HomeMy WebLinkAboutM031300District No. 1 Commissioner: Dan Horpole
Distrid No. 2 Commissioner: Glen Huntingford
District No. 3 Commissioner: Richard Wojt
County Administrator: Charles Saddler
Public Works Director: Gary Rowe
Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney
MINUTES
Week of March 13, 2000
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard Wojt. Commissioners Dan Harpole
and Glen Huntingford were both present.
Cancellation of March 27, 2000 Regular Commissioners Meeting: Commissioner Harpole
moved to cancel the regularly scheduled public meeting on March 27, 2000. Commissioner Huntingford
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
COUNTY ADMINISTRA TOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Charles
Saddler reported on the following:
· He has reviewed the meeting schedule with the administrative staff. He is proposing that the 2 hours
of departmental briefings be changed to a time frame for review of action items from all of the
Departments. This may not take the full two hours, depending on what is scheduled. The 2 p.m.
workshop time frame will be used for the Departments to work with the Board to craft policy. From
3 to 5 p.m. the Board would be meeting with appointed agencies and advisory boards. He will have
more information on this after the first of April. The guidelines for the submission of items for the
Commissioners agenda was then reviewed. The goal is to have the County Administrator handle as
many of the agenda items as possible. This will be an evolutionary process which may change as it
is implemented.
· Commissioner Harpole asked the County Administrator to look into arranging joint meetings with
other elected officials from other governmental agencies (i.e. Port, City, Schools, Fire Districts,
PUD.)
· Commissioner Harpole asked that there be an update from the City on the possibility of a Park and
Recreation Summit and the status of the 35th Street Park project.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: 3 requests that the
Transit Board reconsider their position of paying a firm to recruit for a General Manager; what are the City's
aspirations that the County is trying to protect as stated in one of the County's 9 guiding principles
established during the provisional UGA discussions for the Tri Area; when can citizens be part of drafting
regulations instead of just reacting to already drafted regulation; Dan Wallin, new Director of CAC was
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introduced; a request that the sub area planning for the Tri Area be done in a shorter time flame than
currently being discussed and a "Thank You" to all involved in the maintenance of the County roads.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Huntingford moved to approve all of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Harpole
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. AGREEMENT Interlocal re: Provide Polygraph Examination Services; Jefferson County Sheriff's
Office; Port Townsend Police Department
2. AGREEMENT re: State and Local Assistance (SLA) Programs as Provided by FEMA; EM010190;
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; Washington State Military Department
3. AGREEMENT, Amendment #2 re: Leasing Additional Office Space in the Federal Building (Post
Office); Jefferson County Public Works; U.S. Postal Services
4. Certification of Road Fund Expenditures for Traffic Law Enforcement; Rural Arterial Program;
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; State County Road Administration Board
5. Accept Recommendations For Three (3) Claims for Damages:
a) Reject #C-5-00; Vehicle Windshield Damage, $385.36; Jerry Eckenrode
b) Reject #C-8-00; Damaged Glasses, $170.11; Colin D. Anable
c) Approve Payment #C-9-00; Damage to Canopy Window of Vehicle, $158.61; John Kohl
6. Accept Resignation from Jefferson County Planning Commission Member; Janet Welch
7. Request for Out of State Travel to Attend North American Syringe Exchange Conference in
Portland, Oregon; Health and Human Services; Kellie Ragan
COUNTY DEPARTMENT BRIEFINGS/BUSINESS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Director's Update: A1 Scalfreported on the fbllowing:
He will be meeting with the County Administrator this afternoon about the CAC relocation proposal.
There will be a public meeting on April 6, 2000 on the expansion of the Mats Mats Quarry being
held by the State Department of Natural Resources. DCD staff will attend and make comments at
that meeting.
The staff and Hearing Examiner will be meeting to discuss the Shoreline Master Program and the
Hearing Examiner's reports on County matters that have come before him.
There will be a pre-submission briefing for consultants interested in submitting RFP's for the
development regulations on Wednesday.
The Planning Commission meets this Wednesday evening to review their work plan. Commissioner
Harpole asked that a meeting between the Planning Commission and the Commissioners to discuss
roles and responsibilities will be held in the near future.
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· There will be an advertisement placed for positions on the Planning Commission from each district.
PUBLIC WORKS
Discussion re: Revised County Engineer's Report on Proposed Port Ludlow Drainage
District: Public Works Director Gary Rowe reported that action was tabled on this report to give the
petitioners time to make revisions to their proposal. The Department has reviewed these changes and
concurs with the revisions. Commissioner Huntingford moved to take this item off the table for
consideration, direct staff to prepare findings and set a date for a public hearing on the petition.
Commissioner Harpole seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The hearing is to be held
in the Port Ludlow area.
Bud Kearns, Chair of the LMC Drainage Committee, introduced the other members of the LMC present and
thanked the Board and the Public Works Department staff for their help with this petition.
Director's Update: Gary Rowe reported:
A scope of interest has been developed for the Parks and Recreation Summit in an effort to include
all groups that provide recreational services in the County. There will be meeting with the City again
this week. Hopefully the event will be scheduled sometime in April or May.
The Board received a letter from Geoff Masci, Mayor, regarding the City and County working on a
joint administrative building. The City is setting up a committee to review their facilities needs and
don't want to move forward on this until that Committee has time to review the City's needs. Gary
Rowe and Charles Saddler will discuss this letter with the City Manager.
Commissioner Harpole noted that it has come to his attention that the money in the City's budget for
the 35th Street Park project has been redirected and there is no other funding identified by the City for
this project. This project will also be discussed with the City Manager.
Space needs for County offices is being reviewed and recommendations will be brought forward to
the Board in the next few months. The lease for the spaces at the Castle Hill Mall are up for renewal
next year.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Department Update: Mary Anne Preece asked about the regional services agreement with the
City that has expired. Is the funding identified in this agreement for Animal Services and Substance Abuse
going to continue? Gary Rowe answered that the City has agreed to extend that contract for another year.
She then introduced the new Substance Abuse Coordinator. A document will be developed to define the
roles of the Substance Abuse Prevention Advisory Board and the County in the Substance Abuse Prevention
program.
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The Board of Health meeting on Thursday will include an open forum on the syringe exchange program
being proposed for the County.
Anna McEnery, Developmental Disabilities Coordinator re: Washington State Agency
Council on Coordinated Transportation (ACCT) Grant; Support of Local Communities to Improve
Specialized Transportation: Anna McEnery reported that the Health Department is hosting the ACT Grant
for the community and will be forming a special needs transportation council composed of stakeholders in
the community. The kick off public meeting for this grant has been scheduled for March 27, 2000.
Commissioner Huntingford asked how this work is different from the grant that the Transit did last year?
Anna McHenry reported that the previous grant was for more hands on work with people with special
transportation needs. This grant is the next step and will continue to build on what was done with the
previous grant.
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