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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: November 7, 2022
TO: Environmental Review Committee (ERC)
FROM: Clark H. Close, Principal Planner
SUBJECT: Kennydale Gateway (LUA22-000011) SEPA Request for
Reconsideration
The Environmental Review Committee (ERC) reviewed the above mentioned master site plan
application and issued a SEPA Determination of Non-Significance – Mitigated (DNS-M) on
September 26, 2022 with eight (8) mitigation measures:
1. The project construction shall comply with the recommendations found in the submitted
Geotechnical Engineering Design Study, prepared by Hart Crowser, a division of Haley &
Aldrich, dated May 20, 2021 and any future addenda.
2. The applicant’s geotechnical engineer shall review the project’s construction and building
permit plans to verify compliance with the geotechnical report(s). The geotechnical
engineer shall submit a sealed letter stating that he/she has reviewed the construction
and building permit plans and in their opinion the plans and specifications meet the intent
of the report(s).
3. The applicant shall remove all non-native invasive blackberry plants currently growing
within the May Creek Trail Park property (north of May Creek) located along the site’s
southern boundary. In addition, the applicant shall restore the existing soft surface trail
and/or construct a new soft surface trail of permeable materials, limited to four feet (4')
to six feet (6') in width to reduce impacts to ecologically sensitive resources, from the
proposed onsite May Creek Trail connection gate to the formal May Creek Trail located
near the water (approximately 60 feet in length). The trail and vegetation management
plan would be reviewed for compliance with the Shoreline Master Plan Regulations as a
component of Shoreline Substantial Development Permit.
4. The applicant shall design and install a trailhead sign and dog waste station at the gated
entrance to May Creek Trail Park. In addition, the applicant shall install one (1)
interpretive sign within May Creek Trail (near the gated entrance to the park) that
illustrates stream habitat for May Creek Trail. The trailhead sign and interpretive sign shall
be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project Manager for compliance with
May Creek Trail regulations and rules of the nearby trail systems prior to civil construction
permit issuance.
5. The applicant shall comply with the recommendations found in the submitted Cultural
Resources Assessment, prepared by Willamette Cultural Resources Associates, LTD.,
dated May 27, 2022 and any future addenda by developing a project-specific monitoring
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plan for the proposed project once full project plans and cross-sections are developed in
final design. Project construction activities, that would result in disturbance greater than
one foot below ground surface, shall be completed under observation by a professional
archeologist when soils are exposed and disturbed by the applicant. Consultation with
concerned Tribes shall occur prior to survey activities.
6. The applicant shall reduce the pavement width of the proposed emergency vehicle access
road to a maximum of 20-foot wide for the portion of road located immediately south of
the Building 2 and south of the existing detention area (a distance of approximately 245
feet), remove all existing excess gravel south of the proposed emergency vehicle access
lane, and provide and maintain a minimum eight-foot (8’) wide restoration planting strip
within the shoreline conservation buffer near the southwestern portion of the site. A
shoreline buffer enhancement plan, prepared by a qualified professional, shall be
submitted with the civil construction permit application for review and approval by the
Current Planning Project Manager. The shoreline buffer enhancement shall be monitored
to ensure performance for five (5) years and backed by a surety device sufficient to
guarantee that improvements and mitigation required perform satisfactorily for a
minimum of five (5) years after installation has been completed.
7. The applicant shall provide additional traffic analysis to mitigate any traffic volumes
realized should the I-405/Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project not
be completed and open to traffic prior to temporary occupancy of the phased project.
The additional traffic study shall be reviewed and approved by Development Engineering
and Transportation staff prior to temporary certificate of occupancy.
8. The applicant shall add a second northbound approach travel lane and a second
northbound travel lane within the roundabout at the project intersection. The final length
of a second approach travel lane would be required to be analyzed and presented to the
City for review and final approval. In addition, the applicant shall add a second
southbound lane within the roundabout at the N 43rd St / Lake Washington Blvd N
intersection that would include one (1) travel lane through the roundabout and one (1)
dedicated right turn lane onto N 43rd St. Dedication would be required to install the
identified roundabout configuration and roadway improvements as determined by a
survey. The applicant shall submit plans to construct these off-site improvements with
the civil construction permit application to be reviewed and approved by Development
Engineering and Transportation staff prior to permit issuance.
