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City of Renton
September 12, 2018
Jean Rollins
Renton WA
Re: De Leo Wall Update
City Clerk:
I gave an update to Mayor Law and the Councilmembers on Monday September 10
regarding the logging application for the De Leo Wall properties. Could the City
Clerk please provide the Mayor and Council members with these handouts which I
meant to give on September 10tn
Thank you
Jean Rollins
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Preserve Cougar Mountain's De Leo Wall
Trails, Viewpoints, and Habitat!
The save De Leo Wall campaign to prevent imminent
clearcutting continues...
Partnering with the nearby cities and the broader community, the goal
is a public -private partnership to purchase the property as permanent
open space.
De Leo Wall, a regional landmark, is a unique geological feature on the south side of
Cougar Mountain. It is contiguous on two sides by Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland
Park. At an elevation of 900 feet, the De Leo Wall Trails offer panoramic views of May
Valley and our state's iconic Mount Rainier.
The hillside and almost -vertical "wall" are home to many animals, birds (including bald
eagles), and 80+ year old trees such as Cedars, Douglas Firs, Madronas and Maples.
Continued...
Streams flow to May Creek and its associated wetlands. This is an opportunity for
linking Cougar Mountain recreational trails with those of the cities of Newcastle, Renton
and rural King County. This would connect recreational trails and wildlife corridors
between Cougar Mountain and May Valley and ultimately Newcastle's and
Renton's trail network to Lake Washington and the Cedar River.
The owners of the De Leo Wall property applied for a forest harvest permit to
Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Hundreds of residents
submitted comments to the DNR. The cities of Renton and Newcastle and King
County voiced concerns regarding logging and the potential loss of this amenity.
A Huge thanks to all those who voiced strong objections to DNR. However, timber
harvest regulations are much less onerous than development regulations, so therefore
DNR approved the application.
The Save De Leo Wall Campaign is supporting efforts by the City of Newcastle to delay
logging with the ultimate goal of preserving the property as open space. If the property
can be acquired then the clear cut logging impacts to trails, streams, habitat,
wetlands, and riparian zones will be avoided. The hazards of erosion and runoff
into the May Creek and possible slash fires will be eliminated.
Please email us at savedeleowall(a�-gmail.com to offer your assistance. Ultimately we
will need additional citizen support such as financial and in -kind -donations. We will
need volunteers to place signs, contact friends, family and organizations and to
lobby our various elected cities, county and state officials.
You can follow us on Facebook or check out www.savedeleowall.org for updates.
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Dear, White Fence Ranch Owners;
Wow!! The community has under gone amazing transformations over the last ten years. As many of you
know in 2008-2009 the City of Renton had been working with residents to bring sewer into the
community on a Special Assessment District. This was approved at a City of Renton council meeting. This
allowed the owners of failing septic systems to hook up to sewer; while homeowners who's septic's
were still working properly and had no flow or functionality issues at that time did not have to hook up
to sewer until their system fails. The cost can vary depending on the location of the water source and
the actual size of sewer system each home need.
During, this time it was also openly expressed that many residences wanted to be annexed into the City
of Renton. With the community changing in demographics and social needs. White Fence Ranch has
changed with leaps and bounds; with retirees downsizing, new homes being built and first time home
buyers in White Fence Ranch an annexation would allow for tax reductions and lower costs for Renton
Summer camps and community programs. Over the years there have been many questions that are
always asked when the discussion of being part of a City comes up.
Below are answers to many question that have been most commonly asked.
School districts:
The school boundaries do not change with any annexation in any city. The schools will stay the same.
Transportation:
The County charges a road tax for vacant undeveloped land or homes located in the unincorporated
areas of King County. This fee is 15.9% of you annually assessed taxes. This tax is not charge once
annexed into the City of Renton.
Renton activities:
Residents who live in Renton but, are in the unincorporated King county areas have to pay 17%-34%
higher fees to enroll in summer camp, the Henry Moses Aquatic center or do some of the other fun
activities that are offered by the City of Renton in their quarterly program " What's Happening"
Household utilities:
King County City Council approved the use of Ordinance 18403 (an already established item in a bill for
use to cover the gap of road and street maintenance) that would allow local utilities for water, sewer,
electric and gas to charge an additional $5.00 per household per utility in unincorporated areas of King
County. Depending on what you personally use; you could be paying an additional $15.00 - $20.00 per
month. The city of Renton does not currently have these fees. There is current litigation going on
between water district 90 and other Special Purpose Water and sewer utilities.
This is the equivalent of them leasing office space for rent.
Enclosed are the specific items that are outline above as additional taxes and fees per each household
have also included your personal tax changes and information. This is a great time to be able to join in
and annex to the City of Renton. If you should have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate in
calling or emailing me.
Akrail@johniscott.com
Direct 206-226-4029
Cheers, Adria
3/21/2018 King County, Washington
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UPDATE ON KING COUNTY'S PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAYTAX
Over the past year we have been updating our customers on King County's Proposed Right -of -Way Tax. As a
reminder, on November 7, 2016, the King County Council passed Ordinance No.18403, which will result in a significant
increase to your utility rates. The Ordinance requires utilities, consisting of electric, gas, water, and sewer, to pay rent (a
tax) to the County for the right to use County right-of-ways (streets and roads). Early estimates from King County set the tax
amount at about $5.00 per household, per month, per utility, and could equal as much as $240.00 per year, per household.
