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l.fA EAS ENVIRONMENTAL AsSESSMENT SERVICES August 19,2006 BCSCBNINC. 21828 87th AVE SE Suite 200 Woodinville, WA 98072 Attn: Skip Coddington Subject: -Supplemental Biological Resource Assessments of a the Vantage Bay Rezone and Preliminary Plat (Z0625): . This letter was prepared to address the Department of Ecology's (Ecology) 07-31-06 comments concerning ShoreJandslEnvironmental Assistance near the Vantage Bay Rezone Project (Z0625). Two main issues were identified on page 6 and 7 in the letter; 1) that no wildlife use survey had been performed and 2) potential impacts to adjacent wetlands was not adequately addressed. A five page biological resource review letter report was sent to BCSCBN Inc. and Todd Lolkus Land Surveying LLC, by Environmental Assessment Services (EAS) on07-19-06. This report, along with appendices showing the Washington Department ofFish and Wildlife's (WDFW) Bald Eagle Nest Site Management strategy and the State Department of Natural Resources' database review, was not provided to Ecology prior to their review. Mr. Brett Tiller (EAS) subsequently provided this letter report (w/o figures or attachments) electronically to Catherine Reed for review on 08-08-06. Comments provided on page 6 of Ecology's letter to Mrs. Valencia (Kittitas Co. Planner) also noted that any development within 200 feet of the OHWM or the floodway (whichever is more landward) needs to be in compliance with Kittitas Co. Shoreline Master Plan (KCSMP) and buffers should be imposed through the Kittitas Co. Critical Areas Ordinance that are large enough to protect wetland functions from degradation. Ecology recommended that a functional analysis of the wetland area be completed and provided for public review and comment before the County approves the rezone. The initial biological resources review letter report prepared by EAS on 07-19-06 included a , review of the State's priority habitats and species database. In that review, two wetland areas were identified as part of the national wetlands inventory, however, those areas were several hundred meters from the Vantage Bay development footprint and as such, were not likely to be adversely affected by the Vantage Bay development. However, subsequent to Ecology's submission of the Vantage Bay Rezone Preliminary Plat comments, EAS attained updated National Wetlands Inventory data that identified an additional wetland area within 200 feet of the development footprint. PO Box 265 . Richland, WA 99352 • (509) 375-1481 • bretttiller@charter.net Index #9