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District No. 1 Commissioner:
District No. 2 Commissioner:
District No. 3 Commissioner:
A.M. O'Meara, Chairman
B.G. Brown, Member
John L. Pitts, Member
Clerk of the Board: Jerdine C. Bragg
Public Works Director: Gary Rowe
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Week of November 28, 1983
Chairman A.M. O'Meara called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
with all members in attendance.
Gilbert E. Blinn re; Request for a Building Permit variance:
Mr. Blinn is requesting a variance to tlie Building Ordinance For nis
lot in the Olympic Canal Tracts. After_ .reviewing the situation with
Randy Durant, Director of Environmental Health, the Board directed
Randy to draft a letter for the Chairman's signature. The letter
will outline the Board's position that the variance will be granted
on the basis that the sewage disposal permit issued in 1981 is still
valid and that the following conditions are met: 1) the sewage dis-
posal system must be installed before December 31, 1983, 2) the
plot plan on the sewage disposal permit be followed, and 3) current
acceptable bacteriological samples from the well or wells serving
the proposed dwelling be provided.
Palmer Constructors, Inc. re; Jail construction payment
approval: Commissioner Pitts seconded ommissioner Brown's motion
to approve and sign the payment voucher for Palmer Constructors, Inc.
in the amount of $76,285.82. Unanimous.
Budget Transfer re; Community Services: Commissioner
Pitts moved to sign Resolution No. 111-83 Budget Transfer for
Community Services. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. Unanimous.
Approval of Minutes: Commissioner Brown moved to
approve the minutes ot November 14, 1983 as corrected. Commissioner
Pitts seconded the motion. Unanimous.
BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS:
Planning re: Neil Turnberg letter re; Ben Levine Sawmill in Gardiner:
11/28/83 Mr. Turn erg expressed concern that the sawmill operation
run by Mr. Levine in Gardiner would include the operation
of a chipper. The board forwarded the letter to
David Goldsmith for a response.
Sheriff re: Queets-Clearwater School re; Support of State funding
11%28/83 for West -end Deputies: The Board directed Sheriff
Lee Smith to compose a letter to the Department of
Corrections for their signatures, requesting a solution
to the loss of State funding for law enforcement in
the West -end. The environmental impact statement done
for the expansion of the Clearwater Correctional Center
provided that funding for additional law enforcement
be given to the County.
This letter along with the Resolution passed by the
Queets-Clearwater School will help put pressure on the
Department of Corrections to provide this funding.
-District Court:Personnel re; Completion of Probationary Period:
11/29/83 Upon the recommendation o Tomas Majan, JudRe,
Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Pitts
seconded the motion, to approve the standard salary
increase for Elizabeth Steffan, upon the completion
of hersix month probationary period. Unanimous.
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The meeting was recessed and reconvened Tuesday, November
29, 1983 with all members present.
Randy Storm, PENCO Insurance re; County Insurance: Public
Entities National Company (PENCO) is an insurance b_r`o7_erage firm that
deals specifically with the insurance needs of public entities such
as Cities and Counties, Randy Storm explained.
They represent two carriers nationally who provide a complete package
of insurance to meet the needs of county governments. The Home
Insurance Company is used in this area. The complete package would
include insurance for the following: Law enforcement coverage,
Error and omissions coverage for all elected officials, commissioners
and department heads as well as employees and vehicle coverages, etc.
This coverage is designed to provide coverage for the gray areas that
would possibly occur if more than one carrier is providing the service.
Mr. Storm continued to explain that there are three ways the County
can handle obtaining the insurance coverage they require: 1) Continue
with one agent who has handled their insurance in the past. 2) Co out
for bids on the coverage. This would require that the Board or some
responsible person analyze the bids and the coverage they are proposing.
3) Invite the area brokers to outline the service they could provide
the County if they were to be the County's insurance broker for a
fee instead of working on a commission basis.
After discussion of the way to proceed it was decided that a letter
would be sent to all independent insurance agents in the area in-
viting them to outline the service that they would provide if chosen
as the County's insurance broker. When one is chosen, Randy Storm
from PENCO will outline an insurance coverage package for his con-
sideration.
Robey Robichaux re: Crown Zellerbach proposed landfill and
dock instal Taft`lonMr�.o i[caux�owns -some property near the Ian_aT1TU_
and dock CTownZellerbach is proposing to install and expressed his
concerns about that installation.
The Board advised him that an Environmental Impact Statement will have
to be done before this project can proceed, and he should keep abreast
of that to make sure his concerns are addressed.
Paula Thurston, Bayshore Animal Shelter re; Animal Control
Ordinance: After discussion of the proposed Animal Control Ordinance
witR_tE_e_Tity of Port Townsend, Paula Thurston of Bayshore Animal
Shelter came before the Board to clarify some areas of concern.
Bayshore, Paula reported, would like an adoption policy established
and wondered why it was left out of the proposed Ordinance. The Board
explained that they felt that should be a policy established by Bayshore
so that fees could be set or changed with a minimum of expense. If
such a policy was outlined in the Ordinance, everytime a fee was
changed there would have to be a public hearing which means advertising
expenses and time. A separate contract handling the adoption policy
would be the simplest way to handle this matter.
The City is proposing to do licensing in January and February, with
a penalty on any license sold after February 28th. Bayshore felt
this time would be best for licensing due to the increased workload
in the summertime. The Board felt that, since licensing is new to
the County, a six month grace period should be established the first
year. The Animal Control Ordinance, when adopted will cover the
licensing regulations.
Salmon Fishing Industry re; Declaring economic disaster
due to "El Nino": After reviewing information compiled by the
Department of Emergency Services, Commissioner Pitts seconded
Commissioner Brown's motion to pass Resolution No. 112-83 Declaring
the commercial salmon industry in Jefferson County an economic disaster.
Unanimous.
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Commissioner Pitts then moved to have the Chairman sign a letter
to Governor John Spellman advising him of this Resolution and
urging his support for obtaining financial assistance for the
commercial fishing industry.
Public Hearing re; Proposed use of Federal Revenue
Sharing Funds: Upon the motion ot Commissioner Brown, seconded
by Commissioner Pitts, December 5, 1983 at 2:00 p.m. was set as
the date for the public hearing on the proposed use of revenue
sharing funds. The hearing will be held in the Commissioners'
Chambers. Unanimous.
Elaine Arey, Central Servicesre; Charge for 1984 tax roll:
The Board informed Elaine Arey that the charge or the 1984 tax r
copies will remain at $250.00.
MEETING ADJOURNED:
Chairman
Brown, Member
'-—Jo �nL. Pitts, Member
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Jer in&_C. -Bragg/,
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