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Home My WebLink AboutM092385 :. y- "7"1.i.XEFRER'$@)IN @OUN'!Ii)IM BOARID, (DE, !'l13'tDl'i1MllH5 S ],oNElNS District No. 1 Commissioner: District No. 2 Commissioner; District No. 3 Commissioner: Larry'. Dennison, Member B.G. Bown, Member John L., Pitts, Chairman Public Works Director: Clerk of the Board: 'I Ni" [ 1'\1", ill 'I', ]:i;, S Ga ry A.I Rowe Jerdin~, C. Bragg -----------1------------------ I -----------~------------------ Week of Septembe aRPointed time by and Commissioner Larry I: I Sally Weinschrott, Chairman, Cooperative Extension re: Program Report: Sa y elnsc rott t e new Carman 0 t e~'ooperative Extenslon Office, partially funded by Washington State un,ive .,Sity, reported on the changes that will be or have ocurred1i this Deparment. Since Blair Wolfley left, the position of 4H and Ag iculture Ag~ntmsl0pen and WSU has indicated that this position may b filled by , he first, of the year, however, Ms..' Weinschrott advised that ith the budet constraints the University is facing the position may ot be filleq until after the first of the year. The 4-H Program ru s well curr~'ntly with the help of volunteers so there fill not be muc of an impadt on it, and the Agriculture questions are currently be'ng referredJ,to Clallam County's Agent and the Master Gafrdener Program. A letter Ijrom the Board to Dr. Young, Director of ~ooperative Ext nsion at WS~ and to Jim Osbun, Chairman of the Agricu1~ure and Home E onomics (4-~) IDepartment urging them to fill this posit~onmay help, M . WeinSChrOjt added. A man from Sea Grant wh~ is the Extens. on Marine F~ield Agent with ex- pertise in Aquaculture,1 Fisheries bioi gy and path~lOgy will be making a presentation in Port ~ownsend and No ember 20, 1 .,85. Sally Weinschrott will contact this man apd arrange a ti e for him t I meet with the Board regarding aquaculture, i ~i Grant monies are available from the De artment of griculture for Counties that have Weedl Control Distri rnand Ms. W :inschrott advised that she would be willihg to help in a y way she c~n if the County wan~to pursue this typ~ of grant. Th Board will Idiscuss the matter with the Public Works ID~rector. ! Mr. Arthur Kr~tz re: Paradis Bay Road: ~Mr. Arthur Kratz, President 0 t e ara ~e Bay mpro~m nt u, pr ~ented the Board with petitions containipg 99 signatures of residen 's from the Tala Shores, Paradise Bay anti View Estates, asking that :the County implement and e~ect traffic warni~g signs and ma kings in th~s a~ea to slow the trafflc down. I Ii ~i;~~*~O;;~:~iIi~r~:~[~a~~~:6~i:~;~~~~~:;~:!~t:~if~:!~~r:~~~~~~~bi~~t: Sheriff's Department mi~ht help the sp ed problem. I I I The Public Works Depart~ent will revie the sugges~ions made by the petitioners and will lobk into other a ternatives I help with the traffic problems in thi's area and repo t back to t ,e Board and Mr. Kratz.! , , ment Associ tion (PDA) re: ion 0 t e Peninsu a ai road: ave t e ~lrman slgn t e e for the alGquisition of the on seconded the motion. The meeting was called to or Chairman John L. Pitts. Commissioner W. IDennison were both present. 1\ .( , VOi_ 1-1 iAGE Minutes, Week of September 23, 1985 Page 2: I /I , I BUSINESS FROM COUNTY D~PARTMENTS: , , , I I CONTRACT re: CR(6517, Illlumination & Si Systems ~ Totem Electric: ommissloner rown move to approve an sl.gn t e c1ntract or t e Illumination & Signal S~stems at the F ur Corners, ,Highway 20 inter- section as awarded to Tlotem Electric. (See Minutes liof September 9, 1985, Public Works Depa~tment business). Commissidner Dennison seconded , the motion.: I Equipment Purchase postkng Notice: Th TG-112 HYd~aU1iC Tailgate Spreader is recommended by the Road Superintend nt, Bill Arey, and is only sold in this area by Sahlber~ Equipment, Ga y Rowe, PUb~iC Works Director re- ported. Since the pric!e is $2,540.00 Ius tax whi h is below the $3,500.00 bidding requi!rements, this" ntent to Pu chase" notice needs to be posted. The Board concurred and wi 1 post the notice. I I Weed Control District: i Gary Rowe advi ed that the~e are two different ways to handle weed conltrol; 1) Weed C ntrol Distr~ct and 2) Weed Control Boa rd .! I Weed Control Districtl: Have a three member comm',ssion. It can be a specifi geographic 'area of the County, but there ar limitation on the size of the District. A least50%f the land, divided by quarter s ction, has '0 be agricultural land. Complaint from Mrs. Str~ckland; Thousa rs. trlc an was gl.v~n an access ea Trails Preserve on the Coyle Peninsula She has complained about gates across Works Department, Gary ~owe advised, i reported that gate post!s were installe The Board directed the ~ubliC Works De and explain the situation to her as it ! PLANNIN I I Building Setback Variance Requests:Bu nell and Grves: Bunnel: Mr. Bunnel is building a two evel garage Iworkshop off of TO,dd Road in the Brinno~ area, Rachel atha, nson, A~i.,sistant. Planner re- ported. The building ils setback appro imately 14 ,eet from the road right-of"'way, instead of the 20 feet t at is requied. The variance has been requested because of the prob ems that wo.1d be created by moving the garage the p~oper setback d'stance)due 90 the steep slope of the property in thisl area. Buildi g Inspector" Mike Ajax, inspected the site and advised th~t there is no ight distanqe problem. I I , I Commissioner Brown move~ to approve th building s~tback variance as requested by Mr. Bunnell. Commissioner Dennison se1:ond~d the motion. I . Mike Graves: Mr. Gravels is asking for a setback v~;riance for a structure that is already built. I A stop work order was put oln the building when it was discoveredtmtl albuilding permit had not beeln issued, Mr. Graves did not think that he h~d to have a bUilding, permit'l: because he was re- building an old 8 x 8 fpot shed into a 16 x 22 foot. oil tank storage building "with a concrete floor. He is also conveLi1t, ing an. old garage into a playroom. The O~"l tank storage uilding is . only setback six feet from the Hayden St eet right-of-wa. (Site i~" located at Hayden and Maple Streets in Ir ndale). The Bo rd asked t~p.t the Public Works Department inspe.ct the !Site and make a ecommendati,on based on the sight distance on HaydetI Street. ! I I , , Amendment to Conditions I of E Enterpri[ses; Rachel Nathanson reporte t at t e rewor e Approva or this project have , , been sent to the Udd's for and comments. =.0' d Trails re: Access to property: ement acros~ t e T ousan when the CO~,le Road was vacated. he access rqad. The Public spected thelarea on 9/10/85 and but'no gat~ has been installed. to 1rite to Mrs. Strickland I I ll~ 11 r'ACE p. 3050 Minutes, Week of September 23, 1985 Page 3: Final Maki Short Plat, SP9~85; Shine: Rachel Nath redivision of Tract 15 of theSeahome Estates. Th 15 and 16 and Tract 16 is included in the short pi not being divided. Tract 16 will become Lot 1 of Lots 2 and 3 coming f~om the redivided Tract 15. to allow a 30 foot ingress/egress road from Seahom TIson reviewed this : Maki' s own Tract t even though it is he short plat; with variance was granted Road for Lot 3. Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Dennison iseconded the motion to approve the Final Maki Short Plat #SP9-85. Refund Request: Charles Gunstone, Jr.: Commission approve the retund request submitted by the Planni behalf of Charles Gunstone, Jr. for the Auditor's filing agreements. Commissioner Dennison seconded r Brown moved to Ig Department on ecording fees for the motion, HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTRACT re: Professional Services: Mary Beth ounty ea t epartment: T e ontract etween t and Mary Beth Krehbiel-Johnson for the delivery of Communications Disorders Specialist was approved b Brown, seconded b')uCommissioner Dennison. iel Johnson; Jefferson ea t epartment the services of a motion of Commissioner HUMAN SERVICES Appointment of Mental Health Professionals: Commi to approv-e'Resolution No. 71-85 appointing Mental to deal with cases of actual and potential involun under the Mental Illness Act. This resolution Commissioner Dennison seconded the motion. ,sioner Brown moved ealth professionals ary commitments ds Resolution 43-83. Budget Transfers; Human Services Department: was approved by motion of Commissioner Brown and s Dennison approving the budget transfers submitted Department. ut,ion No. 72-85 conded by Commissioner y the Human Services 3 * * * The meeting was recessed on Monday eveni~:,g and reconvened on Tuesday. Chairman John L. Pitts and Commissionerarry W. Dennison were present. Commissioner B.G. Brown was not in atte dance. AGREEMENT re: Rental of the VFW Hall; Mi hael Gilman, Turning Point: The renta agreement or space at t ea su ~ltte y . Michael Gilman was approved by motion of Commissio ..,:,er Br01' seconded by Commissioner Dennison. i , ,ector 0, :~a am . the me~befs,~ of ~o'!t thf ciurrent iltl.On. t I a Memorandum of Agreement '0 be en' erled into Mrs Richardson, the presen . owners ofl the Store, which outlines the 'rocedur~s Ifor the appraiser to perform a "r view" of ab existing pril 1985 by Richards and Issociatlods of rdson's choose not to ente into ttisl agreement, at his recommendation woul be tha the County any longer and start look'ng for nOl'ther , I I , d Iresolving y,1 Peter 'e grant molney from lid. Mr. Silmpson will ~ate Dea~tment of Ion The fr~lnt and esn t w r1\l. I : I Member . of the BrinI.1onSeJiior GitJ~~s__ . Club re: Brinnonl en'Lor. enter: eter lmpson, i Jefferson Commun[ty Action Council was present whe the Brinnon Senibrs cam before the Board to talk status of the Br~nnon S nior Center building acqui I Peter Simpson prbsented by the County anCl MlJ'. & Brinuon Motel/Fu~niture Rl'chardsons to S~I lect a appraisal perfor ed in Bremerton. If t e Rich Peter Simpson ad: ised t not pursue this propert location. I I As long as" the Cpunty a matter of an acc~ptable Simpson, con tinuef' , ther the State, howev r, a g be meeting on Mo day wi Community Develo ment t to talk about wh~t will ! d the Richardsons are work "fair market value" for th will be no problem with t ant extention will be need h respresentatives of the discuss a time extent ion happen if this agreement d LVOL 11 f~C~ rU 3051 Minutes, Week of Septe er 23, 1985 Page 4: Ole Brekke noted that t e Brinnon Seniors are conc$rned wibh the amount, of tim,e, this pro e,dure has t,a,ken. The datel'.,f,or new,~1 Community Block Grantapplicatio s is coming up on October land the e is con- cern that the DCD will eview the new applications ;and detl rmine that the needs of the w applicants are greater a I"",d not rrnew the Brinnon Grant. I I, i ved to approve the Memoran4um of A reement ichardson, to set forth the "I procedu es for value" of the subject rea~ estate. Chairman n. The Board and Peter Si,pson, a 1 stated thing possible to expedite ria resol tion to I Another concern of the rinnon Seniors, Mr. Brekke I'added ip the destiny of the Senior 0 ganization in relation to ~he senier Center. The Senior Center shoul be a "home away from home'r for th seniors ~~~i~~S t~:e~o~:~u~~~~~ . ha~I1~~~;'":~ri tb/~~v6t;d s~~,~o~a~:r ~ i~~, ;. on Tg~w the Senior Center 'is ad inistered. Discussion ens4ed abouF, the two governing boards for th Center, how they are appo~nted ana ~o ,who they are responsible. ,Mr. B ekke asked that the countYlcommiss!oners