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BOARD of' JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
District No. 1 Commissioner
District No.2 Cpmmissioner
District No.o3 Commissioner
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A.M.O'Meara
B.q. Brown., Chairman,
: Carroll 'M; Mercer
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C I ark of the Board Betty J. Temple, Auditor
Engineer , Edwin A.Becker, P.E.
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April 21, 1975
10:00a.m. Meeting called.to order by Chairman B.G. BroWt with all members pre,~~n~,__.
Helen Bums, Director, County Museum, c'ame in to show the Board two of the 'oldest ptctures
of the courthouse that they have on file, and to ask their opinion as to which one of the.m .
should bese:nt to the Natlonal Council on Historic Preservation in rela~ion to the N,1tional .
Register. She alsoiflvited the Board to visit the museum at their first opportunity. .
Jim Cotton presented a petition for the vacation of that 'portion of C'o.Rd.No; 18-16.32;
Christney Road ,across Block 4 of the ,Plat of South Port Townsend in' Irondale. He req'tiests
'road'be vacated so that he can relocate, the road on the right-of-way and regain the' uSe ?f the
lots now being utilized by the road. ',The Board granted permission for 'Cotton to start construct.,.
ion on the relocation,'under the guideance of the County Engineer, and set hearing date.for
vacat~on"on May Hl'th by motion of Commissioner Mercer and second by Coinm~ssionerO'Meara..
Eng. Becker presented three copies 'of the 'Washington Futures construction contract for Ute
construction of the Hadlock Drop Box Station, , for execution of the Board. The contract .provides
for 50%.of the eligible costs up to $19,570. It was moved by Commissioner O'Meara and .
sec?nded by Commissioner Mercer for Chairman Brown to. sign the con~ct.
, Wayne Dupuis apPeared ,to inquire into'the county's intentions relating"to the 'condemnation' of '
Egan's port'ion of the road in the Plat of William!Heidition. He would like for the county to,'
finalize the problem so they can develop more property; Be would also like for ,the county to
. 011 the remaining portion of the road. The Board advised they would have to consult with the
Pros.; AtbtY. on the road question, and Eng. Becker said he was not certain if the oili.ng c~uld
be worked into this years program, but he'would try." . '
" Mr. Dupuis also 'submitted a petition from thE} Treasurer'~ Office for property tax refund
,for proPerty that doesjnot exist. Petition was ~pprove<:l and signed by the~oarg,.' ' ,
.. ~s., Campbell came in to'ask when the hearing would be held for'th~ ShOre'li~~. M'anaga~e~t" ,
Pe~it subTitted by the fisheflt!en. The Board has not as yet been notifiae QY the Plan. D~pt., '
'as to when they can take action'. .' , ". " .".1
Sheriff Ba~sen r.equested permission to ,send two DisPatchers to a two day school in Port.land,
Oregon on May 13th and 14th ~o obtain the latest information on the changes occuring in
teletype systems. R~quest'was approved by motion of Commissioner O'Meara and seconded by
Commissl'oner Mercer. Unanimous .' " J
~~::~~:~:e~f~~~~~;~h ;::~i:;:::ved by motion of Commissioner O'Meara and second ~y ';-t
The Boaid app<oved and signed ".oletion No. 23"75, decIa,"", aneme",ency t", the "",posed I" ,f
establishment' of a Resource Center at the County Museum, and setting 'the hearing date for
May 5th; as follows: . , . .' " , - t,l
The Board approved and signed a, contract with McBride Fence 'Co. , Se~tt1e, as per bid aWard ,
of April 7" 1975. ' '. _ I
A claim for refund of personal property taxes was received from Timber Traders , Inc. for the
years '1972 and '73, in the sum of $3, 7~3. 26 plus interest. After review of the claim, it was,
moved by Commissioner O'Meara and seconded by Commissioner Mer~er to pa'y refund in the
amount requested plus interest. 'Unanimous '
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Minu~es of April 2.lst cc;m't.
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Foster Beeson, Administrator, EEA/CETA, and Art Enriques, Employment Security Office,
appeared to explain the "New Careers Training Program" offered to the disadvantaged, low
income or minority persons by the Employment Security Department. They stat~d that basically
the program provides an education equivalent to tw~ years of college with an AA degree, plus
on the job training of 20 hours or more a week. It pays college tuition, books and fees up to
$50 per quarter, transportation at 10? per miie, and a salary of $451 for first six months ($113
by the county); $495 for second six months ($124 by the county); $519 for third six months
($260 by the county); and $544 for final six months ($272 by the county). At the end of 'th~
two years, the enrollee would be eligible for an "entry-level professional position" and the
county would pay the full salary of $600 per month or mor\: Prereguisites are: ,~ll_!.he
enrollee must meet the OEO poverty guidelines according to the number of members in :their
family'; and (2) Enrollee must have no more than one year of co1'lege dr 45 credit hOl.!rs.
