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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting October 10, 2006
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a
proclamation designating October 14, 2006
as a day to support AIDS WALK 2006.
REQUEST FOR TIMELINE EXTENSION:
The Planning Commission asked to extend
the timeline for the Critical Area Ordinance
(CAO) Sub-Committee’s recommendation
from January to April, 2007. The Board
agreed to extend the timeline and write a
letter to the WEC detailing the process.
HEARING NOTICE: The Board made a few
suggestions on the draft changes to the No
Shooting Area Ordinance and approved a
hearing notice setting a public hearing for
October 23 at 10:15 a.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: several
people thanked the Board for extending the
timeline for the CAO Sub-Committee’s
recommendation; there is still an issue about
the overlapping processes for the CAO and
the Shoreline Master Program and the CAO
should be done first because all shorelines
aren’t critical areas; a request to have WSAC
lobby to address permitting problems that
citizens are experiencing with State and
Federal agencies due to a lack of
communication between those agencies;
Representative Buck will speak about buffers
at the Olympic Water Users Assn. meeting
this week; the Board had a chance to do
something about the political sign issue
before the lawsuit was filed and chose not to;
and concerns were expressed about an ORV
area proposed in Quilcene and the need to
keep citizens informed.
CONSENT AGENDA: The resolution to name
a private road was deleted and the balance of
the Consent Agenda was approved:
HEARING NOTICE: Intent to change the road
name of a portion of a private road from
Carroll Street to Gifford Hill Drive; hearing
scheduled for Monday, October 23, 2006 at
10:05 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
3 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Hearing notice for
proposed supplemental budget appropriations
extensions for various County funds; hearing
scheduled for Monday, October 23, 2006 at
11:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers; 2)
Interfund loan from the General Fund to the
Clocktower Fund; and, 3) Declaring the need for
the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing
Authority to function within the territory of
Jefferson County
4 AGREEMENTS:1) WRIA 17 Quilcene Snow
Phase 4 Watershed Implementation with State
DOE; 2) Perform appraisals and prepare
summary flood plain property appraisal reports
with Washington Appraisal Services, Inc.; 3)
Raising a Healthy Community with OESD #114;
and, 4) Monitor effluent from onsite sewage
treatment systems with PSAT
ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION: John
Burke representing Skookum Educational
Services from the Solid Waste Advisory
Committee
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: Matt Hall
representing Skookum Educational Services to
the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for an
unexpired term expiring February 20, 2007
PUBLIC HEARING: Several people spoke in
favor of the Surface Water Management Plan
as a non-regulatory document. Several others
expressed concerns about the costs to
implement the plan and the funding source.
Public comments will be accepted until Friday,
October 13 at 4 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING: After taking public
testimony the Board approved the
Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment
and Action Plan.
OLYMPIC REGION CLEAN AIR AUTHORITY
UPDATE: ORCAA’s vision statement is for all
individuals in its jurisdiction, especially children
and the elderly, to live, work, and play in a
healthful and clean environment free from
harmful and destructive affects of air pollution.
POLITICAL SIGNS AND FREEDOM OF
SPEECH: The Board came out of Executive
Session and directed the Prosecuting Attorney
to allow the injunction on political signs, and the
County Administrator to have DCD begin the
process to amend the section on exempt signs
in the UDC. The current regulations regarding
the size of political signs will not be enforced.