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G. Brown in the presence of Commissioner Larry W. Dennison and Commissioner George C. Brown. Approval of Minutes: The Minutes of November 7, 14, were approved as corrected and the Minutes of Nbveber 21 and 28, 1988 were approved as read by motion of Commissioner George Brown, seconded by Commissioner Dennison. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Contract re: Personal Services. Kathleen I. Kenneweg; Human Services Department: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the contract with Kathleen Kenneweg to provide services to the developmentally disabled for the Human Services Department. Commissioner George Brown seconded the ~ion which carried by a unanimous vote. CON'.rRACT re: Participation In the State Purchasing Program for 1989: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the renewal contract for participating in the State purchasing program. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board concurred that the Public Works Department address will be placed on this contract. BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS Naming of Private Road; Groves Way: This private road, Gary Rowe reported, is located in the Thorndyke Short Plat. All adjacent property owners have petitioned to have this private road named Groves Way. Commissioner George Brown moved to approve Resolution No. 118-88 to name the private road Groves Way as petitioned. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Notice for Request for Statement of Qualifications for Professional Engineering & Surveying Services: This notice is to request Statement of Qualifications for engineering and survey services for various Public Works projects, Gary Rowe reported. It will be advertised locally and in various trade journals. Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the public notice requesting Statement of Qualifications, as submitted. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. {.....1 ...ij' ~~.;... '1' 4 :"--"~ ~ . :1\.i_ 00 4244 ~ #: . " Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of December 12, 1988 Page: 2 Notice of Public Hearing re: Proposal to Sell Timber on County Property: This notice is to set a public hearing to take testimony on selling timber off of road right-of-way and at the County landfill. The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday January 3, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the notice of public hearing at the time suggested. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1989 Road Construction Program. Environmental Assessment: Gary Rowe reported that all of the road construction projects are categorically exempt from the SEPA guidelines and a threshold. determination is not required. Commissioner Dennison moved to declare these road projects exempt under WAC 197-11-926. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Julie Jaman re: County Road Maintenance: The letter from. Julie Jaman regarding the road maintenance on Cook Avenue was discussed with Gary Rowe who reported that there is no improvement project scheduled for this road at this time. Chairman Brown stated that the County has to keep in mind the liability associated with the maintenance of County roads. Letter to DNR for the Indian Island Park: Commissioner George Brown moved to have the Chairman sign the letter to John DeMeyer of the State Department of Natural Resources regarding the County's lease of the park property on Indian IsI~nd. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous ~ote. Carter Breskin, Property Manager, Facilities Mapagement re: Basement Renovation: Carter Breskin discussed the basement renovation with the Board. The plans for the basement renovation, Carter Breskin reported need some re-arranging to provide room for the Solid Waste staff and to provide better access to the data processing operation. She suggested that the meeting room planned for the basement and the Sheriff's holding cell be redesigned for better space utilization. She presented and reviewed three alternatives for using this space. Alternate #2 would appropriate the hearing room for use by the Public Works engineering staff and leave the Sheriff's space intact. Alternate #3 would also incorporate the hearing room and divide the space for data processing and a meeting room. The space previously allocated to data processing would be used for the engineering and design staff. . This would provide better access to data processing for other offices, and provides space for the Solid Waste staff. The final alternate proposal moves the sheriff's holding cell being moved to the space currently occupied by the Custodians. The hearing room would be left as planned originally. The doors into Public Works would be moved forward. There is no provision for the Civil Deputy to watch the prisoners in the holding cell and the Sheriff has expressed concern about this plan. He suggested that only a Civil Deputy's office be planned and that the Superior Court holding cell be used. If the holding cell is not built approximately $15,000 will be saved on this project, however improve- ments will have to be made to the current holding cell. A final decision must be made on which alternative to proceed with because the cement will all be poured by next week and the contractor is ready to start on the framing. Discussion ensued about the need for the hearing room in the basement as well as the Sheriff I s need for a holding cell and an office, and possible other arrangements for the space. The Board made suggestions to re-arranged alternate #3 and provide only an office space for the Sheriff's department. :..jJ:" 14 ..