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Home My WebLink AboutM091685 ~ 1IIIIl~~B!lIllG~~IIIII[lll_<<']\lim~~~..~ '. Ii District No. 1 Commissioner: District No. 2 Commissioner: District No. 3 Commissioner: I' , Larry W~ Dennison, Member B.G. Brqwn, Memper John L. Ipitts, Chairman I Public Works Director: Gary A. iRowe Clerk of the Board: Jerdine!C. Bragg _____________________________________~_____________l__--------------- I , , I ---------------------------------------------------~----------------- 1 1]1 No. l1.I it"ij! ',1," S Week of September 16, 1985 The meeting was called to Commissioner B.G. Brown was present was absent due to illness, , oJ:'der J>YnCl1airrnan_John."l,. Pitts, while Commissio,eriLarryW. Dennison I I. Glenn Richardson, Transit Advisory Board $ember re; Dealings with Jefferson Transit: Glenn Kidmrdscneame before the Board to advise them that an intormal committee of volunteers was formed to circulate petitions in the community which read as follows: "tn 1980 we voters authorized the-formation of a publictr~nsit systeml,financed in part by a portion of loca, 1 sales tax of .3% o,f 1%. (Beca'tf,',s6',theComprehensive Plan of the system had not yet been completed we we'fe not ip,a good position to evaluate the cost and benefits of a tra~sit system tp our community, Now, we see the transit system in operation, we the voters are in a better position to evaluate the cost and ~enefits of the system, therefore the undersigned citizens of Jefferson Cou*ty petition the Jefferson County Public Benefit Authority and the Jefferson County Commission to take whatever action needed to allow *he citizens of Jefferson County to decide by public referendum whether to co~tinue the authorization arrl imposition of any local taxes to finance, the transportation system. II More than 1,300 signatures were obtained on these petiti~ns oVe~ the past few months, Mr. Richardson reported. He asked on behalf of the committee ~nd the petitioners that the Board take any action fecessary to put this lssue on the next general election ballot. I The Chairman advised Mr. Richardson that the Board &ill have the Auditor certify the petition signatures, and reported that the County Commissioners are three of the members of the Jefferson Transit A~thority, the other two members being the. Mayor, Brent Shirley and~he Chairman of the Transit Authority, Janice Hunt, The Transit Authority will need to meet regarding this matter. Mr. Richardson asked that h~ be advised in writing when a decision is reached on,this petition. I i " GeorgeRandolphnoted that he was concerned that the d~cision to put this matter on the November ballot has to be made 45 day~ prior to the election and asked that the Board check into this further tOldetermine the date that a decision would have to be made about puttingithe matter on the November ballot. Mr.Rando4h also noted that if the ~atter is put to a vote and the transit is done away with countywide, the City has all of the authority needed to set up their own transit system and can do so. HEARING re: Proposed formation of Sewer District; C~pe George: Chairman John Pitts read the petition received by ,the CountyllCommissioners and certified as suffioient by. the County Auditor, for t\J.e 53 interested area residents in attendence1 and then opened the hearin~. Public Works Director, Gary Rowe then explained thaf th~ District~'if- approved by the residents of the Cape George area .ithin the proposed boundaries, would have three District Commissionerslwho would have the authority to put together a sewer system that wouldlthen go through a ULID process to determine the necessary assessmentslfor the property owners. The Washington State Department of Ecology and Department of Social and Health Services are the responsible agen~ies for the develop- ment of the plan and the County has authority throufh the County Compre- hensive Plan ,for the area land use planning. , I I ! [ . Vo:_ II ;lit fG 2959 ( I Minutes, Week of September 16, 11985 Page 2: The County Commissioners need to determine that all the property in the proposed area would benefit from a sewer district, And the public health would be benefited by the propo'sed se er district. 