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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM012588 -, ," -.---- _. - -, - _I .1EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD 01' COMMISSIOlfERS - -, - EE' District No. 1 Commissioner: Larry W. Dennison, Member - 88' District No. 2 Commissioner: B.G. Brown, Chairman .. "I District No. 3 Commissioner: George C. Brown, Member .. .1 .. .1 Clerk of the Board: .1erdine C. Bragg - 88' Public Works Director: Gary A. Rowe . _I - .' .. MIRUTES Week of .1anuary 25, 1988 Beverlv Brice. Dire Olvmoic Area Aaencv on kina: Mavor Brent Shirley Citv of Port Townsend: Peter SimDson. Clallam .1efferson Communitv Action Council: Vic Dirksen. Administrator. .1efferson General Hosoital and Reoresentatives of the Senior Citizens Task Force re: Senior Citizens Survey Results: Beverly Brice, Director of the Olympic Area Agency on Aging, introduced and thanked Ozzie Osborne, Quentin Goodrich and .1ude .1ackson, for their contributions to this survey and the resultant report. Ms. Brice then summarized the findings of the survey as follows: * The population of seniors over the age of 80 (group most likely to need services) will increase by 80% between now and the year 2000. Assuming a modest 3% inflation increase, there will be an 83% increase in cost of providing services by the year 2000. It is likely that the number of people needing sub- sidized services will also increase. * * * 55% of the costs of services being provided today are for health related services. Heal th costs go up at a faster rate than other services. * The citizens in 3efferson County between the ages of 20 and 64, currently pay an average of $640 per person for the total amount of subsidized services used by the senior citizens in the County. By the year 2000 that cost will increase to $1.100. (This is per capita based on population). * No major increases in funding resources could be identified and projected by the year 2000. * One item that may have an impact on future health care costs is private pay insurance for long term care services. This insurance would pay for some nursing home care plus some community based services. * There is an extremely large group of volunteers in .1efferson County who help provide se~ior services. tvOl 14 rA~E (J -- 403 ,I .. ... Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of .1anuary 25, 1988 Page: 2 Things that could happen between now and the year 2000 which could effect future needs, and programs: * The retirement age could increase, meaning that people would work longer, giving them more money for their retirement. * Additional employment for people who are retired, which could provide another source of income to help them meet their needs. * Federal and State governments may be able to come up with ways, in the years ahead, of dealing with increas- ing health care costs. Senior Citizens are healthier and living longer. The senior services system in this county is extremely rich and works well. There are an extraordinary number of people involved in provid- ing senior services in 3efferson County. The Task Force reviewed and critiqued the current service system. They found that there are many services available to seniors, but many people do not know about them. or think that they are not available to them because they do not need subsidized care. Part of the responsibility of the entire service network is to make sure that all the people know about the services that are available for them. * The Task Force has recommended 1} that a data base be developed to provide information on senior services provided and needed and 2} that a visible, storefront type, entry system be developed for making people aware of the services available. A potential physical location for this entry system would be the community centers. This entry system would not only consist of a physical facility, but would also include changes in the way that the service agencies interact. The need is to make sure that not only the senior citizens, but their families and/or neighbors also know where to go to get the help needed. Other recommendations from the Task Force are: The need for a Volunteer Coordinator, who could expand, nurture, and train volunteers in the County and the need to have the Hospital, Community Action Council, 03A and State DSHS work together on a grant application for funding, as well as implementation of such a grant. These agencies have met and already agreed to work together. Ms. Brice continued by noting that there is not a "County" system for providing senior services. 03A has an important role. but .1efferson County is one of four counties that it serves, 03A cannot speak only for .1efferson County or the City of Port Townsend. Many of the agenCies that provide services, provide them across county borders (Community Action Council, etc.). and the Task Force determined that there is not enough focus on what is happening to the senior citizens in the City and County. There is also a problem of funding to provide the needed services. Currently the City and County are involved with senior services by the funding provided to the Community Centers, but the questions is, Ms. Brice added, if more funding can be provided. Is there a possibility of tax based funding? She suggested that the City and the County both have an advisory group that can focus on the issues. Commissioner Dennison stated that he would like to see the County look at what role it can take in making the Community Centers available as an organization focal point for these programs. Port Townsend Mayor, Brent Shirley stated that Senior Information Services has been very helpful in the past couple of years. Discussion continued regarding the report and the needs of the seniors. Ms. Brice reported that there are three specific communities that need to have more information on senior services: Cape George, Kala Point and Port Ludlow. All of these areas have high numbers of senior ~ VOl 14 rAGE ti)~" 404 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of .1anuary 25, 1988 Page: 3 citizens, who in general, do not need subsidized services, but do need services. Vic Dirksen, Administrator, .1efferson General Hospital, added that specific solutions were not reached by the Task Force. This process was one of seeking out questions and issues rather than waiting for the issues to come up. This report lays out the questions and issues and the Task Force clarified and assigned a priority to them. Commissioner Dennison asked for clarification