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Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting June 9, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens at the meeting:
a citizen stated his concerns about the County’s
annual expenditure for T-1 lines; a person
suggested that the intersection at Landfill Road
and Jacob Miller Road be reconfigured; a citizen
stated in his opinion the City and the County have
an anti-business bias; a person commented that
he is pleased to see the discussion items for the
County Administrator’s Briefing listed on the
agenda; a citizen stated that he thinks there won’t
be as much State and Federal grant money
available in the future; a person stated his
concerns about an action the Commissioners
took regarding their State Retirement Fund; a
person stated that he thought the Hood Canal
Bridge Opening Celebration was very successful;
and a citizen suggested that the County may want
to look into a different method for chip sealing the
bridge on Gardiner Road.
CONSENT AGENDA: Two agreements with
Qwest for T-1 lines to provide network data
connections to Castle Hill and the Sheriff’s Office
were deleted and the balance of the Consent
Agenda was approved.
HEARING NOTICE: 2009 Final Docket for the
Suggested Comprehensive Plan Amendment
#MLA07-00104, Industrial Land Banks; Hearing
scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 22,
2009
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) Ground water monitoring
with PUD #1of Jefferson County, and 2)
Northwest Straits Project; Jefferson County
Marine Resources Committee Administration and
Action Projects with State DOE
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated May 28, 2009
totaling $1,000.00
RECOMMENDATION ON 2009
CONSERVATION FUTURES PROJECTS:
The Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight
Committee received and reviewed three
applications for funding this year: the Brown Dairy
Project, the 2009 Quimper Wildlife Corridor, and
the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve East Side Addition.
The Committee voted to fully fund the Brown
Dairy Project and the 2009 Quimper Wildlife
Corridor project including funds for operations
and maintenance. There was a split vote on the
Tarboo Wildlife Preserve and, per their bylaws, the
funding for the project was not included in their
recommendation.
HEARING ON 2009 CONSERVATION FUTURES
FUNDING: After taking testimony on the 2009
Conservation Futures projects, the Board awarded
full funding from to the Brown Dairy Project; the
2009 Quimper Wildlife Corridor and the Tarboo
Wildlife Preserve East Side Addition.
CERTIFICATION OF SPONSOR FUNDING
MATCH FOR BROWN DAIRY PROJECT: After
awarding Conservation Futures funding to the
Brown Dairy Project, the Chair signed a letter
certifying a sponsor funding match to be sent to the
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program for
farmland preservation.
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO TRUST LAND
TRANSFER LEASES WITH THE WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES: The Board approved a resolution
authorizing the Chair to sign three 50-year Trust
Land leases with DNR referred to as 1) the
Quimper Peninsula East Trust Land Transfer; 2)
the Quimper Peninsula West Trust Land Transfer;
and, 3) the Thorndyke Trust Land Transfer.
STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT FOR LEASED
TRUST LAND: After authorizing the Chair to sign
the three Trust Land leases, the Board entered into
a stewardship agreement with Jefferson Land Trust
for monitoring of the properties.
RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM POINT NO
POINT REGARDING MYSTERY BAY: The Board
signed a letter to the Tribes acknowledging that
Jefferson County will participate in any government
to government consultation regarding the potential
shellfish closure in Mystery Bay due to water
quality.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON PORT
TOWNSEND PAPER PERMIT: Last week the
Board sent a comment letter to DOE on the PTPC
Title V Air Operating Permit. This week they took
action to submit a second comment letter that
concurred with the recommendations of the
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency.