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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM030298JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS District No. 1 Commissioner: Daniel Harpole, Member District No. 2 Commissioner: Glen Huntingford, Chairman District No. 3 Commissioner: Richard Wojt, Member yiJ 1,4 0 THE HP.A.RT OF THE 01YUFIC I'i NIN$MIA 'Tail,' �:C>1•]' Clerk of the Board: Lorna L. Delaney Director of Public Services: Gary A. Rowe Deputy Director of Public Services: David Goldsmith MINUTES Week of March 2, 1998 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Glen Huntingford. Commissioner Daniel Harpole was present. Commissioner Richard Wojt was out of town at the National Association of Counties Conference. Discussion w/Deputy Director of Public Services and Director of Health and Human Services re: Drug and Alcohol Program: Deputy Director of Public Services David Goldsmith submitted a memo regarding the need to reduce the number of work hours of the Substance Abuse Counselors from 40 hours per week to 30 hours per week effective April 1, 1998. This is necessary because of a shortfall in revenue due to several factors including declining client load. Director of Health and Human Services David Specter wrote a memo outlining 2 options. Option 1 will result in a projected shortfall of $48,325 until July 1, 1998, when the treatment program is scheduled for transition to private providers. Option 2 reduces the hours of the staff involved in treatment to 30 hours per week which will decrease the shortfall to $13,327. The discussion continued regarding a Request for Proposals for treatment services that is being released today, and the County's role in this program when the treatment services are taken over by a private provider. Commissioner Harpole moved to support Option 2 as presented. Chairman Huntingford seconded the motion. The motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: a request that the Board send the Land Use Procedure Ordinance to the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing on it; a request that the $334 permit fee for the Wild Olympic Salmon picnic shelter project at H.J. Carroll Park be waived because the work and materials for this project are being donated; a request for a meeting between commercial property owners in the County and the Board regarding the draft Page 1 %V100 - t_ Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 ID Comprehensive Plan; a request that the Board review the vision statements from the community plans before they begin writing their vision statement; a comment that it was inappropriate for the Board to take the Planning Commission with them on their tour of the rural communities last week; and that there are many Democrats in the County that don't feel that the draft Comprehensive Plan is good for the County. Community Action Council re: Emergency Shelter Program Funding from DCTED: Commissioner Harpole moved to approve this agreement for the Community Action Council's emergency shelter program. Chairman Huntingford seconded the motion. The motion carried. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Harpole moved to delete Item 5 and to adopt and approve the balance of the items as submitted. Chairman Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 16-98 re: Surplus Property Declaration and Intention to Sell County Surplus Real Property 2. CONTRACT (F-98-74098-047) re: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Public Services; State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) 3. CONTRACT Supplemental re: Bayshore Motel Manager; Public Works Department; Kim Bailey 4. AGREEMENT re: Service Provider for Parks and Recreation; Public Works Department; Arthur Hansen 5. DELETE Agreement, Supplemental #3 and #4 re: Comprehensive Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Final Environmental Impact Statement; Planning Department; Barryman & Henigar 6. AGREEMENT, Amendment re: Self Administration of Flexible Benefits Plan, Section 125; AFLAC 7. Hearing Examiner Recommendation ZON 97-0011 re: Forest Lands Map Correction; Request to remove ten (10) parcels from Designation of Rural Commercial Forest; Ramon Broders, Broders Family Associates, Ramon Broders/Richard Broders, and Richard Broders, Applicants 8. Out of State Travel Request to Attend Road Builders Clinic, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Public Works Department; Mark Lopeman COUNTY DEPARTMENT BRIEFINGS/BUSINESS: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Director's Update: Director of Community Development Al Scalf reported that the staffing and workload at the Permit Center will be reviewed during the next few months. VOL age � ��. Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 0 l kyrJll \Ci\O ✓ Ordinance including: establishing zoning districts and boundaries, identification and designation of Rural Centers and Rural Crossroads; rural residential; commercial/industrial district (Glen Cove); the Jefferson County International Airport; special uses; bulk and dimensional tables; legal pre-existing uses; home based businesses; lot certification; mobile homes; shell buildings; essential public facilities; temporary uses and incidental uses. He then reviewed the proposed structure for the ordinance. Chairman Huntingford stated that he wants to review the contents of this document before it is given to the Board for final adoption. Barry Berezowski explained that there will be a workshop on the final draft document. Commissioner Harpole noted that the Board's changes to the draft Interim Control Ordinance will be made at the workshop and then incorporated into the final draft of the document. He added that the Prosecuting Attorney's suggestion is to have the Interim Control Ordinance ready for a public review period before it is adopted. Chairman