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JEFFERGONCOUNTY BOARD (]F COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2O21CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 6/9/2021 6/10/2021 Debra Swanson Infrastructure Funds: Sewage Wastewater 6/10/2021 8/10/2021 C|aUom EOC Job Search Requirement 0o receive$3OOweekly Unemployment checks will be Reinstated July 4th 0/10/2021 8/10/2021 Washington State Department of VVGDOT Travel Advisory: Discovery Bay: U81O1 T[8Osport8tiVnNV8DOT\ paving work could cause daytime delays 8/10/2021 8/10/2021 Jefferson County Chamber VfCommerce Chamber Caf6'June 18th. Meeting Port Ludlow 8/10/2021 6/10/2021 Port Townsend Kiw8OiSClub KiwaniS Teen Leaders Awards 8/10/2021 8/10/2021 N0rtUODoV0O Homeless Housing Encampment location'Cape George 6/10/2021 6/10/2021 Washington Counties(VVSAC) DOV|D' 19 News'June 1O, 2021 6/10/2021 6/10/2021 Pete Langley, Port Townsend Foundry Homeless Camp VO Cape George LLC 6/10/2021 6/10/2021 National Association 0f Counties(NA�V) CorOnavinUs Pandemic Resources for CVunUes'June ` ' 10. 2021 6/10/2021 6/10/2021 Municipal Research Services and Center Reopening Plans/Vaccine Incentive Policies/Election /K4RSC\ Season Tips 8/10/2021 8/10/2021 John Vezina, Gov. Relations Director, Two Things:VVGDOT Stakeholder Equity Listings Washington State Ferries Session Sara Peck, ExeCudveAsSistaOVQe[k0f JTA8/15/21 Board Packet and megUnglink(see clerk �/1�/���i G/i0/��21 the Board,Jefferson Transit Authority for original to include all) You PnJoraStin�8d ( P0poo9d Homeless Housing 8/11/�O21 8/11/2O21 LiS�8�Vt0�VS� Cape George) 8/11/2021 8/11/2021 Washington Counties(VVGAC) Friday 5/One'Time Payments/Hydrogen Economy 6/11/2021 8/11/2021 The Chamber Vf Jefferson County The Business Insider'June 2O21 VVaahing0oOS�d8Dap@�m8Ot0f VV8OOT Travel Advisory: Crack Sealing Deck Repair �/11/2�21 G/11/2O21 TrgnapVrtatiVn (VVSDOT) Work continues along US101. SIR 18 8/11/2021 6/11/2021 GaryNieSter Ferry Concept My Comments re: |mp0parMethod 0f Tree ThmmiDg �/11/��21 8/11/2O21 Vigo Anderson VO [N8[K}wStoOSIsland |mingAddidon/Pooi�oNo�hwmoLNational Scenic Trail, 8/11/2O21 0/11/2O�1 Lind� K1a��n Homeless Camp( Cape George) 6/11/2021 6/11/2021 Allen Bruce Zee(a Cape George Proposed Homeless Encampment(Cape George) Neighbor) Correspondence may be viewed 8:30 a.m. -4:3O p.m. K8ondoy- Friday at the County Administrator's DMiuo in the Courthouse, 182O Jefferson Street, Room B8O. Port Townsend, VVA Page JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY National Association of Counties(NACo) 6/12/2021 6/14/2021 This Week in Photos 6/12/2021 6/14/2021 James Scarantino The next homeless transient camp( Fairgrounds) Comment re: Irving Addition/Pacific Northwest 6/12/2021 6/14/2021 Andrea Giser National Scenic Trail, Homeless Camp(Cape George 6/12/2021 6/14/2021 Laurie Riley Bad Idea re: Proposed Homeless Encampment(Cape George) 6/12/2021 6/14/2021 Olympic Discovery Trail Olympic discovery Trail-"Abandonment of the Port Angeles Waterfront Trail by the City" 6/12/2021 6/14/2021 Elaine Eppick Homeless Encampment(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Howard McAlpine Existing Homeless(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) Father's Day Quaker Vigil at the Navy Weapons 6/14/2021 Douglas Millholland 6/13/2021 Transfer Depot on Indian Island Homeless Encampment Relocation (re: Fairgrounds 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Wayne Parker Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) Jennifer Hefty Loftus Road Resident, Proposed to move homeless camp from the 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Jefferson County Stakeholder Fairgrounds to the former horse park on Cape George Road 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Hali Kalae, Resident, Port Townsend Basic Human Needs (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Gregg Miller, Program Manager, Centrum Encampment Proposal (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Teren MacLeod, Broker, ReMax Real- Cape George Rd. Encampment question-not viable estate 6/13/2021 6/14/2021 Teren MacLeod, Broker, ReMax Real- Cape George Rd. Encampment question-not viable estate Public Comment re: Re-siting Jefferson County's 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Norman MacLeod, Sand Road, Port Homeless Encampment for the June 14, 2021 BoCC Townsend Meeting (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 611412021 6/14/2021 Geina McMather Proposed Homeless Encampment at the Gravel Pit off Cape George Road at Loftus Road 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 Page 2 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Lee Hjermstad Relocation of Homeless Encampment(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Lizanne Coker Comment re: Brotherton's Cape George Road Homeless Camp Proposal 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Clallam EDC Wednesday-Commissioner mark Ozias on Coffee with Coleen 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Chamber Café-This Friday,June 18th Meeting Port Ludlow 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Local 20/20 Local 20/20 Weekly Announcements 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Municipal Research Services and Center Reminder: Upcoming Webinars: Public Records, Land (MRSC) Use Case Law, Homelessness 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Juelie Dalzell Horse Park(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Tom Thiersch PUD has NOT approved the EDC agreement yet 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Tom Thiersch EDC---missing the point(re: EDC is not a public agency) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 John and Andrea Gieser, Loftus Road, Letter re: Cape George Road Homeless Camp Port Townsend Proposal Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Licensed Establishments in Unincorporated Areas of 6/6/2021 6/14/2021 Board Jefferson County for Expiration date of 11.30.2021: Emerald Experience, LLC;Auntie Onolicious Inc. Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Licensed Establishments in Unincorporated Areas of 6/6/2021 6/14/2021 Board Jefferson County for Expiration date of 09.30.2021:The Keg and I LLC 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Sara Peck, Executive Assistant/Clerk of JTA 06/15 Board Packet Additions the Board, Jefferson Transit Authority 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Dove House June 2021 Newsletter 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Erik Hill, Grounded Designs Please Read-Encampment(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Brent Shirley, The Carwash, Inc. Discount for Jefferson County Paralegal, Sanchez, Mitchell Attorney's comment for proposed relocation of 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Jon Brenner, homeless encampment (re: Fairgrounds Homeless Eastman &Cure, PSC proposed move to Cape George Property) 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 Page 3 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Jennifer Hefty CC meeting happening now(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Deborah Helleson, Commissioner 3, Port Proposed Suspension of Port Ludlow Draining District Ludlow Drainage District Commission Correction/Revised Correspondence re: Attorney's 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Jon Brenner, Paralegal, Sanchez, Mitchell, comment for proposed relocation of homeless Eastman &Cure, PSC encampment (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) Delivery Status Notification (Failure) Comment re: 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Peter Bonyun Moving Homeless (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Tom Thiersch Multi-Party Agreement for EDC Funding 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Ginnie Porter Homeless Camp at Cape George moved from JC Fairgrounds 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Peter Langley, Port Townsend Foundry Zoom Today (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed LLC move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Peter Langley, Port Townsend Foundry Funding (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move LLC to Cape George Property) Conversation about what is next for the unsheltered 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Julia Cochrane (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) The Cape George Horse Park that never was (re: 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Lisa Stoutmoose(retired airline captain) Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Peter Langley, Port Townsend Foundry Zoom Today: additional comments(re: Fairgrounds LLC Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Jean Ball Homeless in JeffCo (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Ailey Birkeland Banning Facial Recognition 6/14/2021 6/14/2021 Lisa Stoutmoose Fire hazard and death(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Olympic Community of Health OCH Community Briefing-June 15, 2021 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Washington State Department of Planners' Update Newsletter-June 2021 Commerce 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 Page 4 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Lisa Greenfield (hiltgreenfield) please do not extend the FG campground situation re: Homeless encampment) 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Gina McMather, Port Townsend Homeless camp at Cape George Rd. (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Helen Shewman, Chimacum encampment -The Seattle Times(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Jennifer Hefty Gavel Pit Homeless Camp idea 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Mary Craft, Loftus Road, Port Townsend homeless Encampment(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Lissy Andros, Executive Director, Forks Bioluminescence, Pickleball, Ribbon Cutting and Chamber of Commerce more! 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 National Association of Counties(NACo) County News Now--June 15, 2021 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Kathryn Waters, Port Townsend Yesterday's Meeting (re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Jayme Brooke, Grants&Procurement Transit Development Plan 2021-2026 Coordinator, Jefferson Transit Authority 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Sara Peck, Executive Assistant/Clerk of JTA 6/15/21 Board Meeting Public Comment the Board,Jefferson Transit Authority 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Tanya Barnett,YMCA of Jefferson County Thank you to OlyCAP and JC Youth and Family Collaborators 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Brent Shirley Portable Shower Trailer(re: Fairgrounds Homeless proposed move to Cape George Property) 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Gabe Van Lelyveld Clarification on Filming 6/15/2021 6/15/2021 Joan Hommel, Port Townsend recording of commissioners meeting not working 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Hon. Mary Craft(ret.) (fwd: by Jodi Homeless Encampment on Cape George Road Adams, Interim Director, JC DCD) 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 Page 5 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2021 CORRESPONDENCE DATE OF DATE ORIGINATING CORRESPONDENCE DOCUMENT RECEIVED PARTY Letter re: Eviction/Forced Displacement of the Homeless persons for the relative safety and quiet 6/13/2021 6/16/2021 Jefferson County Coalition(Forming) enjoyment of the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and forced relocation of those persons and their personal property to County owned clear cut at 1172 Cape George Road 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Joan Hommel, Port Townsend fwd comment re: recording of commissioners meeting not working 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Lucas Hall, Senior Project Manager, Long Hood Canal Bridge Assessment mgmnt Cmte Meeting Live the Kings 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Joan Hommel, Port Townsend iwu wnunent re. iecuiauiy c�cunnrnssiuneia nieeuny 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Cherie Gottschalk, Director of Operations, Development of Cherry Street Bayside Housing 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Marilyn Kurka Homeless at Fairgrounds 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Our Sound, Our Salmon Urgent Action Needed! 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Washington State Parks WA State Parks Miller Peninsula&Sequim Bay Virtual Workshop 6/16/2021 6/16/2021 Justine Gonzalez-Berg, JC Gives Program Question for Dr. Locke re:event planning 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 Page 6 jeffbocc From: Debra Swanson <swanson.deb@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:25 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Infrastructure funds: Sewage Wastwater CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello Commissioners, Thank you for allyour efforts to tackle incrediblychallenging issues duringthepast year.As a resident of Irondale and g g one who will always advocate for the wellbeing of my community, here are my thoughts on these infrastructure funds. I am not seeing any canvassing of residents in our area, but I want you all to know that many of us support the sewage wastewater system.This is one of many ways to provide housing for our community,for new employees of our hospitals,our schools, and other sectors who are hiring but cannot find housing for employees. My husband and I have wanted to build on our property for years, maybe a rental or maybe a home for a local family to purchase. We are not able to build because of septic drain field regulations. I imagine we are not the only property owners with this limitation. I am aware that there are people opposing the sewage waste water plan for our area. I have heard fears of gentrification and strip malls. Instead of fearing progress and growth, could we pass zoning laws to prevent strip malls, as they have in PT? I am not sure how to prevent gentrification, but maybe there are ways to keep rent low or incentivize affordable housing. I hope so. I would like our area to remain welcoming to blue collar working families. I love that about Irondale. But I also want to grow. I have seen the signs on Irondale beach years ago that reminded me not to let my babies play in the water because of leaky septic systems.This has been resolved for now thankfully. I am wondering if you all are assessing the greatest needs in our county. If you are, I am sure housing is the absolute top of the list. If you need stats on how housing is the greatest need at this time, reach out to OlyCap or Olympic Community of Health.They have assessed community members and community based organizations on this issue. Thank you for your time, Debra Swanson Debra Swanson https://debraelizabeth.wordpress.com 360.643.3066 swanson.deb@gmail.com "The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other people and cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are unique manifestations of the human spirit." Wade Davis i Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:30 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Job Search Requirement to receive $300 weekly Unemployment checks will be Reinstated July 4th From: Clallam EDC Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:30:13 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Job Search Requirement to receive $300 weekly Unemployment checks will be Reinstated July 4th CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. E D C CLALLAM COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Employment Security Department (ESD) announced job search requirements will be reinstated for all on unemployment beginning the week of July 4th: At yesterday's Unemployment Insurance Advisory Committee meeting ESD announced the reinstatement of three job search requirements per week. This will ensure workers collecting unemployment insurance are actively seeking work while collecting benefits. The requirement was paused in response to closures and curtailments related to COVID-19. The business community has been encouraging reinstatement of job search requirements as the state moves towards the July 1st re-opening of all i businesses. ESD is moving quickly to reinstate the job search requirement to help ease challenges employers are facing today and prepare for the July 1st reopening. Extra $300 weekly federal payment which was included in the American Rescue Plan will end on September 4, 2021. Refusal to Work Clarification: The requirement that individuals receiving unemployment benefits must be "able and available for suitable work" does not change. See ESDWAGOV - Refusal to work for detailed information for both employers and workers. However, those requirements include a handful of"good cause" reasons that a worker can continue to collect federal unemployment benefits and turn down suitable work. Those reasons include: • Being at higher risk for severe COVID-19 related illness • Living in a household with a person at high risk. • Providing direct care for a high-risk person. • Being asked to work at a worksite that does not follow guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Labor or Washington's Department of Labor and Industries, or • Care for a child who is unable to attend school or daycare because it has been closed as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, claimants cannot turn down suitable work because they will make more on unemployment, they do not want to work, or are simply nervous about returning to work. Clallam County Economic Development Council 1338 W 1st St., Suite 105, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Unsubscribe kdean©co jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by info@clallam.org powered by 04::•)% Constant Contact 2 Try email marketing for free today! 3 jeffbocc From: Washington State Department of Transportation <wsdot@service.govdelivery.com> Sent: Thursday,June 10, 2021 10:03 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: WSDOT Travel Advisory: Discovery Bay: US 101 paving work could cause daytime delays CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. p Washington State Department of Transportation Olympic Region — PO Box 47440—Olympia, WA 98504-7440—360-357-2600 TRAVEL ADVISORY June 10, 2021 Contact: Tina Werner, communications, 360-704-3270 Discovery Bay: US 101 paving work could cause daytime delays SEQUIM—Important highway preservation work on US 101 along Discovery Bay begins Monday, June 14. Olympic Peninsula travelers will want to plan to help prevent delays. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will pave the intersection of US 101 and Holland Drive/Orcas Drive north of State Route 20. Travelers can expect shifted lanes and reduced speeds as crews complete necessary repairs. While WSDOT will work to keep people moving, there may be times where crews briefly stop all traffic. Work schedule: • 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 14 through Tuesday, June 15. 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X `< e Chamber www.jef360fcountychamber.org.385.7869 OF J F F F F R S O N COUNT director@jeffcountychamber.org building business,building community � 1R1 � a � �R i R ' ,��,� • � ^. � d��^s-� �. 1 a i PR 10 ,,, .,¢g ....... —' Q I ww .ten Join us on Zoom, Friday morning, 6.18.21 at 10:00 am for Know Your Chamber Cafe Neighbors-Meet Port Ludlow.A panel of business and organization owners will be on hand to talk about the lifestyle, real estate, amenities, Your Community shopping and more. Learn what resources are available in your neighboring Conversation community and get answers to your questions from people who live in and love Port Ludlow. Please register for this session.A code will be needed for the Zoom meeting access.There is no cost to attend. You do not need to be a Chamber member to participate but will need to bring your own coffee and muffins. 1 Register for Chamber Cafe Your Ad could be reaching this large audience at no cost to you!Just ask us! The Chamber is investing in our Community& YOUR business. The Chamber of Jefferson County Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce 12409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by director@jeffcountychamber.org powered by Constant Contact Try email marketing for free today! 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:10 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Kiwanis Teen Leaders Awards From: PT Kiwanis Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:09:47 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: porttownsendkiwanis@gmail.com Subject: Kiwanis Teen Leaders Awards CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Good morning, All! We are so glad to know you will be attending the Kiwanis Teen Leaders Awards Reception this Sunday! Here are some details for the reception: • MASKS & DISTANCING o Please wear a mask as you enter the building and check in. o Masks will be required for all attendees anytime they are away from their tables. o Masks are optional at your table among your family group. Be respectful of your nominator in this choice. o Please leave at least 3' space as you socialize with others. • ATTIRE o Please dress nicely(not formal) • SEATING o Tables are pre-assigned for each Teen Leader and their family/nominator group. • PROGRAM SCHEDULE O 3:00-3:30 pm --All arrive, check in,view the photo displays, distanced socializing. ■ Presenters: Please arrive on time, as there will be materials (teen information)for you to review before the ceremony begins. We encourage you to visit with the teen beforehand as well. O 3:30-5:00 pm --Welcome, short speeches, awards, closing O 5:00 pm --Group photos on the stage of the Teen Leaders Thank you, everyone! We look forward to seeing all of you for this wonderful opportunity to celebrate teen community service and leadership in our community! • P.S.: Because this is sent as a group email, please reply to confirm receipt. 1 Liz Quayle Teen Leaders Awards Chair Club President &Webmaster Port Townsend Kiwanis Club www.ptkiwanis.org 360-774-0504 #KidsNeedKiwanis 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday,June 10, 2021 11:19 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Homeless housing encampment location From: Norton Couron Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:18:36 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Gina McMather; Tony Kastella Subject: Fwd: Homeless housing encampment location CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. an important suggestion from Tony Kastella regarding Brotherton's plan to use equine site and adjoining trails Norton Couron Forwarded message From:Tony Kastella<ack7x61@gmail.com> Date: Thu,Jun 10, 2021 at 11:13 AM Subject: Re: Homeless housing encampment location To: Norton Couron <coustr8@gmail.com> Why cant the county rent the Boy Scout camp? It is ready made for Tempory use and FOR RENT! On Wed,Jun 9, 2021 at 9:51 AM Norton Couron <coustr8@gmail.com>wrote: You might already know about this but just in case, we thought you might want to see these communications regarding the county plan to move the homeless people now at the fairgrounds to the Equestrian site opposite the Loftus/Cape George corner. Forwarding these emails to you for your information. Sharon and Norton Forwarded message From: Greg Brotherton<GBrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us> Date: Wed,Jun 9, 2021 at 7:08 AM Subject: RE: Homeless housing encampment location To: Gina McMather<gmcmather@gmail.com> Cc: Sharon & Norton Couron <coustr8@gmail.com> 1 Thanks again, Gina. That link is bad, for sure. It looks like it points to the county website rather than the public health website that is the root. Here is the true link,and I'll get it fixed today: https://www.ieffersoncountypublichealth.org/1382/Affordable-Housing-Homeless-Housing The site by Mill Road is being looked at, but can't be ready in a timely fashion. If that pencils, it is where we will move the encampment as soon as possible. I have walked and ridden the trails on this property. The decision, while fairly far along on the process is not absolutely made. I'm sure you can understand that there is probably not a neighborhood in the county that would raise their hand and say, "Yes, Please" when presented with the option to host a homeless camp. But I repeat my recognition that your neighborhood are stakeholders now and my offer of a seat at the table. Greg Brotherton Jefferson County Commissioner, District 3 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360)385-9100 gbrotherton@ co.iefferson.wa.us From: Gina McMather<gmcmather@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday,June 8, 2021 8:29 PM To: Greg Brotherton <GBrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us> Cc:Sharon & Norton Couron <coustr8@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Homeless housing encampment location CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Mr. Brotherton, I appreciate your quick response; however, I am not persuaded that the Equestrian Park site is a suitable location for a homeless encampment, no matter how temporary. Have you actually examined the area and walked the side trails? It's worrying enough to be on the lookout for the bear and cougar that have been spotted from time to time without wondering what unknown humans may be doing. I doubt any local residents will feel safe enough to use even the main trails.This area is not amenable to easy law enforcement supervision. 2 I don't understand why those of us in the neighborhood were not notified.The last I heard was that the site on Mill Road had been selected. I only got news from a neighbor this afternoon that the Equestrian site was now the target. The county website was not easy to understand or navigate when it came to commissioners' activities. I plan to attend tomorrow's meeting if I can find what I think is the link again. I am fairly tech savvy but I know some of my neighbors are not. As I mentioned,the link that purported to give more information and public comment does not work, nor could I seem to find anything like that. I attach a screen shot of the page. Sincerely, Gina McMather 741 MCI `ram JUR a • AA a K, + .reasxsA" 6 1,44 Ttoostaio to toolOolt 1W402 HT1O RoolCurroSTsSIN B hem Jefferson County, tone DitouvrintrAl County+ City of FitoT A Housing&HomeAess Housing Task Force Meeting Agenda y.Juno I,2021 MOO PM PAN#m1 Poi TownaclutiA Mk It- .44 Al TENDON*,2 Atttnit,co To tiro t Notottiog II+o it*to INO.OtkOttitrott000m 4414.4 4k.4111k mar"fix:xg la#i: tattatk4 {b3..gyp.444 Aeons E434.4s s w4Ew fhe Y Cadet t lwat4NAdmaik4fml 40441,11 '.. 1. kP Oldef On Jun 8, 2021, at 6:52 PM, Greg Brotherton<GBrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us>wrote: Thanks for your note, Gina. Since September, I have been hosting weekly meetings with stakeholders from the fairgrounds campground including city and county legal representatives and law enforcement, city planning, service providers including OlyCAP, Dove House, Bayside, Discovery Behavioral Health, and recently the campers themselves and advocates for the homeless. There is a consensus that this is the best path forward. 3 I do want to stress "temporary." One reason for my commitment to moving it is the commitment I made to the fair board, and the neighborhood, is that the encampment would be temporary at the fairgrounds.That I would help facilitate the shortest stay possible. I say that for this project, too, as we are working toward a permanent location. We are under contract and doing our due diligence currently with a property near the first roundabout, next to the DSHS building and services. But there or elsewhere, I am committed to creating a Housing Hub in Jefferson County that will be the next step for this ad hoc community. The Equestrian Park property will not work for the permanent Housing Hub for many of the reasons that you cite. Our survey of the campers showed that self-governance is a very high value. This temporary facility, which will be enclosed by a fence,gives the campers a chance to demonstrate that they can co-exist with the recreational trails and not create undue impacts to the other legitimate use of the property. The campers at the meeting today committed to that, but the population is a plurality. The goal is that the trails remain in use with dedicated parking. Moving the population to a new location also enables us to classify it as an emergency shelter, create a base set of rules, and get names to makes sure there are no open warrants—hallmarks of our emergency shelter at the American Legion. I should note that the American Legion also has more capacity,that we are encouraging campers to move into. The Sheriff's office has committed to supporting the peace and security around the encampment, and peace is easier to enforce in a congregate setting. The fire danger in the woods around is real, and we are working with EJFR to make sure that the encampment is safe in this regard. The lack of water is workable and we are planning sani-cans and handwashing stations, plus bringing in potable water and social services, including monitoring. I recognize that your neighborhood is a stakeholder now. I would like to invite an area resident or two to the meeting next week if possible, emphasizing that this is not a public forum, but a group of stakeholders respectfully working through a serious problem.The Fairgrounds' neighborhood self- selects a rotating member-as we are in person now, it could be a couple of people. Let me know if you are interested in such a role. Also, I'm not sure what link you are talking about. Can you copy it and send it to me and I'll make sure it gets fixed, thanks, Greg Brotherton 4 Jefferson County Commissioner, District 3 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360)385-9100 gbrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us From:Gina McMather<gmcmather@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday,June 8, 2021 4:55 PM To: Greg Brotherton<GBrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us> Subject: Homeless housing encampment location CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. June 8, 2021 To the Jefferson County Commissioners and the Homeless Housing Task Force: I just learned the County Commisioners are considering placing the homeless encampment on county property on Cape George Road and I listened to the commissioners' discussion taped Monday. I am a septuagenarian who lives alone on acreage at the very end of J Popper Way. My property abuts the county parcel and the Equestrian Park site. Other retired folks are neighbors along J Popper Way and a family with young children is putting in a home across from me and which also abuts the county property. The proposed homeless encampment is an easy 5-10 minute walk on the trails through the woods. Many people with dogs. children, horses as well as runners and bicyclists come to use the network of trails through the woods that connect the residential streets of J. Popper, Loftus,Arabian Lane, Hidden Trails and Jolie Way. I listened to the commissioners'discussion June 7.There seemed to be little awareness of the people this would impact. I am appalled to think the commissioners consider this property could be a solution to the homeless predicament where mental health and substance abuse are ongoing problems.Those of us who live back here are isolated and vulnerable. Fire danger is a major concern every summer as the woods and brushy areas become very dry. Several years ago I reported a homeless camper off one of the foot trails in the Equestrian Park. His tent was well hidden in the bushes and I ran across his tent and bags of trash when I was picking berries and followed the smell of cigarette smoke.There is no water accessible to the Equestrian Property but acres of dry tinder and woods that are contiguous with residences and the transfer site. I expect you remember there was a fire on the neighboring Seton acreage two years or so back which closed off Cape George Road for hours when they brought in firefighting equipment. How would these people be supervised for law enforcement? I am aware of the problems that have been occurring at the fairgrounds as I have a good friend who lives a block away from there.To move those problems to a rural residential area puts many vulnerable people at risk. I am fearful for my safety and that of my neighbors. 5 Sincerely, Gina McMather 374 J Popper Way, Port Townsend gmcmatherAgmail.com P.S.The link to visit the Affordable Housing& Homeless etc.website from the page announcing the June 9 meeting does not work. ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 6 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:30 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: COVID-19 News I June 10, 2021 From: Washington Counties (WSAC) Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:29:37 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: COVID-19 News I June 10, 2021 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. 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Read more ED VIRTUAL MEETINGS June 21' 12:00 pmm | Virtual Assembly View-this emaj�in yqqL_bcgwseL � 3 This email was sent to Kdean(@co efferson.wa us I Why did i c Eet,this? Want to change how you receive these emails? U_pctaictyour preferences I Unsubscribe from this list Copyright©2021 WSAC,All rights reserved. 206 10th Ave SE•Olympia,WA 98501-1311 • USA I Contact Us 4 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:42 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Homeless camp on Cape George rd From: ptf@olypen.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 11:41:23 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Cc: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: RE: Homeless camp on Cape George rd CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg, The land at the air port is 001331007 they have 2 parcels 15.12 total acres . Miller Road fire station 001084025 is 5.99 acres. The county property at this site is 001083012 total 152,97 acres. There is a small strip of land county owned that in conjunction with the EJFR Miller road station that could prepped for camping, water is there, both are public owned, services for aid on site, no wasting time and fuel for responses. Refuse and disposal of by products is made easy. Opportunities to support interaction the with personal to perform work or volunteer, washing fire trucks, act as victims for training, help at the animal shelter and or at the transfer station sorting etc. Focus on being able to participate in rehabilitation and being productive. Have a look, Thanks Pete OBJECTID 53220126 PIN 1331007 PIN STRING 001331007 Land_Use 9100 LU Desc 9100 - Vacant Land Prop_ID 11635 AV Year 2021 Owner_ID 18993 Owner Name JEFFERSON CO FIRE DISTRICT#1 State Code 91 Tax_Code 0211 School Dist Chimacum (49) i Fire Dist EJFR (1) Planning_Area Tri-Area(4) Ttl_Acres 8.25 Legal_Desc S33 T30 R1W S1/2 SE NE LS TX 43 & 49 LESS CO RD R/W Cycle 4 Hood Code 4110C Hood_Desc 4110C - PROSPECT AVE/AIRPORT COMMERCIAL AREA Subdv_Code Subdv_Desc Township 30N Range 1W Section_ 33 Qtr_Section NE 1/4 Situs_Addr Situs_City Situs_Zip CertifiedFMV Year 2020 CFMV_Imps 0 CFMV Land 79200 CFMV Total 79200 CTaxable_Total 0 Notes LC: 4110-1565A/9600.00 Sale_Reet 0 Sale_Deed Sale Price 0 Sale_Date Sale Multi Sale_RCode Sale_RDesc Down Date June 9, 2021 BuildingPhotoURL SHAPE GlobalID {9060D50A-130E-4491-980E-A9969D920F60} PACSWeb_Year 2021 SHAPE.area 359236.86119064083 SHAPE.len 2419.031559322771 Owner_Type G From: Greg Brotherton [mailto:GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 9:50 AM 2 To: ptf@olypen.com Subject: RE: Homeless camp on Cape George rd Can you give me a parcel number for the property you are talking about, Pete? Greg Brotherton Jefferson County Commissioner, District 3 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend,WA 98368 (360)385-9100 gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us From: ptf@olypen.com <ptf@olypen.com> Sent: Wednesday,June 9, 2021 6:15 PM To: Greg Brotherton<GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Heidi Eisenhour<HEisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: RE: Homeless camp on Cape George rd CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg, Katie and Heidi Just as a FYI and for the record, I am well aware of the Fairgrounds problems, Eric Johnson is my brother in law and works with Sue Macintire. I also was on the Jobs and Economy group for the ICG and when I ask for funding to help the fair board deal with this,Jeff Randle just blew it off and said it would have to go through the Arts and entertainment committee. So they got funding for tents and a portable bathroom for events now it should be used for something real. As for your stakeholders, they have and or are paid to deal with this,they have received vast amounts of money to come to the conclusion you have mentioned. All at citizens expense to now finely ask what our community may want or just even the homeless. Late in the game to get solid input or time to make a real difference. This will not work in so many ways and will just alienated the working community. All public properties can have these folk just show up and stay as long as they want, for the most part. So again I would make the suggestion , that the space at the Miller Road fire hall could be used, they also own property next to the air port at Prospect Ave. They also have a roll and responsibility in public health and safety. Having served for 18 years in the department, if I where the fire chief I would want the problem close at hand and have some control of the risk to responders, etc. Law enforcement as well, Mountain View? Sheriff's office? No from the transit at the park and ride? But in reality they may not have a option if the homeless just want to move in to be closer to town, a store etc. The trails are in use and have limited parking, in less at the Larry Scott trail head or in your proposed location, the rest of the road has no parking along Cape George, so they have a working vehicle, are they registered, are they insured. Are they sober? Self governance is good if not lead by a ring leader or a participant in the unlawful activities. But that is not the case in how some operate. I am always open to discussion and resolution of a problem. I cannot speak for my neighbors, as we have all just begun to share and have our side of the story be told. My feeling is, if one steps up they need to be in it for the long hall to keep truly informed. 3 This location is not the best you have for a "temporary" homeless camp. It is a dumping ground for the problem. All public and privet organizations have to take responsibility for the problem we now have and if that means it will be in the Park and Ride or Howard street at Olycap's parking lot or at the fire halls.We as citizen pay for those facilities, we pay to keep them up and the staff that is there. They are all underutilized Call it training for the big one! " Blue Tarps Matter" Thanks Pete Peter R. Langley Port Townsend Foundry LLC 251 Otto St. Port Townsend WA. 98368 P. 360 385-6425 F. 360 385-1947 "The bigger the dream,The larger the reality" www.porttownsendfoundry.com www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Foundrv-LLC From: Greg Brotherton [mailto:GBrotherton(aco jefferson.wa.us] Sent: Tuesday, June 8, 2021 7:03 PM To: ptf@aolypen.com Subject: RE: Homeless camp on Cape George rd Hey Pete, Since September, I have been hosting weekly meetings with stakeholders from the fairgrounds campground including city and county legal representatives and law enforcement, city planning,service providers including OlyCAP, Dove House, Bayside, Discovery Behavioral Health,and recently the campers themselves and advocates for the homeless. There is a consensus that this is the best path forward.So I guess out of the three commissioners,you can blame me. This idea was not considered lightly, or without consultation with the stakeholders. We surveyed the campers themselves last week, and that was the final confirmation that this location is the best we have for a temporary homeless camp. I do want to stress"temporary." One reason for my commitment to moving it is the commitment I made to the fair board, and the neighborhood, is that the encampment would be temporary at the fairgrounds.That I would help facilitate the shortest stay possible. I say that for this project,too,as we are working toward a permanent location. We are under contract and doing our due diligence currently with a property near the first roundabout, next to the DSHS building and services. But there or elsewhere, I am committed to creating a Housing Hub in Jefferson County that will be the next step for this ad hoc community. The Equestrian Park property will not work for the permanent Housing Hub for many of the reasons that you cite. Our survey of the campers showed that self-governance is a very high value. This temporary facility,which will be enclosed by a fence,gives the campers a chance to demonstrate that they can co-exist with the recreational trails and not create undue impacts to the other legitimate use of the property. The campers at the meeting today committed to that, but the population is a plurality. The goal is that the trails remain in use with dedicated parking. 4 We are working with EJFR to make sure that it is not creating a threat of fire to the vulnerable woods. I think consolidating the population will make the problem better and have external oversight from OlyCAP, Bayside, Dove House, Discovery Behavioral Health and more. Moving the population to a new location also enables us to classify it as an emergency shelter,create a base set of rules, and get names to makes sure there are no open warrants—hallmarks of our emergency shelter at the American Legion. I should note that the American Legion also has more capacity,that we are encouraging campers to move into. As you point out,transit is an issue, though more than half who filled out the survey have a working vehicle. We will work with Jefferson Transit to establish a daily shuttle into town. I recognize that your neighborhood is a stakeholder now. I would like to invite an area resident or two to the meeting next week if possible, emphasizing that this is not a public forum, but a group of stakeholders respectfully working through a serious problem. The Fairgrounds' neighborhood self-selects a rotating member-as we are in person now, it could be a couple of people. Let me know if you are interested in such a role, Greg Brotherton Jefferson County Commissioner, District 3 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360)385-9100 gbrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us From:ptf@olypen.com <ptf@olypen.com> Sent:Tuesday,June 8, 2021 6:36 PM To: Heidi Eisenhour<HEisenhour@co.iefferson.wa.us>; Greg Brotherton<GBrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us>; Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: Homeless camp on Cape George rd CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello all, Well that is a bright idea! Not sure which one of you came to the conclusion that putting the homeless out in the woods is a good idea. There has all ready been a suicide last month at that location and now you what to hide more trouble there. This is a wild land fire interface area, along with the now devastated Larry Scott trail park, you hope to push them through, dead dry trampled under story with 5 hour fuels left everywhere for them to burn. So much for fire wise... I have over the years put out many fires out there, late at night in the park and stopped a guy with a machete from cutting down trees in the park and on our property. This will make things even worse. No water, no septic, no power. No phones You need to take responsibility for the problem and not just sprinkle pixie dust on it and hope it goes away. I would suggest you put them where you can care for them, control them, have services for the aid that will be needed and where they can be of help and or live in the trash they create. The space between the animal shelter and the recycling facility or at the composting area, now your staff can really deal with the problems as it should be. That area is fenced and next to the fire hall for all the aid calls, they can volunteer at the animal shelter, ran by the Sheriffs office so Law enforcement is close. If they want to wreak something it will be trash and or belong to all citizens of Jefferson 5 County.Then you will be able to clean up after them with the equipment you have there. Maybe they could even earn some money working for you, sorting trash.A positive approach is much better. If that is unacceptable to you, please feel free to use the area across the street from the court house, there is no need for the tennis and basket ball courts, those are just luxuries. "Blue Tarps Matter" I look forward to your reply. Thanks Pete Peter R. Langley Port Townsend Foundry LLC 251 Otto St. Port Townsend WA. 98368 P. 360 385-6425 F. 360 385-1947 "The bigger the dream, The larger the reality" www.porttownsendfoundry.com www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Foundrv-LLC ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 6 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Thursday,June 10, 2021 3:28 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties—June 10, 2021 From: NACo Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 3:27:47 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Coronavirus Pandemic Resources for Counties—June 10, 2021 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. 