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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM030287 .- ---~~-lff" ilJiII!. District No. 1 Commissioner: District No. 2 Commissioner: District No. 3 Commissioner: Larry W. Dennison, B.G. Brown, Member George C. Brown, Member 1 , I Chairman' 1 , 1 1 , 1 - - - - - l1li - - - - - ~ - .. _I _I _I &1 -, _I -I _I _I -, .. ==~-~ JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Clerk of the Board: Public Works Director: Jerdine C. Bragg Gary A. Rowe _.- . - . :r:R:.1i MIlfUTES Week-of March 2, 198'1 Chairman Larry W. Dennison called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner George C. Brown and Commissioner B. G. Brown. BID OPDIBG re: On-Site Sewaae Disposal Svstem:Brinnon Senior Center Project: The Clerk of the Board opening the bids at the appointed time for the installation of the On-site sewage disposal system at the Brinnon Senior Center Project. Project Manager, Bill Pollak read the bids as follows: BIDDER: BID TOTAL: McClanahan Construction Company Seton Construction Company $'1,889.00 plus tax 9,656.00" " Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to have the Project Manager check the bids for accuracy and make a recommendation for bid award. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. Declarina an Emeraency and Intent to Sell County SurDlus Personal Property: Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution Bo. 12-8'1 to declare an emergency and publish the intent to sell County surplus personal property to include such items as: Vehicles, trucks, back hoe, scraper, loader, dump boxes, crane, tarpot, chainsaw parts, and office supplies. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. Notice of Public Hearina: Intent to Hold Public Auction: The public hearing regarding the intent to hold a public auction to sell County surplus personal property was set for March 16, 198'1 at 10:30 a.m. by approval of Resolution No. 11-8'1 as moved by Commissioner B.G. Brown, seconded by Commissioner George Brown. Dissolution of the Federal Revenue Sharina Trust Account and Eauity Fund Transfer of Monies Therein: Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 13-8'1 to dissolve the Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Account and provide for an equity fund transfer of the monies therein. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. \jot. 13 r^CE ~Q 750 , , Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 198'1 Page: 2 'Dissolution of the EmDlovees' Health Insurance Trust Fund and Prov1cUna -for an Bau1 tv ,~, TranSfer of 'Moni_: The Employees' Heal th Insurance Trust Fund was dissolved and an equity fund transfer of monies therein made by passage of Resolution Ro. 14-8'1 as moved by Commissioner B.G. Brown and .seconded by Commissioner George Brown. This special fund is being dissolved because these paYments are now being made out of the non-departmental portion of the budget. BID OPBRIRG II.. stzouctullalReDair. to the Drinnon Senior Center: The bids for the structural repairs to the Brinnon Senior Center were opened by the Clerk of the Board at the appointed time and read as follows by the Project Manager, Bill Pollak: BIDDER: BID TOTAL: McClane Construction McClanahan Construction Co. General Construction Company $26,880.00 plus tax 43,'192.00" " 41,690.00" " The Project Manager was directed to check the bids for accuracy and to make an award recommendation by motion of Commissioner B.G. Brown, seconded by Commissioner George Brown. AlJDlicationsforAssietancefrom theSold.ie"s' and Sailor.' Relief Fund:' The following applications for assistance from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund were approved by motion of Commissioner B.G. Brown, seconded by Commissioner George Brown: Daniel Conner Elizabeth Gunderson Eugene Clark $200.00 400.00 148.00 ReaDDOintment tothe3e~ferson County Library Distric~ Board of Trustees: Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to reappoint Gay Corey to another five year term on the Library Board of Trustees as recommended by Elaine Naylor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. Mrs. Corey's term will expire March 31, 1992. BUSIJfBSS PROM COURTY . DEPAR'l'MBftS ASSESSOR 1981 Budfle'tTransfers: Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to approve Resolution Bo. 11-81 for the 198'1 Budget Transfers in the salary categories as requested by the Assessor's Office to accommodate changes in personnel. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. PUBLIC WORKS Contract_aOe9 ChanaeOrcler.: OUeets River 8riclae Project (BROS 2018(4)): Publio Works Director Gary Rowe explained that these change orders for the Queets River Bridge Project are for the fOllowing: #10) Replace a bearing - no change in cost or time and #11) Change in Utility Support System - will reduce contract by $689.59 with no change in time. Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to approve the change orders as presented. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. VOL 13 rAGE ~o " 751 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 198'1 Page: 3 Bid Award Recommendations: The following recommendations for bid award (See bid opening February 23,198'1) were made by the Public Works Department after checking and reviewing the bids received: Snow Plow and Hitch for the new 10 yard dump truck: Swain Equipment, Kent $1,663.21 Dump Box for new 10 yard Dump Truck: Peerless Division of Lear Siegler, Inc. of Seat~le 810,950.00 New Cab and Chassis for an 8 to 10 yard Dum>> Truck: Kenworth Northwest, Inc. Seattle $61,451.21 Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to award the bids as recommended by the Public Works Department as listed above. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. Recommendation for Bid Award: Used Truck Cab and Chassis: Gary Rowe recommended that the bid for the used truck cab and chassis be awarded to Pacific Coast Truck Center of Tacoma for a 19'19 International F26'14 for 832,0'10.50. Commissioner George Brown moved to award the bid as recommended by the Public Works Director. Commissioner B.G. Brown seconded the motion. Re>>air of County's ADartment above the Hospital Boiler Room 802 Sheridan: The insurance company has given an estimate of $10,000.00 to repair the fire damage to the County owned apartment above the Hospital Boiler Room at 802 Sheridan, Gary Rowe reported. The insurance policy carries a $1,000 deductible. Gary Rowe will check with the Prosecuting Attorney regarding the waiver of the bidding requirements for this work because it is an emergency repair of a structure damaged by fire. The work will be scheduled as soon as possible if the Prosecuting Attorney concurs that the bidding requirements can be waived. Jani tor ial Service at the Gardiner Communi tv Center: The County is billed by a person who does custodial work at the Gardiner Community Center and Gary Rowe advised that there are several questions regarding this billing: the lack of a contact with the person, the number of hours worked and nothing has been budgeted for this expense. Commissioner B.G. Brown advised that when this community center was established, the Community Center Board asked that the County help with the maintenance of this facility. The number of hours the custodian works and his rate of pay was established by that Board. Gary Rowe was directed to review his concerns regarding this service with the Chairman of the Gardiner Community Center Board of Directors, Randy Randolph. PLANNING DEPAR'l'MD'l' SEPA Review: Lona Line Shellfish Culture Facility, Hood Canal: All Seasons Aaua Farms, Inc.: Associate Planner, Bob Duffy reviewed the environmental checklist for this proposed commercial longline shellfish culturing system located north of the Hood Canal Floating Bridge near Hood Head. The project site would be 250 feet wide by 1,000 feet long and will occupy about five acres. Anchor, floats and a culture system (hanging baskets and other types of containers dependent on species) would be placed in waters 28 to 62 feet deep. The project is being reviewed by the Shoreline Commission. Mr. Duffy then read a letter sent to the project proponent asking that more information be provided on the following items: Type of Management for the farm, type of activities planned on the site, how sanitary VOL 13 fA'f. r. ~52 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 198'1 Page: 4 services for workers will be provided, where the products will be processed, current condition of sea floor, densities of hard shall clams and geoduck on th$ site, results of any bottom surveys, types and amounts of sediments, size and type of boats used, and impacts to the water. Mr. Duffy then read the applicant's response to the questions raised. Mr. Duffy then noted that one more concern had been brought up which is the location of the longline system. A suggestion has been made that it be moved south 500 feet, so that moorage can be provided for boats that get caught in a storm. Mr. Eagleton, project proponent, stated that moving the site as suggested would be no problem. Oysters and scallops, will be grown commercially with abalone, periwinkles and snails being grown to clean the cages and the longline system. Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to issue a Determination of Non-Significance and Lead Agency Status on the All Seasons Aqua Farms, Inc. project as proposed. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. SR20 Hiahway Policy: Discussion: (See also Minutes of February 23, 198'1) Planning Director, David Goldsmith, reported that after the meeting with people who own property in the SR20 corridor last week the Planning Department was directed to estimate how long it would take to re-draft the SR20 policy to address the concerns of the Board. Two issue of concern are: 1) the size of the area proposed for redesignation and 2) the policy on buffers in the corridor. A proposal has been discussed that would reduce the redesignation area to that area encumbered by the current water line (including the extension through to the Old Port Townsend Road) on the east side of SR20. A suggestion was made that the buffer be kept as opaque as possible. After the public hearing it was determined that reference to heavy industry should be deleted from the policy as well as reference to anything on the west side of SR20. The Planning Department priorities are: # 1 Work on project permits # 2 Finalizing the Implementing Ordinance to get it ready for public review in May # 3 Finish work on the Gardiner Community Plan It is estimated that in keeping with the workload and priorities as described, rewriting the SR20 Policy draft will take about two to four weeks, David Goldsmith reported. The discussion continued regarding the suggestion that the policy not include anything on the west side of SR20 and the problems that this may cause in the future. Commissioner B.G. Brown directed the Planning Director to include the portion of the west side of SR20 to at least Louisa Street and any other adjacent area to would make sense. Reauest for Refund: Commissioner B.G. Brown moved to approve the request for refund submitted for Cecil Lange in the amount of $90.00. Commissioner George Brown seconded the motion. Sale of SurDlus Personal ProDerty to School District #50: Collator: Commissioner George Brown moved to declare the Planning Department's collator surplus and to sell it to School District #50 for $250.00. Commissioner B.G. Brown seconded the motion. City of Port Townsend Se_ae Treatment Plant Desian to Include Processina of County SeDtaae: Environmental and Enaineerina Services: David Goldsmith reported that the City has told the company des~gning their sewage Treatment Plant (Environmental and Engineering Services) that any costs incurred by changes in the design of the City's sewage treatment plant necessitated for treatment of septage from the County, must be paid for by the County. David Goldsmith will arrange a meeting with City representatives regarding this matter. VOl 13 fAGE~ ~ 0753 Commiss~oners' Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 1981 Page: 5 * * * The meeting was recessed at the end of the buSiness day and reconvened at '1:00 p.m. with all three Board members in attendance at the Brinnon School for the following hearing. BBARIRG re: Proposed Resolution to Designate Jefferson County as a "Ruclear Weapons Free Zone" (Continued): 32 Brinnon area residents were present at the hearingresarding the proposed resolution to designate Jefferson County a "Nuclear Weapons Free Zone" when Chairman Dennison introduced himself and the other members of the Board. Chairman Dennison then read the proposed resolution, and explained that these hearings are to give everyone an opportunity to listen and give their opinion on the issue. Glen Richardson asked if there could be a show of hands in the audience of how many people were in favor or opposed to the resolution because Chairman Dennison has stated in the past that he feels he is representing the opinion of a majority of the citizens of 3efferson County. Chairman Dennison explained that there is a count of the people who have signed petitions against nuclear weapons storage in the County (2,261 signatures), the number of people who have signed petitions in favor of the expansion of Indian Island (602 signatures), as well as the number of letters that the Board has received in favor (20 letters in favor) and opposed (180 letters) to the resolution. There is no information available regarding whether all of these people are residents of Jefferson County. It was then reported that according to the attendance list for this meeting there are 30 people opposed to the resolution and one in favor of the resolution present. THE FOLLOWING IS A SYNOPSIS OF EACH SPEAKERS PRESENTATION: Gene Seton: (Opposed) Mr. Seton read an article from the "Gary Allen Report - Financial and Political Intelligence" as follows: "It is fear which threatens our very existence. Today fear of nuclear weapons, not the nuclear weapons themselves, but fear of these weapons. MAD "Mutual Assurance Destruction" is not a military strategy. It is a political strategy for the control of Americans by fear. Under MAD the American people have been made hostages to Soviet Nuclear Weapons in exchange for making hostages of the enslaved people behind the Iron Curtain. As hostages paralyzed by fear of destruction, Americans are easily manipulated by certain military industrial interests, by their government bureaucracies and by those who wish to trade American freedom for the tyranny of a new world order. This is a classic issue of intelligent tactics. America is the thesis, the Soviet Union is the anti- thesis and the manipulating