0nce the Board authorizes the election and the vote takes. place then the sewer district commissioners would be responsible for coming up wi ha plan to implement the sewer district. The voters of the district have the auth~rity to assess them- selves a levy to, provide the nec, essar monies to st~,rt the district~ This would be a special levy and would req ire a 60% vote of the district's electorate to approve. The Auditor w uld need the proposition for ~he formation of the sewer district and t eproposition!for the special! levy by this Friday (September 20, 1985) t put them on the November 5 b~llot. ! , i' ! Jack Westerman, Assessor was present 0 answer questions about the 1 maximum $1.25 per thousand first year ~evy being :, applied to Senit>r Citizens who! are exempt from excess s hool levies amdexcess school! bond issues. Thei State Department of Reve ue will provige a written response to that question, but Mr~ Westerman ndicated thatithe Senior Citizens may be exempt from a portion if not a 1 of that lev)T. $1.25 per th~:msand of the assessed value of a persqns pr perty would be $62.50 per year for $50,000 of: assessed value for this :Lrst year levy. If the metho~ of funding the Overall sewer system was.I1 assessment ovgr a!ldc aboveuptoperty taxes such as the PUD water system {n the Gardiner .rea., a certain *mount is paid each I year for a specified~ num er of years.- ,,[S-ejn.ior -ci tizEms I would have a separ~te program for deferral fthis type 0:);: assessment. T~e Assessor apotogized for not hav~ng al of the answets to these quesfions but advised that he would get them. I I , I ., Gary Rowe adoed that the taxable prop rty that wou14 be included in! the sewer distri~t is estimated at $24,20 ,950.00 less Senior Citizen e~emptions of $2,508,665.00 which leaves $21,694 285.00. At $1.25 per thousan~, this amount would generate $27,117.86 which could first be collecte? in 1987. A letter was received from t~e Jefferson C~unty Health Department expressing ipterest and support for t e sewer district. I , I, I I I Questions were then fielded by the As essor and thelPublic Works Director. Following iSI a synopsis of thes.e ques ions and answers: Q: Are Sthte funds ever used: to fi ance a project in a private commun;lty? I I Gary Rowe responded that in mo t cases in the past the State has not helped with financing rqjects in pr~vate communitiep. Chuck Lyon of Whittaker 'Engine rs who has b~en working with! the Cfipe George Community Club, added that the Club has sugg~sted the formation of a ~ewer distr ct so that the residents of the area have the capability to re eive grants (Which are only g~ven to muhiciple corporations) and to finance through the sale o~ revenu.e bonds. ; I I Q: An ind~cation available for A: , was made that the ewas a grant I! that would be m~de this project; is hat not c rrect? i I' A: Chuck: Lyon answered,that there are grant av&ilable and that as soon as the sewer district _s formed heyiwill be working on applying for them, however, here are 0 g~arantees that a grant! will be received. I , Q: Does tpis sewer district includ the High andS? I A: The Hi~hlands were included in he petiti The Pl~t of Cresthaven in also 'ncluded, I A letter from Russell and Dorothy B. Highlands, PprtTownsend, Wa. 9:8368 w presented with a petition from reside requesting that the Highlands be excl I bbott 31 s then re ts of the ded from , n, ~r. Lyon noted. a ry :1 Rowe added. I' ' agn'lLa, Cape Georg~ d fQr Ithe record and Cap~ George Highlan(ls he re~er district boundaries. : VOL 11 fAct a 960 .