2010/05/26 Council Agenda Packet

Robert A. Landles, Earth Holdings We thank you for your comment We thank you for your comments and share in your to concerns raised over the stated inventory of industrial lands in the PC Lands Report. You are correct that Table 11 shows a 25 year remaining supply of M -M industrial land. We also agree that "things have changed" in the local economy in terms of industrial land absorption, changes which may push the horizon for the absorption of SW Everett M1 industrial lands beyond the 20 year horizon, and the absorption rate of MM industrial lands beyond the 25 year supply projected if historic absorption rates continued unchanged. In addition we note your comment that supports changes in the Industrial Lands Policy language to provide decision makers with additional flexibility regarding conversion of industrial lands to other uses, and we agree that the use of the term "context" be used as an objective standard towards the consideration of industrial lands conversion.. To aid in this purpose, we have included a copy of the "Industrial to Residential Conversion Planning Criteria Guidelines" for your review. The guidelines were developed by the City of Santa Clara, California (population 118,513 - recent US Census) to provide a framework in which conversions of Industrial Lands may take place. (See attached) We also note that while you are correct that a majority of industrial land development over the past 15 years has occurred north of the Boeing Freeway, a number of developments have occurred south of the Boeing freeway, including industrial lands around the Airport. Kathy Pierson, Snohomish County Health District We thank you for your comments Closure conditions for the Glenwood Inert Waste Landfill (IWLF) will be carried out in consultation with the Snohomish County Health District and according to the permit conditions current at the time of closure. The "storm water basin", which you referred to, has been re- located outside of the areas mentioned in your comments. (See General Comments above). Jane Zimmerman, City of Everett We thank you for your comment. The proposed location of the "Large Pond" has been changed to allow for infiltration. (See General Comments above). no