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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 urged the Board to consider using
local banking institutions as an alternative to
banking with Bank of America;
• A Citizen commented on the U.S. being a target of
North Korea, violence against public officials, and
the possibility of growing industrial grade hemp to
make paper; and
• A citizen stated he is still waiting for a reply from
the County Administrator about a department’s
response to a public records request. (County
Administrator Philip Morley responded that he is
researching the issue)
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the
items on the consent agenda as presented:
9 AGREEMENTS: 1) Designation of the Official County
Newspaper of Public Record for Legal Notices; Port
Townsend/Jefferson County Leader; 2) Health Officer
Services; Thomas H. Locke, MD, MPH; 3) Amendment No.
1 – Supporting Healthy Communities; Whatcom County
Health Department; 4) Support/Expansion of Natural
Resources Senior Culminating Projects to Quillayute Valley
School for NPC MRC; Port Angeles School District; 5) 2012-
2014 Consolidated Contract; Washington State
Department of Health; 6) Alder Creek Tributary Culvert
Replacement along Upper Hoh Road; Seton Construction;
7) Port Hadlock Wastewater Facility Special Benefits
Analysis for LID Formation; Macaulay & Associates, LTD; 8)
Queets Bridge Painting; Exeltech Consulting, Inc.; and 9)
Terminate Rural Arterial Program Grant 1607-1 South
Discovery Road; County Road Administration Board (CRAB)
Advisory Board Reappointment: Joan E. Williams to serve a
three (3) year term on the Olympic Area Agency on Aging
(O3A) Advisory Board
Advisory Board Appointment: Dr. Sylvia White to serve a
five (5) year term on the Jefferson County Rural Library
District Advisory Board
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants: Dated
March 25, 2013 Totaling $268,683.87
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
each provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Spoke with representatives from the State Department
of Natural Resources regarding the status of Beausite
Lake property transfer.
- Took an Incident Command course online for
managing a crisis in an emergency.
- Will be attending a Port Ludlow Village Council
meeting to discuss the possibility of a Metropolitan
Park District.
- Stated the Board will be holding an “On The Road”
Community Input Meeting on Thursday at the Tri Area
Community Center.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Participated in tours of Taylor Shellfish in Quilcene and
the Battelle Marine Science Lab in Sequim.
- Attended the Change of Command ceremony at Indian
Island Naval Magazine and spoke with the new
Commander expressing appreciation for the
cooperation on emergency management and
economic development issues.
- Noted that effective today, Jefferson County Public
Utility District (PUD) No. 1 has taken over providing
electricity in the area from Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
- Will attend a Olympic Community Action Programs
(OlyCAP) meeting this week. A new management
team is in place and the agency is doing well.
Commissioner Johnson
- Will be going to Olympia to attend a Legislative
Steering Committee (LSC) meeting this week and a
Olympic Region Clean Air Agency meeting next week.
- Will be going to Kalaloch in the West end of Jefferson
County next week to discuss the Whale Trail.
HEARING: The Board held a hearing to take public
testimony on the Proposed Amendment to the Port
Ludlow Development Agreement (ZON12-00061, MLA12-
00260 ) to extend the expiration date to May 8, 2025.
Staff will schedule the agreement for further discussion at
a future meeting.
PRESENTATION: Emergency Management Program
Director Bob Hamlin gave a presentation on the
Department of Emergency Management programs which
involve many volunteers.
LETTER: The Board authorized Commissioner Johnson to
draft a letter of support for the Port Townsend School
District #50 to receive grant funding for air quality
monitoring.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 2, 2013