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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-11-08Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 11, 2008 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens: One of the Planning Commission members has submitted suggested changes to the Comprehensive Plan for the amendment cycle over the past several years that have not been considered because of staff workload and DCD needs to start a list of amendments that need to be addressed; the City of Port Townsend conducted a town meeting to get resident’s input about community values to assist in updating the City’s Comprehensive Plan and The Leader made it appear that it was for “City residents only,” but at the County’s Critical Areas Ordinance hearing many City residents commented on how the rural lands in the County should be regulated; a citizen suggested that Staff may be giving the Board bad advice about proposed fees; the County should respond to Public Records Requests electronically whenever possible; when the people who were appointed to advisory boards on today’s Consent Agenda get their notification, they should also receive a copy of the Open Public Meetings Act; the Board needs to understand how a recession will affect the County’s economy and the Land Trust Conservation Futures farms that rely on grant funding; two people asked the Board to waive the attorney-client privilege on a document that they received from the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney regarding the draft Critical Areas Ordinance; the Board should respond publicly to issues brought up during the Public Comment Period; many Port Townsend residents rely on locally grown produce; currently there is an effort to polarize the residents in the County and the City when everyone should be working together; there are people living in the hills in rural areas of the County that don’t have septic systems or water; and Commissioner Austin follows through when people ask him questions. CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. RESOLUTION: Naming a Private Road Hectors Way; James and Sandra Munn, and Howard Gilbert and Pamela Roberts, Petitioners AGREEMENT: Amendment to Family Support Grant Agreement with State Department of Social and Health Services PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated March 5, 2008 totaling $723,153.37 ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION: Mike Ewing from the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board representing District #4 APPOINTMENTS TO JEFFERSON COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD: Accept recommendation to appoint four individuals: Richard Hild, District #2, to serve the remainder of a term expiring January 9, 2010; and Jill Silver, District #1; John Richmond, District #4; and Katherine Ackerman, District #5 to each serve a four year term expiring March 10, 2012 MRC APPOINTMENT: Aleta Erickson as Tribal representative on the Jefferson County Marine Resource Committee BID OPENING: The Peninsula Daily News and The Leader submitted bids for the request for proposals for Jefferson County’s newspaper of record. These bids will be reviewed and a recommendation for award will be on the Board’s agenda at a future date. ADVISORY BOARD INTERVIEWS: Tom Brotherton, Barbara Moore-Lewis, Michael Eastman and Bud Schindler were interviewed for two Planning Commission vacancies in Commissioner District #3. The open positions are for a 4 year term and a 2 year unexpired term. The Board will be interviewing the final applicant next week. DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION ON THE PROPOSED CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE: The Board met in the Superior Courtroom to deliberate on the proposed CAO. They reviewed their revisions to the 42 page document. They approved the CAO as revised and directed that staff prepare the final ordinance for approval on the March 17, 2008 agenda.