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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting July 13, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The
following comments were made by citizensin attendance at the meeting: A citizen
said that he handed in a couple of articles- one about the population and oil and that
we won't have the food to sustain thepopulation and the other about EMP
bombs that take out electronics. He feelsthat it is very important that citizens be self
sufficient; another citizen said that theCommission-ers have the ability to change
the County’s limit on building size which is20,000 square feet and he feels this
change will help small companies expandto provide more jobs; A citizen noted that
Lynn Kessler was awarded the “Excellencein State Legislative Leadership Award,” the
nation’s top legislative honor, by the National Conference of State Legislatures
and the State Legislative LeadersFoundation recognizing her work during
her terms in the State Legislature; a citizenasked about “PILT” funding and then
noted that he feels the County has beengetting into business and pointed out a
couple of examples and then asked whythis is happening?
CONSENT AGENDA: All the items wereapproved as submitted:
1 RESOLUTION: Vacation of a Portion of
Platted 10th Avenue and Alleyways;Petitioner, Robert VandeWeghe
2 AGREEMENTS: 1) Aggression
Replacement Training, ChemicalDependency Disposition Alternative,
Special Sex Offender DispositionAlternative and Community Juvenile
Accountability Act Programs; In theAmount of $96,255.00; with the
Washington State Department of Socialand Health Services and,
2) Surveying Services for Various CountyRoad Improvement Projects and
Maintenance Projects; In the Amount of$50,000.00; Clark Land Office
Payment of Jefferson County
Vouchers/Warrants Dated July 2, 2010Totaling $800.00
Payment of Jefferson County PayrollWarrants Dated July 7, 2010 Totaling
$781,740.32 and A/P Warrants Done byPayroll Dated July 2, 2010 Totaling
$633,156.76
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING
SESSION: The Commissioners andCounty Administrator reported as follows:
Commissioner Johnson: He will attenda RAC meeting in Olympia where they will
review projects for funding. They havemore projects than money;
Commissioner Austin: The MentalHealth Task force also met to review
projects for funding; he then reported on ameeting at the Gardiner Community
Center to discuss ways to make Highway101 safer;
Commissioner Sullivan: Will be going tothe WRIA 17 meeting this week and to
the Health Board on Thursday.Philip Morley: The issues of size limits
for commercial buildings is a balancingact between many variables and the
County isn’t willing to consider a changeto the limit at this time.
Discussion and Possible Adoption:
2010 Comprehensive Plan AmendmentFinal Docket; MLA10-73 Olympic
Property Group, Miles Sand andGravel: After review the Board approved
the final docket for the 2010 Compre-hensive Plan Amendment cycle.
HEARING: Moratorium on Placing NewMooring Bouys in Mystery Bay: After
the hearing on this moratorium on placingany new mooring buoys in Mystery Bay as
detailed in Ordinance No. 03-0524-10, theBoard took no action to lift the
moratorium. Al Scalf reported that theManagement Plan required by the
ordinance between the stakeholders isbeing drafted which will be presented at a
future date.