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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting September 13, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The followingcomments were made by citizens inattendance at the meeting and reflect theirpersonal opinions: • a citizen commented on what he feels isa conflict of interest between theSportsmen’s Club and the HealthDepartment regarding a lead issue• a citizen commented on a newspaperarticle in The Leader that had incorrectinformation regarding a proposed gunrange• a citizen commented on the absence ona noise ordinance and stated that this isnot a DCD issue and asked the Board tohave a public hearing regarding thisissue
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items wereapproved as presented:4 Agreements: 1) School Nurse CorpsProgram; Revenue In the Amount of$24,043.00 Plus Milage; OlympicEducational Services District No. 114; 2)Amendment No. 1 re: Breast, Cervical &Colon Health Program Services; Revenue inthe Amount of An Additional $2,400.00 for aTotal of $28,665.00; Seattle and KingCounty Public Health; 3) Amendment No. 25re: Consolidated Contract; Revenue in theAmount of an Additional $8,105.00 for aTotal of $2,394,460.00; Washington StateDepartment if Health; 4) Amendment No. 1re: Protect and Restore the Puget Sound;Revenue in the Amount of An Additional$700,000.00 for a Total of $1,000,000.00;US Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Board Resignation: MarineResources Committee (MRC); Mike Porter,District No. 3Advisory Board Appointment: JeffersonCounty Parks and Recreation AdvisoryBoard; Roger Hall, District No. 2 Letter to E911 Military Department: JanetSilvus, Jeffcom Director, Appointed as E911CoordinatorPayment of Payroll Warrants DatedSeptember 3, 2010 Totaling $637,703.58and A/P Warrants Dated September 3, 2010Totaling $801,334.61
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: Commissioner Austin talked aboutimplementing a noise ordinance and theslow process; there is a workshop at theCity Council where they will be talkingabout educational opportunities; Commissioner Johnson said the School ofWoodworking had their first graduation;Peter Bahls has been working on gettingTarboo property in to the NatureConservancy; he is concerned regardinghow much slash is left on the forest floor inrelation to biomass projects. Commissioner Sullivan met with Mayor andCity Manager of Port Townsend regardingProposition No. 1; he attended a legislativeoutreach committee meeting for PRTPOwhere each county was asked to come upwith their top 20 road priorities; Freddy Pinkis having a fundraiser for memorial field,and the farm tour is this weekend.County Administrator Morley stated thatfrom the Counties perspective there is not aconflict of interest regarding the commentmade during public comment period; in thenext several weeks he will have a briefingregarding the PTPC Biomass CogenerationProject
PRESENTATION: Jefferson County waspresented with a plaque because it rankedNo. 1 with Clallam County on responserates from the US Census Bureau.
AGREEMENT: The Board Approved aninterlocal Agreement with the City of PortTownsend for Proposition No. 1.
APPROVED HEARING NOTICE: TwoHearings were scheduled for the Board toreceive comments regarding PropositionNo. 1; Scheduled for September 28, 2010at 7:00 p.m. at the Chimacum High SchoolAuditorium and September 30, 2010 at 7:00p.m. at the Port Townsend Senior Center inthe Main Dining Room.