HomeMy WebLinkAboutM040599JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
District No. I Commissioner: Daniel Harpole, Member
District No. 2 Commissioner: Glen HuntinEford, Chairman
District No. 3 Commissioner: Richard Wojt, Member
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Clerk of the Board:
Director of Public Services:
Deputy Director of Public Services:
Lorna L. Delaney
Gary A. Rowe
David Goldsmith
MINUTES
Week of April 5, 1999
Chairman Dan Harpole called the meeting to order at the appointed time. Commissioners
Glen Huntingford and Richard Wojt were both present.
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION
Meeting with UFCW Shop Stewards re: Employee Medical Insurance Rate Relief:
Deputy Director of Public Services David Goldsmith reported that a petition has been received from the
UFCW employees asking that the County enter into a discussion about the employees receiving a
monetary benefit as a result of the rate vacation from the Retail Clerks Welfare Trust medical insurance
premium. He reported that since the life of the contract, the County has absorbed $244,009 in medical
premium increases.
Commissioner Wojt stated that the County provides medical insurance for employees. He asked if the
amount of money the County pays for health benefits is considered part of an employee's salary? Shop
Steward Cammy Brown said that it is an item that is discussed during Union negotiations. Cheri Reetz
asked where the money is that has been saved because of this rate vacation? The Board advised that the
money has been set aside and no decision has been made regarding how it will be spent. David
Goldsmith reported that a Retiree's Health Insurance Plan has been set up and may be funded with a
portion of this savings.
Commissioner Huntingford explained that the UFCW employees have been receiving everything that
was agreed to in their contract. There was a discussion about how Jefferson General Hospital handled
the rate vacation for their employees. The Hospital Commissioners told Commissioner Huntingford
they felt obligated to give the savings back to the Hospital employees because of discussions and
negotiations with the employees over the years.
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Commissioner Wojt reviewed the history of how employee benefits have changed over the years. He
noted that the employees have the benefit of health coverage, and they are getting the wages as agreed to
in the contract. Chairman Harpole stated that the Board is planning to have discussions in the future
about how the rate vacation money will be spent, and the employees are welcome to provide their input.
PUBLIC SERVICES BRIEFING SESSION: Public Services Director Gary Rowe
reported on the following:
· A packet of information will be developed for the meeting with the City of Port Townsend on
regional services. These packets will be distributed to all participants before the meeting.
· An outline and schedule on how to proceed with the possible implementation of a Conservation
Futures Tax will be developed and brought back to the Board for their review.
· There is a grant opportunity for the Highway 104 Visitors Center. The Public Works Department
will be asked to help with the grant application which is due in June.
· Input will be provided to the State Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation regarding no tolls
on the Hood Canal Bridge.
Approval of Minutes: Commissioner Wojt moved to approve the minutes of the week of
March 15, and 22, 1999 as submitted. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by
a unanimous vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: The need for the
Board to urge the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to deal with Lakeside's asphalt batch plant at Cape
George; what the status is of the proposed asphalt batch plant in the Tri Area?; how the WIRA 17
Planning Unit fits in with the Water Resource Council?; when will the Board be meeting with the Port of
Port Townsend next?; and a report from Al Scalf that the Bishop Acres Plat is not eligible for a variance
as requested by the Swallows.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT,4 GEND,4: Commissioner
Huntingford moved to delete Items 3, 5, 8, 10, and 14 and to approve and adopt the balance of the items
as presented. Commissioner Wojt seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 27-99 re: Re-Establishment of Jefferson County Cash Drawer Amounts
and Petty Cash Accounts in Various County Departments
2. RESOLUTION NO. 28-99 re: Updating the Official County Road Log; Adding Red Cedar Lane
3. DELETE Hearing Notice re: Three (3) Proposed Ordinances Regulating Use of Telecommunications, and Locating Utilities,
and Wireless Service Facilities in Jefferson County Rights of Way; Hearing set for April 19, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. in Commissioners
Chambers
4. CALL FOR BIDS re: Supply of Asphalt Concrete for 1999 Maintenance of Various County
Roadways; Bid Opening Scheduled for Monday, April 26, 1999 at 11:05 a.m. in the Commis-
sioners Chambers
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CALL FOR BIDS re: Supply of Asphalt Concrete for 1999 Maintenance of Various County
Roadways; Bid Opening Scheduled for Monday, April 26, 1999 at 11:05 a.m. in the Commis-
sioners Chambers
DELETE Agreement re: Union Labor Agreement; January 1, 1999 Through December 31, 2001; Jefferson County Public
Works; Teamsters Local Union No. 589
AGREEMENT re: Regional Services; Jefferson County Public Services; City of Port Townsend
AGREEMENT re: Legal Representation in Mental Health Cases on Behalf of Jefferson County;
Jefferson County Superior Court; Grant Smith, Attorney at Law
DELETE Agreement re: To Provide Software Systems Support for ACCLAIM Client Registration, Information, and Billing
Computer System; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Quality Assessment Management, Inc.