Huntingford said that his main concern is what will be put in the ordinance by Planning staff. If he is going to adopt something, he wants to know what's in it. Barry Berezowski advised that he will be writing the implementing regulations based on the current draft Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Harpole reiterated the Board's request that the Prosecuting Attorney's Office time frames for legal review be included in the adoption process calendar for the Comprehensive Plan and Interim Controls Ordinance and that the Prosecuting Attorney's Office be able to sign off on that calendar. PUBLIC WORKS Director's Update: Public Works Director Klara Fabry reported: • The slide on Oak Bay Road is an on-going problem and the Department will make sure that it doesn't get any worse. • Safety concerns for emergency vehicles going through work sites will be addressed through a letter to all Fire Districts in the County asking them to follow emergency procedures and to use caution in these areas. • The Prosecuting Attorney will review a follow up letter to be sent to the property owners in the Bywater Bay RID area. • The procedures for the drug testing required for Public Works employees who have a Commer- cial Drivers License will be reviewed. • The City has reported that they will not be able to development the 35' Street Park this year and they would like to negotiate a new agreement for this work. Commissioner Harpole stated that he would like an update from the City on this project before agreeing to a new time line. Warren Steurer re: Update on "March for Parks:" Warren Steurer presented and reviewed an information sheet on the "March for Parks" fund raising event scheduled for April 18, 1998. The goals for this event are: 1) to raise $20,000 to 25,000 for improvements to H.J. Carroll Park, 2) to create an Earth Day event for local citizens, and 3) to raise public awareness about the Park. All of the money collected will go directly to the Park. Page 4 VOL 2 4 gar 4 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 4WD- �nll D Discussion re: Adoption Process for Procedural Reform Ordinances: Al Scalf reported there are 3 adoption process options for these ordinances: 1) the Commissioners can schedule a public hearing on the ordinances, take public comment, review, revise and adopt the ordinances, 2) the Commissioners can send the draft ordinances to the Planning Commission for their review and a report, and then the Commissioners can hold their own public hearing and adopt them, 3) The ordinances can be adopted as part of the emergency interim controls. The Planning Commission would hold a hearing on the ordinances and make a recommendation to the Board with the rest of the interim controls for adoption. Commissioner Harpole stated that he assumed these procedural controls would be adopted before the development regulations to provide guidance for the development of those controls. His preference is Option 2, with the Planning Commission reporting back to the Board so a public hearing can be scheduled before April 6, 1998. Chairman Huntingford is concerned about sending these ordinances to the Planning Commission because they are Board ordinances that are the result of the Task Force and consultants work. He doesn't want to send them to the Planning Commission and have them come back completely different documents than the ordinances the Citizen Task Force developed. Commissioner Harpole stated that the Planning Commission will have to be familiar with these documents in their work with the development regulations. He feels that they should review and comment on the ordinances. Associate Planner Barry Berezowski asked if the Board feels strongly about the procedural ordinances being in place the day they intend to adopt the Comprehensive Plan? He suggested that the current Consolidated Permitting Process Ordinance could remain in effect for a few weeks after the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan until the Planning Commission public review process on the procedural ordinances is complete. Commissioner Harpole reiterated that the Board wanted the procedural ordinances in place as the interim controls are administered; and Chairman Huntingford agreed. Paul Heinzinger commented that he attended the Citizen Task Force meetings where the procedural ordinances were developed. He has also attended many Planning Commission meetings and feels that it is probably unrealistic to think the Planning Commission can switch gears from policy issues to procedural issues and do their review in such a limited amount of time. Chairman Huntingford asked that the Planning Commission be advised of the Board's direction and requested a proposed schedule regarding their review process on these ordinances. Discussion re: Interim Controls: Barry Berezowski reported that he has been in contact with a man from Port Ludlow regarding a question about how the Comprehensive Plan handles airplane noise because he is concerned about jets landing at SeaTac Airport. The County does not have control over this issue and the man was advised to contact the FAA, or the State. Barry Berezowski presented a summary list of the items that will be covered in the Interim Control P2e 3 rnmmksinners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 Engineering Update: Frank Gifford presented and reviewed a list and the status of projects being worked on by the Engineering Division of Public Works. Application for Veterans Relief Funds: Commissioner Harpole moved to approve the application for Veterans Relief Funds as submitted by the Service Officers Association in the amount of $500.00. Chairman Huntingford seconded the motion which carried. Linda Atkins re: Reconsideration of Request for Payment of 1997 Travel Expenses: This meeting was canceled. The meeting was recessed at the end