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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-02-10Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting November 2, 2010 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions: Many people in this County feel that in the last few years the County Administrator and the Board have not been minding the (financial) ship and citizens don't want more taxes; a complaint has been filed with the Public Disclosure Commission against the County Administrator due to his public comments about Proposition No. 1; citizens have requested documents from County departments and they feel they have not been getting all the records requested; home foreclosures have just about doubled this year over last year which happens typically because people can't pay for their home and the Board needs to start working to get people back to work and shouldn't have their only focus being on the environment and not on people; several jurisdictions around the State are talking about reducing snow removal this winter in an effort to save money and he asked what the Board is doing in regard to contingency planning for a severe winter?; the County Administrator was thanked for giving an impartial presentation to the Grange on Proposition No. 1; there is a defect in the County's e-mail system that does not let a County employee know that their e- mail message was not received by a specific address and was “bounced” back to the County’s e-mail system and the IT Manager is working on the problem; a person that requested public records from the Commissioners Office has been told that it will take more time to respond to a request even though he clearly asked to have the documents delivered before the election; there are more deer in town than there are out in Discovery Bay and the SSNW dispute needs to be settled. CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items were approved as presented: HEARING NOTICE: Setting 2011 Ad Valorem Tax Levies; Hearing scheduled for November 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers 2 AGREEMENTS: 1) 2010 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Hotel-Motel Grant Funding; Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce; 2) JeffCom 911 Radio System Improvements; In the Amount of $369,345.11; Day Wireless Systems 4 Payments of Vouchers/Warrants: 1) Dated October 21, 2010 Totaling $5,445.50, 2) Dated October 25, 2010 Totaling $658,769.09; 3) Dated October 27, 2010 Totaling $72.40; 4) Payment of Jefferson County A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated October 20, 2010 Totaling $16,747.02 COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: Commissioner Sullivan reported that he attended the presentation on alternative energy facilitated by the Peninsula Development Corporation and the RC&D and this week he will go to a presentation on the aquatic reserve around Protection Island; there is a University of Washington study coming out in December on biomass generators on the Olympic Peninsula; he attended the exit interview with the State Auditor last week and the County had no audit findings; and the ceremony on Friday evening to recognize the volunteers that have helped with Memorial Field was inspiring; Commissioner Johnson stated that he believes this Board has done economic development through the environmental issues that have been addressed to keep the County’s natural resource businesses healthy; this Friday is the award ceremony sponsored by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council to recognize volunteers who work on Hood Canal and the Woodworkers Ball is this week. Commissioner Austin said that every park the County has a team of volunteers to help keep them maintained and open including the State parks; DCD is helping people get through the County permitting process; and he toured the Juvenile Detention Center in Kitsap County last week; Quen Zorrah, a Nurse at the Health Department, was recognized for her work in the Peninsula Daily News; Philip Morley reported that a team from Juvenile Services has visited Clallam and Kitsap County juvenile detention facilities to determine which would be better for the County to contract services; He noted that the County’s Proctor House is a less than full security facility for juveniles. HEARING 3 Quarter Budgetrd Appropriations/Extensions: The Board deferred action on the 2010 3 quarterrd budget appropriations and extensions to allow time to review the requests further. MLA10-00073; Miles Sand & Gravel Company 2010 Comprehensive Plan Amendment: The Board directed staff to prepare two ordinances to implement this Comprehensive Plan Amendment as recommended by the Planning Commission and the Department of Community Development.