------ ..' Minute, Week of September 16, 1985 , Page 3 I Q: ,f a sbwer system is app1:'oved c n the lots in, the Highlands fe subklivided for more than one residence on Fhe five acres? A: ~r. Lybn reported thatqnder a Court decisiop, property in t,ape George can be furthe,r SUbd'vided, provide4,., facilities are, *vailable. There are some lots in the Highlands that can notl ~e subtlivided due to covenants n their land and there are : $ome Iptswith restrictions on he type of bu~ldings that can! be d:onstructed on them. " I I I I Mr. Ly~n inf~rmed those present that he Highlands ~as included in ]the petiticmfori planning purposes,' but w en a ULID is proposed the Hig~- lands wroperty owners would have the erogative of ~eciding whether! or not th~y wou~d be included in that UL D. If the Highlands is not ip- cludedlat th!is time they would have t annex to be lncluded at a la~er date a*d thajt could only be done for re~contiguou~ to the distric~. The arE~a proposing to be annexed woul have to pay all of the costsl of the ami' exatiP. n,' including eng,in,e, er,ing, legal fe, es ,a,., d, vertising, etcl,' A pro' rtywpuldnotbeassessed for hesewer'serv~ces untiL the s~wer was m ,e available to that property a d the sew~r systems for the a~eas of Ca , Geo:ge on the waterward side f the road wo~ld most likely be devel ~ed flrst. ' Q: ~at a, ~out the initial costs of a treatment pJa,n,t that would pe ~ut in! to serve the whole distr'ct? If the Highlands came inj '1t a l~ter time, they shduld be included in tp.ecosts of putting lhis p~ant in <;r it would be un air to those property owners ~n the lower sectlon. !! I " A: ~ome of the costs in thetreatm nt plant will! not be any different if the: Highlands is included or not, Mr. Lyon$ responded. When the $ighlapds is" included they woul have to pay either a connectlon ~harge1 in lieu of assessment or a general facilities charge. i Q: $1, at eiEfect would this have on he size of tr~atment plant thkt ts builLt? ' A:, it could add some slight increa e in size, Mr ~,'. Lyon answered. I ! ~: tr:yCU::s:::e:r::::e:::I::: ::tb::::?studled yet. I ' ! Q: ~f thei, Dist, rict is formed and a grant is not ~vailable, then what h~ppens? i A~ lf it ls not financially fe~sib ~t wil~ not be done. There!wil ~he di$trict property owners ar Assessfuent for their proper~y, Q: .lill 4pe George have to pu~ in first and sec~ndary treatment~ 1nd if: so, where? ,I I A: Jape G~orge will have to pui in at least secohdary treatment.! These tieterminations would be ma eduring the preparation of tp.e ~ngine~ring plan, I Q: fol at will be the County's, p~oce dure relative to the petition: ou ju~t received? j I 1 ' A: ~hairman Pitts advised thatlthe County Commissioners have to deter- ine wpether this issue should e put on the No~ember ballot.! The ommis~ioners can exclude ptopetty from the b~undaries of theldistrict if it ~s determined that the di trict will be II, of, no benefit tp the ~ropert:y owner. ! I i, : I ~ary R~we clarified the m,att1:er begarding the #ir'st year levy pf '1.25 per thousand, by noti4g,t at if the Hig111ands are inclutied ~n. the I, 4istrict now and the1vot rs, approve th'f"orration of the tistriPt the Highlands properrty owners would liiave 0 pay this! eviedl amount, i I I I I . VOL lir~['1 2961 - -. '" I I 1 I e to pay for a sewer system then be a hearing, on a ULID afterl advised of t~e preliminary ! Minute! ~ Week of September 16, '1985 Page I i , Commis' ionerj Brown asked if any segment, of the district could vote to notlbe inpluded in the ULIDif the costs were prphibitive? Mr. ~yon re, portfd tha~,' anytime a ULID is, proposed and ther~, ~,renot enough pe., ople to su port iit then that area wjJll not have sewers., I The three basic! secti IS are! the Highlands, the Villag and the Colopy. The economy! of size uld indicate that the mdst eco omically fecj.sible plan would !be toha , one pLID (Utility Local Impro e~ent Distr~ct) for the area below the C l(mty rpad. A ULID is a method f financing [which puts an asse!ssment against eac~ pro erty and alsoguaran ees that th~re will be suffic~ent reven $ to pay t e bonds off by this ssessment,p~u$ money for the ~overage that ~nd bu~ers demand, (usually the coverage is labout 20%), The ~evenue for t +s cov~rag comes from a month 1 service ch~r~e for the sewer! service. I j , i I Q: ~f thel Com issioners, the Healt Department,l ~he Village and! ,he Co~ony are all for the form tion of thi~ p.istrict and a i 'ajori~yo the people in