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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM011921hi sO N 0.0 w tt �•Sztz;��'�o MINUTES Jefferson County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting —January 19, 2021, 9:00 a.m. Jefferson County Courthouse — Commissioners' Chambers 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kate Dean, Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour participated in the meeting remotely. Chair Dean called the meeting to order at the appointed time. The Commissioners took a few moments to comment on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following is a summary of comments submitted by individuals via email which reflect their personal opinions and which were read aloud by the County Administrator: • Four comments regarding the decriminalization of entheogens. • Six comments regarding the banning of nuclear weapons. • Comment regarding the County's Comprehensive Plan. The Commissioners addressed comments and concerns raised during the Public Comment Period. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO.06-21 re: Imposing Emergency Load Limits on County Roads 2. RESOLUTION NO.07-21 re: Inactivating Fund 628 — Section 125 Fund 3. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Management of the Gardiner Community Center; In the Amount of $11,000; Jefferson County Central Services; Gardiner Community Center Board of Directors 4. DELEGATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY re: Authorize the County Administrator to Execute an Annual Agreement for Virtual Meeting Platform; In the Amount of $7,197.90; ZOOM Video Communications, Inc. 5. ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION re: Peninsula Housing Authority; Brian Richardson 6. ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS (2) re: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC); Three (3) Year Terms to Expire August 15 and 21, 2023 Respectively; 1) Representing Port Ludlow Associates, Diana Smeland; and 2) Representing Kalaloch Lodge, Joe Alfano 7. ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT re: Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Two (2) Year Term to Expire December 10, 2022; District No. 2 Representative, Marianne Walters Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 19, 2021 8. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT re: North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC); Two (2) Year Term to Expire January 19, 2023; Economic Groups (Citizen Representative), Eileen Cooney 9. UPDATE re: 2021 Boards and Committee Assignment List; North Olympic Development Council (NODC) Representative; Commissioner Kate Dean 10. MINUTES re: Regular Meeting of January 4 and 11, 2021 11. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated December 26, 2020 Totaling $761,733.83 and Dated December 27, 2020 Totaling $1,238,298.40 (Records of all claims submitted for payment along with vouchers approved and signed by the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners are retained by the Jefferson County Auditor and Public Works Department.) 12. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated December 30, 2020 Totaling $141,582.47 (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) PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming January 23, 2021 as Women's March Day: After the Commissioners read the proclamation aloud, Commissioner Brotherton moved to approve the proclamation. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. PROCLAMATION re: Designate January 22, 2021 for Celebrating the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: After the Commissioners read the proclamation aloud, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve the proclamation. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners addressed a request to honor the lives lost due to COVID-19 and agreed to gather more information and discuss later in the meeting. WEEKLY UPDATE re: COVID-19: Public Health Officer Dr. Thomas Locke provided information on the COVID-19 virus in Jefferson County and Emergency Management Director Willie Bence provided a situation report. The meeting was recessed at 10:28 a.m. and reconvened at 10:31 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. HEARING re: Emergency Supplemental 2020 Budget Appropriation/Extension for Public Health's Land Acquisitions Fund — Fund 129: Central Services Director Mark McCauley explained that the Public Health Department requested an emergency appropriation to their 2020 Land Acquisitions Fund — Fund 129, and that per RCW 36.40.140 the Commissioners must hold a public hearing regarding the proposed budget changes. The request is budget neutral with $10,386 in both revenue and expenditure. Chair Dean opened the hearing for public testimony. Hearing no comments, Chair Dean closed the public hearing. After discussion, Commissioner Brotherton moved to approve RESOLUTION NO.08-21 re: Emergency 2020 Supplemental Budget Appropriation for Fund 129 — Land Acquisitions Fund. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 19, 2021 ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: MOTION re: Ringing of the Courthouse Clocktower Bell to Honor Jefferson County Residents Who Have Died as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Commissioners continued addressing a request to honor the lives lost due to COVID- 19. After discussion, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to ring the bell twice in honor of Jefferson County residents who have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at 2:30 p.m., and to mourn with the nation in a nationwide ringing of the bells at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 10:45 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Chair Dean announced that the Executive Session will be held from 10:45 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. with the County Administrator and Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney regarding Attorney -Client Privilege, Actual Litigation under exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. The Board resumed the regular meeting at 11:06 a.m. Chair Dean announced that the Board will be extending the Executive Session from 11:07 a.m. to 11:12 a.m. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 11:13 a.m. Commissioner Brotherton moved to authorize the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to enter into a contract substantially as presented with the cyber security law firm that is recommended by our insurance carrier to assist with the events of the Scarantino lawsuit. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board. • SB 1590 Affordable Housing Funds • Hendricks Street Project • Quarterly Elected Officials and Department Supervisors; upcoming meeting • Zoom licenses • Intergovernmental Collaborative Group (ICG); upcoming meeting • Implicit Bias Training • Washington State Auditor's Office; subrecipient grant agreements • Noxious Weed Control Board; request to meet • JeffCOM; new. Executive Director • Jail Interlocal Agreement (ILA); extension request • Review of upcoming meetings and agenda items • Regionalization of Public Health Departments The meeting was recessed at 11:52 a.m. and reconvened at 3:00 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION - Continued: County Administrator Philip Morley reviewed the following with the Board. • Open Public Meetings Act; guidelines • Women's March • Naval Special Operations: The Board discussed sending a comment letter to the Navy regarding a proposed mitigated determination of non -significance for continued Naval Operations training 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 19, 2021 in Western Washington. After discussion, Commissioner Eisenhour moved that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) draft a letter to the Navy emphasizing concerns about their proposal to operate on 28 State Parks, many in our County, for Chair Dean to draft, and to include comments received from the Marine Resources Committee. Commissioner Brotherton asked for a friendly amendment to include giving authorization to the Chair to sign the letter, to which Commissioner Eisenhour agreed. Commissioner Brother seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Continued Discussion re: Virtual Retreat Planning and BOCC Work Plan for 2021 Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC); subcommittees Miscellaneous topics F NM110E OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Dean adjourned the meeting at 4:59 p.m. until the next regular, ` ing gy special meeting as properly noticed. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEAL: r ATTEST: Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Clerk of the Board Kate Dean, Chair 4