~~~~E ~- 45 U~:. 42 '" , ., Commissioners' Meeting inutes: Week of December 12, 1988 Page: 3 PLANNING AND BUILDING A ointments 0 the Planni Commission: Commissioner Dennison moved to appoint John Ilran (District No.2) and Dan Titterness .(District No. 1) 'to serve out the une pired terms of Harvey Fleming and Harry Pollard on the Planning Commission. Each of their terms will expire on September 30, 1989. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1 Comments on M ti ated Determination of Non-Si nificance Issued on Pro ect To Demolish andRe lace Dock and Re lace Dol hins and Pilin s at the Port Townsend Pa er Co. Mill Glen Cove. Port Townsend Pa er Co. A licant: Thor Sorenson, Port T wnsend Paper Company, was present when Assistant planner Jim Pearson pr sented and reviewed a memo outlining the comments received on the Mitigat d Determination. of Non-Significance issued for this project from the State hepartment of Fisheries and Blue Water Farms. Blue Water Farms operates a fish pen facility in Port Townsend Bay. Creosote pilings are use and they will be dry before they are installed, Jim Pearson noted. Some reosote may enter the water during construction, however, the Departmen of Ecology felt that any sheen would disperse rapidly. Jim Pearson n ted that after reviewing the comments received, the Planning Department rec mmends that no further mitigation be placed on this project. Commissioner Dennisonoved to uphold the Mitigated Determination of Non Significance as previo. sly issued for the Port Townsend Paper Company project. Commissioner eorge Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. ssion Re ort re: Jefferson Count nt Code - David Goldsmith reported that the Planning a report to the Board stating that the Development Code is an "official co trol" document pursuant to RCW 36.70.550 and asking that the Board schedul a workshop on this issue before holding public hearings on it. A works op will be scheduled for January 10, 1988 at a time to be set by the Planni g Commission. Chairman of the SaltWater re:. Pollution, Illegal Use and ters of M te Sa and Surroundi Shorelines discussion of this letter, the Board directed the raft a response to Mr. Van Etten and this committee, Letter from Commi ttee. Marrowstone Blocki of Navi able Kilisut Harbor: After Planning Department to for their signatures. HEARING re: the Watershed Ranking C when the report prepare Heal, Water Quality Spe efferson Count Watershed Rankin : Three members of mmittee, and four interested citizens were present by the Committee was submitted to the Board by John ialist. John Heal reported that all twelve of the puget Sound counties are required to rank the watersheds i their areas. The western part of the County is not in the Puget Sound regi n and the watersheds on that side of the County are not a part of this rank ng. There are nine watersheds in eastern Jefferson County: Quilcene/Dabob, Discovery, Chimacum, Marrowstone/Indian Island, Ludlow, Thorndyke, Dose allips, Duckabush, and Fulton. This ranking is to determine a priority wa ershed for action planning. The Ludlow, Chimacum an Discovery watersheds are most in need of having the impacts of non-point source pollution addressed. Action planning is not the only way to address non point source pollution. Source control is another method. All counties mu t develop a stormwater contZ'ol program by 1990, John Heal continued. "VOL 14 f'Ac.t Oh 4246 , , . "':'> Commissioners' Meeting inutes: Week of December 12, 1988 Page: 4 John Heal reported that the committee felt that the chimacum watershed does not need an action pIa immediately and there are several source control plans already in place "n this area. In the Discovery watershed there was discussion of protectio of the shellfish beds and fish runs. Logging that is going on right now might need some source control programs in the future. In the Ludlow watershed there is commercial development going on along the waterfront. The bigges issue in the Ludlow watershed is stormwater runoff. A number of people in t e Port Ludlow area are interested in being involved with planning for this rea. Commissioner Dennison a ked what major values were considered in the Ludlow watershed. John Heal st ted that commercial shellfish beds, even though they are not big in terms of acreage, fish runs, and recreational uses, were the major values identified in the Ludlow watershed. Protection of resources, likelihood of future la d use and likelihood of success of the action plan are all considerations or the ranking of the