of the scheduled business and reconvened on Wednesday morning with all three Board members present for the Public Works Engineer's meeting and a workshop on the Comprehensive Plan in the afternoon. HEARING re: Planning Commission Recommended Draft of the Comprehensive Plan: Chairman Huntingford re -opened the public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan. He explained that this is the last public hearing before the Board goes into deliberations on the draft Comprehensive Plan. There will be a final public hearing with the Board's recommended changes. The other Commissioners, Planning staff and the members of the Planning Commission that were present were introduced; the hearing procedures were read; and the Chairman reported that the deadline for written comments is Friday, March 6, 1998 at 5 p.m. The Board will have a series of workshops, a final hearing, and possible final adoption is scheduled for April 6, 1998. Robert Greenway, stated that he supports acceptance of the draft Comprehensive Plan. He has detailed comments on small issues that he will submit in writing. He explained that he was a member of the Planning Commission in 1991 when GMA was adopted and thought it was a good thing because of the "bottoms up" approach, with broad citizen involvement. This approach did not work and polarized the County. Currently the Couny Commissioners are in favor of compliance. He feels that the draft Plan is a modest, "middle of the road" document that everyone can live with. This plan can stop the exploita- tion of Jefferson County if it is administered fairly. Roger Short,. Chimacum, stated that he and his family own and operate a 300 acre dairy farm in Chimacum Valley. He is the third generation and would like to have a son or daughter take over the operation, but cannot encourage them because of the continued increase in regulations. He explained that he has participated actively from the beginning of the GMA process. He feels the "GMA strategy" in Jefferson County was to let the locals think they had input, "burn them out", and then spend so much money that the goal has become just to get it done and over with. He compared the draft Comprehen- sive Plan with the Dungeness-Quilcene Planning Project, neither of which addressed economic concerns or takings issues. Property owners that are downzoned need to be compensated financially. The draft Page 5 VOL 24 469 kw,�50N CZ Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 4�slJf NCi�O Plan discusses agricultural lands and prime soils, only if the soil is properly drained. Language must be added in the draft Plan that gives the farmer support in maintaining existing drainage. The recent listing of the salmon on the endangered species list, and the Clean Water Act, along with this draft Plan, will shut down the County. The draft Comprehensive Plan only increases the layers of regulation. Barbara Blowers, Beckett Point, stated that she was born and raised here and is very committed to Jefferson County. She said that the draft Comprehensive Plan needs a lot of work, and advised the Board not to adopt it by April 6; but to hire a neutral outside consultant, without an agenda, to help them in their deliberations. The Planning staff and the Planning Commission should not be part of the Board's deliberations because they have an agenda. There are several aspects of the draft Plan that still must be addressed, especially the legal and cost issues. Putting restrictions on everything is not planning. The Board needs to write a vision statement and come up with a Plan that all County residents can live with. Don Riggle, Beaver Valley, stated that he owns and operates a home business. Recently he decided to expand his business, and bought commercial zoned property in Port Hadlock. (See microfilmed document.) Before he bought the property, he went to the Permit Center to find out if he would be able to put his business at that location and Permit Center staff told him that it was not a problem. In the draft Comprehensive Plan the property is zoned residential. He requested that the Board leave this property zoned commercial. Mari Phillips,. Quilcene, submitted and read her statement. (See microfilmed document.) Commissioner Wojt asked her to elaborate on what economic development for the rural communities would look like in the Plan? She answered that, in Quilcene, marine related businesses should be allowed near the marina, that the light industrial area not be downzoned, and that all existing businesses remain commercial and not be re -designated to a "non -conforming use." John Rose, stated that he is the Planning Manager for Olympic Resource Management. He submitted a packet of information. (See microfilmed document.) ORM has an issue that was brought to the Planning Commission and Planning staff directed them not to address it. Chairman Huntingford asked if this is a proposal that is going before the Hearing Examiner? Mr. Rose stated that there is a separate action that he will hear regarding the same parcel. The action that he wants to discuss now has to do with the interim ordinance and this would be the appropriate time to discuss it. He pointed out 3 parcels in the Shine area, 2 of which were designated forestland in error. It is a simple error which can be corrected by reviewing the criteria in the draft Comprehensive Plan. These two parcels lie wholly within the water service area for PUD #1, and the County and PUD have an agreement that attests to this. Pope (ORM) built the water system in the early 1990's, turned it over to the PUD and reserved 125 water taps. The third parcel has been given an incompatible rural density of 1 residence per 20 acres even though the surrounding lots are 1 residence to 5 acres. They are requesting that the 3 parcels be classified rural residential, 1 residence per 5 acres. Commissioner