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Home My WebLink AboutM070703 District No.1 Commissioner: Dan Titterness District No.2 Commissioner: Glen Huntingford District No.3 Commissioner: Wendi H. Wrinkle County Administrator: David Goldsmith Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of July 7, 2003 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dan Tittemess. Commissioner Glen Huntingford was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve the minutes of June 23, 2003 as presented. Chairman Tittemess seconded the motion which carried. COUNTY ADMINISTRA TOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator David Goldsmith reviewed the following: . He presented a draft resolution to change the cost sharing basis on medical benefits for employees under the Retail Clerks Welfare Trust. He advised that the County received notice that the medical insurance under the Welfare Trust was raised $.77 per hour per employee. The County currently pays 90% of this cost and employee pays 10%. A cost increase was anticipated, but this is higher than expected. He is suggesting that the County increase the cost split to 85% paid by the County and 15% to be paid by the employee. He advised that with this increase employee salaries and benefits are increasing faster than the County's revenues because revenue growth is capped. It is anticipated that these medical premiums will change with the renegotiation ofthe large retail grocery chain labor agreements and hopefully the cost will come down. The County can't afford to stay on this plan at these rates and deal with being competitive in the market place. Joe Wert, UFCW Union Representative advised that the County and the Union went through lengthy, but amiable, contract negotiation. Health insurance costs are continuing to rise. The Union would like to see the County keep with 90/10 split until next June. A number of employees, including several UFCW Shop Stewards, spoke to the Board about the impact of this change and requested that the Board not increase the amount that employees pay for their medical benefits until June, 2004. Commissioner Huntingford noted that there are only a few options: 1) to keep everyone employed, or 2) to increase salaries and benefits and cut the number of staff. He doesn't want to see people get laid off. The Board is listening to the Union and the employees, but there aren't a lot of choices. Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of July 7,2003 ~:B~ ,ft./.", '{~!!.§0.~Y Chairman Tittemess added that the Commissioners appreciate and recognize the employees who took a 4% cut last year. The Board Members also took a cut. It is important to note that neighboring counties have suffered some major RIPs and reduction of hours. Jefferson County has managed to get by without using these options. The Commissioners want to protect as many of the employees as possible which includes their quality oflife and standard ofliving. . He and Al Scalf met with City representatives about the County providing building inspection services to the City of Port Townsend. . The roots from the trees in the parking lot at the Castle Hill Mall are damaging the pavement and the County is removing them. People have complained to the City and the Mayor about the tree removal. A landscape plan is being done to identify the trees to be removed and replaced by the landscape designer that did the plan for the Courthouse. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: With regard to comments made by Nancy Borino in The Peninsula Daily News - there are advantages to the Olympics coming to Canada in 2010 because the Olympic Peninsula transportation system is a loop and many people may come into Seattle and rent cars to visit other places; several communities are impacted by the transportation network on the Peninsula and Shine is one of them; has anyone done an assessment of the impacts to Shine Road?; there has been a barge brought into the bay in front of Shine and moored offshore; an offer was made for the Board to do a walking tour of the Shine area; has the County adopted an Access Policy?; personnel from Fire District #3 trespassed on private property because the property owner had an outdoor fire in a fire pit on his property; what is the status of the septic inspection procedures?; the PUD is going to do an appraisal on the Forest Service well in Quilcene and they need to talk with the Fire District about their regulations; and a suggestion was made that $23,000 from a settlement be put into parks in Commissioner District 3. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Huntingford moved to adopt and approve all of the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Chairman Tittemess seconded the motion which carried. 1. HEARING NOTICE re: Petition for Annexation of Contiguous Unprotected Land into the Boundaries ofPire Protection District No.3; Hearing Scheduled for Monday, July 21,2003 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers 2. RESOLUTION NO. 32-03 re: HEARING NOTICE; Proposed Budget Appropriations/Extensions; County Funds; Hearing Scheduled for Monday, July 21,2003 at 10:05 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers 3. RESOLUTION NO. 33-03 re: Temporary Restriction of Traffic on Dabob Road, County Project No. CR1625 4. RESOLUTION NO. 34-03 re: Temporary Speed Reduction on Center Road, County Project No. CR1624 Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of July 7,2003 ~1.0 \~,) ~~0Y 5. AGREEMENT Interlocal re: Reimbursable Work Performed by County Public Works and/or Rental of County Equipment; Jefferson County Public Works; Mason County