HomeMy WebLinkAbout121872M • j BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
District .A Commissioner A. M. O'Meara, Chairman
District 2 Commissioner George Huntingford
District 3 Commissioner Walter A. Kelly
Clerk of the Board Betty J. Temple
Engineer Edwin A. Becker, P. E.
Secretary Jerdine C. Brown
MINUTES
December 18 , 1972
10:00a .m. Meeting called to order by Chairman A.M.O'Meara with all members present.
Pros . Attny. William Daly and Mr. Dick Bradley, Chairman, Clallam-Jefferson Counties Region
I Advisory Committee , appeared re: Occupancy of the third floor of the Courthouse upon com-
pletion of proposed renovation. Daly stated the Health Dept. has ask to be moved to the third
floor due to lack of sufficient room in the basement and also, Judge Johnston requested , in
letter dated June 23rd. , that sufficient space be kept available for use of the Jury during trials .
Letter continued to say that it is improper and illegal for jurors to mingle with the public and
this would be inevitable if the Health Dept. were moved upstairs . Mr. Bradley advised that
Referendum #29 would enable the county to acquire Federal matching funds for the construction
of Social and Health Services and if county property can be used for the location of the building,
it can be classified as "in-kind services" for matching funds . Board will check into all possibili-
ties .
Mrs . Helen Yackulic and Mr. & Mrs . Vern Wittmayer appeared to voice their opposition against
the issuance of a liquor license for the Firelite Tavern in Chimacum due to lack of population
to support two taverns . Commissioner Huntingford advised that he had already notified the
State Liquor Control Board of his opposition. Mr. Wittmayer said they have petitions being
signed against the construction of another tavern in that area . Board instructed them to send
petitions to the Liquor Control Board for their information and action.
Hearing for Shoreline Management Permit for the Olympic Canal Maintenance Corp. Appearing
are: Walter M. Campbell, Robert A. Fox, Howard Fox and Ann L. Fox. Letter from County
Advisory Commission of disapproval due to lack of detailed maps and possible damage to oyster
and shellfish on tidelands . Mr. Campbell presented new detailed maps and stated there is no
shellfish at the site of proposed constructionand the present ramp is being washed away be-
cause of tidal action. Motion by Commissioner Kelly, second by Commissioner Huntingford
to approve . Unanimous by Board . i
Mr. William Pittis appeared to ask what percent of county's money goes toward the Humane
Society. Requested to see their budget to know where money is going and what it is being spent
for. Board advised that county does not have a copy of their budget and that money is a grant
given quarterly. Commissioner Huntingford stated that if county took over operations it would
cost considerably more than the amount now given. 1
Board approved application for the 4?posed project of Crescent Water Association = Water
Supply Facilities and Transmission Main. Notice of approval will be sent to the Olympic Region-
al Planning Council.
Proposed State Board of Health Regulations for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems , from the Dept.
of Social and Health Services . Chairman O'Meara will review regulations with District Sanitarian
Letter from Chimacum School District No. 49 re: Continued financial support for Intermediate
School District No. 114 . Chairman O'Meara advised that Intermediate School District No. 114
is to be phased out sometime in the future .
Motion by Commissioner Kelly, second by commissioner Huntingford to approve minutes of
December 4th . and l lth. meeting . Unanimous .
Letter from Olympic National Forest Service requesting information relating to a road which
passes through the S .W. portion of a ten acre tract of land , SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , NE 1/4 , Sec.25N,
T.25N, R. 2W, which the county disposed of between 1943 and 1952 . They will be sent copy
of Deed No. 116, stating that county retained existing roads , easements and right-of-ways .
Meeting of Dec 18th. con't.
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Board signed Contracts with Teamsters Local No. 589 , for the County Road and Sheriff's De-
partments for 1973 .
Resolution No. 48-72 , Budget Transfers , was approved and signed by the Board, as follows:
Engineer Becker informed that Fitchburg Avenue and Water Street could not be vacated as
petitioned by Mr. Robert Goodrich, due to the land-locking of one property owner and law
prohibiting the vacation of roads leading to the water.
Board approved and signed Resolution No. 49-72 , reserving the amount of $9 , 000 for Court-
house Electrical Fund, as follows:
Pros . Attny. Daly informed of new rules and regulations , from the Dept. of Revenue , for I
excise tax on harvested timber, to replace advilorum tax presently used . 1
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The following correspondence was reviewed without comment:
Notice from Standard Oil Co. of Calif. , that they are temporarily suspending their
"Vibroseis" seismic survey in this area .
Letter from Mrs . Doris N. Brower, stating disapproval of expansion of commercial
fishing in Mats Mats Bay.
Notice from State Parks and Recreation Commission of approval of the application for
withdrawal of harbor area and beds off shore of Fort Worden State Park.
There being no further business before the Board the meeting was adjourned .
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