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City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 City Council Information: 360.753.8244 Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:30 PM Council Chambers Study Session - Joint Meeting with Tumwater City Council 1. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Mayor Cheryl Selby, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Jessica Bateman, Councilmember Jim Cooper, Councilmember Clark Gilman, Councilmember Julie Hankins and Councilmember Jeannine Roe OTHERS PRESENT Department of Enterprise Services Deputy Director Bob Covington Floyd Snider Principal Jessi Massingale Tumwater Mayor Pete Kmet Tumwater Mayor Pro Tem Neil McClanahan Tumwater Councilmember Joan Cathey Tumwater Councilmember Ed Hildreth Tumwater Councilmember Nicole Hill Tumwater Councilmember Tom Oliva Tumwater Councilmember Debbie Sullivan Tumwater Councilmember Eileen Swarthout Tumwater City Administrator John Doan Port of Olympia Commissioner Joe Downing Port of Olympia Commissioner Bill McGregor Port of Olympia Commissioner E.J. Zita Port of Olympia Executive Director Ed Galligan Thurston County Commissioner Bud Blake 2. BUSINESS ITEM 2.A 17-0202 Joint Study Session with the Tumwater City Council to Receive a Briefing on the Capitol Lake/Deschutes Estuary Long-term Planning Process Mayor Selby welcomed the jurisdictions in attendance. She introduced Mr. Covington and Ms. Massingale. Mr. Covington gave a brief overview of the presentation noting he and Ms. Massingale will share the phases of long-term management planning; give an overview of outcomes for Phase 1; the broad support and need for phase 2 and next steps. She noted the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process began with a Proviso in the City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes February 28, 2017 2015-17 Capital budget that charged the Department of Enterprise Services to make tangible progress on a long-term plan for the Capitol Lake/Lower Deschutes Watershed. Ms. Massingale shared an overview of the Phase 1 process along with the stakeholders involved. She shared a timeline of events and activities that have occurred over 30 years at the Capitol Lake/Deschutes Watershed. She noted, as part of Phase 1, stakeholders were surveyed to determine goals and objectives and to understand how they would define success at the end of the EIS process. This information was used to develop a Purpose and Need Statement to assist in describing the purpose of the Capitol Lake/Lower Deschutes Watershed Long-Term Planning Process to regulatory agencies. Ms. Massingale discussed the review and compilation of studies from the 1970’s - 2015 documenting water quality impacts and other conditions in order to identify the best available science. During Phase 1, the Funding and Governance Committee reviewed existing models for shared funding and developed a list of attributes for a future shared funding governance model. Ms. Massingale discussed the transition to Phase 2 of the project to include funding in the Governor’s proposed 2017-19 Capital Budget and 2019-21 biennium. Phase 2 could begin in late 2017/early 2018 after a public bidding process. Attendees asked clarifying questions. The study session was completed. 3. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2