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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 stated he is the Chair of the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board and encouraged the County Commissioners to
provide funding expectations;
• A citizen mentioned she received a copy of a letter that was
submitted to the County Commissioners regarding disbanding
the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and urged against it;
• A citizen noted there is a proposal to increase the
Commissioners’ salaries in the future and he supports the
raise. He stated that Sheriff Hernandez is a valuable asset
who is extremely underpaid and deserves a raise;
• A citizen stated that transit ridership in the nation has risen to
$10 billion riders per year. He thanked the Board for their
participation and management of our local transit;
• A citizen stated: 1) There was a recent earthquake in
California and that a big earthquake is estimated to hit
Washington in the next five years and we need to prepare for
it; 2) He is concerned about the rent for downtown Port
Townsend businesses; 3) There are a lot of nice people
working for the Port Townsend Food Bank; and 4) Local
businesses are supporting the food bank and the
Commissioners need to spend more time with the poor
people of Jefferson County;
• A citizen stated: 1) He agrees with raising Sheriff Hernandez’
salary and the Commissioners’ salaries; and 2) Community
gardens and local businesses are doing a great job of
supporting the local food banks.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the
items on the consent agenda as presented:
HEARING NOTICE re: Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) for 2014 Public Service Grant Application and Closeout
of 2013 Public Services Grant; Olympic Community Action
Programs (OlyCAP); Hearing Scheduled for Monday, March 24,
2014 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers
4 AGREEMENTS: 1) NO. 2012JLTBo re: Boulton Farm
Conservation Futures Project; Jefferson Land Trust;
2) Amendment No. 2 re: Jefferson Mental Health Court Case
Management Services; Safe Harbor Recovery Center; 3) Gibbs
Lake County Park Caretaker; Cher West-Albright; and 4)
Supplemental No. 2 re: Queets Bridge Painting, County Project
No. CR1881, County Road No. 107508, M.P. 0.60 to M.P. 0.76
BHOS-16WA(001); Exeltech Consulting Inc.
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
February 26, 2014 Totaling $5,529.16
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated February
5, 2014 Totaling $753,526.70
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Attended a Washington State Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) hearing re: Beausite Lake trust land transfer
last week.
- Attended a National Association of Counties (NACo)
Conference in Washington D.C. last week.
- Will be attending a Washington State Board of Health
meeting this week in Vancouver.
Commissioner Johnson
- Attended a DNR hearing re: Beausite Lake trust land transfer
last week.
- Met with Students For Sustainability (SFS) last week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Reported on Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP)
stating they are continuing to stabilize financially.
- Will be attending a Jefferson Transit finance committee
meeting this week.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: Declaration of Emergency Damage to
County Roads: The Board reviewed photos of the recent
washout that occurred on the Dosewallips road in Brinnon and
approved RESOLUTION NO. 09-14 Declaring Emergency
Damage to County Roads.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 11, 2014