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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 commented on delays in the County’s permit
approval process; and
• A citizen commented on the potential use of harmful
pesticides for weed control along roadsides.
CONSENT AGENDA: The Board unanimously approved
the items on the consent agenda as presented:
FOUR (4) AGREEMENTS: 1) Noxious Weed Control
Coordinator Position at WSU-Jefferson County Extension
Office; Joost Besijn; 2) Rural Arterial Program (RAP)
Project for Construction Proposal for South Discovery
Road Pavement Preservation M.P. 3.20 – M.P. 4.56;
Washington State County Road Administration Board
(CRAB); 3) Rural Arterial Program (RAP) Project for the
Dosewallips Road Emergency Repair M.P. 3.25;
Washington State County Road Administration Board
(CRAB); and 4) Oak Bay Park Camp Host; Howard and
Peggy Doi
LETTER OF APPRECIATION: Support for the
Reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools and Self-
Determination Act (SRS); Senator Maria Cantwell,
Senator Patty Murray and Representative Derek Kilmer
ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT: Jefferson County
Board of Health, Three-Year Term Expiring May 31, 2018;
Jefferson Healthcare Representative Jill Buhler
TWO (2) ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS: Mental
Health Substance Abuse Advisory Committee; 1) Law and
Justice Representative Anne Dean; and 2) Substance
Abuse Alternate Representative Michael Evans
Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated
May 18, 2015 Totaling $788,105.84
Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated
May 20, 2015 Totaling $74,151.69 and A/P Warrants
Done by Payroll Dated May 20, 2015 Totaling $15,863.57
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The
Commissioners provided updates on the following items:
Chairman Sullivan
- Noted that the Economic Development Council (EDC)
and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce are
sharing office space.
- Attended an open house at the Brown Farm in
Chimacum, where WSU-Jefferson County Extension will
have office space.
Commissioner Kler
- Commented on the positive impacts of the new
Jefferson Transit facility.
- Will be attending an open house at the Brown Farm in
Chimacum on June 4, 2015.
- Noted there was an article in today’s newspaper where
the Chimacum School Principal talked about local food
and farming as a career choice.
- The Brinnon Shrimp Festival was well attended.
- Many people attended the Quilcene Garden Club event
as well as the Worthington Mansion Garage Sale.
- The large parcel of property located next to Peninsula
Grocery in Quilcene has sold. She is meeting with the
buyer to discuss their plans for the property.
- The Peninsula Regional Support Network (PRSN)
meeting held in Sequim last Friday, highlighted the
urgency and complexity of the state mandate to bring
Chemical Dependency and Mental Health into one
service provider pathway which is complicated by
Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties receiving the
funds through a block grant. The changes ahead are
going to impact the Counties as well as the tribes.
- She is hearing concerns from citizens that the County is
indiscriminately closing beaches to shellfish harvesting.
It is a public information challenge to explain the
seriousness of shellfish related diseases and shellfish
poisoning.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board met in Executive Session
from 10:00 a.m. until 11:32 a.m. regarding actual
litigation.
REAPPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL DEPUTY PROSECUTOR:
The Board took action to request the Prosecuting
Attorney’s office staff reappoint Special Deputy
Prosecutor Jeff Myers, and to work with the Central
Services Department staff on redacting public records.
Board’s Official Business
Highlights from Tuesday’s Commissioner Meeting May 27, 2015