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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-09Board’s Official Business Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting May 27, 2009 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens in attendance at the meeting: a person noted that there was a pamphlet in the Peninsula Daily News last week about the primary role and responsibility of the Port of Port Townsend to encourage economic development in the County; there will be a presentation on clean energy businesses and opportunities this Thursday at the Skookum Building; two people said that even though it is the Port’s responsibility to promote economic development, economic development is an element in the Growth Management Act and the Comprehensive Plan and they think that restrictive zoning and enforcement regulations in the County make it difficult for a business to relocate or expand; a citizen reported that he thinks the Sunshine Forum on the proposed Shoreline Master Program update was a success with approximately 90 property owners in attendance, including many waterfront property owners who indicated that they didn’t receive notification from the County about the proposed changes that would impact the use of their property; a citizen requested that the County Commissioner’s meeting minutes list the names of the people who speak during the Public Comment Period and that a tentative agenda and detailed minutes be done on the County Administrator’s Briefing Session in the afternoon; and, another person asked about the requirements for listing correspondence on the Commissioner’s agenda? CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda was approved as presented. RESOLUTION: Amending the Jefferson County Personnel Administration Manual, Chapter 6 Section 4.0 (Holiday Pay During a Declared Emergency Budget Reduction - Furlough Days AGREEMENT: Project SEARCH with Jefferson County Public Health and Port Townsend School District #50 BID AWARD: Center Road Overlay Project, Phase 4, with Lakeside Industries LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS: For Receiving a 2008 National Wetlands Award for Conservation and Restoration to Peter Bahls, Northwest Watershed Institute PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated May 13, 2009 totaling $7,153.90 and Dated May 18, 2009 totaling $899,868.18 PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PAYROLL WARRANTS: Dated May 19, 2009 totaling $90,518.24 and A/P warrants done by Payroll dated May 14, 2009 totaling $94,010.52 and dated May 20, 2009 totaling $15,670.83 COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S BRIEFING: The following items were mentioned: •The groundbreaking for the Dove House, a home for victims of Domestic Violence, is this week. •There is a Marine Resources Committee Potluck/Community Get-together in the West End next Saturday. RESOLUTION TO CLARIFY WORKWEEK REDUCTION: This resolution allows salaried employees who are paid from the General Fund and are subject to the 6.25% budget reduction in pay from May through December, 2009, to benefit from the provisions of SB6157 regarding their pension contributions. WRIA 20 AGREEMENT: This interlocal agreement is between the initiating governments involved in the Water Resource Inventory Area 20 process and includes Jefferson County; Clallam County, the Makah Tribe, the Quileute Tribe, the Hoh Tribe and the City of Forks. The plan, approved by the Jefferson County and Clallam County Commissioners on November 5, 2008, directs that the unit form an Implement- ation Body to move forward with the development of a detailed plan which prioritizes the recommended actions in the watershed plan. The agreement establishes this body.