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Home My WebLink AboutM102885 2f \.r1.,1} II . ;. . '" I III I District No. 1 Commissioner: District No. 2 Commissioner: District No. 3 Commissioner: Larry Wi. Dennison, Member B.G. Brbwn, Member John L.I Pitts, Chairman I ,Gary A .Ii Rowe Jerdinel C. Bragg I, ---------------------------------------------------~----------------- i. I ---------------------------------------------------~----------------- "M I N' 1J' IT' E SI . Public Works Director: Clerk of the Board: Week of October 28, 1985 Chairman John L. Pitts opened the meetingl at the appointed time with Commissioner B.G.Brown and Commissioner Larry W. Dennison in attendance. i Gina McMather, Port Townsend Leader re: N~w Jail and possible lack of State certification: Port Townsend Leader ~eporter, Gina Mc- Mather came before the Board to discuss recent repo~ts regarding the opening of the new Jefferson County Jail facility. II The Board advised her that there are legal issues involved that will have to be discussed with the. County Prosecuting Attorney, wi,th regard te the double bunking in cells and the State's possible actions on certif~ing the jail. The Board also advised Ms. McMather that they were meetling with Robert Cote of the Corrections Standards Board at 1:00 p.m. fuelnext afternoon and they would know more about the State's position aft~r that meeting. I I Application for Assistance from Soldiers 'I and Sailors' Relief Funds: Commissioner Dennison moved to approve the application for Soldiers' and Sailors" Relief Funds for Richard L. ~chaeffer in the amount of $150.00 as presented by Herschel Atkinsonl'. Commissioner Brown seconded the motion. I I I Herschel Atkinson then asked the Board to consider ~aising the limit on the Soldiers.' and Sailors' Relief Fund applicationsl from $150 to $200 because of the increased costs of utilities. The Board advised that they would consider changing the resolution to refl~ct this increase, after the first of the year. " BUSINESS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS: PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT re; Personal Services; Mellbn D~~ffenbach and Associates; Appraisal Services tor Stroeder Land Ex~hange: Commissioner Brown moved to approve the the personal services coptract with Mellon, Dieffenbach & Associates for appraisal services in ..~he Stroeder land exchange. Commissioner Dennison seconded the motiop. Carter Breskin, Administrative Assistant for the Public Works Depa~~ment explained that Mr. Stroeder had agreed verbally to reimburse the Obunty for this contract amount. Ii bf Counties re: Puget Soun,u ic or s epart- ment to complete the survey requested of Jefferson ... ounty by Lois North, Chairwoman of the Counties of Puget Sound Committeel of the WSAC. i Letter of Thanks to Road Superinten.denlr ooJ Arey and the Road Crew: Chairman Pitts composed a letter of thanks to Bill Arey, Road Superii:Jta1.deptarrl the County Road Crew for their work pn the Summer Vegetation Management Program in 1985. The Board cbncurred that the letter be sent. '~ ',. " .' 1, ,Ii . - ~ 1. [/~~ De 3504 '- . o Minutes, Week of October 28, 1985 Page 2: PLANNING Sea Farms of Norway; Request for approval of experimental salmon rear- ng pen p acements; a ay an 00 ea: ann~~g ~rector av~ Goldsmith explained the Sea Farms of Norway propos~l for the Board in the presencr of John Lindb.erg and .wally Forbes, Irepresentatives of the project proponent. The proposal is to placel two 10 foot by 10 foot pens WhiCr would each contain 2,500 salmon smdlts; at one site located 200 ya ds off the southeast, shore of Hood BJe.. ad and thEb':!i)"t:-R>er at a' site 300 yards offshore in Oak Bay. 