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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 17, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: a person
noted that the newspapers have reported
declining County revenues and he thinks that
the County needs to stop creating more
regulations that stop development; a person
said that in his opinion the Shoreline Master
Program is as much political as it is scientific
and, according to the Assessor, as assessed
valuations for shoreline properties decrease
because of the SMP regulations, the tax
burden will become greater on all property
owners around the County, another person
stated that he thinks the150 foot buffers in the
SMP will reduce the price of shoreline
property; and a person said that he doesn’t
understand why the County will allow
commercial aquaculture in a shoreline critical
area but will not allow a single family residence
in the buffer.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board deleted the
appointment of Carol Woodley to the TCC and
approved the remainder of the Consent
Agenda.
RESOLUTION: A policy to ensure equal
opportunity in housing for all persons (Repeals
and replaces Resolution No. 9-94 and Resolution No. 59-
97)
7 AGREEMENTS: 1) 2009 mental health and
chemical dependency treatment with the
Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Program; 2)
Quilcene-Snow Watershed Implementation
Phase 4 with State DOE; 3) Long term payable
for health services with State DSHS; 4)
Monitor community health needs and impacts
of mental health, substance abuse disorders
with the Kitsap County Health District; 5)
Project SEARCH with Chimacum School
District #49; 6) Supply of liquid asphalt
products with Albina Asphalt; and, 7) Larry
Scott Memorial Trail Segment 4 Acquisition
Project with State DOT
AUTHORIZATION TO DESIGNATE ADO:
WSU Extension as the Associated
Development Organization for Jefferson
County with CTED
2 ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS:
Bill Miller, Representing District #1 and Peter
Downy, Representing District #2, to the Jefferson
County Planning Commission (Terms Expire
March 17, 2013)
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated March 5, 2009
totaling $712,233.63 and A/P warrants done by
Payroll dated March 5, 2009 totaling $599,723.69
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS: The
Board appointed Crystal Hudson from the Inn at
Port Hadlock and Marian Villiard from the Resort
at Port Ludlow to the Tourism Coordinating
Council.
HEARING ON IRONDALE/PORT HADLOCK
UGA COMPLIANCE ACTION: Four citizens gave
testimony on the documents for the UGA
compliance action. The Board deliberated and
adopted the General Sewer Plan and MLA09-
00024 which amends specific portions of the
Comprehensive Plan and the Jefferson County
Code. They also instructed staff to write an
adopting ordinance for their signature on March
23, 2009.
BID AWARD: The Board accepted the County
Administrator’s recommendation and awarded the
bid for the official County newspaper to the Port
Townsend Leader.
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM UPDATE:
The Chairman signed a letter to the State
Department of Ecology requesting an extension
on the local approval of the SMP update to
October 30, 2009 and a memo to the Planning
Commission granting their request for a three
month extension for their part of the process.
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMEND-
MENTS: The Board accepted staff’s
recommendation on 6 UDC amendments. An
administrative memo will be done to address the
Port Ludlow Drainage District amendment and
staff thinks that there will be time in the 4 quarterth
to address the adult business amendment. The
other 4 amendments were shelved until a future
date.