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Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting September 18, 2012
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a
summary of comments made by citizens in attendance
at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions:
•Two citizens discussed the weed control efforts of
Jefferson County Ecological Roadsides and
alternative methods of weed control without
spraying herbicides and ways to fund those
methods;
•Three citizens discussed the “Occupy Port
Townsend Movement” and urged the County to
discontinue banking with Bank of America and
transfer its money to a local banking institution;
•A citizen commented on the revitalization efforts of
the Quilcene community;
•A citizen commented on the success of the
candidates forum held at the Chimacum Grange
and submitted a letter regarding cutting the cost of
government in the City of Port Townsend and
submitted an article regarding the decline in
household income;
•A citizen commented on the need to combine local
law enforcement agencies as a cost saving
measure and stated the County should hold the
City to the terms of the existing Proposition 1
agreement without negotiation for the benefit of its
residents;
•A citizen stated a letter he wrote regarding the
issues relating to herbicide spraying was published
in the Leader newspaper last week and he feels
there needs to be discussion among all the
organizations involved in the policy discussions;
and
•A citizen expressed his disappointment with the
City of Port Townsend regarding the possibility that
they may discontinue providing the County with the
Proposition 1 funding as agreed to in the current
contract.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously
approved all of the items on the Consent Agenda as
presented:
RESOLUTION: Adopting the Cost Allocation Plan for
Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013
AGREEMENTS (5): 1) Birth to Three (3) Years Program;
Port Townsend School District; 2) Consulting Group
Counseling for Developmental Disability Clients; Elizabeth
Hendricks, LMHC; 3) Supplement No. 2; Queets Bridge
Painting Bridge No. 8W, Clearwater Road MP 0.60,
Project No. CR1881: Washington State Department of
Transportation; 4) Hoh Shop Equipment Shed Project-
Electrical Improvements, County Project No. 180 543
1858; Angeles Electric; and 5) Watershed Stewardship
Resource Center Low Impact Development (LID)
Demonstration Garden in Sequim, EAP Grant No. PO-
00J08601-1; Clallam County Conservation District
Advisory Board Appointments (2): Timothy Craig and
Frances Joswick to each serve on the Jefferson County
Peninsula Regional Support Network (PRSN) Advisory
Board for a three year term expiring September 17, 2015
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants:
Dated September 10, 2012 Totaling $825,388.24 and
Dated September 11, 2012 Totaling $2,829.60
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The
Commissioners each provided updates on the following
items:
Chairman Austin will be attending a Land Trust meeting
later this morning and he noted there will be a Drug Court
Graduation on Thursday.
Commissioner Sullivan will be attending an award
presentation this evening on Marrowstone Island. He will
be attending an OlyCAP meeting on Wednesday and an
exit conference for Jefferson Transit’s audit on Thursday.
Commissioner Johnson reviewed funding allocations of
the Resource Advisory Committee and discussed Hood
Canal Coordinating Council funding.
Letter to the Washington State Department of
Ecology: The Board directed staff to draft a letter to the
Washington State Department of Ecology indicating the
County’s intent to pursue a Conditional Use Permit
process for net pens.
Letter to Port Townsend City Council: The Board
directed the County Administrator to draft a letter for the
Board’s signature to be sent to the Port Townsend City
Council regarding the Council’s consideration of
withholding Proposition 1 payment for the Recreation
Center and Memorial Field.