elitists are to provide the SYnthesis. A world order with security but without freedom." uResidual radiation - On average a person is hit by about 30,000 particles of background nuclear radiation per minute. About half of these collide with atoms in the body and the rest past through without effect. This amount of personal radiation varies according to many factors. People living in a higher altitude receive higher natural radiation exposure as do those in certain geological regions. In a modern jet passenger airplane the radiation exposure is much greater because the passengers are above the earth's air which absorbs most cosmic radiation. The passenger is therefore, exposed to about 40 times as much radiation per minute as the person at sea level. During a nuclear war radiation occurs as initial nuclear radiation which lasts only a few seconds at the time of the explosion. It also occurs as fallout from ground blasts. Air burst explosions do not create fallout. Fallout radiation diminishes to a safe level within only a few days or weeks therefore, nuclear radiation will rise to lethal levels for a short period of time. During that time we need good civil defense shelters to save our lives. We need the shelters for the blast protection anyway, so radiation protection is provided by VOL 13 fACEl ~ 0 754 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2, 198'1 Page: 6 the same shelter. Within a few hours in many locations, a few days in most locations, and a few weeks in all other locations, the nuclear radiation levels will have fallen below lethal levels so that we will no longer require shelters. A nuclear war would increase the background radiation for all of us for an extended period of time. This would increase the incidence of birth defects and cancer, but by how much? Here's where the anti- nuclear propaganda departs from reality. In the absence of war the loss of life expectancy for each American, from the combination of all damage effects of naturally presented background radiation has been estimated as about eight days. A long term world wide increase in background radiation from a major nuclear war is estimated to be five fold normal over fifty years. This is an increase to forty days lost life expectancy. If we had a major nuclear war it would shorten all our lives by forty days. Not very much is it? Survivors in every unusual and hazardous locations would receive more radiation, however, even the highest conceivable exposure in all except the most rare incidence lead to a 400 day decrease in life expectancy. That's one year, if everything was the worst. Taking as reasonable upper estimates, a nuclear war would increase an average twenty year old persons exposed to background radiation over the following fifty years by a factor of ten fold. The decrease in the persons life expectancy from all causes, mostly cancer, is about 80 days. What about the unborn? The birth defects no increase was observed in either Hiroshima or Nagasaki. Even among children of women who were pregnant at the time of the explosion. The increase was so low that there is no reliable number which can be estimated. Paralysis by fear - with God's help David wrote 'Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for thou are with me'. You've all heard that. God gave us the tools to prevent our destruction by the Soviet people. These tools are Civil Defense and strategic defense. If we deploy these defenses we shall probably deter attack and therefore avoid the American participation in a nuclear war. The fear that prevents us from deploying defense is based on lies and evil. It is not evil but the fear of evil that is leading us to our destruction. We must rise above these fears and begin a quest to take decisive action to defend or nation and our civilization. I've been doing some thinking about this - during the second world war, which I was in, we dr,opped a couple of bombs on Japan. It ended that war by about a year or two and saved many, many thousands of lives. There's still people running around today that were close enough to that blast to be burnt by it. They're still alive. Those cities have been rebuilt. People are living there. Look a Three Mile Island, there no deaths. Chernoble in Russia which is the last one, there's 38 deaths. We don't know what's going to happen down the line, but if what's going to happen is anything like Japan there won't be that much effect." Jean Phillips: (Opposed) Ms. Phillips stated that she is opposed to the resolution to make Jefferson County nuclear free, "because there is no possible way that Jefferson County could enforce such a resolution. This resolution will not take into any effect any other weapon other than nuclear. You as Commissioners should be holding meetings in all these communities of this County to listen to the real concerns and issues of the citizens of this County and keep those concerns within the realm