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E. AGENDA
�{ Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
93�`NG'O Regular Meeting — December 14, 2020
Jefferson County Courthouse — Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
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9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
9:01 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - Up to 30 Minutes
This is an optional time period dedicated to listening to the public. We want to hear your ideas or concerns. To
ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, all comments shall be limited to three minutes per person
and each person may address the Board onetime during the public comment period. When the green light is on
it means proceed to speak; the yellow light will go on when the speaker has 30 seconds remaining; the red light
illuminated means stop. Please start by stating your name and address.
SUBMITTING COMMENTS DURING COVID-19: During social distancing for the COVID-19
pandemic, citizens can submit public comments remotely to the Commissioners by email. Emailed
comments will be read aloud by staff for up to three minutes during the meeting's public comment
period. Email your comments before the 9:00 AM meeting start time, using this dedicated email
address: Pub licComments(d,co.iefferson.wa.us
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: (Items listed below have been distributed
to the Commissioners in advance for study and will be enacted by one motion. If separate discussion is desired on an item,
that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda, at a specific time, at the request of
any of the Commissioners.)
AGREEMENT re: Conservation Futures/Quilcene Headwaters to Bay Preservation; In the
Amount of $167,117.32; Jefferson County Environmental Health; Jefferson Land Trust
2. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) Grant for Regional
Stormwater Facility; No Additional Dollar Amount, Time Extension Only; Jefferson County
Central Services; City of Port Townsend
3. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) Grant; Quilcene Water
Tank Project; No Additional Dollar Amount, Time Extension Only; Jefferson County Central
Services; Jefferson County Public Utility District (PUD) No.I
THE COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS
NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
I
: December 14, 2020
4. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) Grant for Quilcene
Water Tank Project — Phase I Engineering, Design and Permitting; No Additional Dollar
Amount, Time Extension Only; Jefferson County Central Services; Jefferson County Public
Utility District (PUD) No.I
5. AGREEMENT re: Unreimbursed COVID 19 Testing Costs; In the Amount of $120,000;
Jefferson County Public Health; Jefferson Healthcare
6. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 18 re: 2018-2021 Consolidated Contracts; Additional
Amount of $60,754 for a Total Amount of $2,767,476; Jefferson County Public Health;
Washington State Department of Health
7. MINUTES re: Regular Meeting of December 7, 2020
8. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT re: North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee
(NPC MRC); Two (2) Year Term to Expire December 14, 2022; Scientific Community
Representative, Wendy Feltham
9. APPROVAL OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIALS POSITION SCHEDULE
BOND NO.52BSBHB6126; Issued by Hartford Fire Insurance Company for the Treasurer,
Clerk, Sheriff, Auditor, Prosecuting Attorney, Engineer, Commissioners No.1, No. 2 and No. 3,
Judge and Assessor
10. Payment of Jefferson County A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated December 9, 2020
Totaling $136,815.22 (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
REGULAR AGENDA:
9:45 a.m. WEEKLY UPDATE re: COVID-19
Dr. Tom Locke, Public Health Officer
Willie Bence, Emergency Management Director
THE COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS
NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
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December 14, 2020
DELIBERATION AND POTENTIAL ACTION re: Adoption of 2020-2021 Mid -
Biennial Budget
• RESOLUTION NO. re: Adopting the 2020-2021 Budget for the General