AGREEMENT re: Employment Services; Management of the Bayshore Motel; Jefferson
County Public Works; Sandra Korjenewski
DELETE Contract re: To Provide Long Haul and Disposal Services for Jefferson County Solid Waste; Jefferson County
Public Works; Regional Disposal Company (Allied Waste) (See item later in minutes.)
CONTRACT re: Emergency Repair of Culvert on Peabody Way, Project #XO1401; Jefferson
County Public Works; Leavitt Trucking, Inc.
CONTRACT re: Preliminary and Final Design of Septic System for the H.J. Carroll Park,
Restroom Project #HJ1385; Jefferson County Public Works; Tillman Engineering, Inc.
Request for Grant Funding to Refinish Parquet Floors in Main Dining Room; Tri-Area Commu-
nity Center Advisory Board
DELETE ~rwo (2) Requests to Waive Jefferson County Solid Waste Transfer Station Fees: 1) Earth Day Clean-up on April
17, 1999; Main Street Program of Port Townsend and 2) Coupons for SWAC Swap on May 22, 1999; Jefferson County Solid
Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) (See Item later in minutes.)
Appoint Member to Serve another Three (3) Year Term (Retroactive to 2/1/99) on the Peninsula
Regional Support Network Advisory Board (PRSN); Term Expires February 1, 2002; James
Hermanson
Accept Resignation From Member of the Jefferson County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services
Advisory Board; Youth Representative Holly Short
Accept Resignation From Member of the Jefferson County Planning Commission; Larry
Crockett
Letter Concerning Proposed Mental Health Services Budget Cuts; To Senator Hargrove,
Representative Buck and Representative Kessler
Out of State Travel Request; Community Service Conference in Newport, Oregon; May 11 - 14,
1999; Jefferson County Juvenile Services; Nick Harper
Three (3) Applications for Assistance from the Veterans Relief Fund; American Legion Post #26
for $200.73; VFW10706 for $300.00; Service Officers Association for $75.00
COUNTY DEPARTMENT BRIEFINGS/BUSINESS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Director's Update: Director of Community Development Al Scalf reported:
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There was quite a bit of interest in the open record appeal hearing by the Hearing Examiner on a
home business day care project.
An advertisement will be placed in the newspaper for the vacancy from District No. 1 on the
Planning Commission.
A response has been received from DNR regarding the County's position on the Northwest
Aggregates' (Lone Star) project at the Mats Mats Quarry. A1 Scalfreported that the County
didn't sign the SM6 Surface Mining Permit because there are concerns about hours of operation
and other issues that still need to be addressed. It was not the County's intent to hold up the
permit process. A1 Scalfwill follow up on this with representatives of the DNR.
Commissioner Harpole will attend the Planning Commission meeting this week to discuss their
work plan.
Discussion re: Joint Growth Management Steering Committee Meeting Agenda: A1
Scalf asked the Board for their comments on the agenda for the Joint Growth Management Steering
Committee meeting. Chairman Harpole noted that membership and voting privileges is an issue that has
been raised by several groups. A1 Scalfread the Countywide Planning Policies regarding membership
which he noted is silent regarding the issues raised by Chairman Harpole. He recommended that a
policy be developed. A1 Scalf will provide background information on the role of the Port of Port
Townsend and what has been done in the past regarding membership on this Committee.
