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I V.A G E ND A I T E MS F O R C O UNC I L D I S C US S I O N
A .Resolution No. 5598 (Tate)(25 Minutes)
A Resolution ratifying the 2021 update to the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget
S ound Watershed or Water Resource I nventory A rea (W R I A ) 9 Salmon Habitat
Recovery Plan, making our Watershed fit for a King
B .Ordinance No. 6826 (Comeau)(5 Minutes)
A n Ordinance amending S ections 2.57.010, 2.57.020, 2.57.030, 2.57.040 and
2.57.050 of the Auburn City Code related to City Civil Service positions
V.P UB L I C W O R K S A ND C O MMUNI T Y D E V E L O P ME NT D I S C US S I O N I T E MS
A .L ead and Copper Rule Revisions Summary (Gaub)(15 Minutes)
B .E nvironmental Regulation Presentation 2 of 6 - Critical A rea Regulations (Tate)(30
Minutes)
P lanning S ervices staff to provide a presentation on the Critical A reas Ordinance. This
presentation is part two of a six part series focusing on environmental regulation within
the City of A uburn
V I .O T HE R D I S C US S I O N I T E MS
V I I .NE W B US I NE S S
V I I I .A D J O UR NME NT
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at the City Clerk's Office.
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Resolution No. 5598 (Tate)(25 Minutes)
Date:
June 22, 2021
Department:
Community Development
Attachments:
Letter from WRIA 9 to Auburn City Council
WRIA 9 Fact Sheet
Res olution No. 5598 Support of 2021 WRIA 9
Salmon Habitat Recovery Plan
WRIA 9 Power Point Slides
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
For discussion only.
Background for Motion:
Background Summary:
The Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed is referred to as Watershed
Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 9 and is a collection of 17 local governments that
coordinate salmon recovery efforts for one of the most important salmon habitat
environments in the Puget Sound region. The City of Auburn is one of the 17 local
governments that participates in this work. Councilmember Chris Stearns is the local elected
official that is appointed to the WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum (WEF) who oversees
efforts to improve the watershed health and salmon habitat recovery.
In 2005 a WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan was prepared and completed. Over the last couple of
years WRIA 9 developed an updated Plan that has since been adopted by the WEF.
Resolution 5598 is a statement of support to ratify the Plan and to declare Auburn’s support
for the priorities, objectives, and strategies established within the Plan.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Stearns Staff:Tate
Meeting Date:June 28, 2021 Item Number:
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Financial support provided by signers of Watershed Planning Interlocal Agreement for WRIA 9 including:
Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Burien, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, King County,
Maple Valley, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Tacoma, Tukwila
May 22, 2021
Auburn City Council
25 West Main Street
Auburn, WA 98001
Re: WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan 2021 Update
Dear Members of City Council,
On behalf the Watershed Ecosystem Forum, I am pleased to share with you the
Green/Duwamish & Central Puget Sound Watershed Salmon Habitat Plan 2021 Update
(WRIA 9 Plan Update), approved by the Watershed Ecosystem Forum in February. This
is the first watershed-wide update of the WRIA 9 Plan since it was originally approved
and ratified by local government partners in 2005/2006. With this letter, I encourage
you consider local ratification of the WRIA 9 Plan Update to reflect your continued
commitment to watershed-based salmon recovery.
Salmon recovery is interrelated with flood risk reduction, water quality improvement,
open-space protection, recreation, economic development, and tribal treaty rights. The
2005 Plan provided the blueprint for Chinook salmon recovery for 15 years and helped
partners leverage upwards of $200 million dollars of local, state, and federal funding
for salmon recovery. The WRIA 9 Plan Update represents the next chapter of salmon
recovery efforts in the Green/ Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed. It
provides a science-based framework for identifying, prioritizing and implementing
salmon recovery actions over the next 10-15 years. The integration of over a decade of
new science informed refinements to recovery and investment strategies to ensure
that limited resources are directed to where they can provide the greatest benefit.
Since 2001, when the first interlocal agreement (ILA) was initiated, elected officials and
staff from the 17 local governments within the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget
Sound Watershed have met regularly to make policy and funding decisions for salmon
recovery efforts. In 2016, your Council along with 16 other city and county government
partners approved renewal of the ILA through 2025 to continue cost-sharing regionally
coordinated salmon recovery efforts. Local ratification of the WRIA 9 Plan Update
conveys continued support for protecting and restoring salmon habitat based on best
available science with the intent to achieve a sustainable, harvestable population of
naturally spawning Chinook salmon.