consider allowing the S nio~ Citizens to elect rep~esentat'ves to these governing boards. I, , I Chairman Pitts advised hat this matter could be c6nsidere if and when the Center is in' 0 eration. :' I I' Neil Vander V n& Bob Shields from Goodm4n Sanit tion re: Solid Waste ees: Mr. ander Ven and Mr. Shields, IGoodman Sanitation; Gary Rowe, Public Works Director and Carter Breskirl. of the Public Works Department met wi h the Board to discuss thelraise i fees for dumping septic tank was es at the County Landfill. I II Carter Breskin reported that she surveyed 33 of th~ 39 cou ties in this State on how they handl d septic tank wastes. 21 qf the 3~ counties surveyed, either did no accept septic wastes or i~ they d~d it was sent to a sewage treatm nt plant owned by a City. Of the fbur other Class 5 Counties (Count.es are put in a class by pqpulatiop); two do not accept septic waste (Klickitat and Adams); on~ county I dumps it into a lagoon for a fee of $.01 per gallon (Asotinl and ont county (Pacific) ships it to C' ty treatment facilit:fLes. IGary Ro e then explained that the fee,.ncrease proposed in Jeffer~on Coun, y was to allow the County to c10s the lagoon at the landfil~ and participate in the improvement that will have to be done in th~CitY'Sl' treatment facility to allow the s ptic sludge to be treated tihere.he sludge generated by the City's s,econdary treatment plant ~,OUld th n, be dumped at the landfill or be a plied to forest or farmlan4. It i ' estimated that the cost to upgradthe City's treatment plant!' for se ondary treat- ment will be from, $200, 0, '.,0 to $25, 0,000 ,im Wh,l.,' ch t~'.,e:'C01'lnt1~ would par- ticipate. In turn, the State Department of Ecolog~ would und 50% of the cost to the County. ,The the septic waste dumpi~g fees' ould help offset the County's sha e of the costs. 1 I Neil Vander Ven noted t at secondary treatment wil~; not be 1 the end of the problem and that, thamount of money, generated I',from tht fees charged to dump septic wastes a the landfill will barely make a d nt in the amount of money needed 0.. alleviate the problem,. M1"'.... Vande, Ven suggested that the Board consider the creation of a countywie sewerldistrict to tax everyone equally to find a solution for thi . problet. He also offered to work with thCounty to find solutions ,or this 1 problem. Chairman Pitts advised hat a countywide sewer dis~,',rict is II not a realistic solution, funding wise, to deal with the problem a~dadded that the County is not cl1arged w lOll tile responsibility of Crating fewer districts, I. , , I I Commissioner Dennison with Verlo H. & Bettie determining "fair marke Pitts seconded the moti that they would do ever this matter. VO~1 ,~. 1~ ,~f J 11:.. - - ~p52 r I 1 : I Minutes, Weeko:f SePteMb~r Page 5: , I I Bob, Shields added that,lany possib problem costs moneytoli1vestigat to pay increased dumpinlgfees the pursue in\T,~s~igating sqm4 of the Mr. Shields and Mr. van!dJr Ven bo in"tresePtic waste ,dum, pin;,g,.' fees un" t to allowtheIIl t!tmeto pu" togethe County' for an alternate! ~ysteIpto I Gary Rowe added that he: '~!OUld lik review any proposals of' ,his sort The Board asked that Mr. Vander V again on 'October 7,19~5Iat 2:30 at alternative:propos(3;lls ,to the!'s ! I I I , I I , , I I ... ..... . Il. ~ MEETING ADJOURNED .. ~ ", 'voe ~ ~l'\- I I I [ 5 I e alternative So Ltion to ,this and. if his comp ny is required they won't have enough,IIioney,to ther solutions t at are available. h asked the Coun y to not CO:'l.s1dezr an :increase, 1 after the firs of the' year , some proposals 0 pre.sent to the d.eal with the sl dge problem~ ' to have art i before the Co n and, Mr. Shi .m. to dis'cus udge dumping endent consulitant mal<.es .",', aco~itmenf. , meet>'with them work plan to ilobk iliem. . 3053