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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 22, 2008
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: Several
Port Ludlow residents asked the Board to
appeal the Hearing Examiner’s decision on
the Iron Mountain Quarry to Superior Court;
the County needs to sit down with Security
Services Northwest and come to an
agreement that will work for everyone;
agriculture needs a political environment
where it is encouraged to survive; the
County is being destroyed by over taxation
and over regulation; the County needs a
noise ordinance because the Sheriff’s Office
can’t enforce the current laws; the Board
doesn’t treat all people equally; and the
people who comment during the Public
Comment Period expect to get an answer
from the Board.
CONSENT AGENDA: The resolution
authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
to satisfy a judgment lien in exchange for
payment of $5,000.00 was deleted at the
request of the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
and the balance of the items on the Consent
Agenda were approved.
CALL FOR BIDS: Upper Hoh Road Repair,
County Project No. XO1781; Bids accepted
until 10:00 a.m. and opened and read
publicly shortly thereafter on Monday, May
12, 2008 in the Commissioners’ Chambers
AGREEMENTS: 1) 4-H Lead Teacher
Services with Susan Hay; 2) 4-H Lead
Teacher Services with Virginia Beard; 3)
Amendment No. 1 to the Port Ludlow
Development Agreement removing the
Appellate Hearing Examiner with Ludlow
Associates (PLA) (Type C land use
application under Section 16 of the Land Use
Procedures Ordinance; Staff recommends
that the Board accept this proposal for
review, hold a public hearing and seek legal
counsel prior to taking action.); and, 4)
Amendment A to agreement regarding 2008
wireline and wireless E911 operations;
revising the amount of reimbursement with
Washington State Military Department
APPOINTMENTS TO THE CLIMATE
ACTION COMMITTEE: 1) Dana Roberts,
Jefferson PUD #1; 2) Josh Bryant, (Nora
Barnfield and Taylor Beard, Alternates)
PTHS Student ; 3) Tim Behrenfeld, (Tom
Opstad, Alternate) Education; 4) Larry
Crocket, Port of Port Townsend (Industry); 5)
Kristin Marshall, Port Townsend Paper
Corporation; 6) Jim Fritz/OSF, Olympic
Stewardship Foundation; 7) Kees Kolff, Faith-
Based; 8) Barbara Nightingale, Citizen at
Large (Marine); 9) Denise Pranger, Citizen at
Large (Forestry);10) David Turissini, Jefferson
Transit; 11) Scott Walker, Non-Motorized
Transportation; 12) Stanley Willard, Citizen at
Large (Chemist); 13) Pete Raab, Builder; 14)
Mark Welch, City of Port Townsend Council
Member; and, 15) John Austin, Jefferson
County Commissioners
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated April 8,
2008 totaling $4,029.21 and April 14, 2008
totaling $774,888.85
INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
APPOINTMENT: The Board appointed
Dennis Richards to serve as Interim County
Administrator until the position can be
permanently filled. He will begin work this
week. The Board thanked Public Works
Director Frank Gifford for taking on the
Temporary Interim County Administrator
position until the Interim Administrator was
hired.
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING: The
Board deleted Public Health’s request for
$260,000 from Operating Transfers in order to
take time to review it in more detail. They
approved the remainder of the requests as
presented from various County departments
for the 1 quarter of 2008. st
WORKSHOP REGARDING COUNTY
SPONSORSHIP OF FARMLAND GRANTS:
The Jefferson County Land Trust has
requested that the County sponsor the
Finnriver Farm and Brown Dairy applications
for grant funding from the State Recreation
and Conservation Office. Finnriver Farm has
also made application for County
Conservation Futures funding. If the
development rights on these two farms are
purchased, they will be maintained as working
farms even if they are purchased in the future.
The grant applications will be available for
review beginning this week in the County
Commissioners’ Office.