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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting July 8, 2008
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: Several
people commented that the County needs a
contingency plan to address rising prices and
the continuing decline of the economy; public
outreach workshops should be scheduled on
the 2009 budget; a property owner has had
problems with neighbors who ignore County
landuse regulations; the new critical areas
regulations regarding shorelines are not being
applied uniformly throughout the County; and
the Board needs to adopt a policy to inform
newly appointed advisory board members on
the Open Public Meetings Act.
CONSENT AGENDA: All the items on the
Consent Agenda were approved.
2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Hearing notice
regarding proposed supplemental budget
appropriations/extensions for various County
funds; Hearing scheduled on Monday, July
21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners
Chambers, and 2) Authorizing an emergency
for the purchase and installation of a video
arraignment system
AGREEMENTS: 1) Grant funding for the Port
Hadlock Urban Growth Area Sewer Design
Development Project; Reclaimed Water
Grants Program with State DOE; 2)
Amendment to Coastal Zone Management
Grant funding for Northwest Straits Project
with State DOE; 3) Certifications and
assurances to existing School Based Health
Centers agreement with State DOH; 4)
Amendment to WorkFirst Program with State
DSHS; and, 5) Physician Group Provider
Services with Aetna Health, Inc.
REQUEST TO CONVENE: For the purpose
of hearing property tax appeals for the year
2008 by the Jefferson County Board of
Equalization
ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS: 1)
Robert Gebo to a 6 year term expiring
November 1, 2013 on the Jefferson County
Civil Service Commission, and 2) Judith Lucia
to a 2 year term expiring June 14, 2010 on the
Jefferson County Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Doris
Lambert Thacker’s 100 Year Birthdayth
Celebration
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated June 23,
2008 totaling $200,237.15; June 24, 2008
totaling $300.00; and July 2, 2008 totaling
$1,300.00
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated June 19, 2008
totaling $94,351.06 and July 2, 2008 totaling
$729,992.99 and A/P warrants done by Payroll
dated June 19, 2008 totaling $17,725.40
REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Thirteen
citizens commented on a proposal by the
Jefferson County Sportsmen’s Club to develop a
notification process for extending shooting
range hours for 4 to 6 special shooting events
per year. The Board directed that staff research
and report back to them on any mitigations that
have been required on County permit
applications submitted by the Sportmen’s Club.
ORDINANCE APPROVING COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT REGARDING THE
PROPOSED UGA: The Board approved an
ordinance amending three minor compliance
issues in the final decision and order of the
Western Washington Growth Management
Hearings Board dated February 8, 2008
regarding the Irondale/Port Hadlock Urban
Growth Area.
ESTABLISHING THE FINAL DOCKET: The
Board voted not to include the three proposed
suggested amendments on the final 2008
Comprehensive Plan Amendment docket. Staff
plans to continue work on the Industrial Land
Bank amendment even though it won’t be on the
docket until 2009. Nine site specific
amendments are docketed for this year’s cycle.
ADOPTION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT:
After reviewing staff and legal recommend-
ations, the Board approved a request by Port
Ludlow Associates to amend the Port Ludlow
Development Agreement by removing the
Appellate Hearing Examiner process.
STUDY ON EXPANDED CHIMACUM CREEK
NO SHOOTING AREA: The Board directed that
staff conduct a study on an expanded
Chimacum Creek No Shooting Area that would
include the entire proposed Irondale/Port
Hadlock UGA, South Old Flagler Road, the
Chimacum crossroads, Chimacum Post Office,
Chimacum School, the Tri Area Community
Center, and HJ Carroll Park.