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HomeMy WebLinkAbout100818_cbs01¢gON CO n s DRAFT INc MINUTES Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting — Monday, October 1, 2018, 9:00 a.m. Jefferson County Courthouse — Commissioners' Chambers 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA CALL TO ORDER: Chair David Sullivan called the meeting to order at the appointed time in the presence of Commissioner Kathleen Kler and Commissioner Kate Dean. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of comments made by individuals in attendance at the meeting and reflect their personal opinions. • Comment regarding Civil Arbitration in Jefferson County. • Comment regarding Civil Arbitration Rules and a request that the Commissioners to establish an ordinance regarding a fee schedule. • Comment regarding ferry service, the Ferry Advisory Committee and the Ferry Community Partnership. • Comment regarding the Shoreline Master Program. • Comment regarding code enforcement on Cleveland Street. • Comment regarding gunfire noise at gun ranges and gun violence. • Comment regarding OlyCAP extra funds being made available for Dove House or other organizations. • Comment regarding the Ferry Advisory Committee's structure. • Comment regarding Tarboo Ridge Coalition's (TRC) Public Records Request and stolen TRC signs. • Comment regarding Judge Kavanaugh, alcohol statistics, and rape. The Commissioners and County Administrator addressed comments and concerns raised during the Public Comment Period. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Kler moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 43-18 re: Amending Resolution No. 37-15 Longevity Pay for FLSA Exempt and Union Exempt Employees 2. RESOLUTION NO. 44-18 re: Finding and Determination to Declare Certain Personal Property as Surplus and Authorize Disposal ($2,500 Value or Less) 3. AGREEMENT, Amendment B re: Salish Behavioral Health Organization; No dollar Amount, Time Extension Only; Kitsap and Clallam Counties, and Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2018 &D. R A FT 4. AGREEMENT NO. SEANWS-2018-JeCoWS-00008 re: Shorelands Northwest Straits, Marine Resources Committee (MRC) Operations and Projects; In the Amount of $75,000; WSU Cooperative Extension; Washington State Department of Ecology 5. Final Short Plat re: June Short Plat, MLA 17-00067/SUB17-00014; To Subdivide 8.97 Acres into Two Lots Located off of Walden Lane, Port Ludlow; Greg and Sandi Johnson, Applicants APPROVAL of MINUTES: Commissioner Dean moved to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2018 as presented. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners reported on their recent meetings. The meeting was recessed at 9:57 a.m. and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the Week of October 1, 2018 as Mental Illness Awareness Week: Staff from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) explained the work that their group does for those in the community regarding mental illness. Chair Sullivan read the proclamation aloud and Commissioner Kler moved to approve the Proclamation. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. HEARING re: Five Conservation Futures Project Applications submitted for consideration during the 2018 Funding Round to include 1) Chimacum Forest (Short's Forest), Dabob Bay Natural Area Addition, Marrowstone Mize, Ruby Ranch Preservation and Snow Creek Middle Reach Forest Protection Projects: Natural Resources Programs Coordinator Tami Pokorny explained the project applications the Conservation Futures Board would like to see approved for 2018 funding. She noted that of the five projects worthy of funding, the Dabob Bay Natural Area Addition is not being considered at this time due to lack of funding. Chair Sullivan opened the hearing for public testimony. Sarah Spaeth, Jefferson Counter Good morning Commissioners. Sarah Spaeth with Jefferson Land Trust. Thank you once again for the County's program. This is so valuable in terms of demonstrating community support and for providing necessary match to leverage all sorts of other public funding, sources that are available for conservation of working forests, salmon habitat, working farmland and open space. And this year it's really all of these projects represent all the conservation values. You've got some really unique properties. With landowners that came to the Land Trust, asking us to help them preserve their conservation values. We are excited to continue working on these projects and the first one that is ready to close by mid-November is the Short's Forest which will be the gateway to the Chimacum Ridge Community Forest so we're really excited about that. We have other landowners that came to us that are eager and waiting for us to move forward with their projects so we are hoping that Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2018 RAFTu the County will agree these are all worthy of Conservation Futures funding, to protect the agriculture prime soils, the salmon habitat of Snow Creek, the working forest and public recreational values of the Chimacum Forest and the Marrowstone property which has wetlands and WDFW priority habitat species and is part of an interesting hydrological feature that actually empties into Mystery Bay, as well as providing open space, so it's actually a part of the former, I guess it was a pipe dream, the Marrowstone Golf Course, so it's a portion of that. So I don't know if there are any questions or, I'm happy to answer any if you have any. Commissioner Kler asked for an explanation of the "Mize" in Marrowstone Mize. Ms. Spaeth stated that Mize is the name of the landowner who came to us. We struggle with the naming when we