The DNS-M and related documents were emailed to parties of record and posted online1 with an
appeal period that ended on October 10, 2022. A request for reconsideration2 of the SEPA
determination was received from Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S., Attorneys for Kennydale
Gateway LLC, and therefore have standing to request a reconsideration (see enclosures). The
request for reconsideration cites conditions 3, 4, and 8 as the contested conditions and the reason
for the filing of the request for reconsideration to the ERC. Below is a summary of the concerns
cited:
1 Only SEPA Non-Project Actions are required to be published.
2 Initially filed as a Notice of Appeal on October 10, 2022. Subsequently, on October 28, 2022, the law firm that filed a
notice of appeal regarding the DNS-M made the request that the notice of appeal be initially processed as a
reconsideration request.
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A. Condition 3 of the MDNS would require Kennydale to clear, grade and construct or
reconstruct approximately 240 to 360 square feet of surface trail, “to reduce impacts to
ecologically sensitive resources” within the May Creek Trail Park property. However, the
City did not identify any evidence of negative impacts to existing trail access, nor any SEPA
policy requiring any such mitigation. It did not report any negative impacts to ecologically
sensitive resources, nor disclaim the findings and conclusions of the Critical Areas Report
or any related studies. And even if “impacts to ecologically sensitive resources” had been
found (which they had not) Condition 3 did not explain how ecological impacts would
possibly be mitigated by the clearing, grading and construction or reconstruction of a
pedestrian trail.
Staff Comment: The applicant is proposing to reduce the required 100-foot vegetation
conservation buffer for May Creek, measured landward from the stream’s ordinary high
watermark. This vegetation conservation buffer extends onto the site in two (2) locations
at the southwest corner, together the two (2) locations have a combined area 5,347
square feet. Within the 100-foot vegetation conservation buffer for May Creek the
applicant is proposing to construct an emergency access road, onsite parking, and a gated
access to May Creek Trail Park. According to the applicant, it is not possible to completely
avoid impacts to the shoreline on the project site. Per the Applicant’s Critical Areas Report
(Exhibit 20), the proposed project is located within the shoreline overlay and the
development is anticipating to reduce the 100-foot vegetation conservation buffer so that
it terminates at the Site’s southern boundary. No specific mitigation is being proposed by
the applicant to restore the 100-foot vegetation conservation buffer for May Creek;
however, the Applicant’s Critical Areas Report suggests that the Administrator of the
Department of Community and Economic Development, request that non-native, invasive
blackberry currently growing within the May Creek Trail Park along the Site’s southern
boundary be removed and replaced with native trees and shrubs. As the applicant seeks
to reduce the 100-foot vegetation conservation buffer, staff concurs with the Applicant’s
Critical Areas Report by finding that the removal of non-native invasive ground cover or
weeds listed by King County Noxious Weed Control Board to be an appropriate mitigation
measure for proposing to reduce the 100-foot vegetation conservation buffer within the
shoreline of May Creek. Himalayan blackberry readily invades riparian areas, forest edges,
roadsides, and any other relatively open area. Once it becomes well established,
Himalayan blackberry out competes low stature native vegetation and can prevent
establishment of shade intolerant trees (such as Douglas fir and ponderosa pine), leading
to the formation of permanent thickets with little other vegetation present. The resulting
dense thickets of Himalayan blackberry is a poor functional replacement for a diverse
native forest understory, meadow or riparian floodplain.
As part of the proposed development, the applicant is anticipating the preservation and
protection of the existing offsite trees and is proposing to plant a sliver of “Freeway
Frontage Planting” within the shoreline buffer along the south property line (Exhibit 4).
