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TO BE COMPLETED BY APPLICANT EVALUATION FOR <br /> AGENCY USE ONLY <br /> 10)List any government approvals or permits that will be needed for your proposal, if <br /> known. <br /> City of Everett Building Permit for kiosk and boardwalk. <br /> 11) Give brief, complete description of your proposal, including the proposed uses and the <br /> size of the project and site.There are several questions later in this checklist that ask you <br /> to describe certain aspects of your proposal.You do not need to repeat those answers on <br /> this page. (Lead agencies may modify this form to include additional specific <br /> information on project description.) <br /> History: <br /> The City of Everett Parks and Recreation Department(Everett Parks) proposes <br /> to create improved pedestrian trails and other passive recreation elements on <br /> the South Everett Forest Preserve as replacement recreation for the conversion <br /> of an area of Thornton A. Sullivan Park(Sullivan Park)to a municipal fire <br /> station.The creation of passive recreation facilities at the undeveloped South <br /> Everett Forest Preserve will compensate for recreational uses lost at Sullivan <br /> Park when a portion of that site was converted to a fire station.This mitigation <br /> is required because Sullivan Park has federal grant-protected status that <br /> stipulates that conversion of parkland to non-recreation uses requires adequate <br /> replacement of the displaced area and uses.This issue required preparation of <br /> an Environmental Assessment pursuant to the National Environmental Policy <br /> Act(NEPA)which identified the trail improvements and other passive <br /> recreational elements to be provided on the South Everett Forest Preserve. <br /> The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office(RCO) is the state <br /> administrator of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)Act program in <br /> Washington State on behalf of the National Park Service(NPS).These agencies <br /> are responsible for requiring compliance with the grant protection status of <br /> recreation areas for use of federal funds for Sullivan Park and are the agencies <br /> requiring recreational improvements on the South Everett Forest Preserve as <br /> mitigation for conversion of areas of Sullivan Park to non-recreation uses. <br /> As part of the NEPA process,the NPS formally approved the development of the <br /> southern 3.5 acre South Everett Forest Preserve for passive recreational use to <br /> serve as mitigation for the conversion of recreational areas from the Sullivan <br /> Park site to a fire station.The approval by NPS followed a required process <br /> under NEPA to include a public comment period.These actions led to City <br /> Council approval of the rezoning of the property for Park use in January 2012. <br /> This Master Plan is required as part of the City of Everett's Park and Recreation <br /> Strategic Plan prior to the final design and installation of park elements on the <br /> undeveloped South Everett Forest Preserve. <br /> The South Everett Forest Preserve will provide an improved trail network to <br /> replace the existing pathways which have resulted from the unplanned use of <br /> foot traffic on that property.Site furnishings such as benches and an <br /> informational kiosk are planned at a new trail entry for community use. <br /> City of Everett Parks and Recreation:South Everett Forest Preserve Page 3 <br /> SEPA Checklist June 19,2015 <br />