PUBLIC WORKS
Bid Opening re: Upper Donovan Creek Timber Sale, Project No. GA1360: Bruce
Laurie opened and read the bids received as follows:
1. Rainier, Inc.
2. Dilley and Solomon Logging
3. Diamond Construction
4. Bosey Timber Sales
5. Hit & Miss Logging
6. PorTac, Inc.
7. Alco Trucking, Inc.
121,450.00
243,575.00
239,500.00
240,727.00
222,500.00
318,334.29
241,111.00
Commissioner Wojt moved to have the Public Works Department review the bids for accuracy and make
a recommendation for a bid award that is to the best advantage of the County. Commissioner
Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
Director's Update: Interim Public Works Director Frank Gifford reported:
The road crew began their summer schedule which is 4 days a week, 10 hours a day.
There was a discussion about hiring contractors during emergency events and if there is a way to
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give priority to contractors in the area where the emergency occurs. The Department is
reviewing the small works roster process that is used in emergency purchases and some changes
may be made.
The date for the hearings on the telecommunications ordinances has been changed to allow the
Planning Commission time for their review and possible changes. Kirk Pawlowski will review
the schedule for these 3 ordinances and make the change in the hearing date.
Bruce Laurie reported on the Glen Cove Special Study and the possible recommendations that
will be coming to the Board. The Board asked that an update be given at the Growth
Management Steering Committee meeting regarding the possible recommendations and time
frame on this study.
CONTRACT re: To Provide Long Haul and Disposal Services for Jefferson County
Solid Waste; Jefferson County Public Works; Regional Disposal Company: (See Iteml 0 on the
Consent Agenda) Commissioner Wojt moved to approve the contract as submitted for solid waste long
haul services. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
Two (2) Requests to Waive Jefferson County Solid Waste Transfer Station Fees: 1)
Earth Day Clean-up on April 17, 1999; Main Street Program of Port Townsend and 2) Coupons for
SWAC Swap on May 22, 1999; Jefferson County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC): (See Item
14 on the Consent Agenda) Operations Manager Aubrey Palmer reported that letters of waiver will only
be issued to participants that are allowed to dump for free. He reported that 90% of the fee waiver is
funded by County Roads, with the other 10% coming from the Community Services Fund. It is
estimated that the total waiver will be approximately $2,000.00. Commissioner Wojt asked if DNR is
on the list for a fee waiver? Aubrey Palmer reported that DNR is not on the list of approved
organizations; but he will check with Mike Cronin about this request.
Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve the waiver requests as submitted. Commissioner Wojt
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
Richard Broders re: Proof of Ownership of Right-of-way in Plats Subject to Statutory
Vacation: Environmental Health Director Larry Fay reported that occasionally they receive an
application for a septic permit in an old plat that includes a right-of-way that has been statutorily
vacated. The Health Department needs assurance that the right-of-way has been vacated before they can
issue a permit. This came up most recently on a permit submitted by Raymond Broders in the Junction
City Plat. The Assessor's information on this plat shows that the old rights-of-way have not been
vacated.
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Assessor Jack Westerman stated that his Office cannot indiscriminately adjust plats where statutory road
vacations would apply. This is a legal issue because, in many cases, vacating a right-of-way could affect
adjacent lot owners who may need to open it as an easement. The road vacation process that the Public
Works Department currently has in place reviews whether the statutory rights-of-way have been open in
the past 5 years.
Commissioner Wojt noted that when Mark Huth was Prosecuting Attorney, he advised that the County
has no interest in statutorily vacated rights-of-way. Jack Westerman stated that is true, assuming the
right-of-way hasn't been open for 5 years. Commissioner Huntingford noted that if the process is
completed and the statutory vacation is approved, what happens if adjacent landowners complain
because they no longer have legal access to their lots over that right-of-way? Jeff Chapman reported
that this law was basically ignored by the County until Mark Huth was Prosecuting Attorney and public
utilities and roads have been placed on some of these rights-of-way.
