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Home My WebLink AboutM051208 ~1 CO~~~ ~ ~~SON 00!"~ ~ $' ~,~~~\'fi ....., ..,.. ><: , ~. \ '~ ~~/ ~-~ District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan District No.3 Commissioner: John Austin Interim County Administrator: Dennis Richards Clerk of the Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of May 12, 2008 Chairman Phil Johnson called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner David Sullivan and Commissioner John Austin. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens: the Sheriff has ignored other complaints about the Deputy who was recently put on administrative leave; the County Commissioners and the City Council need to take action to deal with the affordable housing emergency in the County; the 1,000 County residents who must commute to work outside the County will need to move closer to their jobs because they won't be able to afford gas; unlocking the Commissioners' Chambers at 8:55 a.m. on Mondays doesn't allow citizens time to review the weekly packet and the information in the packet should be made available on the webpage; County representatives need to attend all the Puget Sound Partnership meetings because they are discussing procedures that will take authority away from local government; the Brinnon Elk herd often migrates to Hood Canal during low tide which isn't good for the water quality; the landscaping being installed in the Cape George trail head parking lot will make it difficult for horse trailers to maneuver; there is no way to predict whether an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be required for a project when the application hasn't been submitted; the Board has given their authority to make quasi-judicial decisions to the Hearing Examiner and it is against the law for them to interfere with the Hearing Examiner process; locking the Commissioners' Chambers doesn't really improve security; and people have a right to take a pictures of what the Commissioners do in their meetings. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Sullivan moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. I. HEARING NOTICE re: Application to Amend the Port Ludlow Development Agreement; Port Ludlow Associates, Applicant; Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday, May 27,2008 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse 2. HEARING NOTICE re: 2009-2014 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; Hearing Scheduled for Monday, June 2, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Jefferson County Courthouse (Cancelled by Public Works) Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of May 12,2008 3. AGREEMENT re: Provide Cash Handling Services; Jefferson County Public Works; Loomis Armored US, Inc. 4. AGREEMENT NO. G0800114, Amendment No.1 re: Beckett Point Large On-Site Sewage System (LOSS) Project, Extension of Time; Jefferson County Public Health; Washington State Department of Ecology 5. Payment of Jefferson County Payroll Warrants Dated May 6, 2008 Totaling $758,173.91 and AlP Warrants Done by Payroll Dated May 6, 2008 Totaling $619,719.86 COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The following items were discussed: · The Interim County Administrator reported that he has begun to work on safety and security issues in County facilities. · Commissioner Austin stated that there is a lot of concern in the Port Ludlow community about the proposed Iron Mountain Quarry and several community groups plan to appeal the Hearing Examiner's decision to Superior Court. · Commissioner Austin reviewed a list of programs and social services that Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) provides to County residents. · Chairman Johnson volunteered to reapply to serve on the Washington State Association of Counties Legislative Steering Committee. · Chairman Johnson reported on several items from the Marine Resources Committee (MRC) meeting. The members discussed taking on the responsibility of the Clean Water District. They also plan to monitor the drift cell at Fort Flagler for changes resulting from the removal of the creosote pilings. · Commissioner Austin reported that he attended a meeting of the Puget Sound Partnership Water Quality Group. They have begun to work on a draft document on clean water. More research and monitoring needs to be done to determine the actual sources of the pollution in Puget Sound. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the minutes of April 7, 2008 as presented. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. Olympic Community Action Program, deForest Walker re: Briefing on the Progress of Plans to End Homelessness, including Jefferson County's 10 Year Plan to Reduce Homelessness in our Local Communities, and to Increase the Awareness of the Efforts to End Homelessnessin Jefferson County: deForest Walker explained that OlyCAP has adopted a Ten Year Plan to end homelessness in Jefferson County. A recent census shows that there are 316 homeless people living in the County although there are probably many more individuals who won't come forward to be counted. There has been a steady increase in the numbers since 2005 when the census was 170. The number of homeless children has increased 25% since 2007. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of May 12, 2008 Twenty percent of the homeless stay in emergency shelters, 26% are living temporarily with family or friends, 11 % are in transitional housing programs, 25% live outdoors in tents, 12% live in cars and 6% live in abandoned buildings. Reasons people are homeless include: medical problems, medical costs, not being able to afford rent payments, poor credit ratings, problems as the result of alcohol or drug use, mental illness, and family breakup. Paul Carlson, Regional Director for the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, stated that the movement to end homelessness in the next ten years starts by changing how homelessness has been dealt with in the past and increasing public awareness. Local governments pay for homelessness through law enforcement, jails and emergency medical services. To do nothing will result in an increase in these emergency services and costs. The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness has developed a new strategy to help the homeless by offering them housing with supported services up front without a lot ofmles and regulations attached. This approach has had.an 85% success rate because, given a choice, people do not want to be homeless. Support and commitment from community leaders will' be necessary to make the Ten Year Plan to end homelessness a success. BID OPENING re: Upper Hoh Road Repair; County Project No. X01781: The only bid for the final repaving of the Upper Hoh Road repair project was $172,993.75 from Lakeside Industries. Public Works will review the bid and give the Board a recommendation for bid award. Planning Commission Recommendation and Supplemental Staff Report re: 2008 Comprehensive Plan Suggested Amendments and Recommended Final Docket: Al Scalf, Director of Community Development, reported that the preliminary docket for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan amendments includes 3 suggested amendments and ten site specific amendments. The site specific amendments automatically go on the final docket which the Board must establish by July. The 3 suggested amendments have gone through the Planning Commission process and they have made a recommendation. The amendments include the "carry over" amendment from 2007 regarding the industriallandbank designation, a side by side comparison of the Comprehensive Plan and the Unified Development Code (UDC), and a proposal to move density changes within a zone from the Comprehensive Plan to the UDC. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to include the comparison of the Comprehensive Plan and the UDC and then carry it over into next year. Staff doesn't think this amendment should be included this year. Al Scalf explained that the Comprehensive Plan must be reviewed and updated by 2011. Staff thinks that it would be appropriate to do the side by side comparison as part of the review process which they plan to begin this year. After a discussion about the industriallandbank analysis and process and the workload for Department of Community Development staff for 2008, Al Scalf recommended that the Board schedule a public hearing on the suggested amendments. Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of May 12,2008 Commissioner Sullivan moved to schedule a public hearing on the suggested amendments for the final 2008 Comprehensive Plan docket. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. County Administrator Briefing Session: Cancelled. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting at 11 :05 a.m. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried by a unanimous vote. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS , :> - - ..,.;\ ,,').. ~' (ln111 ~L~~._.---. Phil Johhson, Chair ~~~ --- David W. Sullivan, Member ~11~(Cmc alie Matthes, CMC Deputy Clerk of the Board Page 4