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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-06Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting December 12, 2006 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S BRIEFING: The following items were discussed. • Chimacum Creek/Irondale Beach Park will be closed until the extent of the contamination from metals and petroleum products can be determined. Before the County purchased the property in 2001, minimal contaminants found at the site were believed to be contained and the State Department of Ecology delisted the property. In 2005, a petroleum product was observed and DOE did a preliminary site hazard assessment. In the next few months, the County and the State will be discussing options and funding for cleaning up the site. • A meeting is scheduled with DOE this week to update them on the Port Hadlock UGA Sewer Plan. They will be discussing technical recommend- ations and the project schedule. DOE must approve the plan before construction can begin. The County plans to submit the draft plan to DOE in March, 2007. • Whitman County has sent a letter asking if Jefferson County wants to participate in the I-747 appeal defense regarding the 1% increase in property taxes. The Board asked for more information. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD:The following comments were made by citizens. There is no confidence or leadership in local government right now; the Commissioners need to reduce the amount of benefits that County employees receive and the number of full time employees; the voters won’t like it if the Board supports the I-747 appeal; the County should have a file on the 2001 Irondale Park site study that would be helpful in the current investigation; a citizen volunteered to be a member of a citizen committee to look at the criteria for the No-Shooting Zone Ordinance; a property owner in Quilcene said that his taxes are going up 30-40% next year; funding for economic development needs to go for economic development and not to affordable housing; and homeland security is a huge business right now that could bring revenue into the County. CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the Consent Agenda were approved. 7 AGREEMENTS: 1) H.J. Carroll Park Caretaker Services with William and Gloria Evetts; 2) Consolidated Contract 2007-2011 for Health Services with the State DOH; 3) Professional Services for Individual Employment with Concerned Citizens of Forks; 4) Amendment to the Community Access agreement with Concerned Citizens of Forks; 5) Amendment to the agreement for Individual Supported Employment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities with Skookum Corp.; 6) Amendment to the agreement for Group Supported Employment for Persons with Developmental Disabilities with Skookum Corp.; and, 7) Amendment to the agreement to Provide Advocacy Services for the Develop- mental Disabilities Program with Leslie Bunton 2 ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS: 1) Patricia Teal as resident member to a two year term on the Housing Authority, and 2) Joan Linderoth as District 1 representative to a two year term on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION: Richard Stapf, Jr., District 1 representative from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board CDBG GRANT:At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board approved a resolution of Certification of Compliance for the CDBG Public Services Grant that gives the County Administrator the authority to sign the 2007 Public Service Grant administered by OlyCAP. The 2006 Public Service Grant was also closed out as part of the public hearing. FEE SCHEDULE ORDINANCES FOR 2007: The Board approved the suggested changes to the Parks and Recreation fee schedule and the Department of Community Development fee schedule and approved both ordinances.