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Home My WebLink AboutM082106 District No. 1 Comml..ioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Comml..loner: David W. SulHvan District No.3 Commi..ioner: Patrick M. Rodgers County Administrator: John F. Fischbach Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of August 21, 2006 Chairman Phil Johnson called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner David W. Sullivan and Commissioner Patrick M. Rodgers. Presentation of Plaques for Achievements; Vicki Breithaupt, Jefferson County Public Works Department: Several Public Works employees were present when County Administrator John Fischbach announced that Vicki Breithaupt, Public Works Department Accountant, had received the Washington Finance Officers Association Professional Finance Officer Award and her Washington Certified Public Accountant license. Public Works Director Frank Gifford presented her with 2 plaques recognizing these achievements. COMMISSIONERS/COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING SESSION: John Fischbach reported on the following items: · The Port Hadlock UGA Sewer workshop to review the financial analysis that was scheduled for September 5 has been rescheduled to October 10. · The County received a $60,000 grant from the State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development for a County lands analysis. The plans are to start work next month and complete Phase I by October. The project will be completed this year. · Starting next year, a pilot crew from the Olympic Correctional Facility will be given 4-months of on- the-job training to control noxious weeds for the Noxious Weed Program in the west end of Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Frequently Asked Questions (F AQ) Sheet re: Proposed Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO): Director of Community Development Al Scalf presented a draft document for the Board and public to review that answers 96 "frequently asked questions" about environmentally sensitive areas. The document was developed in response to citizen concerns and public comments at the Planning Commission hearing on the draft Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) in June. The following items are addressed in the FAQ sheet: · The Growth Management Act · The Appeal Process Page I Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of August 21,2006 :!~. "" 'O'c ~ . ... ". +'$I1J"'~""~ . Settlement Agreements . Agricultural Concerns . Stream and Wetland Buffers . Shoreline Management Program . Fish and Wildlife . Geological Hazardous Areas . Forestry . West End . Special Reports . Maps . Community Involvement Al Scalf explained that staff wrote the F AQ sheet without using planning terms or citing statutes and ordinances because they want people to be able to understand the issues. Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney David Alvarez stated that he had also reviewed the document. The public comment period is still open on the draft CAO. Comments from citizens on the F AQ sheet will be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review. The F AQ sheet will be posted on the webpage and distributed at the Planning Commission and CAO Sub- committee meetings. Al Scalf stated that anyone who has questions or comments can email or call the Department of Community Development. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens: the newspaper reported incorrectly about the affiliation of one of the County Commissioner candidates; the State requires that the County review the critical areas regulations, but the County isn't required to change them; there are people in the County don't believe that landowners should have property rights; a suggestion was made that the County establish a Surface and Stormwater Management Program to mitigate the damage from property owners on Hood Canal and require them to pay for restoration; several people commented about the F AQ sheet on environmentally sensitive areas; it is important for the Board to realize that they have a great deal of local discretion regarding the critical areas regulations; the CAO needs to address crops that are grown in wetland areas; the F AQ sheets should be available at local post offices for people who don't have internet access; the noise and dust from the Fred Hill Materials quarry in Shine continues to be a problem and the sludge being sprayed at the tree fanns in the area is polluting the ground water; there is a dispute between neighbors in Port Ludlow regarding a proposed stormwater easement and the County needs to give them time to work it out; stafftakes their direction on the CAO regulations from the Board; and the current draft CAO was drafted by DCD staff using guidelines from the State Department of Ecology and the Washington Environmental Council. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of August 21, 2006 ;-ift, ~ 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. HEARING NOTICE re: 2007-2012 Six (6) Year Transportation Improvement Program; Hearing Re-Schedu1ed from Monday, August 28,2006 to Monday, September 11, 2006 at 10:05 a.m. in the Commissioners Chamber 2. HEARING NOTICE re: Chimacum Watershed Agriculture, Fish, and Wildlife Protection Plan; Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 10:05 a.m. in the Commissioners Chamber 3. HEARING NOTICE re: Interim Ordinance No. 05-0410-06 Rescinding Chapter 18.18 Within Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code and Formally Re-estab1ishing the Previously Existing Rural Designations and Standards for the Future Irondale Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA); Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 10:45 a.m. in the Commissioners Chamber 4. AGREEMENT NO. CPF05-09, Amendment No.1 re: Clock Tower Rehabilitation Project No. 3035941547; Jefferson County Public Works; Washington State Historical Society, Heritage Grant Program 5. AGREEMENT NO. ER-0501(015) re: Upper Hoh Road Emergency Repair, County Project No. CR1689; Jefferson County Public Works; Washington State County Road Administration Board (CRAB) 6. AGREEMENT NO. ER-0501(015) re: Upper Hoh Road Emergency Repair, County Project No. X01689; Jefferson County Public Works; Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc. 7. AGREEMENT NO. 911018 re: Disclosure Driver and Plate Search (DAPS) Data Sharing; Jefferson County JeffCom; Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) 8. AGREEMENT NO. E07-103 re: Emergency Management Preparedness Grant Assistance Grant (EMP AG); Conduct a Public Officials Workshop on Government Business Operations Recovery; Emergency Management; Washington State Military Department; Emergency Management Division 9. AGREEMENT, Addendum to Attachment A re: Training Services; Anti-harassment and ADA/Diversity; Peninsula College 10. AGREEMENT Interagency re: Expanded Substance Abuse/Mental Health Treatment (SB5763); Madrona Institute of Washington (Also Known As Jefferson Mental Health) HEARING re: Disposal of Surplus Equipment: Treasurer's Office staff explained that the hearing was for surplus real property. However, later in the hearing it was clarified that the hearing was for surplus equipment. The hearing was properly noticed in the newspaper and on the Board's agenda. The surplus equipment consists of several cars, some heavy equipment, and miscellaneous office equipment. Chairman Johnson opened the public hearing. Hearing no comments for or against the sale of the surplus County equipment, the Chair closed the public hearing. Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of August 21, 2006 ~~"'" 'f, - ...~ t:$#flt.(.,~ Later in the Morning: Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 51-06, in the matter of a notice of intention to sell surplus County property. Commissioner Rodgers seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board met in Executive Session with the County Administrator, Prosecuting Attorney and Director of Community Development from 10: 15 - 10:45 a.m. regarding potentia11itigation. They came out of Executive Session and the Board took the following action: Direction to County Administrator: Commissioner Sullivan moved to direct County Administrator John Fischbach to contact Hearing Examiner Irv Berteig. Commissioner Rodgers seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Board then met in Executive Session with the County Administrator from 10:46 - 11 :05 a.m. regarding a performance review and from 11 :06 - 11 :09 a.m. regarding real estate. The Board came out of Executive Session and took the following action: NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Rodgers moved to adjourn the meeting at 11 : 13 a.m. until the next regularly scheduled Commissioners' Meeting or a Special Meeting as noticed according to the statute and have the Chairman sign a notice of adjournment. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ,.~ ~~ ' ".'tr '":i . ~. . .4~ If,)::;, :~_.;:<' ... -._ .-.10',";'. Da~U~ ~~b~ -- ~ CJtJM- ""1 a ~ I CfYtc. ~lie Matthes, CMC Deputy Clerk of the Board Page 4