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Highlights from Monday's Commissioner Meeting September 26, 2006
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a Proclamation proclaiming
October 1 - 7, 2005 as Mental Illness Awareness Week.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2006
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT DOCKET: The Board
agreed not to schedule a hearing on the proposed amendments
presented, and took action to have them placed on the Consent
Agenda for the October 2, 2006 Commissioners’ meeting.
APPLICATION TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY FOR A WATER RIGHT; NORTHWEST KIWANIS
CAMP, APPLICANT: Central Services Director Allen Sartin
presented a request for the County’s support and approval to submit
an application to the Department of Ecology for water use expansion
at Beausite Lake. He explained that because the property is owned
by the County, the application must be signed by the County
legislative authority. The Board signed the application form which
will be submitted to the Department of Ecology.
COMMISSIONERS/COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S BRIEFING
SESSION: John Fischbach briefed the Board on the following
items:
•As part of lawsuit filed against the County it is claimed that
the Prosecuting Attorney is the only other party who can
attend Executive Sessions of the Board of Commissioners.
However, a publication from the Municipal Research and
Services Center titled “The Open Public Meetings Act”,
states that “Attendance at an executive session need not
be limited to the members of the governing body. Persons
other than the members of the governing body may attend
the executive session at the invitation of that body
(RCW42.30.110(1)(i). Those invited should have some
relationship to the matter being addressed in the closed
session, or they should be attending to otherwise provide
assistance to the governing body. For example, staff of
the governing body or of the governmental entity may be
needed to present information or to take notes or minutes.
However, minutes are not required to be taken at an
executive session.”
•The burn ban in Jefferson County has been lifted but, may
need to be re-instituted.
•Jefferson County is unable to establish a law enforcement
Civilian Review Board similar to one in King County,
because it is not a “Homerule” County.
•Representatives from Habitat for Humanity contacted the
County about purchasing certain parcels from the County.
The County can lease property to a Housing Authority or
non-profit organizations for up to 75 years to provide
affordable housing, however, there is no provision for
selling property to provide affordable housing.
•A new concept for the visitor’s center has been discussed.
A potential site with a house on Highway 104 may be
available for lease.
•On October 9 there will be a public hearing on ath
Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment and Action
Plan. The Board is invited to a consultant presentation
during a Planning Commission meeting on October 4, 2006.
•During the E-911 outage that occurred last week it was
discovered that the E-911 system was not “looped” because
an agreement was not in place between Qwest and another
agency. This is now being taken care of and no messages
were lost during the outage
•At the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning
Organization (PRTPO) meeting in Shelton last week it was
confirmed that federal funding for mitigation of the Hood
Canal Bridge project can also be used for temporary
infrastructure improvements.
•David Sullivan reported that he spoke with a representative
from the Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding the
relocating of the Elk in Sequim. The Department is working
with the tribes on other alternatives which indicates that the
elk may not be relocated to Jefferson County. The public
comment period is open until September 30,2006.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made:
Appreciation for the Board’s support of trails in Jefferson County, and
it is not necessary that trails be constructed with road building
machinery or that they be 16' wide, and a request that a policy be
instituted for enhancing trails and that federal standards be changed
and minimized for rural and environmentally sensitive areas; an
individual should not have to ask twice to get public records, and
concern about a Commissioner’s letter to the editor; relocating elk is
not a good idea, it can destroy water quality and historically it has
been shown to ruin herds; it is a felony to destroy, alter or otherwise
change or delete a public record, punishable by five years in
prison/$10,000 fine; any document that involves a government
function is public record no matter where or on what computer the
business was conducted; concern that the sign ordinance which
includes the 4'x8' size restriction was discussed on a Wednesday and
did not allow for public comment; Both the Critical Areas Ordinance
and Shoreline Management Master Program update need timelines
and there needs to be clear understanding of the legitimate basis for
the creation of new critical areas since not all shoreline areas need to
be considered critical areas for purposes of GMA; Some meetings
concerning natural resources are overlapping making it difficult for
citizens to cover each issue.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda was approved as
presented.
RESOLUTION NO. 59-06: Establishing a Code of Conduct to Ensure
the Efficient, Fair and Professional Administration of Federal Grant
Funds in Compliance with 24 CFR§85.36(b)(3) and Other Applicable
Federal and State Standards, Regulations and Laws
HEARING NOTICE: Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment and
Action Plan; Hearing Scheduled for Monday, October 9, 2006 at 10:45
a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
SALE OF SURPLUS COUNTY PROPERTY: Parcel No. 979 503 511,
Oil City First Addition, Block 35, Lot 20; Rob VandeWeghe
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION: For Completion of Certified
Building Operator Level II Training; Jeff Monroe, Facilities
Management III, Department of Central Services