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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting July 14, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens at the
meeting: a citizen said that he sent three
letters regarding the Instream Flow Rule to the
Commissioners and only one was listed on the
agenda; a person mentioned that he doesn’t
think it is appropriate for one of the
Commissioners to write editorials for a
community newsletter; several citizens
commented on the recent court decision
regarding a public records request for release
of personal telephone numbers; a person said
that in his opinion the County needs to adopt
more thorough policies and procedures for the
electronic storage of all County documents; a
citizen stated his opinion that the number one
priority for the Commissioners should be
encouraging economic growth and diversity
throughout the County; a citizen mentioned
that even though the Commissioner’s agenda
lists most of the topics to be discussed during
the County Administrator’s Briefing in the
afternoon on Monday, there is still a section
noted as “Miscellaneous Items” where issues
can be discussed without the public’s
knowledge.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all
the items on the Consent Agenda.
HEARING NOTICE: Proposed Budget
Appropriations/Extensions; 2 Quarter 2009;nd
Hearing Scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2009
at 11:00 a.m. in the County Commissioners’
Chambers
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Early Intervention
Program (EIP) with Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services; 2)
Early Family Support Services (EFSS) with
Washington State Department of Social and
Health Services; and, 3) Water Resource
Inventory Area (WRIA) 17 Watershed
Implementation Phase 4, Quilcene Snow with
Public Utility District No. 1
APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR: Pursuant to Ordinance No.
03-0618-07; Al Scalf, Director of Community
Development was appointed to serve as
Interim County Administrator from July 14 - 22,
1009, and Frank Gifford, Public Works
Director will serve from July 29 - 31, 2009.
ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT:
Dennis Martin was reappointed to a three year
term expiring June 13, 2012 on the Gardiner
Community Center Board of Directors
PAYMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
VOUCHERS/WARRANTS: Dated June 22, 2009
Totaling $34,177.82
PAYMENT OF PAYROLL AND A/P
WARRANTS: Dated July 2, 2009 Totaling
$739,860.69 and A/P Warrants Done by Payroll
Dated July 2, 2009 Totaling $364,761.37 and
Dated July 3, 2009 Totaling $249,063.64
PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT-OF-WAY
ACQUISITION PROCEDURES: The County
Engineer explained that Public Works is able to
negotiate prices up to $15,000 for administrative
settlements to purchase easements and right-of-
way, however, some properties needed for the
Larry Scott Memorial Trail will exceed that
maximum amount. One parcel to be purchased
with grant funding is appraised at $206,500. The
Board authorized the Department to proceed
with the purchase of this parcel for Segment 4 of
the Larry Scott Trail.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONSOLIDATED GRANTS
AND STATE BUDGET IMPACTS: Jean
Baldwin, Public Health Director, reviewed the
mandated and non-mandated programs that the
Department administers. Beginning July 1 there
will be a $60,000 decrease in State funding for
Public Health programs. She discussed several
options for dealing with the funding cutbacks but
cautioned that when program hours are cut back
in one area, there are affects on several other
funding sources for the programs. It was noted
that there can be long term affects on other
County services if Public Health program
services are reduced.
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF NEW LOCATION
FOR NOAA OPERATIONS: The Board signed a
letter to Gary Locke, US Department of
Commerce, and NOAA Administrator Jane
Lubchenco, Ph.D. supporting the Port of Port
Angeles as the next location for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
Marine Operations Center - Pacific (MOC-P).