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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-29-06Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting August 29, 2006 LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR: The $10 million Hood Canal Bridge Project mitigation plan calls for temporary structures to be built including 2 passenger only ferry terminals and 2 twelve acre parking lots. The mitigation requires the removal of the infrastructure after the project is completed and the bridge is reopened. The Board’s letter states that the removal of the infrastructure doesn’t provide the best benefit for the public and they are asking the Governor to intercede and allow the infrastructure to be left in place after the construction is completed. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens: several citizens and students from Quilcene were present to request that the Board intervene to waive the second permit fee for their football press box; the Quilcene High School football program runs on limited funding with very strong support from the community; the draft Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) frequently asked questions (FAQ) sheet regarding the agricultural exemptions is not clear about how the farmland in Chimacum Valley will be affected by the regulations; the Board needs to fund Animal Services at a higher level because they are so short staffed that when the field officers are required to go out on a call, the volunteers have to leave the shelter; the Sheriff’s Office is the proper department to oversee Animal Services; the Environ- mental Health Department is making it very difficult for businesses to expand in the County because of regulations on wells and septic systems and similar businesses should have to follow the same rules; a comment was made that the Board has been conducting illegal meetings on Tuesdays, the subjects that are discussed are not listed on the agenda even though people would be interested, and the discussions are not reflected in the minutes; people have a right to free speech; drug and alcohol counseling at Quilcene High School is being eliminated this year and the Principal has asked that the program be funded for at least one day a week; the CAO Sub-committee is made up of dedicated citizens who are making every effort to put together an informed report on the draft ordinance and they could use a little extra time; and will County staff be attending the public meeting in Sequim on the relocation of the elk to Jefferson County? CONSENT AGENDA: All the items were approved: 2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) HEARING NOTICE Proposed supplemental budget appropriations/extensions for various County funds; hearing scheduled for Monday, September 11, 2006 at 10:45 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chamber, and 2) Naming a private road Raptor Way, located off Chicken Coop Road, Sequim; David and Debra Peterson, Applicants 4 AGREEMENTS:1) Provide emergency labor and equipment for 2 years with Bruch & Bruch Construction, Inc.; 2) Provide audio recording and draft meeting minutes for Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee with Gail’s Write-for-You, Gail Bernhard; 3) Provide services for Developmental Disabilities Parent to Parent Program with ARC of Kitsap and Jefferson Counties; and, 4) Provide solid waste education with Haute Trash, Robin Worley LETTER OF APPROVAL AND EXPEDITION: Special Occasion Permit No. 091963 with the Washington State Liquor Control Board ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATIONS: H. Eileen Rogers from the Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Advisory Board ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: After interviewing Joanne Tyler, the Board appointed her to serve a 2-year term on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Her term will expire on August 28, 2008. PUBLIC HEARING: After taking testimony at the public hearing on a lot owned by the County that is located in Port Townsend, the Board approved a resolution to declare this County property as surplus. An auction is scheduled for September 22.