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<br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />was published in the Daily Record on October 18, 2018 and October 25, 2018. <br /> <br />IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br /> <br />Kittitas County issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for the SMP on May 28, 2014 in <br />accordance with WAC 197-11-340(2). <br /> <br />V. AGENCY AND PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />A. Agency Comments <br />No written public comments regarding the proposed amendments have been received. During the <br />Planning Commission public hearing, representatives from the Yakama Nation and DOE provided <br />comments. Tony Aronica, legal counsel for the Yakama Nation, commented that he was representing the <br />Yakama Nation at the hearing. Lennard Jordan, DOE Senior Shoreline Planner, commented in support <br />of the proposed amendments. <br /> <br />B. Public Comments <br />No public comments had been received at the time of issuance of this staff report. <br /> <br />VI. ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />A. Staff Recommendation <br />The proposed amendments to the SMP include policies and regulations for identifying, protecting, and <br />preserving cultural, archaeological, and historic resources. The proposed amendments are a result of a <br />series of negotiations between Kittitas County, the Department of Ecology, and the Yakama Nation. The <br />amendments would address the respective concerns of all parties and would meet or exceed the <br />requirements of the Shoreline Management Act and other applicable regulations. Therefore, staff <br />recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the proposed SMP amendments to <br />the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> <br />B. Planning Commission Recommendation <br />The Planning Commission at their August 28, 2018 public hearing recommended appr oval of the SMP <br />amendments, with the recommendation that the word “undiscovered” be removed from the last sentence <br />of Section 5.1.