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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 10, 2007
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. The Board
should have a public hearing on draft #5 of the
No Shooting Area (NSA) Ordinance before
they approve it; the majority of the comments
at the hearings were against the Board
initiating the process to establish an NSA and
in doing this, the Board appears to be granting
itself authority with no checks or balances;
concerns were expressed about the influence
of the Washington Environmental Council on
the Critical Areas Ordinance; there was a
question about the appearance of fairness on
the Planning Commission appointments;
several people mentioned how much time and
money the County has spent dealing with
appeals from environmental groups from
outside the County; several people
commented on a public records request
proposal that was presented; the Board should
allow 60 minutes for public comments when
necessary; the County needs to develop a
process to help factions find some common
ground on County issues; the Board should
address the issues that people bring up during
the Public Comment Period because it is
frustrating when citizens don’t get any
feedback; the residents in Quilcene have PUD
water and now they need a reservoir to be
able to maintain fire flow; and the Dosewallips
River Road into the National Park has been
washed out for five years and nothing is being
done.
CONSENT AGENDA: The No Shooting Area
Ordinance was deleted and the balance of the
Consent Agenda was approved.
RESOLUTION: Hearing notice regarding
supplemental budget appropriations for
various county funds; hearing scheduled for
Monday, April 23, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.
BID AWARD: 2007 pavement markings on
various County roadways with Specialized
Pavement Marking, Inc.
6 AGREEMENTS: 1) Anderson Lake Road
paving with Ace Paving Co., Inc.; 2) Derelict
vessel removal and disposal with DNR; 3)
Administration of CDBG Regional
Microenterprise Development Grant for the
Olympic Microloan Fund with ShoreBank
Enterprise Cascadia; 4) Prepare coastal
processes assessment and soft shore protection
and design for the MRC with Jim Johannessen
dba Coastal Geologic Services, Inc.; 5) 2007
Hotel-Motel Grant Funding with Jefferson County
Historical Society, and; 6) 2007 operation of the
Gateway Visitor Center with Jefferson County
Historical Society
PAYMENT OF PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated
April 5, 2007 Totaling $667,626.95
CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION: Twenty
Years of Outstanding Service to the Citizens of
Jefferson County for Bonny S. Kimball and
Donald W. Kimball
DESIGNATION LETTER: Formally designating
Jefferson County’s Claims Administrator with
Washington Counties Risk Pool
LETTER EXPRESSING CONDOLENCE: For
the loss of Mary McQuillen to her Family
NO SHOOTING AREA ORDINANCE: The No
Shooting Area Ordinance was approved with
revisions. Later in the day, it was determined
that the section repealing and replacing the 1995
ordinance had been left out of the ordinance. A
revised ordinance will be on next week’s agenda.
SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL
VETERANS: Three important services available
through the State DVA include:
•An Incarcerated Veterans Program to
shorten sentences and get veterans into
rehabilitation paid for by VA funds.
•The Veteran’s Innovations Program gives
emergency assistance, job training, and
grants for licenses to State citizens
deployed out of the National Guard and
the reserves who have returned.
•Monthly benefits for elderly veterans or
their widows at poverty level that would
could help them stay in their homes.
WRIA 20 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN:
WRIA 20 falls within Jefferson and Clallam
County and covers the Solduck and the Hoh
river basins. There are six initiating
governments taking part in the planning:
Jefferson and Clallam County, the City of Forks,
the Makah Tribe, the Quileute Tribe and the Hoh
Tribe. The Planning Unit should approve the plan
within a few months and then the counties are
required to hold public hearings.