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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting September 15, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance at the
meeting: A citizen stated the economy continues to
deteriorate and local businesses are slow and Real
Estate sales are down. It was suggested that the
County support statewide projects of significance to
keep jobs and to stimulate the economy; a citizen
presented a brochure outlining state regulations on
fishing; the Quilcene Fair and Parade will be held on
September 19th and a concern was expressed that the
amount paid for mileage to individuals providing
services for the Food Bank is too low; another citizen
commented on the Shoreline Master Program (SMP)
Hearing held last week and also urged the Board to
stop amending the draft minutes of their proceedings
to reflect what the Board thinks was intended to take
place, but, rather to approve the minutes that record
what actually occurred; a citizen stated that the SMP
Hearing was very civil, however, there is just an
appearance of public participation in Jefferson County
and there needs to be more discussion with the public
so the citizens have a better understanding of all the
issues being decided by the Board; Civil Deputy
Prosecutor David Alvarez was complimented by a
citizen for his outstanding work on the lawsuit on the
MRL designation currently before the Division II Court
of Appeals and the Board was urged to visit the
Washington Courts website and listen to the audio
recording of the case; and a citizen thanked the Board
and Community Development staff for their efforts on
the SMP.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all the
items on the Consent Agenda as submitted.
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Temporary Residential Lease for
the Larry Scott Memorial Trail Project with Jon and
Anita Schmucker; 2) Northwest Straits Project CZM310
Marine Resources Committee Action and
Administration with the Washington State Department
of Ecology; and 3) Open Space Taxation to Reclassify
Approximately 128.95 Acres from Designated Forest
Land to Open Space (CUA08-00001) with Pope
Resources
2 ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS: Fred
Weinmannd to serve a four (4) year term expiring
September 14, 2013 on the Conservation Futures
Oversight Committee and Deborah Stinson to replace
Kristin Marshall as Port Townsend Paper Corporation’s
representative on the Climate Action Committee (term
lengths not designated for this committee)
Payment of Payroll Warrants: Dated September 4,
2009 totaling $724,788.01; Dated August 8, 2009
totaling $931.37; Dated August 4, 2009 totaling
$558,397.56 and Dated August 8, 2009 totaling
$292.64
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Austin:
- Advertising videos encouraging visitors to come to
Port Townsend are playing on the local ferry to promote
tourism which is good for the economy
- He has a teleconference scheduled with
Representative Norm Dicks to follow-up on the
discussion to transfer the Hoh River Road from the
jurisdiction of Jefferson County to the Federal
Government
- An error on the Jefferson Transit route map has been
corrected to prevent confusion. In spite of rumors,
route 7 will continue to serve the Port Ludlow area
Commissioner Sullivan:
- Meetings this week: Regional Transportation Planning
Organization (RTPO); Jefferson Transit; Health Board;
Olympia Area Agency on Aging (O3A) Audit meeting;
and WRIA 17
Commissioner Johnson:
- He will be attending a NW Marine Sanctuary meeting
this week
- The Wooden Boat Festival brought many visitors to
Port Townsend this past weekend which is good for the
economy
County Administrator Philip Morley:
- During the Wooden Boat Festival the County offered
parking at Memorial Field for a fee which raised
approximately $6,500
- Jefferson County Parks and Recreation has launched
its soccer league program which is serving over 300
youth this year
- A portion of the Gardiner area in Jefferson County Fire
District #5 has been transferred to Clallam County Fire
District #3, however, during this transition, E-911 calls
are still being handled by JEFFCOM which will dispatch
Sheriff calls to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office and
will dispatch fire or aid calls to Jefferson County Fire
District #5 and also route them to PENCOM who will
dispatch Clallam County Fire District #3
- Contracts for the grant funded provision of Marine
Resources Committee services will be brought to the
Board for consideration in the next couple of weeks
UPDATE ON PROJECT OF STATEWIDE
SIGNIFICANCE NOMINATION REQUESTED BY
FRED HILL MATERIALS: County Administrator Philip
Morley updated the Board on this project and proposed
that the Board take no action at this time.
SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM DELIBERATIONS:
DCD answered questions posed by the Board and
provided an outline of the options the Board may take
as they deliberate on the Shoreline Master Program.
Further discussion will take place during the Board’s
next regular meeting on September 21, 2009