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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 15, 2011
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance at
the meeting and reflect their personal opinions:
•With the disaster in Japan and the nuclear fuel
rods melting in 3 reactors, what impact could
that have on the people of Jefferson County?;
what is the County doing in the hotel business
(Brinnon)?; Paradise Bay seafood provided
jobs for people when the net pens were
operating; and there is a tremendous amount
of flooding in the Discovery Bay area
•There is concern that the Board will not
separate shellfish aquaculture from net pen
aquaculture in the provisions of the LASMP
•Appreciation for the Board allowing all of the
changes to the LASMP to be subject of the
public hearing; a comparison was made
between the 2004 budget and the 2011 budget
which is twice as much; the PT School District
may be out of money by the end of the year
and if they write checks they will draw down
the County reserves.
•There is a bill to allow private corporations to
build infrastructure in areas where local
government doesn't have the money to do it; in
the future this area will have the same type of
disaster as Japan and it is imperative to get
the UGA underway to broaden our economic
base to take care of a tragedy.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all
of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented.
6 AGREEMENTS: 1) 2007-2011 Consolidated
Contract for Public Health; Washington State
Department of Health; 2) Joint Plan of
Responsibilities for Regulation of Water Systems
in Jefferson County; Washington State
Department of Health; 3) Developmental
Disabilities Services; Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services
(DSHS); 4) On-Line Food Worker Training,
Testing and Card Issuance; Tacoma-Pierce
County Health Department; 5) Development of an
On-Site Septic Loan Program; Clallam County
Environmental Health Department; and 6) Public
Outreach Services for Paradise Bay Road, Phase
II; Triangle Associates, Inc.
2 Advisory Board Resignations; Climate Action
Committee; James Fritz and Tim Behrenfeld
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants
Dated March 3, 2011 Totaling $757,681.47 and
A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated March 7,
2011 Totaling $606,676.38
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION:
The Commissioners each provided updates on the
following items:
Commissioner Sullivan said there are many
challenges ahead as the State budget is balanced.
This year has been different because of the
unknown budget issues at the federal level;
Chairman Austin reported that he was in
Washington DC last week talking with the State
Congressional delegation who are supporting the
programs that impact our County but these
programs and services are at risk. He discussed
the Dosewallips River with Congressman Dicks
who is enthusiastic about doing what he can to
encourage the Forest Service and Park Service to
fund the repair of the road. He also attended a
Public Infrastructure Fund meeting last week and
the Port Townsend Business Park transportation
improvements and the PUD Sparling Well project
were approved for funding. He will be meeting
with some citizens on the Upper Hoh this week.
Commissioner Johnson went to the ground
breaking ceremony for 4 houses being started by
Habitat for Humanity. He will be in Olympia again
on Wednesday and Thursday as well as the Hood
Canal Coordinating Council meeting on Wed-
nesday.
Philip Morley explained that the Public
Infrastructure Fund is an offset from the State
sales tax. The PIF Board recommended that the
PUD and City loan/grants be converted into 100%
grants. There is still funding available through this
fund and a letter of interest will be issued for
projects that need funding.
2 BID AWARDS: The Board awarded the
following bids as recommended by staff:
1) Official County Newspaper to the Port
Townsend/Jefferson County Leader and 2)
Recycling Services to Skookum Educational
Program.
Shoreline Management Plan Review: The
Board continued their review of the DOE required
and recommended changes to the locally
approved SMP.