HomeMy WebLinkAbout080519_ca02 JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Mark McCauley, Central Services Director
DATE: August 5, 2019
SUBJECT: Notice of a Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance Adopting
Procedures for the Disposition of Property for Public Benefit Purposes
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Jefferson County has an acute shortage of affordable housing. To help
increase the inventory of affordable housing Olympic Community Action Programs (O1yCAP) is proposing
a project to build a 44 unit affordable housing facility in Port Townsend. The proposed project also would
house a child care/early learning program which would be available to residents of the affordable housing
facility and to other Jefferson County residents.
OIyCAP has identified a county parcel (948323702) for the proposed project that is located on Castle Hill
adjacent to the County's Community Development Department just southeast of the intersection of 7th Street
and Hendricks Street. Jefferson County issued a Letter of Intent on May 6, 2019 committing to make the
parcel available for the project, so OIyCAP can pursue funding for the project. Before the property can be
made available to O1yCAP the county must enact rules to regulate the disposition of property for public
benefit purposes, per RCW 39.33.015(3).
ANALYSIS: A Public Hearing Notice needs to be issued in order for the Board of County Commissioners
to take public comment on the proposed rules prior to deliberations. The attached Public Hearing Notice
announces a public hearing on August 19, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Hearing Notice, in and of itself, has no fiscal impact. Subsequent events may
have a fiscal impact, which at this time are impossible to determine.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached Hearing Notice.
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'hilip Mo e, , County Administrator Date
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Bill: Jefferson County
Board of County Commissioners
P.O. Box 1220
Port Townsend, WA 98368
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
JEFFERSON COUNTY SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING A PROPOSED
ORDINANCE ENACTING RULES REGULATING THE DISPOSITION OF
PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT PURPOSES
A public hearing will be held on Monday, August, 2019 at 10:30 am by the Jefferson
County Board of Commissioners at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson
Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 for the purpose of taking public testimony regarding a
proposed ordinance enacting rules regulating the disposal of property for public benefit
purposes. RCW 39.33.015 requires rules be enacted prior to disposing of property for
public benefit purposes.
Public comment may be submitted in writing to the Jefferson County Commissioners at
jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us or at P.O. Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368 before or
during the public hearing. For additional information contact Mark McCauley, Jefferson
County Central Services Director, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, 360-
385-9130, or email mmccauley@co.jefferson.wa.us.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kate Dean, Chair
Date