WRIA 9 is targeting local ratification of the WRIA 9 Plan Update by the end of 2021.
Ratification of the WRIA 9 Plan Update by all ILA partners is important to highlight the
continued strength of a cooperative partnership. This partnership continues to serve as
a model for regional recovery efforts and a is powerful statement to state and federal
agencies regarding our collective commitment to salmon recovery.
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May 24, 2021
City of Auburn
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Please let me know how WRIA 9 staff can best support your consideration of ratification of the WRIA 9
Plan Update. I would readily accept the opportunity to brief Council on the WRIA 9 Plan Update and our
collective efforts to recover salmon in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed. I have
also attached a draft model resolution intended to serve as a template that can be locally modified as
necessary. If you have any questions regarding the WRIA 9 Plan Update or the ratification request please
don’t hesitate to contact me at mgoehring@kingcounty.gov or (206) 263-6826.
I look forward to continued partnership with the City of Auburn to deliver results for people and fish
across the watershed.
Sincerely,
Matt Goehring
WRIA 9 Salmon Recovery Manager
Green/Duwamish & Central Puget Sound Watershed
cc: Jeff Tate, Planning Director, City of Auburn
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Green/Duwamish & Central Puget Sound
Salmon Habitat Plan 2021 Update
Algona Covington Kent Renton Tacoma
Auburn Des Moines King County SeaTac
Black Diamond Enumclaw Maple Valley Seattle
Burien Federal Way Normandy Park Tacoma
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THE WRIA 9 SALMON HABITAT PLAN HAS HELPED LEVERAGE
OVER $200 MILLION OF LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING .
Plan implementation has contributed to realignment of 2+ miles of
levees to reconnect floodplains, restoration of 4,500+ feet of marine
shoreline, and revegetation of 500+ acres of riparian habitat. The
WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement between local government partners
funds implementation and adaptive management.
CHINOOK SALMON NUMBERS
REMAIN BELOW RECOVERY TARGETS.
A record low of 165 wild Green River
Chinook were observed in 2009. In five
of the past 10 years (2010–2019) wild
Chinook numbers have been below the
short-term target range (1,000-4,200).
NEW SCIENCE STRENGTHENS THE PLAN AND INFORMS
REFINEMENT OF RECOVERY PRIORITIES. Recent research refines
our understanding of priority pressures and limiting factors for
recovery. This information serves as the foundation for the Plan
Update. For example, recent studies indicate that Chinook entering
estuarine waters as fry (< 60 mm) – as opposed to parr (> 60 mm)
– experience very low rates of marine survival.
THE 2021 PLAN UPDATE OUTLINES REVISED HABITAT GOALS TO TRACK IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS.
Habitat goals outline necessary future ecological conditions to support a viable salmon population and short-
term implementation targets.
Chris Gregersen, King Co.
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Green/Duwamish & Central Puget Sound
Salmon Habitat Plan 2021 Update
Algona Covington Kent Renton Tacoma
Auburn Des Moines King County SeaTac
Black Diamond Enumclaw Maple Valley Seattle
Burien Federal Way Normandy Park Tacoma
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THE PLAN UPDATE OUTLINES A
PORTFOLIO OF 12 RECOVERY
STRATEGIES. Recovery strategies include
policies and programs to address priority
pressures within the salmon life cycle to
increase salmon abundance, productivity,
and diversity; and build long-term
population resiliency. Strategies include
fish passage barrier removal, floodplain
reconnection, revegetation, shoreline
restoration/armor removal, improving
water quality, and education.
THE 2021 PLAN UPDATE IDENTIFIES 118 CAPITAL
HABITAT PROJECTS ACROSS FIVE
SUBWATERSHEDS. The updated project list was
developed in partnership with local government, non-
profit, state agency, and other partners. Projects are
tiered based on magnitude of potential benefit, with Tier
1 projects having the highest potential to advance
recovery and substantively contribute to habitat goals.
A Monitoring and Adaptive Management Plan (MAMP)
outlines monitoring priorities inform strategic adaptation.