“Freeway Frontage Planting” includes 2-gallon shrubs, such as arctic fire dogwood, salal,
charity mahonia, Cunningham’s white rhododendron, red flowering currant, white
flowering currant, magic carpet spiraea, and evergreen huckleberry. Grasses, ferns, &
groundcovers would include Massachusetts’s kinnikinnick, tufted hair grass, hybrid
epimedium, beach strawberry, low Oregon grape, western sword fern, and Boston ivy. In
order to preserve and protect the existing offsite trees and future freeway frontage plants
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from stands of Himalayan blackberry, which are known to be difficult to control due their
impenetrability and the plant’s variety of reproductive tactics, a SEPA mitigation measure
required the applicant to remove all non-native invasive blackberry plants located along
the site’s southern boundary within the May Creek Trail Park property. Through proper
management, infested areas can be controlled through the removal of both the above
ground vegetation and the root crowns to allow for restoration and planting to occur, as
proposed by the applicant.
According to the Shoreline Master Program, physical or visual access to shorelines shall
be incorporated in all new development when the development would either generate a
demand for one or more forms of such access, would impair existing legal access
opportunities or rights, or is required to meet the specific policies and regulations of the
Shoreline Master Program. A coordinated program for public access for specified
shoreline reaches is established in the Comprehensive Plan, Shoreline Policy SH-31 Table
of Public Access Objectives by Reach Element, Policy SH-31 with provisions for public
access, including off-site facilities designated in the table Public Access Requirements by
Reach. The project site is located in the Shoreline High-Intensity May Creek Reach B
Designation. Per Appendix B: Public Access Objectives by Reach, the May Creek Reach B
shoreline reach public access objective indicates that at the time of re-development,
public access should be provided from a trail parallel to the water along the entire
property with controlled public access to the water, balanced with goals of preservation
and enhancement of ecological functions. In 2012, the City permitted and constructed a
0.27 mile long trail, known as the May Creek Trail, within May Creek Trail Park (LUA12-
037, ECF, SM, SMV), located immediately south of the project site. The trail construction
project included a trailhead on Lake Washington Blvd N and a meandering trail
throughout the May Creek Trail Park. Furthermore, the May Creek Trail construction
project included a six-foot (6’) wide trail with two (2) access points to the north to provide
a connection between the May Creek Trail and the future development of the Former Pan
Abode site (now known as Kennydale Gateway). In addition to the trial, landscaping, two
(2) benches, two (2) interpretive signs, a trailhead sign, a low split rail fence and a litter
receptacle were included in the May Creek Trail Mitigation Planting Plan (enclosed). To
comply with the Shoreline Master Program, the applicant is proposing a gated access at
the south end of the property to provide shoreline access to May Creek and May Creek
Trail within May Creek Trail Park. However, the project proposed trail access gate location
is estimated to be approximately 80 feet (80’) northwest of the western most constructed
access point connection/trail. Trails provide the potential for low impact public physical
and visual access to the shoreline. Per Comprehensive Plan Policy SH-43, public access to
and along the water's edge should be linked with upland community facilities and the
comprehensive trail system that provides non-motorized access throughout the City. As
previously indicated, as part of the May Creek Trail Project, the City constructed a future
connection stub that terminates at the Kennydale Gateway project south boundary.
Based on the applicant’s site plan, the proposed gated access location would not align or
connect to the May Creek Trail access point along the south property line. In order to
provide functional and physical access to the shoreline from the proposed Kennydale
Gateway project access gate to the May Creek Trail, a SEPA mitigation measure for the
Kennydale Gateway project was included to restore the existing soft surface trail
constructed as part of the May Creek Trail Project and/or construct a new soft surface
trail of permeable materials, limited to four feet (4') to six feet (6') in width from the
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proposed onsite May Creek Trail connection gate to the formal May Creek Trail located
parallel to the water. The proposed trail development would serve the future residences
and/or employees that could result from development of the property. Following a
review of the request, staff is proposing to replace Condition 3 of the DNS-M with the
following:
#3: The applicant shall remove all non-native invasive blackberry plants along the south
property line that would negatively impact the proposed “Freeway Frontage Planting”
and the preservation and protection of saved trees near the south property line. In
addition, the applicant shall provide an aligned trail access point along the south
property line that connects to the existing May Creek Trail. The trail connection and
vegetation management plan would be reviewed for compliance with the Shoreline
Master Plan Regulations as a component of Shoreline Substantial Development Permit.
