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Home My WebLink About100625M (0 • 9S 1INO O MINUTE S Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting — October 6, 2025, 9:00 a.m. Jefferson County Courthouse—Commissioners' Chambers 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (Hybrid) CALL TO ORDER: Chair Heidi Eisenhour and Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nollette participated in the meeting. Commissioner Greg Brotherton was absent. Chair Eisenhour called the meeting to order at the appointed time. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Eisenhour called for public comments, and five comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments. Fire Marshall Phil Cecere provided an update on the burn regulations. Jefferson County is going from a High Fire level to a Moderate Fire level until October 15, 2025, barring any type of severe drying out or warmer weather, which is not anticipated. As of October 1, 2025, small campfires are now allowed. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Dudley-Nollette moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Chair Eisenhour seconded the motion. The motion carried. 1. HEARING NOTICE re: 2025 Budget Appropriations; Various County Departments, Hearing to be held Monday, October 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers located at 1820 Jefferson St. Port Townsend, WA(HYBRID) 2. RESOLUTION NO. 64-1006-25R re: In the matter of cancelation of unclaimed warrants 3. RESOLUTION NO. 65-1006-25R re: In the matter of finding and determination to declare certain personal property as surplus and authorize disposal 4. RESOLUTION NO. 66-1006-25R re: In the matter of approving equipment rental and revolving fund rental rates for the 2026 calendar year 5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING re: Articulating shared intention for economic development; County Administrator;North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Coalition 6. AGREEMENT re: Dosewallips Rocky Brook final design; In the amount of$286,000; Public Health; Recreation and Conservation Office(RCO) Salmon Recovery Funding (SRF) Board 7. AGREEMENT re: Nurse Family Partnership—staff, training and supervision support; In the amount of$196,862; Public Health; Kitsap Public Health District 8. AGREEMENT re: Social support services; In the amount of$45,000; Public Health; MCS Counseling Group 9. AGREEMENT re: Commercial Property Assessed Energy Resiliency (C-PACER); In the amount of$100,000; DCD; Pacific ECS, LLC 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2025 10. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Quilcene Skatepark Project; Additional amount of $206,657 for a total of$972,920; Public Works; Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office 11. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee support; Additional amount of$99,348 and revised Statement of Work; Public Health; Washington State Department of Fish& Wildlife 12. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Recruiting,job description and application platform for Jefferson County Employment; Inclusion of sales tax; County Administrator; Governmentjobs.com (NEOGOV) 13. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 2 re: Ensuring the survey, control and monitoring of noxious weeds in Jefferson County State Parks; Additional amount of$10,000 for a total of$50,203; WSU Extension; Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 14. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 4 re: Executive search services; Additional amount of$3,000 for a total of$147,499; County Administrator; Prothman 15. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 8 re: Consolidated Contracts; Public Health; Washington State Department of Health 16. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT re: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board (IDDAB); Steve Kemper 17. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS (2)re: 1) Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee (MRC)—District 1: Tim Behrenfeld; and 2) City of Port Townsend: Steve King 18. LETTER OF SUPPORT re: Washington State Department of Natural Resources Trust Land Transfer(TLT)proposals#1 and#2 to permanently preserve acreage in the Dabob Bay Natural Area boundaries 19. APPROVAL OF JURY VOUCHER: Dated September 25, 2025 and totaling $758.00 20. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated October 3, 2025 and totaling $2,607.042.43 21. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANTS: Dated September 22, 2025, and totaling $977,843.39 and Dated October 6, 2025 and totaling $1,222,771,97 PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the month of October 2025 as Resilience Awareness Month: Chair Eisenhour and Commissioner Dudley-Nollette read the proclamation aloud. Commissioner Dudley-Nollette moved to approve the proclamation as read. Chair Eisenhour seconded the motion. The motion carried. Clallam Resilience Project member Minnie Whalen, Olympic Peninsula YMCA Vice President of Social Impact Anne Dean, and Community Health Director Denise Banker were present for the reading of the proclamation. Ms. Whalen and Ms. Dean provided information on upcoming events and thanked the Commissioners for approving the proclamation. PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the week of October 5-11,2025 as Mental Illness Awareness Week: Chair Eisenhour and Commissioner Dudley-Nollette read the proclamation aloud. Commissioner Dudley-Nollette moved to approve the proclamation as read. Chair Eisenhour seconded the motion. The motion carried. National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) local chapter member Val Phimister and NAMI member Patrick Johnson were present to provide information on NAMI activities and thanked the Commissioners for their support. 