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Highlights from Tuesday's Commissioner Meeting January 19, 2005
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by four citizens: An
invitation for the Board to attend the UGN
Luncheon this Friday and a request that they
contribute to the UGN Fund to set an example
for the employees; a CD with information for a
public records request shouldn’t cost $10; the
telephone, travel, and internet policies are not
being followed by County employees; a
request for the work, break, and lunch
schedules of the top 25 internet users in the
County from October 25, to 29, 2004;
employees need to be trained to respond
correctly to public records requests; a request
that a citizen talk to an employee who is
proficient in Microsoft Access about putting
the employee internet data into that program;
and has the County done any more research
on County property that could be used as a
location to rebuild the Boy Scout House?
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved
the Consent Agenda as presented.
CALL FOR BIDS: 2005 Supply of Asphalt
Concrete for Maintenance Projects on Various
County Roadways; Bids Accepted Until 10:00
a.m., Monday, February 7, 2005 and opened
and read publicly at 10:05 a.m. in the
Commissioners Chambers
4 AGREEMENTS 1) 2005 Community
Services Grant Funding with Gardiner
Community Center; 2) Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding to
Provide Public Services to 3,380 Low and
Moderate Income Persons within Jefferson
and Clallam Counties in 2005 with Olympic
Community Action Programs and Washington
State Department of Community Trade and
Economic Development; and, 3) and 4)
Intergovernmental Agreements for Discovery
Bay Stewardship Project and Amendment 1
for Certified Shore Stewards Program with
Washington State Puget Sound Action Team
SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION FORM:
Agreements to Provide Financial Assistance
to Answer 911 Calls Originating in Jefferson
County with Washington State Military
Department, Emergency Management
Division
ENDORSEMENT: The Board unanimously
endorsed the Jefferson County Prevention Guide,
a long range prevention plan for the County. The
Community Network, Health Department, ESD,
and other prevention experts developed this guide
for organizations to use when doing prevention
planning. Presentations have been given at
several community group meetings and the
response has been very positive. The Health
Department and the Community Network will work
as technical advisors.
PUBLIC HEARING: Several citizens were present
to comment on the proposed ordinance repealing
Ordinance No. 19-1220-04, adopted in December,
2004, that established a policy designating a
portion of the Community Investment Fund
revenue to the construction of the Tri Area sewer
system. The majority of the comments were
regarding the need for the sewer system in the
newly designated Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA and
that this project needs to be the County’s #1
priority to encourage economic growth and
affordable housing. The ordinance establishing
the Community Investment Fund Board sunset in
October, 2004 and there will be a public hearing
on January 24 regarding a proposed ordinance to
re-establish the Board. The Commissioners
agreed to table the proposed ordinance repealing
Ordinance No. 19-1220-04 until after the
Community Investment Fund Board hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING: This proposed ordinance
repeals Ordinance No. 20-1220-04 adopted in
December, 2004 that established a policy to limit
the use of Conservation Futures monies to the
acquisition of easements whenever possible. The
goal of the ordinance was to protect
environmentally sensitive areas by establishing
easements that would not take entire parcels of
property off the tax rolls. The Conservation
Futures Oversight Advisory Board accepts and
evaluates applications for projects and makes
recommendation to the County Commissioners
who make the final decision on the projects to
receive the monies. At the close of the public
hearing, the ordinance repealing the ordinance
adopted in December was approved.