B. Condition 4 of the MDNS would require the Applicant to design interpretive signage
illustrating salmon habitat and to install it on City property, as well as to design (rather
than simply purchase or adopt) trailhead signage and a dog waste station fixture for
installation on the Property. The City suggests this mitigation measure is necessary
because of public complaints that non-residents of the area have improperly used a
nearby Native Growth Protection Area and shoreline trail within the nearby Barbee Mill
community. The City did not explain how a future Project could have caused non-
residents to use a local natural area in the past, or how the project could cause non-
residents to use a local natural area in the future. The City also did not specify or suggest
that the Project would have any specific impact that would be mitigated by custom-
designed trail signs, dog-waste fixtures, or off-site interpretive signage.
Staff Response: The applicant is proposing development activity within the 200-foot
shoreline of May Creek. Development activities within the shoreline require certain public
access development standards and features to meet the objectives and criteria of the
Shoreline Master Program. For example, required public access sites shall be fully
developed and available for public use with signs that indicate the public’s right of access
and hours of access. Such signs shall be posted in conspicuous locations at public access
sites, shall be installed and maintained by the owner, and be located at the nearest
connection to an off-site public right-of-way (RMC 4-3-090D.4.e.iii). Signage is a means to
ensure that all members of the community have equitable access to clear park rules,
guidelines, and notices. Improved signage at the entrance points promotes a connected
system to take trail users to their destination along preferred routes. According to the
City of Renton Trails and Bicycle Master Plan, trailheads should be placed at each terminus
of a trail corridor, and any place where a large concentration of trail users is expected.
Trail access points should include general and interpretive signs identifying the trail and
may include a location map and other minimal amenities depending on location, need,
and expected user groups, such as drinking water or seating. These access points serve to
encourage neighborhood and local pedestrian access to the trail system. They provide
minimal amenities, most importantly trail system signs. The applicant is proposing to
provide a controlled access so that ad hoc trails do not occur on private land or on public
lands where access is not desired, e.g. environmentally sensitive areas. The gated access
would provide the opportunity for residents, employees and guest of the development to
access and enjoy the May Creek public trail. A SEPA mitigation measure for the Kennydale
Gateway project was included to address minimal amenities (typical of an entrance to a
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City Park with a separated multi-use soft surface trail) determined to be the sufficient to
satisfy the shoreline development standards for public access by providing an
informational trailhead sign to allow users to easily navigate the park paths and park rules,
an interpretive sign for providing environmental education in a natural setting, and a dog
waste station to allow dog owners convenience from taking an extra trip over to the dog
park area (located approximately 380 feet away from the May Creek Trail connection). It
is estimated that dog waste stations are effective tools in managing dog waste and could
minimize the likelihood that pathogens and parasites from dog waste could enter May
Creek should the dog owner choose to utilize the service and follow the rules. The
designated May Creek Trail connection spot is anticipated to be a place where
concentrations of trail users are expected from the proposed development of 385
dwelling units and approximately 1,500 square feet of commercial retail. No specific
design was designated as part of the initial mitigation measure for the interpretive
signage, rather that the interpretive sign would illustrate stream habitat. This would allow
the applicant to design and submit an interpretive sign for review and approval by the
Current Planning Project Manager for compliance with May Creek Trail regulations and
rules of the nearby trail systems prior to civil construction permit issuance. The
reconsideration request outlines that the interpretive sign would be required to be
installed on city property, as well as to design (rather than simply purchase or adopt)
trailhead signage and a dog waste station fixture for installation on the subject property.
The inclusion of a dog park within the development indicates that dogs would be allowed
within the development. Furthermore, the applicant has proposed a gated connection to
the May Creek Trail Park which is a popular destination for dog owners in the area.
Condition 4 of the DNS-M was included to provide the minimal amenities necessary for
the proposed development. Following a review of the request, staff is proposing to
replace Condition 4 of the DNS-M with the following:
#4: The applicant shall account for a trailhead sign, a dog waste station, and an
interpretive sign near the project entrance point to May Creek Trail Park. The trailhead
sign and interpretive sign shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning
Project Manager for compliance with May Creek Trail regulations and rules of the
nearby trail systems prior to civil construction permit issuance.