the H ghlands are .akainst it, it wobld ~eem b~tte to exclude th,e High ands. ! I ! I I : ; A: <GhairmanP'tts advised that the Board does riot have a clear i tdea o~ ho many people in the ighlands are ~gainst this, bu~ lf it can e determined that mo t of them anei. against it then! fhey cfln b excluded. I ' ! Q: trank Vane, representing the Oc an Grove Deye~opment, reported that m~eti gs were held with the Cape George IC~ub i, before thisl petitipn w s completed and that it was made iV['. ry clear to the' cp,ape G~org group that as soon s the Ocean I,G, ove development I tetswa~er ext year, they will e ready to ener into a common fewer deve opment. Mr. Vane as ed the Boar4 to look at a larger area fbr d velopment. i A: ~ommisision r Brown answered tha the Board ~s" not allowed to I txpandi the area on the petition Gary Rowe ad~ed that throughl separate petition process and hearing other. areas could be ! ! i, I nnexe~in 0 this same district . . I Q: is a n6n-r property owne who is not 'r~gistered to vot~ in thils Co will not be a Ie to vote on, this is that ~orrect? A: ~ary R~we lPe abl~ to $pecial fi , ' }property 0 fPport~ni~ rroperiY 1 Q: tre serer A: The sewer istrict commiS'sioner *p to $50 r $55 per mee~ing, I I Q: $here did he names come from t for sefer ommissioners? A: fhe statut tas tOI hav ,ame be pu ,udito!r at I 'I an th~ se er district commissi he copstr ction of a sewer sys eople[? j he seker ,I ~OUld ,then ,roperlty 0 r. Lypn a j I dvised that anon re vote on the formatio st time levy, ,but on er of the area cove to express h~s opin the ULID. commissioner provides that anyon a petition with fif on the ballot. The least 30 days 'before Q: ommissionersoan; by be sent to all prope ers object the form swered. A: '. VOL 11 rAC~ I ident prope~ty owner would not of the distirlct and the e the distr~c~ is formed any ed by a ULI~ would have the on on the inctusion of his II i , , I I I usually s,~aried1 , by statute,', can receive I, . d' . Lyon ans,er~ . ab are to 11 rut on the baIlOr wh? wants Iclo!be,on the ball?~ y s~gnatur~9 ~sklng that thel.r petitions rl~ed to be to the [ the electi9ri~!Gary Rowe reporited. ners by re~ql~tion,. authorizel em withoutjanrther vote of thF : I' ! i r~s01.utitt1,,~rtn a ULID, Notic~s ty owners, Ia,nd if 40% of the ! tion of the ,UL1D would be killed, r - U 296'1 I I i I I I Wee~ of September 16, 1981 I rted that he would t of the land in t>>e e disposal. The Gha sed the hearing. I I Seppe 5: After receipt qf letter from the Health Department regar lte s~wage dispos~l ite conditio~. in the Cape George Righi i tional petitions I fr mthe proper'ty owners of the Cape ands with a majoriL ty of the Highl!aild property owners votin again~t i clusion in the se4er district, theiBoard took the folio ing action. Commissioner Brqwn moved to app!r6ve and sign Resolution NO, " 7 -85 ca~lin a special eLectiqn obe held to establish Cape George Sewer stri~t N . 1, excluding Ca~e eorge VillageiDivisions 5 and 7. The m asure to a thorize the forma~io of the distlr:i,.ct will be placed on the N vemberi 5, 985 general elect~on ballot along .ith a proposition to Ie y a g~ner 1 tax for one yeaJt, or preliminairy expenses of the distr ct, an~ pe sons for three di~tr'ct commissioner positions. CommisffiaEr Denni on seconde the motion. i , I I airmanl rep the hi~tor -site ~ewa ing and cl lk to the He'alth Department ighlands areal and its suitability rman then thanked everyone for ,i. i I I , PUBLI1 W RKS cation for Franch~se for Electric,al. Distribution Lines: : aLrman 0 ~ .tts opene ti. earl.ng at t e t e matter of grant'ng Mason County PUD #1 non-exclusive ty road rights-of-twa for electriic41 distribution lines. I : I Works Director, ~ep rtep. that hils !department had no franchise applic~ti n. : John Robe+tson, Mason County at the PUD is a R-4ra El~ctrificatibn Administration and the financing [th t ,tpey recei~~ from this admin- up on a 35 year b~si. ~f this Br.nchise could also year basis, the ~UD wou1.d appreciic\l.te it. Gary Rowe atute limits .',the ~ra chise time f',rc\l.,me to,' 50 years, but