of the agency roles in staff and orgaflization for providing these services? Beverly Brice advised that this has to be researched further before the needs can be defined. Peter Simpson, Director, Clallam 3efferson Community Action Council. added that the County and the City should consider establishing a long term advisory group that could serve the City the County and the Hospital District. Michael Hildt, City of Port Townsend, added that it is important to have a representative of the policy makers from each agency represented in the membership of the advisory group. Beverly Brice urged the Board, the City and the Hospital District to form an advisory group as soon as possible. There is a meeting of the Senior Citizens Task Force on February 1, 1988 which could include a represen- tative from the County, the City, and the Hospital District, to develop the idea of an Advisory Board and its functions. Chairman Brown thanked Beverly Brice and the Senior Task Force for their work on this survey and report. APPROVAL OF MlHUTES: The Minutes of .1anuary 4, 1988 were approved as read by motion of Commissioner Dennison, seconded by Commissioner George Brown. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. CONTRACT re: No. 87-10-07(2) Bavshore Enterorises: Human Services Deoartment: The contract amendment between Bayshore Enter- prises and the Human Services Department increasing the award amount to $257,279.00 for the period from .1anuary 1988 to .1une 1989, was approved by motion of Commissioner Dennison, seconded by Commissioner George Brown. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Payment of Fees to Bavshore Enterorises for Animal Control: Chairman B. G. Brown "explained that this resolution outlines the payment schedule to Bayshore Enterprises for animal license fees collected by the County. These payments would be made quarterly. Commissioner Dennison moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 13-88 Payment of fees to Bayshore Enterprises for dog licenses collected by the County. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which passed by a unanimous vote. WCIF re: Hartford Lona Term Disabili tv Proaram for County EmDlovees: Commissioner Dennison moved to offer the Long Term Dis- ability Insurance program to County employees which, if accepted, would be at their expense. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Information packets on the program will be passed out to the employees. BOSlNESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEARIHG NOTICE re: ProDOsed changes to the Health Deoartment Fee Schedule: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the hearing notice and set the public hearing for the proposed changes to the, [VOL 14 rAG~ ~ -- 405 ],. Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of .1anuary 25, 1988 Page: 4 Health Department fee schedule for February 22, 1988 at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. PaYroll Status Chanae: Irene Senior Polmerov: Health Deoart- ment: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the payroll status change as requested by the Heal th Department for Irene Senior Polmeroy. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. PUBLIC WORKS Maintenance of Various Countv Eauioment: Property Manager Carter Breskin presented contracts for maintenance of the f ire alarm system at the jail, the generator and air system at the jail. Fire alarm system at the jail: Option 1: $480.00 per year to test the system one time per year and obtain the State Fire Marshall's certification. Option 2: $890.00 per year covers all service,' parts, and all of the travel for maintenance of the system. This is for total upkeep of the system. Gary Rowe reported that these proposals are almost a year old. Carter Breskin will check with the company to make sure they are still valid. Generator at the .1ail: This agreement covers all maintenance done annually at six month intervals for $680.00. Commissioner George Brown moved to approve this maintenance agreement with Power Systems for a one year period. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Air System at .1ail: This maintenance agreement is to service the air system at the jail twice yearly (October and April). The cost is $580.07 per year plus $117.84. if needed for belt replacement. Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the maintenance contract for biannual service of the air system at the jail with Scott and From Company, Inc. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. ProDOsed Soeed Limit Ordinance: Public Works Director, Gary Rowe. reported that this proposed ordinance would adopt the portions of the State model traffic ordinance which apply to this county, and repeal the previous ordinance that was adopted in 1972. It would also include a section of criteria for establishing, increasing, and decreasing speed limits. The major change with regard to speed limits, would be a 25 M.P.H. speed limit set for all county roads unless otherwise posted. Currently the speed limit on un-posted county roads is 50 mph. This ordinance would give the county the legal authority to change speed limits on county roads. Gary Rowe stated further that each section of County road has been reviewed and a determination made for the speed limit to be posted on it. No action was taken to set a public hearing for this proposed ordinance at this time. Public Hearina Notice re: Lease of Pioneer Buildina: A request has been received, Gary Rowe reported, from .10hn Clise to lease [VOl 14 rA('~ tD ~- 406 .. Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of 3anuary 25, 1988 Page: 5 the Pioneer Building (also known as the VFW Ball 1020 Water Street) for use as a retail grocery. Commissioner Dennison moved to set the public hearing for 10:00 a.m. on February 16, '1988. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Vacation of a Portion of Endolvne Road in Basalt Beach Tracts: This vacation was approved at the Board's October 12, 1987 meeting, Carter Breskin reported, to an access easement being granted to a neighboring property owner and subject to the payment of the specified compensation. These conditions have both been met. Commis- sioner Dennison moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 14-88 ordering the vacation of a portion of Endolyne Road in the Basalt Beach Tracts as submi tted. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Creatina a New FUnd Number for Solid Waste: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 15-88 ordering the creation of a new fund number #13990 (401-000-010) for solid waste. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. PLANNIHG AIm BUILDING Determination of Non-Sianificance and Lead AaencvStatus: Olvmoic Sea Farms. Inc. Fish Pen Prooosal for South Point Area: Planning and Building Department Director David Goldsmith explained that this Declaration was issued last week by the Board, but the Declaration. was not signed then to allow time to put all of the information together for submission to the agencies who must be notified. Commissioner Dennison moved to authorize the Chairman to sign the Determination as approved on .1anuary 19, 1988. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. FINAL SHORT PLAT re: Robinson Short Plat at Arcadia West: Gary and Karel Robinson. AODlicants:This short plat, David Goldsmith reported is to divide approximately five acres into two parcels. The short plat has met all the requirements of the subdivision ordinance and the various county departments. Commissioner' Dennison moved to approve the Robinson Short Plat as recommended by the Planning Depart- ment. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. CONTRACT re: Personal Services: Lois C. Sherwood: Water Qualitv Education Plan: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the personal services contract with Lois Sherwood for up to $5,000.00 to provide the public outreach and education program for the Water Quality Program. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. .1ohn Heal. Water Oual! tv Planner re: OUilcene/Dabob Watershed Manaaement Committee: .10hn Heal, Water Quality Planner with the Planning Department explained that the County needs to establish two committees in conjunction with the water quality program: 1} Watershed management committee for the Quilcene and Dabob watershed. This committee will be responsible for planning for the early action watersheds. 2} A watershed ranking committee. This committee would list all of the watersheds in the county by priority which would be established according to specific criteria. [VOL 14 f-Af;E e =~ 407 .; Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of .1anuary 25, 1988 Page: 6 The State has determined that the committees be made up of the follow- ing persons: Water Shed Ranking Committee: Representatives of local government, special purpose districts and Indian tribes in or adjacent to the county. Watershed Management Committee: Representatives of local government. special purpose districts and Indian tribes in or adjacent to the county, as well as state and federal agency represen- tatives, industry representatives (timber, shellfish growers, etc.) and residents of the watershed. Sub committees can also be appointed to gather more input on a specific subject and give advise to the manage- ment committee. An advertisement will be placed in the newspaper for residents of the Quilcene area who would like to serve on the management committee. A letter will be written to each special purpose district, state, federal and indian organizations asking them to participate on these committees and specify a person to serve as their representative. TUESDAY: Shoreline Permit Exceotion: To Conduct Exoerimental Herrina Fisherv in Discoverv Bav. Sauamish Harbor' and Bv Water Bav: Washi~on State Deoartment of Fisheries: (See also Minutes of .1anuary 11, 1988) 17 interested citizens were present when Planning Director David Goldsmith reported that this proposal by the Department of Fisheries is to conduct a experiment in three areas of the county; Discovery Bay, Squamish Harbor, and Hood Head, to test the feasibility of a herring spawn on kelp fishery. He then introduced Dwane Day of the Department of Fisheries to explain this experiment. Mr. Day submi tted a letter of explanation and made a slide presentation on herring fishery operations. There are two methods for "spawn on kelp" fisheries called open ponding and closed ponding. Both involve the use of floating frames (usually made of logs) across which lines are strung with kelp being suspended from these lines. The size of the experimental ponds 'will be ap- proximately 40 feet by 40 feet. The kelp for these tests will come from the Strait of .1uan de Fuca, however in the future the kelp may have to be obtained elsewhere because kelp harvesting in the State may be prohibi ted. The experiment will be conducted during the period of greatest herring spawning activity (usually February and March) for about seven weeks. During that time each of three ponds (at a site) may be loaded with herring from one to three times. Mature herring will be temporarily impounded in the ponds until several layers of eggs have been deposited on the kelp and then they will be released. The kelp is then removed. packed and transported to a fish processing plant for processing and shipment to .1apan. The discussion continued wi th concerns noted by those present on the impact this type of project will have on the existing salmon and herring fisheries, how the fishery will be regulated and who will be allowed to have this type of operation, how long the pens will be in the water, transportation of the herring, the grounds for allowing this tyPe of project as an exemption to the Shoreline Program. etc. This experiment, Mr. Day added, is to collect data on fish mortality, spawn mortality, etc. for the Washington State Department of Fisheries to use in developing regulations for management of non-treaty operations. l VOl 14 rAG~ m ~ 408 ... . .. . Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week.of .1anuary 25, 1988 Page: 7 After considerable discussion of the project, Chairman Brown thal1ked everyone for coming. Commissioner Dennison moved to table action on this request until the issues raised about meeting the requirements of the Shoreline Program and if the request is subject to the County's moratorium on floating mariculture projects, can be worked out. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion, which carried by a unanimous vote. ADDlicatlon for SDecial Assls'taDce, Grant: .1effersoll co.tv l'all" B081"d: Commissioner Dennison moved to sign the Certificate of availability for matching funds for the .1efferson County Fair Board's application for special assistance grant from the Washington state Fund for Agricultural Fairs. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. MEETING AD.10URNED .1EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS .~/ B.G. Brown, Chairman . Member b-&~ George - -Brown, Member LVOL 14 fAGE Cf.~ 409