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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting November 14, 2006
CANCELLATION OF MEETING: The Board
took action to cancel their December 26,
2006 meeting. The final meeting of the year
is December 18, 2006.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S BRIEFING:
The following items were discussed:
•The emergency declaration on the
Consent Agenda is for the flooding
and washout of the Hoh River Road.
•Several unresolved issues in the 2007
Budget were reviewed and options
were discussed.
•The contract from the State
Department of Community, Trade and
Economic Development (CTED) for
grant funding for the land bank
analysis will be on the agenda in a few
weeks. The consultant will be
contacted about the estimated
completion date for the project.
•Diversified Resources is interested in
renewing their contract with the
County regarding economic
development activities. The County
Administrator is also talking with the
Department of Community
Development (DCD) and CTED about
possible changes in the administration
of this fund.
PROPOSED FEE INCREASES: The Director
of Community Development reviewed the
proposed fee increases to the DCD fee
schedule and the Board approved the hearing
notice. The hearing is scheduled for Monday,
November 27, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in the
Commissioners’ Chambers.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. The City of
Anacortes is revisiting their ban on big box
stores because of the revenue loss; Jefferson
County loses revenue whenever residents
shop in Sequim and Silverdale; if the size of a
building footprint in the County is increased
light industrial businesses and hotels could
locate here; gun noise from Discovery Bay
should be monitored to see how bad it really
is; Jefferson County needs more employment
and opportunity so that residents don’t have
to travel out of the County to make a living
wage; all the ordinances that are being
considered should be put on the County
webpage with links to the current ordinance and
the proposed changes and that information
should also be available at the Post Offices; a
comment was made about the Hearing
Examiner’s recommendation to deny a County
road vacation; the Board was invited to attend
an Off Road Vehicle (ORV) meeting in
Quilcene; several questions that haven’t been
answered about the proposed ORV site were
submitted by the Quilcene Citizen’s Coalition;
and comments were made about the Board’s
actions regarding the Open Public Meetings
Act.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Applying for CDBG
funding assistance from CTED to implement
elements of the Housing Action Plan, and 2)
Declaration of Emergency for West End
Flooding
2 HEARING NOTICES:1) Proposed ordinance
increasing Parks and Recreation fee schedule;
the hearing scheduled for Monday, December
4, 2006 at 10:05 a.m. in the Commissioners’
Chamber, and 2) NOTICE of CONTINUATION
of HEARING Held Monday, November 6, 2006
regarding proposed changes in language to the
No Shooting Area Ordinance No. 03-0227-95;
scheduled for Monday, November 20, 2006 at
6:00 p.m. at Company A at the Fort Worden
Commons
AGREEMENTS: 1) Transfer of ownership of
County water line to PUD No. 1; 2) Medicaid
Administrative Match; amending billing and
payment with State DSHS; 3) 2005-2006
Consolidated Contract amending health
services allocation sheet and statement of work
with State DOH; and, 4) Addendum to
Attachment ‘A’ for training services for anti-
harassment and ADA/diversity with Peninsula
College
HEARING EXAMINER DECISION: The Board
upheld the Hearing Examiner’s decision not to
vacate a portion of Gustavsen Road located in
Quilcene.