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MINUTES
Regular Meeting — May 1, 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
thirteen comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments, which were mostly
pertaining to the decriminalizing of entheogens.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Dean moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda, minus Consent Agenda Item No. 9 re: Letter
of Appreciation to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Commissioner Eisenhour
seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. HEARING NOTICE re: Washington Community Development Block Grant(CDBG)2023
General Purpose Grant for Early Childcare Learning and Family Support Center Project; Hearing
Scheduled for Monday, May 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers at the
Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (HYBRID)
2. AGREEMENT re: Supply of Aggregate for Jefferson County Bituminous Surface Treatment
Program; In the Amount of$513,397; Public Works;Northwest Rock, Inc.
3. AGREEMENT re: Pavement Marking on County Roads for Calendar Years 2023-2025; In the
Amount of$615,320; Public Works; Specialized Pavement Marking, LLC
4. AGREEMENT re: Mental Health Stigma Reduction Project; In the Amount of$7,500; Public
Health; Cold Pizza, Creative, Inc.
5. AGREEMENT re: Port Townsend Community Center Window Rehabilitation; In the Amount
of$12,098.27; Central Services; Rainshadow Woodworks, Inc.
6. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance Grant Program;
In the Amount of$139,859.63; Public Works; Washington State Department of Ecology
7. AGREEMENT,Amendment No.3 re: Chimacum Confluence Project Phase I and II,
Environmental Site Assessments; Additional Amount of$3,900 for a total of$47,986.30; Public
Health; Evren Northwest, Inc.
8. AGREEMENT; Cancellation of Current Agreement and Approval of Updated Agreement re:
Community Wildfire Protection Plan; In the Amount of$167,481; Central Services; SWCA
Environmental
9. LETTER of APPRECIATION re: Washington State Department of Transportation(WSDOT)re: Hood
Canal Bridge Construction Schedule(REMOVED and approved later in the meeting)
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10. ADVISORY BOARD RESIGNATION re: re: Jefferson Count Historical
Member Representing Recipients of Lodging Tax (LTAC) Funds; Representative,Y oocal Society(JCHS)
Leavens P ive, Shelly
11. ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT(s)( 2 re: Jefferson Count
Committee; 1) Four(4) Year Term to Expire May 4, 2027; Committee Me Ferry Advisory
2) Four(4) Year Term to Expire June 10, 2027; Local Government Representative,
Tom ThiKing 12. MINUTES re: Regular Meeting Minutes of April 24, 2023, and Special
April 21, 2023 (Coordination) and April 28,2023 (Interacti p tattve, Steve King
13. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrantsp al Meeting Minutes of
(Interactive with 4`h Graders)
and Dated April 24, 2023 Totaling$4679122.16 (Records of a l claims s ubm 21, Ott d 23 or aling $along
g with
vouchers approved by the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners are retained by the Jefferson County
and Public Works De Payment along with
Department.)
Auditor
PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness
All three Commissioners read aloud the proclamation. Co
Proclamation as read. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion issionerwhich moved b approve the4onth:
vote. carried by a unanimous
Staff members from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Jefferson
Discovery Behavioral Health were present to thank the Commissioners for the prCounty, and
to the importance of mental illness programs in the County. Proclamation and speak
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE: Public
Officer Dr. Allison Berry provided information on the viruses circulatingin Jefferson County. She stated
that Emergency Management Director Willie Bence was unable to attend. Health
PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming May 12,2023 as Child Care Provider
Appreciation Day: All three Commissioners read aloud the proclamation. Co
to approve the proclamation as read. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion Commissioner Dean moved
unanimous vote. n which carried by a
YMCA Chief Executive Officer Wendy Bart was present and thanked the Co
the proclamation. Commissioners for approving
PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming May 6-12, 2023 as Nurses Week: All
Commissioners read aloud the proclamation. Commissioner Dean moved to approve the proclamation as
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read. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried b three
unanimous vote.
Community Health Director Denise Banker was present and thanked those involved
in the community. She also thanked the YMCA for their work to support children
with mental health
Jefferson County. and mental health in
DISCUSSION re: Support of Decriminalizing Entheogens: The Commissioners
reviewed the draft resolution regarding the Support edits, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve RESOLUTION . re:
of decriminalizing entheogens. After discussion and NO 19-23
Arrest, Investigation, and Prosecution of Individuals Involved with NO.Enth 1 23 Requesting that the
gr elated Activities be
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Amongst the Lowest Priority in Jefferson
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these Activities. Commissioner Dean seconded them tion Declaring Su c Support for Full Decriminalization of
Chair Brotherton called for public
comments, and six comments were received. He
unanimous vote. aped for a vote on the motion. The motion carried by a
The meeting was recessed at 11:05 a.m. and reconvened at 11:13 a.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS:
• Review items to discuss
• Continued Discussion re: Letter of Appreciation re: Washington State De
Transportation (WSDOT) re: Hood Canal Bridge Construction Schedule partment of
Item No. 9): The Commissioners reviewed edits to the draft letter Proposed b (Consent Agenda
Eisenhour. After further edits, Commissioner Dean moved to approve he letter
edited and presented today. Co Y Commissioner
Y Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion. Chair Brotherton
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called for public comments, and none were received. He called for a vote on the
motion carried by a unanimous vote. motion. The
• ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: Letter of Appreciation re: Arlene Alen: Commi
presented a draft letter regarding Arlene Alen's farewell to the PlanningCo s o na Dean
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Position of Executive Director of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. A
the letter, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve n and the
outgoing director of the Jefferson County Chamber of CoP the as drafted to Arlene Alen, the. Commissioner Dean seconded
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the motion. Chair Brotherton called for public comments, and none were receiv .
a vote on the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. ed He called for
• County Administrator Briefing
• Commissioner's Briefing Session and miscellaneous topics
• Calendar Coordination
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 12:03 p.m.until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
SEAL: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Greg Brotherton, Chair
ATTEST:
Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC
Clerk of the Board Heidi Eisenhour, Member
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