2023-03-27-minutes-public-works-study-session

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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2023 STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: March 27, 2023 TOPIC: 47 Degrees North Final SEIS ACTION REQUESTED: Direct Staff LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff provide SEIS comments within the prescribed comment period (April 20, 2023). BRIEFING SUMMARY: • The City of Cle Elum issued a "Combined Notice of Adoption of an Existing EIS Document and Notice of Addendum" on March 9, 2023 — revised 47 degrees North Master Site Plan Amendment. • The approximate 889 -acre site requests approval for 707 residential units, RV resort with 627 RV sites and a 25 -acre future commercial development (SEIS Alternative 6). • Previous attempts by Public Works to require weekend traffic mitigation failed. • Revised SEIS presents concerns for PW. BACKGROUND: SEIS Alternative 5 — approved Bullfrog Flats Master Site Plan (no action alternative) results from a 2002 adopted subarea plan (Ordinance 2000-012 — EXHIBIT 1). That subarea plan authorized 1,334 residential units and a 75 -acre business park. The revised request is for 707 residential units, RV resort with 627 RV sites and a 25 -acre future commercial development (SEIS Alternative 6). The original Sun Communities application did not result in required weekend traffic mitigation. DISCUSSION: PW has worked tirelessly supporting the applicant prepare traffic simulation modeling for the original proposal from Sun Communities. We have afforded the applicant access to our county transportation model and to our modelers — Fehr and Peers. PW has cooperated throughout the SEIS process with the city of Cle Elum and the applicant. We were significantly disappointed to learn that no weekend mitigation for traffic impact resulted from the analysis — even though the analysis identified probable weekend traffic impact. Page 1 of 4 Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2023