Wojt asked about the buffer between commercial forestlands and residential lands? Mr. Rose stated that they would abide by the existing regulations. Pae/�6 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 Mike Derrig Port Ludlow, read and submitted his statement. (See microfilmed document.) Karen Hackenburg, Adelma Beach Road, read and submitted her statement. (See microfilmed document.) Michael Felber, Adelma Beach Road, read and submitted his statement. (See microfilmed document.) Richard Broders, Discovery Bay, stated that the draft Comprehensive Plan expresses the unprofes- sionalism and unabashed bias of the people who wrote it. He felt that there was a lack of true public participation through the Planning Commission process. Citizens were allowed to comment for two minutes and their comments were ignored. He explained that demographics show that the percentage of residents, age 19 to 34, in Jefferson County is less than in any other County in Washington. This draft Plan will accelerate that trend because of its bias against economic development. New businesses and existing businesses that provide good paying jobs need to be encouraged. In addition, the draft Plan outlaws affordable housing. It is obvious that Port Hadlock is going to grow, but there is no plan to deal with the increased population. He stated that the downzoning of many commercial businesses will create non -conforming businesses and the Prosecuting Attorney has said that non -conforming uses are meant to be eliminated over time. The Planning Commission ignored the plans of the many Community Planning Groups, although they did listen to two no growth zealots on the Quimper Planning Group. This draft Plan will produce only 5, 10, or 20 acre estate type parcels, which will increase the demand for existing smaller lots. He cautioned that if the Board really feels this draft Plan is good for the future of the County, they should adopt it and be prepared for the consequences. Dave Sather_ President of Pacific Environmental Services Company, stated that his family has lived in and been committed to Jefferson County since the late 1800's. His business is located on the west side of Highway 20, he employs 55 people with an annual payroll of over $1,000,000, and the annual sales in 1997 were $7.2 million. Their service area includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The property where his business is located has been downzoned in the draft Comprehensive Plan and is no longer commercial/industrial. The tightline limits any expansion of businesses or addition of any new businesses. Jefferson County is already a depressed County. He requested that the Board eliminate the tightline for commercial. He stated that he does not want to move his business from Jefferson County, but if the Board maintains the proposed tightline, he will be forced to leave. Pat Rogers, Brinnon, stated that he will not be affected by the draft Plan, but he has neighbors whose properties will. He said that Brinnon has natural resources that are attractive to others and a labor force that is excessive because of lack of work. However there is no capital there. He explained that he served as Director of Planning Analysis under both President Carter and President Reagan and in his local community of Bainbridge Island before moving to Brinnon. He stated that it is a basic principle that a critical mass of commercial property is necessary in a community or you won't have anything. Commissioner Wojt asked what he considered the critical mass necessary to make Brinnon an attractive place for capital? Mr. Rogers replied that it would include the current downtown area and the area around Pleasant Harbor. Pa e 7 ���gON `•/`ti Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 oaY �Y'PIII \G�Cc Pat Thompson, Port Hadlock, stated that she has owned property in the Mats Mats/North Port Ludlow area for the last 20 years. In 1987, the County reviewed the use of properties in the North Port Ludlow area and, after several public meetings with the residents, new boundary lines were set to reflect the commercial area. In 1994-95, the boundaries were again accepted in the North Ludlow Community Plan. The Planning Commission has proposed a change based on arbitrary boundaries, with little or no vision of the existing land and future growth patterns. She requested that the boundaries of the Mats Mats Commercial Center not be changed. Tony Bodenheimer, Chimacum, stated that a public hearing is the place for the Board to hear what the voters have to say. He feels that very often they don't listen. By downzoning commercial property, the draft Plan is affecting people's lives and livelihoods. Currently the voters, business owners and property owners in Jefferson County are feeling very unsure about their future. It is the voters desire that the Board represent them and their concerns. Eleanor Sather, Whitney Gardens in Brinnon, explained that Clallam County used history as a component in designating land uses. In Thurston, Clallam, and Yakima Counties, the designations were based on the community plans. She recently called several counties to research their land use designation for nurseries. On Bainbridge Island, there is a nursery that may be designated a neighbor- hood service center and be able to maintain its commercial zoning. She explained that Whitney Gardens and the post office/store were the only commercial businesses in Brinnon in 1955 and even now there are only 3 businesses that front on Highway 101. They don't have a problem with sprawl or traffic. Debbie Randall, Port Hadlock, stated that she has concerns about the term "rural" within the Compre- hensive Plan Policies and Strategy. There are several policies that use the term in a generic sense. The GMA has 3 main land use designations: Urban Growth Areas, Rural Lands, and Natural Resource Lands of Long Term Commercial Significance. She cited LNP 9. 