MEMO TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Erika Vandenbrande, Director of Planning and Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Development of Redmond Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP)
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Identify City Council preferred discussion topics for amendments to the Redmond Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code for protection, preservation, and management of cultural resources within the City for Council action anticipated on
December 3, 2019.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director 425-556-2457
Carol Helland, Deputy Director 425-556-2107
Sarah Pyle, Manager, Land Use and Strategic Initiatives 425-556-2426
Kimberly Dietz, Senior Planner 425-556-2415
Planning and Community Development
Tom Hardy, Senior Planner, Environmental and Utility Services 425-556-2762
Public Works
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Phase 1 of the Bear Creek Rehabilitation Project was constructed in 2013. The purpose of this City capital project was to rehabilitate the lower, channelized part of Bear Creek - starting at the Sammamish River going upstream on Bear Creek - to the previously completed Bear Creek enhancement work. The project construction scope included recovery of archaeological artifacts based on permit conditions issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Regulatory Branch (Corps) in response to a 2008 archaeological discovery at Bear Creek. The permit is subject to review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C., and its implementing regulations - 36 CFR Part 800 and 33 CFR 325, Appendix C.
During project construction, there was inadvertent damage to the resource area by the construction contractor and archaeological contractor, resulting in a permit violation. The Corps initiated a formal consultation process, after the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer determined that the Bear Creek site was eligible for listing in National R...
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