Title
Public Hearing on Potential Transfer of the McAllister Springs Properties to the Nisqually Indian Tribe
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing on the potential transfer of the McAllister Springs properties to the Nisqually Indian Tribe. Following the public hearing, adopt a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to sign all documents necessary to effect the transfer of the properties to the Nisqually Tribe.
Report
Issue:
Whether to transfer the McAllister Springs properties to the Nisqually Indian Tribe
Staff Contact:
Rich Hoey, P.E., Public Works Director, 360.753.8495
Presenter(s):
Rich Hoey, P.E., Public Works Director
Background and Analysis:
In early 2015, the City moved its drinking water supply from McAllister Springs to the more protected McAllister Wellfield. The City took this action to comply with federal and state statutes and regulations requiring improved safety of public drinking water sources. McAllister Springs had been the City's main source of drinking water since the late 1940s. Over the past two years, the McAllister Springs facilities have sat idle and are no longer in use.
On January 10, 2017, the City Council passed a resolution declaring four of the McAllister Springs properties, totaling 177.2 acres, as surplus to the needs of the City's Drinking Water Utility. These properties are shown as parcels A, C, D and E on the attached map. Parcel B includes the main water transmission line from the McAllister Wellfield and remains vital for the City's Drinking Water Utility. Parcel B will be retained by the City.
The development of the McAllister Wellfield has been a cooperative effort with the Nisqually Tribe. In May 2008, the City and Tribe entered into a historic agreement to jointly develop the Wellfield, and to permanently protect the environmentally sensitive McAllister Springs. McAllister Springs, known as ...
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