1, a policy that deals with major industrial developments, in which the term is used in a generic sense with a small "r", she thinks the intent was for it to be inclusive of both Rural lands and Natural Resource Lands. Another example is the Economic Development Policies, goals EDG 7 and EDG 8, dealing with natural resource based industries and small scale, low impact home based businesses and cottage industries, the term is used with a small "r". She thinks that the intent was not to exclude those types of uses from natural resource lands. Her last example is Economic Development Policy EDP 6.1 which deals with major industrial developments and appears to exclude those from natural resource lands. Liz Falconer. Port Townsend, stated that she is representing the Port Hadlock Chamber of Commerce. She said that the Board needs to base their deliberations on a vision statement from the community, about the community. They request that the Board include an economic development component for the Tri Area in order to plan for future growth. If the draft Plan is adopted without changes to the commercial area designations, existing businesses will not be able to survive. The Plan needs to be proactive, visionary, and come from the community. Restrictive, fearful, elitist downzoning will not work. She urged the Board not to waste taxpayers dollars on a Plan that won't work. She explained that she is a small business owner in Port Hadlock and could loose her lease and her business if the Page 8 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 tightline zoning is allowed. She has been thinking about expanding her business, but being able to expand by only 25% is not enough. There is no other location in the County where she can move and expand because of the commercial downzoning. The County is already economically distressed. The Board's vision should be: how can we make this work for everybody? Not, how can we exclude everybody? The draft Plan is not a plan, it is a set of restrictions that is fear based. Janet Hammer, Port Townsend, stated that she has worked on community development issues for several years and is coauthor of a report on land use regulations supportive of sustainability. She explained that four proven economic renewal principals are: 1) to focus on ways to keep local dollars local; 2) to support existing businesses; 3) to encourage new enterprise, looking at how to foster local business, particularly meeting local needs; and 4) to recruit compatible businesses. All this depends on a skilled labor force, and appropriate infrastructure investments, while working within the carrying capacity of the environment. She is in overall support of the draft Comprehensive Plan, although there is room for improvement. Monitoring the effectiveness of the Plan is required and amendments can be made. She urged that the Board allocate appropriate resources for that task. Her recommendation regarding implementing policies and strategies is to avoid prescriptive language in favor of performance based regulations. The pattern of development is important and low density sprawl is the most expensive to service. There are ways to address the downzoning issue by the purchase of development rights, transfer of development rights or conservation easements. She submitted a bibliography and resource list. (See microfilmed document.) Steve Sneed, Cape George Road, stated that he saw his home town in Alaska ruined by unregulated growth and he feels that it is important to have a plan. There has to be growth, there has to be commercial property, and there has to be residential property. The existing commercial zones should be kept commercial. He thanked all the people who have worked on the draft Plan. Jeff Hamm, Port Townsend, read and submitted a statement as Manager of Jefferson Transit and a member of the Transportation Planning Advisory Board, which helped create the Transportation Element of the draft Plan. (See microfilmed document.) He also gave testimony as a citizen and urged the Board to move ahead, to make revisions and adopt the Plan. He thanked members of past Boards and the current Board for taking on the task of creating a Comprehensive Plan for the public good. Reed Gunstone. Gardiner, stated that he is representing himself and several members of his family. He owns and manages several parcels of land for family members. He requested that the Board consider and base their decisions on real issues and that the planning be based on science and not on opinions or arbitrary issues or uses. He feels that some parcels of Gunstone property have been singled out for inequitable 1 to 10 acre and 1 to 20 acre densities, when a 1 to 5 acre designation would be more appropriate. Two of these parcels are located within water system service areas. He suggested that incentive packages be given for clustering and density bonuses because this type of land use maintains rural character. He stated that there are policies and goals within the draft Plan that support this, however there is some confusion in the text. He also is concerned about the downzoning of commercial businesses in the Gardiner area. He asked that the Board look into his density issue, and that the use of clustering be clarified. Page 9 vo,_ 24 i, 4 `3, Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 „J q rih sr` Commissioner Wojt asked if all of Gunstone's existing businesses are resource based? Mr. Gunstone stated that he does not believe they are. Joe D'Amico, Old Gardiner Road, stated that he just heard about the draft Plan last night and since then has spent most of his time trying to read and understand it. He stated that he is 31 years old and feels that most County residents his age probably don't even know about the draft Plan. He