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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM031786 lo . ....... f , I f! ..( I '/ "- ,,/ .I ********************************************************************** * * * 3EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS * * * * * * District No. 1 Commissioner: Larry W. Dennison, Member * * District No. 2 Commissioner: B.G. Brown, Member * * District No. 3 Commissioner: John L. Pitts, Chairman * * * * Clerk of the Board: 3erdine C. Bragg * * Public Works Director: Gary A. Rowe * * * *****-*************************************************************** M I NUT E S Week of March 17, 1986 The meeting was called to order by Chairman 30hn L. Pitts at the appointed time. Commissioner B.G. Brown and Commissioner Larry W. Dennison were both present. David Kahlev. Executive Director, Main Street Project re: VFW Ball Rental Aareement: Mr. Kahley explained in reference to their use of the VFW Hall on March 21, 1986 for a membership meeting and tour, that the Main Street Project has no general insurance and would find it hard to meet the "Hold Harmless" clause in the standard rental agreement form. The Main Street Project is incorporated and their Board of Directors could be held ultimately responsible in some instances, if an accident occurred. After discussion of the intent of this clause in the contract and the use and needs of Main street for this building on March 21, the Board advised Mr. Kahley that Main Street could use the building at no charge and Commissioner Dennison would attend the meeting to represent the County. Peter Simpson. Director, Clallam 3efferson Community Action Council re: Brinnon Senior Center: After review of the proposed final offer for acquisition of the Brinnon Motel by Peter Simpson, Commis- sioner Brown moved to approve the Determination of Just Compensation and the final offer of $417,500.00 'for submission to Mr. & Mrs. Richardson for their acceptance. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. I ' BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: AUDITOR Dance License Application for 1986: The following Dance Lic- ense applications were approved by motion of Commissioner Brown, sec- onded by Commissioner Dennison: Whistling Oyster - QUilcene Village Resorts, Inc. - Port Ludlow PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Proposed Resolution re:Indemnification of countvEmployees: After reading the draft resolution proposed by the Prosecuting Attorney regarding indemnification of employees, the Board concurred that this matter should be discussed at the March 18, 1986 staff meeting before any action is taken. " ~VCl 12 fAGE ft- 963 . " Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 2 TREASURER Petition for Proper tv Tax Refund (3): Robert H. Hinton: Com- missioner Dennison moved to approve the three petitions .for property tax refund submi tted for Robert H. Hinton in the amounts of $53.00, $76.80 and $67.48. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT re: Personal Services: Clark and Associates, Inc.: Gary Rowe recommended that a personal services contract with Clark and Associates, Inc. be approved to have surveying and information gathering work done on the Hastings Avenue Project.. Commissioner Dennison seconded Commissioner Brown's motion to approve this Personal Services Contract with Clark and Associates, Inc. Solid Waste AdvisorvCommi ttee: . Proposed . members: Public Works Director Gary Rowe reported that the new Solid Waste Regulations require that a nine member Solid Waste Advisory Committee be establish- ed. He suggested the followJ.ngfor consideration as members of this committee: Mayor or his designee from the City of Port Townsend; Health Department Sanitarian, Randy Durant; a representative from Olympic Disposal; a representative from Bayshore Enterprises; Public Works Director; a representative from the Public Utility District; Cl. representative from the Save the Resources Committee; a representative from the Soil Conservation District; a representative from Port Townsend Paper Company; a representative from Superior Refuse Company and the County Commissioners. Action on appointing the members of this .committee was delayed to allow the Public Works Department time to contact Port Townsend Paper Company to find out if they are interested in having a representative on this committee. Propane Conversion of County Vehicles; Discussion of . letter from State Enerav Office: The State Energy Office has submitted a re- port listing the County vehicles they feel would be the best candidates for conversion to propane power, Gary Rowe reported . Consideration needs to be given to the age of the vehicle and the intended use by the County before the final list of vehicles for conversion is compiled. A fueling facility next to the new jail in Hadlock also needs to be de- veloped before any action is taken toward conversion. Waiver of Claim for Damaq'es: Department of Natural Resources: P . U . D. #1 of Clallam County will be installing some utili ties on the Department of Natural Resources' Hoh-Clearwater Mainline Road. Jefferson County has a lease on an area of DNR property for a gravel stockpile site along this road and DNR is requiring that the PUD obtain a waiver of claim for damages from the County before they begin their installation project. Commissioner Brown moved to approve and sign the Waiver of Claim for Damages for the Clallam County P.U.D. #1. Commissioner Dennison secon- ded the motion. Setting of hearing date: Petition to vacate portion of Broad- way Avenue and Lots in 3unction City Plat: Commissioner. Brown moved to set the pUblic hearing for May 12, 1986 at 2:00 p.m. for the Petition to Vacate a portion of Broadway Avenue and Lots in the Junction City Plat. