dale Gill
Bill Gilmour- Diane Huff
- Mary Sterling
Changes to Group 3 are: Group leader is Dale Gill. Remove Gill Gilmour. Add- Mary Sterling.
- Group 4 – Historical and Cultural Resources
- Chris DeChenne
- Kathleen Werr
- Stan Grant
Changes to Group 4 are: Group leader is Chris DeChenne
New Business
Watershed Field Trip Discussion
The Planning Committee has conveyed an interest in having a tour of the LSR Watershed. Paul Turner stated that depending on when we decide to do a tour, we might want to combine it with the WSU grad students that will be doing some of the TMDL sampling.
Some of the suggestions for the tour included:
Ø An all day tour – take a bus and have box lunches provided
Ø Tour the Rande Kummer Farm – a BMP success project
Ø Areas of Water Quality concern for committee members
E-mail areas of interest to tour and he will put together an ideas list over the next couple of meetings. Some of the areas of interest may include what has been turned in for the Problems and Issues List that the Planning Committee has been working on since the beginning of these Management Plan meetings in July of 2003.
Public Awareness Campaign, Events, Schedule
Rick explained that the Committee needs to be thinking of how they want to get more community awareness of what we are doing and we need to begin now to make this happen. He asked for suggestions from the Committee.
- More presentations could be possible after a tour in the spring or summer. Updated pictures of the watershed could then be added in.
- More public meetings like the ones that took place that formed this Committee
- Attend the Lake Association meetings--possible presentation opportunity
- Presentation to City Council meetings in the watershed
- County Fairs—Elk, Deer Park and Newport Rodeo, etc.
- Articles in local newspapers—Elk Centennial
- Articles in the Conservation District newsletters (SCCD has the Spotlight)
- REI has workshops that a presentation could be a possibility
- We could have our own newsletter
- Friends of the Little Spokane meetings
The Committee was asked to continue thinking about this and send any other possible ideas to Rick and he will compile a list and present it to the Committee
Dale Gill asked why we don’t have a Water Quality Management Plan prior to going to the Public? Walt and Rick explained that we need the communities buy in before we work up a draft version of the Plan. We want the community as a whole to be aware of what is going on as we are doing this process. There will be timelines worked up so that the committee will have the information needed when talking with the public.
Dale Gill had some questions about the Macro Invertebrate study that was done by Dr. Bruce Lang. Rick said that he would send Dale a copy of the report.
Diane Huff asked a question regarding tribal lands and fishing rights in the watershed. Rick and Amy will check on this and get back to the Committee.
Dale Gill asked if we had a list of landowners along the Little Spokane River. Rick said that we are using the Streamside landowner database that the Soil Survey Department is using. It is about 5 years old.
Homework
Work on possible public awareness events and publications, such as, county fairs, town newspapers, etc. Remember to get the date (if needed) and a contact name. E-mail the information to Rick and he will put together a list for the Planning Committee to review at a later meeting.
Next Meeting
A longer meeting time was discussed and it was agreed that this would be done on an “as needed” basis. If it looks like we will need to extend the meeting time, as Rick is putting each meeting agenda together, he will make a note in the e-mail regarding the longer meeting so that everyone can plan ahead.
The next meeting is scheduled for February 3, 2004 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The meeting place will be the Riverside Fire Station #46 Meeting Room.
The meeting adjourned at 12:10pm