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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting September 21, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance at
the meeting and reflect their personal opinions:
The Board was asked to consider joining with other
public entities in the area in selling their surplus
items in a central place such as the model used in
the City of San Diego; the purveyance of
misinformation about shooting ranges in Jefferson
and Clallam Counties that is in the PDN article by
Martha Ireland was refuted and an update was
given on the request by the Sportsman's Club for a
building permit for this firearms training venue; a
citizen asked the Board to look into the proposed
expansion of the Wooden Boat School so an
opportunity is not lost; 2 newspaper articles about a
Commissioner candidate from the PDN and the
Leader were reviewed; taxpayers don't understand
how property taxes work when property values go
up and down and an article was submitted and
reviewed that indicates that there won't be recovery
from this economic downturn in this decade; the
Farm Tour is an opportunity for the community to
come together and discuss issues and Chimacum
Creek oxygen levels have been improved by one
farmer's actions; a question of why there is surplus
computer equipment being replaced when some of
this equipment may not need to be replaced
because the people using the computers are still
doing the same type of work; the County should not
be paying for bond counsel for the sewer system; a
suggestion was made that the Commissioners have
a town hall forum on the economy of the County and
the County should be looking into possibilities for
business; materials that have been submitted to the
area newspapers have provided another view of one
candidate running for Commissioner; and how does
the County document where surplus equipment is
going without noting the serial numbers?
CONSENT AGENDA: The resolution for the finding
and determination to declare certain personal
property as surplus and authorize disposal was
deleted and the approved later in the day. All other
items were approved as presented:
RESOLUTION: Notice of Intention to Sell Surplus
County Property
HEARING NOTICE: Hearing to declare certain
personal property as surplus and authorize disposal
was scheduled for October 11, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
in the Commissioners Chambers
11 AGREEMENTS: 1) Family and Juvenile Court
Improvement Plan; In the Amount of $52,007.00;
Administrative Office of the Courts; 2) E911 Grant
for Fiscal Year 2011; Revenue in the Amount of
$286,566.00; Washington State Military
Department; 3) Consultant for Various Jefferson
County Road Improvement Projects, Materials
Testing Services; In the Amount of $35,000.00;
Krazan & Associates; 4) Bond Council Services for
the Port Hadlock Wastewater Facility; Not to
Exceed the Amount of $35,850.00; Jefferson
County Community Development; Foster Pepper;
5) Early Intervention Services, Birth to 3 Years; An
Additional Amount of $12,000.00 for a Total of
$22,658.00; Port Townsend School District; 6)
Community Access Services; An Additional Amount
of $19,874.00 for a Total of $39,748.00; Concerned
Citizens; 7) Individual Employment, Persons to
Persons Services, Community Information; An
Additional Amount of $41,932.00 for a Total of
$75,821.00; Concerned Citizens; 8) Early
Intervention Services, Birth to Three (3) Years; An
Additional Amount of $5,882.00 for a Total of
$10,772.00; Concerned Citizens; 9) Provide
Consulting and Counseling Services to
Employment Staff at Skookum Pre-Vocational
Program; An Additional Amount of $5,135.00 for a
Total of $7,442.50; Elizabeth Hendricks, LMHC;
10) Group Supported Employment; An Additional
Amount of $17,280.00 for a Total of $32,445.00;
Skookum Corporation; and 11) Individual
Employment, Person to Person Services; An
Additional Amount of $118,651.00 for a Total of
$224,180.00; Skookum Corporation.
2 Advisory Board Resignations: 1) Jefferson
County Noxious Weed Control Board; Linda Davis,
District No. 3 Representative; and 2) Jefferson
County Planning Commission; Ashley Bullitt,
District No. 1 Representative
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers
/Warrants Dated September 13, 2010 Totaling
$633,762.13
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Sullivan reported that he went on
the Farm Tour and attended the PRTPO meeting
on Friday where the priority list to take to the
legislature was further refined; the Peninsula
Development Association and the RC&D will both
being working on their strategic plans;
Commissioner Austin commented on the
Chimacum Corners project for local farms to sell
their produce and he attended a City Council
meeting last week where higher education
opportunities were discussed and supported by the
City Council;
Commissioner Johnson said the Hood Canal
Coordinating Council meeting last week was held
here in Port Townsend;
Phillip Morley reported that the County is in a
process to develop a joint economic development
strategy with the Port and the City.