The MAMP establishes a framework for (1) tracking
implementation progress, (2) assessing project effectiveness,
(3) evaluating habitat status and trends, (4) assessing Chinook
salmon population status, and (4) prioritizing research and
monitoring investments. The MAMP will guide data collection
to support status and trends reporting.
Please contact Matt Goehring, WRIA 9 Salmon Recovery Mgr., at mgoehring@Kingcounty.gov or (206) 263-6826
for more information.
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Resolution No. 5598
June 21, 2021
Page 1 of 5 Rev. 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 5598
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, RATIFYING THE 2021 UPDATE
TO THE GREEN/DUWAMISH AND CENTRAL PUGET
SOUND WATERSHED OR WATER RESOURCE
INVENTORY AREA (WRIA) 9 SALMON HABITAT PLAN,
MAKING OUR WATERSHED FIT FOR A KING.
WHEREAS, the 2021 Update to the WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan (“WRIA 9
Plan”) is an addendum to the 2005 WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Plan, and includes new
science, revised habitat goals and recovery strategies, an updated capital project list,
and a monitoring and adaptive management plan; and
WHEREAS, 17 local governments in WRIA 9 (“Parties”) have partnered through
an inter-local agreement (ILA) (2001-2006, 2007-2015, 2016-2025) to jointly fund
development and implementation of the WRIA 9 Plan to address shared interest in and
responsibility for long-term watershed planning and salmon recovery in the
Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed (“watershed”); and
WHEREAS, in March 1999, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries listed the Puget Sound Chinook salmon evolutionary
significant unit, including the Green River Chinook salmon population, as a threatened
species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); and
WHEREAS, local jurisdictions have authority over some habitat-based aspects of
Chinook survival through land use and other policies and programs; and the state and
tribes, who are the legal co-managers of the fishery resource, are responsible for
addressing harvest and hatchery management; and
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Resolution No. 5598
June 21, 2021
Page 2 of 5 Rev. 2019
WHEREAS, the WRIA 9 partners recognize participating in the ILA and
implementing priorities in the WRIA 9 Plan demonstrates their commitment to
proactively working to address the ESA listing of Chinook salmon; and
WHEREAS, coordination and cooperation among federal, state, and local
agencies, tribes, businesses, non-governmental organizations, landowners, community
members, and other interests are essential to implement and adaptively manage a
salmon recovery plan; and
WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Partnership serves as the Puget Sound regional
organization and lead agency for planning and implementing the Puget Sound Salmon
Recovery Plan, approved by NOAA Fisheries; and
WHEREAS, the WRIA 9 Plan is one of fifteen watershed-based chapters of the
Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn supports cooperation at the WRIA level to set
common priorities for actions among partners, efficient use of resources and
investments, and distribution of responsibility for actions and expenditures; and
WHEREAS, habitat protection and restoration actions to increase Chinook
salmon productivity trends are necessary throughout the watershed, in conjunction with
other recovery efforts, to avoid extinction in the near term and restore WRIA 9 Chinook
salmon to viability in the long term; and
WHEREAS, salmon recovery is interrelated with flood risk reduction, water
quality improvement, open-space protection, recreation, economic development, and
tribal treaty rights; and
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Resolution No. 5598
June 21, 2021
Page 3 of 5 Rev. 2019
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn has a strong interest to achieve multiple benefit
outcomes for people and fish across the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the WRIA 9 Plan recognizes that salmon recovery is a long-term
effort, and focuses on a 10-year implementation time horizon to allow for evaluation of
progress and adaptation of goals and implementation strategies; and
WHEREAS, it is important to provide jurisdictions, the private sector and the
public with certainty and predictability regarding the course of salmon recovery actions
in WRIA 9; and
WHEREAS, if insufficient action is taken at the local and regional level, it is
unlikely Chinook salmon populations in WRIA 9 will improve and it is possible the
federal government could list Puget Sound Chinook salmon as an endangered species,
thereby decreasing local flexibility.
WHEREAS, the Parties previously took formal action to ratify the 2005 Salmon
Habitat Plan, and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. The City of Auburn hereby ratifies the Green/Duwamish and
Central Puget Sound Watershed, Water Resource Inventory Area 9 Salmon Habitat
Plan Update, Making Our Watershed Fit for a King, dated February 2021. Ratification is
intended to convey the City’s support for the following:
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Resolution No. 5598
June 21, 2021
Page 4 of 5 Rev. 2019
1. Protecting and restoring habitat based on best available science with the
intent to achieve sustainable, resilient, and harvestable populations of
naturally spawning Chinook salmon.
