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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Special Meeting — Wednesday, July 3, 2019, 4:00 p.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.
CLOSED SESSION: A Closed Session was scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Chair Dean announced that the Closed Session will be held from 4:03 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. with the County
Administrator and Labor Consultant regarding discussion of Strategy or Position for Collective
Bargaining, Professional Negotiations, or Grievance of Mediation Proceedings under exemption RCW
42.30.140(4)(b) as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. The Board resumed the regular meeting at
4:20 p.m. Chair Dean announced that the Board will be extending the Closed Session from 4:21 p.m. to
4:28 p.m. The Board concluded the Closed Session and resumed the regular meeting at 4:28 p.m.
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Brotherton moved to adjourn the
meeting at 4:28 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
SEAL:
ATTEST:
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC
Deputy Clerk of the Board
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kate Dean, Chair
David Sullivan, Member
Greg Brotherton, Member
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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting — Monday, July 8,2019,9:00 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 the President's 4th of July speech.
• Comment regarding the Women's Soccer Team wages and the Port Townsend gun range.
• Comment regarding the newly forming Critical Areas Ordinance Task Force.
• Request for more details regarding an Executive Session, request that AV Capture All be used to
record Planning Commission meetings, and a comment that there will be a Ferry Advisory
Committee meeting Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
The Commissioners addressed comments and concerns raised during the Public Comment Period.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Brotherton moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Sullivan
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. AGREEMENT, Change Order No. 1 re: South Discovery Road Pavement Preservation
Project, Project No. 1801976, County Road No. 601508; Additional $2,400 for a Project Total
Amount of $463,721.70; Jefferson County Public Works; Lakeside Industries, Inc.
2. MINUTES re: Regular Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2019
3. ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS (2) re: Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight
Committee; 1) Four Year Term to Expire June 30, 2023; Coastal Areas Representative, Richard
Jahnke; and 2) Four Year Term to Expire June 22, 2023; District No. 3, Citizen Representative,
JD Gallant
4. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated July 5, 2019 Totaling $882,723.81
(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 and County
Administrator discussed recent meetings they attended and reviewed their meeting schedules.
Commissioners Meeting Minutes of July 8, 2019 DRAFT
DISCUSSION re: Establishing and Appointing Members to a Jefferson County
Critical Areas Regulatory Reform Task Force: Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Community
Development Director Patty Charnas briefed the Board on the work done thus far to appoint members to
a new Critical Areas Regulatory Reform Task Force. After discussion, Commissioner Brotherton moved
to approve RESOLUTION NO. 35-19 re: Establishing and appointing members to the task force.
Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. County Administrator Philip Morley noted that the task
force has a December 31, 2019 deadline to complete their mission. Chair Dean called for a vote on the
motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
BRIEFING re: Proposed DRAFT Hearing Examiner Code; Proposed DRAFT
Hearing Examiner Rules of Procedure; Proposed amendments to Chapter 18.40 JCC: Chief Civil
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Philip Hunsucker and Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Austin Watkins
briefed the Board on the proposed draft Hearing Examiner Code, Rules of Procedure and amendments to
Chapter 18.40 Jefferson County Code.
The meeting was recessed at 10:08 a.m. and reconvened at 11:02 a.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 11:00 am. to
11:15 a.m. Chair Dean announced that the Executive Session will be held from 11:04 a.m. to 11:19 a.m.
with the County Administrator and Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney regarding Attorney -Client
Privilege, Actual Litigation under exemption RCW 42.30.110(lXi) as outlined in the Open Public
Meetings Act. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at
11:19 am.
The meeting was recessed at 11:19 a.m. and reconvened at 1:29 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip
Morley reviewed the following with the Board.
• BRIEFING re: Rocky Brook Proposed DRAFT Development Agreement
• Port Ludlow; signage
• Quilcene/Brinnon Food Bank and Community Center
• Ocean Grove; Question regarding Department of Natural Resources stand
• Washington State Department of Transportation; meeting this week
• ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: LETTER re: Email received June 26, 2019 re: DCD
Consultant: County Administrator Philip Morley noted that the letter is the result of a Closed
Session held on July 3, 2019 in which no action was taken. He stated that he had previously
briefed the Commissioners on the letter. Commissioner Brotherton moved to authorize all three
Commissioners to sign the letter. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by
a unanimous vote.
• Calendar Coordination
• Community Outreach Meeting; logistics for the next meeting in Port Hadlock
• Social Media Policy; in progress
• Quarterly Elected Officials' and Department Directors' meeting; review of topics to discuss
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Commissioners Meeting Minutes of July 8, 2019
• Housing discussion
• Metal detecting; request to dig in County parks
• No Shooting Zones; potential expansion areas
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting
at 2:38 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. Commissioner
Brotherton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
SEAL:
ATTEST:
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC
Deputy Clerk of the Board
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kate Dean, Chair
David Sullivan, Member
Greg Brotherton, Member