HomeMy WebLinkAbout040918_ra03JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Philip Morley, County Administrator
Mark McCauley, Central Services Director
DATE: April 9, 2018
RE: Six Potential Appointments to the Review Committee on Commercial Shooting
Facilities
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Board of County Commissioners will consider six potential appointments to a Review
Committee, pursuant to the county's ordinance establishing a moratorium on permits for siting
or modifying commercial shooting facilities in unincorporated Jefferson County (Ordinance 05-
1218-17 as amended by Ordinance 01-0220-18).
ANALYSIS:
Pursuant to the moratorium ordinance, the purpose of the Review Committee is to:
(a) Study the safety, environmental and land use impacts of commercial shooting facilities
and reasonable measures to address those impacts, including among other measures
whether there should be an amendment to the No Shooting Areas Ordinance, Chapter
8.50 JCC to allow indoor commercial shooting facilities in No Shooting Areas; and,
(b) Provide input to the County as the County generates and recommends a draft ordinance.
Within 120 days of the Review Committee's establishment, a draft shooting facility ordinance
for existing and new commercial shooting facilities in unincorporated Jefferson County will be
forwarded to the Planning Commission (if within its jurisdiction), or to the Board of County
Commissioners.
The Review Committee will be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and composed
as follows:
• a resident or property owner from each of the three districts of Jefferson County;
• one at large Jefferson County resident or property owner appointed by the BoCC.
• a representative of each current commercial shooting facility in unincorporated
Jefferson County;
• one representative of tribal interests, if interested; and
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the director of the department of community development or the director's designee
(chair);
Jefferson County Sheriff or the Sheriff's designee; and
Jefferson County Director of Environmental Health or the director's designee;
Both the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney (or designee), and C. Vargas and Associates,
the firm hired to provide technical support to the County and the Review Committee, shall be
ex officio members of the Review Committee, but shall not be required to attend every meeting
of the Review Committee.
All Review Committee meetings are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 42.30
RCW.
Jefferson County government is fortunate to serve an involved and civic -minded community.
Thirteen individuals have graciously volunteered to fill four Review Committee seats: seats
from each Commissioner District 1, 2 and 3, plus one At Large seat. In addition, the Jefferson
County Sportsmen's Association has nominated an individual to represent the county's one
existing commercial shooting facility. In making appointments from these individuals, the
Board seeks to create a balanced Review Committee that includes a wide range of knowledge
and diverse perspectives, without giving any one perspective dominance.
The table on the next page lists the community volunteers, with yellow highlights showing
staff's suggestions for including diversity and balance in the Committee. Staff welcomes the
Commissioners' questions and further deliberations on all of the individuals who have
volunteered.
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County staff reached out to area tribes to invite nominations for the one Review Committee
seat representing tribal interests. Two well-qualified individuals have been nominated by
tribes, the Vice -Chairman of the Hoh Indian Tribe, and the Wildlife Program Manager of the
Point No Point Treaty Council:
Tribal Melvinjohn Ashue, Tribe Vice -Chairman Hoh Indian Tribe
Representative
Tim Cullinan, Wildlife Program Mgr Point No Point Treaty Council, and
by Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
Nominating letters for both individuals are attached to this Agenda Request for the Board's
consideration. The Board can appoint one tribal representative for the Review Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT: None from making appointments. Costs are associated with completing the
work plan pursuant to the ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners review the
mix of individuals who have volunteered or been nominated, consider staff's suggestions, ask
questions, and pass a motion to make appointments to these six seats of the Review
Committee (District 1, District 2, District 3, At -Large, Existing commercial shooting facility, and
Tribal Interests), or if not prepared to make appointments now, give direction to staff for
further information the Board may request.