C. Condition 8 would require Kennydale to design and construct a two-lane roundabout at
the Site Access Roundabout, to include a second northbound automotive travel lane and
a second northbound approach automotive travel lane. In addition, at the planned Lake
Washington Blvd and N 41st Street Roundabout, Condition 8 would require Kennydale to
add an additional southbound automotive travel lane as well as an additional southbound
automotive right-turn lane. This Condition was included despite the City’s written
acknowledgement that the single-lane roundabout would meet LOS standards and would
not generate queues impacting nearby intersections. The City did not specify any specific
SEPA policy that supported Condition 8. Its reasoning was limited to a conclusory
statement in the Staff Report that a double-lane intersection would result in “a slight
decrease in queuing length and no marginal change to delay.” Not only was the one-lane
configuration of the Site Access Roundabout deemed fully adequate to handle the
Project’s anticipated traffic needs by all established measures by Kennydale’s traffic
expert, the City’s traffic expert, and City staff, but it was designed to serve an important
urban planning purpose, by creating a transition point between the interchange with I-
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405 and residential neighborhoods west and south of the site, and providing a visible and
physical cue to motorists that they are entering an area with slower speed limits and
higher pedestrian needs. The City’s unsupported two-lane roundabout scheme would
eliminate this sense of transition.
Staff Response: The reconsideration request outlines that that the single-lane roundabout
would meet LOS standards and would not generate queues impacting nearby
intersections. A Transportation Impact Analysis – Revised (TIA), prepared by Heffron
Transportation Inc., dated August 15, 2022 (Exhibit 14) was submitted by the application.
The TIA responds to comments made by the City’s Transportation Division and the City’s
secondary reviewer Transpo Group (Exhibits 15-18). The TIA discusses traffic impacts and
how the proposed project traffic volumes relate to the traffic volumes assumed by
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) as part of the NE 44th St
Intersection Control Analysis Report (ICAR) prepared for the I-405, Renton to Bellevue
Widening and Express Toll Lanes project at the NE 44th St interchange, which included the
Gateway project, at a study year of 2025 (Exhibit 42). The TIA evaluated the Level of
Service (LOS) analysis conducted by WSDOT and adjusted the WSDOT data for the
Gateway project to reflect the single-lane roundabout and project traffic volumes. Where
the WSDOT report assumed a multilane roundabout configuration at the Lake
Washington Blvd N/NE 43rd St intersection that served to establish a conceptual design
to apply to future construction projects at this intersection. A measure of intersection
adequacy is the Level of Service (LOS) measured by average vehicle delay and average
queuing distance. The TIA prepared by Heffron Transportation, Inc. concluded that a
single lane roundabout would provide a LOS B in the AM peak hour, and LOS A in the PM
peak hour in the horizon year of 2025 and the WSDOT report concluded that the LOS at
the two-lane roundabout would provide LOS A in both the AM and PM at a horizon year
of 2025 and 2045. The City’s Transportation Division reviewed the TIA and made a
comment that that there are potential impacts at the proposed single-lane roundabout
and consideration should be given to the addition of a northbound approach lane and
travel lane in the roundabout along with the addition of a southbound dedicated right
turn lane (Exhibit 44). This recommendation was made due to a number of factors, such
as i) the travel lane configuration shown in the current WSDOT approved for construction
drawings effectively being considered as planned transportation system improvements
for future construction projects along the corridor of Lake Washington Blvd N; ii) to
improve traffic flow and circulation needs of the project corridor; iii) WSDOT SIDRA policy
used to analyze roundabout effectiveness; iv) queuing length and delay motorists would
experience at Lake Washington Blvd N/N 43rd Street intersection; and v) volume of traffic
added by the project.
