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Home My WebLink AboutM111510 (.)~/~o~~ ~..../~SON.Q.O'~.. ~~'9~. u\ <::s/"" ... \~\ =,~ " . I""" ( " ... ....:: I '..) District No. I Commissioner: Phil .Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan District No.3 Commissiontr: .John Austin COllnty Administrator: Philip Morley Clerk olthe Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of November 15,2010 Chairman David Sullivan called the meeting to order at the appointed time in the presence of Commissioner Phil Johnson and Commissioner John Austin. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions: The man killed by the goat in the National Park was a loss to the community; the problem with wild animals in residential areas is bigger than people realize and people need to be warned about these dangers when they move here; in the recent election the District 3 Commissioner only received 45% of the vote in his district and a change is needed to the way people are elected in this County; the people in this County want government to succeed and there are people here that voted for the person that is working hard to make sure that Jefferson County succeeds; the County is obligated to pay prosecution costs on all cases that are brought forward and there is proseeutorial discretion in what is brought to trial; questions have to be raised about the cases that the Prosecutor elect has said will he prosecuted: there is a fundamental unfairness in the boundaries of the Commissioner districts in this County; all County processes should be examined to eliminate redundancy and time lines for permit review and issuance need to be established; thcre is a LVP A appeal in Kitsap County which will not be pursued by Security Services Northwest and "rule 60" for misconduct and fraud means that a damage case has no statute oflimitations when fraud is involved; records were supposedly withheld by the Department of Community Development because a lawyer told the DCD Director to withhold them; and some County employees have turned offthe e-mail feature that allows a sender to be notified that an e-mail was received by the person to whom it was sent and this needs to be addressed by the COlmty. ~ k. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. I. AGREEME~T NO. C14950, Amendment ~o. 26 re: 2007-2011 Consolidated Contract; An Additional Amount of $ 140,474.00 for a Total of $2,534,934.00 Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of1-lealth AGREEME~T NO. G0700097, Amendment No.7 re: Quileene-Snow Watershed Implementation Phase 4; A Reduction by $557.99 for a Total 01'$324,114.01: Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of Ecology AGREEME~T, Amendment ~o. 1 re: Accounting and PaYTOll Services; Amending fhe Fee Schedule Not to Exceed $5,000.00; Jefferson County Auditor; Jefferson County Library Payment of Jefferson County VoucherslWarrants Dated November 8, 2010 Totaling $514,946.87 and Dated l\ovember 9, 2010 Totaling $6,880.54 Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated November 5,2010 Totaling $766,605.48 and AlP Warrants Done by Payroll Dated November 5, 2010 Totaling $608,708.91 , ~. 4. 5. Page 1 Commissioncrs Meeting Minutes: Week of November 15.2010 . . ~~ I;:,: ,(\ \~'?5;i>/ COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners and the County Administrator each provided updates on the following items: Commissioner Johnson: Yesterday thc new ferry was inauguratcd on the Port T ownsend/Keystonc run; people don't trust the State Department of Ecology especially thc farmers that live on the east side of the State. Chairman Sullivan: there was support trom the legislaturc for gctting the new ferries so that there will be 2 ferries on the Port Townsend/Keystone run in the future; the PRTPO is considering putting ferry services back on the top of the priority list oftransportation issues as well as thc SR 20 corridor study; there were discussions at the WSAC meeting last week on the Sccure Rural Schools funding and there were many new Commissioners at these meetings; WSAC is made up of Commissioners that work for the common needs of Counties and there are budget issues across all the counties in the Statc; future health care needs will change many programs for example OlyCap is looking into developing a ncw hcalth clinic based on the new health carc regulations; NACO is looking for people to serve on the national committees on health care: and many State organizations are looking at their involvement in national issues due to budget constraints; and there was discussion at WSAC among neighboring Counties about the possibility of sharing resources including staff. Commissioner Austin: County Commissioners work on Committees that address issues that benefit the whole State; the State Board of Health is working on disease rules and it is illegal to have certain types of pets so that rabics doesn't spread beyond the bat population in this State. Countv Administrator Philip Morlev noted that he will conduct a visioning session after the fIrst of the ycar to discuss how the County can deliver services in the futurc with diminished resources and the proposed 2011 budget will be available to the public on Wednesday. HEARING; Propo.