Dick Broders explained that rights-of-way that have not been open for five years in plats dated prior to
March 12, 1904 are vacated by law. The County has no interest in these rights-of-way and they should
not be subject to the vacation process and the fees required in that process. For example, the vacation
process requires that road vacations be reviewed by the Parks Advisory Board, which in the case of
statutorily vacated rights-of-way, doesn't make sense. He reviewed a proposal to handle these vacations.
The property owner would send a letter to the Public Works Department requesting that they review
their records regarding the statutory right-of-way. Public Works would do one the following:
· Agree the right-of-way has been statutorily vacated.
· Advise that the right-of-way isn't subject to the law on statutory vacations and explain why.
· Advise that they don't know.
As part of this process the Board could also pass a resolution advising that the particular right-of-way
has been statutorily vacated.
Chairman Harpole asked what happens when someone has used an easement on a statutorily vacated
right-of-way that was recognized by the County? Dick Broders advised that the easement and the
County's concurrence with the statutory vacation doesn't have anything to do with the actual vacation.
If a person has been using the right-of-way for a certain number of years, they have rights under the law.
Larry Fay noted that the Health Department's biggest concern is regarding access easements and how
they may impact septic system installation in a statutorily vacated right-of-way. Jeff Chapman noted that
it is the responsibility of the Public Works Department to decide if the right-of-way has or hasn't been
statutorily vacated. If it has, then the County has no interest in that right-of-way.
Chairman Harpole asked that the Prosecuting Attorney review Mr. Broders proposal and give guidance
on the best way to proceed. Transportation Manager Bruce Laurie offered to review the proposal with
the Prosecuting Attorney's Office and come back to the Board with a recommendation.
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Eric Andersson, Economic Development Council (EDC) re: WA-CERT Prioritization
Update: Eric Andersson presented and reviewed a list of the current projects and their ranking. Projects
that are unranked came in after the deadline last year. There are three new projects including: 1) New
Day Fisheries fish processing waste water project feasibility study; 2) Quilcene Boat Haven water
system for commercial users, and 3) Project to increase the fire flow at the Jefferson County
International Airport.
He presented a draft 1999 prioritization. He explained how the figures for the grant amount were
determined. Chairman Harpole asked when the County will be notified of the projects that will be
funded from the list? Eric Andersson reported that notification varies depending on the funding source.
The May meeting of WA-CERT is being held in Jefferson County. A presentation on the top five
projects will be made at that meeting.
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Tri Area Glen Cove Special Study -- Jefferson County
JCIA Essential Public Facility Plan -- Port of Port Townsend
New Day Fisheries -- Port of Port Townsend and the EDC
Quilcene Boat Haven Water System -- Port of Port Townsend
JCIA Water System to meet Fire Flow -- Port of Port Townsend
Shellfish Aquaculture Jobs Training -- Quilcene School District
Northwest Maritime Center -- NW Maritime Center
Quilcene Community Well -- Jefferson County
Quinault South Shore Road Surfacing -- Jefferson County
HJ Carroll Park
Larry Scott Memorial Park
Northwest Kiwanis Camp Water & Sewer
Surface Water Management -- Jefferson County
Commissioner Wojt moved to adopt the prioritization list as presented. Commissioner Huntingford
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. A resolution to finalize this list will be
developed and submitted on next week's agenda.
Barbara Johnson, Juvenile Services Director re: Juvenile Services Reorganization:
Barbara Johnson explained that this proposal will not increase her budget. David Goldsmith has
reviewed the job descriptions and this reorganization and the information has been forwarded to the
UFCW Local 1001 for review. The Union has indicated to their Shop Steward that they are willing to
approve the job descriptions. The Board concurred with the changes as suggested and advised that these
openings can be posted as soon as UFCW approval is received.
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Prioritization for Centennial Clean Water Fund Grant; State Department of Ecology:
Dave Christensen, Environmental Health Department, reviewed the prioritization for the Department of
Ecology Centennial Clean Water Fund grants. The Surface Water Management Plan is the number one
priority in Jefferson County and the Jimmy-Come-Lately project is the number one priority in WRIA 17.
This priority form will be routed to the other governmental agencies that are stakeholders in the County.