REVIEWED BY:
Philip Morle , ounty Administrator Date
ATTACHMENTS:
• Hoh Indian Tribe letter nominating Melvinjohn Ashue;
• Point No Point Treaty Council letter nominating Tim Cullinan;
• Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe letter nominating Tim CuIli nan
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Bernard Afterbuffalo Jr. — Chairman
Melvinjohn Ashue— ViceCirman
HOH INDIAN TRIBE
Lisa Martinez —Secretary
Rosetta Hernandez — Treasurer
P.O. Box 2196 Derek Benally —Member
Forks WA 98331 Enrrique Barragan — Member
PH: (360) 374-6582 • FAX: (360) 37 ez _Member
Bob Smith — Executive Director
To: Philip Morley, County Administrator
MAR 2 3 2018
The Hoh Tribe would like to have a representative on the review committee regarding
commercial shooting facilities. We would like to nominate Melvinjohn Ashue the Vice -
Chairman for the Hoh tribe to participate in this committee. Melvinjohn Ashue already
participates in meetings in Jefferson County and would like to continue to have him
work with the county on different issues or concerns that may affect the county the Tribe
is located in.
Tha k You
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Bernard Afterbuffalo
Hoh Tribal Chairman
March 28, 2018
Point No Point Treaty Council
Port Gamble S'Klallam • Jamestown S'Klallam
Jefferson County Commissioners
1820 Jefferson St.
P.O. BOX 1220
APR 0 2 2018
Port Townsend, WA 98368A S < . f,
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Dear Commissioners, The Point No Point Treaty Council (PNPTC) is writing to submit the nomination of Tim
Cullinan to be appointed as the representative of Tribal interests on Jefferson County's Review
Committee to study the safety, environmental, and land use impacts of commercial shooting
facilities and to advise the County regarding regulation of such facilities.
The PNPTC is a natural resource management organization that provides professional resource
management services to the Port Gamble S'Klallam and Jamestown Tribes to fulfill the
requirements placed upon them by the U.S. Supreme Court in U.S. v. Washington (the "Boldt
Decision"). The Treaty Council confirms the reserved rights established in the 1855 Treaty of
Point No Point, and implements goals set by member Tribes for resource conservation,
management, and the protection of treaty rights. All of eastern Jefferson County lies inside the
area our member Tribes ceded to the United States in the Treaty, where our Tribes still retain
Treaty rights.
Mr. Cullinan has a long history of participating in conflict resolution and multi -stakeholder
collaborative management. As an early participant in Washington's landmark Timber -Fish -
Wildlife Agreement he chaired several committees that guided implementation of new forest
practices regulations. He led efforts to develop new consensus -based regulatory protections of
wildlife trees and forested wetlands under state forest practices rules. He was an active
participant in negotiating environmental protections in Simpson Timber Company's Habitat
Conservation Plan under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act. In 2006 the U.S.
Department of Interior appointed him to serve as a member of the Northern Spotted Owl
Recovery Team, where he collaborated with state and federal agencies and timber industry
interests to develop a draft recovery plan.
The Point No Point Treaty Council, on behalf of the Jamestown S'Klallam and Port Gamble
S'Klallam Tribes, is pleased to nominate Mr. Cullinan for appointment to Jefferson County's
Review Committee.
Sincerely,
Randy Harder
Executive Director
19472 Powder Hill Place NE, Suite 210 0 Poulsbo, Washington 98370 0 Office (360) 297-3422 0 FAX (360) 297-3413
March 28, 2018
1033 Oid BFyn Highway, Sequin, WA 96382 3601683-1108 FAX 380/W 1 -W3
Jefferson County Commissioners
1820 Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Dear Commissioners,
Thank you for the invitation to nominate a tribal interest representative to the Review
Committee to study the safety, environmental and land use impacts of existing and potential
new commercial shooting facilities and advise the County on the committee's findings. On
behalf of Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, I wish to nominate Tim Cullinan, Wildlife Program
Manager, Point No Point Treaty Council. Tim can be reached at 360-297-6528 or
tcullinan@pnptc.org. His mailing address is 19472 Powder Hill Place NE Suite 210
Poulsbo, WA 98370.
Sincerely,
Hansi Hals
Natural Resources Director
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe