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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM102196 ./ MINUTES Week of October 21, 1996 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Richard Wojt. Commissioners Glen Huntingford and Robert Hinton were both present. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Commissioner Hinton moved to approve the Minutes of October 14, 1996 as presented, Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Conservation District re: Request for County Funding Match for an Aquatic Weed Planning Grant; To Study the Brazilian Elodea Aquatic Plant Spreading at Lake Leland; State Department of Ecology: Glen Gately, Conservation District, reported that there is a problem in Lake Leland with Brazilian Elodea which is an aquatic plant that has been spreading rapidly around the shoreline of the lake. It has the potential to form a dense mat around the shoreline that would limit use of the lake. The plant spreads vegetatively by chunks of it being carried on the wind to different parts of the lake or to other lakes by boats. The Department of Ecology has a person that checks lakes for the presence of several types of exotic plants. So far this plant has only been found in Lake Leland in Jefferson County. The DOE has planning grant money available to fund a study of the best way to deal with this problem. Since there is only one lake in the County with the problem, the chances are good that the County could get a grant. It would be a 75% grant with a 25% local match. If the County got a $35,000 grant, $8,750 would be the 25% local match. A third of that amount could be matched by volunteer services leaving $5,700 as a cash match. These grants normally run for two years which would mean $2,850 each year, Commissioner Huntingford noted that if it takes two years to study this problem, someone in the community may take it upon themselves to buy Carp, that eat this plant, and put them in the lake. These carp have a life span of 12 to 15 years and cannot reproduce. Warren Steurer stated that they have asked the Parks Board to be involved in this project. The Parks Fund has not been used for this type of project in the past, but they may be able to help with some of this funding, Mrs. Taylor, Lake Leland, asked if the County Environmental Health Department could be involved with the project since,the lake is a domestic water source in the area. She feels that this Page 1 vnl 22 ;\'., 0 1 """-,'",,,," ;':.J r<.-" Commissioners Meeting Week of October 21, 1996 grant would provide better support for any project to eliminate this plant from the lake. Commissioner Huntingford moved to find a funding source to provide the required cash match for a planning grant to study the best way to handle this problem in Lake Leland. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Special Event Permit; Chum Run (8K Run/Walk); Saturday, October 26, 1996, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; West Valley Road; Wild Olympic Salmon: Bob Minty, Emergency Services Coordinator, reported that the Chum Run is operating under a road use permit signed by the President of the Wild Olympic Salmon and administered by the Public Works Department. All the conditions of approval for this Special Event Permit have been met. Commissioner Hinton moved to approve the Permit for the Chum Run as presented. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC SERVICES BRIEFING: Public Services Director, Gary Rowe, reported that other counties were contacted regarding their minimum lot size requirements. He reviewed a map of the current status oflots inside the Irondale Rural Center. Currently the Zoning Code requires a 5,000 square foot minimum lot size limit within the Rural Center. Mason County reported they have a 3 level minimum lot size requirement: for a single family residential site with on-site septic the minimum lot size is one acre; if the lot is within a municipal water service area the minimum lot size is 12,500 square feet, and if the lot also has access to a municipal sewer the lot size is 6,000 square feet. Skagit County has a lot aggregation ordinance which has been found to be out of compliance with GMA by the Hearings Board. Snohomish County uses the Health Code requirements. Any change to implement a minimum lot size in the County needs to be put together and reviewed by the Prosecuting Attorney. The Board asked that the staff pursue what needs to be done to implement this type of lot size limitation and have something prepared for review at next week's meeting. Gary Rowe added that he can probably have a process outlined for review by the Board next week. He then noted that the complaint letter ITom a resident of the Snow Creek area regarding animal control has been forwarded to Animal Services. He will contact the Chimacum School and the Library District regarding the School's letter about the property adjacent to the County library as a possible site for an elementary school. The County has given a priority for purchasing this property to the County Library District, when the County is ready to sell it. AI Scalf reported on the salmon runs in the County. Gary Rowe added that there are some species of salmon (Hood Canal Coho and Spring Chum) being considered for inclusion on the federal Endangered Species List. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following items were discussed: The area identified as the Rural Center in the Irondale area and the proposal to require a minimum lot size of 12,500 square feet; the need to extend the Irondale Rural Center to include more area and the need for the Tri Area to be looked at as a whole, APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve the consent agenda as submitted. Commissioner Hinton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. Recommendation to Award Contract; Quilcene Community Well Assessment and Preparation of Department of Ecology Report; Pacific Groundwater Group AGREEMENT re: To Drill an 8" Well for the Qui1cene Community; Stoican Drilling Co., Inc. 2. Page 2 ~o'- 2. 2. , .,. ~ rt"O~ 0 .... r:-'Plt,-., . ...I..'-.J""::,O Commissioners Meeting Week of October 21, 1996 THE CONSENT AGENDA - Continued: 3. AGREEMENT re: Purchase of Auditor's office Absentee Ballot Imaging Equipment and Software License; Eagle Information Systems AGREEMENT re: Interlocal Drug Task Force Agreement; Kitsap and Mason Counties and Cities of Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Port Orchard, Port Townsend, Poulsbo, Shelton and the Washington State Patrol Parks & Recreation Grant Request, $683.75; To Design and Install Landscaped Garden Around the Dragon Sculpture at Chimacum County Park; Wild Olympic Salmon 4. 5. