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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-26-11Board’s Official Business Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 26, 2011 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions: •The annual permit fee for food vendors in the County has gone up to $98 per event which is a level that means many won’t be able to make money. The Health Board set these fees last year and this needs to be addressed. •The person negotiating the PSE Franchise Agreement took the comments a constitutent submitted for the record and sent them to PSE and asked them to comment on them which was not a professional thing for a staff member to do. •The County Treasurer has acted on several suggestions for improvements which included posting the Budget Committee meeting minutes on the website. •The Board needs to understand where small businesses are located in the County and provide help for non-conforming uses especially those covered by the Shoreline Management Plan. JeffCo 101 would like to bid on filming the Commissioners meetings if that is considered in the future. •Today is the 6th anniversary of Parental Alienation Awareness Day. Why didn't a Judge in this County follow the laws or the Court Rules with regard to a parental alienation case in this community? •The agreement for Juvenile Detention facilities (Item 4) on the Consent Agenda has no attachment to reality because it assumes that Kitsap County will have extra bed capacity in their Juvenile Detention facility which is not likely to be the case. This agreement should have not been considered on the Consent Agenda and should be deleted because it needs more analysis. •The consent Agenda item for disposing of County property should be approved because the items have been offered to other agencies with no takers and many of the items are broken and not working and they can be disposed of by a policy adopted by the State Auditor last year. •Fish farms need to be kept out of Jefferson County waters. We are spending money to clean up Puget Sound and the farming of salmon is counter intuitive. Net pens damage the environment and contribute little to the local economy. •A request was made that Commissioner Sullivan turn in an incident report regarding the removal of a person from the meeting. Who authorized the opening of the second door into the Chambers today? •The unemployment rate in Jefferson County is over 11% and climbing and gas will be $5/gallon by the tourist season and $6/gallon by the end of the year; property crimes are increasing in the County and people in the County blame County government for lack of jobs. We need to tighten up security in the Courthouse and around the County. CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. 2 RESOLUTIONS: 1) Hearing Notice: 2011 first quarter supplemental budget extensions / appropriations; Hearing Scheduled for May 9, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers; and 2) Finding and Determination to Declare Certain Personal Property as Surplus and Authorize Disposal 5 AGREEMENTS: 1) Appraisal Services for Mid Hood Canal Acquisition Project; Allen Brackett Shedd; 2) 2011/2012 Juvenile Detention Facilities; Kitsap County; 3) Noxious Weed Coordinator; Eve Dixon; 4) Management of the Public Safety Interoperability Communications Grant (PSIC); Clallam County; and 5) Port Hadlock Wastewater Facility Preliminary Design Services; Tetra Tech, Inc. EASEMENT: Access and Utility Easement for a Privately Maintained Access Road Passing Through a Portion of County’s Broad Spit Park Property, Parcel No. 701 282 001 Advisory Board Resignation; Conservation Futures Advisory Board; Crystie Kisler Advisory Board Reappointment; Peninsula Regional Services Network (PRSN); 3 Year Term Expires February 25, 2014; Daniel Deane 3 Advisory Board Appointments; 1) Conservation Futures Advisory Board; JD Gallant, District #3 Representative; and Housing Action Plan Network (HAPN); 2) Pamela Roberts, Representing Education and Economic Development and 3) Beulah Kingsolver, Housing Provider Representative Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated April 18, 2011 Totaling $457,718.64 and Vouchers/Warrants Dated April 19, 2011 Totaling $2,682.89 Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated April 20, 2011 Totaling $88,622.15 and A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated April 6, 2011 Totaling $109,298.40 and Dated April 20, 2011 Totaling $16,347.60 COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners each provided updates on the following items: Chairman Austin reported that he will be meeting with representatives of Old Dominion University who will be moving into Building 202 at Fort Worden; Commissioner Sullivan said there is a drug “Take Back” day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. sponsored by the Port Townsend Police Department where they will take and dispose of drugs that are in marked containers. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office will take drugs whether or not they are in marked containers. There is a Peninsula Development District meeting on Thursday where they will be discussing economic development. The Resource Conservation and Development Committee is now operating as a non-profit Committee because there is no funding available. Commissioner Johnson said he will be spending a good deal of time this week reading about net pens. Philip Morley noted that Wednesday evening the Board will be at the Brinnon Community Center for a Community Input meeting. 2 BID OPENINGS: There were bid openings for Dismal Creek culvert replacement and the Willoughby Creek bridge repair projects. Public Works will review the bids received and make a recommendation for bid award. Memorandum of Understanding: To Re-Open Lake Leland Campground: The Board approved this MOU for Curtis Stacie and Tanya Royer to be in charge of Lake Leland Campground. Moratorium Extended for 6 Months: The Board approved an ordinance to extend the moratorium against the issuance of permits or approvals pertaining to adult businesses in Jefferson County.