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Regional Open Space Strategy: Puyallup-White Watershed Open Space Strategy2013 Environmental Sustainability

Green Futures Research and Design LabMs Nancy Rottle 348 Gould Hall, Box 355734Seattle, Wa 98195-5734

[email protected]: 206-543-7897

Mr. Jeffrey Wyatt Raker University of Washington, 242 Gould Hall, Box 355734Seattle, Washington 98195

[email protected]: 2067080512M: 2067080512



Application Form

Report Fields Project Name* Name of Project

Regional Open Space Strategy: Puyallup-White Watershed Open Space Strategy

Invited Amount Below is the dollar amount that we are inviting you to submit for.

This may or may not be the amount you requested in your letter of inquiry application.

$52,000.00

Type Of Support What type of support are you requesting?

Project

Application Length* In hours, please estimate how long it took you/your team to complete this online grant application.

Please include preparation time in this calculation.

30 Hours

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PROJECT INFORMATIONProject Description* Briefly describe the project for which you are requesting funding. Include any partners or collaborations that you have identified for this project. For General Operating Support requests please describe your organization and its mission.

PROJECT BACKGROUNDThe Central Puget Sound Regional Open Space Strategy (ROSS) is an effort to conserve and enhance open

space systems that contribute to the ecological, economic, social, health, recreational and aesthetic vitality of our region. The ROSS will achieve this by fostering more effective collaboration among the many activities underway to support open space, stitching together and enhancing the effectiveness of multiple projects, and directing resources to the most critical priorities.

There is vital momentum and policy commitments in support of this work, notably the Puget Sound Regional Council’s (PSRC) Vision 2040, which calls for the development of a Regional Greenspace Strategy. Grant support from The Bullitt Foundation and technical assistance from the National Park Service has been leveraged to complete early phases, establish organizational capacity, and set the groundwork for future work.

The ROSS incorporates four primary phases of work: Phase 1 – Scoping; Phase 2 (complete) – Preliminary Comprehensive Strategy (PCS); Phase 3 (complete) – Watershed Open Space Strategies (WOSS); and Phase 4 – Regional Open Space Strategy Integration and Implementation (ROSS).

To initiate project planning, a scoping process was conducted to identify the interorganizational collaboration, technical methods, time and resources necessary to complete the ROSS. During 2012, an Executive Committee was formed along with four Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) focused on: Ecosystems, Rural and Resource Lands, Urban and Community Development, and Recreation and Trails. Their leadership has been essential in creating the Preliminary Comprehensive Strategy - a guide for the development of the ROSS through seven Watershed Open Space Strategies and ultimately the establishment of an integrated Regional Open Space Strategy that can be used to advance and coordinate regional-scale implementation mechanisms.

With the completion of the scoping phase and the establishment of the Preliminary Comprehensive Strategy, the ROSS team is poised to advance development of the regional strategy by aligning with current ecological management efforts in each of the region’s watersheds to promote inter-organizational collaboration and action.

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe ROSS team seeks the critical support of The Russell Family Foundation to complete the Puyallup-

White Watershed Open Space Strategy (WOSS). The success of the ROSS is dependent on the formation of Watershed Open Space Strategies (WOSSs) that will be incorporated into the final integrated strategy. The Puyallup-White watershed has been selected as the first of seven watersheds to be addressed.

A number of existing plans are in place to support ecological objectives (e.g. Pierce County Biodiversity Management Plan), resource lands (e.g. the Agriculture Strategic Plan) as well as recent strides in utilizing open space as a means to address health and recreational access (e.g. Healthy Communities of Pierce County). In addition, the Pierce County Open Space Taskforce has outlined an ambitious effort to conserve specific lands. At the moment these efforts are largely independently led or technically specific in scope, but not coalesced into an integrated vision that will enable priority setting or attract open space investment.

The Puyallup-White WOSS represents a core effort necessary to the development of a comprehensive picture of open space resources, current open space enhancement efforts, prioritization, and regionally important actions to build a robust, connected, multi-functional open space system.



