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Home My WebLink AboutM092203 District No. 1 Commissioner: Dan Titterness District No.2 Commissioner: Glen Huntingford District No.3 Commissioner: Judi Mackey County Administrator: David Goldsmith Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of September 22, 2003 Chairman Dan Titterness called the meeting to order. Commissioner Glen Huntingford and Commissioner Judi Mackey were both present. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator David Goldsmith presented his recommendations for the 2004 budget. To balance the budget in the General Fund, it was necessary to make cuts in the preliminary budget requests. It is up to the departments that were cut to adjust the priorities within their budgets. An increase in health care costs that the unions are expecting next year and salary adjustments from Sheriffs Department union negotiations in 2004 are not included because these amounts are unknown. Five factors were used in reviewing the proposed budget: · The top priorities from the countywide citizen survey: law & justice, roads, and public health · The Board's 2004 budget goals and objectives · A letter from the Law & Justice Council outlining their priorities · Legal and risk liabilities including the ACLU lawsuit · Carry over projects from 2003 such as the GEMS system Funding for counties in their role as agent of the State, regional government, and municipal corporation comes primarily from property taxes. Due to legislation, property tax increases must be kept at 1 %, but operating costs continue to rise at a higher rate. It is impossible for small counties to carry out their responsibilities with the current resources and the counties need to lobby the State to change this system. Based on requests, the budget was out of balance by approximately $400,000 but this was mostly due to revenue shortfalls such as a reduction in PILT funds and the reduction in interest income. The projected increase to the General Fund is $51,000, instead of approximately $350,000 as in past years. Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of September 22, 2003 ..\~.. '\ ~1·1'J¡,S\"'~f' In many cases the County must rely on grants to meet the needs of the community and some priorities are driven by grants. There was a discussion about grants that fund programs for a few years and then the County is expected to fully fund the program when the grant funding is no longer available. Commissioner Huntingford emphasized that it is important to look closely at all grant funding that is offered because the County is not in a position to continue programs without outside funding. David Goldsmith reviewed the enhancements and recommended cuts. A Homeland Security grant allows for a full time Emergency Management Program Manager. The Safety Programs Coordinator position is being cut and a Safety Officer will have to be appointed because it is a requirement of Labor & Industries. Two vacant positions that are not funded in the 2004 budget are the Building Official and the Code Compliance Coordinator. However, the City of Port Townsend is interested in possibly sharing these services and the salary for these positions. Due to the change and decrease in the motor vehicles excise tax a few years ago, the City of Port Townsend does not contribute funding to public health. The County is required to provide public health services to all residents and subsidizes public health for both City and County residents. He recommended that Health and Human Services receive a percentage of General Fund revenues. The Veterans' Service Officers Association has requested that the minimum amount be levied for the Veterans' Relief Fund for 2004 (approximately $30,000.) There is currently a sufficient fund balance to meet the expected needs of the Veterans if $1 0,000 is transferred from the General Fund and this is his recommendation. The Facilities Department will have more square footage to oversee starting next year because ofthe new Sheriff s Department Annex and the additional space at Castle Hill Mall. Another custodian will need to be hired and some of their time will be spent working on the maintenance that has been deferred. The final budget hearings are scheduled on October 6 and 9. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: a request that the Board support the Beach Program, a federally mandated, grant funded, program that the State will coordinate to monitor and test coastal waters that are used for recreation, and that the Board send a letter to Governor Locke asking that he make specific recommendations to safeguard the state of Washington's coastlines to the President and Congress. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of September 22, 2003 fm''''''\ ~- ~ ·1.