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District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson
District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan
District No.3 Commissioner: Patrick M. Rodgers
County Administrator: John F. Fischbach
Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney
MINUTES
Week of September 26, 2005
Chairman Phil Johnson called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner David
W. Sullivan and Commissioner Patrick M. Rodgers.
Judi Morris, Public Employees Recognition Committee (PERC) Chair; Discussion
Regarding the Memorial Garden: Judi Morris explained that in 1997, the Memorial Rose Garden at the
Courthouse was created to honor County employees who passed away while working for or retired from the
County. Thirty-four employees have been honored. Their names and service dates are also put on a plaque
that will be displayed on the First Floor ofthe Courthouse. PERC has always organized the ceremony. The
date ofthe event is advertised in a press release in the newspaper with a contact number for friends or
relatives of the honorees to contribute $50 for the plaque and the ceremony.
In recent years this has become a biannual event. This year two employees were to be honored and the
families and friends were asked if the memorial ceremony could be held at the County BBQ at H.J. Carroll
Park because the Courthouse grounds are in the process of being redone. They agreed. Unfortunately,
some family members of employees who had been honored in the past came to the Courthouse on the
designated day and were upset because there was no ceremony. Judi Morris explained the situation to them,
and decided to review the process to make sure that the misunderstanding wouldn't happen again. She
asked the Board for guidance regarding this event and also suggested that, in the future, the event be
organized by the Commissioners' Office and not PERC. The Board agreed to discuss the issue within the
next few weeks and get back to PERC with their preference.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: the only revenue that
has kept the City of Port Townsend and the County going over the past few years is due to the growth in the
real estate market and all the new construction and this won't last; there are over 2,500 buildable parcels in
the County that will be affected by the State Department of Ecology's proposed regulations regarding private
wells, and the DOE is saying that water is not a private resource, it is a public resource to be regulated; and
an update on the UGA sewer process was requested. (The consultants have been interviewed and a selection
will be made in early October.)
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APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Sullivan
moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Rodgers seconded the motion which
carried by a unanimous vote.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 62-05 re: HEARING NOTICE Proposed Budget Appropriation/Extension for
Various County Funds; Hearing Scheduled for Monday, October 17, 2005 at 10:05 a.m. in the
Commissioner's Chambers
2. AGREEMENT re: School Nurse Corps Program; Jefferson County Public Health; Olympic
Education Service District #114
3. AGREEMENT re: Community Access Program for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities;
Jefferson County Public Health; Concerned Citizens of Forks
4. AGREEMENT, Amendment No.1 re: Proctor Home Coordinator; Jefferson County Juvenile and
Family Court Services; Kelli Parcher
5. Transfer of Mobile Command Post to Fire District No.1; 2005 Ford F250 Pickup Truck to be Used
as an Interagency Incident Response Unit
Charlie Courtelyou and Al Vaughn, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
re: County Income Report and Presentation on Forest Funds: Charlie Courtelyou introduced David
Roberts, Assistant Region Manager for Aquatic Lands. David Roberts explained that the DNR has begun
the implementation of geoduck aquiculture on State tidelands. The Legislature authorized them to plant 10
acres of tidelands annually, mostly on the west side of Puget Sound. They will lease the tideland to
companies who specialize in aquiculture. In addition, they are currently doing a regional creosote removal
project with the Northwest Straits Commission, and have removed 38 tons of creosote logs from the beach
at Fort Casey. They are in the process oflocating other sites right now and will be working on the project for
the next few years. They have also begun a review of the mooring buoys at several of the sheltered bays in
the County including Mystery Bay, Skow Bay, Port Hadlock, and Mats Mats Bay. The DNR authorizes
mooring buoys on State aquatic lands and in order for buoys to be installed legally, a shoreline permit and
hydraulic project approval is needed.
Charlie Courtelyou reviewed the revenue that the County and junior taxing districts have received from the
State forest board lands in 2005. This promises to be a record year. Al Vaughn reviewed the timber sales
that are scheduled for next year.
Mark Johnson, Assistant Region Manager for Resource Protection and Services, reported that there are
crews from the Clearwater Correction Center that are available for work or emergency management use. In
the summer, these crews fight forest fires around the State. DNR is working with local fire chiefs to become
more involved in case of a local disaster. They are interested in working with the County's Emergency
Management Department on drills and training. They also have a mobile kitchen that can feed up to 1,000
people a day that is based out of Forks.
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Commissioner Sullivan asked about the replanting process for the recent timber harvest near Cape George?
Charlie Courtelyou answered that they usually allow one season for the locals to go in and get firewood, and
then they replant. Commissioner Sullivan suggested that the DNR put up a sign indicating that the property
will be replanted.
The meeting was recessed on Monday and reconvened on Friday. Chairman Johnson and
Commissioner Sullivan were present.
Letter to Senator Patty Murray re: Public Refinancing of Bonds: Commissioner Sullivan
moved to have the Chair sign a letter to Senator Murray regarding concerns about the Senate Finance
Committee's proposal to eliminate advance refunding for government bonds. Chairman Johnson seconded
the motion which carried.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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