and jurisdiction of County government." Lori Jensen: (Opposed) III think this is unnecessary. I think it is a waste of the taxpayers money to even have these hearings, these meetings this resolution. There has been nuclear storage on Indian Island for years. Twenty years, I'll bet and Bangor is right across from us. No matter what happens, if they're going to bomb anywhere I don't see why we should be defenseless. I don't see anything wrong with it and I'm just opposed to your resolution." VOL 13 rAGt ~,O 755 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: wrek of March 2, 198'1 Page: '1 M. L. Anderson: (Opposed) liThe f rst lines (of the resolution) it points out the thing to be wo ried about is nuclear war. They're right in that line. But to myself or my County, I certainly wouldn't want to be a part of I hampering our Government in protecting us from nuclear war. The le,ast we could do is help by storing these missiles. Ther!'s a lot of people that have more into it than, that. peo, pIe th t lIBI1ufactUJ:'a them. haUl, them and then the boys that apply them when the time comes. I think it's our duty to see that they're roperly stored." .' I Richard P.(Lucky) Thornton: (OPPOred) "I live on the Canal and just: about once or twice a month I can see a nuclear submarine that's got two nuclear motors in it,lprobablY has about thirty or so missiles on it, each one has ~bout four warheads. I look at that out there and I think, by GOdr I'm safe and I hope they have more of them and I hope they put w apons in Ind.ian Island and everything else. I'm an Amer can and I want to be an American and I want us to all be safe here~" John Sanders: (Opposed) "I served I in the Navy in Special Forces and I I still work with the Army. Iflthere's anybody in this Oounty that thinks for one second that w~' t Krushev sa.id many years ago about, we will bury you, has been fo gotten by that country, then you're wrong. I can tell you one t ing for a fact. We don't need to worry about these nuclear wea~ons as much as everyone is trying to play on that we do. We've go~ to worry about the chemical and the b.iologicalthreat. About what that country over there is actively doing. They have bombs and missiles that they can drop right into Jefferson County. We have this facility out here fine, they could kill every single living pel's nin Port Townsend or in Jefferson County for that matter, withi a matter of hours with chemical, biological threat. This is 0 e thing that scares me. They train ninety days a year in an acti 'e chemical environment. They are ready. They train in isolate areas. They have an alcoholism rate over there. They've gotlshakier people with their fingers on the trigger than we have. Now, everybody talks about blowing up in the big dust bowl in the ~,y you know and becoming a little particle of radiation. If th Y thought that's the answer to everything then why are they fraid of SDI. Why a,re they afraid of St,ar Wars. Because they ow that that is an alternative to the threat that they're holdi g over our head right now. This initiative (resolution) hass,lit school children up. It has been used as a propaganda tool to ~ay 'you don't play with these kids because their father works for the government and their father is a war monger'. These childre~ aren't even, old ,enOUgh to develop opinions of their own and they have to go on the opinion of their peers, of their role models. IMy kids have come home from school occasionally and said "I"ShOfld beaS,hame d OfYOU"b, e cause of what you do and because of what yo believe in.' Well the day that I have to be ashamed of being a flag waver is the day that you might as well put me out to pasture Have you ever lost your freedom? Do you know what its' like to~wake up one day and just mark another X on the wall? I'm a ex-POW. I know what it's like to lose my freedom and I'm glad I hat I did have a certain opportunity to stand up for what I bel.iev.- in and stand up for what these people believe in. We must Pft this resolut.ion to a vote in the County and vote it down. II I Ravmond Raney: (Opposed)' "I'm senti or Vioe-presiden, , t O,f V,FW District 14 and we had a meeting February 15 and we passed a vote unanimous vote that we are opposed to t. is resolution. We had Hadlock, Quilcene, Port Angeles, Brinnon and Clallam Bay went with us. And the reason is mainly defense, I loyalty to our country. If North Dakota can have 900 Minutemen warheads there I think we should have them here too." Louise McDonald: (Opposed) "I thi this county is ridiculous. T And it states in your l.ittle Commissioners are responsible trying to fight nuclear weapons in ey're already out here in the Canal. apeI' here that the Jefferson County for the welfare of the people of I v1 13 ~AGE r -0 756 Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Week of March 2,198'1 Page: 8 this coqnty and I think maybe you ought to be spending your time more on