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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting May 3, 2011
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following
comments were made by citizens in attendance at the
meeting and reflect their personal opinions:
•A citizen expressed concern about the Port
Townsend Paper Company biomass project and
the affects of the particles the incinerators
produce will have on humans.
•There is a need in this State and County for a
Critical Area Exemption for Agriculture. There is a
Bill before the Legislature to address critical areas
and agriculture and this Bill will be the topic of
discussion at a meeting being held at the Grange
next week.
•The collapse of the dollar will impact everyone and
on May 16 the national debt limit will be exceeded
and Congress will have to do something about it.
•The change orders on the Consent Agenda for the
JeffCom project are a concern because the
project is now at 147% increase in the costs which
is suspicious and reeks of mismanagement. It was
recommended that an internal and possibly
external audit be conducted on this project.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board approved all of the
items on the Consent Agenda as presented.
HEARING NOTICE: Proposed Mats Mats Beach
Homeowner’s Association, Water and Effluent Line
Franchise; Hearing Scheduled for May 23, 2011 at
10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers
6 AGREEMENTS: 1) Change Orders (2) No. 19 and
20: Jeffcom 911 Radio System Improvements Project;
Buchanan General Contracting Company; 2) JeffCom
Director Employment Agreement; Janet Silvus; 3)
General Terms and Conditions; Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS); 4)
Amendment No. 31: 2007-2011 Consolidated
Contract; Washington State Department of Health; 5)
Amendment No. 1: Hood Canal Watershed Clean
Water Project; Language Change Only; Washington
State Department of Ecology (DOE); and 6)
Repealing & Replacing the Hood Canal Coordinating
Council (HCCC) Interlocal Cooperation Agreement
Dated November 25, 1985; Jefferson County; Mason
County; Kitsap County; Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
and Skokomish Tribe
Advisory Board Reappointments (5); Jefferson
County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC); 1)
Joanne Tyler, District #1 (Expires 8/28/12); 2) Mike
Mullin, District #2 (Expires 10/6/12); 3) Valerie
Johnstone, District #1 (Expires 6/7/12); 4) Robert
Burns, District #3 (Expires 3/13/12); 5) Kent
Kovalenko, Murrey’s Disposal (Expires 10/23/12)
Advisory Board Appointment; Jefferson County
Peninsula Regional Services Network (PRSN); Three
(3) Year Term Expires May 2, 2014; Nancy O’Neill
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/ Warrants
Dated April 25, 2011 Totaling $759,331.59
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The
Commissioners each provided updates on the
following items:
Commissioner Johnson said that he attended the
Loyalty Day parade in Brinnon last week
Chairman Austin noted that he saw the equipment to
install the sewer pipeline at the Dosewallips Park
while he was in Brinnon for the parade. He met with
Senator Hargrove and Harper (from Port Townsend)
as well as Representatives Tharinger and Van De
Wege in Olympia last week to urge their support of
funding for the Courthouse project and other funding
that will help the County. He hand delivered the Forest
Asset Management P lan to the Commissioner of
Public Lands.
Commissioner Sullivan reported that the SR19/20
Corridor Study has been completed and he has a
copy of it. It includes a vision for transportation from
the Ferry Dock in Port Townsend to the Hood Canal
Bridge and will help with setting priority on projects in
this area and he attended the dedication of the new
building at the Boat School. The School has over 50
students. He also attended the final wrap-up of the
Health Data Committee. Information on health and
social issues has been updated and is available on
the Health Department website.
Philip Morley reported that the Board will be at the
Coyle Committee Center on Wednesday for another
Community Input meeting. They were in Brinnon last
week with about 30 interested citizens in attendance.
Much of the talk was about the Brinnon Motel.
PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS: After
interviewing 2 interested citizens the Board appointed
Gary Felder to a 4 year term (term expires 5/2/15)
representing Commissioner District No. 1 and
reappointed Patricia Farmer to a 4 year term (term
expires 3/17/15) representing Commissioner District
No. 2.
BID OPENINGS: There were 5 bidders on the East
Price Street Improvement Project. Public Works will
review the bids received and make a recommendation
for bid award.