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HomeMy WebLinkAbout100223M `,,AO' (.0 i, 1 l'S"I I N C' MINUTES Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting — October 2, 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 five comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: The Commissioners addressed public comments regarding the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) recommendation (Consent Agenda Item No. 5). After discussion, Commissioner Dean moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. AGREEMENT re: Data Sharing Agreement: Sharing Childhood Deaths; October 2, 2023 through July 31, 2028; Public Health; Washington State Department of Health 2. AGREEMENT re: Nurse Family Partnership; Home Visit Services; In the Amount of $419,557.29; Public Health; Washington State Department of Children, youth and Families 3. LETTER of SUPPORT re: Washington Department of Commerce Comprehensive Plan Periodic Update Grant 4. AGREEMENT, CHANGE ORDER No.3 re: Phase 1 Site Prep, Earthwork and Service Utilities for the Port Hadlock Sewer, Project No. 405-2114-0, Commerce Project No. 22-96515- 026; Public Works; Seton Construction 5. MOTION TO APPROVE re: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) 2024 Hotel/Motel Funding Recommendations; In the Amount of$749,904; County Administrator 6. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated September 25, 2023 Totaling $1,344,880.56 PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming October 1-7, 2023 as Mental Illness Awareness Week: After all three Commissioners read loud the proclamation, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve the proclamation. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The following individuals were present and commented on the proclamation and challenges for those with mental illness: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Jefferson County Chapter President Patrick Johnson, Jefferson County NAMI Director Val Phimister, Discovery Behavioral Health(DBH) Director Jim Novelli, and DBH Chief Operations Officer Anne Dean. 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2023 PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming October 2023 as National Disability Employment Month: Due to time constraints,this proclamation was moved to a future meeting. PUBLIC HEALTH and EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE: Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry provided information regarding public health in Jefferson and Clallam County. Emergency Management Program Coordinator Anna Piasecki provided information on upcoming events, which included The Great Washington Shakeout Drill planned for October 19, 2023. She answered questions posed by the Board, and commented on upcoming winter storms. The meeting was recessed at 10:14 a.m. and reconvened at 10:16 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. HEARING re: Third Quarter 2023 Supplemental Budget Appropriations and Extensions; Various County Departments: Finance Manager Judy Shepherd provided a presentation on various departmental budget appropriation requests and answered questions posed by the Board. After discussion, Chair Brotherton opened the floor to allow for public testimony. The following individual provided hearing testimony: Tom Thiersch; Jefferson County. Hearing no further testimony, Chair Brotherton closed the public hearing. After deliberations, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 40-23 re: Third Quarter 2023 Supplemental Budget Appropriations/Extensions; Various County Departments. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The meeting was recessed at 10:40 a.m. and reconvened at 10:46 a.m. with Chair Brotherton and Commissioner Eisenhour present. Commissioner Dean joined the meeting at 11:05 a.m. WORKSHOP and POTENTIAL ACTION re: Strategic Plan Finalization: County Administrator Mark McCauley shared the draft Strategic Plan with the Board. Communications Specialist Wendy Davis, Berry and Dunn consultants Michelle Kennedy and Renee Bryan were also present and participated in discussion. Chair Brotherton opened the floor to allow for public comments, and no comments were received. After discussion, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 41-23 re: Adopting a 5- Year Plan Jefferson County Strategic Plan. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The Commissioners and Communications Specialist Davis thanked Berry and Dunn staff for their work on this project, and stated they looked forward to potentially working with them on other projects. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: Commissioner Eisenhour discussed past meetings she attended and miscellaneous topics. BRIEFING and POTENTIAL ACTION re: Housing Infrastructure Grants: Department of Community Development Chief Strategy Officer Brent Butler was present and reviewed the approaches to submit for the grant which included: UGA zoning, pro forma, zoning review, and SEPA questions. 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2023 The following individuals were also present and provided comments: City of Port Townsend Project Manager Andre Harper, Bayside Housing Development Manager Bill Rucker, OlyCAP Housing Director Kathy Morgan, Habitat for Humanity Director of Engagement Maria Drury. The Commissioners agreed to hold continued discussion on this topic during the next meeting. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION—Continued: Commissioner Dean discussed recent meetings she attended, and miscellaneous topics. The meeting was recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the Month of October 2023 as Community Planning Month: After all three Commissioners read aloud the proclamation, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve the Proclamation. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Department of Community Development(DCD) Director Josh Peters was present and thanked the Commissioners for the proclamation. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION—Continued: Commissioner Brotherton discussed past meetings he attended, and miscellaneous topics. The Commissioners coordinated upcoming meetings. County Administrator Mark McCauley briefed the Board on recent meetings he attended. EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Chair Brotherton announced that the Executive Session will be held from 2:03 p.m. to 2:33 p.m. to review the performance of a public employee. No discussion of salaries, wages, and other conditions of employment to be generally applied within the County; and, no final action on the hiring, setting the salary of an individual employee or class of employees, or discharging or disciplining an employee; Exemption as Outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act, RCW 42.30.110(1)(g). Staff present: County Administrator, Human Resources Director and Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. The Board concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 2:34 p.m. There was no proposed action, and therefore no public comment taken on this topic. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS • Letter of Support re: Mason PUD USDA Grant Application: After review of the letter, Commissioner Dean moved to approve signing and sending the letter of support for the Mason PUD USDA Grant application. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. • Letter of Support re: North Olympic Peninsula Recompete (NOPRC) Coalition's Application for Recompete Plan Approval and Strategy Grant: After review of the letter, Commissioner Dean moved to approve the letter of support for NOPRC, as amended. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion. Chair Brotherton called for public comment on the motion. Hearing no comments, he called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. • Calendar Coordination • Legislative Agenda; Jefferson County to work with Strategies (S360) re: 2024 Legislative Session 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2023 WORKSHOP re: Communications Program Update and Priority Setting: Communications Specialist Wendy Davis provided a presentation on community outreach, press releases, and other projects. She opened the floor for discussion regarding what has worked and not worked, and answered questions posed by the Board. WORKSHOP and POTENTIAL ACTION re: Authorization and Concurrence for the Piehl Property on the Big Quilcene River Floodplain: Natural Resources Program Coordinator Tami Pokorny provided a presentation on the Piehl Property on the Big Quilcene River Floodplain. She answered questions posed by the Board. After discussion, Commissioner Eisenhour moved to authorize Environmental Public Health to undertake acquisition of the Piehl Property on the Big Quilcene River Flood Plain, and all the necessary steps that come before acquisition. Commissioner Dean seconded the motion. Chair Brotherton noted the motion is really to approve the Authorization and Concurrence document. He opened the floor to allow for public comments, and none were received. He called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS - Continued • Healthier Together; Proposed Port Townsend Aquatic Center NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 4:02 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. �tt�««ttt.«,,,, JEFF: ' SON COUNTY ,,,ol *s.RSoiy ca B►,� ► OF COMMISSIONERS SEAL: •��v�I;Misso, G• ter tip. �• =,, �-� • S CO` s eg :rotherton, Chair , �o ;= Excused Absence ATTEST: rya WASH‘N +'" to Dean, Member -40MNals.00° ejni Caroly Gallaway, CMC5 ei i Isenhour, Member Clerk of the Board 4 4� Li'1 �C kyti r1 a r 1 i j w#IFSYI*{{te.