2021-05-06 Forest Advisory Board Agenda Packet Published

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Charles Davis: owns property that trail 22 dead ends to. Spoke to Welch Brothers construction. Campbell park estate home owner’s association owns 25 acres. Private road on deer lane. Concern about any sizable logging trucks coming through that could cause havoc to the forest lands and private property if we open a right of way. Size of the trees by the dam is not too large and a chainsaw can help bring it down. If it’s an idea the City want to explore, we would reach out to the homeowner’s association. Rest assured nothing will move forward other than we figure out our obligation for the dam itself first. Our first contact with the homeowner’s association is to discuss the emergency action plan. Once we know the volume of timber, we will try to leave them in place. If there is some nice cedar, we may use it for other infrastructure. JoAnn: Has there been anything that would raise questions of the dam itself other than what the department of ecology brought up? None. Brian: Why is this not a public works project? The lake is the backup water supply for COA so technically a water division issue. We are partnering with Public Works and right now we're acting as the lead with our consultant, but working hand in hand with Public Works. Consultant is paid for by Public Works, but because it's in the forest lands, they understand the sensitivity and Bob is the Project Manager on this project. We self-reported this dam in 2005 and they came to inspect it and we have worked on the dam with them since that time. Recently their standards have evolved and would like to see the emergency action plan in place. Once we find and develop a reasonable action plan we will present that and discuss with all involved and will do the proper public notification. Little Cranberry Dam - we held a public meeting for all those who live downstream of Little Cranberry with the City Attorney, Fire and Police Departments and explained what was happening and answered public questions and what the emergency action plan is. We will probably follow something similar. Nick: its a sensitive area, wet land and lake, getting heavy equipment in and out will be a challenge. Finding the option with the lowest impact to achieve goals is what to keep in mind. This is not the same as the Cranberry Lake Dam since it has a parking lot and Whistle Lake Dam does not. Suggestion of offering formal site visits for all involved would be ideal. Staff Reports: Steve: Has been busy with all the fallen trees. Volunteer party was very productive - removed holly, ivy and little bit of blackberry. First volunteer party in just over a year, but hopefully we can have more. Bob: Steve has been doing a fantastic job chasing trees down. Regular volunteers contact staff and created a spreadsheet to track all the projects and trees that have gone down. A team effort all in all. Lots of interest to help maintain the forest lands from the public. Trail talks on social medias have been great to attract interest. Other Business: Jonn: Fidalgo fly fishing club - they want to extend the season at Heart Lake. Corresponding with state wildlife request with them to extend it to December 31st. Our existing fishing time is till October 31st, so this would extend it by 2 months. Not too big of a change or influx since they won't stock the fish. Thoughts from the board: Sandra - no harm in extension. Brian - lake season recreation for the community is fine. We're not getting heavy cold into January or February so should be fine. Nick: anyone against this? Reduce the stocking and less footprint. Fewer stockings to add some conservation value. Not a stocking issue, but for locals to be able to recreate there. Can't see a negative effect on the extension. Our concerns would be more trash - but we don't see a large group of people who would like to go out there in November.