has owned his own security business since he was 20. It is a home business that he is hoping to expand. For this reason, he is concerned about the downzoning of commercial property in Gardiner. He requested that there be more commercial zoning in that area. John Brown. Discovery Bay, stated that his family has lived in Jefferson County since the late 1870's. He worked on the Discovery Bay Community Plan and it was thrown out. He requested that the Land Use Map be redone to list all existing commercial and industrial zoning and businesses. He added that the downzoning will decrease the already limited amount of revenue that the fire district receives to operate. Richard Walcomme, Airport Road, started his company at the current location in 1975, and it has become well known in its field nationally and internationally. Since 1995, he has expanded almost 100%. His business, located by the airport, is being downzoned to residential, I residence to 10 acres. Currently his neighbors are zoned industrial and their business is noisy. It is his understanding that a residence cannot be built next to the airport. If the draft Plan is adopted, he would not be able to sell his business as a business or residence. The history of his property has always been commercial. Larry Dennison. Port Townsend, thanked the Board for their perseverence and patience in dealing with the Comprehensive Plan process. The draft Plan as recommended could use some changes, but if they wait until it is perfect, it will never get done. He urged the Board to pass the Plan and work out the details over time. Businesses look for predictability, which a plan and specific zoning will help accomplish. Gene Seton, 4 Corners, stated that there have been many comments about density and commercial zoning at the public hearings. He requested that the Board review the Land Use Map dated January 31, 1996 because it shows what is currently going on in the County. He has talked to many people in different areas of the County that have no idea about what will happen to their property if the draft Plan is passed. Chuck Finn&, Brinnon, thanked the Board and members of the Planning Commission who took the time to do a site visit to Brinnon. The fate of their business and the community is in the Board's hands and they trust that the Board will use their best judgement. Ken Livingston,. Port Townsend, stated that he has attended 8 of these hearings. The people that are going to lose money are naturally concerned about the draft Plan. He read a letter from his attorney regarding the downzoning of his commercial property. (See microfilmed document.) Page 10 VOL 24 r: 474 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 4� Y 4y � nttt �c>> Evelyn Livingston, Port Townsend, read and submitted a statement from Robert and Gudne Smyth, the owners of Lots 3 and 4 of the Lopeman Short Plat. (See microfilmed document.) She added that the County Shop across from this plat has undergone two major expansions in the last 17 years. It has also been downzoned to residential, 1 unit to 5 acres, in the draft Plan. She questioned the Permit Center about the limitation the residential zoning would put on any expansion of the County facility. She was told that the rules were different because it was the County. Herb Beck, Quilcene, stated that his grandfather moved to Jefferson County in 1870. He said that there are problems with the draft Comprehensive Plan and the County Commissioners are the only people that can fix it. He supports the community plans. The history of Quilcene shows where the commercial areas have always been and should be, including Linger Longer Road. It also shows that the Pederson property was used in the logging business and zoned industrial. He supports a commercial designation at Pleasant Harbor where the proposed resort could employ local people and bring revenue into the County. He requested that the Board apply the legislation that was passed in 1997 to planning in the rural communities. He asked them to think carefully about the testimony they have received at the public hearings, and especially the testimony from the business owners who will be hurt by downzoning and limiting commercial areas. Lloyd Cahoon, representing the Port Commissioners from the Port of Port Townsend, stated that the only way younger people will stay in Jefferson County is by the creation of good paying jobs. Several goals and policies in the Essential Public Facilities Element of the draft Comprehensive Plan violate GMA requirements for siting, maintenance and expansion of the airport, which is an essential public facility. He cited several Hearings Board cases regarding siting of essential public facilities. Port Enabling Legislation states that commercial and industrial activities conducted in conjunction with airport functions are a government function of public necessity. Both aviation facilities and support facilities are necessary. He stated that a residential designation of property adjacent to the airport is inappropriate and that this property should be designated with compatible land uses instead. The airport is an essential public facility and should be designated as such. There are other land uses that can be done outside the UGA in rural areas that have not been addressed in the draft Plan. The South County has a very high unemployment rate. He quoted SB6094 and said that the Port property in Quilcene is consistent with the criteria in the legislation. They are requesting that limited new light manufacturing and commercial uses be allowed in rural areas. This location would serve the needs of the local marine businesses, support natural resource-based activities including timber products and aquiculture, and recreation and tourist related development. This type of development is consistent with the traditional rural character of