the County' s poli~y 0 s~t a 25 yie<j1r time limit on I . " comment the ChairJan cLoped the hlearing. The Mason n~hise applicatiorl w s approved by!adoption of Resolution motion of Commiss~on rB~own secotided by Chairman I ! ! i 517 Improvement tJ D'scovery Road! ~ Four Corners Road; es: ommlSS oner r wn move to approve an sign t e eSLde Industries ~or the! improvem~*ts to Discovery Road Road as awarded A1gu t1~, 1985. ! ~hairman Pitts on. ". ! ! Gary owe, Publi objec ion toithi PUD # advis~d,t finan ed uti~ity istra_ion isi set be se up onia 3 ~oted that, t~,,' e s that t has peen franc ises. , I A and No. 65-85 the Quilcene Res lution No. 66-85 14, 1985 2:00 p.m. 14, 1985 2:30 p.m1 s seconded the mOyio the 2963 "'- (EDNA) ,for Noise Abatement so tit on: i <imn~ng lrector, t wen esolu\:ion No. 23-84 was oun~y, WAC 1,7 $-60 was adopted in it's,entifety which leaves somequ stion as to 1w11ich subsection shoul be used for property classicat'on,! even though the intent has alway been fO use the Comprehensive lani for iand,vsedesignations. The b st metlp, od of establishing, th,e E NA fvould be :"t~, use the c,omprehensive Plan s a gu~de and if a particular p obl~m comes up in a specific area, then he lan~ uses in that area could be ~larifiedf ~~ a resolution, This would be uti~izing WAC 173-60-030(3) or establis~i~g an EDNA. I I I , Ii: I ey Chuck Henry, representing Je sCovington,! added that sub section his WAC says that in areas not oveired by a '1<pcal Zoning Ordinance thin c~verage of an adopted Com rehensive Pllail,which is the case fersoni County, the legislative uthbrity of 'the local government Ordin~nce or Resolution design te iEDNA' s tol comply and conform he Comprehensive Plan. This is not; mandatory ~ Mr. Henry ued, a1;ld noted that on behalf 0 Mri. Covingtiom. WAC 173-60-030(3) be appropriate based on the Com reh~nsive Plla1,1.. In the Tri Area :>th Shold Excavating and Mr. Co ingFon' s prolp~rties are ~esig~ated l.r roa~ frontage, as commercial. Th~ Commerc'ical /Residentl.al ll.ne' own thf middle of Mr. Covingtop' s p~operty. I i , I, ' nry further stated that on beh~ fo~ Jess Co~ington, he feels he proposed resolution is the b ly bne the Board can adopt that arbitrary or capricious. [, , I I, I , i I sioner' Brown commented that it[ s i~possible: to make everyone and that he can see both sidesl ftpe situatli~n. There are alot ards to trying: to stay in busip ssin Jefferis<i:>n County and that sn' t l~ke t:> dq anything that F useis people 1tf1a~ ar; in business ough fl.nanClal 'burden that they can't bear ~e~tl.ng lt because they essential part: of the economyl 'n th:i,s area.' 'On the other hand ors can only tolerate a certai~ noi~e level ~,r still feel comfort- i ving on their property~ which /= ey pave a riig]:tt to do also. I 'i I I tion N, o. 67-85 ;,es,tabHshing Enk.rdn~ental D~St,.,gnation (EDNA) for Abatement area!:! for Jefferson ~ untiY and rec:inding and replacing tion No. ~3-84; was ~pproved b~ mot:i,on of COFTissioner Brown and ed by Chal.rman' Pl.tts. , i I " I: ! i tiI Arcad'a Global Engin~ering; Cordwoodl ale!s Yard; Airport Cutoff Road: T is ropose cor wood, Sl te on t e rpo:rtC'l1_to,qa_~wa~>agC1tn._ broug t before the Bqa.rd afterb~ingl . abl~d} (See al$C) Minutes of 9/9785) in th presence of tl).eprojectpropoh nt,1 David P~i~r,as well as the curJ::"e t property owner, Gene Seton. I I . ,I! ! Nathanson reported that in heir disbussion w1t:h Mr. Prior he had ied the issue about the use ofl haihsaws an~ the manufacturing dwood . on the site by stating ~ at they woulld like to be able to h of these thi~gs on site. Th~ hak,re revise!d ji their proposal and king to be allowed to use a cult ff/lsplitting ~achine which is and would be on this site part of !the time.1 I, If allowed to use chine on the site, it would bel ove~lto the je$.stern most portion property, which would be up ag~ nstl~' 30 foo,t' bank, to direct, the upward and not:outward. The p~ ponept has also offered to fl.nd to house the machines'motor tol elpl muffle the noise. Chainsaws not be used on the ,site if thiis cutllo~f