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First, WSDOT, in coordination with the Washington State Office of Equity, is conducting an equity baseline assessment. This assessment will help WSDOT and the state identify actions and policy and procedure revisions that are needed to ensure our work bridges opportunity gaps and reduces disparities to create equitable and just outcomes for everyone in Washington. As part of the assessment, WSDOT will be holding three "Stakeholder Equity Listening Sessions," as detailed in the attachment. Registration information is also in the attachment. In conjunction with the listening sessions, there is a Strategic Planning Listening Survey,which I hope you'll both take, and share broadly. The survey ends two weeks from tomorrow, Friday, June 25. If you have questions about the survey, you can contact the Office of Equity—equityinfo@wa.gov. Second, after terrific and helpful input from the FAC Executive Committee, we've launched a WSF Public Data Sharing Dashboard. The dashboard, which will be updated quarterly, as staff time allows, provides information on daily ridership, ridership by sailing, and on-timer performance. We hope the dashboard will be helpful as you advise us. Kudos to my Planning colleagues Michelle Zeidman and Justin Resnick for developing this cool tool. Best, John John B. Vezina Government Relations Director Washington State Ferries i fry Washington 10'epart ent of Transportation STAKEHOLDER EQUITY LISTENING SESSION The Washington State Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Washington State Office of Equity, is conducting an Equity Baseline Assessment.This assessment will help WSDOT and the state identify actions and policy and procedure revisions that are needed to ensure our work bridges opportunity gaps and reduces disparities to create equitable and just outcomes for everyone in Washington. WSDOT is hosting virtual listening sessions to hear feedback on what we can do to be more equitable.The information taken from these meetings will help WSDOT and the Office of Equity: • Develop the state's 5-year equity plan • Enhance language access implementation • Remove barriers to accessing services • Decrease inequities and disparities • Assist WSDOT in developing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work plan • Promote systemic and cultural changes by introducing best practices and change management • Design an online performance dashboard that measures progress toward equity goals WSDOT has three stakeholder listening sessions available: • 1 - 2:30 p.m.,Tuesday,June 29 • 8 - 9:30 a.m.,Wednesday,June 30 • 5 - 6:30 p.m.,Thursday,July 1 The meetings will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams and will not be recorded. Registration is required. To register, please email: OEOoffice@wsdot.wa.gov or call 360.705.7319. 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Peck Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 5:08:14 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Ariel Speser; David Faber; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Cc: Tammi Rubert Subject: JTA 6/15/21 Board Packet and meeting link CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings, Please find attached the June 15th Board Packet. On the agenda, the boxed yellow items link to the corresponding page in the packet.The home button will navigate you back to the agenda from anywhere in the packet. The following is the meeting link: Authority Board Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone. https://www.aotomeet.me/JeffErson2/authority-board You can also dial in using your phone. United States (Toll-Free): 1 877 568 4106 Access Code:210-818-749 Kind regards, Sj Peck' Executive Assistant/Clerk of the Board Jefferson Transit Authority 63 4 Corners Road, Port Townsend,WA 98368 speck(a.ieffersontransit.com 1360-385-3020 x 108 1 Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 9:54 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:You procrastinated From: Lisa Stoutmoose Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 9:54:11 AM To: Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Re:You procrastinated CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. Your father mass emailed pornography and blamed it on his mail account getting hijacked.Your father was hired to write my will and he arbitrarily added The Jefferson Land Trust as a beneficiary I had not listed.Are you like him? >On Jun 11, 2021, at 9:48 AM, Lisa Stoutmoose<stoutmoose@gmail.com>wrote: >Greg > Suggesting that homeless people get fenced in a quarry is inhumane.You don't live in reality. I emailed each one sussing out a plan and asked you to camp at the Cape George location with a tarp, sleeping bag and duffle of personal items and no technology for a week. Have I been ghosted?none of you has replied, as though my suggestion is unworthy of comment. I want each of you commissioners to consider what it would be like to be a young single homeless woman out on her luck in a quarry off Cape George Road suffering me steal cramps in the middle of her heavy period with one tampon left and no warm water to manage her sanitation.And the danger she's in sleeping alone at night from both man and animal.That's the reality our homeless population faces and you politicians refuse to face. It's not a pretty image and I imagine you are grossed out by my example, but it's life and you want to hide real life.Why? It's coming on tourist season? It's infuriating.We are not good people if this transpires. In my opinion,you and your colleagues absolutely suck.You do not at all represent me. Not at all.Your are setting up Port Townsend to endure a wildfire when a homeless person tries to cook out there with no services.You suck. > LisaStoutmoose > PS Is your brother Tom Brotherton? 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 10:00 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Friday 5 I One-Time Payments I Hydrogen Economy From: Washington Counties I WSAC Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 9:59:44 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Friday 5 I One-Time Payments I Hydrogen Economy CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. 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Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. 1111 Washington State Department of Transportation Olympic Region — PO Box 47440—Olympia, WA 98504-7440—360-357-2600 TRAVEL ADVISORY June 11, 2021 Contact: Tina Werner, communications, 360-704-3270 Crack sealing, deck repair work continues along US 101 , SR 19 FORKS —Efforts to preserve US 101 and State Route 19 in multiple locations across nearly 60 miles of the Olympic Peninsula will require daytime lane or shoulder closures. Beginning Monday, June 14, contractor crews for the Washington State Department of Transportation will continue pavement repair work if weather allows. Travelers can expect daytime delays and should consider alternate routes. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 14-18, work will occur in the following locations: • US 101 —between mileposts 192 and 210.5 near Forks in Clallam County. • US 101 —between mileposts 285.2 and 296.7 south of Discovery Bay in Jefferson County. • SR 19—between mileposts 0.1 and 9.5 near Chimacum in Jefferson County. 1 • US 101 —between mileposts 324.4 and 339 north of Shelton in Mason County. Crews will also continue deck repairs and expansion joint work on the US 101 Sol Duc River Bridge north of Forks during this time. Additional pavement repairs are required to SR 19 before chip seal work can begin. US 101 repairs near Lake Crescent are complete. Once all pavement repairs are complete, crews will begin chip sealing work by mid-July. Olympic Peninsula travelers are encouraged to sign up for email updates. Real-time traffic information is available on the WSDOT app and WSDOT regional Twitter account. Hyperlink within the release: • 60 miles of the Olympic Peninsula: www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us101/clallam jefferson- mason-counties/home • Locations: wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us101/clallamjefferson-mason-counties/map • Email updates: www.public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOT/subscriber/new?topic id=WADOT 542 • WSDOT app: www.wsdot.wa.gov/travel/know-before-you-go/mobile-app • WSDOT regional Twitter feed: twitter.com/wsdot tacoma ### WSDOT keeps people, businesses and the economy moving by operating and improving the state's transportation systems. To learn more about what we're doing, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/news for pictures, videos, news and blogs. Real time traffic information is available at wsdot.com/traffic or by dialing 511. STAY CONNECTED: Ida SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences I Unsubscribe I Help This email was sent to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Ave SE • Olympia, WA 98504 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 1:42 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Ferry concept From: Gary Keister Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 1:42:21 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Cc: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Ferry concept CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hi Greg, In our constant search for shelter for both campers at the fairgrounds and others the idea of commissioning a ferry crossed my mind. Many years ago we converted a ferry to a fish processing vessel, so I have some experience.There are several advantages if a vessel can be acquired: 1. Swiftness with which one could be placed into use; 2. Kitchen on board; 3. Several restrooms available and shower installation easily prepared; 4. Main car deck could accommodate multiple R.V's or tents; 5. Second car decks the same; 6. Main salon area could be renovated to make individual state rooms. I am confident we could arrange volunteers to build out the site, similar to the Community Build Tiny Home project; 7. Moorage at the old ferry dock site, which would need some repair and reconfiguration. Depending on permits it could be accomplished in 90 days. 8. Inasmuch as the power train would not be used there would be no need to take it periodically to a shipyard. All repairs and maintenance can be done in place including maintaining the hull. 9. Restricted areas easily secured. If we are truly in an emergency then we need to act accordingly and have some of the regulations governing permits etc. be suspended or deferred. Obviously we need to carefully lay out all of the factors; however if you have interest someone from the county needs to contact WSDOT, as to availability as they would respond to you as a government agency. We could request Sen. Tharanger to assist us as well if needed. One more possibility to think about. I would be pleased to discuss further with you. Gary 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 1:54 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: My Comments About: Improper Method of Tree Trimming on Marrowstone Island From: Vigo Anderson Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 1:54:19 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour (heidi4commissioner@gmail.com); Greg Brotherton Subject: My Comments About: Improper Method of Tree Trimming on Marrowstone Island CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Kate, Heidi and Greg, The photos in Barry Lerich's email, of which you were copied,were of my property. Yes, it was a butcher job of right-of way clearing. However, before we get all worked up about what happened please allow us to work the with County Road Department and Matt Stewart. Please read my two email below to Matt Stewart. If we can have the minimal criterion, we can try to get the Marrowstone Island residents to trim their own trees and shrubs along the right-of-way. I'm confident we can work toward a mutually agreeable solution between the County Road folks and the Marrowstone Island residents. Well, those are my thoughts. Cheers, Vigo From:Vigo Anderson Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 1:43 PM To: Matt Stewart<MStewart@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject:Additional Comment: Improper Method of Tree Trimming Matt, Please allow me to say the following. In general, I am very pleased with the road maintenance crew for Jefferson County. I actually feel you folks do an outstanding job of maintaining the county roads. You have kept up the roads and your ongoing maintenance plan for these roads is outstanding. I do not say this lightly. I used to work for a Caterpillar dealer in both Washington and Alaska. I've seen all kinds of good, bad, horrible and outstanding road maintenance plans and execution. i So please, let us work with you on your right-of-way maintenance criterion. Very Sincerely, Vigo Anderson 360-302-0359 From:Vigo Anderson Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 1:35 PM To: 'Matt Stewart' <MStewart@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: 'Barry Lerich' <barrvell@olypen.com>; Wim Colgate <wimcolgate@gmail.com>; 'Tom Gordon' <tomgordon99@aol.com> Subject: RE: Improper Method of Tree Trimming Matt, Thank you for your reply to Barry Lerich. I own the property to the north of Mr. Lerich. Like many property owners on Marrowstone Island we were dismayed with the butcher job on the road right-of-way. I understand you have a difficult job with lots of county roads to maintain and a very limited budget and minimal equipment. Most of the local property owners I have spoken with are willing to do some of this trimming work for you. In your email to Barry Lerich on, June 10, you stated the following, "But the best alternative is for each landowner to maintain as a clear zone the area adjacent to their parcel using hand tools, and that simply is not widely done throughout the county." Please allow me to make a suggestion, in the best interest of everyone. Please forward to us your expected minimal criterion for county road right-of-way clearing. Many of us are more than willing to meet your minimal requirements but you need to let us know that minimal criterion. I'm confident that many of the property owners on East Marrowstone Road, from Meade Road to East Beach Road will try to meet these requirements on a voluntary basis. We look forward to working with you to the mutual satisfaction of everyone. Sincerely, Vigo Anderson 2362 E. Marrowstone Road Mobile: 360-302-0359 From: Barry Lerich <barryell@olypen.com> Sent:Thursday,June 10, 2021 6:39 AM To: Wim Colgate <wimcolgate@gmail.com>;Vigo Anderson<vigoanderson@outlook.com> Subject: Fwd: Improper Method of Tree Trimming Wim,Vigo 2 FYI Barry Barry Lerich barrvell@olvpen.com 360.223.5333 Begin forwarded message: From: Matt Stewart <MStewart@co.iefferson.wa.us> Subject: RE: Improper Method of Tree Trimming Date: June 10, 2021 at 06:34:34 PDT To: Barry Lerich <barryell(c�olypen.com> Mr. Lerich, thank you for writing with your concerns. Trimming brush and removing trees in and above the shoulders and ditches adjacent to county roads with a brush cutter is how we maintain that space and is the only reasonably economical method we know of to do so on the 800 miles of shoulder we maintain.The bucket truck you mention is used to trim trees above the road and is a far slower process. I do not at all disagree with you: A brush cutter is a blunt-force instrument,and it takes a little while for new growth to improve the area's appearance after we do this work. But the best alternative is for each landowner to maintain as a clear zone the area adjacent to their parcel using hand tools, and that simply is not widely done throughout the county. Regarding your other concern, our tire-mounted brush cutters are generally driven to the job, but we move the tracked unit by trailer to the closest location where we can safely unload it and store the trailer. It was not and is not driven on roads from our shops. Feel free to respond or call me if you have other ideas or questions. Matt Matt Stewart Road Maintenance Superintendent Jefferson County PO Box 1200 371 Chimacum Rd Port Hadlock WA 98339 mstewart@co.iefferson.wa.us Office:360-385-0890 Direct/mobile:3 60-344-9 705 From: Barry Lerich <barryell@olvpen.com> Sent: Wednesday,June 9, 2021 9:11 PM To: Matt Stewart<MStewart@co.iefferson.wa.us> Cc:#Roads<roads@co.iefferson.wa.us>; Kate Dean<KDeanc co.iefferson.wa.us>; Greg Brotherton <GBrotherton@co.iefferson.wa.us>; Heidi Eisenhour<HEisenhour@co.iefferson.wa.us> Subject: Improper Method of Tree Trimming 3 CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. On June 8th, I was notably upset while watching Jefferson County Road Maintenance personal senselessly defacing property by improperly trimming trees at the roadside at 2362 and 2430 E. Marrowstone Road, Nordland using a brush cutter mounted on tracked equipment. As is noted on your website, tree trimming is done from a bucket truck, and the debris is cleaned up with a wood chipper and a dump truck. No debris was cleaned up in this instance. When I queried the implement operator's assistant about the reason for doing this, I was told that school bus drivers had reported overhanging branches and they were being cleared. My main complaint is that the method used to trim the trees is akin to using a baseball bat to hit a fly on the wall. In addition, since I saw no trailer used to transport the tracked equipment, I assume that the operator drove the tracked equipment at its slow rate of speed the 5 or 6 miles from the maintenance yard to get to the work site and to return. I've attached some photos of the site at 2362 E. Marrowstone. I suggest that more thought be put into determining how we treat our environment. 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I ¢?Y.-,4l., a,'.. ,n.d1-' ,. moo .. »i 2 #, c ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 6 jeffbocc From: Linda Mattos <linda@hopti.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 2:32 PM To: jeffbocc Cc: Brandi Haman;Tara Clanton; 'teren@ptproperty.com'; Margaret Taylor; bzeiss@me.com; Juelie Dalzell; Mimi Sudlow-Evans;zdean8@gmail.com; ptch; ptcheapskate@yahoo.com; AJGieser@gmail.com; oneshot37@hotmail.com;wallyjr@cablespeed.com; kirsten_hammer@mac.com; b_hammer@me.com;tim@ericsenexcavating.com; kunz.family@wildblue.net; 'Ed and Sue Edwards';theresa percy; Kris Lawson Subject: Irvington Addition/Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, Homeless Camp CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Board of County Commissioners, As a county resident for close to forty years I have some serious concerns about the high-density development proposed for the property bordering the Larry Scott Trail and Cape George Road. Utilizing a Platt that was put in place over 100 years ago in a county section now zoned for one residence in 5 is certainly questionable. The Larry Scott Trail is a part of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and Olympic Discovery Trail. Currently the Larry Scott Trail receives glowing reviews from trail websites as a draw for Port Townsend and Jefferson County. Will the Larry Scott Trail remain attractive if it becomes the only part of the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail that runs through a tree-denuded, high-density housing development? My second concern is the proposal to move the homeless camp to what was once referred to as the Horse Park on Cape George Road. It is now more than a Horse Park. It is a haven for walkers, equestrians, and cyclists to escape into a beautiful, wooded area with trails groomed by years of work by all the before-mentioned participants. This property also does not have water or power or cell-coverage that homeless folks rely on. I know that you folks are faced with a balancing act. Please let us keep Jefferson County an attractive destination so that our businesses can recover and return to a thriving community that benefits all of us. Thank you so much, Linda Mattos 141 Nelsons Landing Road Port Townsend 1 https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/about Linda Mattos 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 3:03 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Proposed Homeless Encampment From: Allan Bruce Zee Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 3:02:58 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Proposed Homeless Encampment CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Kate, Greg, & Heidi, First off, thank you for the superb work you do for us on the County Board. We're lucky in so many ways to live in this area, and your contribution is an important part of that "luck." Secondly, congratulations on working on a plan to help the homeless in our area. It is a necessary step for any caring community to take. As a first step,if you have not already seen the documentary"Community First-A Home for the Homeless"whose showing was sponsored by the Port Townsend Film Festival, I highly recommend you do so as you move forward in your thinking. It is a must see to give one ideas of how to approach the problem with viable solutions -this community being in Austin,Texas. It is definitely a multi-pronged approach that needs the support and involvement of as much as the community and community services as possible. A second step would be to schedule moderated showings of this documentary to the community along with questions and answers to help create a dialog and enlist support. I'm sure Janette Force would be of assistance in facilitating access to the documentary. Best of luck,Allan Zee (a Cape George neighbor) 1 ` g. it Allan Bruce Zee Allan Bruce Zee Photography Z605 Palmer Drive Port Townsend, VVAy8368 Phone: 360.3TQ.12S5 Fax: 360379.12SS (call first to turn on) emai|: a||anPaUanbrucezeezom VVeb: http://wwvva||anbrucezeeznm z Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Friday,June 11, 2021 3:50 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: homeless From: Gina McMather Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 3:50:14 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Cc: Norton Couron; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Re: homeless CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg, Your latest note certainly sounds like your mind is made up! I take special exception to your statement, "I have been looking for an area of low density so there are fewer actual impacts." There may be different impacts but they may not be fewer or less consequential.You are thinking of the gravel pit as an isolated site.Those of us who live here—and I have lived on my property on J Popper Way since 1988—understand just how interconnected is this whole area. For example,you are expecting people to stay inside a fenced area in a gravel pit, shadeless, hotter than a griddle in the summer heat, and say they will not extend into the brush and shaded woods along the trails?Will they be smoking? Will they be cooking over campfires during the county burn bans?This is an area that does not have fire hydrants or much access for fire vehicles.This whole center of the Quimper Peninsula could go up in flames very quickly just depending on which way the wind would be blowing. It gets so dry in the summer and every year we are fearful of fires. This is not a manicured campground. It is dry woods with downed trees and forest debris. Essentially you are inviting a forest fire. How is that not consequential? How about supervising these people re. law enforcement? How do you plan to extract any bad actors when you have miles of intersecting trails that connect with roads going in four directions. How will you stop additional people from spreading out beyond the fenced area? I know these trails intimately over my decades here. Will you be using canine trackers?Otherwise you are unlikely to find anyone before they confront residents or those using the trails or they escape the area altogether. I understand that the county has a problem. But to put needy people into an inappropriate, unupervisable setting is to put them at risk as well as those of us who live and use the surrounding area. Sincerely, Gina McMather On Jun 11, 2021, at 1:21 PM, Greg Brotherton <GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us>wrote: I have been looking for an area of low density so there are fewer actual impacts. 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 5:07 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: This Week in Photos From: NACo Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 5:06:27 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: This Week in Photos CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? 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" . :::........ ,.,,,wwS .: t:.. gyp.... :::., y. - opl zt+ ?;`Iin1^ii,ra�;�= �.c llE REGISTER TODAY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ►UNTIES 660 North Capitol Street,NW,Suite 400 Washington,D.C.20001 4 in Did someone forward you this email?Sign up to stay up to date on topics affecting America's counties! Click here to unsubscribe. 4 jeffbocc From: James Scarantino <jrscarantino@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 6:26 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: The next homeless/transient camp CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Commissioners: The tragedy at the Fairgrounds shows that our little community cannot handle an influx of transients and homeless individuals. As it is, we can't address our own addiction and homeless problems. The Fairgrounds has attracted individuals from outside the area with its promise of free services and no rules or responsibilities. The risk of building another camp is that it will continue to attract people from out of the area, or that other communities will send or direct their homeless our way. This has happened before and may still be occurring. There may be plentiful grant money now, but where will the funds come from to serve and control an even larger homeless/transient population? Before anything is done, there must be an unrelenting and aggressive push against the drug dealers who prey off the transients/homeless individuals around them. The push must come from law enforcement, civil enforcement and direct confrontation from unified city and county governments, organized neighbors and social services. I am talking about the kind of very public campaign you see in inner city neighborhoods plagued by drug dealers and gangs. If this is not done, the addiction, crime and related mental illness problems that plague the population the dealers exploit will worsen and spread to the broader community. The Fairgrounds has become known as a market for illegal and dangerous drugs. The county should not be underwriting the next place to buy meth, heroin and fentanyl. We have already had one death, a woman who relapsed on the heroin available at the Fairgrounds, and at least three other near deaths from overdoses. The dealers who supplied these overdoses were in nearby tents or RVs, receiving free public and charitable services. Our leaders can save lives by crushing the drug dealing that victimizes so many in our community, and overwhelms police, emergency and social services. Jim Scarantino Sent from Mail for Windows 10 1 jeffbocc From: Andrea Gieser <ajgieser@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:40 AM To: Linda Mattos Cc: jeffbocc; Brandi Hamon;Tara Clanton;teren@ptproperty.com; Margaret Taylor; bzeiss@me.com;Juelie Dalzell; Mimi Sudlow-Evans;zdean8@gmail.com; ptch; ptcheapskate@yahoo.com; oneshot37@hotmail.com;wallyjr@cablespeed.com; kirsten_hammer@mac.com; b_hammer@me.com;tim@ericsenexcavating.com; kunz.family@wildblue.net; Ed and Sue Edwards; theresa percy; Kris Lawson Subject: Re: Irvington Addition/Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, Homeless Camp CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Thanks for sharing! On Fri,Jun 11, 2021 at 2:31 PM Linda Mattos<lindaPhopti.com>wrote: Dear Board of County Commissioners, As a county resident for close to forty years I have some serious concerns about the high-density development proposed for the property bordering the Larry Scott Trail and Cape George Road. Utilizing a Platt that was put in place over 100 years ago in a county section now zoned for one residence in 5 is certainly questionable. The Larry Scott Trail is a part of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail and Olympic Discovery Trail. Currently the Larry Scott Trail receives glowing reviews from trail websites as a draw for Port Townsend and Jefferson County. Will the Larry Scott Trail remain attractive if it becomes the only part of the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail that runs through a tree-denuded, high-density housing development? My second concern is the proposal to move the homeless camp to what was once referred to as the Horse Park on Cape George Road. It is now more than a Horse Park. It is a haven for walkers, equestrians, and cyclists to escape into a beautiful, wooded area with trails groomed by years of work by all the before-mentioned participants. This property also does not have water or power or cell-coverage that homeless folks rely on. 1 I know that you folks are faced with a balancing act. Please let us keep Jefferson County an attractive destination so that our businesses can recover and return to a thriving community that benefits all of us. Thank you so much, Linda Mattos 141 Nelsons Landing Road Port Townsend https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/pnt/about Linda Mattos 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 11:14 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Bad idea From: Laurie Riley Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 11:13:45 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; JefferBoCC@co.jefferson.wa.us Subject: Bad idea CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. The property at 1172 Cape George Rd.is a terrible place for a homeless encampment.There is no bus line,no water,nowhere to obtain food,and no quick access to law enforcement.Homeless people are not the dregs of society to be put away out of sight and out of mind-they are human beings experiencing hard times.This location would just make it even harder for them. There's a reason many homeless folks use KahTai-it's near Safeway,the Co-op,and the bus line.This town has a huge unused lot,with restrooms,across the street from Safeway,that would be plenty large enough for 50 or more people to set up camp. And close enough to town to police properly.Please consider that location. It would make a big difference for the homeless people, the organizations trying to help them, and the entire community. Laurie Riley www.PetHelpersPortTownsend.org 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 5:36 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Olympic Discovery Trail - "Abandonment of the Port Angeles Waterfront Trail by the City" From: ptcodt@mg2.Iglcrm.netOn Behalf OfBrian Anderson' Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 5:35:43 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Olympic Discovery Trail - "Abandonment of the Port Angeles Waterfront Trail by the City" CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Spearheading the Olympic Discovery Trail since 1988 �-- O LY M P I C PENINSULA P.O. Box 1836 , Port Angeles,WA 98362 i" :j . 1SCOr1Oi TRAILS info olyrnpicdiscoverytratl.org III" TRAIL COALITIONO,. OlympicDrscoveryTrail.org Dear Peninsula Trails Coalition Members and Supporters, Re: City of Port Angeles' Capital Facilities Plan and the city council's proposed budget item to look at an "upland" route for the ODT that could lead to the "decommissioning or abandonment" of the the Waterfront Trail (WFT). We want to thank those of you who testified by phone, email, and via teleconference during the first public hearing on June 1st. That June 1st response was a persuasive, unanimous expression by almost 30 of you that the City needs to keep the existing WFT and that they need to do a proper job of rehabbing, repairing, and maintaining the WFT, in perpetuity. Final public hearing: Tuesday, June 15th (this coming Tuesday) at 6:30 PM. As was true for the first hearing,the outcome of these two hearings, and the council decision on how to respond, could determine the future viability of the existing WFT segment of the Olympic Discovery Trail (ODT). Consequently, we are coming to you again asking you to add your voice to our efforts. Our hope is to have another overwhelming expression to the City Council of unqualified support for the preservation of the existing WFT and for its full and proper care and maintenance. We want to emphasize how ill-considered it is for even entertaining the possibility of abandoning the WFT segment of the ODT, which was enjoyed by over 200,000 users last year. Background i In the previous Council work session (May 25th) and public hearing (June 1st), the City Council voted 4-2 to include a new (unfunded) project in the Capital Facilities Plan for study of an alternate upland route for the WFT that, if built, could lead to the existing, flat-gradient, ADA accessible, water-accessing WFT segment of the ODT being abandoned. Even though this alternative route is infeasible to build and unlikely to be used by most of the current users of the WFT, its very presence in the Capital Facilities Plan presents contradictory messaging to City leadership and the City maintenance staff. And we are fearful that this would result in continuing neglect of the WFT that would in turn lead to decisions to abandon it. Our position is that the Council needs to assert unequivocal support for restoring and maintaining the existing WFT. Further, we believe this is best accomplished by reassigning lead responsibility for management and maintenance of the WFT from the City's Parks & Rec Department to its Public Works Department, as it is in all of the other ODT jurisdictions. And finally, we are urging every possible effort to complete all the essential repair and rehab work needed to ensure that it is in significantly better condition before next winter's storms. Action Needed: We need your help to save the Waterfront Trail. Please help us by sending in your testimony in support of the Council adopting the RESOLUTION, which contains talking points you can use, even if providing testimony is a little out of your comfort zone. The City has made it easy to provide testimony at their public hearings through use of a pre-recorded message system and via email, in addition to joining directly into the hearing. For this hearing, if nothing else, we are asking you to make one or more of these points: 1. You want to make sure that the City does not consider, in any way, the abandonment or decommissioning or downsizing of the Waterfront Trail, and 2. You want to urge that the City finally devote the funding and resources needed to restore the Waterfront Trail to the railroad bed integrity it had when the City took ownership and that the entire WFT be fully and routinely maintained, and 3. You want to see the WFT's principal usage as a transportation corridor reflected by having the trail become the responsibility of the City's public works department, rather than its current placement in the parks and recreation department. 4. You want the City Council to pass the resolution under consideration that embodies these points and establishes clear timelines for completion. 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See Agenda See RESOLUTION 3 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2021 10:06 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Homeless Encampment From: Elaine Eppick Sent: Saturday,June 12, 202110:05:51 PM (UTC-o8:oo) Pacific Time (US& Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Homeless Encampment CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. It has come to my attention there is a plan to relocate the Homeless people now located at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds to 1172 Cape George Road. If that is the case it could be a problem. You would be moving these people to an old gravel pit area which has no amenities for them. This includes no power, no source of water, no sewage disposal. This is not a healthy idea for their well being. It's hard to imagine this happening in a third world country let alone in a place like Port Townsend. Even if you dress the idea up with Porto-Potties,water tanks, generators,whatever,this is still a bad idea for keeping the homeless healthy. The county parcel has no lighting, little cell phone coverage, no public transportation, limited policing, no sidewalks. Cape George Road,the only access, is a 5o MPH road with no viable shoulders. Moving people to this location is not in their best health interests. In addition there is the significant risk of fire. The people would more or less be living out doors. The neighboring property to the south has been logged in the last couple of years. It still has leftover wood products that, on a hot summer day would threaten local homes. This brush would be tempting and easy for encampment people to use for small campfires. It's possible such a fire in a strong Northwest summer wind and dry conditions could become a disaster for this whole area, including even as far as Cape George colony. I respectfully ask you to select a more humane place for the homeless in Jefferson County. 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 1:54 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Exiling the Homeless From: Howard McAlpine Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 1:54:02 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; heisenhower@co.jefferson.wa.us; jefferbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us Subject: Exiling the Homeless CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg Brotherton, Kate Dean & Heidi Eisenhower(Heidi I thought you were better than this), why are you exiling the homeless to a location that is unfit for human habitation? No water, no sanitary facilities, no Bear and Coyote proof containers for food and garbage, no transportation, no access to food sources within easy reach and miles from town where they are residing now. You simply are exiling them to the woods. If this is the suitable location you believe it is then I would recommend prior to exiling the homeless, that Greg, Kate & Heidi, as a group live out on Loftus for a week. With no water, no sanitary facilities and having to walk to town for your supplies. I know you're you will have a lot of excuses why you cannot do this for they are merely excuses for you are not willing to live as you would so easily force other people to live. There are a lot of questions and concerns that need to be answered. Just dumping the Homeless persons in the woods is not a solution. I walk the area many times a week and have met other persons that feel similarly as I do and want questions met. Below are a few of them which most likely you have heard. 1. Will the Homeless people feel safe in this area?? 2. What is the environmental impact to the surrounding area. How many persons will be allowed to live in this area? If this was an apartment building there would need to be an environmental study? 3. Where will the drinking water&sanitation water come from.? 4. How will the sanitary needs be met? 5. Who will take of the garbage collection and how will the garbage on site be kept safe from predators? 6. How are they going to feed themselves and live so remotely. A reminder that Cape George is a very busy road with almost no shoulders in many places. It would be extremely dangerous to have so many people walking on the roadsides coming and going. 7. Do you think that the Homeless will actually use this area? 8. If they did,wouldn't most of them be scattered in the woods already? 9. Are all the people you are exiling to Loftus capable of walking to town or have their own transportation? 1 10.There is the question of fire control. We are entering the dry season and there are stacks of logs and cut wood meant for the Homeless. How is the County going to ensure that the wood is burned properly and not create a severe fire hazard. When the Fire District stops the burns how will the county keep the encampment from burning the wood that is there. There maybe persons who have never lived in the woods and do not know the proper procedures 11. Does the county have adequate insurance to cover any incidences that may occur? 12.Who is going to supervise the encampment. Is the county going to assign social workers to make sure the people are using best practices for living in the woods. 13. One of the concerns which may or may not be justified is that crime may follow with this new encampment. It is our understanding that a lot of the proposed Homeless persons are currently living at the Fair Grounds. In order to put this prejudice to rest please publish the Port Townsend Police reports for the area surrounding the Fair Grounds for a year before the Homeless Encampment and all the time that the Encampment has been there. In summary, we believe it is not a good solution. This solution has been hastily conceived and poorly executed without thought for the needs and safety of the Homeless Persons that you are exiling to the woods. Howard McAlpine & Sarah Ferguson 2881 Cape George Rd. M: 510.773.6708 2 Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 3:55 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Father's day quaker vigil at the navy weapons transfer depot on Indian Island Attachments: quaker vigil 2.pdf From: Douglas Milholland Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 3:54:28 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Douglas Milholland Subject: Father's day quaker vigil at the navy weapons transfer depot on Indian Island CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Friends please check out the attached quaker vigil pdf. If you do decide to come please consider carpooling from HJ Carroll Park-there is not much parking at the county park across the street from the entry to Naval Magazine Indian Island warm greetings, Doug Milholland 1 r . t.\ ..... .:V. :: :;i.k.xsizsifi-rs*:zi,zszgig -s, —Joni rAirtg11-011:-' ' , � a „a " PAMtecross ' Ithe r va :ssR " :t�^a Y N�. • ^, S . , Speak your inner truth! Share silence and deep listening. Bring food and something to sit on. Acknowledge the death and destruction Our country is causing. At the cost of trillions of dollars WAR bankrupts our ability to provide healthcare for all, create adequate public housing, repair critical infrastructure, grapple with global warming... 'x • We have become the world's most feared nation. • Many of our veterans are ill and homeless, thousands have committed suicide. ' • American weapons and the bombing of critical infrastructure have killed Millions in our lifetime. • Endless militarism is poisoning the soul of America(Martin Luther King) • Military spending is theft from meeting the real needs of humanity (Pres. Eisenhower) • Growler airplanes, electromagnetic war practice, screeching sonar killing our relatives, the whales, next generation nuclear missile subs, nuclear weapons on hair trigger alert... • Endlessly shipping"conventional munitions"from NavMag Indian Island to the killing fields in Iraq,Afghanistan, Syria,Yemen, Israel/Palestine... WE CAN Invite the Spiritirit of Life to ---Itigitv,-- - ,'% ...1-, Openeyesto truth,open hands p myp Y .._ to give freely, e open my mouth to goad words, to pure words,open my heart to love Son 9 by Judith Judith Silver ' Painting by Mark Henson " www.markhensonart.com ar ...3- � .a• v.. .".... �• ., tow:��; .. ....„,„„,. M ,,. fis: S:NO A �,... 3....s :Uw e...w �_.. .....'.*ow`a•�ss=..d`"�". ......."" .. ....._<.a^.:�:: .�.�� �k;�.?... �°::ca��s'•...:.x... ...:dv+"w;,;•„ ,a ' ".. gig: jeffbocc From: Wayne Parker <chefwyn@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 4:18 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Homeless encampment relocation CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. 6-13-2021 Dear Commissioner's I am Wayne Parker. A constituent, living at,181 Loftus Rd. I am writing on behalf of the proposal made to move the Homeless Encampment from the Fairgrounds to 1172 Cape George Rd. A major concern of mine is the Health and Safety of the current population,which reside at a place that has all the amenities that are needed to be healthy and safe. The lot you are planning to move them to,a place that has zero of these features at this present time. There are numerous reasons we could go into why not, but the bottom line is the health and safety concerns of a population of already disadvantaged persons. There are many spots around the County, and in the City proper that have better equipped resources for these people. There is Kah Tai, and the Transit Stations vast unused parking area,The Boy Scout Camp, Public Parcel 001083012, 001172002,001083003,004083008,001082020.All have more infrastructures in place than the lot 1172 Cape George Rd. Another major concern is the fire hazard this could bring to our area,an area without quick response and zero water to fight it when it does. And bad cell communication, 911 service to receive protection. Lastly,the distance from town and essential services is a major problem for this population, being miles from essential services,and transportation. As residents here,we have no access to public transportation,to go back and forth to anywhere;we rely on Peninsula Taxi, or our own vehicles.Would the disadvantaged also be required to use the taxi service as we are? If not,why, how? I will be waiting to hear your positions on my concerns. Sincerely Wayne F Parker 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Sunday,June 13, 2021 5:45 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Proposal to move homeless camp from the fairgrounds to the former horse park on Cape George Road-also known as a gravel pit. From: Jennifer Hefty Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 4:45:48 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; JefferBoCC@co.jefferson.wa.us Cc: sbrownstone@seattletimes.com; tips@thenewstribune.com; news@peninsuladailynews.com; ntwietmeyer@ptleader.com; ptfreepress@gmail.com Subject: Proposal to move homeless camp from the fairgrounds to the former horse park on Cape George Road-also known as a gravel pit. CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. To the Jefferson County Commissioners and members of the Homeless Task Force: I live on Loftus Road and I would like to say that I am completely against moving the homeless encampment to the former Horse Park on Cape George Road. The thought of moving people who already have many challenges in their day-to-day life out to a gravel pit is unconscionable. There are no services available for even basic human health and safety. 1. There is NO TRANSPORTATION to town. The Cape George Community taxpayers have asked for a bus route to the area for many years but it has been denied up to this point. 2. There is NO ELECTRICITY at the Gravel Pit. 3. There is NO WATER at the Gravel Pit. 4. There is RARELY CELL SERVICE at the Gravel Pit. With the lack of cellular service it is a huge risk for anyone requiring emergency services. 5. There are NO BATHROOM OR SANITATION FACILITIES, neither showers or toilets, at the Gravel Pit. 6. There are NO GROCERY STORES within five miles of the gravel pit. 7. There is NO FIRE SUPPRESSION service at the gravel pit. 8. This will require the sheriff to add regular patrols to the pit to avoid city/county liability for pain and suffering if someone gets injured while living there. i I do not understand why you would think it's a good use of taxpayer money to bring this property up to any kind of level for human habitation when there are much more viable properties in the area. The Boy Scout Camp for one. It is already set up for campers. You have had months to work out a solution, and now with a deadline that is dependent on the governor not extending the eviction moratorium looming over you, this is what you deem to be the best solution going forward? Best for whom, I ask? Certainly not for the homeless folks. Why don't you just dump them in the Olympic National Forest? At least there they would have a river to bathe in and maybe catch fish to eat. No doubt better cell service and probably park rangers to check up on them. This is not a solution to the problem. This is just kicking the can down the road once again. We're supposed to take you, Greg, at your word, that this will be temporary; only last a year and there will be a maximum of 38 people in the camp? How about you guaranteeing that our property values will not go down, our neighborhood will not be destroyed by an accidental fire, or that we will not have to replace things that may go missing? I'd like to know where to send the bills for recompense. How about guaranteeing that my neighbors will not see a decline in their own safety? All of it will lay at your feet, Greg. You blindsided your fellow commissioners with this 'solution' on June 7, 2021. That does not speak well to your trustworthiness. Jennifer Hefty, Port Townsend Loftus Road Resident Jefferson County Stakeholder 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 6:02 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Basic Human Needs From: Hali Kalae Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 6:02:37 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton Subject: Basic Human Needs CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. I'm reaching out to comment on your consideration of moving the unhoused out of town to an undeveloped piece of property away from any support systems. If 2020 taught us anything it's that we cannot keep making the same choices and expect change. These human beings deserve to be treated with dignity. Basic human needs: Clean, running water. Septic/sewer services. Access to food, medical and emergency services. Light. Heat. Let's decide to do better. To be better. If not now, after everything we've learned this past year, then -- when? Hali Miller Resident, Port Townsend i Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 7:39 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Encampment proposal From: Gregg Miller Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2021 7:39:02 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton Subject: Encampment proposal CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. June 13, 2021 Dear Jefferson County Commissioners: After having watched videos of your June 7 meeting and that of the Housing task force two days later, I am writing to strongly object to the plan proposed by Mr. Brotherton to move the tent encampment currently at the fairgrounds to property on Cape George Road, across from Loftus Rd. and Crutcher Road. My objections are several: Most importantly,the site simply does not meet basic human needs for cleanliness and safety. Being 7 miles away from town and access to food and social services is only the beginning of why it is unsuitable. There is currently NO infrastructure in place on the property Electricity.There is no electricity on site.This means there is no electricity to cook with. Many residents will have to cook over open fires. No electricity to heat water with for basic hygiene. No electricity means no lights(there are no streetlights in the area). Besides the difficulty of simply walking to one's tent in the pitch dark, it is widely known that the best way to reduce crime in a neighborhood is to increase lighting. What does Mr. Brotherton think will happen when there is no lighting? Cell phones. Reception is almost nonexistent. On a good day you might barely get enough reception to make a scratchy call (if you've found a way to charge your phone).This means that if an open cooking fire gets out of control, or if there were a medical or law enforcement emergency no one could call 911. Water. There is no water or septic facilities on site. Mr. Brotherton asserted matter-of-factly that basic human sanitation could be solved by"a couple of porta-potties and a couple of handwashing stations." His belief that these would meet even the most basic needs of more than 50 people is deeply disturbing. A look at over a dozen websites shows the average daily water usage per person at 100 gallons (one website said 52.1 gallons and another said 140 but these appear to be outliers). Handwashing stations typically have 5 gallon tanks, usually requiring the user to fill the tank by pouring in water from a jug. Or 20 jugs per person, to reach 100 gallons. Having recently completed the construction of a single-family home not far from the proposed site, I am happy to say that in Jefferson County, Washington you could not get a permit for even one person to live that way, let alone more than 50. I'm astounded that a Jefferson County 1 could propose that all those people live under those conditions, and that the other commissioners would commissionerou p p p p entertain such a thought for even a moment. I believe it calls into serious question the whole proposal,which should be carefully scrutinized by people who have a firmer understanding of the challenges involved. Fortunately, better options already exist. It was discussed at the June 7 meeting that there is another property that is far more suitable,with electricity and water already on site. I believe the property was not immediately available, but it would be fairly soon. Would it not make much more sense to either wait the few months until that property is ready, or choose another, much more suitable temporary site? I urge you to turn your efforts towards finding a solution like this and immediately abandon the idea of moving the encampment to Cape George Road. Gregg Miller Crutcher Rd. Gregg Miller, DMA Program Manager Centrum 360.385.3102 x109 206.890.3275 cell 2 jeffbocc From: Teren MacLeod <teren@ptproperty.com> Sent: Sunday,June 13, 2021 8:39 PM To: jeffbocc; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; 'lizanne coker'; 'Donna Etchey';Greg Brotherton Cc: Teren MacLeod; Norm MacLeod; 'Jane Doe'; 'Mary Craft' Subject: Cape George Rd. Encampment question - not viable... Attachments: Encampment_6-12-.pdf CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Commissioners. Please, this regarding your plan to place a vulnerable homeless population at EPF CG Rd. - Let's get real. This is not about good vs. evil. Or have vs. have not. It is about essential human values. Putting this vulnerable population at a site where there is no water, septic or sewer, electricity, cell signal, or transportation is NOT viable - or kind. It is a health and safety question... And - there is real fire danger, which you have acknowledged. Not to mention your Scots broom seed crop at the "horse park" site. Volatile combination of elements here... Thank goodness Back Country Horse local chapter has been doing what they can to manage the noxious weed problem and keep trails open. If you think "out of sight-out of mind" is appropriate or this population - it is not. Humanity does not agree. The community does not agree (my personal interpretation). This rejection is not a case of NIMBY...this site makes NO SENSE. The site you have identified as the next "experiment" does not meet any of the actual criteria. You may feel pressured. That does not allow you rubber stamp poor decisions. Your constituents are counting on you to have reason and compassion. Do your job. This ill-conceived plan of Greg Brotherton does not hold water. It is most curious in origin, as the BoCC and the Homeless Task Force seemed to be side-blinded by the CG Rd proposal/plea from Brotherton. There are many options (see attached example of one of such). Are you open to them? If not, why not ? And what else can you offer ? one last question here. Can a Commissioner who has no stake belie the interests of those in other districts, and where is the voice of reason from our elected officials who represent our district? 1 There have been option-solution-questions from "community" that have been put forward and not addressed. Please respond. If a bad question, happy to hear why? Do not discount us. 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And - there is real fire danger, which you have acknowledged. Not to mention your Scots broom seed crop at the "horse park" site. Volatile combination of elements here... Thank goodness Back Country Horse local chapter has been doing what they can to manage the noxious weed problem and keep trails open. If you think "out of sight-out of mind" is appropriate or this population - it is not. Humanity does not agree. The community does not agree (my personal interpretation). This rejection is not a case of NIMBY...this site makes NO SENSE. The site you have identified as the next "experiment" does not meet any of the actual criteria. You may feel pressured. That does not allow you rubber stamp poor decisions. Your constituents are counting on you to have reason and compassion. Do your job. This ill-conceived plan of Greg Brotherton does not hold water. 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Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Commissioners: The email text below the line is submitted as my public comment for the BOCC meeting of June 14, 2021. The attached PDF version includes the text below, plus the social media announcement that I received on June 8th and the 335 comments to the announcement which are incorporated as part of my letter. Thank you very much for your time and kind consideration of my input June 13, 2021 Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Attention: Commissioner Kate Dean Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour Commissioner Greg Brotherton Commissioners: On Tuesday, June 28, 2021, it was brought to my attention that during your afternoon session Commissioner Brotherton brought forward a proposal to move the people living in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds temporary encampment to a new location at 1172 Cape George Road, a county-owned property (Parcel 001172002). The information first came to my attention through an automatic email generated by the Nextdoorsocial media website: Proposed homeless encampment at 1172 Cape George Rd/former county horse park property. Dear Cape George neighbors and surrounding property owners. I am writing to inform you of a proposal commisioner Greg Brotherton (currently on the homelessness task force ) has brought forth to relocate the current homeless encampment at the County 1 Fairgrounds to a county property just past mile marker 1 at 1172 Cape George Rd which was formerly the county horsepark property. This property is adjacent to Loftus and Crutcher Rd. As of June 30th the moratorium for eviction expires in Washington state and the Jefferson County Fairground Association will be evicting the current homeless camp from that space. It has been proposed by Brotherton for the county to transport and pay to put in permanent infrastructure to support an encampment of 50 or more people. You can listen and watch the current proposal from yesterday's commisioners meeting (June 7 2021 ) through Jefferson Counties website. The 1 30 pm briefing discussion " update " regarding Jeffco fairgrounds. If you have opinions on how this will impact your property and our rural peaceful community I urge you to reach out to all 3 commisioners and express your opinions. The county commisioner office phone number is 360 385 9100. Our county commisioners are : Kate Dean - District 1 (the property is located her jurisdiction) KDeanc co.jefferson.wa.us Heidi Eisenhower- District heisenhour(c�co.jefferson.wa.us Greg Brotherton- District 3 G Brotherton(cr�co.iefferson.wa.us Or send an email to all 3 at- JefferBoCC(a�co.jefferson.wa.us I am a resident living in Commissioner District 2 whose interests would be affected by the re-siting of the county's homeless encampment. The purpose of my writing this letter to you is not, however, focused on how my family and I might be impacted. My concerns are instead focused directly on the interest of the health and safety of the people who would be consigned to living in the re-sited encampment. You are fully aware that as county commissioners your primary core responsibility is the health and safety of the residents of Jefferson County. Placement of the encampment residents at the 1172 Cape George Road facility would represent an abdication of that core responsibility. Relocating them there would place them at far greater risk than they already experience because there is no infrastructure in place at the site to adequately support their health and safety. Any temporary infrastructure put in place at that location would be inadequate to the purpose and would not comply with Jefferson County code. A brief look at current conditions at the site includes but is not limited to: 1. There is no water, potable or otherwise, at the site. While I understand that there is a possibility of a 1,000-gallon tanker being put in place for potable water and another for fire response purposes, this solution is unsatisfactory. Even with a potable water tanker, access to acceptable hygiene would be inexcusably lacking. 2. There is no availability of fire-flow amounts of water at the site to combat any fire that might occur in or adjacent to the projected encampment. The lack of immediate fire flow severely degrades the effectiveness of a wildfire or other fire response. 3. There is no sewer service to the site, nor are there any septic facilities installed. There is no dumping station for any RVs that may be part of the encampment. The answer to that, apparently, is the temporary placement of Sani-cans with hand-sanitizing devices. Such facilities are unsatisfactory for long-term health and safety of a concentrated population of people, such as that anticipated for the encampment. 2 1 4. There is no easy access to grocery stores, healthcare facilities, or other key amenities necessary for an even marginal quality of life. 5. The proposed site is a small gravel pit in a 79.82-acre parcel featuring a landscape predominated by closely-packed mature scotch broom, a noxious weed species that is highly volatile during drought conditions. It is dangerous to burn because a significant portion of people are slightly-to- highly allergic to the smoke. 6. There is no bus service at the site. While efforts are underway to provide some level of Jefferson Transit shuttle service to Port Townsend for encampment residents, initiating such service conflicts with the taxi service that is based nearby and may be difficult to permit. 7. The site is presently not fenced, and my understanding is that fencing will be required for siting the encampment. 8. There is no security for the site. Law enforcement response is limited to what the sheriff's department can provide, and that department is already stretched too thin to provide adequate service to county residents outside city limits. 9. Cell service at the site is unreliable-to-absent on the best of days. There is no existing telephone infrastructure installed at the site. In the event of an emergency within the encampment the ability to make a 911 call is so uncertain as to classify the site as unsuitable for human residence. 10.The Cape George Road site is remote from emergency services response, particularly if a 911 call cannot be completed from the encampment site. A response delayed because of the inability to reach 911 could easily result in a death or otherwise avoidable complications from an overdose or other severe medical emergency. Former Washington House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler taught me a lot about working with elected officials. One of the most important was that it is one thing to bring an issue to an elected's attention, but it is an entirely more effective thing to bring a viable solution to the issue in the door at the same time. There is another county-owned property that is far superior in health and safety terms to the proposed Cape George Road option. That property is the 152.97-acre Parcel 001083012 which includes the transfer station, the retired landfill cells, forested land, and the animal shelter. Inheld parcel 001084025 is the location of the Jefferson County Fire District #1 fire station. This site is much better buffered from most surrounding built private properties with the 79.82-acre county-owned Parcel 001172002 to the immediate south and Washington Department of Natural Resources' 119.7-acre Parcel 001082020 and the smaller county-owned parcels 0001083003 and 001083008 to the north. (There are still several adjacent built private property owners who would need to be immediately identified as key stakeholders and communicated with right away.) The site is already fenced and has a controlled access point. It provides the opportunity for more dispersed campsites, reducing stress between encampment residents. It is served by water (including fire flow) and electricity. Cell service is better, though not always perfect. It is closer to town, and there's bus service fairly nearby. There is space for dispersed RV and other vehicle parking for those who have such vehicles available to them. 3 Emergency medical and fire response would be almost immediate. There would be a need for county facility and equipment protection. That county resource protection could be provided by a private security contractor. A contracted 24/7 security presence for the duration of the temporary encampment would also serve to enhance the health and safety of the encampment's residents. (I note that the community local to the Cape George Road site has received absolutely no contact in reference to how the county proposes to meet their security concerns. This is a crucial oversight to date, given the levels of emergency services response that the City of Port Townsend and East Jefferson Fire have had to provide to the encampment at the fairgrounds since it was opened.) I am aware that at least one other long-term Jefferson County resident has also suggested that portions of Parcel 001083012 (the county solid waste facility site) is a much safer alternative for re-siting the encampment for some of the reasons above, and for others. There would also be opportunities for interested encampment residents to provide appropriate services in exchange for a reasonable stipend. Similar opportunities would not be available at the Cape George Road site. As I sit down to write to you with my concerns and suggestions there are now 335 individual comments in response to the citizen announcement that started me down this track, and I have appended those comments to this letter and inform you that I incorporate them as part of my letter to you today. I left a telephone message for Commissioner Brotherton (in his position as the action proponent) on Tuesday, as he was not in the office. I also left a message for Commissioner Eisenhour, since she represents the district I live in. While I did not hear back from Commissioner Brotherton until the following day, I was able to speak with Commissioner Eisenhour on Tuesday. As our conversation unfolded, it became apparent that neither she nor Commissioner Dean had really been aware of the process of identifying and locking in the Cape George Road site as a new location for the homeless encampment. It wasn't an agenda item, and related documents were perhaps not included in the BoCC agenda packet. If so, that is a matter for concern. I relayed my thoughts about the inappropriateness of the Cape George Road site based on numerous failures to adequately address health and safety imperatives and that placing encampment residents at that site would significantly degrade their health and safety well beyond the challenges they were already experiencing at the county fairgrounds site. She said she would add my concerns to those she had. When I spoke with Commissioner Brotherton, I asked him why he had not made contact with people who live adjacent to and near the proposed Cape George Road location. I'm not the only person who has asked him this question. As related by one of the commenters in the Nextdoorthread: "Have you spoke to the residents who live near the proposed camp? 4 Answer: I did not speak to them before. No one wants a tent encampment near them, but there is a lot of elbow room here." I received a similar response from Commissioner Brotherton. While he may believe that nobody wants such an encampment added to their neighborhood, even temporarily, that does not relieve him of his responsibility to conduct an open and comprehensive public process that includes a//the stakeholders from the beginning of the process, through the temporary encampment period, and through a "lessons learned" phase once the encampment is not longer operating in the area. Some of those stakeholders, such as myself, are actually more concerned for the health and safety of those who need to reside in such an encampment than we are about the temporary impacts to our lives and property. Our local knowledge and creativity could have helped the county to a better decision early in the game rather than putting everything into "catch up" mode as the end of the rental moratorium looms. He might have learned that, had he included us in the mix from Day One. I also asked him if he considered this a "done deal" and he responded, "About 90%." While I'm not aware of how he could consider that to be the case, given the serious lack of public process made available to the stakeholder property owners in the vicinity of the site to date, I believe his understanding merits serious discussion in the formal BoCC setting. I strongly recommend that no motion to consider action be taken on this issue unless and until the alternative of re-siting of the encampment on Parcel 001083012 be thoroughly evaluated and considered. To accept the Cape George Road site in the present circumstance as a "done deal" would be a serious dereliction of the Board of County Commissioners duty to fully protect the health and safety of all of Jefferson County's residents, particularly those most at risk among us. Sincerely, ow.‘...1..,‘ ,Item4t7,..../ Norman MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-531-1073 Attached: Jefferson County Parcel 001083012 Map 5 June 13, 2021 Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Attention: Commissioner Kate Dean Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour Commissioner Greg Brotherton Commissioners: On Tuesday, June 28, 2021, it was brought to my attention that during your afternoon session Commissioner Brotherton brought forward a proposal to move the people living in the Jefferson County Fairgrounds temporary encampment to a new location at 1172 Cape George Road, a county-owned property (Parcel 001172002). The information first came to my attention through an automatic email generated by the Nextdoor social media website: Proposed homeless encampment at 1172 Cape George Rd/former county horse park property. Dear Cape George neighbors and surrounding property owners. I am writing to inform you of a proposal commisioner Greg Brotherton (currently on the homelessness task force) has brought forth to relocate the current homeless encampment at the County Fairgrounds to a county property just past mile marker 1 at 1172 Cape George Rd which was formerly the county horsepark property. This property is adjacent to Loftus and Crutcher Rd.As of June 30th the moratorium for eviction expires in Washington state and the Jefferson County Fairground Association will be evicting the current homeless camp from that space. It has been proposed by Brotherton for the county to transport and pay to put in permanent infrastructure to support an encampment of 50 or more people.You can listen and watch the current proposal from yesterday's commisioners meeting (June 7 2021 )through Jefferson Counties website. The 1 30 pm briefing discussion "update" regarding Jeffco fairgrounds. If you have opinions on how this will impact your property and our rural peaceful community I urge you to reach out to all 3 commisioners and express your opinions. The county commisioner office phone number is 360 385 9100. Our county commisioners are: Kate Dean- District 1 (the property is located her jurisdiction) KDean(a�co.jefferson.wa.us Heidi Eisenhower- District heisenhourtaa..co.iefferson.wa.us Greg Brotherton- District 3 G Brothertona,co.jefferson.wa.us Or send an email to all 3 at- JefferBoCC(c�co.jefferson.wa.us i I am a resident living in Commissioner District 2 whose interests would be affected by the re-siting of the county's homeless encampment. The purpose of my writing this letter to you is not, however, focused on how my family and I might be impacted. My concerns are instead focused directly on the interest of the health and safety of the people who would be consigned to living in the re-sited encampment. You are fully aware that as county commissioners your primary core responsibility is the health and safety of the residents of Jefferson County. Placement of the encampment residents at the 1172 Cape George Road facility would represent an abdication of that core responsibility. Relocating them there would place them at far greater risk than they already experience because there is no infrastructure in place at the site to adequately support their health and safety. Any temporary infrastructure put in place at that location would be inadequate to the purpose and would not comply with Jefferson County code. A brief look at current conditions at the site includes but is not limited to: 1. There is no water, potable or otherwise, at the site. While I understand that there is a possibility of a 1,000-gallon tanker being put in place for potable water and another for fire response purposes, this solution is unsatisfactory. Even with a potable water tanker, access to acceptable hygiene would be inexcusably lacking. 2. There is no availability of fire-flow amounts of water at the site to combat any fire that might occur in or adjacent to the projected encampment. The lack of immediate fire flow severely degrades the effectiveness of a wildfire or other fire response. 3. There is no sewer service to the site, nor are there any septic facilities installed. There is no dumping station for any RVs that may be part of the encampment. The answer to that, apparently, is the temporary placement of Sani-cans with hand-sanitizing devices. Such facilities are unsatisfactory for long-term health and safety of a concentrated population of people, such as that anticipated for the encampment. 4. There is no easy access to grocery stores, healthcare facilities, or other key amenities necessary for an even marginal quality of life. 5. The proposed site is a small gravel pit in a 79.82-acre parcel featuring a landscape predominated by closely-packed mature scotch broom, a noxious weed species that is highly volatile during drought conditions. It is dangerous to burn because a significant portion of people are slightly-to-highly allergic to the smoke. 6. There is no bus service at the site. While efforts are underway to provide some level of Jefferson Transit shuttle service to Port Townsend for encampment residents, initiating such service conflicts with the taxi service that is based nearby and may be difficult to permit. 2 7. The site is presently not fenced, and my understanding is that fencing will be required for siting the encampment. 8. There is no security for the site. Law enforcement response is limited to what the sheriff's department can provide, and that department is already stretched too thin to provide adequate service to county residents outside city limits. 9. Cell service at the site is unreliable-to-absent on the best of days. There is no existing telephone infrastructure installed at the site. In the event of an emergency within the encampment the ability to make a 911 call is so uncertain as to classify the site as unsuitable for human residence. 10. The Cape George Road site is remote from emergency services response, particularly if a 911 call cannot be completed from the encampment site. A response delayed because of the inability to reach 911 could easily result in a death or otherwise avoidable complications from an overdose or other severe medical emergency. Former Washington House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler taught me a lot about working with elected officials. One of the most important was that it is one thing to bring an issue to an elected's attention, but it is an entirely more effective thing to bring a viable solution to the issue in the door at the same time. There is another county-owned property that is far superior in health and safety terms to the proposed Cape George Road option. That property is the 152.97-acre Parcel 001083012 which includes the transfer station, the retired landfill cells, forested land, and the animal shelter. Inheld parcel 001084025 is the location of the Jefferson County Fire District #1 fire station. This site is much better buffered from most surrounding built private properties with the 79.82-acre county-owned Parcel 001172002 to the immediate south and Washington Department of Natural Resources' 119.7-acre Parcel 001082020 and the smaller county-owned parcels 0001083003 and 001083008 to the north. (There are still several adjacent built private property owners who would need to be immediately identified as key stakeholders and communicated with right away.) The site is already fenced and has a controlled access point. It provides the opportunity for more dispersed campsites, reducing stress between encampment residents. It is served by water (including fire flow) and electricity. Cell service is better, though not always perfect. It is closer to town, and there's bus service fairly nearby. There is space for dispersed RV and other vehicle parking for those who have such vehicles available to them. Emergency medical and fire response would be almost immediate. There would be a need for county facility and equipment protection. That county resource protection could be provided by a private security contractor. A contracted 3 24/7 security presence for the duration of the temporary encampment would also serve to enhance the health and safety of the encampment's residents. (I note that the community local to the Cape George Road site has received absolutely no contact in reference to how the county proposes to meet their security concerns. This is a crucial oversight to date, given the levels of emergency services response that the City of Port Townsend and East Jefferson Fire have had to provide to the encampment at the fairgrounds since it was opened.) I am aware that at least one other long-term Jefferson County resident has also suggested that portions of Parcel 001083012 (the county solid waste facility site) is a much safer alternative for re-siting the encampment for some of the reasons above, and for others. There would also be opportunities for interested encampment residents to provide appropriate services in exchange for a reasonable stipend. Similar opportunities would not be available at the Cape George Road site. As I sit down to write to you with my concerns and suggestions there are now 335 individual comments in response to the citizen announcement that started me down this track, and I have appended those comments to this letter and inform you that I incorporate them as part of my letter to you today. I left a telephone message for Commissioner Brotherton (in his position as the action proponent) on Tuesday, as he was not in the office. I also left a message for Commissioner Eisenhour, since she represents the district I live in. While I did not hear back from Commissioner Brotherton until the following day, I was able to speak with Commissioner Eisenhour on Tuesday. As our conversation unfolded, it became apparent that neither she nor Commissioner Dean had really been aware of the process of identifying and locking in the Cape George Road site as a new location for the homeless encampment. It wasn't an agenda item, and related documents were perhaps not included in the BoCC agenda packet. If so, that is a matter for concern. I relayed my thoughts about the inappropriateness of the Cape George Road site based on numerous failures to adequately address health and safety imperatives and that placing encampment residents at that site would significantly degrade their health and safety well beyond the challenges they were already experiencing at the county fairgrounds site. She said she would add my concerns to those she had. When I spoke with Commissioner Brotherton, I asked him why he had not made contact with people who live adjacent to and near the proposed Cape George Road location. I'm not the only person who has asked him this question. As related by one of the commenters in the Nextdoorthread: 4 "Have you spoke to the residents who live near the proposed camp? Answer: I did not speak to them before. No one wants a tent encampment near them, but there is a lot of elbow room here." I received a similar response from Commissioner Brotherton. While he may believe that nobody wants such an encampment added to their neighborhood, even temporarily, that does not relieve him of his responsibility to conduct an open and comprehensive public process that includes all the stakeholders from the beginning of the process, through the temporary encampment period, and through a "lessons learned" phase once the encampment is not longer operating in the area. Some of those stakeholders, such as myself, are actually more concerned for the health and safety of those who need to reside in such an encampment than we are about the temporary impacts to our lives and property. Our local knowledge and creativity could have helped the county to a better decision early in the game rather than putting everything into "catch up" mode as the end of the rental moratorium looms. He might have learned that, had he included us in the mix from Day One. I also asked him if he considered this a "done deal" and he responded, "About 90%." While I'm not aware of how he could consider that to be the case, given the serious lack of public process made available to the stakeholder property owners in the vicinity of the site to date, I believe his understanding merits serious discussion in the formal BoCC setting. I strongly recommend that no motion to consider action be taken on this issue unless and until the alternative of re-siting of the encampment on Parcel 001083012 be thoroughly evaluated and considered. To accept the Cape George Road site in the present circumstance as a "done deal" would be a serious dereliction of the Board of County Commissioners duty to fully protect the health and safety of all of Jefferson County's residents, particularly those most at risk among us. Sincerely, rff,7,•triftem Ofief,fteri Norman MacLeod 241 Sand Road Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-531-1073 Attached: Jefferson County Parcel 001083012 Map 5 jeffbocc From: Gina McMather <gmcmather@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 1:12 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Proposed homeless encampment at the gravel pit off Cape George Road at Loftus Road. CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Gina McMather 360-379-6381 gmcmather@gmail.com 374 J Popper Way,Port Townsend,WA 98268 June 16, 2021 Board of Jefferson County Commissioners P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend,WA 98368 Dear Commissioners Dean, Eisenhour and Brotherton, I am writing regarding the proposed homeless encampment at the gravel pit off Cape George Road at Loftus Road. I have exchanged emails with all three of you regarding my concerns about locating an encampment at this location. Commissioner Brotherton stated in one email that he had been looking"for an area of low density so there are fewer actual impacts."He is apparently thinking of the gravel pit as just an empty place at the side of Cape George Road.Those of us who live here understand just how interconnected is this whole area encompassed within the Cape George Road/Hastings/Jacob Miller, Discovery Road perimeter.A number of residential side roads dead end into this area, most of which then connect to the trail system through people's back yards. I live at the end of J Popper Way bordering the main trail that connects Arabian Lane to the gravel pit and beyond. I know intimately the network of trails that connect this entire area, having lived here for over thirty years. •What provisions are planned for fire prevention and suppression? What is the county's liability for fire outbreak within or due to the encampment? Are you expecting people to stay inside a fenced area in a gravel pit,shadeless, hotter than a griddle in the summer heat,and not extend their activities into the brush and shaded woods along the trails?Will they be smoking?Will they be cooking over campfires?This is an area that does not have fire hydrants or much access for fire vehicles.This whole center of the Quimper Peninsula could go up in flames very quickly just depending on which way the wind would be blowing. It gets so dry in the summer, and every year we residents are fearful of fires.This is not a manicured campground. It is dry woods with downed trees and forest debris. Essentially it would be inviting a forest fire. How could such a fire be stopped before it burns through to the landfill site or one of the main roads?You may remember a fire on the Seton Property to the south of the gravel pit I believe it was two summers ago,which blocked off Cape George Road for several hours to accommodate the fire trucks.As I understood it, it was luckily near enough Nelson's Landing they could get water on it. •Will there be on-site supervision 24/7?What authority will the supervisor actually have?What resources will emergency service and law enforcement need to allocate?How long is the anticipated response time by sheriffs deputies?Given the relative isolation of the site,how will that affect services to the rest of the county?What difficulties are anticipated re.theft and drug use?What is the plan to extract any bad actors? There are miles of intersecting trails that connect with roads going in four directions?How will additional people be prevented from coming in, or from campers spreading out beyond the fenced area?I know these trails intimately. Has a map of the trails been provided to the sheriff?Would the sheriffs department be using canine trackers?If not, it would be unlikely to apprehend someone before they confronted residents and those using the trails or before they escaped the area altogether.This is not a hypothetical scenario. One summer I was picking berries uphill from the gravel pit when I smelled cigarette smoke. I followed the smell into the bushes and discovered a blue tent and bags of trash. I backed out and called the sheriffs office. I met the deputy at the gravel pit and had to make a map of the relevant trails to show him where to find the well- hidden tent. Does the sheriffs department have on-the-ground knowledge of the area trails?Many of these trails end in people's back yards. How will residents be alerted and protected? •What measures will be in place to mitigate encounters and effects on wildlife? There are or have been bears and cougars out here. It was big news when a bear came to the front door of the Animal Shelter, probably the same bear whose scat I noticed on the trails. I have not encountered the cougars or their kills that others have seen,but last summer there was some animal leaving large,wild scat and forging its own trails off the regular ones.The animal did not eat berries in berry season so I didn't think it was the bear. I now carry two pie tins to bang together when I take the lesser-used trails.Coyotes and raccoons are common in the neighborhood as well and can be expected to hunt and scavenge opportunistically. •What cell coverage is available?Will Verizon work there?AT&T?T-mobile?That will be the only way to communicate in an emergency.Lack of coverage will leave camp residents vulnerable. 1 •Where will waste water go aside from the human waste collected in Porta-potties and portable hand-washing portables?How will the residents accesspersonal bathingand adequate hygiene facilities?What measures will be taken to minimize the risk of disease q Y9 transmission,including COVID? •What other possible sites have you considered?What criteria were used in your evaluation?We need to see these evaluations.Have you considered the open area in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse? It seems ideal. •We still have not been officially notified of plans for this proposed encampment.Where are the permitting documents?Many of our concerns have been airily dismissed with vague generalizations.Where is an official document that lays out how the various difficulties with this site will be adequately dealt with in the event of these foreseeable problems?What is the time frame for the permitting process?For appeals? There are many more questions for which we need specified answers as well.We understand that the city and county have a homeless persons problem. But to put needy and often troubled people into an inappropriate, unsupervisable setting is to put them hugely at risk as well as those of us who live in and use the surrounding area. Sincerely, Gina McMather 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 7:02 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Relocation of Homeless Encampment From: Lee Hjermstad Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 7:01:25 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Cc: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Relocation of Homeless Encampment CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. 06/13/2021 Dear Mr. Brotherton, My name is Lee Hjermstad and I reside at 164 Crutcher Road, Port Townsend,WA. At the latest Jefferson County Commissioner's Meeting of June 09, 2021, I have become aware of the County Commissioner's recent proposal, should the Statewide Moratorium on Evictions expire on June 30, 2021,to move the Homeless Encampment,which is currently at the County Fairgrounds,to county land to the east of Loftus Rd. It has been noted that the proposed Loftus Rd site is without electrical service or a source of water. It was submitted that water would be provided by the use of two 1000-gallon water tank trailers. One of which would be reserved for fire suppression. The supported population of homeless individuals has been estimated from 45 to 60 plus individuals. Given the best-case scenario, that gives each person a maximum of 22.2 gallons of water for washing, cooking and bathing before the available water supply would be exhausted. The worst case would leave each individual with 16 gallons. Realistically, the proposed water trailer would have to refilled daily, if not more frequently. Currently staged at the Loftus site is the equivalent of approximately 40 cords of wood taken from the recent thinning operation at "Trailhead Park" east of Sand Road. Traditionally,there is a county-wide burn ban that takes effect on July 15t and lasts through September. Will this source of wood be removed or allowed to remain on site while the homeless population is "housed" there? Some of the homeless are no doubt without a means of transportation. Currently Jefferson Transit does not have a bus route on Cape George Road. The closest Grocery store,gas station, convenience store, bank, and Postal facility are three miles from the Loftus site. The current posted speed limit on Cape George Road at the Loftus Road site is 50 miles per hour is probably not the most conducive to picking up hitch-hikers I have a laundry list of other concerns, but I believe I've illuminated a few of the most grievous. However,thanks to my High School Civics teacher, Mr. Langford, who always emphasized one should not criticize a problem without offering a solution, I have come up with an alternative site I believe is a much better candidate considering the needs of the homeless population; H.J. Carroll Park. I know this proposal will raise more than a few eyebrows and objections, but, if one is to compare the two sites, H.J. Carroll Park is the more realistic choice. H.J. Carroll Park is currently owned and operated by Jefferson County. It has existing electrical service and a continuous water supply. The fire danger compared to the Loftus Road site is relatively low. Jefferson Transit already has a bus route. Schools are closer. Postal services are closer. Convenience store and gas 1 station are closer. By definition, it has a park-like setting. No less important is the fact that, if the homeless population is kept in the public eye,this ensures that this remains a temporary solution to the on-going homeless crisis in Jefferson County. This is, unless the underlying intent of the Jefferson County Commission is to actually discourage the homeless from taking up residence in Jefferson County. If that should that be the case, it would make perfect sense to sequester the homeless to the middle of the woods, out of sight and out of mind, and the Loftus Road site would be infinitely better suited for that purpose, whether temporary or not. Were I less fortunate and found myself homeless, I know where I would rather be, even if only temporarily. I hope you will give serious thought to this proposal. With Best Regards, Lee Hjermstad 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 7:10 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Brotherton's Cape George Road homeless camp From: lizanne coker Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 7:09:31 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kathryn Waters; Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Mark McCauley Cc: John Mauro Subject: Re: Brotherton's Cape George Road homeless camp CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Ms. Waters, Thank you for your letter. I have forwarded your concerns to the BOCC of Jefferson and the city of PT. Lizanne Coker Get Outlook for Android From: Kathryn Waters<kcwatersdc@gmail.com> Sent:Thursday,June 10, 2021 7:10:35 AM To:Shelter4jc@outlook.com <Shelter4jc@outlook.com> Subject: Brotherton's Cape George Road homeless camp Greetings- This is a very poorly conceived project which the people of Port Townsend cannot possibly be proud of or support. As many have pointed out There is absolutely no infrastructure. No potable water. No water for keeping clean. No sanitation. No bus line. No proximity to food or health care. Porta potties and hand washing stations are for temporary gatherings. The homeless camp at the fairgrounds has been fraught with drug abuse and mental illness requiring innumerable police interventions.There are an insufficient number of sheriffs as is. This location has many nearby woodland trails which is perfect for drug and other lawless activities such as burglary of nearby residences. If Port Townsend is going to respond in any meaningful way we need to take all of the above into consideration and treat the homeless respectfully, not just forcing them to be dumped in the middle of a clearcut. 1 Kathryn Waters Port Townsend, WA 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 8:17 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Wednesday - Commissioner Mark Ozias on Coffee with Colleen From: Clallam EDC Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 8:16:49 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Wednesday - Commissioner Mark Ozias on Coffee with Colleen CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. XLL 1-41] CLALLAM COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Join us Wednesday Morning at 8am to hear from Clallam County Commissioner Ozias: The Commissioners are working with many groups across the county to assess the needs within our County. There are significant funding streams being sent directly to individuals and families, non-profits and the state. The County will be receiving $7.5 million this spring and $7.5M one year later. These funds are intended to • Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control i • Replace lost revenue for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs • Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses. • These funds can also be used to make necessary investments in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure. The Commission will be bringing experts together representing different ecosystems to identify greatest needs and thus prioritize this spending. Please join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VIIrRHh5RG 1nYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodz09 Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782„89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 Trudeau suggests phased Canada-U.S. border re-opening: Non-essential travelers may be allowed to come to Canada if they are fully vaccinated, according to the prime minister. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is looking at a phased-in approach to reopening the Canadian border, starting with fully vaccinated travelers. On June 8, the prime minister told reporters fully vaccinated people could be the first allowed to cross the border. The actual reopening date is still not clear. Trudeau did not offer any timeline. The prime minister had previously suggested 75 per cent of Canadians would need to have a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 20 per cent fully vaccinated in order to ease border restrictions. READ MORE 2 SHOT OF A LIFETIME: INSLEE ANNOUNCES VACCINATION INCENTIVES - Including Lottery Cash Drawings with Prizes Totaling $2 Million: MC 1,MILLION The WA State Lottery will be conducting a "Shot of a oT m ,u Lifetime giveaway series during the month of June, working A with state agencies, technology companies, sports teams and higher ed institutions to offer different prizes to vaccinated individuals. This includes people who have been vaccinated in Washington, regardless of when. The incentives are not just for new vaccinations. READ MORE Are you a small business owner that has a specific tax question about funding you received from the SBA or a grant program?: The CPA Firm Clark Nuber is offering free advising to any small business in the state for a limited time. Contact LeighJ@seattlechamber.com to be connected to a Clark Nuber CPA. Emergency Broadband Benefits About the Emergency Broadband Benefit The upcoming Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price. Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program? A household is eligible if one member of the household meets one of the criteria below: 1. Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year; 2. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; 3. Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below $99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or 4. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID- 19 program. Download the EBB Brochure HERE. 3 11 ',.. ,DF:::'.'.'otidit"\ Funding still available for new or increased Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL): Whether you have an existing COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and want to apply for an increase; or are interested in applying for an initial COVID-19 EIDL, funding is available for loans up to $500,000. For more information on eligibility, use of proceeds, and loan terms, visit the SBA website. 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I he www.jeffcountychamber.org Chamber 360.385.7869 F „, EFF = RS ,') N NTv director@jeffcountychamber.org building business, building community yY3 +`` ^=F sr ¢ ,y` €�� 5'�'� t�i 1" r d z++na �.�twE�,a a s i � �I. 1,0 i - � ... s ...,,, .i • Join us on Zoom, Friday morning,6.18.21 at 10:00 am for Know Your Chamber Cafe Neighbors-Meet Port Ludlow.A panel of business and organization owners will be on hand to talk about the lifestyle, real estate,amenities, Your Community shopping and more. Learn what resources are available in your neighboring Conversation community and get answers to your questions from people who live in and love Port Ludlow. Please register for this session.A code will be needed for the Zoom meeting access.There is no cost to attend. You do not need to be a Chamber member to participate but will need to bring your own coffee and muffins. 1 Register for Chamber Cafe C NEWCOMERS MEET-UP! 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View this email in your browser ..; a< =° ; Local 20/2o Weekly Announcements 15, June i4th, 2021 a •: �• `•��,,:.t<�^.\�E.:,�.'.a,'::.:�...„v.r�i..�....,.:.'.,�.a::aiiw:.'.•v.....,:..a�,s,......:r:..�4`..-!�:.-*3 a,::.„;•�m5e"•.n.::'.��.„,.•e n....:..`,,.:,.."::.'�.'.,'�,R�y•i k.a�:c :^Ca o-\w�•�•.Y.,x�aA,Ewn�',,F.",~i2ti•'.�."..,,....;;.•Stt:,\ .:.,•\.„;*,..,. ,p ,.a'r„ '.�v��w � R �:^u.. .�'".a `.;��•''�`�,:i�'>.�R, \z > ,<. xa, ai"„ m- - Ve,: + �a \M :Vi,. , . ,u ti a' #rayE^?$k>..c i,-':\vM:r v ; v .�. •.':k'�>•.,a' .�. "..,. �•.; ..:a v�.aa.a .. :::x..:•. a,\''�":em; .,;.. .,,.a.. ' v:'� � "t� �`�.:da;.r ^sp .. ,_�a�•.;. 1 Birds Take Flight by Stephanie Austin edited by Orion Armstrong COVID-19 Update-Mon,Jun 7*Online* 47—"N„ Public He It The Weekly COVID-19 update with Jefferson County Public Health Officer,Dr.Thomas Locke. To watch live or recorded videos of the entire 9:oo AM Board of County Commissioners(BOCC) meeting,including the 9:45 AM COVID-19 update,or the 12:oo PM Washington State Association of Counties(WSAC)special meeting,go to the website for videos of meetings.You can choose"Streaming Live"or,if viewing later,"Recorded." You can also listen live to Dr.Locke on KPTZ or later in the KPTZ archives.For more information,you can go here. Forest Bathing returns! -Thursdays thru Jun 17th SPd° 4a Gi fry y � s Forest Bathing("Shinrin Yoku")is a delightful form of contemplative walking in a wooded area,gently connecting to the natural world by actively engaging the senses. Join Ellen Falconer of Olympic Peninsula Mindfulness at Fort Worden State Park and enter the"cathedral"of the park spaces that can be walked comfortably and safely far apart without masks,or as you choose.The walk follows paths linking the woods and meadows in the park.Several times the group will pause to listen to a nature poem or sit in silence with a bit of mindfulness practice.You can find more information here. Time:9:oo AM-io:30/11:oo AM I Location:meet at the Commons building,200 Battery Way Port Townsend Farmer's Market-Sat,Jun 12th Find the market's Facebook page here.The Farmers Market welcomes all people to come and enjoy the bounty,textures,and colors of locally grown and produced foods and arts.If you've never been to the market before,stop by the`Market Info booth'by the entrance,to get any questions answered and learn more about our Food Access programs. They accept cash,credit cards,SNAP/EBT funds,as well as Senior Farmers Market and WIC Vouchers.They are happy to show you around. 2 Time:9:oo AM-2:00 PM I Location:Lawrence and Tyler St,Uptown Port Townsend Local 20/2o Council Meeting-Wed,June 16th*Online* e monthly Local 2o/20 Steering Council meeting is open to all and welcomes those interested in active involvement in Local 20/2o leadership.Newcomers are always welcome.If you'd like a IA 'rtual orientation,please email Marlow.For online meeting information,contact Cindy. 'me:4:00-6:oo PM I Location:Zoom meeting olunteer Poison Hemlock Pull-Sun,Jun loth*Rescheduled* JEFFEPSON COUNTY Noxious Weed Control Board PROTECTING NA' VC. ECOSYSTEMS&. NAURAI..RESOURC€S Join the effort to remove Poison Hemlock from Port Townsend!The Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board is welcoming volunteers who want to stop the spread of this invasive,toxic weed in our community.They will teach how to identify poison hemlock and safely remove it by pulling,cutting,or digging out the plant- no herbicides used.Caution:All parts of this plant are toxic,including skin and respiratory contact.Masks,long pants,and long sleeves are REQUIRED.There will be size M&L work gloves available.Bring shovels or trowels,hand pruners or loppers,and a water bottle.For further information,email Elena.Information on poison hemlock and other weeds can be found on their website. Time:9:0o AM-12:0o PM I Location:Blue Heron Middle School,3939 San Juan Ave,Port Townsend Quaker Vigil with Douglas Milholland-Sun,Jun loth*New* Speak your inner truth!Share silence and deep listening.Bring food and something to sit on. Acknowledge the death and destruction our country is causing.At the cost of trillions of dollars,war bankrupts our ability to provide healthcare for all,create adequate public housing,repair critical infrastructure,grapple with global warming... Join Douglas Milholland for a Quaker vigil across the road from Naval Magazine Indian Island to reflect on the costs of waging war,including the ways it distracts from and even contributes to issues such as climate change and the disruption or destruction of ecosystems.Email Douglas Milholland for more information. Time: 12:oo-4:00 PM I Location:LB Good Memorial Park,3456 Fort Flagler Rd,Port Hadlock,WA 98339 Discovering the Forest Virtual Learning Sessions-Fri,Jun 25th*Online* ;s TEFFERSON J� D - � „I RUST As part of its Discovering the Forest virtual learning series,Jefferson Land Trust is 3 offering online learning opportunities that will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the Valley View harvest.Land managers and foresters will share about the harvest process and discuss the benefits these activities will have for our community and forest health.Learn more and sign up here. Time:4:oo-5:0o PM I Location:Zoom "FutureFest:"Jefferson Land Trust's annual fundraising gala-Thurs,Jul 8th*Online* *New* ,: ., ci FutureFest celebrates the power of community conservation and shared resilience. Help support the farms,fish,and forests of Jefferson County while gathering with friends online.Guest host Luke Burbank will again be the guide to an evening of inspiration from nature,and the evening will include remarks by special guest speaker Dr.Suzanne Simard,bestselling author of Finding the Mother Tree.This year,Jefferson Land Trust is excited to partner with a number of local restaurants to offer locally sourced meals for pickup.Visit the event website to learn more and reserve tickets.Early Bird pricing through June 23rd. Time:5:3o-y:oo PM I Location:Zoom Community Notices Local 20 20 COVID-19Resources I2o2o.org/COVID-19/ *Online*/ g/ 9/ O "' >^ "` , central location for community-wide information relating to COVID-19,updated frequently.Includes , Reliable, Information Sources,Vaccine info,Food Sources,Community Covid-19 Resource pages,Giving 0 ` and Getting Assistance,Community Events Online,Community Face Mask Program,and information web .osts related to COVID-19.Look in the red box at the top of the page for all the newest information. 4 Job Opening-Jefferson County 4-H Youth Development Extension Coordinator /r Position#R-1288 Summary of Duties:This position provides oversight and leadership,including volunteer management,for Extension work in the 4-H Youth Development Program of Jefferson County.This position is also responsible for community outreach efforts and efforts serving youth outside of the 4-H club system.This oversight includes the development and implementation of programs and activities within the policies and procedures of WSU Extension,and specifically,4-H programming under the direction of the County Extension Director and the State 4-H Program Leader.This position is open until filled. For full description of position and to apply,go here. EEO/AA/ADA Just Soup on Tuesdays ► �` On Tuesday,11:3o-1:3o,Just Soup provides free,hot soup lunches at St.Paul's Episcopal J► �""t Church,1020 Jefferson St,on the Tyler St.bus line[by the Bell Tower.]Enter the rear church parking lot on Franklin,and whether you are on foot,bike,or car,you will be in line for S(r/1441:/ curbside pickup,with masks,gloves,and safe distancing protocols in place. Pick up a lunch for 1444) Cast 1-404401 yourself or your neighbor in need.No questions asked. Many partners and supporters have come together to feed Port Townsend one bowl at a time. This information also appears on Local 20/2o COVID-i9 Resources Meals Page here. Times and Locations: ii:3o a.m.-1:3o p.m.Tuesdays,St.Paul's Episcopal Church Emergency Text Alerts from Jefferson County Sign up to receive Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management's emergency alerts by text on your mobile phone and/or by email. NIXLE messages provide crucial information in an emergency&are sent directly to your text-enabled device and/or email.The sign up web page also has information about other alert and warning systems,including the tsunami warning system and the WSDOT alert system. Alerts A Tool for Neighborhood Organization Nextdoor is a private social network for YOUR neighborhood.Use this link to join one of 59 Nextdoor Neighborhoods in Jefferson County.Currently there are 12,862 subscribers,with many new members joining each day.Email Pete Hubbard with questions or comments. Calling Local Photographers! 5 Local 20/2o Weekly Announcements invites local photographers to submit images that capture the character of our community and its natural setting.For the opening photo of each weekly email,we seek ocal color,horizontal("landscape")orientation,and jpeg format.Please no children,pets or recognizable faces.Kindly send to events(a?12o2o.org. Please include your name in the jpeg filename. -, e are an all-volunteer non-profit,so compensation for your talent and generosity is a photo credit and our profound thanks. Resilience Readings Do you have readings,podcasts or videos to share that are aligned with our Local 20/2o mission? Please submit them here for consideration. Local 20/2o NPREP Featured in Resilience.org Learn how the Local 20/2o Neighborhood Prep effort got started in this article from resilience.org,based on interviews with Deborah Stinson and Judy Alexander.Interestingly,it all started with Hurricane Katrina!And the preparedness continues today:learn more at Local 20/2o's emergency preparedness page. Local 20/2o Leader Column on the Community Vision Report a ,f0 7:42)..6,14 ' An: is month's Local 20/2o Leader Column by Cindy Jayne highlights some of the key takeaways from Local 20/2o's Community Vision report.Concerns about the economy and housing were common themes,as well as a great appreciation for the strength of our communities.And the visions for the future were inspiring to read-more diverse employment and community, building expertise in agricultural and forestry solutions to climate change,and more. Read the full article here, and/or go directly to the vision report. Local 20/2o King Tide Monitoring Featured in Video 6 r� I `.,...Ian Miller,Coastal Hazards Specialist,Washington Sea Grant,highlights unique findings of Local 20/2o volunteers monitoring King Tides in this video.As an aide to visualize potential localized effects of Sea Level Rise,Washington Sea Grant archives shoreline photos taken by volunteers during predicted King Tide events. Supported by Local 20/2o,a local group photo-documenting King Tides noticed water levels could be appreciably different from the predicted tide elevations and the level measured at the local tide gauge.With the guidance of Dr Miller,the team was able to measure water levels at a selected site and collect concurrent weather data in an effort to quantify and explain these differences.This type of documentation is rare in Puget Sound and may lead to improvements in coastal flood mapping and prediction. Wei:hin: in on the Transit Long Range Plan b,1pd�^aw adAmA is month's Local 20/2o Leader Column by Dave Thielk reviewed some of the work that members of Local 20/2o's T Lab transportation action group are working on. Drawing on the Jefferson County 2018 Inventory of Greenhouse Emissions as well as the modeling work done for the Climate Action Committee,T Lab is using data to demonstrate the links between increase ridership and carbon reduction in Jefferson County. Jefferson Transit is currently gathering input for their Long Range Plan and TLAB is encouraging citizens to weigh in on including carbon reduction considerations in the plan. Four Changes by Gary Snyder '� .F,ii':h .v G,•y Simi i Yn� ' Just yesterday and for the first time I heard apoem written 5o years ago by Gary Snyder.Its message is just as prescient now and even more pertinent to the situation humanity is in today.Discovering such a gem as this is bittersweet.Certainly it lifts the spirit but one can't help but wonder"what if'humanity had not squandered the past five decades and had turned away from its headlong rush towards extinction.As we face an anthropogenic collapse of our ecosystem and reconsider our place in nature,we hear words from half a century earlier, "Revolutionary consciousness is to be found among the most ruthlessly exploited classes:animals,trees,water,air,grasses." Snyder outlines our position,situation,goals and practical actions in four areas. i)Population: the population in 1.97o was 7 less than half what it is today,and suggests the carrying capacity was half or less of that.2)Pollution:atmospheric CO2 was 325 ppm in 197o and is 414 now.3) Consumption,and 4)Transformation. Please hear the wisdom of Gary Snyder here. COVID-19, Carbon And Bicycles - --- The March column for Local 20/2o's Resilience Review in The Port Townsend Leader is from Sonja Hammar, a member of the Local 20/2o Steering Council.Starting with some COVID-19 impacts on -4, r transportation,she shares how these drove her to buy an electric bike and why other locals have chosen to do so as well. Local 2o/20 Mission Working together toward local sustainability and resilience- integrating ecology, economy and community through action and education. 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Cost: FREE Empowering 1ecn!governments to better serve their communities MRSC,or mrsc.orq/training 1206.625.1300 g MRSC 12601 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98121 Unsubscribe kdean@co.jefferson.wa.us Update Profile I Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by it@mrsc.org 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 10:24 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: horse park From: Juelie Dalzell Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 10:23:58 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: horse park CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Do you have an idea about how much money we 'elite' horseback riders generate in this county? You should check in with Les Schwab, Cenex, local horse shoers,trainers, hay producers, tack stores, welders not to mention the accumulated property taxes horse owners pay toward support of government. The dollar amounts are large. But you and it would seem others in the county government are intent on insulting the very people who make this a prosperous community. The only thing horse people did was make an unused piece of county property useable for recreation of all types. I would point out that the horse community has not taken a position on the homeless camp. It has been only those living next to that gravel pit who have voiced their concerns. I live 3/10 of a mile away. My criticism of the location was based on the fact that I have grandchildren living with me and you could not address any of my health and safety concerns except to say you would be at the location once a week. How that helps us confounds me when really full time security should be provided. Juelie 1 jeffbocc From: Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 10:27 AM To: jeffbocc Cc: Mark McCauley Subject: PUD has NOT approved the EDC agreement yet CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. It's on their agenda for 6/15 BOC meeting. i jeffbocc From: Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 10:40 AM To: Mark McCauley;jeffbocc Subject: EDC -- missing the point CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. "to the extent required" — if EDC is not a public agency, nothing needs to be kept. You've just fallen into a trap, carefully set by EDC to avoid disclosure. i Dear commissioners, 6/8/2021 RECEIVED JUN 14 2021 gir4 Once again the county purposes to inact an emergency project P 4 t consideration or public input regarding the impact that this j�r qq,�� �• AUNTY on the surrounding area. V �°NERS How can you serve as commissioners without using common sense in your decision making with well prepared plans,that have been approved by the local citizens. For example: the Project Housing Taskforce to be located at 1172 Cape George Rd. (horse park property) to become a homeless park by June 30, 2021. 22 days to relocate 50 plus people. 1) the property has no infrastructure at all. 2) This is 7 miles from town, stores and any services. 3) There is no waste management, no septic systems. 4) There is no bus service to this area. 5) This is a rural farming area, not a metro area. 6) There is not a street light, fence or any security in any way. 7) There is only dirt and trees and wonderful trails leading to private residences. 8) It is a 50mph zone. Not safe to enter or leave the entrance, and definitely not safe for pedestrian traffic. 9) There is no power, sewer or water This makes you look naive to your citizens. A lawsuit comes with actions and behaviors like this. The point is you need to do your homework before you come up with an idea like this. The proper way is to communicate with the people of your community with public hearings, notices in the local media, public meetings and a committee processing this type of decision. Please locate the homeless encampment in the city where there is proper services and security etc. Sincerely John and Andrea Gieser 300 Loftus Rd. 360-385-3287 ajgieser@gmail.com T N 0 N_ (0 0 o ~ WI w Ili Oz W W H W O> U 0 I- Z C. Z GV Q > W co a �` "1 Z 5 CO 1r qU HU y O V/ CC a V Z (n o� W LL w W as L iG L 1 d CC uu- 0 H H I H LL V om ii z r Q >-T l 'T Cr < Z W ni o M0 Z W 'O O m UN -.o icsi _J Z 1 1 CO CO H Q CO Q WLL Z Q0 Z Q 0 W U /-Q (1, N z Q 01 O as Q tigco d° CoopM M co o CC �F—1-1 co coal M OQ w Z1-1 � p 3 3 J H a Q Z...... o =W Q LO 0 Q o Z Z• U` cf) 0 F" W '' 2 z 0 z • qz a Q Z i- W co E. W a Z w 0 M o 0 O LJJ CI O O O 1-1 =0 0E E. WH E. = y .U E. H Z E. co 1--1 a- Q Jf-n cod W 4 - ra, CO N Q I-->. 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Peck Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 11:21:05 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Ariel Speser; David Faber; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Cc: Tammi Rubert Subject: JTA 6/15 Board Packet Additions CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greetings, Please find attached information from Justin Leighton to be discussed at the 6/15/Board Meeting. Kind regards, Sj Peck' Executive Assistant/Clerk of the Board Jefferson Transit Authority 63 4 Corners Road, Port Townsend,WA 98368 speck atieffersontransit.com 1360-385-3020 x 108 1 ASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION rW Legislative 2021 Members Preserve and Maintain Public Transit Investments • Asotin County Transit Support efforts to preserve and maintain funding for public transit grants and • Ben Franklin Transit other multimodal grant programs.WSTA supports the full funding of core + C TRAN public transit state grant programs, including but not limited to Special Needs • Clallam Transit Transportation, Regional Mobility, Rural Mobility, Connecting Washington Transit Tiered List, Green Transportation Infrastructure and Van pool Investment P P • Columbia County Program. 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Dear Supporters-We are pleased to share the June Newsletter with you.To open the whole Newsletter, click on the image below. e r Dc/H,,\\,\iEAdvoc acy ervint > -., 01h1.cc � �i�.. HOUSE tni �ritt in This Issue Year In Review Year In Review Olympic Pride Line Up 6/27 Clients Served Article Honors Pride Month Recent& Upcoming Events Total clients Across All Services: 575 Service Hours:6,546 Our Board Seeks to par d Shelter Guests: 33 adults, 20 children Bednights: 20,384 Average Length of Stay: 97 days Dove House Wish List Unmet Requests for Shelter: 135 Crisis Line Callers Receiving Direct Intervention and/or Information & Referral: 153 To safely unsubscribe, please click here I Seam Policy This email was sent to kdean©co.jefferson.wa.us by development@dovehousejc.org Dove House Advocacy Services 11045 10th St I Port Townsend I WA 198368 Powered By:Trail Blazer Campaign Services, Inc.visit http:IAwww.trailblz.com 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 12:08 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Please Read - Encampment Importance: High From: Erik Hill Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 12:07:34 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton Subject: Please Read - Encampment CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. ' Greetings, I want to make a simple point, as my wife, I and our two children live 1/4 mile from the proposed site. "I will work hard to represent the people of Jefferson County". These are words from Greg Brotherton's commissioner campaign. The majority of these"friendly campers"are not local residents and most likely did not vote you into office, nor do they pay your salaries. WE DO! So who's best interest do you have in mind here? This is poorly thought out and ridiculous. Before you rush any decisions, please think about that. You are taking the same path that Seattle has, which has only made the problem worse. Think about US, please! The taxpayers! This is a dangerous situation and you're about to make it worse. Sincerely, Erik Hill I Grounded Designs E: erik@groundeddesigns.com W:www.groundeddesigns.com P: 360-531-4151 1 jeffbocc From: Brent Shirley <brent@thecarwashinc.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 1:10 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Discount for Jefferson County Employees at The Carwash of Port Townsend CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. For the past several years The Carwash of Port Townsend has offered Jefferson County employees$5 off of any wash. All that the employees need to do on entering the wash is to let us know that they are a County employee. The attached poster is just a periodic reminder of this ongoing special. Can you please distribute this for us or let me know who should be the contact in the future. Regards and my apologies for interrupting you're busy schedule. 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Brenner <jdb@spinnakerbldg.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 1:41 PM To: jeffbocc Cc: btracer@ejfr.org; chief@ejfr.org; Mark McCauley; Neil Wachter Subject: Attorney's comment for proposed relocation of homeless encampment Attachments: Letter to Commissioners re Proposal 061421.pdf CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear All, Please find attached correspondence from attorney Neil Wachter in regards to the proposed relocation of the homeless encampment. Sincerely, Jon Brenner I Paralegal Sanchez, Mitchell, Eastman&Cure, PSC 4110 Kitsap Way,Suite 200 I Bremerton,WA 98312 T 360.479.3000 I F 360.479.3983 idb@spinnakerbldg.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:The information contained in this ELECTRONIC MAIL transmission is confidential. It may also be subject to the attorney-client privilege or be privileged work product or proprietary information. This information is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient,you are hereby notified that any use,disclosure,dissemination,distribution(other than to the addressee(s)),copying or taking of any action because of this information is strictly prohibited. 1 SANCHEZ, MITCHELL, EASTMAN & CURE, PSG AlIORNEYSATLAW JOHN F.MITCHELL Of Counsel CARRIE E.EASTMAN I{EVIN W.CURE NEIL R.WACHTER. BRYAN A.WICHERT June 14, 2021 J.LARRY PAULSON 1944.2018 JAMES B.SANCHEZ 1921-1987 Commissioner Kate Dean, District 1 Commissioner Heidi Eisenhouer, District 2 Commissioner Greg Brotherton, District 3 Acting County Administrator Mark McCauley Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners PO Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 RE: Proposal to Re-Locate Homeless Encampment,via email Dear Commissioners: I write on behalf of several neighbors of Jefferson County's 60-acre parcel located along Cape George Road, where the BOCC is considering relocating the homeless encampment currently located on County land at the Fairgrounds (the "60-Acres"), Respectfully, the BOCC is moving with unnecessary haste to move the encampment. Our general practice law firm represents many landlords, and it is understood throughout the rental industry that the current end of the Governor's eviction moratorium will not cause an unleashing of evictions. Instead, it will be the start of a long, drawn-out process, as our state's superior courts process these cases, one by one. The 60-Acres are ill-suited for a homeless encampment. Unlike the Fairgrounds, the 60- Acres lacks running water, sanitation, sewer, electricity and fire protection services. By moving the encampment, the County will be inviting and creating a public health emergency that it entirely avoidable. The BOCC should consider itself on notice that it risks creating public nuisance conditions that will require court intervention. With this letter, I am making a request pursuant to RCW Chapter 42.56 for copies of,all plans, specifications, schematics, proposals, contracts, and interlocal agreements for the proposed relocation, as well as all correspondence, including emails and staff recommendations, relating or pertaining to the proposed relocation. Thank you. Si ere nrw@spinnakerbldg.com CC: County Aieesmisporian rt iMit.sap Way,Suite 200 / Bremerton,WA 98312-2401 360)479-3000 / FAX(360)479-3983 jeffbocc From: Jennifer Hefty <jenroseland@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 2:11 PM To: Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean;jeffbocc Subject: CC meeting happening now CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Commissioners, I am currently watching the zoom meeting and I am appalled at the number of untruths Greg is saying. I was glad to hear Kate call him out on a couple. Cell service is one. Greg has no idea about the actual cost of this project-he is guessing at numbers as he goes. Greg mentioned many times that people would donate this and that. That's what we figure a budget on?? Come on get real. How can the two women on the board be expected to vote for this boondoggle without a budget? Greg has no idea how much a chain link fence costs. Currently about$15-$23 per linear foot. His estimate of$3000 would enclose at best an area of 200 square feet.--50 by 50 feet. My dog has a larger exercise area than that. Of course he still has not said just how big the fenced area will be. Due diligence for real cost analysis is required before a vote can be taken. At times Greg just refuses to answer a tough question. Greg responded to an email from me a few days ago: It wasn't hidden from sight. This is an emergency response. It isn't something up for public debate. Our Emergency Homeless Ordinance would allow you to invite a tent encampment onto your property without environmental review just like the county. I give you my word that this will be there for a year or less for up to 38 residents, A real emergency response isn't worked on for 6 months. Already you are talking 60 people not 38 or less. Tells me that your word is only good to some people-and I guess my neighbors don't qualify. And the 'well if you don't trust me then...' line... Oh BooHoo. Grow up and act like you belong to a commission-not a one man action group. Why should they, or any of us for that matter, trust you when you have shown by your actions and misinformation that you are not trustworthy. I can't believe this is how our taxpayer money is spent. Jennifer Hefty i Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 2:16 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: RE: Proposed Suspension of Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission From: PLDD Commissioner 3 Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 2:16:25 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean Cc: jeffbocc; commish@pldd.org Subject: FW: RE: Proposed Suspension of Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Commissioners, I am forwarding an email that Chairman Forbes sent on May 25, 2021 to various county officials regarding notice of proposed suspension of Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission. No county officials have contacted the PLDD commissioners with questions or comments regarding this proposed action. An announcement of the proposed suspension was posted on PLDD website several weeks ago requesting anyone with questions to email the commissioners. No comments have been received. Please review Resolution 2021-02: A Resolution of the Port Ludlow Drainage District Proposing Suspension of Operations, which is posted under Records at pldd.org and proceed with actions required of the county legislative authority under RCW 85.38.220. Thank you, Deborah Helleson Commissioner#3 Port Ludlow Drainage District Original Message From: "PLDD Commissioner 2" <commissioner2@pldd.org> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 11:31am To: "Philip Morley" <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: "Mark McCauley" <mmccauley@co.jefferson.wa.us>, "W. Scott Snyder" <ssnyder@omwlaw.com>, "Andrew D. Tsoming" <atsoming@omwlaw.com>, "commish@pldd.org" <commish@pldd.org>, "Monte Reinders" <mreinders@co.jefferson.wa.us>, "Philip Hunsucker" i <phunsucker@co.jefferson.wa.us>, "Rose Ann Carroll" <carrollra@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: RE: Proposed Suspension of Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission Hi Phillip, I've not heard from anyone else at the County. Would you kindly ask someone to specifically follow up with me? As a remainder. I will be stepping down from the Commission at the end of August. At that time the Commission will be without a quorum and unable to execute its duties (even without a formal suspension of the Commission). All the best Don Forbes Original Message From: "Philip Morley" <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2021 8:40am To: "PLDD Commissioner 2" <commissioner2@pldd.org>, "Mark McCauley" <MMcCauley@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: "W. Scott Snyder" <ssnyder@omwlaw.com>, "Andrew D. Tsoming" <atsoming@omwlaw.com>, "commish@pldd.org" <commish@pldd.org>, "Monte Reinders" <MReinders@co.jefferson.wa.us>, "Philip Hunsucker" <PHunsucker@co.jefferson.wa.us>, "Rose Ann Carroll" <carrollra@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: RE: Proposed Suspension of Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission Dear Mr. Forbes, Thank you for your email regarding your resignation from the Port Ludlow Drainage District and requesting continued discussion with the County about potential suspension of the District's Commission. I have stepped down from my role as County Administrator, and by this email, I'm forwarding your communication to Interim County Administrator Mark McCauley for his response, and to other County officials for their attention. Thank you for your service on the District's Commission, and for writing. Philip Philip Morley former Jefferson County Administrator pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us (360) 385-9100 x-383 This is a reminder that all email to or from this email address may be subject to the Public Records Act contained in RCW 42.56. Additionally, all email to and from the county is captured and archived by Information Services. Original Message 2 From: PLDD Commissioner 2 <commissioner2@pldd.org> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 1:11 PM To: Philip Morley <pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: W. Scott Snyder <ssnyder@omwlaw.com>; Andrew D. Tsoming <atsoming@omwlaw.com>; commish@pldd.org Subject: Proposed Suspension of Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. May 24, 2021 Philip Morley Jefferson County Administrator P. O. Box 1220 Port Townsend WA 98368 Re: Suspension of the Port Ludlow Drainage District Commission Dear Mr. Morley: I have two important issues that I wish to discuss with you and the Jefferson County Commission. Both of these issues directly relate to the future of the Port Ludlow Drainage District. The first issue is that I must respectfully resign my position as a commissioner. The second issue is that the District has progressed to the point when it no longer performs the primary purpose for which it was chartered. It is now a $40,000 yearly maintenance operation that still requires elected officials to oversee these routine operations. More specifically: My Resignation I've enjoyed participating on the Commission, and I've been honored to serve as Commission Chair for most of my tenure. However, beginning this coming November, my wife and I will be spending most of our winters and springs outside of the US. Of course, the winter and spring seasons are when drainage issues are most prevalent. Having an absentee commission member, let alone the commission chair, is completely untenable. I'm willing to remain active on the commission through this coming August. In that regard, I tender my resignation effective August 31st. That three-month period should allow sufficient time to find a replacement. Please note that the Drainage Commission has operated for over a year with one empty seat. With another commissioner vacancy, the drainage commission will be unable to fulfill its obligations. Suspension of Commission Operations Established in 2000, the Port Ludlow Drainage District was created to solve a set of drainage issues that are unique within Jefferson County. Those issues required the design and construction of a drainage infrastructure. Once that infrastructure was in place, the Drainage District was to maintain those drainage improvements. All planned construction has been completed and the District is faced with the reality that the requirements of state law are not well suited to the current, minimal maintenance operations of the District. The annual budget for the Drainage District averages $85,000. Of that amount, actual maintenance and attendant engineering averages less than $40,000 annually. Which means that a majority of District expenditures relate to administrative overhead 3 required by state law for supporting our District's commission. Further note, that the District has no employees, and that it neither owns nor rents an office or other facility other than its drainage improvements. Therefore, the ongoing burdens of maintaining a redundant administrative structure make little sense from the view of the taxpayer. State statute permits the District to suspend the operation of its Commission (while continuing to provide maintenance for the District's infrastructure) with the approval of Jefferson County. I invite you to join me in a discussion of how the District and County, working together, can avoid these unnecessary administrative costs and give the taxpayers the most benefit from their tax dollars. I will be happy to outline potential deal points to ensure that the accumulated tax revenues of the District are used solely for the purposes for which the District was created. Any fair arrangement would include paying the reasonable administrative expenses of the County. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss how we can work together to best serve the taxpayers of the District and Jefferson County. Very truly yours, PORT LUDLOW DRAINAGE DISTRICT Commission Chair Donald E. Forbes ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 4 jeffbocc From: Jon D. Brenner <jdb@spinnakerbldg.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 2:19 PM To: jeffbocc Cc: btracer@ejfr.org; chief@ejfr.org; Mark McCauley; Neil Wachter; Public Records Subject: Attorney's comment for proposed relocation of homeless encampment - REVISED Attachments: Letter to Commissioners re Proposal - Revised - 061421.pdf CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear All, Please find attached revised correspondence from attorney Neil Wachter in regards to the proposed relocation of the homeless encampment. Thank you. Sincerely, Jon Brenner j Paralegal Sanchez, Mitchell, Eastman&Cure, PSC 4110 Kitsap Way,Suite 200 I Bremerton,WA 98312 T 360.479.3000 I F 360.479.3983 jdb@spinnakerbldg.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:The information contained in this ELECTRONIC MAIL transmission is confidential. It may also be subject to the attorney-client privilege or be privileged work product or proprietary information. This information is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient,you are hereby notified that any use,disclosure,dissemination,distribution(other than to the addressee(s)),copying or taking of any action because of this information is strictly prohibited. 1 SANCHEZ, MITCHELL, EASTMAN & CURE, PSC ATTORNEYS AT LAW JOHN F.MITCHELL Of Counsel CARRIE E.EASTMAN KEVIN W.CURE NEIL R.WACHTER BRYAN A.WICHERT June 14, 2021 J.LARRY PAULSON 1944-2018 JAMES B.SANCHEZ 1921-1987 Commissioner Kate Dean, District 1 Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour, District 2 Commissioner Greg Brotherton, District 3 Acting County Administrator Mark McCauley Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners PO Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 RE: Proposal to Re-Locate Homeless Encampment, via email Dear Commissioners: I write on. behalf of several neighbors of Jefferson County's 79-plus-acre parcel located along Cape George Road (the "79-Acres"), where the BOCC is considering relocating the homeless encampment currently located on County land at the Fairgrounds. Respectfully, the BOCC is moving with unnecessary haste to move the encampment. Our general practice law firm represents many landlords, and it is understood throughout the rental industry that the current end of the Governor's eviction moratorium will not cause an unleashing of evictions. Instead, it will be the start of a long, drawn-out process, as our state's superior courts process these cases, one by one. The 79-Acres are ill-suited for a homeless encampment. Unlike the Fairgrounds, the 79- Acres lacks running water, sanitation, sewer, electricity and fire protection services. By moving the encampment, the County will be inviting and creating a public health emergency that it entirely avoidable. The BOCC should consider itself on notice that it risks creating public nuisance conditions that will require court intervention. With this letter, I am making a request pursuant to RCW Chapter 42.56 for copies of all plans, specifications, schematics, proposals, contracts, and interlocal agreements for the proposed relocation, as well as all correspondence, including emails and staff recommendations, relating or pertaining to the proposed relocation. Thank you. Since,ely, �--- ETL R.WACHTER nrw@spinnakerbldg.com CC: County I ATalu.:''flan tilSIAPaP Way,Suite 200 / Bremerton,WA 98312-2401 (360)479-3000 / FAX(360)479-3983 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 2:40 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Delivery Status Notification (Failure) From: Peter Bonyun Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 2:39:52 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Failure) CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:29:47-0700 Subject: Moving homeless Honorable Commissioners: While I am not privy to all of the conversations and plans for relocating the fairground homeless to the gravel pit on Cape George Road, I am aware that, on the surface, this is not a good idea. The location is completely inappropriate for several reasons, the least of which is it's lack of any kind of transportation and its distance from any services. I am certain that they can be furnished with water and sanitary facilities of some sort, but what about the lack of respect for them as human beings? Relegating them to a gravel pit? Far from town? Still living in tents or broken down RVs or cars? We can do better than this. I do know that the fairgrounds encampment has given you all a lot of grief, but this is not an acceptable solution. You are all competent, caring humans, come up with something better than this. If you were to propose a permanent tiny house transient village on this site with appropriate infrastructure and social services, including health and mental health counselling and addiction services with scheduled transportation I would support this. I think the community might as well. As it stands you will be getting a lot of blow back that none of you want. It is time to think bigger and better. Respectfully, Peter Bonyun Together We Can! 1 Together We Can! 2 jeffbocc From: Tom Thiersch <tprosys@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 3:08 PM To: Commissioners@jeffpud.org;jeffbocc Cc: 'Kevin Streett; Mark McCauley Subject: Multi-Party Agreement for EDC Funding CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Commissioners, I have some concerns about the proposed "5-party agreement" with the EDC. Before you approve the Agreement as-is, please first read the Definitions at the end of this email, copied directly from our state's Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) (RCW 42.30) and Public Records Act (PRA) (RCW 42.56). Then, consider the following: 1. The EDC is Jefferson County's contracted Associate Development Organization (ADO). 2. ADOs are entities of the Washington State Department of Commerce and are created by statute: RCW 43.330.080 3. Therefore, per RCW 42.30.020, the EDC is "public agency" **. 4. Every "public agency" is subject to the OPMA and PRA. In the past, the EDC has tried to claim that it is not a public agency and (a) does not have to announce or conduct meetings of its board in public and (b) does not have to respond to requests for records. Now, notice the careful wording of provision "N" in the proposed agreement (Page 63 of 82 in the JPUD June 15, 2021 board packet): N. Public Records Act. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any record, including any electronic, audio, paper or other media, is required to be kept or indexed as a public record in accordance with the Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW (as may be amended), EDC Team Jefferson agrees to maintain all records constituting public records and to produce or assist the government parties in producing such records, within the time frames and parameters set forth in state law. ECD Team Jefferson also agrees that upon receipt of any written public record request potentially applicable to any government party, the it shall, within two business days, notify the government party by providing a copy of the request per the notice provisions of this Agreement. The above language says, in essence, IF the EDC were a public agency, it would have to comply with the PRA. But because the EDC does not actually admit to its status as a public agency, the EDC's stance would be "we aren't subject to the PRA so we don't have to respond to requests for records". "Public records" are, by the definition in RCW 42.56.010(3), writings that are "prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency"; it the EDC can pretend that it isn't a public agency, then none of its records are "public records". 