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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM120318 - to include Hearing Comment re: Jefferson County 2019 Budget w45or co R tL4`571.1N C;C° MINUTES Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting — Monday, December 3, 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 Kate Dean. Chair Sullivan invited everyone in attendance to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Kier participated via teleconference call. 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 activities on a neighboring parcel. • Comment regarding activities on a neighboring parcel. • Comment regarding staffing at the Department of Community Development and treating Jefferson County like a business. • Comment regarding activities of the member organizations of the Community Arts and Recreation Alliance. • Comment regarding possible land use violations regarding Concerts in the Barn in Quilcene. • Comment regarding renaming a bridge in honor of Wally Bowman. • Comment regarding a proposed shooting facility in Quilcene and funding for a Code Enforcement Officer in the 2019 Budget. • Comment regarding Conservation Futures program and fund recipient business Concerts in the Barn, and a County employee who oversees the program. • Comment regarding the Port Townsend shooting facility and the proposed shooting facility in Quilcene. • Comment regarding conservation easements with code violations,the proposed shooting facility in Quilcene, and a filing of a 2nd Amendment lawsuit. The Commissioners and County Administrator addressed comments and concerns raised during the Public Comment Period. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Dean moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 61-18 re: HEARING NOTICE: Fourth Quarter 2018 Budget Appropriations/Extensions; Various County Departments; Hearing scheduled for Monday, December 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2018 2. RESOLUTION NO. 62-18 re: Calling for a Special Election on February 12, 2019 in the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 for a Ballot Proposition to Annex the City of Port Townsend to Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 1 DBA East Jefferson Fire Rescue 3. RESOLUTION NO. 63-18 re: Closing County Administrative Offices at Noon on Christmas Eve 4. AGREEMENT re: Syringe Exchange Service,Nurse Care Manager; In the Amount of$10,982; Jefferson County Public Health; Olympic Peninsula Health Services 5. CANCELLATION NOTICE re: County Commissioner Regular Meeting; Scheduled for Monday, December 24, 2018 6. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated November 26, 2018 Totaling $406,125.53 (Records of all claims submitted for payment along with vouchers approved and signed by the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners are retained by the Jefferson County Auditor and Public Works Department.) APPROVAL of MINUTES: Commissioner Dean moved to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of October 22, 2018 as presented. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners reviewed their meeting schedules. The meeting was recessed at 9:51 a.m. and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. HEARING re: Jefferson County 2019 Budget: County Administrator Philip Morley and Central Services Director Mark McCauley gave a presentation on the 2019 Budget as proposed. Chair Sullivan opened the hearing for public testimony. John Tevis, Department of Community Development(DCD) Director Patty Charnas, Shirley Metz, Auditor's Office Accountant Judy Shepherd, Tom Thiersch, Dan Toepper and Rebecca Taylor provided testimony. Hearing no further testimony, Chair Sullivan closed the public hearing. The Commissioners deliberated on the issue. Staff will work on technical corrections to the proposed budget and determine if Fund 148 needs to be separated into two funds, or if that could be done in the first quarter of 2019. The DCD Director and the County Administrator will work on a prioritization and work program for DCD that fits in with the departments' existing tasks. CONTINUED DELIBERATIONS re: Periodic Update of the Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code Amendments: Department of Community Development(DCD) Planning Manager Austin Watkins and Associate Planner Joel Peterson briefed the Board on a comparison of 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2018 other counties' Conditional Use criteria, and reviewed the Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Code Amendments. Staff will make edits for final review and possible adoption by the Board on December 10, 2018. Commissioner Kler excused herself from the teleconference call at 12:38 p.m. The meeting was recessed at 1:07 p.m. and reconvened at 1:33 p.m. with Chair Sullivan and Commissioner Dean present. Commissioner Kler joined the meeting via teleconference call at 1:34 p.m. PRESENTATION and DISCUSSION re: Ordinance HarmonizingTitle 18 of the e Jefferson County Code with Commercial Shooting Facilities Ordinance No. 12-1102-18 and Planning Commission Recommendation: Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney(DPA) Philip Hunsucker and Department of Community Development(DCD) Planning Manager Austin Watkins gave a presentation and answered questions on the proposed harmonizing ordinance. A hearing regarding the proposed ordinance is scheduled for Monday, December 10th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons at Fort Worden. PROJECT PRESENTATION re: Conservation Futures Fund Agreement to Implement the Chimacum Forest(Short's Forest) Conservation Futures Project: Natural Program Coordinator Tami Pokorny briefed the Board on the Chimacum Forest project. After review, Commissioner Dean moved to approve the agreement to implement the Chimacum Forest(Short's Forest) Conservation Futures Project. Chair Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The meeting was recessed at 3:07 p.m. and reconvened at 3:15 p.m. with Chair Sullivan and Commissioner Dean present. Commissioner Kler joined the meeting via teleconference call at 3:16 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 3:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Chair Sullivan announced that the Executive Session will be held from 3:16 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. with the County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and Community Development Director regarding Attorney-Client Privilege, Potential Litigation under exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. The Board resumed the regular meeting at 3:40 p.m. Chair Sullivan announced that the Board will be extending the Executive Session from 3:40 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 3:51 p.m. 