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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM031207 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 March 12,2007 In the absence of Commissioner Phil Johnson, Acting-Chairman David Sullivan called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner John Austin. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made: A request to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" today and at the beginning of all future County Commissioner meetings, and a comment about maritime security; Appreciation for reciting the "Pledge of Allegiance" at the meeting and a request that the Commissioners review the Risk Pool Insurance Policy to insure the County has the most adequate and most economical coverage; It was disrespectful to hesitate to rise to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" and comments on the Critical Areas Ordinance Review Committee meeting and the Planning Commission appointment process, and suggestion that Jim Hagen and Dennis Schultz be reappointed; To prevent global warming you need to cluster jobs to keep people from driving, putting SSNW out of business costs jobs; Concerns about language in two contracts listed on the consent agenda for towing services; It is not appropriate to use the previous version of the Critical Areas Ordinance; Inquiry about the status of televising Commissioner meetings and questions about personnel evaluations and mechanisms for disciplinary actions; The County's insurance policy limit seems low, the Planning Commission was very receptive to listening to issues, and support for a camera system for televising Commissioner meetings, however, for residents without cable, an internet camera system would serve the public better; Inquiry about the Planning Commission interviews; An e-mail sent in last week discussed a legislative bill regarding the declaration of essential public facilities and the Pit-to-Pier project does not seem to fall into that category; and an inquiry on the status of the investigation of the illegal voter. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Austin moved to delete items #7 and #8 and approve the remaining items as presented. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion carried. 1. ORDINANCE NO. 01-0312-07 re: Interim Ordinance Rescinding Chapter 18.18 Within Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code and Formally Re-establishing the Previously Existing Rural Designations and Standards for the Planning Area for the Future Irondale and Hadlock Urban Growth Area 2. RESOLUTION NO. 27-07 re: Naming a Private Road Big Leaf Lane 3. HEARING NOTICE re: Interim Ordinance No. 01-0312-07 Rescinding Chapter 18.18 Within Title 18 of the Jefferson County Code and Formally Re-establishing the Previously Existing Rural Designations and Standards for the Planning Area for the Future Irondale and Hadlock Urban Growth Area; Hearing Scheduled Monday, March 26,2007 at 10:45 a.m. in the Commissioners Chambers Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 12,2007 APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA - CONTINUED: 4. BID AWARD re: Paradise Bay Road Illumination Project No. CR1148; Olympic Electric Co. Inc. 5. AGREEMENTS (2) re: 2007 Regional Services; 1) Health and Human Services; and 2) Municipal Court and Jail Services; City of Port Townsend 6. AGREEMENT re: Training Services; Peninsula College 7. DELETED AGREEMENT re: Junk/Abandoned Vehicle Towing; Jefferson County Public Health; Peninsula Auto Wrecking 8. DELETED AGREEMENT re: Junk/Abandoned Vehicle Towing; Jefferson County Public Health; A & G Import Auto, Inc 9. AGREEMENT NO. IAC#06-2288A re: Salmon Recovery Fund for Dosewallips Floodplain Acquisition Project Phase II; Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Office ofthe Interagency Committee 10. AGREEMENT re: Legislative Liaison Services for IrondalelPort Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA) Sewer Project; Jefferson County Public Works; Sharon Wylie 11. LEASE AGREEMENT NO. IC3-16-04433 re: Airspace Lease for Use of Right of Way at the Brinnon Senior Center; Jefferson County Central Services; Washington State Department of Transportation 12. Letter of Congratulations on Receiving the 2006 Gloria Panitch Volunteer of the Year Award; Pat Scott 13. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated March 6, 2007 Totaling $386,059.77. (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.) 14. