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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM051975 vJ#"' ,. ,,-,', ~" .. ',- .... .. , . - - ".... .. .. " " "....... rp . .. . ~ . District No.1 Commissioner District No.2 Cpmmissloner District No.3 Commissioner A.M.01Meara B . G. Brown , Carroll M. . Mercer BOARD. OF JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.; \ GI erk of the Board Betty J. Temple, Engineer Edwin A. Becker, P.E. Sec@rnIT______________________________Jerdin~~~rn~~_______ MINUTES _ ---------~------~-----~---------------------------- May 19, 1975 l:O:OOa.m. Meeting called to order by Chairman B;G. Brown with all members present. Bid Opening: For furnishing one (1) Track Type, 190 Horsepower Front Loader for the Dept.. of Solid Wa ste . Bidders: (1) Northwest Roads, Seattle Unit as specified With alternate ROPS Cab (2) Howard Cooper Corp., Seattle Unit as specified With alternate ROPS Cab (3) N. C. Machinery, Seattle Unit as specified $84,031.59 II II With alternate ROPS Cab $87,664.50 II II Motion by Commissioner O'Meara, seconded by Commissioner Mercer for Eng ~Beckerto check totals for possible error s . Unanimous After checking, Becker returned to advise that all three bids were correct as specified, with Howard Cooper C'orp. being low bidder . Motion by Commissioner Mercer, seconded by Commi.ssioner O'Meara to award bid to Howard Cooper Corp. for the alternate unit with'ROPS cab for $70,551.00 including tax, subject to approva.l QY the Dept., of Ecology. Unanimous .: ~.~ ;:>,_~ ',~' ..iof'f_ .. - .. ... Bid Totals: $ 75,360.05 incl. tax $ 78 ,472 . 72 ;. II (2) $68,445.00 $70,551. 00 " II II II (1) Public Hearing: Proposed Vacation of Co.Rd.No. 18-16.32, Christney Road; Jim Cotton, petitioner. No one appeared to testify against the proposed vacation. Eng. Becker submitted a letter recommending this roadway be vacated because it cuts across Block 4 of the Plat or I " South Port Townsend creating hardships in development of said area, and due to the petitioner'.s proposal to construct the road as originally platted.1 Moved. by Commissioner O'Meara and seconded by Commissioner Mercer toaUow vacation and repositioning of Chtistney Roa,d. Unanimous. Resolution No. 25-75 ,Intent to Vacate, approved and signed as follows: A letter was received from Charl~sE. Wallin regarding the newly established Resource Center at the County Museum, and Mr. Wallin also appeared to reiterate his feelings that the funding source for the .center is neither ethically or legally correct. He requested the Board to. reconsider their determination for establishment. The Board advised that their decision was based on the facts presented, and found the use of revenue sharing funds for this purpose legal in every respect. Motion Was made by Commissioner O'Meara and seconded by Commissioner Mercer that their determination for establishment stands. Unanimous Sheriff Bob Hansen spoke to the Board regarding the purchase of portable scales. He said that in the past, his department has had afew problems with over-loaded logging trucks driving on county roads in violation of posted stale weights, and has had no way of enforcement. He just received notice from the State of Washington, Surplus Property Division, that he can pur- chase one set of scales for $250. The Board granted approval of purchase with funds. from his . 1975 budget listed under gas and oil designation. George Hunting ford appeared to request the county to. open the culvert contiguous to his property and clean the gravel.out of the creek to prevent...his property from being flooded. He said this problem has been going on for the pa st five or six years and getting prbgres sively worse. The Board will check into the possibility. of USing emergency road funds to Correct the situation. Eleanor Thornton, Sec/Treas ,Lazy C Community Club, requested determinatio.ns re: (1) Alterations in an approved, recorded plat~...,.Board stated that an approved plat cannot be changed without their authorization. . iVot 1. ~GE 546 .. ;Minmes of May 19th con't. l;" page 2 (2) Can a developer retain the title and control of public lands within the dedicated plat? Question is to be referred to the Pros. Attny. for answering. (3) Is the bond for the water system still in effect? The Health Dept. advised that it is. Business from the Planning Dept: (1) Forest Practices Permit applications No. NOOO-184, and No. FP-02-00574; ITT Rayonier, Inc., executed by Chairman Brown. (2) Shoreline Management Permit Application from the Washington State Bait Herring Fishermen: The following points were discussed pertaining to the issuance of the permit. (i) Area designations of Ludlow Bay and Squamish Harbor; (ii) Definition of suburban and conservancy; (iii) Inability to inforce compliance of conditions if approved; (iv) How the proposed project relates to the goals and policies of the Shoreline Management Act for both areas; (v) Compatability of herring pens to the areas. At the conclusion of the discussion, Commissioner O'Meara made a motion to deny that