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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting November 9, 2010
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance at
the meeting and reflect their personal opinions:
The "winner take all" elections have left many
people in the County unrepresented especially in
the third Commissioner District and that is a
concern; Commissioner Austin was congratulated
on his election victory and it was a vote of
confidence by the people of the County in what
the Commissioners are doing; a financial disaster
is just starting and the next 2 years will be very
hard; people in District 2 and 3 are being
represented well by Commissioner Austin because
of the help that he has provided residents; there is
a fundamental flaw in the commissioner district
organization of Jefferson County which means
that district 3 voters are disenfranchised and that
needs to be corrected; the approval of a quarterly
budget extension is troubling because the County
needs to adjust operations to live within the means
of the County and it isn't by the approval of budget
appropriations; a congratulations was given to
everyone that ran for office whether they won or
lost because they are willing to stand up for what
they believe; an error that was made in the
payment of a mileage reimbursement for
Commissioner Johnson was a mistake that
shouldn't have been made.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board deleted the
agreement for the Jefferson County Solid Waste
facility boundary fence project with KIWI Fence
Company and the Agreement for the design
services for the Jefferson County Courthouse roof
stabilization project with BOLA Architecture &
Planning and approved the balance of the items
on the Consent Agenda as presented.
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Shared Resource
Conservation Manager Program with Puget
Sound Energy;2) Management services for
economic development with Washington State
University for Noxious Weed Control; 3) Noxious
Weed Control; Eve Dixon
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved this
proclamation to proclaim November 12 - 18, 2010
as Jefferson County Community Foundation
Week.
Project Agreement to add Jefferson
County as Secondary Sponsor on the
Jefferson Land Trust Mid Hood Canal,
Dosewallip and Duckabush Land
Acquisition: The Board approved the project
agreement as presented.
Hearing: Re-Establishing a Moratorium on
Adult Businesses: At the conclusion of the
hearing the Board took no action to overturn this
moratorium on adult businesses. DCD will send
this ordinance to the Planning Commission for
more work before the extension of time expires.
Agreement for the Design Services for the
Courthouse Roof Stabilization Project with
BOLA Architecture & Planning: The Board
approved this agreement after discussing and
reviewing the financing options and future capital
improvement projects.
Agreement for the Jefferson County Solid
Waste Facility Boundary Fence Project
with KIWI Fence Company: The Board
approved this item after reviewing the bidding
rules with the County Administrator.
3rd Quarter 2010 Budget Appropriations/
Extensions; Various County Departments:
The Board approved the resolution authorizing
these appropriations/extensions as presented
after discussing the questions that came up at the
public hearing last week.
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Austin reported that the Hood
Canal Coordinating Council achievement awards
meeting went well and the Chair (Commissioner
Johnson) did a very good keynote address; there
will be Veterans Day observances at the American
Legion Thursday at10:30 a.m. and there will be a
ceremony honoring Marvin Shields the only Navy
CB to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
He will be attending the State Board of Health
meeting on Wednesday.
Commissioner Johnson noted that it was
impressive to see the amount of restoration work
people have done in the Hood Canal and the
Hood Canal Coordinating Council would like to
expanded to include representation for shellfish
and other aquatic business owners.
Commission Sullivan noted that he attended the
ceremony for the Protection Island Reserve. This
Reserve does not restrict people from fishing
around Protection Island but it does protect the
feeding grounds which should improve fishing. He
suggested that the Commissioners Community
Input meetings around the County need to be
started again especially in the West End.
Philip Morley commented on items that were
raised by citizens during public comment.