Fund and Other Funds, and the 2020-2021 Jefferson County Road Construction
Program and 2020-2021 County Capital Improvement Program
• RESOLUTION NO. re: Adopting a Salary Schedule for the FLSA and
Union Exempt Management and Professional Employees for 2021
Philip Morley, County Administrator
PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION re: RESOLUTION NO. re:
Recommended Changes and Initiating the 2021 Conservation Futures Fund Application
Cycle:
1. Quilcene Headwaters to Bay, $193.000; Project anticipated to close in 2020
2. Serendipity Farm, $106,600; Project anticipated to close in 2021
3. Big Quilcene River — Moon Valley Reach, $2,500
4. Arlandia, $52,138
5. Dosewallips River Lazy C, $7,649
Joanne Pontrello, Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee Chair
Rob Harbour, Conservation Futures Citizen Oversight Committee Working Lands Representative
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
CONTINUED DISCUSSION re: Jefferson County 2021 Legislative Priorities
Philip Morley, County Administrator
LUNCH
NOTE: The Public Hearing re: Proposed Ordinance Imposing a Sales and Use Tax for Affordable
Housing & Supportive Services in accordance with House Bill 1590 (Chapter 222, Laws of 2020) and
RCW 82.14.530 originally scheduled for December 14, 2020 has been RESCHEDULED by the
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners for MONDAY, December 21, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION Chambers
Miscellaneous Items
Calendar Coordination
Future Agenda Items
THE COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS
NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
: December 14, 2020
1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION with County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney and Central Services Director re: Actual Litigation;
Exemption as Outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION with County Administrator, Chief Civil Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney and Central Services Director re: Potential Litigation;
Exemption as Outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(l)(i)
2:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION with Central Services Director, Clerk of the
Board/Human Resources Manager and Incoming Human Resources Manager to
Review the Performance of a Public Employee; Exemption as Outlined in the
Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(1)(g)
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
CORRESPONDENCE:
See Attached Correspondence Log
Email Correspondence
THE COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS
NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
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Monday — December 14, 2020
Agenda: December 14, 2020
COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULE
Week of December 14, 2020
See Agenda
Noon
Kate
WSAC Weekly COVID-19 Update Conference Call
1:30 p.m.
Board
County Administrator Briefing Session Chambers
Tuesday — December 15, 2020
All Day
Kate
Out of Office
10:30 a.m.
Greg
BH Advisory Committee RFP Panel Discussion/Funding Recommendations Con£ Call
1:30 p.m.
Board
Jefferson Transit Authority Board Meeting Conference Call
Wednesday
— December 16, 2020
Noon
Greg
Policy Management Group Meeting
12:30 p.m.
Kate
Legislative Steering Committee Meeting
1:00 P.M.
Kate
Hood Canal Coordinating Council (HCCC) Meeting
3:30 p.m.
Greg
Housing Solutions Network (HSN) Meeting
5:00 p.m.
Board
SPECIAL MEETING: Intergovernmental Collaborative Group (ICG)
Thursday
— December 17,202
9:00 a.m.
David
JeflCom Administrative Board Meeting
10:00 a.m.
Kate
Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) Board Special Meeting
Noon
Kate
Planning Group on Implicit Bias/DEI Meeting
1:00 P.M.
Kate
NOLA Steering Committee Meeting
2:00 p.m.
Kate
North Olympic Development Council (NODC) Nov/Dec Meeting
2:30 p.m.
Board
Jefferson County Board of Health Meeting
Friday —December 18, 2020
8:30 a.m.
Greg
Jefferson Broadband Action Team Meeting
9:00 a.m.
Greg
Salish Behavioral Health Organization (SBHO) Exec. Board Meeting
10:00 a.m.
David
Peninsula Regional Transportation Planning Org. (PRTPO) Meeting
10:30 a.m.
Kate
Jefferson County COVID-19 Coordination Meeting
11:45 a.m.
