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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM021075 ;, ~ ~'-:::-:.~~/ BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District No.1 Commissioner District No. 2 Commissioner District No.3 Commissioner A.M.O'Meara i,~+-B . G. Brown . ..:;.. 7' ~arroll M. Mercer ~. C1 erk of the Board Betty J. Temple, Auditor Engineer' Edwin A. Becker, P.E" SecremIT______________________________Jeroin~~~@~~________ MINUTES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - _. --- - - - -- - - --- -- -- - - - -- -- February 10, 1975 10:00a.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman B.G. Brown with all Members present. Bid Opening: For furnishing and constructing one (1) metal shop building to be erected at the present shop site on the Upper Hoh Road. Spec Holders: Bid Total: (1) Kaufman Bros., Olympia $65,797.20 incl. tax (2) Ge.neral Const., Pt. Townsend $59,547.60 " " (3) (3) Olympic Prefabricaters t Inc., Seattle $59,598.00 " " (4) Lincoln Const., Spanaway $60,753.00 " " (5) Fbgde & Jensen, Inc., Aberdeen $68,010.30 " " (6) Don Drury Co." Bainbridge $55,188.00 " " (1) (7) Rognlins, Inc., Aberdeen $ 5 9 ,618. 75 " II (8) Wright Co., Federal Way $58,217.25' " (2) Eng's Estimate $64,050.00 " " Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Mercer for Eng. Becker to check totals of the three lowest bids for possible errors. Unanimous After checking, Eng. Becker returned to advise that totals were correct as presented and he found Don Drury Co. low bidder. Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commis- sioner Mercer to award bid to Don Drury Co. for a total of $55,188.00 incl. tax. Unanimous Bid Opening: Cold Deck Timber Sale t Black Point Road No. 62. Bidders: Bid Total: ..:.. -.-.\'"1 (1) Charles Springer'-.... 45 % Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Mercer to accept bid from Charles Springer for payment of 45% for all timber. Unanimous . ; Neil Whiteford came before the Board to request an exemption from Health Dept. regulations. pertaining to: (1) Distance between his septic tank and his well; and (2) Type of pressurtzed tank to be put into his well system. He said the plans drafted for him by the Dist. Sanitarian are unreasonable and too costly. He proposed an alternate plan wherein his septic tank would be a minimum of 75' from his well with no pOSSible chance of leakage or contamina.tion because: (a) the septic tank would be placed on a knoll with drainage ranning down and away from the well; and (b) his well is 350' deep, has a seal to prevent seepage from the surfact, and goes through three layers of hardpan clay. He said also that because he wou.ld be furnishing water for a mobil home on the same property, owned by his sister, his well is classified as a public water supply, which requires a special type water tank inspected by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He asks permiSSion to install a "Sealair" tan k which has more working pressure and A.S.M.E. check valves at 1/4th the cost. Randy Durant, Sanitarian, said the State Board of Health regulations state that a drainfield must be 100' away from a well for a community supply and he cannot approve a variance. Also, neither he nor this Board can approve a variance on the type of tank used because it is a state, not county, regula tion. Mr. Durant will work further with Mr. Whiteford for a pOSSible solution to the problem of distance between the well and drainfield and the tank plans and specifications will be submitted to the state for determination. Mrs. Eleanor ThomtQ1t Sec/Treasure, Board of Directors, Lazy C Property Owners, appeared to inquire into the status of the plat water system because she said people are being prevented from building. She was advised that the county still has a bond for the water and that Pros. Attny. Howard is investigating the situation. Mrs .ThorntOtlalso stated that a portion of the plat originally designated as a recreation area was being sold as a gravel pit. The Board recommended that the property owners hire a lawyer for pOSSible action against the developer. VOL 1 PAGE 178 ~, Mifiutes of Feb. 10th con't. page 2 County Treasurer I Lillian Jacobsen, presented a resolution for budget revisions relating to the salaries and wages for her office employees. She said that due to the retirement of her Chief Deputy it is necessary to distribute that work between the entire staff, and therefore, requested permission to raise their salaries to absorb the chief deputy salary budgeted for this year. When it was suggested that she appoint another: chief deputy instead of raising salaries, she said that all the people in her office are comparatively new and