City of Renton Comprehensive Plan includes goals and policies that are applicable in all
transportation decisions. For example, Goal T-A: [c]ontinue to develop a transportation
system that stimulates, supports, and enhances the safe, efficient and reliable movement
of people, vehicles, and goods. When comparing the applicant’s proposed single-lane
roundabout to the assumed WSDOT two-lane roundabout configuration, the northbound
queuing length jumps nearly four (4) times (from 100 feet to 391 feet) and the delay
nearly doubles from 8.9 seconds to 15.3 seconds in the AM peak hour (Year 2025). To
reduce the anticipated horizon year increased impacts in queuing and delay with the
proposed addition of a single-lane roundabout, the ERC included a SEPA mitigation
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measure to add a second northbound approach travel lane and a second northbound
travel lane within the roundabout at the project intersection. In addition, ERC
recommended that the applicant add a second southbound lane within the roundabout
at the N 43rd St / Lake Washington Blvd N intersection that would include one (1) travel
lane through the roundabout and one (1) dedicated right turn lane onto N 43rd St. It is
anticipated that this proposed mitigation measure would create a stronger transition
point that would more closely align with the street network currently under construction
by WSDOT (Exhibit 43), would align with the existing street frontage improvements at the
southwest corner of the property, and would adequately mitigate average vehicle delay
and average queuing distance encountered by motorists traveling on Lake Washington
Blvd N. As a result of this ERC measure, the proposed project would satisfy
Comprehensive Plan Goal T-A.
The contested condition 8 contends that the City is demanding expansive new
automotive-oriented infrastructure contributions that are not related in kind or scale to
any identified impacts, and essentially require Kennydale Gateway to outperform duly
adopted City LOS standards. The City would consider and has the discretionary power to
grant latecomer’s agreements to developers and owners for the reimbursement of a pro
rata portion of the original costs of street improvements including signalization and
lighting (“street latecomer’s agreements”). The authority to approve a street latecomer’s
agreement is vested in the City Council. The procedure to follow in making application for
the latecomer’s agreement and the steps to be followed by the City are as detailed in
chapter 9-5 RMC.
No changes are proposed to Condition 8 of the DNS-M.
Recommendation: Based on the additional information provided in the reconsideration request
by the Applicant’s Attorneys, staff recommends that the ERC retain SEPA mitigation measures 1,
2, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and replace mitigation measures 3 and 4 of the DNS-M with the following:
3. The applicant shall remove all non-native invasive blackberry plants along the south
property line that would negatively impact the proposed “Freeway Frontage Planting”
and the preservation and protection of saved trees near the south property line. In
addition, the applicant shall provide an aligned trail access point along the south property
line that connects to the existing May Creek Trail. The trail connection and vegetation
management plan would be reviewed for compliance with the Shoreline Master Plan
Regulations as a component of Shoreline Substantial Development Permit.
4. The applicant shall account for a trailhead sign, a dog waste station, and an interpretive
sign near the project entrance point to May Creek Trail Park. The trailhead sign and
interpretive sign shall be reviewed and approved by the Current Planning Project
Manager for compliance with May Creek Trail regulations and rules of the nearby trail
systems prior to civil construction permit issuance.
Environmental Determination Appeal Process: Appeals of the environmental determination
must be filed in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. on November 21, 2022. Due to the City Clerk’s
Office is working remotely, appeals must be submitted electronically to the City Clerk at
cityclerk@rentonwa.gov or delivered to City Hall 1st floor Lobby Hub Monday through Friday. The
appeal fee, normally due at the time an appeal is submitted, will be collected at a future date if
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your appeal is submitted electronically. Appeals to the Hearing Examiner are governed by RMC 4-
8-110 and additional information regarding the appeal process may be obtained from the City
Clerk’s Office, cityclerk@rentonwa.gov.
Enclosures: Notice of Appeal, Letter requesting that the Notice of Appeal be initially processed as a reconsideration
request, May Creek Trail Project Site Plan, and May Creek Trail Mitigation Planting Plan
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Martin Pastucha, Administrator
Public Works, Chair
Date Anjela Barton, Fire Marshal
Renton Regional Fire Authority
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Kelly Beymer, Administrator
Parks and Recreation
Department
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Community and Economic
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