'The~fe pens wo~ld be temporary for testing putposes to determine. if full scale cOJrn.... ercial fish farming would re practical for these sites. . John Lindberg, I representing Sea Farms of Norway, I c. explained that the reason for~the test pens is to tryout the localtion for the species of salmon that,is to bused ina commercial operation) if these test results indica e itwo ld be worthwhile. A full sClale Shoreline Permit would be applied for i the test results were favor1able. There could be' a case made'lfor the test pens costing less than 1$1,000 and thus not substantial, Mt. Lindb rg noted, if that would hel~ in obtaining an 'exemption'; I I Bob Duffy, Ass~ciate P anner reported that the Sho~~line Management Program define~ aproj ct as exempt if it meets th1 following two criteria: 1) ~he proj ct value is under $1.,000 an~ 2) the project does not mater~ally in erfere with the public use qf the water. Con- siderable discussion e sued on the proper way to h~ndle the request for this exper~mental almon rearing pen project .ICommissioner Brown moved to tablel action n the approval of the experimental salmon rearing pen project asl propose by Sea Farms of Norway untill the State Depart- ment of Ecologf is con acted for their input. Co~issioner Dennison seconded the mption. I I I Vari nce est; Building height; Gardiqer Fire Hall: Commissioner -rown mov to, approve t e var~ance relquest rom ire District #5 tol allow a portion of the front of the rew Gardiner Fire Station to be five fee higher than the building cdde allows as recommended by~1 Plannin Director, David Goldsmith. I Commissioner Dennison secon ed the otion. I I Plan~ing Co ission Vacancy: David Goldsimith explained that the Planning mm~ss 0 By- aws state that a membe~ can only serve two consecutive te ms and, hen his position must be adviertised, which is what has been 'eone for the position held by Harry~ollard. The Planning Commission is urrentl in the final stages of finil'~hing the Comprehen- sive Plan Impl menting Ordinance. I In order to prl vide continuity to the Planning !commission at a crucial time, ince th Comprehensive Plan Implemenjting Ordinance is almost complet , Commi sioner Brown moved to reappolint Harry Pollard to another fou year t rm on the Planning Commissioln. Commissioner Dennison secon ed the otion. A letter will be wriltten to the two applicants who intervi wed for the Planning Commisslion vacancy advising them of this d cision. I I I Vari nce Req Mr . Groves ~ s fe. qUesti, on his lot onoan Roa placement of t e garag and the Public Works D not cause a sight dist moved to approve the b Groves. Commi~sioner est: Building Setback; Jim roves: Shine: var~ance or a ~~rage e ~s uilding in Shine. This 10 foot va~iance would allow the proper distance from t~e septic drainfield partment has reported that ~his variance would nce problem on Joan Road. Commissioner Brown ilding setback variance as '~quested by Mr. ennison seconded the motion. I for this a chance Short Plat No. an e next wee the plat. The final Engineer has "lI\1 'ill'- I 11 ~;~~-~ Of 3505 I . Limi ed Tax 1985 for comp et, on 0 y mo~~on 0 @mm~ss~o allowi the issu,nce of Bond AnticiPatlon Note * Resolutio No. 81 NOT~ attorneyslto serv ISSUED: issuance ~f Count ~". ond. antijiPation Resolutio No. 82 amendinges. No. par value of limi notes of tthe Coun r 28, 1985 epartments (Continued): ber Assignments for propertl es without M~nutes 0 cto er, I, airman Pitts lked with Fire Commissioner Murkowski in Quilcene ion over the Planning Directpr's letter which y policy for assigning addre~ses to property r. Murkowski also noted thatl' there were some n the Qu~lcene Fire Departmer.. t regarding the bers in that area. Chairman Pitts added that now understands the CountY'slposition on this discussed at the District's pext meeting. i . 'I nce; Planning Director DavidlGoldsmith: Commis- pprove t e eave 0 a sencers requested by ng Director. Commissioner Dennison seconded Ii I 'I' Review of the Planning/Build' ng Department's regar ~ng t e p acement 0 moor ng ner rown move to set oveml, er, at the Planning Department's Ahministrative Beverage's placement of a mo~ring buoy in Mystery ison seconded the motion. The review was re- ng through his attorney. No~ice will be sent I I ency Budget Appropri~tion; Planning/ n o. - sett~ng l e ear~ng ate for ion requested by thelPlanning/Building on of Commissioner D6nnison, seconded The he ring will be held Nd~ember 18, 1985 at sioners' Chambers. , 'In.'l.. .. ..."."" 11 ./i\~;J! 00--3506 : Comm~ssioner Brown moved tenancel work to the work ison se~onded the motion. I, I' Dennisop moved to approve k Weste~man for a new position nded thr motion. I: Francesba Cheslik to fill Depar~~ent was approve by ommissiFner Dennison. I I I' d Antic~pation Notes, ~ng reso ut~on were approved Commis~ioner Dennison to Tax Ge~eral Obligation e jail:1 on No. }1-84; employing onnectipn with the Obl~gatr'.,.. on bonds and improv:.ments. I cting ipdebtedness; e issuance of $252,000 tion boftd anticipation r~de~mih~t!1~__~_()E!lty' s I 1 I--c - ASSESSOR Commissioner Assessor Ja er Brown see , __ i 1 I I I 1 I Minutes, Week 6f Pagel: ,I outstandi otes, 19 f comple iding fo to Seattl g Limit 4, issu ing con the sa 'First " llowing ocument ce of th above on-Arbit age Cer ignatur,e~Identif (signe, by Cha he Notes I issued note ofl$7,000. Boa rd) . I , I I I I I The Board re y morning. Chai ois Smitt' .but d uu Lois I Smith, mentis: Lo s ~ t, i intr~ uced Fra cesca C Chesll' k will f II the Ms. Is i th then I re-emph woul~ be bettet situat ablel. I i Ro be I t W. Stanp rds oar, re: y t' tate: er~ an v~ 0 n,ton, Ar Exec~ ive Secr~tary of disc~ s the Cotrection of ce tificati~n of th addi~'onal bunk instal Chai~ an Pittsladvised Workl elease D rmitory bunk~hg in tho,e areas Boartl has sinc, create which will allrow doubl all p. her non-tiolent Mr. C te advis,d that prob~ m with awproving redef'gnated from "Wor I J Mr. p te then tndicate to tp ir staff I that th as tp second ~unk was secur'ty areas4 The .! . I g~vep var~ancei' Comm~ sioner D~nnison of re oving thEf second areal, that the I County plan! utlininglthe new theml 0 the St4te for that: hat ever ts done Corre tions Standards The n xt major the c st overr Arbitration wi fighting the c the State woul issue t ns and h Palme ntracto save m I' I, I I Tax General ObligationBon~ Anticipation d to provide funds with whic~ to pay the cost truction of the County jail ,~acility; and pro- e and delivery of such bond~nticipation notes ational Bank of Seattle, Wasrington. were also signed in connect~on with the otes: I ification of John L. Pittsi; cation and No-Litigation Cer~ificate rman and Clerk of the Board)1 n denominations of $5,000 an~ one (50 Notes signed byChairmanland Clerk of the I I I' essed the Monday meeting and! reconvened on man Pitts was;c,not present for the morning meeting d attend the aJtern()on mee.!:i gs '__uu___ 28, 1985 * * * :l;e Serv:lces r. : Space Requ:ire- son ounty UVen~ e erv ces ployee, to thb Board. Mrs. by Rus ty Neul. sized that the JUVenileserv~ces Department d in the Court ouse when the! space becomes avail- washlngton State Corrections ounty s New Jail Facility ecut~ng ttorhey 0 n aymon, present wherilMr. Robert W. Cote, ctions Standatds Board came to d's positiontegarding the denial se all the sipgle cells have an ing) . I ect had desigted the new jail 979 WAC which! included double ered ,.that thel.I',. corr,ections Standards "Spec,ial Detefltion Facilities" se areas whe-ie work release and used. With t:l:lis new definition, Standards Board would have no bunks in an area that could be pecial Detention". ctions Standa,tds Board had indicated ty Jail couldlbe certified as soon he individuallcells in the maximum ond the doublif bunking could be discussion Of I , the best method ells no.t in t.,..e special d~t,ention or the bunk r.moval and another ecial detenti.n area and submit i:~m;;i:~~rt~:~~~~o~i~~u~~~ned Chairman Pitt~ reported is ents incu red by the Co~nty during the tructors, Inc. . The cO~f: ty felt that by ims throu h arbitration: the' County and The lega expenses for the arbitrationu e, Executive S titication of ee m~t, ro hitect were al the State Corr Standards Boa new jail beca ed (double bun that the Archi space under tre Mr. Cote ans standards for bunking in th ffenders are h he Corrections five additiona ReI ase" to " tha Jef pull the Corr erson Cou d out of issues be ugge bunk raw y de heir houl oard ted, afte from all pa plan ignated s approval. be put i before it ,/I'i,J,'., W.\ol'..... l' A {..