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR'S BRIEFING: Chairman Wojt asked about the drainage on property on Bachelor Road in Gardiner. Public Works Director KIara Fabry reported that the drainage in that area was changed about 15 or 16 years ago as requested by the property owner at that time, because of a building they constructed. Now, the new property owners want the drainage changed. Since the discharge has been in the same location for more than 10 years, the County has no obligation to change it. The Public Works Department has no objection to the property owners moving the drainage at their own expense as requested. Klara Fabry then reported on the following . The construction of the South Shore Road is on schedule. Additional trees may be added to stabilize the bank. The Oil City Road bank stabilization project at milepost 9 has been completed. There was no FEMA funding for this project, which resulted in the scope of the project being smaller than what is needed for the area in the long term. The Transportation Element and Capital Facilities Plan element of the Comprehensive Plan has been finalized by the Public Works Department. The utility element will be finalized on Wednesday. Because of the meeting in the Irondale Road area, a circulation study will be done by a consultant within the next month or two. When that study is complete another meeting will be held with the residents of the area. Work is being done to replace a culvert on the Duckabush Road. The road is closed, but the traffic for that area has been detoured. . . . . PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Discussion re: Port Hadlock Speed Limits on Four Corners, Irondale Road and Port Ludlow Traffic Issues: Commissioner Huntingford stated that he would like the Public Works Department to look at consistency in the speed limits in the Port Ludlow area. The residents would like the speed limit ITom Walker Way to Spinnaker to be established at 30 mph. Scott Kilmer, Public Works Department, reported that the posted speeds in this area are determined by the criteria in the State traffic manual. He then explained how safe traffic speeds are determined by the manual. The traffic study done in 1995 indicates that the posted, 30 mph in this area, is not slowing down the traffic. KIara Fabry reported that there is only one intersection (Walker Way) where it is technically justified to have the speed limit posted at 30 mph. The Public Works Department recommends that the speed at the intersection be kept at 30 mph and that the Department do another traffic study to determine if the speed limit should be changed in the rest of the area. Commissioner Hinton stated that he feels another study should be done to see if the increased enforcement in that area has had any impact on the traffic speed. Commissioner Huntingford noted that the same traffic issues have also been raised in the Tri Area. Truck traffic is a concern as well as the speed vehicles travel in these areas. Klara Fabry Page 3 VOL 2 2 rA~:' 0 t;;27 Commissioners Meeting Week of October 21, 1996 reported that the problems occur between the design speed for a road which is usually 10 mph more than the posted speed limit. The larger the gap between the posted speed and the speed that people feel comfortable driving at (design speed), can create traffic problems. There has not been a traffic study on Four Corners Road in several years. Guy Rudolph stated that he feels that it would be beneficial to lower the speed limit on Irondale Road to 25 mph for a period oftime and then do the traffic study. Phil Ackeridge stated that the sight distance isn't good to pull out on Irondale Road from Maple. He suggested that a four way stop be put in at 4th Street. Dick PryDe, Executive Director ofCLOA, submitted a letter. He stated that what doesn't show in the studies is the feelings of the people who live in the area. He appealed to the Board to review the letter and consider the feelings of the people. They have requested a 4 way stop at the intersection of Paradise Bay and Oak Bay Roads. Scott Kilmer reported that Irondale Road is classified as a rural major collector road, while Oak Bay Road is considered a rural minor collector. Sue Inman asked why these roads aren't considered residential roads and Scott Kilmer explained how roads are classified technically. Several other people discussed their concerns for the traffic problems in the Irondale and Port Ludlow areas. Discussion re: Update on Seton Road: Klara Fabry reported that a legal question is being reviewed regarding the establishment of the RID for Seton Road. Commissioner Huntingford stated that he is concerned because its been awhile since this issue was raised and something needs to be done to improve that road. Klara Fabry will be meeting at 3 p.m, today with the Prosecuting Attorney to review this matter. Review of Process for Incorporation of Public Comments into the Coordinated Water System Plan (CWSP): Environmental Health Director Larry Fay outlined the process for reviewing the comments received on the Coordinated Water Service Plan (CWSP), He noted that the public comment period closed on October 11, 1996. No additional written comments were received. The staff have been going through the comments received and drafting changes based on those comments with the help of the consultant. These draft changes should be completed this week and a Water Utility Coordinating Council (WUCC) subcommittee meeting will be scheduled the week of November 1, 1996 to review them. The changes and a recommendation from the subcommittee will be forwarded to the WUCC in late November and then the WUCC will submit their recommendation for changes to the Board of Commissioners. A formal review of this CWSP will be done by the Planning Department in late November. The Board will have to determine if the CWSP is consistent with the planning data that is available in the County and if it is forward it to the State Department of Health. Discussion of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas: Larry Fay reported that the Critical Areas Ordinance directed the County to draft Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas, Following adoption of the Ordinance the Health Department put together a workgroup to draft BMP's for seawater intrusion areas. That group submitted their draft BMPs to the Planning Commission for review and suggested changes and then forwarded them to the Planning Department. A series of Public meetings were held on these BMPs in July and August. Public comment was taken, but the comments were not incorporated as changes to the BMPs yet. Meetings were also held with the Planning Commission and they should have their recommendation on the BMPs within the next two months. A list of issues, concerns and recommendations will be forwarded to the Board with the Planning Commission's recommendation and comments. Page f VOL 22 ¡'A':~ n 1528 Commissioners Meeting Week of October 21, 1996 The discussion turned to some of the provisions in the BMPs. Larry Fay explained how these provisions were determined. SE P' . :\ . . '" "':t . . .! 't -- , ;. : ~-b" .~,' / ,', .. T~ I . ... ... ,. '. .' ,. . . . " " ATTEST~:~.~~,.> ..- ~~AhJ?,~ Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board "" VOl, 22 rA['~ 0 -1323 Page 5