protecting this county from ~he burglaries and from the thieves and criminals in the County. You've cut the Sheriff's department, you've cut the Prosecutor's department. Save you guys had very many cuts? We're real concerned about things like that. We need more protection from things like that than we do from nuclear weapons." Bud Porter: (Opposed) IIYou people don't realize how many kids was taken out ot Afghanis~an and taken to Russia. Folks didn't have nothing to say about. I~ was just like taking a calf from a cow. Every plaoe they've been they've done t e same thing. There a little saying that liberty pays dependi g on a strong national defense. And people have learned from urnation's history that called upon we must go to defend these ights. And those who expect to reap the blessing of freedom ust go under the fatigue of supporting it." Glen Richardson: (Opposed) "I've gone to tree of these meetings now and the main thing I'd like to direct m conversation here to is how the meeting were run. Three meetin s ago there was somebody on the floor that would ask for apiece of p~per to be put at the door to get kind of a count of who was or and against because there was some kind of a question agai t one of our Commissioners on saying the, majority of the County is backing him because he has a couple of friends writing him letters. Therefore I'd like to direct this to Mr. Dennison, being the hairman of this committee and say that I think you've done a pret y poor job of running this so far. I hope that you people vote on killing this in your own doing between the three of you instead f going to the County, spending County money putting it up to vote. I think it's a waste of money. In my views in the las three meetings, the crowd was against you resolution. I wish the e would have been some way liJ,ce you have tonight that had been ask d three meetings ago to make actual count. People wanted to kn w where you were getting your majority from other than a few let ers and some petitions that were questioned about where they w re signed." John Day: (In favor) "I think its sort of that's raised this much controversy and to say that it shouldn't be voted on. people who are against this issue and i to take away anybody's right to vote on don't have any speech or facts or figur straight out that I'm the one that's fo the Navy. It's a complex issue, there involved in it. You have to look at ho What they can do. Actually what we 're missiles is that we have more than we c over on Indian Island they're worried a one of the missiles being mis-handled 0 you think people in the military are to mistake, then I think you're pretty wro leaders make no mistakes, I think you'r idiculous on something been this much in the news f there's a majority of s' voted down, fine. But it is totally wrong. I s, but I'm going to say the resolution. I was in re a lot of things many missiles there are. oing now with nuclear n ever use. The problems out problems with maybe a mistake being made. If ally perfect and make no g. If you think our pretty wrong too.1I BettvPiccini: (Opposed) "We know they've een out there a long time. This isn't nothing new. I just wish we'd have had so much attention spent to it when they wanted 0 pu~ their Senior Ci tiz.en Center down here. And some time given 0 the transit shop and now they want to get the marina. That's al county money, that's tax money. I'd like to see it used somewhe e else. \/01.. 13 ~ACE aring? Chairman Dennison County Commissioners to on the ballot. The same represent the views of vote based on their own only for himself, he in his district feel A lady asked what happens after this final stated that the next step is for the Board vote on the resolution or to decide to put woman then asked if the Commissioners vote t the constituents in their district or if the views? Chairman Dennison said that, speakin would be voting by how he believes thepeopl about this issue. 757 .. Commissioners' Meeting Minutes: Page: 9 The Chairman then read an article from one 0 Daily News" issues by James Kilpatrick about stockpiles. He then stated that this issue as has been alleged by sonte. If we cannot a neighbors have a different perspective and a indeed the community will be split. If we c what this country is really all about is tho can have differing opinions and it doesn't n Whether it does or does not is up to us as i have respect for each other and our opinions issue. last week's "Port Angeles strategic weapon as not split the community cept the fact that our different opinion then accept the fact that e differing opinion. We ed to split the community. dividuals. We should each on this or any other The Chairman thanked everyone for their atte after discussion of the economic conditions petitions submitted to the. County Commission Country. dance at this hearing f the County, the rs and the security of the COUN'l'Y OMMISSIONERS SEAL tL~ VOL 13 fAGf: o 758