2. Pursuing a multi-benefit approach to WRIA 9 Plan implementation that
integrates salmon recovery, flood hazard reduction, water quality
improvements, open space and recreation, and equity and social justice to
improve outcomes for people and fish.
3. Utilizing the WRIA 9 Plan as a source of best available science to inform local
government actions, including, but not limited to land use, shoreline, and
transportation planning/permitting.
4. Utilizing capital project concepts, programmatic actions, and policies outlined
within the WRIA 9 Plan to inform local priorities for implementation and
funding via grants, capital improvements, ordinances, and other activities.
Ratification does not obligate any partner to implement any specific actions or
adhere to specific timelines for such actions
5. Working collaboratively with local, state, and federal partners and tribes to
support and fund implementation of the WRIA 9 Plan, including monitoring
and adaptive management to address scientific uncertainty, tracking and
communicating progress, and refining strategies to ensure cost-effective
investments.
Section 2. The Mayor is authorized to implement those administrative
procedures necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
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Resolution No. 5598
June 21, 2021
Page 5 of 5 Rev. 2019
Section 3. This Resolution will take effect and be in full force on passage and
signatures.
Dated and Signed:
CITY OF AUBURN
____________________________
NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________
Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Kendra Comeau, City Attorney
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Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound
Salmon Habitat Plan Update
Auburn City Council | June 28, 2021
Matt Goehring | Salmon Recovery Manager
Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA 9)Page 13 of 61
How Did WRIA 9
Arrive Here?
1999 Chinook salmon listed under ESA
2001 WRIA 9 interlocal agreement (ILA)
2005 WRIA 9 Recovery Plan
2007 WRIA 9 ILA renewal (2007-15)
2007 Puget Sound Regional Recovery Plan
2016 WRIA 9 ILA renewal (2016-2025)
2021 WRIA 9 Recovery Plan Update
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Puget Sound Salmon Recovery
PS Action Agenda PS Salmon Recovery PlanWRIA 9 Salmon Plan
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WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement –A Watershed Approach
WRIA 9
575 square miles
17 local gov’ts
5 subwatersheds
1 Watershed
Ecosystem Forum
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WRIA 9 Partnership
Accomplishments
$200M of local, state and federal
investment
•2 miles of levee realignments to reconnect
floodplains & restore shoreline
•4,695 ft of marine shoreline restored
•500 acres of revegetation
•5.8 acres of estuary shallow water habitat
Interlocal Agreement (2001-2020)
•$8.4M Total from ILA Partners
•$417k Auburn
Riverview Park,
Kent
Fenster Park,
Auburn
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Local Accomplishments
Fenster Levee Setback
Pautzke 2009
Fenster Phase 1 -2008
Phase 2 -2014
Auburn Area Levee Setbacks
2002
2019
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Forging Partnerships:
Auburn Parks & Mid Sound
Fisheries Enhancement
Group
Fenster Park Isaac Evan’s ParkPage 19 of 61
Green River Chinook Salmon
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2021 Salmon Plan Update
•Chinook salmon status assessment
•New science (e.g., climate change)
•Updated habitat goals
•Refined recovery strategies
•Policies and programs
•Revised capital project list
•Monitoring & Adaptive Management Plan
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Chinook Salmon Lifecycle:
Lower Green Context
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Lower Green River
Subwatershed
Protect & restore floodplain connectivity and channel
complexity
•Multibenefit flood risk reduction projects
•Levee setbacks and create off-channel habitats
Revegetate riparian corridors
•Regreen-the Green grant program
•Noxious weed control
Protect and enhance water quality
•Protect instream flows
•Promote green stormwater infrastructure
SR 516 & SR 167, Kent
Riverview Drive, AuburnPage 23 of 61
Lower Green River
Subwatershed
45 Lower Green Habitat Capital Projects
8 Projects in Auburn
•Mill Creek Restoration (LG-8)
•Port of Seattle Mitigation Site (LG-39)
•Olsen Creek Restoration (LG-2)
•Reddington Habitat (LG-1)
•Fenster Slough Wetland Connection (LG-38)
•8th St. Bridge to 104th Ave Park (LG-23)
•8th St. (LG-27)
•Valentine Revetment Setback (LG-26)
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Lower Mill Creek Channel Restoration
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104th Ave Park
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Port of Seattle Mitigation Site
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WRIA 9 Plan
Implementation
Annual Funding Package
•Cooperative Watershed Management
($3.6M)
•Salmon Recovery Funding Board
($296k)
•Puget Sound Acquisition &
Restoration ($1.1M biennial)
Outyear Planning
•Partner coordination
•6-yr Project Implementation Plan
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Looking Forward:Regional Projects of Significance
Howard Hansen Dam Fish PassageLower Duwamish Clean-Up
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Local Plan
Ratification
✓Collaborative, watershed-based approach to implementation
✓Pursuing multibenefit approach to salmon recovery
✓Recognizing the Plan as a source of best available science
✓Utilizing Plan to inform local actions
WRIA 9 Watershed Ecosystem Forum, 2015
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Questions?