Greg
Coordinated Community Response (CCR) Year End Meeting
Noon -
Kate _
WSAC GMA Reforms Advisory Committee Meeting _ -
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
Conference Call
THE COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS
NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2020 CORRESPONDENCE
DATE OF
DATE
ORIGINATING
CORRESPONDENCE
DOCUMENT
RECEIVED
PARTY
Municipal Research Services and Center
Oath of Office/Serial Meetings/Managing Difficult
12/3/2020
12/3/2020
(MRSC)
Meetings
[New Post]WSDOT Statewide Human Service
12/3/2020
12/3/2020
Jefferson Transit Authority
Transportation Plan Open House
12/3/2020
12/3/2020
Washington Counties (WSAC)
COVID-19 News/December 3, 2020
12/3/2020
12/3/2020
Washington State Department of
WSF Weekly Update
Transportation
12/3/2020
12/3/2020
WSU Extension Regional Small Farms
WSU Agriculture Newsletter 12.3.20
Program
Legal Notice Sent to Washington Fish and Wildlife for
12/3/2020
12/3/2020
Wild Fish Conservancy
Killing Federally Protected Wild Steelhead
Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties -
12/3/2020
12/4/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
December 3, 2020
Olympic Peninsula/Grays Harbor Costal Steelhead
12/3/2020
12/4/2020
Sean and Sebrena Orr
Letter
Crystal Zieske, Clerk of the Board, Pend
Zoom Farewell Open House for Commissioners Kiss
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
Oreille County Commissioners
& Skoog
HEARING COMMENT re: Affordable Housing Sales
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
Bill Wise, Port Townsend
and Use Tax under House Bill 1590 (Affordable
Housing Public Testimony)
Friday 5/Outgoing Commissioners/New
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
Washington Counties (WSAC)
Appointments/Water Survey
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
The Chamber of Jefferson County
JeffConnects December 2020
Dontae Payne, South Sound and Olympic
ICYNMI: Applications open for new round of state
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
Peninsula Representative, Office of
Working Washington business grants
Governor Jay Inslee
HELP AVAILBALBE: Working WA 3.0 Business Grant
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
EDC team Jefferson
Application Assistance
12/4/2020
12/4/2020
Sara Peck, Executive Assistant/Clerk of
JTA 2021 Board Schedule Questions
the Board, Jefferson Transit Authority
12/5/2020
12/5/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
This Week in Photos
White House Office of Intergovernmental
White House IGA Weekly Recap + National COVID-19
12/5/2020
12/5/2020
Affairs
Call Invite
12/5/2020
12/5/2020
Port Ludlow Village Council
I Holiday Tree Lighting
Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2020 CORRESPONDENCE
DATE OF
DATE
ORIGINATING
CORRESPONDENCE
DOCUMENT
RECEIVED
PARTY
12/5/2020
12/5/2020
Stephen Schumacher
Doubt about Jefferson County's first COVID-19 death
Lissy Andros, Executive Director, Forks
Attention wild steelhead anglers, business owners,
12/5/2020
12/5/2020
Chamber of Commerce
and anyone related to steelhead fishing - we need
your help!
12/5/2020
12/5/2020
Bill Roney, Manager, Olympic Peninsula
Gateway Visitor Center Monthly Report
Gateway Visitor Center
ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Provide COVID
12/5/2020
12/7/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
Relief to All Counties
Online Form Submittal: Feedback re: possible election
12/5/2020
12/7/2020
Richard Germeau
fraud in Jefferson County
1215/2020
1217/2020
Isaac Foo
Laws that hurt our society
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Kathleen Keenan, KPTZ Virus Watch
Questions of December 7th BoCC Meeting
Team
Call Invite: COVID-19 Vaccine Update: White House
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
White House Office of Intergovernmental
Vaccine Summit Preview TODAY (12/7) @ 5PM
Affairs
Eastern
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Beth ONeal
Covid Restrictions
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
read in Public Comment Period: Monday 11/30
11/30/2020
12/7/2020
Annette Huenke
Comment - - please read the entire comment, it is well
within the time constraint (Comment re: Relying on
Institutions ... )
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
11/30/2020
12/7/2020
Stephen Schumacher
read in Public Comment Period: Censorship is
"offensive" too
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
11/30/2020
12/7/2020
Barbara Morey
read in Public Comment Period: Shelter
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
12/5/2020
12/7/2020
Stephen Schumacher
read in Public Comment Period: Doubt about
Jefferson County's first COVID-19 death
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Ana Wolpin
read in Public Comment Period: public comments for
12/7/20 meeting (COVID regulations)
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Annette Hanke
read in Public Comment Period: Public Comment
12/7/20 ( Rise in COVID-19 and harmful regulations )
Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2020 CORRESPONDENCE
DATE OF
DATE
ORIGINATING
CORRESPONDENCE
DOCUMENT
RECEIVED
PARTY
Public Comment for December 7, 2020 BoCC meeting
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Tom Sparks (Tom Parks)
read in Public Comment Period: Militia training on
county land
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Local 20/20
Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements
12/712020
12/7/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
Join NACo for a national call TODAY for a federal
policy update on COVID-19
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Cafe Friday, December 11th
Evictions Are a Super Spreader! Extend the
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
John Stovall, Housing Alliance
moratorium and fund affordable homes!
