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Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
Regular Meeting — March 4, 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. Public Works Director Monte Reinders filled in as Acting County Administrator
during County Administrator Mark McCauley's absence.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Chair Dean called for public comments, and seven
comments were received. The Commissioners addressed the comments. They responded to a request to
support an upcoming T-Lab conference, and noted they will review the request with County
Administrator Mark McCauley when he returns. Acting County Administrator/Public Works Director
Monte Reinders provided an update on Public Works projects.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Eisenhour moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Brotherton seconded the
motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT re: Records Management and Facilities Maintenance
Office Space; In the Amount of$4,000/month plus utilities; Central Services; Richard and
Beverly Stapf
2. AGREEMENT re: Legal Research Subscription; In the Amount of$1,134/month; Prosecuting
Attorney's Office; LexisNexis
3. AGREEMENT re: Center Road 2R Overlay MP 10.34-14.58, Project No. 1802096, CRAB
RAP Project No. 1622-01; In the Amount of$1,112,583.65; Public Works; Lakeside Industries
4. AGREEMENT re: Recomplete Strategy Development Grant; In the Amount of$60,000;
Department of Community Development; Clallam County
5. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Community Wildfire Protection Plan; In the Amount of
$27,475.30; County Administrator; SWCA Environmental Consultants
6. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Nurse Family Partnership; Home Visiting Services;
Additional Amount of$40,913.61 for a total of$460,470.90; Public Health; Washington State
Department of Children, Youth and Families
7. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Implementing Enterprise Permitting and Licensing
(EPL); Additional Amount of$90,000 for a total of$180,000; County Administrator; Hansell
Tierney, Inc.
8. ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT re: Solid Waste Facility Task Force (SWFTF);
Don Rhoden
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9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting Minutes of February 5, 12, 20, 26, 2024, and
Special Meeting Minutes of January 20, 2024 (Planning Commission), and February 15, 2024
(Joint ICG)
10. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated February 26, 2024 Totaling
$327,328.73 and Jury Warrant Dated February 27, 2024 Totaling $920.19
PUBLIC HEALTH and EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE: This item was
tabled until March 11, 2024 at 9:45 a.m.
COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners discussed recent
meetings they attended, legislative update, WSAC update, and miscellaneous topics.
BID OPENING re: Publication of County Legal Notices: Clerk of the Board Carolyn
Gallaway stated that every year the Commissioners must designate an Official County Newspaper by the
first Regular Meeting in April. She noted that a Call for Bids was published on January 8, 2024 and two
bids were received. She opened and read the two bids aloud:
BIDDER BID AMOUNT
The Leader Font Size 8.5, Total print circulation: 5,763, electronic subscriptions 10,966
Peninsula Daily News Font Size 7.2, Total print circulation: 1,392, electronic subscriptions 3,910
Clerk Gallaway noted that there are other various components included in the bids, and she will prepare
a comparison analysis to be reviewed during the next meeting.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: APPRECIATION for PUBLIC WORKS: Acting
County Administrator/Public Works Director Monte Reinders and the Public Works road crew were
present to honor Rickey Ray for his 12 years of service to Jefferson County and by providing extra hours
by working Fridays and Saturdays at the Jefferson County Transfer Station, which helped keep that
facility open during January. Staff present included: Road Maintenance Technician 4 Rickey Ray, Port
Hadlock Shop foreman Ryan Lammers, Road Maintenance Superintendent Dale Brownfield, and Road
Maintenance Supervisor Mike Hathaway.
Honoring He presented a letter of recognition for the Board to review and potentially approve.
The Commissioners read aloud the proposed letter. After review of the letter, Commissioner Brotherton
moved to approve the letter of recognition. Commissioner Eisenhour seconded the motion. Chair Dean
opened up the floor to allow for public comments. Rickey Ray stated he appreciated being a part of the
Jefferson County Team. Hearing no public comments, she called for a vote on the motion.
COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION - Continued: The Commissioners and
Acting County Administrator discussed a recent Public Works public outreach meeting regarding the
Port Hadlock Sewer project and ordinance.