Project Fit* Why is your organization suited to do the work you propose?

The ROSS is led by an esteemed Executive Committee chaired by Ron Sims. A broad spectrum of agencies, nonprofits and private organizations from throughout the Central Puget Sound are represented. The ROSS also has the full support of the Puget Sound Regional Council as a mechanism to fulfill cross-jurisdictional policy directives to develop a Regional Greenspace Strategy contained in Vision 2040. This political leadership will ensure that the proposals for the Puyallup-White WOSS are incorporated into other local initiatives and carried forward with the backing of key agencies and organizations in the region.

An alliance has been established with organizations working on major initiatives that can be leveraged to support open space planning in the region: market-based conservation strategies in Forterra’s Cascade Agenda; farmland preservation efforts advanced by American Farmland Trust; state-led multijurisdictional approaches to watershed and floodplain management; large-scale community development initiatives like PSRC’s Growing Transit Communities; community-driven initiatives; as well as county health districts' efforts to use land use planning as a means to confront health and social inequities. Work tasks associated with the ROSS are carried out by staff at the University of Washington's Green Futures Lab and Northwest Center for Livable Communities. Analytical experts within the University of Washington, Portland State University, other research entitiesbengaged in the ROSS will ensure that this work is conducted with a strong scientific foundation.

The workplan for the Puyallup-White WOSS is structured to respond to key gaps in analysis and effort highlighted by leaders of organizations in the watershed to ensure that the work builds on previous activities and connects key interests to synthesize needs and identify the nexus of identified priorities. An initial meeting to discuss parallels between efforts among these organizations was held mid November and ROSS staff is maintaining continuous conversations with key partners to ensure coordination with current efforts and advancement on past planning activities.

Early contact has been established with leaders involved with the Pierce County Open Space Taskforce, Puyallup River Watershed Council, Pierce County’s Office of Sustainability and Surface Water Management Division, Pierce Conservation District, Puyallup Watershed Coalition, as well as the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. In addition, ROSS staff are in consultation with members of the Agriculture Roundtable and national organizations such as American Farmland Trust and Trust for Public Land.

These partnerships ensure that the ROSS will reinforce associated initiatives and facilitate a greater level of coordination regarding open space planning and green infrastructure development in the Puyallup-White Watershed.

Timeframe* Our standard grant time frame is 12 months from the date of grant approval. Please provide any information about your request that may require an alternative time frame.

The ROSS team expects to complete the Puyallup-White Watershed Open Space Strategy (WOSS) within the standard grant time frame of 12 months. The ROSS Budget & Workplan assigns 12 months to complete two Watershed Open Space Strategies. The Puyallup-White WOSS is currently structured to be completed within a shorter time frame (8-9 months), but this will depend on available data and resources among ROSS partner organizations in the watershed.

Goal(s) of the Project* Use the boxes below to describe what do you plan to do and what will be accomplished because of these actions.

Please use each box to describe one goal and start each goal with a number. We request a minimum of one goal and a maximum of four.



These goals will be referenced below in the Quantitative Evaluation and in your final report if the grant is approved.

1. Analyze Data & Information: Identify, map, compile and analyze existing open space resources, gaps and plans to obtain an understanding of current open space system assets, needs, priorities and characteristics in association with the four technical areas: Ecosystems, Recreation + Trails, Rural + Resource Lands, Urban + Community Development.

2. Build Collaboration & Engagement: Establish an engaged coalition of partners to inform the development of the WOSS, build public support, and collaboratively pursue actions to address the regionally important gaps and opportunities.

3. Prioritization: Establish shared priorities and implementation actions between conservation groups and partners with diverse interests in valuing open space within the watershed.

4. Implementation & Investment: Establish a strategy and mechanisms for more coordinated decision-making and investment in open space that will garner and utilize resources more effectively and help align varying policy objectives for land conservation, ecosystem services, human health, and equitable community development.

Quantitative Evaluation* For the goals listed above, share how you plan to evaluate the success of this project, including what you will count and how you will count it.

If quantitative goals are not applicable, please describe why in the appropriate box.