KCWD90 fundamentally disagrees on King County's right to impose this tax. Thank you to all of our customers who
contacted King County regarding the Proposed Right -of -Way Tax. We even had some customers attend the public comment
on the proposed rule. Unfortunately, King County is still moving forward on collecting this illegal tax. Their 2018 budget
includes $10 million in planned revenue related to this new tax.
KCWD90 has partnered with 20 other Special Purpose Water and Sewer Districts to fight this illegal tax. While this
currently does not impact our customers within the City of Renton boundaries, we suspect that the cities will follow suit, if
King County is authorized to collect this tax.
Fortunately, Reagan Dunn is the King County Council member serving KCWD90 customers and we are happy to
report that Counciimember Dunn voted NO on this proposal. However, it is not too late to contact the other members of
the Council and, let them _know _how yyou feel about this,Ordinance ax.___________ _
There are 182 Sewer and Water Districts
throughout the State of Washington, each
governed by locally elected officials.
These Special Purpose Districts provide cost
effective sewer and water services —
ranging from the state's largest population
centers, to the smallest rural communities.
To the right are 8 top reasons why Sewer
and Water Special Purpose Districts are
beneficial to our Community.
FOR MORE BENEFITS BY COUNTY, VISIT
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2018, 5-6:30p:m_ All class topics and all
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8 Benefits of Washington State Sewer and Water Districts
Nearly a Quarter of State Water Services
1 Special Purpose Water Districts provide clean, affordable water to
191/6 of the state's population (22% on a public water system).
One Fifth of the State Sewer Service
2 Special Purpose Sewer Districts provide environmentally costs
effective sewer transmission and/or treatment to 14% of the state's
population (21% connected to sewer system and treatment plant).
$595 Million Service with No Property Tax
3 State Sewer and Water Districts collectively operate $595 million
dollar annual enterprise without imposing any property taxes.
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$135 Million Invested in Infrastructure
State Sewer and Water Districts collectively invest over $135 million
annually on capital improvement projects that ensure reliable
service.
FN� 55 M`illionContractedwith Small Business -
State and Sewer and Water Districts throughout the state spend $55
million annually contractingwith small business.
$17 Million in Support of State Investments
State Sewer and Water Districts help support critical state
investments by paying $17 million annually in B&0 and Utility Excise
taxes.
$5 Million in Support of Local Governments
State Sewer and Water Districts help local governments collect
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of $5 million annually.
Gainful Employment
State Sewer and Water Districts directly support 1,345 jobs with an
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.Regarding De Leo Wall & trails
On April 27, the City of Renton sent a strong, well documented letter to Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) expressing legitimate concerns of a logging application
directly above May Creek. Residents greatly appreciate the City's swift input to
DNR.
On May18 DNR approved the application for the properties which encompasses De
Leo Wall and trails.
On May 21 the City of Newcastle appealed the DNR decision to the Pollution Control
Hearings Board mainly arguing the application should be a Class IV ( higher
threshold regarding critical areas) and citing WACs which were not adhered to.
I am providing the City with the Public Disclosure discs from DNR and a guide to
navigate to technical reports and Newcastle's appeal.
Since April a residents' led group, "Save De Leo Wall" , has provided outreach of
the negative impacts clear cutting could have to the May Creek Basin, wildlife
corridors and surrounding trail systems including the City of Renton's trails. .
Behind the scenes the "Save De Leo Wall" group provided presentations to non-
profits with the ultimate goal of a public- private partnership to purchase the property
for open space. These efforts, coupled with strong public and advocacy group's
support, led to the involvement of Forterra.
Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy), is Washington's largest non-profit
land conservation organization. Forterra began negotiating with the owner to reach a
purchase agreement.
A partnership for purchase has broad, passionate community support, including
financial and the support of local governments and advocacy groups.
As the situation progresses Save De Leo Wall campaign will keep the City and our
residents informed.
September 10, 2018
Renton City Council
Cheat sheet to locate: Technical Reports for Forest Practices Application (FPA) #2420111.
Via a Public Disclosure request 3 discs were provided by DNR
A. On Disc 1 is the "Forest Practices Geologist Remote/Field Review Report"
Final Geologic Report " was completed as reflected on the screen of the document on 5-21-2018 at
2:45 PM although FPA was approved May 18, 2018. Patti to retrieve the final is :
Disc #1
Enialls
Aaron McMichael
#1 Item on list
the attachment
Edits were made from 5-8 to 5-21 to the original report. If you want paths to them on disc 1 they are
below.
B. Disc 1 Item # 8 Attachment is "Forest Practices Informal Conference Note" of the group that went to
the site on 5/7/2018 reflecting "Subjects Discussed" and "Decisions Made" essentially a field report
c. The remainder of technical reports are on disc #3
Path is
Docs
Starting with item # 9 through item # 1.6 are Geo- related maps
The very next Item Is "Forest Practices Geologist Remote/Field Review Report" which reflects Date
Modified of 5/21/2018 4:28 PM
FYI disc 3/ Docs/"Cornments" item # 3 is all the comments received by DNR
Also City of Newcastle Geotech Report and Wetland Report sent to DNR during the comment period
are after "Comments" item # 5 and 6 respectively
City of Newcastle's appeal of the DNR decision to the Pollution Control hearings board is found:
Disc #3
#1 item City of Newcastle PCHB Appeal
City of Newcastle request to PCHB "Ternporary Suspension of the Decision (to log)
Disc ##
#2 item
Jean Rollins