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District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson
District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan
District No.3 Commissioner: John Austin
County Administrator: John F. Fischbach
Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney
MINUTES
Week of February 5, 2007
Commissioner Phil Johnson called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner
David W. Sullivan and Commissioner John Austin.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens. A request
was made that the Board write a letter of support for SB 5248 to codify the exemption for agricultural lands;
several members of the Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) Committee asked that a consultant or attorney be
hired to draft the CAO to assure that it is completed by the deadline; some CAO Committee members want
to withdraw from the committee and write their own minority report; the Attorney General's updated
memorandum on "unconstitutional takings of property" is currently being printed which will help the CAO
Committee; organizations such as the Puget Sound Partnership and the Puget Sound Regional Transportation
Commission are taking legislative power away from local jurisdictions; Port Townsend Paper Company is in
Chapter 11 and the County needs to do a contingency study on the impacts on the economy if the mill closes;
Security Services Northwest is an asset to the County and the training they provide to Special Forces will be
necessary if other countries in the Middle East go to war; comments were made regarding the County's
investigation into the Deputy Prosecutor's statement to a citizen on January 22; and it should be the
County's responsibility to provide the burden of proof on a capital assets inventory public records request.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Austin
moved to delete Item #3 from the Consent Agenda. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which
carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve the balance of the Consent Agenda
as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 08-07 re: Agreeing to Pay Any Punitive Damages that Might be Awarded
Against Certain Employees Employed by the Jefferson County Sheriff
2. RESOLUTION NO. 09-07 re: Naming a Private Road Turnagain Lane; Don Marshall, Petitioner
3. DELETE RESOLUTION re: Re-establishing Jefferson County Cash Drawer, Petty Cash Account and Revolving Fund
Amounts in Various County Departments
4. RESOLUTION NO. 10-07 re: Renaming the Health and Human Services Department and
Associated Funds to Jefferson County Public Health
5. RESOLUTION NO. 11-07 re: Authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to Seek Entry of
Orders that Would Reduce Warrants of Abatement to Special Assessment Status as Permitted by
RCW 36.32.120(10)
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6. CALL FOR BIDS re:Paradise Bay Road Illumination Project No. CR1148; Bids Accepted Until
10:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2007 and Opened and Read Publicly at 10: 15 a.m. in the
Commissioners Chambers
7. AGREEMENT re: Oral Health Care; Jefferson County Public Health; Cynthia Newman
8. AGREEMENTS (3) re: 2007 Community Services Grant Funding; 1) Gardiner Community Center
Board; 2) Port Townsend Senior Association; and 3) Jefferson County Fair Association .
9. AGREEMENT No. 2007-097 A (1) re: Basic Design Services for Correction Center Re-roofand
HV AC Replacement; Jefferson County Central Services; Washington State Department of General
Administration
10. AGREEMENT NO. 06-64006-024 re: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Regional
Microenterprise Grant, Olympic Microloan Fund; Jefferson County Administrator; Washington State
Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED)
11. AGREEMENT NO. 0563-75725-02, Amendment No.2 re: Medicaid Administrative Match;
Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
12. AGREEMENT Amendment No.1 re: School Nurse Corps Program; Jefferson County Public
Health; Olympic Educational Service District (OESD) 114
13. EASEMENT re: Utility Easement; Jefferson County Public Works; Puget Sound Energy
14. Request for Full Reconveyance; Water Quality Improvement Loan Agreement No. EH02-28 Paid in
Full; Kelly D. Smith
15. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated December 28,2006 Totaling $439,729.70
and December 29,2006 Totaling $6,620.58 and January 23,2007 Totaling $383,673.03 (Records of all
claims submitted for payment along with vouchers approved and signed by the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners are
retained by the Jefferson County Auditor and Public Works Department.)