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2018 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board. • Miscellaneous Items o Washington Counties Risk Pool (WCRP); insurance rate increases are anticipated o Climate Action Committee; software program request to track inventory of greenhouse gases o 2019 Committee Assignments • Calendar Coordination • Quilcene Clinic opening • Information received re: spent uranium emissions • Petition re: Sportsmens Association ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: AGREEMENT re: Fort Worden Commons for a Board of County Commissioners Special Meeting to be held December 17,2018 at 1:30 p.m. re: Deliberations on the Proposed Ordinance Harmonizing Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code with Commercial Shooting Facilities Ordinance No. 12-1102-18: Commissioner Dean moved to authorize the Chair to sign an agreement with Fort Worden for the use of their Commons meeting space to hold the Special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on December 17, 2018. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Dean moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:19 p.m.until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. Commissioner Kler seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. JEFFERS° OUNTY w A BOARD ?P' i NERS SEAL': . k Davi ullivan, Chair "Kal11-614-,WeLL, ATTEST: Kathleen Kler, Member Carolyn allaway, CMC Kate Dean, Member Deputy Clerk of the Board 4 Jon Cooke 62 Nickelbush Lane Quilcene, WA 98376 This t�tke.� is -�a� today`s lQ L a r 2 6 1q a rol)0St'r �u�q�.�. � JG��y��► Board of County Commissioners HEAAINr RT!`gPM December 1, 2018 I will not be able to make it to the public comment period on the 2019 budget, so I wanted to make a comment from my perspective. First off, thank you for recording the public meetings on AV Capture. It makes the opportunity available for people who work during the day to see what is happening. With all the work that has gone into the budget, I am imagining that it will pass with some minor changes, but I would like to look into the future. I don't have a dream of our county getting on board with the economic upturn we have going on in our nation and even our state. I don't have a dream that small businesses, which hire one or two people at minimum wage, will pull us out of the hole our economy is in. I don't have a dream that our economic development group (Team Jefferson) will come up with an idea to help make a dent in the development of our economy. I don't have a dream that we will pull out of the economic recession before the next one hits. During a PIF Board meeting the mayor of Port Townsend made a statement: "Sales tax! What do we get - $80,000 on a million dollars of sales? Commercial builds are what grows our revenue." Although Kate Dean and Philip Morley sat near her, the wisdom in that statement slipped right by them. As I drive around Port Townsend I see that statement starting to take place. What about the county? The leadership continues to hang on to the small business model. How has that worked over the last fifteen years. I was comparing Jefferson County's proposed budget to that of Kitsap County's budget. In a chart I saw that in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016 their revenues were higher than their expenditures. That is in the middle of the recession. Yes, they made serious cuts, but they have a dream and it is paying off. Do you know Silverdale is an Urban Growth Area (not an incorporated city) — like Port Hadlock — all of those property taxes go directly to the county. So, will citizens only hear of how bad the one percent lid on property taxes affects our efforts, or how we just need to give things more time (another 15 years), or how the defeat of Prop 1 in 2017 somehow continued the poor recovery we have faced. Will you state all the options? Don't you think the citizens realize the one percent lid keeps you from digging deeper into our pockets. The one percent lid was intended to promote development as opposed to increasing taxes. Will you state that new builds, commercial and personal, are outside of the one percent lid in more than just a side note. Will you inform citizens that the property taxes on commercial builds significantly increase county revenue. I don't have a dream that these will even be discussed and we are doomed to more years of mediocrity. Thank you for your time, and I hope someday you will hear the cries of the people in the county, fJon Coo e (3�o) 271 V33 0 �R. 1 effbocc � From: Cheryl Lowe <c2-lowe@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2018 9:46 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: 2019 Budget comments Dear County Commissioners, I am unable to attend today's public hearing on the 2019 budget, so I'm submitting this in writing. As resident of Jefferson County, I strongly support your efforts to support a code enforcement officer position in the new budget. I am writing to you as a private citizen. A significant part of my job includes public education and awareness around good stewardship of shoreline and marine habitats. Education goes a long ways, but it is frustrating to citizens who do the right thing to see their neighbors doing illegal activities with no consequences. My concern extends beyond "unfairness" to the cumulative consequences that affect not only the violator's property but beyond those boundaries to public lands, streams and other properties. I urge you to keep this item in the budget and figure out a way to support code enforcement. Thank you. Cheryl Lowe 77653 rd St Port Townsend, WA 98368 RECEIVED PL"OcFA PIN r; �m�r Good morning Commissioners; DEC 0.3 2018 JEFFERSON COUNTY I'm Peter Newland. I live on Tarboo Bay Sing the Tarboo Ridge Coalition. We request these comeference in the record of your budget hearing to be held later today. On Monday November 10, 2018 the TRC provided you evidence that Fort Discovery Corporation is, during the moratorium on gun ranges, and without permits, excavating and grading hundreds of yards of material, rerouting drainage courses, and, possibly, filling wetlands. The disturbance encompasses almost 2 acres. The evidence we provided you for your consideration included high resolution photographs documenting each code violation. In the three minutes that is allowed for public comments we briefed you as best we could on the extent of our findings and asked you to direct your staff to conduct an immediate "on the ground" inspection. 25 days have elapsed and we still don't know what the County has done or intends to do. We don't know if one or more of you have been calling daily for updates or if the evidence file is sitting on someone's desk or if it has been recycled. We do not know if the County has made any effort to verify the extent of this developer's rooting around at Tarboo Lake with men and machinery. We don't know why he is allowed to begin construction without any environmental review and with no permits. We like our community. We like our government. We like you and respect the job you do, and the people you have working for you. You have an enormous task and nowhere near enough resources. At this juncture, Jefferson County has no code enforcement. DCD currently has 212 complaints it is not processing. DCD is short staffed. It has no one to send out for inspections. A stop work order has not been issued in Jefferson County for over six years. It is not clear that any staff member even knows the procedure to issue a stop work order. Please, fund vigorous code enforcement resources in the 2019 budget now under consideration so, instead of just being able to ask questions, we can also get some answers. Thankyou