Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | ALTERNATIVEScoordinated Kitsap County-City of Bremerton planning and to anticipate a smooth transition from Kitsap County toCity governance at the time of annexation, anticipated in the future.Similarly, Kitsap County has a Comprehensive Plan including subarea plans for different urban and ruralcommunities, such as Port Orchard/South Kitsap, Silverdale, Kingston, and other locations. Kitsap County intendsto concurrently adopt the Gorst subarea plan, within its own Comprehensive Plan context.Key components of the Draft Gorst Subarea plan include:• Vision Statement• Guiding principles, Goals, and Policies addressing land use, environment, stormwater and flooding, publicservices, and annexation• Land Use Plan• Urban Design ConceptsOnce a preferred alternative is developed as described later in this Chapter, the Draft Subarea Plan will be revisedto reflect the preferred vision and land use plan, and new development regulations, design guidelines, and acapital facilities plan will be prepared.2.3 Public ReviewThe City of Bremerton and Kitsap County have created a variety of opportunities for public and agency input intothe Watershed Characterization & Framework Plan. Gorst Subarea Plan, and Planned Action EIS. Key efforts aredescribed below:• The City of Bremerton’s website, located at: http://www.gorstwatershed.com/, includes information aboutthe project, links to draft products, and a comment form.• An Advisory Committee, composed of representatives from Bremerton Planning Commission, City ofBremerton Council, Bremerton Mayor, Kitsap County Planning Commission, Kitsap County, the BOCC, andSuquamish Tribal Council, represents the interests of their respective bodies and convenes at key projectmilestones to address issues and concerns for Gorst Creek Watershed Plan. In January 2013, the AdvisoryCommittee reviewed preliminary alternatives and provided direction and advice on the range of alternatives.The Advisory Committee suggested addressing road safety in guiding principles. Also, as a result of AdvisoryCommittee input the preliminary alternatives were modified to show a lower intensity commercial designationalong the waterfront (Alternative 3) and to identify an area that would not be subject to the planned action(areas waterward of highways in Alternative 2). These amended alternatives were then vetted at a publicworkshop and Planning Commission meetings. More meetings are planned in the spring and fall of 2013 as aset of preferred plans are developed.• An extensive group of agencies, organizations and individuals are partnering to develop the plan, and workingtogether as Project Partners to steer the project, including:United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)EcologyCity of BremertonKitsap CountyPort of BremertonSustainable BremertonSuquamish TribeWashington State Department of Fish and WildlifeCity of Port OrchardKitsap County Health District (KCHD)West Sound Watershed CouncilGorst property owners, Pat and Cheryl LockhartProject partners have met several times to discuss analysis methods and review technical documents such as theWatershed Characterization Study.Draft | June 2013 2-8