~ .'1,0 It/!,,, APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Mackey moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Huntingford seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 55-03 re: Adopting an Update to the Countywide Growth Management Planning Population Projection, Extending the Population Projection to Address the Period 2000- 2024, and Allocating a Portion of the Projected Urban Component of Growth to Port Townsend, Tri Area and Port Ludlow 2. RESOLUTION NO. 56-03 re: Standard Road Vacation of a Portion of Holman Blvd. In the Plan of Irondale No.7; Michael Regan, Petitioner 3. RESOLUTION NO. 57-03 re: Concurrence of Annexation of Unprotected Land; Jefferson County Fire Protection District No.1 4. HEARING NOTICE re: 2004 Jefferson County Budget; Hearing Scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2003 at 2 p.m. and Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. at the County Courthouse 5. AGREEMENT, Amendment No.1 re: Bridge Consortium - Ryan White Title IT Funding for HIV+ and AIDS Client Case Management Services; Jefferson County Health and Human Services; Kitsap County Health District 6. AGREEMENT re: Geomorphology Studies in Eastern Jefferson County to Identify Flood Hazard Area of the Duckabush, Dosewallips, Big Quilcene and Little Quilcene Rivers; Jefferson County Health and Human Services, Natural Resources Division; Susan Perkin, Perkins Geosciences 7. AGREEMENT No. G0300120, Amendment No.2 re: Funding for Water Quality Projects Conducted by the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 17 Planning Unit; Extending Term of Agreement Through November 28, 2003; Jefferson County Health and Human Services, Natural Resources Division; Washington State Department of Ecology 8. AGREEMENT re: Appraisal Services for Paradise Bay Road Improvements, Quilcene Flood Plain Acquisition and the Olympic Discovery Trail; Jefferson County Public Works; Washington Appraisal Services, Inc. 9. AGREEMENT, Amendment No.1 re: Emergency Planning Assistance; Amending Payment Schedule; Jefferson County Emergency Management; Nancy McDaniel Marine Resource Committee Update on Activities and Programs: Michelle McConnell reported on the following: · The MRC is continuing work to restore the Olympia Oyster. Monitoring shows that oysters seeded last year have a 76% survival rate and in August, volunteers spread over 200,000 oyster seed in six locations around the County. A newspaper flyer went out to 20,000 people and informational signs have been placed on the waterfront. The voluntary Eelgrass Protection Zone program was promoted at the Wooden Boat Festival. . Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of September 22, 2003 iE"""\ ". ... '1.rItIN\'"\"'~ · The TarboolDabob Bay Fish Presence Seining project has been completed using volunteers who collected data for several months from 10 to 20 sites. Chum juveniles, Coho juveniles, a few Chinook juveniles, and several other species of fish were found. · The fall MRC Conference which includes all 7 MRCs and the Northwest Straits Commission will be held at Fort Worden in October. The Board met in EXECUTIVE SESSION with the County Administrator, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Director of Community Development, and Associate Planners regarding actual litigation. Randy Kline, Community Development re: Update on Irondale and Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA) Planning Process: Associate Planner Randy Kline reported that there are 5 consultants working on various aspects of this project and their work is on schedule. He noted that in the future the Tri Area UGA will be referred to as the lrondale and Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area. Public Outreach: · Staff is doing presentations out in the community at citizen, service, and professional group meetings and other gatherings. A mailer about the project will be sent tol,800 households. A project logo was developed for all the information that is being distributed. The next mailing will be a F AQ (frequently asked questions) sheet. Both the mailers are being reviewed and revised by the Planning Commission. Sewer Planning: · The proposed sewer district boundaries for the UGA have been identified. There is one district in the core area and one district for Rhody Drive. This is the starting point for public input. Currently the consultant is developing a narrative which describes the reasoning for the boundaries. This task will be completed by September 30 and there will be a press release. The County wants to make it clear that sewer will be provided on an "as needed" basis. The consultant is also putting together an on-site sewer capacity analysis for the TriArea. It is based on the soils in the area and will provide information about how many conventional on-site septic systems can be built before there are problems. Environmental Health has been helping with the soil profiles and the preliminary information indicates that there is still a lot of capacity for on-site systems even with build out. Stormwater: · Jim Pearson, Public Works, reported that the consultant working on the stormwater planning has done modeling of the area. Public Works should be getting cost data for the capital facility planning this week. · · · · · Page 4 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of September 22, 2003 'E"""'" :; . .,,'~ f!'.tl1Nb1""" Randy Kline added that State law requires that a technical committee review the general sewer plan. The Board needs to establish the committee through a resolution that will be on the Board's October 6 agenda with the names of the proposed members. MEETING ADJOURNED / . . /," >j".j..¡/ f '''''-', , " .' .-...." , f "j.' j . .,-r. -._ð" ~. .,. "~ rXJ 1 .- .. i ... .. # ... . ' .I . .<# " , JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEAL: ( t \ Dan Titterness, Chair j ~Íing ord. \. J ATTEST: 9t.lA-7>¿~ ''PtJ Lo~ Delaney, CMC Clerk ofthe Board Page 5