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants and AlP Warrants Dated March 5, 2007 Totaling $612,020.68 and $561,848.84 and Dated March 7, 2007 Totaling $128,264.84 (Records of all claims submitted for payment along with AlP Warrants approved by the Payroll Services Manager are retained in the Jefferson County Auditor's Office.) Recommendation for Bid Award; Official County Newspaper; Port Townsend/Jefferson County Leader: The bids that were received from the Leader and Peninsula Daily News were compared using a formula based on the price per column inch. At face value it appears that the Peninsula Daily News is more economical. However, the two papers each use a different column inch size, so when the analysis was done the Leader was actually the most economical. Based on the analysis using this formula the Leader's price is $4.00 per column inch as opposed to a price of$4.60 per column inch with the Peninsula Daily News. Also taken into consideration is that the Leader achieves the widest coverage in the County with their news stand sales and their deliveries reaching over 28% of the County's population while the Peninsula Daily News reaches over 12% of the County's population. Therefore, it is recommended that the bid be awarded to the Leader for the term July 1, 2007 through July 1, 2008. Commissioner Sullivan noted that the Peninsula Daily News had required notices be submitted four days prior to publication which did not allow notices to be published and hearings to take place much quicker than with the Leader. In addition, the Leader has served as the County's newspaper of public record all but one year and the public is accustomed to looking for publication notices in the Leader. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 12,2007 '~."":o" ~...'- '-~~'-'~ ~"rI'~II"(""~ Commissioner Austin appreciates the fair comparison between the two newspapers and feels it adds to the rationale for staying with the Leader. Commissioner Austin moved to accept the recommendation to award the bid for the official County newspaper of public record to the Port Townsend/Jefferson County Leader. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion carried. Commissioners' Briefing Session: County Administrator John Fischbach reported on the following: The County Administrator's meeting scheduled for today at 1:30 p.m. has been cancelled. He presented the Port Hadlock UGA - Sewer Facility Plan Project Update and Schedule Change noting that the plan has been extended for 30 days and the meeting originally scheduled in February will take place later this spring. Shoreline Master Program "Road Show" meetings will take place as follows: Tonight, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Tri Area Community Center; Tuesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Port Ludlow Beach Club; Wednesday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Brinnon school; and Thursday, March 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Qweets/Clearwater school. Planning Commission interviews are scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2007 from 3:00 p.m. to 5 :00 p.m. in the Superior Court Courtroom. Jill Silver who works with 1 0,000 Years Institute is working on a grant for the Watershed Stewardship and Resource Center to Promote Ecological Literacy in Rural Jefferson County. The Planning Commission docket includes three suggested amendments and nine site specific amendments. The opening celebration for the Irondale Neighborhood Park Playground is scheduled for Friday, March 30,2007 at 12:00 p.m. An article in the IIMC Newsletter regarding time limits on presentations from the public. Friday, March 9th was the deadline for receiving nominations from City and County agencies for staff to serve on the Ferry Advisory Committee. One nomination was received from the City. Letter to State Legislator's Regarding Sustainable Washington State Ferry Funding: Commissioner Austin stated San Juan County has sent a letter to the State Legislator's regarding their concerns about the ferry system funding and the increase in ferry rates. San Juan County has requested that Jefferson County send a similar letter to State Legislator's as well. Commissioner Austin supports the Board taking action to send a letter and read aloud a draft version for possible approval. Commissioner Sullivan agreed that this is an important issue and feels sending the letter is appropriate. Commissioner Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 12,2007 iE':"';:\ +: .. - ~ 'f~- - \" ,.",,0 Austin moved to approve the letter and send it to Representatives Lynn Kessler and Kevin Van De Wege, and Senator Jim Hargrove. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the minutes of February 20,2007 and February 26,2007 (Special Meeting) as presented. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion carried. Discussion with Judge Crad Verser and Possible Decision Regarding Training Request for Drug Court: Judge Crad Verser explained that he is looking to improve training for County personnel dealing with family treatment court (drug court). After discussing this issue with individuals from other Law and Justice offices and researching training options, they discovered a training offered out-of-state that would train personnel to deal with mental health issues. He is uncertain how much funding is in the Expanded Mental & Substance Abuse Treatment & Therapeutic Courts budget, but, feels this is appropriate training for his staff and others that deal with individuals who not only have substance abuse problems, but mental problems as well. For the most part drug court has been successful. However, there was one member of drug court who got a Dill, and knowing sanctions were going to be imposed, committed suicide as a result. This had a tremendous affect on Judge Verser and other drug court team members causing them to question their ability to deal with individuals who are in the court system and suffer with mental