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Consent Agenda
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Febl1lary 14, 2012
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
Taml Pokorny, Environmental Health Specialist II
SUBJECT: Agenda Item - Nomination of Scott Brinton, Ray Hunter
and Lorna Smith to the Conservation Futures CitIzen
Oversight Committee
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Conservation Futures CItlzen Oversight Committee (CF Committee) Chair Fred Weinmann, VIce
Chair John Wood and Taml Pokorny would like to recommend that Scott Brinton, Ray Hunter
and Lorna Smith each be appoInted to serve a 4-year term to the Committee, thereby filling the
"open interest" seat vacated by Crystle KIsler and creating two new Interest seats that ali expire
In 2016.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
The open interest vacancy on the CF Committee was advertised in the The Leaderon November
2. Three people expressed Interest by the November 30 deadline.
Fred Weinmann, John Wood and Taml Pokorny reviewed the appllcatlon materials and, on
December 20, Interviewed the candIdates Individually. The group felt that each candIdate
possesses qualities and expertise that would benefit the work of the CF Committee. Mr.
Weinmann and Mr. Wood requested that staff look Into the possibility of creating two additional
seats to accommodate possIble appointments of all three candIdates. We have been advised by
coundl that there Is no legal barrier to Increasing the size of the committee from 11 to 13. The
other CF Committee members were informaliy queried by phone, and there were no serious
objectlons to the Increase.
Scott Brinton:
Mr. Brinton is co-owner of Mystery Bay Farm, a local producer of award-winning goat cheese,
and former Environmental ScIence faculty at Peninsula Coliege. He has a master's degree in
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natural history and education and an undergraduate degree in sustainable agriculture. He's very
familiar with native wildlife and vegetation and, for the past five years, has engaged local youth
In natural history explorations and traditional skills development. Mr. Brinton would like to
represent Agriculture on the CF Committee.
Ray Hunter:
Mr. Hunter Is retired from his sailing charter business In 2002. Since then, he has been an
active community volunteer and board member for the Jefferson County Democrats, the
Substance Abuse Advisory Board, the North Olympic Salmon Coalition, WSU Stream Keepers
and Beach Watchers, and the Olympic Forest Wildlife Coalition among others. He was born In
Jefferson County and grew up on Discovery Bay. He has seen the changes to local fisheries,
forests and farms and Is Interested In retaining and restoring these resources. Mr. Hunter would
like to represent Fallow Farms on the CF Committee.
Lorna Smith:
Ms. Smith Is recently arrived to Port Townsend from Snohomlsh County where she worked for
the Public Works Department. She has extensive experience with the conservation futures
program there reviewing and rating projects. She has lifelong ties to the Olympic Peninsula and
worked with Eleanor Stopps In the 1980s to protect seabird habitat on Protection Island. She
and her husband own a small tour company that brings birders to Costa RIca. Ms. Smith holds a
degree In Environmental Studies and has served on the boards of the Seattle Audubon Society,
Snohomlsh Wetlands Alliance and a member of the WDFW Non-game Advisory Coundl and
Lands Management Coundl and she was past executive director of the WA Wildlife and
Recreation Coalition. Ms. Smith would like to represent Ecotourism on the CF Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT ICOST BENEm ANALYSIS:
There Is no fiscal Impact to the county's General Fund for appointing Scott Brinton, Ray Hunter
and/or Lorna Smith to serve on the CF Committee.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH management recommends the BoCC appoint each of the candidates to a four-year term
on the Conservation Futures Cltlzen OVersight Committee.
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