1 In other words, through some clever wordplay, the proposed agreement allows the EDC to shift all responsibility for PRA compliance to the other participating agencies (JC, PT, PUD, Port) and relieves the EDC of the need to comply with the PRA. The Agreement should be modified to state, unequivocally, that the EDC acknowledges that it is, in fact, a public agency and that it will comply with the OPMA and PRA. Anything less is unacceptable and will allow public funds to be spent under a cloak of secrecy. Thank you, Tom Thiersch Jefferson County ** PS: For further reading on the determination of what constitutes a "public agency", refer to MRSC: The Telford test is a fact-based analysis to help determine whether the way the entity is structured, funded, and controlled by a public agency makes the private entity's records open to public scrutiny. The test was first adopted by the Washington Court of Appeals in 1999, and the test can briefly be described as an analysis based on four factors: 1. Whether the entity performs a governmental function; 2. The extent to which government funds the entity's activities; 3. The extent of government involvement in the entity's activities; and 4. Whether the entity was created by the government. See: http://courts.mrsc.orq/appellate/095wnapp/095wnapp0149.htm RCW 42.30.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) "Public agency" means: (a) Any state board, commission, committee, department, educational institution, or other state agency which is created by or pursuant to statute, other than courts and the legislature; (b) Any county, city, school district, special purpose district, or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state of Washington; (c) Any subagency of a public agency which is created by or pursuant to statute, ordinance, or other legislative act, including but not limited to planning commissions, library or park boards, commissions, and agencies; (d) Any policy group whose membership includes representatives of publicly owned utilities formed by or pursuant to the laws of this state when meeting together as or on behalf of participants who have contracted for the output of generating plants being planned or built by an operating agency. 2 (2) Governing body means the multimember board, commission, committee, council, or other policy or rule-making body of a public agency, or any committee thereof when the committee acts on behalf of the governing body, conducts hearings, or takes testimony or public comment. (3) "Action" means the transaction of the official business of a public agency by a governing body including but not limited to receipt of public testimony, deliberations, discussions, considerations, reviews, evaluations, and final actions. "Final action" means a collective positive or negative decision, or an actual vote by a majority of the members of a governing body when sitting as a body or entity, upon a motion, proposal, resolution, order, or ordinance. (4) "Meeting" means meetings at which action is taken. RCW 42.56.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Agency" includes all state agencies and all local agencies. "State agency" includes every state office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency. "Local agency" includes every county, city, town, municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, or special purpose district, or any office, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency thereof, or other local public agency. (2) "Person in interest" means the person who is the subject of a record or any representative designated by that person, except that if that person is under a legal disability, "person in interest" means and includes the parent or duly appointed legal representative. (3) "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. For the office of the secretary of the senate and the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives, public records means legislative records as defined in RCW 40.14.100 and also means the following: All budget and financial records; personnel leave, travel, and payroll records; records of legislative sessions; reports submitted to the legislature; and any other record designated a public record by any official action of the senate or the house of representatives. This definition does not include records that are not otherwise required to be retained by the agency and are held by volunteers who: (a) Do not serve in an administrative capacity; (b) Have not been appointed by the agency to an agency board, commission, or internship; and (c) Do not have a supervisory role or delegated agency authority. (4) "Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording any form of communication or representation including, but not limited to, letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all papers, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, motion picture, film and video recordings, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums, diskettes, sound recordings, and other documents including existing data compilations from which information may be obtained or translated. 3 Julie Shannon From: ginnie porter <ottercove@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 3:34 PM To: Greg Brotherton; KDean@cojefferson.wa.ua; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Homeless camp at cape george Dear Kate, Heidi and Greg: I am writing to you today to express my frustration as a member of the public who has all of a sudden become very aware of the office of the commissioners due to the pending move of the homeless camp at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. just discovered that a county property on Cape George Road is the proposed new location. This matters to me as it is quite close to my home. As the meeting progressed it appeared that commissioner Gregg Brotherton was the main if not only commissioner who had done anything toward the move mentioned above. I did a bit of research on the county website and i see the reason for this seems to be that he is the only one on the Affordable and Homeless Houseing committees. I understand that every commissioner can't do everything. My concern is that some issues are obviously much more hot button than others and the location of a homeless encampment is one of these. It may be policy for one commissioner to do all the work and maybe that commissioner is not obligated to let other commissioners know anything about it till shortly before a decision has to be made by ALL of the commissioners, but in this case, it seems like a bad idea not to include other commissioners and more importantly, to include the public who will be affected by a decision. Watching the proceedings, Mr Brotherton appeared to be offended that everyone concerned wouldnt' just accept what he says as the way it is going to be, without allowing any input of consequences by other commissioners or members of the public. He says he "gave his word" about various aspects of this move and so he can't go back on that. Well, he shouldnt' have given his word without any consideration for other peoples input. 1 I like Kate Dean's suggestion that all of the commissioners need to get more involved in this. Gregg Brotherton doesn't need to get offended and take offense at this. His attitude toward the other commissioners is totally condescending. He says there is no time for this. Well why didnt' he start this sooner. That is ridiculous and his ego is really getting in the way of his job. By the way there are a lot more than 10 people who could be affected is just not true. Kate and Heidi have good points about the extra cost of moving the camp to this "temporary" location. Why spend up to 100k extra from the the cost of the fairground, for a temporary location when keeping the camp at the fairgrounds, (and it seems this option hasn't really been considered - Greg just says it's time to move??) let them stay there, get a property purchased and spend the 100k on that. And i think Kate is right to say that if jefferson county fair kicks them out for a few months with no place to go, then that can be an option. Thanks for at least letting the public have some input today. Sincerlely, Ginnie Porter Get Outlook for iOS 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 3:39 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Zoom today From: ptf@olypen.com . Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 3:38:33 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Zoom today CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg, Katie and Heidi, I have been listening most of the day, Questions Greg you talk about stake holders, why are the neighbors not considered is your decision making process. They are who you work for... The frustration from the tax payers is through the roof for us on the outside and the misconception that no other options exist is truly false . What time are you meeting at the site tomorrow, I am willing to attend, and plan to be at the noon meeting at the 4H building. There is no need to rush into anything, a eviction notice will take 90 days to enforce. Let me know . Thank you Peter R. Langley Port Townsend Foundry LLC 251 Otto St. Port Townsend WA. 98368 P. 360 385-6425 F. 360 385-1947 "The bigger the dream, The larger the reality" www.porttownsendfoundry.com www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Foundry-LLC 1 Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 3:55 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Funding From: ptf@olypen.com Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 3:54:51 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Funding CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Can you please provide or share the total dollars of the spending that has gone to the stake holders and or the homeless themselves? For the past five years and your budget to buy the new location. I would prefer not to do a public records request for this. Let see what you have. Thanks Pete Peter R. Langley Port Townsend Foundry LLC 251 Otto St. Port Townsend WA. 98368 P. 360 385-6425 F. 360 385-1947 "The bigger the dream, The larger the reality" www.porttownsendfoundry.com www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Foundry-LLC 1 jeffbocc From: Julia Cochrane <willowtree@olypen.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 4:50 PM To: jeffbocc Cc: Julia Cochrane Subject: Conversation about what is next for the unsheltered. CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Heidi, Kate, and Greg, As an advocate for the unsheltered and a member of the Affordable Housing/Homeless Task Force's Shelter Strategy Team, I support Greg's goals of having somewhere for the unsheltered to go when the moratorium ends and the Fair Board requires them to move. I believe that it is a moral mandate that we stop turning our backs on the unsheltered and shove them into invisibility, especially since their numbers are going to grow with people who have not been homeless and do not have appropriate survival skills and may, on the positive side, be easier to move out of homelessness because they haven't become "chronic" yet. I understand your hesitancy about the Cape George site, but I firmly believe that it is totally feasible with support from the community. I am at the beginning stages of seeing if the Jefferson Interfaith Action Coalition -which does the Winter Welcoming Center-would be willing to take the lead in gathering congregations and other groups to form a volunteer corp to do several things: 1. be a second monitor- like existed at the American Legion through COAST, 2. Reach out to the Neighborhood Emergency Management Teams of L2020 to provide ham radio back up for emergencies, 3.To have volunteer drivers to help unsheltered people get to and from their jobs, etc. beyond the scope of a once a day round trip by Dial a Ride, and also to provide some transportation on Sundays-as needed. And what ever other uses volunteers could be to support these members of our community. I ask that you include the Shelter Strategy Team, Bayside, and Barbara Morey and I, as long time advocates, in your conversations. We have deep experience dealing with this community and the issues of self governance, etc. We plan to be at the FairGround meeting tomorrow and I would love any opportunity to assist any or all of you in grappling with this issue. Please feel free to email,text or call me at the contact info below. Please do not allow perfectionism to stop needed action. Thank you,Julia Cochrane Julia Cochrane willowtree@olvpen.com PO Box 1654 Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 821-1926 cell I SEEK A WORLD Free of war and the threat of war. I SEEK A SOCIETY With equity and justice for all. I SEEK A COMMUNITY 1 Where every person's potential may be fulfilled. I SEEK AN EARTH RESTORED. 2 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 5:26 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:The Cape George Horse Park that never was. From: Lisa Stoutmoose Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 5:25:29 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Subject: Fwd: The Cape George Horse Park that never was. CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello ladies I am forwarding the email I sent to our East Jefferson County Fire Department to advise you of my and many of my neighbors' concerns over the proposed Horse camp off Cape George Rd. Beyond the info contained in my email, please note: 1: We do not trust Brotherton 2. We would like Brotherton randomly drug tested as he flaunts his business on the internet. We have zero tolerance for an incapacitated commissioner. 3. Brotherton's marijuana store was fined for violations. Does he follow law?Can he pass a simple citizenship test? 4. Brotherton has not been fully forthcoming, he's actually gaslighting. His claims of getting things in order at the horse park are empty. He has avoided speaking with the nearest neighbors and when he speaks of these neighbors, he does so disparagingly.This is unacceptable. We don't want that. He doesn't represent us or the homeless population in our town. 5.Attempting to stash our homeless at some hostile location for appearances sake cuz tourist season is upon us is cruel and inhumane. Let the man live out at the site for a week to get a taste of his own proposal.We will not hold his hand but we will give him the minimum amount of water to stay hydrated. He can provide his own tarp and sleeping bag. No technology or devices will be permitted.And he can hike to and from town to beg for money and buy food.We think putting a pebble in one shoe will give him perspective of lack of perfect mobility. Thanks. LisaStoutmoose Retired airline pilot Begin forwarded message: From: Lisa Stoutmoose<stoutmoose@gmail.com> Date:June 14, 2021 at 1:29:18 PM PDT To: btracer@ejfr.org Cc: chief@ejfr.org Subject:The Cape George Horse Park that never was. 1 Hi Assistant Chief Tracer, Rumor has it you're meeting w Greg Brotherton tomorrow. Rumor also has it that the commissioners had not until recently contacted the FD previously to discuss relocating the homeless camp outside of the fairgrounds to the county. A lot of us are concerned. Fire hazard first. Safety of the homeless also.And safety to residents nearby. There is no transportation, sanitation, electric, etc out that way.We've learned that Brotherton knew long ago that the deadline was looming but he ignored it until it's now a pressing matter, perhaps so he can more easily manipulate the system for his personal agenda of hiding away the homeless before tourist season. It's outrageous. He claims he has hope to get it done. Don't let him push you into a dangerous situation. Please don't let Greg's procrastination push you into agreeing to his reckless "plan." Brotherton's lack of leadership does not fall on you.Just tell him no. As a woman, I can't help but think about the young homeless women who will be forced to stay in a camp where she has no warm water for her sanitation. If she runs out of tampons, if someone rips off her supply of menstrual sanitary products, what's she gonna do?She gonna walk to town for that? In the middle of the rainy night?With bloody pants?Will she be able to call someone for a ride during a heavy wind storm? As a homeowner nearby, I can't help but think about the homeless who suffer serious mental health conditions and the drug addicted. Will they just randomly flick their cigarette butts out into the woods? Yeah they will.You know they will. And I don't know if there's enough manpower and water trucks to fight a forest fire off Cape George Rd once it gets involved. It scares the hell out of me.We have one way in and one way out on this tiny peninsula. A traffic jam and multiple vehicle collisions out of pure panic to escape with our lives is a real possibility. I'm sure you've thought about the potential for massive loss of life if a fire took hold during a drought. We don't want that, but Brotherton seems to. He's a poor planner. It does not bode well for his re-election. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone of you who takes care of all of us here in East Jefferson County on the Quimper Peninsula.Thank you so much. I am so grateful for your service. Please deny Brotherton his pet project. Please. Thanks again. I'm the old woman waving hi as we cross paths. LisaStoutmoose Retired airline captain 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 6:13 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Zoom today From: ptf@olypen.com Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 6:13:08 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: RE: Zoom today CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg, Just for the record I was invited by Sue Macintire and ask to be there! Also I have know the most of the fire personal and Brian Tracer for years. Have yet to meet the new Chief, but now I have a reason. You can get the impute you want to hear or not, but all of this is a public issue. When you meet ask for a report in writing from the fire Marshall and or the chief. Then those can be facts and not just what I was told. As for the comment you made about the loss of training ground at the miller road station, They do supper"Saturday" training one day a month if enough staff can show up.. That means the outside grounds are not utilized at all most of the month. Some of that land is county owned. I can get numbers. Just thought you would know them. Thanks Pete Peter R. Langley Port Townsend Foundry LLC 251 Otto St. Port Townsend WA. 98368 P. 360 385-6425 F. 360 385-1947 "The bigger the dream, The larger the reality" www.porttownsendfoundry.com www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Foundry-LLC 1 From: Greg Brotherton [mailto:GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 5:07 PM To: ptf@olypen.com Subject: RE: Zoom today Hey Pete, I feel like a bit of a broken record. Neighbors would never want a tent encampment. I looked for a place with a minimum of neighbors. I would rather you didn't go to the 4-h meeting tomorrow as you aren't stakeholders,yet. You aren't invited and it isn't a public meeting. If you must go, I'm sure you will be allowed in, but please be respectful of the process. I'll meet with the Fire Marshall without member of the public, thanks, but I will ask about using the firehouse on Miller Road. We fund homeless services through the Housing Task Force for the last two or three years. The Shelter gets some federal and state subsidy, and much of that is not subject to PRR, so you will get an incomplete picture, and I have an incomplete picture. But we are allocating about$300-400k for homeless housing and supportive services through recording fees with the city. The RFP for'22 is$175k for affordable housing and $275 for Homeless housing including the Emergency Shelter. More than that you should do a PRR for the best info, Greg Brotherton Jefferson County Commissioner, District 3 1820 Jefferson Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360)385-9100 gbrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us From: ptf@olypen.com <ptf@olypen.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 3:39 PM To: Greg Brotherton<GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Heidi Eisenhour <HEisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject:Zoom today CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg, Katie and Heidi, I have been listening most of the day, Questions Greg you talk about stake holders, why are the neighbors not considered is your decision making process. They are who you work for... The frustration from the tax payers is through the roof for us on the outside and the misconception that no other options exist is truly false . What time are you meeting at the site tomorrow, I am willing to attend, and plan to be at the noon meeting at the 4H building. There is no need to rush into anything, a eviction notice will take 90 days to enforce. 2 Let me know . Thank you Peter R. Langley Port Townsend Foundry LLC 251 Otto St. Port Townsend WA. 98368 P. 360 385-6425 F. 360 385-1947 "The bigger the dream, The larger the reality" www.porttownsendfoundry.com www.facebook.com/Port-Townsend-Foundry-LLC ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 3 jeffbocc From: Jean Ball <gnarleydogfarm@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 7:27 PM To: jeffbocc;J Ball Gnarley Dog Farm Subject: Homelessness in JeffCo CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello Commissioners and staff, I listened to the BoCC meetings today.... all day. It was a tough day because you are each committed to doing the right thing. I'm not going to advocate for any particular location or solution in this message.What I am going to do is attempt to help you see through the muddy waters. If there was an easy solution, it would have been found by now. If there was a perfect location, we'd have already made it available. We all know that, right? Since we can agree that there is no unicorn coming down the road, can we also agree that the failure to find a viable,yet imperfect, alternative will be the damning legacy for all of us?Will we really choose inaction and all the miserable consequences that come with it because we were indecisive and could not make do with what we had available to us? I don't know which location is the best option but I do know that it is past time to make a decision and help those less fortunate among us. I do know that the consequences of inaction will be a decentralized needy population which will yield an increased demand for healthcare, police, and fire services and will generate significantly greater negative impacts to the community and environment. I'm glad you will discuss this further this week. Ask all your questions, and take action. Please. Don't allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good.We must take steps in the right direction even if it is not our ideal. Winter is coming. Jean Ball 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 9:29 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Banning Facial Recognition Attachments: facial_recognition_one_pager-2019.09_-_final.pdf;ATT00001.htm From: Ailey Birkeland Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 9:28:10 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) Subject: Banning Facial Recognition CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, I respectfully request the introduction of legislation that would ban the use of discriminatory facial recognition software. In response to the biased nature of the software and the implicit infringement of citizens' rights caused by its use, King County just banned the use of facial recognition software with the exceptions of schools and private institutions. (https://kingcounty.gov/council/mainnews/2021/June/6-01-facial-recognition.aspx) The city of Portland, OR joined with several other municipalities nationwide to also place a ban on the technology, but taking the extra step to stipulate that it could not be used either for public or private use. (https://www.portland.govicode/34/10) Jefferson County, WA has a long history of protecting and advocating for democratic values and the rights of its citizens to be free of discrimination and surveillance, both public and private in nature. I encourage Jefferson County to follow Portland's example, and become the first county in the nation to ban all forms of biometric surveillance. Attached is a fact sheet about facial recognition published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Please contact myself or the Electronic Frontier Foundation with any questions. Thank you for your hard work and consideration. Respectfully, Ailey Birkeland 1 ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION Facial Recognition Face recognition is poised to become one of the most pervasive and intrusive of all surveillance technologies. Today, law enforcement officers can use mobile devices to capture face recognition-ready photographs of people they stop on the street;surveillance cameras boast real-time face scanning and identification capabilities;and federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have access to hundreds of millions of images of faces of law-abiding Americans This technology poses a threat to our privacy,chills protest in public places, and disparately impacts people of color. Congress should ban government use of face surveillance. How It Works Some law enforcement and other government agencies (like state DMVs and the U.S. State Department)collect photographs of people's faces for a variety of purposes.The digital images are then converted into a mathematical representation of pre-designated measurements, often called a "face template," and uploaded into a shared database. When the government wants to identify someone in a photo collected from such places as social media,CCTV, "Smartcity"traffic cameras, or in the field,they can compare the face template from the photo with the known photos in the database(s).They use facial recognition algorithms that rely on unique physical markers on people's faces to find the closest mathematical matches. A rapidly growing number of government agencies use face surveillance.The FBI's Next Generation Identification database has 30 million face recognition records, and its Facial Analysis, Comparison and Evaluation Services can access 641 million more. CBP plans to use face recognition technology for all travelers entering and leaving the U.S.TSA's Biometric Roadmap outlines all the ways the agency seeks to"leverage"face recognition technology. Amazon is selling police an inexpensive face surveillance system called Rekognition. Manufacturers and advocates for facial recognition technologies often present these systems as a "silver bullet" for law enforcement, but they are error-prone and present serious challenges to privacy and due process.This has led to the development of unproven, inaccurate systems that will impinge on constitutional rights and disproportionately impact women, children, and people of color Key Problems Privacy: Face surveillance is becoming an all-encompassing tool for government to track where we are,what we are doing, and who we are with, regardless of whether we're suspected of a crime or not.Today, most drivers' DMV photos are shared with law enforcement agencies. Protest: Face surveillance will chill and deter people from protesting in public places. Error: Many face recognition systems have unacceptably high error rates.This means innocent people will be subjected to erroneous police scrutiny. Discrimination:The "false positive" error rates are significantly higher for women, children, and people of color. This means that face recognition has an unfair discriminatory impact. Also, cameras are over-deployed in neighborhoods with immigrants and people of color, and new spying technologies like face surveillance amplify existing disparities in the criminal justice system. Solution Congress should immediately put a moratorium on any use of face surveillance by federal agencies or with federal funds. Want more information?Please contact India McKinney at india@eff.org. The leading nonprofit defending digital privacy,free speech,and innovation.https://eff.org Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 10:05 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Fire Hazard and death From: Lisa Stoutmoose Sent: Monday, June 14, 2021 10:04:46 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton Subject: Fire Hazard and death CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. https://mynorthwest.com/2971236/2-dead-fire-beacon-hill-homeless-encampment/? 1 Julie Shannon From: Greg Brotherton Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:47 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: OCH Community Briefing I June 15, 2021 From: Olympic Community of Health Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:46:31 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: OCH Community Briefing I June 15, 2021 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Olympic COM MUNITY f HEALTH ff ae y , an .. n= pp WEEKLY COMMUNITY IE I I+► j U! l , HEALTH 20' Tackling health issues that no single sector or Tribe can tackle alone. Olympic Community of Health (OCH) seeks to connect people and agencies throughout the region with resources and opportunities related to improving population health. Announcements Stronger Together: Community-based care coordination OCH recently brought together partners from across the Olympic region to learn about creative approaches to community-based care coordination. Clallam Care Connection shared about their approach and the group discussed potential areas for collaboration. Check out the event summary to learn more. 1 :p 14.5 Partner Spotlight: Pendleton Place CEO of Kitsap Mental Health Services, Joe Roszak shares, "The first project of its kind in Kitsap County, Pendleton Place is a reflection of our community's commitment to providing the opportunity for recovery and housing stability for 72 adults who are experiencing chronic homelessness, severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and often, debilitating health conditions. Housing is healthcare, a life-changing form of healthcare that ensures each resident will soon have a place they can truly call home. We offer our thanks to all who helped bring this vision to reality. Today we break ground. Soon we will cut ribbon!" A } a e,,'.- 2lfe�eoxef GROUNDBREAKING ems, ro Learn more about Pendleton Place Enhanced Transformation Projects OCH received 26 project proposals addressing local determinants of health. OCH looks forward to supporting partners throughout their project milestones and sharing success stories and resources along the way. Click here to learn more about the various protects. Opportunities and resources Equity in early intervention Public data about recipients and potential recipients of early intervention services, while limited, reveals that children of color who could benefit from early intervention evaluation and services often do not have enough access to them. The Education Trust, ZERO TO THREE, and the National Center for Learning Disabilities recently released a suite of new materials designed to support states in increasing equity in early intervention. Coordinated Care investment opportunity Coordinated Care seeks to reinvest$1 million in 2021 in communities across Washington to support programs that promote health and realize this vision, with particular focus on equity, social determinants of health, and capacity building. Applications need to be submitted electronically by July 15, 2021 to Andrea Davis. Coordinated Care is mindful of Tribal sovereignty and offers Tribes an alternative process, please contact JJ McMinds for more information. Learn more. 2 Upcoming OCH events 3CCORP Treatment Workgroup June 16 I 1-3p Add to calendar In partnership, Olympic COMMUNITY of HEALTH Olympic Community of Health would like to gratefully acknowledge that we are on the territorial lands of the Coast Salish,S'Klallam,and Chimicum Tribes.Click here to learn more about the Indigenous land where you are. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe here! Olympic Community of Health,41 Colwell St, Port Hadlock,Washington 98339, United States,3606336298 Unsubscribe Manage preferences 3 jeffbocc From: Washington State Department of Commerce <WAStateCommerce@public.govdelivery.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:03 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Planners' Update Newsletter June 2021 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email?View it online Washington State Department o v4k Commerce JUNE 2021 I • nners' 11 • • t _ Newsletter as in:ton Legislature ales "'or Invest ents in Pla i sing, Building on the collaborative effort led by the University of Washington, Center for Livable Communities, the Legislature entered the 2021 legislative session with a long list of ideas to reform Washington's planning laws. Several bills this session addressed housing, equity, salmon recovery, climate change and governance. The legislative process is a race against the clock and many ideas did not make it over the finish line in time. The conversations did set the stage for 2022 and many of the ideas will likely return. Here are the key reform priorities the Legislature studied this year: Housing The most significant housing legislation affecting planning was HB 1220. This bill calls for a greater level of detail in the housing element. Cities and counties will need to plan for and accommodate projected housing needs by income segment and projected needs for emergency housing and permanent supportive housing. The housing element will also need to examine the community's plans and regulations to identify and correct provisions that result in racially disparate effects, displacement or exclusion in housing. Commerce will be working over the next few years to help develop countywide housing needs projections and recommendations to implement the new requirements. Effective September 30, 2021, HB 1220 also requires cities to allow homeless shelters, with some conditions, in any zone where a city allows hotels. It also i requires cities to allow transitional and permanent supportive housing in all residential zones and where hotels are allowed. Guidance is forthcoming. The Legislature also expanded the multifamily tax exemption program (SB 5287), authorized new funding sources for affordable housing (HB 1189, Tax Increment Financing, and HB 1070, allowing use of local tax revenue) and made changes to fair housing provisions related to occupancy by unrelated persons (SB 5235). The budget includes major investments in housing and Growth Management Services (GMS) will be offering grants to cities to support housing affordability. See more details below. Climate With the passage of the Climate Commitment Act, the Legislature made major strides toward grappling with climate change. This session made the most progress of any session toward a climate change requirement in the Growth Management Act (GMA). In the end, HB 1099 did not pass. The budget did, however, include a significant investment to serve as a down payment on climate planning in the GMA. Commerce is leading a multi-agency effort to produce guidance on the two core requirements in HB 1099. First, we will identify and assess the effectiveness of measures local governments can take to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Second, we will develop a model climate resilience element to help communities grapple with the effects of climate change. Looking Ahead This session set the stage for the ongoing work that keeps our planning laws up to date. In the next two years of the state budget cycle, the Legislature commissioned additional work to reach agreement on legislation to address the findings of the collaborative roadmap study. Commerce is seeking a facilitator to perform that work now. The Legislature also commissioned additional analysis of the multifamily tax exemption program and Commerce will be seeking consulting assistance for that work, too. This summer, Commerce will also be working on a funding package for the periodic update grants due to start in 2022. We expect many of the ideas developed this session to return next session, shaped by the work occurring over the interim. We also have work to implement the major reforms that passed this session. Washington's planners and local government officials are essential implementation partners in this work. As we move forward, we will need your advice and input on how to implement these requirements effectively. With this new work, comes new faces too. If you've ever wanted to take your local government planning experience to state government, there has never been a better time. Commerce is committed to a flexible workforce located throughout the state, so if you see a position and it looks like it might be right for you, don't assume you have to move to Olympia. Where you are right now just might be a good place for us too. Now accepting i Communities Governor Inslee invites nominations for outstanding work by local governments and their partners on community planning and development. The awards have 2 been an annual event since 2006. Governor Inslee is proud to sponsor the Smart Communities Awards to recognize these hard-won accomplishments. The values and priorities of each community shine through their individual plans for how they want to look and function twenty or fifty years from now. For one community it may be an emphasis on supporting agriculture, another prioritizing their downtown redevelopment—but it all adds up to shared vision, tough decisions, and partnerships. Though we often hear about the controversies and debates, neighbors, farmers, business people and public officials are not only planning, but putting their plans into reality to make communities vibrant and sustainable for economic growth. Nominations are being accepted June 15, 2021 through July 27, 2021. For more information and nomination forms, go to this webpage. Nominations are being sought in the following categories: • Smart Vision Award —for a Comprehensive Plan, Subarea Plan or Countywide Planning Policies • Smart Projects Award —for Project implementing a Comprehensive Plan • Smart Partnership Award —for a Joint Public Project that implements a Comprehensive Plan • Smart Housing Strategies Award —for creative Plans, Policies, Programs and/or Actions • *NEW* Smart Equity Strategies Award —for Plans, Policies, Programs and/or Actions addressing impacts to Community Equity • *NEW* Smart Climate Change Strategies Award —for Plans, Policies, Programs and/or Actions addressing Community Climate Impacts Co • lete treets Call for A • • lications The Washington State Department of Commerce will be nominating up to ten cities or counties for the Transportation Improvement Boards' (TIB) "Complete Streets Award." Completed applications for nomination are due electronically to Commerce by October 1, 2021. The application can be found on the website here. Jurisdictions with current populations of 10,000 or less are encouraged to apply. TIB should make the final grant awards (between $100,000 and $1,000,000) in January 2022. For additional information please reach out to Kirsten Larsen at (360) 280-0320 or kirsten.larsenAcommerce.wa.gov. ra t O l l o ities for ousin_ , Tra sit- I riente • I evelo • ent and Utili Connection C ar_;es The Washington State legislature allocated $7.5 million for housing planning and transit-oriented development grants this coming biennium. We will post a timeline and more information to the GMS grants page in July, and offer a preview of these grant opportunities below. 3 • Cities are eligible for $5 million to continue the "Urban Residential Capacity" grants described in RCW 36.70A.600. Due to the timeline in RCW 36.70A.600(6), funding is limited to new housing action plans, further development of housing action plan strategies or implementation activities of already adopted housing action plans. • Cities are eligible for $2.5 million to facilitate transit-oriented development and may be used to pay for the costs associated with the preparation of State Environmental Policy Act environmental impact statements, planned action ordinances, subarea plans, costs associated with the use of other tools under the State Environmental Policy Act, and the costs of local code adoption and implementation of such efforts. In addition, $42 million is available to local governments and public utility districts for system development charges and utility improvements for new affordable housing projects that serve and benefit low-income households. Where applicable, the extension must be consistent with the approved comprehensive plans under the GMA and must be within the established boundaries of the urban growth area. A timeline and more information will be available on the GMS grants page soon. This funding includes state and federal funds, which must be obligated by December of 2024, and expended by December of 2026. Active Trans • ortation Ian Pa 1 Publi A modern transportation system has to make a positive difference for the most pressing challenges the people of Washington face, from sustaining and enhancing our economy and quality of life to addressing climate change and the harmful legacy of racism. The Washington State Department of Transportation's newly released State Active Transportation Plan helps us do just that. A few of the "firsts" for Washington in the plan: • First statewide active transportation plan to lay out an equity framework for understanding where our crash history aligns with our state and societal history—and why we need to address that. • First-ever needs assessment of the state system that gives us a data-driven way to evaluate its suitability for active transportation use. • First to base analysis and recommendations on a safe system approach to address the high proportion of serious and fatal crashes. • First time the state plan has talked in a systematic way about network connectivity as the key metric for increasing walk/bike trips. This moves us away from defining success by counting people already doing that and focuses attention on how we can invite more people to shift modes. • First plan to lay out new concepts for design and operations as critical tools: speed management for safety, and understanding how important route directness is if you're trying to get somewhere on foot, in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller. • First-ever plan to define state routes in population centers (beyond just Main Street highways) as priorities for walk/bike improvements. 4 The full plan document is located here and blog post here. Watch for updates to come on Part 2, which will go out for public comment this summer. Planners' Foru s Planners' Forums are free, open to all, and are often Continuing Education (CE) eligible. Upcoming Planners' Forums and events include the following: • Eastern Planners' Forum: Wednesday, July 28th. Time and topic forthcoming. Presentations from past Regional Planners' Forums can be found on the Planners' Forum webpage. S o Course o Local Planning The Short Course on local planning offered by the Department of Commerce offers an overview of the land use planning laws in Washington state, an introduction to comprehensive planning and plan implementation under the Growth Management Act, and a review of the roles in planning and mandatory training on the Open Public Meetings Act for local government officials. All courses are offered at no charge and are open to the public. The currently scheduled 2021 Short Courses are noted below, with more coming in the fall. Click on the link for registration. MONTH DATE TIME REGISTRATION LINK June Monday, 6/21/20216-9 pm Registration Link Thanks to the ease of travel with Zoom technology in these COVID times, Commerce is also offering e-visits to local planning commissions or other meetings. Contact your regional planner with any requests for presentations on topics such as comprehensive plan basics and roles in the planning process. Fundin_ o unities fro of er Agencies The following funding opportunities can support your planning, design, and construction needs. Housing Urban Development Offers Choice Neighborhood Planning Grants Nonprofits, public housing authorities (PHAs), local governments and tribal entities can apply by July 13 for grants to develop comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans to guide the revitalization of public or assisted housing and transformation of surrounding neighborhoods. Up to $5 million for Planning Grant awards will be available through this program. Funding Programs for Drinking Water and Wastewater 5 The Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) maintains materials and information for resources related to infrastructure, planning & construction, and most recently updated the `Funding Programs for Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects' document. For more information visit infrafundin .wa.gov, and navigate to the "IACC Resources" tab. Ecology Requesting Grant Proposals for Oil Spill & Hazardous Materials Response and Firefighting Equipment The Washington Department of Ecology is soliciting grant applications from emergency response organizations for oil spill and hazardous materials response and firefighting equipment, resources, and training. Applications are due no later than 5 pm, June 29, 2021. Equipment, resources, and training provided under this grant program will improve the ability of emergency response agencies to respond to oil spills and hazardous materials incidents. For more information about this grant program, please click here. The grant funding guidelines are available here. Federal Transit Authority Funding Opportunity for Transit Planning The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) announced the availability of approximately $10 million in competitive grant funds for a Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning. The funds will support comprehensive planning efforts that help connect communities, improve access to public transportation and affordable housing, and support President Biden's call to combat climate change, advance environmental justice, and promote equitable delivery of benefits to underserved communities. In order to apply for program funding, an applicant must be an existing FTA recipient—either a project sponsor of an eligible transit project or an entity with land use planning authority in the project corridor. The application period will close on Monday, June 21, 2021. # vane'. ater euse in S all an ! 0 isa I'vantage !