watersheds. Chairman Brown opened e public hearing and asked for comments. Janet Welch: Janet W lch stated that the discussion time allowed the Committee on these water heds was pretty short and she fears that many people may have made a decisio on mis~information or may have been confused by the information discussed. The criteria for ranking the watersheds wasnl t systematically approach d because of the lack of time and there may have been some omissions. The Ch macum watershed fell a distant third in the ranking because the people fell that things were going on in chimacum that were adequate and doing the "ob. She added that she feels that the Ludlow and Discovery watersheds we e equal. She asked the Board not to consider the Committee's recommendat'on on the first and second watershed as a strong mandate. In Discoverl there are septic systems from the surrounding communi ties, sedimentat' on and agricultural impacts. In Ludlow th~re are the boating impacts. Commissioner Dennison a ked once the ranking is finished, how that effects what is done in the futulre. Janet Welch responded that the State Department of Ecology was asked th s and said that there is not funding available for doing an action plan fo two watersheds in one County. John Heal added that he feels that both watersheds can be dealt with in some manner. That may mean hat the Ludlow watershed is action planned and the Discovery watershed has a source control program developed for it. Both of these activities can be done at the same time. Commissioner Dennison stated that the County will ha e to decide what it can afford to do also. All the watersheds will have to ere-ranked in the next five years, John Heal added. Chairman Brown stated thft it was his understanding that these watersheds are being ranked so that onl the watershed with the most serious problems would be provided funding for the ac.tion planning process. John Heal stated that source control programs can be developed which will not require a great amount of County resour1es. Ann Quantock: Ann Qua~l~ock, .a member of the Watershed Ranking Committee, urged the Board to support the public process and the results of what the Commi ttee and the Coun y staff has developed. Much of the Committee's discussion was about wh re the County would get the most benefit and where can planning time and e ergy be used that will benefit the whole County in the long run. Part of the discussion by the Committee was that the early action planning effort in Quilcene has already looked at agricultural, forestry, septic and se Is impacts. Some planning has been done on how to cope with those polluting elements. The Ludlow watershed would give the County an opportunity that the others do not, which is that in the Ludlow watershed the County is an the first wave of what it will have to face in the future with storm water ~unoff. In the Ludlow watershed the County will have to deal with stormwater runoff issues in several different ways: 1) high density controlled devel pment which is happening around Ludlow Bay right now and fairly sophisticate control measures are being taken there, 2) five acre strip development along the waterfront, and 3) impacts of existing developments that were d veloped before stormwater issues were considered in light of water pollutio. Possibly some of the planning funding could be . VOl. l' 'A ~~,";; '!'~ 4247 .' if 1,..1\J_ W-... ,. 10 1''' i Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of December 12, 1988 Page: 5 used to plan how to manage stormwater by doing water quality monitoring in Ludlow Bay to determine the impacts of stormwater runoff. David Cunningham: Mr. Cunningham explained that he is the vice President of Land Use for Pope Resources. As the largest private land owner in the watershed being discussed, Pope Resources was represented on the Watershed Ranking Committee by Ken Hillman. Mr. Cunningham added that he was surprised by the ranking criteria ~sed by the Committee including things like were commercial or recreational shellfish de-certified or threatened, impairment of habitat or productivity, water quality standard violations, limited flushing in the marine receiving waters, etc.. Many of these criteria were not problems in Ludlow Bay or are being dealt with currently. After talking with John Heal, however, Mr. Cunningham added that Pope Resources has no quarrel with the ranking the way it is proposed by the Committee. Non point source pollution is very elusive and the County will never get the amount of money necessary to take care of these problems. There has to be voluntary compliance to cure the non point pollution. There is not enough money to fund the action plans. Pope Resources supports the countys' water quality efforts and will be doing things in the next year to help with non point source pollution. Pope Resource will practice forestry consistent wi th the Timber, Fish and Wildlife Agreement. stormwater management systems will be designed and installed at Port Ludlow as development progresses. Pope Resources will try to minimize the use of site septic systems and maximize the use of