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PARKS, RECREATION TREES, & TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
June28, 2022|4:30 p.m. | Virtual or In Person Meeting
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Welcome, Introduction & Call to Order-Chair Debbie Jahnke
I.
Good afternoon and welcome to this meeting of the Port Townsend Parks, Recreation,
Trees & Trails Advisory Board. The role of this Board is to assist City staff and to advise
the City Council on legislative matters concerning parks, recreation, trees and trails.
This meeting is open to the public at the City Council Chambers, virtually via this web
format, and is also being video recorded for those who could not attend the meeting
today and for future reference. Given that this meeting is in virtual format, we ask that the
board members raise their hands to be called on by the Chair. The public can do the
same to comment during the public comment periods. We take public comment at the
beginning and end of the meeting.
II.Roll Call
III.Approval of Agenda
IV.Approval of May 24, 2022 Minutes
V.Public Comment (3 minutes per person/agenda items only) – Comments on Sims Way
and Boat Yard Expansion Project will be taken after the Staff Briefing. If joining by
phone, please press *6 to raise your hand and *9 to unmute yourself.
A.Public comments received via prtab@cityofpt.us are attached.
VI.Election of the Chair(5 min)
VII.Old Business
A.Sims Way Stakeholder Briefing – 20 min
Reference last Stakeholder meeting video and reference material at:
https://cityofpt.us/engagept/page/sims-gateway-and-boatyard-expansion-project
See Public Comments Log. Staff will provide worksheets as well from the 6/28/22
meeting.
VIII.New Business (40 min)
A.Golf Course and Mountain View Public Engagement Plan - (Carrie Hite) – 15 min
See attached Public Engagement Plan
B.2023 Work Planning Action Item – (Debbie Jahnke and Staff) – 20 min
See attached draft work plan recommendations
Motion to forward recommended 2023 work plan items to the City Manager and
City Council for consideration
IX. Staff update – (Steve King, Carrie Hite, & Michael Todd) 15 minutes
A.Pool
B.Maintenance
C.2023 Banked Capacity
D.Kah Tai RCO Grant Application
E.Park Donation
F.Pickleball Courts
X.Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: July 26, 2022
XI.Public Comment
XII.Adjourn
Parking Lot/Future Meetings
Trail signing
PUD tree presentation?
MINUTES
A link to a recorded video is available at:
https://cityofpt.us/bc/page/parks-recreation-trees-and-trails-advisory-board-0
PARKS, RECREATION TREES, & TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
May 24, 2022 | 4:30 p.m. | In-Person Meeting
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Welcome, Introduction & Call to Order - Chair Debbie Jahnke
I.
Good afternoon and welcome to this meeting of the Port Townsend Parks, Recreation,
Trees & Trails Advisory Board. The role of this Board is to assist City staff and to advise
the City Council on legislative matters concerning parks, recreation, trees and trails.
This meeting is open to the public via this web format and is also being video recorded for
those who could not attend the meeting today and for future reference. Given that this
meeting is in virtual format, we ask that the board members raise their hands to be called
on by the Chair. The public can do the same to comment during the public comment
periods. We take public comment at the beginning and end of the meeting.
II.Roll Call: board members present: Debbie Jahnke, Jim Todd, Jennifer Rotermund, Pam
Adams, and Rebecca Kimball; Matt Miner was excused.
Staff Present: Steve King, Carrie Hite, Michael Todd
III.Introduction of New Members: Pam Adams
IV.Approval of Agenda
V.Approval of April 26, 2022 Minutes Approved by consensus
VI.Public Comment (3 minutes per person/agenda items only) – Comments on Sims Way
and Boat Yard Expansion Project will be taken after the Staff Briefing. If joining by
phone, please press *6 to raise your hand and *9 to unmute yourself.
No public comment was made.
VII.Old Business
A.Sims Way Stakeholder Briefing – 20 min
Reference last Stakeholder meeting video at
https://cityofpt.us/engagept/page/sims-gateway-and-boatyard-expansion-project
Public Comments
No action taken. Steve Kingprovided a summary of the secondStakeholder meeting
and described the process to the Board. Public comment was opened. No public comment. Board
member Jim Todd asked about the counting of the suckering activity of the Lombardy Poplar Trees.