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. Memorandum of Understanding; Department of Natural Resources re: Use of a DNR Road for access to the Rain Forest Plat: A number of years ago the County entered .into a Memorandum of Understanding with _VOL 12 rACE fn~. ." _, . 964 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 3 the DNR for access to the Rain Forest Plat on the south side of the Hoh River. In this memorandum, the County and DNR agreed to have a road maintenance agreement developed which was not done previously. Gary Rowe presented a copy of a Road Maintenance Agreement that the DNR has provided for roads #Hl060 and #Hl009 to be considered by the County. This agreement will be given to the Prosecuting Attorney for his review and recommendation. Veaetation Management Program Update: Administrative Assis- tant, Carter Breskin, reported that the County Engineer, Bob Nesbitt, and Road Superintendent, Bill Arey, and she had met to discuss the 1986 Vegetation Management Program and make recommendations. A new system of reporting mileage and function has been adopted and is currently being used. A new comprehensive maintenance program which encompasses all phases of road maintenance has helped in the generation of reasonably accurate figures for 1985. There are four major concerns regarding the Vegetation Management Program: 1) Cost, 2) Asphalt deg- radation by sod encroachment and water retention on the asphalt surface, 3) the ability to prevent possible safety hazards due to brush and 4) Manpower and equipment factors in regard to the "no-sprayll policy. Although vegetation management with herbicides is initially less expen- sive, it is believed that a comprehensive program of timely ditching, shoulder grading, mowing and brush cutting is no less effective. In terms of the public aspect of a herbicide spray management program, it is. more stressful and potentially more time consuming and expensive to the County and the public. The following recommendations were made: In 1986 that the spraying of shoulders and back slopes not be reinstituted. A three year cycle of ditching and shoulder pulling has been instituted and will remove the side encroachment on asphalt roads and the grading of gravel roads will effectively control grass encroachment on the road sur- face. Brush cutting and mowing will maintain the back slopes and shoulders where necessary. Contract brush cutting be considered along some major arterials such as Beaver Valley aoad. A growth suppressant experiment be performed to determine if their use has any validity, in some areas. The use of 3uvenile Diversion crews will to continued this year, as well as using people from the JTPA program. MonthlY Safety Committee Report: Gary Rowe reported that a more comprehensive Safety Manual is being investigated and more fre- quent safety meetings will be held. This is not only due to a continu- ing concern for safety, but also because of the newly adopted W.A.C.'s which require more frequent safety meetings. Investiaation into future purchase of a Dump Truck: The City of Shelton has purchased five yard dump trucks which would meet the requirements of the County and could be purchased on their contract for $44,000.00 each, County Engineer Bob Nesbitt reported. Three five yard, diesel dump trucks are needed now, and a ten yard, diesel dump truck will be needed in the future. A Cooperative Purchase Agreement will have to be signed with the City of Shelton before these trucks could be purchased on their contract. The Board advised that they would like to investigate this matter further before any action is taken on this proposed purchase of dump trucks. ~VOl 12 fAGf .n- ~, 965 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 4 Traffic Sian Technician: The Board concurred with the Public Works Director's selection of Bob Henderson to fill the' position of Traffic Sign Technician. PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3ess Covington re: Noise Standards: Mr. Covington came before the Board to discuss the berm that he was notified Shold Exca- vating will be constructing along their common property line. Three months ago, about one third of the berm was completed, but since that time there has been no attempt by Shold to finish this berm, Mr. Cov- ington reported. A week ago, Shold Excavating operated their rock crusher over a period of four days for four hours each day and it is Mr. Covington's opinion tha t they exceeded the 60 db noise 1imi t for two hours of this time each day. Assistant Planner, Rachel Nathanson, reported that a noise analysis has been done since the April 6, 1986.letter was sent to Mr. Covington. This analysis indicated that Shold's rock crushing operation was in compliance with the noise standards even though the berm was not comp- leted. Shold Exc.avating has stated that they will be finishing the berm as soon as possible, with material they are cleaning out of the swampy area of their property used in the