Each goal listed above should have a corresponding evaluation answer, labeled with the same number.

1a. Completed Data & Information Collection: Contacted local partners in watershed and ROSS partners to acquire background resources, data, and information on organizational assets.

1b. Completed Background Report: Summary of relevant local plans and policies and an assessment of assets and gaps, including GIS mapping of the watershed targeting each of the four technical areas (Green Futures Lab is currently working with Puget Sound Institute to coordinate on data collection).

2a. Held 4 Watershed Advisory Group meetings among partner organizations in the watershed.- Meeting #1 - Initiate coordination among local partners and set shared priorities.- Meeting #2 - Review background report and establish project prioritization method.- Meeting #3 - Outline Draft WOSS containing initial list of actions and projects.- Meeting #4 - Review and endorse Final WOSS and discuss next steps.

2b. Provided resources to 2-4 local organizations; collaborated in engaging their membership throughout the WOSS process and facilitated advocacy for associated projects and actions, while building capacity.

2c. Held up to 6 workshops and stakeholder sessions to engage residents and local organizations with a vested interest in open space and green infrastructure in the Puyallup-White watershed.

(Public engagement will be conducted using dedicated technical assistance from the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance program).

2d. Completed Communication Strategy specific to the Puyallup-White Watershed (A proposal to form a broader communication strategy for the ROSS is under development between Green Futures Lab, Resource Media, and The Bullitt Foundation).



2e. Held ongoing presentations and briefings by Watershed Advisory Group to ROSS Executive Committee and broader ROSS leadership.

3a. Outlined preliminary assessment of shared priorities for open space according to existing plans and initial meeting of Watershed Advisory Group.

3b. Briefed Watershed Advisory Group on relevant methods and appropriate analytical tools to help identify best-value projects that achieve multiple benefits and prioritize actions that fulfill shared priorities for open space in the watershed.

3c. Established Draft Watershed Open Space Strategy (WOSS): Early depiction of WOSS proposal including final prioritization process for projects and actions to be conducted based on the ROSS Preliminary Comprehensive Strategy and input from ROSS leadership and local partners.

4a. Developed Ecosystem Services Valuation Framework: A framework or toolkit of evaluation methods that ensures the WOSS facilitates the application of ecosystem services analysis incorporating input from ROSS partner organizations (An Ecosystem Services Task Force is being formed among key research institutes and other key experts to help develop such a framework for the broader ROSS initiative). These methods will be employed to analyze the economic and social benefits of open space investments ranging from improved water quality and climate mitigation/adaptation to increased recreation access and economic development.

4b. Completion of Final WOSS: Utilize prioritization methods to establish a final list of actions and projects to be conducted in the Puyallup White Watershed, a process for building additional momentum, and proposals for linking this to regional scale initiatives and efforts in nearby watersheds. Depict preferred actions within the watershed context and identify their relative costs and benefits in terms of ecosystem services.

4b. Completed Ecosystem Services Report: Supplements the Final WOSS with an assessment of the contribution of the associated proposals to ecosystem services in the Puyallup-White Watershed and the Central Puget Sound region. This should include cost comparisons between traditional infrastructure projects and proposed green infrastructure solutions as well as an assessment of varying outcomes from specific policy scenarios.

Qualitative Evaluation* At the end of the grant, what story do you want to tell and how will you tell it?

The Regional Open Space System is critical for the region’s ecological viability, human health, livability, and economic vitality. The Puyallup-White WOSS is the first of seven watershed-scale strategies that will collectively ensure that the value of open space and green infrastructure is recognized as a primary consideration in broader planning and investment decisions for the Central Puget Sound region. The WOSS will advance on previous activities by bringing a broader group of advocates and interests together to form a comprehensive picture of open space resources, current open space enhancement efforts, prioritization, and watershed scale actions to help build a robust, interconnected, multi-functional open space system.

