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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 suggested that Jefferson Transit move their
courthouse bus stop location to Cass Street to allow for safer
bus entry and exit;
• A citizen stated that since the County now has high speed
internet access, past audio recordings of Commissioner
meetings and live-stream recording of the meetings should
be made available online;
• A citizen stated: 1) There will a presentation this week re:
How to be happy and healthy into your 90’s; 2) The raising of
the solid waste fee would be a hardship to poor families; and
3) Certain topics of the proposed Bill of Rights is the main
reason that the County Charter did not pass;
• A citizen stated that several Charter counties have a process
where citizens can draft an ordinance and the
Commissioners evaluate the proposed ordinance publicly.
Citizens want to be heard;
• A citizen commented that now that the election is over,
there needs to be more opportunities for dialogues to
continue. Support was expressed for the idea of initiative
and looking into what is possible.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the items
on the consent agenda as presented:
CALL FOR BIDS re: Supply of Liquid Asphalt Products for
Bituminous Surface Treatment (BST) Program for Calendar Year
2014; Bids will be Accepted Until 9:30 a.m. on Monday,
December 9, 2013 and Opened and Read Publicly at 10:00 a.m.
or shortly thereafter in the Commissioner’s Chambers, Jefferson
County Courthouse
CALL FOR BIDS re: Supply of Aggregate for the 2014 and 2015
Roadway Bituminous Surface Treatment (BST) Program; Bids will
be Accepted Until 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 9, 2013 and
Opened and Read Publicly at 10:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter in
the Commissioner’s Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse
6 AGREEMENTS: 1) NO. 12-1250C re: Aquatic Lands
Enhancement Account (ALEA) Grant: Construction of a Segment
of the Olympic Discovery Trail, South Discovery Bay; Washington
State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO); 2) NO. 12-
1735P re: Non-Highway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities (NOVA)
Grant: Planning Project for Olympic Discovery Trail, South
Discovery Bay; Washington State Recreation and Conservation
Office (RCO); 3) Broadband Service; Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Economic Development Authority (DBA Jamestown Networks,
JNET); 4) NO. IAA14122, Interagency re: Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) Program-Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) Program;
Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts;
5) NO. C130725GSC, Interagency re: Provide Non-Criminal
Related Fingerprint Checks on all Guardian Ad Litem Volunteers;
Fee for Service; Jefferson County Juvenile Services; Washington
State Patrol; 6) NO. 1363-78868 re: Evidence Based Expansion
Programs; Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services (DSHS)/Juvenile Justice & Rehabilitation Administration
(JJ&RA)
Advisory Board Resignation re: Peninsula Regional Support
Network (PRSN) Advisory Board; Timothy Craig; Unexpired Term
ending September 17, 2015
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated
November 5, 2013 Totaling $815,659.69 and A/P Warrants Done
by Payroll Dated November 5, 2013 Totaling $709,511.21
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Attended a Veteran ceremony at the American Legion on
Veteran’s Day.
- Attended a Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) and a
Port Ludlow Village Council (PLVC) meeting last week.
- Attended a Red Cross dinner last week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Attended a Veteran ceremony at the American Legion on
Veteran’s Day.
- Will be attending an Olympic Community Action Programs
(OLYCAP) Board meeting, and a Peninsula Regional
Transportation Planning Organization (PRTPO) meeting this
week.
- Attended a Peninsula Development Authority (PDA)
ceremony last week.
Commissioner Johnson
- Will be attending an Olympic Air Pollution Control
Authority, Coastal Caucus, Integrated Watershed Plan (IWP)
and Parks Recreation Board meeting this week.
- Will be attending a Maritime Center dinner this week.
DISCUSSION re: Unified Development Code Text Amendment:
The Board met with Department of Community Development
(DCD) staff regarding a proposed amendment to the DCD fee
structure and pre-application conferences. After review, the
Board approved Ordinance 03-1112-13.
HEARING re: Proposed Ordinance Amending Jefferson County
Code Fee Appendix: After the hearing, the Board approved
Ordinance 04-1112-13.
HEARING re: Proposed Ordinance Amending Solid Waste Fee
Schedule: After the hearing, the Board directed Public Works
staff to revise the Ordinance and bring it back next week.
HEARING re: Proposed Ordinance Amending Jefferson County
Code Establishing a County Enhanced 911 Excise Tax: After the
hearing, the Board approved Ordinance 05-1112-13.
LETTER: The Board approved a letter of condolence to the
widow of local volunteer Bob Helander.
AGREEMENT: The Board approved an agreement between
Peninsula College and Jefferson County for training.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting November 13, 2013