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Home My WebLink AboutM032601��ING� District No. 1 Commissioner: Dan Titterness County Administrator: Charles Saddler District No. 2 Commissioner: Glen Huntingford Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney District No. 3 Commissioner: Richard Wojt MINUTE S Week of March 26, 2001 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Glen Huntingford. Commissioners Dan Titterness and Richard Wojt were both present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Wojt moved to approve the minutes of the week of March 12, 2001 as presented. Commissioner Titterness seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COUNTYADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION. • County Administrator Charles Saddler reported on the following: The North Olympic Peninsula RC &D Council Meeting: Membership resolutions will be required from each signatory organizing government with a representative and alternate identified. The Coordinator position has been posted and will be advertised in the newspaper. This is a USDA position which means that only USDA employees will be allowed to question the candidates for the position. The RC &D Council will be present for telephone interviews and they can submit questions for the candidates to USDA employees who will ask the question for them. Articles of Incorporation will be submitted to the County for legal review and approval by the Board of Commissioners. By- laws will include an additional Article 6 (g) creating an Economic Development District which will require that a standing committee be created within the RC &D Council to handle economic development issues. This committee will not replace any local EDC groups that are currently in place. Article 12 is also being added to address liability. Each representative serving on the Council will be protected, as well as the parent organization. The Commissioners in each County will appoint 2 members to serve "at large" on the RC &D Council. The election of the Executive Board was deferred until appointments are made by the sponsoring agencies. Dues were put off for the first year. Clallam County suggested that a Commissioner from Jefferson County or a representative from the Jefferson County Soil Conservation District be the Chair for the first year and that the Vice Chair could be from Clallam County. The next meeting of the Council is scheduled for May 10, 2001 at 2 p.m. in Forks. Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 26, 2001 • Katherine Baril, WSU /Cooperative Extension, updated the Board on the fire education funding available through the Support Rural Schools Program. The USDA has reported that the funds are not available yet. The US Forest Service will be working with volunteer fire districts on wild fire education and Cooperative Extension will provide training for rural land owners. She then discussed funding options from the Secure Rural Schools Program (HR 2389) and suggested that a portion of the funds could be used for training in the local schools. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: a question about the support for guiding principle #2 on the final decision document for the Glen Cove and Tri Area UGAs; and support for the Board's action to proceed with designating UGAs in the Glen Cove and Tri Area. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Titterness moved to delete Items 2, 3, and 4 and to adopt and approve the balance of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Wojt seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the Year 2001 as The Sesquicentennial Year of Port Townsend, Washington's Victorian Seaport 2. DELETE Resolution re: Amending and Replacing the Salary System for FLSA Exempt Management and Professional Employees (See Item later in Minutes.) 3. DELETE Resolution re: Reorganization of the Public Works Department 4. DELETE Resolution re: Moratorium with Respect to Locating Asphalt Batch Plants in Special Aquifer Protection Zones and Wellhead Protection Areas 5. RESOLUTION NO. 32 -01 re: Finding and Determination; Declaration of Surplus County Personal Property and Authorization for Disposal 6. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, Appendix "A" re: Education Programs, Extension Agent /Chair, 4 -H Program Assistant, Technical Support; Jefferson County Cooperative Extension; Washington State University (WSU) 7. Federal Grant Funding Application; Regional Program Development Unit - GJJAC; Jefferson County Juvenile Services; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Office of Juvenile Justice 8. Accept Resignation from Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee Member; Fred Beck 2001 Community Housing Grant Application; OlyCap: Tim Hockett, Olympic Community Action Programs, asked the Board to approve a 2001 Community Housing Grant application. This funding, in the amount of $28,284.00, will be used to continue funding for emergency shelters. Commissioner Wojt moved to approve the grant application and have the Chair sign it. Commissioner Titterness seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 26, 2001 Rain Barrel Project Funding Request; Water Watchers: (See also Minutes of March 12, 2001.) Commissioner Titterness moved to approve $500 for this project to be paid from the Community Services Fund. Commissioner Wojt seconded the motion and noted that this is a one time funding approval from the County and will become part of the project's revolving fund. Commissioner Titterness seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board met in Executive Session with the County Administrator and the Deputy County Administrator from 10:05 to10:29 a.m. regarding collective bargaining and from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. regarding a personnel matter. Amending and Replacing the Salary System for FLSA Exempt Management and Professional Employees: Commissioner Wojt moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 33 -01 (Item 2 on the Consent Agenda) with the condition that Grade 12 (the County Administrator's salary) lists a range with 7 steps and that the final figure for the County Administrator's salary for 2001 will be set during his annual performance review. Commissioner Titterness seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Discussion of a Possible Comprehensive Plan Amendment for Master Planned Resorts (MPRs): Warren Hart, Planning Manager, stated that he has been working with a consultant to address Master Planned Resorts in the Comprehensive Plan. The current language in the Plan only allows for an MPR designation in Port Ludlow. There are two RCWs that address MPRs, one of which discusses future MPRs. The Brinnon Planning Group has identified the possible need for an MPR designation in Brinnon. In order for another MPR to be considered anywhere in the County, the Comprehensive Plan must be amended to identify the need and the UDC will need to be modified to include regulations for an MPR application process. Warren Hart reviewed the policy language on MPRs that has been drafted for the Comprehensive Plan. He reiterated that if the Board chooses to do an amendment this year, staff will also need to develop regulations for an application process. Director of Community Development Al Scalf advised that an MPR is a form of urban growth area where more density is allowed, however, by definition an MPR is a resort and doesn't usually include large residential areas. In addition, an MPR must be consistent with the land uses of the surrounding properties. Al Scalf noted that this item has been docketed since the approval of the Comprehensive Plan in 1998. Chairman Huntingford noted that at the time the Comprehensive Plan was adopted this issue would have created more work for staff who already had a heavy workload. County Administrator Charles Saddler asked the Board if they want staff to proceed with developing a 2001 Comprehensive Plan amendment to address MPRs? Chairman Huntingford stated that he wants to see the other items docketed for this year's amendment process. He added that continuing with this issue is going in the right direction. Warren Hart Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 26, 2001 pointed out that if this Comprehensive Plan amendment isn't done in the May 2001 cycle it will be another year before it can be addressed. Commissioner Titterness moved to direct staff to prepare the necessary Comprehensive Plan amendment and UDC amendments to allow for applications for additional MPRs in Jefferson County. Commissioner Wojt seconded the motion for discussion. He stated that he is concerned about the amount of work that has to go into an MPR and whether they really will accomplish the result the community wants. Commissioner Titterness reminded the Board that the ultimate purpose of GMA was "bottom up" planning. The Chair called for a vote on the motion. Commissioner Titterness and Chairman Huntingford voted in favor of the motion. Commissioner Wojt abstained from voting. The motion carried. MEETING ADJOURNED: JEFFERSON COUNTY 4`tt. v `'',. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEAL; GI en s AAES5 . ". Dan Titternes mb �vrt a� Co1 Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board and Wojt, Member Page 4