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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting May 23, 2006
PROCLAMATION: Approximately 15 people
were present when a majority of the Board
signed a proclamation designating June as
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
Pride Month.
CODE AMENDMENTS: DCD was directed to
set a public hearing before the Board on an
amendment to the Port Ludlow Development
Agreement regarding the Trendwest
proposal. The Board directed that the
Planning Commission conduct public
hearings on the Port Ludlow Drainage District
and the Holland/Goldsmith amendments.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: several citizens
commented that the proclamation on the
agenda that was approved was not
appropriate; the Board needs to address the
County’s financial situation immediately
instead of raising property taxes by forming
special purpose taxing districts; a petition was
submitted with 187 signatures requesting that
the City Council and the County have a public
forum on the expansion of Indian Island; a
person commented that he requested an FBI
investigation of the Sheriff’s Office 3 years
ago and since then he has been harassed by
Deputies; the Quilcene water system project
has been approved but fire flow is not
included in the current cost estimate; the
County needs to invest in an economist to
evaluate the various options of how to meet
the DOE’s instream flow rules so that
economic development in the County won’t
be shut down; the County needs to get
involved in the proposal from the State to
move the Sequim Elk to the Snow Creek area
in Jefferson County; thank you to the Fire
Departments that responded to the Quilcene
Hotel fire last week; and concern was
expressed about dependance of communities
on volunteer fire departments.
CONSENT AGENDA: The following items on
the Consent Agenda were approved:
3 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Hearing Notice re:
Proposed supplemental budget appropriations/
extensions for various County funds; hearing
scheduled for Monday, June 5, 2006 at 11:00
a.m.; 2) Vacation of the alley in Block 135,
Irondale No. 6; Richard & Sharon Beal,
Petitioners; and, 3) Support for the promotion of
flexible-fuel plug-in vehicles
4 AGREEMENTS: 1) Memorandum of
Understanding and Membership Agreement for
WA Counties Select Retrospective Rating
Program with WSAC; 2) Engineering services for
Contractor’s Creek with CES, Inc.; 3) Advanced
fire service dispatch training with PowerPhone,
Inc.; and, 4) Amendment to JeffCom
infrastructure study with Hatfield and Dawson
HEARINGS: After taking public testimony, the
Board took the following actions:
•Approved a recommendation from the
Conservation Futures Advisory Board to
fund the Winona Buffer Project. They did
not approve the operation and mainten-
ance costs and have asked for clarifi-
cation on the criteria for the costs.
•Approved the supplemental budget ap-
propriation for Public Works.
•Voted against Planning Commission and
DCD staff recommendations to include 2
suggested amendments (landuse map
and transfer of development rights
language) on the final 2006 Compre-
hensive Plan Amendment Docket.
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM (SMP)
UPDATE: The Board approved agreements with
Batelle Marine Sciences Laboratory and the
State DOE for the SMP project. Two advisory
committees have been formed to address
technical and policy issues. Public input is a key
component of the project.
UDC OMNIBUS AMENDMENTS: The Board
agreed to table action on the hearing notice for
the Unified Development Code Omnibus Code
Amendment package until their next meeting on
June 5.