VIII.New Business
A.Jefferson County – Port Townsend Climate Action Committee – Green House Gas
Forest Working Group Report (20 min)
Cindy Jayne and Cyndy Bratz from the Climate Action Committee provided a power
point presentation overview of 3 climate-related documents; Greenhouse Gas
Inventory, Community Emissions Reduction Opportunities and Forest and Trees
Inventory for 2001- 2016 and Suggested Next Steps. CAC suggested the possibility to
collaborate with PRTTAB on an update to the City's Tree Conservation Ordinance.
B.Blue Heron Middle School Quimper Wildlife Survey Results (20 min)
Students and teacher presented a lively and informative power point presentation
with the help of Jefferson Land Trust on “Save Quimper Wildlife Corridor”. It was
noted after the presentation that PRTTAB member Pam Adams would draft a thank
you letter to the students and teachers at Blue Heron Middle School.
C.Donation Policy (10 min)
Staff presented a revised memorial donation policy which included updates to the
verbiage, procedures, and acceptable donations. The board unanimously
recommended that the City Council proceed with the approval and implementation of
this policy. Included were pre-approved site location maps for future donations that
were approved unanimously by PRTTAB members. A suggestion was made to locate
additional pre-approved bench locations at the dog park and on the west side of town
on sidewalks and trails, recognizing the issues associated with ROW widths.
D.Work Plan Request (5 min)
Chair Jahnke and Steve King introduced that work planning would be addressed at the
next meeting.
E.Election of Chair
No action taken due to time constraints. Moved to the next meeting.
IX. Staff update – (Steve King, Carrie Hite, & Michael Todd) 5 minutes
A.No updates given due to time constraints
X.Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: June 28, 2022
XI.Public Comment
No public comment
XII.Adjourn 6:00 p.m.
Parking Lot/Future Meetings
Trail signing
Sims Way Project
Envisioning the Port Townsend Golf Course
A Community Discussion
June 2022
Contents
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 3
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DETAILS.......................................................................................................... 3
Project Scope ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
Community Outreach................................................................................................................................................ 3
PROJECT AREA…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
STAKEHOLDERS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
MILESTONES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4
METHODS ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
MESSAGES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…6
TIMING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SCHEDULE .................................................................................. 7-10
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ENVISIONING THE PORT TOWNSEND GOLF COURSE
May 2022
INTRODUCTION
The Port Townsend Municipal Golf Course was developed in 1904 and includes a regulation-length 9-
hole course, driving range, maintenance buildings, and clubhouse with a commercial kitchen for
restaurant services, and retail sales. The golf course, once privately owned and operated, was converted
to a public course in 1927 and first administered by Jefferson County but is now owned and operated by
the City of Port Townsend. The city leases the golf course to a local business for management and
operations. When converted to a public course, there were deed restrictions on the property. There is
a deed restriction that the largest parcel will be used for municipal purposes only.
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND DETAILS
Project Scope
Port Townsend Golf Club is an aging golf facility located in a small market with a mix of marketable
amenities. The most recent study of the golf course was implemented in 2018 by the National Golf
Foundation (NGF). The NGF completed the study of the viability of the PTGC and found that the facility is
challenged by its declining physical condition and somewhat remote location which limits its potential
market support. NGF has estimated that it would cost $935,000 - $1.2M to bring it up to standard to
attract more visits and become a viable golf course. The upgrades would include improvements to the
irrigation system and pump house, tree and stump removal, purchase of appropriate maintenance
equipment, clubhouse repair, and course repair. Based on this analysis, the City Council decided not to
pursue the recommendation because of the cost for both the capital and operations. They did authorize
the issuance of a Request for Proposal and subsequently entered into an agreement for operations with
the Gabriel Tonan group for a term of three years during which time the City would explore alternative
uses for the Golf Course. The framework included in this document is for the subsequent community
discussion to explore the long-term vision for the Golf Course. This community engagement plan
includes securing a landscape architect to assist with concept planning alternative uses. It also includes
creating a community stakeholder group and launching four phases of community engagement to
envision the golf course. There is an option in phases 3-4 to expand this engagement process to include
the Mountain View campus, as it may include complementary uses.
