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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM010383District No. 1 Commissioner: District No. 2 Commissioner: District No. 3 Commissioner: Clerk of the Board: Engineer: --------------------------- Week of January 3, 1983 A.M. O'Meara, Chairman B.G. Brown, Member John Pitts, Member Jerdine C. Bragg Milt Sanstrom, P.E. Newly elected officials, including Commissioner John Pitts, were sworn in by the Senior Court Commissioner at 9:00 a.m. The meeting of the Board of County Commissioners came to order at 10:00 a.m. Commissioners Brown, O'Meara and Pitts were present. Reorganization of Board: Commissioner Pitts made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Brown, to appoint Commissioner O'Meara as Chairman of the Board for a two-year period, 1983-84. Unanimous. Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund Application: Commissioner Pitts seconded the motion by Commissioner Brown to approve the appli- cation by Elmer Assman for payment of $228.67. Unanimous. Request to Relocate Ole Torkelson Road: Mike and Kathy Broun met with the Board an ary Rowe, -u is orks, to discuss their request to relocate this dirt road around their barn in order to eliminate traffic passing between their barn and their other buildings, as the road now crosses their property. They would like to change the road easement in order to facilitate this change, granting an easement at another location. Gary Rowe will evaluate the proposal and report to the Board in approximately two weeks. Approval of Minutes: On the motion by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Pitts and unanimously passed, the minutes for the week of December 20, 1982 were approved as corrected. Agreement; VFW Hall Rental: Use of the facility for dance classes was approved and an agreement with Jean Laskey was approved and signed by motion of Commissioner Pitts, seconded by Commissioner Brown. Unanimous. Contract; Fencing at Irondale Park: The contract with McBride Fence Co. for this project was approved and signed after Com- missioner Pitts seconded Commissioner Brown's motion. Unanimous. Amendment to Health Department Rules and Regulations: Com- missioner Brown made a motion to approve and sign Ordinance No. 1-83, amending Ordinance No. 2-77. Commissioner Pitts seconded the motion. Unanimous. Budget Transfers: Commissioner Pitts' motion to approve 1982 budget trans ers to -r --County Parks, Planning Department and District Court was seconded by Commissioner Brown and unanimously passed. Authorization for the transfers was accomplished with the signing of Resolution Nos. 1-83, 2-83 and 3-83 respectively. The meeting was recessed. All members were present when it reconvened on Tuesday, January 4, 1983. Legal Services for Civil Service Commission: At the request i'Ot! c00001 fi Minutes, Week of January 3, 1983 Page 2 of Chet Dalgleish, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Commis- sioner Brown moved to authorize engaging a private attorney to provide legal assistance during the process of reducing the work force in the Sheriff's Department. Commissioner Pitts seconded. Unanimous. Appointment to Transit Board: By formal motion, Commissioner Pitts was appointed to the Transit Authority Board to replace Commis- sioner Mercer. Liquor License Application: Chairman O'Meara signed approval of the application by Trail's n Tavern following the motion by Com- missioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Pitts. Unanimous. Budget Transfers: Resolution No. 4-83 was approved and signed, authorizing trans ers in the 1982 buds for Superior Court and the County Clerk, on the motion by Commissioner Pitts, seconded by Commissioner Brown. Unanimous. The meeting was recessed. On Wednesday, January 5, 1983, Commissioners Brown and O'Meara met briefly to conduct business. Approval/Signing of Bills: December bills to be paid in January were reviewed and approved -Ey Commissioners Brown and O'Meara. Request for Support in Funding Flood Damage Repair: With the prior approval ot the Board,airmanO'Meara Signe a ester to the Olympic National Park Service requesting their assistance in securing funds to restore the Upper Hoh River Road. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: Planning re: SEPA Threshold Determination; Seattle Yacht Club: Four - 1/3/83 teen individuals were in attendance when Peter Friedman reviewed the environmental checklist for the proposed construction of a private boat moorage outstation. The Board also received a letter from James and Colleen Huntley taking exception to a number of the Yacht Club's responses on the checklist and a copy of a letter to the Corps of Engineers from the Ludlow Point Property Owners Association enumerating their reasons for opposition to this project. Commissioner Brown, after clarifying that there is a fifteen -day period between the proposed and final declarations for review of the letters received today and other comment, moved for the Chairman to sign the Proposed Declaration of Non -Significance. Commis- sioner Pitts seconded the motion. Unanimous. 1/4/83 SEPA Threshold Determination: The proposal by Ruth Amdai to place a modular display home at SR104 and Teal Lake Road was reviewed by Rachel Nathanson. Commissioner Brown made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Pitts and unanimously passed, to sign the Final Declaration of Non - Significance. SEPA Threshold Determination: Peter Friedman presented the proposed adoption o t e updated Jefferson -Port Townsend Shoreline Management Master Program for final determination. Commissioner Brown moved to approve the Final Declaration of Non -Significance. Commissioner Pitts seconded the motion. Unanimous. Shoreline Management Master Program Update: Mr. Friedman reported that this update ot the Program, adopted in 1974, was started approximately three years ago by the Shoreline Commission, with the bulk of the work being done last summer. The Shorelines Commission held several public hearings regarding proposed revisions. Mr. Friedman pre- sented their final draft of the Program with revisions and reviewed the changes with the Board. By motion of 4L , u 0 0002 Minutes, Week of January 3, 1983 Page 3 Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Pitts, the Board will hold a public hearing on January 25, 1983 at 7:30 p.m. prior to adopting the revised Program. Unanimous. Public Applications to Open Right -Of -Way: Gary Rowe presented Works re: two applications made by Karl 7—acobsen, Jacobsen Land. 1/3/83 The application to open McKinley Street from Washington Street to Roosevelt Street in Irondale Acre Tracts was approved for the applicant to construct the road to County standards, with the County then assuming mainten- ance of the road, on the motion by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Pitts. Unanimous. The appli- cation to open every right-of-way in the Irondale Acre Tracts was not acted upon, pending receipt of additional information. Sheriff re: New Jail Facility Funding: Sheriff Smith and Project 1/3/83 Manager HaIl reporte on t eir meeting with the State Jail Commission. The Commission essentially approved the plans and the budget, but additional funding required to complete the project is not available and the Jail Commission is recommending that the project be shelved until full funding is available. The other option is for the County to assume responsibility for funds required above the amount already allocated and continue with the project, hoping that additional State funding will become available. Commissioner Brown and Sheriff Smith will attend the Jail Commission meeting in Olympia on January 6, 1983 to speak on behalf of the Jefferson County jail project. APPROVED: 1 A.M. ea a, airman - o n itts, Member ATTEST: e ine ragg, I t e board v`ct— ta;0 00w