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Home My WebLink About071023M SON (• MINUTES Regular Meeting — July 10, 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 six comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Eisenhour noted that she believed there were two people interested in serving on the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) Board (Consent Agenda Item No. 8), and she suggested not taking-action until they have all the information. Commissioner Dean moved to approve the Consent Agenda, minus Item No. 8. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. AGREEMENT re: E911 Basic Service Operations Grant; In the Amount of$298,333; Central Services; Washington State Military Department; JeffCOM 911 2. AGREEMENT re: Shared Expense to Cleanup Homeless Encampment; Not to exceed $7,000; Public Health; City of Port Townsend 3. AGREEMENT re: Services for those with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities; In the amount of$639,374; Public Health; Department of Social and Health Services Developmental Disabilities Administration 4. AGREEMENT re: Creating Accessibility at Illahee Preserve; In the Amount of$7,000; Public Health; Jefferson Land Trust 5. AGREEMENT Amendment No. 1 re: 2023 Affordable Housing/Homelessness Grant Funding; Emergency Shelter; An Additional Amount of$40,000; Jefferson County Administrator; Olympic Community Action Program (OlyCAP) 6. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 2 re: CDBG-CV Subrecipient Agreement; An Additional Amount of$87,000; Olympic Community Action Program(OlyCAP) 7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES re: Regular Meeting Minutes of June 12, 2023 and Special Meeting Minutes of June 12, 2023 (WSAC Housing), and June 21, 2023 (Community Wildfire Protection Plan) 8. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT re: Solid Waste Advisory Committee(SWAC); Unexpired Term to End October 12, 2023, District No. 2, Citizen Representative, Stephen Chappuis (this item was approved later in the meeting) 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 9. Payment of Superior Court Jury Fees; Totaling $9,711.11 10. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated July 5 2023 Totaling $2,242,741.36 COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners discussed recent meetings they attended and miscellaneous topics. The meeting recessed at 10:02 a.m. and reconvened at 10:05 a.m. with all three commissioners present. UPDATE re: Olympic Discovery Trail: Peninsula Trails Coalition President Jeff Bohman was present and discussed the success of the RAISE Grant application. Recently, the City of Port Angeles and the Puget Sound to Pacific Collaborative (PSP2P) confirmed that the PS2P RAISE Grant Application, for which Jefferson County was a supporting entity and co-applicant for, was successful. Of the $16.13 Million total, $2.88 Million comes to Jefferson County jurisdictions— including Jefferson County, Port of Port Townsend, City of Port Townsend, for planning and design for trail projects and safety improvements in the County. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee/Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Special Meeting: Recently, Chair Brotherton called for a Joint Special Meeting of the BOCC and the BHAC. Commissioner Dean noted that she would like more notice on Special Meetings, when two or more Commissioners wish to attend a meeting. She added that she will be unable to attend the proposed meeting due to scheduling conflicts. Commissioner Eisenhour is the Chair of the BHAC, so the joint meeting is necessary for both her and Chair Brotherton to discuss opioid settlement payment options. The meeting proposed is set for July 11, 2023. The Commissioners discussed how they would like to handle the settlement. CLOSED SESSION: A Closed Session was scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Chair Brotherton announced that the Closed Session will be held from 10:46 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. with the County Administrator and Human Resources Director to Plan or Adopt the Strategy or Position to be taken by the governing body during the course of Collective Bargaining, Professional Negotiations, or Grievance or Mediation Proceedings, or to Review the Proposals Made in Negotiations or Proceedings while in progress not subject to the Open Public Meetings Act under exemption RCW 42.30.140(4)(b). The Board concluded the Closed Session and resumed the regular meeting at 11:01 a.m. WORKSHOP re: After-Action 4th of July Fireworks Ban: Commissioner Eisenhour reported that Washington State declared a high fire danger, which led to the local fire officials to meet and declare Jefferson County is also in high fire danger. Present: East Jefferson Fire and Rescue (EJFR) Chief Bret Black, EJFR Assistant Chief Brian Tracer, Quilcene Fire Don Svetich, Brinnon Fire Chief Tim Manly, Sheriff Joe Nole, Fire Marshall Phil Cecere, Department of Community Development (DCD) Director Josh Peters, and Communications Specialist Wendy Davis. The Commissioners discussed the 4th of July fireworks ban with local fire department officials and County staff. Also discussed was future public displays, or approving certain locations to light off 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 fireworks. Chair Brotherton opened the floor to allow for public comments, and three comments were received. The meeting was recessed at 11:59 a.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. DISCUSSION re: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Assistance Visit/Washington State Department of Ecology Sustainable Development Grants: Department of Community Development(DCD) Chief Strategy Officer Brent Butler and Natural Resources Program Coordinator Tami Pokorny were present for the discussion. Officer Butler provided a powerpoint presentation which explained the FEMA process: tour of the floodplain, inspection of permit files and procedures, meeting with local appointed and Elected Officials. He also reviewed what is regulated, risks, and next steps. Coordinator Pokorny explained Washington State Department of Ecology grants that are available: Competitive Shoreline Planning Grant, Floodplains by Design grant, and RCO Surfboard. Staff urged that now is the time to apply for these grants. Chair Brotherton opened the floor to allow for public comments, and two comments were received and responded to. The Commissioners stated they are in favor of staff moving forward in seeking grants. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION- Continued: County Administrator Mark McCauley discussed recent meetings he attended. The Commissioners reviewed upcoming meetings, Calendar Coordination, future agenda items and miscellaneous topics. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS: The Commissioners and County Administrator reviewed the following: • North Olympic Legislative Alliance • Recompete; upcoming discussion • Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's Chairman Jeromy Sullivan; condolence letter • Continued Discussion re: SWAC Appointee (Consent Agenda Item No. 8): Commissioner Eisenhour stated she received answers to her questions about SWAC appointees and she moved to appoint Steven Chappuis to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee(SWAC) for an unexpired term to end October 12, 2023; District No. 2, Citizen Representative. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Chair Brotherton called for public comments on the motion. Hearing no comments, he called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. • Calendar Coordination and miscellaneous topics - continued • Community Outreach meetings • Chair Brotherton shared a video re: This is your land 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 3:42 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. •«••N«««/ JEFFERSON COUNTY e0*FERSON ,, BOARD I F COMMISSIONERS SEAL: s Miriiss • Oo', GG iOZ Z �• ;, eg :rotherton, Chair ATTEST: 1 h'ASHING...... Kat ean, Member �,/N/UI�//N11111.` iti v, c--7elcakv6-1 Carolyn allaway, CMC eidi Eisenhour, Member Clerk of the Board 4 tA S