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Home My WebLink AboutM111411 District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Snllivan District No.3 Commissioner: John Austin County Administrator: Philip Morley Clerk of the Board: Elizabeth Hill MINUTES Week of November 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. PUBliC COMMENT PERIOD: The following are a summary of comments made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions: . A citizen asked the Board to be transparent as to what their rules are during the Commissioners . meetings; . A citizen stated the Board has the discretion on who is allowed to speak while conducting business of the meeting; . A citizen stated that all citizens should fight for the freedom of speech and the Board should not cut people off, it is rude; spoke in favor of the new policy in place in the Prosecuting Attorney's office not allowing plea bargaining in District Court; an autopsy should have been done on a deceased body that was found in Kai Tai park last week; . A citizen stated there are not any ~entific documents to support the Climate Action Committee's Plan and if the plan is approved it will result in the Port Townsend Paper Mill closing; . A citizen asked the board to read a book regarding global warming and stated there is no scientific evidence that global warming is a problem; . A citizen urged the Board to wait to adopt the Climate Action Plan as the County does not have any money to support the committee's recommendations and the plan will result in the Port Townsend Paper Mill's closure; . A citizen stated the County needs jobs because a depression is coming that will be greater than the Great Depression; Israel and Iran are about to be at war with each other which will result in gas costing twice as much; China is becoming a super power country; . A citizen stated global warming is real and asked the Board to rely on information from the International Academy of Science; . A citizen asked the Board not to approve the Climate Action Plan and the UN appears to not have credibility; and . A citizen asked the Board to allow public comment period to be extended as there are citizens driving from far away only to not have a chance to speak. Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of November 14, 2011 ~ ~ APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve all items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried by a nmmimous vote. 1. AGREEMENT NO. G1200127: Northeast Jefferson Clean Water Project; In the Amount of $399,581.00; Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of Ecology 2. AGREEMENT: Conservation Futures Project; Carlson Chimacum Creek Acquisition; In the Amount of $26,550.00; Jefferson County Public Health; Jefferson Land Trust 3. AGREEMENT: Conservation Futures Project; Winona Basin - Bloedel Project; In the Amount of$42,700.00; Jefferson County Public Health; Jefferson Land Trust 4. AGREEMENT: Jury+ Management System Software; In the Amount of$I,969.00; Jefferson County Clerk; Jury System Incorporated 5. AGREEMENT NO. 180-543-1858, Change Order No.1: Hoh Shop Roof Retrofit Project; Additional Amount of$I,035.96 for a Total Amount of $56,337.74; Jefferson County Public Works; PHC Construction, LLC 6. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING NO. FY2009-PU-T9-K044: Grant Funding; Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA) Homeland Security Port Security Grant Program (pSGP); In the Amount of $232,890.00; Jefferson County Sheriff; Northwest Maritime Advisory Service, d/b/a Marine Exchange ofPuget Sound 7. AGREEMENT: 2012 Shelter and Related Animal Services; No Dollar Amount; Jefferson County Sheriff/County Administrator; Humane Society of Jefferson County 8. AGREEMENT: 2011-2013 Economic Development Services; In the Amount of$62,500.00; Jefferson County Administrator; Economic Development Council Team Jefferson (Never Fully Executed - Repealed and Replaced by Agreement Approved on December 19, 2011) 9. Payment of Jefferson County VoucherslWarrants: Dated November 7,2011 Totaling $579,164.21 and November 8, 2011 Totaling $961.17 10. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants: Dated November 4, 2011 Totaling $799,036.49 and AlP Warrants Done by Payroll Dated November 4,2011 Totaling $641,76229 COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners each provided updates on the following items: Chairman Austin attended a ceremony at the American Legion on Veteran's Day, met with the new Director of the WSU Extension and attended a meeting regarding ocean acidification last week. Commissioner Sullivan will be attending an open house at the Historical Society and a meeting for an evaluation of the new Jefferson Transit manager this week. Commissioner Johnson will be attending a Washington Association of Counties (WSAC) conference, a Steering Committee meeting, Exploratory Regional Parks and Recreation meeting and a Coastal Caucus meeting this week. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of November 14,2011 Letter of Support: Commissioner Johnson moved to send a letter on behalf of the Hood Canal Coordinating Council to the Washington State Department Of Ecology in support of the Puget Sound Watershed Protection and Restoration Program grant funding. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. HEARING NOTICE: Redistricting the County Commissioner Boundaries: County Administrator Morley explained the obligation for adjusting the Board's districts after the Census count every 10 years. District No.1 has gown, District No.2 has grown slightly and District No.3 has grown at a faster rate than the other two. Mr. Morley presented 3 alternatives and explained the differences. Ideally all 3 districts should have approximately 9957 citizens in each one. Mr. Morley presented the hearing notice and requested the Board's approval. Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the hearing notice for redistricting the County Commissioners Boundaries, scheduled for Monday, November 28,2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Draft Climate Action Plan: Chairman Austin introduced Zoe Ann Lamp, Associate Planner, DCD, and Judy Surber, representing the City of Port Townsend. He stated there were corrections to the resolution which includes the City's resolution number on it and the date of the revisiun on section 2 and 3. Ms. Surber stated in the work plan it says there is an exhibit which is really referring to Chapter 5 that is titled "Governments Leading by Example". Commissioner Sullivan asked what costs or actions would the County be committed to if this is approved? Mr. Morley stated there is a clause before the listed action items that states these are goals to do within the available resources. The Resource Conservation Manager will be able to work with staff to help implement some of the action items listed. Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 53-11 approving the joint Climate Action Plan with the City of Port Townsend with corrections and extending the term of the Climate Action Committee. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion which carried with a Imanimous vote. The meeting was recessed at 10:38 am. and reconvened at 1:33 p.m. with Chairman Austin and Commissioner Sullivan present. Commissioner Johnson arrived shortly thereafter. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board. Calendar Coordination Budget Update Miscellaneous Items Future Agenda Items Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of November 14,2011 .' .,', -~-.' t: _.. ~ "" NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Jolmson moved to adjourn at 4:32 p.m. until the properly noticed special meeting or the next regular meeting. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a lman;rnous vote. JEFFERSON COUNTY BO~F, COMMISSIONERS ~CMh ~~ Raina Randall Deputy Clerk of the Board Page 4