WRIA 9 Staff
Matt Goehring, Salmon Recovery Manager
mgoehring@kingcounty.gov | (206) 263-6826
Suzanna Smith, Habitat Projects Coordinator
Carla Nelson, Administrative Coordinator
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Plan Update
Timeline
Extra Slide
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Ordinance No. 6826 (Comeau)(5 Minutes)
Date:
June 22, 2021
Department:
City Attorney
Attachments:
Ordinance No. 6826
Exhibit A
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
For discussion only.
Background for Motion:
Background Summary:
The City’s civil service laws are contained in ACC 2.57. That ACC chapter is outdated. It was
last amended in 2005, and currently contains references to City departments and
employment positions (fire department, fire chief) that no longer exist. Ordinance 6826
proposes to amend ACC 2.57 for clarity and precision, and to update the chapter for
consistency with the City’s current employment structure and practices.
The City supports the adoption of Ordinance 6826.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Jeyaraj Staff:Comeau
Meeting Date:June 28, 2021 Item Number:
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Ordinance No. 6826
June 22, 2021
Page 1 of 2 Rev. 2019
ORDINANCE NO. 6826
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS
2.57.010, 2.57.020, 2.57.030, 2.57.040 AND 2.57.050 OF
THE AUBURN CITY CODE RELATED TO CITY CIVIL
SERVICE POSITIONS
WHEREAS, Auburn City Code (ACC) Chapter 2.57 establishes the City’s Civil
Service Commission, and sets forth Commission membership requirements and powers,
and provides for City employment positions that are exempt from civil service
requirements;
WHEREAS, the sections within ACC 2.57 are dated (the most recent amendment
occurred in 2005), and they are in need of updating and revision for clarity and precision,
and to remove excess code language;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to City Code. Sections 2.57.010, 2.57.020, 2.57.030,
2.57.040 and 2.57.050 of the Auburn City Code are amended to read as set forth in Exhibit
A to this Ordinance.
Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is authorized to implement those
administrative procedures necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
Section 3. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section, or portion of this ordinance, or the invalidity of the application of it to any person
or circumstance, will not affect the validity of the remainder of this ordinance, or the validity
of its application to other persons or circumstances.
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Ordinance No. 6826
June 22, 2021
Page 2 of 2 Rev. 2019
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance will take effect and be in force five
days from and after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: _______________
PASSED: ____________________
APPROVED: _________________
____________________________
NANCY BACKUS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________
Shawn Campbell, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________
Kendra Comeau, City Attorney
Published: ____________________
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EXHIBIT A—ORDINANCE 6826
Chapter 2.57
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
ACC 2.57.010 State law adopted. Creation of city civil service commission, adoption of
State law by reference.
A. Creation of City civil service commission, member appointment and removal. This
Section creates There is created a new Chapter 2.57 ACC adopting the state civil
service law and creating the city civil service commission for the City’s police
department. Commission members shall be appointed and/or subject to removal
pursuant to RCW 41.12 and ACC 2.30.
