Minutes
Land Use & Natural Resources Committee Meeting - April 19, 2000
7:30 pm McMurray School Library

Land Use Committee attendees:, John Gerstle(Chrm), Fred Hansen*, Donna 
Klemka, Lorin Reinelt, Devon Rotter, Michael Rotter, Carol Salkind, Mark 
Salkind, Anne Woodward*, and Susan Oxholm (KC Water & Land Resources Division)
 * Member of VMI Community Council

Surface & Ground Water Management Program
 Susan said that while the KC Council has not made a final decision on the 
extension and fee rate structure of the Surface Water Management (SWM) 
Program, she is beginning to set up a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for 
the SWM Program and for the Stewards . It was generally agreed that the CACs 
should be broadly representative of the Vashon community. It was noted that 
in the final Vashon-Maury Island Ground Water Management Plan recommended 
that there be a core committee of nine members constituted by representatives 
of one each from the Ground Water Advisory Committee, KC Dept of Natural 
Resources, the islandbs water purveyors, the residential well users, the 
Vashon Community Council, the Vashon Chamber of Commerce, business owners, 
commercial agriculturists, and a Vashon environmental organization. Susan 
said she would check the enabling ordnance and email Land Use Committee 
members the provisions relating to citizen advisory committee roles and 
responsibilities. 
 Susan said Councilmember Irons directed that the SWM rate structure be 
reviewed and that incentives be sought for fee payers to reduce their 
effective impervious surface area and that all non-residential/commercial 
parcels that had fees over $85 are being re-measured. Michael commented that 
water collection/retention fixes are not cost prohibitive. 
Arsenic and Lead concerns
 Susan asked, in light of KC Dept of Health concerns about the recent 
findings of high levels of lead and arsenic on the island, is it appropriate 
to spend some SWM money on testing water from Class A and B water purveyors. 
(It would cost about $11,000 to test the Class A systems and about $24,000 to 
test a representative number of the 150 or so Class B systems. ) The 
Committee said that there is already a lot of data available and suggested 
that the County look for gaps in the data first. Lorin suggested that well 
owners should pay a nominal fee for testing. 
SWM Code Enforcement
 There was further discussion on the new enforcement officers that would 
be hired for the SWM Program. It was generally agreed that we should ask the 
CAC to have an educational component included in the enforcement mission and 
to encourage the code enforcement inspectors to educate as well as enforce. 
It was felt that the educational component would help build bridges to the 
island community. Sharon Nelsonbs program of offering education on septic 
systems was cited as an example of how useful such programs can be. 
 In light of the illegal dumping often seen along less traveled roads, 
there were suggestions that the educational program should bring attention to 
the recyling program at the transfer station and the availability of a free 
toxic dump. Other suggestions were to get the water purveyors involved and 
have the hardware stores offer less toxic alternatives and have more toxic 
waste days. Since people are sometimes caught dumping illegally, community 
service should be offered/required instead of fines. 

4(d) rule Impact
 Mark briefly discussed his experience with the Corp of Engineers who had 
recently rescinded two permits relating to the new sewer project and the 
impact that the National Marine Fisheries Service plans and the government 
guidelines, called the b4(d) ruleb, for protecting salmon were having. Mark 
was subsequently verbally told the project may get approval after the risks 
of the failing treatment plan were pointed out.
Mission Statement
 The Community Council asked that we provide a committee mission 
statement. Anne thought it already existed and would look for it. 
Short Reports
 We received no news on the proposed trail corridor ordnance prior to the 
meeting but on the following day Tom Fitzpatrick sent an email saying tha a 
final draft is hopefully at the Prosecutor's office for review; if all goes 
well the Executive will send it back to Council by about May 1, at which time 
KC will also broadcast the revised version of the ordinance to us and the 
general public. Tom will also do a progress report for the CAC and other 
stakeholders next week.
 Dan Carlson wrote that the Maury Regional Park Plan is moving up on the 
Councilbs agenda with a first briefing before Larry Phillipbs Natural 
Resouces, Parks and Open Space Committee. 

Next Meeting - May 17, 2000 at 7:30 pm at McMurray School Library