health problems. This particular training is held in Washington D.C. and he noted that his staff is looking at other training options as well. There is other training in San Francisco that looks very good. It has more of a team oriented approach and at least four members of the team to would need to attend. This training will help to improve drug court and allow the team to achieve their goals. Commissioner Sullivan stated he had to deal with suicides in his professional background and he can sympathize with how difficult it is to deal with. Everyone always wonders if there was something that could have been done differently to prevent it. It is really important for individuals left dealing with a suicide to have someone to talk to. Perhaps there is a consultant available that could provide assistance with mental health issues for the team. Someone that could offer not only debriefing services, but also assessment sefV1ces. Judge Verser assumes someone from Jefferson Mental Health will be contributing. Commissioner Sullivan suggested it would be more economical to have a local consultant or even a consultant from out of the area, come here to discuss issues with all the team members and possibly provide consultation services throughout the entire process. While there is money available, he feels it would be better spent this way than on hotels for the team to attend training outside of the area. Jefferson Mental Health may be able to assist with identifying a mental health consultant. Page 4 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 12,2007 v. ( Judge Verser stated that John Fischbach suggested sending two members to the training and then having them train the team. He is not certain that is the best training option either. The option presented by Commissioner Sullivan sounds good and helps the team work toward their goal. Commissioner Austin resonates that it is hoped another suicide will not occur. One ofthe most elusive sorts of psychiatric or psychological assessment is knowing who is going to commit suicide and who is not. In 30 years of experience in this profession, he has never found an instrument, human or otherwise, that you could trust to give you that knowledge. Post discussion is important. Even trained mental health professionals who know this can happen, have difficulty dealing with suicide. People can't blame themselves. Judge Verser stated he and others are trained extensively in a lot of areas, but, not in mental health. Commissioner Austin looked into other training options as well and provided Judge Verser with the name of an individual with NCDI who will send trainers from Washington D.C. to conduct regional training which could possibly be coordinated with other Counties that have similar family treatment court or drug court programs. He noted that Pierce County has a similar court program and they would be willing to consult with Jefferson County. With regional training we would get more for our money spent. Judge Verser asked how much funding is in the budget? John Fischbach replied that the total budget for Family Treatment Court for one year is $33,916.00. This money has not yet been spent and the first year has almost past so it will be double that amount. Commissioner Sullivan added that the idea was to build reserves and use the funding as needed. So the delay in getting the program started is beneficial due to the fact that there is more money available that can possibly be used to match grants to pay for services. John Fischbach and Judge Verser will work together on these mental health training options. At the end ofthe scheduled business on Monday Commissioner Sullivan recessed the meeting until Friday at 3 :00 p.m. when interviews are scheduled to place in the Superior Court Courtroom with the following individuals interested in serving on the Planning Commission: 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3.30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Laurence Bonar (District # 1 ) Ashley Bullitt (District # 1) - Withdrew from Consideration Dennis Schultz (District # 1) Jim Hagen (District #2) Patricia Parmer (District #2) Andrew Reding (District #1) Gloria Bram (District #2) Page 5 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of March 12,2007 '.~':"'.;.'..+' ; ,"" ~ ~r.r";Nl'l,~~ Chairman Johnson reconvened the meeting in the presence of Commissioner Sullivan and Commissioner Austin on Friday at 3:00 p.m. in the Superior Court Courtroom to conduct the Planning Commission Interviews. Upon concluding the interviews Commissioner Austin moved that each of the applicants be thanked in a letter for their time and commitment to apply. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Chairman Johnson moved to appoint Ashley Bullit to the Planning Commission representing District No.1. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner Sullivan moved to appoint Pat Farmer to the Planning Commission representing District No.2. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Austin moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:15 p.m. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 19,2007 at 9:00 a.m. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS \\ "", . " SEAL: Page 6