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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 14, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: several
people commented on the Planning
Commission’s recommendation on the
suggested amendment to the Critical Areas
Ordinance (CAO) that addresses the Hearings
Board compliance order; a person cautioned
the Board that the Shoreline Master Program
(SMP) will lead to legal battles the same way
the CAO did; a citizen stated that he thinks the
County needs to stop enacting more
regulations that affect property owners; several
people commented that more agricultural
lands in the County need to be used to grow
food for local communities and in order to do
this the County will have to ease regulations; a
person spoke out against the scope of
influence that the environmental organization
Futurewise has in the County; a citizen
suggested that the Board and Planning
Commission need to review the decision on
the Court case Capra vs Simms before more
work is done on the final SMP; a person stated
his opinion that as the economy continues to
decline, the crime rate will increase and the
County shouldn’t cut any Sheriff’s Deputy
positions; a person stated that he thinks the
ideas for saving money that County employees
have submitted to the County Administrator
should be available for the public on the
County webpage; a person asked why the
County doesn’t make planning for future
economic development a top priority?; and a
citizen in the tourism business presented the
Board with a map of the Olympic Peninsula
that he wants to make available to tourists
when the Hood Canal Bridge is closed for
repairs in May and June.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all
of the items on the Consent Agenda.
RESOLUTION: 1) Hearing notice for 1st
Quarter Supplemental Budget Extension -
Appropriations; various County departments;
Hearing scheduled for April 27, 2009 at 10:00
a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
AGREEMENTS: 1) Chimacum Creek Riparian
Restoration Project with the Jefferson County
Conservation District; 2) 2009 Community
Services Grant Funding with the Jefferson
County Conservation District; 3) Amendment
No. 14 to the Consolidated Contract regarding
public health services with State DOH; and, 4)
Demolition and Clean up of 410 & 420 Appaloosa
Drive in Brinnon with A & A Contracting, Inc.
GRANT APPLICATION: COPS Grant funding for
Jefferson County Sheriff from the US Department
of Justice
LETTER OF AGREEMENT: Grant funding for
rural mobile mammography services with Susan
G. Komen for the Cure, Puget Sound
DEED OF RIGHT TO USE LAND: For public
recreation purposes with Washington State
Recreation and Conservation
WAIVER OF TIPPING FEE: For annual all
volunteer Earth Day cleanup
LETTER OF SUPPORT: Land Transfer with
Olympic National Park and Hoh Indian Tribe to
Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Patty Murray
and Congressman Norm Dicks
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS: 1) Ryan
Hunter to a 4-year term on the Conservation
Futures Citizen Oversight Committee that expires
April 13, 2013 and 2) Crystal Hudson to an
unexpired term on the Lodging Tax Advisory
Council (LTAC) that expires July 23, 2010
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated April 7, 2009
totaling $9,962.65
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated April 3, 2009
totaling $757,769.39 and A/P warrants done by
Payroll dated April 6, 2009 totaling $648,029.91
CRITICAL AREAS ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE
WITH GMA: The Board agreed to hold a public
hearing on the Planning Commission’s
recommendation regarding the amendments to
the Critical Areas Ordinance and the Chair signed
the hearing notice. The hearing is scheduled for
Monday, April 27 at 10:45 a.m. in the
Commissioner’s Chambers.
PRESENTATION ON WWRC BUDGET: A
Board Member of the Washington Wildlife and
Recreation Coalition asked the Board to
encourage State Legislators to pass the House of
Representatives $80 million budget because a
portion of this funding will go to several Jefferson
County conservation projects.