2019/07/17 Council Agenda Packet

' �'•'•��`'.-`. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NAVAL STATION EVERETT j • ? ..vJ f I 2000 WEST MARINE VIEW DRIVE EVERETT, WA 98207.5001 •\�� IN REPLY REFER TO: 11000 N00 July 16, 2019 The Honorable Cassie Franklin Mayor of Everett, Washington 2930 Wetmore Ave, Ste 10-A Everett, WA 98201 Dear Mayor Franklin: SUBJECT: SHORELINE PUBLIC ACCESS AT WATER TREATMENT FACILITY I am writing in regard to the proposed shoreline public access at the City of Everett Water Treatment Facility. In the past, Naval Station Everett has focused a great deal on the topic of land use compatibility and encroachment, and steps have been taken to protect both military and community assets through the adoption of EMC 19.26.020(17) and Policy 2.8.4 of the Everett Land Use Element. These provisions were developed to address potential encroachment of Naval Station Everett's operating space by ensuring that land use actions and individual project decisions do not constrain or impede the performance of naval activities. From 2018 to 2019, the City of Everett conducted extensive outreach to develop the Shoreline Public Access Plan. The public was well represented, including property owners within the M2 zoning district, where potential public access would be directly at odds with the industrial and military uses allowed in the zone. Naval Station Everett provided comment to explain that recreational public access at the former Kimberly Clark site adjacent to the installation conflicts with our operational, safety, and security requirements. Up until this council meeting, there was no public access proposed at this location. The City's Shoreline Public Access Plan approved by the Planning Commission, along with the Port of Everett's 2019 Public Access Report, provides a wide variety of recreational and public access opportunities in this section, and these public access opportunities do not have an impact on Naval Station Everett's ongoing operations, safety, or security. It is for this reason that Naval Station Everett does not support the proposed plan to allow public access at the Everett Water Treatment facility and respectfully requests that it not be considered for inclusion within the Shoreline Public Access Plan at this time. Should the council nevertheless adopt the plan, Naval Station Everett respectfully requests ongoing coordination in the development of access options to protect both our mission and the public's interest.