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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM050586 t -r - ~~ il II Ii I District No. 1 Commissioner: Ii District No. 2 Commissioner: I District No. 3 Commissioner: II I Ii I 3EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Ii II II Larry W. Dennison, Member I B.G. Brown, Member I 30hn L. Pitts, Chairman !II !II I iii III Clerk of the Board: Public Works Director: 3erdine C. Bragg Gary A. Rowe M I NUT E S Week of May 5, 1986 The meeting was called to order in the presence of Commis- sioner B.G. Brown and Commissioner Larry W. Dennison, by Chairman 30hn L. Pitts at the appointed time. County Policy for Employer Provided Vehicles: Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion to approve Resolution No. 34-86 outlining the County's policy on Employer Pro- vided cars. Reauest for Meetina Soace Rental: V.F.W. Post 7014 of Port Townsend: The request for $120.00 toward the yearly meeting space rental for VFW Post #7014 of Port Townsend from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund, was approved by motion of Commissioner Brown, and seconded by Commissioner Dennison. Request for Second Quarter Allocation for Hotel Motel Funds: 3efferson County Historical Society: Payment of the second quarter allocation from the Hotel/Motel Funds as requested by the 3efferson County Historical Society, was approved by motion of Commission Brown and seconded by Commissioner Dennison. Washinaton State LiQUor Control Board re: Transfer of LiQUor License: Four Corners Store: The transfer of the liquor license for the Four Corners Grocery Store was approve on the motion of Commis- sioner Brown, and seconded by Commissioner Dennison. Mavor Brent Shirley re: ReQUest for su~port for the City Dock: Commissioner Brown moved that a letter be written to the Washington State Interagency on Outdoor Recreation in support of the proposal for the Port Townsend City Dock. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion and advised that he would write the letter. Appointment to Library Board of Trustees: Commissioner Brown advised that the several people have applied for this position, but are all from areas that are currently represented on this Board. Other areas of the County (Discovery Bay, Cape George, Adelma Beach or Gardiner) should be represented on this Board. The possibility of advertising this vacancy was discussed, but no action was taken. Aoplication for Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Funds: Euaene C. Clark: The application for Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Funds as submitted by Eugene C. Clark in the amount of $129.00 was approved by motion of Commissioner Brown and seconded by Commissioner Dennison. ~- 'VOL 12 fAG~ C4;~ 1.682 Minutes: Week of May 5, 1986 Page: 2 BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT re: Personal Services: Robert Richardson: The Per- sonal Services Contract wi th Robert Richardson to provide mental health counselling services for the Human Services Department was approved by motion of Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Dennison. PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT re: West-End Road Maintenance: Department of Natural Resources: Public Works Director, Gary Rowe, reported that this agreement with the DNR finalizes the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the maintenance of two DNR roads in the west end of the County. The County would agree to maintain part of an access to the Fletcher Ranch, and the access to Rain Forest Plat. After discussion of the issues that had held this agreement from being approved in prior years, the Board asked for a review of the previous information before making a decision on entering into this agreement. Revision of Appropriation for CRO 514, Alcohol Loop Road: The previous allocation for this project Gary Rowe reported, was $8,000 for preliminary engineering and right of way, and the present appro- priation estimate is $94,000.00 for final construction. Notification has been received from the developer of the Old Alcohol Plant that road construction should be done this year, in accordance with his agreement with the County. The construction portion of this job will be done by a contractor. Commissioner Brown moved to approve and sign Resolution No. 35-86 the revision of County Road Project CR 0514, The Alcohol Loop Road. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. Application to Open Riaht of Way: Portions oflC" Street. 2nd Street and Alley in the South Port Townsend Plat in Hadlock: R. Lawrence: Mr. Robert E. Lawrence in requesting permission to open the right of way on portions of "C" Street, 2nd Street and the alley, in the South Port Townsend Plat in Hadlock. Gary Rowe reported, and advised that the Public Works Department recommends approval. The application for opening the right of way as submitted by Mr. Lawrence and recommended by the Public Works Department. was approved by motion of Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Dennison. Transfer of Surplus Eauipment from E. R& R to 3efferson County Fire District No.6: Gary Rowe reported that Fire District #6 has requested the Athey Belt Loader be declared surplus and be trans- fer to them. Since the value of this equipment is less than $500 a hearing declaring the equipment surplus is not required. Commissioner Brown moved to approve Resolution No. 36-86 which declares that the Athey Belt Loader #03-L-1331 surplus and transfers it to 3efferson County Fire District #6. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. PLANNING SEPA Review: Port Townsend Paper Mill: Sludge Application Project for 1986: Assistant Planner, Rachel Nathanson reviewed the SEPA Checklist for the Port Townsend Paper Company Sludge Application Project which is a continuation of the same project done last year. The project is to remove the sludge from the basin adjacent to the paper mill and spray the material on -the Mill's 118 acre reclamation . it , 'VOl 12 rAC~ [J: 1.683 Minutes: Week of May 5, 1986 Page: 3 site, south of the mill and north of the Old Port Townsend State Road. The removal of approximately 4,000 dry tons of sludge from the lagoon area is proposed, which will be transported to the upland reclamation site and then sprayed on that site. The biggest difference between the 1986 application and the 1985 application is that in 1985 they sprayed 2,000 dry tons of material while the project this year is to spray 4,000 dry tons of material, which is double the amount. The material will be applied from 3une to November 1, 1986. The opera- tion hours are proposed from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The impacts expected from the 1986 project are the same as were ex- pected in 1985. These impacts have been well addressed by the appli- cant and the Health Department, the State and the County have seen no significant environmental impacts from last year's operation. The Health Department will issue a Solid Waste Disposal permit in addi- tion to this SEPA determination. Thirteen mitigative measures have been proposed for the threshold determination, Rachel Nathanson added. The Health Department has expressed concern about the applicants request to extend the applica- tion period to November 1 because of the possible change in weather that time of year, but they can address this matter in the Solid Waste permit. Rachel Nathanson proposed that the SEPA review include any action up and through November 1 to give the applicant more flex- ibility in working with the Health Department. Commissioner Dennison moved to issue a Determination of Non-Signifi- cancefor the Port Townsend Paper Company Sludge Application Project. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. Redesianation Request: Northwest Electric Apparatus: Bob Lav- ina: Twenty-one Gardiner area residents as well as the project propo- nent Mr. Loving, were present when Assistant Planner, Rachel Nathanson reviewed this redesignation request. The request is to redesignate a 4 acre undeveloped parcel of property located between Highway 101 and the Old Gardiner Road about one mile east of the 3efferson/Clallam County line in Gardiner from Rural (meaning resi- dential) to light industrial. Mr. Loving wishes to relocate his business, Northwest Electrical Apparatus, which is currently located within the Port of Port Townsend's Boat Haven Industrial Park. This is an electric motor repair business which mainly serves the Port Townsend Paper Company and Crown Zellerbach in Port Angeles. An 8,400 square foot metal building, measuring 70 x 120 feet would be constructed. Access from Highway 101 as well as the County road would be utilized, and a buf- fer would be maintained along the highway. All the work that this company does, is done within the building and thus there is very little outside noise. Mr. Loving believes that the redesignation should be granted. At the time he purchased the property in 1982 there was an active shake mill located across the road from this site on Old Gardiner Road which indicated an industrial use. The shake mill is no longer in operation, but there is a sawmill located ap- proximately 1/2 mile from this property on Old Gardiner Road. The redesignation, if approved, would require an amendment to the County Comprehensive Plan and Map. Rachel Nathanson then reviewed the policies in the Comprehensive Plan that deal with this request. The properties surrounding this site are essentially used for resi- dential purposes. The Planning Commission conducted a site inspection and at their advertised public hearing they reviewed the proposal and the proposed conditions of approval. The project, if the land use redesignation is approved, will go through a specific project review. In regard to the redesignation request the following conditions would apply: 1) a commercial road approach must be obtained from the County Public Works Department and that no access onto Highway 101 be permitted, f , , .' 