splitt:hig machine is allowed. I I ' i I I Commi sioner Brown voiced concern th~ ch'a~nsaws wro}lld be needed if samet ing happened and the cutoffl spilt tingi machind RJ::"oke down. . I! I ' i ' ! i Week of September 16, 1985 County Departments-con Attor 3 of but w in Je may b with conti would Plan on th runs Commi happy of ha he do nowJe are a neigh able Rache ' clari of co do bo are a mobil the m of th noise a way would VOL 11f~[~ I I~ 2q~4 ,~ Week of September 16, 1985 (Busi ess from County Department- Con inu:ed): David Prior reported that 300+ cords to in'tially stock the yard. The mac is a plitter (not a cutoff saw). Af ments have been made with loggers and at th pu~chase site in the woods. W cords and an undetermined number of c yard s needed, in theory the yard sh it un ecessary to use chainsaws. After discussion of the noise generat that ompares to the noise generated when hainsaws could be used (see con to re d "The primary manufacturing of of ch insaws on the site beyond 60 da sale.' Condition #4 was deleted enti that he machinery on the site have and b placed on the eastern most end Commi sioner Brown moved to deny the by th Planning Commission and to app site, also recommended by thePlannin the c nditions as noted. Chairman ior proposes changing condition cturingof products by use of c 60 days from the close of the ed. If the proposal to allow m roved, a stipulation needs to b site to cut and/or split wood utilize mufflers for the purpos ery shall be placed at the easte d as follows: "No cctr on the site Racel Nathanson si,~eto cut firewood "a y, machinery used motor housed and ise, and such he existing gravel eady been purchased be used on the site stocking, arrange- e cut and processed tockpile of 300 s coming into the ut of wood making machine, how d dliScussion of ition #3 was changed notl occur by use the property pulation requiring utilize mufflers, it, was added. quest as recommended t ,f r this specific th the changes in the motion. The H glund Short Plat #SP10-85 was a Brown and seconded by Chairman Pi This short plat hell Nathanson re- ,acres which is e o~her three lots isc~epancY in this d, ar, . line' disputes. n of Commissioner rucl ;j .. Richard l VOL 11 f~6~ I' i : R{ichel Nato que's 1: to the B bui~~ a 20 by' oun~~ry. Fi~e "'1 j! ope:r,ty ine.j.. eing, I this clbs, I . I i , I I e v~1riance a,s ionl.! ': .. art~~nt: co~m'SSifner Brown . 0171 P e budglet tra sfer for the ion~~, DennisOl1", sec n. ded the motion. . [ '." ! , ,I I I' , ! i ,: I ' . 2965 i I ard[. Mr. Blum owns 4 fbot garage fee~ is normally he djacent property to their property. William l.am .um s set ac ,varlance r in Port Ludlow and he wants to ~t from the lots si~e property ed as the setback from a side p has no objection to the garage sioner Brown moved to approve t Chairman Pitts seconded the mo sted by Mr, ""... . ,. The meetin with all Board membe Week of Sep ember 16, 1985 'tt sioner Browili mov requlested secobded t I , to approve the Data motion. >' Contract #1440-490 7 I I I , , ~ontract #3820~481 munity Alco vention and h the Depar , , d Mental Hb~lth; r rown move an ommlSSloner the follow~~g cortracts for , , , I and S~~ance Abuse rly Interv~ntion $5,000 ntof Soci.l and Health Services ! .1 , increases of $226,445. Social and Bealth Services ;1 : :1 !: ,~ Tuesday of by each second half nd signed x AGREEMENT Br9wn move to appro by:Elaine Grimm. Co , i I The meetin me$ting of the Trans fr9man inspection 0 onlt!~clnesday Se2t~!I1b three Commissioners c.ommtssioner as sUbmitted )l AGREEMENT Commissioner ennl.SO the Happy Valley Dan be provided by eithe If there are complai Happy Valley Dancers considered. Commiss Dancers: a y . dancing music r by records. Apartments the ve to be re- [ VOL , , Ii sday evenipg and I was reconvened ration of ~~e Ca e George Sewer this matteipiunde the Public embers werelpres nt. , . , The meetin on Thursday to allow District proposal ( Works Departme~t bus recessed We n oard's cons'd ee f nal action n ness). All Boar MEETING ADJOURNED JE F RSON COUNTY' BO OF COMMISSIONER 11 --- ", U