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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting — Monday, May 20, 2019, 9:00 a.m.
Jefferson County Courthouse— Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kate Dean called the meeting to order at the appointed time
in the presence of Commissioner David Sullivan and Commissioner Greg Brotherton.
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 Anderson Lake toxin levels and public notification process
• Comment regarding integrity and the County's Oath of Office.
• Comment regarding the Rhododendron Festival and Consent Agenda Item No. 7 re: Jefferson
County Fair Association.
• Comment regarding the use of the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
• Comment regarding the banning of nuclear weapons.
• Comment regarding the use of the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and proposed Cedar Ridge
shooting facility.
• Comment regarding the Larry Scott Trail connection from Four Corners to Discovery Bay.
• Comment regarding the Larry Scott Trail connection from Four Corners to Discovery Bay.
• Comment regarding signage at Anderson Lake regarding potential toxins, housing the homeless
and those with low income.
• Comment regarding the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) letter of intent re: affordable
housing property.
• Comment regarding a previous comment made, gun noise from the Port Townsend gun range,
and spraying of glyphosade and chemicals.
The Commissioners and County Administrator addressed comments and concerns raised during the
Public Comment Period.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Sullivan moved to remove Item No. 8 regarding Central Services Memorandum of Agreement and
approve the remaining Consent Agenda items as presented. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the
motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. HEARING NOTICE re: Final Docket Regarding Suggested Text Amendments, Annual
Amendment Cycle for Comprehensive Plan (CP) and Unified Development Code (UDC) - JCC
18.45.060(4); Hearing Scheduled for Monday, June 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the
Commissioners' Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend,
Washington
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2. AGREEMENT NO. E19-022,Amendment No. A re: E911 County Basic Service SFY19
Wireline and Wireless Operations; An Additional Amount of$5,621 for a Total of$324,860;
JeffCom911; Washington State Military Department and State Enhanced 911 Fund
3. AGREEMENT re: Interlocal to Participate in Interagency Administration of Integrated
Managed Care of Physical and Behavioral Health Services; No Dollar Amount; Kitsap, Clallam
and Jefferson County (Olympic Regions Service Area); Health Care Authority(HCA)
4. AGREEMENT, Amendment A re: Funding for four part-time clerk hires thru Emergency
Management Performance Grant (EMPG E19-142); In the Amount of$19,500; Jefferson County
Emergency Management; Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management
Division
5. AGREEMENT re: 2019 Hotel Motel (Lodging Tax) Grant Funding; In the Amount of$19,900;
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
6. AGREEMENT re: 2019 Hotel Motel (Lodging Tax) Grant Funding; In the Amount of$34,840;
Quilcene Historical Museum
7. AGREEMENT re: 2019 Community Services Grant Funding; In the Amount of$5,215;
Jefferson County Fair Association
8. (Partially Deleted) AGREEMENT, SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT and
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT re: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Subscription
Agreement for Trust Participation, and(Deleted) Memorandum of Agreement for the Jefferson
County Central Services Employees; Teamsters Local#589 and Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust
9. MINUTES re: Regular Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2019
10. Payment of Jefferson County A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated May 5, 2019 Totaling
$145,023.96 (Records of all claims submitted for payment along with A/P Warrants approved by the Payroll
Services Manager are retained in the Jefferson County Auditor's Office)
COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners briefly reported on
recent meetings they attended.
The meeting was recessed at 9:58 a.m. and reconvened at 10:04 a.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
PRESENTATION re: 2020 Census: Lorraine Ralston of the United States Census
Bureau gave a presentation to the Board on how the 2020 Census will be conducted and encouraged
public outreach.
BRIEFING re: Olympic Discovery Trail (ODT); Discovery Bay to Larry Scott Trail
Connection: Public Works Engineer John Fleming briefed the Commissioners on the Discovery Bay to
Larry Scott Trail Connection and proposed routes. The Commissioners agreed with moving forward on
the project.
The meeting was recessed at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 11:23 a.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
DISCUSSION re: Resolution Updating the Jefferson County Personnel
Administration Manual: Human Resource Manager/Clerk of the Board Erin Lundgren reviewed the
proposed updates to the County's Personnel Manual. Chair Dean stated that she would like the words
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"exclusively"to be removed from the breastfeeding section. The Commissioners agreed to remove the
words "exclusively." Commissioner Brotherton moved to approve the updates to the Jefferson Count
Personnel Administration Manual as proposed, with the edit suggested by Chair Dean. Commissioner
Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
The meeting was recessed at 11:34 a.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip
Morley reviewed the following with the Board.
• BRIEFING re: Draft Public Nuisance Ordinance. Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Philip Hunsucker and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Austin Watkins briefed the Board on
proposed edits to the Public Nuisance Ordinance. After review, Commissioner Brotherton moved
to direct staff to bring forward a hearing notice for a Hearing on the proposed edits to the Public
Nuisance Ordinance. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous
vote.
• 2020 Census; new construction
• BRIEFING re: Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Allocation Draft
• Secure Rural Schools; use of the Title 3 funds
• 5-Year Budget outlook
• Human Society/Center Valley Animal Rescue
• Review of topics to discuss and miscellaneous items
The meeting was recessed at 3:22 p.m. and reconvened at 3:28 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION - Continued: County
Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board.
• Olympic Discovery Trail; potential grant for the Gardiner area
• Derelict Vessel in Nordland
• Commissioners' Briefing - continued
• Water drought response funding
• Port Hadlock Sewer Working Group
• United States Navy; Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
• Washington D.C.; Chair Dean debriefed on her recent work trip
• Quinault Tribe; property adjacent to Tribe
• Potential wolf relocation
• Calendar Coordination
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NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Brotherton moved to adjourn the
meeting at 4:30 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Kate Dean, Chair
ATTEST: David Sullivan, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Greg Brotherton, Member
Deputy Clerk of the Board
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