It is essential that this project communicates an understanding that the region must work collaboratively to preserve and enhance its open space system. The ROSS and its proposals for each watershed will represent an integrated strategy of actions we can take to garner and utilize resources most effectively in that effort. This message will be carried forward through the development of peer-to-peer interactions as part of the Watershed Advisory Group, the refinement of a broader ROSS communications strategy for local application, as well as direct stakeholder and public engagement. The project has also been structured to help find grassroots pathways to carry the message and make participating in the WOSS more approachable by providing resources to help local organizations dedicate staff time and other costs in conducting outreach to their membership.



Anticipated Outcomes:• A set of strategies to achieve an interconnected open space system linking the Puyallup-White

watershed to other watersheds in the region, including visual representations of spatial and other linkages between green infrastructure systems to fulfill open space conservation, amenity, and ecosystem service objectives for the region.

• GIS analysis on the watershed scale.• A strategic list of priority projects and actions that provide mutual and regionally scaled benefits across

ecological, economic and community development, recreation/health, and resource land conservation goals.• A methodology for evaluating the value of ecosystem services performed by open space systems.• An engaged, collaborative and mobilized constituency for open space enhancements across the

watershed.

Together, these outcomes will tell the story of how the value of open space and stewardship of the land plays a part in the sustainability of the region.

Past Work Skip this question if your organization has never received a grant from TRFF. Please provide an update on the most recent grant you have received from The Russell Family Foundation and note if the previous grant is related to the current proposal.

The University of Washington’s Green Futures Lab is fortunate to have an ongoing partnership with TRFF. Two of the most recent grants are the Puget Sound Stormwater Solutions Resource Bank and Web Portal and matching funds for a Washington SeaGrant: Effects of Waterfront Stormwater Solution Prototypes on Water Quality Runoff, both awarded in June 2011. While all three projects work to advance water quality and green infrastructure in the Puget Sound, the ROSS project is not directly related to these past efforts.

The Puget Sound Stormwater Solutions Resource Bank was completed and approved by TRFF on October 15, 2012. We have distributed the feasibility report to numerous local green stormwater advocacy organizations and have received much positive feedback and encouragement to go forward with the full webportal design.

With $35,200 matching funds from TRFF for Effects of Waterfront Stormwater Solution Prototypes on Water Quality Runoff (WSS), the GFL was able to leverage over $734,000 from the Washington Department of Ecology, Washington Sea Grant and Town of Coupeville to design, construct and research an innovative subsurface stormwater wetland in the Town of Coupeville. The project is currently finishing up design and construction documents and is anticipated to begin construction in summer 2013, after which the Russell and SeaGrant funds will allow monitoring to assess the efficacy of this new stormwater treatment technique that is integrated with the provision of quality waterfront public space.

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We no longer use templates for budget or other attachments, please use the format that works best for your organization.

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Organization's Board of Directors* Please upload a current list of the organization's board of directors.



Board_List.pdf

Key Staff* Upload a document with the names, titles and brief biographies of key staff who will be working on this project. Indicate point of contact for grant paperwork in the text box below, including an address and contact information.

Jeffrey Wyatt Raker & Nancy RottleUniversity of WashingtonGreen Futures Research and Design Lab242 Gould Hall, Box 355734Seattle, Washington [email protected]: 206-708-0512O: 206-543-7897Attachment_ROSS_Bios.pdf

Organization Budget* Please upload a copy of your organization's current fiscal year overall budget.

GFL Organization Budget Fiscal 2012.pdf

Project Budget If you are requesting support for a project, please upload a copy of the project budget.

The budget should include how you propose to allocate our grant dollars.

If this is a General Operating Support request, you may skip this upload.

BUDGET_11_25_2012_Puyallup_White_WOSS_Budget.pdf

Balance Sheet* Please upload a current Balance Sheet.

GFL Balance Sheet Fiscal 2012.pdf

Funds Raised* 1. Upload: Please upload a document containing the last three years of income. Please note if you are running on Fiscal Year or Calendar Year and the source of income (foundation grants, individual donors, book sales, etc).

