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Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting January 4, 2006
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S BRIEFING:
The first meeting with the UGA sewer project
consultant is scheduled for the week of
January 17. At that meeting they will be
presenting project details and time lines.
REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD: Phil
Johnson, Commissioner for District #1, will
continue as Chair of the Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners for 2006.
LEAD FOR VARIOUS BOARDS AND
COMMITTEES: The Commissioners kept their
2005 board and committee assignments for
2006:
Phil Johnson:
Fort Worden Advisory Board; Hood Canal
Coordinating Council; J.C. Disability Board; Marine
Resources Committee; Olympic Region Clear Air
Agency; Olympic Coastal Sanctuary; Olympic
Peninsula Resource Advisory Committee; Parks
Advisory Board; WSAC Timber Counties
David Sullivan:
Public Infrastructure Fund Board; Economic
Development Council; Job Training Partnership Act;
North Olympic RC &D; Olympic Community Action
Programs; Olympic Area Agency on Aging;
Peninsula Regional Support Network; Peninsula
Development Association; Regional Transportation
Advisory Board; Water Utility Coordinating Council;
Water Inventory Resource Area Board (WRIA 17)
Pat Rodgers:
Developmental Disability Advisory Board; Law &
Justice Council; Lodging Tax Advisory Committee;
Port Ludlow Village Council; Solid Waste Advisory
Committee; Substance Abuse Advisory Board
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a
proclamation designating January 2006 as
School Board Recognition Month.
SURPLUS PROPERTY: In 2004 the Board
asked the Treasurer for a list of County surplus
property that didn’t have a future use. Several
parcels were put up for auction. Three parcels
did not sell and there is renewed interest in 2
of them. The Board agreed that the property
be put up for auction this year.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: increasing the building
footprint in the County from 7,500 to 40,000 sq.
feet would attract more businesses; affordable,
accountable government should be every
elected official’s goal and more citizens need to
get involved in the public process; concern was
expressed about the UDC amendments and 24
hour mining operations; and methamphetamine
use is a serious problem in the County that
needs to be addressed.
CONSENT AGENDA: The items on the
Consent Agenda were approved as follows:
7 AGREEMENTS: 1) Provision of juvenile
detention facilities with Kitsap County; 2)
Professional Services for the Project Take
Time of the Raising a Healthy Community
Grant with Katie Carlson, Ph.D; 3) Amendment
No. 1 to agreement for 2005 Community
Services Grant with OlyCAP; 4) Addendum to
Attachment A for anti-harassment and diversity
training services with Peninsula College; 5)
Grant Funding for DCD to scan and microfilm
essential records with the Secretary of State; 6)
Consulting Services for road maintenance
operations with Fleet Engineering Services;
and, 7) To perform paving on Center Road with
State DOT
LETTER OF SUPPORT: Grant Application for
4-Year Bachelor of Applied Science, Applied
Management Degree at Peninsula College
HEARING: State Legislation was passed in
2005 to allow disbursement of 15% of
Conservation Futures funds for operation and
maintenance in conjunction with capital
expenditures. After the hearing, the Board
approved an amendment to the Conservation
Futures Ordinance to allow disbursement of
funds for this purpose.
UDC AMENDMENT DISCUSSION: The Board
continued their discussion about 24 hour
mining operations, regulations in the UGA
pending the outcome of the Growth
Management Hearings Board decision,
increasing the building footprint size, boundary
line adjustment amendments, cottage industry
changes, sign regulations, and junk vehicles.
The public hearing is scheduled for January 9
at 10:30 a.m.