HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-07-14PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of
comments made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and
reflect their personal opinions:
• A citizen: 1) thanked the two County Commissioner
candidates for running a friendly issue oriented race; 2)
announced there will be a meeting on Wednesday at 6:30
p.m. at the Chimacum Grange where the operation of a local
farm will be discussed; and 3) questioned how Cape George
Colony can ban individuals from doorbelling?
• 5 citizens spoke on the issue of marijuana business
operations in Jefferson County; and
• A citizen: 1) stated that some County budget appropriations
are necessary and some are not; and 2) stated the County
has limited sources of revenue, yet it is considering extreme
permit regulations or outright banning of marijuana
businesses that would generate sales tax revenue.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved the
items on the consent agenda as presented:
BID CALL: Pickup Trucks, Bids Accepted until 9:30 a.m. and
opened and read publicly at 10:00 a.m. or shortly thereafter on
Monday, November 3, 2014 in the Commissioners’ Chambers
Nine (9) AGREEMENTS: 1) Contract Award for Motor Graders;
NC Machinery; 2) Amendment No. 1, Motor Graders; clarifies
warranty coverage; NC Machinery; 3) Painting Exterior of Port
Townsend Community Center Gymnasium; Sabelhaus West,
Inc.; 4) Paradise Bay Road, Phase II County Road No. 503608,
Project No. CR1873, M.P. 0.37 to M.P. 1.53; Van Aller
Surveying; 5) Quinault S. Shore Road Mitigation Project No.
CR1848, County Road No. 911607, Federal Aid No. ER-
1002(010); GeoEngineers, Inc.; 6) Emergency Repair, Quinault
S. Shore Road Revetment Maintenance, M.P. 1.28, County
Road No. 911607, Project No. XO1953; Northwest Rock, Inc.; 7)
Amendment A, Public Works Trust Fund Board Loan to
Reconstruct Lindsey Hill Road; Washington State Department
of Commerce; 8) Washington Conservation Corps Crew; North
Olympic Salmon Coalition; and 9) Jefferson County Marine
Resources Committee Project Administration; Washington
State Department of Ecology
Final Short Plat Approval: Bowe Short Plan #MLA05-
00343/#SUB05-00024; To subdivide a 12.74 Acre Parcel into
Two (2) Residential Lots Located off of Brunt Tree Lane,
Quilcene; David and Diane Bowe, Applicants
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: Jefferson County
Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board; Three (3) Year
Term Expiring October 6, 2017; Patrick Kane
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
September 22, 2014 Totaling $314,322.15 and Dated
September 29, 2014 Totaling $367,187.47
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated
September 19, 2014 Totaling $72,213.24 and A/P Warrants
Done by Payroll Dated September 6, 2014 Totaling
$127,220.21 and Dated September 19, 2014 Totaling
$15,422.95
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items (Commissioner Phil
Johnson was absent):
Chairman Austin
- Received a letter last week from the Washington State
Department of Transportation announcing that they have
withdrawn the property located at South Point from auction
scheduled to take place which will allow the state to retain
an emergency alternate ferry landing site when the Hood
Canal Bridge is out of service.
- Attended a presentation by a local astronaut who shared his
experience in space and provided photographs of the growth
of desertification in Africa.
- Attended a health conference last week where the issue of
drug overdose was discussed and how the use of the drug
Naloxone can reverse the effects of drug overdose.
- Will be attending a State Board of Health meeting in Spokane
this week where one of the issues being addressed is how
the State responds to Ebola.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Supports the use of Naloxone for reversing the effects of
drug overdose.
- Attended a PDD/RC&D meeting last week where the closure
of the mill in Forks was discussed.
- Attended a Food Council presentation and a Marine Science
Center breakfast meeting last week.
- Will be attending a YMCA Collective Impact meeting this
week.
PROCLAMATION: The Board approved a proclamation
proclaiming the Week of October 6, 2014 as Mental Illness
Awareness Week.
TWO (2) HEARINGS: 1) After holding a public hearing on the
3rd Quarter 2014 Budget Appropriations/Extensions for Various
County Departments, the Board approved the requests and
adopted Resolution No. 45-14; and 2) The Board held a public
hearing on Ordinance No. 07-0811-14 regarding a moratorium
prohibiting the production, processing and retailing of
recreational marijuana in certain land use designations within
unincorporated Jefferson County and establishing a work plan
for the Planning Agency. The Board will review the public
comments received and deliberate at a future meeting.
BRIEFING: Environmental Health staff briefed the Board on the
North Gateway Buffer Conservation Futures Project and Notice
to Title. Staff was directed to work on the Notice to Title and
come back to the Board at a future date.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: The Board took action to approve the
following two letters: 1) Letter supporting the naming of a
segment of Highway 101 in honor of Marvin Shields; and 2)
Letter to Congressional delegation requesting support in
developing a funding solution for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes
(PILT) program.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting October 7, 2014