B. Adoption of RCW chapter by reference. RCW Chapter 41.12 (Civil Service for City
Police) is adopted by reference as it currently exists or is hereafter amended.
and with the exception of the following sections set out in this chapter, Chapters
41.08 (Civil Service – City Firemen) and 41.12 (Civil Service – City Police) RCW are
adopted by reference. Members of the city civil service commission shall be appointed
pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 41.08 and 41.12 RCW, and shall be subject to
removal in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2.30 ACC and RCW 41.08.030
and/or 41.12.030, as they currently exist or as they may be amended hereafter.
Pursuant to RCW 35A.12.140 of the laws of the state of Washington said statutes are
adopted by reference and need not be published in a newspaper as provided in RCW
35A.12.160, but the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be published and a copy of
Chapters 41.08 and 41.12 RCW adopted by reference in this chapter, with amendments
or additions, if any, in the form in which it is adopted, shall be authenticated and
recorded by the clerk along with the adopting ordinance codified in this chapter. Not less
than one copy of said statute with amendments or additions, if any, in the form in which
it is adopted, shall be filed in the office of the city clerk for use and examination by the
public while said statutes are under consideration by the city council. Prior to adoption,
not less than one copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the city clerk for examination
by the public.
ACC 2.57.020 Exempted positions.
Pursuant to RCW 41.12.050, Tthe positions of police chief or its equivalent position and
deputy police chief where the position of deputy chief is as a temporary assignment in
the police department and fire chief or equivalent position and deputy fire chief where
the position of deputy chief is as a temporary assignment are is an found to be
administrative policy-making and policy-formulation positions that is within those
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respective departments and those positions are exempted from the classified civil
service of the city.
ACC 2.57.030 Return to Civil service status after appointment to exempt
position. determination.
Any person hereinafter appointed to the unclassified position of police chief or deputy
police chief where the position of deputy chief is as a temporary assignment in the
Auburn police department, or fire chief or deputy fire chief where the position of deputy
chief is as a temporary assignment in the Auburn fire department after July 1, 1987,
from a classified civil service position shall be entitled to return to their previous civil
service status if upon being relieved from such appointment, unless relieved position
and returning to a classified civil service position, except where such relief from that
position is due to conviction of official malfeasance or misconduct in office, or to the
inability to perform official duties because of physical or mental disability rendering them
incapable of performing the duties of their office. Other than in the circumstances
excepted above, tThe returning employee returning to a classified civil service position
shall have the right to return revert to their previously held Auburn Police Department
civil service rank. The returning employee’s previously held by that individual in the
Auburn police or fire departments. Upon such employee being returned to such
classified civil service position, their seniority standing and benefits shall be computed
on the same basis as though they had continuously served rendered service in a
classified position as set forth in the city’s civil service rules.
ACC 2.57.040 Job requirements for exempt positions determined by mayor.
The mayor shall have the duty of establishing the administrative requirements, the
required knowledge, skills and abilities, and the distinguishing work features of work for
the exempt positions of Auburn police chief. , assistant police chief, and fire department
positions of fire chief and assistant fire chief.
ACC 2.57.050 Submission of eligible applicant names to the – Aappointing
authority.
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The Auburn civil service commission is required to submit the names of three eligible
applicants that test highest to the appointing authority for each position open in the
Auburn police and fire department,s and shall authorize thereafter authorizing the
appointing authority to select the best qualified applicant for the position from the names
of thosee three eligible applicants.
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Summary (Gaub)(15 Minutes)
Date:
June 22, 2021
Department:
Public Works
Attachments:
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
For discussion only.
Background for Motion:
Background Summary:
In 1991, the Federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) went into effect, establishing allowable
limits at the customer’s faucet for the amount of lead and copper that is allowed in drinking
water. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently adopted revisions to the 1991
Rule, which will go into effect this coming October, with additional regulatory requirements
beginning in 2024. The purpose of the new regulations is to reduce the risk of lead exposure
to customers by removing lead service lines, educating customers about the risks of lead
exposure in their water plumbing, and protect children’s health.
As a result of these new regulations, Auburn will need to:
Prepare an inventory of the materials used in each customer’s water service line,
including the private materials on the customer’s side of the meter
Select new water quality sampling locations based on new criteria
Conduct water quality sampling for lead at day care facilities
Staff will provide an overview of the new regulations and discuss our strategies for
communicating with our customers about the new regulations.
