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Home My WebLink About011624M eN �O .Lc 1, ttISfl INV Co- MINUTE S Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting — January 16, 2024, 9:00 a.m. Jefferson County Courthouse— Commissioners' Chambers 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (Hybrid) CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kate Dean, Commissioner Greg Brotherton and Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour participated in the meeting. Chair Dean called the meeting to order at the appointed time. She thanked the Public Works road crew, Jefferson PUD No. 1, community warming centers and those who offered towing to those in need during the cold temperatures. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Dean called for public comments, and two comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments. The meeting was recessed at 9:12 a.m. due to technical difficulties and reconvened at 9:23 a.m. with all three Commissioners present. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - Continued: The Board was alerted that some individuals viewing the start of the meeting were unable to hear public comments. Chair Dean requested that the two individuals who provided public comment earlier, provide their comments again for those listening online. Auditor Brenda Huntingford joined the meeting to provide information on the Port Ludlow Drainage District in-person election. The Auditor's Office will be the supervisor of the election, and they will handle absentee ballots. The election is February 6, 2024. Special elections for School Districts will be held on February 13, 2024. Due to technical issues with people joining the meeting, Chair Dean allowed for an additional public comment. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: The Commissioners discussed Consent Agenda Item No. 2 regarding a Fee Waiver policy. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Barbara Ehrlichman was present to answer questions about the policy. The Commissioners agreed during discussion to implement a cap on fee waivers, and made other edits to the proposed resolution. They ultimately agreed to pull the resolution for approval during a future meeting. Commissioner Eisenhour moved to approve the Consent Agenda, minus Item No. 2. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the motion, which carried by a unanimous vote. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 06-24 re: Cancellation of Uncollectible Personal Property Taxes 2. RESOLUTION NO._re: (not approved)Revising a Policy for Consideration of Fee Waiver Requests Associated with County Ordinances and County Government Functions 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2024 3. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING re: Solid Waste Fee Schedule; In the Amount of $9,675; Public Works; Murrey's Disposal Company, Inc. dba Olympic Disposal 4. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING re: Corrections Officer Hiring Incentive between Jefferson County and Employee Gordon Tamura 5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, Amendment No. 1 re: 1/10th of 1%to Administer the Behavioral Health Sales Tax; Jefferson County; Juvenile and Family Court 6. AGREEMENT re: Phase 2—MBR Wastewater Treatment Plant for Port Hadlock UGA; In the Amount of$10,020,835; Public Works; Interwest Construction, Inc 7. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Mental Health Therapy Services for School District; Public Health; Olympic Educational School District(OESD)No. #114 8. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Professional Services on Distribution funds of the Opioid Settlement;No Amount Change; Verbiage Change; Public Health; Discovery Behavioral Health 9. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT re: Conducting an Election for the Port Ludlow Drainage District; Costs Refunded by the District; Auditor's Office; Port Ludlow Drainage District COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners discussed recent meetings they attended, and miscellaneous items. BRIEFING re: Coordinated Water System Plan and Water Utility Coordinating Committee(WUCC): Department of Community Development(DCD) Chief Strategy Officer Brent Butler was present and provided a power point presentation that covered: Mission Statement, Statement of Issue, Coordinated Water System Plan(CWSP) and Water Utility Coordinating Committee (WUCC Background), Analysis - Water supply problems, uncoordinated planning, inadequate quality or unreliable service, Fiscal Impact/Cost-Benefit Analysis - Funding models and proposed approach, and staff recommendation to recruit and formally repeal and appoint members to the WUCC. Also present for discussion was Jefferson PUD No. 1 Resource Manager Bill Graham. After discussion, Chair Dean opened the floor to allow for public comments, and one comment was received. Staff will finalize a resolution reforming the WUCC, and bring forward for approval at a later date. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION- Continued: The Commissioners and County Administrator continued discussing recent meetings, and miscellaneous topics. The meeting was recessed at 11:46 a.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. with all three Commissioners present. COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION- Continued: The Commissioners reviewed upcoming "County Connections"KPTZ radio segment topics, miscellaneous topics, and reviewed upcoming meetings. WORKSHOP re: Shoreline Master Program (SMP): Department of Community Development (DCD) Director Josh Peters and BERK Consultant Lisa Grueter were present and provided an SMP update to the Board. They reviewed shoreline exemptions, shoreline environment designations, definitions of aquatic and priority aquatic, geoduck/aquaculture and aesthetics, and the Washington Sea Grant report. The Commissioners discussed amendments they would like to see in the 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2024 draft ordinance. Staff reviewed next steps with the Board and noted tentative dates for continued deliberations on January 22, 2024 and February 12, 2024. Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Barbara Ehrlichman was asked to provide guidance regarding changes to the draft ordinance. She was asked if the proposed changes to the ordinance were substantive enough to notice a new hearing? Since the updated draft ordinance will be reviewed again by the public before adoption, she advised that there is no need for a new hearing. ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS: The Commissioners and County Administrator reviewed the following: • County Coordination Committee; agenda prep NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Dean adjourned the meeting at 3:56 p.m. until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed. ,,,,,,,,,,,a JEFFERSON COUNTY ,o•`` s0iy '"a, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEAL: .• ��4 �rnisSip•coG',; � u): Kate ean, Chair •• Approved Telephonically ATTEST: �''•.,,,,�'�'ggH1NG�,a� GregBrotherto , Member M4 ,N -1A 677;"2/ parolyn Gallaway, CMC ! eidi Eisenhour, Member Clerk of the Board 3