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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:
• A citizen expressed concern about the lack of County
funding for the Department of Community
Development which affects the level of service it can
provide to the public and has a negative impact on
the livelihood of County residents;
• A citizen stated: 1) There is an agreement on the
consent agenda which allocates funding to Clallam
County to promote tourism. Has anyone ever
measured the return on that investment? There are
better ways to spend that money; 2) The Resolution
for the budget appropriations should not include the
word “Emergency” and the appropriation for $13,000
for supplies should not have been overlooked in
preparing the budget; and 3) Consolidating the
Community Development Departments of the County
and the City should be considered in order to
eliminate overhead costs;
• A citizen discussed constitutional rights of citizens
and stated he is still waiting for a copy of an incident
report from 2010 when he was removed from a
meeting by Commissioner Sullivan; and
• A citizen stated that the Commissioners control the
actions that take place in their chambers during
public meetings.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the
items on the consent agenda as presented:
RESOLUTION re: Hearing Notice: First Quarter 2013 Budget
Appropriations/Extensions; Various County Departments;
Hearing Scheduled for Monday, April 22, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in
the Commissioners’ Chambers (As corrected later to remove
the word “Emergency”)
5 AGREEMENTS: 1) 2013 Hotel-Motel Grant Funding; Forks
Chamber of Commerce; 2) Caretaker Services at H.J. Carroll
Park; Mike and Shari Dean; 3) Queets River Bridge Painting
Project No. CR1881; Integrity Structural Engineering, PLCC; 4)
Design Review (60%), Port Hadlock Wastewater Facility;
Robinson, Stafford & Rude, Inc.; and 5) 2013 Memorandum of
Agreement to Support WSU Faculty, Appendix A – Extension
Director, Extension Faculty 4-H Youth and Families and After
School Program; Washington State University
Disbursement of Funds: Public Works Trust Fund Loan PC12-
951-052, Port Hadlock Wastewater Facility Project, August
2012 through February 2013; Washington State Department
of Commerce
BID AWARD: Queets Bridge Painting Project; Western
Industrial, Inc.
WAIVER: Tipping Fee in Coalition with Annual All Volunteer
Earth Day Cleanup; Jefferson County Public Works
Advisory Board Resignation: Gardiner Community Center
Board of Directors; George Woodriff
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants: Dated
March 27, 2013 Totaling $673.01
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners each
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Attended a WSU presentation regarding critical areas and
attended a Port Ludlow Village Council meeting last week.
- Stated the Board will be holding an “On The Road”
Community Input meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at
7:00 p.m. at the Coyle Community Center.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Spoke with Paul Parker with the State Transportation
Commission (formerly worked for the Washington State
Association of Counties) who stated the agency will be
holding a meeting in Port Townsend on May 21-23, 2013
at the Maritime Center and conducting a tour of the area.
- Discover Pass signs had been put up at Irondale Beach
Park to identify the State Department of Fish and Wildlife
(DFW) area located north of the parking lot. This created
confusion with some residents who were parking to use
the County park located to the south. The signs have
been removed and State and County staff will be working
together to resolve the boundary issue.
- Went to the opening season of the Port Townsend
Farmer’s Market this past Saturday which was well
attended.
Commissioner Johnson
- Attended a Legislative Steering Committee meeting and
testified on behalf of the Peninsula Development
Authority (PDA) in Olympia last week.
- Will be attending an Olympic Region Clean Air Agency
meeting and a Heritage Caucus meeting in Olympia this
week.
- Will be going to Kalaloch in the West end of Jefferson
County this week to discuss the Whale Trail.
- A major issue being considered by the legislature is the
possible sweep of $153 Million from the Public Works
Trust Fund which can delay major projects.
AUTHORIZATION TO SPEAK WITH LEGISLATORS and SIGN
LETTERS: The Board authorized each Commissioner to speak
with legislators on behalf of the Board regarding support of
funding for the Public Works Trust Fund; State Parks;
Emergency 911; and interim funding for the Tourism
Authority. Letters will be drafted for the Board to sign in
support of funding for the Public Works Trust Fund; State
Parks; and Emergency 911.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting April 9, 2013