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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 17, 2007
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. Staff and
Elected Officials need to treat all citizens and
projects equal that come before the County;
several people commented on the EIS
consultant selection process for the Pit-to-
Pier project; property rights for agricultural
lands in the County need to be maintained; a
comment was made on how information is
received and disseminated in the course of
developing public process; the County needs
to reach out and encourage existing
businesses instead of trying to shut them
down; prevention is an important part of
preserving the environment; a comment was
made about the estimate of the number of
staff hours spent on public records requests;
and it was requested that an agenda be
provided for the County Administrator
Meeting on Monday afternoon.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
ORDINANCE: Establishing a process for the
establishment of no shooting areas in
specifically described unincorporated areas of
Jefferson County (Repeals and replaces
Ordinance No. 03-0227-95) (Final approval
with technical correction – Section 10)
AGREEMENTS: 1) Lease of T1 line to
provide network phone connection to the
Castle Hill facilities with Qwest; 2) Lease of
T1 line to provide network phone connection
to the Sheriff’s Office with Qwest; 3) Lease of
T1 line to provide network data connection to
the Sheriff’s Office with Qwest; 4) Chimacum
Basin Groundwater Study with State DOE; 5)
Derelict vessel removal and disposal with
Marine Assist of Port Hadlock; 6) Prepare
development regulations for critical areas with
Cascadia Community Planning Services; 7)
E911 telephone service with Level 3
Communications, LLC
PAYMENT OF COUNTY VOUCHERS AND
WARRANTS: Dated April 9, 2007 totaling
$487,432.65; Dated April 10, 2007 totaling
$298.08 and $2,674.02
PAYMENT OF A/P WARRANTS: Done by
Payroll dated April 5, 2007 totaling
$599,837.41
REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF TIPPING FEE:
Groups participating in the fifteenth annual All-
Volunteer “Earth Day Cleanup” on April 21,
2007
ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION: Patricia
Warner from the Gardiner Community Center
Board of Directors
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: Suzanne
Rehder to a 3 Year Term on the Gardiner
Community Center Board of Directors (Term
expires April 17, 2010)
BID OPENING: The bid opening for the sale of
certain computer equipment as authorized was
cancelled at the request of the Auditor due to a
discrepancy in the equipment list in the ad. It
will be readvertised.
SURPLUS PROPERTY HEARING: The Board
approved a resolution regarding the findings
and determination to declare certain personal
property as surplus and authorize disposal. The
bid opening is scheduled for May 14, 2007.
IRONDALE BEACH PARK: Irondale Beach
Park will open to the public on Wednesday. It
has been determined that there is no health risk
to humans. However, there is a concern about
shellfish contamination and warning signs are
being put up.
ENERGY AND THE ECONOMY: On Saturday
April 14, two hundred people attended the
Climate Day Rally in Port Townsend. Members
of the local Climate Protection Campaign gave
a presentation on the impact of global warming
at the local level.
E-911 FUNDING BOND: The Board approved a
resolution to authorize a $2,560,000 bond for
improvements to the E-911 system.
RISK POOL AUDIT FINDINGS: David
Goldsmith reviewed the purpose and scope of
the Jefferson County Risk Management Audit
by the Washington Counties Risk Pool. The
audit included the program strengths, findings
by area of exposure, suggested areas of
improvement and priority of improvements.