` • cast Are you a small community interested in Water Recycling? Not sure how to get started? This free webcast is for you! Two Identical Sessions Will Be Held: June 10, 2021 from 1-2:30 pm(Eastern Time) and June 29, 2021 from 1-2:30 pm (Eastern Time). • Why Attend?These outreach and listening webcasts will introduce water recycling opportunities that make sense for smaller communities. Equally important, we want to learn from you about your communities'interests in water recycling and your needs for support to enable you to pursue recycling projects. We will follow up these webcasts with online training tailored for small and disadvantaged communities and set up pilot projects to assist individual communities with recycling project development. • Who Is Doing This?S. 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This service is provided to you at no charge by Washinqton Department of Commerce. Subscribe IMe!9MqL_FLqhere[ces IUnuubocribe All I,He|pI Contoctoo This email was sent mjamuouc@noJenerson.wa.uo using nvvoan"ory Communications Cloud vn behalf of:Washington State Department o, ovmmonm, 1011 Plum Street SE,p.O.Box 42ozn-Olympia,Wxn0o0*' 2uco gOVDELIVERY Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday,June 15, 2021 8:10 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: please do not extend the FG campground situation Importance: High From: hiltgreenfield@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 8:09:13 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Cc: Greg Brotherton Subject: please do not extend the FG campground situation CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Commissioners, I watched the Zoom recording of the BOCC meeting last night with dismay. How can you even entertain the notion of extending this situation at the Fairgrounds? You have had YEARS to find another place for these folks to go! It is beyond unfair to make the Fairgrounds, the folks who use the facilities, and the neighbors who love this place go through all this any longer. We have been mostly quiet, waiting for June 30th, believing that the BOCC would do right by us. If you renege on this, if you are able to seduce/bribe the FG Board with money (and where did that money come from?)... the damage done to citizens' belief in their local government will be complete. Why should we believe anything you say? This is infuriating. The Cape George "neighbors" are farther away from the new proposed site, which will be far better organized and maintained then the almost-no-rules "arrangement" that sits one block of less away from many of us. We drive or walk by or through it multiple times a day. We have picked up trash and listened to loud music, screaming and shouting, police visits practically every day... PLEASE do not let this go on. Lisa Greenfield 41st St. (one block from the Campground) i jeffbocc From: Gina McMather <gmcmather@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,June 15, 2021 10:11 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: Homeless camp at Cape George Rd. CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hi Gina I tried to send this letter to the commissioners yesterday but those addresses that are on the county website do not work, at least not with oitlook. I'm wondering if you might be able to just forward my letter to them if you have the correct email address or have any suggestions on how to find the correct email address. Right now I'm on the Seattle ferry From:ginnie porter<ottercove@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 14, 2021 3:50:47 PM To: GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us<GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us>; KDean@co.jefferson.wa.ua <KDean@co.jeffer son.wa.ua>; heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us<heisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: Homeless camp at cape george Dear Kate, Heidi and Greg: I am writing to you today to express my frustration as a member of the public who has all of a sudden become very aware of the office of the commissioners due to the pending move of the homeless camp at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. I just discovered that a county property on Cape George Road is the proposed new location. This matters to me as it is quite close to my home. As the meeting progressed it appeared that commissioner Gregg Brotherton was the main if not only commissioner who had done anything toward the move mentioned above. I did a bit of research on the county website and i see the reason for this seems to be that he is the only one on the Affordable and Homeless Housing committees. I understand that every commissioner can't do everything. My concern is that some issues are obviously much more hot button than others and the location of a homeless encampment is one of these. It may be policy for one commissioner to do all the work and maybe that commissioner is not obligated to let other commissioners know anything about it till shortly before a decision has to be made by ALL of the commissioners, but in this case, it seems like 1 a bad idea not to include other commissioners and more importantly, to include the public who will be affected by a decision. Watching the proceedings, Mr Brotherton appeared to be offended that everyone concerned wouldnt' just accept what he says as the way it is going to be, without allowing any input of consequences by other commissioners or members of the public. He says he "gave his word" about various aspects of this move and so he can't go back on that. Well, he shouldnt' have given his word without any consideration for other peoples input. I like Kate Dean's suggestion that all of the commissioners need to get more involved in this. Greg Brotherton doesn't need to get offended and take offense at this. His attitude toward the other commissioners is totally condescending. He says there is no time for this. Well why didnt' he start this sooner. That is ridiculous and his ego is really getting in the way of his job. By the way there are a lot more than 10 people who could be affected is just not true. Kate and Heidi have good points about the extra cost of moving the camp to this "temporary" location. Why spend up to 100k extra from the the cost of the fairground, for a temporary location when keeping the camp at the fairgrounds, (and it seems this option hasn't really been considered - Greg just says it's time to move??) let them stay there, get a property purchased and spend the 100k on that. And i think Kate is right to say that if jefferson county fair kicks them out for a few months with no place to go, then that can be an option. Thanks for at least letting the public have some input today. Sincerely, Ginnie Porter 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday,June 15, 2021 10:19 AM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment—The Seattle Times From: Helen Sent:Tuesday,June 15, 2oz11o:18:09 AM(UTC-o8:oo)Pacific Time(US&Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour Cc: housingtaskforc®a co Jefferson Subject:Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment—The Seattle Times CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. https://www.seattletimes.com/Seattle-news/two-people-found-dead-after-a-fire-at-a-Seattle-homeless-encampment/ Please read this article! It describes not just the recent fires but all the fires in homeless encampments and why they are so vulnerable. I am another County/rural resident that is completely shocked the Commissioners would even consider a proposal to put a year long(temporary???)encampment at 1172 Cape George Road.The issue of fire is huge for me as I have seen what wildfires can do to property and how fast they can spread.A location without water?Without fast and quick backup for Fire and Police?People smoking,drinking,doing drugs that makes them forget and careless?No, not all homeless are like that, but only one or two or three in the 5o is enough. This encampment must be close to resources and to very close police scrutiny. Please vote against this proposal. I am horrified that if the Commissioners vote in favor of any proposal putting our rural community at risk, I will be forced to vote Republican in all future elections. Thank you Helen Shewman zio West Egg and I Road Chimacum Wa 98325 206 225 9038 Sent from my iPhone 1 Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment The Seattle Times Page 1 of 2 Local News The Seattle(Times Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment June 14,2021 at 12:57 pm I Updated June 14,2021 at 6:33 pm Two people were found dead after an early-morning fire that burned a structure made of pallets at a homeless encampment in Seattle's Mount Baker...(Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times)More By Sara Jean Green v. and Elise Takahama v A man and a woman were found dead inside a structure made of pallets after an early-morning fire at a homeless encampment in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Just after 3 a.m. Monday, fire crews responded to the 300o block of 25th Avenue South and doused 50-foot flames with water, said a post on the Fire Department's online blotter. The blaze at the homeless encampment, which sat in a heavily wooded area, also burned surrounding trees and bushes. Once the fire was extinguished, crews found the bodies of a man and woman inside a "pallet structure," the post said. The cause of the fire was ruled undetermined, pending autopsies by the King County Medical Examiner's Office. The man and woman who died have not been publicly identified. No other nearby residents suffered any injuries or smoke inhalation, fire spokesperson Kristin Tinsley said Monday afternoon. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-people-found-dead-after-a-fire-at-a-seattle-... 6/15/2021 1 Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment I The Seattle Times Page 2 of 2 The Fire Department reminded residents that fires at encampments can often spread rapidly: Tents are highly flammable and encampments are often set up near brush. Because those living in encampments also don't usually have standard fire safety systems in place, like smoke alarms, fires can present a "significant danger" to them. In a fire safety flyer, the Fire Department warned residents against setting up tents next to buildings or near a lot of vegetation to prevent a potential blaze from spreading to other areas. Last summer, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced some homeless shelters to reduce the number of beds and encampments in Seattle grew and multiplied, the department saw a jump in fires at campsites. Outreach workers said some of the increase could be connected to disruptions in food programs, since the pandemic forced some churches and agencies to limit their meals and hours. Last August, fire crews responded to 94 encampment fires, compared with just 38 during the same month the previous year. Encampment fire data is not yet available for 2021, Tinsley said. Seattle Times staff reporter Scott Greenstone contributed to this story. Sara Jean Green:206 515-5654 or sgreen@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @SJGTimes. Elise Takahama:206-464-2241 or etakahama@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @elisetakahama. Your browser is out of date Learn more > https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-people-found-dead-after-a-fire-at-a-seattle-... 6/15/2021 Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment I The Seattle Times Page 1 of 2 Local News !tie Seattle Crimes Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment June 14,2021 at 12:57 pm l Updated June 14,2021 at 6:33 pm Two people were found dead after an early-morning fire that burned a structure made of pallets at a homeless encampment in Seattle's Mount Baker,..(Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times)More v By Sara Jean Green tor and Elise Takahama y A man and a woman were found dead inside a structure made of pallets after an early-morning fire at a homeless encampment in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Just after 3 a.m. Monday, fire crews responded to the 300o block of 25th Avenue South and doused 50-foot flames with water, said a post on the Fire Department's online blotter. The blaze at the homeless encampment, which sat in a heavily wooded area, also burned surrounding trees and bushes. Once the fire was extinguished, crews found the bodies of a man and woman inside a "pallet structure," the post said. The cause of the fire was ruled undetermined, pending autopsies by the King County Medical Examiner's Office. The man and woman who died have not been publicly identified. No other nearby residents suffered any injuries or smoke inhalation, fire spokesperson Kristin Tinsley said Monday afternoon. http s://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-people-found-dead-after-a-fire-at-a-seattle-... 6/15/2021 Two people found dead after fire at Seattle homeless encampment I The Seattle Times Page 2 of 2 The Fire Department reminded residents that fires at encampments can often spread rapidly: Tents are highly flammable and encampments are often set up near brush. Because those living in encampments also don't usually have standard fire safety systems in place, like smoke alarms, fires can present a "significant danger" to them. In a fire safety flyer, the Fire Department warned residents against setting up tents next to buildings or near a lot of vegetation to prevent a potential blaze from spreading to other areas. Last summer, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced some homeless shelters to reduce the number of beds and encampments in Seattle grew and multiplied, the department saw a jump in fires at campsites. Outreach workers said some of the increase could be connected to disruptions in food programs, since the pandemic forced some churches and agencies to limit their meals and hours. Last August, fire crews responded to 94 encampment fires, compared with just 38 during the same month the previous year. Encampment fire data is not yet available for 2021, Tinsley said. Seattle Times staff reporter Scott Greenstone contributed to this story. Sara Jean Green:206 515-5654 or sgreen@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @SJGTimes. Elise Takahama:206-464-2241 or etakahama@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @elisetakahama. `;'vur brovuser is out of date Learn more https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-people-found-dead-after-a-fire-at-a-seattle-... 6/15/2021 2 dead after large fire at Beacon Hill homeless encampment Page 1 of 10 MYNorthwest — Floryday 2 dead after large fire at Beacon Hill homeless encampment BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF JUNE 14, 2021 AT 1 : 15 PM + + .. , } - } } ill '''''. ,- *L „ I ,l i (Andrew Smith, Fickr) 1044: Two people have been reported dead after a large fire at a homeless encampment in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood early Monday morning. https://mynorthwest.com/2971236/2-dead-fire-beacon-hill-homeless-encampment/? 6/15/2021 2 dead after large fire at Beacon Hill homeless encampment Page 2 of 10 AffaVo ink ►o e Seattle Fire Department, flames from the fire reached LV iirMi it full engulfing a "structure made of pallets and tarps.,, ee g y g g Responders were able to quickly extinguish the fire shortly after arriving on the scene in the 3000 block of 25th Avenue South. Firefighters then searched the burnt-down encampment area, finding an adult male and female deceased inside the structure. x The Cadillac CT5 Set To Amaze City clears homeless encampment near Seattle middle school Seattle Fire warns that "fires at encampments can spread rapidly due to the type of material involved and close proximity to brush." "Additionally, fires present a significant danger to encampment occupants, as there are not standard fire safety systems in place (such as smoke alarms) to alert occupants of an active fire," SFD said in a written release. The exact cause of the fire remains "undetermined" as investigators await an autopsies for the two victims. Your browser is unsupported. 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While I was there I made a few observations of the area. A fence that is 250'x 250' (as told to me by Commissioner Brotherton) will not fit in the currently cleared gravel pit. Either the fence will extend into the trees or the trees will be removed and additional grading/leveling will be necessary. This will also cut off access to all 4 trail heads. So now instead of sharing the well-used 80 acres, recreationists will be locked out, effectively making this a PRIVATE PLAYGROUND (his words) for the homeless. Exactly what he accused the current users of. Regarding cell service (a big bone of contention at the meeting) I use Verizon and I had a scant 1 bar at every point in the pit except for one SE corner, where I did get 3 bars.This morning, as you all know, we had a beautiful clear sky with no wind. In my personal experience bad weather, rain, wind,fog etc. negatively affects cell service in this area. Greg Brotherton also emailed me to reiterate that there will only be 38 residents max.This is only one number that I heard thrown about in the meeting.At times 60 came up, with the concern that many hundreds of people could be out of homes if the evictions begin July 1. His statement via email to me,that Olycap can offer a chain link fence for$2.50 a linear foot should make all of us question what is going on here.As a person who used to do a lot of purchasing and cost estimates, let me break this down for you. I realize this looks very nit-picky, but it is the reality of the situation and is a far cry from the $2500 quote. Feel free to jump down to the total. I have to wonder how accurate his other estimates are? For those of you who have watched the meeting and heard the term over and over, this is what due diligence looks like. Assuming they are not getting used fencing and using the cheapest materials I could find quickly: Chain link itself is$2/foot 1000' =$2000 Corner post$23 ea. 8pc=$184 Corner post caps$3 ea. 8pc= $24 Line post$10 ea. 95pc= $950 Top rails$13 per 10'. 100pc= $1300 Rail Ends$1 ea. 12pc=$12 Tension Bar$9 ea. 12pc=$108 Tension Bands$1 ea. 60pc= $60 Ten. Bands Brace$2 ea. 12pc=$24 Loop Caps$2 ea. 95pc=$190 Tie Wires$6/30 1070pc=$216 Carriage bolts$9/20 80pc= $36 1 People gate=$80 1 Vehicle gate=$250 Total cost of materials$ 5,434 plus labor to install = ????Granted, an additional$3000 isn't much in the grand scheme. But what if Greg's other estimates are also off by 100% ? 1 One last comment, this affects many more than 10 people as stated by Greg at your meeting yesterday. Thank you for your time, Jennifer Hefty Stakeholder 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 1:07 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Homeless Encampment From: Mary Craft Sent:Tuesday,June 15, zo211:06:36 PM (UTC-o8:oo) Pacific Time(US&Canada) To: Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Subject: Homeless Encampment CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. I was glad to see both of you stand up to his bluster and bullying yesterday. He is moving ahead with PUD right now. Neil Wachter,our attorney,will be serving papers soon. This debacle is totally unnecessary. No Greg.This not about you and your movie. Hon. Mary M Craft Judge(Ret) 314th District Court Harris County Texas 94 Loftus Road Sent from my iPhone 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 2:35 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Bioluminescence, Pickleball, Ribbon Cutting, and more! From: director@forkswa.com Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 2:30:43 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: Bioluminescence, Pickleball, Ribbon Cutting, and more! CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Kate Dean , Please join us Wednesday,June 16th for a very special program by Matt Nichols, all about bioluminescence! The need to experience this phenomenon is spreading all around us, and Matt will join us to share his insights and some beautiful photos, and talk about his Facebook group Bioluminescence Experience: PNW that has exploded to over 12,000 members in a few short months. We will also be joined by Steve Bennett, who is helping to organize the 1st Annual "Paddle Battle in Forks" Pickleball Tournament during Forks Old Fashioned 4th of July! The lunch special is cheeseburger with fries or chips, or you can order off the menu. Our meetings take place at Blakeslee's Bar & Grill, 1222 S. Forks Avenue, Noon — 1pm and are open to the public and all are welcome to attend. We will not have a Zoom or call-in option to the meeting due to limited internet at the venue. Upcoming Programs June 16—Matt Nichols, discusses bioluminescence—what is it and why are people going crazy over it? June 23—TBA June 30—TBA (For those that attended the June 9th meeting regarding the Upper Hoh River Road Project- we are trying to get Alec Harrison and Steve to join us and will keep you posted) SUMMER BREAK September 29—Clallam County Budget and Road Show FORKS OLD FASHIONED 4TH OF JULY The preliminary schedule is now available! Please see this link for the schedule, the new location of the WEYL fireworks stand, demo derby ticket info, and the PARADE APPLICATION. A printed copy of the schedule will be available closer to the event. Have you heard of Pickleball? It is a new event on the schedule! Check out this video for a fun overview of the sport. And learn how the game got its name! PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CLALLAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT 1 Clallam County made a PSA to encourage citizens to vaccinate. Feel free to share! https://youtu.be/SaxdBfDreNs WE WANT TO DO YOUR RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Would you like to celebrate your new business, grand opening, re-opening, addition, or a special unveiling with a ribbon cutting ceremony?We would love to provide that service to you! Simply contact me and we will put it on the calendar. Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies make great acknowledgements for business milestones! Upcoming Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies: Tuesday,June 22nd at 11am Keller Williams—Rachel Breed 640 S. Forks Avenue Forks, WA 98331 HALL OF MOSSES TRAILWORK AT THE HOH RAIN FOREST Trail Closures for Hall of Mosses Trail Work from https://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/conditions.htm#onthisPage-10 The Hall of Mosses Trail will be closed during the scheduled dates listed in the table below. The work is anticipated to be complete by June 17. This project will repair sections of poor trail tread and improve drainage. Please expect noise and work activity on the Mini Loop Trail during workdays as the trail crew will be using power carriers to transport gravel and work materials. The Mini Loop Trail, Spruce Nature Trail and Hoh River Trail will remain open during this trail project. Check back for updates. May 12 - May 19 May 20- May 25 May 26 -June 2 June 3 -June 8 June 9 -June 16 Planned for June 17 Check back for updates on project completion FROM CLALLAM EDC Join us Wednesday Morning at 8am to hear from Clallam County Commissioner Ozias: The Commissioners are working with many groups across the county to assess the needs within our County. There are significant funding streams being sent directly to individuals and families, non-profits and the state. The County will be receiving$7.5 million this spring and $7.5M one year later. These funds are intended to • Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control • Replace lost revenue for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs • Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses. • These funds can also be used to make necessary investments in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure. 2 The Commission will be bringing experts together representing different ecosystems to identify greatest needs and thus prioritize this spending. 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READ MORE 3 SHOT OF A LIFETIME: INSLEE ANNOUNCES VACCINATION INCENTIVES - Including Lottery Cash Drawings with Prizes Totaling$2 Million: The WA State Lottery will be conducting a "Shot of a Lifetime" ENS MI LI N oT giveaway series during the month of June, working with state agencies, technology companies, sports teams and higher ed institutions to offer different prizes to vaccinated individuals. This 111 includes people who have been vaccinated in Washington, regardless r11111VIC of when. The incentives are not just for new vaccinations. READ MORE Are you a small business owner that has a specific tax question about funding you received from the SBA or a grant program?: The CPA Firm Clark Nuber is offering free advising to any small business in the state for a limited time. Contact LeighJ@seattlechamber.com to be connected to a Clark Nuber CPA. a i; � i�,i !Id till ip� �IIII�I jl�lirl "}, vµ I'i iiy Ijjl III r. 1{A + pd i i ll IP �e yi i I li l Illy I�I�yi i^I jl i j �i ui j t= lu . III i i p m r i. nit; 1 ,tll� Ijll; III ii. �' ��li 1 p.,, �lljl4 _.:,lily pii ;°Ili i Ilia (ill !lili, iI�IV �p Ir I i, iy i �ill� ijii ip I�!1 lil , "..,`, pli i,lll',P { all(`. ryl) I41V1 ,iln1 it jjm}) jug" !Ills lid". l�li ��pli vi Emergency Broadband Benefits About the Emergency Broadband Benefit The upcoming Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if they contribute $10-$50 toward the purchase price. Who Is Eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program? A household is eligible if one member of the household meets one of the criteria below: 1. Receives benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, or did so in the 2019-2020 school year; 2. Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year; 3. Experienced a substantial loss of income since February 29, 2020 and the household had a total income in 2020 below$99,000 for single filers and $198,000 for joint filers; or 4. Meets the eligibility criteria for a participating providers' existing low-income or COVID-19 program. Download the EBB Brochure HERE. 4 vl1 rlln i71i.yN� �'aArlr I'� I II(Hrf,.. : ti Pln I}�j"' v�Kl I�F,.; �Uk�n�rr,h i'Y '(ij c;,-,sui�ll�l lll iii �*",vn ss p IH I H. I ,�Il�lf I <?,i!.ViUli Gi"N ' 119 U i I I I i rr, Ili. Funding still available for new or increased Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL): Whether you have an existing COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and want to apply for an increase; or are interested in applying for an initial COVID-19 EIDL, funding is available for loans up to $500,000. For more information on eligibility, use of proceeds, and loan terms, visit the SBA website. Details on EIDL WEST END BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (WEBPA) WEBPA meetings take place at the Congregational Church, 7:30am. Dues are only $10 for an individual, and $25 for a business. WEBPA is a wonderful non-profit organization that provides business networking, and through fundraising, keep our lovely town decorated for Christmas! For more information, please contact Christi Baron 360-374-3311 or cbaron@forksforum.com CHAMBER RENEWALS for 2021 were due on January 31st. We are in the process of delivering/mailing the certificates. Please let us know if you do not receive yours. If you have not paid, we have a grace period so do not worry! Please feel free to contact me with questions. We accept cash, check and credit cards (we can take your card over the phone, or send you a PayPal invoice). We appreciate your continued support! ehattibvt Nam 4, 4, FORKS VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER (VIC) Our lobby is open for business! Our hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am —5 pm and Sunday 11 am —4 pm. 5 FOREVER TWILIGHT IN FORKS COLLECTION Forever Twilight in Forks Collection is open our regular summer hours! Come see us Thursday through Monday Noon —4pm. Please see link for more details. FORKS CHAMBER STAFF DIRECTORY Lissy Andros, executive director Kari Larson, assistant to the E.D., Kari handles all of our visitor correspondence and administrative duties for the Chamber, and the online store. She is also in charge of ordering our merchandise and sending out visitor packets. Gay Bunnell, Forever Twilight in Forks Collection and VIC staff member. Gay is our lead staff member at the Collection, including maintaining the records for the exhibits. Emery Damron, Samantha Baldwin, Matthew Larson VIC staff members. Susie Michels, IT Manager. Susie runs our website and handles all technical issues. PPP, EIDL and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Best regards, O Lissy Andros, Executive Director Forks Chamber of Commerce 1411 S. Forks Avenue Forks, WA 98331 360-374-2531 office 903-360-4449 cell 6 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday,June 15, 2021 2:36 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: County News Now—June 15, 2021 From: NACo Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 2:35:55 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Subject: County News Now—June 15, 2021 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Having trouble viewing this email? 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Hi Kate and Heidi- I was appalled by the gas lighting, name calling,and sexist bullying brinksmanship you endured during yesterday's meeting.All those embarrassing tantrums reduced him in my mind to the level of a petulant toddler. Very proud of you both for not taking the bait,for calling a spade a spade,and for holding your ground like true super women. Those of us who live here hope you stand firmly against placing the homeless camp on Cape George Road.A fence and a rule about no fires isn't going to stop anyone from getting some relief from the heat in the woods and cooking their dinner in there.That's the biggest and worst concern for all of us. Could you please let me know when the next meeting is with a link? Thank you. Kathryn Waters Port Townsend,WA 1 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 4:13 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Transit Development Plan 2021-2026 Attachments: PT-Training-TDPExample-2020.pdf; PT-Training-TDPGuidebook-2020.pdf;TDP 2021-2026 DRAFT.docx From: Jayme Brooke Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 4:02:11 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean; Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton; dfaber@cityofpt.us; aspeser@cityofpt.us Cc: Tammi Rubert; Sara Crouch; Sara J. Peck Subject: Transit Development Plan 2021-2026 CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello JTA Authority Board Members, I want to first thank you for your interest in the TDP.As Tammi explained,this document lists projects that feed our STIP (State Transportation Improvement Plan). If JTA wants to apply for grant funding through WSDOT,the STIP must include the project for which we are requesting funding.The project must first be on the TDP if we are to add it to our STIP. I have attached a Word copy of the TDP, where you can switch the edits on and off. I have also attached the most recent guidance from WSDOT which lists the elements required in every TDP submitted from every agency in the state.Also included is a sample TDP from WSDOT to provide further guidance. As you're looking through the TDP document this guidance will be helpful to understand the framework JTA is required to work within. Kind regards, Jayme JK Broo4 Grants&Procurement Coordinator Jefferson Transit Authority 63 4 Corners Road,Port Townsend,WA 98368 jbrooke@jeffersontransit.com 360-385-3020 x 110 * gym . This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom they are addressed. 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This e-mail may be considered subject to the Public Records Act and may be disclosed to a third-party requestor. 1 1 2 � Washington State V/ Department of Transportation Transit Development P Northwest Transit 2020 - 2025 Date of Public Hearing: 8/21/2020 Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) Information:This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing the Office of Equal Opportunity at wsdotada@wsdot.wa.gov or by calling toll free, 855-362-4ADA(4232). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington State Relay at 711. 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Contents Plan adoption, public hearing, and distribution 4 Plan adoption 4 Public participation process 4 Plan distribution 4 Description of service area, operations and facilities 5 Service Area 5 Operations 5 Facilities 5 Intermodal Connections 6 State and agency goals, objectives, and strategies 7 Local performance measures and targets 9 Plan consistency 10 Planned capital expenses 11 Planned operating changes 12 Multiyear financial plan 12 Capital improvement program 12 Operating financial plan 13 Cash flow analysis 15 Projects of regional significance 16 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 3 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Plan adoption, public hearing, and distribution Plan adoption The Northwest Transit Board of Directors adopted the 2020 Transit Development on August 21, 2020. Public participation process Public comment period: July 17-August 21, 2020. Comments submitted to: Northwest@Northwesttransit.org Northwest Transit Service & Development Planner 100 Northwest Lake Lane Northwest City, WA 98000 Public hearing: Northwest Transit held a public hearing on the Transit Development Plan on August 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Northwest City Hall Council Chambers, 105 Northwest Lake Lane, Northwest City,WA 98000. Notice posted to website: Northwest transit posted a notice of the hearing on the Transit Development Plan to its website at www.Northwesttransit.org/news on July 17, 2020. Notice published in local paper:The Northwest Lake News published a notice of the hearing on the Transit Development Plan on July 17, 2020. Requests for paper or digital copies: Northwest Transit allowed the public to request a paper or digital copy of the Transit Development Plan on and after July 17, 2020 by emailing Northwest@Northwesttransit.org or calling(425) 867-5309. Available to the public for review: Northwest Transit allowed the public to view a copy of the draft Transit Development Plan at the Northwest Transit offices, 100 Northwest Lake Lane, Northwest City,WA 98000. Plan distribution On August 25, 2020, Northwest Transit distributed the adopted Transportation Development Plan to: • PTDPIans@wsdot.wa.gov • The agency's assigned WSDOT Community Liaison. • The Transportation Improvement Board via: - Vaughn Nelson, Finance Manager at vaughnn@tib.wa.gov. - Chris Workman, Engineering Manager at chrisw@tib.wa.gov. • All cities, counties and regional transportation planning organizations within which Northwest Transit operates. Page 4 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Description of service area, operations and facilities Service Area Northwest Transit serves the incorporated and unincorporated communities within Northwest County. Operations Northwest Transit provides fixed route and complementary ADA paratransit services.The agency also operate a vanpool program. Northwest Transit's system map (Figure 1, p. 5) shows where its fixed routes operate. Northwest Transit operates 10 fixed routes, Monday-Friday, 5:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. All weekday routes operate on half-hour headways. Saturday routes operate on one-hour headways. ADA accessible services are available at the same times as the agency's fixed route services. Vanpool services operate independently, Monday-Friday,generally 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Northwest Transit's current fares are in Table 1 below: Table 1 Fares ...-_........... Regiitar 3, Reduced- Standard fare $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 One-day pass (local) $2.00 $1.00 $1.00 Monthly pass (local) $25.00 S12.50 S12.50 ADA No set fare, donations accepted Vanpool S200/Month per vanpool group + mileage (SO.30 7-person van; $0.38 12-15-person van) Facilities Northwest Transit has administrative offices in the agency's maintenance and operations facility at 100 Northwest Lake Lane, Northwest City. Northwest Transit operates services to five park and ride lots, three near North City, and one each outside of West Town and South Town. Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 5 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Intermodal Connections Northwest Transit provides services to the following public transportation facilities: • Amtrak Depot, Northwest City for Amtrak rail passenger service • Northwest City International Airport for regional air transportation services Figure 1 Current Northwest Transit Fixed Route Network 3 2 a a a a A NorthwestLake 11 3666666664 64 1./ No,. . 4„. 410 iA^rau n, m kg 4 1, h° J yp�t t ..iiike' '' ,,,,,,,,, sad. Northwest River S. ei r' ' �, ' '" 4. ,,,,,,, vis„,„ -- „,-.. „.,,,„. L., , . . -, \ -2, .,..i C a • . T 11 11 Northwest Transit Map Page 6 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 State and agency goals, objectives, and strategies From 2020-2025, Northwest Transit will focus on the five key priorities in Table 2 below.The table shows how Northwest Transit's local priorities align with state goals established in the Washington State Transportation Plan. Table 2 2020-2025 Goals,objectives,and strategies,and alignment with state goals "Stake goal areas 4fliiryj fig � yam. Goats,ob ectipja tail strategaies o, to Goal 1:Improve convenience,reliability and customer service of transit services Objective 1.1: Improve transit service reliability. Strategy 1.1.1: Evaluate current transit reliability and on-time performance. x x x Strategy 1.1.2: Adjust schedules to enhance on-time performance. Objective 1.2: Provide amenities to make riding transit more comfortable and convenient to customers. x x Strategy 1.2.1: Add more bus shelters/seating. Objective 1.3: Improve service accessibility for non-motorized modes (e.g., bicycle, pedestrian connections) Strategy 1.3.1: Identify non-motorized access deficiencies at existing stops and transit hubs. x x Strategy 1.3.2: Complete prioritized list of non-motorized access deficiencies at bus stations and transit hubs by 2025. Goal 2:Improve operational safety and security Objective 2.1: Reduce accidents on transit vehicles. Strategy 2.1.1: Develop and implement a Safety Plan meeting the requirements of x 49 C.F.R. Part 673 (Part 673) Objective 2.2: Make transit vehicles and facilities a secure environment for customers. Strategy 2.2.1: Install and maintain surveillance cameras at all transit facilities and in x transit vehicles. 1 The State's six policy goals are: • Economic Vitality.To promote and develop transportation systems that stimulate,support,and enhance the movement of people and goods to ensure a prosperous economy • Preservation.To maintain,preserve,and extend the life and utility of prior investments in transportation systems and services • Safety.To provide for and improve the safety and security of transportation customers and the transportation system • Mobility.To improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington State • Environment.To enhance Washington's quality of life through transportation investments that promote energy conservation,enhance healthy communities,and protect the environment • Stewardship.To continuously improve the quality,effectiveness,and efficiency of the transportation system Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 7 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Table 2 2020-2025 Goals,objectives,and strategies,and alignment with state goals • State . .�� ,o[��e�ti�r� a►�d�tra�egies , , Goal-3: Enhance the integration•of transit services to'support the economy and preserve the environment Objective 3.1: Reduce fossil fuels consumption through the consideration of alternative fuel vehicle technology. Strategy 3.1.1: Conduct a study to identify a transition plan toward use of alternative fuels. Strategy 3.1.2: Procure alternative fuel transit vehicles and associated infrastructure to replace diesel buses. Goal.4:Maximize and expand transit services Objective 4.1: Upgrade and maintain existing transit rolling stock, equipment, infrastructure and facilities in a state of good repair. x x Strategy 4.1.1: Increase capital expenditures to meet state of good repair targets. Objective 4.2: Match transit service coverage with passenger demand. Strategy 4.2.1: Provide local service earlier in the morning and later in the evening. x x Strategy 4.2.2: Provide Sunday service. Objective 4.3: Improve service for key priority populations. Strategy 4.3.1: Evaluate service coverage and route design standards to improve access for low-income, youth, aging adults and people with limited mobility. x Strategy 4.3.2: Increase coverage in areas with high concentrations of key priority populations. Goal's:Meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA). Objective 5.1: identify ways of containing paratranslt cost Increases while continuing to meet ADA requirements. x x Strategy 5.1.1: Implement travel training program to teach passengers with disabilities how to use fixed route service. Page 8 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Local performance measures and targets Northwest Transit uses the following performance measures to evaluate progress toward the strategic goals and objectives noted above: Table 3 2020-2025 Performance measurements and targets -l eriformance:r0asur8 On-time performance of • Fixed route, p.m. (3-6 p.m.) peak trips: 90% on time transit vehicles • Fixed route, a.m. peak or non-peak trips: 95% on time. • Paratransit: 90% of all trips arrive within 30-minute pick-up window. Amenities Install shelters at the top 25% most active stops and benches at 50% of the most active stops by 2025. Connectivity 20% of non-motorized access deficiencies at existing stops and transit hubs addressed. Collisions Collisions per 100,000 revenue miles less than or equal to 3.7. Alternative fuels Convert 10% of the existing vehicle fleet to green, environmentally friendly propulsion technologies by 2025. Transit Productivity • Local route: 20 passengers/revenue hour • Rural route: 4 passengers/revenue hour • Paratransit: 2 passengers/revenue hour Vehicle State of Good Repair Maintain 90% of the rolling stock within a state of good repair. Equipment State of Good Maintain 90% of non-revenue equipment vehicles and other equipment Repair with greater than S50,000 within a state of good repair. Facility State of Good Repair Maintain a minimum overall state of good repair of 85%. Span of Service Expand service hours by 2,000 hours. Coverage The following% of demographics in service area within 0.5 mile of a transit stop: • 90% of low-income households • 80%youth • 85% of aging adults (ages 65+) • 85% of persons with disability Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 9 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Plan consistency Northwest Transit is a voting member on the Transportation Policy Committee of the Northwest County Regional Transportation Planning Organization. In this capacity, Northwest Transit participates in policy and programming decisions for transportation projects and services. Northwest Transit coordinates with other member agencies to prepare and regularly update the regional transportation plan.This coordination promotes integration between land use, public transit, and other transportation modes. In addition, Northwest Transit's programs, services, and five key priorities outlined in Table 3 above are consistent with the following transportation goal and policies in the Northwest County Comprehensive Plan: • Goal 8A-3:Work with other agencies and jurisdictions to coordinate a safe, accessible, and integrated system of public transportation. • Policy 8A-3.1:Transit Support- Encourage citizens and businesses to use transit as an alternative to the single-occupant vehicle. • Policy 8A-3.3: Support adequate funds for transportation systems to provide for those who, through age and/or disability, are unable to transport themselves. • Policy 8A-3.6: Encourage coordination among public transit service providers, and between the public transit network and the non-motorized transportation system, to promote a more integrated transportation system for those traveling by means other than a private automobile. Page 10 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Planned capital expenses Table 4 below outlines Northwest Transit's planned capital expenses for 2020-2025. Table 4 2020-2025 Summary of planned capital expenses Year Preservation; �'`' Expansiori/'' receivedl replacement improver erit expensed Type (quantity) (quantity) Rolling stock 2020 Fixed route heavy duty buses*2 2 2021 Vanpool vans 5 2022 Cutaway buses 3 2023 2024 2025 Fixed route heavy duty buses (with electric vehicle) 2 Equipment 2020 2021 Surveillance equipment*2 20 2022 2023 2024 Construction of electric vehicle charger unit systems 2 and transformer. 2025 Facilities and infrastructure 2020 Bus stop seating 5 2021 Bus stop seating 5 2022 Bus stop seating 5 2023 Construct non-motorized access facilities*2 7 2024 Bus shelter 3 2025 Bus shelter 4 2 Regionally Significant Project Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 11 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Planned operating changes Table 5 outlines Northwest Transit's planned operating changes for 2020-2025. Table 5 Summary of planned operating changes Expansion/ It i� Yearn �� Type. Reduction' . Improvement 2020 No change - 2021 Implement local service earlier in the morning and later x in the evening. 2022 Implement increase coverage in areas with high x concentrations of key priority populations. Expand vanpool program (5 new vanpool groups). 2023 No change - 2024 No change 2025 Implement Sunday service. x Multiyear financial plan Capital improvement program Northwest Transit's capital improvement program includes the capital expenses identified in Table 4 above. Northwest Transit funds its capital projects with federal, state,and local funds. Northwest Transit assumes local match for federal and state grants to be 20 percent for vehicles and 50 percent for pedestrian improvements. Northwest Transit estimates maximum WSDOT reimbursement for vanpool at$36,100 per van, with local funds making up the difference. Table 6 below illustrates the approved and forecasted federal and state grant funding sources. Page 12 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Table 6 2020-2025 Capital improvement program Capital-Expenc#lture '2020 t 21 202 , y . 2023;.. 