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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting May 12, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: a citizen
spoke against the approval of the Take It
Seriously: Sex, Abstinence and Media
program agreement because he thinks the
County has no business being involved in that
kind of activity; two people stated their
opinions that the County needs to relax current
development regulations for expansion of
existing businesses because it would create
100 new jobs according to a presentation by
Team Jefferson; a citizen noted that in the
1700's there was a tsunami that devastated
the area, and he thinks there is a good chance
that it could happen again; two citizens
commented on the “Sunshine Forum” that
some citizens are sponsoring on the draft
Shoreline Management Program; a person
stated that in his opinion the County’s “no net
loss” provision in dealing with land use
regulations presumes that people are always a
threat to the environment and doesn’t take into
account all the work that people have done,
and continue to do, to preserve and restore
the environment; and a person stated that he
thinks the Commissioners have a double
standard in public meetings when dealing with
certain constituents and their friends.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board deleted the
agreement regarding Take It Seriously: Sex,
Abstinence and Media program and approved
the other items on the Consent Agenda.
ORDINANCE: Amending the Critical Areas
Ordinance as codified in Chapter 18.22 JCC
HEARING NOTICE: 2009 Conservation
Futures Funding Program applications;
Hearing scheduled for June 8, 2009 at 10:15
a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) Waterline to Cape
George Trailhead, Larry Scott Memorial Trail
Project with Nowak Plumbing, Ltd. and, 2)
Upper Hoh Road Emergency Repair Project
with the County Road Administration Board
EASEMENT and ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS:
Glendale Farm agricultural easement with Kirk
Salvatore, Grantor and Jefferson Land Trust,
Co-Grantee
EASEMENT: Installation of utilities along a
portion of E. Quilcene Road by Puget Sound
Energy
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated May 5, 2009
totaling $757,728.49 and A/P warrants done by
Payroll dated May 6, 2009 totaling $632,945.25
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR DNR LAND
EXCHANGE: The Board sent a letter to the
WSAC representative to the State Board of
Natural Resources supporting the proposed
boundary expansion for the Dabob Bay Natural
Area and the associated inter-grant exchange
and trust land transfer.
PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW OF THE
PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE SHORELINE
MASTER PROGRAM: The Board approved a 2-
week time extension request by the Planning
Commission for their portion of the SMP update
process. The Planning Commission wants the
additional time to more thoroughly address
several important issues raised by the public.
DCD Staff agreed with the request and submitted
a revised SMP update schedule reflecting the
timeline revisions in the process. A few months
ago, the Board requested that DOE grant a 4-
month extension on submission of the final
document for DOE review and it was recently
approved.
UPDATE FROM FERRY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE: Highlights included:
•A 64-vehicle ferry for the Port
Townsend/Keystone run is scheduled to
be transferred from Todd Shipyards to
State Ferries by mid-June 2010.
•The State appropriated funds for 2
additional 64-vehicle ferries in the 2009-
10 budget. Projected launch time is 2011.
•Due to the success of the Port
Townsend/Keystone ferry reservation
system, State Ferries is considering a
system-wide reservation program.
•The “twilight cruise” from Edmonds to Port
Townsend while the Hood Canal Bridge is
closed has been very popular.