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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting May 19, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens: two people
expressed concerns that they think the public
will need more than two weeks to review and
make public comments on the 200-page draft
Shoreline Master Program update; a citizen
stated that he thinks more County employees
will be laid off if the revenue situation doesn’t
improve because inflation will affect wages
and costs and there will be less grant funding
available; two people encouraged the Board to
appoint an advisory committee of local
business owners who will work on future
economic development; a person said that he
thinks that several families who have owned
shoreline properties in the County for over one
hundred years are responsible property
owners and take care of their land; a person
stated that he thinks all correspondence that is
written on County Commissioner letterhead
should be listed on the Board’s agenda; a
person stated that the Port of Port Townsend
is the local government agency responsible for
economic development in the County and the
public should encourage them to sponsor
workshops on the subject; and a person stated
that he thought the Rhody Festival and parade
were very successful this year even though the
Hood Canal Bridge was closed which made
traveling to Port Townsend more difficult for
many entries.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all
the items on the Consent Agenda.
2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Participation in the 2009
revision of the Natural Hazards Mitigation
Plan, and, 2) Cancellation of Unclaimed
Warrants
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING and
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT: Washington
Counties Select Retrospective Rating Program
with the Washington State Association of
Counties
5 AGREEMENTS: 1) Amendment No. 15 to
the consolidated contract for health services
with the Washington State Department of
Health; 2) Take It Seriously: Sex, Abstinence
and Media (TISSAM) with the University of
Washington; 3) Rural Arterial Program (RAP)
Project; South Discovery Road MP 2.65 to 3.64
with Washington State County Road
Administration Board (CRAB); 4) Rural Arterial
Program (RAP) Project; Paradise Bay Road MP
.037 to 1.53 with Washington State County Road
Administration Board (CRAB); and, 5) Upper Hoh
Road MP 4.30 to 4.35 Emergency Repair Project
No. XO1822 with the Washington State
Department of Transportation
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated May 11, 2009
totaling $680,527.56
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING: The
Commissioners reported on the following items:
•Commissioner Johnson was present when
the Governor signed the “Opt Out
Program” legislation to fund State Parks.
•Representative Van de Wege compli-
mented the Commissioners on the work
being done by staff to address the water
quality issues at Mystery Bay. The
County’s goal is to make sure the water in
the bay is clean enough to continue to
harvest shellfish.
•The State Board of Health Environmental
Committee is meeting in Port Townsend
on Thursday prior to the Jefferson County
Board of Health meeting.
•Jefferson County Housing Authority is
continuing negotiations with the Clallam
County Housing Authority regarding the
possibility of becoming a joint agency.
BID OPENING FOR ASPHALT OVERLAY
PROJECT: Half of the funding for this project is
being paid from Federal Stimulus Funds. They
will be resurfacing two miles of Center Road
between Chimacum and SR104. Bids were
received for the asphalt overlay project from
Lakeside Industries of Port Angeles and Cleaver
Construction of Poulsbo. The Public Works
Department will review the bids and bring a
recommendation for bid award to the Board for
approval within the next few weeks.