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Home My WebLink AboutM052107 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 MINUTE S Week of May 21, 2007 Chairman Phil Johnson called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner David W. Sullivan and Commissioner John Austin. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens. A constituent thanked the Board for doing a good job; Scotch Broom is a real problem right now andthe County needs to have stricter policies and enforcement regarding noxious weeds on private property; the State and County need to eradicate Scotch Broom on the road rights-of-way before they tell property owners to get rid of it; the increase in population in Jefferson County is currently less than the State Office of Financial Management population prediction; the County should go out to bid for security for the Courthouse; some people commented for an against the need for a noise abatement ordinance; will a webcam be installed in the Commissioners' Chambers?; a comment was made about people using the Commissioner's reserved parking spaces; and what is the justification for changing the occupancy of the Commissioners' Chambers from 26 to 49? APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Sullivan moved approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 40-07 re: Establishing the Date for 2008 Budget Submissions, Review Hearings and Final Adoption 2. AGREEMENT NO. G0100179, Amendment No. 12 re: Site Hazard Assessment Grant; Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of Ecology 3. AGREEMENT re: Lease of Safe Deposit Box; Jefferson County Central Services; Frontier Bank 4. AGREEMENT re: Lease of Aquatic Land for Eelgrass Marker Buoys in Port Townsend Bay; Washington State University (WSU) Extension; Washington State Department of Natural Resources 5. AGREEMENT NO. 0763-18500 re: Long Term Payable (Formally Restricted Reserve/Working Capital); Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) 6. AGREEMENT re: Facilities Study/Management Assessment/Analysis of Central Services; Jefferson County Administrator; Department of General Administration, Division of Facilities, Engineering & Architectural Services Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of May 21,2007 7. AGREEMENT re: Commercial and Industrial Land Analysis; Jefferson County Administrator; Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development 8. Payment of Jefferson County VoucherslWarrants Dated May 14, 2007, 2007 in the Amount of $782,719.42 and $2,406.72 (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.) 9. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated May 18, 2007 in the amount of$112,469.88 and AlP Warrants Done by Payroll Dated May 7, 2007 in the Amount of $135,944.03 (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.) PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming May, 2007 as Drug Court Month: Representatives from Safe Harbor Recovery Center and Superior Court were present when the Chair read the proclamation designating Mayas Drug Court Month. Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve the proclamation. Commission Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The following issues were discussed: · A Ferry Advisory Board member announced that the Washington State Ferry Commission will hold their quarterly public outreach meeting at Fort Worden on Wednesday at 6 p.m. · The Commissioners discussed the request from the Washington State Association of Counties for commissioners interested in serving on the WSAC Legislative Steering Committee. Chairman Johnson stated that he would like to be on the committee and he will submit his application by the 15t of June. The other Board members concurred. · The County Administrator stated that he spoke to the Building Official for the City of Port Townsend who said that a room the size ofthe Commissioners' Chambers (600 square feet) could have a capacity of up to 50 people. The Building Official will do an onsite inspection also. · The Responsible SEP A Official has sent out a preferred consultant letter for the Pit-to-Pier Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). John Fischbach explained that a contract between the County and the consultant and a contract between the County and the petitioner will be developed. · The County will be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an Associated Development Organization (ADO) for economic development. Review of Process to Establish the Review Committees for the No Shooting Area Ordinance Committee: Karen Barrows, Assistant Planner, noted that eight applications were received from citizens interested in serving on the No Shooting Area Committees for the proposed Paradise Bay and Chimacum Creek No Shooting Areas. According to the ordinance, after a petition is received by the Clerk of the Board and the signatures are verified by the Auditor's Office, the Board can proceed directly to a public hearing, propose an amicable solution, or establish a review committee. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of May 21,2007 The Department of Community Development is recommending that the Board establish review committees for these two petitions. There was a discussion about the makeup of the committees. · The Board agreed that three citizens-at-large, one from each Commissioner district, a representative from the Sheriff s Office and a representative from DCD will make up the permanent core of the committee. The ordinance states that the Tribes be invited to participate and that the Board needs to appoint the interested stakeholders who live in the petitioned area. It is important that the stakeholders that are appointed represent all sides of the issue. · The Board concurred that there will be a committee for each petition and the Paradise Bay petition will be addressed first. · The Board agreed that each committee (petitioned area) can set standard operating procedures for their meetings. The Committee will review the petition request and prepare a written recommendation to the Board. The Board will hold a public hearing and make the final decision on the No Shooting Area. Several of the applications that were received did not indicate if the citizen wants to be appointed to the stakeholder or citizen-at-Iarge positions. In addition, a Tribal member who applied indicated that he wants to be on the committee as a private citizen and not as a Tribal representative. The Board directed that Karen Barrows contact the interested parties to clarify the position on the committees that they want to hold. County Administrator Briefing Session: John Fischbach, County Administrator, updated the Board on the following: · Notice from the State Department of Health of new threatened shellfish beds in the County and establishment of shellfish protection districts. · Draft changes to the joint City/County resolution regarding climate change and global warning. · Port Ludlow Hearing Examiner and mediation process. · The Budget Committee has requested that all three Commissioners attend the meetings that will be advertised as public meetings. · Discussion items for the WSAC Conference. · Correspondence regarding the WSAC Retrospective Rating Plan. · Draft resolution establishing goals and objectives for the 2008 County budget. · Web cam research update. · Proposed Brinnon Sewer Project. · Draft ordinance amending Ordinance #9-1002-00 regarding the office of County Administrator. · Law increasing auto license fees by $20 with the revenue to be used for road and transportation projects. Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of May 21,2007 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:32 p.m. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. The next meeting is the Board's regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, May 29,2007 at 9 a.m. . ITRNPD Y .~.~ ~~.'~ 1" '-. :\ . .. .....~..}. i'J" \ . , .., ... '\i\\Jm'" d 1, '~~ _. '. .... . . ,1('\.k~...'.~. " ..... '#, '-.r~"~""...,,,, ,". '\.., ,. .,.... \ ."'C. .'.'.......t'... .\...'..~.~,....it'~.l"."'... ',""V' <'~ \ ,..../ ., 't \\~~d~' '. / ",. \ ~..~,~~.. ,/'/ ..\, '- (, ~" '1 ~ 1! 'J :r '.\ ':t '~->. "..: . . . ., 11 ' 1\. T:r S . , .. . "'. . · *':, " -.- -llfII> , ,'",,",... ~I . ~:'7'~." ." "' 'fI, 11: .' _ft~,,~ &: :;,. ,." '''. \, ' >~/;.' J \,i~ v.../"_"~... JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS QlW-11~J t1ulie Matthes, CMC Deputy Clerk of the Board emC DaviMe er AUStin~ Page 4