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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIDP - Sounders FC Center at Longacres Inadvertent Archaeological and Historic Resources Discovery Plan for the Sounders FC Center at Longacres, Renton, King County, Washington Prepared for: Julia Reeve Development Manager Unico Properties LLC 1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, WA 98161 Prepared by: Noelle Vasquez, M.A., RPA ASM Affiliates, Inc. 26231 72nd Ave. NW, Suite 201 Stanwood, Washington 98292 March 24, 2023 ASM PN 42420.00 Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan i TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................. 1 EXPECTATIONS FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................. 3 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY PLAN .................................................................... 6 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES PROTOCOL ................... 6 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS PROTOCOL ............................... 7 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY CHAIN OF CONTACT SUMMARY ................................. 8 CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTACT INFORMATION ...................................... 9 REFERENCES CITED ........................................................................................ 10 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1. Seattle Sounders FC Project location. ......................................................................................... 2 Figure 2. Example of flaked stone artifacts. ................................................................................................ 4 Figure 3. Example of cooking stones within a hearth feature. .................................................................... 4 Figure 4. Example of historic bottles. .......................................................................................................... 5 Figure 5. Example of historic artifacts. ........................................................................................................ 5 Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 1 INTRODUCTION The Seattle Sounders FC are planning to develop a Performance Center at Longacres Office Park (LOP) in Renton, King County, Washington in Township 23, Range 4, and portions of Sections 24 and 25. Unico Properties LLC submitted an application for SEPA/CUP on behalf of the Seattle Sounders FC. The Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) determined that a cultural resources assessment would not be required for the project but that an Inadvertent Discovery Plan (IDP) for cultural resources should be prepared by a professional archaeologist. Unico Properties LLC contracted ASM Affiliates, Inc. (ASM) to prepare the following Inadvertent Archaeological and Historic Resources Discovery Plan for the Sounders FC Center at Longacres Project. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Sounders FC Center at Longacres project is approximately 30 acres. It will consist of the use of a portion of an existing office building for Sounders FC office space and indoor training facilities and associated activities, outdoor recreation facilities including four full-size soccer fields, a Goal Keepers Field, and accessory structures, and reconfiguration of an existing surface parking lot. Within the field complex, light poles and a maintenance out-building will be erected. The new fields will have fences surrounding them. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 2 Figure 1. Seattle Sounders FC Project location. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 3 EXPECTATIONS FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES Based on SEPA consultation with DAHP, the Project will not likely adversely impact important cultural resources. However, DAHP requested the preparation of an IDP in the unlikely event that the ground- disturbing activity associated with the project does encounter cultural resources. Although no precontact archaeological sites are documented in the immediate vicinity of the Seattle Sounders FC Project, the project area is within an area containing a high probability for cultural resources based on the DAHP Predictive Model. Eight previously recorded archaeological sites are within one mile of the project area: KI6, KI206, KI267, KI730, KI768, KI1132, KI1254, KI1558. Of the eight, two are precontact (KI267 and KI6), one is protohistoric (KI1558), and the rest are historic. KI6 includes human remains and is the only cemetery within one mile of the project area. Two previous cultural resource surveys were conducted overlapping with Longacres Park: Roedel et al. 2004 and Rooke 2012. Roedel et al. 2004 conducted an impacts analysis of the area and concluded that its project area did have a high probability of encountering precontact cultural resources. Rooke 2012 conducted a historic building inventory and concluded that no Historic Properties were eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The site has been redeveloped at least three different times: first for farming, then as the Longacres horse racetrack (1933-1992), and finally as Boeing Headquarters and Campus (Becker 2005). The development of Boeing Longacres Campus did not find any potential archaeological evidence. Longacres Park was not included in the State or National Registers of Historic Places (NRHP) because the collective alterations to the site were too great to meet the integrity criteria (Ryan and Bowen 1993; Hansen 1993). The James Nelson House is 0.4 miles west of the project area and is listed in the NRHP. Ethnographically documented Native American villages and activity areas are recorded in the general locality of the project area (Bagley 1916; Hilbert et al. 2001; Thrush 2007; Waterman 1922). The project area’s proximity to the Duwamish River suggests that the area may have been used for hunting, fishing, and gathering activities by native populations. Cultural resources associated with these activities could include flaked stone artifacts including projectile points (“arrowheads”) and lithic debris from tool manufacture (Figure 2), ground stone implements, animal bones, and cooking stones. Cooking stones (fire modified rock) typically consist of cracked and/or broken cobbles with black and/or orange staining and are often encountered within discrete concentrations potentially representing fire hearth features (Figure 3). While shell midden was found at KI6 (0.73 mi west of the project area), KI6 is within 70 ft of the shoreline of the Duwamish River and the current project area is approximately 0.5 mi from the River. Accordingly, shell midden is less likely to be found within the project area. Historic debris associated with the early occupation of the project area could include farm equipment, old bottles (Figure 4), ceramic fragments, pieces of metal, and bricks (Figure 5) associated with the racetrack, most likely dating from the early to the mid-twentieth century. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 4 Figure 2. Example of flaked stone artifacts. Figure 3. Example of cooking stones within a hearth feature. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 5 Figure 4. Example of historic bottles. Figure 5. Example of historic artifacts. