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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 3, 2007
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. Two
people requested that the moratorium on
building be reinstated at Termination Point;
the Board was thanked for approving the No
Shooting Zone Ordinance; an update was
given on the South County Visitor Center at
the Quilcene Ranger Station and the Board
was thanked for providing County funding;
several people commented for and against
the three minute time limit during the Public
Comment Period; there should be a no
shooting zone from Diamond Point to Four
Corners to Beckett Point; a comment was
made about the number of public records
requests that the County receives; the
minority opinion is invaluable to the
democratic process; property rights are a
constitutional right and a civil right; deer
hunting should be limited to shotguns and
muzzle loaders in some areas of the County;
suggestions were made about more efficient
ways that the Board could conduct the Public
Comment Period especially when people
want to speak on the same topic; the Board
shouldn’t take testimony during the Public
Comment Period when a public hearing will
be held later in the day; two people
suggested that the Board use a streaming
internet webcam to broadcast their meetings;
and the Board doesn’t answer letters from
citizens.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
RESOLUTION: Hearing Notice regarding
findings and determination to declare certain
personal property as surplus and authorize
disposal; Hearing scheduled for Monday, April
16, 2007 at 10:05 a.m. in the Commissioners
Chambers
8 AGREEMENTS: 1) Designating the official
County newspaper of public record for legal
notices with The Leader; 2) Administration of
CDBG grant to provide services to low-and
moderate income persons within Jefferson
and Clallam Counties with OlyCAP; 3)
Amendment No. 1 to 2007-2011 Consolidated
Contract for health services with DOH; 4)
Physician Services with Connecticut General
Life Insurance Company (CIGNA); 5) “Take it
Seriously:” Abstinence & Media Project with
UW; 6) Surveying services for Larry Scott Trail
and other projects with Wengler Surveying and
Mapping; 7) Paradise Bay Road Illumination
Project with Olympic Electric; 8) Coastal Zone
Management Grant Funding for MRC Year 6
Administration and Action Project with DOE
PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS/WARRANTS:
Dated March 26, 2007 Totaling $351,804.37
and Dated March 28, 2007 Totaling $12,632.32
PAYMENT OF PAYROLL WARRANTS: A/P
Warrants Done by Payroll Dated March 27,
2007 Totaling $3,380.00
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCLOSE
REQUESTED PUBLIC RECORDS: Made by
Allison Arthur, Port Townsend Leader to US
Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Concerning Garden Court Apartments
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a
proclamation designating April as Disability
Awareness Month. Lynn Gressley of the DASH
committee accepted the proclamation.
REQUEST TO SELL SURPLUS PROPERTY:
A property owner has asked if he can purchase
a strip of unbuildable surplus County property
that is adjacent to his property. The Board can
approve the sale if the value is less than $500.
The Assessor has it valued at $218.50. The
buyer will pay the fees for recording and
changing the title. The Board approved the sale
of the surplus property.
BOND COUNSEL APPROVAL: The JeffCom
Board has approved a bond for improvements
to E-911 equipment. The funding for this bond
is from tax revenue approved by the voters. The
Board took action to appoint Foster Pepper as
the Bond Counsel.
REGIONAL SEPTIC LOAN PROGRAM: The
Board approved a resolution for the Hood Canal
Regional Septic Loan Program and signed an
interlocal agreement with Kitsap County, Mason
County, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, and
Skokomish Tribe. ShoreBank Enterprise
Cascadia will administer the low interest loans
to low and moderate income homeowners who
have failing or inadequate septic systems in the
Hood Canal area.