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Highlights from Monday's Commissioner Meeting March 15, 2005
LETTER TO DOE: The Board signed a letter to the
State Department of Ecology requesting data
regarding source water measurements for water
users within WRIA 17 to assist with long range
planning.
GRAVING DOCK DISCUSSION: Larry Crockett,
Port of Port Townsend, explained that the site of the
Port/Mill proposal for the DOT graving dock was
listed as “high risk” because of the wetlands,
tidelands, and eelgrass issues. The time it would
take to get the operation running was an important
factor in the decision. The Mats Mats Quarry is one
of the top three sites chosen for review, however
residents in the Mats Mats and Port Ludlow
communities are concerned about using this
location. The other two sites are located near
Everett and Tacoma and wouldn’t have many
permitting issues because they are both already
designated as heavy industrial sites. The Board
suggested that the Port Director and the County
Administrator work together on a letter to the DOT
thanking them for the opportunity to submit a
proposal and asking that the Port/Mill site be
considered for future projects.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: a request for some kind of
accountability over the past three years for revenue
and costs of building permit services by the City and
the County and why did the City decide not to
combine services to save the taxpayers money?;
the neighborhood coalition at Mats Mats and the
Port Ludlow Village Council are strongly against the
Mats Mats quarry site as a concrete batch plant for
the Hood Canal Bridge project because it is an
inappropriate site for such a large operation, it does
not have the proper land use designation, and only
small barges can access the bay; background
information for the annual reporting process for Port
Ludlow development impact was explained and the
report for 2004 was submitted; and a letter and
petition was submitted to the Board that will also be
sent to several other organizations and government
agencies requesting that an investigation be made
of the treatment of inmates at the jail.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved as presented.
6 AGREEMENTS: 1) Drinking Water Joint Plan of
Operation with Washington State Department of
Health; 2) Amendment to Increase Funding Amount
for Prevocational/Specialized Industries Program
with Skookum Corporation; 3) CPE E911
Sales/Installation for Position 4, JeffCom, with
Qwest Interprise America, Inc.; 4) Amendment to
Reduce Funding Amount for Professional Services for
Group Supported Employment with Skookum
Corporation; 5) Amendment to Increase Funding
Amount for Professional Services for Developmental
Disabilities Program with People First of Washington;
and, 6) Amendment to Reduce Funding Amount for
Community Access for Individuals with Disabilities with
Concerned Citizens of Forks
FEE WAIVER REQUEST: To Waive Solid Waste
Tipping Fee for Groups Participating in the Fifteenth
Annual All-Volunteer “Earth Day Cleanup” on April 23,
2005 (Fees paid from Community Services Fund and
the Road Fund.)
MORATORIUM: The City of Port Townsend has had a
moratorium in place on adult businesses for the past
six months and recently passed a second. DCD staff
reviewed the reasons the County may want to pass a
moratorium until the Planning Commission can
address regulations regarding this type of business.
The Planning Commission sees this as proactive. Staff
is working on a UDC update this year with the draft
document scheduled to be completed in May. Adding
the adult business issue to the update would extend
the completion date to fall because it is a very complex
issue. Staff recommends that the Board approve the
six month moratorium in order allow it to go through a
separate process. The Board approved an ordinance
setting the moratorium. There will be a hearing on this
interim control within 60 days.
AGREEMENT: In the fall of 2003, the Quilcene
Historical Museum made a special funding request to
expand their facility. A previous Board earmarked
$30,000 for the museum from the sale of a portion of
park property in Quilcene. This was never formalized
in an agreement. Judi Mackey, President of the
Quilcene/Brinnon Chamber of Commerce, and a
former County Commissioner, explained that the
expansion includes a location for the Chamber that will
help promote tourism in the South County. The Board
approved the agreement.
WEC PETITIONS: After an Executive Session
regarding actual litigation, the Board took action to
open negotiations with Washington Environmental
Council on the petition for review of a local government
decision filed on February 16, 2005. The Board also
took action to drop the 2001 petition for review with the
mutual consent of both parties.
APPOINTMENT: During the meeting, the Board
interviewed five citizens who are interested in
representing Commissioner District #2 on the Planning
Commission. They appointed Peter Downey to a 4-
year term which will expire on March 17, 2009.