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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM121983BOA MOY I 'L L ill R O ILG�iMl, 1 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Week of December 19, 1983 All board members were in. attendance when Chairman O'Meara called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Army Corps of Engineers re; Update on Brinnon Flood Control Project: Cancelled. Disbursement of Federal Forest Reserve Monies: Commissioner Pitts moved to approve and sign Resolution No. - to disburse the $40,247.49 which is the remaining 25'1 of the Fe ed ra -Forest Reserve monies for 1983. The funds will go into the County Road Fund. Comm- issioner.Brown seconded the motion. Soldiers' And Sailors' Relief Fund: The application for $70.00 from Marvin E. Hetley was approve y the motion of Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Pitts. Unanimous. HEARING: Budget Appropriation; Construction & Renovation Budget: CHairman Meara opened the hearing at a.m. No one appeared to speak for or against the budget appropriation. The hearing was closed. It was moved by Commissioner Brown and seconded by Commissioner Pitts to approve and sign Resolution No. 123-83 to enhance the Construction and Renovation Budget by the amount ot$150,000. to be appropriated from the Unencumbered Fund Balance. Unanimous. HEARING: Proposed Amendment to Ordinance No. 7-82; Health Department ee Schedule: Gael 6tuart, Health Department Administra- tor and Randy Durant, i_rector of Environmental Health, were in attendance when the Chairman opened the hearing for the proposed changes in the Health Department Fee Schedule as stated in Ordinance 7-82. George Steel was the only person to appear before the Board regarding this issue. He expressed concern that some of the proposed fees are too high for retired people. The Health Department representatives and the Board assured him that the fees for medical services, such as foot care, may be waived, and the Health Department personnel operating those programs are advised of that fact. The hearing was closed and Ordinance No. 6-83 was signed and approved on the motion of Commissioner_ Pitts, seconnEed by Commissioner Brown. This Ordinance will establish a new fee schedule for the Health Department services. Budget Transfers; Prosecuting Attorney: Commissioner Pitts seconded Commissioner Brown's motion to approve $5,950.00 in budget transfers for the Prosecuting Attorney's office by the approval of Resolution No. 124-83. Ralph Hall re; Tri -Area Community Center parking lot.. Ralph Hall reported tha:- the members ot t e Tri -Area Community Center are willing to purchase .he necessary crushed rock if the County will grade the parking lo``, :caul the rock and and then spread the rock. The Board concurred that this should be done and will advise the Public Works Department to make the arrangements. Minutes, Week of December 19, 1983 age Dave Douglas re; Fair Toll Coalition update: Mr. David Douglas representing the _air Toll Coalition, reported that since the Hood Canal Bridge reopened the State Department of Transportation has made 32 million in revenues over the cost of operating and maintaining the bridge. It is projected that at the end of fiscal year 1983 2.314 million dollars in revenues will be taken in against $646,000 in expenses to operate and maintain the bridge. After months of legal maneuvering, the Fair Toll Coalition is trying to secure a judgement that will freeze the net revenues from the bridge until the case is settled. The Coalition has received $28,000 in contributions and has committments for another $5,000 for 1984, but their total legal bill as of October 26, 1983 is $52,651. They are negotiating with the attorneys on several options that could help in paying the attorney's fees. It was not anticipated that the legal action would cost this much or take this long. It will be known in the next two weeks if the Fair Toll Coalition can secure the judgement to freeze net revenues. They anticipate that will cost another $10,000, if it can be done. Mr. Douglas stated that he realizes the financial situation Jefferson County is facing, but wanted to let the Board know what the situation is at present. John Raymond, Prosecuting Attorney re; Computer: The Prosecuting Attorney's ottice is considering the purcLase of an MDR3 Computer/Word Processing system with software and a hookup to Olympia for approximately $4,200. The printer would be letter quality and the Olympia access would aid the attorney's in their research and keeping up to date on new legislation. The Board agreed that this system would be a good investment and suggested that the poss- ibility of a hookup to the County's new IBM system be explored. Approval and signing of the bills: After review by each Commissioner the bills tor November payable in December were signed and approved for payment. The meeting recessed after budget talks with the Sheriff and reconvened Tuesday December 20, 1983. Prosecuting Attorney's salary for 1984: Commissioner Brown move to approve and signResolution--Yo-77-M-83 setting the Prosecuting Attorney's salary for 1984 at the same T-evel it was in 1983. Commissioner Pitts seconded the motion. