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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting November 3, 2009
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made: A citizen commented
on the climate change and the responsibility of
the County to look into grant opportunities that
will provide “green jobs” focusing on
preventing forest fires and protecting water
resources; a citizen expressed concern that we
are headed for an “ice-age” that will compound
global warming; a citizen stated that Jefferson
County’s population only increased last year by
a total of 188 people, and he thinks that the
Board is enabling a substandard level of
economic growth; a citizen believes there
needs to be another public hearing on the
Shoreline Master Program (SMP) due to the
significant changes made by the Board, and he
complimented the Board and Deputy
Prosecutor David Alvarez on taking a proactive
approach regarding legal advice.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all
the items on the Consent Agenda as
submitted.
RESOLUTION: Solid Waste Equipment
Replacement Fund
3 AGREEMENTS: 1)
Prevocational/Specialized Industries Program
Services with Skookum Corporation; 2)
Provide Consulting and Counseling Services to
Employment Staff for Skookum Pre-Vocational
Program with Elizabeth Hendricks, LMHC; and
3) Upper Hoh Road Management Transfer with
Strategies 360, Inc.
FINAL SHORT PLAT: #SUB08-00023/MLA08-
00267 to vacate a sixty (60) foot Ingress,
Egress and Utility Easement Located at 63
Julian Street in Port Townsend; Mark Peters,
Applicant
Payment of Vouchers/Warrants: Dated
October 26, 2009 Totaling $340,948.01 and
Dated October 27, 2009 Totaling $1,114.90
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Austin:
- The State Board of Health is meeting this
week. Jefferson County received six hundred
(600) doses of H1N1 vaccinations.
- This Friday the Hood Canal Coordinating
Council will be giving the Jefferson Land Trust
an award for their efforts to preserve the
environment.
Commissioner Sullivan:
- He and City Council member Catharine
Robinson traveled the new Jefferson transit
bus route which accommodates wheel chairs
and takes less than 1 hour to complete the
route.
- The Peninsula Regional Transportation
Planning Organization Legislative Outreach
Committee will be meeting in Olympia next
month to review and prioritize regional
transportation projects.
Commissioner Johnson:
- He will be attending a Northwest Straits
Conference this weekend in Bellingham.
-The Board has a joint meeting with the City of
Port Townsend and the Port of Port Townsend
on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
at City Hall, and on Friday, November 6, 2009
the Board will be attending an all day
conference for the Hood Canal Coordinating
Council at Alderbrook.
2009 BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS/EXTENSIONS HEARING:
After hearing public testimony the Board
approved a resolution adopting the 2009
Budget Appropriations/Extensions for various
County departments.
PARKS AND RECREATION ANNUAL
REPORT: Parks and Recreation staff Matt
Tyler, Chris Macklin and Carrie Lennox gave a
powerpoint presentation to the Board on the
2009 Parks and Recreation Annual Report.