portion of the application relating to Port Ludlow Bay and to grant conditional approval for Squamish Harbor. Commissioner Mercer stated he is opposed to the proposed projects for both locations. Chairman Brown suggested that all findings be documented before making a final decision. (3) Shoreline Management Application for Permit No. 7-75, Joan Lohsfeldt; landfill of approximately 3 ,HOO cubic yards ,,' With the aid of slides, Cunningham explained the proposed project, topography of the area and the drainage situation. The Shoreline Management Advisory Commission recommended that: (A) The proposed project be found in compliance with the SMA and the County Shore- lines Master Program; and (B) That permit be approved subject to the following conditions: (4 conditions) Based upon the Environmental Assessment Worksheet and site evaluation, they further recommend that the action be found not to be a major action having signigicant affect upon the environment, therefore, no Environmental Impact Statement need be prepared. Motion was made by Commissioner Mercer and seconded by Commissioner O'Meara to approve permit subject to the conditions recommended by the Advisory Commission with an addition to #1 -- that drainage system be subject to approval by the county engineer; and that no EIS need be prepared. Unanimous (4) Shoreline Management Application for Permit No. 34-74, Albert Sechrist; develop- ment of recreational campground with attendent store and service facilities. Cunningham ex- plained the proposed project and stated that the application is for work to be performed on property located within the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Reservation. Pros. Attny. Howard was consulted and his response advised that at the present time there is litigation pending which may h~lp to clarify the applicability of the SMA to fee patent lands, and until the authority has been more clearly established, he recommends the county not attempt to apply the pro- visions of the SMA to reservation lands. The Shoreline Advisory Commission recommended that "In view of the apparent lack of positive jurisdiction, application No. 37-74 (Albert Sechrist) be dropped without further action". It was moved by Commissioner Mercer and seconded by Commissioner O'Meara to accept the recommendations of the Pros. Attny. and the SAC not to take action on the application until the county's authority has been established. Unanimous (5) Request for revision in Shoreline Designation from "Conservancy" to "Suburban" (portion of East Discovery Bay) from Phillip Bailey. Cunningham showed slides of the area and explained the reason for the request is to enable future construction and repair of buildings at Chevy Chase Resort. He said the area was inspected by two geologists from the Dept. of Natural Resources and they concluded that major construction could possibly cause slide problems and recommended that prior to any such construction, a thorough investigation should be initiated. The SAC recommended "that there be no change in the Shoreline Classification for the Chevy Chase area". Motion was made by Commissioner O'Meara and seconded by Commissioner Mercer that designation not be changed as per recommendation. Unanimous (6) Action Reports: Copies of reports for Short Subdivisions No. S5/6-1975, and No. S8-1975 were submitted for the Commissioner's files. (No action required by the Board) ~~ \9 j. The minutes of May 5th were approved by motion of Commissioner Mercer and seconded by Commissioner O'Meara. Unanimous i.vot 1 r~r:.r.,-~A7 ,--,':i'1i -6'11 .. --,. '':.., ..Minutes of May 19th con't. page 3 Call for Bids was approved and signed for the construction of three concrete slabs at Hadlock, Quilcene and Clearwater, to be opened and read Monday, June 9th at 10:00a.m. A letter was received from the Dept. of Social & Health Services re: Cash Advance for MH/MR, Drug Abuse, and Alcoholism. The County Mental Health Director was contacted and he advised that an advance is not needed at this time. The remaining correspondence was reviewed with little or no comment: Request for variance from the Subdivision Ordinance, from Clayton M. & Marilyn M. Couture, David P. Clark and Linda M. Hatfield. Notification from In termediate School Dist. No. 114 re: Classification of School Districts. Letter from the Office of Community Development re: Governor's Health Service Area Designation Plan. Two county trust land transmittal of funds from the Dept. of Natural Resources re: (1) $75 received from Pope & Talbot, Inc.; and (2) $63,000 from Pope & Talbot, Inc. Administrative Order No. FT. 75-2, from the Dept. of Revenue re: Stumpage Value. Information from the Dept. of Social &~Health Services Te: Planning Proc€ss, Title XX. Minutes of Intermediate School District No. 114 Board of Directors meeting of April 17th. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adj ourned. APPROVED BY: ~/............ Ba::9;/h~2 A. ... . 'Meara,Me er (lMlldJ IfY}I ~ ' Carroll M. Mercer, Member ' , \11'11 VlJ!_ :.;r' '" A~ J. r-:r= ~ "';,) .6-// r'