HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-15-14PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of
comments made by citizens in attendance at the meeting and
reflect their personal opinions:
• A citizen notified the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)
that a permit had been submitted to the Department of
Community Development (DCD) in August, 2014 and they have
not made progress on it;
• A citizen provided information about earthquakes;
• A citizen commented on DCD’s staff being tasked with work on
the marijuana moratorium, resulting in permits not being
completed in a timely manner; and
• A citizen: 1) Thanked the BOCC for the South Coyle No-Shoot
zone discussion held last week; 2) Stated the DCD Director is
doing a great job, but he is overloaded; 3) Stated he provides
security service to many marijuana companies throughout
Washington. They run good businesses and promote
agriculture; 4) Stated due to Clallam County’s recent copper
theft, Jefferson County should look into hardening their
security; and 5) The County should coordinate with other
entities before a natural disaster strikes.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board deleted and later approved Item
No. 2 re: Memorial Field Roof Rehabilitation Project. The following
items were approved as submitted:
RESOLUTION NO. 61-14 re: Designating Downs Creek Road,
County Road No. 146809, as a Primitive Road; Jefferson County
Public Works
3 AGREEMENTS: 1) Repair of Upper Hoh Road, MP 3.9
Emergency Repair; Seton Construction Inc.; 2) AGREEMENT NO.
ICA15298 re: 2015 Public Defense Funding; Improving the
Quality of Public Defense Services; Washington State Office of
Public Defense; and 3) Amendment No. 2 re: Administration
and Projects for North Pacific Coast Marine Resources
Committee (NPC MRC); Washington Department of Fish &
Wildlife (WDFW)
Approval of Jefferson County Public Official Position Schedule
Bond #68681811 Issued by Western Surety Company for the
Treasurer, Clerk, Sheriff, Auditor, Prosecuting Attorney,
Engineer, Commissioners #1, #2 and #3, Judge and Assessor
Jefferson County Mental Health (MH) and Chemical
Dependency (CD) Hargrove Sales Tax Eight (8) Year Summary
Report and Plan; Jefferson County Public Health
Advisory Board Resignation re: Tourism Coordinating Council
(TCC); Representing Brinnon/Quilcene, Larry McKeehan
Advisory Board Appointment re: Jefferson County Tourism
Coordinating Council (TCC); Brinnon/Quilcene Representative;
Bonnie Story
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
December 8, 2014 Totaling $566,761.34
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated
December 5, 2014 Totaling $773,822.70 and A/P Warrants
Done by Payroll Dated December 5, 2014 Totaling $688,075.38
APPROVAL of CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 re: Memorial
Field Roof Rehabilitation Project: After discussion with Public
Works Director Monte Reinders, the Board approved (2:1) the
following: AGREEMENT re: Memorial Field Roof Rehabilitation
Project; Primo Construction.
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners
provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Austin
- Visited storm damaged areas in Jefferson County last week.
- Will be attending an Ecosystem Regional Network (ERN)
meeting this week re: Bluff erosion near Puget Sound.
Commissioner Johnson
- Noted a correction to his calendar. He will not be out of office
this week as listed.
- Will be attending a Jefferson Transit meeting, a Board of
Health meeting and a Fort Worden Advisory Committee
meeting this week.
Commissioner Sullivan
- Visited storm damaged areas in Jefferson County last week.
- Attended a Port Townsend City Council meeting last week
and testified on the Jefferson Transit rezone.
County Administrator Morley
- Gave a presentation re: Recent storm damage to our County.
BID OPENING re: Supply of Liquid Asphalt Products for
Bituminous Surface Treatment (BST) for Calendar Year 2015: Two
bids were received and read aloud. Public Works staff will review
the bids and bring a recommendation for bid award to the Board
at a future date.
HEARING re: 4th Quarter 2014 Budget Appropriations Extensions;
Various County Departments: After the hearing, the Board
adopted RESOLUTION NO. 62-14 re: ORDER: Budget
Appropriations/Extensions for Various County Departments.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board held an Executive Session to
discuss actual litigation.
UPDATE re: Washington State Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) 3rd Quarter County Income Reports. DNR staff
reviewed the Income reports with the Board.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION TOPICS:
The Board discussed the following topics:
• Hearing request re: Conservation Futures Funding Cycle for
Snow Creek Watershed Acquisitions. The Board approved a
HEARING NOTICE re: Conservation Futures Funding Cycle for
Snow Creek Watershed Acquisitions; hearing set for Monday,
January 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’
Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson
Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368.
• LETTER: The Board approved sending a letter to the
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission re:
Possible transfer of County-owned Dosewallips Floodplain
Properties to Washington State Parks.
• Noise Ordinance
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Monday’s Commissioner Meeting December 16, 2014