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 6 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY PLAN The following sections detail the procedures to be followed in the event that construction activities associated with the Sounders FC Center at Longacres project inadvertently encounter cultural resources and/or human remains. INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES PROTOCOL Prior to commencement of project activities, construction personnel will be prepared for the possibility of encountering prehistoric and/or historic archaeological materials during ground-disturbing activities. A copy of this IDP will be kept onsite at all times during construction activities. The project proponent will be responsible for contacting DAHP in the event of an inadvertent discovery. In the event that construction activities associated with the Project encounter any cultural materials (e.g., bones, shell, stone tools, beads, ceramics, old bottles, hearths, etc.), including archaeological artifacts, and/or sites, all work in the immediate vicinity will halt and DAHP, the affected Native American Tribes, and a professional archaeologist will coordinate the treatment of the materials. Work shall not proceed in the area of discovery until notification to proceed is granted by DAHP. Compliance with all applicable laws pertaining to archaeological resources (RCW 27.53, 27.44 and WAC 25-48) is required. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in criminal or civil penalties. The legal protection of archaeological sites and cultural resources is covered under Washington State law (RCW Chapter 27.53). If potential cultural resources are encountered during construction excavation, the project proponent shall ensure that the following procedures are followed: • Secure the location of the discovery immediately by halting all ground-disturbing activity; • All ground disturbing activity that may further impact the resource must be halted or redirected; • Secure all spoils piles and/or trucks that might contain cultural materials from the location; • Record general information concerning the discovery, including the time, date, location, depth, and discovery method of the material. The project proponent will be responsible for contacting DAHP, a professional archaeologist, and the affected Native American Tribes in the event of an inadvertent discovery of cultural resources. The individuals and representatives of these agencies will coordinate an on-site meeting to determine if the discovery represents cultural resource material and, if so, to ascertain the nature of the find. The treatment of the cultural resources will be determined through coordination and consultation with these agencies/individuals at that time. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 7 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS PROTOCOL If ground disturbing activities encounter human skeletal remains during the course of construction, then all activity will cease that may cause further disturbance to those remains. The area of the find will be secured and protected from further disturbance. The finding of human skeletal remains will be reported to the county medical examiner/coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. The remains will not be touched, moved, or further disturbed. The county medical examiner/coroner will assume jurisdiction over the human skeletal remains and make a determination of whether those remains are forensic or non-forensic. If the county medical examiner/coroner determines the remains are non- forensic, then they will report that finding to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) who will then take jurisdiction over the remains. The DAHP will notify any appropriate cemeteries and all affected tribes of the find. The State Physical Anthropologist will make a determination of whether the remains are Indian or Non-Indian and report that finding to any appropriate cemeteries and the affected tribes. The DAHP will then handle all consultation with the affected parties as to the future preservation, excavation, and disposition of the remains. Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 8 INADVERTENT DISCOVERY CHAIN OF CONTACT SUMMARY If construction activities associated with the Sounders FC Center at Longacres project encounter potential cultural resources, the following chain of contact shall be followed: 1. The project proponent will contact: a. City of Renton b. DAHP c. Affected Native American Tribes d. A professional archaeologist Should construction activities associated with the Seattle Sounders Project result in the discovery of potential human remains, the following chain of contact shall be followed: 1. The project proponent will contact: a. King County Medical Examiner b. King County Sheriff’s Office c. DAHP State Physical Anthropologist 2. DAHP will contact: a. Affected Native American Tribes b. Cemeteries Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 9 CULTURAL RESOURCES CONTACT INFORMATION Name Organization Title Phone # Julia Reeve Unico Properties LLC Permit Applicant 206-628-5050 Tom Chiado Chiado LLC Permit Applicant 206-550-8363 Lance Wollwage DAHP State Archaeologist 360-890-2616 Guy Tasa DAHP State Physical Anthropologist 360-790-1633 King County Medical Examiner 206-731-3232 King County Sheriff’s Office 206-296-3311 Cecile Hansen Duwamish Tribe Chair 206-431-1582 Laura Murphy Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Archaeologist 253-876-3272 Steven Mullen-Moses Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Director 425-495-6097 Shuan Dinubilo Squaxin Island Tribe Archaeologist 360-432-3998 Dennis Lewarch Suquamish Tribe THPO 360-394-8529 Richard Young Tulalip Tribes Cultural Resources 425-239-0182 Dave Iversen ASM Affiliates Professional Archaeologist 360-631-9685 Seattle Sounders FC Inadvertent Discovery Plan 10 REFERENCES CITED Bagley, Clarence B. 1916 History of Seattle: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago. Becker, Paula 2005 Longacres Racetrack. Electronic document, Longacres Racetrack - HistoryLink.org. Accessed March 2023. Hansen, David M. 1993 Letter to Ms. Lori Pitzer RE: Longacres Park Development, Log 41951. On file at DAHP, Olympia, WA. Hilbert, Vi, Jay Miller, and Zalmai Zahir 2001 Puget Sound Geography: Original Manuscript from T. T. Waterman. Lushootseed Press, Seattle. Roedel, Kurt W., Leonard A. Forsman, Dennis E. Lewarch, and Lynn L. Larson 2004 Strander Boulevard SW 27th Street Cultural Resources Assessment, City of Renton, King County, Washington. Prepared for City of Renton by Larson Anthropological Archaeological Services Limited. On file at DAHP, Olympia, WA. Rooke, Lara C. 2012 Cultural Resources Discipline Report for RapidRide-F Line, NEPA Documented Categorical Exclusion Project-Addendum: Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources Discipline Report-Addendum. Prepared for King County Metro Transit by AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. On file at DAHP, Olympia. Ryan, MaryEllen and Rozamund Barclay Bowen 1993 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Longacres Park, 17-01767. On file at DAHP, Olympia, WA. Thrush, Coll P. 2007 Native Seattle: Histories from the Crossing-Over Place. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Waterman, T. T. 1922 The Geographical Names Used by the Indians of the Pacific Coast. Geographical Review 12 (2):175-194.