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
Northwest Straits Foundation
Our Virtual Holiday Event Is December 17 at 6:00 PM
Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties -
12/7/2020
12/7/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
December 7, 2020
12/7/2020
12/8/2020
Mellani McAleenan, WSAC
Proclamation Extensions
12/7/2020
12/8/2020
Annette Hanke
Comment re: Public Comment for 12/7 received
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Port Ludlow Village Council
COVID-19 Weekly Report-12/8/20
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
Register today for the LUCC/RAC Virtual Symposium
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration
FHWA CLAS Newsletter - December 2020
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Mellani McAleenan, WSAC
Proclamation Extensions with letter included
Dontae Payne, South Sound and Olympic
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Peninsula Representative, Office of
OPMA Extension - January 19th
Governor Jay Inslee
Dontae Payne, South Sound and Olympic
Governor Inslee press conference Tuesday in
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Peninsula Representative, Office of
Olympia
Governor Jay Inslee
Join Jennifer Burkhardt, OMC on coffee with Colleen
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Clallam EDC
Tomorrow Morning
Reminder: Sign up now to become NACo's First
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
County Trivia Champion
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Olympic Community of Health
OCH Community Briefing/December 2020
Municipal Research Services and Center
Upcoming Webinars: Assisting Businesses, Land Use
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
(MRSC)
Case Law, Ethics and More
BREAKING: $100M now available in Working WA 3.0
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
EDC Team Jefferson
Business Grants
Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2020 CORRESPONDENCE
DATE OF
DATE
ORIGINATING
CORRESPONDENCE
DOCUMENT
RECEIVED
PARTY
Julianne Stanford, Environmental Public
NEWS RELEASE - Training exercise at navy
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Affairs Specialist, Navy Region Northwest
Magazine Indian island 12/10
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
County News Now -- December 8, 2020
1218/2020
12/8/2020
Washington Counties (WSAC)
COVID-19 News/December 8, 2020
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Kerry Hastings, Housing Solutions
Call to Action - Sales Tax Public Hearing
Network
(Corrected meeting time) Mark Nichols, Clallam
1218/2020
12/8/2020
Lissy Andros, Executive Director, Forks
County Prosecutor is our featured program at
Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday's Chamber meeting!
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Northwest Straits Foundation
Shore Friendly Living Episode 2!
HEARING COMMENT re: Affordable Housing Sales
12/8/2020
12/8/2020
Judith Rudolph, Port Townsend
and Use Tax under House Bill 1590 (Tax for
affordable housing)
12/8/2020
12/9/2020
Clallam EDC
Governor Inslee Press Conference Announcements
Gov. Inslee Announces new Economic Supports and
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Port Ludlow Village Council
Extension of Restrictions
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Susan Garner, Forest Service
News Release - Winter Weather
HEARING COMMENT re: Affordable Housing Sales
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Rena Hect
and Use Tax under House Bill 1590 (Housing Tax for
affordable housing)
HEARING COMMENT re: Affordable Housing Sales
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Ellen Dustman
and Use Tax under House Bill 1590 (support of sales
tax for affordable housing)
State and local COVID Relief in Jeopardy: Take
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
National Association of Counties (NACo)
Action Now
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Caroline Lopez, Housing Alliance
Save the Date for#HHADWEEK2021!
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Mellani McAleenan, WSAC
OPMA proclamation has changed
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Bert Loomis
TRICKLE UP POVERTY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Localgov
Does CARES cover software for Jefferson? It depends
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Melody Stewart (Rich Stewart)
Retain the privy ban!
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Laurie Hampton, Port Townsend Free
Posts from Port Townsend FreePress for 12/09/2020
Press
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Washington Counties (WSAC)
The Insider/December 2020
Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2020 CORRESPONDENCE
DATE OF
DOCUMENT
DATE
RECEIVED
ORIGINATING
PARTY
CORRESPONDENCE
HEARING COMMENT re: Affordable Housing Sales
1219/2020
1219/2020
Karl Bach
and Use Tax under House Bill 1590 (Support for Sales
Tax for Affordable Housing)
HEARING COMMENT re: Affordable Housing Sales
12/9/2020
12/9/2020
Lara Gaasland-Tatro, Port Townsend
and Use Tax under House Bill 1590 (1/10th of 1
percent tax for housing and services)
Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday at the County Administrator's Office in the
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Room B80, Port Townsend, WA
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