Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services, State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, Squaxin Island Tribe, Thurston County, City Of Tumwater, Lott Clean Water Alliance and Port Of Olympia for Governance and Funding of a Restored Estuary
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Approval of a Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services, State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, Squaxin Island Tribe, Thurston County, City of Tumwater, Lott Clean Water Alliance and Port of Olympia for Governance and funding of a Restored Estuary.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services, State of Washington Department of Natural Resources, Squaxin Island Tribe, Thurston County, City of Tumwater, Lott Clean Water Alliance and Port of Olympia for Governance and funding of a Restored Estuary.
Staff Contact:
Jay Burney, City Manager, 360.753.8740
Rich Hoey, Interim Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
None
Background and Analysis:
The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is nearing completion of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Capitol Lake - Deschutes Estuary (CLDE) Long-Term Management Project. The EIS has been an extensive, multi-year process involving the City and numerous other stakeholders.
In June 2021, DES released the Draft EIS for the CLDE Long-Term Management Project. The Draft EIS included information on long-term management alternatives and key findings from in-depth technical analyses. The management alternatives included: no action, managed lake alternative, estuary alternative and a hybrid alternative. Following a subsequent "Decision Durability" process, in Marc...
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