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Hi all,
I hope this email finds you all well.
We are finally able to provide a bit of an update on the Land Use process for this project:
BDS recommended Land Use approval and a neighborhood group appealed the decision. We finished the appeals process with the City last week and the approval of the project was upheld. Now, there is a 21 day period for the appellants to file another appeal with the State’s Land Use Board of Appeals.
I will keep you posted.
Obviously, the appeals process so far has derailed our schedule. The project team will re-group in 3 weeks once we know our path. Let’s hope, there will not be another appeal and we will be allowed to complete our construction documents and still get to construction next spring.
Cheers,
Britta Herwig
she, her, hers
Capital Expansion Program Manager | Asset & Development
Portland Parks & Recreation
971-940-5711
From: Herwig, Britta
Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:26 PM
To: Ryals, Cindy ; DeHart, Kyle
Cc: Richards, Tina ; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra ; Felice, Rachel ; McGuire, Lauren ; ELWORTH Susan ; Marcum, Brian
Subject: RE: Forest Park entrance/former PGE site
Cindy and all,
The project team submitted revised project information and requested follow up to BDS for our Type 2 Environmental Review last week Friday. We should receive any comments by the end of March and barring any issues, BDS may issue a draft decision then. Final decision, if no appeal should be by the end of April. I will keep you all posted and please feel free to reach out to me, if you’d like additional information on this submittal.
Cheers,
Britta Herwig
she, her, hers
Capital Expansion Program Manager | Asset & Development
Portland Parks & Recreation
971-940-5711
From: Ryals, Cindy Cindy.Ryals@portlandoregon.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 1:44 PM
To: Herwig, Britta Britta.Herwig@portlandoregon.gov>; DeHart, Kyle Kyle.DeHart@portlandoregon.gov>
Cc: Richards, Tina Tina.Richards@portlandoregon.gov>; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra Kendra.Petersen-Morgan@portlandoregon.gov>; Felice, Rachel Rachel.Felice@portlandoregon.gov>; McGuire, Lauren Lauren.McGuire@portlandoregon.gov>; ELWORTH Susan Susan.ELWORTH@state.or.us>; Marcum, Brian Brian.Marcum@portlandoregon.gov>
Subject: RE: Forest Park entrance/former PGE site
Thank you Britta. I suggest frequent and transparent communications with regulatory agencies on this project, given its troubled past and present. Since the schedule has already slipped by over a month and there have been no updates or revised submittal dates provided, it could be perceived as Parks being out of compliance or breaking verbal agreements. Of course unexpected challenges come up on all projects; that is the fun of project management! I just request transparency as we move forward, given that this project overlaps with other important work the City is trying to accomplish.
Thank you,
Cindy Ryals
Technical Program Manager, Portland Harbor Superfund
City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
Office: 503-823-5830
Cell: 503-799-7326
From: Herwig, Britta Britta.Herwig@portlandoregon.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 1:17 PM
To: Ryals, Cindy Cindy.Ryals@portlandoregon.gov>; DeHart, Kyle Kyle.DeHart@portlandoregon.gov>
Cc: Richards, Tina Tina.Richards@portlandoregon.gov>; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra Kendra.Petersen-Morgan@portlandoregon.gov>; Felice, Rachel Rachel.Felice@portlandoregon.gov>; McGuire, Lauren Lauren.McGuire@portlandoregon.gov>; ELWORTH Susan Susan.ELWORTH@state.or.us>; Marcum, Brian Brian.Marcum@portlandoregon.gov>
Subject: RE: Forest Park entrance/former PGE site
Cindy,
Thanks for checking in. The design team is working through a couple more comments and items related to the deduction in scope. It is taking a bit longer than I optimistically anticipated back in January.
Also, we just learned that the Army Corps has taking jurisdiction over all wetlands on site BUT there is a potential legislative change from DC which may change all of that once the legislative direction becomes official. The design team is now trying to think through this potential change and any implications for the project.
We’re also still waiting to hear back from Alex on her approval of our testing from last spring to include that bit of info in the submittal.
Hope this helps.
Britta Herwig
she, her, hers
Capital Expansion Program Manager | Asset & Development
Portland Parks & Recreation
971-940-5711
From: Ryals, Cindy Cindy.Ryals@portlandoregon.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 3:26 PM
To: Herwig, Britta Britta.Herwig@portlandoregon.gov>; DeHart, Kyle Kyle.DeHart@portlandoregon.gov>
Cc: Richards, Tina Tina.Richards@portlandoregon.gov>; Felice, Rachel Rachel.Felice@portlandoregon.gov>; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra Kendra.Petersen-Morgan@portlandoregon.gov>; McGuire, Lauren Lauren.McGuire@portlandoregon.gov>; ELWORTH Susan Susan.ELWORTH@state.or.us>; Marcum, Brian Brian.Marcum@portlandoregon.gov>
Subject: RE: Forest Park entrance/former PGE site
HI Britta,
I wanted to check in on the LU submittal again for the Forest Park site. To my knowledge, there have been no new submittals to date to either BDS or DEQ. In our meeting with DEQ on January 7, 2020, Parks committed to a specific timeline as justification for an extension of the PPA requirements, and it appears as though that is slipping without communication to either DEQ or BES (i.e. Brian Marcum), who was designated as the environmental professional for the project. The updated gantt chart provided to DEQ is pasted below for reference. In addition, as we discussed, progress on source control actions for this site are important for moving forward with various components of the Portland Harbor Superfund work. I’m wondering if you could please provide an update on your timeline for revised Land Use submittals for this site, or let us know how we might help facilitate forward progress in this work?