Previous Community Outreach
The city sought community feedback about the golf course during the Park, Recreation, and Open Space
plan update. PROS Plan community engagement results showed limited use of the Port Townsend Golf
Course and interest in golf in general. Most vision survey respondents did not have an opinion on the
operation, investment, or use of the golf course. For those who did have an opinion, most did not want
to make capital investments, set a cost recovery policy, or explore partnership options. For those with
an opinion, some did not want the city to stop operating the golf course, but others were supportive of
exploring alternative options. In addition to the PROS planning process, staff launched a survey to begin
a community engagement process in September 2020. This feedback led to multiple options for the
Council to consider. In November 2020, Council unanimously directed staff to enter into a golf
operations agreement with a vendor for 3 years, during which time staff would engage the community
to explore the feasibility of alternate uses, including continued use for golf. This planned community
discussion should take into consideration the long-term goals of all of the City’s Parks and Recreation
assets, the proximity of the Mountain View Campus, and the Mountain View Pool, and the need for a
long-term financial sustainability plan.
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May 2022
PROJECT AREA
The options being considered will be limited to the golf course site, including the parking lot, pathways,
trails, and clubhouse as depicted on the map (Exhibit 1). A small area within Port Townsend Golf
Course, called the Kah Tai Prairie is 1.4 acres and is located in the southeast area of the golf course. The
prairie has been the focus of preservation and restoration by the Olympic Chapter of the Washington
Native Plant Society since it was recognized as a unique botanical site in 1986. The Kah Tai Prairie is
located within the Port Townsend Golf Course and is open to the public to enjoy. The city has an interest
in master planning the Mountain View Campus (Exhibit 2) as part of Phase 3 of the community visioning
plan. The Mountain View Campus is adjacent to the Golf Course and could have some complementary
uses as part of the larger discussion.
Exhibit 1: Port Townsend Golf Couse. Operated by
Gabriel Tonan Golf Shop, Inc. Also includes a
management agreement for the Kah Tai Prairie.
Exhibit 2: Mountainview Campus: includes KPTZ,
Food Bank, Red Cross, Working Image, Parks and
Recreation office, IT, Police Station and YMCA (
operating the pool/gym, some outdoor area). Also
includes Dog Park and Pickleball courts.
STAKEHOLDERS
The city will recruit and seat a stakeholders committee to help guide the process of
public engagement. A more detailed list of stakeholdermembers, including contact
information, will be developed as the project moves forward.
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External:
Tenants of Mountain View
YMCA
Golf Club
Stewards of the prairie
Park Board
Arts Commission
Teens from local HS.
School District
County
Hospital District
Housing
Internal:
City Manager
Park Board representative
City Staff
MILESTONES
Task TypeEnd DateOwner
RFP and award of bid for Landscape Administrative
6-8/2022PT
Architect contractor: RFP, budget,
selection/compile stakeholder
group
Phase 1 Community OutreachFocus Groups
7/22-9/22 PT
Develop key criteria/principles
Phase 2Public Outreach Public Involvement 9/2022 PT, Contractor
Community Vision/Concept Ideas
Evaluate Data, Develop Concept Conceptual Design 10/2022 PT, Contractor
options to share with the
Community
Phase 3Public Outreach (Evaluate Public Involvement 11/2022 Team
Concepts/Options) Gather
feedback
Evaluate Data, refine the approach Conceptual Design 12/2022 Team
Concept draft (s)
Final Recommendation: Final draft Public Involvement 2/23 Team
with a phased approach, transition
plan, costing,and decision making.
Final Recommendation City Council City Council 3/23 Team
Study Session
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METHODS FOR OUTREACH
The project manager will use the following methods to ensure all stakeholders are reached,
informed, and engaged.
DIGITAL PRINT/GRAPHICS INTERACTIVE
Create webcontent Flyer Task Force
with an updated
Fact Sheet/Brochure Established Meetings
process.
Ads Board/Commissions
eNews or designed
PT Leader Interest Groups
email
Radio show Intercept events
Social Media
Direct Mail Stakeholders
Video/Photography
Signage/Posters Event/Promotion
Poll or survey
Hard copy survey Open House
Media Release
In-person
____________
poll/survey
Online Questionnaire
Public Meetings
Farmers Market
KEY MESSAGES
Currently, most expenses associated with the management of the golf course reside with the
leaseholder as a part of their business operations. A large part of the maintenance is performed by
volunteers. The City still retains responsibility for all capital needs, building maintenance and irrigation
repairs to main lines (~$8,000/year), and irrigation water costs (~$15,000/year). In addition, the
irrigation system would need to be replaced. This is part of the recommended capital improvement
costs. The City does not have a source of funding to pay for the capital improvement needs ($935,000-
$1.2M) identified in the most recent analysis. It is not financially sustainable for the City to continue to
subsidize the golf course. In addition to the financial implications, it is often a best practice to explore
the highest and best use of the land. It poses an opportunity cost if there are alternative uses that may
better serve the wider community. If alternative uses are explored, the capital and operational costs of
any alternate uses need to be considered as well.
