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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-06-05Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting December 6, 2005 PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a proclamation designating December 9, 2005 as a “Day to Remember the Lives of Jefferson County Residents Who Have Passed On.” Home Health and Hospice has scheduled a service of remembrance for all County residents and hospice patients. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: The new regional representative for Sprint asked the Board to keep the company in mind when considering projects or partnerships; and the intent of the section on junk vehicles in the Solid Waste Ordinance passed by the Board of Health needs to be clarified. CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the Consent Agenda were approved as follows: CANCELLATION NOTICE: County Commissioner Regular Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 27, 2005 2 HEARING NOTICES: 1) 2006 Jefferson County Budget hearing is scheduled for Monday, December 12, 2005 at 10:05 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Chambers, and, 2) Setting the 2006 ad valorem tax levies for Jefferson County for levy in 2005 and collection in 2006; hearing is scheduled for Monday, December 12, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Chambers 11 AGREEMENTS: Three Agreements with Skookum Industries: 1) Individual Supported Employment, 2) Group Supported Employment, and 3) Prevocational/Specialized Industries; 4) Individual Supported Employment with Morningside; 5) Hood Canal Septic System Survey Project with Washington State Department of Ecology; 6) One-to-One Mentoring Program with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of King and Pierce County; 7) Functional Family Therapist with Elsa Golts; 8) Administer Surcharge Funds generated by ESSHB 2163 to establish a homeless shelter with Olympic Community Action (OlyCAP) and the City of Port Townsend; 9) Amendment to agreement regarding Continuation of Homeland Security Grant with Kitsap County Emergency Management; 10) Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA) Sewer Facility Plan with Tetra Tech/KCM; and, 11) Professional Services for salary study for exempt positions with Braun Consulting LETTER OF AGREEMENT: Deferred Compensation Program for Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and JeffCom with Teamsters Local Union No. 589 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters FUNDING APPROVAL: Design Services for Castle Hill Annex Renovation Project with the State Department of General Administration HEARING: At the close of the public hearing, the Board approved the fourth quarter budget appropriation/extensions for various County funds as requested by the departments. HEARING: At the close of the public hearing, the Board approved a resolution to submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application which will provide funding for public services for 2006. The County administers this grant from the State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development for Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP.) This hearing also addressed the close out of OlyCAP’s 2005 Public Service Grant. 2005 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT DOCKET: Two weeks ago, the Board deliberated over 9 site specific amendments and an amendment to correct Comprehensive Plan land use map anomalies and errors in the Plan text and tables. They voted on each amendment, three of which were denied. Five of the six remaining site specific amendments were approved and staff has generated a draft ordinance with the findings of fact and the decisions by the Board. The amendment correcting the Comprehensive Plan was also approved and is noted in the ordinance. The Board discussed the remaining amendment regarding upzoning at Tala Point and reached a decision to approve the amendment with specific conditions to be met. They approved the draft ordinance. The final version of the ordinance will be on the Consent Agenda next week.