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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting January 11, 2011
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in
attendance at the meeting and reflect their
personal opinions:
•The Chair was thanked for having a
“Moment of Silence” for the victims of the
tragedy in Arizona and everyone was
reminded that this same type of incident
could happen anywhere. Government
officials at all levels were urged to
examine and give priority to dealing with
mental health issues;
•There are programs in the County for
mentally ill people and the Board was
urged to support these programs;
•The State is calling for "Across the Board"
cuts which isn’t good for some programs
that need more funding to solve problems
with young people before they become
problem adults;
•the problems facing the State are
devastating and 70-80% of the State
budget is off limits for budget cuts which
means that only 20-30% of the budgeted
programs must absorb all the cuts; and
•a man asked what the timeline is for a
permit to go from application to being able
to build so he can get that information out
to people who are looking to invest in
Jefferson County.
CONSENT AGENDA: All of the items were
approved as submitted:
RESOLUTION: Vacation of a Portion of
Platted Pine Street; Cecil and Jean
Quackenbush, Petitioners
4 AGREEMENTS: 1) Prepare Meeting
Minutes for WRIA 17 Planning Unit Phase 4
Quilcene/Snow Watershed Implementation;
Brisa Services; 2) 4-H After School Lead
Teacher; Virginia Beard; 3) 4-H After School
Lead Teacher; Susan Hay; 4) Provide
Services to Children and Families; North
Olympic AmeriCorps
DEED: Right to Use Land for Recreation
Purposes; Larry Scott Memorial Trail Project,
Grant No. 08-1773C; Washington State
Recreation and Conservation Office
Letter of Support: Restore Funding to State
Parks and Community Colleges for the
Restoration of Fort Worden State Park,
Building 202; Senator Jim Hargrove,
Representative Steve Tharinger and
Representative Kevin Van de Wege
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll
Warrants Dated January 5, 2011 Totaling
$827,458.32
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
Commissioner Sullivan stated that he will be
going to the Substance Abuse Advisory Board
meeting; Tuesday night there will be a Joint
Economic Planning (County, City and Port of
Port Townsend) meeting in Quilcene and then
these meetings will be held on successive
Tuesday's in the Tri Area and Port Townsend;
he discussed the State budget with State
Senator Mary Margaret Haugen who is
supportive of funding for County government
programs.
Commissioner Austin reported on a meeting he
attended last Saturday where ideas for
revenues for the ferry system were discussed;
Christmas Tree recycling has been offered by a
local farmer; he will attend the State Board of
Health meeting on Wednesday in Olympia
where he will also meet with the State
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Commissioner Johnson reported that he will be
in Olympia on Wednesday for the Olympic Air
Pollution Control Authority meeting and he has
meetings scheduled with several State
Senators and Representatives on County
issues.
HEARING: 2010 4th Quarter Budget
Appropriations/Extensions; Various County
Departments: At the conclusion of the hearing
the Board approved all of the
appropriations/Extension requested for the 4th
quarter of 2010.
HEARING: Mystery Bay Mooring Buoy
Moratorium Ordinance No. 07-1122-10: The
Board was not required to take any action at the
conclusion of this hearing and the moratorium
will be in place until May 22, 2011 or until the
State Department of Ecology approves the
County’s Shoreline Master Program.
HEARING: Proposed Motion to Support
Jefferson Transit Authority Proposition
No.1: The Board approved a motion of support
at the close of the hearing.