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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting July 7, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens at the
meeting: the owner of Security Service
Northwest invited the Board and County
Administrator to the company picnic in August;
the legal counsel for Fred Hill Materials, Inc.
requested that the Board make a decision to
approve, deny, or refuse to comment with a
written explanation on the FHM’s proposal to
designate the Pit-to-Pier Project as an
Industrial Project of Statewide Significance; a
person stated that in his opinion the County
needs to do research on current technology for
the Sheriff’s T-1 line phone system upgrade
instead of renewing the contract; a constituent
who put in a Public Records Request asked
for the procedure that was followed in 2008 to
keep the County Commissioner’s incoming
and outgoing emails; and a citizen thanked the
Commissioners for doing a great job.
CONSENT AGENDA: The resolution
regarding the adoption of the Jefferson
County-City of Port Townsend Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan was deleted
from the Consent Agenda and the balance of
the items were approved.
HEARING NOTICE: 2010-2015 Transportation
Improvement Program; Hearing scheduled for
Monday, July 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners’ Chambers
5 AGREEMENTS: 1) Scale software and
maintenance with Paradigm Software, LLC; 2)
Amendment to agreement regarding the
Duckabush and Dosewallips Comprehensive
Flood Hazard Management Plan with HDR
Engineering, Inc.; 3) Emergency Management
Grant Assistance Funds with the Washington
State Military Department; 4) Sheriff T-1 line
phone system upgrade with Qwest
Corporation; and, 5) Collective Bargaining and
Welfare Trust Subscription; January 2009
through December 2013 for Jefferson County
Public Works with Teamsters Local Union
#589
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING:
Individual Placement Program between
Jefferson County Public Health and
Washington Service Corps Health Care
Access (Americorps)
REQUEST TO CONVENE: Jefferson County
Board of Equalization for the purpose of hearing
property tax appeals for 2009
COMMENT LETTER: In-stream Flow Rule for
Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 17
(Quilcene-Snow Watershed) to the State
Department of Ecology
LETTER OF SUPPORT: Expansion of
healthcare services for Kitsap and Olympic
Peninsulas to the VA Puget Sound Health Care
System
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated June 22, 2009
totaling $273,904.61
PAYMENT OF PAYROLL AND A/P
WARRANTS: Dated June 19, 2009 totaling
$91,056.72 and A/P warrants done by Payroll
dated June 19, 2009 totaling $116,579.07 and
dated June 24, 2009 totaling $15,785.79
ADOPTION OF COUNTY/CITY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN: The Board revised the
language in the plan to allow a majority of the
Board to take action to declare an emergency
rather than requiring a unanimous vote and then
approved the revised Jefferson County-City of
Port Townsend Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan.
AUTHORIZATION TO INVITE BIDS: The Board
was updated on the timeline for the Port Hadlock
Wastewater Facility. They approved an invitation
for bids for membrane bioreactor (MBR)
equipment and design services. The bids will be
accepted until 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August 3,
2009 and opened and read publicly at 10:00
a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers.
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR FUNDING: The
Board approved and signed a letter requested
by the Jefferson County Community Network to
the State Division of Alcohol and Substance
Abuse in support of a State and Community
Prevention Performance Grant application to the
US Department of Health and Human Services.
COUNTY LIAISON ON PORT TOWNSEND
CD/LU COMMITTEE: The Board designated
Commissioner Johnson as County liaison on the
Port Townsend Community Development/Land
Use Committee regarding issues pertaining to
the potential Public Development Authority.