16. Recommendation to Approve Standard Road Vacation Request; Westerly Half of the Alley in Block
154, Irondale Division No.6; Michael Regan, Petitioner
17. Letter of Support re: Funding the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program in 2007; Senator Jim
Hargrove, Representative Lynn Kessler and Representative Kevin Van De Wege
18. Letter of Support re: State Funding for Northwest Straits Initiative; Dave Upthegrove, Select
Committee on Puget Sound
19. Advisory Board Resignation; Jefferson County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board; Sheila
Westerman
Letter of Support for Pilot State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC) Program
Funding; E911 Funds: County Administrator John Fischbach presented a letter for the Board's review and
signature to the State House Finance Committee regarding the appropriation of State E911 funds for the
SIEC Radio Project. The letter also mentions the need to preserve the integrity ofthe State 911 Excise Tax
Fund.
Commissioner Austin moved to sign the letter to the House Finance Committee. Commissioner Sullivan
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve the minutes of
January 22, and 29,2007. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
HEARING re: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grant Close Out; Regional
Microenterprise Development Grant; Olympic Microloan Fund Administered by Cascadia Revolving
Fund: Chairman Johnson opened the public hearing. Ruth Ann Halford, Shorebank Enterprise Cascadia,
stated that $211,000 from this grant funded 15 loans and several of these loans were paid off earlier than
expected. Nineteen jobs were created and some of these small businesses have expanded, adding more
employees. Pet Town in Port Townsend was given a loan from a previous grant to expand to a Sequim store.
Under this loan contract, they opened a store in Belfair and they recently opened a store in Port Orchard.
Several other businesses that have received loans include LaBella Day Spa in Port Townsend, a hair salon on
Hood Canal, a toxic mold detection business that uses dogs, a small mortgage broker, and a fisherman who
bought a boat. Cascadia was also able to provide technical assistance to 495 people who were interested in
starting their own businesses.
Chairman Johnson opened the public testimony portion of the hearing. Hearing no comments for or against
the CDBG grant closeout, the Chair closed the public hearing. No action was required of the Board.
The County Administrator signed the closeout document.
The Chair reconvened the meeting and John Fischbach, the County Administrator, updated
the Board on the following:
· The reason for the County Administrator's meeting.
· "Attachment F" of the investigation of Civil Deputy Prosecutor's actions on January 22 was a
statement by the Deputy Clerk of the Board which was noted in the table of contents of the report.
· The request to hire a consultant to write the Critical Areas Ordinance and the timeline for getting the
draft ordinance out for public comment.
· The Sign Ordinance, possible revisions, and the public process.
· . Procedures for and possible locations of meeting for bringing forward the revised draft No Shooting
Zone Ordinance.
· The workplan and timeline for the Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA, excluding the sewer plan.
· The Industrial Land Bank Analysis and proposed changes in the State legislation.
· Trendwest's application withdrawal.
· The Garden Court Apartments low-income housing.
· A variance for the Frog Mountain dog-boarding facility will be heard by the Hearing Examiner.
· The City of Port Townsend owes the County $23,430.37 for voter registration costs.
· The County has joined the Washington State Association of Counties's (WSAC) County Inmate
Program that deals with certain medical needs of inmates.
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A supplemental to the Federal budget for the Secure Rural Schools Act funding for the second half of
2007 probably won't be approved. The County would have received $1.3 million in revenues from
this funding source. Cuts will have to be made.
The Board was asked to review draft documents regarding the UGA Sewer System and make
comment.
The Equipment Rental & Revolving (ER&R) Fund bill regarding determination of the rates has
passed the State House of Representatives.
Applications for the Planning Commission positions are due on February 9. The only application
received to date is from Dennis Schultz who has applied for reappointment.
A small portion of Discovery Bay has been classified from "permitted" to "prohibited" for shellfish.
The County will need to create a shellfish protection district within two months.
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NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Austin moved to adjourn the meeting at
3 :44 p.m. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The next
meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 12, 2007 at 9 a.m.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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