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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022872M • BOARD OF ,F'EF'FERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District 1 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. Secreta y_ Jerdine C_t Brown • MINUTES February 28, 1972 10:00a .m. Meeting called to order by Chairman A.M.O'Meara with all 'members present. Bid Opening for Storage Shed at County Shop Site in Hadlock. Four bids submitted. 1) Boland Const. Co $ blank bid • • 2) Sahli Const. Co $50, 190 .00 3) The Wright Co $56, 817 .60 4) Western Farmers Assn $46 . 650.45 Engineers Estimate $43 ,680.00 Upon checking low bids , Engineer Becker advised that totals are correct and recommends Western Farmers Assn. be awarded the bid as they are the only one to come within 10% of the Engineer's estimate. Motion by Commissioner Huntingfdrd to award bid to Western Farmers Assn. for the amount of $46 ,650.45 . Seconded by Commissioner Kelly. Unanimous. by Board. Jesse Allen appeared to withdraw his application for the position of conducting inventory for the Shoreline Management. He is leaving for Utah for an unknown period of time . Motion by Commissioner Huntingford, second by Commissioner Kelly to approve minutes of last meeting as presented . Unanimous by Board � r Chairman O'Meara stated the Board cannot make a decision on appointment for survey for the Shoreline Management due to lack of experience by Mr. Wojt, and lack of available time by Mr. Garber. Mr. Wojt stated he would be working with someone more experienced than he, and presented his resume' to the Board. Mrs . Wojt ailso appeared with her husband. Mrs . Garber appeared to speak in her husbands' behalf due to his being at work in Seattle . Motion ' f. by Commissioner Huntingford, second by Cpmmissioner Kelly to table decision until a later date • Letter of recommendation from Jefferson County Housing Authority advising the'expiration of Mr. Gordon Hunt's term in office and requesting that he be re-appointed to a 5 year term. Motion by Commissioner Huntingford, second by Commissioner Kelly to re-appoint Mr. Gordon • Hunt to a five year term as recommended. Unanimous by Board. Letter from Port Ludlow Bay property owners re: Pope & Talbots proposed Marina , Restroom fac- ility. New.construction is to be included in the sewage treatment plant and problems have erupted from present construction. Mrs . Fred Garber stated she and her childern have picked up very underisable sewage from the beaches . Mr. Randall Durant, District Sanitarian, stated he ahs had no official notice of this problem and will personally check the situation over and• report findings to t-he Board . Mr. George Randolph stated letter does not represent the entire Association because he is a member and does not agree . Mr. Ed Sumanski and Mr. Bill Boyd appeared for Colonial Life and Accident Co. re: Salary supplement Program. Requested permission to talk to those in change of other offices to set up group meetings with employees and also, if program is adopted by any number of employees , that payroll deductions will be handled by the county -Bookkeeping Dept. Permission granted for them to talk to other Officials . Bookeeper stated it would not be too much extra work. Policy covers strictly accidental injuries only for on or off the job; at a cost of $6 per month. No part of cost would be paid by the county. Application for assistance from Soldiers' & Sailors' Relief Fund by Carl W. Mann denied by the Board on recommendation of Chairman O'Meara, motion by Commissioner .Huntingford and second by Commissioner Kelly. Board does not feel Mr. Mann is in dire need, which is main purpose of fund. • Minutes of February 28th. meeting con't. Deputy Clarence Booth appeared to request the traffic lighting be checked at the Quilcene intersection coming into town, and at the four way stop intersection at Quilcene . He feels lighting is poor and dangerous . Engineer Becker will inspect the problems and consult with Booth and Commissioners . Engineer Becker advised that the Board may need to issue a permit for approach for the clearing of property on the Airport cut-off road. Stated the approach they are now using is dangerous due to curve in highway. Crown Zellerbach owns adjacent property but refuses permission for any p6x't to be used as approach. Becker will investigate further and noticy Board of findings Assessor, Jim Sofie appeared to advise that he was able to purchase two cars to be used by his office , from the State for $900 each. Cost was much less than anticipated . County will auction off old cars from Assessor's Office, Sheriff's Office and the Road Dept. at a later date . Board received Nfinutes of Shoreland Advisory Commission meeting of Feb. 17th. which in one portion stated it was their decision that the Port of Port Townsend did not need a permit for their two proposed projects at Quilcene Boat Haven, due to the construction being in the category of "repairs to existing structures damaged by the elements" . Letters will be sent to the Dept. of Ecology, Attny. Generals Office and Port of Port Townsend advising of their decisio: Board received the following without comment. Copy of letter to Puget Sound Exchange Corp., % Dr. Glen Deer, From Randall M. Durant, District Sanitarian, advising that the proposed site for the construction of a club house is not suitable for drainage sewage disposal and a holding tank system cannot be allowed. Pre-application notification form for the Port of Port Townsend, from Clallam County Planning Commission. Request for funds to prepare an Airport Master Plan for Jefferson County Inter- national Airport. Letter from Washington Association Soil and Water Conservation Districts regarding proposed legislation that would have Soil & Water Districts establish soil loss limits and practices that would contain soil losses within such limits . Minutes of the Hood Canal Adv isory Commission meeting of February 9, 1972 . Notice from Dept. of Revenue of local sales tax distribution. Questionnaire from Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare re: Policies which will guide Program IMPACT (Title 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) during the coming year. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.