~ed Resolution Granting a Franchise to Install the Dosewallip.~ State Park Sewer Line on County Right-oj-Way; Washington State Parks: Jim Pcarson, Public Works Development Rcview Planning Project Coordinator, reported that the franchise is for a pipe to take sewage from the State Park across COlmty road right of way to a treatment site in Brinnon. There has been a permit issued on thc sewer system itself. The franchise is a lease of County right of way for the sewer systcm pipes and is in effect for a period of25 years. This is a non-exclusive franchise and is similar to franchises issued for many public utilities such as the PUD or a water system. Thc franchise can be transferred. The public comment period ",ill remain open until Friday and Public Works will compile the comments and make any changes to the franchise that are appropriate. The final franchise resolution will be back to the Board for consideration on December 6, 2011. In answer to a question from Chairman Sullivan, Jim Pearson explained that a franchise is when a public right of way is "leased" while an easement is on land owned by the County or a private party. This action is the County's response to the application submitted by Washington State Parks. The discussion turned to the ability of the residents of Brinnon to tie into this system in the future. County Administrator Philip Morley pointed out that the issue before thc Commissioners in this hearing is limited to the franchise and does not deal with the possible expansion of the system in the future for the residents of Brinnon. Allan Papp, Environmental Engineer for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission explained how the system is configured and will work. The Chair opcned the public hearing. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of November 15, )010 (~'\ (,~ .C', I ",' ",,:;;,y John McKav, Brinnon, stated that people that have small properties have difficulty maintaining their septic systems wbich is what will keep the river and Hood Canal clean and he hopes that redundancies are minimized to kecp the cost down for people that want to hook to tbe system in the future, Port Tovmsend Leader Rcporter James Robinson askcd questions about the treatment facility.:'vIr. Papp, explain cd bow the system works. JeffCorev, Brinnon, said that he understands that the effluent will eventually make it back to the river. There are tide flats between the sewer treatment plant and the river and he docsn't feci that the residents and commercial businesses of Brinnon will be helping with the flows. John McKay reiterated that this is a long tcrm facility and the intensity on all communities is going to grow. Brinnon needs this investment in the community for the long term. Hearing no further commcnts the Chair closed thc public hearing and advised that written comments will be acccpted until Friday!\'ovember 19,2010 at 4:30 p.m, or postmarked by November 19. Jim Pearson reported that Public Works will preparc a response to comments and bring the resolution for the franchise back to the Board for consideration. Ifthere is a recommendation for changes to the resolution the item will be scheduled for the regular session or if there are no changes to the resolution it will be placed on the Consent Agenda on December 6, 2010. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING: The meeting was recessed at the conclusion of the business schedule in the morning. All three Commissioners were present when the Chair called the meeting back to order at I :30 p.m. for the tollo,^,ing workshops and other topics: I) Shorcline Master Program (SMP); Responsiveness Summary; 2) Public Records Act and Electronic Rccords; 3) Calcndar Coordination; 4) 20] I Budget Update: and 5) miscellaneous items, NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Johnson moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:47 p.m, until the next regularly schedulcd meeting or properly noticed special meeting. Commissioncr Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote, MEETING ADJGlURNED . . \ . . . ", , JEFFERSON COUNTY BOAZD~" c~" ]1PONERS .(2 ~~ Davi Su lnan, Chair ,itll pith Jo~er SEAL: .... \ t ", , . I " \ ! " .>r I .) (; ;. n ....",,~ ~___j ATTEST:'...;)'..',. '^ i.// ,- t~- Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board J"~t&k Page 3