2. Text Box: Please provide detailed information regarding the grants you have received in the most current year (note if it is Fiscal or Calendar). Specifically call out what organization provided the grant as well as the dollar amount and time-frame of the grant. Example: $20,000 grant for 24 months from XYZ Foundation. You may skip this portion if the detail is provided in your upload.

Grants Received in Current Fiscal Year, beginning July 2012:

Grants Received in the Current Fiscal Year

- Regional Open Space Strategy (ROSS) Comprehensive Plan Continuation / Ecosystem Services Framework: $25,000 grant for 9 months from the Bullitt Foundation

- ROSS Watershed Open Space Strategies Technical Services: in-kind consultation and workshop facilitation assistance for one year, from the National Park Service Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance Team

- ScanlDesign Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tour and Valuing Green Infrastructure Symposium: $11,700 grant for October Tour and Symposium, from the ScanlDesign Foundation (complete)



GFL Funds Raised 2009-2012.pdf

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We currently have enough operating and project funds to sustain our organization through the year and beyond, however we are continually seeking out operating funds to ensure that our organization will be sustained.

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Application Files

File Uploads• Board_List.pdf• Attachment_ROSS_Bios.pdf• GFL Organization Budget Fiscal 2012.pdf• BUDGET_11_25_2012_Puyallup_White_WOSS_Budget.pdf• GFL Balance Sheet Fiscal 2012.pdf• GFL Funds Raised 2009-2012.pdf

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERon Sims (Chair), Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council

Thatcher Bailey, Seattle Parks FoundationBrIan Boyle, University of Washington School of Forest ResourcesDennis Canty, American Farmland TrustExecutive Dow Constantine, King CountyKaleen Cottingham, Washington Recreation & Conservation OfficeBarb Culp, Bicycle Alliance of WashingtonMike Deller, The Trust for Public LandBob Drewel, Puget Sound Regional CouncilGene Duvernoy, ForterraDr. David Fleming, Public Health Seattle-King CountyDean Howie Frumkin, University of Washington School of Public HealthCommissioner Charlotte Garrido, Kitsap CountyCommissioner Peter Goldmark, Washington State Department of Natural ResourcesJoanna Grist, Washington Wildlife & Recreation CoalitionJoe Kane, Washington Association of Land TrustsTerry Lavender, King County Conservation Futures Citizen Advisory CommitteeMichael Linde, National Park Service Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance ProgramKjristine Lund, King County Flood Control DistrictRod Mace, United States Forest Service – Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie ForestKelly Mann, Urban Land Institute SeattleExecutive Pat McCarthy, Pierce CountyScott Miller, The Russell Family FoundationGerry O’Keefe, Puget Sound PartnershipRon Shultz, Washington State Conservation CommissionJeannie Summerhays, Washington State Department of EcologyDoug Walker, Seattle Parks FoundationCynthia Welti, Mountains to Sound GreenwayScott Wyatt, The Nature Conservancy

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CO-LEADS

ECOSYSTEMSBob Fuerstenberg, King County DNRP – RetiredCritter Thompson, University of WashingtonDecision Commons

RECREATION & TRAILSJennifer Knauer, Hook Knauer LLC Amy Shumann, Public Health - Seattle & King County

RURAL & RESOURCE LANDSLauren Smith, King County Executive’s OfficeSkip Swenson, Forterra

URBAN & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTBen Bakkenta, Puget Sound Regional Council Joe Tovar, Inova Planning, Communications & Design LLC

ROSS PROJECT TEAM

LEADSJohn Owen, Makers Architecture & Urban Design

Nancy Rottle, Green Futures Research & Design Lab, DirectorFritz Wagner, Northwest Center for Livable Communities

PARTNERSSteve Whitney, The Bullitt FoundationBryan Bowden, National Park Service

Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance Program

STAFFJeffrey W. Raker, Green Futures Research & Design Lab

ROSS Lead PlannerGinger Daniel, Green Futures Research & Design Lab

ROSS Assistant PlannerRyan Ulsberger, Puget Sound Institute

GIS Intern, Summer 2012

ROSS LEADERSHIP

ECOSYSTEMS TAC CO-LEADS Bob Fuerstenberg, King County DNRP – RetiredCritter Thompson, UW Decision Commons