'VOL 12 rACE [)'~"16B4 Minutes: Week of May 5, 1986 Page: 4 2) a site obscuring screen of natural vegetation shall be maintain along all property boundaries and be' a minimum of 50 feet in width and 3) no signs shall be erected off the premises or along the High- way 101 boundary. The Planning Commission determined that redesigna- tion of the site was not appropriate, but with the protection pro- vided by conditions as noted, this site would be appropriate for this specific proposal only and they recommended that the Board. approve the proposal as a conditional use not as a redesignation. The con- ditional use would be subject to the conditions and with the express understanding of four additional findings: 1) This motion (Planning Commission motion) does not change or alter the underlying land use designation of Rural. 2) The presence of this facility may not be used for considera- tion to locate similar activities by comprehensive plan policy. 3) Any operation of the proposed project or change of its" use is not authorized without specific County approval. 4) The plant structure shall not be considered to grandfather use of the property. Commissioner Dennison asked what the process is to see that the cond- itions of a Conditional Use permit are met? Rachel Nathanson re- ported that these permits are not monitored other than if a complaint is received. The Planning Department would investigate the comp- laint. In response to Chairman Pitts question, Ms. Nathanson added that all four of the surrounding residential properties have houses on them. Chairman Pitts explained to those present the meeting is not a public hearing, but that the Board would like to hear from people who are involved with this request. The following public testimony was taken: * Cliff Rajala (21 Old Gardiner Road): Mr. Rajala stated that he lives approximately one mile from this site and he is served by the Gardiner PUD water supply system. This is a non-metallic water supply system and it has been found that in industrial areas, sol- vents and chemicals, etc. have penetrated these non-metallic pipes. This project site is within 100 to 200 feet immediately uphill of one of the main lines of the Gardiner water supply system. In working on electrical apparatus, there is a great potential for spilling of PCB's, solvents, and oils, and there is a definite hazard to the Gardiner water supply system. Chairman Pitts added that if this request was approved these concerns would be reviewed in the environmental review of the pro- ject. * Beecher Snipes: Mr. Snipes stated that he is opposed to the propo- sal for several of the reasons previously stated. Mr. Snipes said that he has heard that there have been soils testing done around the current location of this business and the results have not been made known yet. f Since it is not now known if this is a dirty in- dustry or not, it should be placed in an industrial site so that it can be monitored. The Port of Port Townsend, Chairman Pitts reported, has done some soil sampling in the Port's Industrial Park area, as part of a water quality sampling study, not specifically at the site of the electrical shop but in the area. Those samples have been sent in for testing and a answer should be forth coming in a couple of weeks. * Bob Lovina (project proponent): Mr. Loving stated that they do not dump any PCB's or toxic waste on the ground, and no one has turned down his business for location anywhere in an industrial area. If there is any oil waste, it is put in a barrel and shipped to a reclamation station. This business does not deal with transformers ...1 .... ,~. ~VOL 12 ~Ar,~ (]~~ 1.685 Minutes: Week of May 5, 1986 Page: 5 which have oil with PCB's in them, they handle electric motors only,. Some cleaning is done with water and biodegradable soap. Chairman Pitts asked if there was any smoke emission from this process? Mr. Loving stated they do have gas fired burn out. The emissions from this process are controlled by the OlYmPic Air Poll- ution Control Authority. * 30hnFloyd, Manaaer, 3efferson CountyPUD #1: Mr. Floyd stated that the PUD is concerned about petroleum waste and heavy metals penetrating the aquifer recharge area of their Gardiner well as a result of storage of copper wire and that sort of thing on the site. The PUD would like to be involved in this process as much as possible so they can be comfortable in reassuring the residents of the Gardiner area that their water source (the PUD well) is pro- tected. The well is about 1 mile downhill from this site. * H. 3. and Mrs. Randolf: Mr. Randolf stated that he and his wife live immediately opposite this site on the north side of the road. They have a well that is 147 feet deep that is within a few hundred feet of the plant site. They are concerned about the environmental impacts of this project. Will an environmental impact statement be furnished by the applicant? Chairman Pitts reiterated that the project would have to go through the environmental review process and it would be determined at that time if the project would need an environmental impact statement. Mrs. Randolf added that as far as the land usage question, she can see no advantage to 3efferson