HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Request - 50% PIF Ordinance Change Public Hearing Notice 7-12-21 (004)JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark McCauley, Interim County Administrator
DATE: July 12, 2021
SUBJECT: Request for Board of County Commissioners approval a public hearing notice regarding amending Jefferson County Code (JCC) Sections 3.28.030(2)(b) and 3.36.030 to change the
annual Public Infrastructure Fund transfer to the Tri-Area Sewer Fund from 50% of revenue to a flat $240,000
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Current Jefferson County Code requires that 50% of monies collected under Chapter 3.28 JCC be transferred to the Tri-Area Sewer Fund to finance the planning, design
and construction of a sewage treatment facility.
ANALYSIS: Monies transferred have been used to service debt related to the facility. The Tri-Area Sewer Fund will accumulate significantly more funds than are required to retire the
debt in 2032. We have calculated that an annual flat payment of $240,000 will provide just enough funding to retire the debt. Reducing the transfer to the flat amount will make significantly
more funding available for distribution to other public agencies eligible to apply for Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) funds.
This was presented to the PIF Board at their June 16, 2021 meeting and the Board voted unanimously to recommend amending the code to the Board of County Commissioners.
Amending the code requires a public hearing. Attached is a Public Hearing Request that needs Board of County Commissioners approval.
FISCAL IMPACT: This request, in and of itself, has no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached public hearing notice announcing its intent to amend Jefferson County Code sections 3.28.030(2)(b) and 3.36.030.
REVIEWED BY:
Mark McCauley, Interim County Administrator Date
Publish in Legal Newspaper twice: July 14 and July 21, 2021.
Bill: Jefferson County
Interim County Administrator
P.O. Box 1220
1820 Jefferson Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
JEFFERSON COUNTY SEEKS TO AMEND JEFFERSON COUNTY CODE SECTIONS 3.28.030(2)(B) and 3.36.030 TO CHANGE THE ANNUAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TRANSFER TO THE TRI-AREA SEWER FUND FROM 50%
OF REVENUE TO A FLAT $240,000
A public hearing will be held on Monday, July 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend,
WA 98368 for the purpose of taking public testimony regarding amending Jefferson County Code sections 3.28.030(2)(b) and 3.36.030. The amendment will change the annual Public Infrastructure
Fund transfer to the Tri-Area Sewer Fund from 50% of revenue to a flat $240,000. To view this proposed amendment in its entirety click; https://test.co.jefferson.wa.us/WebLinkExternal/0/doc/2821200/Page1.aspx
The proposed amendment is attached to this hearing notice That notice of said hearing is to be published in the official newspaper of Jefferson County, and that at said hearing any interested
person may appear in person or virtually and be heard. To participate virtually, you will need to join the meeting by 11:00 a.m. To participate via Zoom, click on https://zoom.us/j/93777841705;
To participate via telephone dial 1-253-215-8782 and enter access code: 937-7784-1705# by 11:00 a.m. To view this meeting live with no participation, or to view documents, go to www.co.jefferson.wa.us.
Follow the links under “Quick Links: Videos of Meetings-Streaming Live.” and click on the meeting with the corresponding date of the hearings. In addition, written testimony is also
invited beginning on July 14th, 2021 and ending on July 26th, 2021 at the end of the Public Hearing, unless extended by the Board of County Commissioners. Written public testimony may
be submitted by Email to: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us; or by Mail to: Jefferson County Commissioners’ Office; PO Box 1220, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Testimony must be received by the
Board of County Commissioners through the end of the hearing testimony period.
For additional information contact Mark McCauley, Jefferson County Interim County Administrator, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, 360-385-9130, or email mmccauley@co.jefferson.wa.us.
Kate Dean, Chair
Date
JEFFERSON COUNTY
STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING } ORDINANCE NO. ________
JEFFERSON COUNTY CODE }
SECTIONS 3.28.030(2)(B) & 3.36.030 }
WHEREAS, Jefferson County Code Section 3.28.030(2)(b) requires that 50% of Public Infrastructure Fund (PIF) revenues collected be transferred to the Tri-Area Sewer Fund to help finance,
design and construct the Tri-Area Sewage Treatment Facility; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County Code Section 3.36.030 references the 50% of PIF revenue to be used for the Tri-Area Sewage Treatment Facility; and
WHEREAS, the funds thus far transferred have been used to service debt related to the dedicated to the facility; and
WHEREAS, at the 50% rate the Tri-Area Sewer Fund will collect approximately $800,000 more than needed to retire the debt; and
WHEREAS, county staff briefed the PIF Board on this issue and recommended the Jefferson County Code be amended to establish a flat payment of an amount that would accumulate funds in
the exact amount needed to retire the debt, which would be $240,000 per year beginning in 2021; and
WHEREAS, this proposed change would make significant funds available to other eligible public entities; and
WHEREAS, the PIF Board voted unanimously on June 16, 2021 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve such amendment to county code; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners hereby directs the Jefferson County Code amendment to sections 3.28.030(2)(b) and 3.36.030 as indicated
in Exhibit A, attached.
APPROVED this _____ day of ________, 2021.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Kate Dean, Chair
ATTEST:
Greg Brotherton, Member
Carolyn Gallaway,
Clerk of the Board Heidi Eisenhour, Member
EXHIBIT A
Section 3.28.030(2)(b) as it currently reads:
b) To finance the planning, design and construction of the tri-area sewer system using 50 percent of monies collected under this chapter to the tri-area sewer fund, pursuant to JCC
3.36.030. In addition, after consultation with the public infrastructure fund board, additional public infrastructure funds may be awarded to the tri-area sewer system as an eligible
public facility, pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section;
is amended to read:
b) To finance the planning, design and construction of the tri-area sewer system using $240,000 annually of monies collected under this chapter to the tri-area sewer fund, pursuant
to JCC 3.36.030. In addition, after consultation with the public infrastructure fund board, additional public infrastructure funds may be awarded to the tri-area sewer system as an eligible
public facility, pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section;
Section 3.36.030 as it currently reads:
Of the funds provided to the county under RCW 82.14.370 50 percent shall be dedicated to the tri-area sewer fund for the planning, design and construction of the tri-area sewer system.
In addition, after consultation with the public infrastructure fund board, additional funds provided to the county under RCW 82.14.370 may be awarded for the tri-area sewer system as
an eligible public facility, pursuant to JCC 3.28.030(2)(a).
is amended to read:
Of the funds provided to the county under RCW 82.14.370 $240,000 shall be dedicated annually to the tri-area sewer fund for the planning, design and construction of the tri-area sewer
system. In addition, after consultation with the public infrastructure fund board, additional funds provided to the county under RCW 82.14.370 may be awarded for the tri-area sewer system
as an eligible public facility, pursuant to JCC 3.28.030(2)(a).