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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 reflected on Nelson Mandela’s passing and
requested a moment of silence;
• A citizen suggested postponing the budget vote until a
community meeting could be held regarding the Port
Townsend Recreation Center and requested a levy lid lift;
• A citizen stated: 1) He would like to see the Commissioners’
vision for the County’s Parks and Recreation programs;
2) Shutting down the Port Townsend Recreation Center
when keeping the Senior Center open doesn’t seem right;
3) The levy lid should be lifted; and 3) The Metropolitan
Park District (MPD) work should continue;
• A citizen stated the flags in the Commissioners’ Chambers
were displayed incorrectly
• A citizen stated: 1) Steve Hamm is near death; 2) Nelson
Mandela spent 27 years in prison; 3) When he grew up,
there were a lot more heroes than now; 4) The cold spell is
a crisis for some County residents; 5) The County should
focus on how to create wealth, not how to spend it; and
6) The only way to secure pensions is to have a good
economic base;
• A citizen stated that during the MPD process, a majority of
the citizens did not understand the complexity and urgency
of the Parks and Recreation situation at the time; and
• A citizen suggested that citizens who are interested in
economic development should attend the Port of Port
Townsend meetings.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the items
on the consent agenda as presented:
CALL FOR BIDS re: Center Road Overlay Phase 6; M.P. 4.39 to
6.86, County Project No. CR1928, Federal Aid Project No. STPR-
Q161(009); Bids will be Accepted Until 9:30 a.m. on Monday,
January 6, 2014 and Opened and Read Publicly at 10:00 a.m. or
shortly thereafter in the Commissioner’s Chambers, Jefferson
County Courthouse
6 AGREEMENTS: 1) Change Order No. 2 re: Alder Creek
Tributary Culvert Replacement, Upper Hoh Road M.P. 2.15,
Federal Aid Project No. ER-0801(025), County Project No.
XO1781; Seton Construction; 2) AGREEMENT NO. LA7393,
Supplement No. 4 re: Queets Bridge Painting, Clearwater Road
M.P. 0.06 to M.P. 0.76, Project No. CR1881; Re-Distribute
Existing Funds, Washington State Department of Transportation;
3) Detention Facilities; Kitsap County; 4) AGREEMENT
NO. E14-108 re: Emergency Management Performance Grant
(EMPG); Washington State Military Department, Emergency
Management Division; 5) Phone and Internet Services for the
Washington State University (WSU) Jefferson County Extension
Office; Jamestown Networks; and 6) Associate Development
Organization Services; Economic Development Council (EDC)
Team Jefferson
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Attended State Board of Health meetings last week.
Commissioner Johnson
- Will be attending a Hood Canal Coordinating Council meeting
and Olympic Region Clean Air Agency meeting this week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Attended a flag presentation in Superior Court last week.
- Will be attending an OlyCAP budget meeting this week.
- Will be attending Peninsula Development District (PDD) and
Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) meetings
this week. There will be discussion on possibly consolidating
the two organizations.
- Reported that the Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning
Organization (PRTPO) started a community outreach program
for its regional transportation plan.
BID OPENING: One bid was received and read aloud for the
Supply of Aggregate for the 2014 and 2015 Roadway Bituminous
Surface Treatment Programs. Three bids were received and read
aloud for the Supply of Liquid Asphalt Products for Bituminous
Surface Treatment for Calendar Year 2014. Public Works staff
will review the bids and bring a recommendation for bid
award(s) to the Board at a future date.
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 3rd
Quarter County Income Reports: DNR staff reviewed the 3rd
Quarter County Income reports.
Adoption of 2014 Jefferson County Budget: After hearing a
presentation by the County Administrator and Budget
Consultant, the Board approved Resolutions No. 61-13, 62-13,
63-13, 64-13 and 65-13 adopting the 2014 Budget, the salary
schedules for Elected Officials and FLSA exempt employees and
updating working capital reserves.
Briefing re: Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan:
Emergency Management Director Bob Hamlin reviewed the plan
with the Board and will be bringing it back for review and
possible action in January, 2014.
Update: Climate Action Committee (CAC) members reviewed
their goals with the Board.
Discussion re: Conservation Futures: Department of Community
Development staff discussed enhancing local options for the
utilization of conservation futures funding. No action was taken.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting December 10, 2013
December 16, 2013 is the last BOCC meeting of the year!