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Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting Monday – September 18, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.
This is a Hybrid meeting: Virtual and In-Person Attendance at
Jefferson County Courthouse – Commissioners’ Chambers
1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA
Kate Dean, District 1 | Heidi Eisenhour, District 2 | Greg Brotherton, District 3 – Chair
To view Agenda items, meeting materials and comments received, click here: www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services
– Laserfiche Web Portal – Board of County Commissioners – BOCC Agenda Packets – 2023 Weekly Agenda
Items – Month of the meeting – Day of the meeting
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Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/93777841705
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provide public comment, click on the hand icon at the bottom of the screen to “raise your hand.”
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to “raise your hand.” Participation will be up to the Chair and Clerk
Access for the hearing impaired can be accommodated using Washington Relay Service at 1-800-833-6384.
If you need special accommodations, please contact our office 24 hours in advance.
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“Today.” This option will allow you to watch the meeting live-streaming, with no participation.
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In the event of technical difficulties, at least one of the methods above will be accessible to the public. Please try
all methods first before calling 360-385-9100 to report any issues.
Individuals may provide Public Comment using the following methods:
Video: Refer to meeting instructions above
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Email: You may submit comments/correspondence to us at: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us up through
11:59 p.m. the day before the meeting.
Public Comment Periods are dedicated to listening to the public. Each person may address the Board one time
during these periods. To ensure equal opportunity for the public to comment, all comments shall be limited to 2 or
3 minutes per person, depending on the volume of public in attendance. Some Agenda items may have additional
Public Comment Periods – these comment periods are for listening to comments specific to that Agenda item. The
Chair may add additional Public Comment Periods throughout the meeting.
9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER
9:01 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD – ALL TOPICS
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Agenda: September 18, 2023
No set time APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA:
(Items listed below have been distributed to the Commissioners in advance for study and will be enacted by one motion. If
separate discussion is desired on an item, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular
Agenda, at a specific time, at the request of any of the Commissioners.)
1. HEARING NOTICE: RESOLUTION NO. _____ re: 2023 Third Quarter Budget
Appropriations/Extensions; Various County Departments; Hearing scheduled for Monday,
October 2, 2023 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers at the Jefferson County
Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (Hybrid)
2. HEARING NOTICE re: An Ordinance Adopting a New Chapter 15.20 of the Jefferson County
Code to Establish a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (“C-PACER”)
Program within Jefferson County Hearing scheduled for Monday, October 9, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.
in the Commissioners’ Chambers at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port
Townsend, WA (Hybrid); Department of Community Development
3. AGREEMENT re: On Call Building and Fire Services Consultant; In the Amount of $30,000;
Department of Community Development; Townzen and Associates, LLC
4. AGREEMENT re: Noxious Weed Control in County Parks, State Parks, within City Limits and
on Public Works Projects; In the Amount of $45,730; Jefferson County Extension, Washington
State University; Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington Conservation Corps
5. AGREEMENT re: Jefferson County School Districts Mental Health Wellness Programs; In the
Amount of $24,708; Public Health; The Benji Project
6. AGREEMENT re: Jefferson County School Districts Mental Health – Therapy Services; In the
Amount of $191,260; Public Health; Olympic Educational School District (ESD) #114
7. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 15 re: 2022-2024 Consolidated Contracts; Additional
Amount of $1,143,615,651 for a Total of $7,310,117; Public Health; Washington State
Department of Health (DOH)
8. MOTION TO RESCIND AGREEMENT re: Interlocal for ESSENCE Data Sharing;
Washington State Department of Health and Jefferson, Clallam and Kitsap Public
Health/Districts
9. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT re: Olympic Area Agency on Aging (O3A); To fill an
Unexpired Term to End June 24, 2025; Jefferson County Representative, Ellen Svoboda
10. APPROVAL of MINUTES re: Regular Meeting Minutes of August 21 and 28, 2023,
September 5, 2023 and September 11, 2023 and Special Meeting Minutes of August 22, 2023
(Port Hadlock Sewer Project - Groundbreaking Celebration), September 1, 2023 (Hearing -
Chimacum Drainage District), and September 8, 2023 (Community Conversations, Brinnon
Community Center)
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Agenda: September 18, 2023
11. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated September 11, 2023 Totaling
$1,106,245.99
REGULAR AGENDA:
No set time COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION
Greg Brotherton, Chair, Commissioner District 3
Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner District 2
Kate Dean, Commissioner District 1
RECESS
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:30 p.m. WORKSHOP re: Next Steps with Department of Natural Resources (DNR) re:
Jefferson County State Forests and PUBLIC COMMENT
Heidi Eisenhour, District No. 2 Commissioner
Duane Emmons, Assistant Deputy Supervisor for Uplands, DNR
Malloree Weinheimer, Chickadee Forestry
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS
BRIEFING re: Potential Government Shutdown
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
COMMISSIONERS MEETING SCHEDULE
The Week of September 18, 2023
A snapshot of the meetings the Commissioners will be attending this week are notated below. If you
would like to get more information on these meetings, please contact the Commissioners’ Office at
360-385-9100 or send us an email at: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us
Monday, September 18, 2023
9:00 a.m. BOCC Meeting - Hybrid (Board)
12:00 p.m. BOCC Special Meeting - WSAC Virtual Assembly (Board)
2:00 p.m. NOLA Steering Committee Meeting – Virtual (Kate)
5:00 p.m. North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce Annual Picnic – (Greg)
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
9:30 a.m. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Special Meeting – Hybrid (Heidi)
11:00 a.m. Economic Development Council (EDC) Finance Committee Meeting – Virtual (Kate)
2:00 p.m. Northwest Straits Climate Resiliency Session – Virtual (Kate)
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
1:00 p.m. Timber Counties Caucus Meeting – Ellensburg, WA. (Heidi)
1:00 p.m. Hood Canal Coordinating Council Board of Directors Meeting – Virtual (Kate)
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Agenda: September 18, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
2:00 p.m. North Olympic Development Council Meeting – Virtual (Kate)
2:00 p.m. WSAC Legislative Steering Committee Meeting – Virtual (Kate)
4:30 p.m. Housing Fund Board Agenda Planning Meeting - Virtual (Greg)
6:00 p.m. Intergovernmental Collaborative Group (ICG) Meeting – Hybrid, Port of Port Townsend (Board)
Friday, September 22, 2023
10:00 a.m. Olympic Consortium Board (OCB) Meeting – Virtual (Kate)
10:00 a.m. CWPP Group Meeting – Hybrid, Port Hudson Pavilion (Heidi)
1:00 p.m. Riparian Working Group Meeting No. 2 – Virtual (Kate)
2:00 p.m. RECOMPETE Task Force Meeting – Virtual (Greg)
The County has various Boards and Committees that are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA).
Agendas for those meetings will be posted to the Jefferson County website calendar 24 hours prior to the start of
the meeting. The Agendas will contain information on how to provide public comment, meeting access, and
meeting materials (if available).
For more information, go to: www.co.jefferson.wa.us – Services – Laserfiche Web Portal – Board of
Commissioners – Boards & Committees or click on the Calendar tab on the home page of the website.
COMMISSIONERS MAY ADD AND TAKE ACTION ON OTHER ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THIS AGENDA.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accommodations Provided Upon Request
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