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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM102488 ... - ;> ,".. ,. j ~ I: I~lft!m[:=:mtW~t;mt~~;i~~f2if.::t:~:ixixi:::~:*~~ti*~f:f.~::~~t*::4 ..................:::tif.:i!:i~~_lfj~m'jlfm{~!f.r~:~l~tj~!!f~=W .2:*~:::::::::*:*:::::*:~*::::~:::*:*::~:::*::::*::::::*:::::::::::.:::::::~::::.::~:::::::~:::*:*:~::::::::::~::~*:::::~::::~:::*:~:~:::~:::::::::*:~:::::~::~:::~::*~~::.::~:t:~::::~::::*:::::~**:::~::*:~:::*::::::::::~~::t:~::::~::.:~~:*:*:~:~:::*::*:::::~:::~::::::*~:~::.:::::::::::::::::::.:*:::::~~*:::~~*~:~:~:::::::::~:::::::::::::*::::::::~::::~::.:::*~:*::**:*::::*::::::::::~:*:::~::::::::::::::~~::::~:::~::z::: :~~~~'iii'i~~~~~If.{,~~~:f~~ti:~~{ti:~~~{{{t:;:t~~i~~~~~~~~~~~~;;:;~~Jf.~~~~~~;~I~t*il~~t~I~~!~:~~r~~;~~f{?f.t}:~~~~~~~f.t~~i.tff I I MINUTES WEEK OF OCTOBER 24, 1988 The meeting was called to order by Chairman B. G. Brown. Commissioner George C. Brown was present. . Commissioner Larry W. Dennison was absent due to illness. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT re: Purchase of Brush Bandit Brush ChiPDer; Utility Eauipment, Inc.: Commissioner George Brown moved to approve the contract wi th Utility Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of one Brush Bandit brush chipper as the bid was awarded. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. CONTRACT re: Courthouse Renovation; Tollshark Construction, Chimacum: Property Manager, Carter Breskin, explained that all of the paYments to Tollshark Construction on this contract will be placed in an escrow account at the request of their bonding company. Commissioner George Brown moved to approve the contract with Tollshark Construction for the renovation of the Courthouse, as the bid was awarded. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Establishment of Names for Private RoadS: Fulton Way, Freeman Lane, Molenda Lane, Blaze Trail, Faaer Bill Road, Nelson Place and Carli Court: Public Works Director Gary Rowe explained that these roads are all part of a development just off of Highway 101 on the west side of Discovery Bay. Commissioner George Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 100-88 establishing the following names for private roads: Fulton Way, Freeman Lane, Molenda Lane, Blaze Trail, Fager Hill Road, Nelson Place and Carli Court. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Establishment of Names for Pr:J.vate Roads; Dietz Drive and Smith Lane: (See also minutes of July 25, 1988) The Fire District reviewed the petitions submitted for these private road names and recommends that instead of three names, this road be given two names: the first part of the road would be named Dietz Drive and the last section of the road would be Smith Lane. Commissioner George Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 101-88 establishing names for private roads in the County as Dietz Drive and ~V(L 14 rA{;t "0 3703 !. , , commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of October 24, 1988 Page: 2 Smith Lane. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. HEARIllG NOTrCE re: A'Dolication for Franchise, Rondelav Meadows water SVstem: Commissioner George Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 102-88 setting the public hearing for the application for franchise for the Rondelay Meadows Water System for November 21, 1988 at 10:30 a.m.. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Cal~for B:J.ds: ODe Hew Fla'tbeb Truck: Commissioner George Brown moved to call for bids for one new flatbed truck and set the bid opening date for November 21, 1988 at 11:00 a.m.. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. SR20/Airvort CUt-off Road Intersection: Gary Rowe read a memo regarding improvements at the SR20/Airport CUtoff Road Intersection. The State Department of Transportation has prepared a plan for improvements of this intersection. Construction is planned for next spring unless right-of- way acquisition causes a delay. The County is being requested to participate in the cost of the improvements to the intersection which are estimated to be $329,100.00. The County's share would be $131,640.00 (40% of the cost). The County's share of the cost for this improvement is based on the traffic count, Gary Rowe reported. After discussion of the intersection plans Commissioner George Brown moved to direct the Public Works Department to draft a letter of support for this project for the Board to sign. chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Al)pointment of Members to the Solid waste Advisory Committee: Chairman B. G. Brown read a letter from Charles O'Conner, Chairman of the solid Waste Advisory Committee, regarding appointments of members. Commis- sioner George Brown moved to re-appoint Brent Shirley, Agness Walker, Mark McCrary, and Fred Apstein each to another two year term. Ken Radon, and Al Giersch were each appointed to serve three year terms. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. An advertisement will be placed in the paper to find someone interested in filling the remaining vacancy on this Committee. Deoartment Memo re: AJ)oointments to the Parks Board: Chairman B. G. Brown read a Memo from Carter Breskin, Property Manager asking that the Board appoint Rick Tollefson, Scott Kilmer, Kevin Burke and Larry Scott to four of the seven positions on the Parks Board. Commissioner George Brown moved to appoint Rick Tollefson, Scott Kilmer, Kevin Burke and Larry Scott to each serve a two year term on the Parks Board. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board suggested that the Public Works Department advertise for people to fill the other three positions On this Board. Aanes Walker and Randv Aldrich. Olvmoic Disposal re: Haulina Garhaae: Mr. Randy Aldrich, Olympic Disposal, stated that they are concerned about the County hauling the garbage containers from the transfers stations to the landfill. The State has determined that this is illegal, Mr. Aldrich added. They would like to come to an agreement with the County without having to go to Court, to have the County stop hauling garbage that olympic Disposal has a permit to haul. When the drop box sites were first installed around the County, Olympic Disposal hauled the garbage to the landfill. Then the County purchased their own truck and began hauling them. Chairman B. G. Brown asked if Mr. Aldrich has a proposal to present to the County? Mr. Aldrich stated that he does not have a proposal to present right now, but their main interest is to get back into hauling those boxes and have the County stop hauling them. .'tOL 14 rA('E o 3704 , Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of october 24, 1988 Page: 3 The County needs to see a proposal from Olympic Disposal on this matter, Chairman B. G. Brown stated, before a determination can be made on the best way for the County to proceed. The Board suggested that Olympic Disposal develop a proposal and submit it to the Public Works Department, who will then discuss it with them further. PLAHHIHG ARD BUILDING DBPARTMERT State Environmental PolicY Act Review; Inner Harbor Villaae Subdivision, :Inner Harbor of Port Ludlow BaY: PODe Resources, ADolicant: (See also Minutes of October 3, and 17, 1988) Associate Planner, Jim Pearson presented a Memo from the Planning Department that summarizes the comments that have been received from various agencies on the mitigated determination of non-significance that was issued for this project. He then reviewed the Memo for the Board as well as proposed additions to the mitigative measures which were developed as a result of the comments received. The additional mitigative measures being recommended are: #11 The construction of docks, piers and floats may only be permitted on Lots 34, 35 and 36. No docks, piers or floats shall be permitted on Lots 1 through 33. And the placement of mooring buoys in the Inner Harbor ,shall not be permitted. #12 Removal of vegetation seaward of the plat setback line shall be minimized. #13 Shore defense work shall only be constructed of rock rip rap and shall conform to the ordinary high water mark. Rip rap shall have a slope of one foot vertical to two feet horizontal. Chairman B. G. Brown asked if the first 10 mitigative measures will stay the same as listed in the original checklist? Mr. Pearson reported that they would stay the same. Chairman B. G. Brown then asked for comments from interested members of the audience. Ann Quantock: Mrs. Quantock stated that the letter submitted to the Board by Harper Owes, dated October 14, 1988, raises a couple of questions in her mind, particularly about the Inner Harbor flushing. There is about three times the organic carbon in this area, than is found in the North Bay storm water outfall. Mrs. Quantock stated that it is believed that this is caused by vegetation which has drifted into the Inner Harbor and has not been flushed back out again. The outfall from the storm water control system will be directed at this area which does not appear to flush as well as other areas of the Bay. Table I in this letter, indicates that the Inner Harbor area fails a transparency test now, by being right at three meters, Mrs. Quantock added. There is confusion about the turbidity issue. She noted that the turbidity information in the Harper Owes letter, may refer to a nitrogen and turbidity rating, not a turbidity rating in and of itself. This confusion should be addressed further. The nitrogen levels, Mrs. Quantock continued, in Port Ludlow Bay and in the Inner Harbor have not been addressed. I'm sure Dr. Harper would say that this is a summertime problem and' that he is addressing the impacts from winter runoff . I am a little disturbed by the split of winter summer conditions in that bay. Ann Hamilton: Mrs. Hamilton stated that she understands that the storm water system will have a holding pond which will be located near her property. . vOL 14 rA~E o 3705 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of October 24, 1988 Page: 4 Mrs. Hamilton then read a letter regarding her concerns for a lagoon in this area. Ramp Harvey: Mr. Harvey stated that he lives in Port Ludlow and for the past three and a half years has been personally involved in the preservation of the Inner Harbor for use by boaters. The Inter Club Association has accepted the challenge to acquire this property to preserve it, through the help of the State Parks and Recreation commission. There have been all kinds of charges to existing scientific data with respect to water quality made by the Protect Ludlow Bay Committee. Mr. Harvey added that he doesn't think there is any documentation from this Committee with respect to supporting their position on the possible degradation of the water quality in the area. With respect to the use of the Inner Harbor, Mr. Harvey noted, that if the land is acquired for preservation the County will receive a plan for that preservation. There will be no public access to the area from the land side. The prohibition of docks that is suggested as a mitigative measure is just fine. The boaters are going to continue to use the Bay, especially over the 4th of July, Labor Day, and the New Year's Christmas week activities. Mr. Harvey concluded by saying that this harbor will continue to be used as it has been used for many years, regardless of what is done by Jefferson County or the State of Washington or the federal government. He suggested that anyone who wants to protect the Bay should work with the boaters to try and lessen the damage to the water. Mr. Harvey added that he does not think the Board should change their stand on this project. Dr. Martv Harper, Harper Owes: Marty Harper then addressed the comments about the