gravel washing operation, but this will take s~me time because they do not wash rock on a regular basis. Commissioner Dennison urged that if the County is going to do noise monitoring, then the noise monitoring machine should be repaired and the monitoring should be done on an on-going basis. Peter Steel, who has done the noise monitoring for the Planning Department, recommended that the County consider having a noise technician do this monitoring with a better machine that will do graphing, to develop valid informa- tion. Since thE! latest noise analysis has shown Shold Excavating to be in compliance with the noise standards, Rachel Nathanson added, the County has no basis to make them finish the berm, even though they have indic- ated they intend to finish it. After discussion of the need for a more sophisticated machine and the number of projects for which it would be used, and the need for a tech- nician, as well as the capabilities of the machine that is currently being used, the Chairman reminded Mr. Covington that as long as Shold Excavating is in compliance with the noise standards there is nothing the County can do with regard to making them finish this berm any soon- er. Peter Steel added that Shold Excavating has been more than helpful in trying to get this problem solved. Shoreline Substantial Development Permit SB15-85: Rockv Brook Hydroelectric Project: Bob Duffy, Associate Planner, reviewed the Shoreline Permit Application for the Rocky Brook Hydro Project on the Dosewallips River. The project was granted an administrative variance by the Board to be considered ~s a primary use. After a mis- classification by the Department of Ecology wasdiscove~ed, it was determined that a Shoreline Permit is required. The following comments were received on this project: * * Olympic National Forest: No objection. Point No Point Treaty Council: Noted concerns about erosion, mass soil movement, potential fish- eries resource impacts, pipeline suspension, anc- horing cumulative impacts. Department of Ecology, Department of Fisheries and the Save the Resources Commi ttee also submitted comments. * ~ VOL 12 fACE IJ 966 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 5 The Planning Department sought additional information from the appli- cant regarding the concerns expressed about the erosion control plans, the pipeline anchoring, etc. (the project was being constructed under a building permit that was issued because it was not realized that a Shoreline permit was required), which the company has provided, Mr. Du- ffy added. Ms. Keen Baker's testimony expressed concerns about hills- ide stability, siltation impacts on fishing, aesthetic impacts to Rocky Brook Falls and engineering shortfalls. Mr. Duffy outlined suggested conditions if the Shoreline Permit is ap- proved: 1. That all provisions of the submitted erosion cont- rol plans be strictly followed. 2. Should the project become damaged, it be promptly repaired or .abandoned. If abandoned the remaining improvements be removed and the site restored as closely as possible to the original condition. 3. Free and unencumbered access will be given to the public to Rocky Brook Falls, except when work is done on the project. The erosion control plans were then reviewed for the Board. Commis- sioner Brown moved to issue the Shoreline Substantial Development Per- mit for the Rocky Brook Hydroelectric Project, with the conditions as recommended by the Planning Department. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application SH3-86: Sea Farms of Norway: Salmon Rearina Test Pens: Discovery Bav: 21 in- terested area residents were present when Associate Planner, Bob Duffy, reviewed the Planning Department's advisory report on this proposed project. A salmon rearing test pen would be placed approximately one half mile north of Beckett Point and three-fourths mile south of Cape George, 600 feet off shore, in Discovery Bay. The 15 foot by 15 foot pen would be in water 70 feet or more in depth, and would be supported by a black, polyethylene pipe structure which would be anchored to the sea bed. The pen will hold about 2,000 Atlantic Salmon and after the seven month test, any fish remaining would be put into another farm and the test pen would be removed from the bay. A meeting was held on February 28, 1986 to discuss with the applicant, government officials, and interested citizens, questions about the pro- posal. The Minutes from this meeting will be available later, Bob Duffy added. The following agency comments were submitted: * Health Department: Concern for availability of ade- quate sanitary facilities for workers servicing the site. Assessor's Office: Stated that the proposal would not change tax assessments. The EDC submitted a letter and Resolution support- ing the proposal which they feel would provide the opportunity to gather information for potential new jobs and investments. Department of Ecology: Sent a letter dated Febru- ary 22, 1986 commenting on sampling, removal of facilities, and the conditioning of the permit. * * * The following have submitted oral or written public testimony: In opposition to the proposal: Lorraine Meyer, John Meyer, Dave Meyers, Clyde Robinson, Mr. &Mr . Sutherland, Arthur and Esther Guest, Cape George Colony Cl b (Petition with 275 signature opposed to project), the Whitney Spit Association, Reed Gunstone, Ca.pe George