The study, a Business Analysis of the Port Townsend Golf Club, was completed in 2019 and showed that
the course would need “considerable investment in improvements and modernization” for its
continuance as a golf course into the future.
PROS Plan community engagement results showed limited use of the Port Townsend Golf Course and
interest in golf in general. Most vision survey respondents do not have an opinion on the operation,
investment, or use of the golf course. For those who do have an opinion, most do not want to make
capital investments, set a cost recovery policy, or explore partnership options. For those with an
opinion, most do not want the City to stop operating the golf course, but others are supportive of
exploring alternative options.
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May 2022
The City signed a lease for the operations of the course until December 2023. At the time the City
decided to sign an operational lease through 2023, the City also identified a need to consider whether it
should make additional investments in the golf course or identify alternative uses.
Port Townsend Golf Club is an aging golf facility located in a small market with a mix of marketable
amenities. The NGF completed a study of the viability of thePTGCand found that the facility is
challenged by its declining physical condition and somewhat remote location whichlimits its potential
market support.
As such, the City faces a challenge in continuing to operate the PTGC, and it is only with new investment
and a change in operating structure can this golf facility become a sustainable amenity for the City. In
summary, NGF believes that the City can improve the operational condition and economic performance
of the Port Townsend Golf Club through actionon the following NGF recommendations:
1. Make a new investment in the PTGC facility, focusing on improving the condition of the golf course
and clubhouse (estimated cost of $1.2 million+).
2. Change the operating structure by not renewing the operator lease and committing to a form of City
self-operation (possibly with anF&B concession).
3. Hire the appropriate senior staff to manage and maintain the facility, including a PGA (or LPGA)
designation for operations oversight and a GCSAA designation for golf course maintenance oversight.
4. Improve the marketing of PTGC, especially in technology, improved website, email program, and
direct initiatives with Port Townsend lodging establishments.
5. Commit to a new focus on attracting less-traditional segments into golf (women, kids, minorities, etc.)
through enhanced player development programming.
Timeline
July, August, September:2022: Request for Proposals ( RFP) Landscape Architect, ImplementStakeholder Group, Identify Key
Principles
August-September 2022: Phase 1-2 Public Outreach, Community Vision, Concept Planning alternates for Golf Course
October -November 2022: Phase3 Community engagement about alternate uses of golf course
October-December 2022: Alternative concept options
January-March 2023: Final planning and decision making
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Community Engagement
Role of the stakeholders:
Regular meeting attendance: stakeholder meetings and public meetings.
•
Listening to what you hear from the community and representing the desire of the wider
•
community in this stakeholder group.
Guiding project team (not decision making)
•
Sharing your ideas with the Project team and city
•
Presenting with the project team at Parks Board and City Council meetings
•
Be a facilitator for break-out groups at larger meetings.
•
Lead intercept events as needed.
•
Goals of Phase 1 Community Engagement:
Review of PROS plan, Community Strategic plan
Facilitate focus/interest groups to develop key criteria/principles to guide the community
discussion.
Align the key criteria/principles with previous planning efforts, and community discussions.
Goals of Phase 2 Community Engagement:
Review the golf course’s current status and a most recent study
Start the visioning process of what it could be.
Pros/Cons of the golf course or repurposing
Solicit feedback on a vision
LA starts to draft concepts.
Goals of Phase 3 Community Engagement:
Reflect on 2-3 Concept plans by LA
Interactive process, what does the community like, what do they not like.
Public input to guide final designs and decide on the golf course.
