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PC Meeting <br />11/9/23 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />She noted that, like the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Element, which was parallel to the <br />PROS Plan adopted by the City in 2020 and used by the Parks Department to manage its area of <br />responsibility, the Shoreline Element was largely parallel to the goals and policies defined in those the <br />City’s Shoreline Master Program (SMP). <br /> <br />Shoreline Element Review <br />Staff walked through the document, noting that changes to the element were those found to be <br />consistent with the changes in the SMP, and should be acceptable. She noted minor format and content <br />changes but stated that they would need to be approved by the Washington Department of Ecology. <br />Commission members asked several clarifying questions, which were addressed by staff. <br /> <br />Natural Environment Element Review <br />Staff discussed the reasons for the changes in the element, noting that staff was looking for <br />opportunities to pare down redundancies in the text, fix references to processes and nomenclature no <br />longer current, and add the language mandated by state and regional policies or local practice. <br /> <br /> PC Recommendations - and/or questions: <br />- PC had questions about striking language that addressed community input (p. 94). The decision <br />was to leave language as it was proposed, but to ensure that somewhere we acknowledge <br />community contributions to the betterment of the environment. <br />- PC had questions on Goal 2 (page 104) – why did we remove the word “watercourses” – should <br />that word be replaced? Staff to provide more information. <br />- PC had questions regarding mitigation fees; staff clarified there was no fee charged for <br />improvement of the natural environmental project (only trees, which has a fee-in lieu option; or <br />for impacts that the developer needs to show how they will impact). <br />- PC asked that the language “Provide technical assistance to developers and encourage the use of <br />such techniques for stormwater management” in deleted Policy 8.1 be retained. \[Staff later found <br />same language in Policy 2.2: “Provide individualized education and technical support to <br />residential property owners and general guidance to businesses regarding environmental <br />stewardship and climate change resiliency strategies.”\]. It was also noted that developers need <br />to comply with the King County surface water design manual and receive feedback. Most cities <br />have websites that provide permitting type information, and the public is always able to call <br />staff for more information. <br />- Goal 10 (p. 113) and its policies have been moved to Utilities. Staff will return with the <br />Utilities element that includes these relocated policies at a future meeting. <br />- PC comment about typo on page 124, Policy 15.7 \[Staff has corrected\]. <br />- Policy 15.9, make font size consistent, page 124 \[Staff has corrected\]. <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />th <br />- Housing will be the agenda topic for the December 14 meeting. <br />th <br />- Land Use will be the agenda topic for the January 11 meeting. <br /> <br />Director’s Report <br />- Director Gierloff noted that she sent the PC a link on some legislative item(s) that the City <br />Council approved. <br />- It was noted that the ordinance extending the PC terms to March passed, PC have some “bonus” <br />months added to their terms, then the terms will go back to four-year terms. <br />- The question was raised regarding extending the term for the current chair until terms expire in <br /> <br /> <br />