Quilcene and the Quilcene Community Plan. The criteria used in the draft Compre- hensive Plan to establish rural centers is too restrictive, will have adverse affects on the continued viability of the communities, and will discourage the creation of jobs in those communities. To preserve the limited number of intermediate scale manufacturing uses that exist in rural Jefferson County, they request that the draft Plan be revised to allow for limited new development outside the rural center boundaries, particularly for light manufacturing; to permit limited infill of light manufactur- ing within rural center boundaries; to not catagorize existing light manufacturing uses within rural center boundaries to be non -conforming uses; and to evaluate the need to expand the existing rural center boundaries every five years, while preventing sprawl and rural levels of services. The criteria Page 11 VOL 24 r, r : 475 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 used to establish the rural crossroads is overly restrictive and will result in the downzoning of many commercial businesses in the County. They request that the criteria be revised to identify smaller commercial centers established before 1990; to develop additional categories of rural commercial uses that recognize the historic settlement pattern; to not catagorize all existing commercial uses outside of rural crossroad boundaries as non -conforming; and to review the boundaries every 5 years. They are requesting that the land use policy regarding expansion of existing small scale marine activities in Port Hadlock and Quilcene be redefined as a strategy for immediate implementation. They are concerned about the adoption of draft Comprehensive Plan before the completion of the Glen Cove/Tri Area Studies because it is inconsistent with the sequence and timeframe established by GMA. The decision to designate an area a UGA should be made prior to completing the Comp Plan. There are no provisions of the GMA that allow for potential future UGAs as proposed in the draft Plan. Regarding the Transportation Element, the airport is a vital link to the air transportation system for the movement of goods and services. They request that a goal and associated policies regarding air transportation be added to this element. They request that a strategy regarding expanded ferry service from Port Townsend to Kingston be added to the Transportation Element. The Port Commission has agreed to make Mr. Cahoon available to the County Commissioners to discuss and clarify any of their recommen- dations. Dave Woodruff, Port Ludlow, urged the Board to adopt the draft Comprehensive Plan without delay and to institute the necessary interim and emergency ordinances and then allow time for refinements. He asked that they adopt the Comprehensive Plan by March 9, 1998. He has concerns about the procedure for the public hearing process, including the sign up procedure and the advertisement of this hearing. He does not believe the public hearings have been handled in an appropriate, equitable manner by the Board, especially the time allocations at the February 25, 1998 hearing. He requested that the Board use fair and correct conduct in the future. It is his opinion that some of the comments on the record are non-germain, inflammatory, confrontive, and objectionable. He stated that the Comprehen- sive Plan process has been protracted to allow opponents of Growth Management to continue to develop property with limited restrictions with the hope of creating new State legislation that makes GMA less restrictive. He does not feel that market forces should be allowed to direct the County's future. He feels that impact fees should be charged, that land that has been held as timberland and agricultural land in the past should not be allowed to be developed, that commercial businesses should not be allowed to exist based on past history and that not promoting economic development will drive young people from Jefferson County. He thanked the Board for their efforts. Chairman Huntingford asked about the impact fees. Mr. Woodruff explained that developers should have to pay impact fees, especially to the fire districts. The current property owners and taxpayers should not be burdened because of new developments in a fire district. Tom McNerney, read and submitted his statement. (See microfilmed document.) Commissioner Wojt asked about zoning in the specific areas that Mr. McNerney described in his statement. Mr. McNerney stated that SB6094 allows for infill. If the existing commercial areas remain, mobile home parks, multiple family residences or assisted living facilities could be built on the undeveloped land near the rural centers. Page 12 von- 24 4 P, r. t Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1998 4 ty Q� Daryl Moe lg in ,. Co-chairman of the Discovery Bay Community Planning Group, stated that in 1994, the Discovery Bay Commercial Zone was adopted by the Board after many meetings with the Planning Commission and the residents of the area. They are requesting that the commercial zone remain as it is shown on the 1994 map. They are also requesting that the Discovery Bay Community Plan be resurrected and made part of the Comp Plan. He asked that all of the community plans be included in the Comp Plan and that the density designations represented in these plans stay the same. They would also like to see the addition of an Olympic Airport Commercial Zone and a Crocker Lake Commercial Zone. He has attended 4 of the public hearings and feels the comments made are very level-headed and defensible in court and the Board should listen to what people have said. Commissioner Wojt asked about the wetlands and streams that are designated in the commercial area in the Discovery Bay Community Plan? Mr. Moegling stated that there are other regulations in place, such