The Board took all information under advisement for possible implementation of the ~ro-
gram.
Doug Shean, from Burrows Corp., set up an appointment with the Board for Monday, May 5th,
at 2:30p.m., to present a proposal for equipment for the auditors office.
Chuck Hays, Traffic Safety Commission, advised the Board of some of the latest types of
safety activities and funding programs in which they're involved with various counties' and
cities in the state. He presented, among other things, a copy of a comprehensive plan which
willeventually be required from all counties; and ,a brocht,U'e of their orqainzation shOWing ,
Commissioner Gordon Neilson, from Benton County, as repre'sentative for the county commis-
sioners. . He notified that all FY-75 funds are ear-marked and the only remaining funds available
are for skid 'resistance studies and inventories. He is trying to initiate siminars so the couil.tie~
can get together and compare problems and solutions, and Eng. Becker suggested the meetings
be correlated with the Assoc. of Counties meetings for greater convenience.
Sheriff Hansen advised that he will be replaCing the gas stove in the jail kitchen with an
institutional type cooking range next January, so the courthouse will only need a small gas
container to supply the furnace instead of a tank. '
Business from the Plan. Dept:
(1) Correspondence from the Plan. Commission re: Exemptions from Uniform Building
Code for Garages. Iftter states they understand the concerns of the Health and Building ,
Departments, but if permits are required for garages, it would lead to an impOSSible regulatory
situation for the county. They voted unanimously to have garages remain exempt from the
permit requirements. Board concurs. .
(2) "Shoreline Management Permit AppUcationNo. 5-75, ITT Rayonier. Cunningham said
the application had again been presentedprlor to the termination of the 30-day review period
and asked that the previous approval be reaffirmed. Moved by Commissioner Mercer and
seconded by Commissioner O'Meara to reaffirm approval of Shoreline Management Permit No.
5-75. Unanimous
(3) Final pIal approval for Pleasant Tides, Div. II. Due to all requirements of pre- "
liminary plat approval having been met, the final plat of Pleasant Tides, Div. II, was approved
and Signed by motion of Commissioner O'Meara and second by CommissioI!er Mercer. Unanamio(
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Eng. Becker requested permiSSion to call for bids for furnishing one Track Type, 190 Horsepower
front loader for the Dept. of Solid Waste.. By motion of Commissioner O'Meara and second by
Commissioner Mercer, bid opening was set for May 19th at 10:00a .m.
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Auditor, Betty Temple, briefed the Board on a presentation she is preparing on the monthly fee
for a Xerox 75, which would have the qualifications of taking alot bigger paper than the regular
. Xerox, a reducing factor, and additional features.
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The remaining correspondence was reviewed with little or no comment as follows:
Copy of letter to the Dept,' of Ecology, from the Plan. Dept. re: Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Grants and Program.
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Minutes of April 21st con't.
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Copy of the Supreme Court's'decision on the Wasser and Winers Case, from Pros. Attny.
Howard. .
Letter of request from Evergreen Environmental Development Corp. re: Sewer Treatment
Plant and Disposal System. (Referred to the Health Dept. for recommendation)
Letter of appreciation from the Quilcene Co-op' Preschool P. T .A.
Letter from Dr. James W. Ruff re: Plat of Bolton Peninsula. (Referred to the Plan. Dept.).
. Request for information from the Automobile Club of Washington. (Referred to the Eng-
ineering Dept.)
. Copy of letter to Mrs. Helen Dent, from the District Sanitarian re: Prel1~~a!y'!lat
Proposal, Rondelay Meadows; Gardiner. '.
.Three county trust land transmittals of funds, from the DeI't. of"Natural Resources ra:
(1) $132,750.00 from Pope & Talbot, Inc.; (2) $22.50 from Edna V. Mullins; and (3) $?2.S0
from Edna V. Mullins. '
Letter of acknowledgement of Corps Notice, from the Dept. of the Army, Corps of
Eng ineers . '
Letter of appreciation from Francis Hitchcock.
Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the months of January, February and 'March,
from the Treasurer's Office - executed by the B~rd.
Copy of letter to Mr. Darrell C. Gallear, from Eng. Becker re: Request to clear half of
Lincoln and Jefferson Streets adjacent to Lots 49 & 50 of Irondale Acre Tracts.
Letter from Mary Ellen McCaffree, Director"Dept. of Revenue.
Information from the State Highway Commission re: 1973 Federal Highway Safety Act,
Section 210 - Roadside Obstacles Project Proposal Prospectus
Notice from the Dept. of Socia'! and Health Services re: Mental Health Billings.
Information from the Dept. of Social and Health Services re: 1976 County Alcoholism
Plan.
Minutes of Intermediate School District il14 Board of Directors meeting of March 20th.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjouOled.
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