TAC PARTICIPANTSGeorge Blomberg, Port of SeattleGordon Bradley, UW School of Forest ResourcesTaylor Carroll, ForterraDave Cook, GeoengineersNicole Faghin, Faghin ConsultingKeith Folkerts, Kitsap County Natural Resources DivisionAbby Hook, Hook Knauer LLPPeter Hummel, Anchor QEAMark Isaacson, King County Water & Land Resources DivisionGino Luschetti, King County DNRPTom Murdoch, Adopt-A-Stream FoundationSusan O’neil, Puget Sound PartnershipDoug Osterman, Puget Sound PartnershipJames Rasmussen, Duwamish River Cleanup CoalitionElaine Somers, USEPA Region 10Kari Stiles, Puget Sound InstituteJennifer Thomas, ParametrixChris Townsend, Puget Sound Partnership

RURAL + RESOURCE LANDS TAC CO-LEADS Lauren Smith, King County Executive’s OfficeSkip Swenson, Forterra

TAC PARTICIPANTSMelissa Campbell, PCC Farmland TrustRyan Dicks, Pierce CountyMary Embledon, Cascade Harvest CoalitionLeif Fixen, Snohomish Conservation DistrictJoy Garitone, Kitsap Conservation DistrictBrock Howell, FuturewiseJoe Kane, Nisqually Land TrustKirk Kirkland, Pierce County Open Space TaskforceJoan Lee, King County Rural & Regional Services SectionBobbi Lindemulder, Snohomish Conservation DistrictDoug McClelland, Washington State Department of Natural Resources & Mountains to Sound GreenwayJay Mirro, King Conservation DistrictLinda Neunzig, Snohomish County Agricultural ServicesRene Skaggs, Pierce Conservation DistrictSandra Staples-Bortne, Great Peninsula ConservancyDan Stonington, Northwest Natural Resource Group

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

RECREATION + TRAILS TAC CO-LEADSAmy Shumann, Public Health - Seattle & King CountyJennifer Knauer, Hook Knauer LLC

TAC PARTICIPANTSDon Benson, URS CorporationAmy Brockhaus, Mountains to Sound GreenwayKevin Brown, King County Parks DivisionKaren Daubert, Washington Trails AssociationMartha Droge, National Park Service Pacific West RegionJessica Emerson, King County DNRPRobert Foxworthy, King County DNRPDeborah Hinchey, UW School of Public HealthJohn Hoey, Trust for Public LandAmalia Leighton, SVR DesignIan Macek, Washington State Department of TransportationJosh Miller, Bicycle Alliance of WashingtonJane Moore, WA Coalition for Promoting Physical ActivityThomas O’Keefe, American WhitewaterDennis Oost, Kitsap CountyChris Overdorf, ElmLisa Quinn, Feet FirstKimberley Scrivner, Puget Sound Regional CouncilTom Teigen, Snohomish County Parks DirectorDiane Wiatr, City of TacomaDon Willott, North Kitsap Trails AssociationJames Yap, Snohomish County Parks & Recreation

URBAN + COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TAC CO-LEADS Ben Bakkenta, Puget Sound Regional CouncilJoe Tovar, Inova Planning, Communications, & Design LLC

TAC PARTICIPANTSGordon Bradley, UW School of Envir. & Forest ResourcesVicky Clarke, Kitsap Regional Coordinating CouncilAmalia Leighton, SVR DesignDan Dewald, City of BellevueLeif Fixen, Snohomish Conservation DistrictEric Hanson, Port of SeattleGwendolyn High, Washington Wildlife & Recreation CoalitionJohn Hoey, Trust for Public LandMark Hoppen, Snohomish Health DistrictMark Mead, City of Seattle Department of Parks & RecreationJoshua Monaghan, King Conservation DistrictChip Nevins, City of Seattle Parks DivisionRocky Piro, Puget Sound Regional CouncilAndrea Platt-Dwyer, Seattle TilthLauren Smith, King County Executive’s OfficeSean Sykes, NAIOP Sustainable Development CommitteeChris Townsend, Puget Sound PartnershipTim Trohimovich, FuturewiseAlison VanGorp, Forterra