Goals of Final Recommendation Community Engagement:
Gather feedback on concept plan (s)
Cost out the concept plan
Align with Mountain View Campus launch of the master plan
Take recommendation to Council
Phase 1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT June – August 2022
Date TaskMeetings Status
July- September Stakeholder recruitment and kick-off 2-3
2022
Outreach: press release, radio show, market,
distribution announcement, online
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May 2022
questionnaire, web presence, social media
push. Schools, community groups
Hold focus groups to identify key principles 4-5
to frame the planning process.
Stakeholder review of data and provide 1-2
guidance
Brief Parks and Trails Commission1
Brief City Council 1
PHASE 2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT September – November 2022
Date TaskMeetings
Status
September2022Stakeholder preparation 1-2
Plan for the first phase of public 1-2
engagement
Outreach: press release, radio show, market,
distribution announcement, online
questionnaire, web presence, social media
push. Schools, community groups
Public open house #1, virtual open house, 1 in-person, 1
online survey. virtual
Stakeholder review of data and provide 1-2
guidance
Brief Parks and Trails Commission 1
Brief City Council 1
PHASE 3 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: January – March 2023
Date TaskMeetings Status
October - Stakeholder meeting kickoff of Phase 3 1
November 2022
Stakeholders: Plan for second public 1
engagement
Outreach: press release, radio show,
market, distribution announcement, online
questionnaire, web presence, social media
push. Schools, Community Groups
Public Open House #2, 1 in-person, 1
virtual
Stakeholders: review input and provide 1
guidance
Meeting: Parks Board/City Council Study 2
Session Update
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May 2022
FINAL RECOMMENDATION & DECISION MAKING: April - May 2023
Date TaskMeetings Status
January -March Stakeholders 1-2
2023
Outreach: press release, radio show,
market, distribution announcement, online
questionnaire, web presence, social media
push. Schools, Community Groups
Public Open House #3
Stakeholders review input and final 1-2
concepts, provide guidance
Briefing Parks Board1
City Council briefing and 2-3
discussion/decision
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PRTTAB(draft)ResponsetoMayorFaber's13 May2022InvitationRegardingWorkplan
Priorities for 2023
• What 2-3 priorities do you believe are most important to consider as part of the overall City
workplan – and how do they align with our 3-year Strategic Plan, Comprehensive Plan and/or
functional plans?
Stabilize funding for both park capital needs and to support a parks staff size that our
parks acreage and population require. The Trust for Public Lands recommends a minimum
of five staff per 10,000 residents - we currently have three full-time field staff again and have
never had more than three since the 2008 recession (PROS Plan, Comprehensive Plan,
Community Quality of Life Focus - Strategic Plan). One of our parks staff and one facilities staff
are funded with a 2% utility tax. Parks and trails are visitor attractants and should qualify for
some LTAC funding including funding for the dog park since many visitors bring their dogs with
them. REET can also be used for parks funding. These funding sources could be partially
redirected to support parks and trails.
Actively promote a more equitable distribution of park services and amenities to include
the west side of town. See for example 2020 PROS Plan Exhibits 2 and 81 and 'gaps' on the
west side, referred to throughout the PROS Plan as well as the Comprehensive Plan Land Use
Element. The 2014 Parks Plan specifically listed a 'Chetzemoka-sized park' needed on the west
side. The northwest part of town has no neighborhood parks or a single piece of play equipment
and the southwest side has a forested ravine and a small play park with one piece of equipment
donated by Rotary. The centrally located 35th Street Park is undeveloped but for trails, and the
13th and Hancock P/OS property is completely undeveloped. There are no park restrooms on
the west side and almost no benches for pedestrians to relax and rest on.
• What Advisory Board work from this or previous years is incomplete and needs to be
considered in 2023?
Park Rules. The Board developed rules for the dog park when it was opened in 2019.
PRTTAB intended to work on more generalized park rules but was unable to develop a
concise list of rules for all parks to be combined for each site with site-specific information, due
to work on the PROS Plan followed by the pandemic shutdown. We anticipate working with
Director for Park Strategy Carrie Hite on this topic.
Street tree list update. In 2017, PRTAB submitted to staff an update to the existing 2009
Street Trees list and recommended it to update the Engineering and Design Standards' section
on street trees. The update has not yet been implemented by staff or presented to Council for
consideration as an ESD update. PRTTAB would like to continue updating the 2009 list to
include larger species appropriate for parks as well as species which should not be planted
here.