Public Works 6. AGREEMENT re: Tri Area Urban Growth Area Stormwater Management Plan, Project #SP1636; Jefferson County Public Works; Gray and Osborne, Inc. 7. AGREEMENT re: Provide Childbirth Education Classes; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Mark Saran, M.A. 8. AGREEMENT re: Mobile Mammography Screening Day in Quilcene; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 9. AGREEMENT re: Childbirth Education Classes; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Amy Irene Lynch 10. AGREEMENT #0263-26642, Amendment No.4 re: Developmental Disabilities Biennial; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services 11. AGREEMENT re: Aerial Photography Interpretation and Classification for the Tri Area; Jefferson County Natural Resources Division; Sanborn Colorado, LLC 12. AGREEMENT re: Employment as SRS Summer Camp Coordinator for 2003; Sue Hay 13. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING re: Early Childhood Services for Prevention, Identification and Treatment of Disease; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Olympic Community Action Program (OlyCAP) 14. Request to Hear Property Tax Appeals for the Year 2003; Jefferson County Board of Equalization 15. Request for Overnight Parking at East Beach, Marrowstone Island on Saturday, July 26,2003; Roberta Hendrix Pamily 2004 Budget Goals and Objectives: After some minor changes to the language of the resolution, Commissioner Huntingford moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 35-03 establishing budget goals and objectives for 2004. Commissioner Titterness seconded the motion which carried. Consultant Presentation re: Gateway Visitors' Center Master Plan: Debbie Berreth, Public Works introduced Craig Curtis and Petra Mechaely of the Miller Hull Partnership who reviewed a slide presentation on the conceptual design for the new Olympic Gateway Visitor Center. Community Development re: Transfer of Planning Commission Recommendation on Final Docket and Update on Tri Area UGA Planning Process: Associate Planner Randy Kline reviewed the Planning Commission's recommendation on the final docket for the 2003 Comprehensive Plan Amendments. The Board needs to make a decision on the final docket by July 14. Staff recommends that they wait a week to make this decision because the Port of Port Townsend plans to submit a revised scope for their Airport Master Plan application later this week. Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of July 7, 2003 fI4'1) ~, There are 4 suggested amendments. Two of the amendments were submitted by the County. One is to put specific narrative and policy language in the Comprehensive Plan related to seawater intrusion. The other amendment is a proposal to develop an agricultural land strategy. DCD is being proactive and they have sent out 600 notices to landowners asking if they would like to be part of an agricultural lands designation. There is some controversy with the Port of Port Townsend amendment and an amendment submitted by People for a Rural Quimper that addresses the noise overlay component at the airport. The Planning Commission feels that a detailed discussion on the Airport Master Plan will include the noise overlay component and they voted 8-0 to combine these 2 amendments. Staff is recommending that these two amendments be addressed separately. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Alvarez also recommended separate numbers for these two amendments because it will create a simpler record if there is an appeal. Randy Kline reiterated that the Planning Commission's recommendation is to put all 4 ofthe amendments listed above on the docket. The 4 site specific amendments include: The Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building and the Port Hadlock Village Center · A & E Forest has submitted an application to redesignate 40 acres from rural residential 1120 to rural residential 1110 · Donna Paul has submitted an application to redesignate approximately 60 acres of commercial forest land to rural residential 1/20. · MakilPhillips have submitted an application for a mineral resource lands overlay designation for several parcels near the Penny Creek Quarry. The Board agreed to vote on the final docket on July 14. Randy Kline also reported on the 5 consultants who have been hired to do the UGA work. · Mark Personious is doing the UGA development regulations. · PRR is doing the public outreach. · Economic and Engineering Services is doing the general sewer plan component. It is crucial that this information is out to the public as soon as possible. · Bucher, Willis and Ratliff are doing the transportation element. · Gray & Osborne is doing the stormwater element. On July 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the consultants are scheduled to meet in Port Hadlock to go over the project issues and do a walking tour of the area. The Board is invited to attend. Page 4 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of July 7, 2003 ~.;;'-;~ ç~'J \~/ ~ The Board reiterated that they want the Tri Area UGA docketed for the 2004 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle. The deadline for submittal of amendment applications in 2004 is February 1, 2004. MEETING ADJOURNED JEFFERSON COUNTY B~ISSIONERS Dan Titterness~ /.,~T"ro ' (" \'.- . ~ f, .<.: .r:-.. ~.. 'J . J',v. .! r ...". " ,J .~ .', . '<:::> ", ~".'" . ·,\V4.'; .' ") ." , ¡;-,; . - ... .,; '\" ~ i, ¡. I· : ~ . ",', If ':../ I . . ," , ~/..þ \1 ~' " ~. ... . ..",'.t. ':\ A T~~:: :~' ~. ~ . ä Glen Huntmgford, Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk ofthe Board (Vacant) 3rd District Commissioner " . '; ~ Page 5