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Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting June 2, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance
at the meeting: a citizen stated his concerns
about the State DOE’s WRIA 17 Instream Flow
Rule including the fact that the cost/benefit
analysis is based on a strong economy which is
no longer the case; a person said that in his
opinion a fiscal analysis needs to be done to
show that a proposed Equestrian Park on
County-owned property will provide revenues to
offset the revenues that the County would
receive annually on the timber harvest from the
property; three people requested that the Board
appoint an advisory board of successful
business people in the County to address
economic development because economic
development is mandated in the Growth
Management Act; two people gave their
opinions about the Sunshine Forum on the draft
Shoreline Master Program Update; two people
stated that they are pleased that the topics to
be discussed during the County Administrator’s
Briefings on Monday afternoon are being listed
on the Board’s agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Consent Agenda
was approved as presented.
HEARING NOTICE: Ordinance No. 05-0427-09
enacting a moratorium against the issuance of
permits or approvals pertaining to adult
businesses; Hearing scheduled for Monday,
June 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) East Quilcene Road
Power Pole Relocation with Puget Sound
Energy, and, 2) Tarboo/Dabob Bay Acquisition
and Restoration Co-Sponsorship Grant with the
Nature Conservancy and State Department of
Fish and Wildlife
EASEMENT: Utility easement along portion of
Beausite Lake Park property with Puget Sound
Energy
CERTIFICATION OF SPONSOR FUNDING
MATCH: Letter to the Washington Wildlife and
Recreation Program, Farmland Preservation for
the Finnriver Farm Project; Kammie Bunes,
Grants Manager, Recreation and Conservation
Office
COMMENT LETTER: Proposed East Jefferson
land exchange between Pope Resources and
the State DNR to Peter Goldmark, Washington
State Commissioner of Public Lands
LETTER OF SUPPORT: Reissuance of Port
Townsend Paper Corporation’s Title V Air
Operating Permit and Modified Order to Marc
Heffner, P.E., Washington State Department of
Ecology
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated May 19, 2009
totaling $218,946.22
UPDATE ON 4-H YOUTH PROGRAMS/
FUNDING FOR WSU EXTENSION PROGRAMS:
Due to WSU budget cuts, WSU Extension has
had to reevaluate their priorities. Their
programmatic priorities are 4-H Youth
Leadership, water quality, and economic
development. They also plan to continue
technology and life long learning programs even
though the computer lab is closing. Secure Rural
Schools funding currently funds forestry
education programs and they plan to submit a
proposal to the Resource Advisory Committee for
a grant to fund the Quilcene Trail Program for 6th
through 12 graders.th
2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
DOCKET: The recommendation of the Planning
Commission is to include the Industrial Land
Bank amendment on the 2009 docket. DCD staff
recommends that the amendment not be
docketed because currently they do not have the
resources to complete the work on the project.
Additionally, there is a already a process in place
in the code that allows for Major Industrial
Developments. The Board concurred with the
staff recommendation and directed them to
schedule a public hearing on setting the 2009
final Comprehensive Plan docket.
WRIA 17 INSTREAM FLOW RULE: DOE will
hold a public hearing on the draft instream flow
rule on June 25 at Fort Worden State Park. The
comment period deadline is July 10. The County
is concerned about the rule limiting the amount of
water for new residences and agricultural lands in
the Chimacum basin. The Board directed staff to
draft a comment letter for their review before
June 22.