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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting January 27, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: a person
stated that in his opinion the public should be
able to review all the documents on the
Consent Agenda online on the day the
agenda is published and not have to wait until
the Commissioner’s meeting day to come into
the Courthouse and look at the public packet;
President Obama has directed federal
agencies to make information more readily
available to the public; an employee found out
in December that she has to pay taxes on her
partner’s health benefits and she and her
partner both stated that they feel they are
being discriminated against and they asked
the Commissioners to lobby Federal
Legislators to change the law; a person polled
several businesses in the County and was
told that business was down 20%,
construction is also down in the County, and
with more businesses closing everyday, what
will be the impact to County revenue if the
Port Townsend Paper Mill closes?; two
citizens asked the Board to endorse actions
to encourage the federal government to
decrease the presence of the Border Patrol
on the Olympic Peninsula; a person stated
that he thinks the prohibition on camping
needs to lifted because there is not a
permanent homeless shelter in the County;
and another person suggested that the
Brinnon Motel which is owned by the County,
or buildings at the Fairgrounds or Fort
Worden could be used as a homeless
shelters.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved
all of the items on the Consent Agenda.
HEARING NOTICE: Proposed Ordinance to
Increase Department of Community
Development Fee Schedule; Hearing
Scheduled on Monday, February 9, 2009 at
10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
AGREEMENTS:1) 2009 Hotel-Motel Lodging
Tax Funding with the Forks Chamber of
Commerce; 2) 2009 Hotel-Motel Lodging Tax
Funding with the Tourism Coordinating Council
(TCC); 3) Transportation Forecast Model and
Analysis with Transpo Group, Inc.; 4) Oak Bay
Road Repair with KPFF Consulting Engineers;
and, 5) Coordinated Prevention Grant with
Jefferson County Public Works and the
Washington State Department of Ecology
BID CALL: Publication of County legal notices;
Bids accepted until 9:30 a.m. and opened and
read publicly at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9,
2009 in the Commissioners’ Chamber
2009 PERSONAL PROPERTY
CANCELLATION: Macadoos, Inc.
LETTER REGARDING PERMISSION TO USE
STRUCTURES AND PROPERTY: Located off
of Appaloosa Drive in Brinnon for Fire Training
Purposes to Fire Chief Robert Herbst, Jefferson
County Fire Protection District No. 4, Brinnon
Fire Department
2 ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATIONS: Port
Townsend Paper Corporation Representative
Kristin Marshall and Alternate Alice
McConaughy Solid Waste Advisory Committee
(SWAC)
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated December 24,
2008 totaling $397,214.53
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY A/P
WARRANTS: Done by Payroll dated January
16, 2009 totaling $95,095.22 and January 21,
2009 totaling $18,509.79
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The
Board discussed the yard waste fee that was
implemented last October. Commissioner
Austin reviewed yard and solid waste statistical
comparisons for October, November, and
December 2007 and 2008. The amount of yard
waste has decreased which was part of the
reason for the fee because the yard waste
facility was near maximum capacity. There had
been comments when the ordinance was
passed that a fee would encourage increased
illegal dumping or burning but an increase in
these activities has not been reported.