2024 a 2025' Fixed Route Heavy $1,120,000 $1,600,000 Duty Buses Vanpool vans S390,000 Cutaway Buses $450,000 Surveillance $200,000 equipment Electric vehicle $350,000 charger unit systems and transformer. Bus stop seating $5,000 S5,000 $5,000 Bus shelter $45,000 $60,000 Non motorized $98,000 access facilities Total Capital $1,125,000 $595,000 $455,000 $98,000 $395,000 $1,660,000 Expenditures Capital Revenue 2020 2021 2022 2023 ' 2024 ' 2025 Federal Competitive S896,000.00 $49,000.00 State Grants $180,500.00 $360,000.00 $280,000.00$1,280,000.00 Local Funds $229,000.00 $414,500.00 $95,000.00 $49,000.00 $115,000.00 $380,000.00 Other Operating financial plan Northwest Transit is a locally funded agency. Retail sales tax collected in the agency's public transportation benefit area is the agency's primary revenue source. Other funding sources include rider fares, state and local grant funding, advertising, and other miscellaneous revenues. Table 7 below details Northwest Transit's operating financial plan.The plan includes operating changes identified in Table 5 above with growth in baseline costs of 3 percent. Operation revenue assumptions include: • No change in the retail sales tax rate is proposed within the planning period. • Growth in sales tax revenue throughout the planning period.The forecast is 5 percent in all years, based on recent trend data. • Minimal growth in formula federal and state operating grants (3 and 2 percent annual growth, respectively). Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 13 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Table 7 Operating and maintenance financial plan Operating Revenues ' '2022 2023 f 2 20 5 Sales Tax $8,044,947 $8,447,195 $8,869,554 59,313,032 S9,778,684 $10,267,618 Farebox $272,513 $280,688 $289,108 S297,782 $306,716 $315,917 Vanpool $302,640 $311,719 $321,071 $330,703 $340,624 S350,843 Sales Tax $- $- $- $- $- $- Equalization Federal Operating $1,361,560 $1,402,407 $1,444,479 $1,487,814- $1,532,448 $1,578,422 Grants State Operating S278,493 $284,062 $289,743 $295,539 $301,449 $307,478 Grants Other S92,138 $93,980 $95,860 $97,777 $99,733 $101,727 Transfers $- $- S- $- $ $ $- $- $- $- Total Operating $10,352,290 $10,820,051 $11,309,816 $11,822,647 $12,359,653 $12,922,004 Revenues Annual%Change 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% OperatingTand _? Maintenance Expenses; 2020 =20 1 s 2022 - 20 3" 2t324 . 025 Fixed Route $5,746,464 $5,918,858 $6.417,783 $6,829,913 $7,147,286 $7.419,282 Preservation and Maintenance Fixed Route Expand $- $312,000 $213,200 S- $- S975,000 Demand Response $2,751,622 $2,834,170 $2,987,485 S3,217,704 $3,386,541 $3,562.452 Preservation and Maintenance Demand Response $- $66,300 $136,500 $- $- $552,500 Expand Vanpool S551,295 $567,834 $584,869 $665,166 S685,121 $639,102 Preservation and Maintenance Vanpool Expand $- $- $60,924 $- $- $- Total Operating $9,049,381 $9,699,162 $10,400,760 $10,712,784 $11,218,948 $13,148,336 Expenses Page 14 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Cash flow analysis Table 8 through Table 13 below represent Northwest Transit's cash flow analyses for 2020-2025. Table 8 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows i i o''ear,En ied Decetnber 32, ' ,,. it . GENERAL FUND Beginning Balance $5,944,214 $7,247,124 $8,368,013 $9,277,067 $10,386,931 $11,527,637 Revenues(Operating) Sales Tax $8,044,947 $8,447,195 $8,869,554 $9,313,032 $9,778,684 $10,267,618 Farebox $272,513 $280,688 $289,108 $297,782 $306,716 $315,917 Vanpool $302,640 $311,719 $321,071 $330,703 $340,624 $350,843 Sales Tax Equalization $- $- $- $ $ $ Federal Operating Grants $1,361,560 $1,402,407 $1,444,479 $1,487,814 $1,532,448 $1,578,422 State Operating Grants $278,493 $284,062 $289,743 $295,539 $301,449 $307,478 Other $92,138 $93,980 $95,860 $97,777 $99,733 $101,727 Transfers $ $- $ $ $ $ Revenues(Operating)Total $10,352,291 $10,820,051 $11,309,815 $11,822,647 $12,359,654 $12,922,005 Expenses(Operating)(excludes depreciation) Fixed Route Preservation and $5,746,464 $5,918,858 $6,417,783 $6,829,913 $7,147,286 $7,419,282 Maintenance Fixed Route Expand $- $312,000 $213,200 $- $- $975,000 Demand Response Preservation and $2,751,622 $2,834,170 $2,987,485 $3,217,704 $3,386,541 $3,562,452 Maintenance Demand Response Expand $- $66,300 $136,500 $- $- $552,500 Vanpool Preservation $551,295 $567,834 $584,869 $665,166 $685,121 $639,102 Vanpool Expand $- $- $60,924 $- $- $- Expenses(Operating)Total $9,049,381 $9,699,162 $10,400,761 $10,712,783 $11,218,948 $13,148,336 Ending Cash Balance $7,247,124 $8,368,013 $9,277,067 $10,386,931 $11,527,637 $11,301,306 GENERAL FUND Beginning Balance $2,855,542 $2,626,542 $2,212,042 $2,117,042 $2,068,042 $1,953,042 Revenues(Capital) Federal Grants $896,000 $180,500 $360,000 $49,000 $- $ State Grants $- $- $- $- $280,000 $ Other $- $- $- $- $- $1,280,000 Revenues(Capital)Total $896,000 $180,500 $360,000 $49,000 $280,000 $1,280,000 Capital Obligations System P&M Fixed Route Heavy Duty Buses(2) $1,120,000 $- $- $- $ $ Cutaway Buses $- $- $450,000 $- $- $- Fixed Route Heavy Duty Buses $- $- $- $- $- $1,600,000 (with electric vehicle)(2) System Expansion Bus Stop Seating $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $- $- $ Vanpool Vans(5) $- $390,000 $- $- $- $ Surveilance Equipment $- $200,000 $- $- $- $ Non motorized access facilities $- $- $- $98,000 $ $ Electric vehicle charger unit systems $- $- $- $- $350,000 $- and transformer Bus Shelter $- $- $- $- $45,000 $60,000 Capital Obligations Total $1,125,000 $595,000 $455,000 $98,000 $395,000 $1,660,000 Ending Cash Balance $2,626,542 $2,212,042 $2,117,042 $2,068,042 $1,953,042 $1,573,042 WORKING CAPITAL $- $- $- $ $ $ SELF INSURANCE $- $- $ $ $ $ DEBT SERVICE $- $ $- $- $- $ TOTAL Beginning Cash Balance $8,799,756 $9,873,666 $10,580,055 $11,394,109 $12,454,973 $13,480,679 Ending Cash Balance $9,873,666 $10,580,055 $11,394,109 $12,454,973 $13,480,679 $12,874,348 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Page 15 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Projects of regional significance Projects identified with an asterisk(*) in Table 4 above are either federally funded or regionally significant. Northwest Transit will coordinate with Northwest County Regional Transportation Planning Organization to incorporate these into the Transportation Improvement Program. Page 16 Transit Development Plan Northwest Transit 2020-2025 Date of Public Hearing:8/21/2020 Washington State vf/ Department of Transportation Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Public Transportation Division Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) Information:This material can be made available in an alternate format by emailing the Office of Equal Opportunity at wsdotada@wsdot.wa.gov or by calling toll free, 855-362-4ADA(4232). Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may make a request by calling the Washington State Relay at 711. 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Contents Introduction 4 State laws and regulations related to transit development plans 4 Other state laws 6 Federal laws and regulations related to transit development plans 6 Transit development plans: Overview 7 Required elements 7 Submission 8 Transit development plans: Required elements 8 Required element 1: Plan adoption, public hearing, and distribution 8 Required element 2: Description of service area, operations and facilities* 9 Required element 3: State and agency goals, objectives and action strategies 9 Required element 4: Local performance measures and targets 10 Required element 5: Plan consistency* 10 Required element 6: Planned capital expenses 11 Required element 7: Planned operating changes 12 Required element 8: Multiyear financial plan 13 Required element 9: Projects of regional significance 14 Transit development plans: Optional elements 15 Resources 15 Transit development plans 15 Plan adoption, public hearing, and distribution 15 State and agency goals, objectives, and action strategies 15 Local performance standards and measures 15 Plan consistency 16 Multiyear financial plan 16 Projects of regional significance 16 Glossary 17 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 3 April 2020 Introduction WSDOT developed this guidebook to provide you with a resource for developing your transit development plan. WSDOT is committed to your efforts to strategically plan for service and capital investments that meet provider and community goals.As such, it is important that you and WSDOT work from a common set of principles and resources, outlined in this guidebook. You may use this guidebook as a reference tool throughout your transit development planning process.This guidebook offers technical assistance and direction for maintaining compliance with the laws and regulations associated with transit development plans. WSDOT will review and update this guidebook after September 2020, and may make interim updates.When updates occur,WSDOT will notify affected transit providers and post an updated version of the guidebook to the Public Transportation Division website at www.wsdot.wa.gov/transit. This guidebook does not supersede any state or federal law, rule or regulation. In the event that any section of this guidebook is inconsistent with any state or federal law, rule or regulation, the law, rule or regulation supersedes this guide and must be followed. For general questions regarding transit development plans, contact your local Community Liaison. State laws and regulations related to transit development plans Transit agencies must prepare a transit development plan annually(RCW 35.58.2795). A transit development plan is a six-year plan,with the following key components: 1. Information describing how a transit agency intends to meet state and local long-range priorities for public transportation. 2. A description of capital improvements and significant operating changes planned for the transit agency's system. 3. A financial plan. Transit development plans also contribute to local comprehensive plans (RCW 36.70A.070(6)), regional transportation plans (RCW 47.80.030), commute trip reduction plans (RCW 70.94.527), and WSDOT's Summary of Public Transportation (RCW 35.58.2796). Page 4 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Specifically, the following state laws refer to transit development plans: The Growth Management Act The Growth Management Act is a series of state statutes,first adopted in 1990, that require fast-growing cities and counties to develop a comprehensive plan to manage their population growth.1 The act is primarily codified under Chapter 36.70A RCW, although the Legislature has amended and added to the act in several other parts of state law. The act establishes a mandatory transportation element to be included in a comprehensive plan. These provisions establish the requirement for consistency between transit development plans, local comprehensive plans, and capital improvement programs. The act also requires the establishment of level of service standards for transit routes, and identification of transportation system needs.These needs include repair, replacement, enhancement, or expansion of transit facilities as well as enhanced or expanded transit services. Finally,the transportation element should contain a multiyear financing plan based on the needs identified in the Transit Development Plan, among other required plans. Local jurisdictions are encouraged to refer to the Transit Development Plan to ensure their transportation element is consistent. Source: RCW 36.70A.070(6),WAC 365-196-430 Regional transportation planning organizations The Legislature established regional transportation planning organizations to address issues that crossed jurisdictional boundaries, as well as to promote transportation and land use integration. Regional transportation planning organizations provide a formal mechanism for local governments and the state to coordinate transportation planning for regional transportation facilities. Among other duties, regional transportation planning organizations must develop, in cooperation with operators of public transportation services, a six-year regional transportation improvement program.The program must include a priority list of projects and programs, project segments and programs,transportation demand management measures, and a specific financial plan that demonstrates how the transportation improvement program can be funded. Regional transportation planning organizations consult transit development plans as part of this process. Source: RCW 47.80.023(5),WAC 468-86-160,WAC 173-420-030 1 Some transit agencies are located in communities that are not required or have not opted-in to develop a comprehensive plan. More information is available at mrsc.org/Home/Explore-Topics/Planning/General-Planning-and-Growth- Management/Comprehensive-Planning-Growth-Management.aspx. Page 5 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 The Commute Trip Reduction Law The Commute Trip Reduction Law(RCW 70.94.521) requires certain cities and counties within defined urban growth boundaries to develop a commute trip reduction plan and ordinance for major employers to develop a commute trip reduction program. Under the law, transit agencies are responsible for coordinating with counties, cities, and towns as a part of the transit development planning process to take into account the location of major employer worksites when planning and prioritizing transit service changes or expanding public transportation services, including rideshare services.Transit agencies located in communities that are not required to have a Commute Trip Reduction program are not required to participate in CTR. More information is available www.wsdot.wa.gov/transit/ctr/overview. Source: RCW 70.94.527(5) Other state laws RCW 47.01.340 promotes consistency amongst local and regional transportation goals, including goals contained in transit development plans,to provide for the efficient integration of multimodal and multijurisdictional transportation planning. RCW 81.100.050 establishes the requirement that transit development plans report high- occupancy vehicle local option taxes, if enacted. Federal laws and regulations related to transit development plans The following federal laws and regulations also apply to transit development plans: Award management requirements To implement Federal Transit Administration (FTA)awards, recipients of all applicable FTA federal assistance programs must have multi-year financial plans (3-5 years)for operating and capital revenues and expenses. FTA may require recipients to provide a financial plan delineating the source of non-federal share,the amounts applicable to the different sources, and the time frame for acquisition of the non-federal share.The financial plans should indicate adequate revenues to maintain and operate the existing system, and to complete the annual program of projects. As a recipient of FTA federal assistance programs,WSDOT requires transit agency subrecipients to develop transit development plans to assist in meeting this requirement. Source: FTA Circular C5010.1E Page 6 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Performance-driven,outcome-based programs Federal transportation law(i.e., MAP-21, FAST Act) requires grant recipients to transition to performance-driven, outcome-based programs. As part of this performance-based approach, grant recipients must establish performance measures and standards in a number of areas to implement national goals related to safety, infrastructure condition, congestion reduction, system reliability,freight movement and economic vitality, environmental sustainability, and project delivery. FTA has tasked transit agencies with establishing performance targets based on safety performance criteria and state of good repair standards. Regional transportation plans should incorporate these performance targets. Additionally, recipients of federal highway and transit funds must link investment priorities to these performance targets when programming federal funds in the relevant transportation improvement program. Source:49 USC Sections 5303, 5304, 5326(c), and 5329(d); 23 CFR Part 450 Transit development plans: Overview Required elements The following sections outline required elements of a transit development plan: 1. Plan adoption, public hearing, and 5. Plan consistency* distribution 6. Planned capital expenses 2. Description of service area, operations and facilities* 7. Planned operating changes 3. State and agency goals, objectives, and 8 Multiyear financial plan action strategies 9. Projects of regional significance 4. Local performance standards and measures While your plan must include the above elements,you may include optional elements in your plan. See Transit development plans: optional elements for more information. Requirements are marked with an asterisk(*) do not apply to transit agencies operating in cities or counties that are not required or have not opted-in to completing a local comprehensive plan. At the time of publication,this requirement does not apply to: • TranGo • RiverCities Transit • Pullman Transit • Grays Harbor Transportation Authority • Asotin County Transit Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 7 April 2020 Submission You must update and electronically submit your transit development plan annually by September 1 to: • Planning email inbox: PTDPIans@wsdot.wa.gov. • Agency's assigned WSDOT community liaison. • The Transportation Improvement Board: - Vaughn Nelson, Finance Manager at vaughnn@tib.wa.gov. - Chris Workman, Engineering Manager at chrisw@tib.wa.gov. • All cities, counties, and regional transportation planning organizations within which the transit agency is located. Transit development plans: Required elements Required element 1: Plan adoption, public hearing, and distribution Conduct at least one public hearing about the transit development plan's contents. Identify within the plan the date(s)of the hearing(s)and whether your governing body took any action to approve the plan. You may satisfy the public hearing requirement by placing the plan on a public meeting agenda as an item of business for discussion and public input. The purpose of the public hearing is to obtain public testimony or comment before your make significant decisions within the plan.The public hearing may be part of a regular or special public meeting agenda. Placing the plan on the agenda provides an opportunity for members of the public to speak about the plan. You may place time limits on individual comments about the plan if many people intend to testify. People should confine their comments to those about the plan.The chairperson or presiding official should state ground rules for the conduct of the hearing at the beginning of the hearing. Note:Prior to ending the meeting and after hearing public input,your governing body may adopt the plan.While it is not a requirement,WSDOT recommends adoption as a best practice. To ensure that you conduct deliberations and take other actions openly, the Open Public Meetings Act requires you to provide sufficient public notice of meetings of your governing body(Chapter 42.30 RCW). For more information, the Municipal Research and Services Center provides a series of checklists about the Open Public Meetings Act at mrsc.org/Home/Explore- Topics/Legal/Open-Government/OPMA-and-PRA-Practice-Tips-and-Checklists.aspx. Source: RCW 35.58.2795, Chapter 42.30 RCW Page 8 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Required element 2: Description of service area, operations and facilities* Include a broad overview of your public transportation system, including services,equipment and facilities,and intermodal connections. Describe or provide a map of your service area. You may satisfy these requirements by referencing your profile in the most recent Summary of Public Transportation. Alternatively,you may satisfy these requirements by referencing the relevant materials on your website. Source: RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(iii)(A),WAC 365-196-430(1)(c)(i) Required element 3: State and agency goals, objectives and action strategies Identify your priority goals,objectives,and strategies for the current year and next five years. Identify which of your objectives and strategies support attainment of the transportation policy goals in RCW 47.04.280 and the Washington State Transportation Plan. For reference,the policy goals are: • Economic vitality -To promote and develop transportation systems that stimulate, support, and enhance the movement of people and goods to ensure a prosperous economy • Preservation - To maintain, preserve,and extend the life and utility of prior investments in transportation systems and services • Safety -To provide for and improve the safety and security of transportation customers and the transportation system • Mobility -To improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington State • Environment -To enhance Washington's quality of life through transportation investments that promote energy conservation, enhance healthy communities, and protect the environment • Stewardship -To continuously improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the transportation system Note:There is some degree of overlap between the transportation policy goals.As a result, multiple strategies may be appropriate to achieve more than one policy goal. Source: RCW 35.58.2795,WAC 365-196-430(2)(b)(ii) Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 9 April 2020 Required element 4: Local performance measures and targets • Identify performance measures and targets that you use to evaluate performance of your system. A performance measure is an indicator of how you provide a particular aspect of transit service. A performance target is a numeric threshold that defines whether you are providing that aspect of transit service at the desired level.You may establish targets based on goals, current performance, industry standards, and peer data. At a minimum,you should include your transit asset management and safety performance measures and targets, if applicable2. Note:Agencies may reference performance measures and targets by hyperlink if they are available on the agency's website. Source: RCW 36.70A.070(6)(a)(iii)(B),WAC 365-196-430(1)(c)(ii) and (2)(e)(v), 49 USC Sections 5303, 5304, 5326(c) and 5329(d), and 23 CFR Part 450 Required element 5: Plan consistency* Identify steps that you have taken to ensure that your transit development plan is consistent with the local comprehensive plans adopted by cities,counties,and towns within your service area. You may satisfy these requirements by including a brief overview of: 1. How the planned projects in your plan are consistent with the transportation needs, goals, and objectives included in local comprehensive plans. 2. Your planning coordination efforts with local and regional planning organizations to address transit needs within your service area. 3. Any other similar efforts. Source: RCW 35.58.2795,WAC 365-196-430(2)(g)(v) and (vi) 2 The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan final rule(49 C.F.R.Part 673)applies to recipients or subrecipients of financial assistance under 49 U.S.C.Section 5307 that operate a public transportation system,and operators of rail systems subject to FTA's State Safety Oversight Program.Transit agencies subject to the rule must establish a Public Transportation Agency Plan,including safety performance targets,by July 20,2020. Page 10 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Required element 6: Planned capital expenses Present your planned capital expenses3 for the current year and next five years,including rolling stock,facilities,equipment,and infrastructure. You may satisfy these requirements by including: 1. Project names and descriptions, separated between replacement/preservation and improvement/expansion. 2. Proposed schedules, indicating the year that you anticipate to receive and expense the capital asset. Your transit asset management plan and its implementation strategy should inform the replacement needs you identify in this section of your transit development plan. Based on the performance targets you establish,you should identify the capital projects that fall within the transit development plan horizon that you reasonably expect to undertake to meet your asset management performance targets. Additionally,you must include all planned expansions or improvements. Finally,you must include all planned capital expenses meeting the following threshold: Non-expendable tangible personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost,which equals the lesser of: • The capitalization level established by the government unit for financial statement purposes. --OR- • $5,000. Source: RCW 35.58.2795 3 Capital expenses are non-annually recurring and do not include operating expenses that are eligible to use capital funds, such as preventative maintenance. Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 11 April 2020 Required element 7: Planned operating changes Provide a yearly plan of changes to existing services that you have scheduled to occur within the plan horizon. You may satisfy this requirement by identifying service expansion and/or reduction by the year of planned deployment and/or elimination using any of the following options: • Narrative description. • Table showing percent change in revenue service hours and revenue service miles. • Combination of narrative and tabular format. In your identification of service expansion and/or reduction, focus on: Fixed-route • Major route adjustments. • New routes or expanded hours of service. • Eliminated routes or reduced hours of service. Demand response • Expanded hours of service or addition of new vehicles. • Reduced hours of service or reduction in vehicles. Vanpool • Increase in new vanpool groups. • Decrease in vanpool groups in the program. You must also discuss any additional, current, or anticipated policy, planning, funding, or operating issues that may affect the operations of your existing or planned transit system. Where you propose expansion of service or new service, provide a brief description summarizing each proposed service expansion or new project and how it addresses identified needs.You should also describe any new programs to coordinate with other providers, such as transportation network companies. Finally,where achieving a balanced operating budget requires you to make reductions in service levels, provide a brief description summarizing the reductions. Note:You need not include minor route adjustments to fixed-route services that result in less than 10 percent change in revenue service miles or hours,or changes in demand response linked to such adjustments. Source: RCW 35.58.2795 Page 12 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 sok Required element 8: Multiyear financial plan Provide a multiyear financial plan that includes a capital improvement program,operating financial plan,and cash flow analysis. To satisfy this requirement,your multiyear financial plan should contain a capital improvement program, operating financial plan, and cash flow analysis.You may combine or format these components in one statement or otherwise format in accordance with applicable accounting regulations (e.g., GAAP, GASB). Capital improvement program This element presents the planned capital funding and expenses for each funding source and capital project for the current budgeted year, as well as forecasts for the next five years. Using planned capital expenses, estimate each project's capital cost. Report the following information in tabular format: 1. Project name. 2. All capital expenses and revenues stated in year of expenditure dollars, by source (e.g., federal, state, local, other) Your capital improvement program must be sustainable and generally balanced each year over the period of your transit development plan.You should only include projects with committed, available, or reasonably available revenue sources. You must document assumptions that relate to expenditure estimates.This includes: • Local match rate and source • Inflationary rates Operating financial plan This element documents how you intend to fund and operate your public transportation system. This includes operating revenues and operating expenses for the current budgeted year, as well as forecasts for the next five years. Your operating financial plan must be sustainable and generally balanced each year over the period of your transit development plan, using committed, available or reasonably available revenues. You must document assumptions you used to generate the forecasted revenues and expenses. Estimates of revenue and expenses may change due.to adjustments in items such as: Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 13 April 2020 Revenues • Changes in retail sales tax rate. • Contracted services revenues or pass- • Percent increase or decrease in retail through funding. sales tax revenue. • Changes in local revenues. • Changes in fare rates. • Volunteer and in-kind support. • Percent increase or decrease in fare • Federal and state revenue sources revenue. that are committed, available, or • Changes in interest rates. reasonably available. • Advertising revenue. Expenses • Overall inflation; • Staffing changes; • Fuel costs; • Increase in marketing or other changes • Parts and supplies; in cost not directly related to service change • Wages or benefits; • Operating changes, as noted above. • Insurance costs; • Purchased transportation costs; Note:You do not need to amend your budgeted year to reflect current conditions at the time of drafting your transit development plan. Cash flow analysis This element combines the results of the capital plan and the operating financial plan to summarize the year-by-year financial plan for your agency for the current budgeted year, as well as forecasts for the next five years. You should structure your cash flow analysis in a way that reflects your agency's restrictions on operating and capital funds. For instance, if your agency has restrictions on the use of cash balances, such as debt retirement, contractual obligations, lease deposits, uninsured losses or reserve accounts for specific projects of purposes,you should identify these in the analysis. Source: RCW 35.58.2795 Required element 9: Projects of regional significance Identify regionally significant projects for inclusion in your regional transportation improvement program maintained by your regional transportation planning organization. To satisfy this requirement,you may briefly describe such projects in a separate section, or include them in the capital improvement program of your multiyear financial plan. Source: RCW 35.58.2795, RCW 47.80.023(5),WAC 468-86-160 Page 14 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Transit development plans: Optional elements Some agencies use their transit development plan as a communication tool.You may include information that you feel will serve this purpose, including an overview of your governance and organizational structure, accomplishments over the last year, and operating or performance data. Resources Transit development plans Summary of Public Transportation - WSDOT's annual Summary of Public Transportation contains a link to the transit development plans for each agency in the state. Plan adoption, public hearing, and distribution Open Public Meetings Act - The Municipal Research Services Center has compiled information on the Washington Open Public Meetings Act at mrsc.org/Home/Explore-Topics/Legal/Open- Government/Open-Public-Meetings-Act.aspx. State and agency goals, objectives, and action strategies Washington Transportation Policy Plan and Washington Transportation Plan The Washington Transportation Commission and WSDOT share responsibility for statewide transportation planning. • The commission produces a statewide transportation policy plan:Washington Transportation Policy Plan - 2040 and Beyond. • WSDOT produces a statewide multimodal transportation plan to achieve the commission's vision: 2017-2040 Washington Transportation Plan - Phase 2, Implementation. Phase 2 implements the commission's earlier policy plan,Washington Transportation Plan 2035. Local performance standards and measures MAP-21 and FAST Act performance management • WSDOT has created a directory of relevant documents for specific performance management programs, including safety and asset management, at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ accountability/map-21. • FTA has resources available addressing the new approach to performance based planning and programming at www.transit.dot.gov/performance-based-planning. Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 15 April 2020 Plan consistency Comprehensive plans -The Municipal Research Services Center has compiled profiles on each Washington city at mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-City-and-Town-Profiles. aspx and county at mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-County-Profiles.aspx. Profiles include a link to comprehensive plans, if required. Multiyear financial plan Data resources for local budget forecasters -The Washington State Department of Revenue has collected a number of resources for local budget forecasts at dor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/ legacy/Docs/Pubs/M isc/Local Fi nOfficerPresentation.pdf. Budgeting,Accounting and Reporting System/Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Manual -The Washington State Auditor's Office produces the Budgeting,Accounting and Reporting System/Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Manual.The manual prescribes accounting and reporting for local governments in accordance with RCW 43.09.200.The manual's purpose is to provide: • Uniform accounting and financial reporting to allow for meaningful use and comparison of financial data. • Accounting and reporting instructions as a resource for local government managers. • A consistent framework for financial reporting to intended users, including managers, governing bodies,granting and regulatory agencies,the state Legislature, and the general public. Projects of regional significance Directory of metropolitan planning organizations and regional transportation planning organizations - WSDOT provides contact information and website links for metropolitan planning organizations and regional transportation planning organizations in Washington at www.wsdot.wa.gov/planning/TribalRegional.htm. Page 16 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Glossary This guidebook and transit development plans contain many terms that are not common outside of the public transportation sector. Below are helpful definitions and descriptions. A Asset management A strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets,with a focus on both engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information,to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost. Available funds Funds derived from an existing source dedicated to or historically used for transportation purposes. For Federal funds, authorized and/or appropriated funds and the extrapolation of formula and discretionary funds at historic rates of increase are considered available.A similar approach may be used for state and local funds that are dedicated to or historically used for transportation purposes. C Capital expense Expense related to the purchase of equipment to support transit services. Equipment is tangible property with a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost,which equals the lesser of the capitalization level established by the government unit for financial statement purposes, or$5,000. Committed funds Funds that have been dedicated or obligated for transportation purposes. For state funds that are not dedicated to transportation purposes, only those funds over which the Governor has control may be considered committed.Approval of a transportation improvement program by the Governor is considered a commitment of those funds over which the Governor has control. For local or private sources of funds not dedicated to or historically used for transportation purposes (including donations of property), a commitment in writing(e.g., letter of intent) by the responsible official or body having control of the funds may be considered a commitment. Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 17 April 2020 E Equipment Tangible property with a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost,which equals the lesser of the capitalization level established by the government unit for financial statement purposes, or$5,000. Expansion The acquisition of revenue vehicles for expansion of transit service. F Financially constrained/fiscal constraint There is sufficient financial information demonstrating that projects in the transit development plan can be implemented using committed, available, or reasonably available revenue sources, with reasonable assurance that the transit system is being adequately operated and maintained. Financial plan Documentation that demonstrates how the transit development plan can be implemented and identifies resources from public and private sources that are reasonably expected to be made available to carry out the plan. I Intermodal connection Service that provides connections to two or more different transportation modes, such as between transit and ferries, transit and airports,transit and rail, or transit and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Page 18 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 0 Obligated An order placed for property and services, a third-party contract entered into, subagreement made, and similar transaction during a given period that requires payment during the same or a future period. Obligated projects Strategies and projects funded under title 23 U.S.C. and title 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 for which the State or designated recipient authorized and committed the supporting Federal funds in preceding or current program years, and authorized by the Federal Highway Administration or awarded as a grant by the FTA. Obligation A definite commitment that creates a legal liability of the federal government by awarding federal assistance through a grant or cooperative agreement. Operating expenses The expenses associated with the operation of the transit agency, and classified by function or activity, and the goods and services purchased. Consumable items with a useful life of less than one year or an acquisition cost which equals the lesser of the capitalization level established by the government unit for financial statement purposes, or$5,000. P Planned funds This category is for funds that are identified and have a reasonable chance of being committed, but are neither committed nor budgeted. Examples include proposed sources that require a scheduled referendum, reasonable requests for state/local capital grants, and proposed debt financing that has not yet been adopted in the agency's capital investment plan. Program of projects A list of projects to be funded in certain applications submitted to FTA by a designated recipient, state or local government.The program of projects lists the recipients and subrecipients and indicates whether they are private non-profit agencies, governmental authorities, or private providers of transportation service.The program of projects also designates the areas served (including rural areas, as applicable)and identifies any tribal entities. In addition, the program of projects includes a brief description of the projects, the total project cost, the federal share for each project, and the amount of funds used for program administration from the allowed percentage. Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 Page 19 April 2020 R Regionally significant project A transportation project(other than projects that may be grouped in the TIP and/or STIP or exempt projects as defined in EPA's transportation conformity regulations (40 CFR part 93, subpart A))that is on a facility that serves regional transportation needs (such as access to and from the area outside the region; major activity centers in the region; major planned developments such as new retail malls, sports complexes, or employment centers; or transportation terminals) and would normally be included in the modeling of the metropolitan area's transportation network.At a minimum,this includes all principal arterial highways and all fixed guideway transit facilities that offer an alternative to regional highway travel. Replacement The replacement of revenue vehicles having reached the end of a minimum normal service life. T TDP Transit Development Plan A six-year planned developed pursuant RCW 35.58.2795 that contains information as to how the municipality intends to meet state and local long-range priorities for public transportation, capital improvements, significant operating changes planned for the system, and how the municipality intends to fund program needs. Page 20 Transit Development Plan Guidebook M 3137 April 2020 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 4:49 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:JTA 6/15/21 Board Meeting Public Comment From: Sara J. Peck Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 4:48:42 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Ariel Speser; David Faber; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour; Kate Dean Cc: Tammi Rubert Subject: JTA 6/15/21 Board Meeting Public Comment CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Please find below the public comment from today's meeting. From: michele gransgaard [mailto:micheleee.g@gmail.com] Sent:Tuesday,June 15, 2021 1:19 PM To: Sara J. Peck<speck@jeffersontransit.com> Subject: [External] For today's meeting CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Jefferson Transits network. DO NOT click links or OPEN attachments unless you recognize the sender, were EXPECTING the link or attachment and know the content is safe. If not sure what to do, contact JTA IT for assistance. 1 . Other agency meetings I attend post their "draft" meeting minutes shortly after their meetings; it would be extremely helpful if JT would provide their "draft" meeting minutes online. Waiting two months is too long. 2. Bus Idling is finally becoming recognized for the damage it does. The PT Students for Sustainability is addressing the issue - link below: https://www.change.org/p/port-townsend-city-council-port-townsend-idlinq- ban?utm content=cl sharecopy 27250389 en- US%3A4&recruiter=974525904&recruited by id=a6e5f3f0-94aa-11 e9-b0e6- 236916646644&utm source=share petition&utm medium=copylink&utm campaign=psf combo share abi&utm term=share petition 1 Other agencies have been addressing this •issue for years; the attached picture is of a sign at the Bellevue Transit Center instructing drivers to turn off their engines during layover, JT should follow suit. a: •' �' S G fip` ., : � gas: ZP` -. a.. I .,,.... .fib, Thank you, Michele Gransgaard 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:43 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW:Thank you OlyCAP and JC Youth & Family Collaborators From: Tanya Barnett Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:42:25 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) Subject: Thank you OlyCAP and JC Youth & Family Collaborators CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Jefferson County Youth & Family Services Collaborators, My sincere thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the quarterly meet-up this past Friday. It was a busy day in the life of our community and I appreciate so many of you taking the time to connect with one another. I am especially grateful to Cherish Cronmiller and for all of the OlyCAP staff members who took such time and care in helping us all to understand OlyCAP's services in greater depth. Your work is vital to the well-being of our community. We covered a great deal during our time together, so I want to be sure that you're able to access the video recording of our meet-up as well as Cherish's PowerPoint presentation. You can access both at https://www.olympicpeninsulaymca.org/icfamilyresources (please scroll about half-way down the page). Please mark your calendar: our next quarterly meet-up will be on Friday,September 10 from 3:30-5 p.m. (via Zoom) and Jefferson County Juvenile and Family Court Division will be our featured agency. Between now and then, I'll continue to do my best to search our respective websites, Facebook pages, etc. and post timely announcements, resources, and events on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyResourceNavigator. If possible, please like/follow this page so that we can stay well connected. And please let me know of anything you'd like for me to post to our page. With gratitude for all that you do to better lives in our county, Tanya Tanya M. Barnett (she/her/hers) Family Resource Navigator Social Services YMCA of Jefferson County 1925 Blaine Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 Cell Phone: 360-565-6025 I Office Phone: 360-554-0011 Email: tnya@ olympicpeninsulavmca.orq I Web: Olympic Peninsula YMCA I FB: YMCA of Jefferson County: Family Resources The Y: We're for youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility i CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. 2 jeffbocc From: Brent Shirley <showeraround@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday,June 15, 2021 5:27 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Fwd: Portable shower trailer Attachments: 20191121_105436943_iOS jpeg; ATT00001.htm; 20191121_105522163_iOSjpeg; ATT00002.htm• RichTrailerModified 8X13X19.p df; ATT00003.htm; Showeraround application 1152019.pdf;ATT00004.htm CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. To: Board of Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, RE: Recent publication of a new area for the homeless, has brought up concerns about hygiene. Just a reminder that my research in early 2020 resulted in these trailers,that are available with choice of size and layout. Brent Shirley Showeraround Jefferson County 720 T Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Cell (360) 774-0992 Begin forwarded message: From: Brent Shirley <showeraround(a�gmail.com> Subject: RE: RE: Portable shower trailer Date: March 31, 2020 at 12:06:47 PM PDT To: Willie Bence <WBence(c�co.iefferson.wa.us> Willie, Attached is copy of the application that describes unit, a diagram and layout of unit. I could make some phone calls on availability and pricing depending on how big a unit yout may want. I would think 3 units, with one of them being ADA. Brent Brent Shirley From:Willie Bence Sent:Tuesday, March 31, 2020 9:17 AM 1 To: Brent Shirley Subject: RE: Portable shower trailer Yup, send me some of your research if you don't mind. Thank you! Willie Bence Director-Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management Cell: (360) 316-6008 Desk: (360) 344-9729 www.ieffcoeoc.org Original Message From: Brent Shirley<showeraround@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 6:52 PM To:Willie Bence<WBence@co.iefferson.wa.us> Subject: Re: Portable shower trailer CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Willie, Short answer is "no." Our application for a 2 unit shower/restroom was rejected by First Federal Bank last fall due to lack of funds And, as I was getting ready to try again,the Olycap Exec Director, Dale Wilson resigned. I was able to meet with his replacement just recently, but I think it will be sometime before I would get her buy-in. So I was considering starting over, by going to service clubs, private donors,etc.,then everything stopped. i have lots of information on the 5 manufacturers&some quotes if that would help. If you could get one built I would think that you would want a larger sized unit for the current situation, plus meeting ADA requirements. I would be happy to help anyway I can with my research over the past year. Brent Brent Shirley Showeraround Jefferson County 803 G St Port Townsend, WA 98368 Cell (360) 774-0992 >On Mar 30, 2020, at 5:08 PM,Willie Bence<WBence@co.iefferson.wa.us>wrote: > Hello Mr.Shirley, > Hope you are doing well. 2 >Was your search for a shower trailer ever successful?The City and County are interested in jointly operating such a facility to assist with sanitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me know if you can potentially help out. >Thanks! >Willie Bence > Director-Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management >Cell: (360) 316-6008 > Desk: (360) 344-9729 >www.ieffcoeoc.org<http://www.ieffcoeoc.org/> > ***Email may be considered a public record subject to public disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 3 QUOTE Date: July 23,2019 Invoice 4: !!!! Modified 8/13/19 T.