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Home My WebLink AboutM021411 District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan District No. 3 Commissioner: John Austin County Administrator: Philip Morley Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaoey MINUTES Week of February 14, 2011 Chairman John Austin called the meeting to order at the appointed time in the presence of Commissioner David Sullivan and Commissioner Phil Johnson. A moment of silence was observed for 2 employees who passed away last week: Art Bliss, Public Works and Jodi Cossell, Assessor's Office. PUBliC COMMENT PERIOD: The following connents were made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions: . Jodi Cossell was generational to the community and a request was made that a counselor be appointed to provide some assistance for employees, especially in the Assessor's Office. The emotional and economic impact to the family will be tremendous. What about life insurance for employees? A suggestion was made the flag be lowered to half staff sometime this week. . With regard to the complaint against Philip Morley about Proposition No.1, when he made a presentation to the Grange about it he gave factual and unbiased information. The actual inflation rate is 7-10% not the 1-2% the government reports and a quarter of the high paying jobs in the County are government jobs. Two more stores went out of business along Water Street and within 5 years we will be paying $8/gallon for gas. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve all of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. HEARING NOTICE: Amending the 2011 - 2016 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program; Hearing Scheduled for February 28,2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers 2. AGREEMENT: 2011 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Grant Funding; In the Amount of $22,714.00; Forks ChamberofConnerce 3. AGREEMENT: Develop and/or Update Farm Conservation Plans; In the Amount of $133,000.00; Jefferson County Public Health; Jefferson County Conservation District 4. AGREEMENT: Near Shore Restoration Design, Permitting and Related Services for Maynard Beach, Discovery Bay and Eastern Jefferson County; In the Amount of$109,133.00; Washington state University Extension; North Olympic Salmon Coalition 5. . AGREEMENT: Development Review Services; In the Amount of $50.00 per hour Plus Travel; Jefferson County Department of Connunity Development; City ofPoulsbo 6. AGREEMENT, Interlocal: Peninsula Regional Support Network; Revenue Amount Not Specified; Jefferson County Arlmini~trator; Kitsap County; C1al1am County; Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe 7. UTILITY EASEMENT NO. A142500PRC1: Construction and Maintenance of the Dosewallips State Park Sewer Facility; Jefferson County Public Works; Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 8. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated February 4,2011 Totaling $797,577.11 and AP Warrants Done by Payroll Dated February 7, 2011 Totaling $631,871.52 Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of February 14, 2011 /&Il'l'" (:~~;) COM11fISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSiON: The Commissioners each provided updates on the following items: Commissioner Johnson reported that he testified at the Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Gravel Extraetion Tax bill in Olympia last week; the State has determined that 50% ofthe sand and gravel extraction tax would go to transportation fund and the other 50% would go to the General Fund. The WSAC Legislative Steering Committee meeting is this wcck in Olympia and the Coastal Caucus meeting is right aftcr it so he will not be at the County Board of lIealth meeting. Commissioncr Austin noted that he was in Olympia last Friday and met with several representatives about public health and mcntal health legislation; the bill that would have negatively impacted our local substance abuse treatment center has been changed to only apply to larger counties. The Board of Goddard College will be here on Friday to look at the plans for Fort Worden. As the State is trying to balance its' budget there are large numbers of people attending the Leglislature asking for funding for specific programs. Commissioner Sullivan rcported that there are several bills that will impact funding for mental health services and he was in Olympia discussing that with our legislators. State grants may be negatively impacted as the legislature balances thc State budget There are many changes happening at the Statc and Federal levels which will impact local programs and services. He ",ill be attending a "Community Conversation" in Quilccne this weekend. Philip Morlev noted that tomorrow at II am. thcre will be a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners to consider authorization of a $2.1 million bond issue for the Port Hadlock sewer and a Jeff Com tower installation. Requestfor Board Confirmation; Recommended Selection for Public Defense Services: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the staff recommendation to select Jefferson Associated Counsel (lAC) as the County's provider of Public Defense Services. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in December and a pre bid conference was held in January. The RFP was issucd with clarifications and corrections. Four firms submitted proposals in response to the RFP and were all intcrviewed. The RFP included a rating shcet for reviewing the proposals. The rating sheet included recognition of the State Bar Standards for Indigent Defcnsc serviccs that set the caseload for attorneys dependent on the type of case and whether the case was in the District or Superior Court. Firms were also asked to providc a proposal for each of three scenarios: 1) provide services for all 3 courts; 2) provide services for just District Court; and 3) provide services for Superior and Juvenile Court. A panel including Court Administrators for Superior and District Court, the GAL Coordinator for Juvenile Court, the IIR Manager and the County Administrator conductcd intcrviews of all four respondcnts. J AC scored the highest of the four. The possibility of splitting the work between two respondents was also reviewed with consideration for potential cost savings in the area of conflict case expenses. In view of thc difference in the scoring and the qualifications, it didn't makc scnsc to dividc the contract. The recommendation is to stay with one. firm. Commissioner Sullivan asked how the connict cases would be handled with one firm selected? The Courts will handle the assignment of Counsel to conflict cases as they do now, Philip Morley advised, but noted that he is considering the possibility of a contract with several attorneys to handle the conf1ict cases. There is no way to know if that will save money. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of February 14,2011 .y,;;.]-i0 (;'~ {\ \,) .-..-/) 'Z-",;:"j Commissioner Sullivan moved to confirm the selection of Jefferson Associatcd Counsel and direct staff to negotiate a contract with JAC and if a contract cannot be negotiatcd staff will negotiate with the next mtcd and qualificd firm. Commissioner Johnson scconded the motion. Commissioner Sullivan stated that he hasn't heard of any problems with the quality of defense that people have received from JAC. Philip Morley added that the contract that is being negotiated includes improvements to these services such as an attorney for initial appearances in District Court. Another particular strength of JAC is that they have an "in-house" investigator. Commissioner Austin commended the County Administrator for the process that was developed for this RFP. The Chair called for a vote on the motion. Thc motion carried by a unanimous vote. County Administrator Briefing Session: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following items: Letter: Urginl? the President to Restore and ClaritV the Clean Water Act Protections: Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the letter to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality urging the Clean Water Act protections be restorcd and clarified. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Condolence Letters to Families of Two Countv Emvlovees: Commissioncr Johnson moved to approve letters of condolence to the families of Arthur Bliss and Jodi Cossell. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous votc. . Calendar Coordination Continucd Planning for 2011 . Legislative Update Miscellancous Items . Future Agenda Items NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Johnson moved and Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion to adjourn thc meeting at 4:04 p.m. until the next regularly scheduled meeting or properly noticed special meeting. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. MEETiNG ADJOURNED , . . JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <irL 17// Joik Austin, Chair , . ,i . j I) 'l ...... /j , '(Ill/I. Phil l07. ; :"')M;~h..C...r. ... .. ~~~b~ " David Sullivan, Member .;0.;\ <.," SEAL: ATTEST: ~~~c6Q~ Clerk of the Board Page 3