The meeting was recessed at 10:43 a.m. and reconvened at 10:58 a.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
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ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: Letters of Support(3): Chair Dean reviewed three
proposed letters of support:
1) The Energy and Water Development(D&W) Subcommittee letter
a. Request is that final FY25 appropriations include:
i. $75 Million to initiate the construction phase of the Duckabush Estuary
Restoration Project
ii. $620 Million to complete construction of downstream fish passage at
Howard Harrison Dam
2) The Interior, Environment, and Related Agenda(I&E) Subcommittees letter
a. Request that final FY25 appropriations include:
i. $57 Million for the Puget Sound Geographic Program
ii. $50 Million for the National Estuary Program
iii. $3.8 Million for Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups
iv. $3.25 Billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund
v. Robust funding for USFWS, USGS, and BIA for the prevention and
management of European Green Crab.
3) The Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) and Related Agencies Subcommittees letter
a. Request that the final FY25 appropriations includes:
i. $70 Million for the Pacific Coastal/Salmon Recovery Fund
ii. $43.5 Million for the Department of Commerce to fully implement the
terms of the Pacific Salmon Treaty
iii. $91 Million for the Pacific Salmon line item within NOAA's Protected
Resources Science and Management program
iv. $10 Million for the grant program to provide assistance to ports to reduce
impacts to marine mammals
v. $200,000 to NOAA to support staffing the Puget Sound Cetacean Desk to
reduce risks association with vessel traffic to whales
vi. $10 Million for the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative
vii. $5 Million to the Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant
Program
After review, Commissioner Brotherton moved to sign on to support the 3 (to 6) letters as presented
here. Commissioners Eisenhour seconded the motion. Chair Dean opened the floor to allow for public
comments. Hearing no comments, she called for a vote on the motion. The motion carried. These letters
will be signed onto electronically.
COMMISSIONERS' BRIEFING SESSION-Continued: The Commissioners
reviewed upcoming meetings, miscellaneous topics, calendar coordination and KPTZ radio schedule.
The meeting was recessed at 11:30 a.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
WORKSHOP re: Department of Community Development(DCD)2024 Workplan:
DCD Director Josh Peters provided an outline of 2024 goals which included: Permit Center and
administration, long-range planning and development review, building permits, and code compliance.
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He also reviewed that DCD will be working on the following projects: Shoreline Master Program
(SMP), Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) floodplain management, Growth
Management Steering Committee (GMSC), additional consultant assistance for the 2025 Periodic
Update, Periodic Update Grant, Middle Housing Grant, Climate Planning Grant, Coordinated Water
System Plan, short-term rentals, 2024 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle, Port Hadlock Urban
Growth Area(UGA), Port Townsend UGA, Recompete Strategy Development Grant, Port Ludlow
Master Planned Resort(MPR), Pleasant Harbor MPR, fee study/fee ordinance, Office of the Fire
Marshal, stock plans, Citizen Self Service portal, implementation of Senate Bill 5290, and the County
Strategic Plan. He answered questions posed by the Board.
Director Peters requested clarification on the reappointment of Ahren Stroming to the Planning
Commission that was approved in October 2023. The Commissioners concurred with adding Stroming's
reappointment to the next meeting's Consent Agenda.
WORKSHOP re: Aquatic Facility: Recruitment of Healthier Together Task Force
Members: Commissioner Brotherton reviewed notes from a recent steering committee meeting. John
Mauro and Jefferson County Aquatic Coalition President Diane McDade were present for discussion.
They answered questions posed by the Board.
Chair Dean opened the floor to add a public comment period, and three comments were received. The
Commissioners discussed task force membership and who they would be reporting too. No consensus
was reached. Commissioner Brotherton will work with staff to setup future agenda items regarding the
formation of the Task Force.
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Dean adjourned the meeting at 2:49 p.m. until
the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Kate Dean, Chair
ATTEST: Greg Brotherton, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Heidi Eisenhour, Member
Clerk of the Board
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