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Stearns Staff:Gaub
Meeting Date:June 28, 2021 Item Number:
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A U B U R N
V A L U E S
S E R V I C E
E N V I R O N M E N T
E C O N O M Y
C H A R A C T E R
S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y
W E L L N E S S
C E L E B R A T I O N
ENGINEERING SERVICES
LEAD AND COPPER RULE
REVISIONS
SUSAN FENHAUS, LISA TOBIN
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
JUNE 28, 2021
Public Works Department
Engineering Services Airport Services Maintenance & Operations Services
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SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
1991 Lead and Copper Rule
2021 Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
Impact on Auburn
Lead Gooseneck Replacement Capital Project
Public Outreach
TONIGHT’S PRESENTATION
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
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SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
EPA set limits on lead and copper
in drinking water
Required treatment if more than
10% of customers exceeded limits
City constructed Howard Road and
Fulmer Corrosion Control
Facilities
Periodic testing at customer taps
well below the limits
1991 LEAD AND COPPER RULE
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
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SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
Educate customers about lead hazards
Remove lead service lines
Optimize corrosion control
Protect children’s health by monitoring for lead in
schools and day care
2021 LEAD AND COPPER RULE (LCR) REVISIONS
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
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SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
In effect October 16, 2024
Service line inventory completed
Annual report to customers
Revised sampling program (1/1/25)
Monitoring for lead in schools and
day care
IMPACT OF LCR TO AUBURN
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
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SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
Replace water mains
and 200 remaining
lead gooseneck
connections
Construction summer
2021-22
LEAD GOOSENECK REPLACEMENT PROJECT
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
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SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
Auburn Magazine
Bill stuffers
Letters and flyers
Annual inventory report (2024)
Website
PUBLIC OUTREACH
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION
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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject:
Environmental Regulation Presentation 2 of 6 - Critical Area
Regulations (Tate)(30 Minutes)
Date:
June 22, 2021
Department:
Community Development
Attachments:
Council SS CAR Pres entation
Budget Impact:
Current Budget: $0
Proposed Revision: $0
Revised Budget: $0
Administrativ e Recommendation:
For discussion only.
Background for Motion:
Background Summary:
This is the second in a series of presentations on the City’s environmental regulations that
Planning Services will provide to City Council. This presentation will provide what critical areas
are and how and why the City regulates them through the Critical Areas Ordinance (Ch. 16.10
ACC).
Rev iewed by Council Committees:
Councilmember:Stearns Staff:Tate
Meeting Date:June 28, 2021 Item Number:
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PLANNING SERVICES
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION SERIES
PRESENTATION 2 OF 6:
CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE
PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 28 TH , 2021
THANIEL GOUK, SENIOR PLANNER
AUBURN
VALUES
S E R V I C E
ENVIRONMENT
E C O N O M Y
C H A R A C T E R
SUSTAINABILITY
W E L L N E S S
C E L E B R AT I O N
Department of Community Development
Planning Building Development Engineering Permit Center
Sustainability Community Services ● Code Enforcement ● Economic Development 1
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2
WHAT ARE CRITICAL AREAS?
Aquifer Recharge
Wildlife Habitat
Wetlands Streams Geologic Hazards
Flood Hazards
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How?
Growth Management Act (GMA)
Requirements
City Codes and Documents
Ch. 16.10 Auburn City Code (ACC) –
Critical Areas
Ch. 15.68 ACC – Floodplain Development
Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
Other Regulating / Influencing Bodies
Department of Ecology (ECY)
Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW)
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (MIT)
3
HOW AND WHY DO WE PROTECT CRITICAL AREAS?
Why?
Preserve and Protect the Environment
Protect Endangered Species
Provide Open Spaces
Provide Clean Drinking Water
Public Safety, Protect Life and Property
Reduce Risk from Natural Disasters
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Wetland Classification Ratings
ACOE Delineation Manual – Nationally Accepted Method
Category 1 – Irreplaceable
Category 2 – Highly Functioning
Category 3 – Usually Previously Disturbed or Isolated
Category 4 – Small and Low Functioning
Wetland Buffers
Critical for Maintaining Functions
Widths Determined Heavily on “Habitat Score”
Can Vary from 40-300 ft.
