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Home My WebLink AboutM012714o1 u� 4-4 ON IN 0 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: Erin Lundgren MINUTES Week of January 27, 2014 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 thanked the Commissioners and Administration for their continued involvement in searching for solutions to the parks and recreation challenges; • A citizen thanked those who were involved in creating safer Jefferson Transit bus stops in the County; • A citizen stated: 1) He heard that the County will be losing critical funding from the federal government; 2) He would like to see a re- negotiation of the Glen Cove Agreement; and 3) Some people are saying the recession is over and in recovery, do not believe it; • A citizen questioned Item No. 3 on the Consent Agenda which disburses the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) funds; and • A citizen reported on Quilcene and South County news: 1) Two babies were born recently; and 2) Over 300 people access the food bank every week. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENTAGENDA: 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. 06 -14 re: Finding and Determination to Declare Certain Personal Property as Surplus and Authorize Disposal 2. CALL FOR BIDS re: Snow Creek Road Culvert Replacement, Snow Creek Road M.P. 3.78, County Project No. CR1899, FHWA Agreement No. DTFH70 -11- 00039; Bids Accepted Until 9:30 a.m. and Opened and Read Publicly at 10:00 a.m., or shortly thereafter on Monday, February 24, 2014 in the Commissioners' Chambers; Jefferson County Courthouse 3. AGREEMENTS (5) re: 2014 Hotel Motel Grant Funding; 1) In the Amount of $54,373; Jefferson County Historical Society; 2) In the Amount of $8,420; Quilcene Historical Museum; 3) In the Amount of $47,050; North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center; 4) In the Amount of $23,120; Forks Chamber of Commerce; and 5) In the Amount of $85,800; Tourism Coordinating Council Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2014 v 4. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 4 re: Public Defense Services; In the Amount of $544,349 for Basic Indigent Defense and Up to $38,585 Plus Reimbursed Costs for Defense in State v. Pierce in 2014, and from $544,349 to $599,110 Plus CPI for Basic Indigent Defense in 2015; Jefferson County Administrator; Jefferson Associated Counsel 5. Advisory Board Resignation re: Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Representing District No. 1, Allegra Bothell 6. Advisory Board Reappointment re: Jefferson County Clean Water District Advisory Board; Four (4) Year Term Expires December 12, 2017; Representing District No. 1, Richard Wojt 7. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated January 17, 2014 Totaling $71,197.53 and A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated January 17, 2014 Totaling $14,903.29 COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners each provided updates on the following items: Chairman Austin - Noted that February's issue of Sunset Magazine has a segment on hiking Washington's Waterfall Trail. - Will be attending a Tourism Authority meeting in Olympia this week. Commissioner Sullivan - Attended a Business Leaders Luncheon last weekend and stated there was a lot of good energy among local businesses. - Attended a Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) Legislative Steering Committee (LSC) meeting via conference call last week. - Attended a meeting which addressed solutions to the County's Parks and Recreation problems. - Attended a Wild Olympics event at the Maritime Center last week. Representative Derek Kilmer was also in attendance. Commissioner Johnson - Attended a hearing in Olympia last week and testified regarding oil spill cleanup. Attended a meeting which addressed solutions to the County's Parks and Recreation problems. - Will be attending a Northwest Straits Commission meeting and will speak re: net pens. The meeting was recessed at 9:43 a.m. and reconvened at 12:00 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. Quarterly Elected Officials /Department Directors Meeting: Presentation by the Washington State Auditor's Office re: Lean and Resources to support County Department Offices: Washington State Auditor's Office Representative Brian Willett gave a presentation on "Lean" and how counties are benefiting from its implementation. The meeting was recessed at 12:59 p.m. and reconvened at 1:33 p.m. with all three Commissioners present Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2014 Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) Update: MRC Committee members met with the Board to review their 2013 Annual Report and Plans for 2014. MRC members present at the meeting included: Chair Al Bergstein, Coordinator Cheryl Lowe, Anne Murphy, Tony Petrillo, Shannon Davis, Laura Lewis and Commissioner Phil Johnson. Chair Bergstein stated that he was elected in December 2012 and being Chair has been a learning experience for him. He believes that the MRC's year went quite well and noted there has been strong attendance at meetings. MRC added a tribal representative of the Jamestown Tribe and are seeking two candidates for the recreational position. In the wake of Pat Pearson's retirement, Chair Bergstein stated that Cheryl Lowe has taken on the bulk of Pat's role. A successful grant writer, Bob Simmons will be joining the MRC team and they are looking forward to his assistance. Public outreach programs through the Wooden Boat Foundation have had great turnouts and volunteer hours have been steady. A document titled "2013 Annual Report and Plans for 2014" was handed out at the meeting and Chair Bergstein reviewed the MRC's grants, partnerships and planning, education and outreach, staffing updates, current projects and upcoming programs. It was explained by MRC staff that due to changes in the funding structure, the Northwest Straits Commission needed to be on their own. Member Petrillo explained that the foundation is a mechanism to bring in private money, whereas the commission helps bring in public money. Commissioner Johnson stated that he has served on the MRC for 9 years and that it is nice to be a part of a group that is so well educated on the topics. Chair Bergstein suggested each Commissioner take turns attending meetings so they can see the nuts and bolts of what happens at the meetings. The meeting was recessed at 2:16 p.m. and reconvened at 2:24 p.m. with all three Commissioners present COUNTYADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board. Calendar Coordination • County Administrator Philip Morley will be attending the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) meeting on January 28, 2014 County Administrator Morley will be attending a YMCA meeting on January 29, 2014 • County Administrator Morley will be attending a meeting regarding Noxious Weed fees on January 29, 2014 • There will be a Sewer Stakeholders meeting on January 30, 2014 Chairman Austin and County Administrator Philip Morley will be attending a JeffCom meeting on January 30, 2014 There will be a Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Community Forest Trust Webinar on January 30, 2014 Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2014 E��' Nmm- • There will be a Jefferson -Port Townsend Response Emergency Planning (JPREP) meeting on January 31, 2014 • Commissioner Sullivan will be attending a Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) Timber Counties & Domestic Wells meeting, and a Legislative Steering Committee (LSC) meeting on February 5, 2014 • Chairman Austin will be conducting an Election Certification and may be late in attending the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on February 18, 2014 • There will be no County Administrator Briefing Session during the BOCC meeting on February 18, 2014 due to a Jefferson Transit meeting in the afternoon Miscellaneous Issues: • Timeline for Barking Dogs Ordinance and timeline for the proposed Tala Shores No Shooting Zone Ordinance • Tourism — Senator Jan Angel was approached by Chairman Austin; supportive of state tourism funding • Clean Water District Fee — o Lot assemblage /Irondale equity issue and Environmental Health ongoing research/analysis of single tax ID numbers • City/Port Ludlow lots off and on sewer and possible status for inclusion/exclusion from Clean Water District (CWD) fee • Parks & Recreation • Lean • SMP Commissioner Johnson was excused from the meeting at 4:06 p.m. NOTICE OFADJOURNMENT. Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:21 p.m. until, e next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. Chairman Austin seconded the moll ' Ue motion carried. JEFFERSON COUNTY �a BOARD ;.4 F COMMISSIONERS SEAS,: ;z, x • a�+ C`� ,��'�'"'" f hn Au Chair / ATTEST: Carolyn A ery Deputy Clerk of the Board Page 4