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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting July 10, 2007
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. A request
that the County ban bottled water; with building
lots starting at $100,000, the only affordable
housing available will be accessory dwelling
units and subsidized apartments; the Fire
Danger signs increase awareness; the
Firewise Program at WSU educates home-
owners about fire prevention; some people
can’t afford to get rid of junk vehicles even with
the County’s $30 coupon program; and a
comment was made about the procedure for
listing correspondence on the agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Road vacation of a
portion of South Point Road; John Nisbet,
Petitioner; and 2) Hearing Notice for supple-
mental budget appropriations extensions for
various County funds; hearing scheduled for
Monday, July 23, 2007 at 10:45 a.m.
HEARING NOTICE: Intention to sell surplus
County property; hearing scheduled for
Monday, July 23, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.
5 AGREEMENTS: 1) Foster Care (Passport)
Public Health Nurse Services with State
DSHS; 2) Developmental Disabilities Services
with State DSHS; 3) Supervision of
moderate/high risk juvenile offenders with
State DSHS, Juvenile Rehabilitation
Administration; 4) Juvenile Accountability
Block Grant Funding to support the Proctor
Home Program with State DSHS, Juvenile
Rehabilitation Administration; and 5) Proctor
Home Coordinator with Kelli Parcher
UPDATE JEFFERSON COUNTY
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION MANUAL:
Appendix D Travel and Transportation Policy
and Procedures
PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS/WARRANTS:
Dated July 3, 2007 totaling $1,635.00
PAYMENT OF PAYROLL WARRANTS AND
A/P WARRANTS: Dated July 5, 2007 totaling
$653,894.83
LETTER RESPONDING TO REQUEST: From
Public Health Nurses for wage increase
LETTER OF SUPPORT: The Board approved
a letter to the Nature Conservancy of
Washington supporting efforts to protect and
restore critical habitats along Tarboo-Dabob
Bay.
HEARING ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
FUND TAX: After hearing testimony, the Board
approved an ordinance amending Ordinance
No. 04-0621-99 to increase the County’s portion
of the funding that the State receives from
Distressed Counties sales and use tax from
0.08% to 0.09%. The Legislature approved the
increase this year. This revenue funds
infrastructure projects proposed by public
entities that benefit economic development.
AGREEMENT FOR EIS CONSULTANT: The
Board voted to direct staff to contact Wheeler
and Associates regarding the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement and staff
report for the Pit to Pier Project. The staff
recommendation was to hire Geoengineers as
the consultant on the project.
RESOLUTION ON HOUSING PLAN: The
Board approved a resolution amending the
Housing Action Plan to include the preservation
of affordable housing.
LETTER REGARDING H.R. 2421: The Board
signed a letter to Congressman Norm Dicks
asking him not to support the amendments to
the “Navigable Waters of the US” legislation
that would remove the word “navigable”
because it will not improve the ability to ensure
clean water.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: The Board
approved a resolution authorizing the Housing
Action Plan Network to advertise an RFP and
review proposals for a 2008 General Purpose
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
for preservation and/or development of
moderate and/or low income housing.
LETTER TO THE TRIBES: The Board
approved a letter to the Jamestown S’Klallam
Tribe, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, and the
Lower Elwah Klallam Tribe regarding the
Beckett Point Sewer project and the importance
of working together to build upon common
interests of protecting historic legacies and
ensuring clean water and shellfish for future
generations.