HomeMy WebLinkAboutM091613District 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: Erin Lundgren
MINUTES
Week of September 16, 2013
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 is a summary of comments made by
citizens in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions:
A citizen stated: t) Another financial banking crash is inevitable because solving one financial
crisis creates another larger financial bubble; and 2) Climate change is real and we have to start
dealing with it; and
A citizen commented that the County needs to pay attention to what developers are doing and a
certain developer working in Termination Point needs to be brought to a halt.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Johnson moved to approve all the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Sullivan
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 44-13 re: Establishing the Prosecuting Attorney's Salary
2. Advisory Board Appointment re: Jefferson County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC);
Two (2) Year Term Expiring September 16, 2015; Jenifer Taylor, representing Citizen -At- Large
position.
3. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated September 11, 2013 Totaling
$1,736.44
4. Payment of Jefferson County A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated September 5, 2013
Totaling $689,280.06
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION. The Commissioners each provided
updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Attended an Olympic Consortium Board meeting in Sequim.
- Hiked around Tarboo Creek and noticed the preservation efforts.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Attended the Farm Tour and enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm for local farmers and farms.
- Will be attending a Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Organization (PRTPO)
meeting this week and finalizing the work plan for 2014.
- Olympic Area Agency on Aging (03A) audit has not been completed but looks promising.
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Commissioner Johnson
- Attended an Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) meeting last week. Grant for
the nanoparticulate matter study is moving forward. The new equipment will be able to
speciate particulate matter.
- Will be attending a Marine Sanctuary meeting this week regarding marine spatial planning.
- Open house for the new Scout log cabin will be on September 22, 2013.
The meeting was recessed at 9:35 a.m. and reconvened at 1:33 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
Briefing re: Solid Waste Finances: Public Works Solid Waste Manager Richard Talbot
briefed the Board on the financial status of the Solid Waste operation. He explained that Solid Waste
disposal fees have not increased for 20 years. The rate has remained at $113.96 per ton since 1993. Due
to tonnage revenue falling 17% from 2006 to 2011 as well as other factors, operations and capital funds
have been reduced to minimum prudent balances. Mr. Talbot gave a power point presentation on the
topic and handed out printed material as part of his briefing.
Mr. Talbot reviewed with the Board sources for the Solid Waste department's revenue and their
operations expenditures by services as shown below:
Sources of Revenue
96%
Solid Waste Disposal Fees
2.2%
Yard Debris Fee Count share
1.8%
Miscellaneous Fees and Sales
3.9%
- Hazardous waste disposal fees
2.5%
- Recycled metals and batteries
2.4%
- Recycled oil /fuel
O erations Expenditures by Services
63%
Waste Transfer, Hauling, Disposal
18%
Management, Finance, Overhead
90/0
Recycling Skookum
3.9%
Hazardous (moderate risk) Waste
2.5%
Closed Landfill Management
2.4%
Education and Abatement
1.3%
Quilcene Drop Box
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To maintain current services and invest in Solid Waste facilities to improve operations and service,
Mr. Talbot suggested raising the Waste Disposal Fee as listed:
Recommended Waste Disposal Fee
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Current
Services
$144.00
$147.60
$151.29
$155.08
$158.95
$162.93
Fees are dollars per ton (including 3.6% Washington State Solid Waste Collection Tax). The current fee
is $113.96 per ton. The increase in 2014 is 26.4% and the annual increase to 2019 is 2.5 %. $11 /ton
would go to capital and $133 /ton to operations. The proposed minimum charge would also go up from
$4.95 to $10.00 and the pounds for minimum charge would go up from 80 to 140 pounds. The proposed
new fees would equal to 7.2 cents per pound whereas the current fee is at 5.7 cents per pound. Mr.
Talbot also provided a comparison chart to show what other counties are charging for their waste
disposal fees and proposed 2014 rate impacts to Jefferson County customers
Mr. Talbot stated the proposed increase in waste disposal fees for 2014 would support current services,
and annual fee increases would preserve minimum fund balances and pay for capital renewal.
Benchmarks would track projected against actual performance for solid waste operations.
The Board agreed with moving forward on this issue. Solid Waste staff will be holding a presentation on
the proposed new rates at a future meeting.
Letter of Request re: Vote No on HR1526, Representative Derek Kilmer: Chairman
Austin stated he received several letters from the community regarding Restoring Healthy Forests for
Healthy Communities H.R. 1526 and drafted a letter to Congressman Derek Kilmer urging him to vote
no on the bill. Commissioner Johnson moved to approve the letter as edited and send the letter to
Congressman Kilmer. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
COUNTYADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip
Morley reviewed the following with the Board.
Miscellaneous Issues:
• 3`d Quarter 2013 Budget Appropriation requests
• 2014 Budget Process, including possible impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on prisoner
health costs. Question: Can the County sign inmates up for free ACA healthcare coverage if their
income qualifies them, and reduce the County's share of health care costs for inmates?
• Liquor Control Board survey on Marijuana; County Administrator's Office sent a draft response
• Department of Community Development and Termination Point enforcement item
• Central Services updates, including opportunity/status of courthouse grant
• Mats Mats Quarry reclamation and Seattle Tunnel Project update
• Metropolitan Park District (MPD) Steering Committee meeting discussion
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Salmon Recovery Funding Board vacancy. Nominations were invited for submittal to the
Washington State Association of Counties on September 13, 2013
Hood Canal Coordinating Council (HCCC) service award nominations; Tami Pokorny
NOTICE OFADJOURNMENT. Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting
at 3:55 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. Commissioner
Johnson secondgd.theomotion which carried by a unanimous vote.
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