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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
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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.
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