Commissioner Huntingford moved to have the Chair sign the prioritization form for the DOE grant
funding. Commissioner Wojt seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
Larry Fay, Director of Environmental Health re: Water Issues Update: The County is
required to appoint a representative and an alternate to the WRIA 17 Planning Unit. There are some
unresolved issues regarding the role and activities of the Water Resource Council and the Water Policy
Round Table. Larry Fay noted that the Planning Unit is a different organization than either the Water
Resource Council or the Water Policy Round Table and staffs recommendation is for the
Commissioners to serve as primary and alternate representatives. In the past, staff has felt that their
input is not accepted on the same level as a Commissioner's input when they sit on this type of
committee. Commissioner Wojt will be the primary representative and Commissioner Huntingford will
be the alternate representative.
The Board agreed to continue the discussion on water issues tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Chambers.
A1 Scalf, Director of Community Development re: Proposed Fees for Comprehensive
Plan Amendments: Assistant Planner Randy Kline recommended that a fee be charged, computed on an
hourly basis, for Comprehensive Plan Amendments to cover internal costs for processing applications
and the stafftime for review. It is estimated that staff review will take 8 hours at $35.00 per hour.
Chairman Harpole noted that there are 2 types of amendments 1) textual and 2) site specific, and they
should probably have different fees. Randy Kline reported that other Counties charge large fees to
discourage frivolous amendment requests. Commissioner Wojt noted that some requests will impact
only certain properties, while other will impact many areas of the County. Chairman Harpole stated that
he feels a fee should only be charged for site specific amendments.
The recommended fee for a site specific amendment is $250.00. Randy Kline noted that the staff time
involved in reviewing each application will probably be more than 8 hours. Chairman Harpole asked if
people who have applied for map corrections have had to pay a fee? Randy Kline answered that they
have not been charged.
Commissioner Huntingford noted that he feels that this year the County should not charge a fee because
not everyone has been charged or notified that a fee may be charged. Chairman Harpole added that if
there is no charge for these amendment requests, then there is no way to deter everyone who feels
aggrieved from filing an amendment request. This could turn into a large number of requests which
would be a great impact on staff. Randy Kline reported that only 3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
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Applications have been received and those applicants were advised that there may be a fee charged.
Chairman Harpole suggested that any property owner who has gone through the map correction process
and was not told of the possibility of a fee, should not be charged the fee.
A draft amendment to the fee ordinance will be presented and a hearing date set on next week's Consent
Agenda.
Ty Tice, Mediation Services re: Port Ludlow Master Planned Resort Mediation: Ty
Tice reported that the 10 person mediation group, made up of stakeholders and alternates, has met 8
times. There has been at least one occasion during these meetings when people were inclined to say that
mediation was not the way to deal with the issues; but everyone accepts the fact that if there is going to
be a consensus recommendation about the ordinance, it is going to come from these stakeholders. These
people have the most thorough understanding of the issues and this keeps them in the process. There are
a number of points of tentative agreement, but they are not ready to discuss the substance of these points
until everyone supports them. One ground rule, at this time, is if they are not prepared to recommend an
ordinance to the Board, then nothing stays on the table. This could mean the County would have
nothing to show for the time and money that has gone into this process if the mediation group does not
come to consensus.
The mediation group has three requests:
1) An extension of time for the mediation process to allow the group to meet with a professional
planner to develop ordinance language. The estimate is that an ordinance recommendation won't
be ready until June 30, 1999.
Chairman Harpole pointed out that the resolution that established the mediation group, stated that the
ordinance would be sent to the Planning Commission for their review. Ty Tice advised that the
stakeholders understand that they will deliver their ordinance to the Board, understanding that the Board
may then forward it to the Planning Commission. The immediate request is that the County re-adopt the
existing ordinance as of April 12 and publish a readoption notice on April 21, 1999.
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That the ordinance be amended to not allow any new subdivision or short plat applications to be
accepted for the duration of the interim ordinance. This would mean that there can be no
applications that will pre-empt future development.
