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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting July 24, 2007
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens. Baker
Street is an unimproved road in the Shine
Plat that should be improved and maintained
by the County; the Fred Hill Materials quarry
in Shine is currently operating through the
night and the noise makes it difficult for
people to sleep; when is the County going to
adopt a noise ordinance?; and a suggestion
was made that 3,000 square feet should be
the maximum square footage for a house in
the County except in Port Ludlow and Port
Townsend.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
3 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Appointing the Central
Services Director to determine the rates for
the Equipment Rental & Revolving Fund; 2) A
policy for closing the Courthouse due to
strong winds; and, 3) Clarifying the Clerk of
the Board duties and establishing policies
regarding the business processes of the
Commissioners’ Office
AGREEMENTS: 1) Funding for Reducing
Underage Drinking (RUAD) with State
Department of Social and Health Services,
Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse; 2)
Meeting and program space for County
departments with Washington State
University Extension; 3) Amendment No. 3 to
2007-2011 Consolidated Contract for health
services with State Department of Health;
and, 4) Amendment to agreement for
childbirth education with Carol Hardy
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT: Hoh
River Knotweed Control with 10,000 Years
Institute
PAYMENT OF VOUCHERS/WARRANTS:
Dated July 16, 2007 totaling $1,135,947.40
and July 17, 2007 totaling $2,774.65
PAYMENT OF PAYROLL WARRANTS AND
A/P WARRANTS: A/P Warrants Done by
Payroll Dated July 6, 2007 totaling
$136,615.38
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS: Kevin
Earl, Resort at Port Ludlow; Jamie Hodgson,
Kalaloch Lodge; and William Tennent,
Jefferson County Historical Society to three
year terms on the Jefferson County Lodging
Tax Advisory Committee
LETTER: To the Skokomish Tribe regarding
Beckett Point in Discovery Bay
STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES REPORT: Due to a lawsuit that
stopped the Tarboo sale, the County did not
receive timber revenue from State forest lands
in the first quarter of 2007. The court’s decision
is still pending. The 2008 fiscal year begins in
July and timber sales in Jefferson County are
estimated at $1.3 million in revenue. The
County receives approximately 32% of this
amount. DNR has instituted a new program to
identify and remove derelict vessels. Currently
they are taking inventory of these vessels and
identifying boats that don’t have mooring buoy
permits. The creosote removal program is still
moving forward.
SURPLUS PROPERTY HEARING: After the
hearing the Board approved the sale of County
surplus property at Stokes Auction. The
surplus property consists of cars, trucks and
other shop equipment.
BUDGET HEARING: After the hearing, the
Board approved the requests for supplemental
budget appropriations and extensions for
various County funds as submitted.
NORTH PACIFIC COAST LEAD ENTITY: The
NPCLE is a lead entity recently created by the
State Department of Fish and Wildlife to
address Salmon restoration projects proposed
in WRIA 20. The area covered by NPCLE
includes the Hoh, Quileute, and Goodman
water basins. The Board signed a letter of
support for the formation of NPCLE and
endorsing the withdrawal of West Jefferson
County from the former lead entity.