HomeMy WebLinkAboutICG Slides 021722Intergovernmental Collaborative Group:
Jefferson County
jurisdictional report
County Administrator update
ARPA funding overview
JUMP playground @ HJ Carroll Park
Community Development activity
Collaborative Legislative Priorities
County lead for next meeting
Vaccination order sunsetting
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We are grateful for your past participation in our search for a new county administrator.
We want to update you on where we are at now
We re-opened the posting with a Feb. 27 first review deadline
In March we will review applicants and plan our interview process
We plan to interview candidates in April with the goal of making an offer late that month.
Next we want to share an update on our use of fund distributed under the American Rescue Plan Act
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Jefferson County ARPA funding summary –
$3.129M in ’21 - received
$3.129M in ’22 – allocated
$4-5M in revenue sharing (next two years)
Top commitments to date:
Homeless housing – Caswell Brown $1.5M
Update from Commissioner Brotherton
Port Hadlock sewer - $1M
Broadband investment - $900K
Business grants via EDC - $500K
Fort Worden - $378K
Port of PT, Travel Lift - $150K
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@ HJ Carroll Park
in Chimacum
In addition to ARPA funds we have deployed JC capital funds to enable community priorities such as the Jefferson Universal Movement Playground at the HJ Carroll Park in Chimacum.
This is a great example of a collaborative project with funding coming from:
$1.4 million project cost
State Legislature via WWRP - $500K, was #1 project on local parks list in 2020
County - $550K partially as match to that grant
In-kind donations of services such as recent donating of $27K in construction services from Bernt Ericsen Excavating
Individual contributions and grants
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Building activity is on the rise in Jefferson County
7/26/2022
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Eyes and ears on Olympia
Kate, as our lead on legislative issues is going to give a quick report on policy moving through the legislature this session. As you know, we are the partners NOLA replies on from within
Jefferson County.
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Huge opportunity with
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law –
details outlined at www.build.gov –
addresses three general categories of infrastructure:
Transportation
Climate, Energy and Environment
Broadband
Let’s work together to achieve big things for our communities!
Next Intergovernmental Collaborative Group Mtg:
Current collaborative opportunities with Federal Funding
Transportation:
Roads, Bridges, and Major Projects
Passenger and Freight Rail
Public Transportation
Airports and Federal Aviation Administration Facilities
Ports and Waterways
Safety
Electric Vehicles, Buses, and Ferries
Climate, Energy and Environment:
Clean Energy and Power
Water
Resilience
Environmental Remediation
Broadband
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COVID response:
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jefferson County, WA
Source: https://jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/1466/Case-Information - Table updated: 2/16/2022 at 12:37 PM.
Total Positives (confirmed cases since 3/2/20): 2,904
Active Cases in Isolation: 118
Cases Ever Hospitalized: 109, Currently Hospitalized: 4
Deaths: 26
Total Tests Administered: 45,016
% of pop. initiating vaccination, updated Fridays: 81%
% of pop. fully vaccinated, updated Fridays: 75.5%
All-Time Percent Positive: 6.45%
Percent Positive week of Feb.3-9: 18.35%
Two Week Case Rate per 100,000 (Jan. 27-Feb.9): 742.47
You may have heard the King County plans to end vax mandate in restaurants, bars and gyms on March 1st.
Dr. Berry, our Health Officer, is planning on rescinding ours on March 11th if not earlier.
Earlier today, Governor Inslee announced he’s rescinding the state mask mandate in indoor public spaces on March 21
The Jefferson County public health order requiring masking in indoor, public places will be rescinded on Monday, March 21 at the same time the State of Washington lifts its masking order.
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