table included in his October 14, 1988 letter to the Board. The comment was made that the total organic carbon as listed in the table of existing conditions of sediments in the bay, indicates conclusively that there is poor flushing in the Inner Harbor. Mr. Harper stated that he feels that is a very liberal interpretation. It indicates to him that there is a large organic source of carbon around that Bay. There are trees down to the shoreline around the entire bay. There is a lot of shoreline in the Inner Harbor relative to the water body, than the rest of the Bay and that's where you'd expect that source of carbon. David Goldsmith asked Dr. Harper to address the exchange of water in this area? Dr. Harper explained that the flushing rate in that bay is on the order of one volumes exchange of water each day. This is comparable to the rest of the Bay. The flushing rate may be 30% of the water per day. The main basin of the puget Sound has a 1% flushing rate per day, which is poor. Dr. Harper then addressed Mrs. Quantock's comment that the table indicates a transparency of three meters. The table indicates standard/criteria. A standard is a standard set by the WAC (Washington Administrative Code) while criteria is a number or value that is a goal that you would like to achieve and is commonly accepted in the water quality profession. The present 1988 WAC has no standard for transparency. The three meters is a criterion or goal. There is a turbidity standard of 6 NTU. The new law states that the turbidity shall not exceed 6 NTU over background when background turbidity is 60 NTU or less. When the background is less that 6 NTU (the background in this area is 3 NTU) there is not anything stated with regard to an allowable increase. Dr. Harper continued that because of the questions that were raised at the last meeting about the impact of Ludlow Creek and of different type of storms, he checked further into the turbidity standards. Wi th regard to Mrs. Quantock' s comments regardi'ng nitrogen, Dr. Harper reported that there is no nitrogen standard. The impact must be assessed from the increases in nitrogen and phosphorus and how they relate to algae and in turn how that relates to transparency. Mr. Harper predicted that there will be significant increases in nutrients, however, even if this increase occurs the algae, which affect transparency and turbidity, will not respond to the increase. Algae growth is limited by light and water temperature and that is why they will not respond to this increase. DavidCunninQham: David cunningham addressed Mrs. Hamilton's concerns about the use of a swale for a storm water runoff detention pond and for the lagoon VOL 14 rAGE o 3706 ., . . . Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of October 24, 1988 Page: 5 in the area. He stated that what Mrs. Hamilton indicated as a storm detention pond will not be used for that purpose at all. The changes made to the environmental checklist as outlined by Mr. Pearson and prompted by the comments received, are all accurate, David Cunningham stated, and they are willing to accept all three and to strengthen the last one. He added that if you go down and look at the lagoon Mrs. Hamilton referred to you will find that the only natural place left on the entire lagoon is the property owned by Pope Resources. Pope Resources has never had a proposal to allow docks, piers, or anything of that sort on the inside of the salt marsh. Pope's intention in that salt marsh is to keep it natural and leave it natural, which is more than anyone else in that area has done. Mrs. Hamilton: Mrs. Hamilton asked Mr. Cunningham how the problem of liability will be addressed when the tidelands are deeded to the Homeowners Association? Pope Resources, Mr. Cunningham advised, can place a restrictive covenant on the deed which would prohibit the Homeowners Association from removing the rip rap. Ramp Harvey: Mr. Harvey requested that the County Commissioners undertake without to much more delay, an inspection and analysis of every septic tank around this lagoon and every septic tank on the South shore of Ludlow Bay. Mr. Harvey noted that he has heard so much about water quality from the people who live over there that it '.s high time that somebody takes the bull by the horns and finds out who is polluting the Bay. Every septic system should be analyzed and inspected and I'm sure you will find many that are doing what they are designed to do and are not polluting the Bay. I'm also sure that you are very likely to find some that are very much polluting the Bay and the lagoon that Mrs. Hamilton is so concerned about. Chairman B. G. Brown responded that this is a subject that the County will have to tackle in the future. Ann Quantock: In 1985 the Protect Ludlow Bay Committee did ask the County Health Department to review septic tanks along Ludlow Bay Road and pointed out some specific instances that were thought to be possible problems. Randy Durant did make an inspection along there and did shut down one well and that was it. She then asked Dr. Harper about the increased nitrogen levels in the Bay from the sewage treatment plant and Ludlow Creek. Dr. Harper stated that an increase of 23% in nitrogen was indicated in the draft water quality study done for the sewage treatment plant. That level was not quoted in the final study. In the summertime the storm water runoff increases in nitrogen would be much lower than the figures given. In the winter, nitrogen will increase by 13% in the worst case. Commissioner George Brown moved to added the three mitigative measures as presented and recommended by the Planning Department. Chairman B. G. Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 3EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~~ B.G. Brown, Chairman ~~~--~~ Larry .. ennison, Member ~~~ George C. rown, Member VOL 14 rA~E o ~707