Commissioner Huntingford stated that it is difficult to consider these requests when there is no certainty
that anything will be done by this group and sent forward to the County? Ty Tice explained that
amending the ordinance to limit development for the current time is to allow the development of a final
ordinance with a "layers of protection process" that is built upon the 1993 EIS and the Comprehensive
Plan. Chairman Harpole asked if the question of a cap for future build out has been discussed? Ty Tice
reported that this is one area where there has been significant agreement. Commissioner Huntingford
stated that he is uncomfortable not knowing the discussions the mediation group has had and what they
are doing. Chairman Harpole asked if there is some degree of certainty among the group that one
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extension will be enough? The Board needs to be able to determine the amount of resources that are
being put into this effort.
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The professional planner is preparing a scope of work which estimates that 16 to 19 days are
needed with the stakeholders. By June 30, the Planner feels there should be ordinance language
to be recommended to the Board. The mediation ground rules have been amended to include a
June 30, 1999 deadline.
Chairman Harpole asked if the interim ordinance can be re-adopted to allow for the June 30 deadline?
Commissioner Wojt pointed out that if the ordinance is amended it will require a hearing within 60 days
and is in effect for six months. A1 Scalf reported that this change in the ordinance would require that the
current interim ordinance be repealed and replaced. He will have to discuss the legal issues with the
Prosecuting Attorney about whether that ordinance could be extended to accommodate the June 30,
1999 deadline.
Commissioner Huntingford reiterated his concern that the County may not get a work product if there
isn't consensus among the members of the group. David Goldsmith stated that the County should get
some work product, even if it isn't a recommendation of the group. Ty Tice explained that the ground
rule does say that nothing will be forwarded to the Board if there isn't consensus among the group. He
noted that this encourages people to go on. Ground rules can be changed by the group, but he can't
predict what will happen.
Chairman Harpole asked if the requests are approved, and an ordinance is crafted, and then one of the
stakeholders says "no," what will happen to the work product? The County has contracted with a profes-
sional planner and there is a legal question regarding the work product produced by this person. Ty Tice
reported that the professional planner is assisting the stakeholders who are on the mediation track.
David Goldsmith reported that there may be a work product from the planner at some point that isn't
recommended, but the work product belongs to the County. Ty Tice advised that he will bring this issue
up with the mediation group at their next meeting.
Chairman Harpole asked that the professional planner bring the draft ordinance to the Board and to the
Planning Commission. Commissioner Huntingford asked that the Board have something to work with at
the end of this process whether there is complete consensus or not. If the mediation group can support
that, then he will support approving their requests. Chairman Harpole asked that Ty Tice relay the
message to the group that the Board appreciates their work on this project.
The meeting was recessed at the end of the scheduled business and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. on
Tuesday with all three Commissioners present.
Larry Fay, Director of Environmental Health re: Water Issues Update: (Continued
from Monday) The discussion continued regarding the County's participation in the WRIA 16 and
WRIA 17 process. The County is required to appoint a representative and an alternate to the WRIA 16
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Planning Unit. The Water Team recommends that a Commissioner be the representative and a staff
person be appointed the alternate.
Commissioner Huntingford moved to appoint Commissioner Wojt as the representative and the Natural
Resource Policy Analyst as the alternate. Chairman Harpole seconded the motion which carried by a
unanimous vote.
There was a discussion about the process and options for effective participation by the governmental
agencies involved with the WRIA 17 Planning Unit. Everyone agreed that structure is necessary for
managing contracts and staff and to keep the work plan on track. In addition, roles and responsibilities
still need to be clarified. Chairman Harpole suggested that an Executive Committee of the Planning
Unit be created to solve the dilemma and move forward. After more discussion, Commissioner
Huntingford clarified that the County acknowledges that the Water Resource Council exists and the
Water Policy Roundtable exists. The Planning Unit is a completely separate entity created to deal with
ESHB2514 and the it will only exist as long as it is needed to meet the requirements of the legislation.
AGREEMENT re: Professional Services for Water Resource Inventory Area OFRIA
17) Planning Unit; Facilitation Services; Triangle Associates: Dave Christensen presented a contract
for facilitation of the WRIA 17 Planning Unit meeting that is scheduled on April 13. Commissioner
Wojt moved to approve the contract with Triangle Associates. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the
motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
ME~I~NG. 8,DJOURNED
Lorna Delaney, CMC
Clerk of the Bo~d
JEFFERSON COUNTY
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