Fisherman, I c. of Beckett Point. ~VOl 12 rACE l~O 967 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 6 Concerns noted: Aesthetic impacts. Biologicalimpactsl decrease in natural salmon runs, conflicts with birds, nitrogenous debris impacts to the beach and water, clam impacts, increase in red tides and oyster bed impacts. Water: changes to water currents, increase in boat traffic related pollution, conflict with moored boats, and fishing in the vicinity. Genera~ concern for the boat ramp at Beckett Point and possible shoreline. jeopardy, property values would decline, proliferation of this type of activity, use conflicts with upland residential development and the employment impacts to commercial clam operations. Bob Duffy suggested the following wording for a condition that would help monitor the impact on shellfish: "During the salmon pen test, one dozen shellfish (clams, oysters or muscles) shall be placed adjoining the test pen and one dozen shellfish shall be placed not less than 30 feet from the test pen. The shellfish shall be a mixture of age, classes and weight prior to the testing. At the completion of the salmon pens t~st, all shellfish shall be weighed and analyzed for drug concentration and disease. The reports of weight and laboratory analysis promptly submitted to 3efferson County." An unidentified man, reported that the suggestion was that the shell- fish that presently exist in the area of the proposed salmon test pens be tested prior- to the installation of the test pens. They would also be tested during the test pen operation (half way through test period) and after the pens were removed. The results would be submitted to the County. Commissioner Brown added that his apprehension about this condition is that in a test pen operation of this size, testing shellfish 600 feet away would not show any change in water quality at all, so using such information as a basis for approval of a larger project would not be wise. Any testing like this needs to be designed with criteria which will help obtain the information that is sought, Chairman Pitts added. The Chairman then asked for public comment on this project: Robert Hull, Cape George. Homeowner: Mr. Hall submitted written remarks which he also read for the Board. (Copy in record) . Mr. Forbes, Representative for Sea Farms of Norway: The Department Ecology is currently working on a study to deter- mine siting for aquaculture operations such as salmon pens, muscle rafts, etc. and the results should be available on 3une 30. It will be a help to see what their recommendations will be. Bill Romadka: To set the picture straight, Mr. Romadka noted, that the people of Cape George are aware that the Board approved test pens at two other sites over the opposi- tion of the area residents. The Cape George area is differ- ent from other si tesin the County because the Cape George homeowner deliberately choose to pay more money for their homes and property, to exclude the possibility of any intru- sion of commercial development in that area. This was done by buying private property which includes three miles of beach. Individual investments were appreciably higher than in other areas, and thus there is a greater loss potential. All of the 552 lots in Cape George are deeply involved with this because each property owner, owns, uses, paid for initially and is still being assessed for the beach, picnic .VOL 12 fAtE It~ 968 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 7 area, clubhouse and pool. The petition with it's 272 signa- tures represents 50% of the population. Many of the property owners at Cape George are out of state owners who were not available to sign this petition. Frida L. Woolsey: Mrs. Woolsey is serving on a committee appointed by the Cape George Board of Trustees and advised that her concern is that Jefferson County will be faced with the same problem Clallam County is with test pens being re- quested constantly. Mrs. Woolsey outlined the follow as com- ments that were made to her when she was out getting signa- tures on the petition: * Project is needed to provide a source of food for the poor and hungry. Mrs. Woolsey added that the poor and hungry will not be able to afford salmon steak. How much of this money goes to Norway and how much stays here? Why would we allow them to install a test site when we know that a permanent operation will be sought at a future time. This is a wo.nderful bay surrounded by homes. Why don't they put these pens in Port Townsend Bay where there is already commercial development? * * * 30hn Foster, Sea Farms of Norway: Mr. Foster responded that Sea Farms of Norway has applied for a second salmon rearing pen site, in ClallamCounty, which is currently going through the application process. The City of Port Angeles has asked that a water quality study be done and continued the hearing on that application for two months to allow this study to be completed. Aquaculture has been deemed by a study in Port Angeles and Clallam County as a potentially beneficial use of the harbor and something that they would like to see encour- aged. At the meeting on the 28th of February, Chairman Pitts reported, the representatives from the Department of Fisheries had noted that around salmon rearing pens certain types of fisheries are actually enhanced. This is a test pen and the function of this application is to determine if