— „ Name: Brent Shirley RICH SPECIALTY TRAILERS Company Name: Missionary Work 423 S. MAIN ST. O Street Address: TOPEKA, IN 46571 City,ST ZIP Code: Port Townsend,WA PH 260 593 2279 Office Phone: FX 260 593 2293 Fax:Brent@BrentShirley.com WWW.PortableRestroomTrailer.com Mobile Phone: info@RichRestrooms.com Home Phone: $als Job; Shipping Method' - Robert O.T. SHOWER TRAILER WITH TOILETS AND SINKS INCLUDES: Frame/Running gear Construction Doors/Entrance 2 5/16"Coupler on"A"frame tongue Dent Resistant Exterior fiberglass wall Doors shall come complete with hand pull Hand Crank Front Tongue Jack W/Foot Fiberglass is high gloss,seamless A deadbolt lock on every Door with Matching Keys White Modular Wheels-16" Flat Front Profile White,wide framed dent resistant/Exit Doors Large I-beam frame structure Roof Truss Rafters 16"0/C or better Mini Rain Gutters Over each Door Full Steel tube support for waste tank Double Trusses at all roof openings Black,Swing out,self storing Handrails Axles Sized and Number per Model Fully Insulated Walls and Ceiling Full-length mini rain gutters,with mini extensions 7 Pin/slot plug for Tow vehicle lights and brakes All weather one piece rolled membrane roofing Adjustable commercial closure installed on entrance door Electric Break-a-Way System Entrance Steps w style per model Plumbing 4 Ram Stabilizer jacks Sealed Floor Decking China Foot Flush White Stools per model Electric Brakes for all wheels Steel tube floor joists spaced at 16"O.C.or better Shut-Off Valves each stool Interior Heavy Aluminum Exterior Trim Package Large Coated Waste Holding Tank Capacity-Size&Type per Model Showers with single lever faucet Electrical Vented Tanks For easy pumping One Piece Rolled Upgrade Flooring 110 v to 12 V Elect Converter with charge protect 3"Dump valve with ball shut off Water Resistant Countertop Lighted license plate bracket is included. City Water hook-up Shower Rod&Shower Liner&Designer Curtain Switched Exterior Porch Light @ Each Door Stainless steel lavatory sinks w metered faucets Interior 12 volt LED ceiling lights Locate porch light switches in mech Rm Pex water lines-non corrosive,strong,flexable White Plastic Deluxe Trim Package Locate interior lights switch in rooms Electric 10 gallon Water Heater Mar-resistant Interior Walls Electrical Recept in Mechanical Room 150 Gallons On Board Fresh Water tank w float valve&3/4"Ext Fill Line Plastic Base Board Trim DOT Safety Exterior LED Light Package On Board Water Pump sized per model Beveled Mirrors are installed above every sink. Power Roof vents in each room with switch on fan Colors Sink Faucets to be self closing,metered faucets Ram Air Roof protection for Roof vents Exterior-White Gelcoat Fiberglass Battery shall be a deep cycle marine-style. 20 Amp Electrical Shore line cord-#Per Model Interior-White Fiberglass Double Tissue Holders Hitch End Tongue Light Flooring- Rolled Grey Woodgrain Flooring Fiberglass Shower Pan w wall surround per model Countertop-Gobi Black or Grey Molded per model Qty -Appx Description ' Stat ons '.. Haste 1 7 x 12'6" SWT 712 COMBO 2 STATION SHOWER COMBO 2 350 INCLUDED A F LA 3LE OPTION ^Iq�-, �'I I��GI 1 4 RAM STABILIZING JACKS >>>>>> standard GPS and Fresh Tank Notification System unchosen option DuraRoof and Trim Package Per Lin Ft unchosen option 1 13.5K btu ROOF MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONING W HEAT STRIP >>»» INCLUDED CoPoly Tank IPO Coated Steel Tank per Lin FT unchosen option Omit Waste Holding Tank&Plumb Showers together unchosen option Battery Shutoff Switch unchosen option Aluminum Tire Rim Per Tire unchosen option Slideout Platform Step per limited models unchosen option White Spare tire and mounting kit unchosen option 1 END CAP FOR DUMP VALVE »»» INCLUDED 8K Hydraulic Tongue Jack unchosen option 1 BOTTOM DUMP VALVE »»» INCLUDED Additional 50 gal Fresh to make 200 unchosen option 2 ELECTRIC CABINET MOUNT HEATER 750w »»» INCLUDED Elect Cab Mount Heater 1500w require add shore cord unchosen option Winter Package w heat pads&insulation unchosen option Winter Package w heat pads and insulation under 19 ft unchosen option 20 Gallon Electric Water Heater unchosen option 30 Gal Electric Water Heater requir 50 amp service unchosen option 40 Gal Electric Water Heater requir 50 amp service unchosen option 1 ON DEMAND LP GAS WATER HEATER w two 30 lb BOTTLES »»» INCLUDED 30K BTU LP Gas Forced Air Furnace w bottles unchosen option 40K BTU LP Gas Forced Air Furnace w bottles over 30 ft unchosen option Interior 110v Outlet by sink unchosen option Fire extinguisher mounted in mech room unchosen option Stainless Steel Shower Pan 32 x 32 unchosen option Stainless Steel Shower Pan 32 x 42 unchosen option Stackable Washer and Elect Dryer unchosen option Stackable Washer and Gas Dryer unchosen option Stereo w/lnside Speakers unchosen option Metal Locker 12 x 15 unchosen option 2 PAPER TOWEL DISPENSOR »»» INCLUDED Sprayed Sealed Grey Floor QUOTE 111 1111.1 Add Winter Package$1700 �• $23315.00 Subtotal $ 21,615.001 Freight $4,000 Indiana Sales Tax Sales tax 9% $2100 Trailer must be pumped prior to transporting. Rich Specialty Trailers is not responsible for compliance with state,local,or other entity codes and/or requirements. Total $ 21,615.i. Unless accepted quote expires in 15 days in Payment Balance Due upon completion $21,615.`0 $29,415.00 1111111, To accept this quote with options noted,please sign here and return: Fax number 260-593-2293 Brent Shirley Payment terms are 50%production deposit with balance due of wire transfer before or certified bank check at delivery/pickup.All international sales require balance paid in fug by wire transfer before leaving the US.Credit card purchases will be charged a 3%processing fee.All deliveries and pick ups are to be during normal business hours and must be accepted within 10 days of notification of completion.Freight rates are market rates at time of delivery.Rlch Specialty Trailers reserves the right to improve and/or modify the product without aotlfication,and without incorporating these changes into similar models produced at an earlier date.It is understood that the delivery date is approximate and production times vary depending on seasonal orders and upon circumstances beyond our control. All floor plans and designs are the lntellectural property of Rich Specialty Trailers and are not part of the sale.Estimated delivery date and warranty does not cover loss of use.Refer to Owners Manual for additional warranty Information. Executive Summary ShowerAround is requesting funds from the First Federal's Community Foundation to purchase a portable shower/restroom combination trailer to serve the homeless population of Jefferson County. This trailer is manufactured for this purpose, including two unisex units with toilet, wash basin and shower. The trailer is lightweight to allow maximum portability. We are a volunteer organization reaching out to the homeless to hopefully help them feel better about themselves and whenever possible helping them access other help through Navigators. We will be serving all of Jefferson County, making regular weekly visits with a predetermined schedule to community centers in Port Townsend, Port Hadlock, Quilcene and Brinnon. The trailer will only be used when volunteer attendants are onsite. OlyCap as the sponsor of ShowerAround will be providing a van type vehicle to tow the combination trailer, along with insurance and $1,000 monthly operating budget. The shower trailer will always be supported by a minimum of two people familiar with the operation and to assist users. We plan on being at each location for 2-3 hours to start. We will provide individual gift bags, with soap, shampoo, lotion, shaving kit&washrag. We will provide new socks and underwear along with some fresh clothing. We will provide a major naming right to the "First Federal Community Foundation" with large letters on the sides and back of the trailer. Breadth of Impact & Number We want to serve all of the Jefferson County homeless &struggling individuals, including Veterans, families and individuals. We believe that a shower is an essential part of a person's well-being and self-worth. The ultimate goal is to do outreach by traveling to where the homeless are &connecting with them through a hot shower with no other expectations. Real Impact • Dignity and respect for fellow human beings • Hospitality for folks that never get any • Referrals to OlyCAP, Jefferson Healthcare, Mental health &drug alcohol resources • Health impact • Economic impact integrating unemployed into the work force ShowerAround will also be in direct contact with Jefferson Healthcare to access care for individuals and family members. Volunteers will be connected with the Navigator at the Port Townsend Police Department in order to help individuals struggling with drug and alcohol problems immediate access to helpful treatment. On occasion we will have have a tent city with representatives from Veterans Outreach, Jefferson County Health Department and Jefferson Healthcare. Visiting weekly to each location will allow us to followup on needed care or personal items. OlyCap will provide vouchers for Jefferson Transit to provide more portability for our clients. We anticipate 10 clients at each of our sites to start with a total of 40 a week. The trailer will be located at other times at the new Recovery Cafe for use with their visitors. This is a prominent location at the corner of 19th & Kearney Streets in Port Townsend providing excellent visibility & recognition for the shower. We are a volunteer organization reaching out to the homeless making them feel better about themselves &whenever possible helping them access other help through Navigators. Does your request conform to FFCF's focus areas • Community Support: Access to water and sanitation are human right some of our community do not enjoy these basic rights • Affordable Housing: the bathroom, not the kitchen, is the heart of the house. Given resource constraints, start with the bathroom • Economic Development: Many low wage jobs require employees to come to work clean: food prep, food service, commercial kitchen work, home health aides, hospital orderlies, etc. • Community Development:When the public sector fails to act, private nonprofit and business step in. Does Project Benefit low income Project is designed to benefit people without access to hygiene. We believe that a shower is an essential part of a person's well-being and self-worth, enabling them to move forward in life. We will benefit low income and disadvantaged individuals and families by providing showers and referrals to further improve their lives. This will be accomplished with our connection and referral to health, food and housing. Families, individuals and Veterans will be able to connect with us "coming to them" rather than them having to travel to populated places for services that may be intimidating. Starting Date & Duration Spring 2020 start date. We will order our trailer once we receive approval by First Federal Community Foundation. We will evaluate our success after the first year and how we can increase use if numbers are low. If our numbers and keeping in mind just exposure of the trailer itself will Evaluate Success Keeping in mind that the exposure in the county of the hygiene trailer itself will result in an appearance of a community that cares. Outreach • Number of people invited to use facility • Number of customers/users that actually show up Quantitive Measures • Number of hours facility is deployed • Number of users • Number of first time users (to reach success of outreach recruitment) • Number of showers Qualitative Surveys (anonymous) • Very quick oral survey of users: How was it?Any advice for us? • Suggestion Box: Did this experience meet your expectations 1-5? • Interview/survey of surrounding business and homeowners • Users after 6 months: Has this facility made any difference in your life?Do you think you've avoided medical issues and doctor visits? Media Relations • Number of press releases • Articles in the press • Interviews with project manager, customers, and volunteers • Internet Based upon research in other community's we expect success. We would hope to carry this effort into Clallam County. If our program results in underutilization in Jefferson County alone, we will begin looking at other opportunities for the use of our existing hygiene trailer in Clallam County. The advantage of our relationship with OlyCap is to allow us to track needs and determine best uses on an ongoing basis. Julie Shannon From: Heidi Eisenhour Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:40 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Clarification on filming From: Gabe Van Lelyveld Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:39:55 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Clarification on filming CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Greg and Heidi, First, I want to thank you for your hard work on behalf of our county.Greg,thank you for facilitating my being able to videotape the stakeholder meetings. I have a couple of questions that I'll get to, but first I want to say that my hope is that my recording of the meetings doesn't in any way hinder constructive conversation,that everyone feels respected, and that I'm sensitive to possible privacy concerns. I have found myself wanting, out of sensitivity,to ask folks ahead of time if they don't want to be filmed, but today one individual who had declined to be filmed later ended up taking part in a conversation that was poignant to the story I'm trying to tell, which is, in part, about the community's response to the unsheltered.As this was taking place I started to wonder if I did have the right to film everyone since it is, I think, a public meeting. So, my first question is, are the stakeholder meetings technically considered public meetings?Second, are you aware if attendance by a private citizen at a public meeting does or does not automatically equate to permission to be openly recorded? Again, thanks for all you do. Gabe Van Lelyveld (he/him -click here to learn more) Director/Producer, Whaleheart Productions LLC info@whaleheartproductions.com whaleheartproductions.com (360) 605-0726 1 jeffbocc From: Joan Hommel <jshommel@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 11:25 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: recording of commissioners meeting not working CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. I am very eager to watch the recording of Monday's Board of Commissioners meeting. I've tried repeatedly all day but have been unable to call up this or any other recorded video. None of the links within the agenda document appear to work,either. I assumed it was a bandwidth issue, but it is still not working at this hour(11:21 pm). Please fix this in advance of the Thursday special meeting.Thanks. Joan Hommel 64Queets PL Port Townsend jshommel@gmail.com 1 jeffbocc From: DCD Front Staff Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10:02 AM To: jeffbocc Subject: FW: Homeless Encampment on Cape George Road Public Comment Jodi Adams Interim Director Phone 360-379-4494 From: Mary Craft<marymcraft@yahoo.com> Sent:Sunday,June 13, 20218:49 PM To: DCD Front Staff<dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us> Subject: Homeless Encampment on Cape George Road CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello I live at 94 Loftus Road, directly across Cape George Road from the site of the proposed homeless encampment. There are no services on this 80 acre tract which the county owns—no electricity, water, sewer, reliable cell phone coverage, or transportation.The forest becomes quite dry during the summer. I am very concerned that a fire started in the forest will jump the road and burn my land, house, barn, animals and me. Please use your influence to encourage the commissioners to rethink this plan. There are many other places they can be moved when the fairgrounds (also county owned) can finally evict them. Many of the homeless have addiction and/or mental health issues and can be difficult to supervise. Greg Brotherton has stated that he wants to move the people here because there aren't very many of us neighbors to complain. But is this the right reason for moving the vulnerable population affected to a forest with no services?To put them out of sight? If the county really is going to build a permanent homeless hub as they say they are, why not move the people to it at this time. They are campers by definition. Thanks for any help you can give me. Hon. Mary Craft (ret.) 314th District Court Harris County,TX i Sunday, June 13, 2021 Port Townsend, WA Jefferson County, Washington Commissioner Kate Dean RECEIVED Jefferson County, Washington Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour Jefferson County, Washington Commissioner Greg Brotherton JUN 16 2021 Re: Eviction/Forced Displacement of the homeless persons from the relatiEFriftvgliktitekytfiefof the Jefferson County Fairgrounds and the forced relocation of those persons andelei ieitar ysby the three county Commissioners, Kate Dean, Heidi Eisenhour and Greg Brotherton, to the County owned clear cut at 1172 Cape George Road Port Townsend, Washington. Dear Commissioners Dean, Eisenhour and Brotherton, It appears you have made a decision to viciously remove these poor unfortunate souls from the relative safety of the Fairgrounds with all of the necessary human needs services,water, sewer. electricity, cell phone coverage, emergency fire department services for drug overdoses and other related ailments and police presence when deemed necessary. The unspoken reason(not the reason(s)proffered for publication) is that these human �'Y p beings are an unseemly lot with all of the unsavory characteristics associated with the poor,the disadvantaged, the hopeless...,the homeless. Mr. Brotherton, it is reported that you have said that you have met with all of the stakeholders in this matter and have concluded that everyone is on board or words to that effect. How about the homeless humans at the Fairgrounds,the ones that use the various human needs facilities there every day? Do they think it is such a great idea? Do they think it is such a great idea to be moved to a fenced-in enclosure like some grotesque herd of livestock on the way to a slaughter house? Why have you not worked with the City of Port Townsend movers and shakers to find another county/state/city owned property with similar human needs facilities as the Fairgrounds? Fort Worden comes to mind with its acres and acres of vacant land. There may be other such properties inside the City Limits of Port Townsend. Ms. Dean, Ms. Eisenhour and Mr. Brotherton, it is your job not the people who worked so hard to get you elected to come up with suitable solutions to challenges such as this one. In this instance,you have failed miserably. Fix this inhuman proposal. Do not sheepishly vote to do what Mr. Brotherton has proposed. On another note, Ms. Dean and Ms. Eisenhour, in various meetings in which the writers have participated regarding this matter, it is the consensus that it is very hard to believe that you were not aware that Mr. Brotherton was, as early as September 2020,pursuing the proposed course of action against the unsuspecting people at the Fairgrounds and would announce it in this past Monday's Commissioner zoom meeting. Very bad form indeed, Commissioner Dean and Commissioner Eisenhour. With regret, Jefferson County Coalition (Forming) cc: PT Leader, Peninsula Daily News, Seattle Times, Washington Post, Olympian, Kitsap Sun, Food Coop, Chamber of Commerce, Port Townsend City Council, Kevin Van De Wege, Mike Chapman, Jay. Inslee and others Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 12:20 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: recording of commissioners meeting not working From:Joan Hommel Sent:Wednesday,June 16, 202112:20:08 PM (UTC-o8:oo) Pacific Time(US & Canada) To: Carolyn Gallaway Cc: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour Subject: Re: recording of commissioners meeting not working CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. No, it's not working,although now some of the other videos seem to be working. Obviously,the demand for this video is high, but I have been trying repeatedly since yesterday morning. I just tried again and was only able to watch six minutes before the system hung again—and now it is not loading at all. Let me suggest that tomorrow's"special meeting"be postponed until the problem is fixed because there are many who may want to view it so they can come to tomorrow's meeting informed. The current lack of access is inadequate for your constituents. I understand that it is difficult to operate under pandemic limitations but perhaps you need a different, more robust platform for publishing videos for public access. Thanks.Joan Hommel >On Jun 16, 2021, at 11:38 AM, Carolyn Gallaway<carolyn®a co.jefferson.wa.us>wrote: > Hi Joan, > I'd be happy to give you a call regarding how to view past meetings and upcoming meetings.The recording of Monday's BOCC meeting is available to view.You can reach me at the number listed below, or send me your phone number and I can give you a call. >You can also try going online at www.co.jefferson.wa.us and under"Quick Links"click on "Videos of meetings"and then click on the meeting you wish you watch. >Today is a busy day, so please leave me a message if I don't answer. >Thank you, >Carolyn Gallaway, CMC >Clerk of the Board >Jefferson County Commissioner's Office P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend,WA >98368 1 >360-385-9122 > Original Message > From:jeffbocc >Sent:Wednesday,June 16, 2021 9:31 AM >To: Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Heidi Eisenhour ><HEisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Greg Brotherton ><GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us> >Cc: Carolyn Gallaway<carolyn@co.jefferson.wa.us> > Subject: FW: recording of commissioners meeting not working > Original Message > From:Joan Hommel <jshommel®gmail.com> >Sent:Tuesday,June 15, 202111:25 PM >To:jeffbocc<jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us> >Subject: recording of commissioners meeting not working >CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. > I am very eager to watch the recording of Monday's Board of Commissioners meeting. I've tried repeatedly all day but have been unable to call up this or any other recorded video. None of the links within the agenda document appear to work,either. I assumed it was a bandwidth issue, but it is still not working at this hour(11:21 pm). > Please fix this in advance of the Thursday special meeting.Thanks. >Joan Hommel >64Oueets PL > Port Townsend >jshommel@gmail.com >***Email may be considered a public record subject to public >disclosure under RCW 42.56*** 2 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Wednesday,June 16, 2021 1:15 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Hood Canal Bridge Assessment Mgmt. Cmte. Meeting Attachments: HCB Mgmt Meeting agenda 6-22-21.pdf From: Lucas Hall Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 1:14:29 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: jeff.parsons@psp.wa.gov; kbriggs@lairdnorton.org; wendy.brown@rco.wa.gov; Michael Schmidt; hharguth@hccc.wa.gov; rebecca.hollender@psp.wa.gov; amber.oliver@leg.wa.gov; Shannon.Turner@leg.wa.gov; colleen_bryan@murray.senate.gov; dan.griffey@leg.wa.gov; Rob.Barnes@leg.wa.gov; Drew.MacEwen@leg.wa.gov; mike.chapman@leg.wa.gov; annika.pederson@leg.wa.gov; Chantell.Munoz@mail.house.gov; Linda.Owens@leg.wa.gov; Christine.Rolfes@leg.wa.gov; Tarra.Simmons@leg.wa.gov; Casey_Duff@cantwell.senate.gov; steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov; barry.berejikian@noaa.gov; crossi@pnptc.org; dherrera@skokomish.org; sboh461@ECY.WA.GOV; denise_hawkins@fws.gov; Dlz@co.mason.wa.us; Heidi Eisenhour; jennifer.quan@noaa.gov; Jacques White; jeffbocc; jeromys@pgst.nsn.us; Josh.Peters@dnr.wa.gov; Kate Dean; kpeters@co.kitsap.wa.us; KRISTIN.SWENDDAL@dnr.wa.gov; Sara.Oliveiral@navy.mil; mark.strom@noaa.gov; murchie.peter@epa.gov; paulm@pgst.nsn.us; rharder@pnptc.org; rlumper@skokomish.org; kshutty@co.mason.wa.us; randyn@co.mason.wa.us; rgelder@co.kitsap.wa.us; Laurie.Peterson@dfw.wa.gov; sbrewer@hccc.wa.gov; SchuelJ@WSDOT.WA.gov; Tarang.Khangaonkar@pnnl.gov; WardC@wsdot.wa.gov; WhiteM@wsdot.wa.gov; matt.beirne@Elwha.org; hhals@jamestowntribe.org; jpoole@hccc.wa.gov; Carolyn Gallaway; Greg Brotherton; rjohnson@jamestowntribe.org; kevin.vandewege@leg.wa.gov; peter.steelquist@leg.wa.gov; timothy.sheldon@leg.wa.gov; suzette.cooper@leg.wa.gov; carrie_cook-tabor@fws.gov; Chris.Waldbillig@dfw.wa.gov; rfk@psvoa.org; margaret.dour@navy.mil; Megan Moore - NOAA Federal; Hans Daubenberger; Dana Postlewait; Brad Johnson; Iris Kemp; Doug Little; David Troutt; Meiners, Colleen (Murray) Subject: Re: Hood Canal Bridge Assessment Mgmt. Cmte. Meeting CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Dear Management Committee Members and Interested Parties, Please find an agenda for the meeting next Tuesday at 2:30.We will brief attendees on the next phase of work and provide a space for feedback and questions. Thank you. Best, Lucas Lucas Hall Senior Project Manager 206-382-9555 ext. 30 I Linkedln Long Live the Kings 1326 5th Ave. Ste.450 Seattle,WA 98101 Restoring wild salmon and steelhead I Supporting sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest From: lhall@lltk.org When: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM June 22, 2021 i Subject: Hood Canal Bridge Assessment Mgmt. Cmte. Meeting Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84992253244 Topic: Hood Canal Bridge Assessment Mgmt. Cmte. Time:Jun 22, 2021 02:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/i/84992253244 Meeting ID: 849 9225 3244 One tap mobile +12532158782„849922532444 US (Tacoma) +13462487799„84992253244# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 849 9225 3244 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kelp41SWQO 2 LONGLIVE THE INS Agenda I i , e-1, NI'l)� i8li ii .z i l���^Zi IIII i4! 1 11'I lila����, !�Ii�lllllfil�� „;Q IU(illlilil6illll�llll is a,i�l,."a ,1 mV611,�1�1' i i I I IN���,,,III,i�i�� � r u I Hood Canal Bridge Ecosystem Impact Assessment MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING —JUNE 22, 2021 — 2:30-4:OOPM Zoom Virtual Meeting (COMPLETE DETAILS BELOW) Meeting Goal: Review the revised phase 2 plans and identify any remaining needs,questions, or concerns. Organizations Represented on the Committee Jefferson County, Kitsap County, Mason County,Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe,Skokomish Indian Tribe, Point-no-Point Treaty Council,Washington Department of Fish and Wild,Washington Department of Transportation,Washington Department of Ecology, Puget Sound Partnership,Washington Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Navy, US Fish and Wildlife, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA: National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Hood Canal Coordinating Council *Other partners and interested parties may also attend the meeting and contribute to the discussion. I q illllµy i= , �I" I�ilN�lj, 'llliP i"I� r:i 10�1'II'''hi II�II�'lll'r ry i01'i : III,P iu 1111�I!i�'Voua '" i li'lll plu ,�,,,,. 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Time:Jun 22, 2021 02:30 PM Pacific Time(US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/i/84992253244 Meeting ID:849 9225 3244 One tap mobile +12532158782„84992253244# US (Tacoma) +13462487799„84992253244# US(Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US(Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US(Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 436 2866 US(New York) +1 301 715 8592 US(Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US(Chicago) Meeting ID: 849 9225 3244 Find yo ur local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kelp41SWQO Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Sent: Wednesday,June 16, 2021 2:03 PM To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: recording of commissioners meeting not working From:Joan Hommel Sent:Wednesday,June i6, 2021 2:02:23 PM (UTC-o8:oo) Pacific Time(US& Canada) To: Carolyn Gallaway Cc: Kate Dean; Greg Brotherton; Heidi Eisenhour;Adiel F. McKnight Subject: Re: recording of commissioners meeting not working CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. Thank you, Carolyn,for your suggestion. I got somewhat better results using Chrome than my usual browser,the popular default Macintosh browser, Safari(without any unusual add-ons,extensions,or content blockers). This time I was able to watch nearly 20 minutes before it stalled again. It did resume again after several minutes. I don't have prior experience with this viewing platform, but my guess is that because this recording is exceptionally long,there is a lot of buffering going on. Perhaps these longer recordings should be split into several parts before they are posted—or better still, use another platform(e.g.,Youtube). >On Jun 16, 2021,at 12:51 PM, Carolyn Gallaway<carolyn®a co.jefferson.wa.us>wrote: > Hi Joan, > I'm sorry that you are not able to view the meeting on our website. I've checked on a couple different computers and have been able to watch the meeting,could it be your browser? I hear our videos are best watched on the Chrome or Firefox browser. If not, please call me and we can try troubleshooting the issue. > In regards to tomorrow's meeting,you can tune into the meeting a few different ways:z.)Via the phone; 2)Via the Zoom meeting link; or 3)through our website. Below is the meeting information and how to participate live: >•Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93777841705 This option will allow >you to join the meeting live.You will need to enter an email address. >•Audio-only: Dial:1-253-215-8782 and use Webinar ID:937-7784-1705# >This option will allow you to listen to the meeting live.Access for the hearing impaired and others can be accommodated using Washington Relay Service at 1-800-833-6384• > •Website:www.co.jefferson.wa.us Follow the links under"Quick links,""Videos of Meetings,"and click on "Streaming Live." >This option will allow you to watch the meeting live-streaming,with no participation. 1 > Please remember that the Special Meeting tomorrow does not allow for public comment. If you wish to provide public comment,you can email jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us prior to the start of the meeting. > Best regards, >Carolyn Gallaway, CMC >Clerk of the Board >Jefferson County Commissioner's Office P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend,WA >98368 >360-385-9122 > Original Message > From:Joan Hommel <jshommel®gmail.com> >Sent:Wednesday,June 16, 202112:20 PM >To: Carolyn Gallaway<carolyn@co.jefferson.wa.us> >Cc: Kate Dean <KDean@co.jefferson.wa.us>;Greg Brotherton ><GBrotherton@co.jefferson.wa.us>; Heidi Eisenhour ><HEisenhour@co.jefferson.wa.us> >Subject: Re: recording of commissioners meeting not working > >CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. > No, it's not working,although now some of the other videos seem to be working. Obviously,the demand for this video is high, but I have been trying repeatedly since yesterday morning. I just tried again and was only able to watch six minutes before the system hung again—and now it is not loading at all. > Let me suggest that tomorrow's"special meeting"be postponed until the problem is fixed because there are many who may want to view it so they can come to tomorrow's meeting informed. The current lack of access is inadequate for your constituents. I understand that it is difficult to operate under pandemic limitations but perhaps you need a different, more robust platform for publishing videos for public access. >Thanks.Joan Hommel »On Jun 16, 2021,at 11:38 AM, Carolyn Gallaway<carolyn@co.jefferson.wa.us>wrote: » Hi Joan, » I'd be happy to give you a call regarding how to view past meetings and upcoming meetings.The recording of Monday's BOCC meeting is available to view.You can reach me at the number listed below,or send me your phone number and I can give you a call. »You can also try going online at www.co.jefferson.wa.us and under"Quick Links"click on"Videos of meetings"and then click on the meeting you wish you watch. »Today is a busy day, so please leave me a message if I don't answer. »Thank you, »Carolyn Gallaway, CMC »Clerk of the Board »Jefferson County Commissioner's Office P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, 2 »WA »98368 »36o-385-9122 » Original Message » From:jeffbocc »Sent:Wednesday,June 16, 2021 9:3i AM »To: Kate Dean<KDean®a co.jefferson.wa.us>; Heidi Eisenhour »<HEisenhour®a co.jefferson.wa.us>; Greg Brotherton »<GBrotherton®a co.jefferson.wa.us> »Cc:Carolyn Gallaway<carolyn®a co.jefferson.wa.us> »Subject: FW: recording of commissioners meeting not working » Original Message » From:Joan Hommel <jshommel@a gmail.com> » Sent:Tuesday,June 15, 202111:25 PM »To:jeffbocc<jeffbocc®a co.jefferson.wa.us> »Subject: recording of commissioners meeting not working »CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links,especially from unknown senders. » I am very eager to watch the recording of Monday's Board of Commissioners meeting. I've tried repeatedly all day but have been unable to call up this or any other recorded video. None of the links within the agenda document appear to work, either. I assumed it was a bandwidth issue, but it is still not working at this hour(11:21 pm). » Please fix this in advance of the Thursday special meeting.Thanks. »Joan Hommel »64Queets PL » Port Townsend »jshommel®a gmail.com »***Email may be considered a public record subject to public »disclosure under RCW 42.56*** >***Email may be considered a public record subject to public >disclosure under RCW 42.56***<Ao617215 Homeless.pdf> 3 Julie Shannon From: Kate Dean Wednesday, June 16, 2021 4:16 PM Sent: ed Y To: Julie Shannon Subject: FW: Development of Cherry Street Attachments: Kate Dean Ltr 06.16.21.pdf From: Cherie Gottschalk Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 4:15:23 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &Canada) To: Kate Dean Cc: Heidi Eisenhour; Greg Brotherton; Gary Keister Subject: Development of Cherry Street CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hi Ms. Dean, Please see our attachment about Cherry Street. Thank you, Cherie Gottschalk,Director of Operations Bayside Housing&Services 310 Hadlock Bay Rd,Port Hadlock,WA 98339 cherie@baysidehousing.org 360-385-3682 1 June 16, 2021 Kate Dean, Chair Jefferson County Board of Commissioners 4/4 ip pi 1► RE: Cherry Street Project VIA E-MAIL ONLY Dear Kate, B I SIDE HOUSING&SERVICES Regarding our recent conversation concerning the Cherry Street project please see the attached estimated Sources& Uses document, as well as letters of support from Dove House, Oxford House, and the Jefferson County baysidehousing.org Foundation. 310 Hadlock Bay Rd As we all know, we have a severe housing crisis in our county. We understand Port Hadlock, WA that this project is just a start, but it would provide some 32 highly needed beds. 98339 Bayside Housing & Services was founded as a transitional housing (360) 881-7140 undertaking. However, due to the lack of affordable housing in Jefferson Case Manager County it has been a challenge to find shelter for its guests, as they become prepared to live independently. Therefore, Bayside has chosen to additionally (360) 385-4637 develop affordable housing by all means available. The Cherry Street project, Development albeit has had setbacks, remains the swiftest means to provide new affordable housing. The designated parcel of land is designated by the city solely for (360) 385-3682 affordable housing use. Administration The project when completed, will provide: (4)two-bedroom apartments and (4) studio apartments. Additionally, Two Boarding Houses will be constructed on the property as well, each with 6 bedrooms, for an additional 12 units. It is estimated that 32 individuals will occupy the premises. Its success will be evidenced by its completion, and the ongoing occupancy by income challenged community members for which the property is intended. Therefore, we request that Jefferson County provide $1,800,000 in order to move forward promptly. The contractor estimates completion and seeks within the first half of 2022. Respectively, r � Gary Ke' ter, xec. Director Richard Conrad, oard Chairman CHERRY STREET DEVELOPMENT 6.15.21 Projected Sources&Use Schedule FUNDING 000 City of Port Townsend $ 300,000 Block Grant $ 500,000 County Covid Funds $ 1,800,000 Bayside Housing&Services $ 200,000 TOTAL $ 2,800,000 Carm aa H©u 13 Projected Construction,Development&Project Costs Architectural&Engineering $ 40,000 Site Work and Foundations 68,000 Construction A.Carmel Bldg. 1,600,000 B. Boarding Houses(2) 850,000 Legal,Accounting&Admin 30,000 FF&I (Boarding Houses)at$600/unit 7,000 Project Management&Fees 60,000 Insurance 12,000 Contingency 5% 133,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $ 2,800,000 OXFORD HOUSES WA HII GT N STATE Gary Keister Bayside Housing 310 Hadlock Bay Rd, Port Hadlock-Irondale,WA 98339 June 11,2021 To whom it may concern, My name is Jason Bliss and I am a Senior State Coordinator with Oxford Home Inc. My current states include Washington,Alaska and Montana. I have been working with Bayside Housing and other community partners on the planning for the Cherry Street project. Our team continues to have discussions about the population needs and the way the project will address the needs of Jefferson County's community members. Oxford homes does not own any homes and currently leases about 340 homes across Washington. My intent is to establish long term leases on the buildings to provided clean and sober living to those whom are in need in the local community. Our model involves leasing from local investors and nonprofits interested in building sober living environments. Through democratic leadership and community partnership we build the foundations that promote recovery capital for persons exiting treatment. This means creating a culture of peer support, partnership with treatment,employment supports, and networks of affordable housing. I look forward to partnering with Bayside Housing and other partners to ensure those who have chosen a path to recovery can afford to work and live in their communities. Respectfully, Jason Bliss Senior State Coordinator Oxford House Inc. 426 N.RD 68 Suite D#102 PHONE (509)430-1155 4"6asco,WA 99301 Fax (509-412-1863 E MAIL Jason.biiss@oxfordhouse.org °� b WEB'srrE http://www.oxfordhousa.org Advocacy 1045 10th Street Services Port Townsend,WA 98368 HOTJSF' J Office: 360-385-5292 Crisis Line:360-385-5291 June 14, 2021 To Whom This May Concern It is vital that additional affordable housing be made available in East Jefferson County. As the crime victim service center in Jefferson County, WA, we are acutely aware of the shortage of affordable housing here. We see it in the increase in the length of stays in our emergency shelter and in the number of people who must leave the County to find housing, leaving their jobs, schools, and support systems behind. We support Bayside Housing and Services initiative in making the units in the Cherry Street building available to families who are struggling to move from a place of dependency and hopelessness toward increased self-sufficiency and hope rekindled. When families have stable housing,they are better able to take on the many challenges they may be facing including healing from the trauma. Helping our community become a place where everyone can find a home that they can afford will require diverse and creative resources. Sinre , u ah Kingsolver Executive Director JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION December 20, 2018 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to offer enthusiastic support for Bayside Housing&Services.Any community would be lucky to have such an effective organization. In Jefferson County, Washington they play an especially important role. Affordable housing here is a critical need that effects our people, our economy and our institutions. Affordable housing opportunities are almost non-existent, with only a 1% vacancy rate at any given time,making it almost impossible for working class families to live here. In 2017, the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners declared an affordable housing crisis. It will require creativity and a significant commitment to new solutions along with an expansion ansion of traditional service models to address the needs of the growing number of people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity in our community. Bayside Housing & Services has proven to be adept at blending both services and creative solutions. Since inception, they have continually housed members of our community and supported them as they prepare for the next phase of their lives. Without Bayside, many low- income individuals and families would otherwise be homeless, housing-insecure, or remain in unsafe conditions. Still, a significant gap remains and the need for more of their services here is great. Expanding availability of rooms at Bayside is an achievable and much needed approach to meeting that gap. We believe deeply that Bayside's programs have been effective and should grow. In fact, Jefferson Community Foundation itself invested $10,000 into their efforts in 2018. We unequivocally offer this letter of support for the expansion of their services at the Port Hadlock campus and encourage your investment and partnership in their work. Sincerely, Siobhan Canty Executive Director 201 West Patison,Suite B Port Hadlock,WA 98339 360-385-1729 www.jcfgives.org jeffbocc From: Marilyn Kurka <kurkamarilyn@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday,June 16, 2021 12:27 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Homeless at Fairgrounds CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Please move the homeless from the Fairgrounds. We own and live in a 4 plex directly overlooking the fairgrounds. We have endured a year and a half of noise,fights, drugs and drug sales,theft and disruption. Right now there is loud music and an argument coming in through the walls of our home-windows are closed. It very upsetting. The fairgrounds needs to be returned to the rest of Jefferson County taxpayers for their recreation and use. Enough is literally enough. It is time for another community to host this mess. Marilyn K. Kurka 1 jeffbocc From: Our Sound, Our Salmon <info@wildfishconservancy.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 12:27 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: Urgent Action Needed! CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. 1111411.1k Wild Fish Conservancy OUR SOUND, OUR SALMON I action alert t t . ,y I • - b fr ' i S ; , �k , ._ tts,,,..,.. y .• el t I. ., . 1 URGENT ACTION ALERT Submit a Request to Extend the Public Comment Period on Important Commercial Net Pen Management Plan TAKE ACTION IF YOU BELIEVE THE PUBLIC DESERVES ADEQUATE TIME AND NOTICE TO PROVIDE INPUT ON HOW COMMERCIAL PUGET SOUND NET PENS ARE MANAGED Right now, Washington state agencies responsible for regulating the commercial net pen aquaculture industry are holding a public comment period on the draft State Guidance for Commercial Marine Net Pen Aquaculture, a long-lasting and far-reaching plan that will guide how commercial net pens are managed by Washington local and state government officials. 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You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. 4 jeffbocc From: Washington State Parks <WA.Parks@public.govdelivery.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 1:35 PM To: jeffbocc Subject: WA State Parks Miller Peninsula &Sequim Bay virtual workshop CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. wasiNcoraw �q 1I DI° gg 4�-a�6 I I. � ISM �V�.I.. µ��r ,qwt,, - iti-,--,:-;', ;.-"4: v qq N .; 3 r.aaay, d� $ '�.:S+�V T 'h .. Washington State Parks invites the public to a virtual meeting to learn more about ongoing planning for Miller Peninsula State Park Property and Sequim Bay State Park. The online meeting will focus on alternative approaches of developing a new full-service state park on the Miller Peninsula property and on alternatives for updates to Sequim Bay State Park. When: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 6 p.m. Where: Join the meeting at the following link: bit.ly/MillerPenMtg063021 . You do not need to download Microsoft Teams to join. You will need a web browser and speakers to watch and listen to the presentation. Information on joining the Teams meeting will be posted to the project webpage before the meeting. The public can provide written questions, comments, and suggestions during the meeting. Additional information can be found on the project webpage: bit.ly/MillerPenPlan For additional information, or if you need special accommodations for the meeting, contact Nikki Fields at planning(a.parks.wa.gov or (360) 902-8658. Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 for TTYNoice communication. 1 WASHINGTON 12 SHARE .. n b cri e All HelpContact UsSubscribe Manage Subscriptions U su s b o ct 9 This email was sent to jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of:Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission 1111 Israel Road S.W.•Tumwater•WA 98501-6512 gQVL?ELIVERY 2 jeffbocc From: Justine Gonzalez-Berg <justine@jcfgives.org> Sent: Wednesday,June 16, 2021 2:45 PM To: ContactUs@KPTZ.org;jeffbocc Subject: Question for Dr. Locke CAUTION:This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello, My question is: Housing Solutions Network is hoping to hold a candidate forum for the City Council candidates on July 17th in the Cotton Building. Will an in-person, public event be possible, and what kinds of COVID restrictions will be in place at that time - limited capacity, mask requirements, vaccine requirements, etc? Thank you! Justine Justine Gonzalez-Berg Director, Housing Solutions Network 505.699.0839 I justine@jcfgives.org 1