WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council Documents
Meeting Announcement:
When:
Thursday, September 21, 2017
3:00-5:15 PM Meeting
Where:
Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office
3190-160th Ave SE, Bellevue
Directions:
Ecology Northwest Regional Office
Parking is FREE, but be sure not to park in the reserved Prius parking spots.
Packet Contents:
- Agenda
- Notes for the July 20, 2017 Meeting
- Updates & Announcements:
- Draft Council letter to the leadership of appropriate budget committees and WRIA 8 legislators to express concern about the impacts of not having a biennial capital budget
- Council letter to Sen. Murray, thanking her for her leadership in restoring the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund and including $65 million for the program in the Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill
- Council letter to Colonel Geraldi, welcoming him as the new Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Commander, and introducing him to WRIA 8
- Final Draft WRIA 8 Plan Update Review and Approval
- Council briefing memo
- Draft “common resolution” to be used by each WRIA 8 partner for ratifying the Plan Update
- Ballard Locks Economic Impact Study Briefing and Review of Draft WRIA 8 Letter:
Meeting Overview:
Major agenda items are: Updates and committee reports, including consideration of draft SRC letter to state legislators expressing concerns about impacts from not having a biennial capital budget, SRC letter to Sen. Murray thanking her for her leadership in restoring the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund and including $65 million for the program in the 2018 Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill, and SRC letter to Colonel Geraldi, welcoming him as the new Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Commander, and introducing him to WRIA 8; Reviewing final draft WRIA 8 Plan Update for approval; Briefing on the Ballard Locks Economic Impact Study and reviewing draft SRC letter to the Army Corps of Engineers leadership supporting critical infrastructure repairs; and a Success Story presentation from King County on recent Bear Creek in-stream and riparian habitat restoration projects.
Upcoming Meetings:
Salmon Recovery Council, Thursday, November 16, 2017, 3:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Department of Ecology Northwest Regional Office, 3190-160th Ave. SE, Bellevue.
Mailing List:
If you did not receive this packet directly but would like to for future meetings, please contact Jason Mulvihill-Kuntz, at 206-477-4780, or by e-mail at jason.mulvihill-kuntz@kingcounty.gov.