these sites do qualify for this type of operation for which the ap- plicant would potentially apply. The questions, such as what affect this type of project would have on upland property values, should be investigated during this test pen operation, but the Board's charge today is to judge this application on it's own merit and not on the possibility of a future application for a larger operation. Commissioner Dennison stated that it is very important that the people understand that County Commissi.oners are charged with various responsi- bilities, one of which is legislative or policy making and another is judicial. When policy is being made the Board has more leeway in what is being done, than when the Board is judging a project against policy that has already been made. This applicant is asking that this pro- posal be judged by the policies that have already been established. Charles Mannina: Cape George: Mr. Manning presented the fol- lowing facts to aid the Board in making their decision, after asking the Sea Farms of Norway representative how many f.ish would be in the pens in a commercial operation. Mr. Forbes reported that a commercial operation would start with 8,000 fish and then cut back to 4,000 as the fish grew larger. In the 15 foot by 15 foot pen: 2,000 fish in 2,700 cubic feet is equivalent to 1 fish per 1.3 cubic feet. This is equal to an unnatural and abnormal environmental condition, Mr. Manning stated. ~ VOl:. 12 f-ACf , t-9G9 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 8' Discussion ensued regarding what is natural and normal, and the Board asked that the testimony be limited to this test pen operation. A questionabC)ut the natural and abnormal environmental conditions ofa fish. pen would have to be addressed to Fisheries people. Chairman Pitts reported that the Board has had testimony from Fisheries and has requested information from DNR and these are the people that the County must rely upon to provide the necessary information. Fisheries has stated that this application will not have any adverse effect on the area, other than directly below the fish pen. Charles Manning: Cape George: Mr. Manning continued by stat- ing that the County Commissioners are to be concerned for the interest and desires of the boaters. There is a large con- tingent of concerned boaters, therefore an environmental im- pact statement was an obligation of the Commissioners, but it has already been decided that it isn't necessary. Chairman Pitts clarified that the Board represents and tries to repre- sent a cross section of this community fora variety of different rea- sons. The Board is taking the biological and aesthetic concerns into their consideration of this application as well as several other mat- ters. Kenn Brooks, Chairman, 3efferson County Soil Conservation District: The Soil Conservation District looks at aquacul- ture as a tool in the pursuit of water quality. This project is a unique opportunity to examine the effects that pen rear- ing salmon has on both the aesthetic values and on the bio- logy of the aquatic environment. We are fortunate to have someone who is willing to spend private dollars to l.ookat those effects and examine this potential. Mr. Brooks asked those present to enter this process with an open mind as a learning process and to document their concerns as well as possible during that learning process. Marjorie A. Ciprioti, Secretary of the Cape Georae Fisherman, Beckett Point: Mrs. Ciprioti reported that she noticed on the findings (Number 7) that notice of application was made by legal notices and they were not included. They also were not included in the discussion on February 28. There are 157 leaseholders and 75 social members in this group, Mrs. Ciprioti reported. Cape George became a corpora- tion in 1939 and the people in Cape George have spent thou- sands of dollars upgrading their property and are opposed to any commercial development. Over the past 40 + years the main purpose of this group has been the promotion of sports salmon fishing. The Social members pay a fee to launch their boats from this area. Mrs. Ciprioti noted the following items: * It does not seems reasonable tha~ the Washington State DNR would lease a site to a private corpora- tion for it's sole use and deny major fishing lanes to hundreds of people. Protection Island is close to this site. There are boats that come into the bay to get out of storms. Log booms and tug boats come into the bay. It doesn't seem right to have a commercial area in a natural protective area for boats. This area is a nesting place for various birds. Commission B.G. Brown is a leaseholder who owns lot #36 at Beckett Point which is unimproved. Asked that the Commissioners visit this site and see what they will be doing. * * * * * Bob Duffy, Associate Planner reported that Cape George Fishermen, Inc. in care of Marjorie Ciprioti at 740 Quincy Port TOWDSend was identified . VOl 12 rACE ,p-. .iZ'_ 970 Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 9 in the Planning Department's list of adjacent property owners and was mailed notification of this project application. Chairman Pitts ad- vised that he would provide Mrs. Ciprioti with a copy of the Minutes of the February 28, 1986 meeting. Commissioner Brown stated that he had not even thought about the leasehold he has at Beckett Point and then excused himself from the