Green Futures Lab Waterfront Stormwater Solutions Proposal

Key Staff Biographies Professor Nancy D. Rottle, RLA Director, Green Futures Research & Design Lab, University of Washington The Green Futures Lab is directed by Professor Nancy D. Rottle, ASLA, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture. Professor Rottle is a registered landscape architect with over fifteen years of leadership roles in professional practice and eight years teaching at the University of Washington. Professor Rottle is uniquely qualified to lead projects that focus on applications to real world issues. She has a wide range of practice experience including large scale GIS-based planning and has won numerous awards for research, planning and design. In 2005 she co-directed Open Space Seattle 2100 (OSS2100), a planning process to develop a 100-year plan for Seattle's green infrastructure which has won an Honor Award for Planning from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Building on the successes of OSS2100, she led a student team to develop innovative green infrastructure prototypes for the City of Seattle (www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Yard_System/Reports/SPU01_003278.asp) and was a pivotal planning team member of the Green Infrastructure Legacy Plan for the city of Lake Forest Park. Professor Rottle is currently conducting research on green infrastructure best practices in New Zealand, supported by a Fulbright Fellowship. Professor Rottle has published numerous papers and book chapters and is currently co-authoring a book on Green Infrastructure for Healthy Communities that has preliminary acceptance by University of Washington Press. She co-edited the Autumn 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Places, presenting international papers that focus on the theme of "Climate Change and Place." Professor Rottle also has a strong history of providing public information; through the Green Futures Lab she has distributed over 1500 copies of Envisioning Seattle's Green Future, available with her students' Green Futures Toolkit on two websites (open2100.org and greenfutures.washington.edu). She has sponsored numerous conference symposia and community-university lecture series and has given scores of presentations to local, national and international communities.

Curriculum Vitae: http://larch.be.washington.edu/people/nancy/nancy.php

Jeffrey W. Raker ROSS Lead Planner, Green Futures Research & Design Lab, University of Washington

Jeff has led the development of the Regional Open Space Strategy over the past year. He has managed a diverse selection of programs involving multiple organization types, an ability to engage external partners and develop strong networks across different sectors and communities, and involvement in both technical planning and business strategy development. He has extensive experience as a planner and economic development professional with Puget Sound Regional Council. Jeff has provided staff support for a regional board of executive level leaders and expert technical panels, large-scale grant and budget management, and contributed to the formation of related public policy. He has been responsible for providing technical planning assistance to over 85 local jurisdictions, providing technical assistance to private projects seeking federal funds, conducting in-depth analytical research, organizing large-scale events, and communicating with the public to solicit insight for related plans, policies, & strategies.

http://larch.be.washington.edu/people/nancy/nancy.php

Green Futures Lab Waterfront Stormwater Solutions Proposal

John Owen Partner, Makers Architecture & Urban Design LLP John Owen has provided senior leadership on the Regional Open Space Strategy beginning with early scoping to determine how the initiative could contribute to existing planning efforts in the area. He maintains his involvement in both a voluntary and professional capacity. John is an early Makers partner. His work is focused on urban design, and he has become increasingly involved in regional and statewide issues planning, with projects ranging from helping the State prepare a new WAC for the Shoreline Management Act to working with Puget Sound Regional Council in the development of regional environmental management and urban design strategies. Bryan Bowden Community Outreach Planner, National Park Service Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance Bryan Bowden is a community planner with the National Park Service who works in a shared position between Mount Rainier National Park and the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program of the National Park Service. He has worked for the National Park Service for over thirty years and has experience in various partnership and outreach programs including RTCA, Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Planning (SCORP), Federal Lands to Parks, and long distance trail management. He also served as a Project Manager for the Pierce County Open Space Task Force. Mr. Bowden holds a Masters degree in Outdoor Recreation Resources Administration from George Williams College in Downers Grove, Illinois. Fritz Wagner Director, NW Center for Livable Communities, University of Washington Faculty profile: http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/people/faculty/departmental/profiles/wagner.html