as the Shoreline Management Plan, that would deal with these critical areas and not allow development. Stan Kadesh. Planning Commission Member, stated that they spent nine months developing this recommendation. When it was presented to the Board, they were told the Comprehensive Plan was meant to be revisited on an annual basis and that changes could and should be made. He feels that many comments from the public hearings will not be able to be satisfied at this time, however, they can be brought up at the annual review of the Plan. He stated that the Planning Commission feels that the adoption of the draft Comprehensive Plan by the Board is absolutely necessary to begin the process so that the County can have something to work with. Chairman Huntingford thanked everyone for coming. The Commissioners will be participating in draft Comprehensive Plan workshops over the next several weeks. MEETING ADJOURNED- JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEAL: r � ATTEST:va 4, �V t a_ R N Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board ����L� Dame Hle, eml; Page 13 von_ 24 t,:�;, 477 MARCH FOR PARKS H.J. CARROLL PARK FUNDRAISING EVENT FACT SHEET WHAT: • MARCH FOR PARKS: Affiliated with the National Parks/Conservation Association national fundraising EARTH DAY event. • PURPOSE: To raise money for the HJ Carroll Park Fund, first phase capital improvements: Softball backstop trees and shrubs drinking fountains small bleachers trail surfacing park benches & tables soccer goals safety lighting kiosk materials parking lot bumpers • GOAL: A) Raise $20,000 to $25,000 to fund needed first phase developments B) Create an Earth Day event for Iocal citizens C) Raise public awareness about HJCP WHEN • Saturday April 18th (Earth Day) 9am to 3pm (may be lengthened) At HJ Carroll Park WHO Volunteer Support: HJCP advisory Board, Parks and Rec Advisory Brd, March for Parks Committee FOUR MFP COMMITTEES: Event day Committee: food, entertainment, prizes, earth day events, logistics etc.... Sponsorship Committee: Local businesses and organizations Recruitment Committee: Walkers Promotion Committee:: Media, advertising, banners.... Staff: Parks and Recreation Participants: All public WHAT • FUND-RAISERS: A) Business or Organization may what to give $ or donate service to park B) People will commit to walk and get sponsors (will walk around our .6mile inner trail.) C) T-shirts will be on sale or given as prizes/ other prizes available for walkers D) Vendors will donate % of proceeds to park E) Other: • EARTH DAY EVENTS: planting trees, seeds, nature walks, (?) • Permits, sanikans, first aid, security, traffic control, trash, temporary structures........ • Budget: From current HJCP fund, no budget extentions anticipated. • Other:..... voi_ 24 4 Irondale Road General design work complete. Addressing traffic calming alternatives.. Engineer 3 will restart this project after April 15 -May 1 anticipated hire Larry Scott Memorial Park Shoreline revisions in process Dick Burnham will manage the trail construction from the Port terminus to Mill Road is anticipated ROW acquisition is being done by ROW agent • South Discovery RR Overpass This project is in the design phase. • 6th Ave Basic design completed. Further drainage analysis and design to be completed. Engineer 3 will restart this project after April 15 -May 1 anticipated hire • Dosewallips Guardrail Project initiation and resolution in process. Estimates being prepared. • Rocky Brook Road Project initiation and resolution in process. Estimates being prepared. • Bywater Bay RID Survey consultant selection process to beginirwithin 2 weeks. • Country Ridge RID Eng 2 will begin consultant selection etc starting April 15, to May 1, 1998 • Old Gardiner Road Working on design, row acquisition, funding, permitting, etc. However with no ROW at this time it is consuming large amounts of unplanned staff resources • Upper Hoh MP 6.7 Rock work complete. Culvert installed, matting and seed in April, guardrail contract to BOCC March 9, 1998 with guardrail installed in 3 weeks. Log jam 1 design is tentatively approved waiting for review comments in writing. Meeting with interested parties before construction will proceed. Estimated time to begin 3 weeks. • Penny Creek Hatchery Road Geotechnical report completed, sent to FEMA. Will propose design solutions to public in March with design to proceed immediately after that. • Dabob Timber Sale Draft interlocal agreement completed and being reviewed by DNR and Risk Management.. Estimated completion date of contracts is March 16, 1998. Estimated time to complete project to be defined after employee starts. • Tri Area Glen Cove Study Estimate completed, contract being negotiated, and to BOCC on March 9, 1998. We are out of funding for staff to accomplish this project as of 2/27/98. von ''4 i::::482 • Capital Facilities, Utilities and Transportation Elements Capital Facilities workshop with BOCC on March 9 for funding preferences. Transportation and Utilities Elements workshop with BOCC on March 10 with final Capital Facilities on the March 24. We are out of funding for staff to work on the Capital Facilities and Utilities Elements as of sometime this week. • Big Quilcene River Comprehensive Plan Plan approved, working on revisions etc. • Surface Rater Management Plan Apply for DOE Surface Water Management Planning Grant. After financing will be available we will be re -addressing the staffing needs for this project. • HJ Carroll Park Provided project management and inspection services to complete Phase One. Construction will begin in April 1998. It will take approximately 30 days to complete. • Miscellaneous The division is working on a process for prioritization of safety projects, paving/upgrading gravel roads and environmental retrofit projects. The tentative date for completion is June 1998. VOL :483