secondary treatment wherever possible in their develop- ment efforts. Boater impacts in Ludlow Bay will be worked on with the local Yacht Club. The water quality monitoring program has been drafted. Mr. Cunningham concluded that Pope Resources is prepare to do their part. Bud Taylor: Urged the Board to make every effort to get voluntary compliance from members of the community and try to conserve as much of the public money as possible. Jim Morrison: Mr. Morrison, a resident of Port Ludlow, stated concerns about the development activities going on behind his house. Mr. Morrison stated that he needs to talk with Pope Resources about these concerns, but has not been able to arrange a meeting with them. He asked the Board to see what is going on in this area. David Cunningham responded that he is not sure that this is an appropriate conversation for this public hearing. Mr. Morrison concluded by noting that he agrees that the Ludlow watershed should be ranked number one. Jerrv Busic: Mr. Busic stated that he served on the Watershed Ranking Committee and agrees that the Ludlow watershed should be given the first priority. The Ludlow, Chimacum and Discovery watersheds have had so much logging, agriculture and development that they need work of some kind. The other watersheds are areas where large logging operations have not happened yet. The problem faced by the County as well as the Ranking Committee is do you spend a little bit of money to try to protect an area that has not been touched or do you take care of a place that has been handled rather roughly? The Chairman closed the public hearing being no further public comment, and thanked everyone for coming and reminded those present that the Board will make the final determination of watershed ranking. Commissioner Dennison stated that it sounded like one of the main reasons that Port Ludlow was ranked high by the Committee was that stormwater had not been dealt with yet. The Discovery watershed is also facing many impacts, especially with respect to stormwater, due to increasing urbanization. The Board will have to decide what values are most important to the County before a determination can be made on the priority of these watersheds. Pat Rubida noted that the Discovery watershed contains four times the shellfish production area of the other watersheds. Commissioner Dennison noted that he is not prepared to make a determination on this ranking right now. He is not clear what is most important in terms of values, i.. e. economic, social recreational, etc. ~VGL 14 rAD~ or: 4248 . ~, ,. " . ,~- .... . . Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of December 12, 1988 Page: 6 Jerry Busic stated that the Committee tried to look at values, but it is hard to determine. He supports ranking the Ludlow watershed first because it has been all logged off. This is a confusing issue. Commissioner Dennison moved to table action on the final ranking of the watersheds until the Board has more time to look at the information presented. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. Chairman Brown thanked the Watershed Ranking Committee for their work. Jane Rogers: Ms. Rogers stated that she is from the Chimacum watershed and understands that the County wants to get the most for their money. In the Ludlow watershed the project would be a very visible one and would help the County get the most for their funding. * * * Adopting The Jefferson County Raza't"4ous Materials-Waste Spill Continpencv Plan (SARA Title IXI): Commissioner Dennison'moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 119-88 adopting the Jefferson County Hazardous Materials-Waste Spill Contingency Plan (SARA Ti tIe III). Commissioner George Brbwn seconded the motion. Budaet Transfers: Various County DepartJaents: Resolution No. 120- 88 was approved by motion of Commissioner Dennison, seconded by Commissioner George Brown authorizing the budget transfers for the following offices: Clerk, Commissioners, Facilities Management, Health Department, Human Services, 3uvenile Services, 3uvenile Detention, Parks and Recreations and Treasurer's Office. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. HeariI1Q' Notice: Recruested Budget Appropriations for 1988: Various County Departments: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 121-88 setting the public hearing on the proposed budget appropriations for various county departments for December 27, 1.988 at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Reappointments to the Tri Area Community Center Advisory Board: Commissioner Dennison moved to reappoint the following members to two years terms on the Tri Area Community Center Advisory Board effective December 1, 1988: 'Beth Williams, John Parker, Alice Sell and Toru Araki. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Each of these members terms will expire November 30, 1990. MEETING APJOURNED ,. >"", Jerdine C. Bragg, Clerk of the Board ~; aL 3EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~~J B:G. Brown, Chairman ~ . I W//~ ry . nnison, Member A_~r!'~. George C. rown, Member 14 00-4249 ,'.. -r; t~~l,i.t._