County, whatsoever, in granting this redesignation request. It will deteriorate the tax base of all the surrounding properties, and it will set a precedent no matter what is said on the approval. Commissioner Dennison asked what Mr. Loving's alternatives are in this situation? Mr. Loving stated that he does not know, but that he has a lot of money wrapped up in this piece of land, that he pur- chased, because he thought it was adjacent to industrial property. The main reason he purchased the property is that it has City water, a fire hydrant across the street, and there is three phase power near the site. As far as alternatives, Mr. Loving noted that he does not have any more money to do anything else. His business has outgrown the facilities at the Port of Port Townsend site. The discussion continued with Mr. Loving regarding his impression that this property was adjacent to an industrial site and how he came to that conclu- sion. Planning Director, David Goldsmith clarified, that there are three industrial operations location criteria outlined in the Comprehensive Plan: 1) adjacent to an existing industrial site, 2) in an Industrial Park or 3) in an area designated for industry. If a per- son asks where they can locate something, these criteria are provided to help them in their search for a site. * Gertrude Snipes: Mrs. Snipes stated that she believes there is a discrepancy on dates. When did Mr. Loving buy the property and what is the date that the Burleson's sold their sawmill? From what she has heard these statements are not adding up right. Rachel Nathanson reported that her information is that Mr. Loving purchased the property in 1982 (from tax records), there is no information that gives the exact date that the shake mill went out of business. The information provided on the petition submitted by Gardiner residents opposing the project, stated that the shake mill became inactive in April of 1985. There is no way to verify this date. Co~issioner Dennison stated that he does not feel it is appropriate to designate industrial sites by issuing conditional use permits because doing so is totally outside the prescribed processes. After ~ " tVOL 12 H~r I- ,:~ 1.686 .' _ l Minutes: Week of May 5, 1986 Page: 6 discussion of the Planning Commission's recommendation, Commissioner Dennison moved to deny the application or that the conditional use permit be denied because that is not the appropriate way to implement the policy of designating industrial places. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous and the motion carried. Representation on a State Oil Spill, Oil Trans-shipment Task Force: Planning/Building Department Director, David Goldsmith re- ported that a letter from DOE was sent via the Mayor of Port Townsend asking that a representative from this area be appointed to sit on an Oil Trans-Shipment Task Force to look at the whole idea of oil on puget Sound which would include the issue of oil bunkering. HEALTH DEPARTMENT HEARINGre: Budaet Appropriation for the Health Department: Health Department Administrator, David Goldsmith, asked that this hearing be continued for another week, after the Chairman reopened the hearing at the appointed time. No one appeared to speak for or against the proposed budget appropriation. Commissioner Dennison moved to continue the hearing until May 12. 1986 at 4:30 p.m. Com- missioner Brown seconded the motion. Variance Reauest: 3efferson County Ordinance 2-77: 30hn M. Sheehan, dba Doas-a-Foot: Commissioner Brown moved to approve the variance from the section of Ordinance #2-77 that requires public restrooms, for "Dogs-a-Foot" a mobile food service stand owned by 30hn M. Sheehan which will be stationed near the ferry terminal in Port Townsend as recommended by Environmental Health Director, Randy Durant. Chairman Pitts seconded the motion in the absence of Commis- sioner Dennison. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Purchase of the Protvoe Display Typewriter: The Board discus- sed the proposed purchase of the Pro type Display Typewr iter for the Prosecuting Attorney's Office with Prosecuting Attorney 30hn RaYmond and Beryl Thorsen. The Board asked that more investigation be done with regard to the needs of the Prosecutor's Office and the possible future computer tie in with the Sheriff's Office before a decision is made on this purchase. * * * Application for Assistant from the Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Fund: Commissioner Brown moved to approve the following app- lications for assistance from the Soliders' and Sailors' Relief fund: Augustus Ward 3r. Ernest DeLeo $125.00 '60.00 Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. MEETING AD3~En> . '~.~f'O M"I f:~~..", 0-' ; .. ,f/bi~:'\ '..~ " .... . 1;;.', p/l ;...~,.,~~M;i ;.iJ'~ / )'..,~. 'I ,/. ',' , . ,ft SE II ' :il'~ - I AL I' Q '.'~, ~ . ~.rt;. A""1~.- ATTES;',; ~'..\ · ',.1iI .'~. '\ " " ,.~", ... ' ',. . ~ ~. <).)., " r/ I: ~ /1._.; ~ 3EFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~M ohn L. Pitts~hairman ~) B.G. Brown, Member \, !VOL 12 rAft rJ: ~ 1.687