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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:
• 9 citizens voiced concern over marijuana business permits;
• A citizen stated: 1) A moratorium on marijuana permits
would lead to increased crime; and 2) There was no
information posted on the Health Department website
regarding the Hearing on the Amendment to the Clean
Water District Ordinance;
• A citizen stated: 1) The local food banks are in need of
mental health workers, social workers and law
enforcement when distributing food; 2) If you are a
woman and are desperate, the only way to get help is to
get pregnant; 3) There are teens living on the streets in
Port Townsend; and 4) The concept of the County’s
Comprehensive Plan was based on false information; and
• A citizen is concerned that the Planning Commission
switched from bi-monthly meetings to once a month
meetings.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the
items on the consent agenda as presented:
RESOLUTION NO. 11-14 re: Combining County Fund 503 - JC
Unemployment Reserve and Fund 204 - Industrial Insurance
Reserve into Fund 505 - Employment Benefit Reserve
CALL FOR BIDS re: Jefferson County Sheriff Vehicle Fittings;
Bids Accepted Until 9:30 a.m. and Opened and Read Publicly at
10:00 a.m., or shortly thereafter on Monday, April 14, 2014 in
the Commissioners’ Chambers; Jefferson County Courthouse
12 AGREEMENTS: 1) Supplemental No. 1 re: Geographic
Information System (GIS) Needs Assessment; King County GIS
Center; 2) Courthouse Elevator Repairs; ThyssenKrupp Elevator
Corporation; 3) Panic Button Installation and Monitoring for
Jefferson County Public Health and Department of Community
Development; Guardian Security; 4) Panic Button Installation
and Monitoring for Jefferson County Public Works Department;
Guardian Security; 5) AGREEMENT NO. 1363-73712,
Amendment No. 1 re: Long Term Payable; Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS);
6) AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Social Marketing Based
Outreach Campaign; North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC);
7) AGREEMENT NO. N19755, Amendment No. 4 re: South Port
Townsend Bay Shellfish Protection; Washington State
Department of Health (DOH); 8) 2014-2015 Pavement Markings
on Jefferson County Roadways; Stripe Right, Inc.; 9) Center
Road Overlay Phase 6, MP 4.39 to MP 6.86, County Project No.
CR1928, Federal Aid Project No. STPR-Q161(009); Lakeside
Industries, Inc.; 10) AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re:
Easement for Culvert Replacement Project, Upper Hoh Rd. MP
3.338, County Project No. 18018960, Federal Aid Project No.
PLH-A160(001); Washington State Department of Natural
Resources (DNR); 11) Snow Creek Road Culvert Replacement,
MP 3.78, County Project No. CR1899, FHWA No. DTFH70-11-E-
00039; Seton Construction, Inc.; and 12) AGREEMENT NO.
LA-7591, Supplement No. 1 re: Access Prevention: Upper Hoh
Road, Olympic National Park, County Project No. CR1896,
Federal Aid Project No. PLH-A160(001); Washington State
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Advisory Board Resignation re: Jefferson County Planning
Commission, Henry Werch, District No. 2
Advisory Board Resignation re: Gardiner Community Center
Board of Directors; Jill Jones
Advisory Board Appointment re: Gardiner Community Center
Board of Directors; Three (3) Year Term Expires April 1, 2017;
Dennis Heckard
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
March 17, 2014 Totaling $468,780.52
Payment of Jefferson County A/P Warrants Done by Payroll
Dated March 6, 2014 Totaling $117,828.55
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Attended a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) meeting
regarding the “Bangor Cut” in Coyle.
- Attended a meeting with Taylor Shellfish last week.
- Will be attending a Chamber of Commerce meeting this
week.
Commissioner Johnson
- Will be traveling with the Students For Sustainability for part
of their journey to Washington D.C. this week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Will be attending a Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) meeting this week.
All 3 Commissioners:
- Attended a Board of Health meeting, a Jefferson Transit
meeting and a Hood Canal Coordinating Council (HCCC)
meeting last week.
BID OPENING: 6 bids were opened and read aloud for the
Quilcene Shop Replacement Project. Public Works staff will
review the bids and submit a recommendation for bid award to
the Board at a future date.
HEARING re: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Application; 2014 Public Service Grant and Close Out of the
2013 Public Service Grant; Olympic Community Action
Programs (OlyCAP): No members of the public offered
testimony. After discussion the Board approved RESOLUTION
NO. 12-14 for the Certification of Compliance for the 2014
CDBG Public Services Grant.
HEARING NOTICE: The Board unanimously approved a Hearing
Notice re: Amendment to the Clean Water District Ordinance,
Jefferson County Code Ch. 8.65; Hearing Scheduled for
Monday, April 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’
Chambers
2 LETTERS: The Board approved sending two letters: 1) Re:
Devil’s Vista Timber Sale to the DNR SEPA Office and Region
Manager Susan Trettevik; and 2) Letter of support in regard to
the Students For Sustainability (SFS) to Congress members.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting March 25, 2014