http://urbdp.be.washington.edu/people/faculty/departmental/profiles/wagner.html

Green Futures Lab Fiscal Year 2012 Budget11/25/12

Balance Forward Income Expenditures RemainingGFL Cost Center $21 $23,917 $2,700 $21,238WSS Sea Grant $56,750 $0 $56,750Global Green $21,712 $0 $21,712Green Infrastructure SDF Interns $54,820 $6,400 $57,772 $3,448ScanlDesign Scholars $23,735 $0 $23,735Stormwater Solutions Ph 2 $24,932 $11,835 $11,903ROSS -‐ Bullitt Ph.2 $16,774 $16,774 $0ROSS -‐ Ph. 3 $0 $25,000 $2,620 $23,285Stormwater Portal $6,660 $6,449 $211Seagrant Match Russell $35,200 $0 $35,200Stormwater Tour + Symposium $11,700 $6,556 $5,144Gift $2,500 $0 $2,500Green Wall $96,985 $97,118 -‐$133

Work Element 2: Watershed Open Space Strategies

Stage 1: Feb 2013 - Feb 2014

Watershed Open Space Strategy 1 (+2)

Line Item Hours/week # weeks Rate

Lead Planner 30 32 29.00 27,840$

Assistant Planner 10 32 17.50 5,600$

Faculty 2 32 57.00 3,648$

Senior Leadership 1 32 160.00 5,120$ (Contract with Makers)

Printing + Event Budget 4,800$

Local Sub-Grants 5,000$

52,008$

In-kind Contribution Hours/week # weeks Rate

National Park Service 25,500$ (Dedicated Technical Assistance)

Makers 3 32 160.00 15,360$ (Volunteer time by Makers)

WOSS Advisory Group 12 12 100.00 14,400$ (6 meetings)

WOSS Leads 12 6 100.00 7,200$

PSU Ecosystem Services 20 4 100.00 8,000$ (PSU IGERT students)

In-Kind 62,460$

Additional Grant Requests To Be Submitted For Broader ROSS Initiative in 2013:

Bullitt Foundation - Ecosystem Services Framework ~ 50,000$

Bullitt Foundation - Comm. Strategy (Resource Media) ~ 50,000$

NFWF/Wells Fargo Envir. Solutions for Communities ~ 200,000$

DOE/DOC Watershed Restoration & Protection Grant ~ 100,000$

GFL Balance Sheet 11.24.12

ASSETS LIABILITIES

remaining budgetanticipated to spend FY 2012 or later

Grants WSS Sea Grant $56,750 $56,750Global Green $21,712 $21,712Intern $1,489 $7,400Scholars $23,735 $23,735WaterfrontStormwater $11,903 $11,902ROSS $23,285 $23,285Portal $211Seagrant match Russell $35,200 $35,200Stormwater travel $5,144 $5,000Gift $2,500 $2,500Green Wall -‐$133 $1,000

GFL Operating $21,238 $16,000

Accts. ReceivableIntern $6,400

Pending ContractCoupeville / DOE $85,412 $85,412Totals $294,846 $289,896

Green Futures Lab Last 3 years of IncomeNov 2009 -‐ Nov. 2012 2009-‐ 2010 2010-‐ 2011 2011 -‐ 2012Projects GFLEdmonds $31,000TKFF $23,917Donation $2,500

GrantsRegional Open Space Strategy Ph. 1 $30,000Regional Open Space Strategy Ph. 2 $50,000Regional Open Space Ecosystems $25,000ScanlDesign Internship $62,000 $66,000 $61,000Stormwater Tour $11,700WA Sea Grant (awarded) $128,839Sea Grant Match $35,200Stormwater Solutions Ph. 1 $58,200Stormwater Solutions Ph. 2 $50,000Green Wall Feasibility & Design $10,185Green Wall Construction $86,800Stormwater Web Portal $10,000TOTAL $150,200 $383,724 $208,417

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