2023-04-20 DRAFT Joint Meeting Exh B (Proposed Amendments to PC Ruls 8 & 9)

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VITOUSEK: Yeah. KANUHA: I know there's been a bunch that's been there, and I know there's been certain things that have come up before that require a new arc survey with anything on a new application even if there's something that was previously done in the 90's, 80's or even early2000's. VITOUSEK: Yes, so, even if it's not a requirement to be submitted by an archaeologist but if we have the criteria that needs to be submitted in order to be considered. Then if it's a qualified archaeologist submitting that the County is more likely to agree with it versus requiring them to go back to SHPD and go through the process sequentially and — KNOWLES: Essentially it streamlines the process potentially. VITOUSEK: Potentially. KNOWLES: And takes the onus off of the Planning Department to sort of track. VITOUSEK: So, the thing there is we've often gotten hung up where Planning Department has received an application or something and it goes to SHPD for review and they're unable to complete the review in the statutory time period. But the Planning Department's unable to move forward because they don't have the internal expertise to make a determination on a historic property and if there's a process and I don't know exactly what that would be. Where someone can submit a letter of determination from a qualified archaeologist that the Planning Department can then use to forward to SHPD, request the determination and if SHPD doesn't meet their statutory deadline then the Planning Department can move forward with the application in the statutory time period and having considered the effect of historic properties. I mean that's what the rules say. So, we just need to have that process where we can do that, and I don't know what that is. We are a volunteer Board that looked at this for what a few hours yesterday. KERN: Yeah, so I would say just thinking out loud here, right, in order to effectuate that you'd either have to have a licensed archaeologist submit something ideal a recon or the Department would have to have a licensed archaeologist on staff to be able to make that professional review. Right. Kind of one or the other because we're not professionals in that. It's hard to make that full determination. VITOUSEK: Yeah, it's hard to be, I mean, yes. It's hard to make that determination without that expertise. I think you could and technically it's the agency official with all federal projects, it's the agency official who's responsible for making the determination. The professional archaeologists, whoever they may be, they're recommending to the agency official. KERN: Sure, and when a license archaeologist makes a recommendation it's a lot easier for the agency official to say, yes,we concur with that. 16 EXHIBIT B (DRAFT)