~~ I I I Minutes, Week 4f Page 5: I to fight the $ 00,000 $125,000 to $1 0,000, filed by almer constru~tors, Inc. were the State will not reim~urse. ed, that he Correction~ Standards Board egal fees' that have be~n incurred on this I proJect around the 8..f... ate,' is that these fund~ng hen the progrrn was put together. arte , Mr. Cot continued, the Jail Commission ltho gh there 's no record o~ a motion stating has Prosecut' ng A,ttorne y af... ....dthat, thes~ Prosecuting lega assistan e. At this pint in time, it tha it can n t get into paing these extra ause the money is not there.o do it and it would be m de to the Legislature fir additional fund- sked if the Co rections Stan~ards Board could ituation on a ase-by-case b<j1sis instead of y's action wit all of the other jail projects replied that ight now the &SB has lumped all gal fees into ne group, butT added that if the ith almer's $ 00,000 demand I the Board probably e to fund any ore than whatlwas determined as nding because here is only a certain amount of the County wou d have, had tol.pay the difference. ston's inquiry, Mr. Cote add~d that the County tion on the pa t of the arbi~rationamounts that hen t e contin ency turnarouNd from other jail se bills will e considered ~y the State for i. ked the legisfature to allow he General Obligations Bonds thority from $250.3 million to quests for fui.....ding from the various nal funding i provided to the said it was his feeling that the ar to fundingllegal fees that rotect the State's interest in ange Order #)! for pe&D as ioner Dennisot seconded the motion. itation re: F' es for dumpin owe reporte at e as not had yabout the mtter of possibly umping, fees a,.f..' the landfill that by the passagf of Ordinance No. I' I ds Bard has a st e rned off eir spending a e ad itional r ed. If additi oard, Mr. Cote t tu n a dea:(! d to incur to The problem, M . Cote faces with "ex ra ordi and a half a d~zen oth fees were not consider I When the progrAm was s made a determi~ation ( ~~~~~,n;~a~o~~,~l,.p~~~ni~~ is the Board's positio ordinary legal fees be require that a request ing. I com,mis.sione,r, D;.,nnison look at the Ie al fee lumping Jeffer on Coun in the State. IMr. Cot of the projects with I County had gon1 along would not have been ab the maximum le;el of f funding avai la Ie.., and. In answer to D vid Joh should submit ocument is not legal f~es and projects is di~ided th funding. I The correction~' Standa them to keep t e inter which would in rease t $257 million sd that t Counties could Ibe cove Corrections Standards I Board would prqbably n Jefferson Counrly has h this project. I I I Commissioner B recommended by Neil septic wastes t t e an answer romlt e Pro waiving the inqrease i was to take effect on 9-85. I I Mr. Vander Venlthen re amoun t of i nf O1tma t i on wast~. Afterlreviewi that he has pu~chased of septic wast~ an ho is about 2t ce~ts per hire an indepe1dent en also suggestedithat th surrounding areas also feasible for o~eration I Commissioner D~nnison in the Commercial fees dicated in Ordinance N January 1, 198 Comm I that he as accumulate~. a considerable alternati e systems whih will treat septic informat on, Mr' Vander Ven added fax unit hich will tre~t 4,000 gallons he cost 0 operating thIs $375,000 system . Mr. Va der Ven sugge~ted that the County to look 'nto this systtm. Mr. Vander Ven ifax syst m could handl.. septic wastes from h might b a way to mak such a project fferson C unty. ti to delay he imPl.ementaiion of the increase eptic was e dumping at ., he landfill as in- 5 (Adopte August 5, 19'~5) until after er Brown econded the mytion. , issioners' Of~ice: Commissioner t e pu ~c notice listing the dvocate II re ording system sioner Brown econded the motion ~ V~. iI, r',>~:; r -3508 , . . ' 3:30 p.m. Centrum 3:45 p.m. Chamber of 4:00 p.m. Historical 4:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Animal Cont 5:00 p.m. Community MEETING ADJOURNED 1985 Minutes, Page 6: APPROVAL OF approved by mot~on 0 Brown. 1986 revenue bu get 2:45 p.m. Economic De 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Soil Conser District Kenn Brooks arry Pollard, Treasurer and Robert ates: Same r quest as in 1985. eeler: Same r~quest as in 1985. I Van Dyke an~ Liz Smith, Co-Chair e Tourism Com~ittee. : Peter Simpson, Jim Hermanson, and Dixie. omadka. I Requestingl $15,000.00 Roberts ant Chela quest as 1985'. 01: i~tl~~~~in and Bonita Fl1 gg. Same funding as Programs: Peter SimPSOr JE FERSON COUNTl:1! BO RD OF COMMISS~ONERS County Fair Association: f"....... 'lilt. ...~--.. ...~':t. ~;;I,I \(.~ '~:.~'~f 1: ._,,~~&.. '. . !,;,,~:'~0.;,f,>-:: t. " \. 'I{',.., cp' ...' '1 \. ~" :,;,"i~.~~)~ ';. Seal\,,' "'.;~t'\. ':..2...'....,",~"', ,','~' '~."~' 41" ,^ \..\-'-." ' .",' . ,,;", t::. -- -~ '-!'{"'-'"~ "~..,.-:.,,' ---. c-;;:,,," ~ (\" ~ Member ATTEST: ~.&a. Jerdine C. Bragg, .qJ!l Clerk of the Boarda1~ VI... 11 .;". ". .~ --- ~ ......,. 3509