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Home My WebLink AboutFollow-up Letter - Pointe Heron Meeting on 5-4-152EW,..-*rccCommunity&EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentMay7,2015C.E.”Chip”Vincent,AdministratorJimmyBlaisPointeHeron,LLC50501stAve5,Ste102Seattle,WA98134Subject:Follow-upLetterPointeHeronFilling,Excavation,andGradingProject,LUA15-000039,ECF,SP,MODDearMr.Blais:ThankyouformeetingwiththeCityofRentononMay4,2015regardingthePointeHeronLLCGradeandFillPermitApplicationforaproposedfilling,excavation,andgradingprojectwithina14.12-acreprojectsiteportionofLot1oftheSR900L.L.C.LotLineAdjustment(Rec.#20040311900015).ThepurposeofthemeetingwastoconveyinformationthatthePlanningDivisionisconsideringrecommendingalimitedscopeenvironmentalimpactstatement(EIS)forthePointeHeronLLCprojecttotheEnvironmentalReviewCommittee(ERC).TheEISprocesswouldprovideopportunitiesforthepublic,agenciesandtribestoparticipateindevelopingandanalyzingtheproposalandwouldallowCityStafftheopportunitytofullyunderstandtheimpactsoftheproposedprojectincludinganevaluationofalternatives.BasedontheadoptedSEPApoliciesandtheresultinginformationfromtheElS,staffwouldbeabletomakeaninformedrecommendationtotheHearingExaminerontherequestedvariancefortheproposed1.5H:1VengineeredfillslopealongaportionofthesouthedgeofthePointeHeronLLCparcel(APN132304-9010).Atthistime,thefollowingfactorsarebeingconsideredbythePlanningDivisionwhenconsideringadeterminationofsignificance(DS)recommendationtotheERC:1.Scale/IntensityandtheamountoffillidentifiedintheGeotechnicalReport;2.CriticalAreaSlopes;3.ProximitytoSensitiveAreasandOpenSpace(BlackRiverRiparianForest);4.TransportationImpacts;and5.Proximitytoaproposedregionaltrail(LaketoSound).Onceagain,theCityappreciatesyoureffortstocontinueadialogueabouttheenvironmentalimpactsassociatedwiththeprojectandwillcontinuetoworkRentonCityHall.1055SouthGradyWayRenton,Washington98057rentonwa.gov PointeHeronLLCPage2of2May7,2015collaborativelythroughouttheprocess.ItwasalsodiscussedthatadditionalmeetingsmaybeheldpriortothetentativelyscheduledERCmeetingonJune8,2015,providedthatthePlanningDivisionmaintainsitspositiononrecommendingaDStoERCfollowingthepubliccommentperiodfortheproject.Pleasecontactmeat(425)430-7289ifyouhaveanyquestions.Sincerely,ClarkH.CloseAssociatePlannercc:PointeHeronLLC/Owner(s)Krom;Stenberg/PartiesofRecord