Width is Important (See Next Slide)
In General
Can Dry Up Seasonally, Need Water Source
Provide Different Functions
Permitting
4
WETLANDS
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Red Line is City
Maximum
Blue Bars are
Minimum Effective
Buffer Width
Green Bars are
Maximum
5
EFFECTIVE
WIDTHS FOR
WETLAND
BUFFERS
Screenshot from “Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission” via Presentation from Dept. of Ecology to Planning Commission 2019
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HYDRIC SOILS
Soils are saturated long enough to become anaerobic.
Hydric Soils which
are rust colored or
mucky and can smell
like sulfur.
A source of water, be
it standing water,
groundwater, or
precipitation.
Vegetation within a
wetland is
identifiable in
different genomes;
generally always
submerged,
sometimes
submerged, or in the
buffer.
6
REQUIREMENTS
TO BE
CONSIDERED A
WETLAND
IS IT A WETLAND?
A wetland requires three things to be present.
WATER
A water source.
VEGETATION
Only certain types of trees and plants can grow here.
PUDDLES ARE NOT
WETLANDS!
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Stream Types – DNR “Forest Practices Water Typing”
Type “S” – Green and White Rivers – Subject to SMP – 100-200-ft. Buffer
Type “F” – Fish-Bearing Streams – Perennial or Seasonal – 100-ft. Buffer
Type “Np” – Non-Fish-Bearing Streams – Perennial – 50-ft. Buffer
Type “Ns” – Non-Fish-Bearing Streams – Seasonal – 50-ft. Buffer
7
STREAMS
Perennial – Water Flowing Year-Round
Seasonal – Stream Bed Runs Dry
WHITE RIVERWHITE RIVER 2019201920172017
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This map shows
inventoried streams
and their assumed
categorical rating.
Green River in cyan
Fish-bearing streams
in red
Non-fish-bearing
streams in green
8
DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL
RESOURCES
(DNR) MAP
Screenshot from Washington Dept. of Natural Resources Forest Practices Application Mapping Tool (https://fpamt.dnr.wa.gov)
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Types of Geologic Hazards
Erosion Hazards
Landslide Hazards
Seismic Hazards
Other – Volcanic Hazards
Objectives
Focus on Avoidance and Minimizing Risk
Protecting Life and Property
“No Net Loss”
Alterations to Slopes
Maintain Habitat
9
GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
2011 LANDSLIDE ON HWY. 182011 LANDSLIDE ON HWY. 18
NO NET LOSS
WAC 365-190-120(2): Some geological hazards can be reduced or
mitigated by engineering, design, or modified construction or mining
practices so that risks to public health and safety are minimized.
When technology cannot reduce risks to acceptable levels, building
in geologically hazardous areas must be avoided. The distinction
between avoidance and compensatory mitigation should be
considered by counties and cities that do not currently classify
geological hazards, as they develop their classification scheme.
LANDSLIDE FIGURE
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Pink Lines are
Erosion Prone Areas
Green Areas are
Landslide Hazards
10
GEOLOGICAL
HAZARDS
INVENTORY
MAP
Map from City eGIS
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Protect Drinking (Potable) Water
Two Types of Protection Areas
Type 1 – Recharge and Protection
Type 2 – BMPs
City-Owned Wells and Springs
Other Public Agency Owned
Community Wells
11
CRITICAL AQUIFER RECHARGE AREAS
TYPE 1 – Recharging
WAC 365-190-030(3): "Critical aquifer recharge areas" are areas
with a critical recharging effect on aquifers used for potable
water, including areas where an aquifer that is a source of
drinking water is vulnerable to contamination that would affect
the potability of the water, or is susceptible to reduced recharge.
SNIPPET FROM CITY EGIS
AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE
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16 Different Group A
Water Purveyors
Whose CARA Time of
Travel are Located in
the City
12
CARA TIME OF
TRAVEL
Data from WA State. Dept. of Health Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) Mapping Application, July 2019
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Three Types of Protection Areas
Critical Habitat – Rivers Mostly
Secondary Habitat – Adjacent to Critical
Tertiary Habitat – Parks, Storm Ponds, etc.
13
WILDLIFE HABITAT
AUBURN ENVIRONMENTAL PARKAUBURN ENVIRONMENTAL PARK
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Questions?
Thank you!
NEXT UP – SMP ON AUGUST 23
RD
SERVICE ENVIRONMENT ECONOMY CHARACTER SUSTAINABILITY WELLNESS CELEBRATION 14
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