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Regular Meeting — February 6, 2023, 9:00 a.m.
Jefferson County Courthouse— Commissioners' Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (Hybrid)
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Greg Brotherton, Commissioner Kate Dean and
Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour participated in the meeting. Chair Brotherton called the meeting to order
at the appointed time.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Brotherton called for public comments, and five
comments were received. Most of the comments pertained to Consent Agenda Items No. 1 and 4. The
Commissioners addressed the comments.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Eisenhour moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Dean
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. HEARING NOTICE re: Consideration of an Uncodified Ordinance Adopting Courthouse
Security Standards and Requirements; Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at
10:30 a.m. Hybrid Meeting: Virtually and in-person in the Commissioners' Chambers at the
Jefferson County Courthouse located at 1820 Jefferson St., Port Townsend, WA 98368
2. AGREEMENT re: Gibbs Lake County Park Caretakers; In the Amount of$18,887; Jefferson
County Public Works; Cher Albright
3. AGREEMENT re: Grant License for Temporary Use of County Rice Lake Pit Property; In the
Amount of$5,500; Jefferson County Public Works; SB Structures LLC
4. AGREEMENT re: Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) Safeguard Maintenance Agreement; In the
Amount of$8,167; Justice AV Solutions
5. AGREEMENT re: 3-Way Professional Services by the Clallam Economic Development
Council and Jefferson County, on Behalf of the North Olympic Legislative Alliance (NOLA);
In the Amount not to exceed $13,183; Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Relations
6. AGREEMENT re: Transitional Housing Support; In the Amount of$49,299.84; January 1,
2023 —December 31, 2024; Jefferson County Public Health; OlyCAP
7. AGREEMENT re: Graphic Facilitated Support at Community Meetings; In the Amount of
$6,051.95; Public Health; Advanced Approach, LLC-DBA/Colibri Facilitation
8. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Woodley Place; In
the Amount of$100,000; Jefferson County Administrator; Bayside Housing Services
9. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Tiny Homes; In the
Amount of$144,500; Jefferson County Administrator; Bayside Housing Services
10. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Emergency Shelter;
In the Amount of$97,000; Jefferson County Administrator; Dove House
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11. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Subsidized and
Transitional Housing; In the Amount of$95,000; Jefferson County Administrator; Dove House
12. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Haines Street
Cottages; In the Amount of$40,000; Jefferson County Administrator; OlyCAP
13. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Caswell-Brown
Village; In the Amount of$100,000; Jefferson County Administrator; OlyCAP
14. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Emergency Shelter;
In the Amount of$180,000; Jefferson County Administrator; OlyCAP
15. AGREEMENT re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Pfeffer House and
The Nest; In the Amount of$34,000; Jefferson County Administrator; OWL 360
16. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 5 re: Civil Service Engineering Services for the Quilcene
Complete Streets Project, to Extend the Completion date through December 31, 2023; Jefferson
County Public Works; SJC Alliance
17. MINUTES re: Regular Meeting Minutes of January 17 and 23, 2023; and Special Meeting
Minutes of January 25, 2023 (Joint with Planning Commission)
18. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated January 5, 2023 Totaling
$2,244,824.92 and A/P Warrants Done by Payroll Dated January 20, 2023 Totaling $76,450.63
(Records of all claims submitted for payment along with A/P Warrants approved by the Payroll Services Manager
are retained in the Jefferson County Auditor's Office.)
19. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated January 23, 2023 Totaling
$1,551,928.60 (Records of all claims submitted for payment along with vouchers approved by the Board of
Jefferson County Commissioners are retained by the Jefferson County Auditor and Public Works Department.)
PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming Human Rights: Auditor Brenda Huntingford
commented on the proposed proclamation and stated she supports it. The following Elected Officials
were present and took turns reading the proclamation aloud with Commissioners: Sheriff Joe Nole,
Auditor Brenda Huntingford, and Treasurer Stacie Prada. Commissioner Dean moved to approve the
proclamation as read. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous
vote.
COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners discussed recent
meetings they attended and miscellaneous topics.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE: Public Health
Officer Dr. Allison Berry provided information on the viruses circulating in Jefferson County.
Emergency Management Director Willie Bence was not present to provide the Emergency Management
update.
WORKSHOP re: Olympic Peninsula Trails Coalition Update and Letter of Support
re: US Department of Transportation RAISE Grants Program Application for the FY 2023
National Infrastructure Investments Program Regional Project Assistance Program (DOT-DOT
X-20): Olympic Trails Coalition(OTC) President Jeff Bohman and OTC Project Manager Steve Durrant
were present to give a presentation on the Puget Sound to Pacific (PS2P) Rebuilding American
Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant they would like to apply for. They stated
their mission is to apply for the Federal Grant to perform planning and design for multimodal
transportation from Puget Sound to the Pacific; Bainbridge Island to La Push, connecting the
communities in Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam counties to the state trail network, and completing the
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Great American Rail-Trail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. They reviewed the current
projects on their task list.
RAISE is a USDOT program for funding large public transportation infrastructure projects including:
Preliminary design
• Multimodal transportation
• Transit
• Port improvements
• Climate resilience
$1.15 Billion is available for rural project this round and they are awarding grants up to $45 Million,to
be spent before September 2032 and no match is required. PS2P is preparing an application for a
planning grant, which is due February 28, 2023. Commissioner Eisenhour will work with Public Works
staff on creating a letter of support to bring forward to the Board for approval at a later date.
COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION - Continued: The Commissioners each
stated they may attend the noon WSACBOCC Special meeting, but that meeting was cancelled due to
lack of quorum. They and the County Administrator continued discussing recent meetings they attended,
miscellaneous topics, and legislative items.
The meeting was recessed at 11:46 a.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
WORKSHOP re: Jefferson County Forestry Management; Chickadee Forestry:
Chickadee Forestry Principal/Forester Malloree Weinheimer was present to give a presentation no
Jefferson County Forestry Management. She reviewed their Mission, which is a focus on ecological,
social, and economic values to create a land management strategy that enhances those categories, which
will be achieved through the following guiding policies:
• Restore and maintain forest health throughout the region
• Protect and enhance soil, water quality, and fish and wildlife habitat
• Forests are biologically, socially and economically self-sustaining
• Protect and enhance the recreational and aesthetic value of forest lands
• Provide natural resources through sustainable forest management to the local community
Ms. Weinheimer also reviewed projects, scope of work, stewardship program, partnerships, carbon
project candidate parcels, and 2023 updated recommendations. Board discussion followed.
WORKSHOP re: Jefferson Noxious Weed Control: County Administrator Mark
McCauley introduced new Noxious Weed Control Coordinator Sophie DeGroot who gave a presentation
on the 2023 noxious weed removal projects, crews,public outreach and efforts to fill vacancies on the
Noxious Weed Control Board.
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ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS: The Commissioners and County Administrator
reviewed the following:
• Legislative Update
• Calendar Coordination
• Communications Specialist
• ARPA Proposals—review on Feb 21, 2023; ranking form review on February 13, 2023
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 4:12 p.m.
until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Greg Brotherton, Chair
ATTEST: Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Heidi Eisenhour, Member
Clerk of the Board
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