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State of Washington • Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 48343 • Olympia, Washington 98504-8343 • (360) 586-3065
www.dahp.wa.gov
December 29, 2021
Clark Close
Senior Planner
City of Renton
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor
Renton, WA 98057
In future correspondence please refer to:
Project Tracking Code: 2021-12-08760
Property: City of Renton_VMAC Natural Grass Resurfacing Project (PR21-000476)
Re: Survey Requested
Dear Clark Close:
Thank you for contacting the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and
Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and providing documentation
regarding the above referenced project. These comments are based on the information
available at the time of this review and on behalf of the SHPO in conformance Washington State
law. If any federal or state capital funds are associated with this proposal, Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act and Governor’s Executive Order 21-02 respectively apply.
Should additional information become available, our assessment may be revised.
Our statewide predictive model indicates that there is a high probability of encountering cultural
resources within the proposed project area. Further, the scale of the proposed ground disturbing
actions would destroy any archaeological resources present. While the proposed project area
was previously surveyed for cultural resources (Bowden et al. 1997), that survey is now over 20
years old. Additionally, the authors of the 1997 report indicate that only about 10 percent of the
survey area was shovel tested due to the presence of fill (pp. 16). Therefore, we recommend
that a professional archaeological survey of the project area is conducted in order to determine
if any intact native soils will be impacted by the proposed project. The associated report should
meet DAHP’s Standards for Cultural Resource Reporting.
We also recommend that any historic buildings or structures (45 years in age or older) located
within the project area are evaluated for eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places on Historic Property Inventory (HPI) forms. We highly encourage the SEPA lead agency
to ensure that these evaluations are written by a cultural resource professional meeting the SOI
Professional Qualification Standards in Architectural History.
Please note that the recommendations provided in this letter reflect only the opinions of DAHP.
Any interested Tribes may have different recommendations. We appreciate receiving any
correspondence or comments from Tribes or other parties concerning cultural resource issues
that you receive.
Exhibit 9
DocuSign Envelope ID: 99139815-4078-409C-B259-C55D27FC788C
State of Washington • Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation
P.O. Box 48343 • Olympia, Washington 98504-8343 • (360) 586-3065
www.dahp.wa.gov
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. Please ensure that the DAHP Project
Tracking Number is shared with any hired cultural resource consultants and is attached to any
communications or submitted reports. Please also ensure that any reports, site forms, and/or
historic property inventory (HPI) forms are uploaded to WISAARD by the consultant(s).
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Sydney Hanson
Transportation Archaeologist
(360) 280-7563
Sydney.Hanson@dahp.wa.gov
Citation:
Bowden, Bradley, Leonard A. Forsman, Lynn L. Larson, and Dennis E. Lewarch
1997 Cultural Resource Assessment JAG Development, King County, Washington. Submitted
to CAN Architecture. Copies available from the Department of Archaeology and Historic
Preservation, Olympia, Washington.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 99139815-4078-409C-B259-C55D27FC788C