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District No.1 Commissioner: Phil JohllSOll
District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan
District No.3 Commissioner: John Austin
Interim County Administrator: Frank Gifford
Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney
MINUTES
Week of February 4, 2008
Chairman Phil Johnson called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioners David
Sullivan and John Austin.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens: Several
people commented that the Board of Health's public hearing on the proposed Onsite Sewer System
Ordinance shouldn't be held on Valentine's Day; treated hormones that go into Puget Sound from municipal
sewage treatment plants are also "birth control" for fish; there are two bills proposed at the State level in
2008 that will make electronic access to public records mandatory; is Public Health trying to put strict onsite
sewer system regulations in place in order to generate funding from fees to replace the cuts made in the 2008
budget?; at the WRIA 17 meeting on low flow, the State reverted back to their original way of thinking and
ignored the public input over the past two years and the Commissioners need to become actively involved as
soon as possible to do something about this; a resident who lives in the Courthouse neighborhood said that
the neighbors don't like County employees parking on the street in front oftheir houses and suggested that
the County convert a portion of the park across Jefferson Street into a parking lot for the employees;
concerns were expressed about one Commissioner meeting with staff and influencing the direction of an
ordinance; a facilitator said he may receive a grant and would like to help Jefferson County or the City of
Port Townsend address how people can think creatively and collaborate regarding government; and a citizen
thanked the Board for their patience.
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Austin
moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which
carried by a unanimous vote.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 11-08 re: Providing a Positive Cash Balance in the Jefferson County Water
Quality Fund (#128)
2. AGREEMENT re: Special Sex Offender Disposition Alternative Services; Jefferson County
Juvenile Services; Thomas Sherry
3. AGREEMENT re: Functional Family Therapy - Expansion of Evidenced-Based Programs;
Jefferson County Juvenile Services; Megan Smith
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4. AGREEMENT re: Community Van Rental Program; Jefferson County Public Works, Parks and
Recreation Division; Jefferson Transit Authority
5. Payment of Jefferson County Vouchers/Warrants Dated December 28,2007 Totaling $250,741.39
6. Advisory Board Resignation; Housing Authority of Jefferson County; Kathy McKenna
COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The following items were discussed:
. Commissioner Sullivan stated that he is going on a test ride on the new ferry on the Port
Townsend/Keystone run.
. The Washington State Association of Counties' (WSAC) Legislative Rally is scheduled on
Wednesday and Thursday this week in Olympia.
. Commissioner Austin attended a Climate Change Conference at Port Townsend High School that
was organized by a teacher and involved the students.
. The Solid Waste Committee met last week. A State Department of Ecology grant has allowed tons
of tires to be removed from the County. DOE has also provided grant funding to get rid of junk
vehicles.
. Chairman Johnson attended meetings last week on the Puget Sound Partnership's (PSP) new action
areas.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve the minutes of
December 3, 2007 as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous
vote.
State Department of Parks, Rob Kirkwood, Engineer re: Update on Dosewallips State Park
Septic System Rebuild: Rob Kirkwood explained that in an effort to help clean up Hood Canal, the
Governor gave $2 million to the State Department of Parks to rebuild the current septic system at
Dosewallips State Park in the Brinnon floodplain. The proposed location of the large onsite septic system
(LOSS) drainfield is approximately one mile north of the park. The pipeline would need to go past
downtown Brinnon and the town's residential area. The State will only pay for the portion of the system
that serves the State Park. If the residents in the community are interested in tying into the system and are
willing to pay for their portion ofthe system, State Parks is willing to work with them. At this point, there
are several outstanding issues including how the community will pay for the system. State Parks does not
want to be in the "sewage" business and is willing to build it and turn over the operations to the Jefferson
County PUD if the Brinnon residents decide to take part in the project.
Director of Community Development Al Scalf stated that the Park has not submitted a permit application to
the County yet. He noted that the Growth Management Act does not allow a sewer in a rural area because a
sewer is considered an urban service. This brings up issues with the community partnership that will need to
be addressed.
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The limitations of GMA regarding sewer systems isn't limited to Jefferson County but affects many rural
communities throughout Hood Canal and Puget Sound. AI Scalf suggested that the Board work with
associations at the State level and Legislators to revise this section in the GMA.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING: The following items were discussed:
. Hiring process update for interim and permanent County Administrator
. Update on policy development for regional services contracts
. County Commissioner meeting management issues
. Parking around the Courthouse/transportation issues
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting at
2:45 p.m. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote.
MEETING ADJOURNED
JEFFERSON COUNTY
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