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2025 PUBLIC HEALTH and EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE: Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry provided information regarding public health in Jefferson and Clallam County. She emphasized that mental health is connected to physical health and highlighted suicide prevention through community awareness. She provided updates on infectious diseases, noting ongoing COVID-19 activity with reduced hospitalizations, the importance of flu and RSV vaccinations, and challenges in accessing COVID-19 vaccines for children due to federal distribution delays. She also addressed broader issues, including risks to WIC funding from the federal shutdown, misinformation around autism and Tylenol, cuts to public health research, and the West Coast Health Alliance's efforts to provide trustworthy, evidence-based guidance. Emergency Management Director Willie Bence highlighted the upcoming Great Washington Shakeout on October 16, 2025 at 10:16 a.m., encouraging everyone to practice "drop, cover, and hold on" during the statewide earthquake drill to build preparedness and muscle memory. He also noted that Jefferson County will test the Nixle alert system and All Hazards Alert and Broadcast(AHAB) sirens during the drill, and invited the community to the East Jefferson Fire and Rescue Fest that Saturday. WORKSHOP re: 2026 Emergency Management Budget: Emergency Management Director Willie Bence was present to provide information on his 2026 proposed budget. He answered questions posed by the Board and Finance Director Judy Shepherd. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: Commissioner Dudley-Nollette discussed recent meetings she attended. HEARING re: Emergency Appropriations: Finance Director Judy Shepherd was present for the hearing. She noted that at a recent Budget Committee meeting, she was alerted that a couple of funds were over-budget, which prompted the need for the emergency appropriation hearing. She explained the funding requests for the following departments: Fund 140—Law Library and Fund 148/149—Affordable Housing/Homeless Housing. She answered questions posed by the Board. Chair Eisenhour opened the floor to allow for public testimony, and the following individuals provided testimony: Tom Thiersch—Jefferson County, and Jean Ball—Quilcene. Hearing no further testimony, Chair Eisenhour closed the public hearing. After deliberations, Commissioner Dudley-Nollette moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 67-1006-25R re: Approving 2025 Emergency Budget Appropriations for two County departments. Chair Eisenhour seconded the motion. The motion carried. WORKSHOP re: Potential updates to the DCD Fee Schedule re: Repetitive Build Program and technology fee: Building Code Official/Fire Marshall Phil Cecere, DCD Technician Gabe Shepherd, and Central Services Director Shawn Frederick were present to provide information on the Repetitive Build Program. Official Cecere noted that the Mason Street Project is in the preliminary plat phase, and representatives of that project were present. Staff provided a presentation and answered questions posed by the Board. County Administrator Josh Peters proposed holding a second workshop on this topic to have a full exploration of how we're doing with EPL. 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 6, 2025 WORKSHOP re: RFP for Community Center Management: Central Services Director Shawn Frederick was present to brief the Board on an update regarding the RFP for Community Center Management. Commissioners reviewed the near-final RFP to select operators for the community centers: Tri-Area, Quilcene, and Brinnon, incorporating prior feedback to include youth programming, space for WSU Extension activities, and stronger facility-maintenance requirements, with a goal of releasing the RFP as soon as today. They suggested small edits for clarity and consistency and discussed allowing flexible contract terms: roughly 1-5 years with possible extensions. The Board expressed desire to move quickly to enable responses, negotiations, and an agreement by year-end. The meeting was recessed at 11:54 a.m. and reconvened at 12:00 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the month of October 2025 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month and acknowledgment of local businesses employing those experiencing disabilities: Chair Eisenhour and Commissioner Dudley-Nollette read aloud the proclamation and the list of businesses that employ those with developmental disabilities in Jefferson County. Commissioner Dudley-Nollette moved to approve the proclamation. Chair Eisenhour seconded the motion. The motion carried. Staff and a representative of Cascade Community Connections were present to comment on the proclamation and thank local businesses. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION - Continued: The Commissioners and County Administrator continued discussing recent meetings they attended, miscellaneous topics, and reviewed upcoming meetings. EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 12:40 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. Chair Eisenhour announced that the Executive Session will be held from 12:41 p.m. to 12:51 p.m. regarding Attorney-Client Privilege, Potential Litigation under exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. Staff present: County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (DPA), Civil DPA, and Central Services Director. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting 12:51 p.m. There was no proposed action, and therefore no public comment taken on this topic. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION-Continued: The Commissioners and County Administrator continued discussing recent meetings they attended, miscellaneous topics, and reviewed upcoming meetings. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Eisenhour adjourned the meeting at 1:17 p.m. until the next regular meek yw'spial meeting as properly noticed. . o •Miss.......... ....... 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