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Public Health
HEARING FORM June 18,2020
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Pinky Mingo, Interim Director, Environmental Health and
Water Quality
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
DATE: June 22, 2020
SUBJECT: Agenda Request: Setting a Public Hearing Date and Publishing a Public
Hearing Notice on the Conservation Futures Applications for 2020.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Environmental Public Health requests BoCC approval to publish a Public Hearing Notice to take comments
regarding the eight Conservation Futures project applications submitted for consideration during the 2020
funding round. The notice is to be published on June 24, 2020 in The Leader. The hearing is tentatively
scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
Jefferson County Code (JCC)3.08.030(4)requires a duly noticed public hearing prior to final action by the
Board of County Commissioners on the annual allocations from the Conservation Futures Fund. Public
comment on the Arlandia, Carleson Chimacum Creek 0& M, Duckabush Floodplain 0& M, Hannan
Farm, Quilcene Headwaters to Bay Preservation(2020), Ruby Ranch Preservation(2020), Snow Creek
Watershed 0& M,and Upper Tarboo Wetlands Acquisition and Restoration projects will be accepted from
the date of publication until the close of the Commissioners' hearing. After the public hearing,the BoCC
may resolve to award funding to one or more of these projects.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
Costs to publish the Public Hearing Notice in The Leader will be paid for with funds from the Conservation
Futures Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
To facilitate a timely public process, Environmental Public Health recommends that the BoCC approve the
Public Hearing Notice to hold the hearing on July 13, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Jefferson County Conservation Futures Program
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing is scheduled by the Jefferson County
Board of Commissioners for MONDAY, July 13, 2020 at 10:30 a. m. in the Commissioners'
Chamber, County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368. The public
hearing is to take comments on the eight projects submitted for consideration during the 2020
conservation futures funding cycle. Conservation futures funds available to projects in 2020 total
$285,000. The total amount requested by the eight applications is $381,362. Written public
comment will be accepted any time up through the close of the public hearing, addressed to the
BoCC at P.O. Box 1220,Port Townsend, WA. 98368 or by email at
jeffbocc@cojefferson.wa.us. The projects are summarized as follows:
1. Arlandia, $60,000 towards the acquisition of a conservation easement on three parcels of rural
residential land totaling approximately 27.7 acres to protect a perennial tributary to Tarboo Creek
and forested wildlife habitat. Proposed match is $220,000 in donated easement value from the
landowners. The project applicant and sponsor is Jefferson Land Trust. Project location: S32
T28N R1W, S5 T27N R1 W and S33 T28N R1W.
2. Carleson Chimacum Creek 0 &M, $5,000 towards the operations and maintenance of a 5-
acre property along Chimacum Creek acquired in part with Conservation Futures Funds awarded
in 2012 (Illahee Preserve),to support ongoing stewardship work. This property is open to the
public for general use. Objectives include maintaining trails, replacing signage and protecting
creek-side soils. Proposed match is a$5,000 cash contribution from Jefferson Land Trust. The
project applicant and sponsor is Jefferson Land Trust. Project location: S34 T3ON R1W.
3. Duckabush Floodplain 0 &M, $5,000 towards the operations and maintenance of a 40.5-acre
property acquired in part with Conservation Futures funds awarded in 2013 and containing
Duckabush River shoreline (Duckabush Oxbow and Wetlands Preserve), for ongoing
stewardship,plantings and signage. This property is open to the public for general use. Proposed
match is a$5,000 cash contribution from Jefferson Land Trust. The project applicant and
sponsor is Jefferson Land Trust. Project location: S17 T25N R2W.
4. Hannan Farm, $50,000 towards the acquisition of a conservation easement on one parcel of
residential and agricultural land totaling 115.8 acres along the east fork of Chimacum Creek
approximately four miles south of Chimacum. Objectives include protecting scenic values,prime
agricultural soils and supporting habitat improvements along the creek. Proposed match is a
WWRP Farmland Preservation grant of$260,000 and $250,000 from the Navy REPI Program.
Jefferson Land Trust is the project sponsor and applicant. Project location: S3 T28N R1W.
5. Quilcene Headwaters to Bay Preservation(2020), $74,649 (in addition to $118,351 awarded in
2019)towards the purchase of a conservation easement on 79.95 acres along Jakeway Creek
north of Quilcene Bay to protect wildlife habitat, farmland and forests. The proposed match to
the updated Conservation Futures Fund contribution total of$193,000 is $275,000 from the
Navy REPI Program and a$57,000 cash donation. Jefferson Land Trust is the project sponsor
and applicant. Project location: S18 T27N R1W.
6. Ruby Ranch Preservation(2020), $48,213 (in addition to $60,000 awarded in 2018)towards
the acquisition of a conservation easement on two parcels of residential and agricultural lands
totaling approximately 60 acres in Beaver Valley to protect agricultural lands. Proposed match to
the new Conservation Futures Fund contribution total of$108,213 is $284,130 from the Navy
REPI Program. Jefferson Land Trust is the project sponsor. Joseph and Val Goularte are the
project applicants. Project location: Sections 25 & 36 T29N R1W.
7. Snow Creek Watershed 0 & M, $10,000 in operations and maintenance funding towards
invasive species control, a section of perimeter fencing, and to resolve two boundary line
challenges for a 73-acre property acquired in part with Conservation Futures Funds awarded in
2014 (Snow Creek Forest Preserve). Proposed match is a$10,000 cash contribution from
Jefferson Land Trust. The project applicant and sponsor is Jefferson Land Trust. Project location:
S2 T28N R2W.
8. Upper Tarboo Wetlands Acquisition and Restoration, $128,500 towards the fee simple
acquisition of three parcels, 14.5 acres, of rural residential and forested wetlands in the Tarboo
Creek watershed in order to fill a gap in conservation ownership to protect the wetland and
stream corridor. Proposed match is $508,000 from the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation
Program. The project applicant and sponsor is Northwest Watershed Institute. Project location:
S17 T28N R1W.
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Copies of the project applications are available to view in the Office of the Board of County
Commissioners at the Jefferson County Courthouse and online at http://www.cojefferson.wa.us.
Click on"Departments", "Board of County Commissioners", and then"Conservation Futures"
on left side of page. For more information, contact Tami Pokorny by phone: (360) 379-4498 or
tpokorny@cojefferson.wa.us.
NOTE: It is unknown if there will be restrictions on the Open Public Meeting Act on the date of this
Hearing. Check the Jefferson County website at www.cojefferson.wa.us for the current status or to
view this meeting live go to www.cojefferson.wa.us Follow the links under "Quick Links:
Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live. "In addition, written testimony is also invited beginning on
June 24, 2020 and ending on July 13, 2020 at the end of the Public Hearing, unless extended by the
Board of County Commissioners. Written public testimony may be submitted by Email to:
jef bocc@co jefferson.wa.us; by Mail to: Jefferson County Commissioners' Office; PO Box 1220,
Port Townsend, WA 98368.
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Greg Brotherton, Chair Date