consideration of this matter and left the room. Merle Martin, Beckett Point: Mr. Martin commended 'the Board for inviting the representatives from State Department of Fisheries, etc. because this was importan~. Mr. Martin stated that he believes. it would have been just as nice of the Board to also think about the people.on the other side of this issue who just don't want to look down on a messy fish pen, and invited in representatives from the Board of Real tors and the Assessor's Office to discuss the effects this project will have on property values. Mr. Martin emphasized that he feels that the other side of this issue is not being given an opportunity to provide input into this matter. The biological questions can be quantified and possibly answered by research and analysis and for that reason these questions were the primary concern of the February 28, 1986 meeting, Chairman Pitts re- sponded. The Board is certainly aware that the visual impacts are a great part of this, but they are unquantifiable. It is very difficult to try to gather information on this aspect. The visual impacts of aquaculture will be pursued. Leslie Aicken,Save the Resources Committee: The conditions for the permit require that clams will be hung around the pens and tested is that correct? The Board responded that this has not been fully determined yet. The Planning Department will work with the Department of Fisheries to design a testing scheme that will outline what, where and how this testing will be done. Mel Hurley, Cape George: Commented that this seems to be a relatively small project, but certainly large enough for Sea Farms of Norway to determine if this area is suitable for development of a fish pen operation. It is also small enough to cause great environmental impact. How will this relate to a vastly expanded operation which is continuous over the year? Mr. Forbes, Sea Farms of Norway, explained that they are in- terested in using Discovery Bay as a possible site for aqua- culture and they felt the best way to find out about the bay was to put some fish into it. A consultant will be doing tests on currents, baseline studies on flora and fauna and benthic studies. It is felt that enough information will be gained from these studies to determine not only if the site is good for the fish, but also if the fish are good for the site. Experts in interpolating the information from the test pen operation to a larger operation will be hired. Discussion continued of the whole shoreline process and how it was de- veloped. Planning Director David Goldsmith explained that the aquatic zone is everything waterward of minus 4.5 tides which is owned by the people of the State of Washington. The Board has a judgement call re- garding this application for a project in the aquatic zone. In the aquatic environment, aquaculture is the kind of activity that is ex- pected and if the project meets the criteria then the Board can approve the application if they so choose. ,,~Ot 12 ~~Ct ~,-- ;....:- 9'71 Minutes, Week.of March 17, 1986 Page: 10 Mr. R. F. Hull, Cape George: There are policies expressed in the Shoreline Master Program on aquatic areas and on aquacul- ture, each of which provide that protection be given to the adjacent uplands. The adjacent uplands are designated as a "conservancy", whereas in actual fact they are suburban. The ultimate operation would be inconsistent with these require- ments of the Master Program policy that adequate protection be .. gi vento the adjacent uplands.' Commissioner Dennison reminded those present that any further operation proposed by Sea Farms of Norway would have to go through the permit process allover again from the beginning. Montgomery "Gummv" Johnson, Chairman of the Protect. Ludlow Bav Committee: The State Supreme Court within the last five to. six years has made a ruling in connection with placing a value on aesthetics as a sole means for ruling out certain kinds of development on certain kinds of property including view property. Mr. Johnson will provide the case name later. The ruling has to do with whether or not a person's view from the shore is a valuable entity that can be protected by law regardless of any other consideration including dollar value. The State Supreme Court ruled that a person's view is some- thing that can be protected. Bob Duffy reiterated, at Commissioner Dennison's request, that this proposed project has been classified as a primary use in the aquatic designation. The location of this project is in the aquatic designa- tion and no Shoreline Commission hearing is required for a primary use unless the Board of County Commissioners refers it to the Shoreline Commission. After reading from a portion of the Shoreline Management Plan for the benefit of those present, Commissioner Dennison advised that in consid- eration of this application for a test pen, he can not see that the application deviates from the established policies or has any.material impact on upland or adjacent shoreline uses. Commissioner Dennison then moved to approve the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Application #SH3..,..86 with the conditions as rec.ommended by the Planing Department and with an additional condition which shall read "A shellfish test, to include existing intertidal shellfish areas, shall be conducted in accordance wi th Department of Fisheries criteria. II Chairman Pitts seconded the motion, with the vote being unanimous. Commissioner Brown previously withdrew from voting on this motion, for the reason as noted on Page 10 paragraph 2. CONTRACT re: Personal Services: David Stalheim: David Goldsmith reported that the Personal Services Contract with David Stalheim is being amended to include work on an Aquaculture Conference to be held on April 17, 1986. This contract will pay Mr. Stalheim $2,000 for the performance of this task. Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the personal services contract amendment for David Stalheim. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT Ella Sandvig, Director, Human.Services re: Various matters: Director of Human Services, Ella Sandvig, came before the Board to dis- cuss following matters: Remodeling of the third floor waiting.room: The third floor staff has identified the remodeling of the waiting room asa high priority because more group work is being done now than ever before and there is nowhere for clients to wait. The total cost of the necessary work a year ago was $2,000.00. The Board agreed that this should be done and Ella will obtain three new bids for the work and report back to the Board. lYOl" 12 fACE Or~. 9'72 .. , Minutes, Week of March 17, 1986 Page: 11 Use of basement Conference Room: The limited office space on the third floor is being shared with the 3uvenile Services Department which causes problems for the staff. One solution to help alleviate this space problem would be a telephone available for use in the basement conference room, so this room could be used as an office part of the time. The phone would cost approximately $100 to install and about $30.00 a month in fees, which Ella asked be paid out of the County general funds and not out of her department funds. The phone would be kept in the closet which is locked when not in use. Long distance calls would be billed direct to the department because the department uses a different long distance service which requires an access code. The Board directed Ella to order the phone and have the installation taken care of as economically as possible. The bills are to be sent to the Commissioner's office for direction on payment. Request for a Revolvina Travel Fund: The Human Services Department would like an additional revolving fund for the payment of advanced travel, Ella Sandvig reported. Money to start the fund would come from each of the programs and would be reimbursed from the programs as it is used. The Board directed to Ella to work with the Clerk of the Board and the Treasurer to draft a resolution to set up this revolving fund. Management of Mental Health Staff: To help alleviate funding difficul- ties in the Mental Health budget and help the staff avoid burn out, two members of the Mental Health staff have requested a month off without pay, to be taken at a time convenient to the department. These two staff members would like to have their medical benefits paid by the County for this full month. The personnel policy states that the County can pick up 15 days of med- ical benefits coverage, if approved by the Board, for employees on an unpaid leave of absence. Commissioner Brown advised that it has been County policy in the past that employees use all accumulated leave first. The Board will investigate this matter further before making a determination on this request. Request for Maternity Leave: A request for a maternity leave to begin in July has been submitted. The request is for four months (through October) with the employee returning on a half time basis through the end of the year. Since the personnel policy doesn't address maternity leave very clearly, Ella asked that a clarification, in writing, be given to her regarding whether this person has to use her accumulated sick leave and vacation time before this maternity leave without pay is taken. The Board advised that maternity leave in the past has only been given after the employee used all accumulated sick leave (if they are sick) and vacation time. The Board will provide a letter to Ella stating this policy. The Board recessed the meeting on Monday evening and recon- vened on Tuesday morning with all Board members present. APPROVAL AND SIGNING OF THE BILLS: The bills for the first half of March were reviewed and signed by each Commissioner. Application for Assistance from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund: Commissioner Brown moved to approve the application for assistance from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund as submitted for David R. Trout in the amount of $90.00. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. LVoL 12 fACE JO:-- 973 Minutes, Week of March "!7, "": '.~ -'-t'" . Homer.. SmithIIIre:CountYlnsurancef6r 'i986:,A~ter review of 'the County ins~rancecoverage by H()merSmH:h IIlof }Jomer Sm~tb:In-. surance, qommissionerBrown moved to approve~nd accepttJ'leinsurance coverage for 1986 .. as presented ,and recoJlUllende<i by. Homer smi,th<Insurance with '.a.$5,OOO deductible on the. liability coverage; eliminating the Inland Ma.rine cOVerage and using the revlsedblanketbuilding~dprop~ erty.schedulewith t,he. knowledge tha:ttheagenc::y will lOOK at the actuei,.lcash value .inthe 'firecoverage~ Commissioner Denn.isoh seconde<i "the mot iQn. . . . ADJOURNED 3EFFERSONCOUNTY . : l' '_ ,-: ,_ -, '_ BOA.RDOF COMM.ISSIONERS . '". . t .WCI: '