are taking a project on. We typically try to give a geographical location and then associate it with a landowner to begin wth, and that might change with time, but that was the landowner's name. This landowner is willing to donate a considerable amount of the value of the conservation easement and is very excited to have been able to purchase the property at a bargain sale when the property went through bankruptcy proceedings. Any other questions? Commissioner Dean stated that it looks like the Short's Forest's plan is to remain in Commercial Forestry, is that correct? Ms. Spaeth replied that was correct. Commissioner Dean replied she was glad to hear that. Ms. Spaeth stated that the project will still provide access to the ridge. Right now, the ridge doesn't really have any pedestrian public access potential because the easement to it is basically a logging road easement. So one of the big features of the Short's Forest is that it is directly adjacent to Center Road and it has the topography that could accommodate a small parking area and then a trail hub that initially will just be providing trails on the Short's property until such time that we are successful in purchasing the Chimacum Ridge property, then it will tie in together, so it's exciting. Thank you. Hearing no further testimony, Chair Sullivan closed the public hearing. Commissioner Dean moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 45-18 Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Ruby Ranch Preservation project as Authorized by and in Accordance with Jefferson County Code Section 3.08.030(7) to Provide a System of Public Open Spaces. Ruby Ranch Preservation. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Kler moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 46-18 Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Snow Creek Middle Reach Forest Protection project as Authorized by and in Accordance with Jefferson County Code Section 3.08.030(7) to Provide a System of Public Open Spaces. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Dean moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 47-18 Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Chimacum Forest (Short's Forest) project as Authorized by and in Accordance with Jefferson County Code Section 3.08.030(7) to Provide a System of Public Open Spaces. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Kler moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 48-18 Dedication of Conservation Futures Funds to the Marrowstone Mize project as Authorized by and in Accordance with Jefferson County Code Section 3.08.030(7) to Provide a System of Public Open Spaces. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2018 BRIEFING AND POTENTIAL ACTION re: Propo e i ce uthorizing the Superior Court Clerk to Collect Fees for Administration of the Mandatory Arbitration Program (per RCW 36.18.016(25) and RCW 36.18.016(26)); Hearing Scheduled for Monday, October 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, Port Townsend: Superior Court Clerk Ruth Gordon and Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Philip Hunsucker briefed the Board on a proposed ordinance. After the discussion, Commissioner Kier moved to approve the Hearing Notice. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The meeting was recessed at 10:47 a.m. and reconvened at 10:58 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. BRIEFING re: 2019- 2024 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP): Public Works Director/County Engineer Monte Reinders, Transportation Planner Wendy Clark and Engineering Services Manager/Assistant Public Works Director Eric Kuzma briefed the Board on the 2019-2024 Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program. The meeting was recessed at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board: • (2) Draft Proclamations: 1) Indigenous People's Day and 2) Pro Bono Law Week • Calendar Coordination • Briefing re: Affordable Housing and Homelessness; meeting logistics Briefing re: Hearing on Commercial Shooting Facilities; hearing logistics Forests are Futures Briefing re: Hearing on Commercial Shooting Facilities; hearing logistics — Continued The meeting was recessed at 2:46 p.m. and reconvened at 3:03 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. CONTINUED CITY/COUNTY DISCUSSION re: Affordable Housing/Homeless Housing Inter Local Agreement (ILA): The Jefferson County Commissioners and the City of Port Townsend Ad Hoc Committee on Housing met to discuss the Affordable Housing/Homeless Housing Interlocal Agreement. Present for discussion was Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Chair David Sullivan, Commissioner Kathleen Kier, Commissioner Kate Dean, County Administrator Philip Morley, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Philip Hunsucker, City of Port Townsend Council Member Michelle Sandoval, Council Member Amy Howard, and City Manager David Timmons. Absent were City of Port Townsend Council Member David Faber, and City Attorney Heidi Greenwood. 4 uKAFT Chair Sullivan opened the Public Comment Period and the group heard nine comments from the public and representatives of the Dove House, COAST, United Good Neighbors, and Habitat for Humanity on the issue, followed by a brief discussion. The next meeting is scheduled for October 19, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Kler moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:29 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. SEAL: ATTEST: JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS David Sullivan, Chair Kathleen Kler, Member Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Kate Dean, Member Deputy Clerk of the Board 5