Thank you,
Cindy Ryals
Technical Program Manager, Portland Harbor
City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
Office: 503-823-5830
Cell: 503-799-7326
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From: Herwig, Britta Britta.Herwig@portlandoregon.gov>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2020 3:52 PM
To: Ryals, Cindy Cindy.Ryals@portlandoregon.gov>; DeHart, Kyle Kyle.DeHart@portlandoregon.gov>
Cc: Richards, Tina Tina.Richards@portlandoregon.gov>; Felice, Rachel Rachel.Felice@portlandoregon.gov>; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra Kendra.Petersen-Morgan@portlandoregon.gov>; McGuire, Lauren Lauren.McGuire@portlandoregon.gov>; ELWORTH Susan Susan.ELWORTH@state.or.us>; Marcum, Brian Brian.Marcum@portlandoregon.gov>
Subject: RE: Forest Park entrance/former PGE site
Cindy,
We are still working on the LU submittal. It should go in in the next week. I’ll let everyone know once it’s submitted.
Cheers,
Britta Herwig
she, her, hers
Capital Program Manager | Asset Management
Portland Parks & Recreation
971-940-5711 (new mobile and office number)
From: Ryals, Cindy Cindy.Ryals@portlandoregon.gov>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:16 PM
To: DeHart, Kyle Kyle.DeHart@portlandoregon.gov>
Cc: Richards, Tina Tina.Richards@portlandoregon.gov>; Herwig, Britta Britta.Herwig@portlandoregon.gov>; Felice, Rachel Rachel.Felice@portlandoregon.gov>; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra Kendra.Petersen-Morgan@portlandoregon.gov>; McGuire, Lauren Lauren.McGuire@portlandoregon.gov>; ELWORTH Susan Susan.ELWORTH@state.or.us>; Marcum, Brian Brian.Marcum@portlandoregon.gov>
Subject: Forest Park entrance/former PGE site
Hello Britta and Kyle,
In the meeting with DEQ on January 7th to discuss DEQ’s warning letter to Parks regarding non-compliance at the PGE/Forest Park entrance site, the timeline that was provided to DEQ indicated that updated design documents would be provided to the City’s land use review department by January 21st in order to keep the Forest Park entrance construction project on-track to comply with DEQ requirements. Parks also indicated they would share their updated submittal documents with DEQ concurrently to facilitate a coordinated review by the agencies. Can you please confirm whether these documents have been submitted?
Thank you,
Cindy Ryals
Technical Program Manager, Portland Harbor
City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
Office: 503-823-5830
Cell: 503-799-7326
From: DeHart, Kyle Kyle.DeHart@portlandoregon.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 4:01 PM
To: SEIDEL Paul Paul.SEIDEL@state.or.us>
Cc: LIVERMAN Alex alex.liverman@state.or.us>; Richards, Tina Tina.Richards@portlandoregon.gov>; Herwig, Britta Britta.Herwig@portlandoregon.gov>; Felice, Rachel Rachel.Felice@portlandoregon.gov>; Petersen-Morgan, Kendra Kendra.Petersen-Morgan@portlandoregon.gov>; Ryals, Cindy Cindy.Ryals@portlandoregon.gov>; McGuire, Lauren Lauren.McGuire@portlandoregon.gov>; ELWORTH Susan Susan.ELWORTH@state.or.us>
Subject: RE: Warning Letter with Opportunity to Correct
Good afternoon Paul,
Please find attached, Portland Parks & Recreations’ response to your December 17, 2019 “Warning Letter with Opportunity to Correct” regarding the Forest Park Trailhead Project. Parks appreciates the opportunity to correct the violations noted.
Be aware, a physical copy of this letter will also be mailed to the DEQ Northwest Region Office, located at 700 NE Multnomah St., Suite 600, for your records. Should you have any questions, or require additional information, please feel free to contact me in writing or by phone at (503) 502-4534.
Sincerely,
Kyle DeHart (he, him, his)
Health, Safety, & Environmental Specialist | Assets & Development
Portland Parks & Recreation
6437 SE Division St.
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 502-4534 (Cell)
Kyle.DeHart@PortlandOregon.gov
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