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: Planning re: Ben Levine Sawmill discussion: David Goldsmith ad - 12/20/83 vised the tour area residents and Mr. & Mrs. Levine that this meeting was not a public hearing, but a staff dis- cussion. The Planning Department staff has talked with area sawmills that have chippers and also with the State Department of Ecology staff, who used to handle noise abatement, in an effort to outline some noise standards for a chipping operation. There are many variables in- volved, such as the type, brand and power of a pro- posed chipper. State law sets a noise level of 60 LDN at property boundaries where industrial property abutts residential property (`WAC 173.60.040). This limit could be checked by meter. Mr. Neil Turnberg, one of the area residents present, presented a petition to the Board and asked that the people listed be notified of any future meetings con- cerning this sawmill. He also requested that any meetings be held at the Gardiner Community Center_. VOL Minutes, Week of December_ 19, 1983 Page 3: The Board advised Mr. Turnberg that it would be simpler to notify one person who would in turn notify the rest of the people listed. They also advised him that a meeting could be held in Gardiner when the final answer is determined. Port Townsend Paper Mill re; Industrial Revenue Bonds: David Goldsmith read the last paragraph of the proposed resolution that he and the Prosecuting Attorney had re- written. After review, Commissioner Brown moved to adopt Resolution No. 126-83 approving the issuance of revenue bonds of the Inn ural Development Corporation of the Port of Port Townsend for the Port Townsend Paper Mill. Commissioner Pitts seconded the motion and the Chairman made the vote unanimous. Motion re; Thousand Trails, Inc.; Amended Conditions: ChairmanO'Meara signed the motion to amend the conditions to the Thousand Trails building permit as approved after the public hearing on December,13, 1983. Frank Hyde Short Plat Agreement: David Goldsmith reviewed.for the Board, the proposed agreement between the County and Mr. Hyde. The Prosecuting Attorney is checking the agreement before it is presented to Mr. Hyde. A-95 Reviews: Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Pitts seconded the motion to answer "No Conflict" to the following A-95 circulars: 1) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for the Pro- tection Island INWR Master Plan. 2) Head Start, grant request for $73,713 for expansion of the program. 3) Head Start, grant request for $22,163 for another vehicle and driver. 4) Clallam-Jefferson County community Action Council, Inc., Administrative grant for $318,557. Approval Of the Minutes: Commissioner Pitts seconded Commissioner Brown's motion to approve the minutes of December 12, 1983, as corrected. Judge William E. Howard and Marianne Walters re; Court Reporter: A proposal or possible Superior Court, Court Reporter au -ties was presented to the Board by Judge Howard and Marianne Walters, County Clerk and Ex -officio Clerk of the Superior Court. Currently the Court Reporter, who also acts as secretary to the Judge, only works when the court is in session, which is averaging 14 days per month. The Court Reporter duties include typing correspondence and Memorandum Opinions as well as typing up transcripts that are ordered. Transcripts are the Court_ Reporters property and the fee for a copy goes to him, not the County. There are usually one to three days a month where the Court Reporter has downtime from Court with no other workload to occupy his time while he waits for court to reconvene. The Judge and the Clerk would like to define the duties of the Court Reporter to include work in the Clerk's office when he is not required in court and the other work he has is finished. This would have to be spelled out to applicants for the Court Reporter position, since it is not the way Court Reporters usually work. Minutes, Week of December 19, 1983 Page 4: Another option would be to contract with a Court Reporter where they are only paid for the days that they work and when Court is finished he would be free to leave. It was a concensus of opinion that the Court Reporter job should be advertised as 3/4 to full time with a salary range. This would allow the applicants to choose what plan would work best for them and would attract more applicants for the job. MEETING ADJOURNED. ATTEST: r1e'dine- C. Bragg, rk of the Board JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS M.O'Meai'ia-,' Chairman ,-2 B -. G. Brown, Member 3`oHn-­E—. Pitts, Member -