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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting August 4, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in
attendance at the meeting: A citizen
suggested that a reverse osmosis plant would
be a good thing to use in this County,
especially for the waste treatment facility in the
City of Port Townsend and he would like to
see language in the Shoreline Master Program
to allow homeowners to use this type of
system for drinking water; another man talked
about earthquakes and tsunamis; the
magnitude of the damage caused by them and
suggested that all County functions in this
building (Courthouse) be moved to Port
Hadlock; the draft Shoreline Master Program
is in the packet this morning but is not ready
for the Board to consider another citizen
pointed out, because he feels the policy is
riddled with non-regulatory statements that
can not be used by the Hearing Examiner in a
quasi-judicial determination.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all
the items on the Consent Agenda as
submitted.
HEARING NOTICE: Intent to Sell Surplus
County Property; Hearing Scheduled for
Monday, August 17, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the
County Commissioner Chambers
9 AGREEMENTS: 1) Evidence Based
Expansion; Washington State Department of
Social and Health Services; Juvenile
Rehabilitation Administration; 2) Consolidated,
Disposition Alternatives & Various Services;
Washington State Department of Social and
Health Services; Juvenile Rehabilitation
Administration; 3) Juvenile Accountability
Block Grant for Proctor Home; Washington
State Department of Social and Health
Services; Juvenile Rehabilitation
Administration; 4) Improve and Support Family
and Juvenile Court Operations; Washington
State Administrative Office of the Courts; 5)
Birth - Three Years, Developmental Disabilities
Program; Concerned Citizens of Forks; 6)
Community Access, Developmental Disabilities
Program; Concerned Citizens of Forks; 7)
Individual Employment, Developmental
Disabilities Program; Concerned Citizens of
Forks; 8) Reimbursable Work and/or Rental of
Equipment; City of Port Townsend Public
Works Department and 9) Scale Maintenance
and Certification Services; Weigh Tronix
Letter of Support for Purchase of
Tamanowas Rock; Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission
Payment of Vouchers/Warrants: Dated July
22, 2009 Totaling $3,308.30 and Dated July
27, 2009 Totaling $383,117.89.
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Johnson was in Brinnon on
Thursday to welcome the tribal canoes and
he attended the City’s Commercial
Development Land Use Committee meeting.
A potential charter and by-laws for a Public
Development Authority were discussed
Commissioner Austin attended a Navy review
in Seattle and was at the OlyCap offices
when they announced that they passed an
audit with no problems. Chairman Sullivan
was present to welcome the tribal canoes in
Port Townsend over the weekend and he
reported that the Port Townsend ferry was
cancelled today due to mechanical problems
with the boat.
Philip Morley, County Administrator attended
the Washington Counties Risk Pool meeting
last week and learned that the Pool’s total
insurance premiums for the new policy year
will be increased by roughly 29% and possibly
30% in the following year.The County
currently carries a $10,000 deductible for
insurance. He will be reviewing whether it will
be more cost effective for the County to
increase the deductible to the next level which
is $25,000.
The Board proclaimed Farmers Market
Week for the week in the County of August 2
through 8, 2009.
BID OPENING: 3 bids were opened for the
supply of membrane bioreactor (MBR)
equipment for the Port Hadlock Wastewater
Treatment Facility. These bids will be
reviewed by the Department and the
consultant on the project and a
recommendation for bid award will be made
at a later date.
HEARING NOTICE: Planning Commission
Final Draft Shoreline Master Program
Recommendation: The Board approved the
hearing notice setting the hearing on this draft
of the Shoreline Master Program for
September 9, 2009 at 6 p.m. in the Superior
Court Courtroom.