HomeMy WebLinkAbout011921_ca08January 12, 2021 Consent Agenda
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Pinky Mingo, Environmental Health and Water Quality
Director
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
DATE: January 19, 2021
SUBJECT: Request to appoint Eileen Cooney to serve a 2-year term on the
North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC) as
a Jefferson County Citizen Representative in the category of
"Economic Groups"
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Public Health requests that the County Commissioners appoint Eileen Cooney to serve a 2-year term on
the North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee as a Jefferson County citizen representative in the
category of "Economic Groups".
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
A vacancy on the NPC MRC, for a citizen volunteer to represent "Economic Groups", was advertised in
the Peninsula Daily News on December 20, 2020. Ms. Cooney expressed interest by the January 7',
2021 deadline. She was the only applicant. On January 1 lth, NPC MRC members Jill Silver
(Conservation/Environmental Groups), Julie Ann Koehlinger (Hoh Tribe), and Tami Pokorny (Jefferson
County) interviewed Ms. Cooney, and they recommend her highly.
Ms. Cooney has a law degree (J.D.) from the Seattle University School of Law, and a Masters of Law
(LL.M.) in Law and Marine affairs from the University of Washington. She worked for a private law firm
in Seattle representing commercial fishermen prior to a career with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) in the Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Juneau offices. She then spent twenty
years at NOAA's Northwest Regional Counsel in Seattle, retiring about ten years ago. There, she worked
on fisheries management, marine mammal protection, international fisheries treaties, endangered species
protection, civil enforcement of violations of marine resource laws, Indian treaty fishing rights, and
litigation over NOAA's actions. Ms. Cooney now volunteers as a steward for Jefferson Land Trust at
Quimper West Reserve and participates in Washington Sea Grant's Invasive European Green Crab Team,
which monitors the Kala Point Lagoon monthly.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
There is no fiscal impact to the county's General Fund for appointing Ms. Cooney to a first 2-year term on
the NPC MRC.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Public Health requests that the County Commissioners appoint Eileen Cooney to serve a 2-year term on
the NPC MRC as a Jefferson County citizen representative in the category of "Economic Groups".
REVIEWED BY:
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Philip Mo ley, oun
Community Health
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Environmental Health
Water Quality
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