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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM011375 ;.,i- I BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District No. 1 Commissioner District No. 2 Commissioner District No. 3- Commissioner A.M. O'Meara B.G. Brown, Chairman Carroll M. Mercer Clerk of the Board Engineer Secretary Betty J. Temple, Auditor Edwin A. Becker, P.E. Jerdine C. Bragg - MINUTES January 13, 1975 10:00 a.m.- Meeting convened at this hour wiJ\lh all members present. Reorganization of the. Board - Motion by Commissioner O'Meara,'.second by Commissioner Mercer to appoint B.G.Br.own as Chairman of the Board / for 1975 and 1976. Appointment accepted. Treasurer, Lillian Jacobsen and Glenn'l}braham, attorney for Hospital District No. 2 appeared re: R~quest for funds. Mrs. Jacobsen asked that Hospital District No. 2 be given a grant from Revenue Sharing Funds to eliminate payment of interest on a loan for beginning operating expenses. Mr. ~ra~am,said funds will be needed for ~h~ inve~tory shortly after Febuary .lst,' and-then for payroll, put they have no clear idea at this time just how much will be nedded. The Board will check intoReven~ Sharing regulations to see if a grant is possible and requests a firm figure be submitted for consideration. Engineer Becker discussed the petition to develop a Coun~y road submitted by Harold Brown. He advised that a portion of the." proposed street is not owned by the county, and the present access is only 30'wide. The Board requests Becker to Advise Brown of his findings. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner M@rcer to set hearing date for the proposed road for Febuary 3rd~ Unanimous. Engineer Becker also discussed the proposal from Delta Electric for work on the switch box at Memorial Field. Board requests that a proposal be obtained from Ken Brown Electric if possible, and for Becker to accept the best bid. . \ Hearing for tile Preliminary Plat of Kala}Point, Divisfbn 1. Attending were: Mr. iI~Mrs. Ed Croom, Mr. & Mrs. R. Hicks, Ed1tlchie, Fred Houghton, and Paul Palmer. PlanningnJ.~1Wr:-.eunningham gave the presentation and explained the location, proposed area and topography with ,the use of slides. He submitted copies of the environmental impac:t statement, including a synopsis from alLinteresrt:ed agencies, for review with the Board. After review of said statement, Cunningham advised that the Planning Commission recommends that preliminary approval be granted subject to J.the conditions outlined by the Health, Engineering, and Planning Departments. No one sPQke against ~reliminary ~lat approval. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, secondr;cby Commissioner Mercer to grant preliminary approval of Kala Point, Devision 1, ~scsrecommended by the Pl.anning Commission and the Health, Engineering, and Planning Departments subject toe the requirements of the County Platting Ordinance and .~t:he special conditions of approval listed in the Preliminary Plat report. Unanimous. (10 Conditions) Shoreline Management Permit Application No. 26...,74, Guy P. Nason, to extend existing fill back to bank toaiminate offensive mud flats; Portage Bay Slough. Mr. & Mrs. Nason appeared for the He~t~~g. Planning Director David Cunningbam :,submittedand reviewed the project report outlining the findings of the Shoreline Advisory committee. He also advised tha:tan on site inspection was made by technical people from the Department of Ecology and the u.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They reported that the proposed project is agatnst the VOl lPAtf 76 '.:. Minutes of January 13, 1975, cont~ P. 2 national wetlands policies and there is no possible way to modify the project to eliminate the water quality problem. It was also stated there is fill material now deposited on the subject property that will produce leachate, which is generally detrimental to water quality, however, the Advisory Committee did not stress removal, only disapproval of any additional fill. Chairman Brown said that due to Mr. Nasonszbeing.;.denied the use of the property by not being able to fill, he does not feel he should be issued the additional burden to remove the existing fill until it is proven that the degree of pollution that its going to create is detrimental. At the conclusion of the discussion, Commissioner O'Meara made a motion, which was seconded by Commissioner M@rcer, that the proposed project be denied for the reason that the project as proposed does not conform to the Shoreline management Act of 1971, the Official Guidelines adopted pursuant thereto; and in addition, incompliance wibh RCW 90. 58.290, it is strongly recommended that the County Assessor reduce or eliminate in total, the property tax assessments presently being levied agamnst this portion of the property to which the permit is associated also, that the project is not a major action which would significiently affect the quality of the environment, and therefore, an environmental impact statement need not be prepared, all as recommended by the Shoreline Advisory Committee. Unanimous. The AssessorTs 0ffice/will be so notified of the board's decision. The meeting was recessed briefly for the purpose of attending the swearing in ceremony of the newly elected county officials by Judge Tyler c. Moffett~ Bernie Lynn, Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Port Angeles, appeared to brief the Board of the "Affirmative Action Program". He explained the new procedures for hiring personnel and presented new application forms and reference material. Auditor, Betty Temple submitted a letter of request and a form auth- orizing permission to disclose the business between Jefferson National Bank and Jefferson County. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Mercer to approve and sign authorization. Unaiimous. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Mercer to approve the, I minutes of December 16th and 18th. Unanimous. Board discussed a letter6f recommendation from the County Planner re: Corps of Engineers Public Notice No. 07l-0YB-l-002326, Discovery Bay Lodge. Planner contends that owner is not in violation of the Shorelines Management act, and basis his determination on fingings from inspectiQns and discussions with the owner last summer. Board requests that he check again for any possible recent changes. Motion by ~mmissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Mercer to approve and sign Resolutidw No. 2-75, authorizing payment to Bennett,. Johnson, Slenes, & Smith, <for the Archit:ect:.ual.plan6f theCo~'Mul't.i....Services Center The Board approved.and signed the following bills for December to be paid in January. There being no further business before the Board9 the meeting was adjourned. r- B~! .... a /lff ,rO:J&~ ./ A. . 0 Meara, Member~ f?M/(/I~. Carroll Mercer, Member VOL 1 PAtF 77