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Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners
Regular Meeting — September 25, 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 no
comments were received.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner
Eisenhour moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Dean seconded the
motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 38-23 re: Final Approval of the Vacation of Ricky Beach Drive
2. RESOLUTION NO. 39-23 re: Adopting a Revised Effective Date for the Department of Public
Works, Solid Waste Division Fee Schedule
3. HEARING NOTICE re: Public Hearing request for ordinance to adopt the 2021 versions of the
International Building Codes and adopting new exceptions; amending the definition of
Agricultural Building in Title 15; Adopting a Commercial Fire Inspection Program; Amending
the Enabling Code of the Fire Marshal; and Amending Titles 2 and 15 of the Jefferson County
Code. Hearing to be held on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. in the Commissioners'
Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse, 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA(HYBRID)
(approval of amendment later in meeting)
4. AWARD of CONTRACT re: Road Departure Reduction Project, Project No. 18020980,
Federal Aid Project No. HSIP-000S(627); Public Works; KT Contracting Company
5. SUBMITTAL re: Public Works 2024 Annual Construction Program
6. AGREEMENT re: Public Assistance Grant—FEMA-4682-DR-WA; In the Amount of$67,000;
Public Works; Washington State Military Department
7. AGREEMENT re: Ruck Salmon Creek Conservation Futures Project; In the Amount of
$135,000; Public Health; Jefferson Land Trust
8. AGREEMENT re: Rural Court Security Program; In the Amount of$31,183; Jefferson County
Superior Court; Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts
9. AGREEMENT re: (2)Noxious Weeds Contracts; 1) Public Works Road Division; In the
Amount of$27,000 annually(2024 through 2026); and 2) WSU Extension Seasonal Noxious
Weed Board employee through September 2024; In the Amount of$45,730; Washington State
Department of Ecology
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10. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 1 re: Mental Health Navigator; Moving $6,720 of Admin to
Direct Services in 2023 and 2024; Public Health; Port Townsend Police Department
11. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: CARES Program; Extension of Service through October
31, 2023; Public Health; East Jefferson Fire Rescue
12. AGREEMENT, Amendment No. 1 re: Anti-Racist Literacy Workshop; Additional amount of
$8,346 for a total of$32,125; Public Health; Usawa Consulting
13. AGREEMENT,Amendment No. 4 re: Recovery Café; In the Amount of$180,000; Public
Health; Dove House
14. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated September 20, 2023 Totaling
$90,031.03
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The Commissioners and County
Administrator discussed recent meetings they attended, miscellaneous topics, and reviewed upcoming
meetings.
BRIEFING re: Draft 2024-2029 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program
(TIP), 2024 Annual Construction Program (ACP), and 2023 Bridge Condition Report: Public
Works Assistant Director Eric Kuzma reviewed the Six-Year TIP and the 2024 Annual Construction
Program Projects. He answered questions posed by the Board.
The meeting was recessed at 10:48 a.m. and reconvened at 11:01 a.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: An Executive Session was scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. Chair Brotherton announced that the Executive Session will be held from 11:02 a.m. to
12:02 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: Human Resources Director and Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. The Board concluded the
Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 12:02 p.m. There was no proposed action, and
therefore no public comment taken on this topic.
The meeting was recessed at 12:03 p.m. and reconvened at 1:31 p.m. with all three
Commissioners present.
WORKSHOP re: Healthier Together Aquatic Center: Opsis Architecture Founding
Partner Jim Kalvelage, and Opsis Architecture Senior Associate Erica Dunn were present to give a
presentation on the proposed aquatic facility and answer questions posed by the Board. The following
individuals were also present for the meeting and provided comments: City of Port Townsend Manager
John Mauro, City of Port Townsend Director of Parks Strategy Carrie Hite, Jefferson Healthcare CEO
Mike Glenn, Port of Port Townsend Executive Director Eron Berg, Jeffco Aquatic Coalition member
Rich Childers, YMCA Director Wendy Bart, and Port Townsend School Superintendent Linda
Rosenbury.
Opsis architects presented renderings of the proposed facility, and discussed funding options.
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ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ITEMS: The Commissioners and County Administrator
reviewed the following:
• Board and Committee Vacancies
• Calendar Coordination
• KPTZ; radio segment
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brotherton adjourned the meeting at 2:49 p.m.
until the next regular meeting or special meeting as properly noticed.
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