Leash law/dog park brochure - Leash Law Communication Plan: Council tasked PRTAB to
develop a communication plan to educate and inform the public about the leash law update in
2019. Effort was intended to develop outreach to the school district and with public notices in
the newspapers and water bill newsletter. Brochure would be developed for distribution at
trailheads, parks (including the new dog park), the Visitors Center and the ferry terminal.
Documents were proposed to be made available on the City website in order to minimize costs
and resource consumption as well as to accomodate QR technology, with some paper copies
for conventional distribution. Unfortunately, most of 2019 board effort was consumed with the
PROS Plan update, followed abruptly by the pandemic shutdown.
PRTAB response page 1
•Aretherethingsweshouldstopdoingordodifferently,bothatthestrategicandthe
operational levels?
Continue to evaluate parks funding and effort for equitable distribution of services and
amenities. Parks on the east side are beloved because of their amenities. When a well-funded
park has multiple kinds of children's play equipment, comfortable seating, WiFi, flower gardens,
shade trees, and real restrooms, of course it is used more frequently, but fairness requires that
other areas of our community have access to similar amenities in their own neighborhoods.
Form a Friends and/or a Foundation group to support our parks, recreation, trees and trails
or at least some subset of the list. We are the only advisory board that has four assigned
areas of responsibility and zero budget. The City Library has both a Friends and a Foundation
group. Fort Worden has a Friends group. All of these groups provide fundraising and
community outreach to help with the mission they support.
• What else should we be considering?
New parks or features - community-built playgrounds and ROWs for parcours - During
the PROS Systems workshop in 2019, we identified areas that need parks or at least some
recreational infrastructure, in particular in the Rainier/Howard Street corridor to Hastings and
Hastings to Discovery. One economical way suggested would be to use ROWs on the west side
for small linear parks using community-built efforts with recycled and natural projects as much
as possible. The limiting width of ROWs would still allow simple structures/linear activities for
kids as well as to build parcours routes for youth and adults. In addition, community-built
playgrounds are increasingly common (see the recent effort in Port Angeles) and we likely have
the leadership, interest and skills in our community to tackle this idea.
More multiuse paths/trails and/or edge land roads on the west side of town for pedestrian
and bicycle safety - A multiuse path or edge lane feature on 12th or 14th Streets between
Landes and Sheridan and a multiuse path on Hastings Avenue between Sheridan and Howard
would add an important safety feature to encourage more walking and bicycling and less car
traffic on these well-used routes.
Make the street ends listed in the PROS Plan (Appendix C) accessible to the public as
view points and prevent future encroachment by adjacent neighbors on all street ends, noting
that such use was eliminated for the listed Garfield ROW by a Comprehensive Plan amendment
via Ordinance 3119.
The Tree Conservation Ordinance should be rewritten so that the City is required to
comply with all the requirements for tree planting that other developers must follow
(19.06.130.B). Right now the City exempts itself from Municipal Code that it requires others to
follow (19.06.100.D), even though the City does more tree planting than any developer. In
particular, the City should not plant monocultures or have plantings excessively dominated by
single species or genera or non-native species for the reasons listed in the code. PRTTAB
has tried to convince staff not to plant monocultures but our concerns were discounted.
PRTAB response page 2
From:Bob Gray
To:publiccomment@cityofpt.us
Subject:PRTTAB Board meeting June 28, 2022
Date:Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:22:48 AM
CAUTION: External Email
This is Bob Gray in Reedsport, Oregon
Subj: Comment on PRTTAB response.
Barbara and I lived on the west side of Port Townsend for about 20 years so I
wanted to thank the board for recognizing and actively promoting parks and
recreation on the west side. I know that you are aware that the west side
currently includes the highest density of families living in Port Townsend with
too few available parks and recreation opportunities. And, as former Mayor
Michelle Sandoval recently stated, the city will probably soon experience the
greatest population growth in many years.
It is highly likely that the west side will see most of this growth because it
includes all of the available R-4 zoned property and low and mid-level priced
homes and apartments are planned or are currently being built. Parks and
recreation expansion will be critical and I’d add to that a need for easier access
to the waterfront. If not, all of those families will be driving to the uptown
and the north beach areas for beach, parks, and recreation. This is less than
the high quality of life that is usually associated with your wonderful
community.
Wish I could be there virtually but I’m attending a planning commission
meeting down here.
Best to my friends on the board.
Sent from Mail for Windows