it takes at least two years to train someone for that position. She said that hopefully her new civil deputy will be qualified to be both the civil and the chief deputy next year. In the meantime her employees feel they are under paid and if a raise is not granted they threaten a work stoppage. The Board explained that her salary schedule was considered at budget time, as she presented it, and her employees were given the same raise as the rest of the courthouse employees with the exception of her deputy bookkeeper who received an additional raise, and they do not feel it would be advisable to grant additional raises at this time. Therefore, by motion of Commissioner O'Meara, second by Commissioner Mercer, the budget shall remain as adopted on Oct. 11, 1974 for 1975. It was further moved by Commissioner Mercer and seconded by Commissioner O'Meara that the pOSSibility of having a total courthouse work load and salary survey be looked into. Both motions were made unanimous by Chairman Brown. Mrs. Jacobsen then stated "your (the Board) going to accept my resignation with my reasons for the press. I cannot pOSSibly run that office and have the responsibility when you people control my' help. There is just no wa y I can do it. " Eng. Becker discussed the problem of cleaning the boat ramp on Water Street. He said it was built by volunteer labor on public property and the Port refuses to take the responSibility of keeping it clean. The Board stated that it should be checked periodically and kept up through the Park Dept., at their convenience. The Board set the public hearing date for the preliminary plats of Port Ludlow South Bay Community Divis ion 1 and 2 for Feb. 24 th, by motion of C ommis s ioner Mercer and second by Chairman Brown. Letter, application and resolution from lAC re: ATV Funds. Motion by Commissioner Mercer second by Chairman Brown to approve and sign application and Resolution No. 7-75" Board approved and Signed January bills to be paid in February"7 Jim Engle, Member of the Fair Board, submitted copies of their proposed projects for approval by the Board. Upon execution by this Board, the copies are to be forwarded to the State. Motion by Commissioner Mercer, second by Chairman Brown to approve and sign project report. Letters were received from Cape George Colony Club, and Attny. A.C. Grady re: Grimm Permit. The Board of Trustees of the Colony Club request that action be deferred on the request for access to the county road until the owner of the lot submits a plan to them for approval in compliance with the Reservations, Covenants and Restrictions applicable to the lot. Motion by Commissioner Mercer, second by Chairman Brown to delay action on the permit until final determination is received from the Cape George Colony Club Board of Trustees. A letter from Art C. Hultin regarding the stop sign at the intersection of Cape George road and the Beckett Point road was discussed with Eng. Becker and he advised that originally the stop sign was on the Beckett Point road but was changed for safety reasons, due to the heavier amount of traffic coming from Cage George. Plan. Dir. Cunningham advised that the county Shoreline Management Advisory Commission would be more effective with a thirteen member board. Motion by Commissioner Mercer, second by Chairman Brown to send a letter to the state requesting a change in the Master Program to allow a thirteen member board. .. VOL 1 PAGE 179 .Mirlutes of Feb. 10th. con't. page 3 -,.-' , The remaining correspondence was reviewed with little or no comment: Letter re: Planning Commission's position on proposed House Bill No. 168. (Copy is to be forwarded to the Chairman of the local government committee in Olympia) Letter from Pros. Attny. Howard re: Salary Adjustments Copy of the Response to Petition for Rehearing from Pros. Attny. Howard re: Wasser & Winters Company vs Jefferson County. Copy of letter from Dist..Sanitarian to Northland Planning Service re: Hermitage Camper Club, Sewer and Water. Copy of approved Olympic Health Dist. budget for 1975 from the Office of Community Health Services. Copy of letter from the Dist. Sanitarian to James C. Cunningham re: Liquor License Application. Two notices from the State Liquor Board re: (1) Application for transfer of license, James C. Cunningham; (2) Continued operations, Discovery Bay Lodge. Copy of Senate Bill 2254 from the Assoc. of Counties re: Referendum 29. Letter from Mr. & Mrs. John A. McCall oppOSing the proposed trailer park on Toandos Peninsula. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. Approved by: -fj.~~~ ATTEST: Betty J. Temple, Auditor Ex-Officio, Clerk of the Board. ~ a;J I;n, I/IlJ/I/CI/1 ,2 Carroll M. Mercer, Member ..VOL 1 PAGEl80